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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 29, 1941
Page
2
Remodeling Plans Change Betts Drug Store Area
NELSONVILLE The Eagles Remodeling and rehabilitation program began today. Families moved from rooms over Betts Drug Store to new locations as partitions were torn out. The project will cost about $30,000 and should finish by November, yielding a modern lodge and club rooms in Southeastern Ohio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
Eagles
Betts
Ohio
Nelsonville Bowling Team Wins Narrowly Again
Nelsonville defeats Grouster by 75 pins in a Monday mixed bowling match. Maxine Johnston led visitors with a 227 single and 542 triple, while team scores list strong showings from Geo Wolf Letha Silcott Kenny Cope Nellie Ward and Don Sipe. Grouster’s Bill Johnston Mac Johnston Fay Lantz and others posted solid totals as the hosts built a 169 pin edge after a 911 opener.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
Grouster
Maxine Johnston
Geo. Wolf
Letha Silcott
Kenny Cope
Nellie Ward
Don Sipe
Glouster
Bill Johnston
Mac Johnston
Fay Lantz
M. Cunningham
Gib Stephenson
Bteone
Twilight League Rain Delays Eagles Carbondale Opener
Last night's twilight game between the Eagles and Carbondale was rained out and will be made up on an open evening next week. Brooks Shoes faces Carbon Hill Longstretch Wednesday in the second period game, and Friday night Carbondale meets the Logan Mingos.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
The
Eagles
Carbondale
Brooks Shoes
Carbon Hill-Longstretch
Logan Mingos
Fishing Trip Returns From Muskingum River
Charles Thompson of the Nelsonville Police Department and his son Jack Cal of the Athens County Board of Elections returned from a week’s fishing trip near Stockport on the Muskingum River. They reported good sport with a 15 pound catfish, many bass and perch, and a playful attack by bluegills that left Mr Call with a bite on the side.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
Charles Thompson
Jack Cal
Athens
Call
Nelsonville Social Notes Picnic Plans and Local Visits
Committee members plan a Tuesday evening meeting at 6 30 at the Presbyterian Church to finalize picnic plans. Children should bring parents if possible and those with transport should contact Roy Sayers or Kenneth Orwiler. The first party leaves the church Friday August 1 at 4 PM. Picnic supper will be at Rachelmacher Park Logan at 6 30. Local residents and visitors are listed with multiple travels and hospital updates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
Presbyterian Church
Kenneth Orwiler
Roy Sayers
Rachelmacher Park
Logan
Cook Rites Will Be Held Wednesday
Funeral services for Josiah Cook will be held Wednesday afternoon at two o clock at the family residence on Madison Street. Rev. W M George will conduct the service. Burial will be in Oak Grove Cemetery at Logan. Friends may call at the residence at any time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
Josiah Cook
Madison St
W. M. George
Oak Grove
Logan
Boy Scouts Meet Tonight In Nelsonville
Scoutmaster Roland Pierce calls all registered Boy Scouts and Troop No. 64 officers to attend an important meeting tonight at 7 in the troop rooms of the Eagle building. Scouts with uniforms are urged to wear them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
Roland Pierce
Eagle Building
Rites Held For Infant Robert Johnson At Asbury Church
This morning at 10:30 a.m. services were conducted at Asbury Church for Robert infant son of Mr and Mrs Paul Johnson. Burial followed in Asbury Cemetery. The child passed away on Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
Asbury
Robert
Paul Johnson
Child Larry North Dies in Sharpsburg Funeral Planned
