Record Probably Is Without Equal q
John S. Frank of Chester Meigs County at 90 is praised for a vast public service record spanning 45 years as postmaster 48 years in education 22 years as a justice of the peace 60 plus years as a Sunday School teacher four decades on the Meigs County Board of Elections and other civic roles. Born 1806 at Flatwoods he recalls early local history and Civil War veterans in his family. He remains active as a lifelong community figure amid a forthcoming radio baseball broadcast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John S. Frank
Chester
Meigs County
Middle West
Sam
Meigs County Board of Education
Chester Township
Meigs
Board of Elections
Mr. Frank
Flatwoods
John Frank
John
Ohio University
Racine
Harrisonville
Lebanon University
Daniel
Morgan
Shade River
Ambrose Bierce
Bierce
Fagle Ridge
Bashan
Rank
Ohio
Albany Family and Friends Attend Local Centennial
Albany notes list visits and guests as families and relatives travel for a centennial event. L. C. Gibson and son in law Rodney Osler host and attend gatherings with friends from Ohio West Virginia and New Jersey. Room for more social updates from the community.
Funeral rites for John Ossman held in Nelsonville
Funeral rites for John Ossman 63 formerly of Kimberly were conducted August 19 at Nelsonville Pentecostal Church with burial in Greenlawn Cemetery. He leaves wife Leo, daughter Kathleen Peck, son James of Columbus, brothers George of Lorain and Robert of Nelsonville. He died of a heart attack.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kimberly
John Ossman
Nelsonville
Dorr Run
George Griffin
Herman Butcha
Lou
James Wilkins
Louise
Donna
Orville Robinson
Jody
Betty Lou
Bill Robinson
Sue
Shirley
Columbus
Kenneth Tye
Betty Warren
Floyd Brown
Poston
Hamley Run
Beatrice Nelson Rutter
Patton St
Salem
Elmer
James Nelson
Leonard Christian
Max Edward Dishong
Bill Dishong
U.S
Dischenko
Japan
Korea
Bill Pickett
Harper Hollow
Junior Powell
Picketts
Ed Wolfe
Harry Kroeger
Kroeger
Harley Hook
Jim Lauderback
London
Carl Lauderback
William Davis
Marion Pickett, Jr
Floyd W. Brown
Apple Grove Visitors And Local Health Notes
Mr and Mrs R G Stevenson and sons Stevie and Dale of Media Pa visited several days with Mr and Mrs Dan Hartinger. Mrs Herbert Sayre is suffering from shingles. Mr and Mrs Gary Spires of Columbus were guests of Mr and Mrs Jack Sharpnack. Earl Robinson and family, Herbert Shields and family and Miss Georgia Wheeler and Joe Baer attended the Stovar reunion at Evans W Va. Jonas Wolfe after months of illness was able to visit his brother Pete. Mrs Mildred Donahue spent days with her mother Mrs Marion Ours who remains seriously ill at the home of her son Dennis Ours in Athens. Mr and Mrs Sidney Carpenter and children arrived from Alliquippi Pa for a week with their parents. Mrs Charles Sayre.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Apple Grove
R. G. Stevenson
Stevie and
Dale
Media
Dan Hartinger
Herbert Sayre
Gary Spires
Columbus
Jack Sharpnack
Earl Robinson
Herbert Shields
Georgia Wheeler
Joe Baer
Evans
W. Va
Jonas Wolfe
Miss Ber nice Rockwell Named New Lexington Elementary Principal
Miss Ber nice Rockwell, longtime New Lexington teacher, is named principal of the elementary schools succeeding E. A. Holcomb who resigned. She had been acting principal for part of the past term. A referendum on parking meters in Somerset collects 96 signatures for a vote in November. Perry County aid facts note World War II Compensation Fund payments totaling $730,144 to 2432 applicants through July 31, 1948. Perry cattle tb testing planned in 13 weeks funded by $1000 county appropriation. 14,000 head statewide estimate by County Agent W. H. Ford. Albert Patton sues A. T. Patton for $200 damages over cattle detention since 1948. Red Cross Disaster Relief Office closed. aid to flood victims reaches $81,073.67 with $417 from individuals. Perry National Guard detachment to Camp Atterbury for two weeks training. Clayton township road abandonments approved for Sunny Hill Coal Co. and road access maintenance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Lexington
Bernice Rockwell
E. A. Holcomb
Rockwell
Somerset
Leslie G. Scrimper
Perry County
W. H. Ford
Albert Patton
