Nelsonville Area Draftees Headed to Clarksburg Today
Fifty one Athens County Selective Service registrants plus one transfer left on two special buses for the Clarksburg West Virginia induction station. Those chosen after final examinations will be inducted immediately, with options for immediate training or two weeks of inactive duty back home. Floyd Clayton Walker led the group. Robert Jack assisted and has been head of the high school industrial arts department.
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Nelsonville
Athens County
Selective Service Board No 2
Clarksburg
W.va
Floyd Clayton Walker
Chillicothe
Robert Jack
Leacher Walker
Jack
Transfer actions and new inductions in local draft board
Three registrants requested transfers to other boards for final examination before possible induction. John Arnold Wyatt from Nelsonville goes to Kansas City Missouri Cramies Burton Edwards from Nelsonville goes to Cleveland Ohio Harold Howard Eckard from Amesville goes to Newark Ohio Two men from Local Board 2 district to Columbus for Army examination one accepted one rejected Nathan Gilbert Mayjes of Lathrop accepted and sworn into the Army.
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John Arnold Wyatt
Nelsonville
Kansas City
Cramies Burton Edwards
Cleveland
Ohio
Harold Howard Eckard
Amesville
Newark
District of Local Board 2
Columbus
Nathan Gilbert Mayjes
Lathrop
Army
Service Club Formed for Buchtel Women
York Township Service Club of Nelsonville organized a chapter for Buchtel women unable to attend Nelsonville meetings due to tire and gasoline rationing. The meeting at Buchtel High School gym elected officers led by President Mrs Josephine Graham and planned first and third Wednesdays meetings. The new group named the Rouchiel Service Club will affiliate with the Nelsonville club.
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Nelsonville
York Township Service Club
Buchtel
Parker S. Sniffen
Nelsonville Club
Josephine Graham
Lottie Smathers
Ralph Cox
Graham
Savage
Smathers
Thomas
Rouchie! Service Club
Nelsonville Group
Gasser Hit in York District Produces 600000 Cu Ft
Nelsonville Ohio area reports a 600000 cubic foot gas well struck by Frank O Mara a local contractor and driller for Ohio Fuel Gas Co A test to the Berea sand completed Wednesday on a Sun day Creek Coal Co lease in section 29 south of the city Marion Porter another driller advances Berea land test on Frank Minner property west of town
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Nelsonville
Frank O'Mara
Berea
Ohio Fuel Gas Co
Sunday Creek Coal Co
Marion Porter
Frank Minner
Weekley Weekley Weekley Davies Wedding Reported
Nelsonville social notes record the June 25 1943 marriage of Pic William H Weekley to Betty Davies in Columbus with William Weekley Sr and relatives noted. The column also covers church class meetings social hosts and guest visits from Columbus Penny Farms and Philadelphia with two accordion solos and a quiz.
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Weekley
Pic
William H. Weekley
Earl Weekley
Columbus
Betty Davies
Frank Davies
U. S. Army
Florida
Pete Shough
S. H. Lancaster
Martha
Methodist
Shough
E. Washington St
C. D. Shafer
Harry Jackson
Alice George
Howard Musser
The
Penny Farms
Fla
Herbert Seiphon
Philadelphia
Henry Schall Columbus
A. R. Jones
Pickens To Enter Army Next Week
NELSONVILLE Ohio July 5 B M Pickens city band leader and music director passed his final physical exam at Ashtabula and was accepted for military service He will report to training camp on July 19 after two weeks of inactive duty He has worked at a Canton defense plant since school closed in May Mrs Pickens assisted in swimming pool and playground activities at the local field. Murray City Band Boosters Club to sponsor a benefit party at the high school tonight at 8 oclock. In Palestine divorce grounds include wife stating she cannot provide dinner during eggplant season.
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Nelsonville
B. M. Pickens
Ashtabula
Ohio
Pickens
Jefferson, Ohio
Selection Service Board
Canton
New Plymouth Community Notes Highlight Visits and Meetings
New Plymouth notes detail visits by Miss Linnie Arnold and Miss Genevieve Kelley from McArthur, travels of Misses Hawk to Lancaster, and gatherings in town. Families and clergy are listed among WSCS and WCTU attendees, plus a brief Bible School finale and local serendipitous serenade.
