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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Nov 09, 1956

Page

6

Veterans Day Program Planned by VFW Post 3467

Nelsonville Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 3467 will present a Veterans Day program Sunday afternoon. All veterans should meet at the post home at 1 15 p m and march to the River Bridge by 1 40 p m to salute the Navy. A wreath will be cast on the Hocking River, three volleys fired, taps played, and benediction offered by the post chaplain. The parade proceeds to Public Square for the flag-raising at 2 p m with Meade Whyte as master of ceremonies. The color guard and drum and bugle corps will participate. a separate parade in Logan is planned for 7 30 p m.

Nelsonville Veterans of Foreign Wars Riverside Drive Navy River Bridge Jack Ld Alva Ritz Hocking River Brian Schall Ed Howe Madison St Washington St Meade Whyte Ritz F. Melvin Wentz Columbus St Colum River Road Logan Dick Hall

Mount St Mary Hospital Notes Admits and Births

Mr and Mrs William Unger Jr Creole Route 1 welcome a daughter. Mrs Hannah Brookins Athens Walter Maccombs Athens. Mrs Vina Matheny Nelsonville Route 1. Miss Rita Lynn Carter Nelsonville. Mrs Bertha Hoskinson Nelsonville.

William Unger, Jr Hannah Brookins Athens Walter Maccombs Vina Matheny Nelsonville Rita Lynn Carter Bertha Hoskinson

Nelsonville and Glouster Church News Summary

Wentz, pastor, leads Nelsonville and Glouster church activities. Sunday worship at 9:30 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. sermon themes include The World Is Too Much with Us and The Bible Roads. Veterans Day music directed by Martone Green. Deanville Chapel worship 7 p.m. sessions, teacher training Thursday 6:30 p.m. choir rehearsal Thursday.

Smst Presbyterian Joan Loyvans Martone Green Westminister Fellowship Deanville Chapel Evans Thurs- Wentz Smon

Scouts To Continue Work At Mount St Mary Hospital

Boy Scouts of Troop 66 will meet Saturday at 8:30 a.m. near the northwest side of Mount St Mary Hospital to continue building erosion dams and placing brush to prevent hillside washing. Explorer Advisor Jack Sowers leads the conservation project, a troop good turn effort.

Nelsonville Boy Scouts Mount St. Mary Hospital Jack Sowers

Veterans worship at Nelsonville church service

Nelsonville area churches announce a special veterans worship at 10:30 a.m. with Miss Mary Louise Bowen playing the organ and choirs rendering God Bless America and Mine Eyes Have Seen the Glory. A procession of flags and a large local congregant list follow the service. Other church schedules cover Morning prayer, sermons, Sunday school, and youth meetings across multiple congregations including Episcopal, Methodist, Nazarene, and Catholic parishes with varied times through the day and week.

Nelsonville Presbyterian Church Mary Louise Bowen Eroi Bismissed Lea Clayton Bookman Glous America Ter Elson Ley Nelson Christian American Flagsville Sonae Linda Sue Wolfe Nelson Dermon Oy Methodist Youth Fellowship Church of the Epiphany Episcopal Kenneth Orwiler Charles Ryan John Ward John Coker J. A. Long First Christian E. E. Leadingham Robert Gastin Mt. Zion Eub Ray Mann Church of the Nazarene Adams St Langley Gullett Young Peoples Latter Day Saints Jackson St D. C Zion League

Gilden Rites Be Held Saturday

Funeral services for David Gilden 30 of Glouster Route 2 will be Saturday at 1 p m at Wiley funeral home with Rev Ernest Williams officiating. Burial will be in Green Lawn Cemetery Nel sonville. Survived by wife Jean two adopted sons George and David and a foster son Lane Malone all three seeking overseas Army duty.

