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Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jan 30, 1948

Page

2

Settlement Delay in Fire Proofing Labor Dispute

Haydenville report says no settlement reached between employees and National Fire Proofing Co after a recent strike. Local leaders say six Ohio plants rejected a 10 cent raise offer with no retroactive pay or adjustments. News notes union seeks cost of living linked raise and local aid efforts for members.

Haydenville National Fire Proofing Co James North Nelsonville Route 1 North Ohio

Ruth circle plans meeting at First Presbyterian Church

Nelsonville group Circle of Ruth will meet in the social rooms of the First Presbyterian Church on Monday. A 6 o'clock dinner will precede the installation of new officers. Mrs. Gordon Thompson leads the devotional, and Mrs. Dan Woody presents the program.

Nelsonville Ruth First Presbyterian Church Gordon Thompson Dan Woody

Visitor From Arkansas Returns To Home

Mrs. Anthony Stedam went back to Little Rock Arkansas after being called to Columbus for the death of her sister Mrs JeShim Stedam. She visited her brother Fred Mulligan and her husband's mother Mrs J A Stedam before returning home.

Nelsonville Anthony Stedam Little Rock Ark Columbus Jeshim Stedam Fred Mulligan J. A. Stedam

Mrs Mullins Dies at 61 in Chauncey

Mrs Mollie A Mullins 61 died Thursday after a several month illness at her Mill Street Chauncey home. She is survived by husband Ben Mullins, mother Mrs Nora Fletcher, four daughters Anna Faye Gladys Esther O Rourke, five sons James Harlan Clyde Frank Earl, two brothers Harlan Fletcher Harve Fletcher and five grandchildren. Friends may call at the family home. Funeral services set for Sunday at 1 p m at Chauncey Methodist Church.

Nelsonville Mollie A. Mullins Mill St Chauncey Ben Mullins Nora Fletcher Anna Faye Gladys Esther O'Rourke Glouster James Harlan Clyde Frank Earl St. John’s Newfoundland Harlan Fletcher Coal Grove Ohio Harve Fletcher Marion Chauncey Methodist Church

Famed York Township farmer H. H. Jackson dies at 70

Harry H. Jackson 70 a longtime York Township farmer known for owning the Jackson farm at Myers Crossing died Thursday at Hocking Valley Hospital Logan after an 18 month illness. He was active in Nelsonville Masonic bodies and the Nelsonville Methodist Church. He leaves a wife Ethel Clifford Jackson three nephews one niece and is survived by his parents a sister and a brother. Funeral Sunday at 2 30 p m in Stout funeral home with Masonic service Saturday night at 8 p m burial Green lawn Cemetery.

Nelsonville Harry H. Jackson York Township Myers Crossing Hocking Valley Hospital Logan John W Katherine White Jackson Happy Hollow Nelsonvele High School

Magic Show Tonight At Nelsonville High School

Benjamin Franklin IV will present an evening of magic at the Nelsonville High School auditorium at 7 30 p m under the school. The program features mysteries and illusions from around the world. The first part focuses on magic and hypnotism with mindreading in the second part. Franklin holds an M A in psychology and can reproduce a drawn picture on a slate unseen by him.

Nelsonville Benjamin Franklin, IV Franklin

Bliss College vs Western Auto Robins Postponed in Nelsonville

The basketball game in Nelsonville between Bliss College of Columbus and the Western Auto Supply Robins scheduled for Saturday night has been postponed, as announced today.

Nelsonville Bliss College Columbus Western Auto Supply Robins

Nelsonville Church News Highlights Local Services

Nelsonville churches list Sunday school at 9 30 a.m. and morning worship at 10 30 a.m. J A Long Raymond Simpson T H Arnott lead sermons and midweek prayer. Wylie Chapel Ame Pilgrim Holiness Nazarenes schedule gospel meetings and cottage prayer on Friday.

Christian Fort and Short Sts J. A. Long Wylie Chapel W. J. Spriggs Pilgrim Holiness Chestnut St Raymond Simpson Young Peoples Meeting Wilbur Williams Poplar St Nelsonville Nazarene Adams St T. H. Arnott

Divorce Filed by Hood for Cruelty and Custody

POMEROY Marie Hood files for divorce from Harold Avery Hood alleging extreme cruelty. She seeks custody of three minor children and division of marital property.

Pomeroy Theria Marie Hood Harold Avery Hood

Tennihill Rites Set for Frank Tennihill in Columbus

Funeral services for Frank B. Tennihill 70 who died Thursday in St Anthony's Hospital Columbus will be Saturday at 3 p.m. in the Carroll Weir funeral home residence 831 Gibbard Ave Columbus until noon Saturday Life long residents of the Cawthorne district Nelsonville Route 1 the family moved to Columbus about a month ago Burial in Green Lawn Cemetery Columbus Survived by wife Cora tennihill six sons Lawrence Raymond Willard Donald John all of Columbus and Floyd of Buchtel six daughters Mrs James Horn Columbus Mrs Ernest Lax and Mrs James Pettit Willoughby Ohio Mrs Goldie Turner Buchtel Mrs Virgil Seesholtz Bremen and Mrs Chester Ashley Logan

Nelsonville Frank B. Tennihill St. Anthony’s Hospital Columbus Carroll Weir Gibbard Ave Cawthorne Greenlawn Tennihill Cora Tennihill Lawrence Raymond Willard Donald John Floyd Buchtel James Horn Ernest Lax James Pettit Willoughby Ohio Goldie Turner Virgil Seesholtz Bremen Chester Ashley Logan

Lodge Will Attend H. H. Jackson Rites

Nelsonville special meeting of Philadorian Lodge F and AM will be held Saturday at 7 30 p m in the Masonic Temple to attend Masonic services for the late Harry H Jackson past master of the lodge at Stout funeral home at 8 o clock.

Nelsonville— A Philadorian Lodge F&am Masonic Temple Harry H. Jackson Stout

Chuck Darnell and his Four Sharps square dance event

Round and square dancing from 9 P M to 1 A M led by Chuck Darnell and his Four Sharps for Eagles and ladies. Paid up receipt is admission.

Chuck Darnell Pappy Stewart Buckeye Hotshots

Daughter Born to Karl Kloes Family in Mason Clinic

Mr. and Mrs. Karl Kloes announce the birth of a daughter named Ruth Ann at Mason Clinic on January 28. She is the fourth child for the couple. Grandparents are Mrs. Maida Russell Rose, Mrs. Gertie Kloes, and Arthur Kloes.

Middleport Karl Kloes Ruth Ann Mason Clinic Kloes Maida Russell Rose Gertie Kloes Arthur Kloes

Walter Hunt's 1834 sewing machine fails to gain use

Walter Hunt invents a sewing machine in 1834 featuring a shuttle and an eye pointed needle. The design foreshadows later machines but fails to attract users or supporters at the time.

Walter Hunt

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