Letart Falls News Notes and Local Marital News
Letart Falls Reports the marriage of Alta Stover to David Lee Farmer of Columbus performed by the Rev. Pearl Gasto. Social notes recount church activities, family visits, and weekend guests from Ohio and Pennsylvania. Fire at the McGraw home on Racine-Bashan road referenced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jane Hill
Letart Falls
Wally Stover
Alta
David Lee Farmer
Columbus
Pearl Gasto
Apple Grove
East Letart
Rio Grande
Lois Bell
Nora Cross
Irma Hill
Inez Hill
Leora Young
Pauline Hill
Carrie Roush
Shirley Ables
Mildred Chapman
Naomi Teaford
Margy Roush
Margaret West
Nadine Euler
Linda Hill
Lorna Bell
Methodist Church
Ray McDade
Norman Arnott
Rochester
Herman Reese
Cheshire
McDade
Norma Shamblin
Larry and
Terry
Franklin
Ohio
Mae Crawford
Mildred Roush
New Brighton
Patricia Crawford
Carol Jeane
Connie Lee
Otis Crawford
George Walters
Lizzie Graham
Delpha Cummins
Gallipolis
Richard DeWitt
DeWitt
Earl Shank
Scott Shank
Middleport
Millard Adams
Zanesville
Floyd Cummins
Ora Spears Dies from Heart Attack While Working
Ora Tolbert Spears of Hamden died of a heart attack in the Ironton area while employed as an electrician lineman for Hoosier Construction Co. He collapsed during the day and died en route to General Hospital in Ironton. Survived by wife Neva, son Michael M., daughters Nell Griffith and Patricia G., parents Rev. and Mrs. Ford M. Spears, two brothers Buell and Douglas, two sisters, and several in-laws. Funeral in Mossy Bottom, Kentucky with burial in West Liberty. He belonged to Local Union No. 317, Huntington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hamden
Ora Tolbert Spears
Ironton
Hoosier Construction Co
Spears
General Hospital
Neva
Michael M
Nell Griffith
McArthur
Patricia G
Ford M. Spears
Pikeville
Buell
Mossy Bottom
Douglas
Middletown
Elmo Ratliff
Vic Leslie
Florida
West Liberty
Huntington
Dining Lodge Opens Friday At Lake Hope
The dining lodge at Lake Hope will open April 28 at 5 pm with the evening meal served. The lodge will remain open until November 1. State parks open May 30 and close Labor Day. Tables and beach areas are being prepared for the summer season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Division of Parks
Department of Natural Resources
Lake Hope
Rutland Social Notes Highlights Local Guests and News
Rutland residents report visits from Dexter, Langsville, and Columbus. Notables include Rev R A Biddle at Sheltering Arms Hospital and Dr Stanley Mc Gilliard named district superintendent at the Rutland Methodist quarterly conference in Syracuse Ohio.
Educators Plan Meeting at Lake Hope Dining Lodge
McArthur Vinton County teachers and guests plan their annual Spring Meeting for May 9 at 6 30 at Lake Hope Dining Lodge with Dr Lloyd Sprouse of Ohio State University as guest speaker Reservations should be reported to the County Education Office Officers include Miss Elizabeth Lantz president James Rider vice president Mrs Dorothy Reese secretary Mrs Mary L Palmer treasurer County Supt D M Bryson attended a Columbus Institute sponsored by the Ohio School Boards Association and the Ohio Association of School Administrators Co directors include W A Smith Chester A Roush with industry consultants from General Electric Keekin Can Nationwide Insurance and the Ohio State Employment Service University leaders from Toledo Cincinnati Miami and Kent State Universities led discussion on job specifications for certificated and non certificated personnel and the need for clear job descriptions to improve performance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beth Lantz
James Rider
Dorothy Reese
Mary L. Palmer
D. M. Bryson
Columbus
Ohio School Boards Association
Ohio Association of School Administrators
W. A. Smith
Amherst
Pomeroy
Washington D. H
Chester A. Roush
Laurel Cliff Community Notes from Laurel Cliff area
The Rev. G A Hall district superintendent from Zanesville led the Free Methodist Church quarterly meeting and dedicated a new Sunday School room. Local visits included Dan Smith family from Portland with Mr Smith’s parents, and gatherings at the homes of the Diehl, Musser, Allen, and Howell families with several relatives from Millfield, Michigan, Irondale, Harrisonville, Toron to, Rutland and Meigs General Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laurel Cliff
G. A. Hall
Zanesville
Free Methodist Church
Carmen Evans
Bertha Oliver
Dan Smith
Portland
Lee Vogelsong
Millfield
Ray Esslinger
Michigan
Lew Diehl
Charles Diehl
Nellie Tracy
Cora Giller
Rutland
Vernon Howell
Meigs General Hospital
Roy Howell
Orville Allen
Howard Allen
Cindy
Kristie
Fairborn
Marvin Allen
Toronto
Earl Allen
Irondale
Sammy Lewis
Harrisonville
Charles McGrath
Charlemagne founded many schools despite illiteracy
The Emperor Charlemagne who reigned from 742 to 814 established numerous cathedral and monastery schools though he remained illiterate until late in life.
