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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 20, 1942
Page
2
Nelsonville Businessman Eugene Shafer Dies in Columbus
Eugene F Shafer 55 former Nelsonville Athens businessman died at White Cross Hospital Columbus after back injury complications following surgery. He operated restaurants and theatres with brothers, later bakery work in Columbus and Betty Shop in Athens Court Street. Married to Fanny Reuter Shafer, survived by son Joe and siblings. Funeral plans not set.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
Eugene F Shafer
Washington St
Athens
White Cross Hospital
Columbus
Shafer
George W. Shafer
Ohio University
City Pool Attracts 1782 This Week In Nelsonville
A Nelsonville pool logged 1,782 visitors last week per pool manager H. W. Seelbach. Daily totals were 240 on Sunday, 241 on Monday, 246 on Tuesday, 240 on Wednesday, 296 on Thursday, 293 on Friday, and 226 on Saturday. Special parties can be arranged through the manager.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
H. W. Seelbach
Widow Clarice Smith Dies at 89 in Parkdale
Nelsonville notices the death of Clarice Smith 89 widow of Jesse Smith at her Parkdale home. Survived by three daughters Mrs Bertie Davis Kimberly Mrs Ida Scott Wheeling WV and Mrs Sarah Brent Jasonville IN. Son Jesse of the home and brother Elsworth McCollister Nelsonville RF. Funeral at Pilgrim Holiness Church Tuesday 2 pm with Rev Ben Awe. burial Mt Zion Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
Clarice Smith
Jesse Smith
Parkdale
Bertie Davis
Kimberly
Ida Scott
Wheeling
W. Va
Sarah Brent
Jasonville
Ind
Jesse
Elsworth McCollister
R.F.C
Pilgrim Holiness Church
Ben Awe
Mt. Zion
Garden Club Committee Plans August Flower Show
A special Garden Club committee meeting to plan an August flower show will be held Tuesday evening at Mrs. FE. F. Bell's Fayette Street home. All committee members are requested to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Garden Club
Nelsonville
FE. F. Bell
Fayette St
Birth Announcement for Davis Boy in Logan
Mr. and Mrs. Thom Davis of 173 Railroad Ave Logan announce the birth of a son at Cherrington Hospital Logan on July 16 weight eight and a half pounds named Thomas Jr Grandparents are Mr and Mrs Thomas Davis of Buchtel and Mr and Mrs Ray Taylor of New Straitsville Also a physician notes blowing the nose too hard can cause ear damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buchtel
Thomas Davis
Railroad Ave
Logan
Cherrington Hospital
Thomas Jr
Ray Taylor
New Straitsville
Boy Scouts of Troop 66 Attend Camp Katooga
Members of Troop 66 Boy Scouts attend a week at Camp Katooga near Parkersburg. The group includes Bob Johnson Lloyd Johnson Virgil McKnight Jim Bateman Keith Bateman Don Mender Bob Bateman John Katzenbach Paul Midkiffe Bill Ross John Boo Jewett Bob Wolfe Charles Davis Gene Hitchings Jack Hutchings Charles White Kenneth Hulme. They left Sunday and will return Sunday July 26.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
Troop 66
Boy Scouts
Camp Katooga
Parkersburg
Bob Johnson
Lloyd Johnson
Virgil McKnight
Jim Bateman
Keith Bateman
Don Mender
Bob Bateman
John Katzenbach
Paul Midkiffe
Bill Ross
John Boo Jewett
Bob Wolfe
Charles Davis
Gene Hitchings
Jack Hutchings
Charles White
Kenneth Hulme
Nelsonville social notes highlight W C T U picnic and community updates
The Nelsonville Woman's Christian Temperance Union held its annual picnic at Mrs. Fay Howard's River Road home with 16 members and guests. A program followed including prayers by Rev. W M George and reports from officers. The piece also notes church class picnics, devotional services, a Victrola music segment, prize contests, and updates on local and visiting residents, including military and civil postings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
Woman's Christian Temperance Union
Fay Howard
River Road
Sam Starkey
W. M. George
Fannie Williams
Senator Burton
Thomas Spencer
Glouster
Athens
Kate Blake
Columbus
Methodist Church School
