Auto Rams Tree Kills Corning Youth on Route 17
John Leslie Plant 19 of Corning Route 2 died early Sunday when his car skidded on a curve on Ohio Route 17 north of Malta and struck a tree. He worked for Dusty Drilling Co at a nearby oil site and is survived by his parents Cecil and Elizabeth Plant, three sisters Carolyn Janet Marlene, five brothers George Donald Kenneth Glenn Randy, and grandparents Mr and Mrs William Jones Rendville. Funeral services are set for Wednesday at 2 p.m. at Oakfield Baptist Church with burial in the church cemetery.
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Corning
Malta
John Leslie Plant
Cecil and
Elizabeth Jones
Morgan Coun
Ty Sheriff's Office
Plant
Carolyn
Janet
Marlene
George of
Donald
Columbus
Kenneth
Glenn
Randy
William Jones
Rendville
Oakfield Baptist Church
Raymond Lemity
Mayor Hears Three Cases in Nelsonville Court
Ed wards pleads guilty to driving while intoxicated in Mayor Hoffman's court and is fined $100 plus costs and jailed three days. Melvin Maccombs found guilty of disturbing the peace and fined $10 plus costs after a not guilty plea. James W. Donahoe forfeits a $20 bond after being cited for driving 45 miles per hour on Canal Street.
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Nelsonville
Ervin M. Edwards
William Hoffman
Melvin Maccombs
St. John St
Edna Mae Smith
James W. Donahoe
Avon Pl
Athens
Canal St
North Magnetic Pole Visit Traced Through Past Times
The North Magnetic Pole is described as having visited distant locations in the remote past, including Japan, Hawaii, and Oregon. The claim notes time is unspecified and remains a historical curiosity without precise dates or events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Japan
Hawaii
Oregon
May Induct New Legion Members
Glenford Dugan Post 229 of the American Legion will meet Monday at 7 45 p m at the Legion War Memorial Building announced by Adjutant Wilbur D Mender. Since no session was held on January 1 the meeting is called for post business and to induct any new members who can be present.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
Glenford Dugan
American Legion
Legion War Memorial
Wilbur D. Mender
Legion
James 68 Dies at Home in Straitsville
Gordon James 68 longtime New Straitsville resident died Sunday after a short illness at his home. A Nelsonville native, he retired this year after 16 years as a school bus driver and previously ran an automobile repair garage. He is survived by wife Anna and half brother Millard Evans of Springfield. Services with Rev. Joe Walburn at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday at New Straitsville Methodist Church. Burial at Green Lawn Cemetery Nelsonville.
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Nelsonville
Gordon James
New Straitsville
James
Anna
Millard Evans
Springfield
Joe Walburn
New Straitsville Methodist Church
Green Lawn Cemetery
Herbert G. Treadway 59 dies in New Lexington
Herbert G. Treadway, 59, a former Perry County Highway Department worker, died suddenly at his New Lexington home. Born in Hurricane West Virginia, he moved here 40 years ago. Survived by his wife, two daughters and five sons including William of New Lexington. Body to Chute Belford funeral home.
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New Lexington
Herbert G. Treadway
Perry County Highway Department
Hurricane
W. Va
Mr. Treadway
William
Chute- Belford Funeral Home
Warming Climate Strains Forests Across New England and Canada
In parts of northern New England and eastern Canada the world’s warmer weather has killed birch trees and spruce and balsam have suffered. This remains an ongoing environmental impact with trees weakened or dying in affected regions.
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New England
Canada
Troop 66 Review Set For Jan 16
In Nelsonville a Board of Review for Scouts of Troop 66 is scheduled for January 16 at the Knights of Pythias Building at 7 p.m. Only those with first or second class cards cleared by the council may apply for rank advancement. Keith Butt is Scout master. New members include Terry Simms Robert Robison Dale Townsend Timothy Jacobs and Billy Reighard. Family night and charter dinner plans are under way in the K of P dining room.
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Nelsonville
Scouts
Knights of Pythias
Mrs. Ida Chalfant Dies at 78 on Taylor Ridge
Ida Chalfant, 78, of Taylor Ridge, died Sunday at Mount St. Mary Hospital Nelsonville after a long illness. Survived by husband Perry. sons Blaine Carroll and Glenn Ernest. daughters Audrey Nagle Amesville and Della Chalfant Washington DC. sister Bertha Wilson Roseville. many grandchildren and great grandchildren. Funeral Thursday 1 p.m. at Taylor Ridge home with Rev. Gilbert Courtney. burial Taylor Ridge Cemetery. Visitations at Wiley funeral home Tuesday and at home after Wednesday noon until service.
