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Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Sep 02, 1949

Page

8

Graduation Exercises Set At Church for 14 Nurses

Seventeen names listed for graduation from Holzer Hospital School of Nursing with 14 nurses slated to receive diplomas at Grace Methodist Church in Gallipolis on Thursday evening Sept 8. The program features processional Jubilate invocations, musical selections, Rev Sydney J Browne as main speaker, diploma and pin presentations by Dr Charles F E Holzer, Florence Nightingale pledge recited, benediction, and a reception in the church parlors afterward.

Gallipolis Holzer Hospital School of Nursing Grace Methodist Church Mary Eleanor Campbell Louise R. Pickens Dorothy E. Duckler Jeannine Evans Rosalie Parfitt Eleanor L. Smith Pomeroy Rachel Evans Bidwell Olive Redith Gregory Radcliffe Martha Louise Haggerty Betty Lee Koehler Edna Kathryn Miller Patricia Ann McElhinny Janet Louise Russell Middleport Rachel R. Malone Ironton Stanley Lanier W. H. Green Robert A. Grant Sydney J. Browne Athens Attleborough Mass Charles FE. Holzer Martha A. McMaster Florence Nightingale L. A. Donnally

Point Pleasant 61 Mason Area Students Plan Return to Colleges

Sixty one residents of Point Pleasant and surrounding communities will start back to colleges in two weeks led by Marshall College of Huntington with 22 Point Pleasant enrollees. West Virginia University follows with 18. others include Ohio State, Ohio University, Kentucky, Iowa Wesleyan, and more. Names listed for Marshall University and West Virginia University enrollment appear alongside students heading to several other campuses.

Point Pleasant Marshall College of Huntington West Virginia University West Virginia Tech Marietta College Ohio State University Ohio University University of Kentucky Iowa Wesleyan University of Indiana Xavier University Western Reserve Carnegie Tech Purdue University Southern College of Optometry Southwestern Theological Seminary Harvard University Washington and Lee University Marshall Roy Kincade Darrell Shamblin Donald Shamblin Shear Edler Zelda Knapp Frances Gerlach Elizabeth Summers John Sayre Robert Sayre Elizabeth Lasley Charles Osher Harry Bateson William Capehart Robert Haynes Wanda Lee Paul Perry Bill Smith Edwin Schul Paul Monroe Robert Bright Jean McCoy Don Rairden Jimmy Ferguson Carl Gardner Owen Barton Carolyn Haymond Barbara Burdette Arthur Roberts James Masters Tom Gall Sonny Houghton Charles McCulloch Ray McConshay Glen Brustle Cecil Minton Rodger Butler Betty Ann McCulloch Joe Cullen Mary Lee Roush Janet Stanley Charles Sayre Carl “Babe” Adkins Jack Buxton Marion Winters Ben Stout Richard Peek Washington and Lee

AA Meeting Planned Woman To Be Speaker

A lady speaker will address an Alcoholics Anonymous meeting at 8 30 p m Friday in the Ohio Valley Bank building clubrooms. She is the second woman speaker at the local group. The session is open to interested persons and draws attendees from Jackson Wellston Athens Pomeroy Middleport and Huntington. A light lunch will be served.

Gallipolis Alcoholics Anonymous Ohio Valley Bank Jackson Wellston Athens Pomeroy Middleport Huntington

Hospital Notes and Local Court Fine Report

Holzer Hospital admitted John Easter Buffalo W Va Carl Baker city Mrs F M Click Evans W Va William E Davis Jackson Ezra Williams city Miss Dean Dickens Point Pleasant Mrs Millie Reed Wellston C French Jackson Discharged Mrs Roy Strausbaugh Mrs Myrtle Runyan Dewey Floyd Mrs Della Davis Edward Sleet Elza Moore Mrs Hadway Brooks Mrs Frank Berry and daughter Charleston man fined Gallipolis Granville Lyons Charleston was fined five dollars and costs in municipal court for intoxication.

