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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jul 14, 1961

Page

5

Pair Charged In Pool Theft

In Nelsonville two Grosvenor Street youths were charged with breaking and entering an unoccupied building to commit larceny. They were to be questioned by Police Chief Max Walkin after returning from a river swim. Police log noted their hair and clothing did not suggest such activity. Items including potato chips ice cream and candy were found hidden along the C. and O. Railroad right of way about 300 feet west of the swimming pool.

Nelsonville Grosvenor St Max Walkin Townsend Wus Ie

Homecoming Declared Successful by Glouster Corp

Glouster Community Development Corp reports success of the final homecoming and financial statement. Speakers included Wayne Wiley at the Youth Center dedication, F A Cady and church pastors delivered messages. A special meeting is set for July 25 at 7:30 p.m. in the mayor's office.

Glouster Glouster Community Development Corp Wayne Wiley F. A. Cady Glouster School John Markley Glouster Methodist Church Merrill Allard Glouster Christian Church Community Corporation

Church Class Has Meeting Chauncey Chauncey Christian Church

Mrs. Elwood Daugherty hosted the Friendship Class gathering at Chauncey Christian Church Wednesday evening. Sales tax stamps were turned in. Mrs. John Dunlavy read a Christian Herald piece on Christ Communism and the Clock, followed by discussion. Mrs. Pearl Henry achieved a perfect quiz score on Men of the Bible. The August meeting will be at the parish house with refreshment chairs Mrs. Dunlavy and Mrs. Brookins.

Chauncey Elwood Daugherty Chauncey Christian Church Art Bennett John Dunlavy Christian Herald Christ G. Ray Jordan Pearl Henry Guy Brookins

Mothers Club Plans Picnic and Cancer Dressings Meeting

Jacksonville Mothers Club met at Mrs. Mary Lou Talbert home with Mrs. Lisa Sawyer as co hostess. Fifteen members and one guest attended. Plans were made for the Aug. 10 picnic at Glouster Park and a special cancer dressings meeting will be at Mrs. Louise Lent’s home on Monday July 17 at 7 p.m.

Jacksonville

Chauncey Plan Record Hop in School Gym

Chauncey hosts a record hop Friday from 7 30 to 10 p m in the gymnasium with music and dancing for residents to enjoy a community event.

Chauncey Chauncey Peavey Sonc Ee

Prayer Meeting At Morristown Church Cottage

Morristown Holiness Church holds a prayer meeting Friday at 7 30 p m at the home of Mrs Jack Tinkham led by Mrs Neilie Houston.

Chauncey — Cottage Morristown Holiness Church Jack Tinkham Neilie Houston

Chesterhill Notes On Local Visitors And Care

Mrs. Carrie Ray of Chesterhill moved to Drake Rest Home last week for care amid long illness. Harlan Mills and wife traveled to Morgantown N C to visit her mother. Charles Ellis and family planned a ten day Wisconsin trip to visit relatives. Miss Buelah Fawcett and sister Mabelle Black of Pittsburgh, with relatives, went to Port Arthur Texas. Dean Berry and wife returned to Pittsburgh after a week with his mother Clara Hallowell. Hettie Woodward spent a week with Lewis Davis and Blanche Maxwell. Lawrence McKain of Upper Black Eddy PA visited F. H. Calendine’s family and kin last week.

Hettie Woodward Chesterhill Carrie Ray Drake Rest Home Harlan Mills Morgantown N. C Charles Ellis Jay Wisconsin James Burns Buelah Fawcett Mabelle Black Pittsburgh Silliman Port Arthur Texas Dean Berry Clara Hallowell Hettie Woodward Lewis Davis Hebron Blanche Vanhorn Maxwell White Cottage Lawrence McKain Upper Black Eddy F. H. Calendine

Funeral services for Carrell F. Bean in Chauncey

Funeral services for Carrell F. Bean 65 who died suddenly at his Truetown residence will be held Saturday at 2 at the First Church of God Chauncey with Rev Fred Crabtree officiating Burial will be in Hocking Cemetery The Plains Friends may call at Norbert W Johnston funeral home Glouster until noon Saturday The body will lie in state at the church from noon until services

Glouster Carrell F. Bean Truetown Church of God Chauncey Fred Crabtree Hocking the Plains Norbert W. Johnston

Stiers Rites Set For Arthur Stiers

Funeral services for Arthur Stiers, who died suddenly at his Laurel Run Road home, will be at Johnson funeral home at 1 p.m. Saturday conducted by Rev. Dr. F. M. Wents. Burial follows in Wolf Cemetery at Haydenville. Friends may call at the funeral home any time.

