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Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jul 01, 1926

Page

3

Nelsonville Garden Contest attracts sixty two contestants

In Nelsonville, the Woman's Community club opened a garden prizes contest with sixty two boys and girls submitting names for vegetable or flower gardens at least 12 by 12 feet. Prizes total 30 dollars with 5 dollars already donated by a local company. Florists W M Gibson and C E Whitmore will judge, assisted by George K Johnson, with results hoped to be announced next week.

Nelsonville Woman's Community Club B. RK Househoof Valley Farms Company W. M. Gibson C. E. Whitmore George K. Johnson J. M. Hyde

Photographer F Z Sauters to Open Studio in Nelsonville

Nelsonville report states F Z Sauters, once owner of a local photograph studio, has taken over the Flowers property on Chestnut Street and plans to open a new studio there soon.

Nelsonville F. Z. Sauters Chestnut Street

Missionary to Begin New Field in Clay County West Virginia

William Nethery a missionary colporteur for the National Home Mission board of the Presbyterian church has completed his survey work in the Nelsonville area under Athens Presbytery. He leaves for Clay county West Virginia to establish a lasting field for several years accompanied by his wife Ada Scheeler.

Nelsonville William Nethery National Home Mission Board The Presbyterian Church Athens Presbytery Christian Social Service Clay County W. Va Nethery Ada Scheeler

Mrs Charles McGiffin Family To Join Husband In Columbus

Nelsonville dispatch reports Mrs Charles McGiffin and her family left for Columbus to reunite with Mr McGiffin and begin residence there.

Nelsonville Charles McGiffin Mr. McGiffin Columbus

Y M C A Boys Plan Grotto Grounds Camp

Y M C A members will camp at the Grotto grounds from July 9 to 12. All boys with Y memberships planning to attend should sign up at the Y immediately.

Camp Nelsonville Grotto Grounds

Miss Lucy Connors Dies After Mastoid Operation

Miss Lucy Edna Connors 19 daughter of Mr and Mrs Daniel A Connors of 607 South Fifth Street Columbus died Tuesday June 29 after a mastoid operation at St Anthony's hospital Columbus She had lived in Logan earlier and graduated from St Marys High School Columbus She worked for Accurate Measure Of company Columbus Survived by parents six sisters and one brother Funeral Friday at St Marys Catholic Church Columbus Solemn Requiem Mass with burial in St Josephs Cemetery

Miss Connors Lucy Edna Connors Daniel A. Connors South Fifth Street Columbus St. Anthony's Hospital Logan St. Mary’s High School Accurate Measure of Company J. C. Isselstein Nelsonville Betty Connors Houston Texas Virgil E. Stout Veronica Isabelle Rita Patricia Dan Jr St. Mary's Catholic Church St. Joseph's Cemetery Connors

Young Couple Wed Quietly in Ashland Kentucky

Miss Jetty Juniper of Nelsonville and John Humphrey of Shawnee married quietly in Ashland Kentucky last Saturday. The bride is the daughter of Mr and Mrs Fred Juniper and was in school. The groom recently finished high school in Shawnee.

Nelsonville Jetty Juniper John Humphrey Shawnee Ashland Fred Juniper Inun Nye

Buckeyes to Meet Westerners in Twilight League Double-Header

Nelsonville notes a Twilight league double-header at the city playgrounds tonight. The Buckeyes face Westerners at 5 30 for seven innings, followed by Centralites versus Sugar Bowls in a five inning game postponed from last night due to a severe storm.

Nelsonville City Playgrounds Buckeyes Westerners Centrallites

Rainbow Class Picnic At Grotto Country Club

Nelsonville July 1 Thirty members of the Trainbow class of the Christian church taught by Mrs Lane enjoyed a picnic Wednesday evening at the Grotto country club. In the late afternoon the class drove to the grounds where a delightful evening was spent and a bountiful dinner served at 6 o clock.

Nelsonville C.a88 Christian Church

Ed Fiske Wins Coal Contract For Municipal Plants

Nelsonville city board of control awarded Ed Fiske the run of mine coal contract for the electric light and water works plants at 1.825 dollars per ton delivered. The bid lowers last year’s price of 2.25 dollars per ton. The plants consume about 460 tons monthly.

Nelsonville Ed Fiske City Board of Control Municipal Electric Light and Water Works

Bids Received By Board On Item Of Public Purchase

The board received bids from Foster Pyle at 1.94, Frank Minner at 1.25, and John Bowers at 2.09, among others, as part of the procurement process.

Foster Pyle Frank Minner John Bowers

Picnic Keeps Sun day School Girls Inside After Storm

Miss Verna Hand hosted a Sunday school class picnic for girls at her Nelsonville home when rain forced the outing indoors from Kentner Hill. A picnic dinner was shared as the storm interrupted plans.

Nelsonville Verna Hand Girls of the Christian Church Kentner’s Hill

Court Cuts Railroad Widow Verdict To 40000

Cincinnati July 1 The Common Pleas court reduced from sixty six thousand to forty thousand a verdict awarded to Mrs Dora B Green widow of a railroad engineer who was killed while working for the Louisville and Nashville railroad The reduction follows the suit against the railroad in which Green contends the company failed to provide a safe working environment.

Cincinnati Common Pleas Court Dora B. Green Louisville & Nashville Railroad Green

Bacon by the CN Oebs ve hie vb obs iscsi

Picnic Hams listed with price and weight in a fragmented ad. Readable items suggest grocery specials and sale formatting at a local market.

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