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Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jul 31, 1961

Page

5

Two 4-Hers Qualify For District Contest

Logan Ohio district 4 H safety speaking qualifier results announced from last week junior and senior divisions. Paul Sater 18 E Rockbridge Route 1 and Jean Britton 15 Logan advance to compete August 7 at Athens with topics Tractor Tragedy and Highway Safety. Sandra Shaw Logan Route 2 and Margaret Mosure Logan Route 3 win junior honors.

LOGAN Hocking County Athens Paul Sater E. Rockbridge Jean Britton Logan High School Hocking Wildlife Club Miss Britton Gibsonville Cloverettes Ralph Britton Homer Ave Sandra Shaw Otto Shaw Enterprise Farmerettes Jr. Club Margaret Mosure Ralph Mosure Logan Route

Mrs Parry Dies At 77 In Nel Sun Day

Mrs. Mary Parry, 77, died Saturday night after arriving at Mount St. Mary Hospital from a heart attack at her home 576 Walnut St in Nelsonville. She leaves four daughters, a son in law, a Toledo brother and three Toledo and Ironton sisters, six grandchildren, and was a Pilgrim Holiness Church member. Funeral at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Pilgrim Holiness Church. burial Green Lawn Cemetery. Johnson funeral home mourning.

Nelsonville Mary Parry Mount St. Mary Hospital Walnut St Parry Lawrence County James Maria Gilbert Pilgrim Holiness Church Betty Thelma Tignor Bessie Covert

Local families visit neighbors and relatives in area

Warrenton Virginia hosts Stewart and Mrs Burchfield visiting Ed ward Rasmussen and family. Dayton, Akron, and Athens guests call on Ed Rasmussen and family. Journal records many relatives visiting, trips to French River Ontario and Castalia Blue Hole, Seneca Caverns Bellevue, and local gatherings with Laughlin Smith Root and Ogg families.

William Phillips Athens Ed Rasmussen Alfred Justin McMinnville Tenn R. B. Justin Lizz Ogg John Murphy Harry Laughlin Harold Smith Rickey Reedsville Ralph Smith Grant Miller Lois Dayton Esmond Root William Linton Ashland

Columbus Man Jailed For Failure To Pay

Nelsonville Charles W. Francis II of Columbus was fined for excessive speed 50 mph on Canal Street and jailed for non payment. In Mayor Hillerys court Nial C Doolittle of Carbondale fined for intoxication. Two bonds forfeited Michael E Klinebrier and George R Huddy for unsafe operation and intoxication.

Nelsonville Charles W. Francis Rumsey Rd Columbus Canal St Earl Hilleary Nial C. Doolittle Carbondale Michael Edward Klinebrier George R. Huddy Poplar St

Wittenberg Choir Praised for Image Abroad

Springfield report notes the Wittenberg University choir on a 44 day Europe tour altered European views of Americans. Hans Treuenfels, Lutheran World Federation representative, said the group showed Americans abroad can be modest, well behaved and appreciative of fine music.

Jor Wittenberg University Europe Hans P. Treuenfels Lutheran World Federation

Jol ly Eight Bridge Club Meets at Grace Leake Home

The Jol ly Eight Bridge Club gathered at Grace Leake s home with members Anna Lillico Sue Mc Quade Genevieve Hartman Nellie Ward Mildred Thompson Garnet Peart Marlean Devol and Margaret Boyle present Lunch was provided by the hostess. Local social notes mention visitors and trips among area families including visits to Columbus Newark Nelsonville and Chillicothe with church events and a new birth.

New Straitsville Jolly Eight Bridge Club Grace Leake Anna Lillico Sue McQuade Genevieve Hartman Nellie Ward Mildred Thompson Garnet Peart Marlean Devol Margaret Boyle Leake Ivy Potts Washington, D. C Perry Potts Julius Eiselt Columbus Peter Lillico United Brethren In Christ Junction City Lehman Mt. Liberty Church Chesterhill Myra Rutgers Laurelville Carl Fink Robert Stubbs Gertrude Mills Cuyahoga Falls Akron Methodist Church Jean Grace Shaffer Ethel Baird Amelia Fickle Logan Grace Donoghue Murray City Gordon James William Sauvage Sandusky W. J. Davis Watson Butler, Pa Cathy Tucker St. Paul

Mount St. Mary Hospital Births and Admits

Hospital notes list births for Gail Cox and Ronald Bookman families. Admissions include John Drake Jr and several residents from Glouster Corning and Nelsonville areas. discharges include Betty Robson and Grace Dyker. A note on blood usage and honey as a milk modifier for infant calcium.

