C & S O E To Celebrate Anniversary In October
Nelsonville The Colum bus and Southern Ohio Electric Co will mark its 75th anniversary on Oct 1. The firm traces roots to mergers of 56 electric light streetcar and heating firms, dating to 1879 with early lines and plants, including the Floodwood and Poston stations. The company now operates 2200 employees across multiple plants and districts in southern Ohio.
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Nelsonville
Columbus and Southern Ohio Electric Co
Columbus Street Railroad Co
Columbus Electric Light and Power Co
Edison
E. M. Poston
Allegheny Mountains
Myers St
William Brooks
Southern Ohio Electric Companies
C&soe Co
Southern Ohio Electric
Central and Southern Ohio Co
Columbus
Walter M. McGinnis Dies at 71 in Nelsonville Rites Scheduled
Walter M. McGinnis, 71, of Ewlington Route, died Tuesday evening at the Southeastern Ohio Tuberculosis Hospital in Nelsonville after a long illness. A retired coal miner, he lived in Vinton County 58 years and belonged to the Eagles Lodge in Wellston. Survived by wife Myrta Thacker and eight children, plus siblings. Funeral set for Sunday at Mt Olive Church at 2 p.m. with Rev. R. H. Woltz. viewing at Strong and Son Funeral Home and at the family residence.
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Wilkesville
Walter M. McGinnis
Ewlington
Southeastern
Boulder City
Nev
Earl
Germany
Cletus
Springfield
Ohio
Woodrow
Cincinnati
Arthur McGinnis
Lexington
Viola Wagner
Portsmouth
Agnes Hilton
Wheelersburg
Mt. Olive Church
R. H. Woltz
Strong and Son Funeral
Rotary District Governor to Visit Nelsonville July 29
The Rev. Homer Felty, pastor of First Presbyterian Ironton and district governor of Rotary International District 669, will visit Nelsonville for the club’s annual events. He arrives July 28 for a board meeting and attends the regular noon meeting at Ethel’s Tea Room. Felty marks his 25th year in ministry, born 1910 in Greenup Kentucky.
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Nelsonville
Homer Felty
First Presbyterian Church
Ironton
Rotary
Rotary International
Ethel’s Tea Room
Felty
Greenup
Portsmouth
United Brethren Church
Otterbein College
Bonebrake Theological Seminary
Dayton
Injured Driver Nixon Faces Aug 4 Hearings
Ralph Nixon, 25, of New Straitsville, was seriously injured in a July 1 Route 75 single vehicle crash. He was arrested on two charges and, due to his condition, the case was deferred until his release from the hospital. He is convalescing at home and will be arraigned August 4 before Mayor Francis Myers for speeding and driving without a license.
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Logan
Ralph Nixon
New Straitsville
Nixon
Francis Myers
Flavor Boosting Spices for Cream Sauce
Celery salt and paprika enhance a cream sauce for vegetables meat poultry or fish adding color and flavor. Both seasonings pair well with dairy bases and versatile dishes.
Elks Lodge to Host Stag Fish Fry in Nelsonville
The Nelsonville Elks Lodge will hold a stag fish fry Friday evening at the lodge hall. Whole pickerel will be served.
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Nelsonville
Elks Lodge
Nelsonville Social Notes Visit From Myers Family
Mr. and Mrs. Dean Myers and their children Eddie and Lillie of White Plains New York arrived yesterday for a visit with Mrs. Myers's mother Mrs. Mabel Barnecut in Nelsonville.
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Nelsonville
Dean Myers
Eddie
Lillie
White Plains
N. Y
Special business meeting for Queen Esther Class
The Queen Esther Class of the Methodist Church will hold a special business meeting Tuesday at 8 p m in the church to complete plans for a style show slated for October.
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Methodist Church
Epiphany Church Women’s Auxiliary Plans Meeting
A special meeting of the Women’s Auxiliary of Epiphany Episcopal Church is scheduled for 7:30 p m at the church.
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Women’s Auxiliary of the Epiphany Episcopal Church
Families Visit as School Leaders Return Home
Mrs Charles Parks and children of Royal Oak Michigan visit the Ralph Parks family and the Frank Betts family in Nelsonville. Miss Mary Jane McKinley assistant band instructor in Nelsonville and choir leader at First Methodist Church has been discharged from St Anthony Hospital Columbus to her home in Lucasville.
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Charles Parks
Royal Oak
Mich
Ralph Parks
Frank Betts
Nelsonville
Mary Jane McKinley
First Methodist Church
St. Anthony Hospital
Columbus
Lucasville
Perry County Court Notes Highlights Major Auto Suit Filings
Five suits totaling 145099 dollars were filed in Perry County Common Pleas Court against W J Paxton over a 1956 Junction City crash. William J Decot plus William M Decot filed suits, with Decot of Somerset leading four actions. The City Grill case in Somerset remains under appeals with a 10000 dollar bond and a temporary restraining order keeping the restaurant closed during court review.
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New Lexington
Common Pleas Court
W. J. Paxton
Junction City
William J. Decot
William M. Decot
Somerset
City Grill
Court of Appeals
Mell G. Underwood, Jr
Dane
Gerald Litzinger
D. C. Jenkins
Bevers
Grill
Litzingers
Ernest
Edward Beyer
Lloyd Litzinger
Verna Bever
Gerald
Dane Litzinger
Rainfall Totals Reported for Nelsonville Tuesday
Rain storms drenched Nelsonville with .57 of an inch of rainfall. Figures compiled by Watson Wolfe the city waterworks superintendent confirm the total.
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Nelsonville
Watson Wolfe
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C&soe
Floodwood
F. M. Poston
Pickaway
Franklin County
Conesville
W. Washington St
W. McGinnis
Downing Street
Harold Macmillan
Lennox-Boyd
Delta
Presbyterian Church
ELKS
Hilleary
Hilleary Shoe Hospital
Lionville, Ohio
Artus
Giant Savings
Good Housekeeping
Adventiser
Oak Boy
Logan Home Furnishings Co
West Main Street
Logan, Ohio
Nelsonville Social Notes
Liz Taylor
By Peer J. Oppenheimer
Elizabeth Taylor
Peer Oppenheimer
Liz
Mike Todd
Family Weekly
Sunday Messenger
O.G. Gutter
Washington ST
Esther
Perry County
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