Nelsonville Board Sets Flood Repairs and Supplies
The Nelsonville city board of education votes immediate flood repairs at the high school field including fence and track. $500 moved to general fund. Supt. Codding authorized for labor and materials. The board also grants a six week OSU summer course, continues playground rules, approves wiring equipment and four flags, updates textbooks, and funds a velour stage curtain to be installed by May 23.
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Nelsonville
City Board of Education
D. W. Codding
General Fund
Codding
Ohio State University
Winston
East
Central
East School
Rocksprings Resident J.H. Mercer Dies at 74
J H Mercer 74 longtime Rocksprings resident died Monday in Holzer Hospital Gallipolis. Survived by sister Pearl Gillesti of Rocksprings and brother William of Williamstown WV. Funeral set Thursday 2 p.m. Arbaugh funeral home with burial at Poplarsburg cemetery Tuppers Plains.
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Tuppers Plains
J. H. Mercer
Rock Springs
Holzer Hospital
Gallipolis
Pearl Gillesti
Rocksprings
William
Williamstown
W.va
Arbaugh Funeral Home
Poplarsburg Cemetery
Fellowship Dinner Postponed at Nelsonville Church
The Methodist Church in Nelsonville postpones its Wednesday fellowship dinner. The social rooms are being redecorated, necessitating the delay.
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Nelsonville
Methodist Church
Bateman Family Arrives in Guam
Mrs. Robert Bateman of Nelsonville received a cablegram from her son Chief Warrant Officer William Bateman stationed on Guam announcing the arrival of Mrs. Bateman and their son Eddie Lee aged 3 on April 15. They left Nelsonville March 28 and sailed from San Francisco April 2 aboard the USS Anderson.
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Nelsonville
Robert Bateman
Walnut St
William Bateman
Guam
Bateman
Eddie Lee
San Francisco
Anderson
Surgery Performed on John Johnson in Nelsonville
John Johnson underwent major surgery earlier Monday and was resting comfortably at Hocking Valley Hospital. The report notes his stable condition and ongoing recovery following the operation.
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Nelsonville
John Johnson
Hocking Valley Hospital
Pvt Parker Funeral Rites To Be Sunday
Funeral services for Pvt George Parker 20 killed in action in France Jan 2 1945 will be held Sunday at 10 30 a m at the Methodist Church Chester He is survived by his parents Mr and Mrs Ralph Parker a sister Helen and four brothers Albert Harold Roy and Leland all of Chester The body will be removed from Arbaugh funeral home to the parental home Friday evening Burial will be by Disabled American Veterans of Pomeroy
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Chester
George Parker
France
Methodist Church
Ralph Parker
Helen
Albert
Harold
Roy
Leland
Arbaugh
Disabled American Veterans of
Nelsonville Social Notes 75th Birthday Open House
Mrs. William Barber of 235 St John Street celebrated her 75th birthday with an open house from 2 to 4 PM. About 50 friends and relatives attended and she received seven birthday cakes. Guests included Estella Raynolds and many Barbers and friends.
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Nelsonville
William Barber
St. John St
Clarence Kelley
Oliver Linebeck
John Jack
Bill Watkins
Vicki
Tim
Robert Jack
Richard Kelley
Charles E. Poston
Walter McHarg
James McHarg
Verna McHarg
Clara Hall
Edna Hall
Velma Evans
Margaret Arnold
Sarah Dupler
Mary Pitts
Bobby Gene Riley
Harry Barber
Eileen Barber
Leslie Barber
Floyd Barber
Kenneth Orwiler
Anna Linton
Belle Lancaster
William Brooks
Ray Ashby
Beatrice
Lillian
Mildred Barber
Pythian Sisters to Hold Initiation Ceremony
At Thursday evening’s meeting the Pythian Sisters will stage the initiation ceremony. Serving committee members include Maxine Dixon as chairman Flossie Dixon Edith Cox Stella Davis and Georgia Foughty.
