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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jun 28, 1954

Page

5

Women Camp Slated July 16 18 at Tar Hollow State Park

Logan Hocking County notices announce the annual women's camp sponsored by the Agricultural Extension Service from July 16 to 18 at Tar Hollow State Park. Registration opens at 10 a m on July 16, with activities including swimming crafts nature hikes and religious services. Camp fee is 7 and local extension offices must receive reservations by July 5.

Logan—Hocking County Agricultural Extension Service Tar Hollow State Park Ohio Power Co Columbus and Southern Ohio Electric Co Ross, Pickaway Pike Athens Fairfield Vinton Counties

Vacation Church School Ends Two Weeks of Sessions

Vacation Church School in Nelsonville closed after two weeks at the East School building directed by Rev. J. A. Long and Rev. F. M. Wentz. A total of 148 pupils enrolled with daily assemblies and Bible lessons, milk served by Nelsonville Dairy, and 17 workers across kindergarten to junior high levels. Enrollment across Central School brought total attendance to 292 for the period.

Nelsonville J. A. Long F. M. Wentz Mr. Wentz Mr. Long Hazel Bean Wentz Donna Howson Central

Price Rites Are Tuesday

Funeral services will be held Tuesday at 2 p.m. for Mrs. Mary Price 80 who died Friday night at Mount St Mary Hospital. The Rev Walter R Hillis will officiate at the residence on Ewing Street burial will be in New Straitsville Cemetery. She was the widow of Thomas J Price and survived by four daughters two brothers and several grandchildren.

New Straitsville Mary Price Mount St. Mary Hospital Ewing St Walter R. Hillis Methodist Church Price Blanche Edna Richard Leonard Washington, D. C Joseph Blankenship Austin Texas Charles Evans Delaware Ohio John Evans

Local Notices and Social Roundup from Millfield Area

Millfield and nearby residents share visits and gatherings including Ralph and Debra Brown of Pontiac visiting Mrs. Gertrude Brown. Ruth Johnson's winter return. Keith Sanders birthday picnic with Millfield guests. G Bar C Ranch picnic attendance. Country Cousins meet in Chesterhill. euchre club at Mrs. Carl Willis with high scores noted. A line notes: a ton of high-carbon cold-rolled steel yields a million razor blades.

Millfield Ralph Brown Debra Brown Pontiac Mich Brown Gertrude Brown William Donovan Ruth Johnson Margaret Hunter Carroll Susie Bell Ada Ervin Belva Creachbaum Glouster Doris Theisen Tyrus Theisen Athens Lake Hope Keith Sanders Charles Sanders Sandra Joe Keith Clarence Sanders G. C. Patton Bob Gillespie Chauncey Harold Sams Barbara Carol Emily Jane G Bar C Ranch Rhoda Wippel Clarice Meeker Jimmy Tommy Meeker Charleston Wyllie Phillips Chesterhill Grover Patton Dena Locke Cincinnati Woodrow Patton Craig Lulu Baur Carl Willis John Theisen Frances Wallace Minnie Willis Floyd Werner William Cole Ed Mingus Carl Moody

Driver Jailed After Near-Collision With Patrol Car

Logan motorist Kenneth W. Boals of New Plymouth Route 1 faced a court hearing before Mayor Joseph Phillips for driving while intoxicated after nearly striking a police cruiser. He received a $100 fine, costs, and a three day jail term. Another near collision involved Mrs. Margaret Wharton of Logan Route 4 who was cited for reckless operation and fined $5 plus costs.

Logan Joseph Phillips Kenneth W. Boals New Plymouth Boals Phillips Margaret Wharton

Stewart Rites Are Tuesday

Funeral services for John Wesley Stewart 87 who died at home Saturday will be held at 3 p.m. Tuesday at John Gee Chapel Methodist Church with burial in Pine St Cemetery. Survivors include widow Vinnia Smith Stewart two sons Cecil Stewart and Marvin four daughters Edith Mabel Harris Helen Martin and Elsie Jordan.

Gallipolis John Wesley Stewart John Gee Chapel Methodist Church Pine St Vinnia Smith Stewart Cecil Stewart Theaters Marvin GSI Edith Stewart Mabel Harris Jackson Helen Martin Elsie Jordan Columbus

Logan Social Notes Mary Wendell Phillips hosts Berea church meeting

Mrs Wendell Phillips presided at a Berea Class Presbyterian Church Union Furnace gathering led by program chair Virginia McGhee with prayer by Rudolph Sutton. Mrs Harold Klinger spoke on Gideon and His Brave Three Hundred as offerings were given by a long list of members. Birthdays for Walter McGhee and Bill McClain were noted and a stork shower for Mrs Phillips followed the meeting with several guests invited. Special attendees included Ev erett Klinger and James Leffler.

