James W Keating Dies York Township Clerk
Nelsonville James Walter Keating Sr 64 York Township clerk died at Mount St Mary Hospital after a week of hospitalization for injuries from an automobile wreck He worked at Standard Oil bulk station in Nelsonville was a member of the Nelsonville Eagles and St Andrews Church Surviving wife five daughters a brother and a sister plus twelve grandchildren are named Funeral is Thursday at 9 am at St Andrews Parish with burial in Green Lawn Cemetery Rosary at Warren funeral home Wednesday at 7 pm
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Nelsonville
James Walter Keating
York Township
Mount St. Mary Hospital
Standard Oil Co
James
St. Andrews Parish
Green Lawn Cemetery
Warren Funeral Home
Baby’s Rites Planned for Infant Kenneth Long
Funeral services are set for Thursday at 1 p.m. at the Methodist Church in Wilkesville for Kenneth Robert Long infant son of Emmett and Geraldine Long. Born Sept 19, the baby was found dead in bed Sunday. Coroner J E Strong ruled death by accidental suffocation. Surviving are the parents two sisters a brother paternal grandparents and more. Burial will be in Vinton Memorial Park.
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Wilkesvile
Methodist Church
Wilkesville
Kenneth Robert Long
Emmett Long
J. E. Strong
Geraldine Parsons Long
Chauncey Long
Vinton Memorial Park
Births at Mount St. Mary Hospital
Birth notices list Wilfred Maccombs Nelsonville Chester Hook Buckeye Lake William White Buchtel Velma Evans Nelsonville Eugene Hankerson Nelsonville Route 1 Elizabeth Kemper New Straitsville Leo Snyder Murray City Marie Mathias Rockbridge Lear Pack Nelsonville Clara Saylor Albany. Dismissals include Sue Wolfe New Lexington Eunice Maxwell Glouster Viola Dixon Murray City John Crawford Glouster Frank Lowry Nelsonville Henry Joy Logan Route 3 Joe Wallace Nelsonville Anna Stonager Athens Route 3 Lucy Buell Nelsonville Muriel Marshall The Plains.
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Wilfred Maccombs
Nelsonville
Chester Hook
Buckeye Lake
William White
Buchtel
Velma Evans
Eugene Hankerson
Elizabeth Kemper
New Straitsville
Leo Snyder
Murray City
Marie Mathias
Rockbridge
Lear Pack
Clara Saylor
Albany
Sue Wolfe
New Lexington
Eunice Maxwell
Glouster
Viola Dixon
John Crawford
Frank Lowry
Henry Joy
Logan
Joe Wallace
Anna Stonager
Athens
Lucy Buell
Muriel Marshall
the Plains
Pythians Plan Meet Sunday Anniversary Dinner
Nelsonville Valley Lodge 169 Knights of Pythias will celebrate its anniversary with a Sunday 1 p m potluck dinner in the K of P dining room on W Washington St. Families urged to attend. The program features Greece and Macedonia trip pictures by Jim and Tony Stoycheff. The next Knights meeting is Wednesday. Glouster F and AM Lodge 607 will meet Wednesday at 7 p m with Master Mason degree work and refreshments.
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Nelsonville
Knights
Glouster F&am
Glouster
Glouster Lodge 607
F&am
Blue Cross Annual Drive Opens in Nelsonville Area
The Nelsonville enrollment drive for Athens County residents begins at the Columbus and Southern Ohio Electric Co. on Public Square Nelsonville with a Blue Cross agent from 8 30 a m to 5 p m The drive is sponsored by the Nelsonville Rotary Club and endorsed by the Athens County Medical Society and Mount St Mary Hospital. After Wednesday no enrollment will be held again until next year.
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Nelsonville
Blue Cross
Athens County
Columbus and Southern Ohio Electric Co
Public Square
United States
Blue Cross Insurance
Rotary Club
Athens County Medical Society
Mount St. Mary Hospital
Memorabilia Reveals Nelsonville Grant Memorial Plans
Two archival documents in Nelsonville shed light on a national practice of memorial observances for Ulysses S. Grant. A July 1885 mayoral proclamation called citizens to stage suitable commemorations on August 8, with a public meeting set for August 3 at Stuart's Opera House. A Masonic notice from Philodorean Lodge No. 157 invites members to attend memorial services on August 8.
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Nelsonville
Ulysses S. Grant
United States
New York
Grant
Point Pleasant
Asher Buckley
Hubert Mender
U. S. Grant
Stuart’s Opera House
Don C. Cable
C. E. Schaff
Philod
Chauncey-Dover Schools Dismiss Friday
Chauncey-Dover schools will be dismissed all day Friday in observance of Washington's Birthday.
