Nelsonville Receives Federal Grant for Street and Alley Work
Nelsonville will use a federal grant of 40 167 to fund a city wide street and alley improvement project covering 2.56 miles of unimproved roads. Total project cost is estimated at 68 007 with remaining funds from local sources. The plan lists multiple streets and alleys with lengths ranging from 97 to 1 060 feet and mentions WPA release in the county office.
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S. G. Holland
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Students To Take All State Exams
Nelsonville High School will host All State Tests over the next two days as required by the State Department of Education. The program applies to every student and is part of the annual state testing cycle.
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Nelsonville
Nelsonville High School
State Department of Education
Singers From Negro School To Be Heard
Nelsonville crowd gathers for Cotton Blossom Singers from Piney Woods Country Life School Mississippi. They will perform Negro spirituals and melodies at 7 30 PM in the Men's Auditorium. Proceeds go to the school as part of a union church series.
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Nelsonville
Cotton Blossom Singers
Piney Woods
Presbyterian, Methodist and
Christian Churches
Class entertains Monks Sunday School group in Methodist Church
Eleven members and one guest Mrs Tillie Hall attended Tuesday night and Mrs Pat Galvin with Mrs Margaret Woolery and Mrs Emily McManaway organized the program for Mrs Charles Monks class. A social evening and refreshments followed.
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Nelsonville
Tillie Hall
Pat Galvin
Margaret Woolery
Emily McManaway
Charles Monks
Methodist Church
Bess Higgins
Presbyterian Missionary Society Plans 61st Anniversary
Members may bring a guest to the 61st anniversary program in the church parlors Thursday from 2 to 4 PM. A tea and an interesting program have been arranged for the occasion.
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Nelsonville
Presbyterian Missionary Society
Style Show Planned At Dinner Meeting
Sixteen FHA members and guest Jean Sharff enjoyed chop suey dinner at Mrs. Doris Horch's home in Nelsonville. Ruth Windle joined the Little Women Degree. Plans were discussed for the annual style show and a mother and daughter banquet. Betty Pierce Elizabeth Gathers and Ruth Windle helped with refreshments.
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Nelsonville
FHA
Jean Sharff
Doris Horch
Ruth Windle
Betty Pierce
Elizabeth Gathers
Unit Meets Saturday Nelsonville Townsend Unit Report
Nelsonville Townsend Unit No 1 will convene at the Latter Day Saints Church on Jackson and Harper streets Saturday at 2 PM to hear a detailed report from the Wellston board convention held April 4 A second meeting is set for Gallipolis on Sunday May 2 Local members urged by R H McCray to attend Saturdays session Ed Heselden and guests visited from Bicknell Indiana last week and returned with Miss Eleanore Heselden Mrs George Badwell has returned from Canton Ohio Cosmopolitan Club meets Friday at 7 30 hosted by Mrs L R Kelch in Nelsonville
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Nelsonville
Townsend
Latter Day Saints
Ed Heselden
Charles Evans, Sr
Charles Evans Jr
Little Daughter
Bicknell, Ind
Eleanore Heselden
L. R. Kelch
Cosmopolitan Club
East PTA Meeting At East School Friday
Nelsonville notes the East Parent Teacher Association will hold a Friday 3 PM meeting at East School. Third grade pupils will present the program.
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Nelsonville
East
Property Improvement at Deanville Reroofed
Nelsonville report notes Alex Mc Combs improved his Deanville property by reroofing it. Also: Willing Workers Class of the Christian Church meets at Mrs Ellen Steenrod home Franklin Street Thursday at 7 30 PM with a potluck.
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Nelsonville
Alex McCombs
Deanville
The
Christian Church
Ellen Steenrod
Franklin St
Birthday Honored Jean Allen in Nelsonville Surprise
Twelve friends gathered at Jean Allen's home for her 14th birthday Saturday night. A most enjoyable evening followed with cheerful celebration and fellowship.
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Nelsonville
Jean Allen
Pastor seeks member ballot on continuing in pulpit
In Nelsonville First Presbyterian Church pastor Rev. Lloyd Evans mails secret ballots to all members asking whether he should remain or be replaced. Ballots are unsigned and mailed to L R Kelch for counting with envelopes provided. Evans says the method reflects church operation ideas and aims to extend to other congregations.
