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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jun 28, 1961

Page

5

Haydenville Social Notes Highlight Vacation Bible School Attendees

More than 60 children ages 3 through junior high earned perfect attendance certificates at the Haydenville Methodist Church closing program for a ten day Daily Vacation Bible School. The event featured pledges prayers choruses memory verses songs and a sermonette with the students’ handiwork on display.

Bernice Carter Haydenville Homer Carter Roger Moore Kermit Swain Roy Crothers Genevieve Martin James J. Moore Lester Crothers Charles Vollmer Paige Martin Herbert Moore Karen

Point Rock Grange Postpones Visitations After Death

Death of Wallace Holliday causes postponement of Point Rock Star Grange visitations. G A Burchfield of Columbus recently stayed with the Rade kin family and Sunday was guest of honor to his cousin Mrs Nellie Vale. Other visitors included Mr and Mrs G B Radekin Mr and Mrs J E Radekin Mr and Mrs G A Radekin Archie Tina and Ethel Foley Mr and Mrs Robert Holliday Judy and Gary.

J. E. Radekin Point Rock — Star Grange Wallace Holliday G. A. Burchfield Columbus Radekin Nellie Vale G. B. Radekin G. A. Radekin Archie Tina Ethel Foley Robert Holliday Judy Gary

Funeral Services Set for Gladys Carr in Chauncey

Funeral services for Gladys Carr 47 of the Athens County Home Chauncey will be held at 1 p m Thursday at the Johnson funeral home with Rev Kenneth Sedgewick officiating. A native of West Virginia she is survived by a son Charles Barron. Burial will be at Green Lawn cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home at any time.

Nelsonville Gladys Carr Athens County Chauncey Johnson Funeral Kenneth Sedgewick West Virginia Charles Barron Green Lawn Cemetery

Rev M Richard Drake Accepts Lead Pastor Post

The Rev M Richard Drake son of Mr and Mrs George Drake will lead Rocky River Church in suburban Cleveland after approval at the Northeastern Ohio Conference of the Methodist Church. A Ohio Wesleyan and Drew Seminary graduate he has served in Whitehall Columbus Union Ave Alliance and Cambridge. He and his wife and two sons plan to move July 5.

Socotra Island Faces Limited Education and Tracks Roads

Socotra, the Arabian Sea’s largest island, stretches about 80 miles by 22 miles. Education reaches only a small portion of its 5,000 residents, and roads on the island are few and scarce.

Arabian Sea Socotra

Perry County Court News Mixed civil suits and probate details

William A Crawford seeks 390 from Paul and Betty Roberts for alleged breach of residence possession terms and wall work. National Surety sues Arthur Paeskell over mining act breaches and state negligence recovery of 2249. Crooksville Banking sues Elizabeth and Clarence Colbert on a 2279 promissory note. Probate notices list estates values, executors, and bequests including legacies to Jess Wheeler and multiple heirs. Several pairings of young adults are noted for future legal actions or settlements.

National Surety Corporation New York City Arthur Paeskell Crooksville Primrose Coal Co Ohio

Zaleski Social Notes Details Local Visits and Travels

Mrs. Arthur McKibben returned from Mt. Carmel Hospital after a two week stay. Col umbus guest Blanche Fidler Young recovers from a knee injury with crutches. Etta Egleberry visited Fairborn relatives including Ira Egleberry Sr. Larry McKibben of Springfield visited kin here. Jean Sweeney returns home with grandson John Sweeney Jr. Donald McKibben of Indianapolis spent weekend with his parents. Rufus Thomas returned home from Athens visit with Woodrow. Perry Pinney and daughter Riba attended a Home Tour in Gallipolis. Mrs. Carl Irwin is rehospitalized at Sheltering Arms due to hip complications.

Clebe James Vanderford Etta Egleberry Fairborn Ira Egleberry Sr Larry McKibben Springfield Larry Albaugh Columbus Jean Sweeney John Sweeney Sr Pittsburgh John Sweeney Jr Donald McKibben Indianapolis Ind James McKibben Rufus Thomas Woodrow Athens Perry Pinney Riba Gallipolis Carl Irwin Sheltering Arms Hospital

Mount St. Mary Hospital Notes

Local hospital notes list numerous patients and residents by name and hometown including Pearl Keiffer in Nelsonville Mary Russell in Jackson City Lucille Sporn in Akron Edward Collins in Nelsonville Route Clarence Dishong Nelsonville Nellie Dowler Nelsonville Route Nesbit Harvey in Columbus Murriel Cush Nelson Virginia Barber Nelson Robert Jenkins Stewart Route Alphonso Ayers and son Nelsonville Carl Fouts and son Glouster Sherry Hoskinson Nelsonville Sharon Sanborn New Lexington Wilford Ryan Glouster Route 1 Juanita Thomas New Straitsville Jesse Reeves Albany Shirley Altier Millfield Charles Evans New Strait Delbert Shiplett Shawnee Marion McLaughlin Glouster.

