Rain Damps Oldtimers Activities Cancelled in Nelsonville
Rain led to the cancellation of a Crabtree Memorial Field baseball game and an air show and sky dives for the Oldtimers on Sunday. The Hocking Valley Oldtimers Association reunion proceeded at the Eagles Hall with two members honored for service to baseball. Charles D. Anders of Akron and Ralph C. Howe of 166 Fort St. were cited. Howe was ill. A plaque for Howe was given to David DeVore Jr., Howe’s grandson, and a surprise plaque honored William A. Mechem for organizing the programs. About 50 oldtimers attended, fewer than in prior years, mainly from Southern and Southeastern Ohio. The banquet followed at 5 p.m. with helpers from the auxiliary serving.
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Nelsonville
Oldtimers
Crabtree Memorial Field
Hocking Valley
Oldtimers Association
Eagles
Charles D. Anders
Akron
Ralph C. Howe
Fort St
Association
Howe
Gilbert Smith
David DeVore Jr
William A. Mechem
Smith
Mechem
Ohio
Frank Risley
Tom O'Malley
Charles R. Butterworth
Columbus
Eagles Hall
Former Patients End Up In Offender Role Says CSI Chaplain
In Columbus Ohio Rev Ralph Karl the CSI Catholic chaplain says many former patients are released without real world training. He points to graduates in Mansfield and Lucasville and cites failures in reading writing budgeting and job skills. Supt Robert Carl acknowledges problems due to money laws and staffing but vows improvements.
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Columbus, Ohio
Columbus State Institute
Ralph Karl
CSI
Mansfield
Reformatory
Lucasville
Southern Ohio
Robert Carl
Father Karl
Clude
Rev
Karl
Carl
Institute
Coal Mines Normal After Strike Ends
Charleston West Virginia AP reports a month long coal strike paralyzed Eastern coalfields, with more than 200 local unions voting to return to work. Local 1759 ended the walkout and most strikers planned to resume shifts as dissidents planned a contempt hearing at the federal courthouse.
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Charleston
W.va
United Mine Workers Local 1759
Local 1759
Federal
Cedar Coal Co
Emory Widener
Star Garden Club Holds Picnic and Auction at Forest Acre Park
Star Garden Club welcomed new member Mrs Clara Welsh during their annual picnic at Forest Acre Park. President Mrs Robert Jewell led devotion and meeting, with classes for Meigs County Fair and a therapy session for Gallipolis State Institute on Oct 28. Mrs Jewell shared drought and plant care tips and travel prize details. The Southeastern Area AARP plans a luncheon for national president Alice Vandingham on Sept 8 at First Baptist Church with reservations due by Saturday to 592 1059.
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John Cottrill
Athens County
AARP
First Baptist Church
Fourth
Putnam Streets
Workshop for Nurses Aides at Parkersburg PCC
An all day workshop for nurses aides and homemaker home health aides will be held at Parkersburg Community College on Wednesday starting 9 a.m. in room 117. The $5 registration includes lunch with speakers on ethics medications empathy legal confidentiality wills and gifts and aging.
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Parkersburg
W. Va
Parkersburg Community College
Grace Holland
PCC
Institute of Educational Gerontology
Jeffrey Campbell
Creel Memorial Home
West Virginia
American Nursing Home Associations
Nita Reese
Pineview Nursing Home
Roger Smith
Robert McCloy
Jim Clark
Federal
Department of Labor
Girl Injured In Bicycle Auto Crash In Zanesville Ave
A New Straitsville girl, Phillis Spencer 11, is in satisfactory condition after abdominal surgery at Hocking Valley Community Hospital. She was riding a bicycle on Milton Avenue when it collided with a southbound auto driven by John F. Spicer 49, who was not cited. The incident occurred around 6 45 p m Sunday. A revival starts Thursday at 7 p m at Madison Freewill Baptist Church near Zaleski led by Rev Kenneth McKibben.
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Zaleski
Madison Freewill Baptist Church
Kenneth McKibben
Rain Delays Go-Cart Races Start Sunday
Nelsonville go cart races were held Sunday afternoon after a rain delay. Trophies awarded to winners across eight categories based on point totals. Notable results include Reed Light Mark Acton 800 points and Gary Brammell 1,100 in Stock 101.
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Nelsonville
Reed Light
Mark Acton
Linda Kish
Randy Ott
Reed
James McCann
Greg Ewing
William Fulmer
Stock
Ken Craft
Dave Temple
Gene Ferrell
Gary Brammell
Norman Orcott
Earl Reeves
Jack Darmon
Brad Summer
Greg Wilkinson
Kenny Bowyer
John Dolby
Shawn Ferrell
Barker and Son Are Honored
SOUTHSIDE The W. A. Barker and Son farm of Southside is named the top conservation farm in the Western Soil Conservation District for 1976. Wayne Hughes, district chairman, cited sod planting on 129 acres reseeding 125 acres of pasture woodland protection on 211 acres crop rotation brush control tile drainage five and a half miles of improved fences and five ponds built as key practices.
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Southside
W. A. Barker and Son
Western Soil Conservation District
Wayne Hughes
Jackson
Putnam
Mason Counties
Barker
Recreation Players Receive Coins at Nelsonville Field
Young ball players in Nelsonville’s city recreation program were awarded silver dollars Sunday at Crabtree Memorial Field. Hundreds participated including girls in softball. those absent should contact their team managers. Larry Monk of the City Recreation Commission thanked the Nelsonville Area Improvement Committee for funding. Troop 67 scouts raised the U S flag.
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Nelsonville
Crabtree Memorial Field
Jim Hall
Larry Monk
City Recreation Commission
Troop 67
U.S
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Bob Wilson Jr
Floyd Champ
Carbon Hill
Pitty” Dane
Longstreth
Ed Dawley
William Mechem
Stefan Conner
Stefan
Keith Conner
Lain
Pennsylvania
Thy
Chessie
Norfolk & Western Railway
Star Club
Orion Nelson
Robert Jewell
Robert Holliday
Southeastern Area
American Association of Retired Persons
Alice van Landingham
Mariel
Toppers Plains
Coolville
Larry
Vivian Hopps
Ronald F. Riviere
A. J. Staehl
Freeman Maltz
K. H. Chung
Riviere Center
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