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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jan 26, 1961

Page

8

Rainbow Installation Attracts Crowd In Nelsonville

More than a hundred people attended the Rainbow installation at the Masonic Temple in Nelsonville for Girls Assembly No. 109. New officers were installed including Jacklyn Wilson as worthy advisor and Linda Norris as installing officer, with a list of advisory board members named. Mrs. Anna C. Rose spoke on Rainbow Girls work. attendees included Jack Wilson and H E Wilson with gifts presented.

Nelsonville Order of Rainbow Masonic Temple Jacklyn Wilson Phyllis Hartley Beverly Crombie Charity Tanya Reynolds Hope Sharon Gillilan Peggy O’neil Suzanne Brooker Marlin Kepler Fidelity Nancy Bumgardner Connie Priser Service Rita Sanborn Confidential Observer Janice Blackford Outer Observer Anna Stalder Barbara Bond Barbara Scott Marsha Pender Linda Norris Jeanne Maiden Tanya Priser Betty Jo Keller Anne Stalder Joan Withem Virgene Carpenter Mary Beth Hook Lucy Pierce Barbara Adamson Florence Lowery Grace Plummer Marjorie Stalder Edith Hardy Alma Jo Midkiff Ruth Patton Hannah Thomas Virginia Bateman Clarence Washburn Pearl Graham Anna C. Rose Rainbow Girls’ Organization Jack Wilson

Witnesses Attend Parkersburg Assembly Glouster Group

Twenty five members of the Glouster Congregation of Jehovahs Witnesses attended an assembly last week at the National Guard Armory in Parkersburg. Attendance was 1065. Roscoe A. Stone, circuit minister, is visiting the Glouster area this week speaking on Bible subjects. His Sunday 3 p.m. topic is Seeking Peace With God and Man at Kingdom Hall 3 Front Street Glouster.

Glouster

Glouster Personal News Notes Guests and Local Injuries

Glouster residents report visitors from Grandville Ohio and Detroit Michigan. Edna Conway learns cousin R. R. Dehman fell from a roof while repairing a storm window and is hospitalized in Columbus with a fractured hip and pelvic bone. Dr. Lowell Burnelle hosts Frances Kelly of Detroit and C A Hanna of Marietta for extended visits. Dan Kovach of Glouster is at Mount St Marys Hospital for observation in room 330.

Hill Opens Law Office In Nelsonville

Nelsonville Vaughn E. Hill 28 attorney announced the opening of his own law offices at 29% W Columbus St He moved to Nelsonville in 1959 after working with James F Shu maker He is a Lansing native and OSU Law School 1956 graduate He served in the U S Air Force earning wings and a first lieutenant Now in the Air Force reserve His wife Sara Keyes of Westerville and their four children live at 83 E Washington St

Nelsonville Vaughn E. Hill Columbus St Hill James F. Shumaker Lansing Mich Ohio Ohio State University Law School U. S. Air Force Air Force Sara Keyes Westerville E. Washington St

Mason County Land Transfers See Real Estate Movements

Raymond Robbin transfers real estate in Clendenin District to Arnold Henry. Kinzy and Delma Smith move Lewis District property to Don ald and Emma Gillespie. Franklin and Delphia Edmonds convey to Ward Camp Jr. C J and Bessie Litchfield transfer in Clendenin District to J C and Nora Bush.

Raymond Robbin Clendenin Arnold Henry Kinzy and Delma Smith Lewis Donald and Emma Gillespie Franklin and Delphia Edmonds Ward Camp, Jr C. J Bessie Litchfield J. C Nora Bush

Athens County Land Transfers Move Through Various Parcels

Ernest McNeal transfers lot 46 in Athens to James Wakefield. Nellie Morton sells lot 993 in Athens to Frances ONeill of Rivera Beach Florida. John Davis of Bern sells 1.346 acres in Bern to Robert Maxwell. Harvey Coen of Ravenswood West Virginia sells three Albany parcels to Pearl Bolin of Athens. John Kennedy of Rutland sells half of lot 92 in Athens to William Wolfe.

Ernest McNeal Athens County James Wakefield Athens Nellie Morton Frances O’neill Rivera Beach Fla John Davis Bern Robert Maxwell Harvey Coen Ravenswood W. Va Pearl Bolin Albany John Kennedy Rutland William Wolfe

Mount St Mary Hospital Admissions and Discharges

Mount St Mary Hospital records list admissions including Master Jerry Losey James W Johnson Miss Ileen Cunningham Harley E Conrad Mrs Shirley Goodin Enid L Savage Richard L Mitchell Henson Howdyshell. Discharges include Mrs Malcolm Cook and son Miss Anna Metcalf James Karshner Ralph McCune John Hughes Herbert Woody and newborns Brenning and Ringhiser.

