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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jun 03, 1936

Page

2

Nelsonville group installs officers for new year

At a Pogies Home meeting Tuesday night Nelsonville organization installed officers for the year. Jack Whyne was named worthy president with Meade White as vice president Ira Whitmore chaplain Gilbert Smith secretary A Dervis treasurer John Linton conductor Charles Bowers inner guard Sam Raybould outer guard and T H Hore trustee. Refreshments followed as a large attendance heard the session close.

Nelsonville Pogies Jack Whyte Meade White Ira Whitmore Gilbert Smith A. Dervis John Linton Charles Bowers Sam Raybould T. H. Hore

Allen Dyson Dies at Murray City

Nelsonville reports Allen Dyson, n1, died Tuesday evening at his home in Murray City. Funeral services set for Friday at 2 p m at Pilgrim Holiness Church. Survived by wife Anna and three children Maxine Way and Jean at home, two sisters Elia Shaw of Columbus and Lewis Evans of Middleport, and two brothers William and John Dyson of Lansing, Ontario.

Nelsonville Allen Dyson

French Club Dance at Nelsonville High School

Nelsonville High School's French Club staged a Tuesday evening dance at the Legion Building with members from former French classes as guests. The school orchestra directed by C. A. Nuffzigger played music while Miss Mary Margaret Betts was crowned dance queen with a corsage. Refreshments followed and the grand march was led by Miss Juanita Hall and Don W Martin. about thirty couples attended with faculty and spouses present.

Nelsonville Nelsonville High Legion C. A. Nuffzigger Mary Margaret Betts Chhosen Juanita Hall Don W Martin

Lodge Memorial Service Set for Thursday in Nelsonville

In Nelsonville the Odd Fellows and associated groups plan the annual memorial service at 8 PM Thursday June 4 in the 10.C.F. Hall with the social committee serving refreshments afterward. Also noted weekend visitors were Mr. and Mrs. W H Beckes and their children from Charleston West Virginia visiting their relatives Mr. and Mrs. Will L. Barker.

Nelsonville Odd Fellows Febekahs 10.C.F. Hall W. H. &Bkees Charleston W. Va Will L. Barker

Community Club Pleads to Keep Paper Whole

Nelsonville group urges residents and even adults to stop tearing newspapers into small pieces and letting them blow away, calling for careful handling of paper to maintain cleanliness and order.

Nelsonville

Band Boosters Club To Stage Lawn Fete At Central School

NELSONVILLE The Band Boosters Club sponsors a lawn fete on the Central School grounds Saturday at 7 p m The high school band will perform a music program with ice cream home made cake and a bingo table The annual event draws a large crowd and is enjoyed by attendees

Nelsonville

Neace Hosts Loyal Woman’s Class Meeting

Nelsonville Mrs Sam Neace hosted Loyal Woman's Class of the Christian Church Tuesday evening. Miss Hogia Harrold led devotional. Class president Mrs Fred Juniper presided at the business session followed by a social hour. Neace served refreshments to 25 members and three guests Mrs John Warrington Mrs Will Barrows and Mrs B W Lawson

Nelsonville Sam Neace Loyal Woman's Chasa The Christian Church Hogia Harrold Fred Juniper John Warrington Will Barrows B. W. Lawson

Relatives meet in Marietta as Hyde group travels

Nelsonville notes Dr and Mrs J M Hyde spent Monday in Marietta for a relatives gathering. In Lowell John William Jordan and Miss Marion Shies wed. Jordan and his Columbia graduates plan to Vancouver to meet Andrew Roy and family from Nanking on a yearlong furlough in America. Frank Jordan of Pittsburgh joined the party. Henry Hale visits Byesville. Ralph Henry of Columbus en route to Amesville for a golden wedding anniversary. Geneval Brunton and Mrs Beal return from Detroit after visiting Mrs Sheldon Clary.

Nelsonville J. M. Hyde Marietta John William Jordan Frank Jordan Pittsburgh Marion Shies Lowell Columbia University Vancouver Ralph Henry Columbus Amesville Henry

Plans for Nelsonville Post Office Building Bids Open June 23

Nelsonville prepares a new post office on W Washington St with a 58 by 70 ft footprint and red brick exterior. About 54 000 of 65 000 appropriation funds construction equipment landscaping and fitments and a full basement for heating storage and carrier operations. The site near Johnson and Myers properties includes a loading dock a front lobby with tile and plaster walls multiple workrooms and vaults. Bids must remove existing structures and the project is the district's only federal building this year.

Nelsonville Washington W. Washington St Johnson and Myers Tenth Congressional District Congress

Studio Cottage For Three Demand Increases

Demand rises for the studio cottage described as a one and a half story small home with high ceiling living room two bedrooms bath and toilet room and a cellar under the entire house. It fits on a fifty foot lot and can be built for about five thousand dollars with plans available from the Building Editor House A-209.

Community Notes Highlight Local Visits From Columbus and Dayton

Nelsonville brief notes recount visits by Mrs Clinton Hick and family of Columbus to their mother Mrs Mary J Hick. Additional gatherings feature Robert Harris of Pomeroy and several Ingram relatives visiting in Nelsonville and Dorr Run. A Columbus hospital patient from Dorr Run is reported in serious condition.

