Illness subsiding in Nelsonville district schools
District reports pupil attendance improving after Christmas as classes resume. About 940 enrollment with absences by grade: Central 28, East 18, High 12. Epidemic struck, hospital isolation reduced overall attendance by more than one third. On Tuesday afternoon 58 pupils were at Gibbons Hospital Logan for treatment and observation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waynancau
Unie Aushausen
Nelsonville
W. B. Evans
Gibbons Hospital
Logan
Herat
Hines Begins Tenth Term as Chauncey Mayor
Chauncey mayor William D. Hines starts his tenth consecutive term after being sworn in by Magistrate John J. Ley. The new year will open with a city council including Burg Johnston Abner Phillips replacing Walter Kovaleski and William Leffle. New clerk Guy Osborne and treasurer Stella Withem take office as Minnie Palmer and interim treasurer Woodrow Ferrer depart. First council meeting set for Monday January 7 at 7 pm at the city building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chauncey
Wiliam D. Hines
Hines
John J. Ley
Burg Johnston
Abner Phillips
Walter Kovaleski
William Leffle
Joe Chine
Arthur J Smith
John Smart
Charles Wadley
Guy Osborne
Stella Withem
Withem
Minnie Palmer
Woodrow Ferrer
Chauncey Area Personal Notes From Holiday Gatherings
Chauncey residents Mrs Myrtle Simpson and daughters Lois and Ruth Simpson spent holidays with Robert Simpson of Wright Field. Mildred Lands Karr recovered from pneumonia at home near Franklin. Holiday guests included Edward Linscott and family Amesville, Kenneth Lands and family Athens, Lois Jean Lands Baybridge, Betty Lou Lands Columbus. additional visits by Ray and Chester Howard Millfield and families, and Clint Courtney's group from Chauncey connected to Clifford Courtney home in Corningy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chauncey
Robert Simpson
Wright Field
Xema
Myrtle Simpson
Lois
Ruth Simpson
High St
Mildred Lands Karr
Franklin
Ohio
Frank Lands
Edward Linscott
Amesville
Kenneth Lands
Athens
Gilbert Walton
Lois Jean Lands
Baybridge
Albert Thompson
Betty
J and Joe
Edith Hardy
Nelsonsville
Clifford
Goldie Courtney
Corningy
Taylor Ridge Church Ladies Plan First Meeting of Year
Taylor Ridge The Ladies Aid Society of the Taylor Ridge Church of Christ will hold the first meeting of the new year Friday night in Jacksonville at the home of Mrs Gladys Kempton. Other notes mention furloughs and visits from locals including Strausbaugh family members and friends in Redtown Dayton Columbus Wellston and Barberton. One line adds a curious energy note: one quart of ice cream equals one pound of ham in energy value.
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Taylor Ridge
Ladies’ Aid Society
Church of Christ
Jacksonville
Gladys Kempton
William Strausbaugh
Sheppard Field
Tex
Roy Strausbaugh
Daytona
Columbus
Ovid Jayjohn
Beatrice
Wellston
Jayjohn
Taylor ‘Ridge
Arnold Lindholm
Fairport
Har
Homer Strausbaugh
Dayton
H . Smith
Carol Ann
Ronald
Barberton
Carl Welling
FP. M. Smith
Bishopville
Marines Pfc Arthur Chiki Visits Parents During Leave
Pfc Arthur L. Chiki, of the Marines, spent a 72 hour leave with his parents Mr and Mrs Joseph Chiki and other relatives. He recently returned from overseas service and is now stationed at Quantico Virginia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pfc
Arthur Chiki
Marines
Chauncey
Arthur L. Chiki
Joseph Chiki
States
Quantico
John McConaha Moves Into Athens Residence
John McConaha and stepson Davie Tittle relocate this week from Chauncey to Athens. They have been living in the Robinson J. building on Converse Street. Prayer meeting tonight. Mr and Mrs Andrew McKinney host Morristown Holiness Church cottage prayer meeting at seven.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John McConaha
Athens
Chauncey
Davie Tittle
Robinson J. ‘ Building
Converse St
Andrew McKinney
Morristown
Holiness Church
Winfield Lewis Hosts Dinner Guests in Lexington Ave Home
Chauncey Mr. and Mrs. Winfield A. Lewis entertained dinner guests Sunday at their Lexington Avenue home. Guests included Mrs. Lewis’s mother and sister Mrs. Herman Kempton and Inez Kempton of Jacksonville, Mrs Hazel Webb and sons Ronald and Richard of Asheville, O. Miss Juamite Kempton of Athens and Guy Damon of Chauncey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chauncey
Winfield A. Lewis
Lexington Ave
Lewis
Herman Kempton
Inez Kempton
Jacksonville
Hazel Webb
Ronald
Richard
Ashville
Juamite Kempton
Athens
Guy Damon
Snodgrass To Get Discharge From Navy
Mrs Boots Locke Snodgrass of Chauncey received a telegram and a phone call from her husband William H Snodgrass who has just returned from several months in the South Pacific. He is en route to Toledo Ohio for his honorable discharge and hopes to be home soon. Mrs Snodgrass has been at the home of her parents Mr and Mrs J H Locke on May Avenue Chauncey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chauncey
Boots Locke Snodgrass
William H. Snodgrass
Navy
South Pacific
San Francisco
Cali
Toledo
Ohio
Snodgrass
J H Locke
May Ave
Nelsonville Court Handles 402 Cases In 1945 Year
Nelsonville mayor's court logged 402 cases in 1945 filed by Police Chief James Cope. Over half were for intoxication with 67 traffic arrests, 13 for drunk driving, and a single petit larceny charge. Other notable counts include 26 quarreling cases, 18 reckless driving, 10 disturbing the peace, 10 assault cases, 12 license-less vehicle operations, plus offenses from speeding to rape and robbery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
James Cope
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New Council
Chauncey Area
Winfield Lewis
Yellow Center Line
Anaheres
Ben
Hickman
Ana Gove
ARS Ss
Clover Farm Coffee
Clover Farm
Macaroni
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Doz
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Glendale Choice
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