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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 15, 1945
Page
24
Nelsonville Girl Scouts to burn mortgage on The Little House at a Sunday rededication ceremony marking National Girl Scout Birthday Week. The event, at three o'clock, will clear the scout home of debt and invites public attendance.
The Central PTA regular meeting scheduled for Friday afternoon March 16 is postponed one week to Friday March 28. In Nelsonville the East P.T.A. will hold its regular meeting Friday at 3 o clock at the East School.
Nelsonville students hosted by the High School Assembly with Ohio University Speech Department representatives. Miss White read poems about Warvit. B. Broswells delivered an oration on race. The band, directed by Mr. Gilbert, performed an overture The Royal Highway. Miscellaneous speakers and guests included Marcia Dexter, Kate Johnson, Janet Cope, Hob Van Bibber of the Navy, and Rev L. E. Evans.
Murray City The Murray City D P Lodge hosts a St Patrick Day party Friday at 7 30 PM in the K of P Hall with Mrs Ollie Loper Mrs Grace Shafer Mrs Doral Darby and Mrs Clara Cuniff as lunch committee and Mrs Goldie Huffman and Mrs Leona Keating handling entertainment and programs Also noted Move from Athens to Nelsonville as Mrs W W Kelly and Mrs John Cross relocate to the former's W Washington St home
Nelsonville report notes Miss Grace Gerard of Ohio University home economics explains inflationary danger to members of the Business and Professional Woman's Club at the Methodist Church. She reviews a seven point anti inflation program including taxing heavily and price controls and says the program has shown progress. Rotary invitation and group activities noted with praise from D W Codding and club president Mable Haffner.
A feud erupts in Columbus as Senator William M. Boyd pushes a bill to divide Cuyahoga County into new legislative districts. Senator James Metzenbaum leads five colleagues in demanding an immediate vote, but the Senate Rules Committee declines. In Washington, President Roosevelt plans a national radio appeal next Tuesday to back a Red Cross drive of 200 million dollars.
Nelsonville residents and friends attended a showing of The Fighting Lady last week in the city theater. They noted Sir Neal A. Sweeny, a signal man aboard the ship, as the grandson of Clifford and Barber relatives and brother of Serg. Jack Sweeny, killed in Eastern France on November 5. Also visiting were Mrs. Max L. Ervin of Columbus and Mrs. Charles T. Groff of Madison Mills, with the Knight family. In Buchtel, St Patrick’s Church plans its annual party Saturday evening offering soup sandwiches pie cake and coffee at six with games at eight. public invited.
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