John Easter Buffalo W. Va Carl Baker City F. M. Click Evans William E. Davis Jackson Ezra Williams Dean Dickens Point Pleasant Millie Reed Wellston C. French Roy Strausbaugh Myrtle Runyan Dewey Floyd Della Davis Edward Sleet Elza Moore Hadway Brooks Frank Berry

Grace Methodist and four area churches services schedule

Grace Methodist led by minister L A Donnally offers 10 a.m. worship with Miss Helen Butterfield singing The Holy City. Sunday school children 10:30 a.m. adults 11 a.m. nurseries available, Junior choir rehearsal Tuesday. St Peters Episcopal holds morning prayer at 9 a.m. Presbyterian worship 10:30 a.m. Baptist service begins 9:15 a.m. with Bible school and 10:30 a.m. worship, sermon on The Marks of a Christian, Lord's Supper at close. Nursery care provided. evangelistic service at 7:30 p.m. with Eternal Hell sermon.

Grace Methodist L. A. Donnally Helen Butterfield Holy City Gaul Church School E. Ray Bailey WSCS ST. Peters Episcopal First Presbyterian Linson H. Stebbins First Baptist W. H. Green Green MT. Carmel Mr. Lafferty Young People’s Meeting Seventh Day Adventist R. A. Bata Jacksonville W. H. Mathias Hollister Mr. Mathias el A Glouster Church OF Christ Daniel K. Teater Young People’s Church Bishopville Church OF Christ Mr. Teater Glouster John Devol Hemlock Main Street Church OF Christ—Communion Spencer Ridge Bible Christian Leona Thompson Trimble West Side Church OF Christ C. M. Clouston

River Traffic Gallipolis Locks Reported Progress and Depths

Gallipolis locks list morning to evening boat movements on the Ohio River and Kanawha River with numerous vessels changing up or down. State gauges show upper 18.0 feet, lower 13.0, Point Pleasant 24.65, Kanawha Falls 6.04 feet and rollers at 10 feet.

Gallipolis Aztec Peace Hatfield Ashland Semet Ernestine Lehigh Indiana Creighton Kanawha Resolute Marmet Coombs-George Winfield Atlas Lewis Armstrong Dolle Pioneer Castle Chris Turley Louisiana New Orleans Jefferson Point Pleasant Kanawha Falls

Patients Admitted To Local Hospitals For Observation

Two residents were admitted for observation this week. Mrs John Pettit of 17 Spring Street was taken to Good Samaritan Hospital in Zanesville on Tuesday. John Howard of Embrey Street was admitted to Sheltering Arms Hospital in Athens on Wednesday.

Glouster John Pettit Spring St Good Samaritan Hospital Zanesville John Howard Embrey St Sheltering Arms Hospital Athens

Ada Balderson Visits Stewart Neighbor Mrs Campbell

Mrs. Ada Balderson of Stewart spent Tuesday with former neighbor Mrs. George H. Campbell. The two were neighbors in Stewart many years ago.

Glouster Ada Balderson Stewart George H. Campbell

New Books On Display at Gallia County Library

Gallia County district library announces reserves and circulation begin Sept 10 with new titles including Israel by Goldenberg Emily Kimbrough It Gives Me Much Pleasure Baseballs Greatest Teams by Meany The Loved One by Waugh The Slender Reed by Huntington The Golden Fury by Castle whodunits He is Late This Morning by Stevens Devil's Reckoning by Burton Cowboys ride through Evan Evans Gunmans Legacy Longhorns of Hate by Robertson offered Saturday

Gallipolis Israel Goldberg Gallia County District Library Emily Kimbrough Tom Meany Waugh Slender Reed Huntington Golden Fury Castle Stevens Burton Evan Evans Robertson

Sunday School Picnic At Nazarene Church Farm

The annual Nazarene Church Sunday school picnic gathered over 100 people at Edward Weiher’s farm in Rodney. Activities filled the afternoon with a basket supper served at 6 p.m. Rev Vernon Shafer leads the church. committee members were Morris Elliott Walter Plantz Marilyn Burdette and Audrey Davis.

Gallipolis Church of the Nazarene Edward Weiher Rodney Vernon Shafer Morris Elliott Walter Plantz Marilyn Burdette Audrey Davis

Detroit Men Fined In Municipal Court

Fogle C Harold, 41, Detroit, fined 75 dollars and costs and jailed five days for driving while intoxicated. Driving rights suspended for six months. Judge William H. Jones presided. Simon Joe Hiatt, 36, Detroit, fined 25 dollars and costs for intoxication in municipal court.