Lucille Sporn Akron Edward F. Collins Nelsonville Clarence Dishong Nellie Dowler Nesbit Harvey Columbus Murriel Cush Nelson Sharon Sanborn New Lexington Wilford Ryan Glouster Juanita Thomas New Straitsville Jesse Reeves Albany Shirley Altier Millfield Charles Evans

Youths to Meet Priest Faulconer on Camp Christian Plans

Nelsonville Rev. Ted G Faulconer of First Christian Church will host a meeting at 7 30 p m Thursday in his office for all church youths planning to attend Camp Christian during the week of July 16. Final conference plans and schedules will be discussed and applications must be submitted by the meeting time.

Nelsonville Ted G. Faulconer First Christian Church Camp’ Christian Faulconer

Fishing Trip Planned by Nelsonville Cub Scout Pack 64

Cub Scout Pack 64 will meet at 4 p m Saturday at the First Methodist Church to depart for an afternoon fishing trip. Members will bring their own fishing gear bait and snacks including wieners buns and marshmallows. Transportation is needed.

Nelsonville First Methodist Roland Mender Mender

King's Daughters Sunday School Meeting Attended by Local Women

Haydenville Mrs Lester Crothers hosted the King's Daughters Sunday School class with co hostess Mrs Perl McGathey. Devotions led by Mrs Paige Martin focused on A Letter to a Man Giving up Religion. Readings on prayer followed and Mrs Crothers read The Power of Prayer. The Old Rugged Cross was sung after discussion. Guests included Hawaii visitor Mrs Floyd Crothers and president Mrs Albert Spark.

Lester Crothers King’s Daughters Perl McGathey Paige Martin Rex Lanning Harry Swain Albert Spark Lanning Martin Swain Neil Gierhart Roy Crothers Genevieve Martin Raymond Stover Porter Moore Gertrude Achauer Sparks Floyd Crothers Hawaii

Nelsonville People in Briefs Return from Visits

Local notices recount Mr. and Mrs. Jack Reybould and family returning from a week with relatives in Hyattsville Maryland. Miss Katherine Warren, ill with a virus, is a Sheltering Arms Hospital patient expected to go home this week. Mr. and Mrs. Adkins and the Fullers spent a week in Washington DC and Williamsburg Virginia. Maryland named for Queen Henrietta Maria.

Jack Reybould Fairview St Robert Gaylord Jean Ann Hyattsville Katherine Warren Canal St Sheltering Arms Hospital Matt Adkins Chestnut Sr Norman Fuller Parma Washington, D. C Williamsburg

Nelsonville Garden Club meeting attended by 23 members

Twenty three members answered roll call as the Nelsonville Garden Club met in the Church of the Epiphany social rooms. A covered dish dinner preceded the meeting led by president Mrs Hubert Mender. The group decided to furnish flower arrangements for Women’s Day and to hold a rummage sale on July 7. New officers will be installed at the First Christian Church on July 24 at 7 30 p.m.

Nelsonville

Former Area Resident Ethel Stett Dies in Detroit

Mrs. Ethel Stett, formerly of Buchtel, died Monday in Detroit. Funeral services will be held Thursday at Harris Funeral Home on Harper Avenue. She was the sister of William H. Pierce.

Buchtel Ethel Stett Detroit Harris Funeral Home Harper Avenue Stett William H. Pierce

New Straitsville Notes and Community Get Togethers

The Gleaners Class of the Methodist Church met at Emma Phipps home with Lena Grandy and Emma Phipps hosting. Jolly Eight Bridge Club gathered at Anna Lillico s home with prizes to Garnet Peart Grace Leake and Margaret Boyle. Residents and visitors including Nell Ward Connie Huston and Danny Daugherty are noted with trips to Columbus Logan and Columbus again. The Constitution of the United States and the United Nations are quoted.

New Straitsville Methodist Church Emma Phipps Lena Grandy Della Arnett Creta Fink Nell Brown Elizabeth Mills Gertrude Mills Marian Foster Miriam Witschy Goldie Whitmer Lottie Porter Jolly Eight Bridge Club Anna Lillico Genevieve Hartman Nellie Ward Sue Mc.Quade Mildred Thompson Garnet Peart Grace Leake Margaret Boyle Marguerite Spicer Mrs. Lillico Pamela Beal Ellen Neal Patty Newman Lina Hickman Karen Connie Huston Susia Snyder Betty Jean Reddin Erma Pierce

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