Wright 49 dies after heart attack in Nelsonville
Fred Wright 49 an insurance agent died Saturday night en route to Mount St Mary Hospital after a heart attack at 42 E Columbus St Nelsonville He was a former Rockbridge and South Bloomingville school superintendent and OHIO University graduate Survived by widow Ethel H Wright mother and three sisters Funeral services set for Wednesday 1 pm at Johnson funeral home with Rev Raymond Simpson and Green Lawn Cemetery burial
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Nelsonville
Fred Wright
Mount St. Mary Hospital
E. Columbus St
Bert
Orbiston
John
Myrtle Wright
Ohio University
Hocking
Wright
Rockbridge
South Bloomingville
Masons
FOE
BPOE
Ethel Hillyer Wright
Eva Winnigman
Garnet McBride
Athens
Grace Gorske
Tampa
Fla
Ralph
John Wright
Johnson Funeral Home
Raymond Simpson
Green Lawn Cemetery
Sister Angelica Thimes Dies at 79 in Mt. St. Mary
Sister Angelica Thimes 79 native of Lancaster died Sunday at Mt St Mary Hospital after two weeks treatment. A 55 year nun her last duties were teaching at St Anns School Buffalo N J. She leaves two sisters and many nieces and nephews. Funeral Wednesday 9 am in Mt St Mary Hospital chapel with burial at New Lexington cemetery.
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Nelsonville
Angelica
Mt. St. Mary Hospital
Lancaster
Thimes
St. Anns School
Buffalo
N. J
New Lexington Cemetery
Kingsley Dam in Nebraska Named Second Largest Earthen Dam
The second largest earthen dam in North America is Kingsley Dam near Agallala Nebraska. Ohio reportedly has more telephones than all Latin American countries combined.
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North America
Kingsley Dam
Agallala
Neb
Ohio
Nelsonville PTA Fathers Night Set
A meeting of the Nelsonville high school PTA is scheduled for today at 7 30 p m at the high school designated as Fathers Night with Charles Tanguay in charge After the meeting a tour of the Sylvania Electric Products plant will follow BA Holds Meeting Tonight
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PTA
Charles Tanguay
Sylvania Electric Products Plant
Hospital Notes Spell Out Local Births and Discharges
Holzer Hospital lists numerous births including a son for Stapleton of Bladen Willis of Ray Wood of New Haven Davis of Wellston Roush of Cheshire and others. Discharges include Ernest Ward Burt Bernheimer and many named patients with multiple families noted.
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Elmer Stapleton
Bladen
Donald A. Willis
Ray
Elmer E. Wood
New Haven
James R. Davis
Wellston
Charles Roush
Cheshire
Benjamin D. Raike 81 Retired River Pilot Dies
Benjamin D. Raike 81 retired river pilot died Saturday at his Kanauga home. Born October 1 1873 in Greenup Kentucky he was married twice first to Lydia Ann Long and later to Betty Roe. Survived by three sons a daughter and several siblings and grandchildren. Last rites set for 2 p.m. Tuesday at Wetherholt funeral home with burial in Mound Hill Cemetery.
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Gallipolis
Benjamin D. Raike
Kanauga
Fred
Mary Phillips Raike
Greenup
Lydia Ann Long
Ralph
Point Pleasant
Harry
Howard
Lower River Rd
Leroy Collier
Mound Hill Cemetery
Oklahoma Quarterback Harris Injured in Spring Practice
Norman Oklahoma Jim Harris Oklahoma No. 1 quarterback fractured knee required surgery after spring practice setback affecting team plans and depth for the upcoming season.