Young Larry North, day old son of Mr and Mrs Sherman North, died Monday night. He is survived by his parents and one brother, Edward Lee. Funeral services will be held Wednesday at 1 30 p m at the home with burial in Wrightstown Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sharpsburg
Larry North
Sherman North
Edward Lee
Wrightstown Cemetery
Ed Kurtzman
Loren Williams
Fern Robinson
Athens
Clark West
Charlene Smith
James Jennings
Columbus
A. K. Harrison
Merle Danford
Trimble
Miss Danford
Marietta
Logan
Delbert Bodkin
Floyd
St. Francis Hospital
Bill Rankin
David F. Pickard, Jr
A. B. Pickard
Scottdale
Margaret Martin
Morgantown
W. Va
Frank Yocum
Broad St
F. T. Graves
Belle
Emmett Stevens
Shirley
St. Louis
Mildred Faye Reedy
Glouster
Route 4
Andrew Thompson
Gary Clinton Thompson
Minner Jr. Enrolled in Columbus Highway Patrol Training
Frank Minner Jr the son of Mr and Mrs Preston Minner is in Columbus taking a ten week training course to become a state highway patrolman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
Frank Minner, Jr
Preston Minner
Columbus
Meeting Postponed for Nelsonville Garden Club
The Community Garden Club meeting at Mrs. E. J. Arnold home in Nelsonville has been postponed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
Community Garden Club
E. J. Arnold
Hold Funeral for Mrs. Ralph Whitney
Gallipolis mourns the death of Mrs. Ralph Whitney a 71 year old resident who died Sunday in Holzer Hospital. Rev. W S Westerman led funeral services at Entsminger Funeral Home with interment at Mount Zion Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Ralph Whitney
Holzer Hospital
W.S. Westerman
Entsminger Funeral Home
Mount Zion Cemetery
Denney Family Reunion Planned at Brick Church
Denney family members schedule a reunion at Brick Church south of Bidwell on August 6 with an afternoon program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Denney
Brick Church
Bidwell
Marriage Announcement and Local Social Notes in Logan
Emma Lemon announces the marriage of her daughter Grace Maxine to Lawrence Eugene Hartmann on Sunday July 27 at Lancaster with Rev. Porter Wright officiating. The couple will reside with Mrs Hartmann. A separate Logan social section notes a Rock House picnic for Mrs Clyde Martin and daughter Gloria of Chicago, various local visitors, births, travels, and visits across Columbus Athens and Santa Rosa with many relatives listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs. Hartmann
Rock House
Clyde Martin
Gloria
Chicago
E. M. Martin
Dorothy Cotter
Columbus
Jane Pugh
New Jersey
Mary Ann Moorehead
Ohio University
Athens
Anna
Mayme
Emma Wellman
Ned Wellman
A. Y. Roberts
Warner Curren
Harry Brown
Brown
Ernest Krinn
Blanche Shriner
Frank Murphy
Toledo
Miss Shriner
Ann Shriner
Homer Hansel
Roscoe Hansel
George Carr
Arlene
Pennsville
Florence Carr
Lois Ann Carr
Charles Oaks
Mary Julia
Santa Rosa
Calif
Freda
Donna Lee
Roger
Logan
Samuel H. Dillon
Ashland
Mr. Dillon
H. O. Tom
Ben Bailey
Carbon Hill
Minnesota
Apple Grove Plays Highlight Letart Falls Church Event
Willing Workers Class of the Methodist Church at Community Hall in Letart Falls will present two plays Among Us Girls and The Superstitious Maid on Wednesday evening July 30 Ice cream will be sold during the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Apple Grove
Methodist Church
Letart Falls
Woman's Society of Christian Service
Hattie Shank
Ellen Sayre
Daisy White
Sayre
Charles Sayre
Roberta
Charlotte Haskell
Roy Donohue
Carl Wolfe
Mae Hayman
Earl Robinson
Robert McKelvey
Howard Carpenter
Grace Merritt
Gilbert
Junior
Parkersburg
Jack Sharpnack
Billie
Wesley Bellas
O. G. Shields
Charles Sharp
Herbert Shields
Marlene
Hobart Hayman
E. C. Shank
Earl Shank
Ernest Halley
Chauncey Johnson
Gallipolis
Roy Buck
Frank Buck
Virginia
Robert Shank
Pt. Pleasant
Elmer Ritchie
Portland
Linda Lu Halley
Betty Beegle
RA McKelvey
Naomi Lodge Plans 50 Year Jewels Meeting
