Group pledges support for Nelsonville summer baseball program
In Nelsonville six local concerns pledged funds to hire a part time summer manager for Pee Wee Little League and Pony Leagues after the recreation levy failed. Applications were invited by May 10 for about 120 dollars monthly. The recreation commission also hired pool staff led by Byron Andrews for the season and approved minor maintenance costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
Recreation Commission
Bessie Ball
Byron Andrews
Athens
Navy
Ohio University
The
Pital
Clyde McMannis
Clyde Campbell
James Elliott
Margie Whyte
Sue Powell
Bill Carroll
Two Injured In Truck Auto Crash On Route 56
Nelsonville two men treated and released from Mount St Mary Hospital after a Route 56 crash west of Route 278 in Hocking County. Curtis Miller 22 sustained face and hand lacerations. John R Wolfe 19 may have jaw fracture. Williams 22 cited for failing to yield. Miller cited for no operator's license. They must appear in Logan mayor's court Saturday.
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Nelsonville
Mount St. Mary Hospital
Hocking County
Curtis Miller
John R. Wolfe
New Plymouth
Miller
Robert Leo Williams
State Highway Patrol
Williams
Logan
VEW State Fish Fry For Friday Evening
Nelsonville Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 3467 to hold a stag party fish fry Friday night as final mop up for 1959. Only 16 more members needed to meet the post quota, per Commander Meade Whyte. Members urged to bring delinquent or new members. Officers hope to make Post 3467 the second post in the 12th district to reach quota.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Meade Whyte
Eagles Ladies Auxiliary Plans Charter Installation
Nelsonville news item states the Eagles Ladies Auxiliary will meet in the Eagles Hall Friday at 8 p.m. to finalize plans for installing the charter to the group Sunday afternoon. All members are urged to attend.
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Nelsonville
Eagles Ladies Auxiliary
Eagles Hall
Meeting Sets Plans for 1959 Christmas Seal Sale
Representatives from 11 Southeastern Ohio counties gathered at Southeast Ohio Tuberculosis Hospital to organize the 1959 Christmas Seal campaign. Attendees included Mrs. Winifred Johnson of the National Tuberculosis Association and John Louis of the Ohio TB and Health Association, with Miss Pat Gray assisting. The Athens County TB case register shows 179 active cases, with township counts listed, including Trimble York 40, Athens 33, Canaan 35, Rome 8, and others.
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Nelsonville
Ohio
Southeast
Athens
Belmont
Fairfield
Gallia
Hocking
Lawrence
Licking
Meigs
Morgan
Muskingum
Washington
Winifred Johnson
National Tuberculosis Association
John Louis
Ohio TB and Health Association
Pat Gray
Athens County
Trimble
York
Dover
Ames
Bern
Waterloo
Canaan
Rome
Lee
Alexander
Lodi
Carthage
Troy
Five Fined During Week By Judge Schoonover
Nelsonville report shows five persons cited in County Judge George Schoonover’s court last week. Amos Tigner paid 10 dollars and costs for failure to stop within an assured clear distance. Shirley Withrow paid 10 dollars and costs for no muffler. Ralph Gimbell paid 10 dollars and costs for illegal parking. Charles Kittle and Walter Keirns paid 10 dollars and costs each for starting a woodland fire.
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Nelsonville
George Schoonover
Amos Tigner
Shirley Withrow
Ralph Gimbell
Charles Kittle
Walter Keirns
Nelsonville resident fined for defective headlights
William Henry Nelson of Nelsonville was fined 10 dollars and costs yesterday in Mayor R A Flick's court on charges of defective headlights.
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Nelsonville
William Henry Nelson
Robert Auflick
Class 21 Meeting At Mrs Jonas Home Monday 7:30 P M
First Methodist Class 21 will gather at Mrs Wilbur Jonas home Monday at 7 30 p m with Mrs Ray Elliott assisting as hostess.
