Evelyn Wolfe Leads in Nelsonville High Comedy A Crazy Mix-Up
Nelsonville High School seniors stage A Crazy Mix-Up in the school auditorium on May 12. Evelyn Wolfe plays Lee Julian who schemes to claim a $5,000 prize after a rent setback as classmates and guests complicate a comically tangled masquerade.
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Nelsonville
Lee Julian
Nelsonville High School
Evelyn Wolfe
Paula
Crystal
Jean Betts
Thelma Bruss
Philip Holden
Charles Parks
Don Carlos Sebastian
Michael Parloff
Emil Stomm
Donald Sanders
Sam Howe
Hugh Webb
Alicia Julian
Natalie Lane
Alicia
Natalie
Bernadean Whyte
Janis Lines
McCready
Betty Pierce
Retail Merchants Group To Meet Friday
NELSONVILLE An import ant meeting of the Retail Merchants Association will be held at the Legion Building Friday evening April 28 at 7 30 o clock. Several matters of importance are to be considered and the attendance of every member has been requested by President Walter Wolf.
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Nelsonville
Retail Merchants Association
Legion Building
Walter Wolf
Moose Hall
Mid-Week Forum On Church History Planned
Tonight at 7 o'clock in the Sanctuary the Church of Christ hosts a discussion forum on church history focusing on the Easter to Pentecost period. The event aims to explain the development of the church for followers and students. Also, the Women's Christian Missionary Society will meet Thursday in Athens at 10 a.m., with several Nelsonville women planning to attend.
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Nelsonville
Church of Christ
Jesus
Women's Christian Missionary Society
Athens
Maurer Variety Store Opens In Nelsonville Saturday
Nelsonville’s Maurer Variety Store will open Saturday morning April 29 in the Hyde Building near the Public Square. Owner John B. Maurer says the Ben Franklin System provides unusual buying facilities with 5c 10c and 1 dollar lines, in a 3600 square foot space fully stocked with new furniture and fixtures plus a redecorated front. Maurer, with 26 years in local merchandising, plans to operate the Orbiston store alongside his new Nelsonville location.
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Nelsonville
Maurer
John B. Maurer
Hyde Building
Public Square
Palace Furniture
Ben Franklin
United States
J. B. Maurer
H. S. Sayre
Orbiston
Jacob Wagner
Buchtel
Innocent Pleas In Drunk Driving in Nelsonville Court
Ernest Nash of Athens pleaded innocent at arraignment before Mayor C. G. Dew on a drunk driving charge and was bound over to the grand jury on a $200 bond. Fred Dresher of Nelsonville also pleaded innocent to intoxication and will have a Friday hearing. John and Leonard Hickman, both of Nelsonville, were fined $5 and costs each after pleading guilty to intoxication.
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Nelsonville
Ernest Nash
Athens
C. G. Dew
Fred Dresher
John
Leonard Hickman
Nelsonville Garden Club Hosts Tree Planting Discussion
Mrs J M Hyde led the Garden Club in a Monday gathering at the Hyde home with Mrs Wesley Hawk Mrs John Love and Mrs Cc D Shafer assisting. Supt Seward of Camp Nelson spoke on tree planting and cemetery beautification as the club plans to extend plantings and fund donations supported their project.
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Nelsonville
J. M. Hyde
Wesley Hawk
John Love
Cc. D. Shafer
Garden Club
Hyde Home
Egbert Whitmore
Ralph Parks
Mae Harris
Lillian Lee
Supt. Seward
Camp Nelson
Presbyterian Missionary Society to Meet at Irene McDowell Home
The Presbyterian Missionary Society will meet Thursday at 2 oclock in the new home of Miss Irene McDowell on West Franklin Street. The report details attendees at past regional Garden Club and Athens Presbyterial sessions and a DAR meeting in April with remarks by Miss Bertha Nixon on the political situation.
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The
Presbyterian Missionary Society
Irene McDowell
West Franklin St
Valley Lodge 169 Knights of Pythias Meeting Tonight
Valley Lodge 169 Knights of Pythias will meet at 7 30 in the Pythian Building. Two candidates will be inducted as pages and several new members are being added through a Red and Blue team contest.
