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Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jul 04, 1947

Page

3

Poultry Marketing Tour Heads Through West Virginia and Virginia

Southeastern Ohio Egg Auction Association leaders joined a regional tour for broiler producers and allied merchants from 19 counties. Local participants include Phillip Weller of the First National Bank and county agents as the group visits West Virginia and Virginia to study poultry marketing.

Nelsonville Southeastern Ohio Egg Auction Association Southeastern Ohio West Virginia Virginia Phillip Weller

Poultry Marketing Tour Highlights Southeastern Ohio

An educational poultry marketing tour visited Moorefield West Virginia and nearby sites to study broiler production and a Timberville Virginia dressing plant. The Moorefield plant processed up to 12 000 birds daily with 90 workers, using chained handling from farm to packing and cooling in crushed ice.

Tional Bank Nelsonville Harold Koker Ohio Hardy County W.va Moorefield Timberville New York City Jacksonville Fla Kansas City Detroit Cleveland New Hampshire Nelsonville Egg Auction Egg and Poultry Marketing Cooperatives

Columbus Reaches South America on Third Voyage

The continent of South America is first visited by Europeans in 1498 when Columbus touches the Orinoco River mouth during his third voyage.

South America the Orinoco

Delegates chosen for Legion convention in Cincinnati

At the Women s Auxiliary meeting in Nelsonville Mrs Bernice Barrows and Mrs Kate Pettit were elected delegates to the state Legion convention in Cincinnati August 24 Alternates chosen were Mrs Bess Mulligan and Mrs Alverta Barrows They will also represent the Auxiliary at the district conference in Oak Hill on July 11

Nelsonville Women's Auxiliary of the American Legion Legion Home Bernice Barrows Kate Pettit State Legion Cincinnati Bess Mulligan Alverta Barrows Oak Hill

Schedule Announced By Methodist Church

Nelsonville church releases weekly events led by Rev. Leland A. Griffith. Church school at 9:30 led by Arthur Kennedy, morning worship at 10:30 with Holy Communion observed. Union service at 7:30 at the Christian Church. WSCS and trustees meet at 7:30 p.m.

Nelsonville First Methodist Church Leland A. Griffith Arthur Kennedy The Christian Church WSCS

Columbus Minister To Speak At Carbondale Church

The Rev. Mr. Hicks of Columbus will occupy the pulpit at the Carbondale Pilgrim Holiness Church Sunday at 2 30 p m local time.

Columbus Carbondale Hicks Carbondale Pilgrim Holiness Church

Nelsonville Woman Receives Beauty Operator License

Joan Huffman of New Lexington, formerly of this city, completed a cosmetology course at the Columbus School of Beauty Culture and has now passed the state examination to receive her beauty operator license.

Nelsonville Joan Huffman New Lexington Columbus School of Beauty Culture

Markets Cincinnati Produce Prices and Grades

Market report lists eggs with U S A and B grades and wholesale numbers, poultry items including fowls and fryers with weights and prices, and butter wholesale prices for several print quantities and fat content levels. Names of grades and weights indicate standard commodity pricing for eggs poultry and butter.

U.S. A U.S. B

Salable hogs and cattle prices and odd lots from Nelsonville auction

Hog prices show limited salable supply with higher barrows and gilts and steady sows. prices listed by weight, with rough heavies and stags down. Cattle and calves also meagerly salable with generally lower week to date rates. vealers steady to high. Sheep demand steady with lambs strong and ewes scarce. Nelsonville egg auction prices and product listings follow.

Christian Church Plans 10:30 A.M. Services

Nelsonville church schedules Bible school at 9:30 am and a 10:30 am worship with Lord's Supper and choir anthem led by Carl Huprich with Miss Sigrid Love. Pastor L. E. Evans offers a sermon titled Faith by the Word of God. Union evening service at 7:30 pm in the Christian Church.

Nelsonville Christian Church Bible School Carl Huprich Sigrid Love L. E. Evans

Lancaster Air Show Displays B-29 And Nazi Secret Weapons

An air show at Lancaster airport features a B 29 on display with plastic side panels for spectator viewing and boarding, plus a German HE 162 rocket fighter and a V 1 buzz bomb. The National Air Shows presents aerobatics parachute jumps and other stunts starting at 1 30 p m Sunday.

