Firemen Complete Plans For July Fourth Events
POINT PLEASANT plans for the annual July Fourth celebration were completed by the Volunteer Fire Department. Activities include flag-raising queen crowning a parade a carnival contests at Harmon Field a fireworks display and a dance. Patronage for queen votes runs through local business jars. the most money wins. The day features races fiddler contest pie watermelon and other events culminating with a 10 p.m. fireworks show and a 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. dance at the American Legion Hall.
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Point Pleasant
Harmon Field
Main St
Viand
American Legion Hall
Avie Lake, Jr
Vernon Miller
Miller
Pt Pleasant Church News The Poor in Spirit Sermon Theme
Lutheran Parish led by George C. Werrick includes St Mark s Upper Flats St Paul s New Haven and Zion Broad Run with Sunday school times 9 10 a m and worship schedules The Poor in Spirit is the common sermon subject across all churches with Luther League gathering at 7 30 p m
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George C. Werrick
St. Mark's
Upper Flats
St. Paul's
New Haven
Zion
Broad Run
Luther League
Child Dies Rites Sunday
Henry Dean Frederick, 3, grandson of Mr and Mrs Will Swain of Long Bottom, died yesterday in Children’s Hospital Columbus. Survived by his parents Mr and Mrs Oris Frederick and a brother Dennis of Columbus and grandparents Mr and Mrs Henry Frederick of Westerville Ohio. Funeral services Sunday at 1 30 p m in Lee Chapel Church. Friends may call at Ewing funeral home.
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Pomeroy
Henry Dean Frederick
Will Swain
Long Bottom
Children's Hospital, Columbus
Oris Frederick
Dennis
Columbus
Henry Frederick
Westerville
Ohio
Lee Chapel Church
Ewing Funeral Home
Rife Services Set For Clarence B. Rife In Buchtel
Funeral services for Clarence B. Rife 52 who died from gunshot wounds at his home in Buchtel will be held Saturday at 2 p m in the Buchtel Methodist Church with Rev John Lloyd Evans of Nelsonville presiding Burial will follow in Buchtel Cemetery He is survived by his wife Ivy a daughter Priscilla Ann five brothers Walter Charles Paul Stanley and Earl all of Akron and five sisters Letha Russell Janet Christian Virginia Copper Mildred Miller and Thelma Crouse Other affiliations include the Moose in Glouster and the Eagles lodge in Murray City
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Nelsonville
Clarence B. Rife
Buchtel
Buchtel Methodist Church
John Lloyd Evans
First Presbyterian Church
Buchtel Cemetery
Rife
Ivy Rife
Priscilla Ann
Walter
Charles
Paul Stanley
Earl
Akron
Letha Russell
Janet Christian
Virginia Copper
Mildred Miller
Oakton
Thelma Crouse
Iowa
Moose Order
Glouster
Eagles Lodge
Murray City
Minnie Hand Dies at 61 in Parkers Run Home
Mrs Minnie Elizabeth Hand 61 died at her Parkers Run home Thursday at 8 30 pm Surviving are her husband Irving Hand a stepson Howard of Youngstown Pa a twin sister Mrs Charles Nelson of Dexter and a brother Charles Steele of Langsville Calling hours are at Chase funeral home Rutland with services Sunday at 2 pm in Midway Church Burial will follow in Robinson Cemetery Rutland
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Pomeroy
Minnie Elizabeth Hand
Parkers Run
Irving Hand
Howard
Youngstown
Charles Nelson
Dexter
Charles Steele
Langsville
Chase Funeral Home
Rutland
Midway Church
Robinson Cemetery
Viount St. Mary Hospital Notes Heading
Hospital notes from Viount St Mary listing patients and dismissals. Names include Linda Blackford and several residents of Nelsonville Chauncey and surrounding areas. Dismissed individuals range from Miss Shirley Ann Smith to E W Henshaw and Lewis Green.