Nelsonville Arthur Stiers Laurel Run Road Johnson Funeral Home F. M. Wents First Methodist Church Wolf Cemetery Haydenville

Chauncey Personal Notes Mention Local Couples

Chauncey personals mention Mr and Mrs Cherlie Carr with congratulations to Maden tee sae oon of Murrey and a note about Conradia Peassck of Barbarten Sens On ey.

Cherlie Carraa Ok Maden Tee Sae Oon Murrey Conradia Peassck Barbarten Sens

Mount St Mary Hospital Notes Snapshot of Local Residents

A list from Mount St Mary Hospital includes Iris Dodson of Athens Charlottte Brady of Carbon Hill Charles Rose of New Lexington Route 2 Edna Standall of Nelsonville Alice Smith of Nelsonville Wanda Bartlett of Athens Route 4 Alfred Bush and son Gore Roger McCulloch and son Nelsonville Charles Dodson and son, Mrs Fred Mathias and son Athens Route 2 Baby Boy Power Murray City Carl Oberlin Columbus Diana Faukhauser New Lexington Norma Wright Haydenville Patricia Carson Junction City Doshin Snyder Murray City Sam Thomas Nelsonville Emma Cook Albany Route Dorothy Thompson Grove Patricia Coffey Zaleski.

Edna Standall Nelsonville Alice Smith Wanda Bartlett Athens Charles Dodson Fred Mathias Baby Boy Power Murray City Carl Oberlin Columbus New Lex Diana Faukhauser New Lexington Norma Wright Haydenville Patricia Carson Junction City Doshin Snyder Sam Thomas Emma Cook Albany Dorothy Thompson Grove Charles Rose Patricia Coffey Zaleski

Glouster Family Visitors Share Weekend Gatherings

Glouster residents Mr and Mrs Gerald Stephenson and daughter Janet traveled from a Tennessee vacation and stopped in Glouster from Wednesday to Saturday visiting relatives. The Stephenson and Price families hosted or met other relatives including Addie Stephenson Jerry Goodwill and Charles Comstock. Donald Price family returned from Washington DC with a Mint visit highlighted.

Dey Gerald J. Stephenson Janet Tay Tennessee Glouster Gerald Stephenson Frost Addie Stephenson Stewart C. H. Stephenson Jerry Goodwill Corning Stephenson Donald Price Johnny Donna Jo Donnie Price Washington D. C United States Mint Charles Comstock Columbus Price

Corning Couple Announce Marriage of Carol Walton Howell

Mr and Mrs Leonard Walton announce the marriage of their daughter Carol Eileen to Robert Lee Howell son of Oliver Howell Columbus Both graduates of Corning High School in 1950 Mrs Howell employed by Stancor Electronics Inc Zanesville and Mr Howell is a tool dresser The newlyweds reside at Oakfield

Corning Leonard Walton Carol Eileen Robert Lee Howell Oliver Howell Columbus Corning High School Howell Stancor Electronics Inc Zanesville Oakfield

School Board prepares for bonds election in Nelsonville

York Local Board of Education hires Squire Sanders and Dempsey to draft papers for a .5 mill bonds issue for new school buildings paving and a football stadium. The board also seeks a 3 mill operating levy, faces a state demand to raise to 10 mills, resignations of three teachers, appoints Harry Hall as head basketball coach, requires bus driver certification, hikes lunch fees, and approves summer band sessions.

Nelsonville Squire, Sanders and Dempsey York Local Board of Education State Board of Education Murray City Bob E. Hutchins Grace Donoghue Joyce Conner Harry Hall John Hoy

Town Notes of Visits and Family Gatherings

Tuppers Plains residents share weekend visits with kin from Lexington Mason and Parkersburg. Mrs. Effie Watson hosts with sons William and others. Clyde Adams and parents join W. W. Bragg and Myrtle Frost for Sunday calls alongside Belpre guest families and Mt. Herman attendee Shelah Beards.

Tom Perrin Lexington Josephine Elias Mason W. Va Caldwell Portland Park Lesley Blough Marietta Effie Watson William Orvil Hope Grow Clyde Adams Parkersburg W. W. Bragg Floyd Matlack Emile Matlack Myrtle Frost Wayne Brickles Russell Spencer Donald Marks Belpre Shelah Beards Mt. Herman

Albany Family and Friends Gather for Weekend Visits

A Albany notes column lists a Sunday family dinner at Mr. and Mrs. Howard Stout with attendees from Monroe La Carpenter Athens Columbus and St. Petersburg Fla. The piece also records weddings visits and social trips including Patricia Anne Strapp and Thomas Givens wedding in Columbus and relatives visiting Camp Avon Wisconsin.

