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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Oct 23, 1961

Page

5

Rev Faulconer Recalls International Church Convention

The Rev and Mrs Faulconer returned from Kansas City where about 10 000 delegates from many nations attended the International Convention of Christian Churches. Notables included Dr Perry Gresham and Gov Mathew Welsh. A Communion Service drew 13 000 attendees and Miss Eleanor Steber sang at sessions.

Nelsonville Ted Faulconer Kansas City International Convention of Christian Churches Disciples of Christ Faulconer Perry Gresham Bethany College Robert Storey Nuremburg Indiana Mathew Welsh J. Irwin Miller National Council of Churches R. S. Garfield Todd Southern Rhodesia Elvis Stahr Lyndon B. Johnson United Nations Food For Peace Eleanor Steber Metropolitan Opera United States Canada

Petty Theft and Drunk Driving Cases Heard In Nelsonville

Rodney Lee Antle of Glouster pleaded guilty to driving while intoxicated and owed a $100 fine plus costs and three days in jail. Other defendants faced fines for license plate, red light, and speeding violations, with Walter Windle’s petty larceny case suspended after he agreed to refrain from further trouble.

Nelsonville Rodney Lee Antle Glouster Earl Hilleary Keith A. Burt N. McKinley Athens Keshaven Nair Neil Ave Columbus Canal St Walter Windle June Polley Polley Windle Polleys

Circle Group Meeting at First Methodist Church

NELSONVILLE Circle 5 of the WSCS met at Mrs. Gilbert Johnson's home with Mrs. Frank Jackson leading devotions and Mrs. Tedrick directing the program. Blessing boxes to be turned in at December meeting. a Logan choir concert is set for 3 p.m. November 5 at the church with a free will offering.

WSCS First Methodist Church Gilbert Johnson, Jackson Sr Frank Jackson Jack Tedrick Tedrick Carl Coakley O. P. Bingman Johnson Logan Mrs. Farmer Jackson E. Columbus St Coakley Picasso Pablo Picasso la Californie French Riviera

Mrs. Ethel Grover Dies at 73 in Middleport

Mrs. Ethel L. Grover aged 73 died at her home near Ryger early Monday. She was the widow of Clarence Grover and mother of Francis Grover. A grandson Douglas Grover of Parkersburg and sister Mrs. Jessie Rupe of Ryger survive. Funeral services set for 2 p.m. Wednesday at Rawlings-Coats Funeral Home with Rev. Chester Lemley officiating. burial Gravel Hill Cemetery.

Middleport Ethel L. Grover Rgger Benjamin Fannie Rowley James Clarence Francis Grover Douglas Grover Parkersburg W. Va Jessie Rupe Ryger Rawlings-Coats Chester Lemley Gravel Hill Cemetery

Girl Scout Donations Reach 586 Dollars in Nelsonville

Donations to the Nelsonville Girl Scout fund total 586.28 dollars per chairwoman Mrs. Willis Wolfe. Many checks arrived by mail while leaders and committee members collected in the business district. A leaders training course is under way and new Brownie troops are forming with more planned as leaders become available.

Nelsonville Girl Scout Fund Willis Wolfe Scout Little House

Mount St. Mary Hospital Admission and Birth Notices

A list from Mount St. Mary Hospital records births and admissions across Nelsonville, Shawnee, Corning, Athens and surrounding communities. Notable entries include several newborn daughters and sons to local families and dozens of patients admitted such as Danny Warren and Earl Tucker with multiple routes and towns represented. Blood usage is noted as 2 units.

Straitsville Woman Dies at 70 in Mount St. Marys Hospital

Mrs Hettie Alice Bennet 70 of New Straitsville Route 1 died Sunday night at Mount St Marys Hospital She would have turned 71 Tuesday Survived by her husband Smiley five daughters Alberta Gibbons June Hamrick Esther Powell Mabel Clapper Vera Lytle and five sons Cecil Ervin Wayne Bobby Jacob 24 grandchildren and three great grandchildren A son Vaughn was killed in action on Saipan WW II Arrangements by Trevey funeral home.

New Straitsville Hettie Alice Bennet Mount St. Mary Hospital Bennett Smiley Alberta Gibbons Fort Myers Fla June Hamrick Esther Powell Mabel Clapper Zanesville Vera Lytle New Straits

Legion Party Parade Lights Up Nelsonville Night

Nelsonville prepares for Thursday night festivities as activists promise a Legion Party parade with witches and hobgoblins appearing throughout the city in a seasonal event.

Nelsonville

Obituary: J Wesley Hushower 78 Nelsonville resident

John Wesley Hushower 78 of 864 Walnut St Nelsonville died Monday morning at home. Born in New Straitsville he was a retired coal miner and painter. Surviving wife Mary two daughters Ruth and Eileen a son Robert two grandchildren four sisters and a deceased daughter. Eagles Lodge member funeral plans pending. Community Halloween parade sponsored by Glenford Dugan Post 229 and auxiliary invites masked entrants under 18 for costume contests with first second and third prizes.

Nelsonville John Wesley Hushower Walnut St New Straitsville John Caroline Nixon Hushower Mary Ruth Hushower Washington, D.C Eileen Sanders Glouster Robert Bessie Smith Granville Charity Asher Kate Burchfield Irene Pavlie Columbus Hushower Eagles Lodge Wiley Funeral Home Glenford Dugan Post 229

Children Register for Parade at Legion War Memorial

Children may register at 6 p.m. in the Legion War Memorial Building basement to receive candy favors and a number tag. Masks and costumes are required for judging in contests and parade begins at 6 45 p.m. from the Legion Building with adults urged to accompany small children.

The Legion Legion War Memorial Legion Building

Nelsonville Fellowship Plans General Meeting

A general meeting of the Christian Women's Fellowship will be held in the social rooms of the First Christian Church at 7 30 p m Monday.

Nelsonville Christian Women's Fellowship First Christian Church

Nelsonville Athletic Association Set Meeting on Wednesday

Nelsonville Athletic Association will hold a meeting Wednesday at 7 30 PM in the high school.

Nelsonville Nelsonville Athletic Association

DAR Hears Book Report in October Memoir

Mrs. John Saltz hosted Elizabeth Zane Dew Chapter of DAR in Nelsonville for October. A. J. Toerner from Logan presented a program reviewing John Nobel’s "I Found God in Russia" with Chapter Regent Mrs. Joseph Hardy presiding.

Saltz W. Washington St Elizabeth Zane Dew Daughters of the American Revolution A. J. Toerner Logan Joseph Hardy J. M. Hartley Gay Aumiller P. B. Wel Ler

OFS Will Meet Nelsonville Eudora Chapter 72

The Order of Eastern Star Nelsonville Eudora Chapter 72 will meet at 7 30 p m Tuesday in the Masonic Temple.

Nelsonville Eudora Order of Eastern Star Masonic Temple

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