Families Aided By Churches In Nelsonville Christmas Aid Efforts
Local churches and lodge groups joined Salvation Army and others to aid area families this season. Eagles led a two ton candy drive and toy distribution at the castle on the Public Square, aided by high school industrial arts for repairing toys. Elks and Emblem Club provided about 50 food baskets. Episcopal Pilgrim Holiness and Presbyterian churches helped with food orders. Methodist classes gave baskets and clothing. about 10 Christian Church baskets. Business and Professional Women’s Club funded the toy fund and adopted a family. free theater shows offered to children on Tuesday afternoon.
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Eagles
Industrial Arts
The
Elks
Emblem Club
Carlos Ogg
Elks Committee
Episcopal
Pilgrim Holiness
Presbyterian
Salvation Army
Methodist Sunday School
Christian Church
Thomas Forbes Rites Set In Nelsonville Friday
Funeral services for Thomas Forbes, who died at his home Tuesday morning, will be held Friday at 3 p.m. from Stout Funeral Home. Burial will be in Greenlawn Cemetery.
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Thomas Forbes
Stout
Greenlawn
VIEW Dance Friday at VFW Post 3467
Nelsonville VFW Post 3467 will sponsor its regular Friday night dance on Dec 26 at its club rooms on West Washington Street. Round and square dancing runs from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. Pappy Stewart and his Buckeye Hotshots will furnish the music.
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Nelsonville
VFW_ Post 3467
W. Washington St
Pappy Stewart
Buckeye Hotshots
SHORTS AND MIDDS ON THE FARM FOCUSING GALLIA COUNTY CROP REPORTS
Gallia County and Ohio crop estimates for 1945 1946 and 1947 appear with figures for corn wheat oats soybeans hay potatoes cattle hogs and sheep. Farm notes list plant care tips from Vickies floriculturist at Ohio State University and caution about Christmas tree fire risks and winter accidents.
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Gallipolis
Ohio Crop Reporting Service
Gallia County
Ohio
James R. Wilson Rites Planned for Friday
Funeral services for James R. Wilson 51 who died Monday at his Magnolia home will be held Friday at 1 p.m. in Salem Church with burial in Salem Cemetery. The body rests at Stout Funeral Home Nelsonville, call Thursday evening. Also notices appoint executors and bids for heating plant at Ohio University.
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Nelsonville
James R. Wilson
Magnolia
Salem Church
Salem Cemetery
Stout
Acer
Ohio University
Athens
Ohio
W. H. Herbert
F Maffin Dies Aged 79 In Nelsonville
Nelsonville George F Maffin 79 died Tuesday at his daughter Catherine Patton's home. He leaves wife Jennie Patton died 10 months ago a daughter Blanche Tanner and son Frank plus two sisters. Funeral at Stout funeral home Friday 10:30 a.m. burial Greenlawn Cemetery. Friends may visit home until Friday morning. Carl Bateman moved to his Nelsonville home after Mt Carmel Hospital treatment.
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Nelsonville
George F. Maffin
Catherine Patton
Washington St
Jennie Patton
Patton
Blanche Tanner
Frank
Elizabeth Keplar
Jane Myers
Columbus
Stout Funeral Home
Greenlawn Cemetery
Dr Rhodes Visits Nelsonville in Columbus Hospital
Mr and Mrs A B Johnson visited Dr W S Rhodes in White Cross Hospital Columbus Sunday. Rhodes is a former widely known physician here.
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Rhodes
Nelsonville
A. B. Johnson
W. S. Rhodes
White Cross Hospital
Columbus
Taylor Ridge Social Notes Highlight Local Visits
Mrs H A Rogers visited Parkersburg to see her mother Mrs Margaret Harper who fractured her hip and underwent major surgery with satisfactory condition. Also listed are visits by Mrs Caroline Chesser from Albany, the Chalfants of Trimble, the Bryans with Snyder family from The Plains, Harry Drake on furlough in Redtown, and relocations of the Poughs and Edsel Cox with Patty Ann Vore visiting grandparents Basil and Mrs Vore.
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Taylor Ridge
H. A. Rogers
Parkersburg
Margaret Harper
Harper
Caroline Chesser
Albany
Travis Chesser
Glenn Chalfant
Della Lynn
Trimble
Water kept at level above ut surface for tree use
An article notes keeping water at a constant level to maintain Christmas tree fire resistance. It mentions the Dairy Herd Improvement testing school at Ohio State University starting January 5 at 1 pm and running through January 23, 1948.
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Ohio State University
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Merry Christmas
Preston
Athens Messenger
By Forrest Brown
Vickies
Come
Selah O. Parsons
Frost
Arthur Frost
Athens County
Francis D. White
Womens Apparel
Logan, Ohio
F. Maffin
Carl Bateman
Mt. Carmel Hospital
Cerity
Columbus St
Ers
Blackburn
Watkins St
G Wedlings
Backus
Nelsonville, Ohio
Telephone
the Oakley
Gem Pharmacy
Your Prescription Drug Store
Wolfe
Chestnut ST
Nye Chevrolet
Orlando Howson
Fayette Street
Rey
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