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Viount
Linda Blackford
Nelsonville
Vern Vorhes
Dean Coakley
Chauncey
Florence M. Owens
Guy Fellem
Shirley Ann Smith
Jacklyn Wilson
Catherine Gastin
Gary Stewart
Arthur Kuhn
Robert Boling
E. W. Henshaw
Lewis Green
Illahee Farm Woman's Club Meets at Gallipolis Ferry
Pt Pleasant social notes report the Illahee Farm Woman's Club meeting at Mrs Garland Bostic home Gallipolis Ferry. C P Stout led devotionals Lyle Austin presided and taught What a Child Sees and Hears. Members donated 15 to the recreation center and planned June 15 all day meeting at Mrs Howard Garland with a pot luck noon meal.
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Point Pleasant
Illahee Farm Woman's Club
Garland Bostic
Gallipolis Ferry
C. P. Stout
Lyle Austin
Garland Mohr
John Gill
Reginald Archer
Howard Daugherty
Ogden Stevens
I. V. Blain
Bonnie Yester
Charles Hagsett
Kenneth Bartrug
Bellaire
Ohio
Dorothy Ulmer
Akron
Stork Shower Hosted by Mrs Odis Burris and Mrs Boyd Pickens
Mrs Odis Burris and Mrs Boyd Pickens hosted a stork shower on Wednesday night with games and prize awards. Refreshments were served. attendees included a long list of local ladies and gifts were sent by several neighbors.
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Odis Burris
English Rd
Boyd Pickens
Women of the Moose Meet at American Legion
Women of the Moose gathered Tuesday evening at the American Legion building with Senior Regent W O Fisher presiding. Installation of new officers is set for June 20 at 8 p m. Present were Mrs Frank Henson Mrs Carl Rutherford Mrs Jack Caldwell Mrs R H Melrose and Doris McMillin.
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Women of the Moose
American Legion Building
W. O. Fisher
Frank Henson
Carl Rutherford
Jack Caldwell
R. H. Melrose
Doris McMillin
Legion Auxiliary Prospect Party at American Legion
Mrs. Jack Caldwell organizer announces a Wednesday evening prospect party at the American Legion building seeking 50 Legion Auxiliary members.
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American Legion
Jack Caldwell
Pt Pleasant Personal News Roundup
Mrs. Carl Lynch hosted Mrs. Fred Rinar and her son Bill of Huntington on Wednesday. Karen Roush returned home after two weeks with Mr. and Mrs. Ray Sheets in South Charleston. Mrs. Michael Whalen returned home after visiting relatives in Athens.
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Carl Lynch
Ohio River Rd
Fred Rinar
Bill
Huntington
Karen Roush
Ray Sheets
South Charleston
Michael Whalen
Park Drive
Athens
Intoxication Charge Leads to Fines in Nelsonville
Floyd Slagle of Columbus pleaded guilty to operating a motor vehicle under the influence in Nelsonville. He was fined 100 dollars plus costs after arraignment before Mayor Earl Hilleary. Patrolman Hewlett and Cecil Fellem noted prior pleas. Fellem’s case fined 50 dollars with costs and a 25 dollar suspension carried to the next court trip. Slagle was committed to the county jail pending settlement.
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Nelsonville
Floyd Slagle
Columbus
Earl Hilleary
Slagle
Everett Hewlett
Cecil Fellem
Fellem
Nelsonville Two Charged With Sales Tax Violations
Affidavits filed by state examiner A D Hatch accuse Nelsonville residents Chester Six grocer and Alberta Jeffers employee at The Colonial of failing to cancel sales tax stamps. They are cited to appear today at 7 p m in Mayor Earl Hilleary's court.
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Nelsonville
Ohio
A. D. Hatch
State Department
Earl Hilleary
Chester Six
Alberta Jeffers
Colonial
Prisoner Gilman Sayre Escapes From Road Camp
An escapee from Road Camp 86 in Gypsy West Virginia, Gilman Sayre, who was sentenced in Mason County on January 21 1947 for breaking and entering, fled the camp on Tuesday after leaving the facility.
