twelve selectees told to report in nelsonville for army induction
from athens county draft board no 2 twelve young men are ordered to report for induction on august 1 in nelsonville. names include jack morgan wilson 21 and james le o whitlatch 21 among nelsonville residents and others from athens and nearby towns. breakfast will be served by the selectees honor committee before departure.
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Nelsonville
Athens County
James Leo Whitlatch
Poplar St
William Brooks Shoe Co
Max A. L. Lent
High St
Nelsonville Foundry & Machine Co
James Edward Sterling
Franklin St
Elbert Hall Clem
Coolville
Nya
Lawrence Wright
Nelsonville Rt
Stanley Evans
Gallipolis
Charles William Conley
Buchtel
Gerald Orville Biblee
Ohio University
Athens
Joseph Elmer Bobo
Athens Milk Sales Inc
Harley Neil Gilham
New Marshfield
Lester Pearl Parsons
Aluminum collection set for Thursday in Nelsonville
Nelsonville schedules a Thursday collection of used and scrap aluminum for National Defense. Girl Scout groups canvassed Tuesday asking households to place unneeded aluminum on front porches. City trucks manned by Boy Scouts will start picking up at 1 PM.
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Nelsonville
Rotarians Report on Lancaster Meeting
Nelsonville President Mike Brooks and Secretary Homer Harding presented reports from the district conference of club executives in Lancaster at the Rotary Club meeting Tuesday evening. Virtually all district clubs were represented. George Carr of the Logan Club attended and spoke on Canadian wartime conditions from a vacationist perspective.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
Mike Brooks
Homer Harding
Lancaster
Rotary Club
George Carr
Logan Club
Canada
Sugar Stolen From Car at Freight Depot
Twelve 25 pound sacks of sugar were stolen from a box car on a siding at the Nelsonville C. and O. Freight Depot early Tuesday morning. The sugar was part of a shipment to the A. and P. Store and was in unloading, police said. A lock on the box car had been forced and transfer may have been made by truck.
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Nelsonville
Nelsonville C. & O
Bowers Reunion Held At Lancaster Park
The fifth annual Bowers descendants reunion was held at Rising Park Lancaster Ohio on July 20 with a noon devotional and business session. Officers retained were President Allison Bowers Vice President Edgar Stedwill Secretary Gladys Williams Treasurer Lena Stedwill. Attendees included Nelsonville Thomas Bowers Eugene Bowers Martha Tennihill Gilbert Tennihill Carbon Hill Edgar Stedwell Westerville Glenn Bagley family Columbus W I Jones Lyman Melhineh Allison Bowers Rolland Williams Janet Bowers Roy Bowers T J Bowers Claremont Bowers Galen Bowers Milton Seabrook families. A letter read from Jefferson Bowers Nelsonville and a potential note from Corporal Jeff Bowers Camp Shelby Miss.
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Nelsonville
Jefferson
Harriet Bowers
Rising Park
Lancaster
Ohio
Allison Bowers
Edgar Stedwill
Gladys Williams
Lena Stedwill
Thomas Bowers
Eugene Bowers
Martha Tennihill
Gilbert Tennihill
Carbon Hill
Westerville
Glenn Bagley
Columbus
W. I. Jones
Lyman Melhineh
Rolland Williams
Janet
Roy Bowers
T. J. Bowers
Claremonte Bowers
Galen Bowers
Milton Seabrook
Jefferson Bowers
Nelsonville Aagne
Jeff Bowers
Camp Shelby
Miss
Landscaping Class At High School Attracts Attendees
Nelsonville reports strong turnout for the second landscape gardening class led by Paul E. Brown a Ohio University student. The session opens tonight at seven oclock at the high school with both young and older adults invited to join.
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Nelsonville
Paul E. Brown
Ohio University
Twilight League clash at City Playgrounds tonight
Nelsonville Carlton Hill Longstreth will meet Brooks Shoes in a Twilight League game at the City Playgrounds this evening at 5 30. Additional games are slated for Thursday and Friday nights.
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Nelsonville
Carlton Hill- Longstreth
Brooks Shoes
Plan Azbell Rites
Nelsonville funeral services for Mrs Ida Glenn Azbell will be held Thursday at 2 o clock at the Latter Day Saints Church. Burial will be in the Carbon Hill Cemetery.
