Waltonians Hear ASC Chief on Conservation
Irvin A. Wolfe of the Agriculture Stabilization Conservation Athens office spoke to the Isaak Walton League on the conservation reserve program as the long term phase of the Soil Bank Act. The Acreage Reserve is a short term program to reduce surplus cropland, while conservation aims to protect soil water and wildlife. The league will sponsor a five week Conservation Laboratory at Camp Muskingum June 16 to July 19, inviting science teachers or conservation minded educators.
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Soil Bank Act
Irvin A. Wolfe
Agriculture Stabilization Conservation
Athens
Isaak Walton League
Leagues Farm
Camp Muskingum
Leesville
Everett Ridge
Ohio Division of Wildlife
Waltonians
Community Notes from Reedsville and Area
Local residents visit relatives in California Ohio and Akron with several families hosting guests. A Marine veteran Lowell Chevalier returns home while Zora Belle Taylor is honored on her birthday. Pioneer 4 H Club presides over its fifth meeting with Barbara Fields hosting and demonstrations.
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Don Effinger
Ruth Waggoner
Parkersburg
Harold Dutton
Italy
Sherman Buckley
William Williams
Lancaster
R. E. Williams
Lily Smith
Bertram
Belpre
Reid Holt
The
West
J. B
Olive Torrence
Zora Belle Taylor
Kenny
Mary Ethel
Taylor
Lee Wallace
Reedsville
Bize-Hetzer
L. F. Dye
Joppa
A. L. Hetzer
Little Hocking
Raleigh Hetzer
Akron
Marlene Barr
Pioneer 4
Albany Man Dies at 77 in Sheltering Arms Hospital
Arthur T. Stuart, 77, of Albany, died Thursday after a several month illness. Born in Fulton Illinois he lived in Seattle and Los Angeles where he ran restaurants then worked in Athens Ohio. He retired to Albany and St Petersburg and was an elder at Alexander Presbyterian Church. He is survived by a wife a niece and a nephew. Funeral Sunday 2 p.m. at Alexander Presbyterian Church with burial in the adjacent cemetery. Friends may call at Bigony funeral home Friday 7 p.m. to Sunday noon.
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Albany
Arthur T. Stuart
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Fulton, Ill
Seattle Wash
Los Angeles
Calif
Ohio
Athens
Stuart
St. Petersburg
Fla
Alexander Presbyterian Church
Masonic Lodge
Martha
Laurence Woodruff
Bigony Funeral
Two Blazes Reported by Chauncey Dover Fire Dept
Chauncey Dover Volunteer Fire Department answered a grass fire near Poston Station with no damage. They then responded to a Dover Cleaners fire causing about 25 dollars in damage. A false alarm was received from Millfield.
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Chauncey
Chauncey- Dover
Poston Station
Dover Cleaners
Millfield
Sugar Creek School Carnival Saturday Night Fun Fair
The Sugar Creek School hosts its annual spring carnival on Saturday night at 7 PM with food baked goods and games for sale and no admission charged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chauncey
Sugar Creek
Mona Chapter of Ohio Eastern Star Holds Annual Inspection
Annual inspection of the Mona Chapter of the Ohio Eastern Star was held with Mrs. Beatrice Rose of Ironton as inspecting officer. Seventy six visitors and local members attended, including nine visiting worthy matrons and two worthy patrons. Representing chapters came from Logan Hamden Proctorville South Point Ironton Oak Hill New Marshfield Wellston Wilkesville and McArthur.
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Zaleski
Mona
Ohio Eastern Star
Beatrice Rose
Ironton
Logan
Hamden
Proctorville
South Point
Oak Hill
New Marshfield
Wellston
Wilkesville
McArthur
Death of Mrs. Elwood Comer At Columbus Home
Mrs. Elwood Comer 83 longtime area native died after illness at the home of her daughter Mrs. Harley Glenn in Columbus. Survived by daughter Mrs. Glenn son Fred two grandchildren and two great grandchildren all of Columbus. Burial in Columbus.