Albany Howard Stout Bertha Bolin Monroe Frank Turner Granville Stout William Stout Carpenter Lewis Maynard Monica Alma Rainer Athens Arnold Lee Brown Brenda Laine Fred Storch Kenneth Summers Columbus Harley Cline Cline H. L. Brooks Doris Gay Baughman Fairborn Wilbur Baughman K. W. Sisson Jessie Wanders St. Petersburg Fila Jessie C. Tewkebury Lake Alma Wingett Ter Sue Camp Burn Avon Wisconsin Edward Stanley H.M. Stan

Penrod Couple Announce Birth of Son Robert Rick

Mr and Mrs Robert Penrod announce the birth of a son born July 11 at Mount St Mary Hospital. The baby is named Robert Rick. The Penrods have a son Sandy age 2. Maternal grandparents are Mr and Mrs C H Stephenson of Glouster and Mrs Walter Penrod of New Lexington. Great grandparents are Mr and Mrs Anthony Leroy of Glouster.

Glouster Robert Penrod Verla Jean Stephenson Mount St. Mary Hospital Robert Rick Penrods Sandy C. H. Stephenson Walter Penrod New Lexington Anthony Leroy

Nelsonville couple tours southern states and Mexico

Mr and Mrs Rolland Pierce with Carol Max and Tommy returned to their Franklin Street home Wednesday after a three week tour of the southern states and old Mexico They visited the old French Quarters in New Orleans battle sites at Vicksburg and the Gulf Coast drive on their trip They called on Mrs Pierce's parents Mr and Mrs H H Davis in Eatonton Georgia in Paducah Kentucky.

Rolland Pierce Carol Max Tommy Franklin Street Old Mexico New Orleans Vicksburg Miss Gulf Coast Drive Mrs. Pierce H. H. Davis Eatonton Paducah

Note to weight watchers on breakfast and meals

A diet tip urges weight watchers not to skip breakfast or any meal. Eating at least three meals daily helps adherence, boosts well being, and reduces the likelihood of overeating at later meals.

Ozark travels mix folk lore with weather chatter

Travel writer C H Bartlett recalls Jesse James, regional terms like chat for mining byproducts, and local weather lore in Missouri. He notes chat used to surface driveways, jokes about shifting forecasts, and recalls April hail in Joplin followed by a dry spell after heavy May rainfall.

C. H. Bartlett Missouri Ozark Jesse James Jesse James Ball Maylor Southeastern Ohio Oklahoma Kansas Ohio Joplin Texas

Kiwanis Club Hears Report in Glouster Ohio

Kiwanis members heard Wayne Wiley recount a tour of Athens County including Glouster by federal state and county officials. The meeting featured the film Ohio Fishing Fever from the Lets Explore Ohio series. Harold Rainey of Trimble named new Glouster Kiwanis secretary, succeeding Fred Sherlock who moved to Junction City. Annual Kiwanis family picnic set for Aug 24 at Glouster Memorial Park.

Glouster Kiwanis Club Wayne Wiley Athens County Ohio Harold Rainey Trimble Glouster Memorial Park

Driver Is Jailed In Nelsonville Dwi Case

Willard L. Van Fossen of Pennsville was found guilty in Mayor Earl Hilleary's court of driving while intoxicated after pleading innocent. He was fined $100 plus costs and sentenced to three days in Nelsonville city jail.

Nelsonville Earl Hilleary Willard L. van Fossen Pennsville

Shawnee names new fire chief and church school schedule

Shawnee council appointed J. D. Gaddis as chief of the Shawnee Volunteer Fire Department replacing Fred Musick who resigned. The Shawnee Methodist Church vacation Bible school runs July 17 to 22 with half day sessions 9 to 11:30 a.m. for ages 4 to 14. 33 guests attended. Miss Manring and Paul Wohrie, both Shawnee natives, are to marry July 29 at St Mary's Catholic Church in Shawnee.

J. D. Gaddis Shawnee Volunteer Fire Department Gaddis Fred Musick The Shawnee Methodist Church Edward Sadler Miss Manring Harold Manring Shawnee Paul Wohrie Daniel Wohrie St. Mary’s Catholic Church

Also Mentioned on This Page

Mothers Club Chesterhill Mount St, Mary Hospital Iris Dodson Charlottte Brady Carbon Hill Charles Rose Alfred Bush Gore Roger McCulloch Robert L. Howell Tuppers Plains Albany News Notes Ozark Country Webster Public Square Hone Nee Hommex Varhee Vaal By Catharine Hoy Powe Columbus &T Nelscanvil
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