Gallipolis Fogle C. Harold Detroit William H. Jones Simon Joe Hiatt

Pt Pleasant Social Notes Celebrate Long Married Life

Beech Hill residents Mr and Mrs McClellan C Lew observe their 54th wedding anniversary with family and neighbors visiting. Lew, a Mason County native, taught school 45 years and served as secretary of the Western Soil Conservation District, owning a Beech Hill farm. Mrs Naomi Brannan Lewis, a Jackson County native, helped raise seven children and numerous grandchildren. The note lists extended visits, travels, and local kin across Point Pleasant, Columbus, Huntington, Charleston, and nearby communities.

McClellan C. Lewis Beech Hill Lewis Mason County Western Soil Conservation District Naomi Brannan Jackson County Preston Anderson Park Lee J. F. Lewis Harold Lewis Jay Roush West Columbia J. Milton Lewis High St Point Pleasant Robert Lewis Madison

Point Pleasant Personal Notes From Area Residents

Pt Pleasant notices report Robert Kayser ill at home on 2321 Jackson Ave since Saturday and improving. Visitors include Mrs E J Samuel and children Gary and Sue from Akron visiting Mr and Mrs W D Braden at 200 Park Drive. Other items list Bess Gygax returning home from Belle after visiting Max Dye family, Greta Robbins of Pittsburgh visiting her father Raymond Robbins in Henderson, and Mrs Eva Carnahan returning to Buffalo after two weeks with Elmer Grueser family at Camp Conley Addition. Mrs Paul Holland of Charleston visiting her parents Rev Daniel M Dorsey and Mrs Dorsey on Main St, with the Reverend returning from a ministers conference at Cowen Camp. Nina Rice of Buckhannon visiting her son-in-law and family.

Charles Hornbeck Main St Ernest Early Lewis Green Mike Mark Curtis Graves Kit Chris Anna Schanck Columbus Ohio Mervin Chapman Viand St Paul Perry Herbert Perry Lincoln Ave Walter Raines Kermit Charles Perry Melvin Perry Robert Gowin Lincoln Avenue Huntington Forrest H. McDowell South Charleston Charles McCulloch Henderson Nancy Meyer Charleston A. J. Moore Martha Bill English Road Ohio State University H. L. Krebs Jean Helen Rayburn Luther Greenlee Point Pleasant Hester Lee Ninth Street Point Clinic William Meade James Kay Thomas Shearl Edler Sally Jo Edler Donald Shamblin James Masters Spencer L. K. Heiskell Park Drive Canton Heiskell New York Central Katherine Beaver Leon Putnam County Buffalo Middleport Ruby G. Ake Marsha Daugherty Hugh Daugherty Sarah Turner Joseph A. Turner A. T. Hall Madison Ave Phillip Neville Gallipolis Ferry Bill Perry Robert Kayser Jackson Ave E. J. Samuel Gary and Sue Akron Pittsburgh Raymond Robbins Frances Clark Charles Clark, Jr Lloyd Hope Gallipolis Eva Carnahan N. Y Elmer Grueser Camp Conley Addition Paul Holland Daniel M. Dorsey Main St. Baptist Church State Baptist Association Cowen

Glouster to Open Lunch Program With School Year

Glouster schools win state approval for a school lunch program. Supt Karl Bodenbender notes the start date is not set yet due to logistics. Pupils from distance slated to bring lunches first week. buses begin routes around noon. School opens Tuesday September 6 with a teachers meeting. classes begin Wednesday at 8 45 a.m. Kindergarten report Tuesday skip Wednesday.

Glouster State Department of Education Glouster Schools Karl Bodenbender Bodenbender

Pacifico to Speak at Labor Day Celebration

Adolph Pacifico, president of sub-district No. 6, United Mine Workers of America, will speak Monday afternoon during a Labor Day event in Glouster. A parade at 10 a.m. features Glouster, Murray City, Buchtel and Chauncey Dover bands. Concerts and amateur hour follow, with crowning of a queen at 8 p.m. Sunday and additional band performances in Jacksonville and local venues.

