Haydenville Man Injured In Three Car Route 33 Crash
Haydenville 49 year old Henry W Williams sustained a right eye and leg injury in a three car collision on Route 33 south of the village. Herschel A Hamrick 31 of Logan Route 4 was driving southbound and attempted to pass, veered to the berm to avoid Williams, struck Williams truck and pushed it into Melvin M Hook 23 of Nelsonville. Hamrick cited previously for passing without assured clear distance ahead by Logan mayor Francis Myers on July 16.
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Haydenville
Route 33
Henry W. Williams
Herschel A. Ham
Rick
Logan
Melvin M. Hook
Nelsonville
Hamrick
Williams
Berm
Hook Auto
Francis Myers
Two Nelsonville Scouts To Attend Jamboree
Two members of Nelsonville Troop 64 Barney Jacobs and Forest Fuller leave tonight at 7 with parents for Parkersburg to join a larger caravan bound for Valley Forge Pennsylvania for the Boy Scout Jamboree. They will travel by bus from Parkersburg, arriving Thursday as the jamboree runs from Friday to July 18. Jacobs is a Messenger carrier in the north end of Nelsonville and Troop 64 is sponsored by the Elks Lodge.
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Nelsonville
Parkersburg
Valley Forge
Barney Jacobs
Bernard Jacobs
Fairview
Forest Fuller
Floyd Fuller
Poplar St
Pennsylvania
Jacobs
The
Elks Lodge
Army Signals Corps Review Volumes Cover Pearl Harbor Era
The U S Army released two volumes assessing the Signal Corps operations from Pearl Harbor to the first 18 months of World War II. The volumes summarize organizational work, modernization efforts, and wartime communications challenges faced by the corps.
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U. S. Army
Army Signal Corps
Stone cities of Chaco Canyon built by Indians
Twelve stone and mortar settlements were erected by Indigenous people in Chaco Canyon, New Mexico, between 800 and 1200 A D, highlighting ancient architectural achievement.
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Chaco Canyon
New Mexico
Sisters Visit St Patrick's Parish in Buchtel
Two Sisters of Lady of Victory Missionaries of Catholics from Huntington Indiana conduct two weeks of daily religious instruction for area children at St Patrick's Parish Buchtel from 9 to 11 each morning. Sister Josephine leads evening discussions at 7 30 p m and will visit homes in the area.
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Buchtel
Sisters of Lady of Victory Missionaries of Catholics of
Huntington
Indiana
St. Patrick’s Parish
Josephine
St. Patrick’s Hall
Dover Township Land Transfers
Roy Allen transfers Lots 104 and 105 in the C. L. Sanders Addition to Millfield to Russell Anders. Albert L. Preston deeds four tracts in Dover Township to Clark E. Preston. Carrye Smith Bridges conveys eight acres in Dover Township to William Hanley. Henry Augustine transfers real estate in Dover Township to John Law. Clarence McCafferty to Paul McKinney transfers Inlet 243 in Sarah E. Birge's Second Addition to Chauncey. George F. Slisher Jr. transfers real estate in Dover to Anna J. Thompson.
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Roy Allen
Russell Anders
C. L. Sanders
Millfield
Albert L. Preston
Clark E. Preston
Dover Township
Carrye Smith Bridges
William Hanley
Henry Augustine
John Law
Clarence McCafferty
Paul McKinney
Sarah E. Birge
Chauncey
George F. Slisher, Jr
Anna J. Thompson
Chester 4 H Club and Girls Senior Sew and So Club Meet
Chester Farm Boys 4 H Club gathered at Francis Case home while Girls Senior Sew and So Club met at Carolyn Parker home. Visitors include Franklin Young family from Jacksonville Texas and Janie Young of New Lexington. Nancy Lee and Linda Mae Ash visit Showalter household. Jyl Beaver visits Henry Beaver residence in Middleport.
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Chester
Chester Farm Boys
Francis Case
Carolyn Parker
Franklin Young and Son
Jacksonville
Tex
Janie Young
New Lexington
Nancy Lee
Linda Mae Ash
Pomeroy
S. E. Showalter
Jyl Beaver
Middleport
Henry Beaver
Marriage Announcement for Clarence William Wood
Mr and Mrs Clarence Wood of Warren formerly Nelsonville announce the marriage of their son Clarence William Wood to Nancy Winyard daughter of the Rev and Mrs Paul Winyard of Warren on June 8 William Wood of Nelsonville grandfather is mentioned.
