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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 23, 1947
Page
7
The Executive Board of the First Methodist Church will convene Friday at 7 p.m. at the home of Mrs. Julius Fischer 38 FE Franklin Street.
The Civil War saw few West Pointers among high command early, but by its conclusion all Union line generals were West Point graduates.
Sheriff George Bateman announces a poster contest for Hocking-Sunday Creek Valley schoolchildren to illustrate hospital needs. Sponsored by Mount St. Mary Hospital Fund, entries due Nov 3 with prizes from local merchants. Schools in Nelsonville The Plains Ames Bern Murray City invited to participate.
E W Cole of the faculty presented the program at the Nelsonville high school assembly. Myrtle Fick read scripture. Rev W B Whitehead spoke on Choosing the Goal of Your Life. Cole spoke on What It Takes To Be a Winner with a basketball illustration.
Nelsonville Booster Club outlined preliminary plans for the annual athletic banquet to honor the football squad and high school band. Estel Crabtree and S. S. Steen rod announced advance pledges to cover speaker expenses and tickets for the squad and band. Date to be announced soon. Pictures of recent Ohio University football games were shown.
Mrs J H Donahey announced a meeting of all old and new troop leaders Friday at 2 30 p m at Little House Brownie Troop 4 held a social at Little House led by Mrs Donahey and Mrs Kel ley Guests included Mrs William Mechem and Mrs Irvin Badger Attendees listed include Patty Anderson Virginia Bircher Anita Louise Bishop Shirley Byers Patty Donahey Mary Beth Goss Kay Harmony Rosalie Hartley Della Henson Sue Ann Linton Nelle Maiden Marilyn Martin Patty Ray Betty Shafer Ruth Ann Tolliver Martha Weller Marinelle Weymiller Denny Kelley Joyce Fiske Patty Conner Jerry Burt and Anna Mae Burt.
Members of the Business Girls Class met at Mrs. Wilma Tolliver’s home. Devotions led by Mrs. Myrtle Christopher. Mrs. Pearl Hartley conducted the meeting and elected new officers: Margaret Howe president, Ruth Perry vice president, Ann Hall secretary, Mae Williams treasurer. Prizes awarded to Mrs. Hartley. Potluck lunch for 12 members.
Funeral services for Mrs Jessie Williams will be conducted at Stout funeral home Friday at 2 p.m. Burial will be in Greenlawn cemetery. Friends may call at the home of daughter Mrs Mary Steenrod 649 Walnut St until noon Friday.
Nelsonville moves toward a 230000 drive to relocate Mount St. Mary Hospital in the Sunday Creek Valley with two new residential soliciting squads. Captain Dowler and Captain Hilleary organize teams of Columbus and Nelsonville volunteers across wards and precincts to begin canvassing near late November.
Nelsonville Rotary Club hosts Rev C W Swengel pastor of Logan First Methodist Church as guest speaker at Little House. He notes people wear social masks in daily life while discussing Halloween disguises arranged by John Dozier.
Tickets for the Minstrel Show at Nelsonville High School Auditorium on November 5 and 6 go on sale today. Sales are through club members and the senior class. Director Ruth Cunningham also acts as interlocutor. chorus director Christine Brown Chauncey. Janet Cope is the local piano accompanist. Proceeds benefit Mount St Mary Hospital Fund.
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