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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Nov 19, 1958

Page

2

Rotary program speaker cites faith in Thanksgiving

Nelsonville pastor Dr. F. M. Wentz spoke to the Rotary Club on Thanksgiving as gratitude toward God not a balance sheet. He recalled the Pilgrims and urged humility, service, and vows to express thanks to a living God. Guest Curt Shook of Columbus attended.

Nelsonville F. M. Wentz First Methodist Church Rotary Club Ralph Parks Dr. Wentz Church of Jesus Christ Wentz Shephard Curt Shook Columbus

Wake Up Baring to Go

A brief notice notes Wake Up Baring to Go plans or actions. Readable fragments indicate a local decision or event affecting the group named Wake Up Baring, without clear dates or outcomes in the available text.

Revival Pastor Singleton Leads Kentucky Congregations

Revival notes highlight Rev. Singleton with decades in church work. Former pastor in Covington and Elizabethtown, now leading Owensboro church and serving as assistant superintendent of the Kentucky Conference. Earlier he preached as an evangelist for several years while Mrs Singleton directs congregational and special singing.

Singleton First Pilgrim Holiness Church Covington Kentucky Elizabethtown Owensboro Ass’t. Supt Kentucky Conference Mrs. Singleton

Eudora Chapter Names Marjorie Stalder W M

Nelsonville Maryjorie Stalder was named Worthy Matron of Eudora Chapter 72 Order of Eastern Star Officers elected at the same meeting included C F Washburn as Worthy Patron Beverly French as Associate Matron Max Hoskins as Associate Patron Mable Washburn as Secretary W R Dixon as Treasurer Alma Jo Midkiff as Conductress Virginia Bateman as Associate Conductress Kenneth Kinneer as Trustee

Nelsonville Maryjorie Stalder Eudora Order of Eastern Star Beverly French Max Hoskins Mable Washburn W. R. Dixon Alma Jo Midkiff Virginia Bateman Kenneth Kinneer

Junior High Students Present Folk Dances

Nine Buchtel Junior High pupils performed folk dances Saturday November 15 at the Betsy Mills Club in Marietta. Participants included Connie Addis Vicky Sullivan Donna Rife Sharon McDonald Judy McCombs Nancy Wade Ann Lemay Terry Conner and Joe Whitmore. Accompanying teachers were Mrs Cleo Whitmore and Miss Mollie Jackson.

Buchtel Betsy Mills Club Marietta Connie Addis Vicky Sullivan Donna Rife Sharon McDonald Judy McCombs Nancy Wade Ann LeMay Terry Conner Joe Whitmore Cleo Whitmore Buchtel School Mollie Jackson Buchtel York Schools

Shrine No. 51 to Meet in Nelsonville Eagles Hall

The Hocking Valley Shrine No. 51 holds a regular meeting Thursday at 7 30 p m in the Nelsonville Eagles Hall. After the business session there will be initiation of new members.

Nelsonville Hocking Valley Nelsonville Eagles Hall

Mayor urges free chest x ray survey for Nelsonville residents

Nelsonville Mayor Robert Auflick urges all residents to take part in a free chest x ray survey by the Athens County Tuberculosis and Health Association. The mobile unit visits Kroger Nelsonville, Dew Hotel, Brooks Shoe Co, Poston Station, Sylvania plant, and Buchtel mayor's office on listed days to detect tuberculosis and other early illnesses.

Nelsonville Robert Auflick Athens County Tuberculosis and Health Association Athens County Kroger Dew Hotel Brooks Shoe Co Poston Station Sylvania Buchtel Mayor's Office

What Makes a Good Lawmaker

An editor notes that good lawmakers need hard work, courage, independence, and ethical conviction. Senate and House voices from Blitch, Church, Morse, Sparkman, and Humphrey highlight integrity, public service, education, reading, and organizational skill as essential for political leadership.

Washington Marguerite Stitt Church Ilinois Wayne Morse Oregon Humphrey

York Township Land Transfers Reported

James FE Lee of Athens transfers part of outlet 27 in Nelsonville to Adrien Dodds of Carbon Hill. James E Lee of Athens conveys lot 515 in Nelsonville. Mary Jacobs of Nelsonville sells 80 acres in York Township to Theodore Benner of Nelsonville. Isaac Vaughn of Athens transfers land in Vaughn Sub-Division Nelsonville to Philip H Ong of Nelsonville.