Gail Cox Logan Ronald Bookman Corning John Drake, Jr Glouster Homer Copley Robert Kirkley New Straitsville Maude Hardy Adrien Turner Nelsonville Robert Skinner Eapha McGarva Murray City Fred Loudner

Wreck Driver Fined After Night Collision in Nelsonville

William S. Clary, 58, was fined 20 dollars and costs for failure to stop in the assured clear distance after his car rear ended Charles L. Brooks, 27, at Fourth and Poplar in Nelsonville about 11 25 p m Saturday. Brooks’s car suffered heavy rear damage. Clary’s front end was severely damaged and towed. Clary had a cut lip and chest pains and was sent home by taxi.

Nelsonville William Stanley Clary Charles L. Brooks Glouster Fourth and Poplar Sts Brooks Fourth St Clary Longstreth

Hartford Lawn Party Hosted By Bend Sewing Club Members

Mr and Mrs W T Stone entertained Bend Sewing Club members and husbands at a Hartford lawn party and covered dish dinner. Guests included C C Roush F A Batey Herman Layne Phil Wolpert and other local residents. A group from New Haven planned a West Coast motor trip for August to attend the National Woman's Christian Temperance Union convention in San Francisco. The Bend Rotary heard George Weaver of the Marlins Baseball Club speak and Olston Wright former Mason mayor attended.

New Haven W. T. Stone Bend Sewing Club Hartford C. C. Roush F. A. Batey Herman Layne Phil Wolpert Harry Layne H. L. Dyer R. F. Bryant Hallie Roush Martha Juling Keith McClung E. L. Stein L. J. Ruttencutter N. O. Wein George James Lloyd Roush J. L. Stewart E. C. Riddle Ethel Mary Hoover Johnstown Bend George Weaver Charleston W. Va Marlins Olston Wright Mason Wahama High Clara Burris EUB Church Sisk Becky Burris Dianne Sisk Bonnie Roush Judy Athey Sandra Greer Suzanne Baumgarner Burris

Retired Minister Dies Rites Are Wednesday

Logan. The Rev. Stanley Wiant retired minister died Sunday morning in Mercy Hospital Urbana. He served the Logan First Methodist Church from 1939 to 1944 and had lived in Urbana since retirement. Surviving are his wife Beulah a son and daughter. Homer Wiant of Logan is a nephew. Services set for 2 p.m. Wednesday at Neff funeral home Urbana.

Logan Stanley Wiant Mercy Hospital Urbana Logan First Methodist Church Wiant Logan Church Beulah Homer Wiant Neff Funeral Home

Leagues To Organize Nelsonville Meetings

Leagues plan organizational meetings for men in Nelsonville on August 3 at 8 o'clock to coordinate activities for the 61 62 season.

Nelsonville

Emblem Club and Elks Lodge Plan Parade Cooperation

Nelsonville Emblem Club members meet with Elks Lodge trustees at 8 p.m. Monday to organize joint participation in the Parade of the Hill.

ELKS Nelsonville Emblem Club The Elks Lodge

Native Of Hocking Dies At Clubhouse

Nancy Jane Campbell 73 of 148 Railroad Ave. died at 7 30 a m Sunday at the Izaak Walton League Clubhouse from a heart attack while helping prepare dinner for a family reunion She was born in Hocking County daughter of Elijah and Mary Ann Reynolds Campbell leaves seven daughters 17 grandchildren and 10 great grandchildren Friends may call at the home until 2 p m Wednesday services at First EUB Church conducted by Rev D S Dunkle burial in New Straitsville cemetery

Lancaster Fanny Hobensack Evelyn Caminiti Columbus Della Tucker Freda Sparks Logan Betty Campbell EUB D. S. Dunkle New Straitsville

Parade Adds Decorated Vehicles to Nelsonville Event

The Parade of the Hills organizers Aug 24 will feature decorated bicycles mopeds and baby carriages with prizes for best entrants. Judges will be announced later by Mayor Earl Hilleary and co chairmen Jack Riley and the permanent parade committee.