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Pythian Sisters
Maxine Dixon
Flossie Dixon
Edith Cox
Stella Davis
Georgia Foughty
Local Social Guests Visit from Columbus and Louisville
Mr and Mrs Fred Mulligan spent Sunday with relatives in Columbus and returned with Mr and Mrs Jack Mulligan and son Mike who will visit Nelsonville. David Bennett and Miss Margery Simms of Columbus were guests of Mr and Mrs Earl Baker. The Keplars from Chicago and Columbus stayed with Mr and Mrs A Fisk and Mrs Keplar attended the DAR tea. Mrs Arthur Whitlaw and W H Grady of Louisville Kentucky were guests of Dr C S Dew and Miss Leona Wells. Mrs Grady plans to stay at the local home. Mrs Sid Mallen spent the week end in Columbus visiting her sister. Mrs George Rose of Columbus was here at the end of the week.
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Fred Mulligan
Columbus
Jack Mulligan
Mike
Nelsonville
David Bennett
Margery Simms
Earl Baker
Ross Keplar
Chicago
Lewis Keplar
A. Fisk
Keplar
DAR
Arthur Whitlaw
W. H Grady
Louisville
C. S. Dew
Leona Wells
Grady
Sid Mallen
George Rose
Chauncey Elected Official for Ohio Science Day 1949
Chauncey Dan Friedberg was elected assistant chairman of the Southeastern Ohio Science Education Associations Service Day for 1949 at Science Day at Ohio University. Two projects directed by Friedberg earned superior ratings for 13 Rome Canaan high school students, a vitamin rat experiment and a jet propelled model auto. He received an invitation to join the Ohio Academy of Science.
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Chauncey
Dan Friedberg
Southeastern Ohio Science Education Associations
Ohio University
Friedberg
Rome- Canaan
Ohio Academy of Science
American Association For the Advancement of Science
Funeral services for Mrs Elizabeth Jewell Wednesday
Mrs Elizabeth Jewell who died Sunday afternoon will have funeral services Wednesday at 1 p m at Chauncey Church of Christ conducted by Rev Gilbert Courtney. Burial will follow in Greenlawn Cemetery.
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Chauncey
Elizabeth Jewell
Chauncey Church of Christ
Gilbert Courtney
Greenlawn
Visitors at Pearl Coon Home Include Coon Family Guests
The record lists visitors to Pearl Coon’s home from Columbus The Plains and Detroit including Mr and Mrs Leslie Coon Mrs Zelda Collins Barbara Donald Lorenzo Coon Bonnie Sue Poston and Willard with Otho Coon Sue Billie and William Bradley plus Charles Shields. Chauncey visitors from Detroit were Mr and Mrs Jesse Scott visiting Mrs Scott's parents Thomas and ??? Oliver.
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Pearl Coon
Leslie Coon
Zelda Collins
Barbara
Donald
Columbus
Otho Coon
Sue
Billie
Lorenzo Coon
The
Plains
William Bradley
Bonnie Sue
Poston
Willard
Charles Shields
Mrs. Coon
Detroit
Chauncey
Jesse Scott
Bricker Family Visited Columbus To See Daughter
Mr and Mrs Denver Bricker of Chauncey spent Sunday in Columbus visiting their daughter Mrs Mary Carolyn Gruttemyer.
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Chauncey
Denver Bricker
Columbus
Mary Carolyn Gruttemyer
Ninety Second Birthday Marked by Mrs Mingus
Mrs Julia Mingus of near Chauncey celebrated her 92nd birthday at home in Sand Ridge. Her son and daughter in law the Rev Hiram Mingus entertained with a dinner in her honor.
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Chauncey
Julia Mingus
Near
Sand Ridge
Hiram Mingus
Courtney to Deliver Chauncey-Dover Baccalaureate Sermon
Rev Gilbert Courtney will deliver the baccalaureate sermon for Chauncey-Dover High School's senior class on Sunday May 16 at 7 p.m. in the high school auditorium.
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Chauncey
Gilbert Courtney
Chauncey - Dover High School
At & P.m
Brown Family Returns Home After Visit in Chauncey
Mr. and Mrs. Har old Brown and daughter Martha Ellen spent time with Mrs. Brown's parents Mr. and Mrs. Rice Thomas in Chauncey and returned to Pontiac Michigan. They were accompanied by Mrs. Anna Fuller Penn who had been visiting her sister Mrs. Laura Russell on Ellis Ave.
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Chauncey
Harold Brown
Martha Ellen
Pontiac
Mich
Weekend visit by Athens and Logan educators
Mrs Marjory Bennett of Athens and Mrs Shirley Thomas a Logan schools teacher spent the weekend with their parents Mr and Mrs Rice Thomas at Circle Hill.
