Memorial Day Exercises at Greenlawn Cemetery Nelsonville
The Rev. Dr. Eliot Porter spoke at Greenlawn Cemetery Memorial Day services memorializing soldiers of all wars. Veterans groups including the American Legion and Veterans of Foreign Wars attended after a morning program at Fort Street Cemetery and a luncheon at the Legion Building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
Greenlawn Cemetery
Eliot Porter
Memorial Presbyterian Church
Oxford
Ohio
Glenford Dugan Post
American Legion
Legion Building
Glenford Dugan
Legion Post
Birds at Cosmopolitan Club Meeting in Nelsonville
At Mrs. Harry Jackson home the Cosmopolitan Club heard Mrs. Ed Humphrey present a paper titled Songs of Birds. Speaking from a country setting, she described her farm as a bird sanctuary and shared first hand observations of bird life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
Cosmopolitan Club
Harry Jackson
Ed Humphrey
Humphrey
War and peace view at Legion memorial service
Dr Porter urged avoiding future wars after a grim comment that all sides lost in the late conflict. He warned against naive 1918 ideals if the nation enters another war. A rifle salute and Taps closed the ceremonies at the new American Legion plot near the mausoleum, with Rev Lloyd Evans, T F Mulligan, and J D Adamson on the organizing committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilber L Hutchins
Glenford Dugan Post
H. A. Rothrock
John Geiger
Clarence E. Scott
Lloyd Evans
Porter
Europe
New American Legion
Legion Post
T. F. Mulligan
J. D. Adamson
Nelsonville Seniors Begin Graduation Week Sermon
Nelsonville High School opened commencement week with Rev. H A Rothrock delivering the baccalaureate sermon to the 62 graduates and their families in the high school auditorium. The 59th annual commencement is set for Thursday night with speaker Dusty Miller and will be followed by the alumni banquet Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
H. A. Rothrock
First Methodist Church
Nelsonville High School
Methodist
King
Leland Goodman
Christian Church
Rev
B. A. Awe
Pilgrim Holiness Church
Dusty” Miller
Birthday Party Honoring Jo Warehime in Nelsonville
Mr and Mrs Raymond Warehime hosted a Friday evening party from 7 to 10 to honor their daughter Jo on her 15th birthday. Guests included Irene Hoch Ruth Hannahs Jean Ruscoe Shirley Pack Zelda Vernick Jean Warner Eleanor Spencer Tom Rosser Gerald Nelson Jr Paul Richards and Joan Fry with an out of town guest. Irene Hoch won the peanut hunt prize.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
Raymond Warehime
Irene Hoch
Ruth Hannahs
Jean Ruscoe
Shirley Pack
Zelda Vernick
Jean Warner
Eleanor Spencer
Tom Rosser
Gerald Nelson, Jr
Paul Richards
Joan Fry
City Soft Ball League Opens With Three Night Games
Nelsonville announces a six o'clock start for opening night with three games. The Phi Club travels to Carbon Hill to face the Carbon Hill Grange. Presbyterians meet the Methodists, and the Church of Christ plays the Retail Clerks at the City Playground.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
Phi
Carbon Hill
Hellyer to Attend Milwaukee Railroad Conference
Elza Hellyer of Columbus will travel to Milwaukee with his wife and mother in law Mrs J W Wien of Nelsonville for a railroad conference expected to last several weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
Elza Hellyer
Columbus
Milwaukee
J. W. Wien
Benefit party for Nelsonville planned by Junior Order
The Junior Order will hold a benefit party Tuesday evening at 8 o clock in the LO O F Hall to raise funds for local efforts in Nelsonville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
Lo.o.f. Hall
Degree of Pocahontas
Red Men's Hall
Missionary Society Postpones Weekly Meeting
