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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Oct 23, 1952

Page

8

Son in Accident Not Yet Diagnosed in Wyandotte

Durward North, son of Mr and Mrs Loren North of Eaton Michigan, is in a Wyandotte hospital with injuries from a Tuesday night traffic crash on his return from a hunting trip. Three cars were involved. his car alone wrecked. Parents Burley Blair and Paul Davis accompanied relatives. North appears to have internal injuries fractured ribs and loss of blood with multiple cuts.

Nelsonville Durward North Eaton Mich Loren North Wyandotte, Mich North Wyandotte Burley Blair Paul Davis

Halloween Party and Parade Planned by Nelsonville Legion

Nelsonville hosts an American Legion Post 229 Halloween party and parade on Thursday October 30 starting at 7 p.m. at the Legion Home with a costume contest awarding cash prizes and a parade route from the Legion Home to Public Square and back. The event includes a King and Queen of Goblins, the Nelsonville High School Band, and masked entrants receiving apples and candy. Traffic restrictions will apply on West Columbus Street and the Public Square from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. to ensure festivities.

Nelsonville American Legion Post 229 Legion Tome Wilbur D. Mender Legion Joe Barrows W. Columbus St Warren Robinette Nelsonville High School The West Columbus St

Columbia U Holds Survey In Nelsonville

Miss Mimi Lev in of the Columbia University Bureau of Applied Social Research spent Monday and Tuesday in Nelsonville interviewing Girl Scout Council members. The survey asks pros and cons of sponsored troops and will inform both Columbia’s bureau and the Girl Scouts Department of Research and Statistics. Lev also surveys in Kentucky Tennessee Alabama and Georgia.

Nelsonville Mimi Levin Columbia University Bureau of Applied Social Research Nelville Girl Scout Council United States Ohio Columbia Bureau Department of Research and Statistics Girl Scouts Levin Kentucky Tennessee Alabama Georgia

Honor Roll Students Named For Nelsonville High School

Nelsonville schools announce fall term honor roll for grades 7 through 12. Eighth grade leads with 30.5 percent on the roll, followed by twelfth 27.5 and tenth 26 percent. seventh 12.7, ninth 8.5, eleventh 20.4. Names listed include jack monk and others across each grade.

Nelsonville J. K. Kinneer Jack Monk Herberta Taylor Carol Thompson Patricia Potts Marlene Robinette Marlene Koker Kay Cope Vincent Lechleidner Denise Kelley Floyd Ritz Jerry Stufflebean Robert Young Geraldine Lewis Larry Bentley Charlotte Prater Dixie Dixon Elizabeth Hall Mary Nelson Shirley Merz Phyllis Barber Judy Barrows Jack Bateman Richard Blackstone Nettie Carlin Bobby Chapman Martha Daugherty Nancy Devol Carolyn Elliott Lillian Farish Phyllis Gibbons Mary Ann Kinneer Ralph Pierce Linda Tharp Jerry Wallace Linda Wolfe Danny Hitchings Jack Lowry Jeannine West Betty Shafer Sharon Cope Tommy Carroll Jill Gray Phyllis Hall Carol Albrecht Patty

Seal Workers Needed Saturday in Nelsonville

The 1952 Christmas Seal drive chaired by Rev. Gil bert Courtney calls for volunteers to paste labels on envelopes at Mount St. Mary Hospital clinic rooms in Nelsonville Saturday from 9 am to 9 pm Label Day invites all helpers to support the Athens County Tuberculosis and Health Association with the sale running November 17 to December 25 Proceeds fund the 1953 tuberculosis control program Mr Courtney notes. Mr and Mrs Charles Glenn and Mrs Edna Reynolds visited Columbus Sunday to see an ice show.

Nelsonville Gilbert Courtney Mount St. Mary Hospital Courtney Athens County Tuberculosis and Health Association Charles Glenn Edna Reynolds Columbus

Nelsonville DAR Social Notes Details Dinner Plans

Mrs. Murray Hartley hosted the Elizabeth Zane Dew Chapter DAR at her W Washington Street home Monday. Officers reported, a November 12 dinner with state officers as guests, and greeting cards to the sick will replace flowers. New members Florence Byrd Shirley Crothers Margaret Ellen Hall Patty Hartley Donna Kuhn Nancy Wolfe were welcomed. Marguerite Jones was re instated. A Halloween party is planned for Oct 27 with masked attendance.

