Prize Given to Mrs Hull After Play
Mrs Hull received the guest prize while Mrs Bennett and Mrs Spencer served refreshments after the play.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hull
Bennett
Spencer
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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 29, 1947
Page
2
Innocent Find Clears Local Defendant After Hearing
In Nelsonville Richard Forest of Kimberly was found innocent on a drunkenness charge after a court hearing led by Acting Mayor Charles Shafer and the case was dismissed. Bond for a stop-sign citation posted by Joseph Carpenter of Waverly, West Virginia, was forfeited. Maud Barber of Nelsonville pled guilty to disturbing the peace and was fined 25 dollars with costs. fine suspended if costs are paid and no further trouble.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
Richard Forest
Kimberly
Charles Shafer
Joseph Carpenter
Waverly
W.va
Ben Silbertstein
Columbus
Maud Barber
Shater
Maggie Whitmore
Special Meeting Called for VFW Ladies Auxiliary
Nelsonville officers and members are summoned to a special meeting of the Ladies Auxiliary, VFW, on Wednesday at 8 p.m. in the post rooms, announced this morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
Ladies’ Auxiliary
VFW
Braggart Trustee Curtis Displays 15 Pound Cabbage
Nelsonville York Township trustee Ernest Curtis quiets skeptics after displaying two 15 pound 2 ounce cabbages on State Route 691 and at the Johnson Cafe Public Square.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
Ernest Curtis
York Township
State Rt
Johnson Cafe
Public Square
Minor Damage After Public Square Collision
Police reported minor damage to two cars in a Public Square traffic crash in Nelsonville. Harry F. Rutenbar of Northville Michigan was backing into traffic and was struck by James Keating of the city. Keating's right front tire and fender were damaged and Rutenbar’s rear bumper was slightly damaged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
Public Square
Harry F. Rutenbar
Northville
Mich
James Keating
Keating
Rutenbar
Gas Company Picnic Set for Wednesday at Buckeye Lake Park
Nelsonville notices the annual Gas Company picnic Wednesday at Buckeye Lake Park. Hundreds of Athens district employees are expected to attend and the local office will be closed all day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
Buckeye Lake Park
Athens
Autos Whip Oilers 8-1 in Sunday softball
In a nine inning game at the athletic field Western Auto defeated Hocking Oilers 8 to 1. Battery was Matheny and Figgins for Western Auto with Dunkle and Vanata catching for Hocking Oilers. Western Auto hosts the local VFW team tonight in league action. tonight marks their 33rd game of the season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
Athletic Field
Western Auto
Hocking Oilers
Logan
Matheny
Figgins
Battery
Westerners
Dunkle
Vanata
VFW
New Straitsville
Vets
Cincinnati Livestock Markets Mixed as Hog Cattle Sheep See Price Shifts
Hog salables around 2000 head with higher bids 29.00 for 140-160 and 250-270 lb hogs, others down. Cattle and calf trades active with strong price gains for many classes, beef cows and cutters varied, sheep trading limited with lambs steady. Eggs, poultry and butter prices listed with assorted grades and weights. Potatoes ranged 2.25 to 4.75 per sack.
Local notes from Crown City and surrounding area
Mrs. Mary Estes returns home from visiting son John in Marietta. Judd Swindler injured last Saturday in a hayload fall and treated in Gallipolis. Detroit visitors Mr. and Mrs. Gene Deubner plan two weeks with Mrs. Deubner’s mother Mrs. George Woodyard. McKees Rocks couple Mr. and Mrs. John Stivers visit two weeks. Stanley Watts runs a Proctorville Fairgrounds lunch stand during the Lawrence County Fair. Newark visitors Mr. and Mrs. Logan Williams visit Mack Williams. Ir. and Mrs. Ernest Lee Levisay hosted belting reception after recent marriage. Florida trip by Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Simms and Mr. and Mrs. Billy Rankin. Akron and Mercerville guests with Mr. and Mrs. L. A. Stivers. Arthritis and flu illnesses reported among local residents. State highway department to tar a short road segment near the schoolhouse along Route 7. Carnauba palm wax from Brazil earns 14.5 million dollars yearly across 22 countries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crown City
Mary Estes
John
Marietta
Judd Swindler
Gallipolis
