Presbyterians and Methodists Share Sunday Services
In WELSONVILLE the Church of Christ holds Bible School at 9 30, worship at 10 30 with choir anthem, Lord's Supper observance, and a sermon by Rev L Swans titled A Great Dawn Broke. David Davis reads at 6 o clock Christian Endeavor. Union evening service at Methodist Church at 7 with Rev J Lloyd Evans. First Methodist Shared Sunday lists Bible at 9 30 worship set.
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Welsonville
Church of Christ
L. Swans
David Davis
Christian Endeavor
Methodist Church
J. Lloyd Evans
Nelsonville Draft Board To Close For New Year Holiday
Nelsonville Office of Athens County Selective Service Board No 2 in the American Legion building will close all day Monday December 31 and Tuesday January 1 due to the weekend holiday. Watch Night services and New Year events are listed for Pilgrim Church Nazarene and Church of God with sermons, revivals and special services across Nelsonville and nearby towns.
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Nelsonville
Athens County Selective Service Board No. 2
American Legion
Sita Mee
Jackson
William Brown
Carbondale
John Murdock
C. M. Awe
Athens
B. A. Awe
P.O. Carpenter
Ashland
Wheelersburg
Cottage Sprayer
R. W. Bateman
Front St
Logan
Church OF Nazarene
Church of the Nazar
Adams St
T. H. Arnott
Oc. B. Tuttle
Troy Fields
Church OF God
Chest
Jnut St
C. B.utile
Curtis Graham 47 Dies at Home in Salem
Curtis Ray Graham 47 died this morning at his Salem home. Survived by three daughters Mrs Lewis Barnes and Catherine Graham of Columbus and Donna Jean at home, two sons John in the Navy and Harold at home, his mother Mrs Nellie Graham of Salem, one granddaughter, one sister Mrs Richard Horn of Oklahoma, and two brothers Francis of Salem and Arthur in the Army. Funeral arrangements not completed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
Curtis Ray Graham
Salem
Lewis Barnes
Catherine Graham
Columbus
Donna Jean
John
Harold
Nellie Graham
Richard Horn
Oklahoma
Francis
Arthur
Nelsonville Stores to Close Two Days for New Year
Nelsonville Retail Merchants secretary Crawford announced that Nelsonville stores will close Monday December 31 and Tuesday January 1 for the New Year holiday. Many Athens County shops are expected to follow the rule. Grocery stores will stay open all day Monday.
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Nelsonville
C. BD. Crawford
Tion
Athens County
Nelsonville Family Reunion Returns Home for Christmas
Nelsonville notes report the first Barber family reunion in five years during Christmas. William L. Barber and his wife from Oxford Ohio with William stationed at a naval hospital, Floyd Barber at naval yards in Washington DC attends from the advanced fire man control school. Dinner at grandmother Mrs William Barber's home.
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Nelsonville
Leslie Barber
P.elm
William L. Barber
Fire Hamper Rescue Efforts at Pineville Mine Shaft
Rescue workers hurriedly refilled extinguishers with chemicals before Frank Huddy, storekeeper, returned to the mine shaft to combat fires after an explosion trapped up to 30 men at Straight Creek Mine No 1 near Pineville Kentucky. A Navy base in California sent a serviceman home to Nelsonville with his wife and son, who had been abroad for months. John Barrows of Zanesville visited Christmas with his parents on Madison Street.
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Wessonville
Frank Huddy
U. S. Navy
Straight Creek
Pineville
Nelsonville
California
John Barrows
Zanesville
Madison St. T
John Rider Receives Army Discharge Amid Local Notices
Nelsonville reports a car accident near Elizabeth and College damaging porch posts at 380 Elizabeth St. and police note license issued to Fred Nye. Meanwhile Miss Marjorie Landrum is named home service adviser for Athens Gas, while John Rider, son of Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Rider, is overseas in the U.S. Army at Rheims France for months and has accepted a position with the Ohio Fuel Gas Company.
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Nelsonville
Elizabeth St
College Ave
Marjorie Landrum
Home Service
Athens Gas Company
F. W. Phillips
Athens
John Rider
C. A. Rider
U.S. Army
Rheims
France
Ohio Fuel Gas Company
Landrum
Eva
Betty New
Pam
Hocking Pilgrimton
New Marshfield
Cus
Tomers
Miss Landrum
Wesleyan Method ‘Dist
Watkins
Poplar Sts
Leslie D. Willcox
Westerville
Pat Wilcox
Do Aeeement Inne
Samuel Hana Dies at 98 in Kirtland
Samuel D Hana 98 died Thursday at a daughter s home in Kirtland where he lived since his wife Margaret s death four years ago He is survived by five daughters and sons and 15 grandchildren The body was taken to Stouts Funeral Home with services planned in Greenlawn burial.
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Nelsonville
Samuel D. Hana
Kirtland
Margaret
Hana
Stout
Chauncey
Rye
Cunningham
Greenlawn
W. Main St
John W. Cunningham
E.M
States
Japan
Navy
John V. Cunningham
Clei Cunningham
Cleveland
John J. Cooney
Cleo Cunningham
Lancaster
Floyd Rogaski
Sugar Creek
Joseph Cline
Lewis McWilliams
Donna
Larry
Judith Ann
Norma
Paul
Jerry
Kenneth Cunningham
Rye Cunningham
Christ Church Chauncey Observes Yule Season
Christmas services filled the Church of Christ Parish with four choirs presenting special programming. Parish offerings for benevolence totaled 279.24 last Sunday. With assistant pastor Richard Wilcox absent, Greens Run and Millfield churches will lead retirements next Sunday at 9:20 and 10:30. G B Courtney speaks at Trimble 9:30 Chauncey 10:30 Taylor Ridge 2 pm. service time moved from 7 pm to 2 pm.
