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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jun 17, 1957

Page

3

Nelsonville Becomes Centerstage for Sylvania Beam Feature

Ohio coal town Nelsonville gains fame via a four page Sylvania Beam spread by C H Bartlett. The piece highlights Lawrence Welk show plugs boosting the town, lists Hall of Fame members like C Stanley Mechem and Estes Crabtree, notes coal industry employment, the Veterans hospital dedication, and historical sites including Fort St cemetery and the Public Square.

Lawrence Welk Jackie Martin Nelsonville Nelsonville ‘‘Hall of Fame Martin Senate C. Stanley Mechem Cincinnati Estel Crabtree Daniel Nelson Fort St Sylvania

Glouster and UMW Auxiliaries Schedule Meetings

The Glouster Eagles Auxiliary meets Tuesday at 7 30 p m in Eagles Hall with Lucille Withem hosting the after meeting coffee hour. The UMW of A Auxiliary meets Wednesday at 7 30 p m in K of P hall for a potluck lunch and games after the business meeting. Plans include attending the Chauncey convention on June 25.

Eagles Eagles Hall Lucille Withem UMW Chauncey

Mayors Court Fines Levy In Glouster For Various Offenses

Glouster Mayor Thomas Williams Sr reports last week’s court fines. Pete Collins and George Kempton each $13.80 for intoxication. Christ Handley $10 for unsafe operation. Virgil Collins and Robert Collins each $63.80 for petty larceny and jailed for nonpayment. William A Johnson $33.80 for intoxication. Robert Roberts $33.80 for intoxication and profane language.

Glouster Thomas Williams, Sr Pete Collins George Kempton Millfield Christ Handley Athens Virgil Collins Robert Collins William A. Johnson Newark Robert Roberts

Mount St Mary Hospital Notes Highlights Local Visits

Mount St Mary Hospital Notes details weekend guests visiting Vinton residents including Don Swick and Chester White, plus scattered travels from Columbus Akron and Hawaii. The list also mentions summer school attendees, hospital admissions, births and transfers among area towns like Vinton Gallipolis Nelsonville Glouster and Athens.

Weekend Guests and Family Visits Across Several Towns

Weekend visitors included Wesley Morrison and family from Dunbar West Virginia and Lee White and son from St Albans West Virginia staying with Ralph and May Ballard. Other guests were Darris Arnold from Rock Springs with Charles Bissell and Ernest Deeter family moves to the Roberts home.

Darris Arnold Rock Springs Charles Bissell Ernest Deeter Columbus

Trimble Methodist WSCS Meeting Set at Petty Home

The WSCS of Trimble Methodist Church will meet Wednesday at 7 30 p.m. at the home of Mrs Erma Petty for its regular gathering and committee updates.

WSCS Trimble

Mrs O W Davis to Take Part in Central District Junior Club Panel

Mrs O W Davis of Nelsonville Route 3 will join a panel discussion at an institute and luncheon for all junior clubs in the Central District. The event is Tuesday at the Hebron Methodist Church in Hebron Ohio.

Nelsonville O. W. Davis Ohio Federation of Women's Clubs Hebron Methodist Church Hebron Ohio

Weekend court fines and jail for intoxication and DWI

Nelsonville resident James Crabtree was fined $10 and costs for intoxication and sentenced to county jail on non payment. Logan Route 4 resident Larry Poling was fined $10 and costs for loud mufflers. Ray Davis of Carbondale was fined $100 and costs and given a three day jail sentence for driving while intoxicated. The article notes the first cathedral on the mainland of the Americas was erected in 1510 at Santa Maria de la Antigua in Panama.

Nelsonville Arthur Kennedy James Crabtree Larry Poling Logan Americas Santa Maria de la Antigua Panama

Maurer’s sixteenth child a son named Red Grange

Nelsonville resident Jack Maurer announced with pride that Naomi Maurer had given birth to a nine pound one and half ounce boy after five daughters. The longtime athletics booster joked about naming the baby Red Grange as the town celebrated the new arrival.

Nelsonville Jack Maurer Maurer Nelsonville Athletic Assn Naomi Red Grange

Weekend chase ends in Nelsonville arrest and bond

Charles Martin of Kimberly was arrested by Chief Everett Hewlett on Chestnut Street for speeding. He led officers Tom McManis and Don Bumgardner on a high speed chase reaching 80 mph. Bond was set at 55 dollars with 20 more for unsafe operation. he must appear in Mayor's court Friday.

