Dr Hill to Speak at May Commencement in Nelsonville
Nelsonville city board of education met at the elementary school and announced Dr George Hill head of the guidance department at Ohio University will deliver the May 24 commencement address. The board tabled a bid to pay teachers twice monthly pending more data on clerk work.
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Nelsonville
Joseph Baker
Lloyd C. Gray
Gray
J. M. Hartley
Nelsonville Alumni Association
FCC FTC to Report on Payola Hearings Next Month
Washington officials from two government agencies will testify at the House oversight subcommittee hearings March 3 and 4 on payola. The FCC and FTC have already taken steps against payola, with FCC asking stations about personnel involved and FTC accusing over twenty record distributors and manufacturers of payola practices.
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FCC
FTC
STON
Federal Communications Commission
Federal Trade Commission
House Legislative Oversight Subcommittee
Payola
More Thhan
Safe recovered in Toledo after weekend theft at Hub Supermarket
A safe stolen from the Hub Supermarket over the weekend was recovered by Toledo police in a stolen truck near downtown. The safe, once holding about $1000 in cash, was found empty with its doors burned off. Nelsonville games party at St Patrick's Hall at Buchtel is postponed until further notice.
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Toledo
Nelsonville
St. Patrick’s Hall
Ira Buchtel
Edra Snyder 12 Dies in Columbus Hospital
Edra Snyder of Glouster Route 2 died Monday morning at Children’s Hospital Columbus after a long illness. Born May 18, 1947 in Logan, she is survived by parents Lewis E. Bosworth and spouse, four sisters Stella Lois Ann Elaine and Laura Jean, three brothers Lonnie Eddie Jr. and Charles Lee, grandparents and great grandfather. Services at 1 p.m. Thursday at Bishopville Church of Christ with Rev. William Brant. burial Oak Grove Cemetery Logan. Friends may call after 10 a.m. Wednesday at Norbert W. Johnston funeral home.
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Glouster
Edra Snyder
Children's Hospital
Columbus
Logan
Lewis E. Bosworth
Stella
Lois Ann
Elaine
Laura Jean
Lonnie
Eddie, Jr
Charles Lee
Edward Snyder
Flint
Mich
Charles Bosworth
Charleston
W. Va
Mabel Bosworth
Gallipolis
I. M. Biffle
Bishopville Church of Christ
William Brant
Oak Grove Cemetery
Norbert W. Johnston
Eisenhower Latin American trip includes eight cities in four nations
President Eisenhower will visit eight cities across four South American countries on his Latin American tour. He will repeat a stop in San Juan Puerto Rico and travel to Brazilia Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paulo then Buenos Aires Mar del Plata and Bariloche then Santiago and Montevideo before Puerto Rico. He is scheduled to reach Puerto Rico March 3 and stay until March 6 before returning to Washington.
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Washington
Eisenhower
San Juan
Puerto Rico
Brazil
Brazilia
Rio de Janeiro
Sao Paulo
Argentina
Buenos Aires
Mar del Plata
Bariloche
Santiago
Chile
Montevideo
Uruguay
Two Vehicle Crashes In Nelsonville Investigated
Nelsonville police investigated two accidents yesterday. At 8 15 a m on Washington Street a William Brooks Shoe Co truck driven by Richard Turn 38 Glouster Route 4 turned in front of Dale McMullen 38 Nelsonville damaging the McMullen car and Turn was charged with driving left of center. At 11 20 a m on Second and Poplar Eugene Sanborn 22 Nelsonville turned from Poplar onto Second and Donald Wolfe 18 Nelsonville could not stop damaging both cars Wolfe charged with failure to stop within an assured clear distance.
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Nelsonville
W. Washington
Cables Alley
William Brooks Shoe Co
Richard Turn
Glouster Route 4
Dale McMullen
McMullen
Poplar
Eugene Sanborn
Homer Abbott Dies at 74 in Story Run
Homer Abbott, 74, died Monday evening at his home in Story Run. He is survived by his wife, three sons Denver Don and William of Columbus, four daughters Katherine Martin Lois Fife Vietta Rupe Ruth Spencer, 18 grandchildren, two great grandchildren, a sister and three brothers. Funeral services set for 2 pm Thursday at Silver Run Baptist Church. friends may call Rawlings-Coats Funeral Home until services.