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Clarence Wood
Warren
Nelsonville
Clarence William
Nancy Winyard
Paul Winyard
William Wood
Births and notices from Mount St Mary Hospital 1957
Birth announcements list many families with residents from Nelsonville Athens and surrounding towns including Acker Baumgardner Mingus Higginbotham Brookins Dent Allen Jones Morrison Phillips Kiener Gierhart Tribe Barrett Bailes Shelton Frazier Vickroy Hawk Reynolds White Carsey Harper and others. A separate notice states edible pork product yields for meat packers. A later notice declares Roger J Jones Sr appointed administrator of the estate of Harriet F Hoodlet with four months to creditors.
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Frances Bullock
Nelsonville
April Higginbotham
Albany
Hannah Brookins
Athens
G. Dent Allen
David Jones
Shawnee
Everett Morrison
McArthur
Leona Phillips
Terry Rutherford
Carbon Hill
Mary Kiener
Moxahala
David Gierhart
Trimble
Ivan Tribe
James Barrett
Corning
Bessie Bailes
Blanche Shelton
Murray City
Dale
Roger J. Jones
Ohio
Harriett FE. Hoodlet
Athens County
Roger J. Jones, Sr
Said County
Probate sale of Nancy C. Watson estate in Athens Ohio
William A Lavelle as administrator filed June 3 1957 in Athens County Probate Court seeking sale of decedent Nancy C Watson s real estate at Lot 4605 Campbell s Addition Athens to pay debts and admin charges. Defendants Givace Neighbors Mt Hope WV Wayland Neighbors Brooks WV Grover Watson Baltimore MD Mrs Pearl Sears Harvey WV Harold Watson Shirley Watson Inkster MI and others were made parties and must answer by July 11 1957.
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Givace
Mt. Hope
West Virginia
Frankie Bonafacio
Alderson
Wayland
Brooks
Grover Watson
Baltimore
Maryland
Pearl Sears
Harvey
Harold Watson
Shirley Watson
Inkster
Michigan
William A. Lavelle
Nancy C. Watson
Athens County
Ohio
Athens
Campbell
Naa
Watson
Lavelle and
Vanity
Chauncey Women Attend Jobs Daughters Convention in Columbus
Miss Patsy Mc Cafferty and Miss Ruth Chapman joined 800 attendees at the Jobs Daughters convention in Columbus. The group met at the Deshler Hilton Friday through Sunday and planned the next gathering in Cleveland. Local members belong to the Masonic Temple in Glouster.
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Chauncey
Patsy McCafferty
Ruth Chapman
Jobs Daughters
Deshler Hilton Hotel
Columbus
Masonic Temple
Glouster
Miss McCafferty
Miss Chapman
Cleveland
Rainbow for Girls hears plans for Wellston school and Lake Hope picnic
Nelsonville notes show the Order of Rainbow for Girls meeting at the Girl Scout house with plans for a Wellston school of instruction on July 19 and a district picnic at Lake Hope on July 12. The Aug 7 meeting will feature a majority service for Betty Lou Shafer Carroll and Mary Beth Hook, past worthy advisers. Nathan Matheny Sr reunion set for August 4 at Kachelmacher Park, Logan.
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Nelsonville
Order of Rainbow
Girl Scout House
School of Instruction
Wellston
Lake Hope
Betty Lou Shafer Carroll
Mary Beth Hook
Benefit dance for Rife brothers postponed to July 27
A benefit dance planned by employees of the William Brooks Shoe Co. for the Rife brothers has been postponed until July 27. Weekend visitors in Nelsonville attend wedding preparations and church ceremonies as listed guests and relatives arrive from Columbus Galesburg Huntsville Warren and Quincy.
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William Brooks Shoe Co
Rife Brothers
Services for Rife Scheduled Thursday
Funeral services for Charles E. Rife 36 of Buchtel will be held Thursday at 9 30 a m in St Patrick s Catholic Church Buchtel conducted by Rev Fr Clethus Altermath Burial will be in St Patrick s Cemetery The rosary will be said at the parental home at 7 tonight The sister Mary Rife Tennihill of Buchtel was omitted from the death notice He is survived by his parents a brother and three other sisters.
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Nelsonville
Charles E. Rife
Buchtel
St. Patrick’s Catholic Church
Clethus Altermath
St. Patrick’s Cemetery
Mary Rife Tennihill
Dude Howe Promoted To Assistant Division Line Foreman
Edward M. Dude Howe of Nelsonville has been promoted to assistant division line foreman for the Nelsonville Division of Columbus and Southern Ohio Electric Co effective July 1. Born in Nelsonville and a 1931 graduate of Nelsonville High School, Howe joined the firm in 1941 and has risen through line work to line crew foreman. He resides at 205 Adams St with his wife Margaret and son Eddie and is active in civil and fraternal groups including the Methodist Church DAV VFW Knights of Pythias Eagles and Lions Club.
