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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

May 11, 1933

Page

3

New Relief Rules Published in Nelsonville Effective Now

Nelsonville relief payments are set by Lt Ray Noble for Athens County. Single persons cooking for themselves receive 1 dollar weekly. a two person family 1.50 dollars weekly with 25 cents per extra member. Heads of families receive 2 cents extra and only they qualify. County wide relief work wage is 35 cents per hour for an eight hour day. Also Troop 46 meets Friday at 7 PM at the K of P Building. Moler Jeweler relocates from Craig Building to West Columbus Street sharing quarters with Spring's Barbershop.

Nelsonville Ray Noble Athens County Moler Craig Hocking Street West Columbus Street Spring

Hocking Valley League Team to Play Shoe Factory Sunday

Nelsonville's Hocking Valley league team meets the Shoe Factory squad Sunday at 2 PM at City Playgrounds. The lineup lists Bateman Oliver Howe F Thompson T Thompson Hall Warren Robinett Brown Fisher and White. The team seeks four more players and announces a 20 game schedule through August 4 with eight home and twelve away games.

Nelsonville Hocking Valley League Shoe Factory Bateman Oliver Howe F. Thompson Thompson Hall Warren Robinett Brown Fisher White Ray Green

Elks Lodge Plans Mother's Day Program in Nelsonville

Nelsonville Lodge No. 543 B P O Elks will observe Mother's Day on Sunday May 14 with a program of music and speaking. The service opens at 2 30 PM and is open to the public. Members are urged to attend and participate as the committee arranges special music honoring local mothers.

Nelsonville B. P. O. Elks Elks

Mrs Floyd Rosser Guest of Detroit Parents Ohlinger

Mrs Floyd Rosser of Detroit visits her parents Mr and Mrs M H Ohlinger as a guest.

Floyd Rosser Detroit M. H. Ohlinger

E. E. Club Meets At Mrs Stocklin Home

Mrs John Stocklin hosted the E. E. Club meeting on Wednesday night. Members and guests sewed together and shared luncheon for ten members and two visitors, Mrs Ato Shirley and her daughter Cathleen.

E. BE. Club John Stocklin E. E. Club Ato Shirley Cathleen

P. T. A. Meets Friday After May Day Program

The East P. T. A. will hold a meeting Friday May 12 at 3 o'clock immediately following the May Day program.

Cosmopolitan Club Hosts Guest Night at Christian Church

The Cosmopolitan Club will meet Friday at 7 30 in the parlors of the Christian Church. Miss Mary Blasius of Logan will be the guest speaker on Women of the Bible. This is the annual guest night with Mrs John Harrold Mrs Co L Stout Mrs Clarence Butt and Miss Bertha Nixon as hostesses.

Cosmopolitan Club The Christian Church Mary Blasius Logan John Harrold Co. L. Stout Clarence Butt Bertha Nixon

Mother's Day Program Planned at Presbyterian Church

The Presbyterian Sunday School schedules a Mother's Day program in the church auditorium. Jack Raybould will sing Mother Macree and Wonderful Mother of Mine. Margaret Weltzheimer and Treva Ashley will perform a piano duet.

The Presbyterian Sunday School Jack Raybould Macree Margaret Weltzheimer Treva Ashley

Benefit Bridge Tonight At St Andrews Parish Hall

The ladies of St Andrews Church host a benefit bridge and euchre party at the parish hall starting at 8 o clock. The public is invited to attend for a charitable social event.

St. Andrews

Nelsonville Junior-Senior Prom Scheduled at K of P Hall

Nelsonville on May 11 announces the Junior-Senior Prom at the K of P Hall Friday night. Buddy Rochester's Orchestra of Logan provides music from 8:30 to 12. Calvin Lancaster chairs the Junior Class Prom committee with Alice Devol Marjorie Mathewson Joe Calvin and Harold McCray. Faculty members include Florence Wood Helen Shaw and Julian Yantis. Proceeds from bake sales finance the event, and the prom is a class affair.

K. of P. Hall Nelsonville Buddy” Rochester Logan Florence Wood Helen Shaw Julian Yantis Ciaft

Funeral for Charles F. Nelson Ends City Business

All Nelsonville businesses paused Wednesday afternoon for the funeral of Charles F. Nelson, last surviving grandson of founder Daniel Nelson. The service at the family home, led by Rev. Herman Sayre, included the hymn Jesus Savior Pilot Me. Relatives and mourners included out of town guests from Columbus, Pittsburgh, Lancaster and Athens among others.

Nelsonville Charles F. Nelson Daniel Nelson Herman Sayre Sayre Jesus Savior Frank Nelson Columbus Lorenzo Nelson Channell the Plains James Rafferty John Nelson Pittsburgh James Johnson Rena Cann Frank Benson Lancaster Dick Larimer Athens Dona Larimer Logeas

Nelsonville city funds total nine thousand five hundred

Nelsonville reports total city fund balances as of May 1 at nine thousand five hundred forty eight dollars and forty two cents led by the electric light fund balance of four thousand eight hundred ninety eight dollars and seventy five cents. May 1 balances and April receipts and expenditures are itemized for funds including general gas tax water auto registration and emergency relief. Troop 46 scouts plan a 14 mile advancement hike on May 13 with signaling stalking map reading and fire building instruction.

Nelsonville Nelsonvile J. W. Hickman Ralph Elliott Electric Light Patri Mender Poplar Grosvenor Jack Riley Bill Mechem Hawk P. L. Pritchard W. D. Mender Sam Hawk Rodney Linscott

Leader Says System Investment Strength Cited

Columbus May 11 The investments of the state teachers retirement system are equal to if not superior to those of any other investment fund in the country. W E B Kershner secretary of the system remarks on results and safety.

Columbus U.R Teachers’ Retirement System W. E B. Kershner Sys

Scout News Notes from Troops 45 46 and 51

Scout notes report Troop 45 renovates a former chicken house into a Patrol Den on Poplar Street led by Earl Ellinger. Plans include investiture ceremonies for Tenderfoot and other ranks while Troop 46 organizes an Investiture Ceremony. All scouts are urged to display flags on Mother's Day May 14 and attend Sunday School. Troops 46 45 and 51 to participate in Memorial Day services. Three weeks ago scouts Earl Carl Ellinger and Melford McLaughlin with 8M Morris went fishing overnight.

Wolf Patrol Troop 45 Earl Ellinger Earl Poplar Street Troop 46 United States Earl and Carl Ellinger Melford McLaughlin M. Morris

Teachers retirement fund aided by strong investment position

Kershner told the special joint schools committee that the state teachers' retirement system fund is in a strong position, better than banks or insurers in the U S, even as a subcommittee probes solvency. The full committee heard details about bond market hopes and the fund's stability.

Girl Scouts pick Weismuller as athletic hero

New York readers report that Johnny Weismuller the swimmer and actor is chosen by 10 791 girls as their athletic hero in a New York poll conducted May 11.

New York Johnny Weismuller

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