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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1946
Page
2
Large numbers of Nelsonville residents are reported participating in the Blue Cross hospital communityment program opened Thursday and extending through Saturday. Enrollment to the drive is spearheaded by the Board of Cor (corrections truncated in source).
A Indiana preacher visits a local Church of God in Onville area. The event highlights community religious outreach and features remarks by local figures. No injuries or conflicts reported.
The First Methodist Church plans a Sunday service with the Bev pastor delivering the sermon. An evening service is also scheduled, featuring a focus on church activities and fellowship.
John V. Wood of the Pen Bank Co. has been at Mercy Hospital Baltimore for the last month and arrived home at night. Elizabeth Neasenger completes a year teaching at Euclid High School Cleveland and visits with J Kessinger in West Virginia. George is visiting Loin Preußinger, who is recovering from an emergency.
Plains Social notes list terminal leave for a Plains resident Mrs Howard. visits by Mr and Mrs Howard to Lower Plains parents. Mrs Howard Mayberry traveling from Pittsburgh after a wedding anniversary. David Miller joining University Library Athens. William Goodman recovering from a heart attack. Ellen Kovaleik and grandchildren with Susan Charney. Myre Charles Bickley learning son Ronald in Tokyo to be discharged by August.
Alert and direct action may free you from schemes and risky involvements. Caution and pride can bring slight support from high places as you pursue worthwhile honors. Those with June birthdays may face a year of tempting yet dubious prospects and enticements, with potential entrapment by intrigue.
An article reports on disputes over property boundaries in the city. John Topsail, the mayoral figure, faces a fine and contested actions after attempting to establish his line. Vernon Coakney, service and safety director, is cited in a dispute over police authority. Charles Hashman pleads innocent after a red light violation and awaits a hearing. Lowell D. Hen ry, from Columbus, is fined for failing to stop at a stop sign.
Lt Charles Parson Ralph W Parks joins his family after 41 months in the U S Army. He spent the final months in Berlin as commander of a Cannon Company, Third Infantry. He left for Camp Atterbury after landing in New York Monday to begin civilian life.
The Church of Christ lists its weekly schedule with Bible School for all ages in the morning, moral worship at 10 00 a m including the Lord s Supper, choir anthem with organ, and a sermon by the Rev L B Evans The congregation will attend a missionary service at the Methodist Church at 7 pm.
The Yankees blanked Elk Reds 5-0 as pitching led the way and offense produced in the shutout. Thompson and Fick split mound duties with strong work, while Barrows and Beresti contributed in the field and at the plate, pacing a crisp victory amid a crowded midseason slate.
The Pilgrim Holiness Churches of the Hocking Valley sponsor a June camp meeting near Beech Street east of Nelsonville. Rev Charerat Arine opens 7 30 p m with Rev Paul Greanwand of Bethesda to preach Monday night. Engaged evangelist Forman Lincicome arrives Tuesday, speaks nightly at 7 30. Fourth of July all day services at 11 am 2 and 7 30 pm with basket lunch at noon. Rev B A Awe Nelsonville pastor chairs.
Nelsonville note: The Woman's Society of Christian Service of the Methodist Church schedules a July 1 meeting with a 6 p.m. covered dish dinner in church social rooms. Members should bring a dish, sandwiches, and table service. Mrs. James Bland leads devotions, Mrs. Carl Coakley handles the program, and Mr. A. Siover is music chairman.
Nelsonville resident Raymond A. Davis operates a small concrete block factory on Chestnut Street. He can move equipment to job sites and produce nearly any block type at a rate of 300 per day. Davis previously worked as an electrician at the Carbondale Mine.
The word hooch traces to hoochinoo a liquor made by an Alaskan native tribe. This origin ties the slang for strong drink to indigenous language and culture through the early trading and contact era.
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