Everett Hewlett Chestnut St Tom McMannis Don Bumgardner

Bristol RI Hassenreffer Museum Curates Indian Relics

In Bristol Rhode Island the Hassenreffer Museum of the American Indian holds a prize collection of Indian relics and curios. A hypothetical trip to the moon at 300 miles per hour would take 33 days by air travel.

Bristol Rhode Island Hassenreffer

Glouster Band Boosters Host Midweek Dance

The Glouster Band Boosters sponsor a Wednesday 7 30 p m dance at the high school auditorium. Music will be by records. Public invited. Soft drinks candy bars and chewing gum will be sold.

Glouster Glouster Band Boosters

Lafayette’s Grave Holds Virginia Earth From His Revolutionary Home

A small amount of earth from Virginia is placed in Lafayette’s grave, symbolizing the place where he lived during the American Revolution. The gesture connects the burial site to his wartime home and legacy.

Lafayette Virginia

Science Shrinks Piles New Way Without Surgery

A new healing substance called Bio-Dyne shrinks hemorrhoids and relieves pain without surgery. Case after case shows actual reduction and statements that piles have ceased to be a problem. Available as suppository or ointment under the name Preperation H with a money back guarantee.

New York, N. Y

Counties to Meet at Nelsonville TB Hospital

Tuberculosis control teams from seven Southeastern Ohio counties will convene June 19 at the new Southeast Ohio Tuberculosis Hospital in Nelsonville. Dr. T A Gardner invites representatives from Monroe Perry Muskingum Morgan Noble Fairfield and Guernsey Counties to discuss regional control measures and set five year program goals. The gathering marks the first in a series of statewide studies by Ohio health and TB groups.

Nelsonville Ohio Southeast Ohio T. A. Gardner Ohio Department of Health Monroe Perry, Muskingum, Morgan, Noble, Fairfield and Guernsey Counties Tuberculosis and Health Association Ohio Tuberculosis and Health Association

Anna Arnold Dies Sunday in New Marshfield Area

Anna May Arnold 75 died after a lengthy illness Sunday evening at her New Marshfield Route 1 home. She was born in Vinton County to Martin and Elizabeth Gabriel. Survived by husband Dexter a daughter Emma Buckley and two grandchildren. She helped found the Pythian Sisters in Carbondale and was a member of the New Marshfield Eastern Star. Funeral arrangements by Johnson Funeral Home incomplete.

Nelsonville Anna May Arnold New Marshfield

Two Fined For Assault

Mayor Richard Carey reports fines from last week in his court. Raymond G. Headley of Parkersburg West Virginia was fined 25 dollars plus 4.80 cents costs for fishing without a non resident license. James Russell of Trimble was fined 25 dollars plus 8.80 dollars costs for assault and battery on his wife Martha and sentenced to 30 days in county jail. Carl Dunkle of Trimble was fined 50 dollars plus 8.80 dollars costs for assault and battery on his wife Ruth Anna, plus 90 days in county jail with 40 dollars suspended and jail time held for good behavior for one year.

Glouster Richard Carey Trimble Raymond G. Headley Parkersburg W. Va B. F. Swartz James Russell Martha Carl Dunkle Ruth Anna

Bryson Family Weekend Visit Extends Across Grove City

Mr. and Mrs. John M. Bryson and family of Grove City spent the weekend visiting their parents Mr. and Mrs. John Dyer and Mr. and Mrs. E. K. Bryson.

Roger Shenefield Dayton Tom Quickle Vinton Georgie Boyer Larry Gallipolis Teddy Boyer Cleveland Darrell Petrie Columbus Anna Glenn Nadene Petrie Irene Petrie Glouster John M. Bryson Grove City John Dyer E. K. Bryson

Mrs. Green Dies Sunday in Cincinnati Funeral

Mrs. Freda Mae Green 57, formerly of Tuppers Plains, died Sunday afternoon at Good Samaritan Hospital Cincinnati. Survived by Rex Green husband Richard son Madge Mulligan Betty Timmers Ethel Arbaugh Emil Matlack Glenn Matlack and seven grandchildren. Funeral Wednesday 2 p.m. at Tup pers Plains EUB Church burial Tup pers Plains Cemetery. Friends may call at White funeral home.

Freda Mae Green Tuppers Plains Good Samaritan

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