New Officers Are Installed At VFW Post
Nelsonville post 8289 installs its new year officers led by Oren Miller as commander Aaron Harper senior vice commander Al Conrad junior vice commander Hope Woodson quartermaster Cavneider Edwards post advocate Lawrence Peppers chaplain James Mann surgeon Tracy Conrad trustee three years. District Commander Roland Pierce conducted the installation and the post expressed appreciation for his services.
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Nelsonville
Roland Pierce
VFW
Jimmie Jones
Oren Miller
Aaron Harper
al Conrad
Hope Woodson
Cavneider Edwards
Lawrence Peppers
James Mann
Tracy Conrad
Pierce
Minstrel Show Planned in New Straitsville This Thursday
Nelsonville reports the B and P W Club will stage its minstrel show in New Straitsville on Thursday night after a prior flu outbreak caused a cancellation. The event marks a return to the club's entertainment schedule with local residents attending.
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Nelsonville
B. & P W. Club
New Straitsville
Loyal Women's Class Meets at Nelsonville Church
Members of the Loyal Women's Class of the Christian Church met in the church social rooms Monday. Mrs. Sam Starkey led devotionals and Mrs. Charles Barron presided over the business session noting 41 sick calls for the month. Refreshments were served and the May meeting is planned at the church.
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Nelsonville
Loyal Women's Class
The
Christian Church
Sam Starkey
Charles Barron
Hutchins Announces Marriage to Jackie Hitchings
The wedding of Miss Donna Jean Hutchins to Jackie Lee Hitchings was solemnized in Gallipolis on April 2. The couple will reside in Nelsonville with Hitchings’s family connections and Hutchins’s parental home at 280 Madison Street referenced.
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Donna Jean Hutchins
and Hutchins
Wilber Hutchins
Madison St
Jackie Lee Hitchings
Jack Hitchings
Dan Rolland
Athens
Gallipolis
Hitchings
Nelsonville
Easter Dinner Held by Roosevelt York Township Democrats
The Roosevelt York Township Democratic Club held an Easter dinner at the American Legion building on Sunday. Lillie B. Day received an Easter bonnet made by Mrs. Carl Parry, Mary Riggs got a carnation corsage, and the oldest father and mother were feted. George Wend and others were pictured by Bob Brown of Dayton. About 100 attended. next meeting date to be announced.
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Roosevelt York Township
Democratic Club
American Legion
Lillie B. Day
Carl Parry
Mary Riggs
Easter social guests from Columbus and area noted
Mrs. Ray Ashby Sr and daughter Gladys of Columbus were Easter guests of Ray Ashby Jr and family with Ashbys planning a longer visit. Leighton Aumiller and Dick of Columbus joined Easter guests at the Burnells. Glouster’s Dr Burnell hosted relatives. Elizabeth Inman from Bowling Green visited kin. Gladys Ashby and Wilber Hutchins of Columbus spent time with relatives. Joy Bryson stayed with her brothers in Columbus. the Brysons returned home. Charles Campbell Sr and Charles Betts, both of Columbus, visited Columbus at week’s end. Lawrence Lewis and Jane Smith of near Dayton visited Mrs. Ora Barrows. Bill Quinn of New Jersey also called.
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Ray Ashby
Gladys
Columbus
Brysons
Charles Campbell Sr
Charles Betts
Frank Betts
Lawrence Lewis
Lewis
Jane Smith
Dayton
Ora Barrows
Bill Quinn
New Jersey
Cornzapoppin Cancelled in Nelsonville
Aleatha Campbell announced that the VFW Post 3467 sponsored production Cornzapoppin at Nelsonville High School will not be presented due to unforeseen circumstances. Ticket refunds are available through G. M. Hoch of the VFW committee.
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G. M. Hoch
VFW Committee
Miss Campbell
Brother Dies In Columbus
Nelsonville residents Mr. and Mrs. L R Powell traveled to Columbus after the death of Edward Davis at 464 Forest St. His funeral was set for 3 30 p m at P E Rutherford funeral home with burial in Union Cemetery. Davis left a wife three sons two daughters a brother and a sister.
