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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

May 25, 1956

Page

7

Fortunate Generation Graduates 54 at Nelsonville

Nelsonville 1956 class of Marshall College graduates fifty four seniors honored by Dr Stewart H Smith president. He urged planning for the future and maintaining character while noting technology advances and the need for imagination. Top scholar Jeannine West received the Ruth and Oral Daugherty scholarship. diplomas awarded by Charles Evans to twenty plus graduates.

Nelsonville Stewart H. Smith Marshall College Huntington W. Va Tom Carroll Jill Gray Phyllis Hall Betty Shafer Jeannine West Lloyd C. Gray Ruth and Oral Daugherty John Lloyd Evans Mary Beth Goss Jacquelyn Dexter Wanda Lewis Dee Dupler Beverly Gibbons Kay Ellen Harmony Joe Herdutz Donna Howson Robert Ingrervilla Joy Michael Kelly Janet Keplar Phyllis Keplar Paul Lethridge Gene Lineback Rosalyne Lucking Laura Nell Maiden James Manson Betty McKnight Marilyn Miller Sue Orwiler Raymond Pierce Judy Rowe Lethal Simonton Betty Dew Shafer Pat Standall Clyde Stanley Phillip Stephenson Jean Stimel Robert Stufflebean Joan Tanguy Shirley Taylor Robert Tolliver Judith Wallace Stanley Windle Patti Ann Walt

Nelsonville Church News Overview of local services

Nelsonville churches list weekly schedules including First Methodist with sermons on The Eternal Procession and youth activities, First Presbyterian with From Falling Hands sermon, Christian Church with A Day for Memory, and Epiphany details Trinity Sunday service. Several other congregations outline Sunday school times, worship, choirs, youth groups, and midweek prayer meetings.

First Methodist Christian Women's Fellowship Church of the Epiphany Episcopal William Paddock Trinity E. E. Leingham Minster Longstreth Pilgrim Holiness Duane Saylor Church of the Nazarenne Adams St Langley Gullet Latter Day Saints Jackson St D. C. Norris Zion League

New Straitsville Social Notices From Local Gatherings

New Straitsville and nearby residents attend birthdays anniversaries and lodge meetings. Herman Brown celebrated at home with family members from Dearborn Lancaster Maxburg and other towns. The Pocahontas Lodge welcomed Janet Cox. Carnation Club and church group met with activities and hostesses serving. Mrs Bess Callahan and Mrs John Sherr attend Elks District meeting in Portsmouth.

New Straitsville Kenneth Renkert St Petersburg Fla Vickie Lancaster Mary Hesson Maxbur William Backus Francis Arbdilla Nelsonville C. C. Wharton Burgettstown Herman Brown Pocahontas Lodge K of P Mildred Thompson Janet Cox Marian Foster Ethel Burgess Elizabeth Mills Bess Callahan Mount St. Mary Hospital Ernest Wilson

Government and Industry Leaders Pose With Kyger Creek Chief

Gallia County workers and executives gather with Fred R. Carman and Mrs. Carman to celebrate Kyger Creek plant leadership. Philip Sporn, president of the Ley Electric Corp., stands among officials as Fred Carman Sr. is pictured with his son Fred Jr. and Dave from the Kyger Creek High School band beside the large generating station.

Gallian County Kyger Creek Fred R. Carman Carman Philip Sporn Ley Electric Corp

Costs of college rise beyond average parents reach

Northwestern University English professor Bergen Evans told delegates to the National Congress of Parents and Teachers that higher education prices have soared. He warned that only doctors and certain professionals can now afford medical training, while the burden on working families grows heavier.

San Francisco R—Bergen Evans Nortwestern University ‘of English Congress of Parents Evans

Velsonville Farewell Party Honors Viola Henshaw

Mrs. Viola Henshaw was the honored guest at a farewell party at her Elizabeth Street home on Wednesday night. She and her family are moving to Lancaster Saturday and received a lamp as a gift. Eighteen people attended. Welsonville person alt: Nora Mills and Irene Hoskins have returned to England to visit relatives.

Viola Henshaw Elizabeth St

Man Pleads Innocent To Horse Shooting Charge

Harold Six of Selsonville Route 1 pleaded innocent to shooting a horse owned by Earl Mourn. He appeared before Magistrate George Shoonover and was bound over to the grand jury under a $300 bond, with Maywood By ws acting as constable.

Nelsonville Harold Six Selsonville Earl Mourn George Shoonover Maywood Byws

Nelsonville Society Club Dinner and Garden Group Notes

Nelsonville society activity centers on a dinner by the Nelsonville Community Garden Club and Walter Howe and Mrs Elizabeth. Ethel’s Tea at Nelsonville linked to Garden Club plans. Local residents including Miss Roberta Steenrod and Mrs Miles Liverpool visited and helped with events.

Nelesavile Communit Garden Club Ethel's Nelsonville Personals Aera Auliss Rnyins Menace G University Hospital Roberta Steenrod East Mostesses Miles Liverpool Vis Howe Leonard Myers Sting Nelsonville

Trackmen Headed to Columbus for Meet and Results

Trackmen Tom McQuaid Robert Young and Wayne Dixon travel from Nelsonville as Mount St Mary Hospital notes and local obituaries mention a broad jump win by McQuaid in Class B district meet last Saturday Young places in 120 high hurdles and high jump while Dixon places second in high jump McQuaid takes second in 180 hurdles and a relay disqualification spoils the mile relay team’s Columbus trip Also notes on hospital admissions discharges and a goby climbing fish factored into the page.

Tom McQuaid Robert Young Wayne Dixon Nelsonville McQuaid Young Dixon Lowell Cole Columbus

Bert Russell Services Set For Sunday In Glouster

Funeral services for Bert Russell aged 1 will be Sunday at 2 pm at Bethel Mission in Glouster. Ernest Williams will officiate and burial will be in Green Lawn Cemetery. Friends may call at the Norbert W. Johnston funeral home Saturday afternoon.

Silouster Bert Russell Glouster Bethell Mission Ernest Williams Green Lawn Cemetery Norbert W. Johnston

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