Veterans Rites Held in Nelsonville Observing Memorial Day
Veterans from three wars including Spanish American and World Wars I and II joined ceremonies led by the Nelsonville High School Band. A wreath at the Unknown Soldier grave was placed as prayers by Rev. Walter Shafer followed a rifle salute and Taps. Other services occurred at Greenlawn Cemetery and Legion plots with Rev. J A Long delivering the memorial address. The American Legion Auxiliary sold 1000 Poppy tokens under chairwoman Mrs. Kate Petit.
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Nelsonville
Veterans’ Organizations
Nelsonville High School
Athens County Camp
Walter Shafer
Greenlawn Cemetery
Soldiers' Circle
Legion Plot
J. A. Long
Christian Church
American Legion Auxiliary Committee
Kate Petiit
Hamley Run Man Found Dead at Home
Nelsonville report states Jordan Mourne aged 72 died Saturday evening at his Hamley Run residence where he lived alone. He was last seen about 5 p.m. and found by a cousin at 6:45. Cause given as heart ailment by coroner Dr J H Elias. Survived by cousins nephews and nieces. Funeral held Monday at Stout funeral home Nelsonville with Rev William Brown. Burial in Green Lawn Cemetery.
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Nelsonville
Jordan Mourne
Hamley Run
J. H. Elias
Athens County
Mourne
Stout Funeral
William Brown
Carbondale
Greenlawn Cemetery
Basement Blaze At 98 Madison St Causes Smoke
A basement at 98 Madison Street, home of Mrs. Bertha Campbell, filled with smoke at 11 p.m. Monday. Assistant Fire Chief Meade Whyte said the smoke likely entered the basement through a loose brick in the hearth. No damage was reported.
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Nelsonville
Bertha Campbell
Madison St
Meade Whyte
B&PW Club Teaches Nelsonville Graduates With Tea
Nelsonville club members hosted a Sunday tea at the Little House from 3 to 5 pm honoring the 1948 Nelsonville school graduates. Janet Cope played piano and led school songs. a trio including Cope, Mary Ellen Donley, and Shirley Sayers performed. Margaret Johnson sang Tell Me That You Love Me. Mrs Oral Daugherty and Mrs Doris Pergrin supervised tea service with open faced sandwiches and sweets.
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Nelsonville
Business and Professional Woman's Clubs
Nelsonville Schools
Janet Cope
Miss Cope
Mary Ellen Donley
Shirley Sayers
Margaret Johnson
Oral Daugherty
Doris Pergrin
Ellen Burnell
Mable Haffner
Death Claims Pomeroy Man
Granville Partlow 25 of Pomeroy died Saturday evening in Meigs General Hospital. Survived by father Adam Partlow, three brothers Olen Levi and James in the Army, three sisters Mrs George Sheatham Ernestine and Louise Partlow. Funeral at Adam Partlow residence Wednesday at 2 pm. Burial in Beech Grove Cemetery.
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Pomeroy
Granville Partlow
Meigs General Hospital
Adam Partlow
Olen
Levi
James
U. S. Army
George Sheatham
Ernestine
Louise Partlow
Beech Grove Cemetery
Dr C G Dew Omitted From Athens County Committee
Nelsonville correction notes Dr C G Dew of Nelsonville was unintentionally left off the list of Athens County Democratic Executive Committee members after the organization meeting. County chairman C E Handley says the omission was inadvertent.
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Dr. Dew
Nelsonville
C. G. Dew
Athens County
Democratic Executive Committee
C. E. Handley
Swimmers Defy Cold at Nelsonville Pool Opening
About 300 children and young people attended Sundays opening of the Nelsonville community pool at 2 p m. Admission was free and both water and air were cool. Activities continued on the regular schedule Monday and will run daily except Saturday through Labor Day.
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Nelsonville
Weekend court in Nelsonville lists multiple pleas
Acting Mayor Earl Hilleary presides over weekend hearings. Cecil Fellem is fined 25 dollars and costs and placed on two months probation with nightly 7 pm reporting at City Hall. George Whitmore and Marie Whitmore each fined 10 dollars and costs for disturbing the peace and intoxication.
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Nelsonville
Earl Hilleary
Cecil Fellem
City Hall
George Whitmore
Marie Whitmore
Gilbert Adams
Chester Woodrum
Adams
Eddie Ross
Violet Courtney
Ross
Joss
Chester Hicks
Logan
Burley Blair
Rites Planned for Mrs Della Bateman
Funeral services for Mrs. Della Bateman former resident of Nelsonville and Union Furnace who died Saturday in Willoughby were held at 2 p m in Stout funeral home. Burial followed at Greenlawn Cemetery.
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Nelsonville
Della Bateman
Union Furnace
Willoughby
Stout Funeral Home
Greenlawn
Funeral Attended by Emma Connor and Mrs Fuller in Akron
Mrs Emma Connor and her daughter Mrs C C Fuller of Columbus attended the funeral of Howard B Windle in Akron. Windle had visited Nelsonville and was the father in law of Mrs Eugene Con10r.