A. T. Patton
Albert
American Red Cross Disaster Relief
Victor C. Passage
Red Cross Relief
Muskingum
Perry
Morgan Counties
Clarence Elkins
Women’s Society meeting at Mrs. Alexander home
The Women’s Society for Christian Service gathered at Mrs. Essie Alexander’s home and presented her with a woven rug for her birthday. Visitors included Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Snodgrass of Wheeling and Linda Siders from Ravenswood visiting the Siders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland
Women's Society For Christian Service
Essie Alexander
Marjorie
Little Hocking
Clara Larson
John Larson
Racine
Clara Sarson
Weekend visits and guests mark Taylor Ridge gatherings
Mr and Mrs Bert Murray and children hosted at Morrison Cottage on the Muskingum River with friends from Columbus and Glouster. Relatives and neighbors visited in Greens Run, Nelsonville, and Greens. several weekend guests from Trimble Athens and Chauncey were noted.
Social Roundup of Visits and Obituaries in Lottridge Area
Mr and Mrs Maurice Akley and sons and Miss Juanita McGee were guests of the R M Allens with overnight visitors including George Garrett and family and several WV residents. The EUB Christian Endeavor met at the Arches with 40 present, Jo Ann Vandall re elected president. Attendees at funerals include Rexel Boggs family and many Hargraves relatives. Mrs Irene M Hargraves formerly of Elyria Ohio had recently married Joseph Hargraves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
EUB Christian Endeavor
Russell Archer
Jo Ann Vandall
E. M. Shelton
Bethel Eub
Vandall
Eleanor Coen
Mabel Gill
Iris Warner
Walter A. Frost
Barbara Sue
Belpre
Rexel Boggs
Henrietta Hughes
Ida Davis
R. M. Allen
Henry Wymer
Harrisville
W. Va
Allen
Mary Alice Allen
Ella Townsend
Parkersburg
Irene M. Hargraves
Isadore Moutle
Bill Moutle
Ralph Moutle
Reta Robinson
Barbara
Joe Moutle
Oscar Dillinger
Floyd Dillinger
Anna Klingenberg
Hargraves
Elyria
Ohio
Joseph Hargraves
Hemlock Euchre Club Hosts Shower at Tharp Home
The Friday Night Euchre Club of New Straitsville met at the Hemlock home of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Tharp on August 11. Miss Jody Tharp received heirloom gifts and high prizes went to Mrs. Willard Millis and Warren Dunkle while low prizes went to Mrs. Clarence Reid and Loren Nixon. News of visitors and long list of attendees follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hemlock
New Straitsville
Harry Tharp
Jody Tharp
Christine Beattie
J. F. Beattie
John
William J. Brown
Warren Dunkle
Pam
Ruth Ann Davis
Walter Grandy
Clarence Heid
Carolyn Hodgson
William Leake
Willard Mills
Loren Nixon
Lonnie
Cliff Peart
David
PTA Forms Gathering At School In Laurel Cliff
The Laurel Cliff PTA organized at the schoolhouse. Local residents like Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Pullins bought a cottage and Mrs. Mildred Jacobs hosted a wiener roast at Bailey's Lake for her son Larry's birthday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laurel Cliff
PTA
Gerald Pullins
Mildred Jacobs
Bailey's Lake
Larry
Vern Ackley
Athens
William Musser
Carmen
Evelyn Turner Russell
Marie Michaels
Pearl Jacobs Place
Racine
Putnam Chapel Homecoming Draws Area Guests
The Putnam Chapel Homecoming brought several visitors to Prattsville. Guests included Mr. and Mrs. Walter Armstrong and Mrs. Mary Young from Chillicothe, Mr. and Mrs. Eddie Dearth and son from Lincoln, and others visiting Athens Rutland McArthur Columbus and Coolville connections. The Rev. O C Lockwood, former pastor, attended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prattsville
Putnam Chapel
Walter Armstrong
Mary Young
Chillicothe
Bitha Townsend
Eddie Dearth
Lincoln
Dearth
John Maxwell
Athens
Mace Home
Cash Zimmerman
Rutland
Junior Thompson
Vicky, McArthur
Walter Ward
Janet
David
Edna Dearth
Sarah McHenry
Richard
Jacksonville
Dale Dearth
Robert Clemens
Columbus
O. C. Lockwood
Coolville
Rutland Residents Attend Various Social and Family Visits
Mrs Naomi Bentley and Mrs Nettia Toliver attend Providence and Missionary Association meeting at Tri edston Church Ironton. Several Rutland residents travel to Columbus West Virginia and Ohio visiting relatives and friends across multiple households.
