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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 07, 1942
Page
6
About 45 men from Nelsonville attended the first aid training class at the Elks lodge, joining the Civilian Defense effort. Instructor F. E. Collins of Logan led the session, with plans to grow the class at the next meeting on Wednesday night, May 13.
Members of the Class of 1937 of Nelsonville High School are requested to meet at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Jack Riley at 118 Mill Street Thursday evening May 7 at 7 30 to plan a class reunion during the annual Alumni banquet. This year marks the fifth anniversary of graduation.
At Nelsonville High School weekly assembly ten juniors and seniors were tapped into the Cum Laude Chapter of the National Honor Society sponsored by Miss Grace Roberts and alumni. The event featured speeches, pledge, patriotic songs, and presentations on scholarship and virtues.
Miss Marguerite Morrison became Mrs. James K. Haines at the Wilson Avenue Church of Christ in Columbus in a May 2 ceremony officiated by Rev. C. L. Johnson. Attendant Mary Etta McKibben wore dusty rose. best man was Howard Morris. The couple resides at 638 East Town Street, Carolyne Apartments, Columbus.
Maids of honor in Henry VIII era received strict rations including beer at breakfast and dinner and ale at snacks. In New Mexico the Aztec ruins national monument drew 10 550 visitors in 1940.
USC notes call for Athens County mothers of sons in service and ex servicemen to join a Monday evening parade and demonstration launching the United Service Organizations drive in the county. Jeff Adamson reports from Public Square with a card from Camp Barkeley, praising USO work. The piece also notes unusually dry indoor air in winter.
Nelsonville Athens County contributes seven youths to NYA centers. Ralph Morris and John Elliott go to Patterson Field near Dayton for experience. James F Andrews Theodore Byers Lewis Jennice to NYA Town near Carrollton for training. Howard Bratka and John P Ridge also assigned. Mrs. Yoder will explain new features and enroll interested boys Saturday morning at Nelsonville city building.
Berean Class of the Church of Christ in Nelsonville will host a Friday dinner at 6:30 p.m. at the church with church members and their wives as guests. The choir led by Chas E Poston will perform solos duets quartets and choruses under Rev L E Evans the pastor.
The announcement asks every man in the church group and his wife to join in a forthcoming activity. It emphasizes inclusive participation and outlines the invitation to the entire membership.
Committees from the American Legion Veterans of Foreign Wars and the Spanish American War plan Memorial Day services at Fort St and Green Lawn Cemeteries in Nelsonville. C E Scott chairman in charge announced a complete program later.
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