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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Sep 04, 1952

Page

6

Worship Song Service On Nelsonville Public Square Sunday

The City Ministerial Association led by Rev. Lloyd Evans will host a 7 p.m. community worship and song on the Public Square as part of the Parade of the Hills homecoming. Rev. J A Long will preside, with Mrs. Christine Brown leading hymns and Misses Bessie Stephenson and Sigrid Love on piano. Local decorators and several firms provided special decorations for the square and city approaches.

Nelsonville Lloyd Evans Saltz Insurance Agency James F. Shumaker Dry Dock Coal Co Stout Funeral Home FEF. A. Cottingham Modern Plumbing Co Wright Insurance Agency O. Carpenter and Baties

Fish and Game League Meets This Evening

The Fish and Game Conservation League in Nelsonville meets at 7 30 p m at the American Lucien Home per Secretary Wilbur D Mender. Awards for the August Big Fish contest will be given to winners who must be present to receive prizes though unpresent entries remain eligible for November grand prizes. The league urges hunters to observe game laws respect hunting land and guard against fires and neighbors relations to improve farmer sportsman ties. President T A Hickman urges full attendance.

Nelsonville Fish and Game Conservation League Lucien Wilbur D. Mender Fish and Game League T. A. Hickman League

Haydenville Plans Homecoming on September 14

Haydenville Methodist Church announces its annual homecoming Sunday September 14. Morning services, a noon basket dinner, and an afternoon program feature Rev. W. C. Pfeiffer of Nelsonville as speaker and music by an Ironton ladies quartet. Rev. G. E. Fisher pastors Haydenville Church.

Haydenville Methodist Church W. C. Pfeiffer First Methodist Church Nelsonville Ironton G. E. Fisher

Dump Visitor Finds Murder Evidence

An early morning visitor to West Frankfort dump found a hand and a foot and suspected foul play. Deputies concluded the limb belonged to a hospital amputation and entered the case as resolved with the find.

West Frankfort Sheriff's Deputies

Meade Family Welcomes Daughter. Columbus Ties Spotted

Mr and Mrs William Meade of Columbus are the parents of a daughter born August 30. Grandparents include Mr and Mrs Orland Kee. The piece also lists numerous local visitors and travels involving the Landers family, Kee and Gould families, with stops in Columbus Glouster Coshocton and Charleston.

Eva Landers Walter Jones Cleveland Herman Gilsdorf Wayne Jimmie Coshocton Thoburn Stone George Endsley Lynn Cuyahoga Falls Margaret Gage Pat Gage Columbus Esther Goddard Marie Janie Barbara Landers Glouster Orland Kee Nany Mary Ann William Meade A. J. Gould Roy Bennett Charleston W. Va Gould Lyle Basim

Logans Bryant family visits and military updates

Mr and Mrs Earl Smathers and son Mack visit in Logan at the Frisinger home. Wives and relatives of several local residents travel, with updates on Korea, Army and hospital stays.

William Baker Ashland Mary Ellen Weekely Athens Dewey Hunter Warren Hillyer Chauncey Robert Hillyer George Minser Virginia Mitchell Roy James Azbell Roy Arbell Sheltering Arms Hospital Norval South Scott Wyeth Harold Wyeth Pleasantville Clifford Thornport

Hat Days Planned in Nelsonville Festival Week

Nelsonville master plan designates Friday and Saturday as Hat Days for the Parade of the Hills festival. Citizens are urged to secure overseas style hats for the event, with miners’ caps used last year. Hats are sold by VFW Auxiliary led by Mrs. Betty Riley, at a booth on the Square and also at the Bus Station.

Nelsonville City Hall VFW Betty Riley

Edison Anniversary Concert Celebrates 75 Years of Phonograph Idea

In Bryant Park Manhattan a noon concert featured Edison cylinders to mark the 75th anniversary of the phonograph idea. A $30 antique machine played the cylinders whose horn hidden in a cabinet projected music to about 200 park listeners. Sponsored by the New York Public Library and a savings bank.

New York Manhattan Bryant Park Edison Cylinders Edison New York Public Library

Weekend visitors and church meeting announced in South Bloomingville

Weekend guests included Otis Hart of Circleville and the Shaffers of Columbus plus many others visiting areas around South Bloomingville. An all day Wesley Chapel Church meeting is planned for Sept. 7 led by Rev. Phyllis Lemaster.

South Bloomingville Charles McCreary Otis Hart Circleville Royal McCreary Robert Shaffer Arthur Shaffer Columbus Paul Smith Willis Shaffer Kyle Stump Akron Howard Raymond Tennessee Wesley Chapel Phyllis Lemaster Jesse Starkey Nellie Albridge H. QO. Brown Ivan Brown Pearl Shaw Esley Davis Clendel Reid Ohio River

Mount St. Mary Hospital Notes Summary

Mount St. Mary Hospital notes list patients and dismissals including Mrs. Clarence Meek of Buchtel Mrs. Charles Campbell of Nelsonville Miss Nancy Wolfe of Nelsonville and others such as Edward Ervin Mrs. Florence Smith Harley Phillips Henry Calvert and Mary Samson with multiple residences in Glouster Amesville Shawnee and Buchtel.

Clarence Meek Buchtel Charles Campbell Nelsonville Nancy Wolfe Margaret Doughty Glouster Alexander Seres Haydenville Jerry Matheny Carbon Hill Paul Conrad Edward Ervin Florence Smith Amesville Harley Phillips Shawnee Henry Calvert Mary Samson

Nelsonville Elks sponsor stag party at Club Friday

The Nelsonville Elks entertainment committee will host a stag party at the Club this Friday at 8 p m. The menu features corn on the cob with games and prizes planned for attendees.

Nelsonville Nelsonville Elks

Homecoming Observance At Zion Ridge Church

Announcement for Zion Ridge Church New Straitsville homecoming on Sunday September 14 invites former residents and worshippers. The day opens with Sunday school in the morning followed by a noon basket dinner and an afternoon service.

Zion Ridge Church New Straitsville

Willing Workers Class to Meet Friday at Mrs Morman Home

The Willing Workers Class of the Christian Church will gather Friday at 7 p m. at the home of Mrs. Cecil Morman on Adams Street. A potluck supper will be served.

The Christian Church Cecil Morman Adams St

Bingman Family Vacation and Local Visits

Mr and Mrs O P Bingman returned Tuesday from a two weeks vacation in Colorado. They visited with their son Dick Bingman and with Mr and Mrs Glen Thomas in Colorado Springs and with Mr and Mrs W E Wiseman in Estes Park. Pvt Charles P Davis on 20 day leave stays with his parents and his Columbus wife. He will report Sept 20 to Camp Kilmer for an assignment to the European command. Ted Katzenbach headed to Phoenix to spend the winter.

O. P. Bingman Colorado Dick Bingman Glen Thomas Colorado Springs W. E. Wiseman Estes Park Wiseman Park Pvt Charles P. Davis Signal Corps Camp Gordon L. A. Davis Columbus Paul Cavote Davis Camp Kilmer N. J European Command Ted Katzenbach Phoenix Ariz

FAS TEETH Advertises Aid for Loose False Teeth

An old advertisement promotes FAS TEETH as an improved alkaline powder to keep dentures firmer and more comfortable. It claims cooling effects on gums and relief from embarrassment caused by loose plates, urging readers to buy at any drug store.

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