Nelsonville Sportsmen seek new members in local drive
Nelsonville Sportsmen's Association pushes membership drive with annual dues, inviting all to a Friday meeting at the American Legion building. Secretary Hubbard outlines club aims including lake and park restoration, game restocking, and support for anti pollution legislation HB 407, plus plans for a 25 to 30 acre lake, park, trap shooting, and a rifle range near Nelsonville.
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Nelsonville
Nelsonville Sportsmen's Association
American Legion
M. R. Hubbard
Hubbard
League of Ohio Sportsmen
Ohio
Simms
Fairfield County
Levering Hollow
Mrs Cook Hosts Esther Class in Nelsonville
Mrs Emma Cook was hostess Monday night to the Esther Class of the Church of Christ at her Fayette Street home in Nelsonville. Devotional leader Maggie Betts read Psalm 1 with prayer by Mable Johnson. Reports by Edna Barron and Velma Pritchard preceded a potluck and games. Three guests joined members including Alice Dilcher Josie Baugh Mildred Baugh and numerous listed members.
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Nelsonville
Emma Cook
Esther
Church of Christ
Fayette St
Maggie Betts
Mable Johnson
Edna Barron
Velma Pritchard
Alice Dilcher
Josie Baugh
Mildred Baugh
Mesdames Velma Pritchard
Lillie Bland
Ann Linton
Maggie Keating
June Oakley
Grace Lax
Freda Pickering
Edna Scott
Engagement Announcement for Mae Azbell to Richard Hood
Mr and Mrs Charles Azbell announce the engagement of their daughter Mae to Richard Hood of Logan. The wedding will be at the Azbell home on Poplar Street on May 3 at seven in the evening.
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Nelsonville
Charles Azbell
Mae
Richard Hood
Logan
Ezbell
Poplar St
York Two relief orders to be distributed Wednesday
In Nelsonville the relief orders for York Township will be issued at the Trustees Building on West Columbus Street from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Wednesday, April 16. Orders for Buchtel are to be distributed at the mayor's office from 2 to 4 p.m.
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Nelsonville
York Township
Trustees
W. Columbus St
Buchtel
Dinner served by church groups in Nelsonville
The Women’s Society of Christian Service and the Epworth League of the Methodist Church will host a chicken dinner at the church on Thursday from 5 to 7 pm. Epworth League members are selling tickets and attendees may contact them for details.
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Nelsonville
Women's Society of Christian Service
Epworth League
The
Methodist Church
Perssons
Club Will Meet NELSONVILLE Woman’s Society session
The regular meeting of Group No 4 of the Women’s Society of Christian Service will be held at the home of leader Mrs Bess Higgins on Wednesday evening at 7 30 o clock. A good attendance is desired as important business will be discussed.
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Nelsonville
Women's Society of Christian Service
Bess Higgins
Nelsonville school activities include a paper drive and play tickets
The On To Washington Club raised over 200 for the Washington trip. Eighth Grade tests are set for April 18 with results later. Senior Class Play tickets go on sale for Friday 8 PM in the high school auditorium. A forest fund drive is underway aided by Mr Gilmore. An ordinance authorizes an agreement with the WPA and Ohio State University to index revise and codify city ordinances with specified appropriations and takes effect April 7 1941.
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Nelsonville
Washington
Carl Campbell
Maynard McDaniels
Gilmore
Work Projects Administration
Ohio State University
Athens
State of
Ohio
General Revenue Fund
Espe Cal
United States
P. F. Good
C. H. Harris
Scott Dairy Bowlers Win League Match
GLOUSTER Scott Dairy took two of three from Joe's Garden last evening. Joe Wolf Sr. led with a 224 single and 597 for high triple. Steve Gyurko posted a 220 as second high with a 564 triple and scored the eight ten split in the final game.
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Glouster
Scott Dairy
Joe's Garden
Joe Wolf, Sr
Steve Gyurko
Ween
Blue Lake News Notes
Blue Lake news notes cover local visits, funerals, and community events. Mrs America Martin funeral at Macedonia drew a large crowd. funeral for Mrs Harry Drummond at Rome. families reunite with relatives from Huntington Wheeling and Athens. several locals on vacation assignments from Fort Knox New York State and Omega boat.
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Blue Lake
America Martin
Macedonia
Lowell Martin- Gale
Wheeling
W. Va
Sherd Cofer
Charles McKean
John
Huntington
Harry Drummond
Rome
William Johnson
Irvan Saunders
Asa Saunders
Fort Knox
New York State
Virginia Houck
Charles S. Chevalier
Rio Grande
Eugene Caldwell
William Caldwell
Kenneth
Claude Sheetss
Jennings Cremeens
Martha Boggs
Proctersville
Russell Sheets
Edgar Wooten
Robert Wooten
Mary Helen Schwarz
Columbus
Pt. Pleasant
Clay
Nelsonville Selectees To Leave For Fort Hayes
Two Nelsonville youths will depart for induction into military service from Athens County Draft Board No. 2. Francis Earl Collins aged 25 and Raymond Hershel Brown aged 27, unemployed, replace rejected locals Powell and McCune. Breakfast honor event set at The Colonial Thursday at 8. Twenty-five registrants from the board area were called for a county-wide physical check-up.
