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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 25, 1941
Page
6
An unclear OCR fragment notes an event with a bird exhibit and club membership details. It mentions a venue, fees for participants, and a display area. Names and precise figures are unreadable, but the fragment implies scheduled dates and admission or participation costs.
Greyhounds anticipate surprises from Athens High E Eleven in Friday night action. Training for Girl Scouts Is Planned in Nelsonville with Oct 2 and 3 sessions conducted by Mrs. W F Delong and Miss Helen Shaw. Little House hosts meetings as Ruth H Schroeder plans January visit for local group.
Metho dist Guild members will collect the remainder of magazines and old papers Friday. Citizens with any should place them on front porches Friday morning as this will be the last collection.
Nelsonville football eyes Friday clash with Athens after a week of prep. Coach Harry Lackey refines offense and defense while the Greyhounds study the T formation used by their foe, with no records yet for the league opener.
Nelsonville audience enjoyed Bubbling Over a college life comedy presented by the Business and Professional Women’s Club. The cast received high praise with clever lines and humorous situations, plus added acts including high school band glee club and several instrumental solos.
Nelsonville society items note substitute play during a bridge meeting with high scores by Mrs. L. P. Rice Mrs. Harry Kelly and Mrs. Cecil Shafer. Guests visit Camp Knox and Louisville with updates on Mrs. Lowell Burnell and family at St. Anthony's Hospital Columbus and a recovery report for William Keplar. A line on polonium prices and distance cites northern Canada 1600 miles from the North Pole at about 1 600 000 per ounce.
In Nelsonville Ladies League Letha Lou Shop continued winning by taking three from Senior Scouts. B. and P. W. Club won two of three from Brooks Shoes. In the city league Mechems meets Neimans at 8 o clock tonight.
Funeral services drew attendees from many towns including New Straitsville Glouster Amesville and Columbus as family and friends traveled from Warren Middleport Wellsville Newark Huntington Ashland and beyond to honor Mrs. Maria Evans with ceremonies and tributes.
The Nelsonville Zone of the Pilgrim Holiness Church will hold a Young Peoples Rally at the McCluney Pilgrim Church on Friday evening September 26 at 7 30. Special music by area youths and speaker Rev Earl Appleman of Logan Church are on the program with zone chairman William Brown announcing details.
P. B. Verity of New York Coal Co. was severely injured in a fall at his home on West Franklin Street on Wednesday evening. He reportedly slipped from a ladder to the attic and struck the floor below. X rays show no fractures.
A son Richard Owen was born Sept 21 to Mr and Mrs Floyd Perry joining daughter Barbara. The play Look Out Lizzie drew a fair crowd in Wilkesville with 21.76 door receipts. cast drawn from local garden club families. Performances planned at Vinton Township Auditorium Friday and Hamden Oct 1. Liberal A B Church home-coming rescheduled to first Sunday in October due to repairs. Vivian and Edison Fain seek work in Woodville. Laurence Hocter and Ethelbert Potts return from a CCC camp. Marguerite Burns home in Hamden after appendectomy. Paul McManus in Brooklyn Navy Yard promoted to second class seaman.
Nelsonville city water linesman Joe Dewhurst has resigned after 15 years of civil service. His departure comes amid ongoing reconstruction in the water works, a water shortage, and overdue pay for department employees. The council finance committee, Mayor Dew, and City Auditor DeVore are seeking solutions as no eligible civil service list exists for a replacement.
Mrs. Oscar Loper and Mrs. Hiram Mingus hosted a miscellaneous shower for Mr. and Mrs. Eldon Loper, with lunch for sixty guests. The couple, living in Columbus, received many gifts as Mr. Lopez is employed there. Nelsonville event notes a Labor Council meeting at 7 p.m. September 26, with board members Mrs. Glen Allen and Oria North Sr. The latter fills a vacancy from the death of Martin P. Ohlinger.
Was so short of breath that he couldn't walk and suffered leg cramps. Joe Beard of Sharpsburg Ohio near Athens testified that TON JON relieved his kidney prostate stomach issues and sleepless nights. He described bloating gas pain burning passages and neck ache before using the product. Sold in Nelson.
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