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Valley Lodge
Knights of Pythias
Pythian
Page
Mrs Fisher Hosts Bridal Honor for Daughter Mrs Bennett
Mrs John Fisher entertained Monday evening honoring her daughter in law Mrs David Bennett a recent bride. The 30 guests including neighbors friends and relatives presented gifts to Mrs Bennett. Mrs Fisher assisted in serving lunch by her daughter Mrs Cliff Hartley and daughter in law Mrs Clyde Fisher.
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John Fisher
David Bennett
Bennett
Fisher
Cliff Hartley
Columbus
Clyde Fisher
Faithful Workers Meet at Methodist Church Social Rooms
Members of the Faithful Workers class of the Methodist Church school will meet Friday night in the social rooms of the church. Announce Birth Mr and Mrs Griffith Kelly announce the birth of a nine pound son Charles Patrick at the home of the latter s parents Saturday April 22. Grandparents are Mr and Mrs Fred Kelly and Mr and Mrs Pat Galvin.
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Methodist Church School
Griffith Kelly
Charles Patrick
Fred Kelly
Pat Galvin
Local fire forester warns on permit burning rules
Nelsonville Ohio John A Bastian state fire control forester issued a warning to wardens and the public instructing that burning permits require reading and following all rules. He notes many fires escape permit burning due to readers ignoring instructions. Permits are available free from the nearest fire warden.
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Nelsonville
John A. Bastian
Chillicothe
Boy Scout News from Nelsonville Troop 66 meeting and updates
Troop 66 Boy Scouts will meet at West School at 7 15 Thursday evening. New members Paul Midkiff Alfred Richardson and Charles White were accepted. The Flaming Arrow Patrol is gaining on the Panthers in the inter patrol contest. Board of Review meets Friday night at 7 at Commissioner Harry Mettler’s office on Jefferson St. Scouts ready to appear should be present at 7.
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Nelsonville
the West School
Paul Midkiff
Alfred Richardson
Charles White
Flaming Arrow
Panthers
Board of Review
Harry Mettler
Jefferson St
Doanville Dorcas Society Meeting Planned at Center
The Dorcas Society will hold its monthly business and social meeting Thursday at 7 30 p m in the Community Center. Mrs T J Thomas will lead devotions and hostesses include Mrs Charlies Osey, Mrs Carl Wallace and Mrs Richard Tittle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Doanville
Dorcas Society
T. J. Thomas
Charlies Osey
Carl Wallace
Richard, Tittle
Clerks Hear Expert on State Unemployment Awards in Glouster
Paul Theisen of Athens Ohio spoke to the Retail Clerks Union on unemployment compensation law eligibility including no age limit for 65 and over. He outlined employer eligibility requiring three full time workers or two full time and one part time. Matthew Dawson of the Ohio Coal Foundation discussed past work and future plans. The union pledged 100 percent support and a ten cent monthly per member contribution.
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Glouster
Paul Theisen
Athens
Meigs
Theisen
Matthew Dawson
Ohio Coal Foundation
Clerks Union
Hollister Infant Dies in Columbus
GLOUSTER Lee Molnar four months old son of Mr and Mrs Gabriel Molnar Hollister died in Children's Hospital Columbus Tuesday of complications from bronchial pneumonia He had been in the hospital since January 11 Surviving are the parents and two sisters Betty age 9 and Barbara age 3 Funeral services will be held Thursday morning in Holy Cross Catholic Church at 9 o'clock with Rev Father Yocke officiating Burial will be in Glouster Catholic Cemetery Members of the Loyal Daughters Class of the Church of Christ who will help to clean the parsonage are to meet there Thursday afternoon.
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Glouster
Lee Molnar
Gabriel Molnar
Hollister
Children’s Hospital
Columbus
Betty
Barbara
Holy Cross Catholic Church
Father Yocke
Glouster Catholic Cemetery
Loyal Daughters
Church of Christ
Mrs Gibbs Injured by Electric Wringer in Glouster
Mrs Tom Gibbs suffered almost complete amputation of a finger when her hand was caught in an electric wringer Monday morning. She received nine stitches at a local physician’s office.
