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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jul 21, 1943

Page

2

Nelsonville Eagles Officials To Attend Meeting In Zanesville

Four petitioners were elected to membership at the Nelsonville Eagles meeting. The worthy president, trustees and secretary were voted to attend the Victory-at Zanesville Sunday. Robert Green, junior past worthy president, will attend the grand aerie meeting in Chicago. The charter was draped in memory of Frank Herring former grand president active in Mother's Day and social security. Millard Delong received a production manager pin for June. Initiation is set for Tuesday evening July 7 with candidates to report. refreshments to follow.

Nelsonville Eagles Aerue Victory Zanesville Robert Green Grand Aerie Chicago Lodge Frank Herring The Order Millard Pat” Delong

Miss De-Vol Marries Sgt Ringhiser at Logan

Nelsonville notes announce the marriage of Wanda Kay De-Vol to Sgt Charles Ringhiser of Camp Butner North Carolina. The ceremony occurred Monday July 19 at 6 pm at the Lutheran parsonage in Logan with Rev Amos Heyde officiating. The couple plans a brief wedding trip to Canton Ohio during a 10 day furlough.

Nelsonville Will De-Vol Wanda Kay Charles Ringhiser Camp Butner N. C Logan Amos Heyde William Ringhiser Viola Will de Vol Virginia Moore Columbus Cpl Clyde Bocher Miss Moore Walnut St Robert Warren Jill Ralph de- Vol Nancy Ringhiser Canton Ohio

Mrs Crouse Hosts WSCS Circle Meeting in Nelsonville

Circle No. 5 of the W. B. C. S. of the Methodist Church met at Mrs. Ed Crouse home in Nelsonville. Leader Mrs. Rose Cook opened with scripture and prayer. Mrs. Janet Clark led chapter six of On This Foundation. Mrs. F. Locke recited Sally Ann's Experience. A picnic dinner was planned for Aug 16 at Mrs. Rose Cook's home.

Nelsonville Methodist Church Ed Crouse Rose Cook Janet Clark F. Locke Sally Ann

Swams Plan Wednesday Church Meeting at 8 30

Nelsonville reports the Swams will meet Wednesday night at 8 30 o clock at the Church of Christ. All members are urged to be present.

Nelsonville Church of Christ

Recognizes Hero as World War I Officer

Nelsonville resident Leland Diamond aged 53 is a master gunnery sergeant in the United States Marine Corps and a trench mortar expert. Time magazine featured him for Guadalcanal service and he remains an instructor while Leonard Myers identified him as his former platoon sergeant from the 83rd Company 6th Regiment Marines in World War I. Diamond enlisted in 1917 and has declined commissions despite multiple decorations.

Nelsonville Leland Diamond United States Marine Corps Time Guadalcanal Diamond Leonard Myers Sgt. Diamond 83Rd Co 6Th Regt. Marines Myers

Synthetic tire supply warned for 1944 and coffee rationing eased

Civilian Defense columnist Mrs Parker reports Seiberling Rubber Co expert J P Seiberling warns synthetic tires will be scarce until mid 1944 and no major all synthetic truck tires exist yet. Authorities urge motorists to conserve tires while coffee ration stamps Nos 21 and 22 change validity amid wartime supply factors and potential future cutbacks.

Parker Sniffen J. P. Seiberling Seiberling Rubber Co Ear- Hest OPA

Local residents host relatives and travelers visit

Mrs. D. F. Shafer came by Tuesday due to her mother Mrs. Marion Coakley’s illness. John Holland of Columbus is spending several days at home. Mrs. Julius Fischer hosts cousins Miss Margaret Urick and Miss Betsy Heald from Ironton, with Miss Hannah Urick visiting as well. Mrs. Harry Evans leaves for Omaha to join her husband at Camp Cook. Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Sherrick and Mrs. Mary Dezso return to Cincinnati after a weekend with friends and kin.

D. F. Shafer Marion Coakley John Holland Columbus Julius Fischer Margaret Urick Betsy Heald Ironton Hannah Urick Fischer Harry Evans Omaha Neb Pfe Camp Cook Floyd Sherrick Mary Dezso Cincinnati

Plan Reunion At Happy Hollow School August First

An all day reunion will be held Sunday August 1 at Happy Hollow School. A basket dinner and program will feature the event. All former teachers pupils and friends are invited. The article notes the deepest salt mine near Berlin at 4157 feet.

Nelsonville Happy Hollow

Miss Hall Weds Warrant Officer Warren Warden in Columbus

Miss Marie Judith Hall daughter of Mrs Ina Hall of Columbus married Warrant Officer Warren E. Warden son of Mr and Mrs R D Warden of Fairmont at United Brethren Church Columbus. The ceremony featured white satin gowns bridal party in pastels, a Beechwold Tavern reception for 75, and a brief wedding trip. The bride will reside in Columbus while the groom is stationed in Savannah Georgia.

