Nelsonville Fire Dept Reports 79 Runs In 1960
Nelsonville Fire Department logged 79 runs in 1960 with 61 within the city and 18 outside. Chief Clarence Hall cited an estimated $7,800 loss from city fires, excluding automobile losses from 16 alarms, with causes including grass and trash, faulty chimneys, and smoke. One notable incident involved a charcoal boxcar blaze at a local plant requiring unloading half its contents. no boxcar loss occurred.
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Nelsonville
Clarence Hall
Hall
Lodge To Meet At Masonic Temple Tuesday
Nelsonvills Philador ian Lodge 157 F and A M holds its regular meeting at the Masonic Temple Tuesday at 7 p m Work in the master Mason degree planned per Garrett Barber master and James Knight secretary
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NELSONVILLS — _ Philadorian Lodge
F&am
Masonic Temple
Garrett Barber
James Knight
Mrs. Brandon Dies At 80 In Nelsonville Area
Mrs Lot tie Sarah Brandon aged 80 of Nelsonville died Monday morning in Grandview Nursing Home Newark. She leaves daughter Hazel Brandon of Athens two grandchildren and four great grandchildren and sister Nellie Hutchinson of Hurricane W V. She was predeceased by two sons and three daughters. A member of the EUB Church Union Furnace services Thursday at 11 in Baughman funeral home with Rev J Fulton Kiskadden officiating burial in Columbus Union cemetery friends may call at the funeral home.
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Frazeysburg
Lottie Sarah Brandon
Nelsonville
Grandview Nursing Home
Newark
West Virginia
Hazel Brandon
Athens
Nellie Hutchinson
Hurricane
W. Va
EUB
Union Furnace
Baughman Funeral Home
J. Fulton Kiskadden
Columbus Union Cemetery
Mr Wogan Dies At 55 In Chesterhill
Ashley N Wogan 55 of Chesterhill Route 1 died at his home Monday morning Born 1895 in Homer Township Morgan County son of Vinton and Elizabeth Smith Wogan He married Viola Chappelear He was World War I veteran and member of Mount Zion Bible Christian Church Fairview Grange American Legion and VFW post of McConnelsville Surviving children include four daughters Gusta Drake Columbus Lulu Wolford Dayton Beulah Watson Dayton Norma Zumbro Lancaster and two sons Everett Lancaster Austin Reynoldsburg Eleven grandchildren three brothers Pearly Chesterhill Route 2 Jessie and Harry Union Iowa one half brother Verle Marshalltown Iowa two sisters Doris Oliver Zanesville Esther Stotts Zanesville Funeral Thursday 2 pm Fawcett Stone funeral home burial Chesterhill Cemetery military rites by American Legion Friends may call after noon Wednesday at the family residence then at the funeral home
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Homer Twp
Morgan County
Vinton
Elizabeth Smith Wogan
Viola Chappelear
Mount Zion Bible Christian Church
Fairview Grange
American Legion
VFW
McConnelsville
Gusta Drake
Columbus
Lulu Wolford
Dayton
Beulah Watson
Norma Zumbro
Lancaster
Everett
Austin
Reynoldsburg
Pearly
Chesterhill
Jessie
Harry
Union
Iowa
Verle
Marshalltown
Doris Oliver
Zanesville
Esther Stotts
Fawcett- Stone Funeral Home
Max Donahue
Chesterhill Cemetery
Circle To Meet In Circle Two At First Methodist
Circle To Meet in Nelsonville Circle Two of the WSCS at First Methodist Church will convene at 7 30 p m Thursday at the parsonage with hostesses Mrs F M Wentz and Mrs Marie Walker. Mrs Julia Reeves leads devotions and Mrs Rose Vaughn directs the program.
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Hazel Bean
WSCS
First Methodist Church
F. M. Wentz
Marie Walker
Julia Reeves
Rose Vaughn
Mrs Todd Recovering After Major Surgery at Mount Carmel
Mrs Mary Todd of Ashton Avenue is in Mount Carmel Hospital Columbus Room 519 recovering from major surgery and expected to stay until the latter part of the week.
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Todd
Nelsonville
Mary Todd
Ashton Ave
Mount Carmel Hospital
Columbus
Births at Mount St Mary Hospital Preserve Local Names
The Mount St Mary Hospital births column lists numerous residents from Nelsonville Logan Glouster Athens and surrounding areas. Parents include Mr and Mrs John Lash Mr and Mrs Larry Green Mr and Mrs Farley Brunton Mr and Mrs Richard Orme and others with daughters and sons noted. Additional names cover residents from Glenville Columbus The Plains Murray City Carbon Hill and Thornville among others.