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Nelsonville
Lloyd Evans
First Presbyterian Church
Evans
L. R. Kelch
Elks Install New Officers in Nelsonville Lodge
Nelsonville Lodge No 543 BPO Elks installed recently elected officers at a Tuesday meeting. Exalted ruler Philip Ong heads the list with David Bennett John Johnson and Jack Powell in key posts. John E Reed retiring exalted ruler will serve as grand lodge delegate in Denver in June.
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Nelsonville
Nelsonville Lodge
BPO Elks
Philip Ong
David Bennett
John Johnson
Jack Powell
Fred Linscott
L. R. Kelch
Ryler
John Call
F. J. O'Mara
Grand Lodge
Denver
John E. Reed
Ong
S. W. Ross
Charles Shafer
D. M. Sheffield
Tri Psi Sorority Dinner and Meeting in Nelsonville Apartment
Thirty members of Tri Psi Sorority enjoyed a three course dinner in their Nelsonville apartment. Miss Maxine Hall led the serving committee with several assistants. Mrs. Howard Butt was initiated and the regular weekly meeting followed the meal.
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Nelsonville
Tri Psi Sorority
Maxine Hall
Corwin Cookson
Elsworth Devore
Evelyn Galvin
Florence Cook
Adaline Ray
Vivian Coakley
Howard Butt
Six Fined for Traffic Violations Tuesday
Six drivers were fined for failing to observe traffic signals in Nelsonville on Tuesday. A. F. Simmons Wilmette Ruth Nixon Deanville Earl Shafer Chauncey W F Copeland Athens Allen Kline Nelsonville Amos Sorrell Murray City pled guilty and paid $10 plus costs.
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Nelsonville
S. G. Holland
A. F. Simmons
Wilmette
Ruth Nixon
Deanville
Benefit Announced for Daughters of America Orphans
A benefit party hosted by the Daughters of America is set for Friday night at 1.C.C.F. Hall to aid D of A orphans in Tiffin. The event starts at 8 o'clock and the public is invited.
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Nelsonville
Daughters of America
1.C
Church to Elect Elders and Officials at Nel sonville Meeting
Nel sonville Presbyterian plans a Thursday 7 p m church meeting to elect two elders to replace L R Kelch and H D Krieg. Three deacons and three trustees will be chosen along with a clerk, finance committee, Deanville Community Center trustee board, and church treasurer and secretary. Members only. Rev Lloyd Evans to moderate.
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Nelsonville
Deanville
Lloyd Evans
Directors Named for New Year by Rotary
Five directors were named at a Rotary Club meeting to serve the ensuing year starting in June. They will elect a president and vice president from among themselves and designate a secretary treasurer. Elected were Frank G. Smith, Harry Mettler, L. I. Krieg, William Morgan and R. W. Parks. Visitors included Tom Donaghue Sr. and Jack Donaghue, guests of Dr. Tom Donaghue.
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Rotary Club
Frank G. Smith
Harry Mettler
L. I. Krieg
William Morgan
R. W. Parks
Tom Donaghue Sr
Jack Donaghue
Tom Donaghue
Former Nelsonville Woman Dies Tuesday
Nelsonville relatives learned the death occurred Tuesday night at Huntington West Virginia of Mrs J F Waugh formerly of Nelsonville. Funeral services will be held Thursday at 2 PM in Huntington with burial there. She is survived by her husband two daughters Mrs Avenell Gibson and Mrs Beulah Bishoff of Zanesville and a step-daughter Mrs H M Gabriel of the city.
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Nelsonville
J. F. Waugh
Huntington
W. Va
Waugh
Avenell Gibson
Beulah Bishoff
Zanesville
H. M. Gabriel
Nelsonville Principal Heads to Chicago Conference
Kenneth Kin neer principal of Nelsonville High School heads to Chicago to attend the North Central Association of Secondary Schools meeting today.
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Nelsonville
Kenneth Kinneer
Nelsonville High School
Chicago
North Central Association of Secondary Schools
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