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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Mar 01, 1939

Page

2

Nelsonville Eagles Host Southern Ohio District Meeting

Nelsonville hosted District 4 of the Eagles with delegations from Athens, Jacksonville, Murray City, Logan, Marietta, Shawnee, Corning, Glouster, Pomeroy, and Nelsonville. About 300 attended as Past State President George Herman spoke for 20 minutes. District Director L E Hilles and State Chaplain Viril Davis also made brief remarks.

Nelsonville Eagles Athens Jacksonville Murray City Logan Marietta Shawnee Corning Glouster Pomeroy Herman L. E. Hilles Viril Davis Harry Chesher K. of P. Hall Eagles Club

Lenten Service Theme The Cross Speaks at Nelsonville Church

Tonight at seven o clock in The Church of Christ the second mid week Lenten meditation will be heard. The robed choir will provide music and a duet by Mrs Lou Allen and Mrs Wilma Gardner. A note on tea supplies cites Canada tea from British India Ceylon Java and the United Kingdom with most of it unprepared.

Nelsonville Church of Christ Lou Allen Wilma Gardner British India Ceylon Java United Kingdom Canada

Washburn Dies at Home in Canton Ohio

Nelsonville brief reports the sudden death of C. E. Washburn age 60 while at work in Canton Ohio. He was the son of the late Morris Wilson and a Nelsonville High School graduate. He left town about 25 years ago from railroad service. He leaves wife Stella Kaclin and daughter Lucille Loos. Funeral set for Canton Friday at 2 p.m.

Nelsonville C. E. Washburn Canton Ohio Sam Wilson Morris Wilson Wilson Stella Kaclin Lucille Loos

Radio and Electric Shop Burglarized at Nerrick's Corner

Nelsonville police report burglars hit J. H. Cuckler's radio and electric shop at Nerrick's Corner Tuesday night. Missing are about $10 in a tin box, two radios including a 5-tube white table model and a floor model 5-tube battery set, plus a jeweler's magnifying glass. Entrance gained by forcing the front door.

Nelsonville J. H. Cuckler Nerrick’s Corner Cuckler

Nelsonville Social Notes and Camp Nelson talk

Nelsonville gatherings feature Community Garden Club at Mrs Powell home with W L Seward of Camp Nelson outlining camp grounds and reforestation efforts. Also Society to Meet Missionary to honor Bertha Barker, a Florida visit, a birth announced for Ralph Shelby, plus a sheriff sale notice for 84.03 acres in Leetown near County Road WW and a Parma property listing.

Nelsonville L. R. Powell James Beard W. L. Hudson Cc. L. Stout Community Garden Club W. L. Seward Camp Nelson Hocking Valley Camp Nelson Worley R. Reeves Athens Ohio Leetown Ohio River Survey Sastaning Charles W. Bayless Athens County Esther B. Gross Bernard P. Sacharow Harold J. Rose

Hope for Democracy Lies In Education Says McDaniel

Nelsonville Rotary hears high school teacher Maynard McDaniel discuss democracy and world government forms. He explains fascism and communism as threats to freedom, argues democracy best safeguards public interests, and urges enlightenment through public school education. Program arranged by Co. L. Stout.

McDaniel Nelsonville Maynard McDaniel Rotary Club Italy Germany Russia Isms Co. L. Stout

Miss Mary Lou McMasters Completes Nurse Training

Miss Mary Lou McMasters returned to Columbus after a week with family in Glouster and Middleport. She earned a nursing diploma at Grant Hospital on February 23. Her father L. D. McMasters and Mrs. C. E. Handley attended a celebratory dinner in her honor.

Mary Lou McMasters Columbus L. D. McMasters Middleport T. A. Noon Will Kinney Emma Croush Harry Richards Dorothy Kinney James Franklin S. Kleinman Cleveland A. Levitt Levitts Charles Winters Ellen Bobby Winnie Pittsburgh Winters Virginia Truax M. E. Church R. B. Smith Logue Mary Bryson Ellis Kirkbride

Marriage notices and social events from a Ohio town

William Pearl Brown and Miss Jean Jewell wed at the Church of Christ parsonage on Feb 28 with Rev. Morris officiating. Clarence Gatchel announces his son Charles’s marriage to Isabelle Kelly of Athens. Rev. Shonk wiler performed the ceremony on Feb 24 with attendants Ann Strum and Richard Brooks. The Gatchels plan to live with Charles’s parents. A Corning Thea Chapter meeting of O E S, patriotic program, 137 attendees, lunch served. Mrs Josephine Williams and Gloria Swanson host whist, high score Eunice Misner, traveling Pearl Riley. Harold Rainey celebrates thirteenth birthday with surprise party hosted by Mrs Hilda Rainey and daughter Thelma.

