Candidates For Queen Announced In Miss Parade
NELSONVILLE The Messenger lists 13 more entrants for the Miss Parade of the Hills contest with photos to follow. New candidates include Rita Conner, Buchtel. Jaynee Spencer, Chauncey. Barbara Craig, Coolville. Jo Anne Fritter, Corning. Andrea Tolliver, Logan. Karen Wolfe, Murray City. Nickie Keller, Nelsonville. Suzanne Donnelly, New Lexington. Pamela Jenkinson, Albany. Carol Barrett, Amesville. Cathy Cullison, Buchtel. Emma Staley, Chauncey. Rita Bartimus, New Lexington.
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Nelsonville
the Messenger
Rita Conner
Buchtel
Jaynee Spencer
Chauncey
Barbara Craig
Coolville
Jo Anne Fritter
Corning
Andrea Tolliver
Logan
Karen Wolfe
Murray City
Nickie Keller
Suzanne Donnelly
New Lexington
Pamela Jenkinson
Albany
Carol Barrett
Amesville
Cathy Cullison
Emma Staley
Rita Bartimus
Festival Bicycle Parade Four Categories Planned
Nelsonville Pandorian Club hosts the Parade of the Hills Festival bicycle parade on August 23. Entries must assemble by 5:30 p.m. in front of the high school on Fayette Street. Judging 9:30 to 6, four classes include tricycles, riders under 10, riders 10 and over, and elaborately decorated bikes. Trophies for first, ribbons for second and third. winners announced on Public Square at 6:30 p.m.
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Fayette Street
Public Square
Grade School Registration Scheduled
Nelsonville Elementary to register new grade school children in grades one through six next week. Principal Robert L. Penrod said parents may register Monday through Friday during 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. and 12:30 to 3:30 p.m. Bring birth certificate immunization record and last year’s grade card for each child.
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Nelsonville
Robert L. Penrod
Penrod
City Office Redecorated Redecorated in Nelsonville building
The first floor city office housing the mayor, police, and fire departments was redecorated with plastic curtains and blinds installed. The wains coating was painted dark green and walls and ceiling white. Painting was done by fireman Tom Riley and Chief Clarence Hall.
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Nelsonville
Tom Riley
Clarence Hall
Birth announcement at Hocking Valley Hospital
A girl was born at Hocking Valley Community Hospital to Mr. and Mrs. Emil Thompson of New Straitsville Route 1. The list includes several relatives and residents from Logan Nelsonville Union Furnace and surrounding areas, noting names such as Clarence Wood, Richard Kanade, Charlotte Hiles, Mille A. King, Robert Hensley, Harry St. Clair, Shirley Flood, Kenneth Johnson, Raymond Moody, Jacob Robb, George Mohler and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emil Thompson
New Straitsville
Clarence Wood
Nelsonville
Richard Kanade
Logan
Charlotte Hiles
Mille A. King
Robert Hensley
Harry St. Clair
Shirley Flood
Union Furnace
Kenneth Johnson
Raymond Moody
Jacob Robb
ASC Election Set Sept 18 At Logan
Logan election notices call for petitions by Aug 24 to fill Agricultural Soil Conservation committee seats. Elections occur Sept 18 with nominees chosen by the current community committee and others eligible may join by petition. Eligibility requires active participation in former ranch operations and committee qualifications.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logan
Agricultural Soil Conservation Committee
Mount St Mary Hospital Notes
Mount St Mary Hospital notes list new arrivals and discharges. A son to Mr and Mrs Gary Carpenter of New Straitsville and a twin son and daughter to Mr and Mrs Paul A Miller of Logan Route 3 are reported. Admissions include Tamara Summer Logan Janet Kay Grose Nelsonville Sheila Ann Williams Jacksonville Thelma Dearing Buchtel Frank Price Glouster Rhea Vollmer Logan Bertha Coakley Buchtel Master David Pooler Nelsonville. Discharges include Leta Tignor Tamara Summel Edna Clark Lena Safreed Mary Smith Elsie Murphy and David Pooler.
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Gary G. Carpenter
New Straitsville
Paul A. Miller
Logan
Tamara Summer
Janet Kay Grose
Nelsonville
Sheila Ann Williams
Jacksonville
Thelma Dearing
Buchtel
Frank Price
Glouster
Rhea Vollmer
Bertha Coakley
David Pooler
Leta Tignor
Tamara Summel
Edna Clark
Lena Safreed
Mary Smith
Elsie Murphy
Rhea Guess
Exam Set For Cooks Custodians In Logan Schools
Logan city school system seeks three custodians a cook and a cook helper. A civil service exam will be held at 7 a.m. Wednesday in the music room of Logan Junior High to form an eligibility list. Applicants must reside in the city school district. Full time custodians needed at Green Elementary East Elementary and another to split time between Central Elementary and Junior High.
