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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1943
Page
6
Nelsonville report notes the Pythian Sisters annual meeting at the Knights of Pythias Hall on Thursday evening June 17 with dinner at 6 o clock. Members are urged to attend and bring coffee for the session to follow inspection by district inspector Mrs Flossie Crawford.
Funeral services for Mrs. Lilley Mae Cox 65 of 42 S Cypress Ave Columbus will be held Friday at 1 pm at the Wylie S Shroyer funeral home Columbus. Burial will be in Sunset Cemetery. She died Tuesday of a heart attack at the Cox cottage Buckeye Lake. She was born in Hocking County near Nelsonville and belonged to the Ladies Auxiliary of the Brotherhood of Nayroad Trainmen. She leaves husband Charles H Cox four sisters Mrs Charles Bagley Mrs Rena Ogg Nelsonville Mrs Chive Ellis and twin sister Mrs Lou Chesh er Nelsonville Rt 2 and three brothers Will Evans Nelsonville Clifford and Otto Evans Nelsonville Rt 2. Miss Carrie Cox and Mrs Adda Hohenadel sisters of Mr Cox left for Columbus Wednesday afternoon.
Amendment 67 allows wholesalers and retailers to seek temporary sugar inventory increases for home canning with a double allowance through August. Amendments 32 and 33 modify tire purchases and inventory reports, effective June 12, shifting duties away from certain outlets and urging consultation with local boards for specifics. The squib critiques ration confusion and urges patriotism to support wartime needs.
Nelsonville report notes Constable Ernest Curtis, after losing a bid to succeed Harry West as York Township trustee, quickly files a petition to run in the November election. He joins a crowded field expected to include several candidates.
Rubber Director William M. Jeffers announces 1943 tire production will reach three times 1942 levels. More than half of the supply will come from stock, with the remainder produced from synthetic materials.
Nelsonville residents note the Cosmopolitan Club hosts its annual picnic Friday June 18 at 6 30 PM at the home of Mrs Parker S Sniffen Fayette Street. The event ends the season until September. Also listed is correction: Eva Kennard is great grandmother of a Kennard baby. Mrs Carol Lines and husband visited Dalhart Texas. Martha Cody Lines accompanied them.
Mrs. Wallace Glenn entertained the Wednesday Bridge Club with Mrs. R. R. Stalter as the sole substitute. High scorers were Mrs. J. H. McKiddie, Mrs. Garnet Bennett and Mrs. L. P. Rice. The marriage of Ruth Daugherty to Bernard Ross took place June 16 in Columbus.
Gerald Nelson planned a Wednesday evening fishing trip with $10 of new tackle when a sack containing the reel and line disappeared from his car on Grover Street. Patrolman Thompson coordinated a quick response, several boys were detained, one confessed, and the gear was recovered before Nelson began his trip. Poundage totals were not yet reported.
Mr Steve Toth Sr recovering after serious illness. Walter Zukowski receives Purple Heart from wounded son Walter. Felix Yankowski called for Army examination July 6 in Columbus. Lillian Toth visited brother Thomas Dixon and family at Shadyside. Tommy Dixon, Toths nephew, underwent operation at Bellaire Hospital and is in critical condition. Esther Parker and son Georgie return to Buffalo NY after vacation with mother Esther Murray. Elizabeth Murray will stay in Buffalo for summer. Rosalie Mingus weekend guest of June Heffken of Taylor Ridge.
Jane Varner of West Virginia Ordnance Point Pleasant West Virginia filed for divorce custody and relief in Athens County Court of Common Pleas Ohio on May 26 1943 citing gross neglect of duty and extreme cruelty. The case is set for hearing on or after July 8 1943 with attorney R W Finsterwald representing Jane Warner.
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