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Chauncey
Marjory Bennett
Athens
Shirley Thomas
Logan
Rice Thomas
Circle Hill
Wellston Visit Ends for Chauncey Resident Mrs Oliver
Mrs. Thomas Oliver of Chauncey has returned home after a two week visit with her sister Mrs. Flossie Ewing in Wellston Ohio. Mrs. Ewing remains ill but is reported unchanged.
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Chauncey
Thomas Oliver
Wellston
Ohio
Flossie Ewing
Returns From Hospital for John Heiser of Trimble
John Heiser of Trimble was discharged to his home Sunday after several days of treatment at Sheltering Arms Hospital.
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Chauncey
John Heiser
Trimble
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Bishop Hobson Visit Postponed Due to Death
Nelsonville reports Bishop Henry W. Hobson’s scheduled visit to the Episcopal Church tonight is postponed after a death in the bishop’s family. The Order of Confirmation will be deferred to a later time.
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Nelsonville
Episcopal Church
Henry W. Hobson
Hobson
Elks Host Benefit Dance for Scout Camp Trip
In Nelsonville the Elks lodge will run a benefit dance at the hall Friday night to fund three Troop 65 Boy Scouts heading to Camp Philmont in June. Proceeds aid the troop with music by the Evening Ramblers led by Rex Lanning and Jim Johnson on guitar. Dances run 9 to 1 with soft refreshments.
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Nelsonville
Andrew Hoge Dies Aged 66 in Nelsonville
Nelsonville Anderson Hoge 86 a retired carpenter former Millfield resident died Monday at Sheltering Arms Hospital Ath ens where he had been taken ten days earlier. He leaves brothers J. E. Hoge Guysville I F Hoge East Liverpool and sisters Mrs Mary E Anderson Wellsville Mrs Della Richmond Reedy. Funeral services set for 2 p m at Warren funeral home Nelsonville with friends invited to call.
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Nelsonville
Anderson Hoge
Jane Tryon
Millfield
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Athens
J. E. Hoge
Guysville
I. F. Hoge
East Liverpool
Mary E. Anderson
Wellsville
Della Richmond
Reedy
W.va
Two Boys Questioned In Pilfering Cases
Nelsonville police questioned two teenage boys in connection with multiple thefts including a $50 burglary at Paul Shearer’s home. A separate report noted $10 stolen from another resident. Police say the youths were visiting homes selling flowers as part of the alleged pattern.
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Nelsonville
Paul Shearer
Driver Fined S10 For Stop Sign Violation
Frederick Stillwell Jr of Baltimore Ohio pleaded guilty at arraignment in Mayor Oral Daugherty court for failing to observe a stop sign. He was fined $10 plus costs.
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Nelsonville
Frederick Stillwell, Jr
Baltimore
Ohio
Oral Daugherty
Community Socials and Visits In Local Towns
Numerous showers and visits described across Hemlock and nearby towns. Couples hosted events at homes and halls while residents traveled to see relatives and attend church and WSCS meetings in Buckingham and Glouster.
Taylor Ridge Family Dinner Observes Mr Swartz Birthday
A family dinner at Mr. and Mrs. David Swartz honored Mr Swartz on his birthday with relatives from Jacksonville Butler Athens and New Marshfield in attendance. Guests included William Swartz Ivan Dunlavy and families plus Travis Chesser and Reba Hanning.
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Taylor Ridge
David Swartz
Swartz
William Swartz
Ivan Dunlavy
Carolyn
Marie
Frankie and
Mac
Jacksonville
Billie Swartz
Charles Holland
Athens
Reba Hanning
New Marshfield
Travis Chesser
Lois Ann McNutt
Judy McNutt
John McNutt
Butler
Frank Spurges
Jacksonville Trimble High School
Russel Poole
Linda Lou
Billy
Wayne
Ray Souders
W. H. Miller
Oak Hill
H. A. Rogers
Columbus
Mus
Carl Welling
Perry County Court Notes Reported In New Lexington
Petit jurors summoned for Evans et al v Snyder et al over a will report to Judge A S McGonagle. The docket lists inventories, executors, and marriages license applications, plus divorces, civil filings, and transfers in Perry County with several estates including McCurdy Kirkley and Dillehey.