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Logan
Logan City
Dwight Diller
Logan Junior High School
City
Green
East
Central
Two Officers Are Named in Local Methodist Circle
Nelsonville circular update reports Mrs Inez Wilson elected treasurer and Miss Evelyn Siddle secretary at Circle 3 meeting held at Mrs Betty Thompson home. Meetings set for the second Wednesday monthly, next on Sept 13 at Mrs Wilson’s home. A rummage sale planned for Oct 7 at the American Legion. Thompson led devotions.
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Nelsonville
Inez Wilson
Evelyn Siddle
Circle 3
The
Methodist Church
Betty Thompson
Wilson
American Legion Hall
Thompson
Nelsonville Circle Five Meet at First Methodist Church
Nelsonville Circle Five at First Methodist Church on Wednesday with Mrs Eva Davis of 106 East Columbus Street. Devotions led by Mrs Frances Stage and program by Miss Bessie Stephenson.
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Nelsonville
First Methodist Church
Eva Davis
E. Columbus St
Frances Stage
Bessie Stephenson
Beautification plans announced for Route 33 corridor
The state highway department unveiled beautification plans for Route 33 from north of Rockbridge to the Hocking-Fairfield county line. Bids to plant trees and shrubbery between the highway and the Hocking River will open September 6, per John W. Dowler Division 10 Deputy highway director.
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Logan
Rockbridge
Hocking
Fairfield County
Highway Department
Hocking River
John W. Dowler
Division 10
Masonic Chapter Meeting Reports Memorial and By laws
Wilkesville Mrs Thelma Leitch led a Wilkesville Chapter meeting with members Emily Plymale Gallipolis Lilleth Cain South Point Mrs Dorothy Treadway Waterloo McCoy Snavely Wilkesville and Shirley Bus kirk Hamden. Ruth Swisher presented a memorial for Miss Edythe Jones former Lawrence Chapter matron. Committee Mary Hughes Cheshire Anna E Turner Wilkesville Lola Pruitt Teresa Proctorville reviewed by laws revision and Mary Hughes prepared the chapter history for inclusion. Guests John Colwell and family attended along with the sitting matron and patron. Represented chapters included Vinton Gallipolis Morning Star Thurman Serena McArthur Teresa Proctorville Wellston Chase Lawrence Ironton and Wilkesville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thelma Leitch
Wilkesville
Emily Plymale
Gallipolis
Lilleth Cain
South Point
Dorothy Treadway
Waterloo
McCoy Snavely
Shirley Buskirk
Hamden
Edythe Jones
Lawrence
Lronton
Ruth Swisher
Mary Hughes
Cheshire
Anna E. Turner
Lola Pruitt
Teresa
Proctorville
Catherine Shenefield
John Colwell
Vinton
Morning Star-Thurman
Serena McArthur
Teresa Proctorville
Wellston - Chase
Lawrence Ironton
Traffic Fines For Six Juvenile Offenders In Ohio Court
Six teens from Albany Route 1 Glouster Amesville Athens and Stewart faced speeding and improper turning. Cecil Keirns Josephine McGee Lee Dailey Tawn Wright Raymond Copeland were found guilty, fined five to ten dollars and costs, and had driving rights suspended for thirty days or retained for employment upon license recovery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cecil W. Keirns
Albert Keirns
Albany
George Davis McGee
Josephine McGee
Glouster
Lee Dailey
Dewey Dailey
Amesville
Tawn V. Wright
Orin Wright
Athens
Raymond Earl Copeland
Chester Copeland
Stewart
Two Teens Held After Break-In At Laurelville Summer Home
LOGAN The Hocking County sheriff custody two youths ages 15 and 17 in a break in at a Buffalo Road summer home near Laurelville. About $300 worth of loot was recovered from the boys, Sheriff Paul Hartman said.
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Logan
Hocking County
Ohio Power firms fund seven fellowships at Ohio State
Ohio Power Co and seven investor owned electric utilities in Ohio created a fund to support ten annual graduate fellowships for master's degrees in electrical engineering at Ohio State University. The five day forecast shows little rainfall and cooler than normal temperatures from Saturday through Wednesday with highs in the 70s to low 80s and lows from the 50s to low 60s.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio Power Co
Ohio
Ohio State University
Ohio Exhibit to Be Seen at Festival in Nelsonville
Nelsonville opens August 20 with the Ohio Department of Highways fair exhibit spotlighting tourism and transportation. An audio visual tour of Ohio with color slides will accompany the display. A new set of color photos will replace last year’s points of interest in Athens County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio
Nelsonville
Ohio Department of Highways
Athens County
Water Plant Fixes Filter In Nelsonville
Nelsonville water plant pumps at half capacity while a filter bed is renewed. Deep well water will supply the city until the filter bed resumes operation, said water plant superintendent Watson Wolfe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
Watson Wolfe
Mason County Land Transfers Across Several Parcels and Clients
A compilation of land transfers in Mason County lists numerous conveyances. Emmett D. Hughes and others transfer parcels in Chester and Middleport while Glen families, blocks, and acreages shift ownership to multiple recipients including Clench, Noel, Reed, Schellhase, Wolfe, Morrison, Mcknight, Boggs, and state entities. The transfers cover parcels in Salisbury Two, Bedford Two, Orange Two, Solem Two, and other townships, with sizes from .125 acres to 102.08 acres and involving decedents and trusts.
