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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 09, 1941
Page
4
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Producers at the first egg auction session express satisfaction with prices and expect steady regional growth. Emmett Parks leads the opening, with government inspected grading, large staffing, and shipments routed in insulated trucks from auction headquarters.
Auction priced by Northeast Ohio Poultry Association official Dave Ferneau and Ohio State University Poultry Division members projected as a milestone for Southeastern Ohio. Buyers included Meadow Gold Dairies Pittsburgh H A Hovery Co Boston Neil B Baker Fairfield area figures and several Columbus and Pittsburgh firms.
Nelsonville Woman's Society of Christian Service held its July meeting at the Methodist Church social rooms. A pageant titled Woman in a Changing World featured readers and soloists led by Mrs. Imhoff and Mrs. Herrold, with cast including Florence Nightingale and Susan B Anthony. An all day gathering was voted for Aug 6 at Lancaster Camp Grounds replacing the Aug 4 evening meeting.
Nelsonville resident William Kenneth Brooks 23 will be inducted for one year at Ft Hayes Columbus Friday morning July 11 from Athens County Draft Board No 2. He is a volunteer and will receive breakfast from the Honor Committee before departure. The board also has a notice for induction of 12 men on July 31.
Nelsonville hosts a meeting of National Fire Proofing Co. employers at the Haydenville Community House tonight at 7:30. Wm B Morris, president of the Industrial Union Council, announces the event and George De Nucci of Columbus will speak.
Members are urged to attend Thursday evening July 10 at the Buchtel Opera House for a potluck lunch. The meeting will arrange to host the district gathering of the group at Buchtel on July 17.
Miss Minnie Kincade former Nelsonville resident died in Indianapolis after paralysis struck Saturday. She served as matron at the State Prison for Women in Indianapolis. Her body will return to Nelsonville for burial at Greenlawn Cemetery arriving Friday at 11 55 AM. She was granddaughter of Charles Kincade Sr. and cousins include Laura Spencer G L Steenrod and Sam Longley of Nelsonville. Additional relatives live in Indianapolis West Virginia and Athens.
Logan Mingos edged Brooks Shoes 1-0 in a pitchers' duel at City Playground. Paul Taylor allowed three hits over six innings, while Hick Spence yielded two. The lone unearned run came in the sixth when Leonard stole second and scored on a wild pitch. Fields by Marshall and Stubbs highlighted strong defense.
The Happy Hollow School schedules a home coming on Sunday August 4 for former pupils and teachers with entertainment and a noon picnic. This note also lists local visits and family news including Brady, O Nair, Miller, May and Sweezy families visiting relatives across Ohio.
Nelsonville funeral director C. L. Stout was re elected secretary treasurer of the State Licensing Board for Funeral Directors and Embalmers for another year at a Columbus meeting. Elmer A. Clever was re elected president for another term.
Thomas Buckley will lead the prayer meeting on Wednesday at 7 30 p m in Chauncey M E Church.
Chauncey Council reports a large decrease in the Columbus & Southern Ohio Electric delinquent street lighting balance. Original amount July 15, 1940 was 2227.84. credit of 188.64 for forfeited discount. payments of 689.23 in December 1940 and 300 in June 1941 reduce the balance to 1049.97, funded by a 2 mill tax levy approved in 1939.
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Fiske and daughter Frances with guests from Athens Cincinnati and their hosts in Columbus spent the Fourth with a basket dinner.
Chauncey Gilber Stalder and Miss Marjorie Hickman with Mr and Mrs Lowell Hickman depart Sunday by motor for a week in Michigan traveling from Chauncey and Columbus respectively.
Mr and Mrs George Johnson of Chauncey announce the marriage of their daughter Evelyn to Leon Giffin of Painesville son of Oscar Giffin formerly of Corning. The wedding occurred July 3 at Gallipolis with a powder blue dress and white accessories in a double ring ceremony. Attendants Edward Johnson and Hazel Giffin. The couple will reside in Painesville where Giffin is employed at the Buick Garage.
Members of the Nelsonville Business and Professional Women's Club will picnic with the McArthur Club at Hope Hollow on Thursday. Nelsonville members gather at the lake lower shelter house, others meet at the Nelsonville Library at 4 30 p m. Bring own table service and food. call 295 w for transport.