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Charlemagne
Tuppers Plains News Notes Return Home and Leaves
James Ritter has returned home from Meigs General Hospital after medical treatment. William Chapman Jr and family host a 10 day leave from the U S Air Force with plans for next duty in Oklahoma. Mrs Emma Mason of Parkersburg visits her daughter and other relatives in the area. Guests include Duane Beaver and Michael Grasso families at the Chapmans home. Margaret Russell of Athens visits her ill mother Carrie Bahr. Mr and Mrs John C Johnson of Sumner visit Blain family in Tuppers Plains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rutland
Clarence Ogden
Dexter
Emmett McCaskey
Ray Biddle
Elizabeth Gardner
Clifford Steele Carpenter
R. A. Biddle
Granville Lyons
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Athens
Tuppers Plains
James Ritter
Meigs General Hospital
William Chapman, Jr
U. S. Air Force
Texas
William Chapman, Sr
Oklahoma
Emma Mason
Parkersburg
W. W. Bragg
Duane Beaver
New Matamoris
Michael Grasso
Lockborne Air Force Base
Columbus
William Chapman
Margaret Russell
Carrie Bahr
John C. Johnson
Sumner
Blain
J. C. McKay
Bashan
Dick Harris
James Quick
Mildred Chapman
Connie and
Floyd
Letart Falls
Kenda Russell
Racine
Rhonda
Debra West
Dorcas
Christian Behavior in the House of God in Racine
The Booster Sunday School class met at Mrs. Marie Roy’s home with devotional readings on Christian behavior in church. Members prepared a quilt and baby comfort for Pastor Rev. Arthur McCauley and family. Attendees included Rev. McCauley away at a Columbus convention and later in Orland, Pa. Relatives and friends gathered for refreshments hosted by Mrs. Roy and her daughter-in-law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marie Roy
Jesus
Isabel Simpson
House of God
Bertha Sayre
Maggie Shain
Arthur McCauley
Roy
Columbus
Orland
Clayton F. Lutz
F. E. Dunn
Dana Salser
Ethel Smith
Delbert
Delia Looker
Westerville
George Strobush
Jefferson
Wis
Fred Cadle
Nuclear Submarine Triton Named for Marine Snail
The U S S Triton, a swift nuclear powered submarine, is named after a large marine snail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S.S
Social notes from Syracuse area relatives and visitors
Sunday guests included Mr. and Mrs. John Carroll and Judy of Charleston W Va and Mr. and Mrs. Hershel Rose and children of Minersville visiting John Carroll and Eleanor Bohram. Other travels included Arthur Sylvester in Warren Ohio for bowling and Ronnie Hubbard of Columbus visiting his parents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Carroll
Judy
Charleston
W. Va
Hershel Rose
Minersville
Eleanor Bohram
Arthur Sylvester
Warren
Ohio
Ronnie Hubbard
Columbus
Carl Hubbard
Lincoln Smith
Middleport
Lola Griffin
Tuppers Plains
Ada Slack
A. O. Lee
Ernest Smith
Delbert
Dana Salser
Racine
Noah Looker
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Athens Messenger Thurs
Ed Bush
Old Town Flats
Jim Middleswart
Clifford Roush
Vinton
Bob Ashley
Clifford Holter
Oak Grove
Les Invalides
Interior Ministry
Algeria
Paris
Rutland Social Notes
By Rowena Biddle
C. O. Chapman
Miss Cecil
Carl Gorby
Ronnie
Langsville
Eugene Thompson
Richard Fetty
Roy Snowden
Rodger Roush
Jesse Wood
Holzer Hospital
Leslie Erwin
Lillian Steiff
Hannah Greenlee
Beatrice Robson
Robert Canady
Edna Russell
Wayne Gardner
Eyesville
James Nicholson
Mr. Gardner
Miss Etna Gardner
Maggie Birchfield
Birchfield
Radekin
Carpenter
Iva Howell
Lewis Hassell
Mt. Alto
Rutland Methodist Church
Syracuse
Carl Herring
Everett Colwell
Isaac Taylor
Dana Hoffman
Harvey Erlewine
Jesse Sweeney
Ira Fleming
Charles Siders
Jacob Schilling
Mildred Lucas
Vernon Weber
Stanley McGilliard
Ohio University
Ensemble
Bath
EAU DE
Cologne
Kodak Film
Quick’s Drug Store
Postoffice
RoMmes
EAU of Cologne
Nes Chanel
Mrs. Pearl Parker
Evelyn Brickles
Mrs. Francis Morris
Booster
Margaret Cottrill
Mr. and
Mrs
McArthur Savings & Loan Co
Enings
Federal Home Loan Bank
Elberfeld
Logan, Ohio
Valu
Elberfelds
Logan
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