Murray Hartley Elizabeth Zane Dew Dar W. Washington St John Saltz William Siddle Philip Weller Margaret Johnson Athens Nabby Lee Ames Florence Byrd Shirley Crothers Margaret Ellen Hall Patty Hartley Donna Kuhn Nancy Wolfe Marguerite Jones Rosemary Gilbert Betty Crawford Jeannette Grim Waveline Pritchard Ruth Hoskins Helen Acker Donna Hickman

FHA fall rally hosted by Nelsonville chapter in October

The Nelsonville FHA chapter hosted the county fall rally on October 16 with about 375 members from Athens Chauncey The Plains Rome Ames Bern Albany Coolville and Nelsonville attending. The event featured emblem service degree bracelets and ribbons along with games on the program and refreshments of cider and doughnuts.

Nelsonville FHA Athens Chauncey the Plains Rome Ames- Bern Albany Coolville

Girl Scout Troop 9 Plans Halloween Party

Girl Scout Troop 9 met with leader Miss Nancy Krieg at Little House Tuesday at 7 p.m. Plans were set for a Halloween party October 28 at the Scout House at 7 p.m. Committees appointed include Decorating Shar on Cope Arvilla Joy Rosalyn Leaking Beverly Gibbons Shirley Taylor Games Lois Wolfe Leatha Simonton Phyliss Gibbons Gerry Burt refreshments Barbara Call Donna Carpenter Nola Christian.

Nancy Krieg Little House Scout House Sharon Cope Arvilla Joy Rosalyn Leaking Beverly Gibbons Shirley Taylor Lois Wolfe Leatha Simonton Phyliss Gibbons Gerry Burt Barbara Call Donna Carpenter Nola Christian

Shrine meeting outlines November rummage sale plans

The Hocking Valley Shrine met Tuesday evening with visitors from Parkersburg and Logan. Miss Isabelle Bower of Parkersburg led a rehearsal for the ceremonial to be held in November and a rummage sale was announced for Saturday November 1 at the Central School building with donation calls to 924-W.

Hocking Valley

Tri Psi Sorority Initiation Dinner Outs 34 Covers

A dinner Monday night for the Tri Psi Sorority at their W Washington Street apartment served 34 guests. Halloween appointments were used in the decorations and setting.

Tri Psi W. Washington St

Mount St. Mary Hospital Admissions and Discharges

Admitted patients include Mrs. Joe Wolfe of Nelsonville Mrs. Earl D Shriner of Logan Mrs. Ollie Poston of Nelsonville Annabelle Worthman of Logan The facility discharged Miss Frances Lopez of Glouster Route 3 Richard Anderson of Nelsonville Mrs Mary Lowry of Carbondale Mrs Henry Shafer of Glouster Charles E Wood of Nelsonville and Mrs Pearl Gallagher of Shawnee.

Joe Wolfe Nelsonville Earl D. Shriner Logan Ollie Poston Annabelle Worthman Frances Lopez Glouster Richard Anderson Mary Lowry Carbondale Henry Shafer Charles E. Wood Pearl Gallagher Shawnee

Sun Day School Class Entertained at Senior St Home

Members of the Retta Howe Sunday school class of the First Methodist Church will be entertained Friday evening by Mrs. George Schoonover at her senior street home.

Retta Howe First Methodist Church George Schoonover

Voting Places Remain Unchanged in Kuhn Plan

Nelsonville voters will keep nine precincts for the November general election with locations at the American Legion building, Mrs Effie Bardain residence, Christian Church, Fort Street, PresbyterIan Church, E Washington Street, City Hall Fay ette Street, Methodist Church Jefferson Street, Town House Fourth Ward, and Mrs Florence Lightfoot chestnut Street. Annexed areas vote at nearest precinct. Dorr Run joins First Ward precinct 2. Registration inquiries noted though not required in Athens County. Ballots cast Tuesday November 4.

Nelsonville Delbert Kuhn American Legion Effie Bardain Adams St Christian Church Fort St E. Washington St Fayette St Jefferson St Florence Lightfoot Chestnut St Flossie Dixon Fourth St Dorr Bessemer Coal Hollow Athens County

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