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Nelsonville
L. R. Powell
Columbus
Edward Davis
Forest St
P. E. Rutherford
Union Cemetery
Charles Kelley
John
Matilda Kelley
Hannah E. Castor
Hollie E
Katherine Bales
Charles Guy
Athens
Earl L
Lancaster
Effie Frost
Dayton
Russell M
Muskegon
Mich
Addie M. Hallock
Delegates Elected for Ohio Federation of Women’s Clubs
Mrs John W Wood and Mrs Julius Fischer were chosen as delegates with Mrs E J Kessinger and Mrs Stanley Dew as alternates to the 50th annual Ohio Federation of Women’s Clubs session in Columbus May 6 7 and 8. The Hyperion Club hosted by Mrs Stanley Dew featured art by the visually handicapped and sale items at the library invites public attendance. Mrs Howard Ong spoke on International Relations Between Russia and the United States with Mrs Joe B Davis assisting in the follow up discussion.
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Nelsonville
John W. Wood
Julius Fischer
E. J. Kessinger
Stanley Dew
Ohio Federation of Women’s Clubs
Columbus
Hyperion Club
Russia
United States
Howard Ong
B&PW Plan Stage Show At Rural Ward School
The Nelsonville Business and Professional Women's Club will stage a minstrel in the gym at Rural Ward School in Carbon Hill on April 15. The senior class sponsors the event and also plans a Washington tour for April 18 to 21.
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Rural Ward School
Carbon Hill
Nelsonville Business and Professional Women's Club
Rural Ward
Washington, D. C
Myers Undergoes Major Operation At Cleveland Clinic
Leonard A. Myers survived a major operation Tuesday at the Cleveland Clinic where he has been treated since March 30. His friends may write to him in room 512 and his condition was listed as fair Tuesday evening.
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Nelsonville
Léonard A. Myers
Cleveland Clinic
District WSCS To Convene In Nelsonville
The Chillicothe District Woman's Society of Christian Service holds a one day session at First Methodist Church Nelsonville with Mrs. Alice Wyskiver presiding and guest speaker Elizabeth Hoge. Activities include devotional rites, reports, luncheon, music by Carl Nessley and the Nelsonville WSCS chorus, and officer introductions.
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Nelsonville
Chillicothe District
Woman's Society of Christian Service
First Methodist Church
Alice Wyskiver
Logan
W. M. George
Homer Reber
Paul Greyhill
D. B. Green
J. M. Allenmary
Virgil Maxwell
Carl Nessley
WSCS
Elizabeth Hoge
India
Cincinnati
Ashville
J. H. Dunlap
Williamsport
Lancaster
John Dick
New Holland
A. B. Albertson
J. M. Allenbary
Bloomingburg
Robert Gittins
Sterling
D. W. Bryson
Hamden
Harry Ball
Athens
Maud Doyle
Chillicothe
Fred Oswald
Washington D. H
Leonard Mann
Kingston
Edith Miller
Hubert Bolin
Fines Reported In City Court
In Nelsonville mayor court William DeGarmore of Corning pleaded guilty on arraignment to non-support of minor children and was bound over to the grand jury after a satisfactory agreement. Several others were fined or cleared on pleas of guilty or not guilty for disturbing the peace intoxication and traffic light violations with hearings scheduled for April 13.
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Nelsonville
Oral Daugherty
William DeGarmore
Corning
Charles Paulk
Deanville
Raymond Warehime
Roy Savage
Cecil Carlin
Clifford Lines
Robert Gossett
Lancaster
James Keener
Columbus
Marcus Home Fetes Egg Hunt Saturday
ZION RIDGE An Easter egg hunt was held Saturday at the home of Mr and Mrs Marcus Levering with attendees Mary Edwards Jean Edwards Ray Edwards Shirley Johnson Kay Chesser Billy Chesser Gary Chesser and Mrs Fred Maloney.
Zaleski Lineman Severely Injured on Electric Line
William Cramm of Zaleski, employed by the Columbus & Southern Ohio Electric Co., suffered a badly cut middle finger on Tuesday afternoon when it was caught in a pulley on a line track. The fingertip was nearly severed.
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Nelsonville
William Cramm
Zaleski
Columbus & Southern Ohio Electric Co
Willing Workers Class Meet at Mrs Sally Davis Home
Nelsonville club members of the Willing Workers Class of the Christian Church plan a Thursday evening gathering at Mrs Sally Davis home with a covered dish dinner.
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Nelsonville
The
Christian Church
Sally Davis
Laurel Cliff Baby and Social News Summary
Mrs Louella Stahl Mrs Georgia Diehl Mrs John Ratliff Mrs Edward Evans Mrs Guy Cole Mrs Josia Turner and Margaret Liesheit are listed in local social notices. A daughter was born to Mr and Mrs Glenn Smith at Holzer Hospital. Olin Rife and Col umbus Harris West Virginia Burns Gallipolis visited George Renshaw. Lou Diehl spent a weekend in Columbus.