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Pomeroy
Homer Abbott
Story Run
Denver
Don
William
Columbus
Katherine Martin
Lois Fife
Cheshire
Arlie
Silver Run Baptist Church
Rawlings-Coats
Birthday for 1876 born Roseville resident
Mrs. Hattie Burton Brown, a former Roseville resident and Roseville High School alumna, now living with her daughter in Zanesville, will celebrate her 20th leap year birthday on February 29, 20th birthday, 1876 birth year noted.
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Roseville
Hattie Burton Brown
Roseville High School
Harold Rouse
Zanesville
Brown
Senator Young Attacks Aid to Foreign Schools
U S Senator Stephen M Young accused the Eisenhower administration of spending 130 million dollars in four years for school construction and teachers salaries in 50 foreign countries while neglecting domestic needs. He spoke at the Roosevelt Day dinner in Akron criticizing priorities for bankers over youth education.
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Akron
U. S
Stephen M. Young
Eisenhower
Young
Martha Ailes 79 Dies At Home In Nelsonville
Mrs. Martha Ailes age 79 of 50 E Columbus St Nelsonville died Monday after an extended illness. Born in Athens County she was the daughter of Eli and Sarah McDonald. Survived by husband Amos two daughters Elsie Landen and Audrey Ailes a brother Clay McDonald a granddaughter Martha Jones and a daughter Bess Kaelin. Funeral 1 pm Thursday in Johnson funeral home with Dr F M Wentz officiating. Burial Green Lawn cemetery. Friends may call after 7 tonight.
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Nelsonville
Martha Ailes
E. Columbus St
Athens County
Eli
Sarah McDonald
Amos Ailes
Elsie Landen
New Philadelphia
Audrey Ailes
Clay McDonald
Buchtel
Martha Jones
Cleveland
Bess Kaelin
Methodist Church
Johnson Funeral Home
F. M. Wentz
Green Lawn Cemetery
DiSalle to Attend Governors Conference in Glacier Park
Gov. Michael V. DiSalle announced he will attend the 52nd annual Governors Conference in Glacier National Park from June 26 to 29. He did not go to last year’s Puerto Rico meeting and said he could return to Columbus from Montana before the Democratic National Convention opening July 11 in Los Angeles.
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Columbus
Michael V. DiSalle
Glacier National Park
Puerto Rico
Montana
Los Angeles
Book To Review MacGahan's Life
New York writer W. J. Humphreys is compiling facts for a planned biography of Januarius A. MacGahan known as the Liberator of Bulgaria. MacGahan, a Perry County native, is buried in New Lexington.
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New Lexington
Perry County
New York
W. J. Humphreys
New York Herald Tribune
Januarius A. MacGahan
Bulgaria
MadeGahan
Wolf Creek Area Ponds Stocked in Public Hunt Area
Work advances to create seven fishing ponds in the Wolf Creek Public Hunting area Morgan County. One pond is stocked this season and the rest will be stocked this summer with largemouth bass bluegills channel catfish and minnows. Ponds range from three quarters of an acre to two acres.
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Wolf Creek
Morgan County
Perry County Lists Deputy Registrars
NEW LEXINGTON Deputy registrars of motor vehicles were announced for Perry County by the state bureau. They are Thornville James Callahan Somerset Rhea Scallon Shawnee Betty F. Ricketts New Straitsville Ruth Evelyn Burgess New Lexington Ruth Johnson Junction City Frances Thompson Glendford Mary Jo Shrider Crooksville Thomas W Ferguson Corning Bertha Levion.
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Lexington
Perry County
State Bureau
Thornville
James Callahan
Somerset
Rhea Scallon
Shawnee
Betty F. Ricketts
New Straitsville
Ruth Evelyn Burgess
New Lexington
Ruth Johnson
Junction City
Frances Thompson
Glendford
Mary Jo Shrider
Crooksville
Thomas W Ferguson
Corning
Bertha Levion
New Lexington Firemen Answer 60 Alarms
New Lexington firemen answered 60 alarms last year per Fire Chief J. E. Weil. Twenty seven were local and 33 in the township. An average of nine firemen responded per alarm. Total fire loss reached 18 900 dollars, a per capita loss of 3.98 dollars.
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New Lexington
J. E. Weiland
Washington’s Birthday Holiday Schedules in Logan Area
In observance of Washington’s birthday all levels of government offices were closed Monday. Schools closed include Logan city and county schools and St John’s parochial school. Local banks and businesses shut. library closed. no mail delivery. In Nelsonville, Cosmopolitan Club hosts at Randall Steenrod home Feb 26 at 7:30 pm with Bessie Ball presenting and Clarence Stewart leading devotions. attendance call on “Humorous figures of Speech.”
