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Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jul 10, 1941

Page

3

Two Million Young Trees Are Planted

Nelsonville Rotary hears James Seward outline US Forest Service work at Camp Nelson CCC unit. One million trees planted each spring over eight to ten weeks as part of national forest conservation and land development. Enrollees prepared for fire fighting three spring months and two fall months. Public fire prevention emphasized. A third fire tower is planned. Enrollees aid wildlife, road building, and park recreation at four areas within a 90 000 acre Purchase Unit. A shelter house will be built at Two Lakes Park in the Snake

Nelsonville United States Forest Service Camp Nelson CCC Rotary Club James Seward Seward Two Lakes Park Snake

Vendor Vendol Promises Quick Relief For Constipation linked Ailments

Mrs. Clara Everett of Springfield Ohio touts Vendol as a fast acting remedy for constipation and muscle pains described as rheumatism pains spreading from arms to legs. The ad claims 17 years of reputation and wide druggist availability. The piece also notes park patronage and wildlife plans in Nelsonville with local organizations and Scout participation.

Clara Everett Springfield Ohio

Hooper Ridge Social And Personal Notes

Mrs. Marian Snyder and Mrs. Clair Sayers attended the funeral of Mrs. Dorothy Syx in Hollister. Sunday visitors at the Easler home included the Robinsons of Athens, the Ful widers and two sons from Amlin, the McDonalds from The Plains, the Delbert Easler family, and Mrs. S. L. Keirns and daughters Eleanor and Esther. The eighteenth Woolley reunion, July 6 at the Mousier home in West Liberty, drew 108 guests with Eleanor Keirns reading a memorial hymn for Charles Riley, Pearl Woolley, and Adaline McDaniel. Attending kin from Athens County included Mr. and Mrs. Clinton Brown and daughter Opal. The Keirns group then visited Belle Center to see Kenneth Hannaman, who runs a parish with a nearby parsonage.

Hooper Ridge Marian Snyder Clair Sayers Dorothy Syx Hollister Dow Easler W. D. Robinson Athens Percy Fulwider Amlin Clarence McDonald the Plains Delbert Easler S. L. Keirns Eleanor Esther Otho Coon Woolley E. J. Mousier West Liberty Eleanor Keirns Charles Riley Pearl Woolley Adaline (Woolley) McDaniel Athens County Clinton Brown Opal Keirns Belle Center Kenneth Hannaman Hannaman

Notice of Sale of School Refunding Notes Troy Township District

Sealed bids for refunding notes of the Troy Township Village School District in Athens County totaling 5747.10 dollars are due by 8:00 p.m. August 4, 1941. Notes bear up to 4 percent interest, mature July 18, 1943, callable after November 30, bids to be awarded to the lowest rate with a 1 percent certified check. EDGAR PIXON, Clerk.

Board of Education Troy Township Village Athens County 93Rd General Assembly Director of Education Edgar Pixon Troy Township

Kimberly News Notes Local visitors and family updates

Community notes: churchgoers attend services at Beech Grove Camp Grounds. Local residents visit relatives in Van Lear Kentucky and Columbus Ohio. Birth announced for Mary Lou Bond. Several families moved, hosted guests, or visited Shively property and Buckeye Lake.

Buckeye Lake Elma Beckler Union Leroy Weaver Troy Fields Dorr Run Andrew Adams Frank Hook Nelsonville Merle Bond Helen Pickett Diamond Mary Lou

Hold Hope for 7 Lost Nurses

National Red Cross officials held hope for seven nurses and a Red Cross worker feared lost at sea after their ship was torpedoed and sank near two weeks earlier. Six of ten nurses on a June 5 England voyage remain missing. two named volunteers Ruth Breckenridge of Winston-Salem and Maxine Loomis of Springfield were aboard the Maasdam, sunk after departing an Atlantic port.

Washington American Red Cross Red Cross Navy State Department England Ruth Breckenridge Winston-Salem N. C Maxine C. Loomis Springfield Mass Atlantic

Navy plant turns out Canton gun mounts at ordnance plant

Navy officials said sixty machines are producing Canton gun mounts at the $16,000,000 ordnance plant here. The first machine began operation on June 18.

NAVY Canton

Bishopville News Briefs Highlight Local Social Visits

Bishopville notes list visits among families from Youngstown Zanesville Columbus Lancaster Glouster and Parkersburg with many kinship gatherings. Friday fireworks trip to Corning and weekend dinners accompany social rounds. mentions Nelsonville 4-H meeting and new sewing project. A stray definition adds that a misologist hates argument.

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