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Norman
Okla
Oklahoma
Jimmy Harris
P N Miller Merchant Dies at 72 in Nelsonville
Phillip N Miller 72 widely known merchant dies Sunday at Mt. Carmel Hospital Columbus after a month as patient Born Pickerington son of Peter and Catherine Miller resided 37 years in Nelsonville Operated a grocery on Public Square 34 years Survived by wife Elizabeth two daughters Ruth Barber and Mary Tignor three sons Howard Lowell and Charles two sisters Alice Miller and Nettie Stevens one brother Emory 13 grandchildren funeral Wednesday 3 pm Johnson funeral home Rev William George burial Green Lawn Cemetery
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Nelsonville
Phillip N. Miller
Mt. Carmel Hospital
Columbus
Pickerington
Peter
Catherine Miller
William George
Green Lawn Cemetery
Melio Bettina Last Southpaw Light-Heavyweight Champ
Melio Bettina, the 1939 light heavyweight champion, was the last southpaw to hold a boxing crown, a scarce beacon for left handed titleholders in boxing history.
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Southpaws
Scarce Beacon
N.Y
NEA
Melio Bettina
Barney Dreyfus Led Pirates From 1900 to 1931
Barney Dreyfus served as president of the Pittsburgh Pirates, guiding the club from 1900 through 1931. His tenure included early franchise growth and establishment of the Pirates as a prominent National League team.
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BUC
Barney Dreyfus
Pittsburgh Pirates
Loyal Workers Class Plans Tuesday Evening Event
The Loyal Workers class of the Methodist Church Sunday School will be entertained Tuesday at 7 30 p.m. at the home of Mrs. Wesley Hawk. Assisting Mrs. Hawk are Mrs. Evelyn Lattimer and Mrs. Felita Nelson. Mrs. Agnes Woodard will lead devotions and Mrs. John Williams will present the program.
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Loyal Workers
Methodist Church Sunday School
Wesley Hawk
Bailes Dies at 50 in Holzer Hospital Vinton
William Bailes aged 50 of Pleasantville died at 5 p.m. Saturday in Holzer Hospital after a five day admission. He was born October 1, 1904 in Cabell County West Virginia. Survived by two sons and three daughters in the Pleasantville area. Burial is planned at Hampson Cemetery with viewing at Vernon McCoy funeral home. His wife Martha Petrie Bailes died in 1949.
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Vinton
William Bailes
Pleasantville
Harold Osler
Holzer Hospital
Hampson Cemetery
Vernon McCoy
Bailes
Cabell County
Martha Petrie
Lancaster
Births and admissions list at Mount St. Mary Hospital
The Mount St. Mary Hospital notes report several births including a son for Mr. and Mrs. Perl E. McCathey Mansfield a daughter for Mr. and Mrs. William Durst Shawnee Route 1 a daughter for Mr. and Mrs Harley Fiddler Buchtel a son for Mr. and Mrs ey Braglin Glouster Route 1 and a daughter for Mr. and Mrs William Ellis New Lexington. Admissions include Ethel A. Riley Glouster Richard Stephenson Glouster Route 3 Arthur Stower Carbondale Michael Lucas New Lexington Route 1 Anna Reber Carbondale Hiram Holland Carbondale Betty Riley Nelsonville and others, with Miss Fauna O Nail Nelsonville Harry Breeze Nelsonville Nellie Leffler Chauncey Donna Smith Millfield Hulda Auker New Straitsville Route 1 Vaughn Wilyman Nelsonville Route 1 Zoe Henshaw Nelsonville Addie Smart Nelsonville Route 2. The note ends with a line about the Philippine islands.
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Perl E. McCathey
Mansfield
William Durst
Shawnee
Harley
Fiddler
Buchtel
Ey Braglin
Glouster
William Ellis
New Lexington
Admissions
Ethel A. Riley
Richard Stephenson
Arthur Stower
Carbondale
Michael Lucas
Anna Reber
Hiram Holland
Betty Riley
Nelsonville
Fauna O’nail
Harry Breeze
Nellie Leffler
Chauncey
Donna Smith
Millfield
Hulda Auker
New Straitsville
Vaughn Wilyman
Zoe Henshaw
Addie Smart
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John Davidson
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Maurice Dean
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Richard Widmark
Jean Peters
Betty Grable
Farmer
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Frigidaire
N. Court
Athens, Ohio
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Lauren Webb
Allyson-Heflin- Bacall
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Cornel ‘Acmurray
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P.N. Miller
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