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Point Pleasant
Gypsy
W. Va
Mason County
Gilman Sayre
Local man fined for intoxication in Pleasants county
Oscar Reynolds of Pleasants was fined $10 and costs and given 10 days in jail on an intoxication charge before a local magistrate. Patrolman Russell Nott presented the case.
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Point Pleasant
Oscar Reynolds
Russell Nott
Eagles Dance Planned in Nelsonville Hall Saturday Night
Local Eagles sponsor a round and square dance at their hall from 9 to 12 Saturday night. Music by W A Miller and his orchestra. Barney Jacobs will be the caller. Porcupines are noted for quills at birth but stiff quality develops shortly after.
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Eagles
Nelsonville
W. A. Miller
Barney Jacobs
Poultry contest crowns winners at Southeast Ohio Egg Auction
Eight contestants in Junior and Senior divisions win trophies and ribbons in the Chicken of Tomorrow contest at the Southeastern Ohio Egg Auction dressing plant in Nelsonville. About 120 birds were dressed and judged. winners include Deloris Beckett and Gerald Borden among others.
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Nelsonville
Southeastern
North Central
Southeastern Ohio
Deloris Beckett
Caldwell
Gerald Borden
Ashley
Bob Shaw
Phil Pickering
Harry Wilson
Newark
Southeast
Larry Beckett
Caldwell Route 6
Charles Johnson
Ronald Johnson
A. E. Beyer
Joe Buckey
Muskingum County Farm Bureau
Zanesville
Farm Bureau Cooperative
Columbus
Federated Egg Cooperative
Wooster
Harold Koker
Fred Pursley
Chillicothe
Farm Bureau
M. C. Sweet
Extension Poultryman
Ohio State University
Ross Wright
Athens County
Ray Wiseman
Clarence Gerling
City Dogs Quarantined in Nelsonville Amid Local Complaints
Athens County health board lifts the Athens quarantine but Nelsonville maintains strong dog control. Mayor Earl Hilleary says the leash and restraint ordinance remains in effect from spring through fall, with police ordered to crack down on violations.
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Nelsonville
Athens County
Health Board
Earl Hilleary
Mrs. Lacy Donley Dies in Akron
Former Nelsonville resident Mrs. Lacy Donley died Thursday night in an Akron hospital after an extended illness. She leaves her son Gerard Donley a brother Harry of Nelsonville Route 1 and a sister Mrs. Bessie Hoch of Bellaire. Stout funeral home in Nelsonville will arrange funeral details.
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Nelsonville
Lacy Donley
Akron
Gerard Donley
Harry
Bessie Hoch
Bellaire
Stout Funeral Home
Pilgrim Holiness Pastor Attends General Conference
The Rev. Raymond Simpson of Pilgrim Holiness Church will depart Monday to Frankfort Indiana for the church’s general conference opening Tuesday, with attendance expected through the proceedings.
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Nelsonville
Raymond Simpson
Pilgrim Holiness Church
Frankfort
Ind
Nelsonville church notices list services across multiple local congregations
Local church pages list schedules for NAZARENE Adams Street FIRST METHODIST Epiphany Fort and Short CHRISTIAN Fort and Short Pilgrim Holiness Pilgrim Holiness Raymond Simpson FIRST BAPTIST B J Ball with service times, sermons and special event Rally Day June 18 with guest speaker C J Carpenter of Rendville.
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East and Central
Rollin S. Polk, Jr
John H. Hannahs
Fort and Short
J. A. Long
Christian Youth Fellowship
Everyman and the Tide
Raymond Simpson
Young People's Meeting
First Baptist
B. J. Ball
C. J. Carpenter
First Baptist Church
Rendville
G. T. Club to Meet at Hutchins Home Friday Evening
Members of the G. T. Club will gather at Mrs. Thelma Hutchins' residence 882 Chestnut Street Friday at 7 30 p m for a regular meeting.