The Missionary Society of the Christian Church in Nelsonville will not meet this week due to commencement and will instead gather one week later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
The
Missionary Society of the Christian Church
Tax Foreclosure Notice in Athens County Ohio
G D Gorham treasurer of Athens County files petition in Common Pleas Court Athens Ohio case 10818 to foreclose tax and special assessment liens on real estate in Athens city Highland Park Addition parcels 2 and 2202. Clifford Douglas of Ann Arbor Motel 118 EF Ann St Ann Arbor Michigan must answer by July 7 1987 or judgment will be entered. Forter Cornwell assistant prosecuting attorney. 825tolw
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clifford Douglas
Ann Arbor
Ann St
Michigan
G. D. Gorham
Athens County
Ohio
Court of Common Pleas
Athena County
Athens
Onlo
Inelots
McKinstry and Parkers
Highland Park
Athena
Social Notes Highlight Wide Circle of Local Guests
Nelsonville residents hosted a wide array of visitors over Memorial and Decoration Days. Families from Columbus Zanesville Athens Cincinnati Cleveland and beyond joined locals for weekends and short visits, with extended stays from Hazel Lochary Helen Roscoe and Miss Emma Jane Grace among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
Wallace Glenn
Hazel
Columbus
Helen Lochary
Pomeroy
Nelsonville Alumni Banquet Dues and Tickets Urgently Requested
Miss Lillian Stover, treasurer, asks all dues be paid and tickets bought by Thursday noon to finalize dinner reservations. Tickets are on sale by Wilma Patton, Marjorie Ely, Margaret Butts and at The Colonial. Dinner at 6 30 at the Christian Church. dance at 9 at the Elks Club.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
Lillian Stover
Nelsonville High School Alumni Association
Wilma Patton
Marjorie Ely
Margaret Butts
Colonial
Christian Church
Elks Club
Old Friends Visit Nelsonville Noted Locals Reunion
Nelsonville hosts many former residents including Mr and Mrs Alfred Scott of Columbus and Mr and Mrs Ed Mackin of Lima visiting Mr and Mrs L L Keh. The Mackin party also includes Mrs Walter Mackin and daughter Betty from Van Wert and Ra Mackin's father once ran a Washington street store. Mr Scott, a former Nelsonville businessman, joins the gatherings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
Alfred Scott
Columbus
Ed Mackin
Bessie Dewitt
Lima
Walter Mackin
Betty
van Wert
Ll. R. Keleh
City
Ra Mackin
Washington
Scott
Glouster Scouts Enjoy An Outing With Leaders
Twelve members of the Holy Cross Church sponsored Boy Scout troop completed their first all day woods hike guided by Scoutmaster Sikorski and Assistant Roback. Leaders led patrol chiefs Robert Carter and Robert Wolf and scouts including Paul Beshara and Jack Bradley. The group aims to join the Jamboree Circus in Parkersburg and continues daily training.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glouster
Holy Cross Church
Sikorski
Roback
Robert Carter
Robert Wolf
Paul Beshara
Jack Bradley
Tony Cavello
Lewis Jennice
Andrew McCreanor
Thomas Morgan
William Morgan
Edward Thomas
Fred Thomas
Lawrence Wolf
Holy Cross Scouts
Parkersburg
Mrs. Adaline Sanders Dies at 78 in Nelsonville
Nelsonville obituary for Mrs. Adaline Sanders 78 who died at her daughter Hattie Hickman’s home after a hip fracture in January. Survived by son Jerry Sanders and daughter, 12 grandchildren, five great grandchildren. Funeral Thursday at 2 pm at the Hickman residence conducted by Rev. Leland Goodman. Burial Greenlawn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
Adaline Sanders
Hattie Hickman
Jefferson St
Byron H. Sanders
Hickman
Leland Goodman
Church of Christ
Greenlawn
William Darby Dies At Goose Run
