Camp Nelson Named for Vets Camp in Nelsonville
Nelsonville prepares for a CCC camp transfer from Athens with the name Camp Nelson under consideration to honor Daniel Nelson founder of Nelsonville. Temporary tents rise west of Pleasantview Ave while permanent facilities are planned with water sewer lines and power extended from the city.
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Lindleae
Athens Messenger
Athens
Ohio
Nelson
CCCCC
Nelsonville
CCC
Daniel Nelson
Massachusetts
Pleasantview Ave
Camp Athens
M. J. Moon
Nelsonville Briefs World of Weekend Travel and Visits
Local residents and visitors travel to Cleveland and Michigan for Exposition and family visits. Notable moves include Mr. and Mrs. Morris and Miss Good in Cleveland for the Great Lakes Exposition, and the Rosser party returning to Detroit after a stay. Others spend time at Buckeye Lake, Alma Michigan, and Washington, D.C. plus car trips through the Carolinas.
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Co. E. Morris
Mary Goodspeed
Misa Flo Hutchins
Cleveland
Mrs. Corwin Cookson
Mary Sharp
Carolinas
R. R. Stalter
Buckeye Lake
Harry Davis
Harriett
James Knight
Shirley
Jimmy
Marguerite Bonner
Alma
Mich
Merrie Nelson
Billy Nelson
Michigan
Tom Sheppard
Alton Figgins
Calvin Lancaster
Dix Powell
Bill Reed
Camp Pay and Supplies Highlight New CCC Depot
A CCC camp near the supply depot received a large refrigeration system for fresh meats and vegetables. On Wednesday about 1200 dollars in pay went to camp workers while most pay is allotted to dependents. men receive five to seven dollars for personal needs. The camp holds a backlog of seventy five thousand dollars in bonus bonds and checks for future security.
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CCC
Mrs. Jane Crawford Dies in Columbus Hospital
Mrs. Jane Crawford, 44, wife of D. D. Crawford once publisher of The Nelsonville News, died Wednesday in a Columbus hospital after surgery. Funeral services and burial were held in Sunbury, Ohio, with her husband and two children Arwilla and William surviving.
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Nelsonville
Jane Crawford
D. D. Crawford
Columbus
Crawford
Nelsonville News
Sunbury
Ohio
Arwilla
William
Mrs Davis Hosts Past Chiefs at Pythian Sisters Luncheon
Mrs Harry Davis hosted the Past Chiefs Association of the Pythian Sisters in Nelsonville. Ten members sat at small tables for a three course luncheon served by the hostess with help from her daughter Harriett and Violet Wolfe. After dinner bingo followed with prizes awarded.
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Nelsonville
Harry Davis
Past Chiefs Association
Pythian Sisters
Harriett
Violet Wolfe
C. C. Butt
Mary Wion
Nelsonville Eagles to Meet Last N S Ville Team at Eagle Park
Nelsonville prepares for a Hocking Valley League game against the Nelsonville Eagles at Eagle Park on Saturday at 2 30 in the afternoon. The Nelsonville Church of Nazarene hosts Sunday School at 9 30 and worship at 10 30 with Rev. Dwight Pigmire delivering The Divinity of Christ. Evangelistic services follow at 7 30 after the 6 30 young people gathering.
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Nelsonville
Straitsaville
Eagle Park
Nelsonville Eagles
Kovach
Amencan Cen Secetan
Skinner W
F. Miller
Zimmer
Pritts
Wade
Totas Wenem
Cun
Ec Mesetsas
Violin Solo at First Presbyterian Nelsonville Service
Hubert Woody will render the Berceuse at the 10 30 worship service of the First Presbyterian Church Sunday morning. Mr Evans will speak on To Proclaim Liberty. Coes Chapel also announces Sunday services Sun day School at 10 am and evening service at 8 pm with Rev Cecil Mender speaking on Have We the Right to Condemn One Another.