William Pearl Brown Millfield Jean Jewell Haydenville Church of Christ Parsonage D. P. Morris Clarence Gatchel Charles Isabelle Kelly Joe Kelly Athens A. C. Shonkwiler Corning A. B. Church Ann Strum Richard Brooks Glouster Mrs. Gatchel Corning E. E. Haskins W. A. Sayre Dennis Addington Donald Howard John Binderbasin C. B. Vernon Robert Bulloch Iva Pedicord H. F. Kittle Ernest Williams C. F. Wallace J. FE. Anderson F. D. Kinney Thea Sunflower Josephine Williams Gloria Swanson Mine St Eunice Misner Garnett Brooks Pearl Riley Willie Misner Garnet Brooks Louise Tucker Anna Howard Urban Morris Easter Mae Bruce Ed Cardwell Hi.l Rainey Trimble Harold Marcella Johnson Irene Miner Marcella Lyon Mary Jack Helen Miner Grace Ann Holmes Erina Cole Regina Lee Earich Mona Jean Antle Eileen Morrison Kathryn Palmer Dorothy Sharp Dorothy Ann Johnson Norman Schoeman Byron Skinner Jack Sayre Robert Morrison Austin McCune Eds

Plan Program For Annual PTA Meeting

West Nelsonville PTA outlines a Friday 7:30 PM homecoming meeting at West School. Pupils perform a program and a State Highway Patrol speaker will discuss safety. Former members and parents are urged to attend. men are especially invited. Guests should bring a cup and spoon.

Nelsonville West Parent-Teacher Association State Highway Patrol

Grace Shepard Converts Half Home to Duplex at 34 Monroe

Mrs Grace Shepard reports converting half of her Nelsonville residence at 34 Monroe into a two three room duplex. One apartment has already been rented, she said yesterday.

Nelsonville Grace Shepard Monroe

Honor Roll of Chester Area Announced

The list shows students on the honor roll across Chester area schools for the first six weeks of the second semester. Names span Chester, Long Bottom, Bashan, and Hazal districts with multiple grades including first through eighth and high school freshmen to seniors.

Chester Area Chester

No Soliciting Sign Flashed Inside Courthouse

Courthouse officials announce a new wall sign on the third floor just outside the courtroom door. The message reads No Soliciting in This Building and is clearly visible after the walls were washed.

Clerks Union in Glouster Hears UMWA Speaker

William Morris of the United Mine Workers addressed the Glouster Retail Clerks Union about support for the Ohio Coal Bill and opposition to the St Lawrence Waterway. He explained Social Security and unemployment compensation, noted benefits filing, and named delegates to Columbus and Nelsonville meetings. City stores will close all day Thursday.

Glouster William Morris U.M.W. of A Ohio Morris FE. D. Coffman Harold Kittrell Columbus Williams Robert Williams Rupert Embrey Union Council Nelsonville

Joint Meeting Postponed for Legion Auxiliary

The joint meeting of the Legion auxiliary and legionnaires planned for Thursday evening is postponed due to a special train to Columbus. The meeting will be held with the regular legionnaires meeting next Tuesday evening, March 7, when the auxiliary provides entertainment and lunch. sandwiches will be provided and auxiliary members should bring a favorite dish.

Glouster Legion Auxiliary Legionnaires Columbus

Surprise Delegation Hears Morris Farewell Message

Rev. D. P. Morris of the Church of Christ delivered a farewell message to the local congregation as a surprise delegation attended. The visitors included Rev. Gilbert Courtney and members from Chauncey Greens Run Millfield and Trimble. Morris will serve South Church in Toledo.

Glouster D. P. Morris Church of Christ Gilbert Courtney Chauncey Greens Run Millfield Trimble Ferndale Beech Grove Morris Toledo

Makes First Visit to Chauncey in 35 Years

Mr. and Mrs. Lee Schoonover of Chauncey hosted their aunt Mrs. Anna Herlocker from Columbus. This marked Mrs. Herlocker’s first Chauncey visit in 35 years. They enjoyed their first airplane ride this week with Mrs. Leo Martin, Chauncey, traveling over Athens and Chauncey aboard an Athens plane.

Chauncey Lee Schoonover Anna Herlocker Columbus

Blowers Suffer Double Loss to Union Lunch in City League

In a tough week, Blowers fell twice to Union Lunch as M. Brown posted 230 in a single game and J. Zimmer totalled 593 across three games. Union Lunch finished 2 1 on the day while Blowers dropped to 1 2.

