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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 03, 1941
Page
2
Presbyterian Brotherhood held Ladies Night in the church dining room with a 6 o'clock dinner cooked and served by the men. Fidelis Class members were welcomed, blue and white decor set the theme, and the event included a quiz contest and spelling bee in which Steve Wilson won spelling honors.
Two local men, Vernon Tye and Andy West, were arraigned in Mayor C. G. Dew’s court on intoxication complaints. Both pleaded guilty and each was fined five dollars plus costs.
Troop No. 64 will meet this evening at eight oclock. All scouts are urged to attend and bring their dues.
NELSONVILLE All members of the Church of Christ are urged to be ready for a new start at the new year. Bible School is at 9 30. worship at 10 30 with a sermon titled A New Start in Your Life. Young People meet at 6 and the 7 oclock evening service features song and a sermon on a vital theme Who Killed Carl Coakley.
The First Methodist Church in Nelsonville hosts morning services at 10 30 with Rev W M George delivering The Essential Gospel and a Sunday evening sermon at 7 titled Putting God First The Woman's Society of Christian Service meets in the church parlors Monday at 7 o'clock
Isaac Rollison aged 78 died yesterday at the home of his son Harry in The Plains. Funeral services will be held Sunday with burial at New Haven West Virginia. He is survived by two sons Harry and Elmer.
Corning residents report a series of social events with relatives and friends. Notable items include 16 guests at a Dew home with a turkey dinner and a New Year party for Pythian Sisters at the K of P Hall.
Miss Mary Manda of Columbus visited her parents Mr and Mrs George Manda over the holidays. Mrs Henry Evans is recovering after an operation. El- don Hawk and family visit relatives in Charleston. School resumes Jan 6 after vacation. Ladies Auxiliary meets Jan 14 to plan for Jacksonville district meeting Jan 15.
Mrs Tommy Williams leaves Cherington Hospital Logan and returns home to Nelsonville. The note mentions Pepys wrote his diary in shorthand.
Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Cantor of Nelsonville Route 1 announce the birth of a son Teddy Lester on Christmas Day. Grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Chester Mohler of Shawnee Ohio and George Cantor of Nelsonville Route 1.
Nelsonville notices report Elmer Bowen of Buchtel announcing the birth a 7 12 pound daughter born 15 minutes after the New Year. In Columbus visits Mrs D L Wallace and Mrs Gerald Wallace visit Grant Hospital patient D L Wallace. Leighton Aumiller and son Dick visit from Columbus to see Will and Mrs Burnell. Fred Fiske hosts holiday guests Mrs F B Mitchell and children from Columbus with Jean Fiske accompanying them home.
Judge Cedric W. Clark of Meigs County signed his first court entry in the divorce case Mary A Baker versus Charles A Baker. The action was dismissed on motion by the plaintiff.
Neimans Auto Supply won two of three games from Brooks Shoes in the City League as the season nears its halfway mark. With 26 wins and 13 losses, Neimans sits in a dead heat with Sohio Service, next week’s matchups including Sohio versus Wilson Bros and Neimans against Coverts. Champions were crowned in the High School Doubles Tournament with Raymond Patton and Dick Bingman defeating Junior Haliet and Max Linton.
Returns from the tuberculosis Christmas seal sale nearly hit 700 dollars with Meigs County Public Health League officers reporting only a few dollars short. Card reminders continue to bring in responses as Meigs County is noted in the Ohio Public Health Bulletin for surpassing last year's first 20 days total.
A New Year party was hosted Tuesday evening in Carbondale by friends from Logan and Nelsonville for Floyd Mo. Music and refreshments were served. Henry Landis and Athens R. D. hosted John Landis’ home for New Year’s Day dinner. Mrs. Ralph Jewett visited her Gallipolis parents during the holidays.
An old advertisement promotes Vicks Va tro nol for colds. It claims Va tro nol supports Nature's defenses and can prevent colds if used at the first sniffle. It also suggests a tro nol drops help clear nasal stuffiness during head colds.
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