Nettie Stewart
Jackson St
Sam Frank
Helen Stewart
Anna Raine
Frank
Harry Cox
Cora Runion
Stewart
Effie Devore
Legion Meets Tonight For Special Session
Nelsonville American Legion post holds a special meeting tonight at 8 o’clock in the Legion Hall to discuss community matters and future events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Legion
Nelsonville
American Legion
Legion Fiall
Mil ton charged with reckless driving in Antwater case
Claude Mil ton of Antwater Ohio was fined ten dollars and costs in the court of Mayor Herman Ogg after pleading guilty to reckless driving Saturday night deception not implied.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
Claude Milton
Antwater
Ohio
Herman Ogg
Jones Twirls One Hitter as Brooks Shoes Cup First Half
Brooks Shoes won the first half of the City Twilight League by beating Logan 2 to 1 at City Playground. Jones allowed one hit for the Shoemen, Leonard held Logan to four. George Newman drove in both runs with two doubles. Brooks scored the decisive run in the ninth, after Logan led 1 0 midway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones
Brooks Shoes
Nelsonville
Logan
City Playground
Shoemen
Brooks
Carbon Hill
Logan Businessman Purchases Moore Farm Fronting on Ohio
C G Steele of Logan West Virginia bought the Mary Moore farm of 312 acres at Hogsett in Mason County. The sale occurred Saturday as part of Peter Steenbergen administrator versus Moore beneficiaries, with Steele’s bid supported by 12400. John A Blain of Gallipolis Ferry was also a bidder among others. The farm fronts the Ohio River and reaches back to the hills, expanding Steele’s holdings in the county.
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Point
Pleasant
C. G. Steele
Logan
W. Va
Mary Moore
Hogsett
E. J. Somerville
Peter Steenbergen
Steele
Mason County
Moore
Ohio River
Pt Pleasant Area Personal Messages and Visits
Local notes list residents visiting relatives and returning home including Mr and Mrs Charles Green back in Columbus after a weekend with sister Mrs M Chapman. Bobby Joe and Eugene Chapman plan two weeks in Columbus. Other updates mention Mrs Catherine Messie improving after illness and Miss Marcella Peck visiting Charleston. Morris Sheldon returns from New Boston Ohio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Green
Columbus
M. Chapman
Bobby Joe
Eugene Chapman
Catherine Messie
Henderson
Marcella Peck
Charleston
Kenneth A. Peck
Kanawha
L. A. Parsons
Huntington
Chestnut Ridge
Parsons
Cabell County
O. B. Harper
Hartford
Donald A. Smith
Margaret Malloy
J. J. Lovell
Gallipolis
Reba Beale
Main St
William Hogg
Charles Edgar Hogg
Mary Patterson
Viand St
James Wilson
Mat Wilson
Charleston Road
Morris Sheldon
The
Ordnance Works
New Boston
Pattie Butcher
Orbith Sennett
Parkersburg
W. W. Cunningham
W. Va
Hubert Cunningham
Ritz
Fannie Dewees
Arthur Miller
Aden
Dale Newell
Wellsville
S. L. Baker
Baker
Homer Connolly
Donna Jean
Marietta
Ethel Welch
Junior Romine
Pittsburgh
Ruth Romine
Cyrus Jones
Floyd Britt
Little Hocking
J. W. Lyons
Arthur Deeter
Stewart
Herb Deeter
Guysville
Osborne
Clermont
Akron
Keesler Field
Miss
Jefferson Barracks
L. C. Kirkendall
Glenroy
Fire department battles hay stack blaze at Orbiston
In Nelsonville the fire department was summoned to Orbiston in the evening to tackle a burning hay stack owned by William Searles. The blaze threatened nearby property and the cause remains undetermined.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
Orbiston Wuiing
William Searles
Band Boosters Meeting Agenda Set in Nelsonville
Band Boosters will meet Tuesday evening July 21 at 8 at the high school to discuss raising funds for new uniforms and related upgrades. The session aims to outline possible purchases and fundraising steps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
Uunitorms
Funeral Rites Held for James F. Flint in Point Pleasant