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Nelsonville
Emma Connor
C. C. Fuller
Columbus
Akron
Howard B. Windle
Windle
Eugene Con
KS Kanauga WSCS Social at Spears Home in Chesire
The Kansauga WSCS gathered at Mrs. J W Spears home for a pot luck dinner. Attendees included Mrs Wallace Pullins Mrs Mariam Dunn Mrs Homer Sowards Mrs Bessie Litchfield Mrs Velma Woodward Mrs Lewis Lee Mrs Florence Allen Mrs Irene Russell Mrs Ray Allen Mrs Harry Brownell and Mrs J W Spears. Several guests and relatives visited family members in Kentucky and Ohio during the weekend and on Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kanauga
WSCS
J. W. Spears
Chesire
Wallace Pullins
Mariam Dunn
Homer Sowards
Bessie Litchfield
Velma Woodward
Lewis Lee
Florence Allen
Irene Russell
Ray Allen
Harry Brownell
Byron Ward
Ema Ricketts
Ward
Ashland
River
George Ward
Kentucky
Julia Murray
Altha Wood
Racine
Frank Fowler
Billie
Dayton
R. C. Walker
Old Kyger Notes Daily Visits and Local Happenings
Mr and Mrs Walter Underwood and son Caris of Leon West Virginia visited J E Evans while Mrs J E Evans remained ill. Mrs John Reese Gallipolis spent a day with her parents Arthur Jenkins and family. The Rev Willis B May left Friday for a vacation to Ohio and West Virginia. Ted Baker Gallipolis visited Mrs Sam Theiss. Edgar Spellman attended a minstrel at Washington School Gallipolis. Clara Jeane Taylor visited Darius Underwood. John Spires Rutland stayed with John Spires family. Lydia Rupe Zanesville visited son Floyd Rupe. Galen Amos Cincinnati visited the Evans home. Jack Herrmann moved their house trailer back to Columbus. Starling Manley of California visited his mother Kate Manley. Church flood damage repaired with sanded and revarnished floors. Delbert Underwood and Rhea Anne visited Mrs Etta V Evans at the Evans home.
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Old Kyger
Walter Underwood
Caris
Leon
W. Va
J. E. Evans
John Reese
Gallipolis
Arthur Jenkins
Willis B. May
Ohio
West Virginia
Ted Baker
Sam Theiss
Edgar Spellman
Washington School
Clara Jeane Taylor
Darius Underwood
John Spires
Rutland
Lydia Rupe
Zanesville
Floyd Rupe
Galen Amos
Cincinnati
G. E. Evans
Jack Herrmann
Columbus
Starling Manley
California
Kate Manley
Delbert Underwood
Rhea Anne
Etta V. Evans
Needle Club Gathering at Athens Home
Mrs Mabel Smith will host the Millfield Needle Club at her Athens home on Wednesday night for a meeting with club members.
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Needle Club
Chauncey
Mabel Smith
Athens
Millfield
Eighth Grade Graduation Held at The Plains
Eighth grade commencement at The Plains High School Friday featured 26 diplomas. Salutatory by Allen Snyder, class history Mary Jo Charney, poems by Alice Yates, prophecy by Betty Bryan and Elizabeth Johnson, class will by Robert Michael and Vaughn Howard, prayers by Willa Sparks, valedictorian Jon Tipton. County Supt. Glen Hanes presented diplomas as Supt. Davis was greeted. chorus sang On the Morrow and Tis Spring Time. benediction by Willia Sparks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chauncey
Plains
Allen Snyder
Mary Jo Charney
Alice Yates
Betty Bryan
Elizabeth Johnson
Robert Michael
Vaughn Howard
Willa Sparks
Jon Tipton
Beryl Cone
Davis
Glen Hanes
Goldman
Willia Sparks
Man Pleads Guilty For Missing Fishing License in Nelsonville
Kenneth Bohyer pleaded guilty on arraignment in the Acting Mayor Earl Hilleary court to failure to exhibit a fishing license. An affidavit by game protector B. F. Swartz showed Bohyer had bought a license but left the tag home and lacked the proper badge. A $10 fine and costs were suspended due to technicalities.
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Nelsonville
Kenneth Bohyer
Earl Hilleary
B. F. Swartz
Bodger
Buchtel Man Dies At 83 In Athens Hospital
Charles Francis 83 of Buchtel died Sunday at 10 a.m. at Sheltering Arms Hospital Athens after several weeks’ treatment. He moved to Buchtel about 55 years ago and worked in the mines. Survived by three daughters Mrs George O Hoch Mrs Earl E Steele both of Columbus and Mrs Fred Lach Glouster. sons John Nelsonville and Claude Columbus. eight grandchildren. Funeral Wednesday at 2 p.m. Warren Funeral Home with burial Whitmore Cemetery Buchtel.