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Edward M
Dude) Howe
Nelsonville
Columbus and Southern Ohio Electric Co
William G. Friedrich
F. E. Bovie
Howe
Adams St
Margaret
Eddie
Nelsonville High School
Methodist Church
DAV
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Knights of Pythias
Eagles and
Lion’s Club
Canary Islands Named for Large Dogs and Latin Roots
The Canary Islands derive their name from the Latin canis meaning dog, reflecting the islanders' association with sizable canids. Historical references link the term to the abundance of large dogs observed in the region during early exploration.
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Canary Islands
Amole Root Used By New Mexico State Flower Hair Care
Many Indian women in the western United States rinse their hair with amole the root of Yucca species recognized as New Mexico state flower.
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United States
New Mexico
Rotary dinner honors members at Lake Hope gathering
Nearly 50 Rotarians and wives attended a Lake Hope dinner meeting in Nelsonville. Past president Lloyd C. Gray received a diamond pin, Leland Krieg earned a two year attendance button, and Gray, Warren Badger, Dr. J. O. Steer, and John Ward gained one year attendance pins. Jack Oakley, new club president, made the presentations. Ada White Volwiler of Athens named executrix of Albert T. Volwiler's estate in Athens County Ohio. Dated July 1957.
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Nelsonville
Lake Hope
Lloyd C. Gray
Leland Krieg
Gray
Warren Badger
J. O. Steer
John Ward
Jack Oakley
Foreign students study in U S schools 1956 57
About 40 000 international students from 136 countries attended United States schools during the 1956 57 academic year.
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United States
York Township Land Transfers Sketch
York Township lists several land transfers including Bond to Dorothy Kathleen Bond for Inlets 1386 1387 in Pat ton and Jackson's Addition to Nelsonville Maude L Smith receives Inlets 1569 1570 in the Martin and Hyde Addition to Elizabeth T Rettemyer conveys two Nelsonville tracts Ethel Worthington to Goldie Levering real estate in Nelson ville Nelsonville Coal and Land Co to Samuel E Warren Lots 730 731 in Brooks Addition to Nelsonville and Lot 726 in Brooks Addition to Nelsonville transferred to Lee Hardgrove
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Idx Bond
Dorothy Kathleen Bond
Patton and Jackson
Nelsonville
Hubert Mender
Maude L. Smith
Martin
Nelsonville Coal and Land Co
Lee Hardgrove
Brooks
England's 1st Public Hangman Named in 1663
Britannica notes John Ketch was appointed England's first public hangman in 1663, marking the start of official state executions.
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England
John Ketch
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Ener
Sal Mineo
Loana Patten
Edward C. Platt
Fay Wray
St. Patrick’s
Lassie Maid
Lassie Jr
Kay McDowell
Carl Mann
Sharif
Annantneed
Lisi
Mount St. Mary Hospital
Andy Acker
Max Baumgardner
James Mingus
Jacob T. Hawk
Gerald Reynolds
New Straitsville
William L. White
Ethel Carsey
Georganna Scott
Wayne Carsey
the Plains
Etta Harper
Chauncey Women’s News
Ben Simpkins
Dayton
Joseph Snider
Martins Ferry
Denver Bricker
Bucks’ Lake
Linda
Brenda Kish
Harry Bobo
George Malloy
S. L. Darst
Cedar Point
Darst
Ohio Association of School Administrators
State Department of Education
General Assembly
Roger Kidd
James Kidd
Kenneth McAfee
Ann Luman
Fort Riley
Kan
Granville Reeves
Virgil
Richard McAfee
Cecil Antle
Bill Sanders
Nancy
Trimble Heights
Sanders
L. P
Willard Simonton
Ann
Simonton
Johnny Love
Harry Love
New Marshfield
E. O. Pate
Valli Jo
Calif
Nelsonville Women’s News
Nathan Matheny, Sr
Kachelmacher Park
J. A. Long
Fort St
Bonnie Jo Byrne
George W. Long
Christ Lutheran Church
W. F. Matthews
William James
Galesburg
Ill
Dennis M. Nead
Jimmy
Julia
Huntsville
Ala
Arthur E. Long
Janet
Marcella Long
Peter M. Stonis
Quincey
Mass
John Coker
W. Franklin St. Airman
Carl Calhoon
Calhoon
Roland Calhoon
Kenneth Orwhler
Keesler Air Force Base
Biloxi
Miss
Rife
Dude Howe
State Flower—Hair
Rotarians
Ada White Volwiler
Albert T. Volwiler
U. S
Bellans
Grove Gell-ans
Bell-ans
Chevrolet
Oldsmobile
Roger Lean
Fayette Street
J. H. Wilson
First National Bank
York Township
Dean
Doan
Arcade Shoe Store
V'S
Kroger
Chesterhill, Ohio
Willett
Merweed
Wakefield
Madden
Norwalk
General Electric
Tappan Mohawk
Delker Franklin
Fawcett
Stone Chesterhill
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