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Chauncey— Chauncey-Dover
Washington
Tournament Time Pressure Increases For Hocking Coach
Nelsonville reports Bill White coach of Carbon Hill faces added pressure as his wife gives birth to a son just before the opening game of the Hocking County tournament. The piece notes rival coaches Shesky Wyda and Cole with daughters, highlighting local coaching families.
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Nelsonville
Bill White
Carbon Hill
Hocking County
Bill
Bob Shesky
Nelsonville Greyhounds
Chuck Wyda
The
Hounds
Lowell Cole
Reedsville 4-H Club Met at President Wallace’s Home
The Reedsville Pioneer 4-H Club gathered at Carolyn Wallace’s home with Sharon Collins in charge and Melanie Nichols as program chair. The next meeting is set for February 23. Members and families were noted visiting relatives and attending courtesy events across the area.
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Reedsville
Carolyn Wallace
Sharon Collins
Melanie Nichols
Rummage Sale Planned by Valley Temple Sisters
Nelsonville Valley Temple 137 Pythian Sisters held a Thursday meeting in the Knights of Pythias Building. Mrs Blanche Lee led, and plans were made for a rummage sale on March 9 with Mrs Myrtle Linscott in charge. The group discussed aiding the Knights in their anniversary dinner and spring inspection plans led by district deputy Mrs Nelle Patton. Valentine cake and candies were served, with a red white floral display. A Valentine exchange occurred and the next meeting was set for February 28 on the building’s second floor.
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Valley Temple
Pythian Sisters
Knights of Pythias
Blanche Lee
Myrtle Linscott
Knights
Nelle Patton
Ohio
Twig Eight Mount St Mary Hospital Guild Meeting
Twig Eight of Mount St Mary Hospital Guild will meet tonight at 7 30 p m in the home of Helen Blair Pine Grove.
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Twig
Mount St. Mary Hospital
Sunday Guests of Mrs Cox Share Springfield Dayton Ties
Sunday guests of Mrs. Agnes Cox included Mr and Mrs Walter Gould and Mr and Mrs Francis Cox of Springfield and John E Cox of Dayton, reflecting a family gathering with extended ties.
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Agnes Cox
Walter Gould
Francis Cox
Springfield
John E. Cox
Dayton
Cosmopolitan Club Meeting at Mrs Duncan's Home
The Cosmopolitan Club plans a Friday gathering at 122 Fayette Street the residence of Mrs C D Duncan.
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Cosmopolitan Club
Circle Five Presbyterian Women meet Tuesday at 7 30 p.m
Circle Five of the Presbyterian Women’s Association will gather Tuesday at 7 30 p.m. at the home of circle leader Mrs. William Fried rich to discuss upcoming activities and duties.
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Presbyterian Women’s Association
William Friedrich
First Methodist Church Board to Meet Tuesday Evening
Nelsonville officials announce the First Methodist Church board will convene Tuesday at 7 p m in the chapel. It is the final gathering before the quarterly conference.
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Nelsonville
First Methodist Church
Largest living trees dwarf ships in weight
The giant sequoias are Earth’s largest living trees and can reach weights around 2000 tons, comparable to the size of a small steamship.
Senior at Academy named February girl of the month
Ruth Ann Love of Gallipolis, a Gallia Academy High School senior, was named February girl of the month by the Business and Professional Women's Club. She is active in many groups including National Honor Society, Student Council, FBLA, Tri-Hi-Y, Gallian staff, Press Club, band, choirs, and Madrigal, and participates in Grace Methodist Church activities and youth canteen leadership.
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Gallipolis
Ruth Ann Love
Third Ave
Donald Love
Vinton
Gallia Academy High School
Business and Professional Women’s Club
Miss Love
Girls’ Glee Club
Present
National Honor Society
Student Council
Future Business Leaders of America
Tri-Hi-Y
Gallian Staff
Press Club
Gallia Script
St. Cecelia
Grace Methodist Church
Grace Choir
Methodist Youth Fellowship
Social Guests At Local Families Gather In Ohio Towns
Recent visitors include Wilbert Legg of New Marshfield James Burgett of Columbus Jim Martin Frank Hutchinson Homer Prater Larry Bob Smart David of Nelsonville and Henry Denney Evert of New Marshfield Carol Kimberly Spencer Adams Oak Grove and Mary Shirley Connett.
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Asbury
Don Mash
Wilbert Legg
New Marshfield
James Burgett
Columbus
Jim Martin
Frank Hutchinson
Athens
Cliton Walker
Homer Prater
Larry
Bob Smart
David
Nelsonville
George Denney
Henry Denney
Evert
Ronald Marstiller
Guy Dishong
Carol
Kimberly
Spencer Adams
Oak Grove
Mary
Shirley
Connett
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