Thompsons Observe 59th Anniversary in Shawnee
Mr. and Mrs. Chester Thompson will observe their 59th wedding anniversary on August 6 at their Shawnee home. The Thompsons, former White Cottage residents, moved to Shawnee in 1912 where Thompson worked for the Z and W Railroad and later ran a confectionery for 24 years before retiring in 1953. Both are Shawnee Methodist Church members.
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Shawnee
Chester Thompson
Thompsons
White Cottage
Thompson
Z and W
Shawnee Methodist Church
Chauncey Personalities Visit Locals and Relatives
Chauncey residents and relatives are mentioned visiting and returning home. Families include Brook, Fornwall, Robinett, Sisson, Pendergrass, Johnson, Shafer Gardner Brown and Danford. Additions note travels to East Freedom Pennsylvania Addison Pennsylvania Ft Belvoir Virginia and Riverside Hospital in Columbus.
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Floyd Brookins
Mark and
Kathy
Athens
Olive Brookins
Howard Brookins
Harry Fornwall
East Freedom
Elizabeth Robinett
Mabel Sisson
Trimble
Eddie McKee
Pataskala
Roy Pendergrass
Peggy Johnson
Addison
Hollis Shafer
Glen Gardner
Westerville
Karl Gardner
Ralph Brown
Charles Danford
Columbus
Paul Courtney
Ninety six candidates file petitions for November contests
Ninety six candidates filed petitions for the November election across Vinton county with contests in Hamden for council and board of public affairs, McArthur school board, Clinton Two trustee race with ten candidates, and trustee races in Brown Eagle Elk Harrison Jackson Knox Madison Swan Vinton and Wilkesville townships. Supper tomorrow at Asbury Methodist Church in McArthur.
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McArthur
Vinton County
Board of Elections
Hamden
Council
Board of Public Affairs
School Board
Clinton
Brown
Eagle
Elk
Harrison
Jackson
Knox
Madison
Swan
Vinton
Wilkesville
Driver Flees After Hitting Elephant in Port Elizabeth
In Port Elizabeth a motorist struck a two ton elephant that had escaped from a circus. The driver fled in fright after the collision in a main street as an attendant led the animal by the trunk. The driver, Balthazar Classen, 30, told a magistrate he hit the elephant in the dark and ran away.
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Port Elizabeth
South Africa
Balthazar Classen
Two Vinton Youths Enlist in U S Air Force
McArthur reports two Vinton county youths have enlisted in the U S Air Force. Charles E Tatman 18 and Melvin L White 18, both 1965 graduates of Allensville Consolidated High, begin six weeks basic training at Lackland AFB Texas. CHAUNCEY Th Ladies Club met at Gladys McLelland home. A Lake Alma picnic was planned.
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McArthur
Vinton County
U.S. Air Force
Jack A. Stephens
Charles E. Tatman
Carl M. Tatman
South Bloomingville
Melvin L. White
Mary L. White
Bay
Allensville Consolidated High School
Lackland
Texas
Chauncey — Th Ladies Club
Sugar Creek
Gladys McLelland
Lake Alma
Scurlocks to Mark 60th Anniversary in Shawnee
Frank Scurlock and his wife of Shawnee will observe their 60th wedding anniversary on August 6. The couple, lifelong residents of Shawnee, married there and raised eight children: Mrs. William Craig, Mrs. Elmer Phillips, Mrs. Doris Bray, Mrs. Ray Peyton Sr., all of Shawnee, Mrs. L. E. Summers of Columbus, John of Somerset, Arthur of Indianapolis, and Frank of Sandusky.
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Frank Scurlock
Shawnee
Scurlock
The
Claycraft Co
William Craig
Elmer Phillips
Doris Bray
Ray Peyton
L. E. Summers
Columbus
John
Somerset
Arthur
Indianapolis
Frank
Sandusky
Old Stands Beside New In Oil Land
Riyadh is described as a showcase of transformation from ancient mud-walled palaces to modern oil wealth. The article contrasts crenellated towers with flashy high-rises, reflecting the desert capital's before and after on the oil boom.
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Riyadh
Saudi Arabia
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Hanover
Chauncey
Asbury Methodist Church
West Union Street
Uptown
Post Office
North Court Street
Nme
Camp Christian
Steve Russell
Millfield
Don Russell
Jerry Lewis
Taylors Ridge
Paul Johnson
Bible School
Chauncey Methodist Church
Corning
Alice Linscott
BORON
Standard Oil Company
Sohio
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