Jerry Losey McArthur James W. Johnson Nelsonville Ileen Cunningham Harley E. Conrad Rockbridge Shirley Goodin New Lexington Enid L. Savage Richard L. Mitchell Murray City Henson Howdyshell Junction City Malcolm Cook and Son Union Furnace Anna M. Metcalf James R. Karshner Buchtel Ralph W. McCune Crooksville John C. Hughes Herbert Woody Brenning Logan Timothy Ringhiser

Daughter Here

Mrs. Ger tie Gill of Lancaster was called to Nelsonville by her mother Mary Jacobs illness Mary Jacobs is at Mount St. Mary Hospital and Mrs Gill is staying at 814 Canal Street Nelsonville.

Nelsonville Gertie Gill Lancaster Mary Jacobs Canal St Gill Mount St. Mary Hospital

Illes Student Vacation With Ohio University Parents

Ted Illes, a student at Ohio University, is spending his vacation with his parents Mr and Mrs Otto Illes Jr at Chestnut Street.

Ted Illes Ohio University Mrs Otto Illes Jr Chestnut St

New Industrial Addition Announced by Nelsonville Mayor

Nelsonville mayor Earl Hilleary announced a potential new industrial addition without naming the company. Negotiations have begun to lease ground for a small sawmill to produce railroad cross ties, with 3 to 5 workers and plans for eventual expansion.

Hilleary Nelsonville Earl Hilleary

Vennie Klingeburg Cites Staff On Guysville Post Office Retiring

Mrs. Vennie B Klingeburg plans retirement from the Guysville post office and emphasizes recognition for clerks and former assistants who worked with her in the office. The piece notes the time she spent serving the local postal facility and the staff who supported her tenure.

Guysville Vennie B. Klingenberg

Mr. Stutler Dies At 50 In Nelsonville Ohio

Perry Stutler Jr. 50 of 24 Grosvenor St. died at Southeast Ohio Tuberculosis Hospital after seven months admission. Born in Ripley West Virginia he was a molder in Columbus before moving to Nelsonville two years ago. He is survived by wife Grace, four children, one daughter, 11 grandchildren, eight brothers, one sister, and two half brothers. Funeral services set for 1 p.m. Saturday at Johnson funeral home with burial at Green Lawn.

Nelsonville Perry Stutler Jr Grosvenor St Southeast Ohio Tuberculosis Hospital Ripley W. Va Perry and Almeda Jiden Stutler Stutler Columbus Grace Robert Edmond Curtis U.S. Army Texas Lois Greenwald Danna Stutler Bolivar Homer Poca Clay Wade Ray Charleston Cline Charles Roy Clive Chloe Southall Alvin Sayre Gene Sayre Johnson Funeral Home Pullins Green Lawn

New Books Arrive at Nel sonville Public Library

Nelsonville Public Library announces new acquisitions. Books will be on reserve Friday and Saturday and released to circulation Monday. Titles include The Stars and Stripes Testament of Trust Polaris Go to Heaven Callas Portrait of a Prima Donna It Takes Heart The Other Side of Jordan A Time to Marry The Hittite The Golden Geyser So Fair a House Some Must Watch Moment of Glory The Light in the Piazza.

Nelsonville Nelsonville Public Library the Stars and Stripes Meyer Baldwin Baar Heaven Sheen Callas Jellinek Allen Other Side of Jordan Ashmore Delman Gerson Blassingame Neil Ransome Thompson Piazza Spencer

Nelsonville Soldier in Advanced Weapons Training

Nelsonville youth Clyde H. Campbell Jr. 18, a 1960 Nelsonville High School graduate, is completing eight weeks of advanced indivi dual heavy weapons training with the 1st Infantry Division at Fort Riley Kansas. Training ends February 27. Campbell entered the Army last October.

Nelsonville Clyde H. Campbell Jr Walnut St 1St Infantry Division Fort Riley Kaw Campbell Nelsonville High School

Glouster High to Host Fried Chicken Supper Saturday

Glouster High School senior class will serve fried chicken from 4 to 7 PM Saturday in the school cafeteria. Ronald Essex is the class sponsor.

Glouster Glouster High School Ronald Essex

Nelsonville Boosters Plan All-Sports Banquet

The Nelsonville Athletic Association met with President Charles Pancake. A financial report was presented and plans discussed for an All-Sports Banquet in late March. The next meeting is set for February 22.

Nelsonville Nelsonville Athletic Association Charles Pancake

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