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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Mar 20, 1956

Page

3

City Park Favored at Meeting in Nelsonville

A Nelsonville meeting of city officials and civic groups backed creating a city park system. They debated funding and land transfer from the school board to the city, with plans for a $500 yearly land purchase and a three year program, plus pay adjustments and a Mill St. turnaround.

Nelsonville Nelsonville School Board City Recreation Commission Athletic Association Ministerial Association Evereett Carroll Nelsonville Athletic Association Earl Hilleary Ned Tolliver The City Hall Lloyd C. Gray Ward Phillips Carroll Delbert Kuhn Gray John Brooks Pearl Glenn Hilleary Clarence Hall Phillips Matt Adkins Recreation Commission Estel Crabtree Laurelville John Lloyd Evans Charles Tanguy Gerald Forbes Lloyd Patton Crabtree Ruth Daugherty Board of Education Tanguy Mill St American Motors U.S Alaska

Ostrez Tonic Tables promise iron to pep up midsized lives

Ad urges husbands and wives over forty to try Ostrez Tonic Tables for iron and B vitamins to feel younger and more energetic. It claims the tonic delivers as much iron as 16 dozen raw oysters or several hearty foods daily, with economy sizing offered at a discount.

Revered Pastor Awe Admitted for Observation in Columbus

Nelsonville reports Rev. B A Awe former pastor of the Pilgrim Holiness church and district superintendent for the Eastern Ohio District was admitted to Mt. Carmel Hospital in Columbus on Saturday night for observation according to Rev. E E Leadingham the local pastor.

Nelsonville B A. Awe Pilgrim Holiness Church Eastern Ohio Mt. Carmel Hospital Columbus E. E. Leadingham

Nelsonville Society Central PT4 Meeting Notes

Central elementary school PTA plans a March 3 PM meeting at the school. Circle Three of the Presbyterian Women held a recent gathering hosted by Mrs C D Crawford with planning for an April rummage sale and a November bazaar. Next meeting set for April 11 at Mrs Don Johnsons home.

C. D Crawford Don Johnson James Shumaker Mabel Birge Edward Howard Cleo Whitmore Janie Ogg Venice Brown Marjorie Cagg Faye Howard Harold Forbes Betty Kennard

Local Birth Announcements Include Several Additions

The notice lists multiple births and arrivals from families such as Mr and Mrs Leslie Perry of Guysville Route 2 with a daughter and Mr and Mrs Charles Baker of Logan Route 3 with a son. Also mentioned are Michael Glenn admitted at Haydenville and several individuals in Athens Nelson ville Glolster New Marshfield Buchtel Hemlock Rockbridge.

Leslie Perry Guysville Charles Baker Logan Michael Glenn Haydenville Teresa Pancake Nelsonville Irene Buck Athens Jennie Smith Glolster Doris Carpenter New Marshfield

Pre-School Clinic Planned for Monday

In Nelsonville the Athens City County health department and Parent-Teacher Association council announce a pre-school clinic at Mount St. Mary health center. Immunizations for whooping cough tetanus and diphtheria will be offered from 9 to noon and 1 to 2. Eligible children are ages three months to six years with follow-up shots set for April 23 and May 21.

Nelsonville Athens City-County Health Department Parent-Teachher Association Council Mount St. Mary Health Center

Local Pythian Sisters Plan Birthday Observance

Nelsonville set to mark the anniversary of the local Pythian Sisters on Thursday March 22. Logan Pythian Sister degree staff will assist with the initiation. Guests invited include Carbondale New Straitsville Clouster and area temples. Anna Raine the sole living charter member cannot attend due to ill health and will celebrate her birthday Wednesday.

Nelsonville Logan Pythian Carbondale New Straitsville Clouster Anna Raine

Funeral services held for Sylvia Dillon in Hartford

Funeral services for Mrs. Sylvia Dillon were conducted at the Church of Christ in Christian Union with Rev. Howard Killingsworth presiding. She died in San Antonio Hospital in Kenton Ohio after several weeks illness. She is survived by two daughters and three sons. Burial followed at Graham Cemetery under Foglesong funeral home.

Hartford Church of Christ In Christian Union Sylvia Dillon Howard Killingsworth John Dillon San Antonio Kenton Ohio West Virginia Geraldine Bond LaRue Rita Ann Dillon Lloyd Luikhart Charles Kenneth Luikhart Mason Graham Foglesong Funeral Home

No surgery needed Pazo promises pile relief at home

An ad touts a stainless compound named Pazo to treat internal and external piles without surgery. It claims instant pain and itching relief, swelling reduction, and faster healing through six medically proven ingredients including Triolyte. Suppositories or ointment are available at druggists.

Pazo

Largest prehistoric pottery jar found in Valley of Mexico

Archeologists from the University of California at Los Angeles uncover what may be the largest prehistoric pottery jar in the Americas in the Valley of Mexico. The find highlights ancient Mexican pottery and Maya influence, signaling a major archaeological milestone reported by the Athens Messenger on March 20, 1956.

Americas Valley of Mexico University of California At Los Angeles

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