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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Nov 26, 1937

Page

2

Nelsonville Greyhounds Begin Basketball Drill With 25 Tryouts

Nelsonville High School basketball coach George Abraham whittles the squad to 25 players after initial cuts from 65 candidates. Veterans Bill Watkins Paul Whyte and Rody Francis anchor a nucleus as the Greyhounds face a tough Southeastern Ohio League schedule headlined by a Dec. 3 game at Chauncey and showdowns with Athens Logan and Marietta among others.

Ross E. Reed Nelsonville Nelsonville High School George Abraham Bill Watkins Paul “Shanks” Whyte Rody Francis Abraham Greyhounds Chauncey Blue Devils Chauncey Marietta Union Furnace Wellston Amesville Logan Jackson Athens Gallipolis New Boston Middleport

Doanville Church Vesper Service Moves to 5:30 PM

Doanville Church schedules a Sunday evening vesper at 5:30 with a special program. After the service, young people will attend the Young People's League service in Athens, with a Deanville group contributing a worship segment.

Nelsonville Doanville Athens Young People’s League Deanville

Thanksgiving Social Notes Highlight Middleport Themed Gatherings

Middleport residents shared Thanksgiving visits with relatives from Syracuse Pittsburgh and Akron. Notable events included the Phi Delta Kappa Thanksgiving dance attracting over 200 couples and a Katty Wampus Club party with high school sub-debs. A marriage announced for Hazel Thomas and Lester Bowers occurred in Gallipolis with local attendees.

Clyde Trask Phi Delta Kappa Theodore Wilson Columbus Chas. Barnett Rupert Frost Ted Moore Gallipolis James Askren Bellefontaine Harold Russell Charleston Viva Russell Austin Russell Toledo Katty-Wampus Club Lucky Thirteen Roy’s Middleport Pomeroy William Robson O. P. Klein

Appointment of L. R. Pierce as Executor in Snodgrass Estate

Notice states L. R. Pierce of R 3 Athens is appointed executor of the estate of W. C. Snodgrass late of R 2 Guysville Ohio. Creditors must file claims within four months or be barred. Dated November 19 1937 Probate Judge Louis Tyroler of said County.

L. R. Pierce Athens W. C. Snodgrass Guysville County Ohio Louis Tyroler Said

Athens Business Directory Listings and Local Institutions

A dense list of Athens area businesses, stores, schools, and public offices. The compilation includes merchants, services, medical facilities, Ohio University buildings, lenders, utilities, and local agencies such as banks, post offices, and transportation-related firms. Notable entries cover Ohio U. facilities, museums, restaurants, cleaners, hardware stores, and other commercial entities serving the Athens area.

Many Attend Special Service in Nelsonville

Nelsonville union Thanksgiving service held in Church of Christ auditorium. Rev W P Clark delivered sermon Thanks Be to God. Union choir directed by Charles E Poston with Sigrid Love at piano sang hymns and anthem O Worship the King by Hayden. Capacity crowd and offering for Union Church Fund. Rev Leland Goodman led devotional.

Nelsonville

Buchtel Youth Gerald Robson Dies in Ohio

Nelsonville reports Gerald Robson 21 of Buchtel died Friday morning. He leaves his father and mother four sisters and one brother one brother died three months ago Funeral arrangements not completed.

Nelsonville Gerald Robson Buchtel

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NHL ’Hounds Chauncey Basketeers Doanville Services J. D. Adamson Middleport Social Notes Irving Carr, Jr Patty Washington D. C Garen Stansbury Gerald Lancaster Anthony John Thomas Miss Hazel Thomas Lester Bowers Columbus ST Boston Store Nelsonville, Ohio Cliff Brown McBee Company Taylor Stores, Inc Athens Bottling Works James Josten Rufus Putnam F. F. Sells Co Mechanicsburg U. Music Hall U. Home Economics Dept Central School West Side School East Side School Hotel Berry Ohio U Hull Foster, Jr. Jacobs’ Jewelry B. M. Covert Cornwell’s McHenry’s Ladies Apparel J. L. Beckley and Son The Athens Messenger David Farrell Prop Swanson Furniture Co Ohio Cleaners North Grill Athens Credit Bureau Mansfield Ohio U. West Wing Katherine Figg J. J. Sisler Co van Dyke Bauer Grocery Ohio U. Library Carpenter Hardware Bank of Athens Kerr Hardware Zenner E. H. Sprague T. H. Morgan Wheaton’s Hardware J. T J. R. Sprague Sheltering Arms Hospital Athens Ice & Storage Co the Plains Steppe’s Green and White Buckeye Columbus and Southern Ohio Electric Co College Inn Steve Tatalos Silvas Algeo Motor Sales American Dry Cleaners Phillips Furniture Co Carl D. Heck U. Women’s Gym Frank R. Murphey and Son Slaughter’s Davies’ Beauty Parlor Drs. Merwin and Goldsberry U. Science Hall Walsh Electric Co Logan’s Murphy's Bakery Cornell's Summers and Son Powers U. Cutler Hall U. Carnegie Hall Walker's Grocery Chick Hatchery Quick’s Clerk of Courts County Recorder's Office Prosecutor's Varsity Hixson's Ladies Antoinette's Parker Bros Milldeck McKee Drug Co Cash Shoe Miller's Ladies E. R. Walker, Inc la Mode McCoy Cox Bros Fred Lee Tom Porter's City Loan Co Ford Hack Auto Supply Co Athens County Buick Co Schine Athena Ohio Theater Connett White's Mill Luster Fought and Co Athens Wrecking Co Mitchell's M. B. Wright Co Bennett Co White Clover Farm Ohio State Liquor Pure Oj Lincoln Athens Junk Co Cline’s Burnett & Smith Co Ohio Fuel Gas Co Flatiron Mickle Tire and Accessories Co Acme Dry Cleaners Philadelphia SNEW Pharmacy Glouster, Nelsonville Pt. Pleasant Dare Quaker Aladdin Berkshire Cannon Olympia Coats Swagger New York Matela Brown's Philco Philcos W. Columbus St Franchol Wienn Manhattan Warner Oland Towaro Sromeere Joan Marsh Louise Henry Joan Woodbury Donald Woods Douglas Fowley Harold Huber Keye Luke Bob Eleanor Stewart Eddis Beag Jun Jow
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