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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Sep 15, 1958

Page

10

West School reunion draws ninety members in Nelsonville

About 90 former West School members attended the annual reunion connected with the Parade of the Hills in Nelsonville. New president Mrs Violet Wolfe Hollenvaugh led, with Mrs Sadie Simonton as vice president and Mrs Edith Cox as treasurer.

Nelsonville Old West School Violet Wolfe Hollenbaugh Sadie Simonton Edith Cox Elizabeth Byrd F. M. Wentz First Methodist Church Joanna Evans Arthur Kennedy

Chauncey Personals Note Visiting Relatives

Chauncey society notes list visitors including Helen Howard and her cousin Bert Wolfe from Huntington West Virginia, and other guests at local homes. The entries mention families of Eldon Skinner, Ed Braglin, and Stanleys, with additional visits by Raymond Tucker Jr and Ada Grigsby, among others.

Helen Howard Bert Wolfe Huntington W. Va Eldon Skinner Ed Braglin Glouster Canton Plains Parkersburg Mary Dew Ruth Thompson Edith Cochran Marie Stanley Terry Fulks Raymond Tucker Jr Alliance Ada Grigsby Trimble Raymond Tucker

Millfield Methodist Adult Bible Class Meets in CHAUNCEY

The Millfield Methodist Church Adult Bible Class met at the Morgan home with 24 present. Mrs Margaret Simpkins showed church picnic home movies after readings and contests. Rev Fred Thorn led prayer and roll call. Next meeting set for Oct 3 at 7:30 p m at the Hillens.

Chauncey Millfield Methodist Church Joe Lucille Morgan Fred Thorn Margaret Simpkins Emory and Reta Hillen

Chauncey Church of Christ Plans Fall Family Night

The Chauncey Church of Christ will hold its first fall family night on Tuesday with a 6:30 pot luck supper in the Parish House. After meals there will be a hymn sing devotions and a social hour. Church board members will then meet at the church.

Church of Christ Chauncey Chauncey Church of Christ

Church Board to Meet At Millfield Christian Church

The Millfield Christian Church board will meet Wednesday at 7 30 replacing the previous Thursday slot. After the board session the program committee for the home coming will convene.

Chauncey Millfield Christian Church

Gillespie Reunion Held At Millfield Residence

The Gillespie reunion gathered at the farm home in Millfield with numerous relatives in attendance including Don and Jane Howard and families from Defiance Washington D C. Carl Parker and families from Dayton. Norman Simpkins and Robby from Xenia. Joe Morgan and Pauline Mingus group among others.

Chauncey Gillespie Millfield Don Howard Jane Lea Ann Alfred Howard Jacklyn Defiance Jimmie Howard Jean Washington, D. C Carl Parker Carol Carl Edward Norman Simpkins Robby Dayton Victor Robinett Xenia Joe Morgan Pauline Mingus Donnie Helen Gillespie Ben Simpkins

Den 2 Cubs Hold Meeting

Den 2 Cubs meets Sept 4 with Den mother Mrs. Kostival and Mrs. Hamer. Theme Cowboy Roundup. David Kostival elected Denner. Buckskin report read by Den Chief Eddie Bowe. Cubs made snapper pistols and branding irons from Eagles and Bears. Sept 10 meeting at the Kostivals' home included a visit to the Kozmas who showed Indian relics and cowboy life items.

Chauncey Cub Scouts of Den 2 Den Andy Kostival Jack Hamer David Kostival Denner Andy Alderman Cub Lion Webelos Eddie Bowe Cubs Cub Scouts Bert Kozma Millfield

Mount St. Mary Hospital Births and Residents List

A notices page from Mount St. Mary Hospital lists numerous birth announcements and resident names. Entries name parents and locations such as Glouster Athens Nelsonville and Jackson ville with newborns and multiple adults noted.

Eleven Hearings Held In Mayor Myers Court

Eleven persons appeared in Mayor Francis Myers court on Saturday evening, mostly on highway patrol citations. Bonds forfeited by William H. Blair and several others were followed by fines ranging from 10 to 147 dollars for offenses including unsafe operation, speeding, and driving without a license.

