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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Mar 19, 1940

Page

2

Protest Against Fines Going to Library Fund In Nelsonville

Nelsonville city council met to protest diverting fines from mayor court to the county law library fund. Frank Shivers claimed no water line in the district. Action on paving between Harper and Walnut referred to mayor and service director. Double parking complaints near Covert Ice Co. noted. A $400 request with Ohio State University to compile city ordinances was tabled.

Nelsonville Frank Shivers Anderson Earl Hilleary Harper Walnut Charles Glenn Re Covert Ice Co

Pocahontas Hall to Host Benefit Party Wednesday Night

Degree of Pocahontas sponsors a benefit party in Pocahontas Hall at 7 30 p m on Wednesday evening to support the charity.

Nelsonville Degree of Pocahontas Pocahontas Hall

Loyal Workers 4 H Club Plans Twice Monthly Meetings

The Loyal Workers 4 H club in Nelsonville will meet twice monthly through the school term. In a recent session at adviser Mrs. Arthur Ingram's home an hour was devoted to Indian head craft, followed by a business meeting, songs, a spelling contest, and luncheon for three guests Mrs. Myrtle Stufflebean Mrs. Pearl Keiffer and Norma Green plus 11 members.

Nelsonville Arthur Ingram Myrtle Stufflebean Pearl Keiffer Norma Green Dorr Run Ingram Bessie Sermones Alberta Jeffers Lillian Herdlitzka Neema Stufflebean Bertha Brooks Elsie Herdlitzker Amy Green

Nelsonville School News Dismissal for Easter Holidays

Nelsonville City schools will dismiss Thursday evening March 21 for Easter break and resume Tuesday morning March 26. An extra day is granted due to the shortened Christmas vacation. Faculty will take vacations out of town with several names listed to Jackson Mississippi Detroit Columbus Canton Akron. High school floor show participants praised. All-Star Teams East and West played a 6 to 5 game with East winning. Senior Guidance Class toured the telephone office. Eleven Nelsonville girls attended Ohio University Play Day March 16 with Miss Shaw giving a talk on co recreation. Kilpatrick Girls basketball team to meet Beatties for trip to Stewart to face Rome Township All-Stars.

Nelsonville Abraham Jackson Pauline Fierce Detroit Harold LeFavor Columbus Lucille Long Blanche Moorehead Grace Roberts Mary Sharp Maxine Hall Lillian Stover Canton Akron Martha Cooley Lonny Foss Maxine Kimble Juanita Tolliver Jean Boyd Andrews School For Girls Willoughby Nelsonville High School West B. Hickman L. Lowden E. Hitchings Waiva Bateman E. Dewhurst V. Midkiff R. Hitchings L. Oliver L. Warren Ruth Calvin R. Higgins R. Long Jo Sharp Kathleen Keating An Hunter Mercedean Bruce

Delay Meeting Nelsonville Band Boosters Postponed

The Band Boosters Club in Nelsonville has postponed its Wednesday evening meeting until further notice due to Holy Week services.

Nelsonville Band Boosters Club

Nelsonville Girls Sponsor Independent Cage Tourney

The Nelsonville Girls Athletic Club will sponsor a girls independent basketball tournament at Buchtel High School on March 31 and April 7. Dewey Whyte of Kilpatrick Girls will supervise. Eight teams will enter with two boys teams. Campbell of Buchtel is head referee.

Nelsonville Nelsonville Girls Athletic Club Buchtel High School Dewey Whyte Kilpatrick Girls New Marshfield Corning Sugar Grove Junction City Athens Buchtel Amesville Logan Lancaster Grant Nurses and Model Dairy Columbus Pharis Tires Granville Campbell Band Boosters

Nelsonville urged to buy Ohio Furnace stock for new industry

A letter to Nelsonville citizens urges buying Ohio Furnace Company stock at 50 dollars a share to fund a new basic industry. The drive highlights outside capital and a six month installment plan, with solicitors named including Cliff Brown and Dr. Hubert Hyde. New locals Francis White and Roxie Restaurant joined the effort as 9:15 a.m. reporting became emphasized.

