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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 30, 1947
Page
2
The House authorized by voice vote a $7500 project to create a daily market news service for northern Ohio, outlining aims to provide regular economic updates to the region.
Funeral services for Betty McCollister who died in Gallipolis will be held Saturday at 2 p.m. at Stout Funeral Home with burial in Mt. Zion Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home at any time.
Nelsonville announces the city will open the high school pool at 1 p m Sunday for the current season. The pool is leased to the city with management by the Department of Public Service led by Vern Coakley. Byron Eby directs summer recreation. Donald S Shafer oversees playgrounds. William Sheskey aids pool activities. Season tickets for adults and students are on sale at the high school and City Hall.
In Nelsonville a Memorial Day program at the Garden Club honored two late members, founder Mrs. J. M. Hyde and Mrs. J. H. Inderrieden. The event at Mrs. Wesley Hawk's home included tributes, poems, songs, a flag salute, and a dinner for 19 members and three guests. Officers were elected: Cranmer president, Shafer first vice president, Kessinger second vice president, Stout treasurer, Whitmore secretary.
Pilgrim Holiness Church schedules Sunday school at 9 30 a m worship at 10 30 a m and young people's meeting at 6 30 p m. Rev Raymond Simpson will preach the 7 30 p m sermon. Annual church meeting set for June 17 at 7 30 p m.
Four tobacco plants in North Carolina produce more cigarettes than the combined output of the remaining plants, which are spread across nine other states.
Brownie Troop 4 in Nelsonville met May 22 at Little House with a committee led by Marilyn Martin to plan the next gathering. Nell Maiden and Carmenlita McCray were welcomed as new members, while Nancy Cook, who joined in March, has moved to Nempa, Indiana. The group, led by Mrs. J. H. Donahey, enjoyed folk dancing and singing games, with many members participating.
Twelve members of the Nelsonville Business and Professional Women's Club joined 550 attendees from across the state at the Dayton gathering. The Nelsonville group staged a miniature minstrel show, earned a citation for a 20 percent membership gain to 50 members, and won second for news coverage. Janet Cope, guest pianist, performed Friday and Saturday and accompanied the memorial program Sunday.
Nelsonville schools approved temporary physical education excusal for Juniors and Seniors with heavy workloads under the new curriculum. Fifty four students were approved for graduation. The high school band may use the school bus to travel to Darbyville for Memorial Day services, then return via Pickaway County.
Nelsonville social items report sorority members hosting a pot luck and plans for a rummage sale in the sorority room on Saturday. Visitors include the Mulligans of Columbus and the Berry family of Cincinnati. Local residents and guests arrive for weekend and month travels, with Miss Cappie traveling to Cleveland and Miss Johnson visiting Hammond Indiana for Girl Scout duties and school graduation events.
Everett Nelson of Parkersburg West Virginia charged by city police with crashing a stop sign. He posted bond of 20 dollars and is cited to appear for a hearing in the court of Mayor Oral Daugherty on June 7.
Four candidates were initiated by the Feeney-Bennett Post American Legion Auxiliary at Woodman Hall. Mrs. Cora Bennett presided as president and Mrs. Sidney Pickens reported a Poppy Day sale value of 126.10 dollars for veteran rehabilitation and widows orphans. Numerous local residents and visitors are listed for social visits and travels, including families from Columbus Athens Gallipolis and Washington DC with various returns and weekend gatherings.
The Woman’s Christian Temperance Union met Monday evening at Miss Margaret Sauer’s home with Mrs. Harry Houdashelt assisting. Mrs. Harry Cross led the devotionals, followed by a business meeting and program in charge of Miss Sauer. Refreshments were served at the Purity Dairy Shop.
Mrs Luther Boger and daughter Dann Joan Hamilton of Columbus visited her parents Mr and Mrs Thomas Longstaff along with Mr and Mrs Herman Ohlinger. Mr and Mrs Charles Capehart of Charleston joined the Longstaffs and Ohlingers for the weekend. Dr and Mrs Charles Jiiden Phyllis Diles arrived by plane from Fresno California to Columbus.
Fourteen Valley Lodge Knights of Pythias members attended a state-wide DOKK meeting at Champion Lodge Columbus last Saturday. Three local members were initiated into the lodge. A large local group joined a Pythian Auto Club session in Glouster Monday evening led by James Hollenbaugh. A picnic is planned for a summer meeting and Crooksville lodge will confer the knight rank next Wednesday at 7 30 p.m.
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