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Nelsonville
Ida Glenn Azbell
Latter Day Saints
Carbon Hill
Revival Opens at Mt. Pleasant First Baptist Church
Rev J I Miller of Mt Pleasant Ohio conducts a weeklong revival at the First Baptist Church in Nelsonville. Services begin each night at 7:30 o'clock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
J. I. Miller
Mt. Pleasant
First Baptist Church
Glouster Pastor and Wife Observe 25th Anniversary
Glouster minister C. B. Tigner and his wife celebrated their silver wedding anniversary at the Church of Christ with a 200-guest ceremony. The service featured a twofold purpose honoring the couple and marriage vows, with music, speeches, and a reception in the church social rooms.
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J. A. Thompson
Glouster Methodist Church
America
Miles E. Hoon
New Marshfield
W. W. Wallace
Kenneth Hannaman
Belle Center
W. D. Robinson
Amesville
Hoon
Tignor
Nelsonville
W. H. Boden
Nelsonville Church
J. H. Henshaw
Clyde Harper
Lalla Danford
Nelsonville Social Security office reports 343 awards in area
In 15 months the Nelsonville field office found 343 people in five Southeastern Ohio counties eligible for old age and survivors insurance payments totaling 5561 monthly. Athens County accounts for 223 awards at 3645 monthly across six claimant groups including workers over 65 and their dependents. The office now processes about 20 new claims monthly.
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Nelsonville
Lawton Hargis
Ohio
Hargis
Survivors Insurance
Athens County
Tr. Hargis
Lanning Rites Will Be Held in Corning
Harriet Lanning, 81, died Monday at her daughter’s Toledo home after living there 11 years. Surviving children include William Lanning Bloomfield and Mrs. Lewis Elswick Zanesville, with many relatives. Funeral Friday at Portersville Zion Church officiated by Rev. Shonkwiler. burial at Portersville Cemetery.
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Corning
Harriet Lanning
Frank Thomas
Toledo
Perry County
William Lanning
Bloomfield
Lewis Elswick
Zanesville
John Anderson
Nashport
Neil Walpole
Sherman Nelson
Crooksville
George Lear
Esther Colburn
McLaney
Mae Markman
George Dunkle
Lancaster
Portersville Zion Church
Arthur Shonkwiler
U. B
Portersville
Funeral plans set by D.A. for Mrs. Glenna Azbell
A called meeting of the Daughters of the American Revolution is scheduled for 7 o'clock tonight in Nelsonville to plan the funeral of Mrs. Glenna Azbell. The note adds an unrelated line about a temperature and altitude.
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Nelsonville
D. of A
Glenna Azbell
Pastor W S Harold Dies at 69 in McArthur
Rev W S Harold age 69 retired Presbyterian minister died at 6 this morning at his home in McArthur after only an hour of illness. He lived in McArthur four years and served as pastor of the McArthur Presbyterian Church. He leaves a wife two daughters six grandchildren three brothers and two sisters. Funeral 2 pm Friday at Presbyterian Church McArthur conducted by Rev B J Fleming burial in South Salem. W W Tinker funeral director in charge. Call at Main Street home.
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Hartman
Cincinnati
Lacey
Portsmouth
H. Gordon Harold
Newark
N. J
Presbyterian Church
McArthur
J. Fleming
South Salem
W. W. Tinker
Main St
Double Birthday Celebration in Nelsonville Honors Mrs Fiske and Mr Midkiff
Nelsonville hosts a July 19 party at the home of Mr and Mrs Fred Fiske honoring Mrs Fiske and Orvil Midkiff with a late lunch and gifts. The Faithful Workers Class of the Methodist Church invites all members to a Friday potluck at 6 PM at Mrs Nettie Stewart's home on Jackson Street. Evelyn Smith entertained friends on W Washington Street Monday evening with snacks and games, awarding prizes to Evelyn Ross and Maxine Cope.
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Nelsonville
Fred Fiske
Fiske
Orvil Midkiff
Johnny Wirick
Everett Hanning
Floyd Shafer
Ellis
Fred Gabriel
Clyde Gabriel
Donna Jean
Stanley Griffen
Harold Withem
Joe
Jean
Mr. Midkiff
The
Methodist Church
Nettie Stewart
Jackson St
Evelyn Smith
W. Washington St
Maxine Cope
Evelyn Ross
Donna Malone
Dorothy Raine
Margaret Warren
Ruth McBride
Births and Picnic Announcements From Nelsonville Area
Mr and Mrs Ercle Eggleston announce a 7% pound daughter born Tuesday July 22. Grandparents are E S Eggleston Starr and Floyd Arnold Nelsonville Rt 2. Mr and Mrs Lewis Whitmore announce a 9 pound daughter born Saturday July 19 named Margaret Anna John Birtcher is the grandfather. Picnic: Class 21 Methodist Church annual picnic Thursday afternoon at Rachelmacher Park Logan meet at two at the church.
