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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Feb 26, 1946

Page

3

Nelsonville Play To Show Tonight

Nelsonville High School junior class presents The Automatic Butler at 7 309 tonight in the school auditorium. The farce centers on a Prest on family visit from a wealthy son-in-law encounter with a robot butler and a quirky cast including a pest, a dumb detective, a crook, and a mysterious new maid.

Ruth Tomlinson Nelsonville Nelsonville High School Preston Crook New Maidh Mary Ellen Donley Judy Betts Dick Phillips Pat Daugherty Rosemarie Martin Jean Warner Helen Miner David Davis Bill Vaughn Charles Mechent Ted Thomas Jack Oakley Bob North Louise McDanie Costuming Mary Louise Kontner Ann Orwiler Katherine Mellinger Jane Hickman Spenny Steenrod Jimmy Pritchard Mary Maurer Jo Ann Sheets Ann Preston Bull Vaughn

Evangelist Walker to Lead Nazarene Revival in Brooklyn

The Rev Lawrence Walker and his wife of Brooklyn New York arrive to lead revival meetings at the Church of the Nazarene Adams Street The couple will conduct the first service this evening at seven with sermons readings and special singing The pastor Rev T H Arnott assists with the meetings

Lawrence Walker Brooklyn N. Y Church of the Nazarene Adams St Walker T H. Arnott

World Day of Prayer Proclamation by Nelsonville Mayor

The mayor proclaims Friday March 1946 as World Day of Prayer in Nelsonville. Citizens are urged to attend a service at the Church of Christ or, if unable, pause for one minute of prayer for guidance courage and unity amid global conflict. Orall Daugherty, Mayor.

Nelsonville Church of Christ Oral Daugherty City of

Traffic Cases Heard by Mayor in Nelsonville Court

Four traffic cases fled by the State Highway Patrol were heard by Mayor Oral Daugherty Monday. Three involved overloaded trucks with fines of 10 dollars and costs. Drivers Bennett S Fisk Nelsonville Pearl Newton Kimberly Carl Kenneth Poling Murray City. Gerald E Sorrell pleaded guilty to passing on the approach to a hill crest and was fined 10 dollars and costs.

Nelsonville State Highway Patrol Oral Daugherty Bennett S Fisk Pearl Newton Kimberly Carl Kenneth Poling Murray City Gerald E Sorrell

Young Child Dies at Laurel Run in Nelsonville

Theron Oliver Groves age 20 months died early this morning at his parents home Laurel Run He is survived by his parents two brothers James and Jerry two sisters Jane and Sue and his grandparents Mr and Mrs Eggleston New Plymouth Route 1 and Mrs Adessie Groves Columbus Funeral arrangements are in complete.

Nelsonville Theron Oliver Groves Theodore Groves Laurel Run James Jerry Jane Sue E . Eggleston New Plymouth Adessie Groves Columbus

Former Resident of York District Dies

NELSONVILLE George Riley McBride aged 73 a former resident of this vicinity died Monday at the home of a son Ralph at Enterprise. The body was brought to the Stout Funeral Home in this city where funeral services will be held Wednesday afternoon at two o'clock with burial at Greenlawn. His wife Mary preceded him in death. He is survived by six children Ralph with whom he lived James and Mrs Myrtle Bartlett Muskegon Mich Mrs Ethel Blackburn of Indiana Mrs Delia Sax Columbus and Charles of Longstreth. IS IN HOSPITAL NELSONVILLE Mrs Thomas Tignor this city was removed to Marietta Osteopathic Hospital for an emergency appendectomy on Feb 19 Her condition is reported as satisfactory. Her room number 15 203 TO SPEAK HERE NELSONVILLE Rev W E MEET TONIGHT Elkins a returned missionary from the British West Indies will speak Monthly social meeting of the Emblem Club will be held tonights at the Pilgrim Holiness Church Chestnut St at 8 o'clock with a cov ered dish lunch and cards will feature the evenings program There DELAY MEETING will be an important meeting of all officers of the club at 7.30 At Victory Circle W S C an this time plans will be made for an announced for Wednesday night has the inspection to be held April 23.

Nelsonville George Riley McBride Ralph Enterprise Stout Greenlawn Mary James Myrtle Bartlett Muskegon Mich Ethel Blackburn Indiana Delia Sax Columbus Charles Longstreth Thomas Tignor Marietta Osteopathic Hospital W.E Elkins British West Indies Emblem Club Pilgrim Holiness Church Elks Club Chestnut St Carlos Ogg Victory Circle

Nelsonville Youth Rally at First Methodist Church

Athens Group of the Intermediate Youth Fellowship held a rally at Nelsonville First Methodist Church for seventh to ninth graders. Three courses on The Bible Prayer and Worship were led by pastors Kellogg Hainen and Woodworth with 93 attendees. Athens First Church led with 26 youths and Bartlett followed with 14.

Nelsonville Athens Intermediate Youth Fellowship of the Methodist Church First Methodist Church Harold Kellogg V Hainen McArthur Ohio Dwight Woodworth Ashville John Tayior Walnut Street Chilecothe Bartlett

Nelsonville mayor shows two faces in traffic court

In Nelsonville mayor Oral Daugherty enforces a strict policy of fines paid in full, even aiding a mother with $20 to cover an $18.60 due bill and urging restraint from a speeding defendant. The clash reveals his uncompromising stance and concern over rising accidents.

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