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Nelsonville
Charles Francis
Buchtel
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Athens
Francis
George O. Hoch
Earl E. Steele
Columbus
Fred Lach
Glouster
John Francis
Claude
Warren Funeral Home
Whitmore Cemetery
Funeral Home Truck Found in Lancaster
A panel body truck loaded with cemetery equipment stolen from the Stout funeral home garage on May 8 was found in the Lancaster railroad yards after three weeks. One fender damaged. equipment intact. Police theorize the thief drove the truck to Lancaster to catch a freight.
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Nelsonville
Stout Funeral Home
Lancaster
Nelsonville Personal Notes Highlight Family and Class Reunion
Weekend guests visit from Wooster Columbus Reynoldsburg and Pittsburgh. Families include Washburn Fuller Campbell Bryan Backus Bennett Simms and Jewett. Mrs Fuller attended class of 33 reunion. Several hosted by Mr and Mrs Earl Baker and others.
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Roy Washburn
Margaret Erma
Wooster
Ohio
C. E. Washburn
Earl Baker
Mable Campbell
New Lexington
Donald Butt
Reynoldsburg
Walter Wagner
Columbus
George Butt
Erma Connor
C. C. Fuller
Clarence Campbell
Earl Bryan
Pittsburgh
Bob Jewett
Fred Craig
Jewett
Weekend Guests From Toledo Visit Millfield Family
Dr. and Mrs. Fred Wemmer of Toledo spent the weekend in Millfield as guests of Mrs. Lucretia Wemmer and Mrs. Elizabeth Patton, the former’s mother and sister.
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Chauncey
Fred Wemmer
Toledo
Millfield
Lucretia Wemmer
Elizabeth Patton
Ladies Aid Society to Quilt at Chauncey Church
The Ladies Aid Society of Chauncey Methodist Church will hold a quilting meeting at the Chauncey church this Thursday.
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Chauncey—Ladies Aid Society
Chauncey Methodist Church
Last Rites Conducted for Floyd Potts in Zion Church
Funeral services were held for Floyd Potts 51 of Nelsonville formerly of Lower Plains at Zion Free Will Baptist Church Lower Plains. The Rev Gus Graham led the service with a singing trio and solo. Burial followed in Zion Cemetery. He died in a Columbus hospital after a months long illness, survived by wife Alma Hale Potts four children and several siblings.
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Chauncey
Floyd Potts
Nelsonville
Lower Plains
Zion Free Will Baptist Church
Gus Graham
Marle Coon
Nell Ogg
Charles S. Bradfield
Bernice Romine
Elmer Siddle
Siddle
Zion Cemetery
Potts
Fellowship Class To Meet Wednesday At Plains Methodist
The Adult Fellowship Class of The Plains Methodist Church meets Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. at Mr. and Mrs. Otho Coon's home. Mrs. Violet Bryan presides and Miss Gaile Slater serves as secretary. Mrs. Carrie Nida is the teacher.
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Chauncey
The
Plains Methodist Church
Otho Coon
Violet Bryan
Gaile Slater
Carrie Nida
Methodist pastor attends Columbus conference
The Plains Methodist Church pastor Chauncey Charles Caffrey attended a Methodist conference in Columbus last week, representing his church and area.
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Chauncey
Charles Caffrey
Plains Methodist Church
Columbus
Louise White Hosts Millfield Bridge Club
Chauncey Mrs Louise White Millfield hosted the Thursday Night Bridge Club with three tables at play. Patton high score Sanders second and Omen low travel. The hostess served the dessert course. Present were Sanders Willis Border Wallace Smith Rankin Omen McDaniel Sanders Hill Patton White.
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Chauncey
Louise White
Millfield
Patton
Helen Sanders
Ruth Omen
Bertha Sanders
Elizabeth Willis
Grace Border
Frances Wallace
Mabel Smith
Madeline Rankin
Edith McDaniel
Ida Hill
Elizabeth Patton
Middleport Visitors Tour Hill Cemetery
Mrs. Lucille Sanders and her son Bob from Chauncey plus Mrs. Helen Courtney of Chauncey and Mrs. Gladys Williamson and her son Buddy of Athens visited the Hill Cemetery in Middleport on Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chauncey
Lucille Sanders
Bob
Millfield
Helen Courtney
Gladys Williamson
Buddy
Athens
Middleport
Hill Cemetery
Patient Taken Home From Hocking Valley Hospital
Leland I. Krieg, long treated for a heart ailment at Hocking Valley Hospital Logan, was transported by Stout ambulance to his home in Nelsonville on Sunday after five weeks of care.
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Nelsonville
Leland I. Krieg
Hocking Valley Hospital
Logan
Stout
Visit in Columbus Chauncey
Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Staley of Chauncey spent Friday in Columbus for a short outing. Their trip included calls at local shops and a meal at a downtown tavern.
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Columbus
Chauncey
Mrs
Clarence Staley
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