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New Plymouth
Linnie Arnold
Genevieve Kelley
McArthur
Ruth
Annie Hawk
Lancaster
Warren Cremean
Akron
Mildred Morris
Catharine Cherry
Columbus
Stewart
Elizabeth Baldwin
Zanesville
WSCS
Lena McDaniel
Clara Miller
Anna Heinlein
Hattie Heinlein
Rosella Hixindaugh
Mary Harris
Grace Harris
Chioie Fuller
Viola Smith
Emma Weede
Florence Finney Whistler
Phebe Cassell
George
Chicago
Cressie Blake
Imogene Ward
Earle Heinlein
Catharine Cassell
W.C.T.U
Elisabeth
W.C.T.U. Institute
Methodist Church
Heinlein
Herman Ellis
Mary Ann
Joy Cole
Logan
Patricia Ellis
Bob Rople
Storms Leave Ohio Areas Flooded and Hospitals Busy
Severe storms sweep Ohio injuring eight in Akron with a plane crash landing flood. Coast Guards evacuate 300 families in Toledo and assist inland Steubenville. Rivers flood Columbus streets, topple trees and wires. bridges and routes near Steubenville, Cambridge and New Alexandria suffer washouts and closures.
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Akron
Toledo
Lake Erie
Coast Guard
Ohio River
Steubenville
Columbus
Jefferson County
Reed's Mill
U. S. Route 22
Cambridge
New Alexandria
Crown City Seaman Home On Furlough
Crown City notes report Ed Watson suffered a fractured arm while farming as horse lines tangled. The piece also lists local visits and family events including marriages and a birth, plus an Atlantic crossing by Robert Smith and general harvest chatter about blackberries and canning season.
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Crown City
Ed Watson
Jess Woodyard
Woodyard
Will Cailicoat
Lois Ours
Margaret Ours
Wilmington
Hazel Farley
Sam Rankin
Rankin
Columbus
Robert Smith
Merchant Marine
Geraldine Rose
Smith
Atlantic
England
Liverpool
United States
Ohio
Kentucky
Bobby
Annual Picnic of Pythian Sisters in Nelsonville
The Past Chiefs Association of the Pythian Sisters held their annual picnic at Logan Park on Wednesday evening. A fried chicken dinner with trimmings was prepared before the departure from the city at 5:30. Twelve members and one guest, Mrs. Marie Warehime Hoskins, attended with Mrs. Lucille Hellyer of Columbus among them.
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Nelsonville
Chiefs Association of the Pythian Sisters
Logan Park
Lucille Hellyer
Columbus
Marie Warehime Hoskins
Nelsonville Garden Club Contest Gardens to be Inspected
Nelsonville backyard gardens entered in the Garden Club contest will be inspected Friday afternoon by non resident judges who will award cash prizes based on their selections. Garden Club members have already visited several gardens and noted many fine displays.
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Nelsonville
Garden Club
Beal Family Hosts Dinner For Mary Lou Birthday
Sand Run social notes reveal Mr and Mrs George Beal hosting a dinner honoring daughter Mary Lou. The item lists multiple Beal relatives visiting from Barberton Columbus Hazel Park and Akron and notes weekend guests and extended family gatherings across several households.
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George Beal
Mary Lou
She Clary
Shirley
Hazel Park
Michigan
Fioyd Beal
Akron
Y Guy Beal
Loi ’ Russel
Harold Howdyshey Barberton
Lester Beal
Jean Spencer
Bare
Ace Spencer
Lawrence Howdyshel
Diana
Betty Mays
Columbus
Fava Beal
Y Charles Shultz Sr
Merle Shultz
Daught Mary
Barberton
Charles Shultz Jr
Bobby
John Bartow
Columby
Chester Bariy
Fred Christian
Logan
Elenor Alien
Mattie Christian
Yy Clifford Beal
Ralph Beal
George Spang
Eily
Fred Heyrick Sr
Opal Shire
McGrath
Kentucky
Fred Hemrick Jr
Og Dren
Greendale
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Kroshoder
Maikop
Caucasus
Germany
Orel-Kursk-Kharkov
York District
Wolfe
Chestnut Street
Fryers
Fresh Lake Erie
Fast Express
Miltex
Armstrong
Nelsonville Social Notes
William
Elza Hellyer
Harry Davis
Henry Schall
L. A. Whitmore
Church of Christ
Fay Warren
Mrs. Barron
Loyal Women's Class
Maud Barron
Kontner St
Hyla Harrold
Fred Juniper
Murray City
Band Boosters Club of
Palestine
Washington Street
Dot
Ponte Nde
Savelle
Bologna
Seaman
Western Auto
Men's Wear
Warren Robinette
Columbus St
U. G. L. Furnace
Anesa
Nelsonville, Ohio
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