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New Lexington- Petit
Evans Et al
Snyder Et al
A. S. McGonagle
Rosella Gilmore
Somerset
Lowell Koehler
Harold Swinehart
New Lexington
Clyde 0. Hammond
Martha Lewis
S. A. Rarick
Minnie Wilson
Chester van Horn
Corning
Margaret Spencer
Shawnee
Dora Sanderson
Bremen
Mary B. Briggs
Logan
Local residents host and visit in Dutch Ridge area
Social visits include Eleanor Allen with Eileen Blake and multiple calls among Gillilan Archer Warner and Bernard families. A lightning strike damaged a transformer pole at R. M. Allen home causing an outage for eight families with no injuries. Schools in Carthage Troy Townships closed due to high water.
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Athens
Grace Greiner
Wilbur Warner
Marlene
Florence Gillilan
John Chevalier
Edward Blake
O. S. Davis
Harry Willet
Davis
Gordon Collins
Near Success
Michael Kinnen
Arnold Bernard
Vern Bernard
Marilyn
Guysville
Barbara Sue Mantle
Dutch Ridge
Ben
Paul Robinson
Carthage-Troy
Carl Barnhill
Tuppers Plains
John Barnhill
Esmond Brandeberry
E. W. Swisher
Glenn Swisher
R. M. Allen
Eleanor
Mary Alice
A. B. Vandal
Jo Ann
L. H. Allen
Community Notes From Mineral and Nearby Towns
Sunday visits bonded residents of Mineral with Mr and Mrs Frank McDaniels and relatives from Athens and Springfield. Travelers from Bar berton Ohio and West Virginia guests joined local gatherings while Estella Johnson’s funeral drew kin from Carbondale. Hadley Ely retired from B and O railroad and local flood forced some homes to vacate in Mineral area. G B Spring of Albany called on friends in Mineral.
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Donna Lavender
West Virginia
C. B. Buckley
Donna Buckley
Helen Swaim
Norman Saylor
Athens
George Shingler
Barberton
Ohio
Mineral
George Clark
New Marshfield
Hadley Ely
Estella Johnson
Carbondale
Clarence Penrod
Beaumont
Mary Clark
Zaleski
B&o
G. B. Spring
Albany
Spring spelling winners and upcoming events in Shawnee
Results from the Spring spelling contest list champions David Foster eighth grade Peggy Burns Rita Kopis and Robert Foster across grades five to eight. Upcoming events include an eighth grade final April 23 and the annual class play Strictly Formal May 10 at 8 p.m. in the school gym. WSCS meets April 21 at 7 30 p.m. in the Methodist Church parlor with hosts and program leader listed.
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Shawnee
David Foster
Peggy Burns
Rita Kopis
Robert Foster
WSCS
Methodist Church
Anna Hamrick
Althea Heidelbaugh
Dorothy Dishon
Sara Crawford
Mary FE. Neal
Corning
Inez Wells
J. Marshall Hannah
Department of Business Education
Ohio State University
Rodney Hearing
Columbus
Ira Metcalf
Mt. Vernon
Emma Metcalf
Shirley McCarty
Lancaster
Mary Lee McKnight
Ed Peterson
Mary Jane Jones
Newark
Margaret Hopkins
Vinton Rural Notes and Local Transfers
Schools closed due to high water in Vinton Radcliff area. Floyd Price left Columbus to run a farm here. Mr and Mrs L J Barnes sold their home to A O Jeffers and bought Edward Queen farm. Jerilyn Kay born April 3 to Gerald and Maggie Radcliff of Chillicothe, first great great grandchild of Mrs Pierce.
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Nellie
Gladys Pierce
Betty
Alfreda Adkins
Hamden
Prices Soar as Paper Money Falls in Boston 1780
In Boston 1780 butter costs 12 pounds sugar 10 pounds and tea 90 pounds per unit as paper money rapidly loses value. The surge in prices reflects inflation and monetary instability of the era.
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Boston
Cincinnati Livestock Market Report April 20
Hog prices rise with most weights up while cattle receipts stay limited and steady. Vealers and calves show gains, sheep steady. poultry and butter prices listed with consumer grade potato ranges and current wholesale quotes.
