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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Mar 25, 1941

Page

2

Nelsonville to award coal contract today

Nelsonville seeks a one year coal supply for the municipal electric and waterworks plants ending April 1 1942. Five bids were opened with prices from 2.06 to 2.15 per ton delivered. The Ma hony bid 2.15 was rejected for lacking an analysis.

Nelsonville City Board of Control Municipal Electric Light and Waterworks C. G. Dew F. G. Kourl Service and Safety E. F. DeVore Public Works Committee of Council Service William James Mahony John Freer Melvin Bruce Little Pine Coal Co Clell Campbell and Son Floyd Shelton William and Charles Bowers

Birth reported for son of Mr and Mrs Fred Kirkbride in Chesterhill

Are Parents of Son Glouster Mr and Mrs Fred Kirkbride Dortha McCance announce birth at their home in Chesterhill Rt 2 last Friday afternoon. Friday evening Mrs Kirkbride was taken to Good Samaritan Hospital Zanesville for a blood transfusion. Her mother Mrs A C McCance is caring for the baby. Grandparents are Mr and Mrs A C McCance and John Kirkbride of Zanesville.

Glouster Fred Kirkbride Dortha McCance Chesterhill Rt. 2 Glouster — Retail Clerks Union John Henry Ewart Robert Detroit Mich Tom Myers Fordon High School Ewart Henry C. A. Thomas Alice Athens Herbert Dust Jacksonville Ruth Watkins David Clyde Harper Belford Cunningham Howard Young Lexington Ohio John Harper Elyria Edward Douglas Columbus Eli Douglas

Landman Anniversary Noted for 60 Years of Marriage

McARTHUR Mr and Mrs James Landman now of Columbus celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary on March 19 1941. Married in 1881 at Allensville Vinton County they lived there about 25 years ago. The couple have seven children all living except a son who died in World War. They reside with their daughter and son in law at 247 Cypress Ave Columbus.

Washington County Marivette William Columbus George Homer Henry Allens‘ville E. J. Cecil Allensville Charles Vickers Cypress Ave

Pughline Leads Team To Triple Victory

Nelsonville reports Wilson Bros surprise team wins league match against Brooks Shoes as Tony Pughline tops with a 214 single and 598 triple. Also notes upcoming games and local financial rows alongside public notices and legal items from Athens County.

Pughline Nelsonville Wilson Bros Brooks Shoes Tony Pughline Straiteville Letha Lou Shop Brooks Aw. Kimble Tyres F. Barber P. Smith T. Pughline R. Sayers SRE Ares X . Pairan M. Whyte J. Brooks G. Smith J. Gore Johnson

Nelsonville Garden Club Meets At Home Of Mrs Kessinger

Nelsonville Community Garden Club held its spring meeting at Mrs E J Kessinger's home with 13 members and three guests. Officers and guests participated in a dinner and discussions on hedge planting marigolds and the highway planting project plus a plan for a high school vegetable garden project.

Nelsonville Ross Wright Athens County Agriculture Fierce Mrs. Bell Lillie Wallace Betty Wallace Eunice Harvey Murl Traugh Kathleen Wallace Charlene Burrows Minnie Whitmore Ruth Smith Dorothy Staley Elizabeth Dickerson Jean Bell Edith Matheny Mildred Conrad Chauncey Margaret Smith Betty Conrad Judith Ann Wallace

Eudora Chapter to Meet at Masonic Temple Tonight

Eudora Chapter will meet tonight Tuesday at 7:30 PM at the Masonic Temple for a regular session and updates from officers.

Eudora Chapter Masonic Temple

Birthday celebration and club activities in multiple Ohio towns

A Log Cabin party honored Miss Ruby Evans with a three course chicken dinner and games. Attendees included numerous Evans Coen and Lancaster family members from Columbus Steubenville Holliday's Cove and Athens. Additional events feature church circle meetings, M M Club games, birthday gifts, and a W B A school of instruction in Spray Hall and various gatherings in Chauncey and Nelsonville Route 1.

Ruby Evans Jesse Coon Chestnut St Jesse Coen Birdie Evans Overton Wallace Helen McCray Frank Knapp John Cope Claude Kiser Jack Coen George Sutton Columbus

Nelsonville High School concert features band and Glee Club

Nelsonville High School presents a Friday concert by the band conducted by Harold LeFavour and the Girls Glee Club directed by Margaret Warren. The program includes marches overtures solos and songs with free admission starting at 7 30 PM Sunday.