Nelsonville Marie Judith Hall Ina Hall Hudson St Columbus Warren E. Warden U. S. Army R. D. Warden Fairmont W. Va D. S. Mills United Brethren Church Harriett Davis Elzie Hillyer Frances Hall David Treadway William Evans Ray Wright Emma Stephens James Burton Ft. Hayes Kenneth Simmons Beechwold Tavern Warden Savannah Harry Davis

Holzer Hospital welcomes new patients in Gallipolis

New admissions include Mrs Morton Stanley Pt Pleasant W Va medical Mrs Charles Holstein Pt Pleasant who gave birth to a baby boy at 336 pm Monday Albert Harold Mackenzie Gallipolis surgery Mrs Ella C Irwin Gallipolis medical George Gilmore Gallipolis medical Mrs Ted Waller Gallipolis who gave birth to a baby girl at 745 am Tuesday Bert Markey Pt Pleasant surgery John Thomas Wellston surgery Mrs Jack Hackworth Gallipolis surgery Mrs Mildred Buck Athens surgery and Mrs Charles Baker Gallipolis surgery Discharged patients include Mrs Raymond Stoneking Thurman Mrs William Sprouse West Columbia W Va Mrs Norwood Van Comey Middleport and Mrs Bert Boggs Oak Hill

Gallipolis Holzer Hospital Morton Stanley Pleasant W. Va Charles Holstein Albert Harold Mackenzie Ella C. Irwin George Gilmore Ted Waller Bert Markey Pt. Pleasant John Thomas Wellston Jack Hackworth Mildred Buck Athens Charles Baker Raymond Stoneking Thurman William Sprouse West Columbia Norwood van Comey Middleport Bert Boggs Oak Hill

York Servicemen News From Nelsonville Area

Ralph Bols of Dayton formerly Nelsonville now serves with a motor transportation division of the Army Air Corps in North Africa according to his father Win Bols who came from Dayton to visit. Cloyd Shorty Boss is at Fort Francis Warner Wyoming attending carpenter construction school. Harold Bols is finishing a radio school program at Scott Field Illinois graduating today. Jack Mulligan son of Mr and Mrs Fred Mulligan is transferred from Fort Hayes Columbus to Fort Bliss Texas assigned to an Anti Aircraft Artillery Unit after leaving for physicals at Clarksburg.

Nelsonville Ralph Bols Dayton Army Air Corps North Africa Win Bols Cloyd (Shorty Fort Francis Warner Wyo Harold Scott Field Ill Jack Mulligan Fred Mulligan Fort Hayes Columbus Fort Bliss Texas Jack Clarksburg

Rotary Picnic Near Logan With District Governor Pending Visit

Nelsonville Rotary members met at L. I. Krieg farm near Logan for their annual picnic. Guests included William Brooks and Earl Washburn. President Kenneth Orwiler announced district governor Charles Evans of Chillicothe will visit next week. The meeting is set for Little House Tuesday at 6:15 PM.

Nelsonville Rotary Club L. I. Krieg Logan Willia Brooks Earl Washburn Kenneth Orwiler Charles Evans Chillicothe Little House

Duster Report Near Nelsonville High Gas Flow

In Nelsonville the gas test on Frank Minner property, drilled by Marion Porter, is termed a duster. The Berea sand well was completed Monday. Frank O Mara in District 29 began No 2 on the Hocking Valley Brick Co while No 1 yielded 800000 cubic feet.

Nelsonville Frank Minner Marion Porter Berea Frank O'Mara Hocking Valley Brick Co

Picnic Planned by Golden Rule Sunday School Class

The Methodist Church class will meet Mrs. Ruby Howard for a Sunday picnic. Members should bring a covered dish and table service. Transportation options available from Miss Alice George’s home by 6 pm on East Columbus Street.

Nelsonville Golden Rule Methodist Church Ruby Howard Alice George East Columbus St

England's Prince's G C Noted As Longest In Sandwich

England's Prince's Golf Course at Sandwich is described as the longest in the country with a length of 6998 yards. A typical round requires about four miles of walking for a player.

England Prince's Sandwich

Board of Education Plans for Fall in Point Pleasant

The Point Pleasant board of education met with all members present led by President Rogers. They awarded coal contracts to Ice and Fuel Co. for Lewis District and Vitus Hartley for Graham Waggener and Robinson districts. The board approved the teacher list by Superintendent Walden F. Roush, with about 195 names to be publicly announced tomorrow.