Community Notes From Kanauga Area are Shared
Mrs H W Sowards hosted the WSCS class with 21 members in attendance. Nearby visits include Raikes in Columbus and family gatherings with Warren and Burns relatives. Local changes include Frank Pierotti updating The Highway Inn and Woodall moving to Point Pleasant. Christine Black signs off.
Danville Notices of Death and Local Appointments
Danville entries report Newton Adkins death from heart attack in Charleston after Fisher was summoned. Moran accompanied Fisher. Hospital stays include Holzer and Meigs General for Terry Lee Smith and Mrs Edwin Davis. Malcolm Hill in Germany promoted to corporal. Families reunite with visits to Columbus and Cincinnati, plus visits to Coney Island and Cincinnati Zoo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Danville
Perry Fisher
Charleston
Newton Adkins
Malcolm
Germany
Edwin Davis
Meigs General Hospital
Mabel Farmer
Betty
Merlyn
Gallipolis
Tom Glassburn
Bidwell
Joe Swick
Donald Strausbaugh
Vance
Jackson
Alva Swick
Columbus
Paul Swick
Coney Island
Cincinnati Zoo
Mary E. Diske
Past Masters Attend Dinner and Garden Club Show
The Past Ma trons of the Order of Eastern Star dined in Jackson then watched Treasure Island with Edith Newsom Ruth Swisher Shirley Spires Louise Waltz Ardis Macomber Mildred Wells Grace Colwell and Jewell Stong. A Past Chiefs Club gathering was hosted by Mr and Mrs George Ragan. The Wilkesville Garden Club flower show at the American Legion Auxiliary Hall drew praise. Other visits included Emil Steffin of Vanport Pennsylvania. Burr Denney funeral attendees listed with multiple families from Ohio and Pennsylvania. Viola Bobo of Washington D C attended the Green Ogdin Caster reunion at Columbia Chapel Point Rock and visited relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilkesville
Order of Eastern Star
Jackson
Treasure Island
Edith Newsom
Ruth Swisher
Shirley Spires
Louise Waltz
Ardis Macomber
Mildred Wells
Grace Colwell
Jewell Stong
Chiefs Club
George Ragan
van Port
McArthur
Burr Denney
Hull Denney
Merrill Fletcher
Edith Denney
George Steele
Francis Steele
Columbus
Leland Spires
Fostoria
Ralph Denney
Cleveland
Warnie Steele
R. H. Woltz
Clarence Gray
Wellston
Cincinnati
Harry Thompson
Friendly Neighbors Club celebrates birthdays at park
Members and their children gathered at Rachelmacher Park Logan for a picnic observing birthday cakes for Mrs Clarence Patton and Mrs Arthur Todd. Guests included Miss Jane Campbell Marion and Sandra Dicken New Plymouth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laurel Run
Friendly Neighbors Club
Rachelmacher Park
Logan
Clarence Patton
Arthur Todd
Jane Campbell
Marion
Sandra Dicken
New Plymouth
Clarence Green
Elmer Anderson
Susan
Barbara
Boston
Danny McManaway
Union Furnace
Everett
Raymond Andrews
Carrol Chase
Asbury
Hattie Bumgardner
Lawrence Wolfe
Shawnee Social Roundup Sees Visits and Trips
