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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

May 09, 1952

Page

2

Nelsonville selects lifeguard and attendants for pool season

The City Recreation Commission named Dick Hubbard as lifeguard at 145 dollars a month and attendants Patty Locke Lavelyn Shafer and Bonnie McCollum at 60 dollars monthly. Joann Whyte became assistant attendant. Managerial posts will be filled later and booth concessions await more applications. Resignation of Ed Ellison prompted Bert Tolliver to take the unexpired term.

Nelsonville City Recreation Commission City Hall Bessie Ball Dick Hubbard Patty Locke Lavelyn Shafer Bonnie McCollum Joann Whyte City Board of Education Safety Service Raymond Smith Ed Ellison Paul Galvin Bert Tolliver Gilbert

Mother's Day Service Planned in Murray City

Murray Post American Legion and Legion Auxiliary join for a Mother's Day service Sunday at 2 p.m. in the Murray City school gymnasium. Address by Mr. Wagonseller of Lancaster, department treasurer and former district officer, with a music program. Public invited.

Murray City Murray Post American Legion the Legion Auxiliary Unit Wagonseller Lancaster

Musical Mother's Day service at Presbyterian Church

In Nelsonville the Mother's Day service at 10 30 a m Sunday will be a musical service announced by Rev Lloyd Evans pastor. The Buchtel York high school youth ensemble directed by Mrs Roger Wolfe will sing Peace I Leave With You. The group includes Mae Covert Julia Rose Krakau Mercedes Taylor Prentice Newman Lois Ann Tignor Susann Kieffer Junior Sullivan Harley Fiddler and Ronald Weaver who will also sing Mother Marchee. The hymn selections include The Old Rugged Cross The Church in the Wild Wood Sweet Hour of Prayer Will There Be Any Stars in My Crown Glory for Me When the Roll Is Called Up Yonder In the Sweet By and By and Whispering Hope sung by the chorus and congregation. The men s choir and the adult choir will sing.

Nelsonville Presbyterian Church Lloyd Evans Buchtel-York High School Roger Wolfe Mae Covert Julia Rose Krakau Mercedes Taylor Prentice Newman Lois Ann Tignor Susann Kieffer Junior Sullivan Harley Fiddler Ronald Weaver Christian Fort and Short J A. Long Harold Koker Sanctuary First Methodist Paul M. Niswander Methodist Youth Fellowship High Agchoor Quarterback Club Bloodmobile Chillicothe First Baptist Adams and Columbus Sts B. J. Hall Lillian Lethridge Church OF Christ In Christian Union Happy Hollow Edward Angle Mary Johnson India Pilgrim Holiness Raymond Simpson Young Peoples Robert Gastin First Presbyterian John Lloyd Evans Buchtel-York Dorr Run Chapel Doanville Community House

Donald Bullock 6 Dead in Traffic Accident Funeral Saturday

Funeral services for Donald Bullock six of near Columbus will be held at 1 p m Saturday at the Pilgrim Holiness Church Chauncey with Rev Ray Pidcock officiating Burial will be in Green Lawn Cemetery Nelsonville Friends may call at the grandparents home Mr and Mrs John Maccombs Nelsonville Route 2 Donald was killed in a highway traffic crash near his home Wednesday

Nelsonville Donald Bullock Elmer Bullock Columbus Pilgrim Holiness Church Chauncey Ray Pidcock Green Lawn Cemetery John Maccombs Donald

Funeral services for Clarence Crump held at Holy Cross Church

Clarence Crump died at Mount St Mary Hospital Nelsonville on Wednesday evening. Rev Fr Anthony Nickel conducted the funeral at Holy Cross Church. Burial followed at Maplewood Cemetery.

Glouster Clarence Crump Mount St. Mary Hospital Nelsonville Anthony Nickel Holy Cross Church Maplewood Cemetery

Carbon Hill to Graduate 12 Seniors

Carbon Hill high school will graduate a class of 12 at the commencement ceremony on Friday May 16 in the school auditorium. Baccalaureate is Sunday at 8 p m in the Christian Church with Rev J A Long delivering the sermon.

Carbon Hill Carbon — Hill Charles L. Harrison Lancaster Mr. Long S. H. Dillon Hocking County Mable Bennett Bill Blake Pauline Corby Jean Courtney Max

Mrs Neal Dies at 70 in Dayton Hospital

Nelsonville native Lizzie Lee Neal aged 70, wife of John Neal, died Friday in Miami Valley Hospital Dayton. Survived by husband three sons Bertal Wade Delbert one daughter Phyllis Bennett four grandchildren three brothers and one sister. Funeral services will be in Nelsonville with burial at Green Lawn Cemetery.

