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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Mar 09, 1960

Page

8

Camp Ohio Program Among Best Camp Offerings

Camp Ohio featured top rated activities with constant engagement to prevent homesickness. Meals were well planned and satisfying, with evenings of dances and diverse recreation including dancing, swimming, archery, and firearms. Leaders fostered a home-like atmosphere while tours and projects like Farm Plan offered practical education. Vespers Candlelighting impressed attendees and a bus tour aided real-world farming insights. A Friday Talent Show capped the week with cabin acts based on nursery rhymes.

Coshocton

Nel sonville Library to Host Southeastern Ohio Library Meeting

Nel sonville Public Library will host the Southeastern Ohio District Library meeting at Lake Hope Lodge on Friday May 13. Host librarian Joseph Falgione will handle registrations and facilities while James Pickering is program chairman and D R Johnson leads the trustees section. About 45 libraries from 23 counties and around 200 attendees are expected with guests from the state library in Columbus.

Sonville Public Southeastern Ohio Lake Hope Lodge Joseph Falgione Athens County James Pickering John MeclIntire Zanesville D. R. Johnson Columbus

Howard Rites Are Thursday

Funeral services for Mrs. Irene Russell Howard 70 of Millfield will be held Thursday at 10 a.m. in the Johnson funeral home. The Rev Lillian Wright will officiate and burial will be in Hobardville cemetery. Mrs. Howard belonged to Millfield church Eastern Star at Glouster and the American Legion Auxiliary of that city. Friends may call at the funeral home at any time.

Nelsonville Irene Russell Howard Millfield Johnson Funeral Home Lillian Wright

Spring Style Show Planned by BPW Club

The Business and Professional Women's Club hosts a Spring Style Show at First Methodist Church on Tuesday at 8 p.m. Styles of Yester-Years will be shown under Mrs. Mabel Haffner with Mechem's Dry Goods providing the latest spring fashions. Hair styling by Mrs. Etta Traugh. Diana Fuller, granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Mechem, will perform a piano solo after her Minnesota finals success. Refreshments follow. tickets from members or Mechem's Dry Goods through Saturday.

Nelsonville Nelsonville Business and Professional Women's Club First Methodist Church Mabel Haffner Mechem Etta Traugh Diana Fuller Walter Mechem Fuller Minnesota Ohio

West Virginia Weather alert calls for snow and hazardous driving

Snow in the southwest begins this morning and spreads across most of the east and north today and tonight. Several inches expected in the south with some accumulation elsewhere. Highs in the 20s, lows around 18 to 25, except higher in the mountains. Thursday remains cold with further snow likely.

West Virginia

Hyperion Club Elects Officers and Discusses UN

The Hyperion Club met at 106 E Columbus St. to hear a program on United Nations presented by Mrs. J L Evans, Mrs. Oral Daugherty and Mrs. Joe B Davis. Officers elected for the new year include Mrs. Victor Oakley president and Mrs. Mabel Haffner as secretary. Legislation Day urged for March 15 in Wellston.

Nelsonville United Nations J. L. Evans Oral Daugherty Joe B. Davis Hyperion Club Davis E. Columbus St Mabel Haffner Victor Oakley W. W. Warren D. R. Johnson Leonard Myers Roger Johnson Robert Howe Cecil Shafer John M. Hartley Hubert Mender J. L. Webb Haffner Wellston

Miss Harriet Webb Dies at 85 in New Straitsville

New Straitsville notices funeral services for Harriet Webb 85 formerly of England. Daughter of Jonah and Elizabeth Webb, she died in Columbus Sunday. Survived by brother Charles of New Straitsville and several nieces and nephews. Visitation at Woodyard Columbus through Wednesday. Burial in New Straitsville Cemetery.

New Straitsville New Straitsville Methodist Church Harriet Webb Columbus Miss Webb Jonah Elizabeth Potts Webb Methodist Church England Charles Woodyard Funeral Home E. State St

Heavy Snow Warnings Spread Across State

Weather bulletin notes OHTO heavy snow warnings for south and central regions. Snow spreads into southwest this morning and covers the state this afternoon and tonight, with 4 to 7 inches accumulation in the south and central areas by late tonight. Thursday remains partly cloudy with occasional light snow or flurries. Temperatures steady with highs near 25 to 32 and nights around 17 to 25.

OHTO

Mount St. Mary Hospital Births and Admits List

Births include a son to Mr and Mrs William Peters Athens and a son to Mr and Mrs Junior Wollett Deanville. Admitted are Charles Deem Murray City and several others. Blood used 3 units.

William Peters Athens Junior Wollett Deanville Charles Deem Murray City Jean Stewart McArthur Donny Altman Nelsonville Edna Speelman Willard Reeves Lillie B. Day Ellen Calvert Buchtel Hazel McLaughlin Glenn Smith Frank Rosser Dorothy Showborn Glouster

Rachel Hillen Hosts Wednesday Night Club Meeting

Nelsonville residents attended the Wednesday Night Club at Rachel Hillen's home. Refreshments and contests with prizes went to Helen Steenrod, Evelyn Pollick, and Bess Bland, with other attendees listed. Ellen Steenrod to host next meeting at Lucille Steenrod's home on March 16.

Rachel Hillen Nelsonville Helen Steenrod Evelyn Pollick Bess Bland Grace Lax Licille Steenrod Adda Neikirk Illa Mallon Eileen Bishop Mayme Wallace Ellen Steenrod Lucille Steenrod

Hocking County Junior Leadership Club Active in County

The Hocking County Junior Leadership Club stays busy with leadership training for 4-H youths and county groups. Members plan activities, assist with 4-H entries, health checks, and sanitation, and support events like the county fair and 4-H camps. They also organize holiday charitable giving and participate in regional youth conferences and university workshops.

Logan Hocking County America Ohio Ohio State University Buckeye Recreation Workshop Delaware

Death Trace Planned in Carbon Hill Man's Case

Nelsonville Hocking County coroner Dr. Owen F. Yaw examined Ernest Shaw 81 who died Tuesday at his Carbon Hill home. Cause of death not yet determined with full report due afternoon. Shaw born in Hocking County was a retired coal miner and survived by four brothers and a sister. Funeral at 1 p.m. Friday Johnson funeral home with burial in Carbon Hill cemetery.

Nelsonville Hocking County Owen F. Yaw Ernest Shaw Carbon Hill Yaw Ephriam and Mary Shaw Pliney Shaw Zanesville Quinton Shaw Emory Shaw Toledo Frederick Shaw Centralia Ill Cora Lang West Virginia Johnson Funeral Home F. M. Wentz Carbon Hill Cemetery

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