Wendell Phillips Berea Presbyterian Church of Union Furnace Virginia McGhee Rudolph Sutton Gideon Harold Klinger Howard White John McClain Leslie Rheinscheid Harold Powell Lilian Howard Bill McClain Walter McGhee Robert Redd Jesse Sheline Robert Dunn Marion Todd Lester Kern Everett Klinger James Leffler

Engagement announced for Sue Walker and Paul Hockman

Mrs Blanche Walker of Rockbridge announces the engagement and approaching marriage of her daughter Sue to Paul Edward Hockman son of Mr and Mrs John Hockman of Bremen The couple both share Rockbridge and Bremen roots with Sue a 1952 Rockbridge High graduate now at Anchor Hocking Lancaster and Paul a 1952 Bremen High School alumnus now at Essex Wire Lancaster The wedding is planned for August 1 at Rockbridge Evangelical United Brethren Church

Blanche Walker Rockbridge Sue Ann Paul Edward Hockman John Hockman Bremen Miss Walker Virgil Walker Rockbridge High School Anchor Hocking Glass Corp Lancaster Hockman Bremen High School Essex Wire Corp

Piano recital by Nellie Adams students at home

Piano students of Mrs. Nellie Adams performed in a Sunday recital at her home. Participants included Arlene Anderson Sharon Spencer Joyce Marstiller Lynn Matheny Alan Adair Sandra Mechling Donald Wahl Linda Adair Patricia Mechling Mary Jo Griffin Sue Ann White Christine Juergensmeier Judie Schultheis Doris Duffey Linda Claar Emma Kate Mathias Janie Risch and Joyce Fisk.

Nellie Adams

Loses Control Car Crash Injures Driver in Nelsonville

Shirley Gibbons swerved after her dog jumped onto her lap on West Columbus Street. Her car struck Clyde Byers parked car, pushed it onto the curb and into Arly Fisk lawn. Passenger Iva Gibbons received emergency treatment for a head laceration.

Nelsonville Shirley Gibbons W. Columbus St Clyde Byers Arly Fisk Lawn James Cope Iva Gibbons Mount St. Mary Hospital

Riflemen Arrested For Rifle Firing At Logan Plant

Two 15 year old Logan youths were charged in Juvenile Court with firing a .22 rifle at the water tank of the Logan Clay Products Co. A ricochet damaged Charles Wilburn home and a newspaper he read on his porch. The boys were placed on probation and ordered to report weekly to Juvenile Officer Ralph Blum.

LOGAN—A_ Hocking Crilie Willian Lowery Bremen Lowery Ralph Blum Rhea Pettit Bangert Blum Logan Logan Clay Products Co Charles Wilburn Wilburn

Speeding and Court Dates Linked in Nelsonville Case

Nelsonville patrol records show Junior Mace of Carbondale charged with speeding 70 mph in a 35 zone on March 23. He failed to appear for arraignment on March 27 and bond forfeiture was recorded after a $45 cash bond posted for a June 26 hearing. Elwood Henry North of Murray City pleaded guilty in mayor's court for a related matter with a $10 fine and costs.

Nelsonville Max Valkinburg Junior Mace Carbondale Earl Hilleary Mace State Highway Patrol Elwood Henry North Murray City

Hospital Notices from Mount St Mary List New Births and Admits

The Mount St Mary Hospital section lists numerous births and admissions including a newborn daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Phillip R. Allen of New Lexington and admissions of Robert E. Thorp of New Lexington Route 1 and other residents from Nelsonville Logan Athens and surrounding areas. A separate line notes a medieval knight and his steel might together on as much as 200 pounds of metal.

Phillip R. Allen New Lexington Robert E. Thorp Louise Matheny Nelsonville Betty Goss Lancaster Phyliss Ida Eskew Logan

Engagement Notice for Mary Lillian Weidner and William Shearer

Mrs Mary E Voris of Mt Vernon announces the engagement of her daughter Mary Lillian Weidner of Mt Vernon to William Shearer son of Mr and Mrs Earl Shearer of Mt Vernon He is employed by Mt Vernon Bridge Co No date set for the wedding The bride elect is granddaughter of Mr and Mrs Charles Westenbarger Logan Route 2

Logan Mary E. Voris Mt. Vernon Mary Lillian Weidner William Shearer Earl Shearer Shearer Mt. Vernon Bridge Co Charles Westenbarger

Gilkey Is Fined For Assault and Intoxication

Virgil Gilkey of Connett was fined 50 dollars and costs and given 30 days in jail by Justice Floyd Brown. The sentence and fine were suspended on good behavior with six months probation and a warning to refrain from drinking and protect his eight child family. Myrtle Brown accuses him of forcing the family from their home. he was arrested and jailed overnight.