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Logan
Washington
St. John’s
Nelsonville
Randall Steenrod
C. D. Duncan
Cosmopolitan Club
Bessie Ball
Clarence Stewart
Rall Call
Births at Mount St. Mary Hospital Reported
Mount St. Mary Hospital notes multiple newborns with parents listed from Athens Nelsonville Glouster New Lexington Corning Murray City and surrounding areas. Names include Mr. and Mrs Alford B Bush Logan and Mr and Mrs John Vickers Athens among others.
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Mount ST. Mary Hospital
Alford B. Bush
Logan
John Vickers
Athens
Ton
Amy Lou Smeltzer
New Lexington
John Sabo
Murray City
Marshall Ward
Craig Lappen
Glenn Mays
Rockbridge
Ronald Bateman
Nelsonville
Pearl Mitchell
Claude Weaver
Absent minded bar owner reports $900 loss
Bar proprietor Ted Farmakis told police he closed the Dutch Lunch Bar Saturday night and locked the safe. When he returned Sunday the money was missing though the safe showed no signs of tampering. He said the $900 was likely left on top of the safe.
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Toledo
Ted Farmakis
Ohio Power Co retiree to leave after 40 years service
C A McCorry of New Lexington will retire February 29 after almost four decades with Ohio Power Co. He was honored by company employees at a Crooksville party.
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New Lexington
C. A. McCorry
Ohio Power Co
Crooksville
Businessmen Called On For Leadership
Vance Brand of Urbana Ohio director of the Development Loan Fund urged U S businessmen to lead in free enterprise in developing nations. He said now is the time to build new overseas supply sources and that American firms can participate by lending funds and expertise through easy term loans for overseas economic projects.
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New York
Vance Brand
Urbana
Ohio
U. S
Brand
American Management Assn
Mrs Edna Freer Shepard dies at 71 in Griffin
Mrs Edna Freer Shepard, 71, of Columbus, died Saturday in Griffin en route home from Florida. Survived by husband James M Shepard four children Fred Bruce Betty Nancy, three brothers, 12 grandchildren, six great grandchildren. Funeral 10:30 am Wednesday at Jerry Spears Columbus. body later buried in Green Lawn cemetery Nelsonville at 2 pm.
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Nelsonville
Edna Freer Shepard
Griffin
Columbus
Ft. Myers
Fla
James M Shepard
Fred A
Minnie Freer
Nelsonville High School
Fred Shepard
Bruce Shepard
Betty Price
Nancy Calland
Frank Freer
George Freer
John Freer
Jerry Spears
Green Lawn Cemetery
Spiritual Tones to Perform at Wylie Chapel Mar 6
Nelsonville church presents television singing group The Spiritual Tones on March 6 at 2 p.m. in the Wylie Chapel Methodist Church on Poplar Street with a free will offering. Louise Dexter serves as Sunday School superintendent.
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Nelsonville—Wylie Chapel Methodist Church
Poplar St
Spiritual Tones
Louise Dexter
Weather summary for Virginia region today
Mostly cloudy conditions across north and central areas with lighter cloudiness in the south. Temperatures rise to around 29 to 85, with lows near 17 to 24. Northern mountains stay cool with some sleet or rain possible later today and into Wednesday, while southern areas may see mixed precipitation and warmer spells.
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Virginia
New Screening System Put In Effect For Defense Workers
Washington reports a revised security screening plan lets accused workers defend themselves. The Supreme Court condemned the prior program for civilian defense plant workers, prompting Eisenhower to issue an executive order. A House bill in the Senate seeks standards for access to secret information by contractors and employees.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Congress
Eisenhower
Senate
Secretary of Defense
Nelsonville Couple Name Baby Larry Michael
Mr and Mrs Larry Flowers of 21 Monroe Street welcomed son Larry Michael born February 18 at Mount St Mary Hospital They already have daughter Cathy and son Eddy Grandparents are Charles Shafer and Auldean Flowers all of Nelsonville Harry Six of Nelsonville traveled to Columbus to attend his brother James W Six's funeral.
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Nelsonville
Larry Flowers
Monroe Street
Larry Michael
Mount St. Mary Hospital
Cathy
Eddy
Charles Shafer
Auldean Flowers
Harry Six
Columbus
James W. Six
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DisSalle
Governors’ Conference
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New Lexing
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