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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jun 16, 1944

Page

2

Nelsonville Lighthouse tabernacle services announced

The pastor Rev E C Bond lists Sunday School at 9 30 a m morning worship at 1030 a m Sunday evening song service at 730 p m with preaching by Rev Miller prayer services next Tuesday and Thursday at 730 p m DEDication Sunday set for June 18 at 2 p m for the Boy Scout Camp at the old Miller Patch not July 18 as previously stated

Nelsonville Lighthouse Tabernacle Watkins and Poplar Sts E. C. Bond Miller

Sunday Children's Day Services Planned at First Methodist

Nelsonville area will observe Children's Day at the First Methodist Church on Sunday June 18 at 9 30 a m with a program including scripture reading songs and multiple performances by children and church groups led by Mrs Hubert Mender the accompanist for the song numbers.

Nelsonville Gayla Millholland June Lee Joan Carter Lois Jonas Billy Hickman Vincent Lewh Leidner Arthur Huntley Barbara Call Rose Hutchins Terry Tignor Donna Houston Wayne Huntley Peggy Ann Green Caroline Elliott Jane Campbell Nancy Hoskins Betty Woodard Jewel Marsha Langley Busy Fingers Donna Jones Carol Sue Riley Kathryn Pence Russell Miller Floyd Pence Barbara Culp Patty Mender Allen Quigley Rose Mary Wolf Martha Weller Patty McKee Rosebud Phyllis Barber Larney Boggs Ellsworth Pence Ronnie Culp Bob Jackson Chub Davis Sunbeam Martha Hickman Jonas Family Mr. Murphy Ruth Tomlinson Hubert Mender

Epiphany Church Service Set for June 18 Morning Prayer

Nelsonville note. Epiphany Episcopal Church will hold morning prayer and Litany at 9 30 a m on June 18 the second Sunday after Trinity.

Nelsonville Epiphany Episcopal Church

Kennedy Named Assistant Manager at G C Murphy Store

Point Pleasant reports Miss Geraldine Kennedy named assistant manager of the G C Murphy Co. store replacing J M Plusquellie who transfers to Sharon Pennsylvania. Kennedy, a five year local employee, is the daughter of Rodney C resident.

Point Pleasant Geraldine Kennedy G. C. Murphy Co J. M. Plusquellie Sharon Kennedy Rodney, C

Mrs Spencer Hosts WCTU Meeting in Nelsonville

Mrs Thomas Spencer welcomed members at Chestnut Street home as the Women's Christian Temperance Union met. President Mrs Sam Starkey led devotionals while Mrs Spencer offered prayer. reports were read and plans announced for a county institute at First Methodist Church Athens on July 5 with a covered dish dinner.

Harry Ashworth Fay Howard Williams

Hamden Group Installs Officers and Community Notes

Hamden Methodist Youth Fellowship installs officers for the coming year led by Beatrice Tedrow and others. A Lake Alma picnic, a funeral for Jerry Ford Sprague, and local NHS and 4-H activity are reported along with student scholarships from an essay contest and various hospital surgeries and family visits.

Herbert Sprague Oscar A. King Hamden Jerry Betty Lou Imogene Ralph Herbert Jr C. L. Sonnefrank Portsmouth Henry Sprague J. R. Davisson Holzer Hospital Gallipolis Ohio Auto-Saloon League Vinton County Lauretta Jones Betty Tinkham Robert Kibbey Mary Nutt Roberta Smith White Cross Hospital Columbus Verna Vance Hazel Tedrow Sylvia Vance Wilbur Kibbey Dickey Kibbey Leasie Kibbey Roy Zervis Great Lakes Naval Station Fred Wilbur George Wilbur FE. M. Wilbur Joanne Woolweaver Miami Fla Deborah Busy Bee Donna Faye Jewell Mary Lou Ward Nellie Wiseman Louise Helen Betty Janice Wilbur Mary Lou Kinsel Shirley Way Kinsel Ada Gibson Mrs. Everett Carr Bertha Steele

Nelsonville Social Notes June guest night and wedding shower

Patriotic appointments highlighted a June guest night dinner at the Masonic Temple for 24 by the Past Matrons and Patrons of Eudora Chapter O E S. A shower for Albert Earl Evans and Dorothy Stewart Evans followed, with guests and gifts for their new home and wartime plans including Evans in the U S Navy Reserve.

Nelsonville Eudora Chapter O. E. S Masonic Temple Grace Kelch Erma Cook Mable Washburn Albert Earl Evans Dorothy Stewart Evans James Evans Walnut St U.S.N. R Camp Parks Calif Aleutians States Columbus

Birth Announcement Ronnie Allen Eggleston arrives in Athens

Mr. and Mrs. Ercle Eggleston announce the birth of a seven pound son named Ronnie Allen on June 8 at Sheltering Arms Hospital in Athens. Grandparents are Loyd Arnold of Nelsonville and FE S Eggleston of Starr, Ohio.