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Laurel Cliff
Louella Stahl
Georgia Diehl
John Ratliff
Edward Evans
Guy Cole
Josia Turner
Margaret Liesheit
Glenn Smith
Holzer Hospital
Olin Rife
Columbus
Mar] Harris
West Virginia
Charles Burns
Gallipolis
Laurelville social notes feature club events and theater
Laurelville rounds up weekly doings with bridge club high scores at Mrs. Frank Cox home and Mrs. Madge Young hosting another session. Junior class at Laurelville Perry High staged Let Me Out of Here with a listed cast. WSCS met at Mrs. Emma Cox with 16 members and one guest. plans and prizes noted. Various local residents and guests are listed with Easter, weekend visits, and family gatherings across Laurelville area.
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Laurelville
Frank Cox
Clay Reichelderfer
Richard Bowers
Bowers
Madge Young
Gwendolyn Dent
Margaret Chilcote
Laurelville-Perry High School
Mary Ellen Rose
Evelyn Hedges
Aline Bright
Phyllis Anderson
Neva Swackhamer
Raymond Tisdale
Dalton DeLong
LeRoy Stevens
Ersel Young
Charles Hedges
WSCS
Emma Cox
Lucille Swackhamer
Mr. Bretz
Audalene Poling
Emma Armstrong
Blanche Reichelderfer
Marjorie Shupe
Dayton
Jean Shupe
Mary Nan Nichols
Columbus
Ray Poling
Rolla Karshner
Joan of Columbus
Edith Armstrong
Lafe Straus
Charles Reynolds
Pearl Saylor
Stella Will
Elliott Reichelderfer
Fred Reichelderfer
John Chilcote
Gerald Rose
Mary Ellen
Anna Bowers
Lancaster
Lee Bigham
Wavelene
John Yantes
Near Rockbridge
Harold Harmon
Rita Jane
Will Harmon
Rudolph Barclay
Mary
Phil Swackhamer
Charles Barclay
Dwight Huggins
Glenn McHarg
Union Furnace
Arthur Kalklasch
Woodrow Kalklasch
Harley Kalklasch
Logan
George Fair
Robert Metzger
Sandy
New Lexington
Clarence Swackhamer
Bobby
Euclid
Kate Swackhamer
Charles Everett Collins
Paul
John Haubeil
Gail Jinks
Lakewood
W. L. Jinks
Body composition: oxygen carbon hydrogen and more
The passage notes a 150 pound person contains roughly 98 pounds of oxygen 30 pounds of carbon nearly 15 pounds of hydrogen three parts of nitrogen and nearly two pounds of phosphorus. It presents a rough element makeup of the human body.
Alexander’s Loot At Issus Persepolis And Ecbatana
An eminent professor estimates Alexander the Great amassed booty valued at 5 million dollars after Issus 141 million after Persepolis and 212 million after Ecbatana. The figures reflect ancient wealth attributed to his campaigns across key ancient sites.
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Alexander
Alexander the Great
Issus
Persepolis
Ecbatana
Learning capacity across ages per eminent professor
A noted professor states learning ability rises until age 22 then stays high through 35 and remains strong at 50, but declines sharply after 70 or 80. The claim summarizes a long-term view on cognitive performance across the lifespan.
Markets Cincinnati Produce Prices and Grades
Cincinnati market report lists eggs by consumer grades U S AA large 52 percent A large 50 percent A medium 46 percent U S B large 46 percent plus wholesale grades No 1 243 standards 1 238 current receipts No 1 quality clean 39 percent. Poultry prices cover heavy fowls over 5 pounds 32 cents per pound lightweight under 4 pounds 20 cents per pound over 4 pounds 24 cents per pound fryers 34 cents roasters 4 pounds and over 33 cents broilers 34 cents. Butter wholesale 1 pound prints 66 2 3 cents percent 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 cents butterfat premium 61 regular 58. Potatoes 1.75 to 4.25 per hundredweight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
U. S
Cincinnati Livestock Market Report Highlights Mixed Hogs Cattle Sheep
Salable hogs 2 500 with early sales down 75 for barrows and gilts and sows 1 down. price ranges 23 to 26 for various weights. Cattle calves 600 with steady to higher bids for good and choice. steers and heifers 23 to 24 50, cows 13 to 16, vealers up to 25 50. Sheep 50 head steady with ewes 4 to 5 and lambs 8 to 24 quotable to 24.