James FE. Lee Athens Adrien Dodds Carbon Hill Outlet Nelsonville James E. Lee Mary Jacobs Theodore Benner York Township Isaac Vaughn Philip H. Ong Inlat Vaughn

Columbus Rd Couple Announce Birth of Daughter Sarah Mae

Mr. and Mrs. Robert McCune of Columbus Rd Athens announce the birth of daughter Sarah Mae born in November. Grandparents are Mrs. Sarah Heck of Glouster and Mr. and Mrs. H C McCune of Millfield with great grandparents Mrs. Evelyn Burchfield of Chauncey and Mrs. Gertrude McCune of Millfield. The family also has a son Robert Edward Jr.

Glouster Robert McCune Columbus Rd Athens Sarah Mae Sea Deacenae Sarah Heck H. C. McCune Millfield Evelyn Burchfield Chauncey Gertrude McCune McCune’s Robert Edward, Jr

Landmark Log House Faces Removal After 150 Years

The old hilltop log house near Oakdale school, built by Virginia immigrant Thomas Love, is being torn down after 150 years. The property passed through the Love line to Jim Campbell and later the Sunday Creek Coal Co, with Embrey and Nott families living there at various times. Ernest and Ray Nott and Mrs Darewood Jewell now own the farm and are dismantling the structure for remodeling.

Glouster Oakdale School Thomas Love Virginia Loves Iowa Albert John Love Oakdale Jim Campbell Campbell Sunday Creek Coal Co John Embreys Coal Company Embrey Ernest Nott Ernest Ray Nott Darewood Jewell John Embrey Ernest Notts

Mrs. Bicie Ann Gilbert Dies at 70 in Olive Hill Ky

Mrs. Bicie Ann Gilbert 70 of Olive Hill Ky died Tuesday morning after a long illness in Ashland Ky hospital. Survived by three daughters the Rev Anna Mae Simmons Grace Fultz and Opal Fultz five sons 45 grandchildren and five great grandchildren. Husband and four children preceded her in death. Funeral at Olive Hill Baptist Church Thursday at 2 p.m.

Nelsonville Bicie Ann Gilbert Olive Hill Ashland Anna Mae Simmons Grace Opal Fultz Olive Hill Baptist Church

Mount St. Mary Hospital Births and Admissions Notes

Mount St. Mary Hospital lists births and admissions including Mr. and Mrs. Carroll McMillen Logan a son and Miss Tamara Fink Shawnee along with several patients from Glouster New Lexington Nelsonville Gore and New Straitsville. Blood used 3 units.

Mount ST. Mary Hospital Carroll McMillen Logan Tamara Fink Shawnee Elisha Burley Zaleski Sidney McGlaughlin Glouster Alma Smith Murray City Martha Ross New Straitsville Barbara Mohler Gore James Leroy Dodd Thomas Stephens Loutisha Wood Nelsonville Emelda Daugherty New Lexington Betty Dolan Gloria Ackison Carl Hardy

Trimble Grange to Meet with Degrees Conferral

The Trimble Grange will meet Saturday at 8 p.m. First and second degrees will be conferred. All candidates are urged to attend. A pot luck lunch will follow.

Glouster Trimble Grange

Circle One to Meet Nelsonville WSCS

Circle One of the WSCS of the First Methodist Church will meet at 7 30 p m Thursday in the home of Mrs Marie Weiss at 69 percent E Columbus Street for a church group gathering.

Nelsonville — Circle WSCS First Methodist Church Marie Weiss E. Columbus St

Buchtel Man Fined for Unsafe Operation

Raymond Taylor of Buchtel was fined 10 dollars and costs after a night court appearance before acting mayor Hubert Mender on a charge of unsafe operation. Charges were filed by Mayor Robert Auflick.

Nelsonville Raymond Taylor Buchtel Hubert Mender Robert Auflick

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Dean Pilgrim Holiness Church Nelsonville, Ohio E. F. Leadingham F. M. Singleton Owensboro, Kentucky Marjorie Stalder W.M Sarah McCall's Mademoiselle Paula Suter Baltimore Marvin Fields Miami Fla United Cerebral Palsy Marvin Paula Capitol Hill By Leonard J. Snyder Central Press Association Iris Faircloth Blitch Georgia Pendent Morse Western Union Gallup John Sparkman Alabama Hubert Humphrey Minnesota Senator Sparkman Senator Humphrey Senator Morse East Main St City Loan Co Coca-Cola Coca-Cola Company Parkersburg Coca-Cola Bottling Co By Anne Dennison Gilbert Grange Chevrolet Fayette St Dwight Adams Adv A Stewart Granger Barbara Rush Harry Black and the Tiger Hoover High ST. Glouster, Ohio Gopyright
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