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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Mar 15, 1948

Page

10

Nelsonville Emblem Club Plans Fund Raising Events

The Emblem Club of Nelsonville seeks to complete a 5000 dollar pledge to Mount St. Mary Hospital. A Friday and Saturday Dollar Days, Bake Sale under Mrs Elizabeth Sheffield, a Saturday band concert, and a Saturday street festival will raise funds. Proceeds support the hospital pledge. Mrs John P Kelso leads Saturday activities.

Nelsonville Emblem Club Mount St. Mary Hospital Retail Merchants Association Elizabeth Sheffield Columbus and Southern Ohio Electric Co John P. Kelso

Rev. Harry Williams Dies at 84 in Springfield

Nelsonville mourns Rev. Harry Williams a former Nelsonville music teacher and Christian Church minister died Monday at the Masonic Home Springfield His body to be moved to Stout funeral home Tuesday with 2 p m services burial in Greenlawn Cemetery He is survived by two sons Paul Dayton and Jay Chicago a brother in law W T Beam and nephew C E Washburn both of Nelsonville

Nelsonville Harry Williams Masonic Springfield Stout Funeral Home Greenlawn Williams MacArthur Josephine Washburn Masonic Home Paul Dayton Jay Chicago W. T. Beam C. E. Washburn

Mrs. Effie Teel Dies at 64 in Nelsonville Home

Mrs Effie Teel 64 died Sunday night at her Dorr Run home after an extended illness. Friends may call at Stout Funeral Home after Tuesday noon. Funeral services are set for Wednesday at 1 pm. Burial will be at Greenlawn. She is survived by her husband William Teel a son William of Nelsonville a daughter Mrs Loubenia Simonington of Nelsonville Route 2 two grandchildren and one half sister Mrs Edward Ervin of Nelsonville.

Nelsonville Effie Teel Dorr Run Stout Funeral Greenlawn William Teel William Loubenia Simonington Route 2 Edward Ervin

Annual Inspection Planned by Masons

Nelsonville reports St. Bernard Chapter No. 156 RAM will hold a special meeting at the Masonic Temple Friday evening for an official inspection. John Keplar will announce the program as district deputy Oliver Ormiston conducts the mark master degree examination. Refreshments will follow.

Nelsonville St. Bernard RAM Masonic Temple John Keplar Oliver Ormiston

Special Services Set at Deanville Church

Special services announced at the Deanville church at 7 30 p m Monday. Slides will be shown dealing with the life of Christ.

Nelsonville Deanville Christ

Guild to Meet Nelsonville

The Methodist Guild will meet Tuesday evening at the home of Mrs. R. M. Brown on Poplar Street to discuss church activities and plans.

Nelsonville Methodist Guild R. M. Brown Poplar St

Mayor's Court Docket Details Multiple Intoxication Cases

Four arraignments on intoxication complaints were heard in Mayor Oral Daugherty's court with all fined 25 dollars plus costs. Several defendants from Athens County and Columbus arranged payments or were jailed pending settlement. Additional cases included assault and battery and a 50 mph over limit speeding charge with fines ranging from 15 to 100 dollars.

Nelsonville Oral Daugherty Pat Allen District 29 Woodrow Bennett Athens County Eugene North Deanville Jesse Booker Logan Raymond C. Patton, Jr Clinton Smart Smart Patton Thomas Joyce Columbus James Cope Hubert Klotz Edward P. Strang Strang

Nelsonville Social Notes in March Meeting

Mrs Alma Ruscoe hosted the Goodwill club gathering Friday evening with 13 members and one guest. The group prayed, held a short business session, played games, and awarded prizes to Mrs Lucille Steenrod Mrs Minnie Scott Mrs Gertrude Ray and Mrs Garnet Withem. The next meeting is at Mrs Minnie Scott's home on March 26.

Nelsonville Alma Ruscoe Goodwill Club Helen Steenrod Gertrude Ray Lucille Steenrod Minnie Scott Garnet Withem Anna Ruscoe

Bridge Club Entertained by Mrs Kelly and Guests

Mrs. Harry Kelly Sr. hosted the Friday night bridge club with guest players Mrs. John Kelso, Mrs. William Mills, and Mrs. Harry Kelly Jr. After the games, Mrs. Garnet Bennett and Mrs. W. B. Mechem shared high scores while refreshments were served by Mrs. Kelly.