James F. Flint died of injuries from an incident near Shadle Bridge Route 2. Funeral services were held Sunday at Mt. Rose Church with Rev. Tom Kinnaird presiding. Burial followed in Mt. Rose Cemetery. he survived by his parents a twin brother and a sister.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
James F. Flint
Mt. Rose Church
Tom Kinnaird
Mt. Rose
Flint
Henderson
Shadle Bridge
Route 2
James F. and
Cynthia
Sadler) Flint
James Flint
Miss Bertie Flint
Crab Creek
Personal and Social Notes from Stewart Area
Personal notes recount visits and moves in Stewart region. Ted Scott and family reside with Clifford Glazier who has joined the army. Visitors include John Baily Racine and Ralph Smith Pomeroy guests. Mrs Mary Roberts visits Columbus then Fort Meade. Numerous local visits and family events follow with many tied to Athens Newark Marietta and Nelsonville communities. Stella Russell is seriously ill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Roberts
Fort Mead
Maryland
John Scott
Gay Station
Minersville
Ted Scott
Pearl
Floyd
Athens
Earl Landis
Logan
Willard Land
Columbus
Pearl Totman
Marietta
Bill Lee
Pearl Lones
Merle Pickett
Nelsonville
Nellie Parsons
Sibyl Root
Paul Parsons
Frankie Sweeney
Annapolis
Alex Parsons
John Smith
Osie Swepston
Chillicothe
Conn Hutchins
Joe Hutchins
Stewart
Point Pleasants Frank Lu cas Arrested for Drunkenness
Point Pleasants Frank Lu cas of Kimberling Virginia was arrested by Patrolman Morrison Friday evening for drunkenness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Frank Lucas
Kimberling
Morrison
Police Chief Reports No Arrests Saturday in Gallipolis
Gallipolis police chief John Fraley says no arrests were necessary Saturday night despite a high turnout of visitors as the city remained orderly with everyone on good behavior.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Fraley
Trimble Methodist Ladies Aid Holds July Meeting
Glouster TRIMBLE The July session of the Ladies Aid of Trimble Methodist Church met at Mrs. Martha Kloh's home with president Mrs. Grace Sayre in charge. After business, a program and contests followed a social hour and dessert. Hostesses for August are Mrs. Elma Leadinghaus and Mrs. Julia Johnston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trimble
Martha Kloh
Grace Sayre
Esta Haskins
Tensie Wolfe
Elma Leadinghaus
Sadie Morrison
Helen Willeke
Marie Antle
Ella Morrison
Edra Lantz
Merle Danford
Julia Johnston
Four Are Fined by Mayor of Glouster
Floyd Sikorski and Sam Withem of Glouster were fined 10 dollars and costs each after pleading guilty to fighting on High Street. Irene Sikorski was fined 5 dollars and costs for disturbing the peace. James Christman of Oakdale received 5 dollars and costs for a drunkenness charge, all in Mayor Thomas Williams Sr. court with Chief Fred H. Heck making arrests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glouster
Floyd Sikorski
Sam Withem
Thomas Williams, Sr
High St
Fred H. Heck
Irene Sikorski
James Christman
Oakdale
Heck
Canine Train Rider Roams Rails Between Towns
A clever or weary collie named GLOUSTER-A has startled the crew of the Federal Valley Railroad by hopping onto the engine footboard at Lathrop as trains depart. The dog rides to its home nearly a mile away and then nonchalantly dismounts to continue its day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glouster
Federal Valley Railroad
Lathrop
Postmaster at Kanauga Resigns
Gallia County report states Mrs. Ralph Walker has resigned as Kanauga postmaster but will continue in service until a successor is named.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kanauga
Gallipolis
Ralph Walker
Plan Outing Tuesday At Antle Grove
Glouster Kiwanis Club schedules an outdoor meeting Tuesday evening at Antle Grove for members and families. Refreshments organized by O. L. Fasley Ben H. Goldberg and Al Craft. Attendees asked to bring their own table service and sugar.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glouster
Glouster Kiwanis Club
Antle Grove
O. L. Fasley
Ben H. Goldberg
al Craft
Visiting Parents GLOUSTER Pvt Robert Clark in Quantico