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Nelsonville
Hubert Woody
Berceuse
First Presbyterian Church
Evans
Nelsonville — Coes Chapel
Cecil Mender
Nelsonville Sunday School and preacher schedule named
Carbondale Circuit Nelsonville hosts Sunday School at Carbondale Salem Mineral Connett and Dowler Ridge Churches at 9 30 a m The minister preaches at Dowler Ridge 10 30 a m and at Carbondale at 2 p m Judge O F Rowland speaks July 19 at Carbondale Church for an all day home coming meeting.
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Nelsonville
Carbondale
Salem
Mineral
Connett
Dowler Ridge
At & P
O. F. Rowland
Retail Clerks Union to Install Officers at Banquet
The Retail Clerks Union No. 887 will hold its regular meeting in the social rooms of the M. E. Church on Monday evening July 6. D. J. Marquis general organizer will attend and lead the installation ceremony.
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Nelsonville
Retail Clerks Union
M. E. Church
D. J. Marquis
Revival Ends Sunday at Pilgrim Holiness Church
Nelsonville reports the revival at Pilgrim Holiness Church closes Sunday night with Evangelist Whitmore preaching. He will also speak at the 11 a.m. morning service. Sunday School starts at 9 30 a.m. Prayer meeting is next Wednesday at 7 30 p.m. with a cottage meeting Friday at 7 30 p.m.
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Nelsonville
Pilgrim Holiness Church
Whitmore
Picnic entertains Junior Department at Starkey home
Mrs Sam Stark ey and Mrs L A Davis hosted the Junior Department of the Christian Sunday School for a Wednesday picnic on Ashton Ave. They ate on the porch, then played games. The Nelsonville High Society meeting set for Monday July 6 was postponed to July 13 at 5 30 pm at the YMCA with a hilltop picnic supper.
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Nelsonville
Sam Starkey
L. A. Davis
the Christian Sunday School
Starkey
Ashton Ave
High Society
YMCA
Rains Bring Hope to Sharpsburg Farmers
In Sharpsburg district recent rainfall revived farm hopes with plans to plant soybeans and late vegetables for fall harvest. A Mt Hermon A B quarterly meeting led by Rev E H Wilson. Minor injuries from a fall and multiple local visits and gatherings are noted among residents including Edgerton Bardin Thompson and Pickering families. Funeral notices for Mildred Edgerton and Mrs Mains are listed along with a large Mt Hermon reunion attended by 105 relatives from Athens Glouster Marietta and Broadwell.
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Sharpsburg
A. B
Mt. Hermon
E. H. Wilson
Joe Henthorne
Marietta
Richard Edgerton
Lois
Boston
Mass
Lillian Bardin
Wayne Edgerton
Cutler
Ella Thompson
Ruth Hannah
Grigaby
Chesterhill
Stella Grimes
Bidwell
J. A. McPeak
Leonard
Ellett
Leota Strode
Mildred Edgerton
Oklahoma
Jennie Crew
Mary Fawcett
Betty Edgerton
Kathleen Fawcett
Mains
Bartlett
Emma Lambert
California
Pickerings
Grove
Athens
Glouster
Broadwell
B. E. Armstrong
J. W. Armatrong
Howard Harris
Blanche Graham
Four Generations At Chauncey West Reunion
Four generations of the West family will gather at the Chauncey home of Edward West for a home-coming Saturday. Elmer West and his wife will attend with eight children living in distant cities expected to join. A noon picnic dinner and planned entertainment promise a large turnout.
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Chauncey
Elmer West
Edward West
Edward
Sewing Group Surprise Birthday for Mrs. Clara McDonald
The Hocking Sewing Club hosted a surprise party at Mrs. Clara McDonald’s home on Saturday evening June 27. Guests included Mrs. Ida Dewland Glouster Mrs. Nancy Shrieves Mrs. Anna Quinn and others. A potluck lunch with sandwiches ice cream cake and coffee followed a social evening.