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Ercle Eggleston
Audrey Arnold
Chestnut St
Nelsonville
E. S. Eggleston
Starr
Floyd Arnold
Rt. 2
Lewis Whitmore
Margaret Anna
John Birtcher
Logan
The
Methodist Church
Rachelmacher Park
Spitzer Funeral Attended by Distant Guests
Chauncey mourners gathered for Luther Spitzer's funeral at the Church of Christ on Monday. Attendees came from Washington D C Maryland and West Virginia with relatives from Kincaid Canton Akron and Charleston among those listed.
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Chauncey
Luther Spitzer
Church of Christ
Ray High
Shirley Ellis
Washington, D. C
A. T. Miller
Gon Billy
Rainier
Carmen Buff
Walter
Lorah
Jeanne Trickett
Sylvia Trickett
Ronald and
Roger
Kincaid, Til
W. J. Brandenberg
Leah
T. V. Stephens
Charleston
W. Va
George W. Spitzer
George Jr
Mary la Verne
Canton
Herman Zimmer
Cathryn
Akron
Nelsonville Personal Notes Record Family Visits and Guests
A compiled list of local visitors and guests including Mr. and Mrs. Paul Hudson of Columbus visiting Mrs. Elizabeth Butt in Rock Island Illinois, Dolly Simpson and Merrill Cox visiting Lancaster, and many other regional guests. The items note travel between Columbus Nelsonville Lancaster and Circleville with college moves and a hospital update for Mrs. Garrett Hoch.
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Nelsonville
Paul Hudson
Columbus
Elizabeth Butt
Rock Island
Ill
Allen Riley
Harry Cox
Dolly Simpson
Merrill Cox
Justus
Lancaster
Retta Rife
Edgar
Jimmie Bell
Pearl Allman
Ray Stump
Laurelville
Ansonia
Wilmington College
W. E. Hudson
New Philadelphia
W. L. Hudson
Merrill
Stump
Gold Cliff Park
Circleville
B. M. Coakley
John Hoodlett
Logan
Garrett Hoch
Poplar St
White Cross Hospital
Gerald Karns
Clyde Beveridge
Marion
Alice Calentine
Joan Fellem
Doris
Eileen Beveridge
Carbondale
Circle Entertained In Chauncey At Main Street Home
Mrs Elizabeth Canter hosted the M and H Circle Friday night at her Chauncey home on East Main Street with Mrs Ruth Smith assisting. After the business meeting and entertainment the hostesses served refreshments to nine members.
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Chauncey
Elizabeth Canter
E. Main St
Ruth Smith
M and H
Weekend guests at the Sanborn home in Chauncey
Week end visitors gathered at Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Sanborn include Mr. and Mrs. Charles Riley and five children from Cleveland, Mrs. Rena Chapplear of Greens Run, Mr. and Mrs. William Barnhart and three children, Ralph Arnold of Sandusky, and Miss Kathleen Barnhart of Circle Hill.
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Chauncey
Cecil Sanborn
Charles Riley
Cleveland
Rena Chapplear
Greens Run
William Barnhart
Ralph Arnold
Sandusky
Kathleen Barnhart
Circle Hill
Scientists Trace Spider Existence and Diversity
Scientists estimate spiders have inhabited Earth for about 30 million years and scientists count roughly 40 000 known species today. The finding underscores spiders as an ancient and diverse group across ecosystems worldwide.
Funeral services for John L. Spitzer held in Chauncey
Funeral services for John Luther Spitzer 83 life long Chauncey resident were conducted Monday at the Chauncey Church of Christ. Rev. Gilbert Courtney officiated with a trio of singers. Pallbearers were grandsons. Burial followed in Athens cemetery. Survived by wife Eliza, son George W Canton five daughters, twenty grandchildren and twenty five great grandchildren, and sister Mrs Josephine Woods Cleveland.
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Chauncey
John Luther Spitzer
Chauncey and Vicinity
Chauncey Church of Christ
Gilbert Courtney
Christine Brown
Helen Courtney
Charles Bradfield
W. Union St
Athens
Eliza
George W
Canton
Fanny Nicholson
Marietta
Gracie Kirkendall
Myrtle Brandenberg
Charleston
W. Va
Sylvia Trickett
Kincaid
Gladys Zimmer
Akron
Josephine Woods
Cleveland
Chauncey District Social and Personal Notes
Chauncey residents and area visitors share weekend trips and house calls. Mr and Mrs Carl Sanders of Millfield spent the weekend in Akron with the Rood couple. Clarence McCafferty of Chauncey visited Creamery W. Va. over the weekend. Melvin Talbert and brother visited Crooksville. Clara Millican of Columbus stayed with Mr and Mrs William Stalder in The Plains. Dorothy and Elaine McKinney, aiding at a Middleport tent meeting, visited Chauncey. Michael Danko in Millfield improves at home. Florence Rose Ricketts returned to New Lexington after visiting Chauncey. Rose Poling visited at Tippett home.
