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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 09, 1957
Page
11
Harrisonville Grange No. 1734 held a holiday meeting featuring a birthday party and gift exchange. Members voted to provide draw sheets for Meigs County General Hospital and asked each family to donate two white washcloths for the Home Economics program.
Middleport hosts a change in local auto sales as Preston Motors Inc. replaces Jimmy Parsons, Inc. with G. E. Preston taking controlling interest on March 2, 1956. The Preston family relocates to Middleport. son Robert attends high school, Gary serves in the Navy, and Mrs. Preston joins the Literary Club.
The Ladies Aid of Oakgrove United Brethren Church gathered at Mrs. Albert Thompson’s home. Guests included Mrs. Sarah Hannah and children and Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Roush. Hospital visits and family gatherings featured Mrs. Myers post surgery at St. Joseph Hospital and Cecil Blessing consulting a doctor in Parkersburg.
POMEROY The Mary Shrine White Shrine of Jerusalem will meet in regular session at the O F Hall Friday evening.
The United Methodist Church WSCS held a playlette titled Islands in My Community with Norma Parker presiding in Ruth Barnitz's absence. The program was led by Thelma Dill with Elsie Smith Alma Parker Lydia Ebersbach and Dey Hysell assisting. Members planned to visit shutins and organized into three groups for a financial project led by Dey Hysell Norma Parker and Lydia Ebersbach. The junior department donated 5 to the missionary project and the beginners 10.80. Group 1 will host a dinner on Jan 25. Refreshments were provided by Mrs. C F Tompkins Mrs. Eddie Smith Mrs. Downie and Mrs. Wilson Carpenter as the meeting adjourned.
Pomeroy Garden Club gathered at Lydia Ebersbach's home with 13 members. Mrs. Edward Baer presided as members discussed sending a gift to Greta Price in Meigs General Hospital. Mrs. William B. Downie read The World Is Your Garden. Next meeting at Mrs. John Leitweiler's home.
Members of the Big Bend Minstrel Association announce their annual banquet set for January 24 at 7 p.m. in the Letart Falls Grade School Auditorium with Mrs. Chlorus Grimm hosting and Mrs. Kathryn Crow presiding. Roy Reuter Bill Childs and Bob Hoeflich will run entertainment and prizes at the event.
Bernard Paulsen and his mother visited Columbus. The Heines family and Avery Nelson joined Jewell Story guests including John Mengel of Athens and Ziza Midkiff. Kenneth Romine's group vacationed in Huron Michigan with Gary Midkiff. Bert Romine and Gene visited Porter Midkiff. Clyde White called on Mrs. Dorsel Biggs who has been ill. Ziba Midkiff also mentioned.
Robert Clark of Ohio Bell told Nelsonville Rotarians that the Bell Solar Battery, which uses sun rays to generate power, is not yet economical for home use. A 30 inch square disc setup could supply about 60 watts, requires large roof space and a $5000 storage battery, with no moving parts and limited practicality for populated areas.
Two Nelsonville Westminster Fellowship members, Jo Ellen Wolf for treasurer and Gail Maiden for a new resource leader post, were nominated. Miss Wolf serves as Faith and Life commissioner and Miss Maiden as stated clerk.
The Beta Sigma Phi sorority will gather at 8 p.m. today at 630 Chestnut Street the home of Mrs. Ruth Ward. Mrs. Ward and Mrs. Louise Najm will run the program.
Nelsonville area church group Ever ready Circle of WSCS meets Monday at 7 30 p m. Hostess Mrs R Elliott of Athens Road will lead devotions and host the gathering while Mrs C D Duncan will direct the program.
Nelsonville church to host a pot luck dinner Sunday at 12 30 p m. Members should bring a covered dish. Mrs Edith Walker serves as chairman.
The Presbyterian Women's Association held its annual meeting Monday night in the social rooms of the church.
Mrs Ethel Goss of Newark spent days with aunt Eliza Kline. George Rogers visited Lancaster. Mr and Mrs David Woltz toured Logan. Helen McBerry toured here. Opal Masure and John Creighton Meyer dined with Charlie Meyer. Dave Woltz escorted Opal Mosure to Lancaster to see ill Emma V Meyer. Elizabeth Rogers joined Effie Woltz and Mathias families at West Pleasant Hill church. Clifford Beaves visited Dave Woltz.
The Nelsonville Board of Trade will meet Thursday at 7 p m to elect new officers. Directors of the group will preside over the election during the session.
The Hyperion Club met Saturday at Mrs. E J Kessingers home. President Mrs J L Evans led the business session with 18 members present who named famous scientists or physicians in roll call. Mrs Joe B Davis and Mrs Oral Daugherty spoke on national state and local health programs. A discussion followed.
The Pythian Sisters will gather Thursday at 7 30 p m in the Knights of Pythias hall for an important business meeting affecting all members. Refreshments will be served after the session.
A rescue truck team plans a Friday meeting at 7 p m in the city building to organize civilian defense efforts.
Twig Five of Mount St Mary Hospital Guild will hold its regular meeting Thursday at the home of Mrs. Isabelle Sharp. Members are urged to bring an unwanted item to be auctioned to the highest bidder, with all items wrapped to conceal identity.
The Rev. and Mrs. John Lloyd Evans travel with Glen Evans Boyer to visit Mr Evans’ four brothers in Van Wert County. Parker Sniffen of 182 Fayette Street has finished a six week vacation through the Southern States.
Nelsonville nurses Helen J. Crawford and Violet Woodey Keplar both certified as registered nurses by the State Board. Martine Green graduated from Lutheran Hospital in Cleveland. Keplar and Crawford work at Mount St. Mary Hospital.
First and second degrees will be conferred when the Rock Springs Grange meets in the Grange Hall Thursday evening January 10. Refreshments will be served and all members are urged to attend as it is the first meeting of 1957.
On grounds of gross neglect Iva B Atkinson of Harrisonville Route 1 was granted a divorce from Oscar Lee Atkinson of Vienna West Virginia She is restored to her former name Iva B Morris
H E Boney was elected president of the Pomeroy Exempted Village School Board at the annual organizational meeting in the senior high school Monday night. W H Anderson was elected vice president and took oath of office.
Diesel fuel drives about 80 percent of all railroad transportation service, underscoring heavy reliance on petroleum for rail operations and logistics.
ADMITTED Mrs. Geraldine Varian of Clifton West Virginia Mrs. Nellie Hawley of Point Pleasant West Virginia Ernest Young of Minersville Route 1 West Virginia DISCHARGED Mrs Grace Welch and infant Rutland Arthur Goodin Albany New York
Mount St Mary Hospital reports admissions including James W. Conker Buchtel Betty McDonald Gloucester Route 1 Grace Covert Nelsonville Betty Coakley Point Pleasant W Va George Owen Shawnee Route Joan Hill Nelsonville and discharges for John Yates Nelsonville Route John Crothers Nelsonville Ida Shockley Nelsonville Wavelean Bateman Gloucester Route 3 Emma Evans New Straitsville Helen Chappie Nelson Carl Lanning Nelsonville.
Clarence Far row of Nelsonville was fined $50 and costs yesterday in Mayor Earl Hilleary's court on a charge of failure to stop after an accident.
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