Glouster Adolph Pacifico United Mine Workers of America Murray City Buchtel Chauncey-Dover Jacksonville Wahneta Exenkamper

Swazy Nutter Reunion Planned in Logan Monday

GLOUSTER The Swazy Nutter reunion is set for Monday at 10 a.m. in Kachelmacher Park Logan. Families will bring baskets while the committee provides ice cream and iced tea. An afternoon ball game features representatives from both families with John Swazy of Columbus as umpire. Rev John Devol and Mrs Devol will attend. he is president and Charles Bungard of Logan is secretary treasurer.

Glouster Kachelmacher Park Logan John Swazy Columbus John Devol Mr. Devol Charles Bungard

Cpl James E Koons On Duty in Japan

Cpl James E Koons son of Mr and Mrs Edward Koons of Trimble serves with a field artillery battalion of the Eighth Army in Ota Japan as chief of the detail section. He enlisted September 26 1948 after working at Athens State Hospital.

Trimble James FE. Koons Edward Koons Eighth Army Ota Japan Cpl Koons Athens State Hospital

Lodge to Meet Glouster Marceillte Rebe kah Lodge

The lodge will meet in Odd Fellows Hall Saturday at 7 30 pm. Members are urged to attend the session for fellowship and local lodge business.

Glouster Marceillte Rebekah Odd Felons Hall

Pt Pleasant Church News and Service Listings

Mt Pleasant area church notices list times for worship Sunday school and youth groups across multiple congregations including MASON COUNTY LUTHERAN PARISH churches St Mark's Upper Flats St Paul's New Haven Zion Broad Run and nearby denominations Morning Star Advent Christian Christ Church Episcopal Bruce Chapel Trinity Methodist Main Street Baptist Presbyterian and Heights Eye F. H Capehart pastor details include preaching lines and involvement in loyalty observance with youth and worship times across Sept through Nov.

Mason County George C. Werrick St. Mark's Upper Flats St. Paul's New Haven Broad Run Luther League Zeb B. Trexler Concord N. C United Lutheran Church Morning Star Advent Christian James Coleman Charleston Christ Church Episcopal Main Street Baptist Daniel M. Dorsey Youth Fellowship Presbyterian Orie C. Landrum Lord McPhail Mr. Landrum F. H. Capehart Clarksburg

Point Clinic Notes Discharges and Admissions at Point Pleasant

Miss Anna Belle Lee of Ninth Street was discharged Wednesday from the Point Clinic after a surgical stay. Juanita Mae King, daughter of Eunice King of Letart, was admitted to the clinic Thursday for a tonsillectomy.

Point Pleasant Anna Belle Lee Ninth St Point Clinic Juanita Mae King Eunice King Letart

Point Pleasant Man Fined for Intoxication in Magistrate Court

Arvin Stackhouse of Huntington was tried by a local magistrate on Thursday for intoxication. He was fined $5 plus costs after being arrested by City Patrolman Ray McClure.

Point Pleasant Arvin Stackhouse Huntington Ray McClure

New Building Is Completed at Bellemeade on Ohio River Road

Roy Keefer, formerly of Leon, has completed erection of a 30 by 60 foot building fronting the Ohio River Road in Bellemeade. The structure houses a grocery store and meat market run by Mr. and Mrs. Keefer with Owens Litchfield directing the meat department. The building contains a storeroom and four apartments, one on the first floor and three on the second, and the store operates as self serve. The Keefer family previously ran a store in Leon before moving to Bellemeade.

Point Pleasant Roy Keefer Leon Ohio River Road Bellemeade

Long Holiday Is Started

Mr and Mrs Willard Hesson of Glenwood spent Thursday in Point Pleasant. The couple begins a long holiday after Mr Hesson retired as of August 31 after 20 years as a foreman for International Nickel Co Huntington. They have long lived in Glenwood and run a nearby farm. Hesson served as county commissioner and deputy sheriff. They are parents of Ernest Hesson, county sheriff 1945 48.

