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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 31, 1963
Page
8
Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 3467 will shift regular meetings from Thursday to Friday at 7 30 starting February 1. Officers say Friday sessions will be a trial run and the next gathering is set for Friday night at the VFW Building on Riverside.
Mrs Nel lie Evans celebrated her 92nd birthday hosted by Mr and Mrs Ed L Juniper in Nelsonville. Attendees included Mrs Bessie Wareheim Mr and Mrs Hoyt Davis Mrs Paul ette Marcum and son Mike, daughter Sue with callers Miss Jennie Sanders Lynn Jane Ann and Jean Marie Decker Miss Margaret Mourne and Joubert Jeffrey also visited during the afternoon.
Nelsonville residents report Roy A. Snackenberg 87 Fayette St seeks the city treasurer job in the May primary as a Republican. He worked years in accounting for the Columbus and Southern Ohio Electric Co and the Big Four Railroad and has previously served as city relief director. The Washington Monument was completed in 1884.
GLOUSTER An Oregon Ridge couple, Mary Miller 77 and Frank Miller 85, died within an hour of each other from natural causes. They resided on Oregon Ridge since 1905 and were longtime parishioners of St. Patrick's Church. Burial at St. Patrick's Cemetery. Memorials to St. Patrick's Church.
John R. Lillico 79 died Wednesday at Saunders Rest Home near Bremen. Born in New Straitsville, he was the son of Peter and Isabell Richardson Lillico and a retired oil field worker. Survived by sister Flossie Lillico and brother Peter, both of New Straitsville. Service Saturday at 2 p.m. at Trevey Funeral Home with Rev. Robert Van Gilder officiating. Burial in New Straitsville Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home.
Laurel Cliff notices announce the birth of a daughter for Mr. and Mrs. Seldon Baker Jr on January 20, increasing their daughters to three. Social visits include Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Smith with Mr. and Mrs. Walter Hickman in Ball Run and Mrs. Leona Karr with Mrs. Nellie Tracy. Roy Hornell, employed in Zanesville, is home due to bad weather. Mr. and Mrs. George Mowery hosted guests including Mr. and Mrs. Norman Schaefer, and Mrs. Cora Renshaw visited her daughter and family, Mr. and Mrs. Charley Brown in Gallipolis.
From the west and north end areas and Poplar Street reports of children grabbing auto fenders on slick streets prompt police to urge drivers to slow and riders to stay in restricted sledding zones. The article also notes Bicycle Safety patrols, mayoral race chatter, and a call for local civic involvement.
Funeral rites for Mary Etta Reynolds 83 widow of Henry Reynolds were conducted in Brunswick with burial at Brunswick Cemetery. She was a Holiness Church member in Nelsonville. Surviving: son Dawn. daughters Anna Woods Nelsonville Route 2 and Margaret Reynolds Brunswick.
Nelsonville Church of the Nazarene runs Youth Week activities led by Marjorie Webb and Alice Smith. Youths go calling, lead prayer meeting, attend a district rally in Athens with Dr Earl Wolfe, hold a Friday social at John Smith's home, and host Saturday evening and Sunday services featuring Vic Nelson and Em ry Locke. The third session of “Christian Stewardship” occurs Sunday at 6:30 p.m.
Birth announcements list Mr and Mrs Roger Talbert The Plains a son and Mr and Mrs Arnold Mathena Nelsonville Route 1 a daughter. Admissions include Mark McGuire Nelsonville James Dye Radcliff Kenneth Wollard Logan Master Rickey Smart Nelsonville Route 1 and others.
Mrs James Clark spent a week in Washington D C visiting her daughter and her family. Dena Weltha Janice Haning from Columbus spent a weekend with their parents Glen Haning. Glen Jewell visited Harry Bolin. Mrs Lester Howell and Willie and Mr Mrs Jack Wallace with children visited near Athens. Lowell Wooten and Pearl Chappel were visitors of Douglas Clay and family.
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