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Elwood Comer
Harley Glenn
Columbus
Comer
Lena Jewell
Abraham Jewell
Glenn
Fred
Nancy Reeves
James Jewell
Upper Flats Community Groups Hold Meetings and Visits
Upper Flats Peniel EUB Church Ladies held an all day quilting sewing carpet rag and washing windows project with lunch at noon. North Mason DRY group discussed shingles for the building buying grey shingles and a bake sale. A skating party at New Haven Rink drew about 42 attendees. Visitors include Mr and Mrs Joe McCombs of Pittsburgh with children Joey Patsy and Jimmy visiting P E Roush and family. other relatives from River Rouge Elyria and Vernon called on local households.
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Peniel Eub Church
North Mason Dry Group
Tom Fry
New Haven
Joe McCombs
Pittsburgh
Joey
Patsy
Jimmy
P. E. Roush
Walter Bush
John
Linda
River Rouge
Mich
Glen Thompson
Martha
Ronnie
Elyria
Harold Lewis
Ray Thompson
Vernon
Athens Carrier Ranked in Sales Contest
Ronald Baker a sixth grader at St. Pauls School and son of Ernest Baker earns silver wings to qualify as a Sales Cadet in the Athens Messenger Economy Reading plan. He has delivered papers to 95 customers since February and saves much of his earnings for college. He attends church regularly since age three and is a Boy Scout. Messenger carriers compete for a trip to New York City as prizes.
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Ronald Baker
Ernest Baker
Second St
Athens Messenger
Ronald
St. Paul’s School
Boy Scouts
New York City
Messenger
Buckeye Candy Co Sues May Drug Co for 321.88
The Buckeye Candy Co of Mt. Vernon sues May Drug Co of New Lexington for 321.88 plus interest from Sept 22 1956. Perry County Common Pleas Court records show cases reduced last month with seven new filings and 24 terminations leaving 190 pending.
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Buckeye Candy Co
Mt. Vernon
May Drug Co
New Lexington
Perry County Common Pleas Court
Columbus
Perry County traffic deaths decline in 1957
Texas state highway director Gordon Jeffery reports Perry County saw nine traffic deaths in 1957, down from ten in 1956 and 1955. Pedestrian fatalities were one in 1957, two in 1956, and three in 1955, with accidents totaling 371 in 1957 and 374 in 1956. A driver’s license suspension under the county’s point system affected Charles Bussey near Somerset.
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Perry County
Gordon Jeffery
Common Pleas Court
U. S. McGonagle
Charles Bussey
Somerset
Scouts Launch Bicycle Safety Drive in Chauncey
Cub Scout Pack 78 Chauncey runs a bicycle safety drive with reflector tape application at Millfield 9 11 a.m. and Chauncey football field 11 30 a.m. to 1 30 p.m. The project aims for a safety campaign award.
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Chauncey
Cub
Millfield
Old Millfield School
Cubs
Five Churches Plan Sunday Union Service and Speakers
Chauncey Churches led by pastors Courtney Zug host talks by Courtney and Smith with guest Earl Appleby from Ohio University at Millfield and Trimble. A union service at Trimble Sunday night features Frank E. Roberts and Trimble Choir. Regular services listed for Morristown Pilgrim Holiness and Millfield Methodist with schedules and an official board meeting Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Church of Christ
Gilbert Courtney
Hal Zug
Courtney
Taylor Ridge
Trimble
Robert Smith
Greens Run
Chauncey
Earl Appleby
Ohio University
Akron
Millfield
Frank E. Roberts
Columbus
Mr. Roberts
Morristown
Helen Tatman
Pilgrim Holiness
Raymond Pidcock
Church of God
Millfield Methodist
Norman E. Dewire
Chauncey Methodist
Fire Department Elects Officers for the Year
The department held its monthly meeting on April 14 electing Earl Brown as president Warren Simpson as vice president and Russell Johnson as secretary treasurer A practice run was then held to familiarize the crew with Pumper No 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chauncey
Chauncey- Dover
Franklin quote on patience and achievement
A succinct reflection from Benjamin Franklin asserts that patience enables one to attain desired outcomes. The maxim emphasizes restraint and steadiness as a path to success.