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Emmett D. Hughes
Emerson
Timothy Edward White
Porcels
Chester Elmer
Flossie Hysell
Leland E
Reatha V. Clench
Rutland
Robert Eugene Hysell
Patricia Louise Noel
Salisbury
Myrta C. Hobart
Theodore T. Reed, Jr
Agnes R. Schellhase
Middleport
Hilton N
Ruth Wolfe
Duane
Margie Wolfe
Sutton
Gene R. Rice
Edna M. Rue
Frank DB. Fleming
Dee
Louise Fleming Noll
Parcals
Ralph Stanley
Nell V. Groves
Larry R
Sabra J. Morrison
Pomeroy
Bessie M. McKnight
Clair
Patricia Might
H. E. el
F. Berl Boggs
Orange
Elma M. Hughes
Chester
Sarah R. Smith
State of Ohio
Bedford Two
Charles Amos
Lottie Leonard
Betty J. Leonard
Dallas
Mae Lightfoot
Walter
Maggie Lee
Salisbury Two
Red Cumings
Louis W
Margaret Thompson
Bedford
Inez Hill
Fred A
Mary
Morrow
Lot
Syracuse
Edna Mae Miller Slusher
Arthur J. Slusher
Judy Ann Jewell
George W
Herbert C
Ada Buck
Basil W
Eveleen Long
Salem
Herschel
Katherine Buckner
Lovena Neo
Darrel Goff, Et al
Raymond Goff
Solem
Athens Man Named To Development Post
Michael Shea 160244 W State St a recent Ohio University history graduate receives a one year internship with the Department of Housing and Urban Development. He will work across HUD programs and undergo intensive program assistant training. Announcement by Dwight A Ink assistant secretary for administration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Ohio University
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Michael Shea
W. State St
HUD
Dwight A. Ink
Trash Fire Violators To Be Cited
Nelsonville safety chief says complaints persist about burning garbage and leaves after 7 pm. City law bars burning garbage and requires burning materials be enclosed or screened. Violators will be cited under municipal ordinances.
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Nelsonville
Repair Work Completed At Diamond NELSONVILLE
City workers cleaned and repaired the entrance walkway and steps at Crabtree Field in the west hall diamond during the past week A brick pillar will be erected at the levee and a bronze plaque placed to memorialize the late Estel Crabtree the professional baseball player after whom the field will be dedicated on Oldtimers Day August 20.
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Nelsonville
West Hall
Estel Crabtree
Athens County Land Transfers Highlight Wide Property Listings
A summary of transfers in Athens County shows numerous parcels changing hands among residents and couples. Notable moves include Thompson and Barry Bolin selling to Clara Thompson in Athens, and Floyd and Marsha Pringle selling to Paul W. and Karol Ann van der Veur in Alexander. Other transactions involve Stewart, Glouster, The Plains, Chauncey, Buchtel, and Norwalk with buyers including John and Teresa Ann Moore, Dean Edward and Rosa Lee Gibson, and Abbott P. and Virginia J. Smith, among many others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul W
Karol Ann van der Veur
Alexander
Eugene G
Garnett Watkins
Guysville
Dean Edward
Rosa Lee Gibson
Carthage
John R
Margaret P. Sevier
Oakland
Calif
Jerry David
Roberta Madden
Athens
Dover
Ronald H
Elizabeth Ann Cornell
Richard L
Dottie L. Austin
R. James
Elizabeth
Henderson
Carey
Hazel Schneider
Ronda Russell
Cuyahoga County
Tommy
Irene Adkins
Mary
Snider
the Plains
Alfred A
Audrey M. Fothergill
Verity
Mary Dew
Jerry Lee
Patricia Cline
Chauncey
George William Shivley
Winifred Shively
Greane County
Thomas W
Sandra Key Taggart
Buchtel
Carl
Thelma Conrath
Roy Vance
Mary Lou Ramsey
William P
Helen T. Clark
Karl
Emogene Reinhardt
Norwalk
James C
Ruth Hook
Giouster
Margaret Nelson
Nelsonville
Trimble
Louis F
Marjorie D. Rumen
Gene E. Wheaton
Helen Holmes
Glouster
Earlon Roberts
Lucas Appointed Veterans Officer for Ohio
John Lucas a former military science professor at Ohio University has been named Assistant Veterans Employment Representative for Ohio He also directed alumni records at Ohio State and coordinated Army ROTC programs across West Virginia Kentucky and Ohio A 24 year Army veteran he completed a master degree in educational administration at Ohio University Ohio State lost only 13 letter men from its 1966 football team the lowest in the Big Ten
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Ohio University
John Lucas
Ohio
Lucas
Ohio State University
West Virginia
Kentucky
STATE
Ohio State
Middleport Personal News Roundup From Fort Bliss to Virginia
Middleport residents host and visit relatives across several states including Texas Florida Ohio and West Virginia during a busy period. Sgt and Mrs William L Roush and daughters Ana Maria and Luellen visited El Paso while relatives vacationed in California Montreal Niagara Falls and Florida. A jet pilot Lt Gary Gallagher trains near Atlanta with family gatherings in Marietta and Oklahoma. William Bane returns from Vietnam to join wife Karen Gregg Bane in Middleport as Charles Lochary family tours Florida attractions.
