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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1967
Page
5
Nelsonville offers standard and advanced Red Cross First Aid classes taught by Miss Charlotte La Tournette of Ohio University. Each class accepts 10 participants. interested residents from Nelsonville and York Township may call Mrs. Mary Sparks at 753-3029 to enroll.
McArthur contractor Robert King finishes a 30 by 46 foot concrete block warehouse for Hartley Hardware on West Main Street. New Graves Marathon and Bethel Sohio service stations rise on West Main Street. Robinson Electric nears completion on the Ralston Purina turkey hatchery power work. Plumbing and refrigeration firms to start soon. Herschel and Melvin Partee excavate for a lift pumping station serving the hatchery with sewer lines to McArthur lagoons.
Estate actions include wills filed for James Mahaffey Anna Mahaffey and Charles L Petti bone with authenticated will copies. Kenneth Snider vs Austin Powder Co and Bureau of Workmen's Compensation appeal withdrawn. Local residents Frank Helm Mary Ogdin Lawrence Romans Helen Bland John Bray and Dorothy Harden listed with ages and occupations. Clerk Mrs Margie Climer attended state convention. tours Anchor Hocking Glass and Old Man's Cave. Frozen potatoes noted as stew or roast aid.
Hocking Valley Historical Vehicles Club elected officers Paul Goss as president E L McDonald as vice president Louise Pratt as secretary treasurer and Barbara Skinner as historian. Plans include a Shawnee parade on July 4 and a July 9 covered-bridges tour starting from Baltimore at 1 30 p m. The meeting at the Patton home in Nelsonville drew L Cpl Pat Riley on leave. Next gathering to be hosted by George Bardin in Logan with date/time to be announced.
Nelsonville story omits the Emblem Club name while noting Buckeye Girls State attendees from Nelsonville and Murray City at Capital University in Columbus. The Emblem Club co sponsors the Girl Staters with the Legion Auxiliary, Business and Professional Women's Club and the Pandorian Club.
The American Legion Post 510 Auxiliary gathered at Anna Mae Lanning’s home with nine members present and refreshments provided by Mrs. Lanning. A picnic at Mrs. William Webb’s home on Logan Route 2 is planned. Members and relatives visited nearby towns including Nelsonville and Stockport area cottages. David Beattie departed for Oakland, California, en route to Vietnam.
Eddie Reeves 15 son of Joe Reeves of Poplar Street was selected from Nelsonville to rifle for Athens County in the first Ohio Governor's Trophy Matches at Camp Perry on Saturday and Sunday.
Nelsonville Seaman Mike Rizer arrived from Charleston where he is assigned to the USS Holland. He will spend leave with grandparents Mr and Mrs Elmer Rizer of Deanville and other relatives before returning to Charleston on July 6.
A long OCR list catalogs children's books and paperbacks with original prices and sale offers. It includes George and adventure titles, history, folklore, poetry, and educational series from Golden Books and assorted publishers, with a mix of price reductions and “Your Choice” offers.
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