William Darby aged 90 died Monday morning at the home of his son Alex Darby at Goose Run. Funeral 1:50 Wednesday at Ormiston Church with burial at Shawnee. Surviving are five sons and one daughter, plus 31 grandchildren and 32 great grandchildren. Also noted is a long list of locations and names connected to his family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
William Darby
Alex Darby
Goose Run
Ormiston Church
Shawnee
Thomas
Lawrence
Rayford
W. Va
Guy
Murray City
Alex
Warren
Orient
Ohio
William, Jr
Acme
John Splawn
Marion
Chauncey Personal And Social Notes
Chauncey social notes list visits and travels of residents. Mildred Ryan of Gallipolis spent a weekend with her Chauncey parents Mr and Mrs William Ryan. Others, including CCC camp member Thomas Cruikshank from Marietta and various Chauncey natives, are mentioned alongside Memorial Day and weekend visits from relatives in Zanesville Pontiac and Wynns Bell W Va.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chauncey
Mildred Ryan
Gallipolis
William Ryan
Thomas Cruikshank
CCC
Marietta
Luther Cruikshank
Kammacher
Columbus
Glenna Cunningham
George Palmer
Chris Buckley
Kathleen Palmer
Zanesville
Blanche Brown
Harold Brown
Thomas
Delores Palmer
Pontiac
Mich
James Ferguson
Gig
Wynns
Belle
W. Va
Junior Russell
Clarence Russell
Wesley Syx
Dayton
BR. E. Carter
James Rankin
Lancaster
Peter Rankin
Forest’ Swart
Arthur Swart
Philo
Memorial Day Visits and Local Family Gatherings In Glouster
Glouster and Athens area residents visited relatives during Memorial Day weekend. Carsick travelers included Mr. and Mrs. Les Williams of Cincinnati with B R Angle, Carl Pico and family in Columbus, Roy Robinson and daughters of Jacksonburg WV with the Lawsons, and John Carter in Columbus. A large family gathering at the Coffman home featured Arthur Keselring family, E D Coffman, Rafael Vess, Errette Shepherds, and others from Chauncey Hollister and Columbus. Spent Sunday at Ash Cave. Chloe Grubb from Capital University joined a Sunday School group from Broad Street Methodist Church in Columbus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glouster
Leslie Williams
Cincinnati
B. R. Angle
Carl Pico
Columbus
Geo. Carter
Leo
Nelle McBride
Hilda
Detroit
Bob McCreanor
John McCreanor
John Carter
Andrew Chute
Cecelia Chute
Mary Wells
Athens
Eldon Wells
John Strohmeyer
Syracuse
Carl Parker
Dayton
Elizabeth Fox
Worthy Parker
Alvin Ward
Jacquelyn
Robert Brunton
E. E. Peddicord
Roscoe Ratliff
Gladys Peddicord
Brownstown
Ind
Arthur Keselring
Bobby
Betty
Holly
Mich
J. N. Coffman
FE. D. Coffman
Coffman
E. D. Coffman
Jack
Rafael Vess
Corning
Errette Shepherd
Anna May
Florence
Frank Smith
Federal Valley
S. E. Border
Chauncey
Hannibal Grubb
Helen Love
Hollister
O. V. Yaw
Chloe
Betty Jane Yaw
Ash Cave
Capital University
Broad Street Methodist Church of
Mildred Mills and Robert Jones Wed in Glouster
Miss Mildred Mae Mills daughter of Mr and Mrs Harry Mills wed Robert Jones son of Mr and Mrs Dick Jones at the groom's parents home with Rev A J Craig officiating. Guests included Mrs Ernest Lehew and families from Glouster and Cleveland. The couple departed for Cleveland Monday where Jones works for American Steel and Wire Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glouster
Mildred Mae Mills
Harry Mills
Robert Jones
Dick Jones
A. J. Craig
Ernest Lehew
Richard Jones
Cleveland
American Steel and Wire Co
Waterloo High School graduates honor 22 diplomas
Miss Iris Katzenbach formerly of Chauncey addressed the Waterloo High School commencement on May 19 discussing Opportunity and Its advantages. The program featured music and talks as 22 seniors received diplomas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waterloo New Marshfield
Waterloo High School
Iris Katzenbach
Chauncey
Jack Gleason Arrested in Millfield for Intoxication