Nelsonville John Kelso William Mills Harry Kelly Jr Harry Kelly Sr Garnet Bennett W. B. Mechem Kelly

Wolfe daughter Ruth undergoes emergency appendectomy

Mr and Mrs Chris Wolfe rushed to Lancaster after Ruth Wolfe a nurse at Lancaster Municipal Hospital fell ill An emergency appendectomy was performed and Monday her condition was reported as favorable

Nelsonville Chris Wolfe Lancaster Ruth Lancaster Municipal Hospital

Pioneer Youth Group Easter Program Planned in Logan

The Pioneer Youth group will host an Easter program Wednesday at 8 p.m. in Pocahontas Hall with Harold Ruggles, county agricultural agent, speaking. A social hour precedes the devotional, games and prizes follow, and a hard boiled colored egg is requested. Rev. Clinton W. Swengel of Logan Methodist Church will address the group, followed by a business meeting.

Logan Pioneer Pocahontas Hall Harold Ruggles Clinton W. Swengel Logan Methodist Church

Officers To Attend District Meeting At Chillicothe

Pioneer Youth group officers and executives will attend a district meeting tonight at 7 30 in Chillicothe. Representatives from seven counties including Jackson Vinton Hocking Pike Pickaway Highland and Fayette will participate at the Chillicothe extension office in the post office.

Logan Pioneer Youth Group Chillicothe Jackson Vinton Hocking Pike Pickaway Highland Fayette

Divorce Granted in Common Pleas Court

Logan Waryeline Johnson is granted a divorce from Robert Johnson on grounds of gross neglect of duty. The couple married April 27 1947, according to court records.

Logan Waryeline Johnson Common Pleas Court Robert Johnson

Elks Lodge To Hold Officer Elections In Nelsonville

Nelsonville Lodge No. 543 BPO Elks will elect officers for the upcoming year at its regular meeting Tuesday at 7 50 p m Nominations for offices were made two weeks ago.

Nelsonville Nelsonville Lodge BPO Elks

St Andrews Unit Catholic Women to Meet Wednesday

Nelsonville church group the St An drews Unit of the Catholic Women's Club will hold an important business meeting in the Parish Hall at 7 30 p m Wednesday night.

Nelsonville St. Andrews Catholic Women’s Club

Home Vegetable Garden Advice From Ohio State Extension

Alvin Moll outlines guidelines from Ohio State University for starting a home vegetable garden. Topics include site selection, soil testing for lime, soil fertility with organic matter and chemical fertilizer, mulching, winter cover crops, crop rotation, resistant varieties, seed treatment, and disease control using copper fungicides.

Dave Goldsberry Logan Alvin Moll Ohio State University Moll Bulletin

Births Edge Deaths In February In Logan County

Logan births continued to outpace deaths in February with 39 births and 22 deaths, per county registrar Miss Josephine Iles. Girls slightly outnumbered boys among births, while males far outnumbered females in deaths. twins born to Merle Bullock and a daughter to Robert Miller.

Robert A. Miller Logan Albert S. Fugitt Walter H. Kennard Billie L. Pickett James F. Jacobs Pearl Wray, Jr Clarence D., Richards Ray Anderson Jay C. Dyson Charles H. Calvert Foster C. Tolliver William A. Lemon Eugene C. Miller Joseph W. Konkler, Jr Jesse A. Klinger C. Robert Mays Seth W. Smith Herman A. Lanning Ralph E. Fickel Ivor R. Lehman James B. Boyles John M. Carpenter Robert L. Courter Gerald R. McKown Arch E. McKinley Elmer Malone John V. Hamilton George Shark Jacob R. Hahn Arthur M. Gasser Merle R. McCune

Wilson D Ingle Dies at Home in Beach Grove

Wilson D Ingle died at his Beach Grove home Monday morning. He is survived by wife Myra three sons Woodrow Earl and Ernest all of Rutland and two daughters Dorothy Dilcher of Columbus and Anna Ingle. Funeral services are set for Wednesday at 2 p.m. at Midway Church with burial in Robinson Cemetery. Friends may call at the Finsterval funeral home in Rutland until the service.