Chauncey residents and visitors gathered for holiday visits and social events. Families from Chauncey, Painesville, Buffalo, Glouster, Crooksville and Detroit shared weekends with relatives in Chauncey and Upper Sandusky. Church activities and local hospitality marked the Fourth holiday in the Chauncey area.
Last week relatives and service members visited families in the area. Bob Clark, son of Mr and Mrs Robert Clark, was home from Bowman Field Louisiana while Ted Voigt, stationed at Quantico Marine Base, Virginia, stayed with his parents. Other guests included the Weltzheimer and Edwards families visiting Columbus and Oak Hill, and Helen who toured Zanesville for a federation meeting.
Fourteen members of the Circle of Ruth enjoyed their annual picnic at the Rachelmacher Park in Logan. The group left the Presbyterian Church at five o clock. After dinner served at six o clock they enjoyed a social evening.
Forty members of the Presbyterian Choir and orchestra enjoyed a picnic at Lake Hope last evening. After dinner at six they fished swam and boated then gathered around a shelter house fire for singing before leaving for home.
Miss Elaine McKiddie was returned to her home in this city last evening from White Cross Hospital Columbus where a week ago she underwent an appendicitis operation.
Nelsonville prepares for arrival of a 200 kW engine and generator unit for the municipal electric light plant. Skinner Engine Co. of Erie Pa. manufactures the unit after the December 4 contract with the City Board of Control. Delivery is expected soon. $20,839 was allocated from the light plant fund by the City Council.
The M. E. Church class led by Mrs Grace Crabtree will picnic Thursday evening in Redtown’s Sawyer Grove. Members meet at the church at 5 30 p m.
The Millfield Church of Christ Ladies Aid plans an annual picnic at Rachelmacher Park in Logan on Thursday. Members should meet at the church at 2 PM for transportation. If rain, the event moves to the church. Mabel Smith leads the society. CHAUNCEY. Weekly prayer service is Thursday at 7 30 PM at Chauncey Church of God. The Missionary Society meets Friday at Mrs. Mable Saffol's Mill Street home.
Chauncey group from Millfield Church of Christ will gather Thursday night July 10 at the home of Mary Lee Blower for a meeting and activity.
Glouster Mayor Thomas Williams Sr along with H T Rainey Trimble Dale Ziggaroos Athens Joe Hardy and supervisor E J Arnold Nelsonville Schools Chuck Robinson Murray City visited Columbus to meet WPA director Dr Paul Watson about reopening the Women's Sewing Center Glouster and the Nelsonville Book Bindery and preventing layoffs. Watson promised to consider restoring local projects.
Glouster society notes record numerous travels and visits over the holidays. Families and friends from Glouster and nearby towns visited Michigan, Columbus, Athens, Detroit, and Cincinnati, with transfers to lakes, caves, and parks.
Nelsonville school superintendent E J Arnold will lead a discussion on financial problems at the morning session of a conference on the Relationship between Federal Agencies of Education and the Public Schools. The session at Ohio State University Commerce auditorium runs 10 50 a m to noon following an opening on the issues.
Repairs to water mains will suspend service throughout the East End area tonight from 6 to 1 o'clock. Announcement by S. W. Ross service director notes the interruption is to allow repairs.
The Business Girls Class of the Church of Christ will meet Thursday evening at 7 30 at the home of Mrs Wilma Gardner. A potluck supper will feature the meeting.
Mr and Mrs Ralph Hoge of Trimble announce the marriage of their daughter Florence Anna belle to Clophie Cantherine of Jacksonville. The ceremony occurred at Logan on July 5 and the couple left for Detroit last Sunday to begin their home.
GLOUSTER The garden party planned by the Garden Club at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Carl M. Pico for July 10 has been postponed to Thursday July 17 at 6 o clock.
Mrs. Sarah Keirns of Trimble R D 1 is confined to her home after a fall suffering fractured ribs and facial cuts. Mrs. Bessie Keirns at the same home is ill and confined to her room, with her daughter Mrs. Virgil Hixon of Gallipolis helping care for them.
The Glouster Past Noble Grands Club will meet Thursday evening July 10 at 7 30 at the home of Mrs Lennie Snowden with Mrs Edna Enmibrey as co host.
Chauncey George William son of Chauncey of Williamson Shaft Contracting Co. working on a mine shaft near Kimball West Virginia spent the weekend at home. Local men employed at the shaft also spent the holiday at home including A. L. Moody Harold Moody Dailey Sapp Ted Bryson Carl Moody and others.
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