Point Pleasant Willard Hesson Glenwood Hesson International Nickel Co Huntington Hessons Ernest Hesson

William Houston Rites Arranged for Today

Funeral services for William B. Houston 76 were set for 4 p.m. at Raynes funeral home with Rev. Holly Shamblin officiating. Burial was expected at Suncrest Cemetery. Houston, a former Logan Ohio printer, lived in Point Pleasant and died after long illness at Weston Hospital following time in Huntington State Hospital.

Point Pleasant William B. Houston Raynes Holly Shamblin Suncrest Houston Logan Ohio State Hospital Huntington Weston Hospital

Firemen Overcome In Stockroom Blaze

Seven firemen were overcome by smoke and heat while battling a stubborn blaze in the basement stockroom of a Walgreens drug store. The fire drew over 2000 spectators and disrupted traffic for a half hour. The cause was not immediately determined. Damage runs to several thousand dollars.

Cleveland Walgreen

Names and visits mark Kinaugua family notes

Mr and Mrs Les lie Deem and sons Jimmy and Tommy of Daytona Beach Fla spent a week with Mrs William Deem and H W Sowards in Kinaugua. The Deems previously lived here. Others visiting included Mr and Mrs John Deem of Athens Mr and Mrs Oscar Walker of Parkersburg and Joan and Joe Brinker of Racine. A birthday dinner honored Mr and Mrs Albert Spencer with Carolyn Spencer of Columbus and Chester Frear of Lancaster present. Leroy Ables of Akron and Joyce Brownell visited relatives in Kinaugua.

Ralph Walker Joan Joe Brinker Racine H. W. Comstock A. W. Pullins Albert Spencer Carolyn Columbus Chester Frear Lancaster W. E. Houston Leroy Ables Akron Lincoln Ables Olen Litchfield Janie Ernest Bowman Ironton Joyce Brownell Woods Christine Black

Murray City Weekend Visitor List Highlights Local Travel

Paul Person of Marietta spent a weekend in Murray City with Mrs. Person and their children Janet and Addison. They visited the Dixon family and Mrs. Eileen Marshall returned to Columbus after visiting her parents Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Wright. The spread includes visits by Harold Dixon, Dixie Lee, and David Jeffery from Nelsonville. Gordon James from Straitsville. Hoyt Painter and children Beverly Jean and Junior from Dayton. Clayton Worthington and relatives with Charles Shaffer noted as father. Marilyn and Joy Ann Cook returned to Columbus with their hosts.

Murray City Paul Person Marietta Person Janet Addison Athens Robert Bentz Jill Ann Maggie Trimmer Pat Tina Sherlock Columbus Harold Dixon Dixie Lee David Jeffery Nelsonville Dixon Eileen Marshall Clifford Wright Gordon James Straitsville Charles Shaffer Hoyt Painter Beverly Jean and Junior Dayton Clayton Worthington Charles van Daren Donald Cook Clarence Cook Marilyn Joy Ann Cook Howard Craft

Polio Cases Total 884 Twin Daughters Die

Eight new infantile paralysis cases were reported to the state health department today, raising the year total to 884 compared with 520 on the same date last year. Twin daughters born yesterday to Mrs. George Morrison of New Concord, Ohio, died after less than 14 hours of life while Mrs. Morrison is a polio patient at Children’s Hospital.

Columbus State Health Department George Morrison New Concord Ohio

Beating and Robbery Sought After Hitch-Hike Incident

Elkins man R. S. Gladwell reported two unknown hitch-hikers aged about 25 beat him and robbed him after picking him up at separate points in Eastern Ohio. He had dined and drank with them at a St Clairsville hotel before waking injured in his car on a road near Bellaire.

Bellaire Elkins W. Va R. S. Gladwell National Hardwood Lumber Ass.n Ohio St. Clairsville

Justice Rutledge Lapses Into Coma

Supreme Court Justice Wiley B. Rutledge remained in York Hospital near death as he lapsed into a coma. The 55-year-old jurist has suffered a circulatory condition since last Saturday with oxygen administered under care of Dr. Fred A. Geier who flew in from Washington for the second time this week.

