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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

May 03, 1957

Page

5

Two Brothers Jailed After Route 180 Wreck

Two Rockbridge brothers jailed after their car left Route 180 near Laurelville. Clifford Pink Stalk 52 sentenced to three days and fined 150 dollars plus costs for drunk driving. Vanvert 49 fined 15 dollars for ordinary intoxication. Patrol seeks driver of a second damaged car on Route 216 near Buchtel with possible injuries.

Rockbridge State Highway Patrol Clifford Pinkstalk Logan Vanvert Laurelville Clifford Ture Buchtel

Nelsonville names Downhour city pool manager

Nelsonville Recreation Commission names Frank Downhour as city pool manager. Barbara Priser assistant manager, A. W. Philabaum lifeguard, Jerry Patton assistant lifeguard, Nancy Devol and Carol Sue Adkins pool attendants, Phillis Hall concession stand operator. Tickets set. pool opens May 30 with hours 1 to 4:30 pm and 6 to 9 pm. closed Mondays. Prices mirror last year.

Nelsonville Frank Downhour

East Elementary Hosts May Day Spectacular in Nelsonville

East Elementary School staged its annual May Day on the school grounds with 200 spectators. The High School band led the festival, followed by the senior and junior bands, kindergarten with mortar board hats, a first grade dramatic piece, and student choirs. Sandra Wilson was crowned May Day queen with Sandra Auflick and Sandra Crihfield as attendants.

Nelsonville East Elementary Lowell Cole James Rees Mae Koker Iva Snyder Sandra Sandra Wilson Sandra Auflick Sandra Crihfield

Loyal Workers Class Meeting At Millfield Church

Loyal Workers Class of the Millfield Christian Church will meet at the church Tuesday at 7 30 p m Mabel Shaner will be hostess.

Millfield Christian Church Mabel Shaner

Susie Johnson Celebrates Seventh Birthday at Grandparents’ Home

Susie Johnson marked her seventh birthday with a family dinner at the home of her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Harley Lanning. Dinner guests included Mr. and Mrs. S. L. Darst and Darst’s siblings, Mr. and Mrs. H. T. Darst, in Chillicothe.

Susie Johnson Harley Lanning Mrs. S. L. Darst Darst Mrs. H. T. Darst Chillicothe

Welsonville Club Sees Demonstrations

The Cosmopolitan Club met at Ohio Fuel Gas Co with Betty Newton presenting Entertaining Ideas. Refreshments were served, then a business meeting was held at Mrs C D Duncan’s home with Mrs Wesley Hawk in charge.

Cosmopolitan Club Ohio Fuel Gas Co Betty Newton C. D. Duncan Wesley Hawk Frances Stage Bessie Ball South East Ohio Hawk

Shrine officers set for Detroit sessions

Mrs. Mary E. Bartlett supreme worthy treasurer departs Thursday to attend international Shrine sessions in Detroit. She will be joined by Mr. and Mrs. Hubert Mender of the Hocking Valley Shrine and Mrs. Violet Reeves of Logan. Reeves will sing in the choir at the sessions.

Mary E. Bartlett Supreme Shrine Detroit Hubert Mender Woos Whp Hocking Valley Shrine Violet Reeves Logan Reeves

Nelsonville Church Schedules and Sermons

Local church listings for Nelsonville and nearby areas detail service times sermons and school hours. First Presbyterian announces sermon Either Growth or Death with youth presbytery in Gallipolis. First Methodist features Let’s Forgive and WSCS events. Christian Church holds The Church's First Line of Defense with youth activities.

First Presbyterian John Lloyd Evans Gallipolis Women's Association First Methodist F. Melvin Wentz Methodist Youth Fellowship WSCS J. A. Long Church of the Epiphany Episcopal Ogden Ludlow

Births at Mount St Mary Hospital and notable hockey fact

Birth notices list the names of new daughters for families in Athens Nelsonville Glen Ebon Columbus and Murray City with several admissions and dismissals recorded. The Detroit Red Wings are noted as the only hockey club to win the Stanley Cup series in eight straight games.

Detroit Red Wings

Multiple Church Services Listed in Chauncey Area

Sunday schedules from Chauncey Concord Union Wesley Foundation Pilgrim Holiness and others list worship times. Morristown Holiness Millfield Methodist Chauncey Methodist Church of Christ Parish and Trimble events show services, prayer meetings, parish speak ers, and board meetings with locations in Chauncey Millfield Trimble Greens Run Taylor Ridge and Trimble.

Concord Union Wesley Foundation Pilgrim Holiness Raymond Pidcock Church of God Clarence Way Morristown Helen Tatman Millfield Norman Dewire Mr. Courtney Trimble Hal Zug Taylor Ridge Robert Swith Greens Run Chauncey

Mrs Hampton Rites Planned in Middleport

Graveside rites for Mrs Laura Davidson Hampton will be at Cheshire Gravel Hill Cemetery Saturday at 3 p.m. She died Tuesday in Columbus. She leaves a sister Mrs Charles S Beller of Middleport and four brothers Ted Ray Warren and Ben Davidson. Her childhood was in Meigs and Gallia counties. She belonged to Storys Run Methodist Church. Funeral services are 10 30 a m Saturday at Grimes Davidson funeral home in Columbus.

