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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1931
Page
11
The local American Legion post announces an Armistice Day observance inviting nearby towns to participate. The program includes boxing contests and other events at the City Playground with committees named to organize the celebration in the coming days.
A Boy Scout camp to be held near Buchtel next week will involve three towns with Nelso Hathaway directing activities. Participants Neloniikie and Ger Scosuts are listed, and camp runs six days until Friday. cost is 1.50 for cooking utensils towels soap and provisions. Tents cots and water activities are provided on the one acre site along Buchtel Road, sponsored by the Nelsonville Rotary Club with permission by the sponsoring company. Personal notices include local residents visiting relatives and a district rally for the W B A at the K of P Hall Friday evening.
Advertisement from The Athens Messenger Pattern Department promotes dress patterns by Anne Adams with adjustable pleats and color stitching. Describes fabrics such as percale cotton batiste and dimity and lists sizes from 4 to 10. Catalogs priced at fifteen and twenty five cents, orders directed to The Athens Messenger Pattern Department, 2443 West Street, New York City.
Nelsonville report states June worth William Johnson from Mr and Mrs Earl Johnson died at their Haydenville residence after a brief illness. The parents have several children. Funeral services will be held Friday and burial will be made at Ebenezer Cemetery.
Nelsonville June city board meets to discuss extending quarantine measures to July amid a period of outbreak. Officials note cooperation terms and a planned public report on progress and next steps. Funeral notice for Andrew Starrett lists service details in Nelsonville.
Miss Mary Anne Pritchard hosted a linen shower at her home on East Washington Street with guests including Mrs Frank Barifient, Mr and Mrs Sharp, and Misses Rice and Andrey Adles who won high score prizes. The note mentions a bridge gathering, a club meeting, and funeral notices with local residents attending events around June.
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