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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Oct 25, 1957

Page

5

Hospital Guild Gifts Mount St Mary with $500

Mount St Mary Hospital received a $500 donation from Mount St Mary Hospital Guild presented by Miss Treva Shaw. The total gifts to the hospital since opening reach $23,500. New guild president Mrs Neal Wyatt Kyle spoke of dedication and urged local women to join.

Nelsonville Bernice Mount St. Mary Hospital Treva Shaw Neal Wyatt Kyle Guild Ruth Daugherty Kyle Sisters of Mount St. Mary Hospital William Immaculate The

Nelsonville Church Services and Schedules

Multiple area churches list weekly services Sunday school at 9:30 a.m. worship at 10:30 a.m. and additional events. Churches include First Presbyterian John Lloyd Evans Westminister Deanville Logan Youth Fellowship and more with ministers Lundholm Sch oUke leading youth programs, choirs, and midweek studies.

Two Men Confess Theft of Automobile in Nelsonville Case

Two Pomeroy men admit stealing a 1957 Chevrolet from Lawrence Reeves Jr. and abandoning it on an old road off Route 160 near Radcliff. Sheriff Harold Steele says Highway Patrolman Raymond Travis found the car. Rich ard Spencer and Charles Oliver were arrested by Sheriff R C Hartenbach and turned over to Nelsonville officials.

McArthur Pomeroy Lawrence Reeves Jr Nelsonville Route 160 Radcliff Harold Steele Raymond Travis R. C. Hartenbach Richard Spencer Charles Oliver

Autumn Draws 20 000 To Lake Hope Area

Park Manager Dick McDaniel reported about 20 000 visitors to Lake Hope and Zaleski State Park over the weekend. The gathering included 1500 diners at the lake dining lodge as autumn foliage peaked in Vinton County.

Lake Hope McArthur Zaleski State Park Dick McDaniel Lake Dining Lodge Vinton County

Attendance Normal In Vinton Schools

County Supt. D. M. Bryson said there is little evidence of Asian influenza in Vinton county schools this semester and overall attendance is normal for the season. He added with optimism that fingers are crossed for continued normal attendance.

Vinton

Meeksville tavern scuffle leads to fines in Hanging Rock case

Ralph Castle of Hanging Rock was fined ten dollars and costs by Squire McArthur for intoxication. He bore a knife wound to the right arm from a scuffle in a Meeksville tavern, Sheriff Harold Steele reports.

Squire McArthur Ralph Castle Hanging Rock Luire G. E. Sharp Castle Meeksville Harold Steele

Marriage License for Atwood and Stoneburner Pair

Melvin Earl Atwood 20 of Chillicothe Route 4 a paper worker and Eloise Hazel Stoneburner 16 of Ray Route 1 obtained a marriage license.

Melvin Earl Atwood Chillicothe Eloise Hazel Stoneburner Ray

Glouster Gridder Admitted to Hospital After Injury

Nelsonville reports 17 year old Pat Ferry of Glouster was injured during Tuesday football game and admitted to Mount St. Mary Hospital for a back injury. He is the son of Mr and Mrs Howard J Ferry.

Nelsonville Pat Ferry Glouster Mount St. Mary Hospital Howard J. Ferry

Mount St Mary Hospital Birth and Admission Notes

Mount St Mary Hospital reports new births for Mr and Mrs Gaylord Brooks of Jacksonville Route 2 a son and Mr and Mrs James Davis of Glouster a son. Admissions include Mrs Bertha Warehime of Glouster Miss Joan Tucker Nelsonville Route 2 Mrs Anna Bryan Nelsonville Miss Virginia Grant Corning Mrs Bertha Mae Toney Nelsonville Route 2 Mrs Donna June Upp Logan William Don Solon Logan John Kesterson Nelsonville and Mrs Rosa Williams Glouster. Discharged Faye Warren Nelsonville.

Gaylord Brooks Jacksonville James Davis Glouster Bertha Warehime Joan Tucker Nelsonville Anna Bryan Virginia Grant Corning Bertha Mae Toney Donna June Upp Logan William Don Solon John Kesterson Rosa Williams Gertrude Jewell Faye Warren

Chauncey Child Injured After Fall at School

Miss Judy Purvis Chauncey daughter of Mr and Mrs James Purvis fell in a school incident yesterday. She was X rayed treated and released from Mount St Mary Hospital. The report also notes aerial chemical applications on roughly one twelfth of US farmland for fertilizer or pest control.

Nelsonville Judy Purvis James Purvis Chauncey Mount St. Mary Hospital United States

Chauncey Social Notes Adult Fellowship Meet

The Chauncey Church of Christ held a Young Adult Fellowship meeting last Monday at the Church Parish House. Host and hostess were Mr and Mrs Charles Richardson. Halloween decorations and a Bible contest with prizes to Mrs Robert Smith and Mr Earl Scott. Attendees included Mr and Mrs Earl Brown and family, and Mrs Robert Smith and daughter Patty. Next gathering set for November 18 at 7 30 p m with Mr and Mrs Earl Scott hosting.

Chauncey Church of Christ Charles Richardson Robert Smith Earl Scott Earl Brown Linda Jimmie Patty Church Hest

Lt Whitmore Finishes Motor Officer Course in Germany

Army 1st Lt. James F. Whitmore of Nelsonville completed the motor officer course at the European Ordnance School in Fuessen Germany and returned to duty with the 37th Armored Infantry Battalion. He arrived in Europe in March 1956 and is married to Shirley who accompanies him in Germany.

