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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1953
Page
6
City Auditor Delbert Kuhn reports Nelsonville total fund balances across departments stood at 90 254.34 as of May 31, up from 66 707.72 at month start. May receipts totaled 32 063.42 with 8 516.80 spent, and general fund disbursements 4 309.08.
Sandra Ben a wd 6 year old daughter of Mr and Mrs Robert Bentley Myers Crossing near Route 33 continues to improve from injuries after being struck by a car as she alighted from a school bus last May 18. She spent eight days at Children’s Hospital in Columbus and was readmitted for a check up last Friday. Doctors are pleased with her progress and she is now at home.
Funeral services for Elijah P Funk 59 Bartlett will be held Friday at 10 30 a m at Fawcett Stone funeral home Chesterhill Rev H B Mason presiding The Gloucester post American Legion will conduct military services at Bartlett Cemetery burial follows in the same grounds
Nelsonville First Methodist Church cirlce 2 WSCS with leaders Mrs Mil dred Carlin and Mrs Freda Newton lists members for the year. An organizational meeting is set for June 18 at 7 30 p.m. at Mrs James Evans 680 Walnut St. A regional Woman's Auxiliary workshop was held at the Church of the Epiphany with 32 delegates from diocesan churches.
The Willing Workers Class of the Christian Church will meet at the church Friday at 7 30 p m. A pot luck supper will be served.
Newly elected Sunday School officers include Alma Swartz secretary John Taylor assistant secretary Nina Robinson treasurer Sandra Boyles and Charles Taylor librarians Florence Boyles and Helen Woode pianists Isola Tay 4 adult class teacher Eleanor Boyes assistant Juanita Swartz and Thelma Henderson intermediate class teachers Helen Woode and Nellie Parker young peoples class Linnie Gaul Ollie Atherton primary grades Lloyd Dillinger assistant superintendent WSCS to meet at Mrs Claude Woodyard Tuesday MYF met recently at the church with Lloyd Dillinger presiding plans for a Father's Day celebration and scavenger hunt at Norma Jean and Bobby Robinsons Thelma Henderson led the program Herman and John Taylor attended the Sunday School convention at Flatwoods ward Bentz funeral attendees included Cash Bentz Lola Derreberry Murray Hopkins Richards Sartz Warren Bentz family Allie Frost Earl Parsons Sarah Schreiber Grace Swartz William Bentz guests C E Woode Mrs Ward Bentz Millard Swartz family Johnny and Charles Taylor attended the FFA convention in Columbus Don Chase Akon Luella Clark Coolville Oscar Pierce and family Alvin Pierce and family Lucinda Gilbert visited Findling Caldwell home Rev Elmer Wright visited Mrs Clarence Henderson Gertrude Taylor visited Hemlock Grove Arthur Atherton paid time with her father Silas Taylor Wedding of John Sturm at Mt Zion Methodist Church Dinsmore Boyles family attended Pvt Charles Carr Belvoir Va weekend home Bell and shower for Pvt and Mrs Carr at Emerson Douglas Bearwallow Ridge June 15 Mrs Ethel Johnson left for Akron Nina Robinson Norma Jean Bobby visited Mrs W E Robinson.
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