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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 13, 1948
Page
6
Mrs. Anna Kentner and three other members of the Ohio Federation of Women’s Clubs toured the Memorial Forest near Loudonville and Malabar Farm in Richland County, home of Louis Bromfield, last Sunday.
Nelsonville opens membership drive for a new Nelsonville Community Concert Association. A dinner Monday at 6 30 p.m. at the Presbyterian Church launches the push for three first class concerts this season. Co chairs and volunteers including Mrs W H Hyde Mrs C D Crawford and Mrs Edward Sharp organize enrollments with Harold Welch of the International Community Concert Service New York.
NELSONVILLE The Eagles baseball team will play a twilight game against a Athens Eagles at City Playgrounds Thursday at 5 30 p.m. Ward Phillips, local manager, says if attendance grows a second game may be added once a week. The schedule will avoid conflicting with junior twilight league games starting in June. Dugouts will be erected along first and third base lines. Next Sunday the Eagles travel to New Marsh field to continue the Hocking Valley League schedule.
Henry Weber, 88, died at his home in Keno this morning. He is survived by son Ernest of Topeka and a brother in Keno. Funeral arrangements will be announced later pending Ernest's arrival, with services handled by Ewing funeral home.
Dinner guests at the Halliday Atkins home marked the birthday anniversaries of Miss Sharon Joyce Atkins and Mrs. Alma Atkins with a long list of relatives. Weekend visits included Mrs. Fredric Whaley and son Terry of Athens and other relatives, plus hospital discharge of Alma Atkins from Sheltering Arms Hospital and various family gatherings around Athens and Ripley.
Season tickets for the pool season from Decoration Day to Labor Day go on sale at the high school and will be available to grade school pupils in a few days. adult season tickets also will be sold in advance of the season’s opening.
Roseville Pottery official Earl D. Mender urged Gov. Herbert to convene a special assembly to correct a Ohio Supreme Court ruling. He warned removal of special use structures from real property duplicates could devastate school and local government funding and shift tax burdens to homeowners and utilities.
The National Missions Committee of Athens Presbytery planted hard wood maple and peach seeds on spoil banks in Vinton County near Orland on May 7. Volunteers assisted and supervision came from Mr. and Mrs. Willis Wolfe and Rev. Lloyd Evans. Future plantings planned at Yost mines and additional species requested, with public participation invited via farms with permission and seed donations. Foxes reported increasing in Vinton and Hocking Counties.
Nelsonville relatives report the death of C E Michaels in Akron City Hospital on May 10 after pneumonia. Born 1874 in Chillicothe, he lived in Carbondale and Lakemore and worked as an engineer at a sanitarium. He leaves a wife, five children, three sisters, 11 grandchildren, and 14 great grandchildren.
22 members of the Past Matrons and Patrons Association of Eudora Chapter held a dinner in the Masonic dining room with Eastern Star hostesses Mrs. Helena McCune and others. A musical program featured Peggy Ann Green Lois Gibbons Barbara Foughty and Miss Bessie Stephen son on accordion. Guests included the Perkins Angle Shuttleworths Anderson and Gill families visiting from several Ohio and West Virginia towns. Rosemary Angle is recovering from tonsil surgery in Cleveland.
Mrs. R. R. Stalter and Mrs. C. A. Stover hosted the Martha Class of the Methodist Church at the Stalter home. Seventeen members attended as Mrs. Lancaster played piano and read an article on The Origin of Decoration Day. Mrs. Stover presented a contest and refreshments were served.
Mrs. John Kelso will address the East PTA Friday at 3 p.m. at East School on the Youth Recreational Center. Installation of officers will be part of the program. Members will bring sales stamps to the meeting.
The Willing Workers Class of the Christian Church led by teacher Mable Dalton will meet Friday at 7 30 p m in the home of Mrs Emily Reed class president 292 W Franklin St Dalton will assist as hostess A pot luck dinner will be served.
Mrs Marie Hoskins a seventh and eighth grade teacher at Doanville school has been ill at home since Saturday due to a heart ailment and is now somewhat improved. Mrs Edna Raine serves as substitute at the school.
Kimberly Local 3905 will meet Saturday at 1 30 p.m. at the wash house to discuss union matters and upcoming activities.
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