Point Pleasant Board of Education Rogers Caldwell Starkey Burdette White Ice and Fuel Co Lewis Vitus Hartley Graham Waggener Robinson Walden F. Roush

Retirement pensions approved for 37 state teachers

Point Pleasant reports the retirement board approved pensions for 37 state teachers. Included are Mrs. Bertha Wilson of Hollywood Florida and Mrs. Bessie H Brown of Apple Grove who recently retired after qualifying for pensions. Wilson, a former county superintendent, taught in city schools for about 40 years.

Point Pleasant Bertha Wilson Hollywood Fla Bessie H. Brown Apple Grove Wilson

Ladies Aid Meeting At Mrs Rudolph Rogers Home

Mrs Rudolph Rogers will host the Ladies Aid Society of Vaught Memorial Church at her Route 17 home south of the Kanawha Thursday at 8 PM. A pot luck supper will be served and other church groups have been invited.

Ladies Aid Point Pleasant Rudolph Rogers Ladies Aid Society of Vaught Memorial Route 17 Kanawha

Mustering 50 Ohio Guardsmen in Gallipolis

A large crowd witnessed 50 Ohio State Guardsmen mustered into Company D, Second Regiment, in Gallipolis. Brigadier General Donald Pancoast administered the oath as Capt. Craig Slagle and other officers spoke.

Gallipolis Gallipolis Furniture Industries Sycamore St Second Ave Ohio State Craig D. Slagle O. G. Lyle Louis B. Hauser Earl Brannen Roland Lee George H. Perry Athens Ed Rosser Chillicothe Addison Hudson Lancaster Frank Watkins Joe Guerra Kenneth Sands Stanley Cooley John F. Newsom Co. A Harry Breth Edwin E. Higgins Morris Haskins Elmer Caldwell Howard S. Hardway Frank Danner James F. Danner Raymond O. Gooch Frank L. Haskins Buell B. Hayes Arthur M. Hoyt Lowell W. Kemper Robert Lee. Long Merrill McCormick Rader C. McDaniel Clifford E. Manley Bill B. Matthews Claude Miller Jack L. Mills Charles A. Nuckles A. L. Parsons Walter B. Plantz R. S. Rees Robert Reynolds Robert M. Richards Lonnie Safford Ralph Saunders Raymond Shelton Don Slagle Augustus M. Steele Hector Steele James Stewart Loren Thomas Eddie M. Watts Edgar E. Wooten

Gallia County Second in Bond Sale in July Week

Chairman Harold W. Wetherholt reports Gallia County ranked second in the sale of Series E F and G bonds during the first week of July. The county fell to fourth place in southern Ohio in June.

Gallipolis Harold W. Wetherholt Gallia County

Real Estate Deals in Gallia County Ohio

Gallia County real estate items include Harold and Anne J Notter buying the Jones farm of 195.70 acres in Addison Township near Route 35 for about 5000 dollars. E E Cardwell and wife selling 53.25 acres in Huntington Township. C L Johnson purchasing from Harold Swindler and wife their half interest in 84.15 acres in Green Township. Carl C Myers buying the half interest in the Doepping Building on Court Street in Grand Rapids Michigan, now home to Dan W Thomas and Son Shoe Store.

Addison Township Route 35 E. E. Cardwell H. E Nellie B. Keeney Huntington Township C. L. Johnson Harold Swindler Green Township Carl C. Myers Doepping Court St John Doepping Grand Rapids, Mich Dan W. Thomas and Son Shoe Store

Willie H. Jacobs Funeral Tomorrow

Gallipolis funeral services are set for 2 p.m. Thursday at the Old Ruger Church for Willie H. Jacobs aged 81 who died suddenly Monday. Rev. Melvin Dunn will officiate with burial at Gravel Hill Cemetery by Rawlings Coats. He was the son of Stephen H. and Mary Roush Jacobs and married a daughter of Julius Boice in 1890. His wife survives with two granddaughters Vera and Mary Elizabeth and a great grandson Thomas Lynn Darnell.

Gallipolis Rgger Willie H. Jacobs Melvin Dunn Gravel Hill Rawlings-Coats Middleport Stephen H Mary Roush Jacobs Jacobs Julius Boice Fredah Irene Charles Thomas Vera Mary Elizabeth Marion Darnell Thomas Lynn Darnell

Hostess to Club Hosts 4-H Meeting in Gallipolis

Hostess to Club GALLIPOLIS-Naoma Hawks hosted Fairfield Sen So's 4 H Club at her home on July 8. Members worked on projects and played games later. Refreshments were served. Next meeting set for July 22 at Mrs Opal Powell's home.

Gallipolis Naoma Hawks Fairfield Sen So Opal Powell

Dinner honors Thomas Waldie Jr before joining forces

Mr and Mrs Dewey Mayes hosted a dinner at their Henderson home on Monday honoring Thomas Waldie Jr of Point Pleasant who is entering military service.

Point Pleasant Mrs Dewey Mayes Henderson Thomas Waldie, Jr

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