Nelsonville Ohio Furnace Company Cliff Brown W. W. Warren Ed Sharp O. A. Rider Glenn Thomas Hubert Hyde Tom Wilson Harry Blines Herman Ogg Harry A. Mettler Ted McDaniel Wes Davis Ohio Furnace Columbus Francis White J. D. Adamson Roxie Harry Mettler Drive Dean Linscott L. A. Whitmore

Camera Club To Meet At Nelsonville High School

The Click Camera Club meets tonight March 19 at 7 with an illustrated lecture and a film by Harry Davis. Officers will be elected and all photography enthusiasts are invited to attend.

Nelsonville Click Camera Club Harry Davis

Hooper Ridge Social And Personal Notes

Hooper Ridge notes friends and relatives visiting in Athens Ohio region with Dagrees of guests from Amesville The Plains and Spencer West Virginia. The funeral of Mrs Linscott at Hooper Ridge Church drew many locals and visitors including Lucy McDonald Ada Keirns and Rev W D Rob inson.

Cecil Keirns Henry Penrod Bobby Leonard Darlene Albert Keirns Alva Everett Amesville Don Edmund Easler Clair Sayers David Gary Monte Forest Mingus Roger Athens Pet Linscott G. J. Linscott Hooper Ridge Church W. D. Robinson Lucy McDonald Ada Keirns D. E. Kasler Charles Eddy Glouster Earl Linscott S. C. Sayers Bart Kasler Trimble E. A. Sayers Fred Sayers Shirley W. A. Bell

Adult Education Session With McDaniel In Nelsonville

Nelsonville High School faculty member McDaniel speaks to adult education students from 6 to 7 in Room 205 at the Senior High School. Typing class for all typing students meets 7 to 9. Florence Bright will give typing instruction. Painting class moves to 7 o clock in Room 204.

Nelsonville Maynard MacDaniel Nelsonville High School Florence Bright Athens

Nelsonville Social Notes and Community Events

Local Business and Professional Women's Club supported Child Welfare Ball raising funds with a $35 donation. Club committees organized ticket sales, cloakroom, floor show, publicity and decorations. next meeting March 26 plans to aid Mrs Cavanaugh. Weekend visitors include the Sanborns, McClellands, Sabo family and others from Modoc Greens Run Millfield Morristown Hamley Run. Artcraft Class hosted by Bernice McDowell with teachers and members attending. Charles McManigal and families from Wooster Athens Columbus visited Nelsonville relatives.

Nelsonville Tessie Cavanaugh Nelle Dowler Marie Warehime Catherine Wolfe Gertrude Cordis Peggy Shafer Regina Whyte Patricia Clifford Helen Jackson Maxine Hall Blanche Moorehead Lillian Stover Helen Shaw Cavanaugh

Birthday gathering for Mrs Lenz Johnson at Jackson Street

Family and relatives joined Mrs Lenz Johnson on Monday night for a birthday party at Jackson Street. Refreshments included ice cream and cake for Lenz Johnson Elmer Bay Janet Bay Bernard Goss and children Dallas Lee Mary Elizabeth Earl Bateman and son. Bell Telephone operators hosted an evening in the exchange social rooms with Ruth Butts Pauline Brown as hostesses and Pauline Brown as flower committee chair Frances Stage as press correspondent. Prizes were awarded to Sylvia Matheny Minnie Laughlin and Charlotte Hubbell. The hosts served a two course refreshment in Easter style.

Lenz Johnson Jackson St Elmer Bay Janet Bay Bernard Goss Dallas, Lee Mary Elizabeth Earl Bateman Bernard Earl Bell Telephone The Exchange Ruth Butts Pauline Brown Frances Stage Sylvia Matheny Minnie Laughlin Charlotte Hubbell John Shumway Dave Kennedy Ernest Vernon Fred Burdiss Andrew Allen Francis McAllister Wade Bailey Thomas Williams Jr Lester Faires Harold Kittrel Joe Wolf, Jr Louella Vaughn George Wolf Mary Chute Virgil Eddy Fay ‘Lantz Joe Wolf Bailey Kittrel Carl Phillips Vernon Nellie Lou Betty Lou Mason Barbara Ann Dust Ardeth Boudinot Larry Barbara Ann Duncan Coleen Campbell Donna Leah Johnson Thelma Eileen Ray Tommy Anderson Rodney Phillips Izetta Nichols Nellie Lou Phillips Phillips Loren Anderson

Driver Faces Mayor Overweight Truck Charge

Carpenter drew a suspended ten dollar fine and costs in Mayor Dew's court yesterday. The charge held Carpenter unlawfully operated a truck over five tons as charged by County Engineer Beckler.