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Cincinnati
U.S. A
U.S. B
U.S
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Nelsonville High Field
Nelsonville Social Notes
Chauncey Man
Courtney
Michigan
Elks
Andrew Hoge
Hemlock
Clarence Hodgson
Zanesville
Main Street Church of Christ
Carolyn Hodgson
Phillip
Careny Kehl
Mike Perry
Bobbie Stickdorn
Judith
Jane Tharp
Henry Stickdorn
Bennetta Hodgson
Helen Ross
Morgan Walters
Jessie Schlingerman
Lance Hodgson
W. A. Eayle
Jack Williams
Clifford Richards
Florence Hines
Fairport Harbor
Emmett Weaver
Lizzie Duffy
Buckingham
Glenna Williams
Mary Iva McCurdy
Mary Marshall
Gertrude BE. Pette
William S&s. Kirkley
Mary Kirkley
Commmon Law
Carolyn D. Dillehey
James J. Dillehey
Ralph Cope
E. M. Bennett
Sarah Burns
W. A. Hite, Jr
Thornville
Debhert M. Thomas
Crooksville
Roberta F. Tharp
Potter
J. E. Huston
Norman Latta
Donna E. Latta
Elyria
County Recorder's Office
William H. Clark
Glenford
Camp Kilmer
N. J
Leo B. Johnson
Patterson Field
Robin D. Anspach
Westover Field
Mass
Richard E. Wilson
Fort Knox
Richard L. Brown
Stoutsville
Fort Sheridan
Floyd Loughman
Doris Hudman
Mildred G. Edmonds
Logan Clay Products Co
Monday Creek
Herbert
Daisy Blackburn
A.T
Bessie Reid
Rend Mar Coal Co
Monroe Township
Edna M. Lewis
M. E. Kelly
Madison Township
Euphremia H. Teague
A. L. Swallow
George W. June
C. L. Swallow
Junction City
Lottridge
Nannie Addis
Frank McDaniels
Atkinson
Ralph Gibson
Gordon
Pauline
Springfield
Wilbur Thomas
Peggy
John Thomas
Maynard Thomas
Shawneer
Farmers & Hunters Club of
Athens County
Grange Hall
Fairgrounds
W. A. Finney
Harold Goddard
Colilie
Esther Munn
Crosley Station
Ford Cab & Chass
L.W.B
C. A
ST. Athei Ins
Dean
Roger Dean
Athens, O
Nye
Chevrolet
E. Carpenter
Plymouth
Iveil Roru
Ford
Mercury
Auto Service
Shouse
ALGEO
Algeo Motor Sales N
Lancaster St
Cecil Keirns
Superior Electric CO
West State St
Kroger Super Mkt
Miller Bros
Mercury Outboard Motors
Strawn Palmbing CO
N. Court St
Dial
Everett Lee
Gilbert Hooper
Richland
Logans
Wm. P. MacDoneld
Chess
W. Union
Maplewood Drive
Helwig
Marietta Chemical Products Co
W. E. Dicken
W. Union St
Modern Appliance Co
Hoover
Richland Lawn
Maschine, Pierce’s
W. Stimson Ave
Earl Linton
Industrial Motors
Union Street
W. O. Rose
AIR Conditioning
Weber Heating Company
W. M. Smith
Hella
Stone
State Street
White
Farm Bureau Fire Insurance
Cameron and van Dyke Gen. Insurance
D. M. Goddard
Blackmore's
Westfall’s
Buckeye
Cook
Kro- Luger's
W. State
Southern
Pike Street
Marietta
Brown
Cocilville
DODGE
Robert Dixon
Coolville
Pierce's
Stimson Ave
Hocking Street
Travelo
Fair Grounds
Lutherin
Athens Auto Parts
Packard
Beasley
Athens, Ohio
Cincinnati Livestock
Athens Willys CO
Washington St
B. F. Goodrich
Athens Motor Sales
DeSoto
Plymouth Sales & Service
W. State St
Oldsmobile
Robert Prusacik
Glouster
Roy Gabriel
Lower Plains
Homer MceGuire
Murray City
Chrysler
Paul Townsend
Montrose Ave
Richland Avenue
Richland Ave
Will
Clair Lynch
Mulligan Road
Rt. 4
Clifford Chaney
Tck Tire
Sewell
Atlas
Brown’s
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