Logan Highway Patrol Francis Myers William H. Blair Carbon Hill Michael J. Yates Richard C. Knight Athens David T. Williams Allen T. Barnhart Nelsonville Jimmie L. Goff Wakeman Stacy R. Beougher Rockbridge Harry E. Chapman Beougher Chapman O. M. Lynch Gore William E. Brooks Chalmers Abrams Mansfield Brooks Abrams Clyde E. Mount

City Police Cite Five Over Weekend

Logan police cited five persons for offenses over the weekend. Mark L. Van Curren and Robert Edwards were charged with unsafe operation on E Front St early Sunday. Joseph S. Butts was arrested for intoxication and jailed awaiting arraignment before Mayor Francis Myers. Larry L. Lehman was cited for creating unnecessary noise with his car on Sunday.

Logan Mark L. van Curren Robert Edwards E. Front St van Curren Edwards Joseph S. Butts Butts J. W. Doering N. Spring St Francis Myers Larry L. Lehman Logan Route 3

Funeral arrangements for Harry C. Mills

Logan burial notice for 77 year old Harry C. Mills of West Logan who died at Mount St Mary Hospital. Survived by three daughters two sons a sister 23 grandchildren and 17 great grandchildren. Friends may call at Heinlein Funeral Home after 7 p.m. services Wednesday at 10 a.m. with Rev. Carl Wetherill officiating. Burial in Oak Grove Cemetery.

John Lehman Carbon Hill Raymond Mills Haydenville Harry A. Mills Columbus Elizabeth Allgood Logan May Heinlein Carl Wetherill Oak Grove Cemetery

Ten Nelsonville court violators fined in weekend session

Police court in Nelsonville fined ten individuals after a weekend session with Mayor Robert Auflick presiding. Davis of Nelsonville paid 15 dollars, Kas ler of Athens 50 for fighting and obscene language, Adkins 10 for menacing threats, and others including Taylor Blair Wood Adams Hook Pyle Bolin for overload disturbances and intoxication charges.

Nelsonville Robert Auflick Charles H. Davis John W. Kasler Athens Charles Adkins Csots Robert Taylor Gerald Blair Carbon Hill Melvin Lee Wood Russell K. Adams Charles F. Hook, Jr Charles Pyle John E. Bolin

Hocking Valley Birth and Patient Admissions

Hocking Valley hospital notes report the birth of a son to Mr and Mrs Claude Ogle of Enterprise. Admissions include Mrs Edwin Barker of Logan Route 3 for medical reasons and several discharges and other current patients across Logan Circleville and surrounding routes.

Claude Ogle Enterprise Edwin Barker Logan Larry Walker Richard Hunt Junction City Bertha Jones Harper Sommers Robert Brotherton Hamden May Kimble Edgar Black Circleville

Reunion draws distant guests to West School gathering

Mrs. Pearl Bumgardner Fenner of St Petersburg Florida and Mrs. Dorothy Bumgardner Morgan of Columbus Ohio attended the West School Reunion. Both sisters of Don Bumgardner and Lulu Courtney were recognized for traveling the farthest to the event.

Nelsonville Pearl Bumgardner Fenner St. Petersburg Fla Dorothy Bumgardner Morgan Columbus Don Bumgardner Lulu Courtney Fenner

Volunteers To Meet For Chauncey Dover Fire Ball Prep

The Chauncey Dover Volunteer Fire Department will meet tonight at seven at the fire house. Final arrangements will be made for the Fireman's Ball and members will practice with the truck.

Chauncey Chauncey- Dover

DAR Members Invited to Dedicate Memorial Forest

DAR members and those interested in reforestation are invited to the dedication of the DAR Memorial Forest in Mohican State Park Ashland County on Monday September 29 at 1 p.m. Governor ONeill will dedicate the forest after a presentation by Mrs Charles R Petree. The ceremony includes state officers and forestry officials.