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Sgt
William L. Roush
Ana Maria
Luellen
Ft. Biss
el Paso
Texas
J. J. Holmes
Marietta
Charles Tussey
Verner Lee
Joe Turner
Mary Sayre
Point Pleasant
John
Lester
Connie
Flatrock
W. Va
Gene Rice
Florida
Robert Turner
North Robinson
Ohio
Sandra
Ronald Place
Groton
N. Y
Harry Houdashelt
Freddie Houdashelt
Patrick Gallaher
Dennis Gallagher
Gary Gallagher
Natalie Denise
Atlanta
Gallagher
Oklahoma
Natalie
Debbie
Mary Kay Gallagher
David Smith
Charles Smith
Carl Brannon
Elgin
Bill Gordon
Minster
Elsie Haddox
Marjorie Ball
Robert Ball
Oak Hill
Pat Johnson
Middleport
Virginia
Tennessee
Earl Knight
Montreal
Canada
Niagara Falls
New York
Columbus
Alfred Roush
Maida Cline
Ricky
Sarasota
Ringling Brothers Circus
Medicare signup guidance for soon-to-be sixty-five
A reader asks about enrolling in Medicare at 65 while already on Social Security. The adviser explains automatic hospital insurance, notification three months before 65, optional Part B enrollment at $3 monthly, and that benefits are refigured yearly if earnings rise. Returning to work does not stop Medicare coverage.
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Medicare
Weekend Visitors From Several Towns
Mr and Mrs George McKnight and children Rebecca and Terry of Columbus visited weekends with his grandparents Mr and Mrs Otto McKnight and Mr and Mrs Fern Gillogly. Others at the Gillogly home included Mr and Mrs Ralph Frazier and family of Gallipolis and Fermin Boring of Dundas. Mr and Mrs Clair Waggoner of Harrisonville were guests of their daughter’s family Mr and Mrs John Gillogly and son Mark. Recent guests of Mr and Mrs Robert Stout included Mrs Estel Kirby and sons Ronnie and Donnie of Elizabethton Tenn and Mr and Mrs Benny Lowe and children of Cleveland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George McKnight
Rebecca
Terry
Columbus
Otto McKnight
Fern Gillogly
Gillogly
Ralph Frazier
Gallipolis
Fermin Boring
Dundas
Clair Waggoner
Harrisonville
John Gillogly
Mark
Robert Stout
Estel Kirby
Ronnie
Donnie
Elizabethton
Tenn
Benny Lowe
Cleveland
Budget Hearing Notice for Athens County 1967
Notice records the county budget filing for the 1968 fiscal year and sets a public hearing at 10:00 a.m. on August 21, 1967 in the Office of the County Commissioners Athens Ohio. By order of the County Commissioners Helen Robinette Clerk.
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Athens County
Helen Robinette
Helen Earich
Jacobs
Athens
Ohio
Vaughn W. Earich
Jacobs Drive
John W. Bolin
Sold County
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George Mohler
Warren Paisley
Ina L. Malone
Joseph Foster
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George R. Tucker
Kurtz Ave
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Myrta Ashworth
East State Street
Mary E. Radford Encapees
Seth W. Lewis
Congress Street
Helen W. Lewis
Congress St
Rose
Wm. Parker Walker
Sunnyside Drive
Chico
Lulu Center
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Said County
Obie
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Yondel R. Johnston
Michael Molchan
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