Nelsonville Charles Carpenter C. G. Dew Carpenter B. F. Beckler

Courtney to Speak at Church of Christ on Transforming Vision

Rev. Gilbert Courtney of Chauncey will deliver tonight at 7 oclock a sermon at the Church of Christ in Nelsonville on The Transforming Vision. He will conclude a series of special spiritual devotion sermons Wednesday at the same hour.

Courtney Nelsonville Church of Christ Gilbert Courtney

Pastor Lloyd Evans to Speak at First Presbyterian Nelsonville

The First Presbyterian Church in Nelsonville hosts tonight at 7 o clock a discussion led by Pastor Lloyd Evans on Selfish Bigotry and questioning religion. The choir will sing and Evans spoke last night on Jesus Shows His Authority. WILL SERVE BREAKFAST NELSONVILLE Sunrise breakfast after Easter service by The Taxis Society. reservations with Polly Johnson by Wednesday.

Nelsonville First Presbyterian Church Lloyd Evans Evans Jesus the Taxis Society of the Presbyterian Church Polly Johnson

Easter Drama to Be Shown by Presbyterian Sunday School

Will be presented Thursday evening at 7 30 o clock by members of the Presbyterian Sunday School in Nelsonville. The event aims to provide a devotional program for the community and features a drama arranged by the church group.

Nelsonville Presbyterian Sunday School

Loyal Women Meet in Glouster Church Social

Loyal Women's Class of the Church of Christ held a Friday meeting in the church social rooms. The program included a class song, prayer by Mrs. Jennie Wallace, scripture by Mrs. Kate Hinton, and a vocal solo by Shirley Andrews.

Loyal Women’s Church of Christ Church Jesus Jennie Wallace Kate Hinton Shirley Andrews Elia Johnson Wealthy Williams Mary Johnson Deana Morris Grace Zimmers Esther Lamborn Lalla Dunnett

Glouster Police Firemen Ball Nets $120.25 for Charity

More than 200 people attended the Glouster high school gym event featuring Jack Hammond's Logan orchestra. Receipts totaled 180 with expenses 59.75 leaving a net 120.25 for the servicemen. Donations of 25 from George M. Jones Coal Co and 10 from the Fraternal Order of Eagles were included.

Glouster Jack Hammond Logan John Crawford George M. Jones Coal Company Order of Fred Heck Henry Williams George Love

Trimble Heights Briefs Highlight Local Family Updates

Mr and Mrs Loren Anderson and son Thomas Earl returned home after a two week stay in Glouster. Carl Phillips has been confined to his home the past four weeks due to ill health. K T Fierce spent Friday in Athens on business.

Trimble Heights Loren Anderson Thomas Earl Glouster Carl Phillips K. T. Fierce Athens

Holy Week Services in Glouster at Methodist Church

Holy Week services will be held at the Glouster Methodist Church on Wednesday and Thursday evenings at 7:30 with Thursday communion and Good Friday services from 1 to 3 pm led by Rev. F. G. Boroff on meditations of the Seven Words.

Glouster Methodist Church F. G. Boroff Jesus Church of Christ Max M. Martin Miss Cohn

Palace Theater Beats Scott Dairy Bowlers in City League

Palace Theater defeated Scott Dairy two games to one in the City League on Monday. Don Sipe rolled 222 for Palace Theater the best single game, and Charlie Clark had 193 and 580 for three games. Scott Dairy’s G Wolf P Johnston 159 Pedicord 137 Jauchius 178 Eady 132. Palace totals 951 to Scott Dairy 790.

Glouster Palace Theater Scott Dairy Don Sipe Charlie Clark

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