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Hocking
Clara McDonald
Nancy Shrieves
Anna Quinn
Allie Buffington
Jane Tait
Fauna Shrieves
Elaine Shrieves
Chauncey Library Receives Large Batch of New Books
Librarian Mrs. Nell Rupe reports Chauncey Library will add many new books within days. Last month 156 books were in circulation. All books are free and the library operates from Mrs. Rupe's home on Ellis Ave during vacation.
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Chauncey
Nell Rupe
Chauncey Library
Rupe
Ellis Ave
Courtney to Preach at Greens Run and Chauncey Churches
Reverend Gilbert Court ney will fill the pulpit at Greens Run Church of Christ Sunday morning July 5 at 10 30. He will preach at Taylor Ridge in the afternoon and at Trimb le at night. Bible School starts at 9 30 Sunday followed by communion and morning worship at 10 30 at Chauncey Church of Christ.
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Chauncey
Gilbert Courtney
Greens Run Church of Christ
Taylor Ridge
Trimble
Chauncey Church of Christ
Church Bible Class Sets Monthly Meeting and Elections
The Church of Christ Sunday School high school class met Wednesday night at the Church Parish House for their monthly business and social gathering. Betty Jane Courtney led devotions as officers were elected: Dix Pickering president Ellen Blackford vice president Alice Johnson secretary and Betty Jane Courtney treasurer. Plans were made for a two month attendance contest with Pauline Agin and Ethel Henry as side captains. A polluck supper was served.
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Chauncey
Church of Christ
Christine Brown
Church
Betty Jane Courtney
Dix Pickering
Ellen Blackford
Alice Johnson
Pauline Agin
Ethel Henry
Tree Damaged in Storm at Sanders Home
A large spreading tree in the Sanders residence front yard at Millfield was badly damaged by the severe wind storm Tuesday. The tree had shaded many social gatherings over the years.
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Chauncey
Chester L. Sanders
Funeral for O C Howard Draws Large Millfield Attendance
Millfield mourners gathered for the funeral of O C Howard last week. Relatives and friends named include Mrs B B Johnson Columbus, Mrs Maggie Linscott and Mrs Mabel McCullough Columbus, and many others from Plain City Lancaster Yorkville Amesville Glouster and The Plains.
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Yorkville
Harvey Wade
Akron
Bob Howard
Chesterhill
Jerry Sisler
Frank Cone
Bery Cone
H. C. Dorman
A. L. Johnson
Sid H. Johnson
Guy Fierce
Fred Kittle
Owen Tryon
Frank Sayre
Mary Mills
Alma Blackwood
Elsie Finsterwald
C. McDougall
James Woodworth
Herb Parker
P. H. McKinley
Lou Russell
Homer Brown
Clinton Brown
Margaret Haskins
Charles Ogg
Athens
John Howard
Donaldson
Fred James
Amesville
Zella Danford
Glous
Ancient By law Requires Fixed Home Ladders in Tillsonburg
Tillsonburg Ontario enforces a long standing by law requiring ladders to be fixed from roofs to the ground. Failure to comply carries a 50 dollar penalty.
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Tillsonburg
Social Notes of Oak Grove Church Guests and Visits
Seven Murray City Pilgrim Holiness Church members dined at Rev. Charlies Wachenschwanz home Saturday night with 17 place settings. Numerous attendees from Murray City Nelsonville Zion Ridge Canton and Columbus area joined relatives and friends for important social visits and extended stays throughout the region.
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Lenore Johnson
Nelsonville
Thomas Schultz
Arley Howard
Martin Howard
Ralph Wolfe
Dave Saddlier
Zion Ridge
Estella Marsh
Canton
Katherine Kinsey
Cincinnati
Charles Kinsey
Irma Cagg
Columbus
Surprise Birthday Honor for Mrs Louisa Mitchell
Mrs Louisa Mitchell was honored at a surprise party hosted at her home on her birthday. Fourteen neighbors attended for gifts, a pleasant evening, and a potluck lunch.
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Chauncey
Louisa Mitchell
Rock forts Found on Kodick Island in Alaska
Archaeologists report discovering ancient rock forts on Kodick Island in Alaska built by Far North inhabitants centuries ago. The site reveals stone structures and probable habitation footprints offering insight into early coastal communities.