Shawnee residents report a series of visits and weekend trips. Bill Duvall and Miss Nancy Hartman call on Mrs. William Ricketts in Lancaster. Earl Johnston family spend a weekend in Cleveland after returning from Yellowstone. Betty Jean Robey visits Belmon t, joins Mansel Porter family, and returns home with Betty Jean. Elizabeth Wilcox celebrated a birthday as relatives visit Old Man's Cave and Mount St. Mary Hospital scenes appear in local notes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shawnee
Bill Duvall
Nancy Hartman
A. E. Duvall
William Ricketts
Lancaster
Earl Johnston
Earlene
Cleveland
Johnstons
Yellowstone National Park
Betty Jean Robey
Belmont
Mansel Porter
Betty Jean
Edward Nichols
Zanesville
William Hannah
William S. Williams
Columbus
John Powell
Susie Peyton
Hemlock
Rebekah Lodge
Harold McGrew
Burdette O'Hare
Manuel Peart
Mount St. Mary Hospital
Nelsonville
Edsel Wilcox
Bill
Bob Musick
John Browning
Jimmy
Elizabeth Wilcox
Everett Gill
Michigan
Old Man's Cave
Mrs
Rio Grande Notes Highlight Local Social and Church News
Merle Ramseyer spent a weekend in Columbus. Rev Charles Stanton spoke for two Sundays in August at Calvary Baptist during interim pastorate. Lancaster Camp attendees return. Dean Rev Phillip Scott led. Chaperones Maxine Evans Mildred Wickline cooked. Wade Evan s John Wickline assisted transport. Graduates Elizabeth Jones wed Robert Fulton of Johnson Ridge Ind. Mil liard McCoy had surgery Aug. 14 at Holzer. Calvary Sunday school scholars enjoyed a picnic. Evan Evans finished summer session at Ohio University. Reese Thomas from Cleveland visited. Dickinson boys joined others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rio Grande
Merle Ramseyers
Columbus
Charles Stanton
Calvary Baptist Church
Hammer
Ferre
Lancaster Camp
Phillip Scott
Maxine Evans
Mildred Wickline
Wade Evans
Evan Evans
John Wickline
Sarah Jones
Kathleen Call
Shirley Jo Evans
Margaret Elizaeth Wickline
Marilyn Wickline
Deanna Wickline
Lee Wilker
Raymond Evans
Clyde Evans
David Wickline
Eugge Wickline
Johnny Wiseman
Kent Evans
Stella Willcox
James Clarke
Baptist Ladies Auxiliary
Leonard Warman
Granville
The
World Alliance
Cleveland
Association
Elizabeth Jones
Rio Grande High School
Holzer Hospital
Robert Fulton
Johnson Ridge
Gallipolis
Hobart Fulton
Fort Wayne
Ind
Milliard McCoy
Calvary Baptist Sunday School
Lake Alma
Ohio University
Reese Thomas
Edward Dickinson
Roger
Robert
Dickinson
Drakes Drakes Gather For Muskingum River Park Meeting
The Sunshine Spread Club met at a Muskingum River park for a potluck lunch and games. Attendees included Mr and Mrs Michael Swaro, Mr and Mrs Jesse Drake, and many others from local families. A birthday gathering for Alice Linscott was also noted with a noon potluck.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabeth Duffy
Mary Nevins
Mary Adams
Elizabeth Mayes
Minnie Maxwell
Isabelle Murray
Estelle Baird
Dora Benedict
Golden Drake
Carl
John Rebo
Jack
New Lexington
Julia Titko
Columbus
Dora Titko
Jennie Dudash
John Embrey
George Drake
Logan
Michael Swaro
Patricia
Harold Grice
