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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 23, 1954
Page
2
Nelsonville names Dana Marks city dump custodian as officials weigh relocation due to fire hazards and a forthcoming state hospital near the Ranger station. Alternatives include use of abandoned pits, a city road packer and in house collection or private franchise, with health surveys expected to shape changes.
Nelsonville Rotary heard Ralph W. Parka describe Hi Fidelity as the greatest advance in sound reproduction since Edison. He traced phonograph history, played records, and noted early local owners of phonographs on Chestnut and W Washington Streets. Ralph Helber of the Logan club attended. new officers will be inducted at the final June meeting next Tuesday.
The community held a combined Children’s Day and Fathers Day program at the Sunday school. Rev Emma Bell Sopher installed WSCS officers during evening services. Families from Columbus Port Huron Belpre and Winfield visited local residents and members hosted a stork shower for two members.
Gentral Vacation Bible School wraps two week session with total enrollment of 101 pupils. Junior boys led by Rev. J. L. Evans and Rev. L. E. Moyer report 25 in classes. kindergarten 33. primary 50. junior girls 36. Teachers listed for each department.
The Messenger invites readers to submit service member addresses including full address hometown and contributor name. Example shows AS1 George W. Letart of the AF 15503414 assigned to S3rd Air Rescue Squadron APO 81 c o Postmaster New York NY.
A community gathering at Rio Grande College in Letart Falls features a Sunday program with a speaker from the Ports mouth area. An all ages supper follows, attendees bring their own food.
Testimony details Meyer allegedly shooting his wife after a confrontation over divorce. Witnesses describe the attack on the porch, subsequent flight, and autopsy arrangements. Jury selection neared completion with 11 of 40 names seated and an alternate juror named.
The Rev. Herman Clark, new Coolville circuit preacher from Gallipolis, urged steadfast faith in Jesus Christ over church membership. He plans to attend Ohio University for theology while serving after two Navy terms. He replaces Rev. Harold Hugus, who moves to New Vienna. Hugus family also departs.
Mr and Mrs William McDonald spent a weekend at Hemlock with Mr and Mrs Forrest Dennis and their son Glenn and Mrs Grace Weaver. Dennis and McDonald visited Lake Burr Oak. Mr and Mrs Clyde Oakley of Michigan enjoyed time at their Hemlock summer home.
The GT Club will hold a picnic Thursday evening at Johnny Appleseed Roadside Park on Route 33. Members meet at Bernice Johnson's home at p. m.
Pythian Sisters will meet Thursday at 7 30 p m in the K of P Hall with a potluck served during the evening.
The Cosmopolitan Club will hold its annual picnic on Friday at 6 p.m. at the Johnny Appleseed roadside park near Nelsonville.
The Presbyterian Missionary Society will meet with Mrs Howlard Ong at 382 W Washington St Thursday at 7 30 p m A mission study book Within Those Borders will be completed and Mrs Lloyd Evans will report on the national meeting recently at Purdue University.
Mrs Bessie Arbell Charles Clary and family and Mrs Lena Key attended the wedding at St Joseph Church Sugar Grove on Saturday at 11 am for their nephew Edward McCardy of Sugar Grove and Miss Leah Crane of Lancaster Mr and Mrs Donald Williams Mrs Ralph Williams and daughters Rita and Carole left Monday for a visit in New Jersey with Seaman and Mrs Jerry Robinette and family
The Glouster Park church picnic drew attendees including Mr. and Mrs. Jones Brown Blanch Bonner and daughter Mr. and Mrs. Edward Phelps with daughter and members from the Jacksonville EUB Church. Visitors included Tenpie McGee with Charley Morgan Alta McGee and others. Geanie Mascota visited Sandra Cooper while Mary Dew returned from Mt. St Mary Hospital.
Miss Lorna Robinette and William Seel were married at the bride’s parents home in Nelsonville on June 17. Elder Charles McCray officiated as the double ring ceremony concluded with a reception and brief honeymoon trip. The couple now reside in Haydenville with attendees including family members from Nelsonville Mason City and Zanesville.
Funeral services for Mrs. Blanche Jones Henry, who died Tuesday in Sheltering Arms Hospital, will be held Thursday at 2 p.m. at Blower funeral home. Burial is at West Union Street Cemetery in Athens. Friends may call anytime at the funeral home.
A crowd of friends gathered to celebrate Adele Boston’s return from Sunday school with a birthday cake baked by Sunday school teacher Nellie Adkins. A noon dinner followed at the Leart residence with numerous family and friends in attendance.
Kill Eagle Tribe 179 Improved Order of Red Men will elect officers at a meeting in the Buckeye Building hall Friday at 7 30 p m Refreshments will be served.
Newborns announced for Ronald R Morgan and wife at Logan Route 2. Admitted include Herman Leasure Logan Route and Sophia Rockhold Gloucester among others. Dismissals list Phillip McNaughton Chauncey and son and Thomas Blower Chauncey with daughter. Odessa Gillogly Logan and Harold Cochran Athens discharged. Red River delta note cites high population density in rural Indo China.
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