Vele Riders Compete In City Race Program
Crowds gathered on Fayette Street for tricycle and bicycle races organized by the City Recreation Commission as part of the season’s program. About 30 youths entered. several races awarded merchandise, ribbons, or small prizes. Local officials and volunteers directed events from the Elks building to near the high school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vele
Nelsonville
Fayette St
City Recreation Commission
Ann Woodson
Caroline Reed
Ruth Ann Brunston
Jacksonville Trimble Leads Junior Twilight League Standings
Standings show Jacksonville Trimble at 4-0, Carbon Hill 2-0, Buchtel 1-1, Nelsonville 2-2, New Marshfield and Amesville each 0-2 or worse. Regular games next week include Amesville vs New Marshfield, Buchtel vs Nelsonville, Carbon Hill vs Jacksonville Trimble with two postponements pending and a possible final between halves winners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
Jacksonville-Trimble
Carbon Hill
Buchtel
New Marshfield
Amesville
Local visits and picnic gatherings span Racine area
Mr and Mrs Eli Agrea and son Stephen from Philadelphia visited relatives near Racine, joining a large group at a fishing camp picnic hosted by Owen Watson and family. Local families from Pomeroy Guernsey Syracuse Athens and Akron attended. Dr Jividen and family moved to Athens apartment while others vacationed at Houghton Lake Michigan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Racine
Eli Agrea
Stephen
Philadelphia
Ben Salser
Hilton Wolfe
T. Sgt
B. Watson
Min
T. Set
Ivan Watson
Bud Sayre
Dale Roush
Keith
Ruth Starkey
Jeanne
Garnet
Joann
Joe
Carpenter
Ben Turner
Emil Eynon
Dennis
Albert Reuter
Clara Reuter
Pomeroy
Clyde Watson
Alva Zickefoose
Akron
Louise Zickefoose
Nancy Johnson
Guernsey
Ohio
Carpenter Experiment Farm
Owen Watson
Ivon B. Watson
Otis McClintock
Marion
Donna Ruth Clark
Charles Jividen
N. Lancaster St
Athens
Jividen
George Simpson
Edward Simpson
Sibyl Miles
Houton Lake
Michigan
Red Men Tribe Plans Get-Acquainted Meet
Improved Order of Red Men will hold a 7 30 tonight get together at the hall in the Buckeye Building. Sachem Gerald Shivers asks members to bring candidates and prospects. Mohawk Tribe of Athens provides entertainment. A fish fry follows with Bryan Schall Clyde Ray and Pearl Hill on the refreshment committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
Athens
Bryan Schall
Clyde Ray
Pearl Hill
Thompsons Set to Move Near Circleville Area
Nelsonville couple Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Thompson and their family will depart September 1 to reside near Circleville. He will teach in Salt Creek schools and she in Washington Township schools. He previously taught in Nelsonville, most recently at New Marshfield and Murray City. she also taught at Murray City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
Gordon Thompson
Circleville
Thompson
Salt Creek
Washington Township
New Marshfield
Murray City
Daughter Is Born William Howe
Announce the birth of a daughter, Nancy Elizabeth, at a Marietta Hospital on Thursday morning. Grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Miles Howe and Mrs. Doris Pergrin, with Mr. W. H. Parks as great grandfather.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
William Howe
Martha Pergrin
Nancy Elizabeth
Marietta Hospital
Miles Howe
Doris Pergrin
W. H. Parks
OU Graduate Named Coach For Buchtel
The Buchtel Board of Education announced Sept 6 as the opening day for the 1949 50 school year for Buchtel and York Township and reported hiring four new teachers. Bert Barnes an OU graduate was named coach and physical education instructor with Jack Brown also an OU graduate as an instructional teacher.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buchtel
Buchtel Board of Education
York Township
Bert Barnes Athens
Orville Martin
Athens
Herbert Sanger
Deauville
Jack Brown
Ohio University
Clarence Tyo Wins City Singles Tennis Title