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Marian Abram
Shawnee
Juanita Williams
Henry Ley
Uniontown
Ley
J. H. Moorefield
Lawrence Ley
Athens
Lee McDonald
Elizabeth Gordon
Bill Welsch
Charleston
W. Va
Charles Mandt
Glouster
C. E. Has
Noah T. Brown
Trimble
Ernest Gross
Jane Gross
Carl Matthews
Hawks Nest
A. J. Craig
Hannah Lehew
Columbus Zoo
O'Shaughnessy
Tommy Sanborn
Carrollton
Chester Sanborn
Chauncey
Carson Sanders
Millfield
Akron
R W. Rood
Clarence McCafferty
Sunve
Creamery
W. C A
Melvin Talbert
Crooksville
Clara Millican
Columbus
William Stalder
the Plains
Dorothy
Elaine McKinney
Middleport
Andrew McKinney
Michael Danko
Florence Rose Ricketts
Sam Tippet
Chauncey Delegation Attends District Union Convention
Twenty Chauncey Ladies Auxiliary members attended the United Mine Workers district convention in Buchtel last Friday. About 140 women represented several auxiliaries with social games and refreshments provided by the Buchtel Auxiliary after the business meeting.
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Chauncey
Chauncey Ladies Auxiliary
United Mine Workers
Buchtel
Rhoda Oliver
Alice Hamilton
Edna Courtney
Ollie Hillyer
Myrtle Tippie
Iva Hillyer
Jennie Courtney
Jessie Johnson
Sylvia
Morristown Church Holds Weekly Cottage Prayer Meeting
Morristown Morristown Church announces a weekly cottage prayer meeting to be held Friday night at 7 30 at the home of Mr and Mrs Edward Hueston The Plains The prayer meeting was held Tuesday at 7 30 p m at the group residence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chauncey
Morristown
Edward Hueston
the Plains
Mines operate in Chauncey district with fourteen reports
Fourteen mines in the Chauncey district reported work on Wednesday, per the work report aired last night. The list includes No. 9, No. 90, No. 10X, No. 107, No. 219, No. 255, No. 71 Bailey Run in Hocking, Chauncey No. 25, Poston No. 6, Carbondale, Coonville, Kimberly, and Black Diamond.
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Chauncey
Bailey Run
Hocking
Poston No
Carbondale
Coonville
Kimberly
Black Diamond
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Mitchell
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Stephenson
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Jonathan Hale
Vincent Sherman
Warner Bros
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Anthony Berketay
Arrow
Bowers
Lancaster Park
Twilight
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Thomas Reese
Murray City
Syracuse
Lew Schoeman
Larry
Frank Forgoress
Linda
Benny Addington
Ronnie Addington
Clyde. Addington
W. R. Balderson
S. Swartz
Eleanor
al Nelson
Jane Donaldson
Nelson
Strohmeyer
Mrs. C. B. Tigner
George Wolf
G. Wolf
L. Silcott
Ward O
S Cookes
Cope
B. Johnston Glouster
D. Eddy Bio
F. Lantz
M. Cunningham
Rmley
Tad
Tad's
Nelsonville Social Notes
Spitzer
Straitsville
New Straitsville
Margaret Edwards
George Lanning
Isabelle Lawson
Mildred Grandy
Albert McQuade
Players Club
New Lexington
Frank Cotterman
Charles Cotterman
Dayton
Chad Vernon
John Boyles
Daisy Breeze
Junior Breeze
O. E. Cullums
Cress Webb
James Blankenship
Fred Blankenship
William Brown
Edward Mills
Hugh Millis
Rita Council
George Archer Sr
Mary Jo
C. D. Strain
William Wahl
John Wahl
Nelle O'Neil
Thomas Keefe
Clyde Jones
J. C. Jones
Clyde Strain
Robert Wilson
Jack Hammond
Anna Gaver
Dot Williams
Washington
Novella Blazik
Julia Williams
Susan Phoenix
Gertrude Strain
Chester Campbell
Cecil Arthrup
Peggy O’donald
James McGrady Jr
Peter Strawn
Dover
Chauncey District
America's Finest
C. D. Shafer Co
Wilson's Store
Chauncey, Ohio
Hottie
Beaco
F. J
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