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Farley Brunton
Glouster
Richard Orme
Betty Cook
Logan
Albert Phillips
Murray City
Bernard Bruce
Rachel
Henry Thrapp
New Straitsville
Amy Lietz
Carbon Hill
Myra Horn
Roxie Stufflebean
Columbus
James Shula
Hemlock
Dora Kettell
Nelsonville
Gretchen Sherburn
Goldie Ferguson
Tamra Newman
Buchtel
Mary Beard
Carla Thorp
Thornville
Carl Thorp
Thornvidle
George Foss
Athens
Ila Carr
Nelsonvile
Christmas and New Year Visitor Recap in Gallia County
Gallipolis personals note Mr and Mrs Jerry Parker and son David of Canal Winchester spent Christmas with the Gilkeys. Mrs Anna Gilfilen of Columbus visited with her sister Mrs Ray Casto and niece Mary Faye Casto. Mrs Jerry Gilkey and children Michael Darlene Dennis and Rebecca of Ft Pierce Florida were guests of the Gilkeys. Sgt George Miller of Arlington Virginia returned to Washington DC after a holiday visit with his parents the Millers.
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Jerry Parker
David
Canal Winchester
J. Dale Gilkey
Anna Gilfilen
Columbus
Ray Casto
Mary Faye Casto
Jerry Gilkey
Michael
Darlene
Dennis
Rebecca
Ft. Pierce
Fla
George Miller
Arlington
Washington, D. C
Army Signal Corps
J. Dale Miller
Evans Reamer gives New Lexington property deeded site
Evans Reamer and Machine Co of New Lexington presented the village with a 45000 dollar property. William J Blazek delivered the deed to Mayor Edgar Martindale and council at a Dec 22 meeting. Plant No 2 sits behind the city park on Main Street near the business district. The stone building measures 132 by 82 percent feet over two floors. Plans for the site were not announced.
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Evans Reamer and Machine Co
New Lexington
Village of
William J. Blazek
Edgar Martindale
Evans Reamer
Main Street
Roddy McDowall Stars In Camelot And Promotes Broadway
Roddy McDowall acts in the Lerner Loewe revival Camelot on Broadway. He also created advertising posters for another upcoming show and will publish a book of his photographic work soon.
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New York
Roddy McDowall
McDowall
Lerner-Lowe
Vacation visit spans three weeks in Alexandria
Mrs Flossie Whitmore and Miss Annie Gray are spending a three week vacation with Mrs Whitmore’s son in law and daughter Mr and Mrs Gene Lafollet at Alexandria La. Mr Ward Mason and two sons from Bluffton Ind accompanied Mrs Edward Mason to her home on Monroe Street Saturday. Mrs Mason had been in Bluffton for Christmas with her son and family.
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Flossie Whitmore
Annie Gray
Gene LaFollett
Alexandria
Ward Mason and Sons
Bluffton, Ind
Edward Mason
Monroe St
Mason
Bluffton
Car Thief Leaves Stolen Vehicle Behind Officer’s Home
In Lynchburg Virginia the thief who took Walter E Mc Quarry’s car left it at the home of Traffic Officer Charles W Loving and blocked the parking area of an apartment used by Bill Burleson a police reporter for the Lynchburg News.
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Lynchburg
Walter E. McQuarry
Charles W. Loving
Bill Burleson
LynChburg News
NBA Monday night results feature high scoring by several teams
National Basketball Association results show Philadelphia defeating New York 131 to 115 and Los Angeles beating Detroit 123 to 113. Cincinnati edged Syracuse 126 to 125, with Detroit visiting Philadelphia and Syracuse playing New York on Tuesday and Cincinnati traveling to Syracuse on Wednesday.
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Philadelphia
New York
Los Angeles
Detroit
Cincinnati
Syracuse
Governor's Mansion Not for Sale After Prank Signs
For sale signs appeared on the Governor's Mansion lawn in Des Moines but state officials declared it a prank and affirmed the mansion is not for sale.
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Des Moines
Nel sonville High School PTO Meeting Planned
Nel sonville High School PTO will meet Thursday at 7 30 in the junior high study hall led by Mrs Eileen Wend. Mrs Alice Kelso Mount St Mary Hospital administrator will discuss hospital career fields for students. Parents invited. question box answers and teacher conferences after. refreshments.
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Nelsonville
Nelsonville High School Pto
Eileen Wend
Alice Kelso
Mount St. Mary Hospital
Nelsonville Queen Esther Club to Meet at 7:30 PM
Nelsonville First Methodist Church unit Queen Esther plans a 7:30 p.m. meeting Tuesday at Mrs. Lloyd C. Gray's home 556 Verity Street.
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Nelsonville
Queen Esther
First Methodist Church
Lloyd C. Gray
Verity St
Birthday Dinner Honors Cox and Grandson in Nelsonville
A New Year birthday dinner was hosted at the W. Washington Street home of Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Cox in Nelsonville to honor Mrs. Cox and her grandson Ralph Rife. Attending were the Coxes Lois Hinerman and her son David of Nelsonville plus Ellsworth Rife and Ralph and Valerie, Dan Cox and Terry Cox of Columbus.
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Nelsonville
W. Washington St
Ralph Cox
Retta Howe Class Sets Wednesday Meeting
The Retta Howe Class of the Methodist Church will meet Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. at 616 Jackson Street, home of Mrs. Ralph Pope. Mrs. Ed Williams helps hostesses. refreshments to be provided by the hostesses replacing the planned pot luck luncheon.
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Nelsonville
Retta Howe
Methodist Church
Ralph Pope
Jackson St
Ed Williams
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