Gene Deubner
Detroit
Stanley Simms
Billy Rankin
Florida
L. A. Stivers
Garrett Sheets
Akron
Claude Sheets
Jewell Niday
Mercerville
George Woodyard
Raymond
Pat” Halley
Stanley Watts
Georgia Estes
Ramona Halley
Linda
Homer Halley
Stevie” Stevers
Lanier
Jerry Doughman
Huntington
State Department of Highways
Nelsonville Social Notes Hosts Honor Family Reunion
Mr. and Mrs. W L Murphy of Youngs Road Orient Ohio hosted a July 27 family reunion at their home. Attendees included numerous Murphys Wilsons Manleys Rosses McMasters Cope Barber Sayers Kuhn Wolf and Webb with guests from Zanesville Cleveland Springfield and Athens. Contract night followed with six tables and high scorers listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
W. L. Murphy
Youngs Road
Orient
Ohio
Murphy
Mer
William Wilson
Lily Chapel
John Manley
Judy
Maurice Ross
Richard
Ada McMasters
Harold Hanson
James Cope
Maxine
Janet
James
Shelby Barber
Phyliss
Roy Sayers
Shirley
Albert Barber
Kenneth Cope
Sharon
Kay
Delbert Kuhn
Chris Wolf
Roger Webb
F. F. Hull
Zanesville
Garnet Bennett
C. J. Spencer
Mary McCune
Audrey Alles
Cleveland
R. H. White
Athens
P. Bingman
Kate Edington
Cycle Victim Is at Home
Nelsonville reports Joe Bush son of Mr and Mrs Tom Bush returned home at 495 Jackson St from Mt. Carmel Hospital Columbus He suffered a crushed vertebra in a June 21 motorcycle wreck on Canal Rd The vehicle he rode with Roy Glenn Jr collided with a coal truck Glenn sustained fractured ribs and a broken toe A bone grafting operation preceded his cast and recovery is satisfactory
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
Joe Bush
Tom Bush
Jackson St
Mt. Carmel Hospital
Columbus
Canal Rd
Roy Glenn, Jr
Glenn
Young Bush
All for beauty uses six cosmetics daily
The average woman uses six cosmetics lip stick rouge face powder eyebrow pencil cold cream and mascara and applies them about three times each day.
Visitors from Many Cities Stop in Murray Area
Local residents report a steady stream of visitors from Columbus Cleve land Athens Nelsonville Glouster Zanesville Jackson Barberton Willoughby Newark Buchtel and Toledo. Guests include Mr and Mrs Leonard Boling and others visiting relatives and family homes, with several returning to their own cities after short visits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Murray City
Leonard Boling
Guy Boling
Columbus
Bertie Boling
Charles Boras
Cleveland
Boras
Joe Boras
Frank Haworth
Athens
Florence Reynolds
Myrna
Marty
Toledo
Oscar Hillyer
Harold Dixon
Nelsonville
Dixon
Clarence Shivers
James Shuttleworth
Clara James
Robert
Mary Ann James
Mary Potts
Glouster
Johnnie Moody
Grace Bryan
Jackson
Lorna Thompson
Harry Gosney
Zanesville
Myrtle Barnes
Mildred Huey
Barnes
John Snyder
Guy Darby
Willoughby
Charles Collins
Barberton
Elmer Spencer
Spencer
Willard Dixon
Local social notes list visiting relatives and guests
Mrs Gay Aumiller, Mrs Edith Hanley and Miss Hazel Edington joined Mr and Mrs N B Edington for a vacation span with plans to visit Mr and Mrs John Hanley in Cleveland before returning to Cuyahoga Falls. Other visitors include Mrs Frank O Mara and daughter Beryl at Buckeye Lake and Columbus residents Floyd Petitt and Robert Lovett hosting meals with local families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gay Aumiller
Edith Hanley
Hazel Edington
N. B. Edington
Logan
Cuyahoga Falls
John Hanley
Cleveland
Frank O'Mara
Beryl
Buckeye Lake
Roy Young
Betty Petitt
Robert Lovett
Columbus
Floyd Petitt
Carl Petitt
Harris Wood
John V. Wood
Henry Devault
Lancaster
Jennie Fugitt
Rosa Elliott
Albert Fugitt
Union leaders push for jobs and pay in railway crews
Union leaders argue that additional equipment and facilities would cost hundreds of millions, but their main aim is to create more jobs. They demand that when a crew in one class performs incidental service of another class, they receive at least a full day's pay for each class performed.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Nelsonville News
Gas Company
the Oakley Insurance Agency, Inc
R.ef. McCammon
Berry Hotel Bldg
Army Air Forces
Wright Field
Dayton
Cpl
Harlen Plummber
High Point
Harold Buffinbarger
Osborn
NEA Telephoto
Autos Whip Oilers
Cincinnati Livestock
U.S
Brazil
Dayson
Beasley & Mathews, Inc
Fred R. Beasley
Ogg Motor Co
Nelsonville, Ohio
LL Dayton
Nelsonville Social Notes
W. Columbus St
Bill Azbell
Mgr
Public
America
Liberty Street
New York
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