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G. T. Club
Thelma Hutchins
Chestnut St
Berean Bible Class Banquet Tonight at 7
The Berean Bible Class banquet is set for tonight at 7 o'clock in the social rooms of the Christian Church. Members are invited to attend and enjoy a program and fellowship.
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The
Christian Church
VFW Dance Tonight in Nelsonville Hosted by VFW Post
Nelsonville Post VFW hosts a dance for members and guests tonight from 9 to 1 at its hall. Music by Everett Ernie and Junior.
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VFW
Nelsonville
Nelsonville Post
Everett
Ernie
Junior
Nelsonville Woman’s Council Met For July Program
The Nelsonville group of the Woman’s Council met at Madison Street with Virginia Rowland hosting. Edith Patton led, Edna Scott and Verna Lane presented reports, and Gertrude Ray led devotionals and the missionary story. An apron fundraiser was opened after the program. Next meeting set for July 3 with Edna Scott hosting. dance to follow dinner at VanMeter’s Restaurant. Reservations by June 10 with Phyllis La Velle through Emblem Club in Athens.
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Woman's Council of the Christian Church
Virginia Rowland
Madison St
Edith Patton
Edna Scott
Verna Lane
Gertrude Ray
Elizabeth Ray
Mrs. Rowland
Myrtle Gettle
Hannah Parry
Jennie Davis
Inex Courtney
Helen Mechem
Bertha Lawson
Mary Ray
Elizabeth Tignor
Josie Baugh
Allie Dilcher
Bertha Butterworth
Rose Weigand
Cecil Morman
Fern Hickman
Nelle Johnson
Mrs. Fuller
Columbus
VanMeter
Phyliss A. la Velle
Emblem Club
Athens
Hostesses in Martha Class Entertain First Methodist Group
Mrs Wesley Hawk and Mrs Rose Cook hosted the Martha Class of the First Methodist Church at the home of Mrs Hawk. Devotions were led by Mrs E E Bell with readings from Rev Don Tullis. Edna Shough and Mabel Lancaster sang with Bell on piano. Mrs Stocklen read Have Faith in God. Dessert served to 20 members and one guest Mrs Margaret McDonald.
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Wesley Hawk
Rose Cook
Martha
First Methodist Church
E. E. Bell
Miriam Butts
Don Tullis
Edna Shough
Mabel Lancaster
Bell
John Stocklen
Margaret McDonald
Two Historical Films at Westminster Fellowship
Public meeting at First Presbyterian Church social rooms Sunday evening at 6 30 featuring two sound films on American history. C D Crawford presents Thomas Jefferson and Monticello in color and George Washingtons Virginia.
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Westminster Fellowship
First Presbyterian Church
C. D. Crawford
Thomas Jefferson
Monticello
George Washigton
Virginia
Anniversary Dinner Honors 82nd Birthday at Jefferson Street Home
Mr and Mrs Earl Baker hosted an anniversary dinner Thursday at their Jefferson Street residence honoring Mrs Anise Baker on her 82nd birthday. Attending were grandson Bob Nice and Miss Maureen Cornwell of Athens.
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Earl Baker
Jefferson St
Anise Baker
Bob Nice
Maureen Cornwell
Athens
Athens Club To Install The Athens Emblem Club Officers
The Athens Emblem Club plans installation of its officers on June 15 with a dinner to follow. The event details indicate a community gathering hosted by the club in Athens. Local members and guests are expected to attend.
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Athens Emblem Club
Bartletts Entertained Before Return to Oklahoma
Guests in Nelsonville Mr and Mrs C M Bartlett en route to Miami Oklahoma visit their brother C H Bartlett and wife. Mac Bartlett who has been here with his parents will return Sunday with them to Oklahoma.
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C. M. Bartlett
Miami, Okla
Marietta
C. H
Mrs. Bartlett
Mac Bartlett
Oklahoma
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Ray Jordan
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Charles Oney
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James Hambleton
McConnelsville
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George Kenmitzer
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Nelsonville Church News
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