Two Is Injured in Chauncey Coal Mine Accident
Joe Conner, 30, and a man with two children, were injured Thursday night at New York Mine No. 25 Chauncey when railroad cars were dropped under the tipple. Conner suffered a crushed pelvis and other injuries and was taken to Hocking Valley Hospital Logan. He lives at Bessemer near Buchtel.
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Nelsonville
Joe Conner
York
Chauncey
Conner
Hocking Valley Hospital
Logan
Bessemer
Buchtel
Fred Conner
Great Lakes Surface Area Compared With Illinois and Indiana
The surface area of the Great Lakes slightly exceeds the combined area of Illinois and Indiana. This comparison highlights the vast scale of the lakes relative to two sizable U S states.
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The
Great Lakes
Illinois
Indiana
Epiphany Church Morning Prayer Service at 9 30
Nelsonville reports the Church of the Epiphany will hold Morning Prayer with Litany and a sermon on Sunday December 15 the Third Sunday in Advent at 9 30 a m Sunday School meets at the same time in the church basement
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Nelsonville
Mrs Mary Ann Green 81 Dies After Long Illness
Nelsonville Ohio Mrs Mary Ann Green 81 widow of Frank Green died Thursday December 12 at the home of her daughter Mrs Ben Swartz 517 Jackson St after a long illness She lived in the community all her life was a Pilgrim Holiness Church member She leaves four sons John William Earl Green Columbus Charles Zanesville two daughters Mrs Margaret Hutchinson Columbus and Mrs Swartz one son Albert preceded her in death Also surviving are three sisters Mrs Ella Erb Monday Mrs Jennie Erb The Plains Mrs Margaret Locke Nelsonville one brother Peter Dupler Sugar Grove 24 grandchildren 20 great grandchildren and two great great grandchildren Funeral services will be at the Pilgrim Holiness Church Chestnut St Sunday December 15 at 2 pm with Rev Mr Carnes Columbus assisted by Rev Raymond Simpson Burial in Green Lawn Friends may call Warren funeral home E Washington St at any time
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Nelsonville
Mary Ann Green
Frank Green
Ben Swartz
Jackson St
Pilgrim Holiness Church
John
William
Earl Green
Columbus
Charles
Zanesville
Chestnut St
Carnes
Raymond Simpson
Greenlawn
Warren Funeral Home
E. Washington St
Nelsonville Post Office Announces Saturday Hours
Nelsonville Post Office will stay open all day Saturday December 14 and Saturday December 21 until 5 30 p m Postmaster J B Preston announces. The amended postal rules set last postmark as the closing time for the day, 5 30 p m in Nelsonville, affecting all offices except first class. Mail dropped after 5 30 p m will bear the next day’s postmark.
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Nelsonville
J. B. Preston
Municipal funds in Nelsonville total $72,690 on Nov 30
Nelsonville city finance report shows total fund balances at $72,690.87 on November 30. General fund started month at $25,168.86 with $8,833.68 receipts and $3,581.48 disbursements leaving $30,421.06. Electric, water, gas, and sewer accounts show varied receipts and expenses with balances ending November 30.
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Nelsonville
Helen DeVore
Water Department
Nelsonville Church Social Notes Christmas Dinner Meeting
Esther Class of the Christian Church will meet for its annual Christmas dinner and business session in the church social rooms Monday at 6 p m. A gift exchange will be featured.
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Esther
The
Christian Church
Betey Eileen Nelson to Clarence L Winnigman in Pomeroy
Mr and Mrs Ed Nelson announce the marriage of their daughter Betty Eileen to Clarence L Winnigman son of Mr and Mrs William Winnigman of Carbon Hill. The single ring ceremony was held at Pomeroy on Saturday. Betty attended Buchtel and Nelsonville High schools and worked for William Brooks Shoe Co. Clarence graduated Carbon Hill High School, served three years in the Pacific theater, was discharged last December and now works as superintendent and bookkeeper for Winnigman Spencer Coal Co. They will live in Carbon Hill.
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Ed Nelson
Jackson St
Betty Eileen
Clarence L
Red) Winnigman
William Winnigman
Carbon Hill
Pomeroy
Buchtel
Nelsonville
William Brooks Shoe Co
Winnigman
Visitors Return From Michigan Trip After Jackson Purchase
Mrs Harve Sayre and family of Buchtel along with Mr and Mrs John Sayre and children Pat and Angela visited Mr and Mrs Dale Stage in Jackson Michigan where the Stages bought a new home. Mrs Ednah Backus from Columbus is here for the Cunningham Berry wedding and to spend time with her parents.
