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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 04, 1941
Page
3
City Auditor E F DeVore reports Nelsonville total funds at 66 863 85 as of Aug 31 with 12 624 43 receipts and 16 421 74 disbursements. General electric light water works subsidies and bond funds are itemized alongside balances per fund. A church wedding notice for Paul Lutheran Church appears with Rev W F Lodt and Mr Hoffner's Lincoln family.
Twilight League game between the Eagles and Carbon Hill Long Stretch was rained out and will be made up next week along with other postponed games. Logan Mingos and Eagles play tonight with final contest set for Wednesday September 10. Eagles lead first half standings as series for league title looms. Mingos top final period with Carbondale and Carbon Hill Long Stretch still in contention.
Lawton Hargis of the Olsonville field office urges residents to verify 1937 social security wage records. The Bu reau of Old-Age and Survivors Insurance will provide post cards to request wage statements with a one cent postage charge.
Mr. and Mrs. Sylvester Taylor and son Sylvester visited in Columbus last Sunday. Mrs. Albert Yaple of Portsmouth recently visited her sister Mrs. Henry Timms. Mrs. John Doyle and three children returned to Cincinnati. Miss Opal Goodrich and daughter returned to Cincinnati after a two week Palm Beach vacation. Mr. and Mrs. George Woolweaver spent two weeks in the South. Eva Easterling was in Crooksville Sunday. Arthur Gates left for Holden West Virginia for employment. Dave Eberts attended the Ward Warner and Eberts reunion at Old Man's Cave last Sunday. Eighty nine attended. John McDonald of Macbeth, West Virginia visited Arthur Gates last week. Hazel Easterling of Wellston spent the weekend with her parents. Amy Salts was in Athens Saturday. There will be preaching at the U B Church Sunday evening by Rev Glendon Herbert who is returning for the coming year. School starts Monday with Mrs Ruth Quickle at Vinton in Primary and Denver Perry at McArthur for higher grades.
The ninth annual Nelsonville High School commencement was held at Stuart's Opera House on Monday evening June 14, 1886. Eight graduates gave orations on varied topics, with Gen. Charles H. Grosvenor delivering the address and diplomas presented by Rev. D. Y. Murdoch. A preserved copy of the Class of 1886 invitation and program was found by Dale Whaley and given to Gladys Cuckler.
Minersville Methodists held an ice cream social on Dutchtown corner to raise money for a new church basement furnace. Ed Arnold Sr. was the contractor. Various local families visited from Charleston Huntington Columbus Toledo Dayton Pomeroy and Cadiz with guests and relatives noted across the text.
Local testimonial from Forest Brill of Newark Ohio praising RUX Compound liquid for relieving sore muscles rheumatic like pains. Ad highlights ease of use and fast relief and urges trial at Ball Drug Store Nelsonville Ohio 31 W Columbus St Nelsonville.
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