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Glouster
Tom Gibbs
Rally Planned by Pilgrim Churches in Hocking Athens Counties
Nelsonville youths and Pilgrim Churches in Hocking and Athens Counties prepare a Friday evening rally at Pilgrim Holiness Church in Lancaster. Rev. B. A. Awe leads the area asking strong church representation. a bus will pick up at 6 in front of Nelsonville Pilgrim Church for those without transport.
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Nelsonville
Pilgrim Holiness Church
Lancaster
B. A. Awe
Hocking
Athens County
Nelsonville FHA chapter hosts district initiation service
The Nelsonville Future Homemakers of America chapter welcomed eleven Southeastern Ohio district chapters for initiation ceremonies at the Junior High Auditorium on Tuesday evening April 25. New members received third and fourth degrees as officers and local teachers assisted.
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Nelsonville
The
Future Homemakers of America
Ohio
FHA
Polly Johnson
Eagles Name New Leaders For Coming Year
Nelsonville Aerie of Eagles held a large meeting at which 175 members nominated officers for the year. All posts except secretary and treasurer drew competition with Gilbert Smith and Fred Davis set to continue as secretary and treasurer. Nominations listed include Worthy President William Young and others, with key roles filled by multiple candidates per office.
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Nelsonville
Nelsonville Aerie of Eagles
Aerie
Gilbert Smith
Fred Davis
Worthy
William Young
Dewey Whyte
Johnny Linton
Clyde Byers
Edgar Green
Frank Kirk
Sheldon Powell
Estel Harden
Fred Thompson
Arthur Hankerson
Denzil Phillips
Leslie Cruickshank
Rennie Pack
Joe Evans
Pearl Shivers
Earl Fitzpatrick
William Cooley
Sam Kreider
Chas. Grose
Charles Hoce
A. J. Smith
Robert Green
Raymond Walker
John Rupe
Frank Skivers
To Elect Officers at County Baseball Meet
Managers of The Athens County Baseball League will meet tonight at the Eagles Club to elect officers and adopt league rules. Eight managers expected. meeting at 8 o clock, with reps urged if unable to attend.
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Nelsonville
Athens County Baseball League
Eagles Club
Glouster Pythian Sisters Meet With Hostess Gilla Bell
Glouster Pythian Sisters Past Chief Club held a Thursday meeting with Mae McLain in charge and twelve Past Chiefs answering roll call. Six visitors attended. Readings were given by Grace Zimmer Esther Lamborn Annie Echtsenkamper Etta Seiler Edna Embrey Neal Morris Kate Vaughan Wealtha Williams and Bell. Prizes were awarded to Embrey and Echstenkamper. Mizpah closed the meeting. Tom Hemsley will host next.
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Glouster
Pythian Sisters
Gilla Bell
Mae McLain
Grace Zimmer
Esther Lamborn
Annie Echstenkamper
Etta Seiler
Edna Embrey
Neal Morris
Kate Vaughan
Wealtha Williams
Bell
Embrey
Echstenkamper
Mizpah
Tom Hemsley
Local social notes mix weddings and gatherings in Joy area
Mrs. Fred Heck Gloria and Joann Heck and Mrs. Laura Jones spent Monday afternoon with Miss Ann Carpenter in Joy Ohio. Wedding attendances and family celebrations mark a busy period with alumni events and church services noted across multiple towns.
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Fred Heck
Gloria
Joann Heck
Laura Jones
Ann Carpenter
Joy
Ohio
John
Tom Carter
Cleuff
Middleport
Akron
Dan Carter
Ruth Lut
Frances E. Viney
Columbus
Nannie Viney
Athens
Andrew Viney
Jimmy Williams
James T. Crable
Rendville
Laurence Williams
Ralph Shepard
Glouster Rt. 1
Dickerson
W. Va
Wayne Hines
J. E. Snyder
Oakdale A. C
Oakdale Church
Don Withem
Mary Jo
F. E. Bennett
Walton
Ind
Henry Ryan III Ill After Heart Attack In Glouster Home
Henry Ryan III of Glouster Rt 2 is seriously ill after suffering a heart attack. He was found semi conscious at his home Saturday morning. His son Wilfred of Corning was notified and rushed to his side with his wife to assist.
