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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Nov 16, 1944

Page

6

College Daze at Nelsonville High School Assembly

Betty Bennett reports Nelsonville High School featured an original play College Daze by Freshman Room 203 with cast Lois Bateman Tody Betts Pat Daugherty Myrtle k Phyllis Dishong Billie June Foughty Dorothy Green Virginia Coakley and Joan Carter. Vocal solos included Pat Daugherty Phyllis Dishong Judy Betts and Dorothy Green. The cast sang Good Night Ladies and the band performed Blue Room. An oxidation demonstration by Charles Kinney and Bill Vaughn was read by Mary Ellen Donley. The Military Escort was played to advertise the sophomore class dance under Richard Kelley. Guests included Mrs Frank Betts Mrs Foughty and Mrs Elsie Wolf. The Freshman Class sponsored the program directed by Miss Mary Sharp.

Betty Bennett Nelsonville Nelsonville High School Assembly Lois Bateman Tody Betts Pat Daugherty Myrtle *K Phyllis Dishong Billie June Foughty Dorothy Green Virginia Coakley Joan Carter Wale Judy Betts Charles Kinney Bill Vaughn Mary Ellen Donley Richard Kelley Frank Betts Foughty Elsie Wolf Mary Sharp

Central PTA Meeting Planned Friday in Nelsonville

Nelsonville notes the Central PTA will hold Friday at 3 P M to plan the annual Fall Festival set for December 1 Norman Ervin of Madison is expected to attend The fire department responded to a burning chimney spot but no injuries or fatalities were reported A large attendance is expected and membership is anticipated to be around one dollar.

Central Pta Nelsonville Central P.T.A Norman Ervin Madison Glock

WCTU Meeting At Home Of Mrs. Bryan Nelsonville

Nelsonville reports a monthly WCTU meeting at Mrs. Maude Bryan home presided by Mrs. Sam Starkey. 87 sick calls, three funeral sprays, five bouquets, 825 pages of literature distributed. Papers read by Mrs. Fay Howard and Mrs. Williams. Hymn Must Walk With Thee and benediction closed. Refreshment social followed. Also notes Willard Webb Jr. and Miles Shepard attended the Fred Dew funeral.

Nelsonville Woman's Christian Temperance Union Maude Bryan Sam Starkey Thomas Spencer Fannie Williams Andy Fay Howard Williams W.C

Franklin L Smith Dies At Daughter’s Home

Franklin L Smith 87 died Wednesday evening at his daughter Mrs Ethel Beveridge 336 Chestnut St where he had lived 36 years formerly of The Plains he is survived by daughter Mrs Beveridge and sister Mrs Laura Washburn Columbus friends may call at Beveridge home until Saturday noon funeral Saturday at two at Stout Funeral Home burial at Greenlawn

Franklin Smith Nelsonville Franklin L. ‘Smith Ethel Beveridge Chestnut St The Plains Beveridge Laura Washburn Columbus Stout Funeral Home Bur Greenlawn

York Township Service Club Plans Christmas Activities

Nelsonville York Township Service Club met at the American Legion building on Monday Nov 13 with Mrs Parker Sniffen presiding. The group discussed packing Christmas boxes for men in the States and overseas alike and solicited home baked cookies. They set Dec 11 for the annual club Christmas party at the American Legion building and reported club fund contributions from Dr J L Webb Glenford Dugan Auxiliary Mrs Hanning Mrs John Herrold Mrs Faye Howard Mrs Sylvia Pedigo Mrs Savage and Bertha Lawson.

Nelsonville York Township American Legion Club J. L. Webb Glenford Dugan Hanning R. Rt John Herrold Faye Howard Sylvia Pedigo

Nelsonville Conference Club Meets at Home

The Conference Club of the Church of Christ met at the home of Mr Le Bins with Rev i E Everett presiding on Wednesday at 7 30 pm. Mrs Mechem, president of the ny Afternoon dedicated the funeral services for Crist TM, a 94 year old. Members discussed charitable topics and prayers were led. Elks plan a dance for members and friends on November 18 with a Christmas dinner on December 20. Count Luigi Cornaro, 35, sick and weak, regained health on a daily 12 ounce diet of solid food and wine and lived to 9.

Zelsonville Church of Chis Nelsonville I E. Everet le Bins Church of Christ Soenny Steenrod Paarminé Greenlay Jimmy Pritehadard ELKS Saturenteen Luigi Cornaro

English Life Described by Lena Hayden

Mrs Vance R ott Laurel Run sends a story from her niece Lt Lana Hayden in England. Born and raised in Nelwnvile she worked in the telephony sector then nursing in Cleveland and Chicago. At the outbreak she volunteered and served overseas on a fiat convey. She recalls meeting thousands of Americans passing through and the longing to return home. The Queen and English homesteads left vivid impressions despite wartime strain and aerial sieges. She has toured Lan and seen Bainbureh and Slapow among places.

Nelsonville Vance R.ott Laurel Run Lana Hayden England Hayden Telepione Canansere Inter Cleveland Chicago Otto Fiat the Niles Eotage Lan Ind

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