New Teacher Hires For Glouster Junior High
At a Glouster Board of Education meeting Walter L. Pugh of West Virginia Wesleyan University was hired to replace Miss Norma Close. Pugh, Buckhannon, W V resident, married with one child, holds a BS with majors in mathematics and physical education and will teach junior high mathematics and serve as assistant coach. He served three years in the navy during World War II and will begin Monday.
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Glouster
Glouster Board of Education
Norma Close
Walter L. Pugh
West Virginia Wesleyan University
Pugh
Buckhannon
W. Va
Navy
Mrs Williams Visited At Marietta Hospital
Mrs Leonard Viny, Mrs Ellsworth Burgess, Mrs William Mayles and Mrs Rachel Bland joined Mrs Tarry Williams at Marietta Osteopathic Hospital where Williams underwent surgery several days ago. She is expected to return home soon.
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Glouster
Leonard Viney
Ellsworth Burgess
William Mayles
Rachel Bland
Marietta Osteopathic Hospital
Tarry Williams
Wilkesville groups host District meeting and club events
Pearl Horton presided at a Wilkesville Study Club gathering. OES No. 207 members attended the District meeting in Gallipolis on Jan 19 with several Wilkesville delegates and Grace Colwell elected president of the 24th District. The next district meeting will be at Wilkesville. Mrs. Ray Strausbaugh hosted the Past Chiefs Club on Jan 20 with multiple members present. Lunch was served and notes mention guests of Mr. Strausbaugh. County schoolmasters met at Wilkesville High School Jan 19 for a home economics guided banquet. Miss Lois Jean Strausbaugh ill with chicken pox. Max Edmundson ill at home near Salem Center. Ninety thousand twin births in 1947 set a U.S. record.
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Wilkesville
OES
Gallipolis
Ardis McComber
Chiefs Club
Edith Campbell
Shirley Peters
Anna Ogdin
Mittie Nelson
Evelyn DeVault
Gladys Major
Kathleen Ragan
Mabel Wood
Jennie Cottrill
Jewell Strong
Straushaugh
Melvin Welch
Holzer Hospital
Strong
Wilkesville High School
William Cottrill
Lois Jean Strausbaugh
Max Edmundson
Salem Center
J. E. Strong
Circle Meets At Church Circle Meets At Church
Glouster Circle No 1 of the Glouster Methodist Church met in the church social rooms Friday evening with Mrs Isabel Bulloch Mrs Sadie Williams and Mrs Mae Oliver as hostesses Mrs Elizabeth Gordon conducted devotions A brief business meeting was directed by president Mrs Annetta Lewis Mrs Edna Embrey read When Your Friends Come to Call Readings were given by several members The hostesses served refreshments to 17 persons.
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Glouster
Glouster Methodist Church
Isabel Bulloch
Sadie Williams
Mae Oliver
Elizabeth Gordon
Annetta Lewis
Edna Embrey
E. M. Blower
Esta Gardner
Elizabeth Ellis
R. B. Smith
Obituary notices and local social notes from Corning area
Infant John Robert Kranyak died at birth in Corning. Graveside services were held at Oakfield cemetery. maternal Crate Whaley of Glouster and paternal Andrew Kranyak of Corning are listed as grandparents. Seven week old Charles Richard NavPerson died at Children’s Hospital Columbus after two weeks illness. funeral at Mrs. L. Stires home with Nye Cemetery Chauncey interment. Mrs. Elmer Rowland and children visited Philo on business. Mary C. Baker attended out of town business. Hutson Dew appointed 1949 caretaker of Dew Cemetery by trustees. John Harrison, Toledo, burial at Millerton. survived by two sisters and wife. Rev. Margaret Saga led services. Mrs. Sarah Wright visited Columbus on business. Mrs. Thelma Fragure hosted Euchre Club at S Valley St. Burney Cales visited family. Mrs. J. Richardson mentioned.
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Corning
John Robert Kranyak
Frank Kranyak
Oakfield Cemetery
Crate Whaley
Glouster
Andrew Kranyak
Charles Richard NavPerson
Children’s Hospital
Columbus
Margaret Saga
Sarah Wright
Thelma Fragure
S. Valley St
Glouster Major Galloway named chief aide to General Handy
Major James Galloway of Glouster, born in Toxaway North Carolina August 10 1919, will serve as chief aide to General Thomas Handy commander of the Fourth Army at Fort Sam Houston Texas. He previously headed the Fourth Army community relations branch and served as aide to General George S Patton from June to October 1942 during World War II.
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Glouster
James Galloway
Thomas T. Handy
Fourth Army
Fort Sam Houston
Texas
Handy
Galloway
Major Galloway
Toxaway
N. C
R. C. Galloway
George S. Patton
General Patton
Roosevelt
Winston Churchill
Casablanca
Treasury
Patton
Morocco
George Patton
George
Blindness Or Death for Two Children in New York
A New York couple chose blindness over death for their two children after doctors at Presbyterian Hospital removed both eyes from 11 month old Michael Goldstein and one eye from 2 year old Karen. Michael has retinoblastoma and Karen’s remaining eye is to be treated with X rays to prevent spread. Father Abe Goldstein, 30, a Pacific War veteran, also lost one eye to the same illness.
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New York
Michael Goldstein
Karen
Presbyterian Hospital
Institute of Ophthalmology
Michael
Abe Goldstein
Pacific
Stansberry Rites Held
The Rev. Gilbert Courtney led funeral services for Fred Stansberry on Tuesday at the Stansberry home in Glouster with the American Legion in charge of the military rites. Distance mourners included Frederick Stansberry of Memphis Tennessee and numerous relatives from Ohio towns such as Newark Zanesville Malta and Dayton among others.
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Glouster
Gilbert Courtney
Fred Stansberry
Ira Stansberry
Earl St
American Legion
Frederick Stansberry
Memphis
Tenn
Don Kendall
Big Run
Des van Horn
Newark
Ohio
Clarence Hodgson
Hemlock
George van Horn
Corning
Vilas Bailey
West Carrollton
Amanda Holdcroft
Mabel Coyle
Everett Holdcroft
Mildred Hunt
Elinor Farabee
Barbara Davis
Zanesville
John Holdcroft
New Lexington
Steward Taylor
Roseville
William van
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Goodyear
Mutual Stores Inc
Glouster, Ohio
Gen. Patton
Crow
Stansberry
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Shor
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N. Court St
Athens, Ohio
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