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Nelsonville
Fort Hayes
Columbus
Athens County
Collins and Brown
Harry Kelly, Sr
Athens
Nelsonville Social Notes Update from Local Residents
Nelsonville residents share news of furloughed National Guard member Carroll F. Johnson returning to Camp Shelby after a 14 day leave with family. Several locals visit relatives in Athens Coshocton Newark Marion and Columbus while attending church events and hosting guests over the weekend.
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Carroll F. Johnson
National Guard
Co. A
Camp Shelby
Miss
Isa Johnson
Don
Herman Ogg
Fred Voigt
Anna Mae Voigt
Toledo
Detroit
Sam Starkey
Thomas Spencer
Athens
WCTU
Methodist Church
Andrew Bagent
Marion Campbell
Jane
Newark
Anne Benner
Coshocton
Ed Howard
Albert Engle
Howard
Barberton
J. L. Saunders
DeMarius Sanders
Coshocton County
Jerry
Sanders
Lucy Harvey
Zanesville
H. E
Cranmer
Leo Fisher
Columbus
C. H. Creed
Will Burnell
Jeannette Cranmer
H. E. Cranmer
Langsville News Briefs Recap of Weekend Visits
Langsville residents hosted and visited relatives over the weekend. Derby guests Von Miller and Ethel spent time with Frank Braley family. Rutland to Cincinnati transfers moved. Akron and Columbus visitors called on local families. weddings noted for Lillie Mary Foley and Worley Jacks. Occasional local events include farm council, Ladies Aid lunch, and a hip injury to Mrs. Mary Steele.
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Langsville
von Miller
Ethel
Frank Braley
Derby
Charles Siders
Rutland
Flora Chase
Cincinnati
William Musser
T. M. Pickens
Lillie Mary Foley
Wilkesville
Worley Jacks
Richard Jacks
A. E. Erwin
Middleport
Chester Erwin
Michael
Jack Bartrum
William Bartrum
Cheshire
Rosa Barnes
Paul
Lord Miller
Dorothy Ledlie
Alice
Daisy Miller
Miles Nelson
Ruby
Bessie Kennedy
Guy Kennedy
Fidelis Class to Meet at Presbyterian Church Tonight
Nelsonville notices report the Fidelis Class of the Presbyterian Church meeting at the church this evening at 7 30. Members not contacted are asked to bring sandwiches. The same column notes Mrs Faye Mundy Crane has been bedbound for six months and remains in serious condition.
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Nelsonville
Presbyterian Church
Faye Mundy Crane
Junior Garden Club Holds First Meeting
Nelsonville report shows 15 high school girls attended the inaugural Junior Garden Club meeting sponsored by the Women's Garden Club. Athens County Agricultural Agent Ross Wright spoke on soil preparation. Members will grow flower and vegetable gardens with aim to preserve their harvest. Home economics teacher Pauline Fierce will oversee the project as part of a public defense effort. Women of the Garden Club assisted.
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Nelsonville
Women's Garden Club
Ross Wright
Athens County
Pauline Fierce
Nelsonville High School
Pinmen Eddy and Stephenson lead at Nelsonville tourney
In the Merchant's Headpin Tournament second day action in Nelsonville the 112s led by Virgil Eddy and Gib Stephenson remained atop the men's standings with 112 series on opening day. H Williams posted the day's high 107 while Mary Brown led the women's with 90. City league results showed Mechems beating New Straitsville two of three as George Wilson posted 222 and 566 for top marks.
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Cook
R. Gardner
D. Bumgarner
L. Kimble
D. Williams
H. Williams
Below
J. Haffner
G. Wilson
E. Lawson
Russell
Mills
Smiley
Calkins
D. Neiman
P. Kerr
R. Ashby
B. Watkins
P. Smith
G. Wolf
B. Blair
F. Barber
R. Patton
N. Ward
M. Brown
A. Roberts
D. Peyton
L. Silcott
Mechems
New Straitsville
George Wilson
Straitsville
Letha Lou Shop
Brooks Shoes
Lawson
Sd Diewe
Are Bie
Wilson
San Ita
Mechems— Williams
SAA Ss
Believe 22 Hens Set Egg Laying Record
Nelsonville resident James G. Francis reports his 22 White Leghorn hens laid 2,118 eggs across November through March, an average of 195 eggs per hen over the period. The flock’s steady output highlights a notable laying record for the five-month span.
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Nelsonville
James G. Francis
Mr. Francis
Birthday Party Honors 18th Birthday in Glouster
Miss Thelma Waymer was honored at an 18th birthday party hosted by her parents on Dew Street. Guests included Gladya Potts Pennsville and several locals from Glouster and Corning. Ice cream and cake were served. gifts were given to the guest of honor.