Mary J. Hick Robert Harris Pomeroy Sam Pastor Floyd Cook Columbus F. P. Whent Arthur Ingram Dorr Run Robert Ingram Dayton Maynard Ingram and Port Washington Louis Aubrey Ingram Haydenville Fiden Ingram Mra Edward Houdueka Nelsonville Mise Maude Wiiama Elizabeth M. Y Harley Ingram Leelie Teel Dorr W. M. Hall. Dorr Run

Amalgamated Union Appeals Arbitration Over Portsmouth Strike

Leaders of the Amalgamated Association of Tron Steel and Tin Workers appealed Tuesday to C. Candi general manager of the Wheeling Steel Corp Portsmouth plant to arbitrate the strike in progress for nearly two weeks.

Portsmouth Amalgamated Association of Tron, Steel & Tin Workers Tuesaday Candi Genera Wheeling Steel Corp

Neighbors Help Mary Hicks Plant Crops At Farm Home

Neighbors of Mrs. Mary Hicks gathered at her farm near New Marshfield and planted crops a week after her husband William Henry Hicks died. Helpers included George Scott Samuel Scott Silas Scott Clifford Ross Albert Carpenter and John Katzenback. Hicks, a former Chauncey marshal, had lived at the family home there for 20 years.

Chauncey Mary Hicks William Henry Hicks New Marshfield George Scott Samuel Scott Silas Scott Clifford Ross Albert Carpenter John Katzenback Hicks

Chauncey area social notes include visits and illness

Mr. and Mrs Law rence Tennithill Vera Tennithill and Virginia Lou Williams spent Sunday visiting relatives in Columbus. Miss Anna Gretz, confined to Mill St by injuries from a machine accident, is much improved and hopes to attend the Chauncey Dover commencement tonight as a graduating class member. Mr and Mrs Paul Green of Chauncey are visiting the Green's parents in Zanesville O.

Chauncey Lawrence Tennithill Vera Tennihill Virginia Lou Williams Columbus Anna Gretz Mill St Chauncey-Dover Paul Green Zanesville

Clerks Meeting in Logan Postponed to June 9

Due to the organizer D. J. Marquise arriving late the Retail Clerks meeting in Logan was postponed from Tuesday night to Tuesday night June 9. The gathering will take place in the Junior Order hall.

Logan D. J. Marquise Junior Order

Chauncey-Dover High Classes Enjoy Freshman and Junior Outings

Chauncey-Dover High School freshmen and juniors had outings on Tuesday. Freshmen visited Old Man's Cave with Paul Fiske, Ruth Fiske, and Christine Mingus of the faculty guiding them. Juniors went to Buckeye Lake led by Joride Sprague and Principal Paul Theisen.

Chauncey Chauncey-Dover High School Old Man's Cave Paul Fiske Ruth Fiske Christine Mingus Buckeye Lake Joride Sprague Paul Theisen

Chauncey Chauncey Personal Gossip and Visiting Notes

Chauncey news item lists weekend visitors from multiple cities including Columbus Cincinnati Pomeroy Shel by and Pontiac Mich. Several residents suffer injuries from sports and accidents while others visit ill relatives and recover. Notable names include Ferrel Giesecke Morrison Bradbury Howard Ryan and Henry with multiple households mentioned.

Chauncey C. W. Ferrel Ralph Ferrel Bennie Ferrel Pontiac Mich Carl Giesecke Columbus Owen Morrison Shelby Bill Smith Millfield W. B. Dawson James Dawson Jeanette Jean Janet Dawson Bill Dawson James Bradbury Akron Bernard Bradbury Cincinnati Charles Bradfield Mahlon Bradshaw Lawrence McGurdy Martha Bradshaw Kirtland C. R. Howard William Ryan Bertha Lee the Plains Stahl Pomeroy Fletcher Boudinot E. C. Wharton Johnstown Donald Henry

Chauncey-Dover High School commencement week visitors

Mr and Mrs Merritt Martin of Crooksville and Mr and Mrs Cecil Hughes with children from Columbus visited Chauncey to attend commencement week at Chauncey-Dover High School where their brother James Carter is a graduating senior.

Chauncey Merritt Martin Crooksville Cecil Hughes Columbus B. E. Carter Chauncey-Dover High School James Carter

Chauncey School reports perfect attendance for year

When classes ended for Chauncey Elementary, 28 students earned perfect attendance. Among them were five third graders, two fourth graders, seven fifth graders, two sixth graders, six seventh graders, and seven eighth graders.

Chauncey Chauncey School

Aid and Chauncey Church Notes and Milestone Visit

M E Church Ladies plan an all day quilting event and hold a church business meeting Thursday at 7 30 oclock. All members asked to attend. CHAUNCEY Ross Milton Malta turns 90 on his birthday and visits relatives in Chauncey before heading to St Louisville Ohio to spend time with Mrs William Cairnes. He is brother of the late T W Y Duffee mother of Mrs Hamilton. Alcohol affects nerve endings in tadpoles according to experiments.

Chauncey Ross Milton Malta Thomas Hamilton St. Louisville Ohio William Cairnes Milton T. W. Y Duffee Hamilton

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