Lancaster Ohio Shrine Army

BASHAN BASHAN 4-H Club meeting and local visits

The 4 H Club met at Shirley Bentz home on June 13 with 13 members. Various local families hosted or visited relatives from Steubenville Ravenswood Athens Pom eroy and Syracuse over the weekend.

Ravenswood John Marsh Carol Kathy Steubenville Frank Smith Leroy Morarity Kattie Middleport Arthur Morarity Larry Charles Morarity Athens Jack Sorden Pomeroy Clint Orr Paul Moore Carmel Paul Orr Arthur Orr Marilyn Martha Janet Mike Theiss Dorcas Walter Harris Richard Jimmy Syracuse J. C. McKay Minnie Orr Nina Morrison Oak Grove Mary McKay

Dover Area Churches Plan Announced

Local CHAUNCEY area churches list weekly services led by Ray Pidcock Lena Brandenburg Clarence Way Andrew McKinney Charles Caffrey Gilbert Courtney and others. Clergy schedule includes Sunday school 9:30 a m preaching 10:30 a m and 7:30 p m plus midweek meetings and youth activities. Father and brother visit Chauncey from Geneva Ohio.

Chauncey Chauncey Pilgrim Ray Pidcock the Plains Nazarene Lena Brandenburg Chauncey Church OF God -Clarence Way Morristown Andrew McKinney Young Peoples Meeting Plains Church OF God Church OF Christ Gilbert Courtney Richard Wilcox Trimble Greens Run Millfield Taylor Ridge Chauncey and Trimble Plains Methodist Charles Caffrey Chauncey Seventh Day Adventist

Plains Methodist Baptism Rites Announced

The Plains Methodist Church will conduct baptism for converts by Rev. Charles Caffrey Sunday at 2 p.m. near Morriston Church. An official board meeting of The Plains church is set for Sunday at 8:30 p.m.

Chauncey Plains Methodist Church Charles Caffrey Morriston the Plains Church

WCTU Work In County Is Traced

At Chauncey the WCTU Institute met in the Church of Christ with Ida Allison leading morning devotions Arthur Sapp Jr and Mrs Blanche Starkey presiding and Mrs Kate Blake reporting on Athens County work Florence Pendergrass led afternoon devotions Rev Daniel Teeter spoke at Glouster Union reports came from Athens Chauncey Nelsonville and Glouster The county convention will be in Athens in September A WCTU convention was announced for Lancaster July 24 25.

Chauncey Wctu Institute Church of Christ Ida Allison Athens Arthur Sapp, Jr Blanche Starkey Athens County WCTU Kate Blake Columbus Florence Pendergrass Daniel Teeter Glouster Nelsonville Lancaster

Mrs Ethel Wadley Taken From Home To Hospital

Mrs Ethel Gadin Wadley of Chauncey was removed by ambulance from her Converse Street home Tuesday to Osteopathic Hospital in Marietta. She was accompanied by her husband Harold Wadley.

Chauncey Ethel Gadin Wadley Harold Wadley Converse St Osteopathic Hospital Marietta

Pilgrim Church Friday Meetings Suspended Two Weeks

Chauncey weekly cottage prayer meeting is discontinued for two weeks due to the Pilgrim Holiness Camp Meeting underway at Beech Grove Camp near Nelsonville, announced today.

Chauncey Pilgrim Church Pilgrim Holiness Beech Grove Camp Nelsonville

Olivers Host Guests En Route to Akron Visit

The Olivers entertained Thomas Oliver Chauncey and their guests Mr and Mrs Arlen Branham and daughter Jane of Dayton and Mr and Mrs Oliver and Violet Betty Elsie and George Oliver of Omar West Virginia. They were en route to Akron to visit an aunt Mrs Mabel Coburn.

Chauncey Thomas Oliver Arlen Branham Jane Dayton Oliver Violet Betty Elsie George Oliver Omar W.va Olivers Akron Mabel Coburn

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