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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Oct 09, 1962

Page

2

Pine Grove Avenue work funded. city acts on parking and safety

Nelsonville council approved 7550 for Pine Grove Ave permanent improvements transferring funds from general to street. Bids to open Friday. Sylvania building front lot blacktoping 720 and new spouting 384 proposed. Mayor Hoffman to meet with York Local Board of Education over water bill. Parking plot lease near old C&O freight house eyed for Wm Brooks Shoe Co. employee lot. Traffic safety requests and police pay and equipment items debated.

Nelsonville Pine Grove Ave Charles Shafer Carl Young Utilities Committee Sylvania Young Sylvania Corporation William Hoffman Council Safety Service Gerald Bentley York Local Board of Education Hoffman Ward Phillips

Ostrex Tonic Tablets Claim Quick Energy Boost

An advertisement touts Ostrex Tonic Tablets as a fast fix for fatigue and low energy. It claims customers gain lasting strength from morning to night and mentions an 8 day size and low cost available at all drug stores.

Right Girls Join FHA in Nelsonville Initiation

In Nelsonville the Future Homemakers of America inducted new members. Marcia Conrad led the group in the FHA prayer song while Sandy Crichfield and Penny Bullock explained the humorous initiation. Members listed include Sheila Adams Carol Crichfield Sandy Elliot Betty Jo Keller Shirley Lyons Penny Patton Jean Pedigo Betty Robinson Nancy Simmons Rita Smith and Marcia Taylor.

Nelsonville Homemakers of America Marcia Conrad FHA Sandy Crihfield Penny Bullock Sheila Adams Carol Crichfield Sandy Elliot Betty Jo Keller Shirley Lyons Penny Patton Jean Pedigo Betty Robinson Nancy Simmons Rita Smith Marcia Taylor

Disturbing the Peace Bond Forfeited in Nelsonville Area

Joseph Simms of Nelsonville Route 1 forfeited a $20 bond after being cited for disturbing the peace as listed in Mount St. Mary Hospital notes and area records including residents in Nelsonville, Corning, Trimble, and Glouster.

Mount ST. Mary Hospital Nelsonville Joseph Simms

Guisinger Rites Set in New Straitsville

Guisinger 83 of New Straitsville dies at Mount St Marys Hospital Nelsonville born Blum Furnace Gallia County daughter of John Johnson and late wife. Survived by Levi husband three daughters Flora Downs Edna Burne Hazel Gallagher three sons Denver James John 35 grandchildren. Funeral Thursday 2 p.m. Apostolic Church New Straitsville burial New Straitsville Cemetery. Friends may call Trevey Funeral Home after 7 p.m. today.

New Straitsville Sarah Johnson Guisinger Mount St. Mary Hospital Nelsonville Blum Furnace Gallia County John Johnson Levi Flora Downs Edna Burne Newark Hazel Gallagher Zanesville Denver James John Juncetion

Goldsberry Rites Planned

Funeral services are planned Wednesday afternoon for Charles L. Goldsberry 88 of Shade who died Monday at Sheltering Arms Hospital after a year of ill health. Lifelong Athens County resident last of six children, retired farmer, Mt Zion United Brethren Church member. Survivors include wife Captalia a son Frank Columbus seven daughters plus numerous grandchildren and great descendants. Burial in Mt Zion Cemetery after services at Hughes funeral home conducted by Rev. Herbert Harris.

Charles L. Goldsberry Shade Sheltering Arms Hospital Athens County John Phoebe Goldsberry Mt. Zion United Brethren Church Captalia Frank Columbus Allen Weatherby Athens Virgil C. Butts Croton Aldean Barnhill Paul Potter Centersburg Stephen Stevenson Gardenia Calif Ward Cunningham Guysville Harold Smith Zanesville Adrian Edward Jewell Hughes Funeral Home Herbert Harris Mt. Zion Cemetery

C. P. Glass Dies Tuesday in Logan at 65

Charles P. Glass 65 of 165 Maple St. Logan died at 12 30 a.m. Tuesday after a long illness. A WWII veteran, he worked at Logan Pottery Co. until 1947 retirement. Survived by Ruth his wife four sisters and a brother. services set Thursday at Leonard funeral home with burial in Oak Grove Cemetery.

Logan Charles P. Glass Maple St Logan Pottery Co EUB Logan Elks and Moose Lodges William Emma Bright Glass Ruth Clyde Bloomfield van Wert Henry Glass Theresa Poling Reed City Mich Edith Kienzle Roseann Vecchiarelli Lena Glass Leonard Funeral Home D. S. Dunkle Oak Grove Cemetery

Athens County Cloudy Mild with Small Temp Rise

Weather notes from Athens County report 9 30 a m temperature at 62 degrees and a two degree rise from dawn. Rural Harnley Run logged a low of 60 after a high of 76 yesterday.

Athens County U. S C. L. Colmer Harnley Run

Farm Bureau Elects to Lead Athens County Federation

Raymond Webb, Lowell Tribe and Mrs. O. W. Davis were elected trustees at the Athens County Farm Bureau Federation annual meeting at the Izaak Walton clubhouse. E. R. Jacoby was named delegate to the Ohio Farm Bureau for 1963 with Gaylord Cook as alternate. The federation backed most resolutions but defeated a call for a state income tax and a tie vote led to ballot on a sales tax increase to 4 percent. Slides from the tobacco tour through five southern states were shown with narration by Golden Canaday. About 60 members and guests attended.

Raymond Webb Lowell Tribe O. W. Davis Athens County Farm Bureau Federation Izaak Walton E. R. Jacoby Ohio Farm Bureau Gaylord Cook Farm Bureau Tobacco Golden Canaday Northup

Abacus Found By City Police In Front Of Church

A small silver abacus was found by a city policeman in front of the First Presbyterian Church Monday. The miniature device, made in Hong Kong by the Man Hing Co., resembles ancient Oriental calculating instruments still used in some regions today.

First Presbyterian Church Hong Kong Man Hing Co

E. L. Sauters Dies At 80

Emmett L. Sauters 80 of Albany Route 2 near Shade died unexpectedly Tuesday morning. He was a farmer, son of the late Simon and Minnie Helwig Sauters. Survived by two sons Vaughn The Plains and Dana at home a daughter Mrs Harland Story Athens six grandchildren and seven great grandchildren. Services at 2 p m Thursday in Pleasanton Methodist Church conducted by Rev James Early with burial in the adjoining cemetery. Friends may call at Hughes funeral home after 2 p m Wednesday.

Nelsonville Clyde Bay Carbon Hill Rd Johnson Funeral Home Ted G. Faulconer Green Lawn Cemetery Veterans of Foreign Wars Emmett L. Sauters Albany Shade Athens County Simon and Minnie Helwig Sauters Florence Vaughn Plains Dana Harland Story Athens Pleasanton Methodist Church James Early Hughes Funeral Home

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