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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 16, 1956
Page
5
Nelsonville church notices list services at multiple congregations with pastors, schedules, and sermons. The Juniors lead the school honor roll with 18.7 percent, followed by Freshmen and Seniors among others, naming students by name.
Buchtel School automotive and drivers training students toured Springfield to see the International Harvester Plant and watch a truck assembled from start to finish. On the return, they stopped in Columbus to shop and visit the Capitol Building with Gen. Wabel guiding a tour of the state auditor's office. In Nelsonville, Rev. C P Pridgen, formerly of Pilgrim Holiness Church, is hospitalized in Florida after a heart attack.
Nelsonville Society Varele Two Meets Circle Two of the Presbyterian Women met at Mrs Gus Smiths Chestnut Street. The group led by Mrs J M Hartley discussed plans for an April rummage sale and a fall bazaar. Guests included Mrs Mabel Davis of Granville and Mrs J L Evans. The next meeting April 10 will be in the church social rooms. Troop 8 sold at Girl Scout Carnival with Marlene Adams assisting in Alice Keplars absence.
Port land resident Gerald Price died March 9 at Rock Island. Burial followed March 12 at the veterans cemetery there. He was son of Ira and Clara Price, spent much of his youth in Portland, and is survived by his son Gerald, brother Donald of Dayton, and sisters Dorothy and Allie of Washington, D C.
Nelsonville Church of the Epiphany Episcopal sponsors a Sunday school of religion starting at 1:30 PM with Capt William Paddock in charge. The six week program features lectures on Christianity its development and personal role with a Q and A after each session. No formal service or collection. open to all and followed by coffee hour.
In Nelsonville the Epiphany Church adult group met at Mr and Mrs Rogers home on Franklin Street with 14 members present. They discussed unity group activities and announced that Charles Ryan will take two acolytes from the local church and three from Lag an Episcopal Church to Procter Farm Saturday for a field day, accompanied by William Fisk.
Logan area schools will receive 1000 multi flora rose plants for South Bloomingville and Gibisonville, plus 1000 red pine seedlings for Green Elementary near Haydenville. Frey ordered 1000 white pines to be planted on his Starr Township farm by the Union Furnace Key Club. Trees ordered from the Ohio Division of Forestry were distributed at the state highway department garage on Route 15 north of Logan. Extension agent Charles Sbraham chairs the county Plant Ohio Committee.
Six Nelsonville Elks Lodge 343 members and their wives will attend the South Central district meeting of Elks in Chillicothe on Saturday and Sunday. Exect Ruler and Mrs PR Baird lead the list along with Mr. and Mrs. Sheldon Powell Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Priser Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert Smith Mr. and Mrs. John McAllister and Mr. and Mrs. J C Steenrod.
SALLIPOLIS Henry Williams 48 of Galipoli jailed by city police on charge of failure to pay taxes after a rear end collision at 3 35 p m Thursday on Mills Creek Road west of Topeka Kansas Both drivers were backing up their vehicles during a dispute over money Williams accused of driving rashly led to the collision Elmer Simmons 33 driver of the other vehicle said Williams failed to pay his tax obligations and that the incident involved a chase for money to cover federal income tax obligations.
Mount St Mary Hospital names remain unclear as Nelsonville and surrounding towns report PTA nominating discussions at grade schools. Money-raising projects were disclosed and a bake sale set for March 31 with a par torbune post sale at the next regular meeting April 9. Found guilty and fined Arthur Hunley of Nelsonville for passing with an assured clear distance. he pleaded innocent in Mayor Earl Hilleary's court.
Scipio High School announces its honor roll for the fourth six week period listing seniors Dick Bradley Larry Park Janice Epple Barbara Eseue Lealand Norman Jat te Wyant juniors Sadie Carr Connie Carsey Anna King Phyllis Ross LaVerna Wears Carolyn Welsh Kenny Wi sophomores Anna Arnold Danny Arnold Charlotte Escue Janice Haning Donald Welch freshmen Gloria Atkins Gordon Atkins Sharon Atkins Helen Douglas Joy Haning Gladys Markins Robert Meldow Donna Warner Phyllis Williams eighth Jean Oh seventh Betty Arnold Morton Butcher Jackie Waggoner Phyllis Young POMEROY Evelyn Moore files for divorce from Morris Moore in Meigs County common pleas court seeking custody of minor children.
Athens Messenger reports a city council discussion about malfunctioning stop signs in the city. A resident recalled a concrete issue on the southeast corner of Eleventh and State where a large object struck a bridge area and damaged a repainting effort that left a stop sign inverted.
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