Nelsonville Nelsonville High School Harold LeFavor Henry Fillmore Paul Yoder Dvorak T. L. Buchtel Duke Rehl Dorothy Schmitter Forest W. Shumaker The Ohio Desert Patrol K. L. Keig Girls’ Glee Club Luxembourg Gardens Kathleen Lockhart Manning Martin and Stillman-Black April Maiden Protheroe Harold Arlen QO Sons and Daughters Runkel Margaret Warren Glee Club

Social Notes From Great Bend Updates

Local residents report visits and events around Great Bend and nearby towns. Names include Frame Thompson Hoback Theiss Coast Scritchfield Harris Eckard Parsons Smith and several out of town guests from Athens Ravenswood Amesville Pratts Fork Parkersburg and Portland. A new daughter was announced by Mr and Mrs Scritchfield for March 20.

Great Bend Frame Thomas Sayres Richard Thompson Athens Goldie Hoback Dorothy Wolfe Mrs. Smith Jessie Wickline Gladys Harris Irene Mooney Shelton Ethel Hoback L. G. Theiss Hattie Coast Ravenswood Pratts Fork Bryon Parr

A W Corwin Dies at Home in Buchtel

Albert W. Corwin died at his Buchtel home. He leaves eight children: Robert and Harry of Buchtel, Lewis Glouster Edward and Mrs. Edward Stevens of Powhatan Point Ohio, Albert of Perry Ohio, William of Murray City, and Mrs. Charles Kerr of this city. Friends may call at the Charles Kerr home on Kentner Street. funeral Thursday at 2 PM. Burial at Greenlawn. His wife preceded him in death.

Nelsonville Albert W. Corwin Buchtel Robert Harry Lewis Glouster Edward Edward Stevens Powhatan Point Albert Perry, O William Murray City Charles Kerr Kentner St Greenlawn

Glouster Socials Mark Celebrations at Morgan Street

Glouster Mrs Hugh Cunningham hosts birthday gathering on Morgan Street with gift, cake, and a buffet lunch for relatives including Carson Vernon, Frank Seiler Jr, John Crawford, Alfred Morris Sr, William Colley, Alfred Morris, and the Cunningham family. Past Chiefs Club met on Locust Street with eleven members and three guests for readings contests. prizes awarded to Mrs John Morris, Mrs Harry Vaughn, and Mrs Henry Williams.

Glouster Hugh Cunningham Morgan St Carson Vernon Frank Seiler John Crawford Alfred Morris William Colley Alfred B. Morris Charles Clarke William Zimmer Past Chiefs Club Locust St John Morris Harry Vaughn Henry Williams Morris Sophia Hinton Pansy Byers Vaughn Williams Grace Holzschuh Thomas

Orpah Class Meets at Mrs Bailey Home

Orpah Class of the Methodist Church met Friday evening at the home of Mrs W O Bailey on High Street. Ancel Gamwell read the scripture. After a brief business session games were played with awards to Mrs Gamwell and Mrs Dolley. A seasonable lunch was served. Glouster Chapter No 280 Women of the Moose will meet Tuesday evening March 25 at 730 with a pot luck lunch for March birthdays.

Mildred Frank Ruth Keating M. M. Club Walnut St Gertrude Ray Vivian Kirkendall Gladys Duckler Joseph Klingenberg Ruth Fleck Athens Orpah Methodist Church W. O. Bailey High St Ancel Gamwell Gamwell Dolley Glouster Women of the Moose

Birthday dinner honors Raymond Mulpas Sr in Jacksonville

A birthday dinner was held for Raymond Mulpas Sr in Jacksonville on Sunday March 23. Attendees included numerous Mulpas relatives from Glouster Millfield and Athens and other guests, with extended family visiting from Detroit and Corning.