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Far North
Kodick Island
Alaska
Long Bottom Social And Personal Notes
Mrs. Adah Fitch visits her granddaughter Mrs. Oscar Babcock in Long Bottom after staying with her sister in Cincinnati. Various local families and visitors are listed including the Swans German and Chase households. Rain ends drought with a shower Tuesday as residents note moves into new homes and short visits among kin.
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Adah Fitch
Cincinnati
Oscar Babcock
Guy Hayman
J. F. White House
Shade River Hill
J. H. Sherman
Paul Curtis
Racine
Margaret Shaner
Jeromesville
Linnie Swan
Eugene German
Cairo
Ill
Bert German
Gertrude LeMay
Steubenville
Robert Yates
Wellsville
Edwin German
Huntington
O. E. German
Joseph D McDonald dies at 88 in Bishopville
Joseph D McDonald aged 88 died Thursday morning at his Bishopville home after a heart attack. A farmer from near Bishopville, he is survived by six daughters and one son, with a brother and sister also listed. Funeral at family home Sunday 2 PM, burial in Bishopville Cemetery.
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Glouster
Joseph D. McDonald
Bishopville
McDonald
Mary Frazier
Oakdale
Jennie Cheney
Dolly Triplett
Trimble
Cora Kinder
Jacksonville
Della Milhoan
McLeish
Lulu Wagner
Burr Oak
J. M McDonald
O. McDonald
Nettie Vincent
Louis
Advent Christian Church
Mrs Francis Barrett Returns Home After Surgery
Mrs Francis Barrett is brought home from White Cross Hospital Columbus in a Glouster ambulance. She recovers from a surgical operation performed June 20 near Ohio Mine 1.
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Jacksonville
Francis Barrett
Ohio Mine
White Cross Hospital
Columbus
Ring and trousseau stolen during marriage license
Miss Martha Stewart and H. C. Schulz were securing a marriage license at the courthouse when burglars entered Stewart’s apartment and stole her wedding ring and trousseau in Toledo.
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Ring
Trousseau
Toledo
U.P
Martha Stewart
H. C. Schulz
Miss Stewart
Ill Gloucester Man Returns Home From Mt. Carmel Hospital
John Price, a former Glouster resident at Mt. Carmel Hospital in Columbus, was taken home to Thurston Thursday. His condition remains unimproved. His son A. J. Price traveled to the hospital and accompanied him home.
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Glouster
John Price
Mt. Carmel Hospital
Columbus
Thurston
A. J. Price
Daw son and daughter called to Russell for sister in critical condition
Mrs Matthew Daw son and daughter, Audrey, travel to Russell Kentucky as Mrs Dawson’s sister Mrs John Hall remains in critical condition due to heart trouble. The illness has prompted the family’s visit.
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Glouster
Matthew Dawson
Audrey
Russell, Ky
Dawson
John Hall
Murphy family to Missouri trip ends soon
M. M. Murphy has gone to Mexico Missouri where his family has been staying with Mrs. Murphy’s parents Mr. and Mrs. A H Moore They plan to return to the city on Monday
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Missouri
M. M. Murphy
Mexico
End Visit in Ohio Glouster
Mrs. E. B. Foraker and daughter Dixie concluded a visit in Athens with Mrs. Foraker's mother Mrs. Nell F. Robinson and with her brother and sister in law Mr. and Mrs. Phil F. Robinson, and left Thursday for Madison Wisconsin.
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Ohio
Glouster
E. B. Foraker
Dixie
Madison
Wis
Athens
Home Coming Set at Hooper Ridge Church of Christ
The Hooper Ridge Church of Christ hosts a Sunday home coming with Rev. Homer H. Vian of Glouster delivering morning and afternoon addresses. A noon picnic dinner and attendance by former Hooper Ridge residents are planned. Antle reunion postponed due to illness.
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Glouster
Hooper Ridge Church
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