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Harve Sayre
John Sayre
Pat
Angela
Buchtel
Frank Conrad
Dennis
Jimmy
Candy
Athens
Dale Stage
Monica
David
Jackson
Mich
Ednah Backus
Columbus
Cunningham-Berry
Christmas Music Planned at Services
Nelsonville Christian Church announces Bible School at 9 30 a m and morning worship at 10 30 a m with Lord's Supper Christmas music by the choir and a sermon by Rev L E Evans titled The Coming King The Christian Youth Fellowship hosts a joint meeting at 6 p m for carol planning and the evening service at 7 p m features Visions of the Star.
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Nelsonville
Christian Church
L. E. Evans
Christian Youth Fellowship
Methodist Church Schedule Announced in Nelsonville
Sunday schedule for First Methodist Church Nelsonville lists Bible School at 9 30 a m directed by superintendent Arthur Kennedy worship at 10 30 a m with sermon by Rev William M George titled Make Straight the Lord's Way in the Desert Intermediate Youth Fellowship and Senior Youth Fellowship at 6 p m worship at 7 p m with sermon Subject Gods Provi dences.
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Nelsonville
First Methodist
Arthur Kennedy
William. M. George
New Members Joined Emblem Club at Elks Hall
NELSONVILLE new members were received by the Emblem Club at its Tuesday evening meeting at the Elks Hall. Names listed include Mrs. Janis Wyatt Miss Mary Lou White Mrs. Edna Ohlinger Mrs. Betty Riley Mrs. Freda Voigt Mrs. Bess Neiman Mrs. Eva McCord Mrs. Elizabeth Murphy and Mrs. Velma Drake.
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Nelsonville
Emblem Club
Elks’ Hall
Janis Wyatt
Mary Lou White
Edna Ohlinger
Betty Riley
Freda Voigt
Bess Neiman
Eva McCord
Elizabeth Murphy
Velma Drake
Mrs. Rebecca Fisk Dies at Rest Home
Mrs. Rebecca Fisk, 75, died Wednesday night at Homestead Rest Home in Mc Arthur. Widow of Orin Fisk, she and her husband formerly lived in Nelsonville. Friends may call at Stout funeral home. services Saturday at 2 p.m. Burial at Zion Cemetery in The Plains.
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Nelsonville
Rebecca Fisk
Homestead
McArthur
Orin Fisk
Stout
Zion Cemetery
the Plains
Boy Admits Station Theft at Union Station
A 15 year old living near the station confessed to stealing five boxes of washing powders and five cartons of cigarets from Union Station about a month ago. He sold four boxes and four cartons, turning the remaining loot over to Sheriff Ernest Hesson. The case goes before Judge Lewis H. Miller at the January circuit court term.
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Point Pleasant
B&o
Union Station
Ernest Hesson
Lewis H. Miller
Pt Pleasant Social Notes at The Willows on Jackson Ave
Mrs Nelson A Park hosted the Five Hundred Club at The Willows on Jackson Ave. Guests included Mrs George Sprenger Mrs Ernest Kincade and Mrs Harold Shadle who held high score. Other players were Mrs Homer Martin Mrs Walter A Windsor Mrs Cary Howard Rayburn Mrs Milton L Miller and Mrs Harry D Roush. Refreshments were served and the club will meet next Monday at Ingleside Windsor Court.
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Point Pleasant
Nelson A. Park
Five Hundred Club
the Willows
Jackson Ave
George Sprenger
Ernest Kincade
Harold Shadle
Pleasant Personalities Visit Family in Waco Area
Pt. Pleasant notices detail Mr. and Mrs. Ted L. Grisson and sons Teddy Jr and Michael Dennis of Waco as guests of her brother-in-law and sister. Mrs. Ogen Hazlett of Apple Grove visits Mr. and Mrs. George Sprenger. Weekend visitors include Martha and Dorothy Sprenger of Charleston and Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Bell and daughter Patty of Morgantown.
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Ted L. Grisson
Teddy, Jr
Michael Dennis
Waco
Texas
C. L. Toler
Eighth St
Ogen Hazlett
Apple Grove
George Sprenger
Mrs. Sprenger
Martha and
Dorothy Sprenger
Charleston
Eugene Bell
Patty
Morgantown
Intoxication Charges Entered Against Three in Point Pleasant
Forrest Bateman and Marvin Leport were arrested in the business district Wednesday night by Sheriff Hesson and charged with intoxication. They were expected to be arraigned today. Les Caudill of Gallipolis Ferry was arrested by State Trooper Harry D Coyner after creating a disturbance in the bus terminal and resisting arrest.