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Glouster
Ida _ Chalfant
Taylor Ridge
Mount St. Mary Hospital
Nelsonville
Richard
Emily Taylor McKinley
Perry
Blaine
Carroll
Glenn
Ernest
Trimble
Audrey Nagle
Amesville
Della Chalfant
Washington, D. C
Bertha Wilson
Roseville
Wiley Funeral Home
Charles Fred Smith Services Held in Red Town
Funeral services for Charles Fred Smith age 82 of Red Town were held at 1 p.m. Monday at Wiley funeral home with Rev. John Markley officiating. Burial followed in Hollister Cemetery. Smith died Saturday in Athens.
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Charles Fred Smith
Redtown
Wiley Funeral Home
John Markley
Hollister
Mr. Smith
Athens
Fire department reports spot chimney fire at Conley home
Nelsonville firefighters answered an 11 32 p m alarm at Earl Conley Mason City Hill Saturday. Fireman Woodruff Johnson found a spot fire with no damage and recommended chimney cleaning after a careful check. Nine volunteers responded to the call.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
Earl Conley
Mason City Hill
Woodruff Johnson
Conley
Diamond Ring Found in Nelsonville Reported by Jeweler
Nelsonville police are holding a ladies diamond ring turned in Saturday by R D Rogers a local jeweler. Rogers said two boys brought the ring to his shop claiming they found it near the East End athletic field.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
R. D. Rogers
Rogers
Farm tractor crashes claimed 213 lives in Ohio in five years
Over the past five years in Ohio 213 people were killed and more than 7000 injured in incidents involving farm tractors or riders.
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Ohio
Births and admissions at Mount St. Mary Hospital
The Mount St. Mary Hospital notes list numerous births and admissions. New arrivals include a daughter for Mr. and Mrs. John Kemper and sons for several families, while many patients like John Miller and Jane Willison are recorded under various routes and towns such as Crooksville Glouster Nelsonville and Athens.
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John Kemper
New Straitsville
Andrew Kovach
Glouster
William Geiger
Trimble
John Miller
Shawnee
Jane Willison
Crooksville
Donna Hemrick
Nelsonville
Nelda Smith
Congo
James Walker
Forrest Alexander
Stella Conley
Nancy Dumott
James McCall
Murray City
Maria Westfall
George McLaughlin
Anna Smith
Athens
Nelsonville Council to Organize via 7 P M Meeting
The new Nelsonville city council will hold its organization meeting at 7 p m Monday. The first item is electing a president pro tem to preside when Council President Ward Phillips is absent due to critical illness. Phillips underwent emergency surgery at Mount St Mary Hospital last Thursday.
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Council
Ward Phillips
Phillips
Mount St. Mary Hospital
Laurel Cliff Notes Reach Out For Holidays and Visits
Laurel Cliff residents share holiday visits with family and friends from Columbus Lower Thomas Fork Beckley Syracuse and Huntington Veterans Hospital. The Pomeroy Fire Department fought a $150 damage fire on a flue at Herman Michael property. Mrs Carmen Evans will host Laurel Cliff Health Club January 8 with Mrs Jerry Hoagland assisting.
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Harmon Fox
Roy Howell
Beckley
W. Va
Howell
Orville Allen
Sammy Lewis
Lewis
Connie
Sammy
Florida
Otho Radford
Lillie Mains
Syracuse
Pearl Parker
Carmen Evans
Laurel Cliff
Jerry Hoagland
Pomeroy
Herman Michael
Vernon Howell
Roy
Ratcliff
Edward Daily
Fern Cline
Huntington Veterans’ Hospital
Millfield Euchre Club Hosts Holiday Guests and Local News
Mrs Frances Wallace chaired the Euchre Club with high score won by Mrs Robert Malpas and top honors to Mrs Floyd Werner. Holiday visitors include Rev Richard Wilcox and family from Cleveland staying with Mrs Wilcox’s parents the Border family. Other toasts note guests from Cleveland and Columbus and several Millfield residents hosting or visiting relatives during the holiday period.