Naomi Lodge Knights of Pythias will present 50 year membership jewels and life certificates to several members at Friday night’s meeting in Gallipolis. Guests from Charleston are expected to attend and refreshments will be served.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Naomi Lodge
Knights of Pythias
Charleston
Services Held Today For Octogenarian Higgins
Funeral services for Miss Hattie Higgins age 81 were held this afternoon at Mount Alto West Virginia. She died Sunday at the home of her nephew O C Higgins near Rodney. She was born in West Virginia and had been an invalid for 13 years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
O. C. Higgins
Rodney
Hattie Higgins
Mount Alto
W. Va
West Virginia
Gishler Heads to New York and Canada on Vacation
Rev. Lewis Weber Gishler of the First Presbyterian Church goes on a vacation to New York and Canada. Before returning he will serve as director at the National Youth Conference at Carp Shelby Mississippi.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gishler
New York
Canada
Gallipolis
Lewis Weber Gishler
First Presbyterian Church
Carp Shelby, Miss
Wheat Crop Yields Boost County Farmers in Gallipolis
Wheat growers in Gallia County thresh 30 to 35 bushels per acre and express high satisfaction with the harvest. A note on the giant panda explains its relation to the raccoon and its unfamiliarity to most people 12 years ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Time Card East and West Bound Train Schedule
A listing of train numbers and daily or weekly schedules shows east and west bound routes. It includes Diplomat Daily No. 4 and No. 43, National Limited Nos. 2 and 3, and Chesapeake and Ohio No. 30 and 37, with arrival and departure times and Sunday or Monday exceptions. The New York Central South line lists Nos. 3 and 4 with daily and Sunday variations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Diplomat
National Limited
Chesapeake & Ohio
NEW York Central South
Board Mails Blanks for Quick Return
List of names and addresses appears in a postal style notice. The document lists residents and route numbers around Logan and nearby towns, including work camp addresses and multiple streets. Names include Daniel Evans Roberts, Bernard Charles Wood Ansel, Earl Dean Sells, and many others with locations such as Logan, Laurelville, New Straitsville, Athens, and Dayton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daniel Evans Roberts
Friesner Ave
Logan
Bernard Charles Wood Ansel
Earl Dean Sells
Laurelville
Earl Allen Mason
CCC Camp Co
Rockbridge
Nyle Dee Huffines
Charles Robert Frasure
Clarence Arthur Spicer
New Straitsville
Delbert Clayton Turner
State St
Athens
Arthur Robson
Lester Alvin Lytle
Union Furnace
Clyde Leonard Bloomfield
Maple St
Harry Herbert Ricketts
Sugar Grove
Earl Lester Stevens
Angle Ave
Earnest Norwood Jinks
Arthur Lee McQuaid
Dayton
Harold Emmit Robinson
Bloomingville
Myrl Wayne Skiver
Nelsonville CCC Co
Oliver Dwight Carpenter
Enterprise
Joseph Franklin Kline
Robert Harlan Smith
Haydenville
Paul Richard Lehman
Howard Paul Kieffer
Henry Adkins, Jr
Stars Say: A Personal Year in Social and Public Life
The forecast notes a routine state of planetary influences with emphasis on personal interests over business. It cautions against dubious entanglements or quarrels and suggests a active year for those born today with talents suited to public welfare and cultural promotion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Genevieve Kemble
Roots shipment fuels rotenone insecticide import debate
Annually the United States imports seven million pounds of plant roots used to derive rotenone, a highly poisonous insecticide that is reported to be harmless to birds and other animals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Southwestern road runner kills rattlesnakes
The southwestern road runner, a bird, preys on rattlesnakes by circling and provoking them until the snakes coil and become unable to strike, then attacking.