Nelsonville Daughters of the American Revolution Dar Memorial Forest Mohican State Park Ashland County William O'Neill Charles R. Petree Ohio Dar Hubert Fagan State Department of Natural Resources QO. A

Mercer Rites Arranged for Mrs Adda E Mercer

Logan services set for Mrs Adda E Mercer 84 formerly of Ewing who died Saturday in Lancaster after an eight year illness. She was born in Vinton County daughter of Joseph and Elizabeth Linn and lived on a farm near Ewing with husband William H Mercer. Surviving: four sons Thomas Ford Wayne Mercer of Lancaster Harry H Mercer of Logan Route 1 a brother Pearl Linn Logan a sister Mrs Pearl Bray Creola four grandchildren two great grandchildren. Services Wednesday at 2 pm Heinlein Funeral Home Lancaster with Rev A N Grueser officiating burial Oak Grove Cemetery. Friends may call after 7 pm today.

Logan Adda E. Mercer Ewing Lancaster Joseph Elizabeth Faulkner Linn Vinton County William H. Mercer Oak Grove Cemetery

Mrs. Lucy Cooke 78 dies in Logan Ohio

Mrs. Lucy Cooke age 78 widow of Herbert Cooke died at 10 a m Sunday at her home 320 Midland Place after long illness and years of invalidism. A Perry County native she lived most of her life in Logan and was a member of First Methodist Church and Venus Chapter 76 Order of the Eastern Star. Surviving are a son George H. Cooke of Kent and three daughters Ethel Wolfe Helen Brian of Logan and Hazel McFadyen of Columbus. Funeral services set for 4 p m Wednesday at Heinlein Funeral Home with the Rev Carl Plummer officiating. Burial in Oak Grove Cemetery. Eastern Star memorial services at 8 p m Tuesday at the funeral home.

Logan Lucy Cooke Herbert Cooke Midland Place Perry County Augustus Sarah Diltz Stoneburner First Methodist Church Venus Order of the Eastern Star George H. Cooke Kent Ethel Wolfe Helen Brian Hazel McFadyen Columbus Heinlein Carl Plummer Oak Grove Cemetery Eastern Star Funeral

Mrs. Edgell Dies at 83 in Mount St Mary Hospital

Nancy Edgell 83 of 444 Jackson Street died after a heart attack at her home and arrival at Mount St. Mary Hospital. Born in Athens County she was the widow of George A. Edgell. Survived by two daughters Gladys Spencer and Flossie McNamee, sister Myrtle Dyson, nine grandchildren and 14 great grandchildren. Funeral arrangements announced by Johnson Funeral Home.

Nelsonville Nancy Edgell Jackson St Mount St. Mary Hospital Athens County Salmon Rebecca North George A. Edgell Gladys Spencer New Straitsville Flossie McNamee Logan Myrtle Dyson St. ‘Clairsville The Johnson Funeral Home

Flasher Light Added For Nelsonville Police Cruiser

City police in Nelsonville buy a new four unit flasher light for the cruiser using funds from the Policemen's Ball and the rodeo. The oscillating sealed beam units are expected to make the cruiser more visible at night.

Nelsonville — City

Loyal Workers to Meet for Methodist pot luck

Nelsonville reports the Loyal Workers Sunday School Class of the Methodist Church will gather at noon Tuesday at the home of Mrs. Clifford Wallace on Myers Street for a pot luck luncheon.

Nelsonville Loyal Workers The Methodist Church Clifford Wallace Myers Street

PTA Meeting In New Nelsonville School

Nelsonville residents prepare for the first PTA meeting at the new elementary school. The 7:30 p.m. session in the multi purpose room will elect officers and consider the local citizen role in the State House Conference on Education. Mrs. Alice Kunzman will speak on school responsibilities and discuss new schedules and concerns.

Nelsonville Alice Kunzman State House Conference On Education

Cincinnati Market Report Eggs Poultry Potatoes and Livestock Prices

Markets show egg prices by grade from Cincinnati area, consumer grades U S A large and jumbo ranges, and farm poultry levels. Livestock data include cattle calves hogs and sheep with price bands for steers heifers cows bulls and feeders, plus regional notes on activity and stability.

Cincinnati f.C.b U.S USDA

Elks To Meet Nelsonville Tuesday Evening

The Nelsonville Elks hold their regular meeting on Tuesday at 8 p.m. in the Elks Home.

ELKS Nelsonville

WBA To Meet Nelsonville Tonight

The WBA will meet tonight at 7 30 p m in the Odd Fellows Hall.

WBA Nelsonville Odd Fellows ‘Hall

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