Nelsonville Virgil Gilkey Connett Justice of the Floyd Brown Gilkey Myrtle Ke Brown Maywood Byers Frank Pickett Brown

Past Matrons and Past Patrons meet in Nelsonville chapter

The Past Matrons and Past Patrons Association of Eudora Chapter 72, Order of the Eastern Star, hosted Starlight Chapter officers from Crooksville. A 6:45 p.m. chicken dinner for 15 guests and 2 members preceded a business session planning future events and initiatives.

Nelsonville Eudora Order of the Eastern Star Starlight Crookaville Eudora Group E. L. Murphy Eudora Association Frank Lowry Stella Betts Margaret Galvin Stella Grey Flossie Dixon Adda Hawk C. E. Washburn A. L. Pritchard Sentinel Margaret Rilley Adah Hattie Hickman Ruth Mabel Washburn Esther Elizabeth Riley Martha Mary Lines Electa Stella Davis Marshal Frank Oakley Rubye Stine Crooksville Nelsonville Association Murphy Joe Hirdy Dean Linscott Helen Washburn

Kill Eagle Council 57 Meeting Plans at Eagles Hall

Kill Eagle Council 57 Degree of Pocahontas will meet this evening in the Eagles Hall. A pot luck will be served. YOUNG AT HEART 103 year old Silas S. Kuhn enjoys his weekly cigar for his birthday photo. Resident of Harrisburg Pa, Kuhn is a retired railroad worker.

Pocahontas Silas S. Kuhn Harrisburg, Pa Kuhn

Logan A McArthur Driver Rams Autos Near Tavern

Bert Rutherford of McArthur was jailed in Vinton County after a tavern dispute in South Bloomingville led to him backing his car into three parked autos. Sheriff Waldron said Rutherford damaged the Woodard, Huffran, and Rutherford vehicles and fled before being captured. Woodard plans malicious destruction charges.

Logan McArthur Vinton South Bloomingville Bert Rutherford Asj. Waldron Rutherford Weldron Marvin R. Woodard Woodard Harry Huffran Vinton County Huffman Waldron

Nelsonville Railroader Taken to St Francis for Observation

James Mc Kee, a former local railroader, was transported by ambulance to St Francis Hospital in Columbus on Sunday for observation and treatment.

Nelsonville James McKee St. Francis Hospital Columbus

Miss Courtney Plans July 11 Wedding in Nelsonville

Mary Margaret Courtney daughter of William and Mary Courtney of Columbus will wed Russell Lee Maxwell son of Mr and Mrs John Maxwell of Plymouth Michigan. Mary Margaret is Carbon Hill High School alumna and Farm Bureau secretary in Columbus. Russell Maxwell a Plymouth High School graduate attended Cleary College and now serves in the Air Force stationed at Lockbourne AFB Columbus. The church ceremony is set for July 11 at the Christian Church in Nelsonville at 4 pm.

Nelsonville William Courtney Glenmoor Ave Columbus Mary Margaret Russell Lee Maxwell John T. Maxwell Plymouth Mich Miss Courtney Carbon Hill High School Farm Bureau Maxwell Plymouth High School Cleary College Ypsilanti Air Force Lockbourne Air Force Base

Nelsonville Woman Harriett Hoodlett Dies at 91

Harriett E Hoodlett 91 widow of Charles Hoodlett died Sunday morning at her son C B Hoodlett’s home on Columbus Street after a long illness. Born February 21 1863 in Nelsonville she helped run Hoodlett Store and managed local realty. She is survived by two sons a stepdaughter six grandchildren and two great grandchildren. Funeral services Tuesday at 2 pm at Johnson funeral home Fayette Street.

Nelsonville Harriett E. Hoodlett Charles Hoodlett Hoodlett E. Columbus St Public Square Charles Betty Stuart Hocking St Hocking Johnson Funeral Home Fayette St Green Lawn Cemetery

Rites Planned for Miller Infant in Gallipolis

Final rites for 2 year old David Keith Miller will be conducted at 1 p.m. Tuesday at Miller’s funeral home. Burial follows at Reynolds Cemetery in Addison. He was the son of Mr and Mrs Foster Miller of George Creek and had been a patient at Children’s Hospital in Columbus for four weeks.

Gallipolis David Keith Miller Children's Hospital, Columbus Miller Reynolds Cemetery Addison Foster Miller George Creek Children’s Hospital

Zemo Relieves Itchy Skin Rash Quick Action

Zemo a doctor's formula eases itching from surface rashes eczema prickly heat and athlete's foot. It stops scratching helps faster healing and clearing. Extra Strength Zemo advised for stubborn cases.

Zemo

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Georgia Horking County Bureau of Juvenile Research Boys Industrial School Linda Sue Smith Keith Burt Roland R. Morgan Robert Wilson Lockbourne Ida Davis Bessie Cable Corning William Wicks Weidner Nelsonville Social Notes Eagle Christian Church Morgan Stuart Nico VI Fingerlift Brower RCA Ges
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