Susan Alice
Grice
Iva Lee Anderson
Henry Goodman
Sally Simons
Los Angeles
Charles Dennis
Lloyd MecArtor
Josie Reich
James Nevisa
Robert Lee
Baltimore
James Lee
Nelsonville
Alice Linscott
Adeline Embrey
Texas
Ellis Williams
West Virginia
Ben Halsey
Elyria
Ohio
John Emmick
D. C. Maxwell Jr
Gailen Maxwell
Donald Williams
Community Socials and Visits Highlight Reedsville Event
Educational pictures sponsored by Pioneer 4-H Club were shown by Theodore Reed Jr. and Henry Ewing of Pomeroy. West Coast trip noted. Family reunions and outings across Reedsville include Arnott, Hopkins, Gibbens, Wooding, Shounhut, Shaffer, Garner, and Massar families plus a Buckeye Lake outing and WW II service ties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reedsville
Pioneer
Harold Gibbens
Elizabeth
W. Va
Russell Wooding
Jesse Mclung
New England
Earl Powell
WSCS
Methodist Church
Middleport Park
Carroll Randolph
Youngstown
Ohio
Joe Shounhut
Randolph
Shounhut
Europe
Stella Amos Shaffer
Alice Garner
Cuyahoga Falls
Shaffer
Parkersburg
James Murray
Middleport
Olive Randolph
Josephine Pickens
Anna Randolph
Clara Massar
Ina Massar
Fay Pickens
C.C. Hamilton
Philo
Paul Childers
Tuppers Plains
Oren Childers
Chandler W. Taylor
Washington, D. C
U. S. Army
Taylor
H. E. Kibble
Buckeye Lake
Jessie Hoyt
Columbus
Fred
Marietta
Ebenezer Missionary Society meets at Mrs Griggs home
Maxville notes describe the Ebenezer Missionary Society meeting at Mrs Ray Griggs home with devotions led by Amanda Wilson and readings on Christian community and Sunday observance. Other items include a kitchen shower planned for September and a Wolfe reunion hosted by Ermine Wolfe. Sam Christian and Carl Christian visited Elyria relatives. others from Logan and Cleveland are noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maxville
Ebenezer P@tist Missionary Society
Ray Griggs
Arthur Smith
Carl Griggs
Amanda Wilson
Miss Wilson
Elmer Howdyshell
World Brotherhood
Clint Ledford
Pauline Wahl
Society
Evelyn Howdyshell
Lucy Howdyshell
Geneva Griggs
Berndetta Smith
Violet Wahl
Patsy
Marie Ledford
Mary Goodlive
Nancy
Wolfe
Ermine Wolfe
Sam Christian
Carl Christian
Elyria
Judy
Carol
P. S. Strawn
New Straitsville
Minerva Nixon
Betty Wolfe
Lancaster Fairfield Hospital
Herman Wilson
Logan
Stanley E. Nixon
Cleveland
John Nixon
Charles Johnson
Columbus
Ruth Nixon
Notices of Probate Appointments in Athens County Ohio
Notices announce new administrators and executrices for several estates in Athens County Ohio. Wm Parker Walker of Athens is appointed administrator of the estate of Elton R Frost with four months to file claims. Jefferson B Keirns of Millfield is appointed administrator of Ada B Keirns estate with four months to file claims. Helen D Ogg of Athens and Florence D Price of Pittsburgh are named executrices of Mary J Davis estate with similar four month claim period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wm. Parker Walker
Athens
Ohio
Eleton R. Frost
Athens County
John F. Newcom
