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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Oct 20, 1953

Page

5

Liberty and Taxes Topic Of Jenkins Speech

Rep. Thomas A. Jenkins of Ohio spoke to Rotary clubs in Logan and Nelsonville at Lake Hope on Liberty and Taxes. He warned of a Godless philosophy led by Russia, reviewed U S history, and warned of atomic age risks, privacy of decisions, and world divisions from Trieste to Korea. He urged consideration of liberty costs and the first use of atomic power amid looming global tensions.

Rep Jenkins Nelsonville Thomas A. Jenkins Ohio Rotary Logan Lake Hope Russia Trieste Korea Dayton Schultheis Logan Club J. O. Steer Nelsonville Group Clarence Blosser

Powell Family Visits Nelsonville for Weekend

Gerard C. Powell of Sao Paulo Brazil and Mr and Mrs Donald W Powell of Independence Ky stayed with their parents Mr and Mrs W F Powell at 132 Fayette Street Nelsonville ending the week with relatives.

Gerard C. Powell Sao Paulo Brazil Donald W. Powell Independence W. F. Powell Fayette St

North Rites Are Thursday

Funeral services for Mildred Leona North 51 wife of Herman North of Millfield who died in a traffic accident near Myers Crossing Route 33 will be held Thursday at 2 p.m. at the Millfield Methodist Church with burial in Green Lawn Cemetery Nelsonville. She leaves two daughters Nyla Jean Hanson and Bonnie Jo Smith her parents William Cole and wife and Mary two sisters Doris Willis and Helen Earich and four grandchildren. Friends may call at the family home in Millfield.

Nelsonville Mildred Leona North Herman North Millfield Myers Crossing Green Lawn Cemetery North Nyla Jean Hanson Bonnie Jo Smith Hartville Ohio William Cole Doris Willis Helen Earich Dayton

Birthday of Pastor Honored by Friends

A group of friends from Rev. F. M. Wentz’s former West Liberty charge attended morning services at First Methodist Church in Nelsonville. Dinner followed with a birthday cake baked by Mrs. Ronald Riley. Guests included Carl H. Gray J. P. Harrison and families Leah Robert Marilyn, Byron Stuart and children Mary Alice Gerry, Raymond Turner, and John Wentz.

Nelsonville F. M. Wentz West Liberty First Methodist Church Ronald Riley Carl H. Gray J. P. Harrison Leah Robert Marilyn Byron Stuart Mary Alice Gerry Raymond Turner John Wentz

Mount St. Mary Hospital Births and Discharges

Birth announcements list Corrie Williams and Richard Kelly families of Nelsonville with a daughter and a son named Conancee. Other births include James Reinschell in Union Furnace, Joseph Wolf and Nancy Smith in Nelsonville, James Adams in Nelsonville Route 1, Francis Barrett in Jacksonville, Lillie Wood in Nelsonville, Ermil Runkle in Athens Route 1, Hattie Goodin in New Lexington, and James Holley in Nelsonville Route 2 with a daughter, plus Junior O Neal in New Straitsville and a daughter, Howard Mount in Nelsonville with a son. Dismissals include James Holley and family and others.

Corrie Williams Nelsonville Richard Kelly James Reinschell Union Furnace Joseph Wolf Nancy Smith James Adams Francis Barrett Jacksonville Lillie Wood Ermil Runkle Athens Hattie Goodin New Lexington James Holley Junior O'Neal New Straitsville Howard Mount

Nelsonville Adopts New City Salary Schedule

The incoming mayor will earn 2700 dollars per year starting Jan 1, 1954 and the police chief will receive 3402 dollars annually. An ordinance fixing these salaries and bonds at 5000 dollars each was adopted on third reading at a special meeting, with adjustments to recover costs in state cases paid to the city treasury.

Nelsonville

Keynotes Club Initiation At Nelsonville High

The Keynotes Club held its initiation in the high school vocal music room with officers Patty Locke president Barbara Hubbard vice president Thelma Jean Mallin secretary Judy Howe treasurer Beverly Whyte corresponding secretary. New members Patty Anderson Louise Bagent Anna Mae Burt Donna Carpenter Jesse Davis Barbara Dixon LaDonna Flowers Evelyn Forbes Shirley Gibbons Rosalie Hartley Merle Johnston Patty Juniper Marilyn Martin Charlotte Matheny Barbara McKnight Judy Monk Shirley Pickett Patty Ray Winnie Vincent and talks were given on club hopes. Refreshments were provided by Marlene Stage Ruthie Beal and Gladys Windle.

Nelsonville Patty Locke Barbara Hubbard Thelma Jean Mallin Judy Howe Beverly Whyte Patty Anderson Louise Bagent Anna Mae Burt Donna Carpenter Jesse da

Oliver Shannon Dies At 52 Retired Miner

Nelsonville Ohio Oliver Tot Shannon 52 a retired miner died at home on Logan Route 4 after an extended illness. He was the son of the late Levi and Mrs Shannon and survived by brothers Frank James of Detroit Mich and Charles and Theodore of Willoughby. Stout funeral home handles arrangements.

Nelsonville Oliver Tot) Shannon Cabe Shelton Logan Levi Shannon Frank James Shannon Detroit Mich Charles Theodore Willoughby Stout Funeral Home

Cormorant Colony on Chincha Island Estimated at 5.6 Million

A Peruvian study places the Chincha island colony of cormorants at about 5.6 million birds. The Chincha site is one among numerous Humboldt region colonies noted in the report.

Chincha Humboldt

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