Raymond Mulpas Jacksonville Rolland Mulpas Geraldine Trimble Charles Swartz Lee Glouster Charles Mulpas Ethel Mae Marie Ann Millfield R. D Philip James Joann Martha Lee Byron Billie Athens Carl Quinn Delores Jean Sharpsburg Robert Mulpas Lois Barbara Ellen Bill Darrell Gorby Raymond Mulpas Sr

Glouster Church Women Will Meet Thursday Night

Glouster church activities note a Thursday night meeting of the church women. In local sports notes coaches George Abraham and Carl Campbell report growing enthusiasm for the coming baseball season with a list of players reporting for practice including Richard Arnold James Ashworth Max Barber Bob Bateman Parry Bateman Charles Bletcher Carl Bruce Charles Campbell Bernard Carter Bob Carter Edward Cheeseman Ray Cheeseman Billy Deer Bob Dishong Ray Dishong Gerald Dolman Charles Fick Donald Fink Gerald Forbes Wilbur Gathers Bob Ghent John Hannas Charles Hanning Don Harmoney Junior Johnson Donald Jones Craig Kinney Paul Kreider Sam Landis Max Linton C L Matheny Jack Maurer Leroy Murphy Joe Nichols Frank North Jim Preston Tom Rosser Cecil Searles John Taylor Billy Thompson Kenneth Weaver Daryl Watkins Harry Westfall Junior Hallett and Wilbur Riggs.

Nelsonville George Abraham Carl Campbell Richard Arnold James Ashworth Max Barber Bob Bateman Parry Bateman Charles Bletcher Carl Bruce Charles Campbell Bernard Carter Bob Carter Edward Cheeseman Ray Cheeseman Billy Deer Bob Dishong Ray Dishong Gerald Dolman Charles Fick Donald Fink Gerald Forbes Wilbur Gathers Bob Ghent John Hannas Charles Hanning Don Harmoney Junior Johnson Donald Jones Craig Kinney Paul Kreider Sam Landis Max Linton C. L. Matheny Jack Maurer Leroy Murphy Joe Nichols Frank North Jim Preston Tom Rosser Cecil Searles John Taylor Billy Thompson Kenneth Weaver Daryl Watkins Harry Westfall Junior Hallett Wilbur Riggs

Movie Shown As Feature Of Group Program At Church

GLOUSTER Women s Society for Christian Service of the Methodist Church meets Thursday at 7 30 PM in the church. Orphan Class leads the program with two numbers by the Junior Choir under Mrs C Elmer Turner, followed by a moving picture Diary of a Mountain Girl with scenes from Frakes Settlement in Henderson Kentucky.

Glouster — Women’s Society For Christian Service of the Methodist Church Orpah C. Elmer Turner Frakes Settlement Henderson

Frigidaire Demonstration Set in Nelsonville

Nelsonville hosts a Frigidaire product demonstration featuring electric refrigerators ranges and water heaters. The Brown Plumbing and Electric Co. invites the public for March 27 to 29 at its W Columbus Street store with special lighting and drawings including a housewife favor and separate door prizes for women and men. Frigidaire and GM representative L D Morris from Dayton will attend with local dealers.

Nelsonville Brown Plumbing and Electric Co W. Columbus St Cliff Brown

All-American Or Cadianiegs Meet With City Mayor

Wednesday 7 30 p m. meeting announced by Chester Sanborn president of the All American Orchestra in the mayor's office with a focus on community and organizational matters.

Nelsonville Glenford Dugan American Legion Legion Robert Kinney Glouster Chester Sanborn The All-American Orcadianiegs

Choir Practice at Church of Christ Sunday Evening

The Church of Christ invites all singers to attend Easter music rehearsal Sunday at 7 30 PM. This church event calls on all members to join for choir practice.

Glouster Church of Christ

Nelsonville Youth Happy in Service

Mrs. Fred C. Voigt of Nelsonville reports her son Ted is in U S military service and in good health and gaining weight. He notes demanding but improving training, ongoing daily duties, and that recruits stay busy. Ted earned a pistol shooting medal and asks to be remembered to friends in Nelsonville and Athens.

Nelsonville Fred C. Voigt Ted U. S Athens

Albany Grange initiates 16 in third and fourth degree

Albany Grange met Saturday night with 75 members present. The degree team conferred third and fourth degree work on 16 candidates. Refreshments were served by Mr. and Mrs. Earl Baughman and Mr. and Mrs. Frank Bobo. Community notices include visits, birthdays, and a church society meeting.

Albany Albany Grange Earl Baughman Frank Bobo Delores Wiley Pittsburgh W. H. Battrell Richard White Gallipolis Lester Breweiser Elmo Scott Cincinnati Sam Scott Louisa Brooks Oak St Columbus David Dailey Camp Shelby Hattiesburg Miss Eldon Dailey Eldon

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