Jefferson B. Keirns
Millfield
Ada B. Keirns
John Fpf
Newcome
Helen D. Ogg
Second Street
Florence D. Price
Skyline Drive
Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania
Mary J. Davis
John F. Newcomb
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West Columbia
Jane Foreman
EUB
New Haven Park
Patty Ann Stitts
Mildred Decker
Donna Jean Ohlinger
Patty Decker
Doris Ohlinger
Linda Eads
Sue Russell
Jean Kerwood
Carroll Ewing
Dickie Kerwood
Etta Lou Eads
Shirley J. Roush
Francis Johnson
Marlene van Meter
Frank van Meter
Albert Stewart
Jess Lynes
William Tate
Effie Lee
Paul Stewart
Lizzie Stewart
Point Pleasant
Lester Foreman
Ralph Mahoney
Lawrence Stewart
Ben O. Roush
Roberta Youstig
Doris Eads
Vernie Coleman
Nattie Cartright
Peggie True
Elizabeth Wheeler
Evelle Frye
Barbara Stewart
Kenneth Stewart
Dickie Young
Bobbie Eugene Stewart
David E. Roush
Leroy Roush
Clyde Barnett
Gallip
Ross Kapp
Jimmie Lee
Mason
Clyde Barrett
Ben Roush
Virgil Edwards
William Perry
Dana Rayburne
Velma
Patty
Jonnie
Paul
Elizabeth Barnett
Sam Eads
Pomeroy
Ray Brumbly
William Young
Helen E. Roush
C. H. Harris
John S, Frank
Albany News Notes
Albany
L. C. Gibson
Rodney Osler
Sarah Murphy
John Dane
Lebanon
Jerry Goodin
Grove City
Daisy Rawlings
R. A. Vines
Frank Coe
Howard Coe
Reynoldsburg
Perry Coe
George Vandyke
Washington D. H
Carrie Vandyke
Dale Warner
John Thomas
Arthur Thomas
Belle
J. Frank Stevens
Donald Vandyke
Navy
Arthur Vandyke
Jack Ernest
George Bailes
Keith Scott
California
W. A. Throckmorton
Cecil Throckmorton
Dayton
Clinger
Eulah Beatty
Mary and
Marian
New Jersey
Mrs. Watson Beatty
Melva Radcliffe
Dick Turner
Core
Clayton Township
Sunny Hill Coal Co
Taylor Ridge
Bert Murray
Roberta
Charles
Junior
Delbert Palmer
Charles Morrison
Morrison Cottage
Muskingum River
Evan Davis
Glouster
Mary Elizabeth
Barbara Ellen Bullock
James Bullock
Emma Bullock
Herman Thomas
Joy
Trimble
John Williams
Marie
Mary Bell Bulstrom
Greens Run
Sandra Sue
John Wenger
Theodore Shifflet
Reed Warren
Kenneth Bulstrom
Marilyn Gwilym
Joseph Rinehart
George Conway
Elizabeth Schriber
Verna Matheny
Chauncey
William Wood
Helen Shifflet
Papatwe Shifflet
Carl Wellng
Lottridge
Jean Foglesong
Charles Diehl
Ethyl Lowery
Lee Foglesong
Lester Brookover
Terry Glass
Nellie Tracy
Ball Run
Pearl Parker
Howard van Meter
Clarence Price
Thelma Michael
Elza Michael
Homer West
Charles Stansbury
Earl
Clyde McKnight
Langsville
George Wells
Dayton Parsons
Flossie Hull
John Trotter
Julia
Ted
John White
Northup
Gerald Violet
Violet
Jennie Roush
Claude Clark
Mary Louise Ekholm
Imperial Beach
Calif
Elza Barton
Judy Chase
Kanalga
Kanauga
H. W. Sowards
John Raike
Dana
Johnnie Raike
Cora Black
Roy Warren
Wartenburg
Cora Dewitt
Clarence Rollins
Earl Martin
Goshen
George Queen
Lewis Brownell
Walt
Frank Pierotti
Highway Inn
Emma Popp
H. B. Slack
John Vickers
Kenneth Black
Karen
Laurel
Nes Fish Ano Game Conservation
Drakes
Division OF Wildlife
Bou Memes
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