Business Leaders Urge Focus on Peace Time Production
New York leaders welcomed victory over Japan and urged swift reconversion to civilian output. D W Figgis of American Can warns of a 67-plant shift to civilian needs while Standard Oil NJ expects no reconversion issues. Ira Mosher calls for peaceful postwar planning and job creation for veterans, with banking and industry pledging support for credit and employment.
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New York
Japan
American Can Company
D. W. Figgis
Standard Oil Company of
New Jersey
W. Randolph Burgess
American Bankers Association
National City Bank of New York
Burgess
Nelsonville Personal Notices Span Logan Cleveland and More
Nelsonville personal items list guests visiting from Columbus Logan and Athens. Names include Marianne Ruble Nancy Krieg Adeline Ruble Marguerite Brown Donna Lowry and Emma Lowry. Several residents travel to Bay City Cleveland Philadelphia and Miami with gatherings tied to family and church groups.
Nelsonville Erupts In War Victory Celebrations
Nelsonville joined a national chorus of relief as the war ended. People flooded streets after the 7 PM radio announcement, singing, dancing, and praying. A late parade continued amid rain. business paused, workers celebrated, and churches held morning services.
Nelsonville Minners Dies Tuesday Former County Commissioner
Frank Minner age FT longtime Nelsonville resident and former Athens County Commissioner died at 558 W. Washington St Tuesday at 4 p m after a two year illness. He came from Carbon Hill in 1909 and engaged in business, was active in Republican politics, and served on the county board. Survived by wife Ida a daughter Blanche Johnson a son W Press Minner six grandchildren two sisters and one brother. Funeral Friday at 2 p m Warren Funeral Home Nelsonville with burial in Greenlawn Cemetery.
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Nelsonville
Frank Minner
Athens County
Washington St
Elijah
Mary FE. Minner
Carbon Hill
Athens County Commissioners
Warren Funeral Home
Green
Allied World Goes Mad As Great War Closes
A wartime nation rejoices at Japan's unconditional surrender as celebrations erupt coast to coast. In Times Square crowds surge to half a million, with church bells, fireworks, and hospital wards echoing the jubilation. Washington, New York, and other cities erupt in spontaneous festivity, marking the end of a costly global conflict.
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ED Creach
Associated Press
Japan
Times Square
New York
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Pacific
London
Washington
Parking Meters Considered for Nelsonville Square
Nelsonville city council discussed installing a trial 200 parking meters for nine months at the Public Square and business areas. Vendor Dual Parking Meter Co. says meters reduce search time and costs, with a 1 cent to 5 cent scale and no charges Sundays or after hours. Council referred proposal to solicitor and Public Safety Committee for legislation and next steps.
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Nelsonville
L. G. Witkin
Dual Parking Meter Co
Canton
Ohio
Athens
Logan
Gallipolis
Jackson
John P. Kelso
Public Safety Committee
Allen, Tignor
Ashby
Harper St
Walnut
High
Counc
Service Department
Countil Else
John Lawson
Harper Hollow
Ashton Ave
Mound St
Sper Miles Howe
Kelsey
Nelsonville Couple Wed In Church Ceremony
Mr and Mrs James W Shafer announce the marriage of their daughter Ruth to T Sgt Cameron Brooker son of Mr and Mrs Andrew Brooker Carbon Hill The double ring ceremony was held Sunday August 7 in the Church of Christ study by Rev L E Evans with immediate family and close friends Attending were the bride’s sister Miss June Shafer and Hugh Brooker The bride a Nelsonville High School 1941 graduate The groom Carbon Hill High School 1941 graduate and former Curtiss Wright Columbus employee Sgt and Mrs Brooker left for a short trip and he will return to Wright Field Dayton after the wedding
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Nelsonville
James W. Shafer
Ruth
Cameron Brooker
Andrew Brooker
Carbon Hill
Church of Christ
L. E. Evans
June Shafer
Hugh Brooker
Nelsonville High School
Carbon Hill High School
Army Air Corps
Curtiss-Wright' Corporation
Columbus
Robert Harris
