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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1957
Page
3
Funeral services for Wilford R B Smith 79 who died at his home Tuesday will be held Thursday at 2 30 pm The Society of Friends will officiate at the Fawcett Stone funeral home services Burial will be in the Chesterhill cemetery Friends may call at the funeral home
Willis D. O Neil, 42, died Monday in Pontiac Michigan. Funeral services will be at 1 p m Thursday at Johnson Funeral Home conducted by Rev. William Brown. Burial will be in Green Lawn Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home at any time.
Services for Troy Smith, 77, who died Tuesday at his home 35 St. Charles Street, will be conducted by Rev. J. A. Long at 2 30 p m Thursday in Johnson Funeral Home. Burial will be in Green Lawn Cemetery.
Sp 3c Dean Arnold arrived from Fort Bliss Texas for a 15 day leave to visit his mother Mrs. Henry Swart. Mr and Mrs Carl Ross returned to Columbus after a weekend visit with relatives here. Mrs Blanche Starkey of Nelsonville is visiting Granddaughter Mrs Harry Love. Don Harvey of Pittsburgh spent a weekend with his mother Mrs Harry Love. William Purdy and three children of Wisconsin were visitors of Mr and Mrs Reed Elliott. Mrs Kathleen Love received four stitches after a gashed hand from tripping on a hoe in Athens. Floyd Sams Jr and Albany hall team members went to Cincinnati to see the Red legs play one Sunday.
Mrs. Myrtle Mara of Nelsonville is back at her home after several weeks in Mount St. Mary Hospital for injuries from a fall that harmed her head.
An advertisement touts Doan's Pills as fast relief for backache headache and muscular pains caused by exertion or stress. It also claims soothing effect on bladder irritation and mild diuretic action improving kidney output for better sleep and comfort.
United Mine Workers of America Local 3293 will meet at Carbon Hill School Saturday at 10 a.m. to elect officers and conduct other business. R. L. Wilkerson is president and Franklin Hutchinson serves as secretary, per Bernard Bowers.
Nelsonville residents Alford Kelsoe and Martha Virginia Ray wed in a private home ceremony hosted by Justice of the Peace George Schoonover on Friday.
Circle Three of the First Methodist Church met at Mrs. Lois Oakley home with Mrs. Miriam Butts assisting. Lois Oakley led devotions and plans for the year were set with committees formed led by Vivian Stevenson and others. Dessert for 14 members and one guest, Rosa Freer. Next meeting set with Mrs. Phillis Howe in September.
Nelsonville reports the Red Men Kill Eagle Tribe 179 holds the second night of officer nominations Friday. A free lunch will be served at the gathering with community members invited to participate.
Mr and Mrs Harold Sorrell returned to Columbus after a weekend with his parents Mr and Mrs John Sorrell and Mrs Sorrells grandparents the Dan Wolfe Sr Also noted are visits by Mr and Mrs Harry Grinstead from Willoughby to Wilburt Sanborn family and Mr and Mrs Thomas Erwin and children from Dayton with Columbus relatives. Lawrence Short spent Memorial Day with Mr and Mrs Everett Short of Marietta and Charles Barnes Myrtle Barnes with John Snyder and Lewis Conky in Columbus. Eugene Abahazie visited his father Alex Abahazie in Cleveland and relatives in Columbus.
Nelsonville report the Ministers and Robinette Hardware game was postponed and will be played Friday at 5 30 p m at the Little League diamond Arnold athletic field.
Peggy Ber nice Figgins became the name of the newborn daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Max Figgins born June 5 at Mount St. Mary Hospital. Grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Dar rell Figgins of Nelsonville and Elmer Cubbison of Chauncey. Ed Rosser of Nelsonville and family visited Lorain relatives including Mr. and Mrs. R. J. Meyer and niece Mrs. R. W. Weon. their grandson Norman Meyer joined the trip home.
NEW STRAITSVILLE Mr and Mrs Thomas Huckel and grandson of Columbus and many others visited Harve Eberts relatives and friends are noted as Nellie Shuttleworth returns from Columbus plus surgery recovery at Mt Carmel. Samuel Williams, former Nelsonville resident, died Tuesday evening at Carter Rest Home in Oberlin Ohio.
Simeon V Davis aged 42 of Sunberry Route 2 was fined ten dollars and costs in the Mayor Earl Hilleary court yesterday on a charge of intoxication.
Nelsonville Rotary hears Charles Tanguy manager of Sylvania Nelsonville discuss the electronics age. He notes the fifth largest local industry, its mass production parts, and the shift from vacuum tubes to transistors. He cites military demand and the race for leadership as a hot field.
Birth notices from Mount St. Mars Hospital list Mr and Mrs Thomas Lehman and Anne Logan welcoming a son. Other listings include William Dodd of Murray City. Betty Demp of Congo. Gladys Russell of Corning. Clayton Jones of New Lexington. Mary Toczik of Glouster Route 3. William Gordon of New Lexington. William Neal of New Straitsville. Mrs. William E. Beech of Buchtel and her son. Mrs. Herman Burns of New Plymouth Route 1 and daughter. Mrs. John E. Wandling of The Plains and son Harold Smith of Nelsonville. Joe Pedigo of Nelsonville. Mariel Simonton of Nelsonville. Molle Holdren of Union Furnace.
Those signed up for swimming classes at the Nelsonville pool must attend. Attendance will be checked all week and excessive absences lead to removal from the class and replacement by waiting list entrants.
Virail Woods of Nelsonville Route 1 was fined 190 dollars plus costs and jailed three days in Mayor Earl Hillearry's court for driving while intoxicated. He also incurred a 50 dollar fine and costs for driving without a license, with half suspended if a license is obtained within five days. He was sent to county jail.
Nelsonville group meets Thursday at 7 30 p m on the Knights of Pythias Building second floor. Members are asked to bring needle and thread and scissors to make cancer bandages and a pot luck lunch will be served.
Many denture wearers fear embarrassing plate slips. FASTEETH is an alkaline powder sprinkled on dentures to hold teeth more firmly and reduce odor. it is non-acid and does not sour. Available at drug counters.
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