Three Sites Studied for Lake Location Near Nelsonville
Reports from the Fish and Game Conservation League discuss three proposed lake sites in the Nelsonville area as potential recreational and conservation projects. Experts say clean streams and forest growth boost fish and game, with a community club promoting parks and hunting interests. President Curtis Robinette notes ongoing membership open to Athens and Hocking County residents, and a late August meeting to plan a clubhouse and permanent meeting place.
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Nelsonville
Fish and Game Conservation League
VFW
League
Conservation League
Conservation Club
Curtis Robinette
Athens
Hocking County
Legion Post To Meet In Nelsonville For Nominating Committee
Glenford Dugan Post 229 American Legion will meet Monday at 7 45 p m. A nominating committee has been appointed by post commander J O Steenrod and a slate of office candidates is being prepared. The election will be held at the September meeting.
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Nelsonville
Glenford Dugan
American Legion
J. O. Steenrod
Mrs Hunter Celebrates 85th Birthday At Home
Nelsonville Mrs Addie Hunter observed her 85th birthday anniversary July 29 quietly at her home in Hamley Run neighborhood where she has lived for more than 58 years She received 68 cards and 24 handkerchiefs from friends.
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Nelsonville
Addie Hunter
Hamley Run
Army Lt. Nelsonville guest at Jackson home
Lieutenant Helen Jackson en route to Seattle from Pawtuxent Air Base Maryland visits her brother Frank Jackson and wife here. Other guests include Mr. and Mrs. Earl Jackson of Philadelphia and Miss Sylvia Cooley of Columbus.
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Nelsonville
Helen Jackson
Seattle
Pawtuxent Air Base
Frank Jackson
Jackson
Jacksons
Earl Jackson
Philadelphia
Sylvia Cooley
Columbus
Legion Names Two Delegates To State Convention
Nelsonville Glenford Dugan Post 229 of the American Legion will send John Collins and William Courtney as official delegates to the state convention in Columbus on August 7 to 9. Local Legionnaires expect to attend sessions and witness the parade Sunday afternoon. Amendments to the Department and National Legion constitutions will be proposed, including extending membership eligibility to veterans who entered service up to the end of hostilities as declared by the President. The parade on Sunday is described as outstanding and lasting several hours.
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Nelsonville
John Collins
William Courtney
Glenford Dugan
American Legion
Legion
Columbus
Department
National Legion
Ohio
York Family Returns From East Trip
Mr and Mrs Paul W Daugherty and son Terry 1110 Chestnut St return from a vacation trip to the East They were joined by Mrs Melvin Ward Sr Nelsonville Route One Mrs Melvin Ward Jr Pensacola Fla Mr and Mrs Alvin Ward and sons Darrell and Bobby Powellton W Va They visited Mr and Mrs Ross Sackett in Baltimore Md formerly of this city They fished Chesapeake Bay off North Beach catching 150 pounds of fish.
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Nelsonville
Paul W. Daugherty
Terry
Chestnut St
East
Melvin Ward
Pensacola
Fla
Alvin Ward
Darrell
Bobby
Powellton
W. Va
Ross Sackett
Baltimore
Chesapeake Bay
North Beach
Pastor To Resume Preaching Duties in Nelsonville and New Straitsville
The Rev. T. H. Arnott, pastor of the Nazarene Church on Adams Street, Nelsonville, and at New Straitsville, returns to duties after three months of recovery from injuries from a ladder fall. He will preach morning and evening in Nelsonville and speak at New Straitsville in the afternoon.
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Nelsonville
T. H. Arnott
Nazarene Church
Adams St
New Straitsville
Special Election at Valley Lodge 169 Names New Officers
During a special election at Valley Lodge 169 Knights of Pythias Ward Phillips was named inner guard and Edward Howe was installed as prelate with Phillips to inner guard under lodge deputy C. Roy Tomlinson. The rank of esquire was presented with more initiatory work planned for the regular meeting on Aug 11.
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Nelsonville
Valley Lodge
Knights of Pythias
Ward Phillips
Edward Howe
Phillips
C. Roy Tomlinson
Epiphany Episcopal and Nearby Churches Schedule
Church notices list Epiphany Episcopal in rolling priest in charge with 9:30 morning prayer and sermon. First Baptist outlines 9:30 Sunday school and 10:45 preaching on Israel, Your God, Have Failed You. Christian Fort and Short Sts worship at 10:30 with sermon A Dedicated Life. Union vesper at Presbyterian 7:30 p.m. Midweek study hour. New Straitsville Mt Zion U B holds homecoming Aug 15 with 9:30 Sunday school 10:30 worship, 1:30 song service and sermon by Sanford Price. Nazarene Adams St Sunday school 9:30 worship 10:30 NYPS 6:45 and preaching 7:30. Nazarene church in New Straitsville offers 2 p.m sunday school 3 p.m preaching and 7:30 evening service with prayer Wednesday.
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Epiphany Episcopal
Rollin S. Polk, Jr
First Baptist
B. J. Hall
Israel
Christian — Fort and Short Sts
J. A. Long
Sanford Price
Laurelville
Nazarene — Adams
NEW Straitsville — Nazarene Church
T. H. Arnott
Bottle Wake Trip To Louisiana Ends Back Home
A two year voyage began in spring 1946 when Bob and Bill Irvin set a note in a bottle and sent it down Brush Fork Creek. The bottle drifted hundreds of miles and resurfaced in New Orleans at Algiers on the Mississippi River. Jimmy Valliant, 19, replied saying he found the note and will enjoy hearing from Bob.
