Memorial Service Marked VJ Day Observance in Nelsonville
Nelsonville VFW Post 3467 held a short memorial on the Public Square. Veterans marched from post headquarters led by Drum Corps with color guard and firing squad. Rev. Paul M. Niswander offered the tribute, honoring the dead and those serving in Korea.
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Nelsonville
Nelson Ville
Paul M. Niswander
First Methodist Church
Korea
Nancy Smith
Dick Hall
VFW
Everett Woody
Elks Clinic to Be Held Sunday in Nelsonville
Elks in the South Central District gather in Nelsonville Sunday for a district clinic hosted by Nelsonville Lodge 543 officers and members. The 2 p.m. program is directed by Sheldon Powell with entertainment for ladies, followed by a 4 p.m. social hour and 5 30 p.m. buffet supper by the Emblem Club in the air conditioned lodge room. Milton Berry announces the clinic and program.
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Nelsonville
Emblem Club
Milton Berry
Nelsonville Lodge
Stedem Named Council Member and Runs in Fourth Ward
Joseph Stedem, named council member at large in January after Charles E Miller resigned, will run as undeclared candidate for Fourth Ward in November. Democrat Jack Whyte was nominated in May from the Fourth Ward but moved away and is disqualified. Republican Harry Chesser remains ward’s regular nominee.
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Nelsonville
Joseph Stedem
Charles E. Miller
Jack Whyte
Stedem
Harry Chesser
Vision exam to assess your child’s eyesight
An office examination will determine the condition of your child's vision. The appointment aims to evaluate vision health and identify any needed follow up or treatment.
Nelsonville Social Notes Traugh and Bennett reunion attendance
Attendees of the Traugh and Bennett families reunion at Rachelmacher Park Logan on August 12 included J W Bennett and family near Nelsonville June Dah and son Mike Tom Mills Arthur Mills and daughter Donna Ed Mills and family Bob Mills Wilbur Thompson and family Dale Chesser and family Fred Lanning and family Mrs George Saddler near Carbondale John Altman Samuel Levering and family near Nelsonville Ed Dean Mary Keplar Elmer Traugh local.
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Traugh
Dale Chesser
Fred Lanning
George Saddler
Carbondale
John Altman
Samuel Levering
Nelsonville
Ed Dean
Mary Keplar
Elmer Traugh
Birthday party honors Gary Matheny at Chestnut Street home
Mrs Bill Matheny hosted a Monday afternoon gathering at the family home on Chestnut Street for her son Gary’s eighth birthday. Thirty five guests attended with games and refreshments provided. toy guns served as favors.
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Bill Matheny
Chestnut St
Gary
Circle 4 WSCS to Meet at Mrs Icher Home
Circle 4 WSCS of the Methodist Church will meet Thursday at 7 30 p m at the home of Mrs Julius Icher on E Franklin Street. Mrs Henry Lancaster will assist as hostess.
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WSCS
Methodist Church
Julius Icher
E. Franklin St
Henry Lancaster
Funeral services held for Mrs Howard Taylor
Mrs Bill Hall and others attended the funeral for Mrs Howard Taylor in Xenia on August 8. Don Taylor is her son. Relatives, including Mr and Mrs Larry Bingman and daughters Laurel and Barbara Lynn, returned to Gary Indiana after visiting Canal Street and Mrs Williams. Mrs John W Roscoe, Mrs Park Byers of Lancaster, and Mrs Donald M Thrift of Phoenix are visiting Mr and Mrs W L Cooley and family.
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Bill Hall
Presbyterian rummage sale set for Saturday in Nelsonville
Nelsonville readers are invited to a rummage sale sponsored by the Presbyterian Missionary Society. The sale will be held at the Central School building on Saturday, Aug. 25. Donations may be arranged by calling Mrs. Roy Snackenberg or Mrs. E. J. Kessinger or by leaving items at the church.
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Nelsonville
Presbyterian Missionary Society
Roy Snackenberg
E. J. Kessinger
PTA Council Names Date For Clinic
Nelsonville notice: Pre-School Clinic, run by the PTA Health Council, set for Wednesday Aug 22 at Mount St. Mary Hospital Health Center. East area 9 am to 12 noon. Central 1 to 3 pm. Ages 2 to 6 eligible. 2 to 4 may get boosters and vaccines. 5 and 6 may receive physical exams. Parents urged to attend if not mailed. Children must not come alone.
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Nelsonville
PTA Health Council
Mount St. Mary Hospital
East School
Central
Hoyt Services To Be Friday
Funeral for Mrs. Wilson Hoyt 35 former Middleport resident will be Friday at 2 p.m. in First Presbyterian Church. Clergy Wert Dean, Minister of Church of Christ, will officiate. She died Tuesday afternoon at her Columbus home. Survivors include husband two children James 8 Leah Jane 10 parents Floyd and (Mrs) Fife Kenton Ohio two brothers Floyd Jr and Burdelle. Burial in Cheshire Gravel Hill Cemetery.
