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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

May 06, 1952

Page

8

Dust Zone streets may get surface treatment soon

Nelsonville city council met last night to consider surfacing unimproved dust zones with asphalt gravel and stone. Residents from Harper Street Ashton Avenue asked for temporary oil treatment then blacktopping later. The plan aims to create a base for permanent improvement with property owner participation.

Nelsonville Paul Galvin Harper St Ashton Ave Roy Grose Cecil Brown Campbell St Joe Barrows Co. W. Monks John Brooks Joe Stedem Charles Hubbard Galvin Raymond Smith John Frederick Patton Watkins Back Brooks Delbert Kuhn Dorr Arthur Kepar Smith

Two Area Men Stationed In Overseas Posts

Pfc. Junior Lee Mellinger of New Floodwood serves with the 43d Infantry Division in Bad Tolz Germany after basic at Camp Pickett and October 1950 deployment. He is grandson of Mrs. M. E. Mellinger of Nelsonville. AB William R. West of Jacksonville trains as an Air Force technician at USAF Technical School Warren AFB Wyoming.

Nelsonville Lee Mellinger Enid Mellinger New Floodwood 43D Bad Tolz Germany Armed Forces Camp Pickett M. E. Mellinger Clinton St Nelsonvile William R. West Clark West Jacksonville Air Force Usaf Technical School Warren Air Force Base, Wyo

Nelsonville Social Notes at First Methodist class meeting

The Martha Class of the First Methodist Church met at Mrs C D Shafer's home on Fayette Street with Mrs Ollie Poston assisting. Mrs Rose Cook led devotional from Psalm 96 and discussed Faith and Fear.

Martha First Methodist Church C. D. Shafer Fayette St Ollie Poston Rose Cook Miles Howe John Stocklen Pete Shough Kk. FE. Bell W. C. Poston Fred Voigt Stocklen Julius Fischer Herbert Leyshon Bertha Nixon Cook Voigt Irma Wilson

Central PTA Elected Officers to be Installed Friday

Newly elected officers will be installed at a Central PTA meeting Friday at 3 p m in the Central building. Plans for the May Day program on May 15 will be completed, with committees announced for Pop and popcorn stand and homemade candy booth.

PTA Sadie Simonton Grace Plummer Violet Carroll Kathryn Herrold Garnet Withem Audrey Shafer Homer O’nail Kathryn Hartman Elizabeth Galvin Carl Albrecht Evelyn Little Mary Backus Anne Hall Mary Norris

Ohio State Federation of Women's Clubs meet at Dayton

Reports on the sessions of the Ohio State Federation of Women's Clubs at Dayton in April submit ted by Mrs. Joe B. Davis and Mrs James Knight featured the program at a meeting of the Hyperion Club Saturday afternoon at the home of Mrs. Oral Daugherty Jefferson St. After discussions and a short business session members shared an informal coffee hour.

Ohio State Federation of Women's Clubs Dayton Joe B. Davis James ©. Knight Hyperion Club Oral Daugherty Jefferson St

Scouts Enjoy First Overnight Camp In Open Air

Scouts of Troop 66 led by Scoutmaster Wilbur D. Mender camped overnight in chilly weather. Twenty boys slept under the stars without tents, cooked bacon and eggs, and praised the experience though some complained of whippoorwill song.

Nelsonville Wilbur D. Mender Robert Chapman Phil Chapman Richard Long Robert Gene Riley Dee Dupler Robert Manson Jerry Patton Ralph Pierce Larney Boggs Tom McQuaid Jerry Powell Noel Simonton Ray Keplar Eldon Cox Jim Civille John Lewis Robert Kirkendall Bill Monk Roger Thompson Walter Pierce Mender

Local Ladies Visit Nearby Towns and Return

Local residents including Mrs Bertha Poston Mrs Bertha Fischer Mrs Emma Kelley Mrs Bess Rice and Mrs Anna Kentner visited in Middleport Sunday with Mrs E R Lama. Mrs Walter Primmer and Miss Margaret Jones were visitors in Athens Saturday.