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Henry Ryan III
Glouster
Henry Ryan
Wilfred
Corning
Thompson Funeral Held At Plains Church Sunday
Funeral services for Mrs. Hester Thompson age 78 widow of John Thompson were held Sunday afternoon at 2 o clock in the Nazarene Church The Plains with Rev Drell Goff conducting The church quartet sang Burial was in Greenlawn Cemetery She is survived by two sons Earl The Plains and Pearl Wheeling WV a daughter Mrs Ella Miller Middleport and several grandchildren
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Chauncey
Hester Thompson
John Thompson
Earl Thompson
the Plains
Nazarene Church
Drell Goff
Greenlawn
Chauncey Church to Hold Friday Night Meeting
Chauncey April Church of Christ will host a Friday night session at Chauncey Church of Christ. The program includes a devotional period a business session and reports from church classes and organizations. The Friendship Class led by Shirley Thomas Irene Jackson and Christine Brown will present the program with a miscellaneous segment. A social hour at the Parish House with refreshments ends the evening and all church members and church school members are invited.
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Chauncey
Chauncey Church of Christ
Shirley Thomas
Irene Jackson
Christine Brown
Chauncey Personals Birth Announcement for Marica Ann
Mr and Mrs Henry Yankoski announce the birth of an eight pound daughter Marica Ann in Detroit. Grandparents Mr and Mrs Andrew Guy of Bailey Run and Mr and Mrs Thomas Yankoski of Detroit also noted. Miss Emma Guy visiting in Detroit returned home Saturday.
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Chauncey
Henry Yankoski
Loretta Guy
Detroit
Marica Ann
Andrew Guy
Bailey Run
Thomas Yankoski
Emma Guy
Mrs William Wemmer Visits Ill Brother in South Solon
Mrs William Wemmer visited her brother George Kennedy in South Solon where he celebrated his 81st birthday and is ill. She was joined by her sisters Mrs Pierce Raine Mrs Harry Wend and nephew Howard Raine of Nelsonville.
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Chauncey
William Wemmer
South Solon
George Kennedy
Wemmer
Pierce Raine
Harry Wend
Howard Raine
Nelsonville
Student Completes Training Trip to Cincinnati
Chauncey Floyd Sharrick traveled to Cincinnati Sunday to finish refrigeration and air conditioning training. He expects to return to Millfield in three weeks.
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Chauncey
Floyd Sharrick
Cincinnati
Millfield
WPA Board Meeting Set in Chauncey Friday Evening
County WPA Executive Board will meet in Chauncey on Friday at 7 p m at the home of president Abner Phillips May Ave. The session aims to discuss board matters and pending actions.
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WPA
Chauncey
Abner Phillips
May Ave
Eagles Manager Calls For Baseball Players
Nelsonville Johnny Brown manager of the Eagles calls all players to practice tonight at the City Playgrounds. He cancels Sunday’s game as the team is not ready, aiming to have the squad in shape for the May 7 opener.
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Nelsonvilus
Johnny Brown
Eagles
Brown
Entertain Friends With Card Party in Trimble
Mr. and Mrs. Vaughn Earich hosted a card party at their Trimble home on Saturday night with three tables. Prizes were awarded to Lizzie Patton, Doris Willis, John Sharick and Grover Patton. refreshments were served to attendees including Mr. and Mrs. John Sharick, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Sanders, Mr. and Mrs. Grover Patton, Mr. and Mrs. Ben Simpkins, Mr. and Mrs. Carl Willis, and Mr. and Mrs. Vaughn Earich.
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Chauncey
Vaughn Earich
Trimble
Lizzie Patton
Doris Willis
John Sharick
Grover Patton
Charles Sanders
Ben Simpkins
Carl Willis
Mrs. Grover Patton Hostess For Bridge Club
Mrs. Grover Patton hosted a Tuesday night bridge gathering using three tables. High score was Mary Davis with Myrtle Olbers second and Helen Sanders winning the travel prize. Eleanor Sharick received the guest prize. Guests included Bonnie Sayre, Margaret Simpkins and Bernice Hipscher. Next meeting will be with Juanita Rapp. Refreshments were served. Members present were Lulu Curry Bess Sayre Juanita Rapp Mona Scurlock and Elizabeth Patton.
