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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1953
Page
7
Coakley purchased the Jackson property on Chestnut Street and plans to remove the old brick residence that has stood empty for years. The building was once used as a studio by the late John Jackson.
Columbus man Alonzo E. Reed Sr. pleaded guilty on arraignment in Mayor Arthur Kennedy's court to failing to observe a stop sign. He received a ten dollar fine plus costs.
Admitted list includes Miss Marcelyn Meredith Murray Sty Mrs Elmer Siddle Nelsonville Mrs Thomas McDonald Logan Mrs Ila Carr Nelsonville Route Mrs Della Johnston Jackson ville Kenneth Orwiler Nelsonville Dismissed includes Mrs Emma Dailey Nelsonville Burnie Derry Carpenter Mrs Irene Jonas Murray City.
Funeral services for Mrs. Minnie Courtney, who died Tuesday at her West Franklin Street home after an extended illness, will be Friday at 2 p.m. at Warren funeral home. The Rev. Walter Shafer will officiate and burial will follow in Fort Street Cemetery.
Mrs Frank O Mara of Nelsonville is reported in fair condition at Mount Mary Hospital after an emergency operation on June 3.
Three Nelsonville residents were honored at the 12th District VFW and Auxiliary conferences in Chillicothe. William Reed was named district commander to be installed July 12 in Columbus. Myron Cox was named district chaplain, and Mrs Daisy Reed was chosen guard of the district auxiliary.
John West and Dianne Reed stayed with Eliza Kline. Eunice Ramsey and her children from Nashville spent a week with A. F. Woltz. Dave Woltz hosted dinners for multiple relatives and visitors including Minnie Woltz and Bill West as Clyde Nihiser also called on the Woltz household.
Mr and Mrs Everett Conolly and family of Letart Falls hosted the Griffins. Roberta Blake returned home from Jersey Ohio after visiting sister Nola Collins. Charles Whited and children came from Summit Station after visiting Mrs Whited’s parents the Sanders couple. Vernon Reed of Toledo weekended with George Reed and Floyd Cain in Hockingport. Robert Sanders of Mansfield visited Ira Sanders and Harold Brannon. The Rev Jean Collins and children stayed with her parents Elmer Blake and family Lor raine Blake joined them for extended visit. Orville Garton and Goldie Buchanan Coolville with Thurston Clark and Marilyn Clark Columbus visited Lewis Clark family Sunday along with Margery Osborn who visited Doris Blake.
Funeral services were held at the Christian Church in Daysboro for Mrs Ruby Wilson who died in an auto crash near Adell Ky. She had lived with her sister Mrs Ralph Chapman for a year and was en route to decorate relatives graves at Daysboro. Attendees included Mr and Mrs Chapman and daughter Barbara Wilson and William Miller Letart Falls.
Community and military families share visits across Parkersburg and surrounding towns. Notices include hospital patients J E Norris and Bart Miller, overseas bound A3C Clifford E Taylor, and a May 28 birth at Meigs General Hospital for Jack D Ables and Mrs J D Roush families in Letart Falls Syracuse and Letart Falls.
City Sanitarian George Johnson announces the annual weed elimination campaign is in full progress. Property owners must remove weeds within five days of notice, or the city will cut and destroy them at the owner's expense, with costs certified to the county for collection.
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