Millfield resident Jack Gleason was arrested Saturday by Deputy Henry Williams on intoxication charges. He appeared before Justice Thomas Gamwell and was fined $5 plus costs, totaling $13.70.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glouster
Jack Gleason
Millfield
Henry Williams
Justice of the Peace
Thomas Gamwell
Dexter Social News Notes Highlights Local Guests
Dexter notes show family visits and travels from New Castle to Washington and California. Local residents attend Decoration Day gatherings, host visitors from Albany Columbus and Rutland, and report travels of Cuvier Bowles and the Gillogly family. A 14 year old from Fort Worth is praised as a human adding machine with remarkable speed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dexter
George Davis
New Castle
Ind
Margaret
Ralph Swan
Springfield
Cuvier Bowles
Washington D. H
Carroll Halliday
Ruth Davis
Rachel Katheryn Jackson
Columbia, S. C
William Gillogly
Albany
Ella Nelson
H. C. Smith
J. F. Bowles
Chester Swearingen
Detroit
Mich
Curvier Bowles
Modesta
Cal
R. L. Saunders
Athens
Hill French
Harrisonville
W. R. Halliday
Elsie Halliday
Cora Penny
Pomeroy
Tiltonville
Morgan Jones
Washington, D. C
Lewis Saxton
Decoration Day
Dana Williamson
Cash Brailey
Columbus
Charles King
Bradbury
Harley Carr
Union
Claude Dulaney
Apha Plummers
Rutland
R. D
W. R. Amos and Son
Dallas
Kenneth Weaver
Donald Amos
Lancaster
Emma Nelson
Sunbury
Gertrude Gotschall
Russell Musser
Jesse Nelson
Max Nelson
Old Dexter
Harry Saxton
Grass Run
W. R. Amos
Claude Denny
New Lexington
D. H. Denny
Hattie Denny
California
Ray Minor
Boy
Fort Worth
Tex
I.p
William Souder
Chauncey Dover High to graduate 17 seniors in Thursday ceremony
Seventeen Chauncey Dover High School seniors will graduate at the annual commencement in the high school auditorium Thursday at 8 p.m. The program features a prologue Over the Top March invocation by Rev. Gilbert Courtney music by the high school orchestra salutation by Alice Johnson six musical pieces including a class song and a valedictory by Charles Pendergrass. Diplomas will be presented by Supt. A. B. Prior. The guest speaker is Joseph W. Fichter of Miami University Oxford Ohio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chauncey
Chauncey- Dover High School
Joseph W. Fichter
Miami University
Oxford
Ohio
Gilbert Courtney
Alice Johnson
Charles Pendergrass
A. B. Prior
Margaret Chiki
Ruth Cruikshank
Thelma Fierbaugh
Virginia McQuade
Martha Nye
Pauline Stahl
Ray Greene
Bessie Belle Baughman
Margaret Ann Chiki
Ruth Averilla Cruikshank
Alice L. Johnson
Virginia Adrienne McQuade
Martha Jane Nye
Kathleen Lucille Phillips
Andrew Benyi
Ray L. Chadwell
Ray Johnson
Francis P. Curran
Royden Kollister
Carmen Kozma
Charles L. Pendergrass
Charles Baron Sapp
Chauncey Residents Visit Middleport Cemetery
Chauncey residents including Mrs Charles Bradfield and families visited Middleport Hill Cemetery on Monday. The group named several relatives and local residents among their attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chauncey
Middleport Cemetery
Charles Bradfield
George Williamson
Jo Ann
George
C. S. Bradfield
Gilbert Courtney
Betty Jane
Isabel
Charles Harvey
Gilbert
C. N. Sanders
Bob and
Bill
Abe Fulton
Hazel Lahugh
Catherine Courtney
Middleport
Chauncey School Census Totals 324
Mrs. William A. Hartley reports Chauncey school enrollment with 157 boys aged 5 to 15 and 137 girls in that range. There are 13 boys and 16 girls aged 16 to 17, plus one girl 19, totaling 324 in school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chauncey
William A. Hartley
Bailey Son Born in Chauncey May 30
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Bailey announce the birth of a son at their Chauncey home on Sunday May 30. The baby is a grandson of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Clary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chauncey
