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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 04, 1952
Page
7
Morristown Holiness Church plans a cottage prayer meeting Friday at 7 30 p m at the home of Mrs Mabel Hiles on High Street Chauncey.
Mr and Mrs Eugene Spurbeck formerly of Fairview West Virginia have moved to a Coakley apartment on West Main Street.
Private David Larry Brunston has a 10 day leave in Nelsonville after completing recruit training at the Marine Corps Recruit Depot in San Diego. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Brunston and will report to Camp Pendleton for sea training duty.
The Taylor Ridge Church and Sunday School invites Greens Run Church to a pot luck supper at 5 30 p m on the church lawn. The Ladies Aid plans the event and a church service will follow at 7 30 p m.
At Lakeside Amusement Park a ride named Hurricane injured Alex Brunner and his wife Mabel Brunner when a wing struck them as the planes spun on cables. Bystander stopped the ride, both were hospitalized with head cuts, riders remained unable to halt it until then.
Chauncey residents Betty Russell Greens Run and Janis Davis Chauncey returned Sunday from a Philadelphian Conference held at Camp Christian near Magnetic Springs. Visitors included Howard Groce and Gary from Glencoe and George Hickenbottom from St Clairsville, Massillon's Howard White Sanford, Ray Pidcock family and Circleville camp meeting attendees Lois Simpson Sylvia Pidecock, J. C. Snyder, Lancaster Adkins family from Lancaster and McKinney Adkins relations in Chauncey area.
Gallipolis driver Peter Guerino pleaded guilty in the mayor's court to operating a vehicle at excessive speed. The affidavit reported a speed of 65 mph in a 50 mph zone. He was fined 10 dollars plus costs.
A total of 78 cases was heard in Mayor Paul Galvin’s court in August. City police filed 41 arrests, while the State Highway Patrol filed 87. Intoxication accounted for 20 city arrests, with two for operating a vehicle under the influence. Other city offenses included two assault and battery, two for failure to provide for minor children, and three each of crashing a red light unsafe operation and ignoring stop signs.
The First Baptist Church in Nelsonville will host a chicken dinner Sunday starting at noon in the parsonage. Tickets are available from church members.
Nelsonville will close queen contests at midnight Saturday. Ballots from nearby communities may be dropped at Nelsonville boxes until midnight and will be credited properly. Band Booster groups will meet Sunday at 12 30 p.m. at City Hall for final checks. The winners will be announced at Old Timers Day at City Playground. Abraham Lincoln was elected captain of a Black Hawk War volunteer company.
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