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Chauncey
Grover Patton
Mary Davis
Myrtle Olbers
Helen Sanders
Eleanor Sharick
Bonnie Sayre
Margaret Simpkins
Bernice Hipscher
Juanita Rapp
Mrs Sanders Returned Home After Major Surgery
Mrs Fred Sanders who had a major operation at St. Anthony Hospital Columbus was brought home near Concord Monday by Dr C N Sanders. Mrs Clarence Sanders of Millfield accompanied Mrs Sanders home.
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Chauncey
Fred Sanders
St. Anthony Hospital
Columbus
Concord
C. N. Sanders
Clarence Sanders
Millfield
Sanders
Needle Club Meets At Bertha Sanders residence
Mrs. Bertha Sanders hosts the needle club meeting tonight with members gathered for work and socializing at her residence.
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Retail Merchants
Orpheum
Rosiland Russell
Robert Montgomery
Atlas Store
Nelsonville Social Notes
Raymond Raine
Pomeroy
Ed Cranmer
C. D. Shafer
Cecil Shafer
John Wood
W. W. Warren
Charles Myers
Stanley Dew
Wallace Glenn
E. E. Bell
Bertha Nixon
E. J. Kessinger
C. L. Stout
Garden Clubs
City
J. L. Evans
Anna Chapman
C. E. Weltzheimer
John Saltz
W. L. Hudson
Oral Daugherty
Roy Sayers
Don Johnson
Mable Haffner
Margaret Johnson
DAR
Elizabeth Zane Dew
Daughters of the American Revolution
Julius Fischer
W. H. Weigand
Boy Scout News
Expert
Future Homemakers
Mary K. Sharp
Dorothy Schmitter
Jean Scharff
Bernice Bobo
Wilma Everett
Ames Bern
Mary Burns
Virginia Fox
Betty Hooper
Leona Merchant
Jennie Pratt
Jennie Simmons
Ruth Dongan
Donna Evart
Dorothea Williams
Chesterhill
Fawntella Bunting
Armilla Spencer
Murray City
Margaret Lowsey
Ann McBride
New Marshfield
Lillian Williams
Roberta Currey
Pennsville
Iva Bell Barnes
Marjorie Corbett
Margie Darnell
Luella LaFollette
Dorothy Graham
Mary V. Harrison
Gene McCull
Martha Cooley
Evelyn Wolf
Eleanor Spencer
Gene McCullough
Wyona Stauffer
Rosalie Shaffer
Martha Mae Kuhn
Melba Moorehead
Gaynell Poston
Gretta Sedwick
Cathryn White
Jeanette Davis
Evelyn Thompson
Painesville
Louise Burchfield
Anna May Allen
Sylvia Burchfield
Jeanette Reeves
Ruth Shafer
Wilma Easterling
Rosetella Hitchings
Louise Straits
Alice Richardson
Alice Calentine
Wilma Adkins
Beryl Cone
Ruth Geisen
Ruth Davis
Mildred Judy
Bernice Russell
Stewart
Grace Russell
Shade
Carolyn Guerra
Chauncey Dover
Louise Drake
Amesville
Carol Durst
Barlow-Vincent
Calvin
Pauline Fierce
Clover Farm
Iglouster Personals
GHS
Harry Trasin
Ray White
Lena Easley
Helen Dennison
Wade Bailey
Charles Harper
Olive McKee
Rachel and Jane Murray
Louella Vaughan
H. E. Jones
Hill St
Fred Hambel
Hambel
Elmer F. Jones
Mary Louise Murphy
Elmer Jones
Marvin Murphy
Jerry
Barbara Ann
Mary Louise
Eugene Jones
Kingston
Thompson
Plains Church
Chauncey Church
Cliff Brown
Cryervice
Nelsonville, Ohio
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Bertha Sanders
Needle Club
Bellans
PUL
TNT
Stanwyck
Henry Fonda
SAM Levene
Ripeed
Ve Wey Bourne Pandro S. Berman
Producion
Leigh Joson
P J.wolfson
Philip G. Epstein
Walt
Hollywood
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