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Chauncey
Church of Christ
Church Brotherhood
Richard Wilcox
Greens Run
Millfield
G. B. Courtney
Trimble
Taylor Ridge
Family gathers for Christmas Day at Chauncey home
Chauncey residents enjoyed a Christmas gathering at Mrs. Minnie sen mer Chauncey home on December 25 with many kin and friends present. Absent were Willard Watkins Jr. and a few others while Lt. Keann Hinchman and family recently returned from overseas service attended. Reports on nominating committees and church elections were to be given at Worth and Chauncey services.
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Chauncey
Minnie Sen Mer
Maar Waswane Dmg
Hinchman
Trimble
Fort
Worth
Texas
Palmer
Atkinsons Entertain With Turkey Dinner
Chauncey resident Mrs Jesse C Atkinson hosted a Christmas Day turkey dinner at Beaumont for family including Mr and Mrs G A Babson and sons Don and Don of Crooksville Mrs James Hartley and son Lewis Mrs Francis Wiggins and daughter Rita Miss Jean Powell Barbara Benedict from Corning and Woodrow Hintz of Sugar Grove Ohio Also present were Mrs A D Powell and Mickey Lois Mary Jane Arthur and Paul Powell of Athens All grandchildren attended except 520 Robert Powell who was at Fort Peary Virginia.
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Chauncey
Mir
Jesse C. Atkinson
Beaumont
A. D. Powell
Mickey
Lois
Mary Jane
Arthur
Paul Powell
Athens
G. A. Babson
Don
Crooksville
James Hartley
Lewis
Francis Wiggins
Rita
Jean Powell
Barbara Benedict
Corning
Woodrow Hintz
Sugar Grove
Ohio
Presant
Robert Powell
Jeamp Peary
Virginia
Elliott Services To Be Held Saturday
Funeral services for Leroy Elliott of Nelsonville, fatally injured in a Christmas Eve traffic accident, will be held Saturday afternoon at 2 o'clock at Stout Funeral Home. Burial will be at Greenlawn. In Paris, the Bretton Woods stabilization pact and a $990 million loan from the American Export-Import Bank were approved unanimously by the French assembly.
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Nelsonville
Leroy Elliott
Stout Funeral Home
Greenlawn
Trance
Paris
Bretton Woods
French Assembly
Mrs John Shafer Receives Treatment in Columbus
Mrs. John Shafer has spent three weeks in Columbus receiving treatment and will return to Columbus at the week’s end for further care. She is staying with her daughter Mrs. Victor Grinstead and visited her lifelong friend Mrs. Nora Graves of The Plains.
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Chauncey
John Shafer
Columbus
Victor Grinstead
Nye Family Christmas Visit Spanning Florida to Tennessee
Chauncey hosts Dr and Mrs H R Nye of Vero Beach Florida for Christmas with Floyd and Mrs Nye's parents. En route they visited Dr and Mrs Kenneth H Nye in Tullahoma Tennessee and Roberta Diane Nye joined the family. Other guests included Frank Nye and Donald Nye on furlough from Germany. Dr Robert Nye of Charleston West Virginia planned to attend but was detained in Cincinnati.
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Floyd Nye
Chauncey
H. Robert Nye
Vero Beach
Florida
High St
Tullahoma
Robert Wye
Wye
Frank Nye
Donald Nye
Germany
Robert Nye
Charleston
W. Va
Cincinnati
Midnight Christmas Eve Service at Chauncey Church
The Chauncey Church of Christ held a midnight Christmas Eve service with lighted tapers, palms, poinsettias and flowers. The robed choir performed a processional and recessional led by reader Miss Betty Jane Courtney, with solo by Isabelle Courtney and choir members including Betty Jane Courtney, Christine Brown and Ralph Brown among others.
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Chauncey Chauncey
Church of Christ
Chauncey
Betty Jane Courtney
Christine Brown
Isabelle Courtney
Dorothy Strider
Helen Courtney
Jean
Pastor Clarence Way to Speak at Church of GodChauncey
Pastor Clarence Way of the Church of God will preach at 9 30 a m and 7 30 p m Sunday. Sunday School with Howard Pennell as superintendent meets at 10 10 a m.
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Chauncey
Clarence Way
Church of God
J. Chauncey
Howard Pennell
Will Preach Sunday at Nazarene Church
Rev J N Lakin will preach Sunday morning and evening at the Nazarene Plains Church. Mrs Carrie Channell will lead the Sunday School at 9 30 and the Senior and Junior NP meet at 6 15 pm in charge of Mrs Selah Shrivee Mrs Goldie Gibson and Mrs Ada Lakin.
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Chauncey
J. N. Lakin
the Nazarene
the Plains Church
Carrie Channell
Selah Shrieve
Goldie Gibson
Ada Lakin
Entertain at Home on Christmas Day at Baker Settlement
Mr and Mrs Harold Brown hosted a two course turkey dinner at their Baker Settlement farm for family. Attendees included Mr and Mrs Edmund Brew and Gary, Mr and Mrs Morris Porter and daughter Sandra Lee, Ann Channel, all of Athens, plus the hosts. Dinner was by candlelight with carols sung around the table.
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Chauncey
Harv Old Brown
Jaret Shafer
Baker Settlement
Edmund Brew
Som Gary
Morris Porter
Sandra Lee J
Ann Channel
Athens
Harold Brown
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