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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jan 12, 1938

Page

2

Mayor Dew To Head Nelsonville Roosevelt Benefit

Nelsonville plans its annual President's Birthday Ball with Mayor C G Dew as chair and Oral Daugherty as program chairman. The Elks Club hosts the event on January 29 with tickets sold soon. proceeds aid Warm Springs Foundation and local health efforts through PTA groups and school nurse Tessie Cavanaugh.

Nelsonville C. G. Dew Oral Daugherty Elks Club Warm Springs Foundation Hairmean Tessie Cavanaugh

Girls' Athletic Association Holds January Meeting In Nelsonville

Nelsonville January gathering of the Girls Athletic Association on Tuesday night with Ruth Laessle presiding. Helen Shaw arranged a recreational room and Mary Cope elected sports manager. Members listed include Polly Johnson Ruth Mathews Mary Blimus Sylvia Burchfield and others. Catherine Courtney to lead midweek prayer service tonight at Church of Christ starting 7 o clock.

Nelsonville Girls’ Athletic Association Ruth Laessle Helen Shaw Mary Cope Polly Johnson Ruth Mathews Mary Bliumis Sylvia Burchfield Virgene Midkiff Irene Hoch Virgene Awe Ruth Patton Gloria Hoodlett Jean Sharff Anna Hunter Alva Galvin Jeanette Davis Madaline Bruce Anna Burchfield Mercedes Bruce Mary Ervin Marjorie Blair Rosemary Sayers Eleanor Spencer Jeanette Reeves Peggy Freer Vivian Denny Charlotte Smith Eloise Badger Pauline Jo Catherine Courtney Church of Christ

Dinner Meeting of WCTU Held Tuesday

The annual dinner meeting of the Woman's Christian Temperance Union occurred Tuesday at 12 noon at Mrs. Sam Starkey’s home in Nelsonville. Guest speaker Mrs. Cora Davis reported on the Springfield state convention and stressed Temperance Week in public schools. The group noted a 3,500 member rise in Ohio and shared devotional and business sessions plus two musical duets.

Nelsonville Woman's Christian Temperance Union Sam Starkey Ashton Ave Cora Davis WCTU Springfield Viola Th Romans Ohio Orin W. P. Ciarax Bernice McDowell Fannie Williams Thomas Spence Jacksonville Frances Willard Harry Ashworth Walnut St

Intramural Girls Basketball Games At Nelsonville

Three high school girls basketball games were played Friday after school in Nelsonville. Rooms 204 and 36 needed two overtimes with 8 to 6 final for Room 204 Juniors. Mary Cope led Seniors while Juanita Wilson and Kathryn Smith topped the Juniors.

Nelsonville Mary Cope Juanita Wilson Kathryn Smith Ruth Patton Ruth Leessle Dorothy Kentner Ida Lee Hampton Ruth Higgins Helen Shaw

Evangelical Class to Discuss Rebuilding Rural America

Rev. Loyd Evans will lead a six week church class at the Presbyterian Church starting tonight at 7. The text, Rebuilding Rural America, is by Mark A. Dawber who writes on industrial and agricultural problems. the course is open to the public.

Nelsonville Lioyrd Evans Presbyterian Church America Mark A. Dawber

Pythian Sisters Call Members to Thursday Meeting

Nelsonville officers are requested to attend at 7 o clock Thursday evening. The regular weekly benefit party will follow the Lodge session at 8 o'clock.

Nelsonville Pythian Sisters

Toledo Library Guards Vast Polish Literature Collection

The Toledo Public Library holds a premier Polish literature collection with the Lagrange Central branch serving as its main repository in the city’s Polish language district.

Toledo

Install Officers For Auxiliary Group

The ladies auxiliary of local No. 1 A. M. W. of A. installed officers January 3 at Moose Hall with Leta Westfall as installing officer. Anna Winefordner became president, Jane Lennigar vice president, Lela Hashman secretary, Viva Reeves treasurer.

Rotary meeting features Badger's vocational service talk

Warren H. Badger presented an interesting vocational service paper to the Rotary Club meeting Tuesday evening. Logan club members Barton Holt George Shaw Charlies Pratt Bill Woodard and Clarence Heine attended with local guest Lawrence Mc Neaily.

Nelsonville Warren H. Badger Rotary Club Logan Club Barton Holt George Shaw Charlies Pratt Bill Woodard Clarence Heine Lawrence McNeaily

Nelsonville Social Notes Highlights Local Gatherings

Nelsonville residents attend bridge shower for Mrs. Joe Farley in Muskegon with many out of town guests. Edison Club and public welfare events draw locals, plus engagements and a death announced. Social visits span Columbus and Cincinnati with church class meetings planned.

Marriage Meddlers A Sequel to By ADELE

A narrator prepares to leave a fiancé Dicky's room amid hints of secrets and snooping. He dismisses packing worries, then proposes a tennis game, sparking a moment of tenderness and doubt as departure looms.

Dicky Welf Katie Sheriocna

Nelsonville Community History Outlined By Rev Evans

Rev John Evans of the First Presbyterian Church traced Nelsonville’s early settlement and industrial growth to eastern capital and native insight. He urged promoters to attract more valley industries, citing local figures who succeeded in business and noting opportunities for future development. A 6 p.m. dinner at the Dew Hotel preceded the program with 32 covers.

Nelsonville John Lloyd Evans First Presbyterian Church Besi Ng Evans Dew Hotel Josephine Porter Farley Freda Smith Blanche Moorehead Nell Dowler John Kelso

Dangerous claim on substitute price and customer value

A remark stresses that selling a substitute for 666 is risky to business. It argues customers are the main asset and warns that losing them costs more than any small price gain. The note implies 666 is worth three to four times a substitute.

Waugh Rites To Be Held in Zanesville

Funeral services for Floyd Waugh who accidentally shot himself in Huntington West Virginia will be held Thursday at two o clock at the home of his daughter Mrs Albert Gibson on Main Street South Zanesville Ohio The body has been moved to the Gibson home Burial will take place in Woodlawn Cemetery Zanesville Mr H M Gabriel will attend the services Mrs Gabriel has gone to Zanesville.

Earl Baker Ll. R. Armitage Harry McBee Basil Mrs. Baker Athens Nelsonville Floyd Waugh Huntington W. Va Albert Gibson Main St Zanesville Gibson Woodlawn H. M. Gabriel Gabriel

Six Key Typewriter Aids Blind Readers

A new Braille based typewriter with only six keys suits the six-dot Braille code. The device enables blind users to input characters directly through dot patterns, promising simpler tactile writing and potentially broader access to printed material.

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