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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 07, 1954
Page
3
The Willing Workers Class of the Christian Church will gather at Mrs. Goldie Bryson’s Oak Street home Thursday at noon for a potluck lunch followed by a short business meeting.
The Mary Martha group of the Christian Church will hold a picnic Thursday at 6 p m at the home of Mrs Alice Keplar in Dorr Run. Mrs Ruth Brooker will present the program and Mrs Marilyn Carter will be devotional leader.
The primary class of the First Methodist Church will observe its annual picnic Thursday at Kach-
Mrs Callie Holler of Akron visits two weeks with sisters Lena Anderson and Sylvia Pedigo and stays with Mr. and Mrs C E Stack in Athens. Ned Myers and two children of Kirkersville visit Clarence and H McMillen in Haydenville. James Hardman and daughters from Zanesville spend time with Sylvia Pedigo. Mrs Sam Frank returns from Syracuse to be near daughter Lucille Frank Duckworth in Holzer Hospital Gallipolis.
Robert Charles Martin of Nelsonville pleaded guilty on arraignment for unsafe operation of a motor vehicle and was fined 10 dollars plus costs. Cash bonds forfeited for non appearance include Charles Bullock and Orville Love, both cited for intoxication for 20 dollars each, and Howard Dawson Jr of Athens with a 15 dollar bond for unsafe operation.
Police report a minor collision at 11:20 p.m. July 4 at Monroe and Canal. Ernest E. Bell of Lancaster drove south on Monroe turning right onto Canal and collided with Robert O. Miller of 133 Edward I Street. Miller took responsibility. damages affected Bell’s right rear fender and Miller’s car’s right headlight and grill.
The Peoples Bank Co of Nelsonville celebrated its 50th anniversary with an appreciation dinner at 6 15 p m Tuesday in the social rooms of the First Methodist Church. Stockholders officers and directors attended with Rev F M Wentz guest speaker and R V Oakley narrating the bank’s history.
The Mount St. Mary Hospital birth notices record families expecting or welcoming new children including George Kinnison Murray City and others such as Florence Forrest Columbus, Robert Wilkinson Carbon Hill, Jessie Kerns Logan, Bertha Ashby Nelsonville, Emma McCormick Logan, Marguerite Root Athens, Henrietta Wolfe Red Town, Sharon Cable Nelsonville, Glenna North Buchtel, Galen Mesehher Amesville, Max Burchfield Nelsonville, Harold Giffin Perrysville Route, John Sabo Murray City. Dismissals include Katherine Davidson New Straitsville Oley Gaffney Nelsonville Route 2 Flora Taylor Deanville Agnes Haleski Jackson and Charles Saxon Nelsonville.
Scout Troop 66 members will attend an overnight camp Thursday near Haydenville. Assistant scoutmaster Larry Crothers and Keith Butt supervise. Scouts must inform Shayne Kelly Bob Manson or Bob Steenrod. They meet Thursday at 2 pm at the C&O depot with gear for two meals. transportation available. Parents who can drive are asked to contact Larry Crothers.
Funeral services for Fred Hall local contractor and builder who died Monday night will be held Thursday at 1 30 p m conducted by Rev J A Long at Johnson Funeral Home where friends may call any time Burial will be in Green Lawn Cemetery
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