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Cincinnati
Administratrix Appointed in Athens County Estates
Hazel B. Kehrer of Pomeroy Ohio is named Administratrix of Edith M. Stiers estate with four months for creditors to file claims. Francis D. White Probate Judge dated March 19 1947. Kathleen Hartley of Nelsonville Ohio is named Administratrix of John H Saltz estate dated March 21 1947.
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Hazel B. Kehrer
Pomeroy
Ohio
Edith M. Stiers
Nelsonville
Athens County
Francis D. White
Said
Kathleen Hartley
John H. Saltz
Farewell to church and children dear I can no longer tarry here
A reverent farewell note reports a death and religious longing as the writer says they are going home in faith. The message expresses love for family and trust in salvation, noting no pain or fear and the old machine declining to run. Card of thanks follows for kindness, sympathy, and flowers after the death of their father.
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Nelsonville News
Pythian Sisters
Orpheum Nelsonville
Pony Express
William Elliott
Vera Ralston
Republic
Gail Patrick
Joseph Schilderaut
Itn
Andy Clyde
Donald Barry
Raymond Walburn
Richard Wormser
Michael Uris
Ralph Spence
George Antheil
Joseph Kane
Son OF the Guardsman
Nelsonville Social Notes
Jim Preston
Delaware
Ohio Wesleyan University
J. B. Preston
Rhea Evans
Cleveland
Guy Evans
Mary E. Kessinger
Cleveland Heights
Lillian Sutton
C. A. Stover
Willard Branston
Francis Ely
Ann
Majestic
London
Paramount Presents
Paulette Goddard
Ray Mill and
Mitchell Leisen
Brandwene
L. A. Myers
Spring Lee
Marcus
York Grange
James H. Wilson
First National Bank
Wetherell
State Hospital
Captalin Roberts
Duane
Memoriam
Buck’'S Auto Supply
Roy's Auto Supply
Brown
Dial
Auto Service
Imperial & Gold
Everett Lee
Ralph Mel Kibben
Chauncey
Mackie
Guy Glover
Walker St
Marie G. Hoffee
Central
Logan's
Washington St
Athena
Electric Motor Service
Union Street
Rose
Modern
Hoover
Richlang
SELE
Marietta Chemical Products Company
Marietta
Athens Heating and Insulating Co
National Assn. of Piano Tuners
Wm. P. MacDonald
Strawn Plumbing CO
N. Court St
Jim McCombs
Sewell’s
Albany
W. Union Street
Rose Scott
Dorothy Graham
H. P. Wagner Motor
H. B Wagner Motor
Williams Oil
Call
Davis Sheet Metal CO
Hanna
White House
F. G. Stona
E. State Street
Cameron and van Dyke Gen. Insurance
Dial Tal
Farm Bureau Ins. Co
J. Clyde Edmundson
D. M. Goddard
Earl F. Mathews
Huffman
Huffman Transportation Service
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Etiatiaty
Elmira
N. Y
Ohio University
Airport
Dial 24462
Pere Son
Court St
Westfall’s
Mulberry Inn
Pete
Blackmore's
Ohio Resaurant
Mohawk Quality
Athens Tire CO
Othom
Athens, Ohio
Everet
Rt. 1
Flora
Pratts Fork
Orland Gilliland
Amesville
Guysville
Blanch Leyda
BUICK
Athens Willys CO
W. Washington
Athens Buick CO
the Messenger
Chevrolet
Fair Grounds
Russell Gabriel
S. Shafer St
FORD
Roy Bosworth
Jerseyville
Oldsmobile
State Street
Glen Ziegler
Frank Coon
Euclid Drive
Mccall Station
Murray City
International
Beasley and Mathews, Inc
Fender
C. A. Daugherty
Athens, O
Shouse
Marathon Gas and Oil Products
E. State ST
Athens Motor Sales
DeSoto
Plymouth Sales & Service
State St
Algeo Motor Sales
N. Lancaster St
CHESS
W. Union
Wyse-Cycles
White’s
Linn
Front St
Co. E. Schuster and Sons
Athens-Chauncey Road
Superior Electric CO
West State Street
Kroger Super Market
National House
Richland Ave
Athens Auto Parts
W. Union aBy White’s Mill
Northeastern Ohio
Glouster
Ohio State Employment Service
Odd Fellows Hall
Fort St
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