Chauncey Guests Honor Sanders Twenty Fifth Anniversary
Mr and Mrs Grover Patton hosted a dinner Sunday for the 25th wedding anniversary of their son in law and daughter Mr and Mrs Charles Sanders. Attendees included Barricksville W Va Dr and Mrs W W Patton Craig and Lisa of Athens and other Chauncey area residents.
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Chauncey
Grover Patton
Charles Sanders
Bill Riggs
Barricksville
W. Va
W. W. Patton
Craig and
Lisa
Athens
Robert Gillespie
Raymond Raine
Anna Raine
Nelsonville
Community skating party at Dows Roller Rink Friday
A community school club sponsors a skating party at Dows Roller Rink open to the public Friday at 7 30 p m. The event invites residents to join the fun and skate together.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chauncey—The
Sugar Creek
Dows Roller Rink
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League
Ridge
William H. Allen
Isaac Dale Jackson
Gerald Glover
Lowell Chevalier
Palms, Calif
Mr. Chevalier
Edward Chevalier
Lowell
Marines
Commonwealth
Lily McKibben
Ralph
Everett
Everett McKibbens
Freddy
WSCS
Genevieve Atkinson
Anna Harkless
Cappy Tripp
Barbara Rippe
H. V. Atkinson
Neil
James McKibben
Warren Ross
Evan Williams
J. L. Cavanaugh
Blanche Potter
John Hayman
Crooksville
Rufus Thomas
Frank Lewis
David Lee
Don Reigel
Dayton
Lewis
Owen Daft
James Criss
Torch
Ernest Tripp
Bobby Tripp
Linda Lea Tripp
Henry A. Wise
Bearfield Twp
L. E. Crowley
Rufus Moody
Jacob Hoodlet
New Straitsville
Margaret Clifford
Corning
Emma Beard
Nelda Smith
Ellen Hartley
Congo
Thomas J. Selby, Jr
Hazel Selby
Robert Mason
Shawnee
Ethel Mae Mason
Vernon Vanburen Stoops
Ritchie
Gertrude
Garfield Show
Ft. Smith
Ark
Arkansas
Missouri
Newark
Kingsville
Virginia
Iowa
Bussey
Mansfield
William Fischer
Zanesville
Margaret Mitchell
Rendville
Richard Leland Baker
Roberta Borene Dunn
Carl Klinger
Richard White
Harrison Two
Martha Cooperrider Et Vir
Arlene Mae Niemeyer
Hopewell
B. B. Spohn
James L. Vanatta
Pike
John M. Verfers
Verland M. Lambert
Monroe
Charles and
Erma Crossan
National Gas and Oil Corp
Reading
W. H
Doris Winegardner
Harold
Betty Barb
Howard
Angeline Campbell
Thornton
Ruth Welsh
Perry
Lauretta Randolph
Jackson
Dorothy May Luster
William J. Flautt
Quick's
Dick Blosser
Chauncey Churches
Fire Department
Benjamin Franklin
Joe Cline
John Butsko
Elizabeth Mayles
Mayles
Phyllis Crabtree
Emanuel Crabtree
Clarence Markins
Bonnie Faye
Pamalyn
Dan Burns
Harry Trout
Raymond Miller
Addie Linscott
Malta
Anna Daugherty
Neil Clark
Edd Potts
Bisnaugle
Jake Martin
John Chuvalas
Tim Chuvalas
Mrs. Maria Gordin
Natalie Wood
Natalie
Marjorie Morningstar
Family Weekly
Eyes
East End
E. State St
Leslie Coon, Jr
and Hattie Coon
Beasley & Mathews
MagicAire
Whitewall
Carpenter Street
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