Pomeroy Wilson D. Ingle Beach Grove Myra Woodrow Earl Ernest Rutland Dorothy Dilcher Columbus Anna Ingle Midway Church Robinson Cemetery Finsterwald

Marine Recruiter to Visit Logan Weekly

Marine Sgt. Lowell Harker from Chillicothe will visit Logan every Friday to accept enlistments in the marine regular or reserve corps. He will take applications from men aged 17 to 28 inclusive and can be reached in the post office building from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Logan Lowell Harker Chillicothe Marine Regular Reserve Corps Harker

Home Council Meeting Set for Wednesday

Mrs. Emily Van Fossan, home demonstration agent, announces a home council meeting Wednesday afternoon in the courthouse auditorium. Representatives from county home council groups will discuss projects beneficial to the community next year.

Logan Emily van Fossan

Discussion of Projects Planned for Tuesday

A LOGAN A community meeting of rural women of Washington Township will discuss area projects at the Ilesboro School Tuesday at 1 30 p m Mrs D H Woodard home council member in charge

Logan Washington Township Ilesboro D. H. Woodard Home Council

Marriage Licenses Logans Sealed By Probate Court

Marriage licenses issued last week by the probate court list Charles E. Moore 23 Haydenville and Betty Jane May 18 Haydenville Frank Meredith Cochenour 59 Lancaster and Viola Murphy 60 Lancaster Lloyd Carroll Gibbons 21 Athens Route 3 and Lois Ann Ray 17 Nelsonville William R. Dennis 25 Columbus and Patricia A. Barnhill 21 Columbus.

Judgment of 82775 Sought in Pomeroy Suit

Thomas Clark Pomeroy seeks judgment of 2775 with 6 percent interest from February 9 1948 in a common pleas court action filed recently. Petition claims the amount covers labor and materials used on buildings in Pomeroy operated by Theodore Ebersbach. Clark also seeks costs.

Pomeroy Thomas Clark Theodore Ebersbach Common Pleas Clark

Garden of Tomorrow Junior Senior party honors class of 1948

Yellow rosebuds and garden scene programs decorated the High School gym for the Junior-Senior party honoring the 1948 class. Addresses and toasts by school officials and guests, a skating party, and a March 18 show at the High School followed the banquet. Families and local groups attended activities and planning for an Easter bake sale were announced.

Amesville Jerry McKinley Jeraldine Hamilton Glen Hanes G. A. Gardner Virginia Morehead Joan Kimnach James Justice Dick O'Neal Design For Life Clifton Linscott Paul Laurence Dunbar Athens Joseph Lehr Ohio University Charles McAfee Ernest Grosvenor James Meseher Pennsville Elmer Lew Johnson Ashland Wis the Snake PTA Fred Phillips Metta S. Glazier Masonic Recreation Room Julce Jago Sheltering Arms Hospital Jolie California Patrica Thompson Glouster R. B. Thompson Westminister Fellowship Allen Sayre Fred Vernon Kenneth Vernon Louise Linscott Euphemia Oes St. Patrick

Classified Advertising Rules And Payment Details

Advertising for three to six days appears only for the number of insertions. Ads must arrive by 10:00 a.m. for same day in the Sun edition by 3:00 p.m. Saturday. Cash with orders for Card of Thanks obituaries and In Memoriam. Rates 113c per line with minimum three lines. Lost and found and Employment Wanted may be charged by phone or mail if paid within seven days. Blind ads require full box number and office address. advertiser identity may be concealed.

Lost Boston Bull Terrier. hogs and cattle market report

A Boston Bull Terrier wearing a harness and license No 1705 is lost near N Shafer St with reward offered quoted by Bill Bull Ballenger. Cincinnati livestock market reports show hogs sold firm to higher with various weight classes, cattle trade active and mixed, and sheep and poultry prices across multiple categories.

N. Shafer St Bill Bull Ballenger Cincinnate Livestock Cincinnati

Hemlock Grove Grange notes and local visits

Twenty eight attended Sunday School at Hemlock Grove Grange with forty six members present. One new member and three officers were given obligations Pomona Rhoda Schultheiss Chaplain Maude Tubbs and Donna Well. Several local visits and health notes referenced including hospital trip for Charley Romine and illnesses among Baxters.

Hemlock Grove Hemlock Grove Grange Pomona Rhoda Schultheiss Maude Tubbs Donna Well Wallace Bradford Red Cross John Trout Newton H. E. Perry Edmund Schultheiss Ziba Midkiff Dwight Logan

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