Citizens Back Bridge Plan Across Hocking River
At a public hearing in the Athens County courthouse on Route 691, citizens voiced support for a new 260000 dollar two to three lane bridge over the Hocking River south of Nelsonville to replace the current one lane structure. The project could be offered for sale late in 1962 or early 1963 and will connect with Route 33.
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Athens County
Hocking River
Nelsonville
Oakley
Cottingham
Kimberly
Tragedy Strikes Radekins At Point Rock
George B. Radekin Sr. 76 dies at St. Anthony's Hospital after a long illness. George B. Radekin Jr. suffers a head injury in a McArthur playground basketball accident and is listed in satisfactory condition at Hocking Valley Hospital. The McArthur Supply Co. incident involved a basketball backboard and pole collapse. Survivors include wife, five daughters, one son, and a brother. funeral arrangements by Strong and Sons in Wilkesville.
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Wilkesville
Radekin
Point Rock Area
George B. Radekin, Sr
Point Rock
St. Anthony's Hospital
Columbus
McArthur
George B. Radekin, Jr
George, Jr
Hocking Valley Hospital
Logan
McArthur Supply Co
Orland Sands
Newark
Georgia Nell Phillips
Betty Bolen
Chillicothe
Dena Hoffman
Langsville
Doris Miller
Puerto Rico
John FE. Radekin
Carpenter
New Officers Elected For Old Auto Club
NELSONVILLE The Southern Ohio Old Auto Club held its first meeting Tuesday to elect officers. King Kelly was chosen president, Wilber Morman vice president, Bert Warren secretary treasurer, Ann Frazee news reporter, and Kelly and Kenneth Doolittle tour guides. Contact any member to join.
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Nelsonville
Southern Ohio Old Auto Club
King Kelly
Wilber Morman
Bert Warren
Ann Frazee
Kelly
Kenneth Doolittle
Mount St. Mary Hospital Births and Admissions
Births list a son for Mr. and Mrs. Richard Stickhorn of Corning Route 1. The admissions include Grace Gabriel of New Marshfield Route 1 and numerous patients and relatives from Nelsonville, Glouster, Corning, McArthur, Shawnee, and surrounding areas.
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Richard Stickhorn
Corning
Grace Gabriel
New Marshfield
Martha K. Post
Dwight Price
Glouster
Lottie Smathers
Buchtel
Earnest Wolfe
New Plymouth
Mary J. Glanemann
Agnes Cotner
McArthur
William Jones
Rendville
Freda M. Mitchell
Shaw
Ronald Sikorski
Carl Westerviller
Nelsonville
John Smith
Lee A. Carney
New Lex
Cheshire area parents face illnesses and local events
Cheshire Militon Musgrave a former agriculture teacher has pneumonia and is in satisfactory condition. His wife visits from home of Mr and Mrs Charles Hern. Hurston Jarvis returned home after Holzer Hospital treatment for accidental gunshot wound. Nelsonville Easter program at First Baptist Church begins sunrise service at 6 30 a m with Sunday school at 10 a m and morning worship at 11 a m The York Local Board of Education meets at 9 a m Saturday in the board room at York High School
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Cheshire
Milton Musgrave
Kitts Hill
Ohio
Charles Hern
Hurston Jarvis
Holzer Hospital
Columbus
Nelsonville
First Baptist Church
Richard A. Bridges
York Local Board of Education
York High School
Salem Center social and PTA meeting report
Sunday visitors from Columbus and West Virginia joined Salem Center families including the Smiths Spauldings and Catons. The Salem Center PTA met at the school Monday evening with a program after the business portion and refreshments. Wayne Roush, returning Ohio University student, vacationed with his parents Orion and the late details note. Nelsonville church group Class 21 of the First Methodist plans 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at Mrs. Ray Elliott’s Athens Road home with Mrs. Wilbur Jonas assisting.
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Jack Hall
West Virginia
T. B. Spaulding
Glen Caton
PTA
Salem Center School
Titus Smith
Columbus
Jeff
Lloyd Smith
Wayne Roush
Nelsonville
First Methodist Church
Ray Elliott
Athens Rd
Wilbur Jonas
Hospital patients return home and dismissals noted
Recent hospital patients who have returned home include Walter Woods Sheltering Arms Ath ens Diane Tripp Hocking Valley Logan and Dennis Burley Mount St Mary Hospital Nelsonville Mrs J L Grover Elizabeth Hayes of Cincinnati has been dismissed after 22 months spent recovering from injuries after a car accident She is a native of Zaleski and sister of John Hayes Zaleski and Joseph Hayes Nelsonville Mr and Mrs Hugh Egleberry visited with their daughter Mrs Lawrence Fuller and family in Columbus Other guests included families from Arcadia Fostoria Torch The Plains Columbus Somerset and McKibben families plus Esther Reeves and daughters Shirley Linda Ralph Ireland and Ray Hoover
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Zaleski
Walter Woods
Sheltering Arms
Athens
Diane Tripp
Hocking Valley
Logan
Dennis Burley
Mount St. Mary Hospital
Nelsonville
J. L. Grover
Elizabeth Hayes
Cincinnati
Grover
John Hayes
Joseph Hayes
Hugh Egleberry
Lawrence Fuller
Famiy
Columbus
Ernest Tripp
Harold Rainey
Arcadia
Horace Miller
Carol Sue
Jimmy
Gary
Fostoria
James Criss
Baby shower hosted for Jo Ellen Wright in Nelsonville
Mrs. Shirley Theisen and Mrs. Jessie Hall hosted a baby shower for Jo Ellen Wright at the Theisen home on Kimberly Road Saturday night. Twenty guests attended and many gifts arrived from those unable to attend. Party games awarded prizes to several guests.
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Nelsonville
Shirley Theisen
Jessie Hall
Jo Ellen Wright
Theisen
Kimberly Rd
Weekend Visits and Local Socials Round Racnek Post
Robert Holliday and family from Wooster spent the weekend with home folks. Columbus visitors Mrs. Doris Nelson and Mrs. Geneva Foster stayed with Mrs. Foster's daughter, Mrs. Zella Weyand. Guests of the Radekins included Mrs. Anna E. Turner and daughter Sherri, and Mrs. Nellie Vale and son John. The Star Garden Club was hosted by Mrs. Henry Turner. Erma Nelson entertained a sixth birthday party for Joe Nelson with games, favors, and refreshments.
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Point Rock
Robert Holliday
Wooster
Doris Nelson
Geneva Foster
Columbus
Joe Nelson
Easter Egg Hunt Held By VFW Post 3467
Nelsonville announces the annual Easter egg hunt sponsored by Post 3467 Veterans of Foreign Wars at 2 p.m. Sunday at the post home. Post Commander J. W. Reed chairs the event with prizes for found eggs and invites members, social members, and guests. He asks helpers to contact him after Thursday’s meeting to color eggs.
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Nelsonville
Post 3467
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Post
Post Post
J. W. Reed
Children of
Reed
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Haydenville
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Racnek
J. E. Radekin
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Beauty
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