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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 01, 1942
Page
3
Nelsonville welcomed 1942 with private parties and church services. Dancing at Elks and Eagles lodges marked the new year as Mayor George Bateman took office succeeding Mayor Dew. Bateman, long familiar with city affairs and police leadership, received early congratulations.
The Hyperion Club annual dinner meeting scheduled for Saturday January 3 in Nelsonville has been postponed to a later date in the month. Private First Class Jesse F. Cagg arrived from Camp Knox Kentucky to spend furlough with his parents Mr and Mrs Vernon L Cagg. Mr and Mrs Nelson Dowler and Mr and Mrs James Eliott joined New Year dinner at the home of Mrs Dowler in Logan.
Mr and Mrs Kari Kasten return to Nelsonville after a Baltimore visit with rare chinaware once owned by Mrs Charles F Kasten. Highlight is an original Wedgewood dinner plate from Etruria England valued by collectors. The set includes French plates and other pieces.
Mr and Mrs Wood of Pineville W Virginia visit relatives in town while Mr Jones a vocational agriculture teacher spends vacation at Summit Station Ohio. The Eiselsteins relocate to Worcester Ohio and daughter Patricia recovers from an appendectomy at Holzer Hospital. Numerous guests and visits follow among local families and friends across Parkersburg Marion Martha River towns with travel to Columbus and Sandusky noted.
Radcliff notes report multiple local weddings at area homes with relatives from McArthur and nearby towns. Gale Allen Morton returns to Aberdeen Proving Ground after a visit. garden and grange meetings noted. births and holiday visits listed among families in McArthur, Allensville, Columbus, and Dayton. Cassiopeia’s Chair described as a star group in Cassiopeia resembling a chair.
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