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Point Pleasant
Forrest Bateman
Marvin Leport
Hesson
Les Caudill
Gallipolis Ferry
Harry D. Coyner
Caudill
Coyner
Somerville family welcomes son to Dr. and Mrs. Cady
Mr. and Mrs. Harold Somerville of Park Drive learn their son is born to Dr. and Mrs. Joseph B. Cady in Robert Packer Hospital Sayre Pa at 2 30 p m Sunday. The infant is the Cadys third child and first son. Mrs. Cady is formerly Miss Attarah Blackwood of this place and Dr. Cady is a brother of Mrs. Somerville.
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Point Pleasant
Harold Somerville
Park Drive
Joseph B. Cady
Robert Packer Hospital
Sayre
Cady
Birth Is Announced
A son weighing eight and a half pounds was born December 11 to Mr. and Mrs. C. V. Bellamy of Nashville Tennessee. The mother is the former Miss Bobby June Powers, granddaughter of Mrs. John J. Dower senior of Point Pleasant. The boy is her first great grandchild.
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Point Pleasant
C. V. Bellamy
Nashville
Tenn
Bobby June Powers
John J. Dower
Match Planning at Mason County Rod and Gun Club
Officials from the Mason County Rod and Gun Club will meet at the City Building tonight to plan a holiday season shooting match.
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Point Pleasant
Mason County Rod and Gun Club
Ralph S. Clevenger Dies in Columbus
Nelsonville friends were advised of the death in Columbus Tuesday of Ralph Sellers Clevenger 62 an interior designer at his home 54 Auburn Ave He is survived by his wife Mrs Margaret Clevenger the former Margaret Lax of this city and Athens and two daughters and one brother.
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Nelsonville
Columbus
Ralph Sellers Clevenger
Auburn Ave
Margaret Clevenger
Margaret Lax
Athens
Rockefeller Jr Offers 8.5 Million for UN Site land
John D. Rockefeller Jr. proposed a gift of 8.5 million dollars to the United Nations to purchase a large tract of land in midtown Manhattan for a permanent site. The offer aims to secure a suitable location for the world body in New York City.
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Lake Success
N. Y
John D. Rockefeller, Jr
United Nations
Midd Manhattan
Plans for Potatoes to be Made in Mason County
Frank Bishop and Claude Kemper from the extension department will spend a week in Mason County to aid potato growers with 1947 production and marketing plans. A meeting at Graham Station School at 8 p m Tuesday will cover spray schedules, a reorganization of the Cooperative Spray Ring, marketing plans, a central grader, and 15 pound bags for premium prices. County Agent Chris Thornsley urges grower attendance to strengthen production and marketing efforts.
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Point Pleasant
Frank Bishop
Claude Kemper
Mason County
Graham Station School
Chris Thorniley
Bishop
Kemper
Thornsley
EEA Banquet Tonight in Mason County
The Future Farmers of America of Mason County host a banquet at 6 30 p m in the Junior High School vocational agriculture building for parents. Speakers include F D McMiller Charleston executive secretary Rob ert H Ferguson J H S principal and Gus Douglas Jr national FFA president. Outstanding Mason County members Billy Cullen Bobby Lewis Ronald Rickard Delmar Parsons will participate.
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Point Pleasant
Future Farmers of America
Mason County
F. D. McMiller
FFA
Charleston
Robert H. Ferguson
Gus Douglas, Jr
Billy Cullen
Bobby Lewis
Ronald Rickard
Delmar Parsons
Eugene Chapman Wins Air Pilot's License
Eugene Chapman, 20, son of Mr and Mrs Mervin Chapman, finished training at Gallipolis Airport and earned a pilot license. He flew cross country to qualify as an instructor, taking his parents, his uncle and aunt, and two friends for their first ever flight at Gallipolis.
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Point Pleasant
Eugene Chapman
Mervin Chapman
Gallipolis
R. V. Kiner
Columbus
Harry Lasley
Henderson
William Krebs
Elizabeth J. Robinson Dies in Charleston
Elizabeth Jarrett Robinson 92 died in Charleston on Thursday. A Mason County native, she lived in Charleston 41 years. Survived by son Roy F. Jarrett, inspector of the Charleston police department. She was twice married.
