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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jun 08, 1961

Page

12

Markers to be placed at Hope Furnace site

On Sunday June 25, historical markers will be set at the Hope Furnace near Zaleski State Forest by the Ohio Society of Professional Engineers with the Hocking Valley and Ohio Valley chapters. Markers will also be placed at Buckeye Furnace in Jackson County and other pioneer iron furnaces in southeastern Ohio. The Hope Furnace, at the Lake Hope area, produced about a ton of pig iron daily before the Civil War.

Zaleski Old Hope Zaleski State Forest Ohio Society of Professional Hocking Valley @hapter Ohio Valley @hapter Ohio To Historical Society Ohio Division of Parks Buckeye Jackson County Ohio Lake Hope

Two Oil Dealers To Receive Awards

Two veteran Standard Oil of Ohio independ ent dealers will be honored June 13 at the Zanesville Country Club for 15 years of service. Plaques will be awarded to Pinky Perry of Rt. 2 and to Carroll A. Bowen of Coreola Route 1 for long service.

McArthur Standard Oil of Ohio Independent Zanesville Country Club Pinky), Perry McArr Rt. 2 Carroll A. Bowen Coreola

Four Room Dwelling Damaged By Flames

McArthur Ohio area fire damaged a four room frame home owned by Willard Coleman on Morley Road. Fire Chief Loyd Gill cited an extension cord and a 30 amp fuse to the refrigerator as the cause. Firemen used fogging and tanker water to extinguish the blaze.

McArthur Willard Bill) Coleman Morley Road Loyd Gill McArthur Fire Department

Bradbury By Mrs Wilbur Rowley SR

Debra Kesterson of Parkersburg visits her uncle and aunt Mr and Mrs Art Marcum. Hunt reunion at Letart Falls attended by Rowley family and grandchildren. Clyde Hysell of Columbus visited Dell Hysell. Nina Russell visited friends in Bristol Virginia. Hetzel Folden of Charlotte and Etta Crosby of Cocoa stayed with Charley Steele. Funeral of Herman Folden. Charles Murray and Dan Minada of Pomeroy dined with Wilbur Rowley Jr. and family. Gordon Wolfe of Middleport visited Shirley Wolfe.

Hetzel Folden Charlotte N. C Etta V. Crosby Cocoa, Fla Charley Steele Herman Folden Charles Murray Dan Minada Pomeroy Wilbur Rowley, Jr Gordon Wolfe Middleport Shirley Wolfe

Salem Center Family Notices and Visits Update

Salem Center reports Wallace Holliday on the sick list. Mr and Mrs Ross Edwards return home from California. Mrs Minnie Marsh visits her mother Mrs Iva Miller. Mrs Pearl Garnes of Marion visits Mr and Mrs Bill Garnes and Mr and Mrs Walter Garnes this weekend.

Wallace Holliday Ross Edwards California Minnie Marsh Iva Miller Pearl Garnes Marion Bill Garnes Walter Garnes

First Warm Weekend Draws 700 Swimmers

McARTHUR The first warm and sunny weekend of June drew more than 700 paid swimmers to Lake Hope beach Saturday and Sunday. Park Manager Dick McDaniel said about 5000 persons used the park facilities over the weekend, and over 500 meals were served at the dining lodge.

Edith Trainer 61 Hamden Resident Buried After Illness

Funeral services were held for Edith Marie Trainer 61 of Hamden route 1 who died Friday at home on route 75 near Bethel Church after a long illness. Survived by husband Floyd and seven children, twenty grandchildren, two great grandchildren. Burial in Elk Cemetery.

McArthur Elizabeth Eberts Leona Eberts Dundas Lauretta French Jackson Franklin Eberts Ethel Collins Radcliff Elk Cemetery

Local People Visit, Return, and Attend Eastern Star

Hazel Harmon returns to Columbus after a week with relatives in Vinton. Henry King and sisters from Nitrogen, West Virginia visit Homer Casto. Mrs. Julia Higginbotham of Charleston, West Virginia visits R. B. Poling and others. Mrs. Chester White visits Homer Casto. Mrs. James Crace calls on Mary K. Stambaugh after Western Star inspection in Wilkesville.

Mon Columbus Henry King Mary K. Stambaugh Maxine Mains June Poling Marie Moriaty Elizabeth Cloud Mona Bartley Eleanor White Eastern Star Wilkesville Chester White Homer Casto James Crace

Weekend guests and Bible awards at Syracuse noted

Syracuse residents hosted weekend visitors from Alliance Racine Columbus Toledo Letart Falls and Belpre and others. Bibles were presented to Pomeroy and Racine high school graduates Nancy Eichinger Linda Rose Carolyn Van Meter. Various regional relatives attended commencement and visits were reported.

William Eichinger Syracuse Pomeroy High School Virgil Collins Carolyn Nelsonville Tim Tolliver Athens Mary Jane Eichinger Parkersburg W.va Connie Barbara Rosa Marie Leadingham George Salzman Mansfield Lions International Toledo

New Haven Notes Bright Social Ties and Church Work

Local social notes list Ruth Sayre preparing for a mission summer in New Mexico with the EUB Church. The Dodd family, Sayres, and Hamiltons are among those visiting relatives, attending reunions, and hosting guests from Virginia to Buckhannon. Broader items mention population center trends near St. Louis and space missile research funding, plus church conference activities in Buckhannon and Charleston.

J. L. Stewart New Haven Ruth Sayre George Sayre Marshall University New Mexico EUB Church Mission School Charles Dodd Charlene Virginia Barbara Joe Dodd Richmond Dodd Danny Estel Hamilton Gailey Bridge

Miss Hansen Visits New Haven In Temperance Work

Miss Jean Hansen of Evanston Illinois national general secretary of the Loyal Temperance Legion visited Miss Ethel Riddle in New Haven. Hansen spoke at the New Haven EUB Church Vacation Church School staff meeting Children’s Fellowship and the mid week prayer and Bible study. Riddle is National Youth Director of the Woman’s Christian Temperance Union and worked with Hansen on the same temperance program.

New Haven Jean Hansen Evanston Ill Ethel Riddle Miss Hansen Loyal Temperance Legion National Women’s Christian Temperance Union EUB Vacation Church Children’s Fellowship Miss Riddle Woman's Christian Temperance Union

Aid To Aged McArthur Draws In Vinton May Totals

In May, 347 people received Aid for Aged benefits in Vinton County, averaging 58.93 dollars per payment.

McArthur Vinton County

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