Bertha Poston Bertha Fischer Emma Kelley Bess Rice Anna Kentner Middleport E. R. Lama Walter Primmer Margaret Jones Athens Primmer Ross Cox Lancaster Sue Love New Marshfield Sam Starkey

Program Planned at Oak Grove School

A program and pie social are planned at Oak Grove school on Friday starting at 7 30 p m. The public is invited to attend.

Nelsonville Oak Grove

Mace Rites Wednesday for Elston Mace

Funeral services for Elston Mace of Carbondale, who died Sunday from a heart attack, will be held Wednesday at 2 p.m. at the Pilgrim Holiness Church in Carbondale, conducted by Rev. William Brown. Burial is in New Marshfield Cemetery. Surviving: wife Grace. three sons Dwight Lloyd Elston Jr. of Carbondale. three daughters Ruby Barber of Athens Mildred Lewellyn of New Marshfield Eloise Kincaid of Columbus. two brothers Rome and Pearl Mace. 12 grandchildren. Friends may call at the family residence at any time.

Nelsonville Elston Mace Carbondale Pilgrim Holiness Church William Brown New Marshfield Grace Mace Dwight Lloyd Elston, Jr Ruby Barber Athens Mildred Lewellyn Eloise Kincaide Columbus Rome Pearl Mace

Man Taken To Hospital After Saturday Night Incident

John Wooten of Jobs was taken to Mt. Carmel Hospital in Columbus for observation and treatment after an event Saturday night Four miles high and beyond notes a line about the loftiest permanent inhabitants being black spiders that eat each other to survive

Nelsonville John Wooten Jobs Mt. Carmel Hospital Columbus

Mount St Mary Hospital Admission and Discharge Log

Hospital notes list admissions including Mrs. Joseph Jenkinson Athens Route 3 Mrs. Don Dawley Loarville Ohio Mrs. Ruth Newton Nelsonville Route 1 Mrs. James Robson Murray City and others. Discharges include Mrs Nancy Smith Millfield Route 2 and Charles Hilderbrandt Logan Timothy Watkins Nelsonville.

Joseph Jenkinson Athens Don Dawley Loarville Ohio Ruth Newton Nelsonville James Robson Murray City Dora Kettell William McCollum Hobart Smart Carbon Hill Christine Baker Leland Pierce C. E. Washburn Nancy Smith Millfield Mary A. Vernon New Charles Hilderbrandt Logan Timothy Watkins Fred Cook Ante Brush Pearl Johnson Susie Newman 3Uchiel Nellie Eveland New Lexington Everett Lott Lancaster Frank Truzka Flossie Slay Haydenville

Robinette Named Acting Legion Chief In Nelsonville

Warren Robinette, first vice commander, was named acting commander of Glenford Dugan Post 229 American Legion to replace Max Linton who resigned. Linton formed a Memorial Day committee with Robinette as chair to plan observances with local veterans groups. The Post urged city merchants to close 12 noon to 3 p.m. on Armed Forces Day May 17 for the Athens parade and defense themed program.

General Fund State of Ohio State Highway Patrol Athens County Nelsonville Warren Robinette Glenford Dugan American Legion Max Linton Linton Robinette Corwin Cookson Leroy Bennett Frank Keyes Wilbur D. Mender Post Athens

Traffic Crash Report In Nelsonville On Washington Street

Max Dickerson of New Marshfield driving west on Washington Street attempted a right turn toward Madison and lightly damaged the left rear fender of Robert Crippen's car from Carbon Hill. The collision occurred about 9 p.m. Sunday as Crippen stopped for a stop sign, according to Patrolman Everett Hewlett.

Nelsonville Max Dickereson New Marshfield Washington St Madison Robert Crippen Carbon Hill Everett Hewlett Crippen

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