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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Mar 16, 1961

Page

6

Kennedy proposes farmers run farm programs with secretary aid

President Kennedy asks Congress to delegate authority to the secretary of agriculture and to farmers, creating farmer advisory committees to draft crop and livestock programs. A referendum would confirm plans before Congress approval, with broad tools including quotas price supports and deficiency payments.

Ovida Martin Associated Press Washington Kennedy Today Congress Secretary of Agriculture Kennedy Ing House

Nelsonville Clean-Up Drive Dates Announced

Nelsonville Garden Club chairwoman Mrs. R A Snackenberg announces a city wide cleanup starting the week of April 10. City trucks will serve east end on Tuesday and Wednesday, central on Thursday, and west end on Friday and Saturday with residents asked to place trash at the curb on pickup days.

Nelsonville R. A. Snackenberg Nelsonville Garden Club

Mrs Taylor Hosts Pirouette Club in Nelsonville

Mrs Dick Taylor hosted the Pirouette Club at her Adams Street home in Nelsonville on Tuesday evening. Guest Judy White of Baltimore joined the 16 members as the group held a business meeting and worked on scrapbooks. Mrs Robert Fick received the traveling prize. April meeting will elect officers with dinner and arrangements to be announced.

Nelsonville Dick Taylor Adams St Judy White Baltimore Robert Fick Taylor White

Nelsonville Board of Trade to Meet at Noon

Nelsonville Board of Trade directors meet Friday at noon in Ethel's Tea Room. A report will cover the Cincinnati trip with officials from the Cincinnati Ordinance Office and the U S Army on using local machine shop facilities for defense projects.

Nelsonville Nelsonville Board of Trade Ethel’s Cincinnati Cincinnati Ordinance Office U. S. Army

Cub Scout Rummage Sale Set in Nelsonville Bus Station

A Cub Scout rummage sale is planned for Friday at 4 30 p m in the old bus station. Clothing donations should be brought Thursday between 6 and 7 p m to the bus station. For pick up, call PL 3 3433 or PL 3 339.

Nelsonville

Economy Savings and Loan Holds Nelsonville Open House

Nelsonville based Economy Savings and Loan invites the public to an open house Friday at its new address 36 Public Square. Local manager Gerald Forbes notes gifts for all visitors. The firm, licensed by the Ohio Department of Commerce, lists Thomas Schultz Jr as assistant manager and Bette Tignor as cashier with officials including B. F. Urich and W. D. Martin attending.

Nelsonville — Economy Savings and Loan Company Public Square Columbus St Gerald Forbes Nelsonville Forbes Athens Thomas Schultz Jr Bette Tignor Economy Savings and Loan Ohio Department of Commerce Ohio Consumer Loan Association B. F. Urich W. D. Martin

Couple Surprised With Birthday Dinner in Nelsonville

Mr and Mrs Harley Worden of Oak Street hosted a birthday celebration Sunday after relatives arrived with a complete dinner. Guests included Mr and Mrs Ray Starling and Mr and Mrs Robert Quinn and daughter Lana of Chester Hill and Miss Mary Curtis, all honoring Mrs Quinn, Worden's great niece, with a cake at dessert.

Nelsonville Harley Worden Oak St Ray Starling Robert Quinn Lana Chesterhill Mary Curtis Wordens Quinn

Man Changes Plea in Unsafe Operation Case

Nelsonville Thomas Pitts of Athens pleaded innocent then changed to guilty in May or Earl Hilleary's court. He was fined $10 and costs. The complaint was signed by Mrs. Pauline Smith of Athens.

Nelsonville Thomas Pitts Dairy Ave Athens Earl Hilleary Pitts Pauline Smith

Rumage Sale Set by Pirouette Club in Nelsonville

The Pirouette Club sponsors a rummage sale at the Warner Building on W Columbus Street in Nelsonville with hours 8 30 to 11 a m and 6 to 8 30 p m on Friday.

Nelsonville Pirouette Club Warner Building W. Columbus St

Murphy Visits Columbus Family in Brief Trip

Mrs. George Murphy visits her son David Murphy and family in Columbus. She joined them Sunday and plans to return home Friday.

Glouster George Murphy Columbus David Murphy

Smelt Fry Friday at Nelsonville Elks Club

Friday night is smelt fry at the Nelsonville Elks Club starting around 8 o clock. Free for members only. Two republics of the USSR are listed as UN members, the Ukraine and Byelorussia.

Nelsonville Elks Club Ussr The Ukraine Byelorussia

Mount St. Mary Hospital Admissions and Discharges

A hospital notice lists multiple admissions including Mrs. Margaret Toth Glouster Paul North Haydenville Bliss McNamee Nelsonville Ernest Williams Trimble Mrs Gladys Pitts Athens Route 2 Mrs Janice Ogg Nelsonville Osmond Luckett Albany Earl Hampton Malta Route 1 and others. Discharges include Mrs. Shirley Daugherty Lancaster Mrs Margaret Toth Glouster Mrs Forrest Stimson Logan and Richard Smeltzer New Lexington among several names.

Margaret Toth Glouster Forrest Stimson Logan Richard Smeltzer New Lexington Virginia Carder Athens Ernest Ferguson MacArthur Charles Dorst Nelsonville Sharon Preston Rendville Marilyn Drake William Davis Patsy Price Duane Hooper

Daughters Meet at Siddle Home for DAR Program

Nelsonville Elizabeth Zane Dew Chapter DAR meets 7 30 p m Monday at 31 Grover Street Mrs William E Siddle host with Mrs Philip B Weller assisting Mrs A J Turner presents the program Women of the American Revolution Roll call responds with revolutionary anecdotes

Nelsonville Elizabeth Zane Dew Dar William E. Siddle Grover St Philip B. Weller A. J. Turner

Labor Council to Install Officers in Nelsonville Meeting

Hocking Valley Central Labor Council will meet at 7 30 p m in the Shoe Workers Hall Logan. Installation of council officers will be featured. Main speaker will be Elmer Cope secretary treasurer of the Ohio AFL CIO.

Nelsonville Hocking Valley Central Labor Council Shoe Workers’ Hall Logan Elmer Cope Ohio Afl-Cio

Grange 2436 to Meet Nelsonville York Group

Grange 2436 will convene Thursday at 8 p m in the Grange Hall. Serving committee members include Mr and Mrs Gilbert Whitmore Mrs Clifford Brown Mr and Mrs James Huddy and Mr and Mrs John Francis.

Grange Nelsonville York Grange Hall Gilbert Whitmore Clifford Brown James Huddy John Francis

Elder Mechem To Attend Ohio Churches Seminar In Columbus

William A. Mechem of Nelsonville will represent the Ohio Society of Christian Churches as a delegate at a Town and Country seminar in Columbus April 17 to 21. The event is sponsored with Ohio State University Agricultural Economics and Rural Sociology. Also attending is Rev Arthur E. Long of Crooksville, son of Rev James E. Long, former pastor of Nelsonville’s First Christian Church.

Nelsonville William A. Mechem W. Washington St Ohio Society of Christian Churches Ohio Council of Churches Chittenden Hotel Columbus Agricultural Economics Ohio State University Mechem First Christian Church of Carbon Hill Arthur E. Long Maple Ave

Murder Penalty Public Strangulation Reported on Socotra

The island of Socotra in the Arabian Sea is cited as imposing public strangulation for murder, reflecting a harsh traditional penalty.

Socotra Arabian Sea

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