Murder Charge Filed Against Florida Man
The Florida contractor Henry Pelski, 49, is held in a West Palm Beach hospital on a murder charge for firing seven bullets at Jean Tye Abdella, 36, in Boca Raton. He wounded himself after the shooting and was previously free on bail on burglary and attempted murder charges. Funeral services for Abdella are set for Friday at Johnson Funeral Home in Nelsonville.
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Jean Tye Abdella
Nelsonville
West Palm Beach
Florida
Henry Pelski
Fort Lauderdale
ODRINEX Weight Loss Ad Promises 7 Day Results
An advertisement for ODRINEX claims rapid fat loss without prescription. It promises seven days to show results, no strict exercise, and a money back guarantee if not satisfied. Athens Pharmacy at 6 S Court St handles orders and returns.
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Athens Pharmacy
S. Court St
Bob Feller to Visit Nelsonville Parade of the Hills
Cleveland standout Bob Feller will visit Nelsonville on August 27 and 28 for Old Timers Day at City Ball Park during the Parade of the Hills festival. Parade chairman Gilbert Courtney announces the festival runs August 21 to 28 with Church Day opening and a beard contest offering various prizes.
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Bob Feller
Nelsonville
Cleveland
Cleveland Indians
City Ball Park
Gilbert Courtney
Courtney
United Church
Board
Birth Announcements From Mount St. Mary Hospital
notices list newborn daughters and names tied to families across New Straitsville New Lexington Nelsonville Logan Millfield Carbon Hill Murray City and Buchtel including Delbert and Mrs Hillyer Clyde Hill Garry Nichols Barbara Hammond Glenda Shriner and Miss Carol Canter plus Master John Lloyd Evans and Larry Bailey with various routes and addresses all recorded as birth notices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Delbert Hillyer
New Straitsville
Clyde Hill
New Lexington
Garry Nichols
Nelsonville
Barbara Hammond
Glenda Shriner
Logan
Mike Biggs
Raymond McGee
Millfield
Maude Cook
Carbon Hill
Charlotte Dawley
Mary Lowry
Ruth Kinneer
Jack Lee Burgess
Buchtel
Adelaid Roy
John Lloyd Evans
Carol Canter
Murray City
Nancy Drake
Glouster
Larry Bailey
Charles Newton
Grace Chute
Corning
Susan Brutan
Local businessmen plan Nelsonville Promotion Day event
Nelsonville businessmen meet at City Hall Friday at 8 45 p m to discuss a Promotion Day. The effort ties to the forthcoming Parade of the Hills and aims to boost civic commerce.
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Nelsonville
Fred Wilson observes 90th birthday in Mt. Sterling
Fred Wilson of Mt. Sterling Ohio former Nelsonville resident celebrated his 90th birthday on July 13 He is the oldest member of the First Methodist Church of Mr Wilson and longtime associate of the former Nelsonville Brick Co He lives with his son in law and daughter Lawrence and Leah Lehman The Lehman home hosted the family gathering with relatives including Malvern and Robert Wilson and their children from Nelsonville and surrounding area
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Nelsonville
Fred Wilson
Mt. Sterling
Ohio
First Methodist Church of
Mr. Wilson
Nelsonville Brick Co
Lawrence Lehman
Lehman
Malvern Wilson
Robert Wilson
Nelsonville Post Office Open House Marks Pony Express Centennial
Nelsonville post office to host open house on July 20 in celebration of the Pony Express centennial. Postmaster J. B. Preston says locals may tour the facility from 7 a m to 5 p m and learn how mail moves through the system. New Pony Express stamps and stamped envelopes will be sold that day.
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Nelsonville
Pony Express
J. B. Preston
New Signs Point to City Park and Pool in Nelsonville
Nelsonville City Recreation Commission approved spending recreation funds to buy five signs directing visitors to the city park and swimming pool. Attendees were Irving Badger Mrs Bessie Ball and Gilbert Smith. Warren Robinette and John Ward were absent. Routine bills approved.
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Nelsonville
City Recreation Commission Commission
City Hall
City Service Department
Irving Badger
Bessie Ball
Gilbert Smith
Warren Robinette
John Ward
Council OKs Bill To Raze Central School
Nelsonville city council approved an ordinance authorizing the service director to advertise for bids to raze the Central School building on the north side of Public Square. The measure, introduced Monday, moved to second reading Tuesday and passed 5-1 with Matt Adkins voting no.
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Nelsonville
Matt Adkins
Chauncey Area Personal Notes Guests Visiting
Chauncey and surrounding residents shared visits among families including Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Day with Melvin Bell and Melva, Mr. and Mrs. Dick Bell with Glen Roy and Paula in Columbus, and Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Reisner in Logan. Ronnie Cruikshank visits grandparents Luther and Mrs. Cruikshank while Walter Leffler returns from a week at Big Clear Lake Ontario.