Glouster Luckoff Union M. Brown J. Zimmer A. Smith L. Price W. Wolf Blowers J. Wolf, Sr N. Parks M. Hemsley

Take It On the Chin The Motive to Persevere

Poem by A. L. Snedden extols perseverance through hardship. It contrasts those who quit or falter with those who begin bravely, endure, and adapt to turn misfortune into success, emphasizing courage, stamina, frugality, and inner resolve as keys to victory. It ends by urging listeners to develop strength, intellect, and will to crest every hill.

A. L. Snedden

Dial Phone Crisis On Lynn Party Line Ends With Arrest

A telephone operator alerted police after a woman cried for help during a disturbance on a Lynn party line. Officers responded to four homes and found a man on Johnson Street unable to operate the new dial phone, throwing the instrument as his wife pleaded to stop.

Lynn Mass Johnson Street

Blue Devils Set for Union Furnace in Southeast Ohio Tourney

Chauncey-Dover Blue Devils resume play Wednesday at 9 30 p m facing Union Furnace in a first round Southeast Ohio basketball tournament game at Logan auditorium. Athens County sends five teams including Stewart The Plains Jacksonville Trimble and Glouster. Alumni game postponed to follow tournament.

Chauncey Chauncey-Dover Blue Devils Hocking County Union Furnace Logan Auditorium Athens County Stewart the Plains Jacksonville-Trimble Glouster Logan Chauncey-Dover

Circle Is Entertained At Chauncey Home

Mrs Ruth Smith of Chauncey hosted West Main Street gathering for the M and H Circle. Mrs Bess Cunningham assisted. Chinese checkers sparked the evening with prizes to Clara Wallace Lizzie Harvey and Lena Cunningham. Margaret Smith won the mystery prize. Refreshments honored Washingtons birthday.

Chauncey Ruth Smith West Main St M. and Bess Cunningham Clara Wallace Lizzie Harvey Lena Cunningham Margaret Smith Washington

Honor 88 at Shade School Honor Roll Lists Names

Shade School releases third six week honor roll led by the eighth grade with 11 honorees. It lists each grade’s top students including John Frost and Virginia Williams among many others. Japan and Italy each have had more than 27,000 earthquakes in the last 50 years.

SHADE Shade School L. E. Buell John Frost Charles Hawk Don King Jimmy Knight Joe Moore Catherine Phillips Dorothy Webb Martha Young Virginia Williams Anna Sargent Rosemarie Brazier Arthur Lée Buell Ruth Moore Opal King Junior Moore Donna Shafer Floyd Oxley Phyllis Fulton Dana Hudnall Bernice Kelley Bob King Eleanor Metcalf Catherine Webb Roger Williams Mary Selby Paul Oxley Joanne Hawk Franklin Lucas Mary Douglas Nellie Smith Elden Hawk Forest Webb Marjory Bolin Joe Berry Rosemarie Slusher Elizabeth Ann McClain Catherine Vercoe Japan Italy

Chauncey Youth Reports Deep Snow in Oregon

Chauncey Simmers son of Mr and Mrs Clare Simmers serving with the CCC at Butte Falls Oregon sends a letter home describing five feet of snow at the station William Simmers works in the power house local weather conditions and CCC duties are noted in the report

Chauncey Oregon William Simmers Clarence Simmers CCC Butte Falls Orgeon William

Chauncey Personal And Social Mention

Chauncey personal and social items note Chauncey residents visiting relatives in Chauncey and Athens. William Shea of Guysville spent the weekend visiting daughter Mrs Clarence Simmers and family on Mound Street. Vera Bridgewater attended the funeral of Samuel Calentine in Athens. W P A organization will meet at 7 pm in Chauncey high school. Other items include funeral notices and family visits among Chauncey residents including the Meinhart Bean Tippie and Osborne families.

Chauncey William Shea Guysville R. D Clarence Simmers Mound St Vera Bridgewater Samouel Calentine Athens W.P.A Chauncey High School Mary Meinhart Ruth Bean Charles Tippie Georgia Tippie Feneral Isabelle Hillen Millefield E. L. Bingman Dave Osborne Vere Ridge Harry Noble Hal Osborne Henry Osborne Mill St

Chauncey Merchant Charles H. Howard Dies Not

Charles H. Howard lifelong Chauncey resident and veteran merchant, confined at his Converse Street home by illness for months, showed slight improvement Sunday and Monday but remained seriously ill Tuesday. He observed his 86th birthday on February 28.

Chauncey Charles H. Howard Converse St

Peterson's Ointment Offers Quick Relief for Pimples and Eruptions

A vintage ad claims Peterson's Ointment soothes itchy pimples eczema and red irritations from external causes. It promises skin improvement and relief for tired feet and cracked toes with a money back guarantee if not delighted.

Peterson Adv

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