Nelsonville Lizzie Lee Neal John Neal Miami Valley Hospital Dayton Athens County Chauncey Bertal Wade Delbert Phyllis Bennett Robert W. Lee Basil Ohio William Lee New Lexington James FE. Lee Charles Turner Green Lawn Cemetery

Nelsonville VFW Auxiliary Inducts Officers at Home Meeting

Nelsonville Post VFW Auxiliary members inducted officers in a Wednesday ceremony at Helen Mohney’s Mill Street home. Officers include Helen Mohney senior vice president Pauline Cox chaplain Gladys Wade trustee Margaret Langley color bearer Bernice McDonald flag bearer Edith Cochran banner bearer. Lucy Pierce conducted the installation. Betty Riley led a rummage sale planning session and announced upcoming meeting at Meda Dempster’s Columbus Street with a potluck.

Nelsonville Post VFW Helen Mohney Mill St Pauline Cox Gladys Wade Margaret Langley Bernice McDonald Edith Cochran Lucy Pierce Betty Riley Meda Dempster Columbus St

Past Matrons and Patrons Meet in Eudora Chapter 72 OES

The Past Matrons and Past Patrons Association of Eudora Chapter 72 OES will meet Wednesday in the Masonic Temple. Dinner at 6 30 p m. Committee includes Mr and Mrs Joe Hardy and Mr and Mrs W R Dixon. Call 525 R or 963 J by Tuesday evening to RSVP.

Eudora Chapter 72 OES Masonic Temple Joe Hardy W. R. Dixon

Mount St Mary Hospital Birth and Admittance Log

Birth of a son to Mr and Mrs Donald Watson Logan. Admitted Bernardin Crooks Nelsonville Mrs Clarence Raschen Carbon Hitt Mrs Paul W Daugherty Nelsonville Mrs Este Crabtree Nelsonville Daniel West Athens Route 2 Miss Ada Mae Forbes Nelsonville Route 1 Dismissed Rebecca Stewart Logan Cheryl Snyder Murray City Mrg William McCollum Nelsonville Robert Dalrymple Crooksville

Mount St. Mary Hospital Donald Watson Logan Bernardin Crooks Nelsonville Clarence Raschen Carbon Hitt Paul W. Daugherty Este Crabtree Daniel West Athens Ada Mae Forbes Rebecca Stewart Cheryl Snyder Murray City Mrg William McCollum Robert Dalrymple Crooksville

Mother's Day church services listed across Nelsonville churches

Nelsonville churches outline Sunday programs for CHRIST-Fort and Short FIRST METHODIST FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH OF CHRIST Pilgrim Holiness FIRST PRESBYTERIAN with service times, Sunday school, Mother’s Day observances, choirs and special events. May dates include baptisms, Bloodmobile, district conference in Chillicothe, and Doanville communion service.

Letart Plants Cemeteries Assess Annual Fees

Notice to all lot owners in Letart and Plants cemeteries Letart Sw Ohio to pay the annual fee of two dollars per lot by May 36 19 The funds go to the cemetery fund for upkeep and expansion costs and to cover maintenance increases By order of the trustees Floyd Norris Clerk Racine Ohio.

Letart and Plants Cemeteries Letart Sw Merge Co Ohio Letart

Glouster Family Night Saturday at Trimble Grange

Trimble Grange in Glouster to host Family Night this Saturday with a 6 pm chicken dinner for members and families. Dinner ingredients supplied. members asked to bring trimmings. After the business session, the public may view three films: First In the Hearts of the Farmers, Arch Against the Sky, and Bathing Time for Baby.

Glouster Trimble Grange

Dinner Honors Charles Miller

Mr. and Mrs. Pete Miller held a Sunday chicken dinner to honor their son Charles Miller who left May 7 to take a physical examination for military induction. Attending included T. D. Beddow family, Nellie Reeves and children, Winona Reeves, Helen Lane and family, Roy Six family, Wave line, John Reeves and Arthur Miller, Henry Miller, and Helen and Nancy Miller, all from Glouster and surrounding areas.