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Arthur Day
Melvin Bell
Melva
Melvin, Jr
Painsville
Dick Bell
Glenroy
Paula
Columbus
Bernard Reisner
Logan
John Potts
Adrian
Mich
Ronnie Cruikshank
Thomas Cruikshank
Luther Cruikshank
Walter Leffler
Big Clear Lake
Araen
Ontario
Lorrison Rites Set For Friday
John Edward Lorrison 51 of West Columbia died Wednesday afternoon after a heart attack as he left the Williams coal mine. He was born in Island Kentucky and survived by his mother Van Lorrison wife Audrey three sons Richard Ronald and Donald and three daughters Doris Hall Carol Lyons Stewart and Mary Frances with four grandchildren. Funeral set for Friday at 2 p m at Salem Church with Rev Ralph Mahoney officiating burial in West Columbia Hill Cemetery. Friends may call at the home.
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Mason
John Edward Lorrison
West Columbia
Williams
Schaekel
Island
Sarah Harvey Lorrison
John Lorrison
Van
W. Va
Audrey Lorrison
Richard
Bancroft
Ronald
Donald Lorrison
Doris Hall
Williamson
Carol Lyons Stewart
Mary Frances Lorrison
Salem Church
Ralph Mahoney
West Columbia Hill Cemetery
Presbyterian Church In Nelsonville Undergoes Exterior Rehab
The United Presbyterian Church in Nelsonville is under exterior reconditioning by Trisco Co of Lima and will wrap up in three to four weeks. Work includes weather sealing, stucco repair, repainting, and steeple repairs at the landmark church dating to 1872-76 with a 120 foot spire and 1000 pound bell.
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Nelsonville
United Presbyterian Church
Trisco Co
Lima
E. Washington St
Thomas Downey
United Brethren
Methodist
Odd Fellows
W. Washington St
C. S. Mechem
Fort Street
Charles B. Taylor
Taylor
McArthur
Riverman Captain Moten Stanley Dies at 59 in Point Pleasant
Captain Moten Stanley 59 of Charles ton Road died Wednesday night at St Marys Hospital after a brain hemorrhage. A noted riverman, he began as a cabin boy at 14 and became captain piloting record towings including 18 barges from the Kanawha River in 1933 and a 12-barge train with 30 houses to Union Kentucky in 1944. He spent 43 years on the river and recently worked for the Ohio River Company of Huntington. He was born December 27 1900 in Henderson and is survived by wife Mary Margaret Doolittle, two daughters Alma Jean and Lovea Lee Minton, a sister and a brother. Funeral at Trinity Methodist Church Sunday at 2 p.m. with services by Dr. Carden A Hillman and Rev. Jerome D. Rodgers.
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Point Pleasant
Moten Stanley
Charleston Road
St. Mary’s Hospital
Capt
Stanley
Kanawha River
Union
Ohio River Company of
Huntington
Mary Margaret Doolittle
Alma Jean Stanley
Gary
Lovea Lee) Minton
D. O
Elma) Wright
Herbert Stanley
Trinity Methodist Church
Car
One Day Drive Set For Cancer Crusade
Nelsonville Mrs Bes sie Ball chairs the 1960 Cancer Crusade in York Township announcing a Friday one day drive in the townships afternoon and evening. Workers names for Nelsonville and all parts of the township were previously listed. The chairwoman notes 165000 cancer patients saved this year while at least 85000 others could have been saved with early diagnosis and proper treatment.
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Nelsonville
Bessie Ball
York Township
Keratolytic T-4-L Promises Quick Athlete's Foot Relief
Ad promotes instant drying T-4-L liquid to slough infected skin and reveal fresh skin, with a 3 day satisfaction guarantee and a T-4-L foot powder offering antiseptic protection. Gallaher's advertises now.
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Gallaher’s
Rotary Picnic Near Buchtel At Oakley Farm
Nelsonville Rotarians and their ladies enjoyed a picnic at Oakley Farm near Buchtel replacing the regular Tuesday noon meeting.
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Nelsonville — Rotarians
Oakley Farm
Buchtel
Itch Me Not Ad Promotes Rash Relief At Local Drugstores
A compact drugstore ad touts Itch Me Not for eczema ringworm insect bites and surface rashes. It promises instant drying and relief today at Gallagher's Quick's Drug Adv.
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Gallaher’s
Quick's
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Finis E. Davis
Louisville
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Longstreth
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Jim McFall
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Charles F. Nelson
Pete Hoch
Seth Nichols
Marietta
Frank Wells
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George Sommers
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John Hill
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William D. Sidman
Howard A. Musser
Silas Cooke
Pennsylvania
Cooke
Julius Straus
Princeton Seminary
Athens
He Was
Henderson
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den A. Hillman
Jerome D. Rodgers
L. G. Mohr
Cancer Crusade
Wolfe Furniture Co
Washington St
Rotary
Stoltz Rexall Drug Store
Ssetonvin
Colgate
Hilleary Shoe Hospital
Nelsonville, Ohio
Pilgrim Holiness Church
Nelsonville, O
Winters
Etters
Penna
Minsker
Mechanicsburg
Laurel Run River Bridge
Paul Dalton
Jack Whitmore
Robert Gastin
John Minsker
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