Glouster David Gilden Wiley Funeral Home Ernest Willams Green Lawn Nelsonville Gilden Jean George David Lane Malone Army

Veterans Day Observed By Legion Meeting Set

The American Legion Nelsonville post will meet Monday at 7 30 p m with initiation by the degree team of Albert Andrews Ralph Gatehel Robert Skinner Ed Moore and Mose Pettit A refreshments committee includes Bill Hedfelt Roy Seckinger and George Mudrie Local post office and banks will close for Veterans Day with no mail delivery but some collection and processing of mail to occur James B Preston postmaster states the First National and Peoples Bank and Nelsonville Home Savings and Loan will also close Monday in observance of Veterans Day

Wloust McCann-Frederick Post American Legion Albert Andrews Ralph Gatehel Robert Skinner Ed Moore Mose Pettit Bill Hedfelt Roy Seckinger George Mudrie Nelsonville James B. Preston First National People’s Bank Nelsonville Home Savings and Loan

Trimble Jaye Christmas Tree Trimble Jaye Trimble Township Club Event

The Trimble Township Junior Chamber of Commerce held a regular meeting with 16 members and three visiting prospects. They voted to donate 15 to the fire and police departments for Christmas parents and allotted 10 for Christmas trees whose profits go to Gloucester schools cafeteria. An Ohio Wildlife movie from Sohio was shown. The Industrial committee reported and plans were made to attend the next OSU football game in Columbus. Next meeting set for November 21 at the mayor's office.

Ulouster Trmble Township Columbus

John Ball Servi Saturday Afternoon

John Ball Servi for John Ball, 78, of 29 Broad Street Glouster will be held Saturday at 3 30 p m in Wiley funeral home with Rev Daniel Teater officiating. Burial will be in Green Lawn Cemetery at Nelsonville. Friends may call at the family home until 1 30 p m Saturday.

Glouster John Ball Broad Street Wiley Daniel Teater Ball Green Lawn Nelsonville

Funeral and Legion Meeting for David Gliden

Members of the McCann-Frederick Post American Legion join a 1 p.m. Saturday gathering at the Legion hall to attend the funeral of David Gliden. Funeral services are at Wallace-Wiley funeral home with burial at Freemawn Cemetery graveside services. In separate news, Col Henry A Crawford, son of Mrs. W R Dixon and brother of C D Crawford of Nelsonville, was named president of the Ohio National Guard Association at its state meeting, succeeding Col George F Graf of Findlay.

Glouster McCann - Frederick Post American Legion Legion Hall David Gliden Wallace-Wiley Funeral Home Freemawn Cemetery Nelsonville Henry A. Crawford W. R. Dixon C.D. Crawford Ohio National Guard Association Crawford Ohio Air National Guard George F. Graf Y Findlay

Congregation M Plans Church Meeting in Glouster

The Glouster Church of Christ will hold the annual congregational meeting on December 1957 at 7:90 p.m. Officers for church and Bible school will be elected and nominating committees will be posted in the church lobby for study and revision. Reports from officers and classes will be heard and plans for the coming year discussed.

Glouster Glouster Church of Christ

Nelsonville Social Notes and Band Tag Day Details

Circle To Meet at 1 30 p m Monday in social rooms with Mrs William Fraederich as leader and Mrs Nova Jo Hall as hostess. Nelsonville High School Marching Band holds tag day Saturday starting 9 a m with house to house solicitation. band boosters in Public Square to raise funds for uniforms and band needs.

Presbyterian Women’s Association William Fraederich Nova Jo Hall Nelsonville

Open House at American Legion Home Nelsonville

Open House for all veterans and families will follow memorial services in Public Square. A free bean dinner is served with bean soup corn bread apple pie and a salad. Evening features planned movies at the American Legion Home in Nelsonville.

Nelsonville American Legion

Nelsonville Resident Murphy dies after long illness

Nelsonville resident Murphy 89 of 659 Poplar Street died Thursday afternoon after a long illness. She was a member of the Christian Church. Survived by two daughters Mrs Ralph Howe of tact ace and Mrs doe 1 gins of Columb en, 11 grandchildren and four great grandchildren. Funeral services by Wel funeral home with North funeral home in charge. Green Lawn Cemetery. Grange notes and state grange meeting reference. Friends may call at the funeral home prior to services.

Peepee Eeree Murphy Poplar St. Fied Christian Church Hams Devisloeker Toe Ceresis Basal Amesville Grange Green Lawn Cemetery State Grange Oso Us

Wiener Roast Planned in Trimble for Halloween Support

Trimble town officials invite residents to a wiener roast this evening from 6 30 p m to 9 p m in Trimble village. The event honors parents and children for past Halloween cooperation and offers free food to attendees.

Glouster Trimble

Nigerian student to speak at Ohio State church service

Rev. C Powell pastor of the First Baptist Church states a Nigerian student attending Ohio State University will be guest speaker at Sunday morning services.

Glouster Rev. C Powell First Baptist Church Ohio State University

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