New Patrol Auto Placed in Service
Nelsonville police place a new patrol car in service replacing the old unit. Two way radio and other special equipment have been transferred to the new vehicle.
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Nelsonville
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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 25, 1948
Page
7
Rites Held For Mrs Bates In Nelsonville
In Nelsonville the funeral services for Mrs. J Wesley Bates were held at 3 p m Sunday at the home of her daughter Mrs P W Hickman on West Washington Street. Attending were numerous out of town relatives and friends including Mr and Mrs J W Hickman Martha Bates Bill Bates of Worthington Dr E Paul Shepard of Chillicothe and several others from Chauncey Columbus Logan Lancaster and Deanville. The Rev J A Long of the Christian Church officiated and burial followed at Greenlawn Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
J. Wesley Bates
P. W. Hickman
Washington St
J. W. Hickman
Martha
Bill
Worthington
E. Paul Shepard
Chillicothe
Guy Spaulding
Florence Kincaid
Chauncey
John Coe
Harry Edington
Charles Vorkes
Landon Shafer
Columbus
William Keynes
Alice Stienman
Emerson Poston
Logan
Mary Elizabeth Kessinger
Lancaster
Bertha Nixon
Deanville
J. A. Long
The
Christian Church
Greenlawn Cemetery
Red Cross Fund Drive Set In Chauncey Dover Area
Chauncey Dover Township Red Cross set a two week campaign to raise seven hundred dollars averaging one dollar per family. Gilbert Courtney chairs a committee of busy donors with solicitors to avoid repeated calls. Members include W D Hines mayor and Dan Friedberg. W G Davis and George Christman. many residents across Chauncey Millfield and Poston areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Cross
Chauncey-Dover
Chauncey
Chauncey- Dover Township
The
American Red Cross Today
Gilbert Courtney
Chauncey Business
W. D. Hines
Dan Friedberg
W. G. Davis
George Christman
Elizabeth Harvey
Florence Pendergrass
Minnie Palmer
Pauline Cruikshank
Betty Boling
Jean Bell
Charles Bradfield
Junior Courtney
Nina Fis
Lancaster Visitors Stay With Mrs Adkins Group
Lancaster visits reveal CHAUNCEY Mrs. Andrew Mc Kinney and daughters Zelda Mae Elaine McKinney Mrs Dorothy Sovereign and Garnet Aten guests of Esther McKinney Adkins spending Tuesday in Lancaster.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chauncey
Andrew McKinney
Zelda Mae
Elaine McKinney
Dorothy Sovereign
Garnet Aten
Lancaster
Esther McKinney Adkins
Birthday Celebrations at Sand Ridge Home
Mr. and Mrs. Herman McCune hosted a lith birthday party for their daughter Violet at their Sand Ridge residence. After games, Mrs. McCune sliced the cake and ice cream was served. Attendees included Phyllis Shumway, Ray Woolan, Gladys Showalter, Pauline Woolan, Goldie McCune, Sonny Showalter, Bob McCune, Deward Stotts, Owen Stotts, Herman McCune, Beverly Ann McCune, Helen Louise McCune, and Hughie McCune.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chauncey
Herman McCune
Sand Ridge
Violet
Nazarene Church Holds Easter Sunrise Service
Easter Sunrise service set for Sunday at 6 30 in The Plains Church of the Nazarene. Pastor Lena Brandenburg will deliver a message followed by Communion of the Lord S Supper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chauncey
Plains Church of the Nazarene
Lena Brandenburg
Playhouse Party Celebrates Junior Class Cast in Athens
Chauncey Athens Monday night theater party honoring the Junior class play completion. Chaperoned by Mr and Mrs Lowell Cole and Mr and Mrs John Bell, with pupils Ike Staley Elaine McKibben Robert Freeman Joanna Ley Bill Napper Charles Lahugh Edith Adams Betty Braford Junior Courtney Shirley Russell Violet Theisen Ralph Crabtree Joanne Downs Jack Savage Barbara Willis Richard Mingus Bonnie Keirns Tom Dickerson Virginia Evener Jay Lewis Genevive Werner Faye Crabtree Terry Cunningham Mae Crabtree Darrel Shields Carolyn Hillen Leroy Mullins Ronald Hartman Mary Tippie Donna Shafer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chauncey
Athens
Lowell Cole
John Bell
Ike Staley
Elaine McKibben
Robert Freeman
Joanna Ley
Bill Napper
Charles LaHugh
Edith Adams
Betty Blackford
Junior Courtney
Shirley Russell
Violet Theisen
Ralph Crabtree
Joanne Downs
Jack Savage
Barbara Willis
Richard Mingus
Bonnie Keirns
Tom Dickerson
Virginia Evener
Jay Lewis
