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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Sep 28, 1973

Page

5

Former Mayor Retiring From Cobbler Business

Nelsonville longtime cobbler Earl Hilleary closes Hilleary Shoe Hospital and Store after 50 years of service. A WW II Navy veteran and former mayor, he plans to sell the business if a qualified cobbler is found. The shop has moved locations since 1925.

Nelsonville Hilleary Earl Hilleary William Hilleary New Lexington Majestic Theater Peoples Bank Ohio Fuel Gas Co Ohio General Assembly Dan Hilleary Shoe

Minister Returning To Texas From Logan

The Rev. Harold H. McBride will leave Logan Texas next week after five months as interim pastor at First Baptist Church. During his tenure 20 members united by baptism and one by letter. A farewell fellowship is set for 6 p.m. Saturday in the Logan Federal Building social hall.

Logan Harold H. McBride First Baptist Church Dallas Texas Mr. McBride Canada Colorado Louisiana Southern Baptist Annuity Board Southern Baptist Churches First Baptist Logan Federal Building McBride Christ

Lilies Topic of Garden Club Meeting

The Nelsonville Garden Club met at Mrs. Victor Oakely’s home with twelve members and two guests. President Hazel Mellinger led plans for the year. Bea Adamson outlined programs. Ward Wilson and James Lee presented talks on lilies and their care. The October session will be at Mrs. Adamson’s home.

Nelsonville

Berean Players shift to Nostalgia 74 after forum funding fall

Berean Community Players abandon A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum for Nostalgia 74 a four night show October 25 to 28 at the Community Playhouse. If successful, Student Prince will be rescheduled with five other events. Open tryouts Tuesday and Wednesday at 7 30 p.m. area residents eligible.

Nelsonville Berean Community Players Spencer S. Steenrod Bereans Community Playhouse Berean Community Players, Inc Steenrod

Nelsonville Board of Trade hears progress reports

The Nelsonville Board of Trade met at Ethel's Tea Room and heard updates on water and sewer projects, funding applications, and planned flood control work. Mayor Bumgardner described a razed building site for off street parking and future fire station plans while Hocking Conservancy District officials will tour flood control sites. The meeting noted a $1,000 drug-abuse grant, a $100,000 loan for Yerde Machine Products, and a 12-15 percent rise in Hocking Technical College enrollment to 1,380.

Nelsonville Nelsonville Board of Trade Ethel’s Tea Room David DeVore Bob Wilson First National Bank Kettering Buchtel John Hemer Farm and Home Administration Columbus Appalachia Regional Commission Washington Bumgardner William Meyer Hocking Conser Nelsonville Area Improvement Committee Michael Robinson Richard Hubbard Nelsonville Development Association Community Investment Corp Yerde Machine Products, Inc Veterans Memorial Hocking Technical College Maxine Wolfe John Light William Theisen DeVore Mount St. Mary Hospital

Committee Sets Up Bond Issue Publicity

The School Advancement Committee met to organize publicity for the new high school bond issue. Members will contact residents to aid in distributing materials and securing funds, arranging coverage with newspapers, radio, and TV. Next meeting Oct. 4 to review proposed programs.

Logan Robert Settlage Ray McFarland Kenneth Warling

Four Ohio Residents Named in Local Census Record

Raymond Leroy Rowe aged 38 of Junction City Route 1 and Ruby Jean Dupler 37 of Somerset, along with David Herbert McHenry 18 and Anita Jane Lantz 19 both of Crooksville Route 1 are listed in the same local record.

Raymond Leroy Rowe Junction City Ruby Jean Dupler Somerset David Herbert McHenry Anita Jane Lantz Crooksville

Browns and Tokies transfer property in Corning Route 2 area

Property transfer records show Sherman and Marguerite Brown along with Yates and Agnes moving to Darrell Wo and Joyce St Carson of Junction City. Parcel relates to lot 14 in Administrations Addition with Grace Tokie transferring to John and Rosemary Tokie. Located on Corning Route 2 bearing 30 acres in Bear Hela Two.

Sherman Marguerite Brown Yates Agnes Darrell Wo Joyce Carson Junction City Administons Grace Tokie John Rosemary Tokie Bearhela

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