Middleport Laura Davidson Hampton Cheshire Gravel Hill Hampton Columbus Charles S. Beller Ted Ray Warren Ben Davidson Cheshire Meigs Gallia Storys Run Methodist Church Grimes-Davidson

Rainbow Girls rummage sale planned in Hyde Building

Rainbow Girls will hold a rummage sale Saturday morning in the Hyde Building next to the post office in Nelsonville.

Nelsonville Rainbow Girls Hyde

43 Attend Meeting Of Men's Brotherhood

Forty three members attended the Men's Brotherhood of Christian Churches meeting at Trimble Church of Christ. The program featured songs by the Cottrill Boys and a piano solo by Jimmy Grim. Willard Simonton and Everett Person led the business session. the next meeting is scheduled for Nelsonville church on July 11.

Therhood Christian Churches Trimble Everet Person Nelsonville

Mrs. Bauer Rites Set in Buchtel Saturday

Funeral services for Nancy Bauer 58 of Buchtel will be held Saturday at 2 p m at Johnson funeral home with the Rev F M Wentz officiating. Burial will be in Whitmore cemetery. She died after being found in a stream yesterday. Survivors include two sons four sisters three brothers and four grandchildren.

Nelsonville Nancy Bauer Buchtel Johnson Funeral Home F. M. Wentz Whitmore Cemetery Bauer Lawrence Bauer Mitchell Eva Martin Lawrence County Edgar Robert Lola Conkle Eva Taylor Amy Hillyer Keningston Faye Sheppard East Canton Alva Martin Wilkesville Edward E. Canton Frank

Two motorists fined on Chauncey traffic charges

Chauncey Mayor Charles Wadley ordered fines for two drivers on State Highway Patrol charges. Frederick C. Douglas of Athens was fined $10 and costs for no muffler. Kenneth M. Doolittle of Nelsonville was fined $25 and costs for speeding.

Chauncey Charles Wadley Frederick C. Douglas Athens Kenneth M. Doolittle Nelsonville

Ex Minister Withrow Dies at 98 in Prattsville

William A Withrow 98 ex minister died recently in Prattsville Route 2 He was born in Greenbrier County West Virginia in 1859 Survivors include wife Martha Neff two sons Harry Fayettesville two Elmer a daughter Alice Craft Marion Ohio a brother Harrison Peck Mill a sister Mary Neff Pool West Virginia 14 grandchildren and 2 great grandchildren Services Saturday at 2 pm at Wrightsel funeral home McArthur Rev Orland Willis will officiate Burial in Hamden Cemetery Friends may call at residence

Martha Neff Harry McArthur Elmer Fayettesville W. Va Alice Craft Marion Ohio Harrison Peck Mill Mary Neff Pool Wrightsel Funeral Home Orland Willis Hamden Cemetery

Reverend Pidecock to Lead Service at County Home Chapel

The Rev. Raymond Pidecock of the Pilgrim Holiness Church will conduct a worship service at the County Home Chapel Sunday at 2 p.m. The article notes South Dakota ranked third in durum wheat production in 1955.

Chauncey Raymond Pidecock Pilgrim Holiness Church County Home Chapel South Dakota States Union

Also Mentioned on This Page

Downhour Homer Adams Donahey Brothers Adams May Davy Chauncey Social Notes Linscott Canal Street Nelsonvill Chevrolet Oldsmobile Roger Lean Fayette Street Welsonville Social Notes Club Shriners Sixth Fleet Charles R Cat Brown U.S Mediterranean Jordan E. E. Leadingham Robert Gastin Murray City Evangelical United Brethren Ray Mann Mt. Zion Church of the Nazarene Adams St. Langley Latter Day Saints Jackson St D. O. Norris Zion League Carbon Hill Mount St. Mary Hospital Russell N. Baird Pearl Cunningham Glen Ebon Louise Miller Phillip Miller Chloe Bennett Patricia S. Bishop Michael Davis Michael Spencer Robert A. Davis Wallace Tate, Jr New Alice Ann McCracken Charles Hashman Florence O'Nail Irene Lowry Gloria Ferrer James Dusenberry New Lexington Mary Mohney Jo Ann Pedigo Allal Quick's Chauncey Churches Chauncey Methodist Ladies Aid Church of Christ Parish Gilbert Courtney Hampton Rites Rainbow Sale John Derek Joan Evans Abbott & Costello Meeting of Men’s Brotherhood Mrs. Bauer Mons Robert Livingston Adrisa Booth Isoxtit Pat FLOOR Prattsville William A. Withrow Mr. Withrow Greenbrier County Athens Messenger Vfochours Bhoe Btore & Gormous DODGE Lawrence Welk Kinneer Motors East State St Athens, Ohio
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