Clarence Tyo defeated Bob Wolfe in the city singles final two sets to one at the athletic field to win the tournament.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence Tyo
Nelsonville
Bob Wolfe
Athletic Field
Mrs Johnson and baby sail for France on Queen Elizabeth
Mrs Georgette Johnson and her infant depart from New York aboard the Queen Elizabeth en route to her former home in France. John P Kelso assists, meeting her in Columbus and arranging transportation through the Pennsylvania line to New York City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
Georgette Johnson
Baby
New York
Mrs. Rhoda Hanning Undergoes Major Surgery in Galion
Mrs. Rhoda Hanning of Bessemer Road is in City Hospital Galion Ohio after a recent major operation. She was visiting Galion when illness struck during the trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
Rhoda Hanning
Bessemer Rd
City Hospital
Galion
Ohio
Nelsonville Church News Highlights Sunday Services
Multiple local churches in Nelsonville list schedule for Sunday school morning worship and union services. Epiphany Episcopal and First Presbyterian include sermons and Holy Communion, with midweek devotionals and youth programs noted. The Presbyterian New Plymouth service features a visiting choir director.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christian
Fort and Short
J. A. Long
The
Episcopal Church
Veterans Hospital
Epiphany Episcopal
Rollin S. Polk
Paul Niswander
Raymond Simpson
First Presbyterian
John Lloyd Evans
Westminster Fellowship
New Plymouth
Vinton County
Nelsonville Presbyterian Church
Walter Prather
Logan
Glen Hanes
Athens
Berry couple announce birth of son at Sheltering Arms
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Berry announce the birth of a son at Sheltering Arms hospital this week. Mrs. Berry is formerly Mary Eleanor Bradfield daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Bradfield of 132 Grosvenor Street Ath ens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chauncey
Ralph Berry
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Berry
Mary Eleanor Bradfield
Leslie Bradfield
Grosvenor St
Athens
Emblem Club Plans Tuesday Eight P.M. Meeting
The Emblem Club will meet Tuesday at 8 p.m. in the Elks Hall. Members should bring a kitchen towel. A pot luck is canceled and a refreshments service will be provided by a committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emblem Club
Elks Hals
Westminster Fellowship Hosts Hayride For Ellis Thompson
Nelsonville social notes report a party at the Presbyterian Church Farm honoring Elien Thompson on her move. Homemade ice cream and cake were served as JoAnn Mallin and Patty Raybould led school cheers. A billfold was presented to the guest of honor by Patty Raybould.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
Westminster Fellowship
First Presbyterian Church
Elien Thompson
Presbyterian Church Farm
JoAnn Mallin
Patty Raybould
Ellen Thompson
Phil Pritchard
Gene Pritchard
Garyn
Danny Cox
Barbara Priser
Kenny Whitmore
Judy Howe
Lu Evelyn Shater
Jack Lewis
Jim Stanley
Neal Hoce
Thelma Jean Matlin
Shelby Swank
Frank Whitmore
Willis Wolfe
John Lloyd Evans
Athens County Native Gertrude Keeton Dies at 73
Mrs Gertrude Keeton 73 a native of Athens County died at 7 45 p m Thursday at her home near Fostoria Ohio after an eight day illness from a heart ailment She was born March 3 1876 daughter of Brad Stalder and Mistie Fierce She married Oscar T Keeton in Nelsonville April 29 1903 Surviving are her husband a step son Wendell four grandchildren two great grandchildren four sisters and a brother Funeral services will be held Saturday at 11 a m at Columbus Indianola Ave Church of Christ burial in Greenlawn Cemetery Graveside services will be at 3 p m Saturday at Greenlawn Cemetery near Nelsonville
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Nelsonville
Gertrude Keeton
Athens County
Fostoria
Ohio
Keeton
Brad Stalder
Mistie Fierce
Oscar TD
Wendell
Fannie Katzenbach
Dayton
Elsie Edwards
Zaca Tittering
Detroit
Mabel Phillips
Columbus
William Stalder