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Middleport
Wilson Hoyt
First Presbyterian Church
Wert Dean
Church of Christ
Hoyt
Columbus
James
Leah Jane
Floyd Fife
Floyd
Burdelle
Kenton
Ohio
Cheshire Gravel Hill Cemetery
Dental Office Is Opened In Nelsonville
Dr. H Zlatkind of Columbus opened a new dental office in the First National Bank building Public Square on Monday. He earned BA and DDS degrees from Ohio State University and served with the Navy and Coast Guard in a professional capacity since graduation. Now inactive, he is establishing his first civilian office here with modern equipment. He is married with one child age five and plans to move his family to Nelsonville soon.
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Nelsonville
H. Zilatkind
Columbus
First National Bank
Public Square
Ohio State University
Navy
Coast Guard
William Funk Enters Clinic for Operation
William Funk in failing health for months entered Cleveland Clinic for observation and examination. He reportedly underwent major throat surgery Monday, staying on the operating table about five hours. He is listed in Room 447 at the Cleveland Clinic.
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Glouster
William Funk
Ben
Cleveland Clinic
Area Residents Win Masters Degrees at Ohio University
Nelsonville area teachers receive masters degrees at Ohio University during Saturday commencement. Recipients include Frank W. Downhour and Barbara Hankinson Downhour of Carbon Hill, Elizabeth Shafer Howe, James D. Gilbert, Gay Herrold Sharp, and Rodney E. Jonas, all from Nelsonville and vicinity.
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Nelsonville
Ohio University
Frank W. Downhour
Barbara Hankinson Downhour
Carbon Hill
Elizabeth Shafer Howe
James D. Gilbert
Gay Herrold Sharp
Rodney E. Jonas
Motorist Charged With Blocking Traffic in Nelsonville
Nelsonville John Topsail pleaded innocent to blocking traffic on Back St. at arraignment before Mayor Earl Hilleary. Hearing set for Aug 25 at 7:30 p.m. affidavit says he parked to interfere with traffic flow.
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Nelsonville
Back St
John Topsail
Earl Hilleary
Topsail
Trafic
Hemlock Grove social notes and hospital entry
Mr and Mrs James Clark of Florida and Mr and Mrs Charles Hughes of Virginia visit Mr and Mrs Frank Clark. Rita Schultheiss of Marietta visits her father Edmund Schultheiss. Edmund Schultheiss and Emmett Hawk attend Stockport field day. Bert Romine and sons Gene and Daniel Euler of Racine spend an afternoon with Mr and Mrs Porter Midkiff. Mrs Ziba Midkiff. Mrs Flossie Crawford Dixon 998 Poplar St underwent surgery at Lutheran Hospital Cleveland Tuesday morning the condition satisfactory husband W R Dixon accompanied her.
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Hemlock Grove
James Clark
Florida
Charles Hughes
Virginia
Frank Clark
Rita Schultheiss
Marietta
Edmund Schultheiss
Brooks Folk
Columbus
Dorsel Smith
Emmett Hawk
Stockport
Bert Romine
Gene
Daniel Euler
Racine
Nelsonville
Flossie Crawford Dixon
Poplar St
Lutheran
Palmer’s 1840 Philadelphia ad agency pioneer
The first advertising agency in the United States was founded by Volney B. Palmer in Philadelphia in 1840. He bought newspaper space and resold it at the best prices, then expanded to helping clients prepare their ads, creating the modern agency model.
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United States
Volney B. Palmer
Philadelphia
Palmer
Miss Halsey and Kenneth Eberts Tie Marriage Knot
Mrs Bertine Eberts announces the marriage of her son Kenneth to Ollie Halsey of Grayson Kentucky on Saturday August 11 at the First Church of Christ Chillicothe. The double ring ceremony was performed by Rev Harold Samonese. Attendants include the groom s mother grandmother Mrs C E Palmer Mr and Mrs Richard Enlow and brothers Richard Lee Eberts and William. The bride wore a dark blue taffeta dress with white accessories and red rose corsage. mother and other relatives wore black, tan, and blue dresses. The bride is Grayson theological school graduate and the groom will graduate next spring to prepare for the ministry. They will reside in Grayson.
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William
Grayson
Oakdale Church Holds First Homecoming In Glouster
The Oakdale Church of God in Glouster celebrated its first homecoming with an all day event starting with 9:30 a.m. Sunday school led by Rev. Joseph McDonald of Bishopville. About 62 attendees joined worship led by Rev. J. B. McClung of Parkersburg. A noon dinner, afternoon sermon, singing, and a meal to close the day followed, drawing folks from Parkersburg, Waterford, Burr Oak, Paros, Hollister, Amesville, and nearby communities. Next year’s homecoming will be the second Sunday in August.