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Glouster
Thelma Waymer
William Waymer
Dew St
Gladya Potts
Pennsville
Charles, Victor
Ed McGlaughlin
Reinersville
Sharma Kirkbride
Kenneth Kirkbride
Mildred
Hazel
Floyd Triplett
Edna Updike
Anna Belle Harrison
Glouster Rt. 2
Isabelle
Dorothy Foura
Corning
Vera Waymer
Josephine Fitch
Madge Pedicord
Bill Rauch
Boy Scout Reorganization Discussed in Glouster Methodist Church
A preliminary meeting in Glouster to reorganize the Boy Scout movement was held at the Methodist Church with Rev. J A Thompson and other local leaders. Plans include a Wednesday meeting after the Feast of the Seven Tabernacles and a Church of Christ gathering to select leaders, followed by a three night training school for scoutmasters and leaders.
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Glouster
Methodist Church
J. A. Thompson
C. B. Tigner
Church of Christ
T. W. Figley
Glouster Public Schools
C. E. Haskins
Child Welfare Committee
Kiwanis
J. R. Stratton
Athens
Boy Scout Movement
Roy Dupler
Seven Tabernacles
Glouster Social Notes Highlights Easter Visits
Glouster residents host and visit relatives across Ohio during Easter weekend. Pearl Turner and daughter Lillian return to Loudenville after a stay with relatives in Glouster. Several families in Glouster and nearby towns share guests from Newark Columbus Zanesville Pittsburgh and Detroit with multiple Easter gatherings and campus stops.
Glouster PTA Plans Basketball Dinner Meeting
Mrs. Ray White, president of the Glouster PTA, will meet the mothers of the Glouster High School basketball team at the high school building Thursday at 2 o clock to plan the basketball dinner set for Saturday of the week.
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Glouster
Ray White
The
Glouster Pta
Glouster High School
Gardens sought in Glouster for community plots
Glouster residents with land suitable for gardens and not currently in use are urged to contact May or Thomas Williams immediately. The land may be planted for community gardens or by individuals without ground who wish to grow crops.
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Glouster
Thomas Williams
Firemen Respond to Garage Fire at Tippie Home
Nelsonville fire department rushed to Earl Tippie’s Ashton Avenue residence Monday to extinguish a blaze threatening the garage. An automobile inside the garage suffered no damage.
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Nelsonville
Ashton Ave
Earl Tippie
Benefit Party in Pocahontas Hall Wednesday Night
The Degree of Pocahontas sponsors a regular weekly benefit party in Pocahontas Hall at 8 o clock Wednesday evening. The event supports the lodge and provides community gathering and fundraising activities.
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Nelsonville
Degree of
Pocahontas
Pocahontas Hall
Bond announces birth of Jo Ellen Bond
Ambrose Pete Bond announces the birth of a daughter named Jo Ellen on Thursday, April 10.
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Nelsonville
Mrs. Ambrose
Pete) Bond
Jo Ellen
Easter Observances Draw Crowds at Jacksonville Church
Easter weekend services at Jacksonville Methodist Church drew large crowds. The Friday noon to three oclock service featured sacred music by Mrs Exhentenkamper and a children's sermon led by Miss Kearns. The Sunrise service Sunday lit the church with a lighted cross and candles, and Mrs Davis and her class presented The Easter Dawn. Infant baptisms followed and 153 attended Sunday School at 9:30.
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Glouster
C. E. Palmer
Jacksonville Methodist Church
Exhentenkamper
Picano
Jacksonville
Kearns
Davis
U. B. Church
Jacksonville Church
Mrs Hammon Dies in Glouster Paris Wife of Levi Hammon passes away
Mrs Priscilla Hammon aged 28 wife of Levi Hammon died at her Paris home Monday after a three week illness. She leaves two sons William five and Le Roy two, her mother Mrs Lillie Six sisters Mrs Delle Coon and Miss Ada Green of Glouster and three half sisters. Funeral services will be held at the home Wednesday at 2 pm with Rev Harvey Smith officiating. Burial will be in Glouster Cemetery.
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Glouster
Priscilla Hammon
Levi Hammon
Paris
William
Leroy
Lillie
Delle Coon
Ada Green
Francis Giffin
Circleville
Edna Coon
Hersel Coon
Harvey Smith
Glouster Cemetery
Flora Stires Dies at Millfield Funeral Attended
Flora Stires aged 18 died at her Millfield home after five months illness. Survived by mother Lettie Stires two brothers Harvey and Clophia and sister Gladys Misner all at home. Funeral Thursday 2 p.m. at Millfield Methodist Church Rev Harvey Smith officiating burial Hilltop Cemetery Millfield.
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Glouster
Flora Stires
Millfield
Lettie Stires
Harvey
Clophia
Gladys Misner
Millfield Methodist Church
Harvey Smith
Hilltop Cemetery
Jacksonville Trimble Alumni Banquet Date Set
The Jacksonville Trimble Alumni group met on Thursday April 10 at Jacksonville Trimble High School and decided the Alumni Banquet and Dance will be held May 31 at the same high school.
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Glouster
Jacksonville Trimble
Jacksonville-Trimble High School
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