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Millfield
Frances Wallace
Robert Mulpas
Floyd Werner
Carl Moody
Walter Border
Grover Patton
Clifford Sanders
John Theisen
Richard Wilcox
Cleveland
Wilcox
Carter Sanders
Charles Border
Glouster
W. W. Patton
Lisa
Athens
Robert Malpas
Charles Lehman
Charles Sanders
Keith
Charles Carr
Ike Skivers
Mae Lines
Haydenville
Jimmy Swindle
Columbus
Minnie Laughlin
Becky Hartley
Johnson
Corning
Phil Powell
Red Town
James Powell
Greens Run
Donna Sue Werner
Barstow Goddard Houck Reed Murphey Insurance Agencies
Donald K. Barstow and D M Goddard Houck Reed Inc along with Murphey Insurance Agency are named in a corporate listing. The notice identifies these firms as key insurance entities involved in the professional designation and agency operations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donald K. Barstow
D. M. Goddard
Houck & Reed, Inc
Murphey Ins
Agency
Arcade Building Stands as Sole 19th Century Temple of Trade
The Arcade Building in Providence Rhode Island built 1827 28 survives as the last of many Greek Revival temples of trade in America. Its 12 columns each weigh twelve tons.
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Providence
R. IL
America
Senior Choir Holiday Party At Higgins Home
Haydenville residents recall a festive Senior Choir and Choir Boosters gathering at the Leslie Higgins country home near the Rock House. Devotions themed The Star featured readings and carols, ending with New Year’s Blessing and the Lord’s Prayer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bernice Carter
Haydenville
Leslie Higgins
Rock House
Homer Carter
Don Vollmer
Robert Lehman
Luther Skiver
Roger Moore
Richard Crane
John Auflick
Edward Ames
John Hutchinson
Neil Giehart
Roy Glenn
Mary Ann Stover
Brenda Seel
Karen Hutchinson
Kenneth Chaffen
Roy Crothers
Glen Farley
Donald Farley
Columbus
Robert Bowlby
Logan
Nick Holiday
Lancaster
C. S. Matheny
Paul Matheny
Pittsburgh
Ralph Hess
Paula
Jackson
Roger
Duke University
Jay Karshner
Buchtel
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The
Dusty Drilling Co
Bell-Ans
Bellans
Orangeburg
N. Y
Mr. James
Straitsville
H. Treadway
Pomeroy RD
U.S. NO
W. Washington St
Scotty Roberts
Gallipolis
City Loan & Savings Co
Troop 66
Glouster—Funeral Services
Brett Halsey
Debbie Reynolds
Tab Henter
Calon
Lloyd Steele
McArthur
Ronald Hobbs
Mary Owings
Ada Young
Charles Dorst
Sharon Bohlen
William ‘‘Cody
Henson
Mattie Sheline
Reynoldsburg
Glen Collins
Kenneth Nelson
John Dixon
Gregory Wharton
Lena Cunningham
Opal Steele
Faye Warren
Charles Courtney
Mary Clarey
Bertha Hanson
Ellis Murphy
C. W. Hall
Mary Mechem
Lawrence Brooks
Hazel Easterling
Norma McLean
Elizabeth Kavlish
Charles Chaplin
Oona
London
Victoria
Josephine
Chaplin
Eugene O'Neill
Switzerland
Laurel Cliff News
Mrs. Pearl Parker
Lawrence Eblin
Darlene
Patty
Pennie
R. Kenzie Trenway
Oliver Linkerbocker
Louella Stahl
Oscar Smith
Diane
Reuter Place
Ball Run
Thomas Parker Place
Vern Story
John
Wyatt Schaefer
David
Vernon
Norman Schaefer
Story
Schaefer
Richard Gilkey
Mark
Thomas Fork
Paula Trick
Becky Nease
Darlene Eblin
Millfield Social Notes
Mrs
Ens
Mark Stauffer Union
Rueben Rheinhart
Frazensburg
Newark
Victor
Edward Patrick
Rheinhart
Mulpas
Yockey
Della Yockey
Ath
Messenger Family Weekly
Earl F. Mathews, Inc
C. M. Gill and Co
Dwight H. Rutherford
Peter B. Seel
Joseph Seiple Glouster
Richard Guinther
Nelsonville, Ohio
Social Notes
Harry Boyd
Eugene Chesser
Herbert Moore
Fairborn
Paul Moore
Porter Moore
Retha Moore
William Lehman
Ralph Hemsworth
Glenn Hemsworth
Lehman
John Keplar
Graham H. Swaim
Kermit Swaim
Raymond Swaim
Ted Byrd
Nelsonville Home and Savings Association
W. Washington Street
S$. Court St. Athens
Beltone
Beauty Shoppe
Albany, Ohio
Helen Bickel
Mahaffey's
Wringer
Mahaffey Maytag & Electric Motor Service
West State Street
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