Women of Glouster Asked To Do War Sewing
Glouster women are invited to the Methodist Church on Wednesday morning to sew boys shirts and girls dresses for war relief. Yarn will be provided for knitting sweaters for small boys.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glouster
Methodist Church
Many From Distance Attend Bulloch Rites
Out of town attendees at the funeral service for Mrs. Ellen Bulloch were listed including Mrs. Nelle Black of Philadelphia and several Bulloch family members from Cleveland Columbus Shawnee Corning and other places.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dave Turnbull
William Foster
Shawnee
Charles Turner
Corning
Glouster Anglers Featured in Candid Angles Story
Glouster anglers Harold Vaughn and Robert Brun ton Jr. are pictured in a Sudbury Daily Star feature titled Candid Angles on Fish and Game. The men vacationing at Lake Penage were shown with a fine catch from a creek joining Penage and Mud Lakes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glouster
Sudbury Daily Star
Sudbury
Ontario
Canada
Harold Vaughn
Robert Brunton, Jr
Penage
Auxiliary Picnic Set for Grove Weekday Afternoon
The American Legion Auxiliary will hold its annual picnic Thursday afternoon at Antle's Grove. Members are to meet at the hall at 3 o'clock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glouster
American Legion Auxiliary
Antle’s Grove
Maritime lobsters haul hits 2.65 million pounds
Last season's catch in Nova Scotia New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island reached 2,653,000 pounds valued at 453 thousand dollars. The report notes strong landings and price levels across the three provinces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maritime Provinces
Canada
Glouster Couples Friar and Bride Mary Alice Murphy and Thomas Carter
Glouster announces the July 28 wedding of Mary Alice Murphy and Thomas Carter at St. Aloysius Church Columbus with Fr. Maloney officiating. Attendant was Ann Murphy and the groom was aided by Robert Carter of Detroit. The couple hosted 35 guests at the Southern Hotel then left for a motor trip and will reside in Columbus where Carter works at C A McDonald Barber Shop.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glouster
Edward Murphy
N. Guilford Ave
Columbus
Mary Alice
Thomas Carter
George Carter
St. Aloysius Church
Father Maloney
Ann Murphy
Robert Carter
Detroit
Mich
Carter
C. A. McDonald
High St
Vernon celebrates 80th birthday with family reunion
C. A. Vernon of this city marked his 80th birthday on Sunday with a family reunion at Jacksonville Park. A noon old fashioned picnic dinner was enjoyed and Mr. Vernon received many gifts. Present were Mr. and Mrs. Bert Carpenter and Miss Mary Ann Bailey of Trimble.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. A. Vernon
Jacksonville Park
Vernon
Bert Carpenter
Mary Ann Bailey
Trimble
River Industry Plans Towboat Fleet and New Mines
Captain P C Elsey says Armco plans to buy a towboat and barges for coal haulage after surveying the Ohio River district. Armco opens Harewood mine with 5 million tons annual reserve for 15 years. Engineers report 50 tons of snags removed along 38 miles from Dam 15 to Dam 17 after the June flood. A barge raised from high water will be offered for sale. Iroquois placed on the block. towboat built in 1912. Armco’s mine, barge sale, and engine improvements accompany a mixed view on large tank barge fleets and petroleum haulage timelines. Employment on river construction rises with 13 added, total 1330. contractors cut 4 to 853.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East Liverpool
P. C. Elsey
Huntington
American Rolling Mill Co
Middletown
Armco
Harewood
W. Va
U. S
Ohio
New Martinsville
Marietta
Huntington District
Meigs Grangers to Confer Fifth Degree in Vinton
The Meigs County Pomona Grange will join the Vinton County Pomona Grange at the Vinton Township High School Auditorium to confer the Fifth Degree on Saturday evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carpenter
Meigs County
Pomona Grange
Vinton County
Vinton ‘Township High
Reds Claim To Hold Back Nazi Drive
Soviet Premier Stalin reportedly sent a letter to Turkey’s Inonu assuring Russia does not seek to seize the Dardanelles. In Indo China Japan expands occupation with 40 000 troops to be stationed in Southern areas as bases are established from Nhatrang to Tourane. Meanwhile France and Japan sign a pact for common defense of Indo China.
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Joseph Stalin
Ankara
Imet Inonu
Turkey
Russia
Dardanelles
Japan
Indo-China
Camranh Bay
Hanoi
Nhatrang
Saigon
Tourane
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