Waveline Chauncey John Reeves Arthur Henry Miller Pete Miller Helen Nancy Glouster Charles Miller

J H Wooten Dies at 41 in Nelsonville

John H Wooten 41 an employee of Preston Oil Co died after surgery at Mount Carmel Hospital Columbus. WWII veteran in combat engineers Austria Germany. Survived by wife Willa son Johnny and several relatives. Funeral Sunday 2 pm Jobs Methodist Church burial Green Lawn Cemetery Nelsonville.

Nelsonville John H. Wooten Mount Carmel Columbus Preston Oil Co Wooten Austria Germany American Legion Murray City Willa Johnny Bert Wooten Fostoria Ohio Gerald Thelma Eisabeth I Rachael Sands McComb Jobs Methodist Church G. E. Fisher Green Lawn Cemetery

Merchants Set Special Meet in Nelsonville City Hall

Retail Merchants Association votes to stay open on Thursday May 29 and Thursday July 3. President Tom Williams announces a specials meeting next Wednesday at 7 30 p m at City Hall to discuss Friday night closing hours and collect member views.

Nelsonville Retail Merchants Association City Hall Tom Williams

Local 648 Mine 255 to Hold Meeting in Glasgow IOOF Hall

Local Union 648 of Mine 255 will meet at 1 p m Saturday in the IOOF Hall in Glasgow. William Withem is president and Rolland Higgins is secretary.

Glouster IOOF William Withem Rolland Higgins

Davis Home Hosts Weekend Guests in Glouster

Weekend guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Davis and daughter Grace included Mrs. Adda Maxwell and Mr. and Mrs. Chris Bailey of Dayton.

Glouster Edward Davis Grace Adda Maxwell Chris Bailey Dayton

Glouster Area Churches Announce Services and Schedules

A roundup lists church names and pastors with weekly schedules. Glouster Church of Christ, Glouster First Baptist, Bishopville Church of Christ, Jacksonville EUB, Hollister EUB, Ferndale Church of Christ, Trimble West Side Church of Christ, Seventh Day Adventist, Hooper Ridge Church of Christ, Glouster Methodist, Redtown Free Methodist, Mt Carmel Free Methodist, Hemlock Church of Christ, Oakdale Church of God, Bethel Mission, Shawnee Mission, Spencer Ridge Church, Jacksonville Methodist, Trimble Methodist, Millfield Methodist, Concord. Sermons, Sunday school times, worship, and midweek services are listed.

Glouster Church OF Christ Daniel K. Teater Bible Salvation UP Church Glouster First Baptist Frank C. Cleveland BYPU Bishopville Church OF Christ Teater Jacksonville W. H. Mathias Mr. Burns Rockbridge Hollister Mr. Mann Lancaster Ferndale Seventh Day Adventist B. F. Mowry Hooper Ridge Glouster Methodist John Devol Gierhart Ern Byers James Brown Redtown Free Methodist L. A. Robinson Roy Strausbaugh Carmel Free Methodist Mr. Robinson Hazel Kimble Hemlock Church OF Christ Shawnee Mission Leona Thompson Spencer Ridge Jacksonville Methodist Franklin Cooley Trimble Methodist Millfield Concord A. N. Maxwell

Missionaries Unable To Fill Engagement At Glouster Church

The Rev. and Mrs. Turner, missionary speakers, cannot fill the May 11 and 18 evening service at Glouster Methodist Church. James Brown of Hollister will deliver the message, and Rev. John Devol will give baccalaureate sermons at Shade and Coolville high schools on the same dates.

Glouster Turner

Glouster Lodge Plans Mother’s Day Service Trip

Glouster Lodge 468 F.O.E. members must assemble by 10 a.m. Sunday to march to the Methodist Church for Mother’s Day services. A lodge dance for members and families is set for Saturday night with music by Frank Pierce and his orchestra.

Glouster Glouster Lodge F.O.E Methodist Church Frank Pierce

Class To Meet Glouster At Trimble Church Event

The C W F class of Trimble Church of Christ will gather at Patricia Johnson home with Bessie Pettit assisting on Wednesday at 7 30.

Glouster Trimble

Mrs. John Davis Undergoes Surgery

Mrs John Davis 75 Madison Street underwent surgery at St Thomas Hospital Akron on Tuesday April 29. Her husband and daughter Anna Lou accompanied her, with Anna Lou remaining with her mother until Monday when she returned to Glouster. Mrs Davis is reported improving satisfactorily.

Glouster John Davis Madison Street St. Thomas’ Hospital Akron

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