the Plains
Walker
Columbus Indianola Ave
Church of Christ
Greenlawn Cemetery
Exterior of Ruth Leiber home painted in Chauncey
The residence of Mrs. Ruth Leiber at the corner of Converse and Mill in Chauncey has received a fresh exterior paint job.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chauncey
Ruth Leiber
Converse and
Mill
Chauncey Church Schedules and Local Notices
Area church listings show multiple congregations with service times across Chauncey Greens Run Millfield and surrounding towns. Notable items include Chauncey Methodist and Church of God schedules, Seventh Day Adventist, Pilgrim Holiness and Morristown Holiness events, plus a patient return home for Mrs Edna Everett after hospital care.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
HH. Lafferty
Millfield Methodist Church
Church OF God
Clarence Way
Church OF Christ Parish
Taylor Ridge
Greens Run
Millfield
Dick Wilcox
Trimble
Chauncey
Gilbert Courtney
Free Will Baptist Charge
Zion
Prattaville
Manks
John Thompson
R. A. Rata
Morristown Holiness
Stewart
Helen Tatman
Pilgrim Holiness
Ray Pidcock
East Millfield Mission
Ora
We the Plains Methodist
Donald Weller
Edna Everett
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Chauncey Crabtree Completes Airplane Mechanic Training
Soldier Chauncey Pt. Raymond Crabtree finished MX Weeks airplane mechanic school in Savannah Georgia and returns to Fort Dix New Jersey. He plans a ten day furlough starting September 1 to visit his parents Mr and Mrs Emanuel Crabtree at 7 Drake Street.
Sergeant Lafferty to ROTC post in Zanesville
Sergeant John H. Lafferty, visiting his parents the Rev. and Mrs H. H. Lafferty in Jacksonville, has traveled to Zanesville to assume ROTC duties through Sept. 15 before returning for his senior year at Oto University in West Virginia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chauncey
John H. Lafferty
H. H. Lafferty
Jacksonville
Zanesville
Oto University
Reece Honored at Chauncey Surprise Birthday Party
A surprise party honored Mrs. Nettie Reece on Wednesday night with planning by Mrs. Kelsa Lowery and Louise Luske. Guests enjoyed cakes and homemade ice cream, and the group presented a gift. awards went to Elie Lak in Christine Brown Myrtle Weather and Immogene Fritts among twenty four attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chaunceya
Nettie Reece
Kelsa Lowery
Louise Luske
Elie Lakin
Christine Brown
Myrtle Weater
Immogene Fritts
Attonder
Chauncey Lawies Auxiliary Picnic Attendee Names Omitted
Names Shelba Showalter and Joye Schoonover were omitted from the guest list for the Chauncey Lawies Auxiliary picnic at Buckeye Lake on Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chauncey
Shelba Showalter
Joye Schoonover
Chauncey Lawies
Buckeye Lake
Earl Butterman Guests in Columbus Visit
Earl Butterman of Columbus stayed Tuesday and Wednesday with his host Mrs. C. C. Ervin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
Earl Butterman
Columbus
C. C. Ervin
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Paul Locke
Gary Bohyer
Jimmy Civille
Russell Brunston
Tom Dexter
Larry Brunston
Dorothy Brunston
Dick Hitchings
Jimmy Whyte
Foe Jonglas
Wesiot Ay Felix Jacoves
Warner
Skenk
William Sackheim
Charles See Burnette
Bruce Gentry
Thompsons
Circleville Area
Mrs. Johnson
France
Nelsonville Church News
Nelsonville Social Notes
Church News of
West Virginia
Wisppors
George Williamson
George Williamson, Jr
Junior Courtney
Bala Chiki
Glenn Williamson
Bernard Porter
Kansas
Carda
Clarence & Sanders
Wichita
Kane
Mia
Hallie Crittenden
Chauncey Chauncey Mine
Dorothy Remely
Grace Crabtree
Drake St
Reece
Danite Restaurant
Logan, Ohio
W. Main St
Wayne J. Dennis
Whitmore's Greenhouses
Buchtel Road
Brize E
Cara Benn
Ernoon
Dow Bridgewater
Erle Bridgewater
L. C. Baker
Sec'y
Cline's Pharmacy
Beasley & Mathews and
Baker & Stauffer
Orpheum Nelsonville
Monte
Action Patho Wisates Bovis
Gil Paul Hurst
Jeff Donmell
Roy Barcroft
Republic Picture
Centsa
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