Claude Durgte
Illinois
Harry Schoen
Charleston
Cpl
Billie Marie Hawley
Wwac
John Stiefvater
Albuquerque
N.M
William Hawley
Second Ave
New York
Sgt. Stiefvater
B. Neshowner
Melvin Paulin
Dayton
James Weber
Nease Settlement
David Farmer
George Swallow
Hysell Furniture
Charles Lupton
Gallipolig
Canton
John McKenzie
Herman Haddox
Lawrence Lewis
North Carolina
A. D. Chittenden
Plain City
Wilbur Theobald
Dale
Point Pleasant
Leo Quivey
Arthur
Claude Ashley
Wilbur Ashley
George Werner
First Baptist Church
Charles Sauer
del Fife
Jennie Kaulf
Iva Turner
Nora Young
Wellston
Harry Russell
Clifton
Marjorie Michi
Norma Jean French
Patricia Sherman
Mary Rose Seines
New York City
Nell Shannon
Robert Shannon
Salt Lake City
Clarence Kunze
Shirley
Hez Root
Edward E. Stiles
Kay
Barbara
Elias Stiles
Julia
Ft. McClellan
Ala
U. S. Webb
Merié Hauck
Webb
Springfield
Harley Blair
Athens
Rodney Downing
Blairs
Joan
Mrs. Downing
Joan Kircher
Camp St. Rita
Linda Lou Helrich
Gallipolis
Sgt
Three in Court of Nelsonville Mayor the NELSON Yil-
In Nelsonville on Tuesday Mayor Miles Howe heard three cases. Clarence Brood of Zanesville pleaded guilty to reckless driving and was fined 25 dollars plus costs. Gerald Dresher pleaded guilty to a statutory charge and the case was settled. Russ Stoner of Athens faced an affidavit claim by Mona Bateman over a 34.90 board bill. he arranged to settle and pay 12.65 costs. Bateman formerly ran a local restaurant.
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Nelson Yil
Clarence Brood
Zanesville
Miles Howe
Gerald Dresher
Russ Stoner
Athens
Mona Bateman
Sees Brother Overseas In Brief Reunion
Nelsonville residents Mr and Mrs Pp C Campbell report their son Sergeant Joseph E Campbell in Municha Germany visited his brother Sergeant Marion L Campbell of the 8th Armored Division in Czechoslovakia recently. Clyde Campbell on 30 day leave at Carbon Hill with wife and family. He served 11 months in the European theater.
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Nelsonville
Pp. C. Campbell
Nelsonville Rt 2
Joseph E. Campbell
Sth Air Force
Munica
Germany
Marion L. Campbell
8Th Armored Division
Czechoslovakia
Clyde Campbell
Carbon Hill
Star Garden Club Meets for Program
Dexter twelve Garden Club met at Mrs. Frank Montgomery s home for an evening program. The Ruthland Garden Club invited them to the September flower show. Members voted to hold a bazaar and white elephant sale at the October meeting at Mrs Alberta Smith s home to fund Christmas boxes for service men. A paper on A Garden That will Please You in the Dusk was read by Mrs Cora Buckley. Zinnia first, gladiolas second, cosmos third. Lunch by the hostess and daughters. Next meet with Mrs Earl Strong on September 13.
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Dexter
Frank Montgomery
Ruthland Garden Club
Alberta Smith
Cora Buckley
Clara Phillips
Estella Radekin
Maggie Caster
Debbie Montgomery
Audrey ,Malone
Freda
Evelyn Montgomery
Earl Strong
Navy Nurse To Be Sent to Annapolis
POMEROY Lt Ruth Thornton U S Navy Nurse on leave will join Annapolis Naval Hospital this week. Her sister Lt Rose Thornton is stationed at Pearl Harbor and her brother Robert Thornton works at Pearl Harbor naval shipyards.
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Pomeroy
Ruth Thornton
U.S. Navy
J. M. Thornton
Annapolis
Naval Hospital
J.g
Rose Thornton
Pearl Harbor
Robert Thornton
Seraphon
Young Child Dies At Home Near City
Mary Jane Syx aged month old, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Chester Syx, died after a short illness at their Nelsonville Route 2 home. Survived by parents, grandparents Henry and Mrs. Todd, three sisters Virginia Dorothy and June, a brother Milford, a half sister Ruth Syx. Funeral Thursday at two from the home burial at New Marshfield. Friends may call at the family home at any time.
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Nelsonville
Mary Jane
Chester Syx
Henry Todd
Virginia
Dorothy
June
Milford
Ruth Syx
New Marshfield
Lavoptik Advertisement Promises Relief for Exhausted Eyes
An old newspaper ad touts Lavoptik as a cure for tired burning eyes caused by work, driving, or wind. It claims many users were relieved and that refunds were offered, with thousands praising the product and druggists selling it nationwide.