Genevive Werner
Faye Crabtree
Terry Cunnigham
Mae Crabtree
Darrel Shields
Carolyn Hillen
Leroy Mullins
Ronald Hartman
Mary Tippie
Donna Shafer
Plains Methodist Church Observes Holy Week
Holy Week is observed at The Plains Methodist Church with services Wednesday Thursday and Friday nights. Rev. Charles Caffrey spoke Wednesday and will speak Friday on The Inevitable Cross. Daily Sapp preaches Thursday, and Arthur Sapp Jr Chauncey leads song with Think On Me and Come To the Cross.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chauncey
Plains Methodist Church
Charles Caffrey
Dailey Sapp
Arthur Sapp
Funeral services for John Bullock in Chauncey
Funeral services for John Bullock will be held Friday at 2 p.m. at the Chauncey Pilgrim Holiness Church. The services will be conducted by Rev. Ray Pidcock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chauncey
John Bullock
Chauncey Pilgrim Holiness Church
Ray Pidcock
McCune Family and Marie Hanning Visit Mrs Shumway
Mr McCune and his daughters plus Marie Hanning were Monday guests of Mrs Frank Shumway at Sand Ridge for a social call.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chauncey
Herman McCune
Marie Hanning
Frank Shumway
Sand Ridge
Stores Close One Hour for Good Friday Observance
Nelsonville stores will close one hour from 1 to 2 p.m. tomorrow in observance of Good Friday per Retail Merchants Association president Warren Robinette. Union religious services run 12 noon to 3 p.m. at First Presbyterian Church. city schools dismiss for Easter weekend with Friday off and classes resume Monday morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
Warren Robinette
Retail Merchants Association
First Presbyterian Church
Easter Egg Hunt Planned by First Presbyterian Church
Nelsonville annual Easter Egg hunt sponsored by the Sunday School of the First Presbyterian Church will take place Saturday at 2 p.m. on the church lawn for children and community members. Committee members are Miss Margaret Johnson, Mrs. Elsie Wolfe, Mrs. Ellsworth Rife, and Mrs. Gordon Thompson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
First Presbyterian Church
Margaret Johnson
Elsie Wolfe
Ellsworth Rife
Gordon Thompson
Elks Plan Party and Dance Tonight in Nelsonville
Local Elks host a party and dance for members and their ladies at the club rooms on Hocking Street. Dancing runs from nine to one with music by Pappy Stewart's Buckeye Hot Shots.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
Hocking St
Pappy Stewart
Buckeye Hot Shots
Scout Board To Meet In Nelsonville
A Boy Scout Board of Review will meet Thursday at 7 p.m. in Troop 65 rooms on Fulton Street. All board members have been requested to attend. Assistant scoutmasters of local troops are urged to attend, with Wilbur D. Mender acting chairman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
Boy Scout Board of Review
Fulton
Wilbur D. Mender
Ohioan Participates In Operation Zipper
William Howard Ritchie electrician's mate third class USN son of Mrs. Virginia Ritchie of Buchtel serves aboard the barracks ship USS Mercer at Green Cove Springs Florida in the inactivation of surplus Navy ships under Operation Zipper. He entered the Naval service June 18 1942 and trained at the Naval Training Center Great Lakes Illinois.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buchtel
William Howard Ritchie
USN
Virginia Ritchie
Mercer
Green Cove Springs
Fla
Ritchie
Naval Service
Naval Training Center
Great Lakes
Ill
Easter Services Outlined by Local Clergy
The Rev. Rollin S. Polk Jr. announces Good Friday services in Nelsonville. Activities include a 7 a.m. shortened morning prayer at the Church of the Epiphany, a union service 12 noon to 3 p.m. at First Presbyterian, and 7:30 p.m. evening prayer at the Episcopal Church with an address by the Rev. Polk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
Rollin S. Polk, Jr
Church of the Epiphany
First Presbyterian Church
Polk
Episcopal Church i
Mrs. Etta Schoon Recovers From Arm Injury
Chauncey resident Mrs. Etta Schoon has recovered from injuries to her arm sustained in a fall several days ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chauncey
Etta Schoonover
Weekend Guests Include Mrs Cora Simms And Daryl Shumway
Weekend visitors Mrs Cora Simms and Daryl Shumway from Columbus stayed with Mr and Mrs Frank Shumway in Sand Ridge over the weekend.