York Supreme Court Wiley B. Rutledge York Hospital Jurist Fred A. Geier Washington, D. C Rutledge

Carbon Hill and Area Social Notes Highlight Reunions and Visits

CARBON HILL area families gather for reunions and Sunday visits. Names include Don Blake Devol and Carol, Campbell and Hawk households, Weekley Dawley and Mee Bride, Spencer families, Winnigman Wrights Hawk sisters, Dawley salons, and others from Carbon Hill Augusta Marietta Parkersburg Athens Oak Grove Columbus Murray City Lancaster and Detroit. Federal grant approved for Ironton General Hospital expansion.

Carbon Hill Don Blake David Devol Carol Dayton Clyde Campbell Marietta Helena Hawk Myles Weekley Lena Hawk Augusta Raymond Christy New Lexington Edward Dawley Jim Dawley Dottie Spence Billy Spencer Bailey Spencer Parkersburg W. Va Eva Winnigman Betty Wright Myrtle Wright Lewis Mee- Bride Athens Ralph Hitchings Lancaster Frank Shaw William Hall Guy Hartman Oak Grove William Russell Buchtel Old Man's Cave Charles Campbell Garland Hawk Wallace Dane Thelma Phillips Detroit Albert Phillips Murray City Verna Dawley Helen Hawk Louie Lowes Ted Columbus William Winigman, Jr William Justice

General Handy Replaces Clay as EU Commander in Chief

Gen Thomas T Handy arrived in Frankfurt to take over as commander in chief of the United States European Command, succeeding Gen Lucius D Clay. The change positions Handy to oversee allied defense and operations across Europe amid ongoing postwar adjustments.

Frankfurt Germany Thomas T. Handy Lucius Dpd. Clay United States European Command

Classified Ads Formatting Rules In The Messenger

A dense notice outlines classified ad procedures and rates. It specifies deadlines, accepted formats, blind ads policy, payment methods, and charge rules for short and long runs, with per line pricing and minimums. It also emphasizes verification, privacy, and the handling of sensitive ad types like memorials and political notices.

Messenger

American Legion Post 127 Meeting in Guysville

Announcement for AMERICAN LEGION POST 127 in Guysville Ohio at 8 p m Friday September 2 with election of officers to be held at the Legion Home. Also a salvage note about cost of seat covers and Uniman stores selling Foam cleaners for auto upholstery.

American Legion Guysville Ohio Legion Home Fina Uniman

Hemlock Baby Shower Behind Corning Hosts

A baby shower for Mrs. Robert Foura of Corning was held at Mrs. Lily Mae Cook’s Hemlock home. Guests enjoyed lunch and ice cream parties, with many attendees named from Glouster New Straitsville Columbus and surrounding areas, highlighting family visits and social gatherings.

Hemlock Robert Foura Corning Lily Mae Cook Foura Mary Woodyard Glouster Anna Mae Lanning New Straitsville Della Cook Drakes Carolyn Hodgson Goldie Fouts Jessie Erb Jessie Lehman Bertha Stickhorn Betty McCoy Mary Essex Helen Hodgson Violet Essex Ida Dennis Florence Hines Ruth Davis Eileen Titko Hazel Flowers Margaret Orris Carol McCool Nina Eayle Jean Davis Lovella Wilson Dorothy Gehring Edna Sue Lanning Marie Lanning James Glenna Williams Cassie Lanning Belinda Sue Jay Wilcox Helen H. 0. McDaniels Millfield P. B. Osenbaugh William Foster Linda Tharp Nelsonville Frank Hines Chester Tharp Judy Jane Tharp Kenneth Richards Shawnee Pauline Smeltzer New Lexington Guy Tanner Crooksville Isabelle Murray Mary Jane Mosier Dora Benedict Alice Tharp William Hayes Murray City Josie Baugh Dottie Allen New Lexlington

Markets Cincinnati Livestock and Poultry Prices Sep 2

CINCINNATI Sept 2 AP US Sept Agr pig markets hogs 4000 head steady to modestly lower for barrows and gilts, sows steady. cattle and calves slow with fewer outlets due to weekend. beef cows and bulls quoted. sheep steady to weak. Athens section shows cattle run with prices for club steers, grass steers, cows, bulls, stockers, veal calves. hogs 180-225 lbs and 240-280 lbs priced. Poultry and butter notes listed. potatoes prices shown.

Cincinnati Livestock Cincinnati U. S Athens

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