Nelsonville council approves remodel for civil defense rescue unit
In a discussion meeting the Nelsonville council endorsed remodeling the city fire department building to house a civil defense rescue vehicle. Plans include wider overhead doors, removing a wall, rear garage access, raised floor, and a rear door for quick movement of equipment. Bids will be advertised at the next regular meeting.
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Nelsonville
City Council
Buchtel
Carbon Hill
Murray City
Haydenville
Gaskins
Hilleary
Nelsonville reports 2500 fire loss in year
Fire Chief Clarence Hall released the annual report showing 39 city fire runs and nine outside, totaling 48 calls with four automobile fires and multiple home and grass incidents. The city’s fire loss for the year sits at 2500, one of the lowest ratios in years.
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Nelsonville
Clarence Hall
Hall
Local Social Roundup From Kingsbury and Columbus
Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Douglas hosted an evening with Mr. and Mrs. Dana Murray. The Stewart couple spent holidays in Columbus with their daughter. Homer Goodwin undergone surgery at Cincinnati Veterans Hospital. The Meekers of Columbus visited Mrs. Beal's family in Kingsbury. Christmas guests included the Wyants of Pomeroy and Norman Wood and family. Dana Murray and Paul Clench hosted an evening in Rutland. Mrs. Wayne Beal is noted in the list of guests.
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Kingsbury
Clarence Douglas
Dana Murray
E. A. Stewart
Columbus
Homer Goodwin
Cincinnati
Veterans Hospital
George Meeker
Norman Wood
Paul Clench
Rutland
Wayne Beal
Holiday visits spanning families across Ohio and beyond
Mr. and Mrs. Ben Spencer spent Christmas with son-in-law and daughter Mr. and Mrs. William Jackson in Salem, while Mrs. Spencer extended her visit. Everett Norris and son Jimmy moved their mother and grandmother the late Mrs. Mabel Norris from Akron. Joe Greybeal of Cleveland visited his brother Andy. Mr. and Mrs. John R. Stobart returned from a week with Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Wills in Columbus. The Epperlys returned from Miami WV. George Grafton and family of Ravenna visited Mrs. Grafton’s parents Delbert and Mollie Teaford. Mollie Reinshel of Columbus is with grandparents C. F. and Mrs. Shain.
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Ben Spencer
William Jackson
Salem
Spencer
Ralph Wills
Columbus
Frank Epperly
Miami
W. Va
George Grafton
Ravenna
Nelsonville Woman Irma Wilson Dies at 67
Miss Irma M. Wilson 67 of 377 W Washington St Nelsonville died Wednesday night in Mount St Mary Hospital after a month long stay. Born in Nelsonville she was daughter of Thomas and Sadie Wilson and a 1907 Nelsonville High graduate. She taught in Deanville and Central Elementary then worked as bookkeeper and cashier at First National Bank until 1950 retirement. Burial at Green Lawn cemetery. Funeral Saturday 2 p.m. at Johnson funeral home with Rev F Melvin Wentz officiating.
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Nelsonville
Irma M. Wilson
W. Washington St
Mount St. Mary Hospital
Thomas
Sadie Wilson
Nelsonville High School
Deanville
Central
First National Bank
First Methodist Church
Business and Professional Women’s Club
Miller
Tom
John Walter
Columbus
Stanley Rudin
Jack Wilson
Mount Vernon
Johnson Funeral Home
F. Melvin Wentz
Green Lawn Cemetery
Mount St Mary Hospital Admission and Discharges
Mount St Mary Hospital reports admissions for Boyd Tackett Albany Route 1 Mary Wolfe Nelsonville Route 2 Donald Birkimer New Lexington Mrs Ruth Warren Nelsonville Route 1 Mrs Wilma Bescoe Glouster Mrs Clara Joan Lee Buchtel and more. Discharges include John Williams Glouster Route 1 Clyde Jack Mitchell Glouster Route 3 Dannie Koska Athens Route 3 Lewis George Glouster Route 3 Mrs Mable Simonton Nelsonville Richard Harding Union Furnace Nanette Ogg Nelsonville Charles Lanning New Straits Mrs Nellie Wesney Reedsville and William Finnearty Glouster.
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Boyd Tackett
Albany
Mary Wolfe
Nelsonville
Donald Birkimer
New Lexington
Ruth Warren
Wilma Bescoe
Glouster
Clara Joan Lee
Buchtel
John Williams
Clyde Jack Mitchell
Dannie Koska
Athens
Lewis George
Mable Simonton
Richard Harding
Union Fur
Nace
Nanette Ogg
Charles Lanning
New Straits
Nellie Wesney
Reedsville
William Finnearty
Hyperion Club to Meet in Nelsonville Home
The Hyperion Club will gather Saturday at 2 p m in the home of Mrs. E J Kessinger on E Columbus Street. Roll call will be answered by naming a famous physician or scientist.
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Hyperion Club
E. J. Kessinger
E. Columbus
Sandefjord As World’s Leading Whaling Port
Sandefjord in Norway dominates global whaling as the chief port with whale oil plants lining its harbor. Whaling crews sail for months in Antarctic waters on 25,000 mile round trips to hunt the largest mammal, and a Sandefjord native designed the first floating whale factory.
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Sandefjord
Norway
Antarctic
Destroying Property Brings $44 in Fines
Nelsonville resident Harrison Johnson was fined $44 plus costs by Mayor Earl Hilleary for intoxication and destruction of property. He paid $10 for intoxication and $34 for destroying two windows and a door, with $24 suspended if damages were repaired. Ethel G. Johnson filed the property destruction charges. he was sent to county jail for non payment.
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Nelsonville
Harrison Johnson
Earl Hilleary
Ethel G. Johnson
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Washington Street
Kittle
Moore's Store
Glouster, Ohio
Irma Wilson
Eisenhower
Mansfield D. Sprague
Bridgeport, Conn
Sprague
Defense Department
Nelsonville Social Notes
Chief Whaling Port
Athens Messenger
Foster's Rug & Jewelry Store
Daugherty & Wolfe
Chestnut Street
Deb Teen
Sheen Poplin
Slim Jims
Deb
Sixes
Grey
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