Pvt Robert Clark stationed at Quantico Virginia with the U S Marines visited his parents Mr and Mrs John R Clark for five days starting Sunday. Tom Reese once a game warden near Rawlins Wyoming hid as a scarecrow to trap sage hen poachers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raymond Patton, Jr
Marine Barracks
Parris Island
S. C
Raymond Patton
Ross Keplar
Ravenna
B. M. Coakley
Columbus
John Hoochett
John Call
Fort Will
Bogal
Oklahoma City
Okla
James Call
Call
Zelda Simon
Bess Simon
Cleveland
Chapel Hill
N. C
Simon
A. Nm. Simon
Naval Reserve Hospital Corps
Naval Air Station
Jacksonville
Fila
U.S. Naval Aviation
University of N. C
N.C
E. Washburn
Richard Gibson
Washburn
Helen
Roy Wash
Glouster
Robert Clark
Quantico
U. S
John R. Clark
Rawlins
Wyo
Tom Reese
Radio Men Wanted for Service Training in Signal Corps
Nelsonville Lt Huston and Robert K Bean will interview applicants at the Logan Ohio employment office 40 North Market Street from 3 to 5 pm Tuesday July 21 for civilian junior repairmen trainees in the Signal Corps. Trainees earn 120 dollars monthly during training and may move to better Signal Corps roles after completion. Preference to 1 A draft classification. opportunities to enlist in the Signal Corps Enlisted Reserve.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
Huston
U. S. Army Signal Corps
Robert K. Bean
United States Civilian Service Commission
United States Employment Service Office
North Market Street
Logan
Ohio
Signal Corps
Torch Ladies Aid Society Holds Meeting at Methodist Church
The Torch Ladies Aid Society met at the Methodist Church with Mrs. Rex Anderson hosting. After songs and readings including Country Preacher and The Preacher Says, the group conducted business and enjoyed refreshments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Torch Ladies Aid Society
Ladies Aid Society of the Methodist Church
Rex Anderson
Watson
Mary Gillilan
Thelma Brewster
Margaret Southworth
Parkersburg
Harry Shafer
Worth of USO Explained To Gathering at Glouster
A large crowd attended a community sing at Glouster stadium to kick off the USO drive for Trimble and North Dover Townships. Speakers described USO aims, urged support, and a later sing was approved with high school band accompaniment and baton twirlers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
USO
Glouster
Trimble
North Dover
C. F. Danford
Frank McCann Post
American Legion
Post
Cecil Watkins
John R. Clark
Joe Stephenson
Elson
Fort Worth
Tex
Canal Zone
Basil D. Vore
Hollister
Harold Vore
Athens County
Danford
Joe Miner
Hattiesburg
Lewis Clark
Harriette Weymueller
Marcella Jonas
Raymond Connett
Jeannine Hines
Margaret Summers
Eagle Picnic at Grove draws big crowd near Bishopville
An estimated 500 persons attended the Glouster Aerie No. 468 F. O. E. family picnic Sunday at Watkins Grove near Bishopville. Contests featured prize wins by Virgil Strolymeyer, Mrs. Charles Kittle, John Moody, and Mary King. A 2 pm softball game and three youth events followed the noon basket dinner. Committee members were Gene Johnston, Vern Lamborn, and Potts Parks. Bill Thompson of Warren visited relatives in Glouster.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glouster
Watkins Grove
Bishopville
Glouster Aerie
Aerie
Virgil Strolymeyer
Charles Kittle
John Moody
Mary King
Brown
Dodson
Rush
Franklin
Jack Dodson
Virgil Kittle
William Christman
Errett Carter
Gene Johnston
Vern Lamborn
Potts” Parks
Mrs Mary Frey Dies in Wilkinsburg Pa
Funeral services for Mrs. Mary Chappelear Frey of Wilkinsburg Pa formerly of Columbus will be held at 3 30 P M Tuesday in the Schoedinger chapel with burial in Green Lawn Cemetery She died Saturday in a Pittsburgh hospital after a brief illness Surviving are her husband three brothers and two sisters plus four grandchildren
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Frey
Wilkinsburg
Columbus
Mary Chappelear Frey
Pittsburgh
Schoedinger Chapel
Green Lawn Cemetery
Frey
Charley Frey
Michael
James
Pomeroy
R. P. Ciford
Corning
Frank Karnes
George Louder
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