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Glouster
Oakdale Church of God
Joseph McDonald
Bis
Hopville
Oakdale
J. B. McClung
Parkersburg
W. Va
Waterford
Burr Oak
Paros
Hollister
Amesville
Federal
Millfield
McLeish
Mount St. Mary Hospital Notes Admits Local Residents
Admits include Mrs. Walter Sweazy Nelsonville Mrs Emele Day Nelsonville Celsonville Mrs Denver Danielson New Lexington William Currens Murray Joyce Speelman Nelsonville William Wicks Buchtel Orla Hockman Jackson Lloyd N Leffler Nelsonville Route 2 Mrs Adrian Hurd Nelsonville Route 2 and daughter Raymond Niggemeyer Guysville Patrick Crawford Glouster Mrs Franklin Keels Haydenville and daughter Gordon Tolliver Nelsonville Route 1
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Walter Sweazy
Nelsonville
Emele
Day
Nelsonvills
E Celsonville
Denver Danielson
New Lexington
William Currens
Murray Jy
Joyce Speelman
William Wicks
Buchtel
Orla Hockman
Jackson
Lloyd N. Leffler
Adrian Hurd
Raymond Niggemeyer
Guysville
Patrick Crawford
Red Men To Meet Tonight at Hall Nelsonville
A Red Men meeting is set for 7 30 p m at their hall on W Washington Street. A photograph of the newly installed officers will be taken and all officers are asked to be present.
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Nelsonville
W. Washington St
Marriage Announced in Glouster as Parks Wed Liggett
Ralph E. Parks aged 39 and Mrs. Ella Liggett, both of Glouster Route 1, were united in marriage at the city building in Glouster on Tuesday afternoon August 14, by Mayor Thomas Williams Sr.
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Glouster
Ralph E. Parks
Ella Liggett
Thomas Williams Sr
Glouster Area Personal News After Vacation Trips
Glouster society notes list Mr. and Mrs. T A Noon returning from Cedar Point on Lake Erie with daughter-in-law Mrs Edward Noon visiting in Columbus and with her rents the Hughn family. Charles Bernard back from Dayton after two weeks with Robinson and Bernard relatives. Visitors at Robinsons include Edward Robinson and Nancy Sherrodsville. Edward Moore and three sons visited Columbus with Virgil Davis while Moore attended an American Legion convention. William Oliver of Bruceville Ind returned home after a week with Earl Oliver relatives. Nora Hall Jones of Columbus spent weekend with Roy Hall and Peter Jay Jones.
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T. A. Noon
Cedar Point
Lake Erie
Edward Noon
Columbus
Harry Hughn
Charles Bernard
Dayton
Raymond Robinson
Flossie Bernard
Robinson Home
Edward Robinson
Nancy
Sherrodsville
Ohio
Edward Moore
Virgil Davis
Moore
American Legion
William Oliver
Bruceville
Ind
Earl Oliver
Nora Hall Jones
Roy Hall
Peter Jay Jones
Kiwanis Club Hears Report on Activities
At a Tuesday Kiwanis meeting in Glouster George H Campbell chairman of the Underprivileged Child committee reported plans and activities for the year ahead. A discussion and general business session followed the report with attendees including Karl Bod enbender Porter Dugan Dan Kovach B R Angle Lawrence Colbert George Campbell Merrill Ogg Carl Bradbury Richard Eddy Ray White Roger Kittle Rev John Devol and Richard Guinther.
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Glouster
Kiwanis
George H. Campbell
Hose
Karl Bodenbender
Porter Dugan
Dan Kovach
B. R. Angle
Lawrence Colbert
George Campbell
Merrill Ogg
Carl Bradbury
Richard Eddy
Ray White
Roger Kittle
John Devol
Richard Guinther
Children Damaging Flowers on Square Protest Prompts Police Order
Nelsonville residents complain about children breaking roses and other blooms on the Public Square. The police department has ordered that the act of attempting to walk the iron pipe railing around the plot must stop.
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Nelsonville
Sunday School Picnic Scheduled Thursday
GLOUSTER The local Methodist Sunday school will hold its annual picnic in Memorial Park Thursday at 5 p.m. Rescheduled from last Sunday due to rain. Transportation by Bodenbender Guinther Hines and Blower for those without a ride. All Methodists invited. bring basket lunches. Ice cream and lemonade provided. Games and contests planned.
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Glouster
Memorial Park
Bodenbender
Dick Guinther
Ralph Hines
Willis Blower
Priscilla Class Picnic Set For Thursday At Park
GLOUSTER The Priscilla Class of Glouster Methodist Sunday school will hold its annual picnic in Memorial Park Thursday August 16 at 5 p.m. If rain occurs the group will meet at Mrs Roy Hall’s Madison Street home. Each member to bring a covered dish and table service.
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Glouster
Priscilla
Glouster Methodist Sunday School
Memorial Park
Roy Hall
Madison St
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