Nelsonville Jack Riley Earl Hilleary

Sister Mary Lintrudis Dies at 79 Pioneer Mount St. Mary Founder

Sister Mary Lintrudis 79 a pioneer Franciscan who helped found Mount St. Mary Hospital died Sunday at the Nelsonville hospital from arteriosclerosis after two years as a patient. Born in Warendorf Germany she joined the Order in 1905 and served at Stella Niagara St. Ann's Columbus before moving to Nelsonville in 1949 to aid St. Francis Hospital in Lynwood California and later served as purchasing agent at Mount St. Mary. Requiem High Mass will be held Tuesday at St. Aloysius Academy New Lexington with burial in St. Aloysius Cemetery.

Nelsonville Mary Lintrudis Mount St. Mary Hospital Warendorf Germany Lintradis Order of St. Francis United States Stella Niagara N.Y St. Ann’s Hospital Columbus St. Francis Hospital Lynwood Calif Mount St. Mary St. Aloysius Academy New Lexington Julius Schaeffer Academy St. Aloysius Cemetery

Drunk Driver Is Jailed and Fined in Logan Court

Logan court arraigned Phillip M. Ingram 21 of Logan for driving while intoxicated. He pled guilty, received three days in county jail plus $150 fine and costs after arrest at 3 15 a.m. on West Front Street. Saunders 60 of Logan Route 4 pleaded guilty for intoxication with $25 fine and costs after arrest Saturday night. William L. Chambers 22 of Nelsonville was fined $10 and costs for running a red light at Hunter and West Streets after a 2 30 a.m. Saturday arrest.

Logan Phillip M. Ingram Ingram W. Front St Francis Myers Thomas J. Saunders Saunders William L. Chambers Nelsonville Hunter and West Sts

Brides Own Flatware Before Wedding Sayings

Sixty percent of brides own their dinner flatware before marriage. A steel research expert notes that half of this flatware is stainless steel.

Minor Wreck Leads to Driver Ticket in Logan

The Hocking County sheriff's department investigated a minor accident at 5 23 p m Saturday on W Hunter Street at Elm involving Roy Sigler 56 Logan Route 2 and Marvin R Knotts 34 Columbus. Both eastbound Sigler veered into the right lane as Knotts passed on the right. Damages were light Sigler cited for failure to maintain and assured clear distance.

Logan Hocking County Sheriff's Department W. Hunter St Elm Roy Sigler Marvin R. Knotts Columbus Sigler Knotts

Funeral planned for Floyd J. Williams in Logan

Floyd J. Williams 55 of Logan Route 3 died suddenly from a heart attack at a neighbor’s home. He worked for Claude James Construction Co. Survived by wife Ruby three sons Richard Carl Bobby Joe daughter Virginia and six grandchildren. Funeral at Leonard funeral home Tuesday 2 p.m. officiated by Dr. R B Wilson. Burial in Smith's Chapel Cemetery.

Logan Floyd J. Williams Mr. Williams John Miller Deanville Joseph Emma Nichols Williams Claude James Construction Co Williams Ruby Carl Williams Buchtel Richard Bobby Joe Williams Nelsonville Virginia Johnson Rolland Williams Sugar Grove Roy Lancaster Ralph Roxy Lightfoot Hazel Bobo Chauncey Wavel Eastley Sugar Creek Mildred Miller Columbus Juanita Levering Westerville Leonard Funeral Home R. B. Wilson Smith's Chapel Cemetery

Canadian Gas Imports Estimated At 400 Billion Cubic Feet

An estimated 400 billion cubic feet of natural gas will be imported from Canada during 1961.

Canada

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