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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 25, 1946
Page
6
A report from The Athens Messenger outlines the first membership drive events with former Nelsonville residents now in Columbus. The piece lists attendees, hostesses, and several local visits, with notes on community members and their activities around Athens and surrounding areas.
Nelsonville report says Rennie Chilcote, 35, suffered scalp lacerations and a concussion in a tavern brawl July 12. He was moved to $1 Francis Hospital Columbus for treatment and has been semi conscious since last Sunday. He and his wife have five children. Police continue to investigate the disturbance.
Union Furnace reports a midweek gathering of the Truth Seekers Class with prayer by Mrs Ruth Bryan, readings by Emma Clark, and etiquette articles by Mrs McGune. Other members included Mrs Semour Asolo, Mrs Charles Justus Columbus visited, and a tavern incident led to a quarrel with Everett Murphy. no charges were filed.
Nelsonville Board of Commerce has conducted its first membership drive. Letters of solicitation go to business and professional interests urging participation in the poaras program. The association aims to build community morale, supports a Blue Cross Hospital campaign, and plans to mail about 10,000 letters this year. Directors include Kenneth Orwiler, Dr W H Hyde, RB Johnson, Glen Thomas, Edward Snap, and others.
Nelsonville obituaries note M1 Butterworth aged 65 died in Detroit after living there 22 years. He leaves wife Blanche Fiske three daughters Mabel David Frances Chapman and Eller Stoakley all of Detroit a son Ralph of Florida three grandsons and two brothers Lowell Columbus and Ed Butterworth of Nelsonville. Funeral services were held in Detroit with burial in Oakland Hills Cemetery.
Representatives from 14 Ohio counties of the Women's Christian Temperance Union meet at Lancaster Camp Grounds for a two day session beginning Thursday. County president Mrs Blanche Starkey of Nelsonville heads Athens County Union as part of the program.
Cecil Eugene Malone died July 13 in a traffic accident near Oreton. Funeral services were conducted July 16 by the American Legion Wilkesville Post with Rev Nathan Allman delivering the sermon. Born Tulvy Burns and Robert Burns welcomed a son Harold Richard Paul Hector. Columbus visits Duane McLaughlin as Garden Club held its annual picnic at Leona McLaughlin home and plans next meeting at Dena Jeffers.
The Collins family reunion at Rachelmacher Park Logan July 21 drew 73 relatives and marked Charles Collins Akron 70th birthday. Attendees included Fred Collins and sons Fat and Jack Eva May Nutter Mr and Mrs Arthur Echels Martias City and others from Newark Canton Columbus and Athens. A Church picnic at Lake Hope followed by a civic dinner and a Warren family chicken gathering in Columbus.
Nelsonville St Andrews Parish will hold its first postwar Summer Festival at the Parish Hall on August 17. A Monday meeting formed committees to arrange the event with Father William Kelly as general chairman and T F Mulligan and Mrs Jessie Baker as co chairs.
Funeral services for the late Home H Harding will be conducted at the Stout funeral home Friday July 26 at 2 0 pm 0b by the Rev John Lloyd Evans pastor of the First Presbyterian Church Burial will be at New Marshfield Masonic services for Mr Harding will be conducted by the officers and members of Philodorian Lodge at the funeral home tonight at 8 o'clock Lodge will meet at the Masonic Temple at 7 30 pm
Funeral services were held at 10 39 am at Stout funeral home for Nathaniel Lee Lewis six day old son of Mr and Mrs Aaron Lewis who died Wednesday morning at the family home 611 Patton St Burial took place at Greenlawn Cemetery The Lewis family has several other children.
One of the outstanding meetings of Class 21 of the Methodist Church was held Monday night with Mrs Georgia Kilpatrick and Mrs Ina Hall as joint hostesses at the Kilpatrick home 672 College Ave Beles The hostesses had invited others.
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