Ercle Eggleston Audrey Arnold Columbus Sheltering Arms Hospital Athens Ronnie Allen Loyd Arnold Nelsonville Rt. 2 FE. S. Eggleston Starr, Ohio

Mrs. Binnie Curtis Dies at Toledo

Mrs. Binnie L. Curtis of Nelsonville dies in Toledo after the death of her parents and other Primrose relatives. Her body will be brought to Stout Funeral Home for a Saturday funeral at 4 p.m. Burial will be in Greenlawn. She leaves two nieces and a nephew living in Florida and near Athens.

Nelsonville Binnie L. Curtis I. P. Primrose Toledo Stout Funeral Home W. M. George Methodist Church Greenlawn W. R. Phillips Athens Catherine Walter Primrose Florida Primrose Adda C Hester A. Coleman Sarah A. Alderman Loving L. Primrose Blanche

Ten Per Cent of Mason County War Bond Quota Subscribed

Preliminary report on the Fifth War Loan Campaign shows Mason County reaches 10 percent with $74,831.25 in sales by Wednesday evening. Purchases include $46,331.25 Series F, $23,000 Series D, and $5,500 in Treasury Notes. Boone County already oversubscribes its quota led by Luther Jones, Madison banker and former state senator.

Point Pleasant Boone County Luther Jones Madison

Corning Social Notes Highlight Local Visits and Events

Corning social column recounts Mrs Catherine Schlingerman and Tot Longeran visiting in town. Various residents travel to Columbus and New York. a June meeting is canceled due to illness. Legion card party planned. youth fellowship hosts a wiener roast. multiple families visit relatives and attend medical and embarkation camps.

Legion Hall Mary Gray Columbus F'red Gray Bert Hickok New York Pvt Sterling Hickok Joseph Briggs Bradford Pierce Toledo Ralph Briggs Harriet Levion Marcel Levion Corning Harry Hoffman Margie White Cross Hospital Joan Klarenbeck George Klarenbeck Mary Elizabeth Barnhard Joan The Methodist Church Orchard Hill Sonny Quinn Emma Jane Quinn Margaret Pierce Eunice Jenkins Shirley Wright Vonda Lee Levering Beryl Booth N Fitch Bill Garrison Bill Dunlop Jerry Jones Bob Wilson Florence Hampson Henry Rocks Helen Rocks Virgil Reidel William Glennon Fred Roof Lucille Peterson Dayton Mae Mason

Appeal Filed Over Gallipolis Ferry Collision

George Yester of Gallipolis Ferry has filed notice to appeal a local magistrate’s damages ruling from a January collision at Third and Viand. The suit involves Yester’s southbound truck and a Foglesong car driven by Miss Mary Foglesong, with debate over right of way at intersections and duty to exercise caution. Both drivers reportedly had obstructed views and the collision was likely unavoidable.

Point Pleasant George Yester Gallipolis Ferry

Retail Stores To Close Thursday Afternoons

Local retail merchants agreed to resume Thursday afternoon closings starting June 22 and continue indefinitely. Most shops had half-holidays on Thursdays for months until six weeks ago when new stores did not participate. the Wednesday meeting reportedly reached a unanimous decision.

Altar Dedication at Christ Church In Memory Gift

A new altar and reredos at Christ Episcopal Church in Point Pleasant will be dedicated at the 11 o clock service. The Rev. Frank T. Cady explains the unvested ceremony on arrival and vested portion during the service. The altar features a reredos frontal linen cloth and various symbolic ornaments reflecting Holy Communion and resurrection themes.

Point Pleasant Christ, Episcopal Church Frank T. Cady Walter A. Windsor

Sam Birney Closes Department Store in Point Pleasant

Sam Birney who ran a department store in two rooms of the 1.0.C.F. Building at Fourth and Main has closed out his stock and is sweeping floors yesterday. He plans to rest to recuperate and may return to Point Pleasant, though no new business plans were announced. Birney, who came from Cleveland, advertised heavily and built a thriving shop named Sam's Place or Sam, the Bargain Man.

Point Pleasant Sam Birney

Water Supply Is Approved In Nelsonville

H P Cowgill district engineer for the State Department of Health reported Nelsonville water supply entirely satisfactory after analyses by local plant operator Watson Wolfe. The finding aligns with a state health board report based on samples analyzed at the state laboratory. Java has thunderstorms on an average of 225 days every year.

Nelsonville Nelsonville City H. P. Cowgill Athens State Department of Health Watson Wolfe State Health Board State Laboratory Java

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