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Lavoptik
Sorenras
Hans
Adv
Middleport Social Notes Highlight Local Gatherings
Middleport notices detail a wiener roast at Roadside Park hosted by the Homebuilders Class with fifteen attendees, and a Mother’s Day chicken dinner for Mrs. Melvina Jackson’s 84th birthday. The items list Shrine Club picnics, visits from relatives in Columbus and Dayton, military departures and returns, church group meetings, and various guests staying with local families across towns including Wellston Canton and Gallipolis.
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Middleport
Church of Christ
Wallace Bradford
Patty Devol
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Athens Messenger
Tinapicane
Ira Mosher
National Association of Manufacturers
Mosher
Emil Schram
New York Stock Exchange
Coo
Labor Relations Institute
Majestic
O'Brien
Carele
HY Landis Eg
Lenore Snes
Doned
N. Y. Empire State Building
Syngman Rhee
Korea
U. S
United Nations
Dr. Rhee
Marianne Ruble
Adeline Ruble
Nancy Krieg
Miss Ruble
BR. R. Stalter
Bay City
Mich
Carroll Lines
Cleveland
Dale Primmer
Emma Wilson
Herbert Leyshon
Philadelphia
R. R. Staller
George Rose
Fairmont
W.va
Emma Lowry
Carbondale
Jessie Poston
Canaanville
Nick Bryant
Marguerite Brown
Donna Lowry
Barberton
D. E. Lowry
Kethline
Edwin
Leonard N. Lowry
Miami
Fie
Hanne Baker
Clarence Keleh
Kelch
Murphy
Elizabeth Kelch
Fort St
Margaret Warren
Sam Warret
Hull
Charles Bartels
Parkersburg
Joshua Spencer
Bartels
Charles Ott
Bris. Kerr
Alice
Rina Claypool
McConnelsville
Harry Galvin
Frank Maine
Francis Cox
Sandra Lee
Galvin
Sedligaville
Rod. Graham
May Avenue
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Graham
Mona Dalton
Women’s Council of the Christian Church
The
Ohio Comal of Christan Women
Union
Nelsonville Social Notes
Star Garden Club
Navy
Meigs County Court House
Rocky Springs Fairground
Dorotty L. Bryan
Butternut Ave
Pfe
John A. Bryan
Okiawa
Women’s Auxiliary
Pam
Tad's
Kimberly Road
Leadway Coffee
C. D. Shafer Co
Middleport Social Notes
Con Young
Young
Melvina Jackson
B. R. Smith
Aaron White
Bidwell
Alice Williams
New Castle
Fred Jackson
Elizabeth Morris
Francis Young
Laura Nease Watson
Mason
Shrine Club
Fairgrounds
Lloyd Helrich
John Kircher
Bovie
Clarence White
Thomas Longst
Ashville
Ben Fultz Jr
B. F. Fultz
Pearl St
James Askren
Bellefontaine
Kenneth Boster
Mayme Elizabeth Covert
Homer Jones
S. Third Ave
Vivian Knapp
Wanda Lee
Jones
Erma Burdette
Leon
W. Va
H. A. Rothrock
Mrs. Fowler
Portsmouth
Mary .Jane
Kenneth Smullen
Richard Gormley
Grant St
Stati Sergeant
Robert H. Harrison
Mary Jean Bailey
Bailey Cabin
Long Bottom
Hersman Bailey
Fisher St
W. W. Farley
McMillen Hospital
Rawlings-Coats
Associated Radio
Riain & Sycamores Pomeroy
Algarve
Iran
Carter
Ature
James H. Wilson
Nelsonville Citizens Bank
Temple Bendyce
Salty O'Rourke
Alen Ladd Gail Russell
Stanley Clements
Wiliam Demarest
Brice Cabot Spring Byington
Hangover Square
Thin Man
William Powell
Myrna Loy
Lucille Wateon
Gloria DeHaven
Anne Reyers
Heles Vinson
Donald Meek
Aste
the Unseen
Fomeroy
Triple Bill
William Boyd
Freckles
Johnny Downs
Gale Storm
Black Arrow
Kenneth MacDonald
Robert Wiliams
General Electric
Ewing's
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