Joe Bailey
Lena Clary
Charles Clary
Esther Group to Gather Chauncey Esther Class Meet
M E Church youth class to meet Tuesday night at Mrs Helen Nicholson home Mill Street class president Mrs Nellie Jorden in charge. Omaha U P report quotes Earl G Stanza St Louis Optimist International president saying crime by boys cannot be cured by reformatories nor penitentiaries and calls for a fair chance for boys to earn an honest living.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Esther
Chauncey
M. E. Church
Helen Nicholson
Mill St
Nellie Jorden
Youth’s Need
Omaha
U.P
Earl G. Stanza
St. Louis
Optimist International
Youth in Car Wreck En Route to Chauncey
Clifford Shafer of Bridgeport Connecticut was among four youths traveling home from Chauncey. Near Pittsburgh their car skidded on a curve and wrecked injuring all four, with three sustaining serious injuries. Clifford suffered a bruised eye and head and returned to Bridgeport Sunday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chauncey
Clifford Shafer
Bridgeport
Chauncey PTA to Hold Final Meeting With Scout Program
Chauncey PTA will hold the final meeting of the school year Tuesday night in the high school auditorium. Officers will be elected in charge of Mrs. Dorothy Blackford. The Chauncey Troop of Boy Scouts will present the program, featuring a moving picture of the 1936 Scout Circus at Parkersburg, W. Va. A large attendance is anticipated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chauncey
Chauncey Pta
Dorothy Blackford
Chauncey Troop
Boy Scouts
Parkersburg
W. Va
Bible Class Meeting at Mill Street Home
Chauncey Loyal Woman's Bible Class of the Church of Christ will meet Wednesday at noon in the home of Mrs. Wilis A Hartley on Mill Street. Program lead by Mr Burg Johnston. Assistant hostesses named as M. Bess Johnson Mrs A B Piie Mrs Carl Shafer and Mrs Peter Rankin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chauncey
Church
Christ
Wfiliz
A. Hartley
Mill St
Burg Johnston
M. Bess Johnson
A. B. Piie
Carl Shafer
Peter Rankin
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Adv
Gem Pharmacy
Dew
Ee Elsonville
the Store For Men & Boys
Oakley
and Oakley
Public Square
Rothrock
G. DY. Gorham
Onie
Forter Cornwell
Tolw
Nelsonville Social Notes
Donald M. Trift
Mamie Roscoe
Phoenix
Ariz
John Roscoe
Helen
Park Byers
Leonard Cooley
Helen Roscoe
Will Tedrow
Crooksville
Charles Tedrow
C. Toy
J. R. Thompson
Stanley Dew
Fred Johnson
George FE. Johnson
Mayme McNerney Fadgley
Chillicothe
Mable Shafer
Doras
Lowell Taylor
Paul Heller
L. B. McClure
Paul
Ed Mills
W. E. Figgins
Mary Martha
Florence Wiseman
Don
Toledo
J. Standall
Emma Jane Grace
Henry Hale
Edward Frazee
Byesville
Otto Lies
Thomas Mathewson
Richard Gray
Ray Sayers
John Sayers
Myrtle Mitchell
F. Bean
Walnut Street
Pauline Donley
Bar Harmony and Son
Donley
Bob Hilleary
Port Clinton
Bertha Evans
Frank Burnell
Akron
Ralph Guy
Lucile Powell
Leslie Powell
Harry Powell
Maria Powell
Dave Evans
Edward Sharp
N. Hill
W. H. Grady
Louisville
C. G. Dew
Leona Wells
Lillian
Hartford
Joe Ward
J.yelle Spray
Jo Kelly
Earl Scott
Elizabeth
Leola Tones Kraut
Ruth Mae
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Frances and
Grace Scott
United Automobile Workers International Union of America
Eagles Hall
Stanley Sikorski
Oakdale Road
Walter
Mary
Connie
Anthony Bartnik
Leo Burke
Anthony Kasprowicz
Chester Rogulski
Walter Rogulski
Stanley Pearson
Elizabeth Davis
Joe Davis
Martha
Methodist Church
Mildred Mills
Dexter Social
Majestic
Walter Winchell
Ben Bernie
Alice Frye
Jack Haley
Carole Lombard
Fred Macmurray
Sunes É
Ort
Signia
Bailey Son
Wood Gliders
General Electric
Columbus & Southern Ohio Electric Company
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