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Logan
Murray City
Bob
Bill Irvin
E. V. Irvin
Brush Fork Creek
Bob Irvin
Ohio
New Orleans
Mississippi River
Algiers
Jimmy Valliant
Jimmy
Salt’ Valliant
Local Boys Attend Hocking Camp Near Conkles Hollow
Two Logan youths left for a three week session at the Big Brother Camp near Conkles Hollow. They join boys from across Ohio sponsored by Kiwanis Clubs for recreation study and religious instruction under trained supervision. The camp is run by Columbus business leaders as Big Brother Inc.
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Logan
Big Brother
Conkles Hollow
Logan Kiwanis Club
Hocking County
Kiwanis Clubs
Columbus
Big Brother, Inc
Train Bound for Knights Templar Conclave in Cleveland
A special Knights Templar train will depart Athens on September 3 at 6 a.m. to Cleveland for the convention on September 3 and 4. Rolland Bright, ticket chairman, announced the Lancaster Logan and Athens commanderies sponsor the trip. The return to Athens is planned for the evening of September 3 after parade events. Reservations close September 1 and contact by August 15.
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Logan
Knights Templar
Athens
Cleveland
Rolland Bright
Commanderies
Lancaster
Bright
Knight Templars
Hospital Notes at Hocking Valley Hospital
Recent admissions include Mrs. Harry Simmons Nelsonville surgery Mrs. Howard Angle New Straits Mrs. Forest Lent Nelsonville surgery Gus Wachenschwanz Deanville medical Bill Goodlve Logan surgery Births report a son to Mr and Mrs Francis Auker Logan Clyde Hart Logan and others with additional newborns to Mrs Kenneth Johnson and daughter Logan Miss Evelyn Shafer Glouster Route 3 Miss Carol Wilkerson Columbus Jerry Lee Rice New Marshfield Parmela Kay Matheny Murray City Mrs Paul Cyrus and daughter Nelsonville
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Harry Simmons
Nelsonville
Howard Angle
New Straitsville
Forest Lent
Gus Wachenschwanz
Deanville
Bill Goodlve
Logan
Francis Auker
Evelyn Shafer
Glouster
Carol Wilkerson
Columbus
Jerry Lee Rice
New Marshfield
Parmela Kay Matheny
Murray City
Paul Cyrus
Sumatra craftsman trade taught to children from age two
The shoemaking trade holds high regard in Sumatra with child apprentices as young as two years old learning the craft from specialized artisans.
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Sumatra
Murray City Schools Undergo Roof Repairs
Logan reports two Murray City Local School buildings are being repaired under the state rehabilitation program. A new slate roof goes on the gymnasium and a built up roof on the high school, with state aid covering most costs.
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Logan
Murray City
Joseph J. Lone
Samuel Dillon
Stone
Logan area church notices council shows varied services
Local church listings outline schedules for Logan area congregations. First Methodist, First Church of the New Covenant, American Lutheran Parish St Matthew and St John, Gore Pike Circuit Otterbein Oroville and Fellowship share service times, Sunday school starts at 9:30 a.m. and worship at 10:30 a.m. Evening and midweek meetings are noted.
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First Methodist
R. B. Wilson
First Church OF the New Covenant
Miranda Casto
Lucius Hart
Paul N. Warner
St. Matthew
St. John
Gore Eue
Earl W. Miller
Otterbein
Oroville
Dollison Elected Chairman of Logan GOP Group
Logan leader Dean Dollison, in his second term as secretary, was elected chairman of the Republican executive and central committees. He succeeds Carl E. Blosser who resigned. Gladys Proctor becomes secretary, with John Maraz as vice chairman and Charlie Chidister as treasurer. The session was in Bell Hall.
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Logan
Dean Dollison
Republican Executive Committee
Republican Central Committee
Carl E. Blosser
Blosser
Dollison
Hocking County
Board of Elections
Gladys Proctor
Gore
Republican
John Maraz
Murray City
Charlie Chidister
Bell Hall
Union EUB Church To Mark Anniversary
Logan church to observe its 100th anniversary with an all day meeting. The Rev. C. M. Bowman and Rev. C. H. Bennington will speak at the event.
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Union Eub
Divorce Suit Filed in Common Pleas Court
Ray Surber files for divorce from Rose N. Surber in common pleas court alleging gross neglect of duty. He seeks custody of three minor children. the couple married May 29, 1929.
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Logan
Common Pleas Court
Ray Surber
Rose N. Surber
Surber
Wolfe fined for quarrelling in Murray City Court
Sidney Wolfe was fined 5 and costs of 8.70 in Mayor Floyd Stiff's court on Wednesday after an affidavit filed by local merchant James Smart alleged quarreling and fighting.
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Murray City
Sidney Wolfe
Floyd Stiff
James Smart
Theft of Lawn Mower Charged in Affidavit
Virgil Brown pleaded guilty on arraignment in the court of Mayor Oral Daugh erty and was sentenced to 30 days in county jail. Patrolman Don Bumgardner took him to Athens after police said he stole a lawn mower valued at $8 from Roy Grace's yard on 10 Canal St. Acting Chief Everett Hewlett recovered the mower.
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Nelsonville
Virgil Brown
Oral Daugherty
Athens
Don Bumgardner
Brown
Roy Grace
Canal St
Everett Hewlett
Mrs Julia Bartlett Leaves For Wadsworth Visit
Mrs Julia Bartlett of 6244 East Main Street departed Thursday for Wadsworth to visit her daughter and son in law Mr and Mrs W S Clents for several weeks.
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Logan
Julia Bartlett
Main St
Wadsworth
W. S. Clents
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