Nelsonville Army James F. Whitmore Ira Whitmore Route 1 European Ordnance School Fuessen Germany Whitmore 37Th Armored Infantry Battalion Europe Ohio University Wilton High School Shirley

Nelsonville Gift Sale to Benefit Church Basement

Nelsonville Connett Methodist Church women announce a gift sale November 15 and 16 in the Hyde Building beside the post office. Proceeds go toward clearing the church basement debt. offerings will include pies cakes and candy.

Nelsonville Connett Methodist Church Hyde

Two Day Rainfall Recorded in Nelsonville

Nelsonville recorded 1.38 inches of rain over Wednesday and Thursday, per Watson Wolfe, water works superintendent, in official records.

Nelsonville Watson Wolfe

Birthday Dinner Honors Mrs. Ross in The Plains

Chauncey Mr and Mrs Gene Leffler hosted a dinner Thursday October 17 in The Plains honoring Mrs Fred Ross's birthday. Guests included Mr and Mrs Fred Ross Mr and Mrs Paul Ross and children Paula and Richard Irene Ross and Miss Glenetta Lock Columbus attended as evening visitors.

Chauncey Gene Leffler the Plains Joe Smith Columbus Paul Ross Fred Ross Ethel Smith Guy Nelsonville Evelyn Burchfield Raymond Tucker Mary Tucker Alliance Lawrence Reeves Hodge Seiber William Lawrence Billy Paul Burson Athens James Leiber Pearl Rutledge

Adkins Rites Listed Sunday

Mrs Jasey Bell Adkins 71 died Wednesday at her daughter’s home in Springfield. Survived by three sons Conda Mansfield George Lancaster and Lewis Millfield Route 1, a brother Jake Chapman Mansfield, and sister Almeda Bailey Jellico Tenn. Funeral Sunday 2 30 at Pilgrim Holiness Church officiated by Rev Gus Graham and Rev Ray Pidcock. Friends may call Warren funeral home Nelsonville.

Chauncey Jasey Bell Adkins William Sharp Springfield Conda Mansfield George Lancaster Lewis Millfield Jake Chapman Almeda Bailey Jellico Tenn Pilgrim Holiness Church Gus Graham Ray Pidcock Warren Funeral Home Nelsonville

Chauncey-Dover High Band entertains at football game

The Chauncey Dover High School band performed at halftime of the Jacksonville Trimble Chauncey game last night. They presented Northwoods March, Rock Around the Clock, Rock-A-By Your Baby with a Dixie Melody, and finished with the Alma Mater in a CD formation.

Chauncey Chauncey- Dover High School

Church notices from Chauncey and surrounding areas

Local church listings provide service times for Chauncey Churches including Pilgrim Holiness Raymond Pidcock minister with Sunday school at 9 30 a m and worship at 10 30 a m Evangelistic service at 7 30 p m Prayer meeting Wednesday 7 30 p m Also Church of God Unified service 9 30 a m Evening services 7 30 p m in charge of Fred Crab tree Morristown Holiness Helen Tatman minister Sunday school Young people 7 p m Prayer meeting Wednesday 7 30 p m Millfield Methodist Norman Dewire minister Sunday school 10 a m worship 11 a m Chauncey Methodist Norman 10 a m Ladies Aid Wednesday

First Baptist S. H. Hughes Pilgrim Holiness E. E. Leadingham Robert Gaskin Apostolic Walter Shafer Dorr Run Vance Sandlinger Doanville Murray City Church of the Nazarene Adams St. Langley Gullet Young Peoples Reorganized Latter Day Saints Jackson St D. O. Norris Raymond Pidcock Church of God Fred Crabtree Morristown Helen Tatman Millfield Norman Dewire Chauncey Methodist Ladies Aid

Courty Visitors and Family Gatherings Highlight Local Notes

A sequence of social visits spans several towns. Chauncey and Columbus families visit the Smiths and Leffler and Ross households, while Nelsonville and Athens residents stop by to see friends and relatives. Circleville pumpkin show attendance marks local culture and the Missouri and Mississippi Rivers meet near St. Louis.

Also Mentioned on This Page

Miss Shaw Mabel Haffner Esther Hoffman Elaine Rogers Irma Hoffman Daugherty Regina Whyte Isabelle Sharp Haffner John Hoffman Lulu Courtney Mary Bartlett First Presbyterian John’ Lloyd Evans Church of the Epiphany Episcopal Ogden Ludlow First Methodist F. M. Wentz Methodist Youth Fellowship Christian Workers United Pentecostal Ray Benson W. Columbus St Robert Mitchum Ann Blyth Johnny Weissmuller Burt Lancaster Ooy Lawrance Nana Aer Kevin McCarthy Dana Wynter Glouster Gridder Chauncey Social Notes Lt. Whitmore Nelsonville Women’s News Mees Mrs. Ross Adkins Chauncey Churches Floyd Hutchins Teddy Robert Redondo Beach Calif Harry Stevens Marmette W.va Guy Stevens Mike Pineville Carl Moody Charles Robinett Delmar Guess Jack Barry Circleville Anna Martin Dowell Delta, O Leslie Cruikshank Dowell Cruikshank Missouri and Mississippi Rivers St. Louis E. E. Byrne E. State St Athens, Ohio Keller and Weltner Monument CO Logan, Ohio Kraft Quick's Studebakers America Studebaker-Packard Studebaker Studebaker- Packard Wheepidey Wakefield Motors Richland Ave Ohio TOM Rue Motors S. Third St Middleport Studebater-Packard Corporation
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