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Chauncey
Cora Simms
Daryl Shumway
Columbus
Frank Shumway
Sand Ridge
McCune Guest Weekend Visit From Mansfield
Harold Chauncey McCune of Mansfield spent the weekend as a guest of his mother Mrs. Gertie McCune of Sand Ridge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chauncey
Harold McCune
Mansfield
Gertie McCune
Sand Ridge
Weekend visitors fill Vinton area households
Kenneth Devore and Hartley Devore of Columbus spent a weekend with the Dafts. Dorothy Townshend and grandmother Mrs Retta Osler hosted and visited relatives, with multiple Columbus and Beckley guests joining weekend gatherings. Townshend also visited Mrs Ray Winning of Pomeroy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry McGhee
Addison
Janie Shepherd
Logan
W. Va
Harley Osler
Jack Quickle
Walla George
Columbus
Jim Hash
Beckley
Glenn Hash
Eno
R. L. Hash
Wayne Denney
Jackson
Denney
Neva Denney
Frank Quickie
Kay Quickie
Robert Cader
Gallipolis
Ben Casto
Ben Casto Spent A Sunday With Mrs. Casto’s Mother, Mrs. C. A. McClure
Oak Hill
Walter Brown
C. L. Baker
Clayton White
Pomeroy
William Dowler
Maxville School honors and community notices
Principal Ross Summer and Mrs. Carrie Hall announce the Maxville School honor roll for the six week period. Absent or tardy pupils are listed along with attendees at a WBFMS gathering hosted by Mrs. Mary Griggs. Notable visitors include David Valentine from Chicago and residents from Granville and Newark.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maxville
Ross Summer
Carrie Hall
Mildred West
Gladys Bourne
Clara Vickrey
Patty Whitmer
Jimmy Mohler
Judy Christian
Carl Wilson
Clara Patton
Arlene Mohler
Gertrude Cordle
Clyde West
Janice Starr
Jean Angle
James Gordon
Bonnie Vickroy
Charlene Nixon
Dale Wolfe
Evelyn Good
Bernice Whitmer
Wilma Summel
Donnie Wolfe
Jean Angle Dale McWilliams
Mary Griggs
WBFMS
Iva VanAtta
Burdetta Smith
Malinda Poling
Nora Howdyshell
Geneva Griggs
Lucia Howdyshell
Helen George
Lara Wolfe
Marie Ledford
Evaline Howdyshell
Larry
Pauline Wahl
Nancy
Amanda Wilson
Sprankle
Mary
New Lexington
John Geil
Morris
M. J. Dudley
Granville
M. G. Denner
Newark
Lewis Laughlin
Bremen
G. W. Nixon
Willard Sheets
Logan
David Valentine
Chicago
Clifford Bell
R. D. Nixon
Murray City Hosts Sanborn Guests From Nearby Towns
Mr and Mrs E Sanborn welcomed guests including Mr and Mrs Roland Sweazy of Murray City Mr and Mrs Joe Miller Mr and Mrs Harry Schrader of Columbus Mr and Mrs Walter Sweazy of Nelsonville and Mr and Mrs Raymond Sanborn of Greens Run for a recent visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Murray City
E. Sanborn
Roland Sweazy
Joe Miller
Harry Schrader
Columbus
Walter Sweazy
Nelsonville
Raymond Sanborn
Greens Run
Also Mentioned on This Page
Mrs. Bates
West Side
Ruth Omen
Madeline Rankin
Anna Peal Kozma
Millfield East Side
Hazel Mills
Kathleen Mingus
Millfield
Grover Patton
Beaumont West Side
Jesse Atkinson
Beaumont East Side
Walter Dresher
Elwood Daugherty
Circle Hill
Donna Thomas
Oregon Ridge
True Town
Barbara Nogrady
Woodena Fersell
Poston
Florabelle Cruise
Joan James
Io Athena
Nazarene Church
Chauncey-Dover School Dist
Citizens’ Committee
Pennsylvania
Dover Township
Delbert Hawk
John Collins
William Leffler
Scout Board
Ohioan
Zipper
Nelsonvillg
Clover Farm
Pride of Ozark
Keyko
Wilson
New
Chauncey, Ohio
Fever Farm
Pillsbury
Lemix
Pkig
Catsup
Donna Marie
Johnson
HAM
Bologna
Haddock
B. Bae
Sunshine Hi-Ho
Carolyn Farmer
Vrs. McCune
Brandwene
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