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Point Pleasant
Elizabeth Jarrett Robinson
Charleston
Mason County
Roy F. Jarrett
Body of Mrs. Sands Sent to Mason for Burial
Point Pleasant reports Estella Maude Sands died in Los Angeles on Wednesday and her body is being sent home for burial at Lone Oak Cemetery, according to local relatives.
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Mrs. Sands
Mason
Point Pleasant
Estella Maude Sands
Los Angeles
Lone Oak Cemetery
Mason Men Return From Clarksburg Meet
C. F. Buckle of South Side and P. E. Roush of Upper Flats returned from Clarksburg where they attended a state meeting of agricultural adjustment representatives in the Harrison County courthouse to discuss the 1947 agriculture program.
Foley Awards To Be Made At Mason County Fair
Foley Manufacturing Co awards top 4-H winners from the Mason County Agricultural Fair. Ruth Oshel led Foods for Fun with 98 earning a Foley sitter and fork, while Mary Zuspan won Foods for Freedom and will receive a Foley food mill and recipe booklet. Oshel belongs to Lucky Star Club. Zuspan to Hill Billie Club and represented West Virginia at the National 4-H Congress in Chicago.
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Point Pleasant
Foley Manufacturing Co
Mason County
Damage Suit Is Filed In Motorboat Sinking
Ervin W. Dement CIO organizer sues Mississippi Barge Line Co. in Pittsburgh federal court for 1100 dollars over the sinking of his motorboat the John W. Hubbard after being caught in its wake. Dement accuses company agents of negligence failure to stop excessive speed and improper crew.
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Point Pleasant
Ervin W. Dement
CIO National Maritime Union
Pittsburgh
Mississippi Barge Line Co
John W. Hubbard
Hubbard
Dement
Suit Filed For 30000 Dollars Against School Boards
W S Morris of Huntington petitions damages totaling 30000 in the state court of claims against Mason County Board of Education and State Board of Education for injuries to his son Paul Edward Morris who fell from a Central Grade School window on March 14 1945. He seeks 5000 for himself and 25000 for his son. The petition claims the fall from about seven feet into a basement entry occurred as the boy leaned on a window secured by a single nail. Morris worked at the local shipyard during the war and then returned to Huntington.
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Point Pleasant
State Court of Claims
Mason County Board of Education
State Board of Education
W. S. Morris
Huntington
Paul Edward Morris
Central
Pastor Accepts Local Call in Point Pleasant
The Rev. O. C. Landrum from Montreal North Carolina has accepted the local Presbyterian Church call and plans to lead his first service on January 5 1947 with his family. He recently did special work for a General Assembly committee after leaving a Georgia pastorate and conducted a service at the local church on December 1.
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Point Pleasant
O. C. Landrum
Montreal
N. C
Mrs J N Wallace Purchases Home on Park Drive
Mrs J N Wallace of Pleasant Street has bought a new home at 135 Park Drive and will reside there.
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Point Pleasant
J. N. Wallace
Pleasant St
Printed Kitchen Towels With Florals and Borders
Hundreds of printed kitchen towels feature floral patterns and ornate borders in multiple sizes. The display emphasizes variety and home decor charm suitable for gifting or daily use.
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Chauncey Coal Mine
Tipple
FBI
Vozzo
ST. John Patria Knox
Charles Kinc
Cassidy
Erm
Maynard
Sigmund Ntufeld
Sam Mewfield
Arwaz
Ethel Smith
Yvette
Don Porter
Jacqueline de Wit
Joan Fulton
Pedro de Cordoba
Robert Presnell, Sr
M. Coates Webster
Bernard Feins
Jean Yarbrough
Will Cowan
Howard Welsch
Zorro
Universal Picture
Rs. Green
Mness
Stooges
the Scarlet Horseman
Evelyn Keye
Willard Parker
Larry Parks
Edgar Buchanan
Nelsonville Social Notes
Methodist
Rest Home
Boy
Ralph S. Clevenger
Eddie Darling
Kel-Ray
L‘arm
EEA
Elizabeth J. Robinson
RED Ruscus
C.E. Whitmore
Nelsonville, O
Sterling Gas & Oil
Thomas A. Yost
4Th
Clarksburg
Ood
Mr. Morris
Zelan
Adamson
Demares, Tan
Buchtel Road
Pacific Mills
Lace
Lady Lee
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