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Nelsonville
First Methodist Church
Wilbur Jonas
Ray Elliott
New Haven Groups Host Talks and Plans Across Clubs
Activities across New Haven clubs include Mrs. O J Bostic speaking on the State Convention of the League of Women Voters and Mrs John Morgan praising civic benefits. Kaiser Aluminum official Carl Sullivan promoted WV water resource ideas and artificial lakes. Local church classes plan a May skating party and a bake sale, with Junior Woman’s Club selling light bulbs to fund civic projects. Cub and Boy Scout booths at Point Pleasant Jamoree earned blue ribbons for Canada and Home Repair themes.
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New Haven
Bend
Carl Sullivan
Kaiser Aluminum Co
Sullivan
West Virginia Conservation Commission
Rotary
West Virginia
Glen Smith
Frank Thompson
Methodist Church
Thompson
A. G. Bonney
Point Pleasant
Junior Woman's Club of
The
Mother’s Club
Mason County
Appalachian
Cub Scouts
Boy Scouts
National Guard
Canada
Boy Scouts Project
Emblem Club 97 Installs Officers Here Saturday
Nel sonville Emblem Club No 97 held its annual officer installation at the Elks Hall on Saturday at 8 pm A three course dinner preceded the event hosted by the Methodist Women in the First Methodist Church The installation was led by May Belle Weaver with Martha Hiner Laura Faust Dorothy Shearer and others serving in supreme roles New officers include Mabel Tigner Georgia Grouse Kate Edington Dorothy Brown and more with visitors from Athens Kent Ashland and Freemont followed by a reception for officers and new president
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Nelsonville
Nelsonville Emblem Club
Elks Hall
First Methodist Church
Kate Edington
Elizabeth Keller
Supreme
May Belle Weaver
Kent
Marshall
Lorna Patrick
Martha Hiner
Laura Faust
Dorothy Shearer
Mary Steenrod
Blanche Ogg
Helen Jackson
Blanche DeLong
Elizabeth Phillips
Jean Smith
Elizabeth Coker
Lillian Ruble
Jean Carpenter
Harriet Burgess
Martha Philopoulis
Dorothy Ruscoe
Lillian Wallace
Athens
Ashland
Fremont
Mount Saint Mary Hospital Birth Notices
Birth announcements list residents and relatives from Mount Saint Mary Hospital area communities. Names include Keister Laurelville Route 2 a daughter, Loper New Straitsville Route 1 a daughter, and several other newborns and parents across Glouster New Lexington Nelsonville and surrounding towns.
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Ronnie D. Keister
Laurelville
Robert Loper
New Straitsville
First Submarine Telegraph Cable Linked Dover and Calais
The 1851 achievement linked Dover England and Calais France via a submarine telegraph cable marking the first successful ocean crossing for rapid trans‑channel communication.
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Dover
England
Calais
France
Fines Levied On Three In Nelsonville Court
James Boyle of New Straitsville paid 10 dollars plus costs for intoxication. Victor M. Hall of Athens Route 1 faced 10 dollars and costs for stopping on a highway. Patricia A. McManus of Logan was fined 25 dollars plus costs for speeding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
Robert Avflick
James Boyle
New Straitsville
Victor M. Hall
Athens
Patricia A. McManus
Logan
Two Drivers Fined by Mayor Myers Office
Francis Myers fined two drivers on Wednesday on charges filed by the State Highway Patrol. Robert Starner 25 of New Straitsville paid 10 dollars and costs for a stop sign violation. Vincent Lechleidner 18 of Nelsonville paid 25 dollars and costs for speeding.
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Logan
Francis Myers
State Highway Patrol
Robert Starner
New
Straitsville
Vincent Lechleidner
Nelsonville
Signs Of The Times Warn Drivers In Zanesville
A passing truck carried this warning to motorists reading “Avoid that rundown feeling. Pass left” in Zanesville Ohio. The message appeared on a roadside sign prompting cautious driving.
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Zanesville
Ohio
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