Merchants OK Longer Friday Hours for Festival Week
City Hall special meeting approved new store closing times of 8 30 p m on Fridays and 7 p m Saturdays starting July 1 as Merchants Week and Parade of the Hills plans unfold. The retail group led by Bob Wilson will promote displays and promotions with noon openings and 8 30 p m closing during festival days. Clyde Byers chaired Parade of the Hills committees planning Kiddie shows and homecoming events from Sept 8 through the following Sunday attracting thousands.
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City Hall
Merchants Group
Spe
Cial
On Boga
Clyde Byers
Merchants Committee
Bob Wilson
William Hoffman
Jack Maurer
Wilson
D. W. Codding Former Nelsonville School Chief Dies
Donald W. Codding, 51, former Nelsonville superintendent of schools, died Wednesday in Massillon Hospital. A Morrow County native, he led Nelsonville schools from 1942 to 1950 before moving to Conneaut. He was a Mason and Knights Templar member, survived by wife Mabel, daughter Barbara, son Billy, and sister Mrs. Fred Mack. Funeral Saturday at 2 p.m. at Cheatwood Funeral Home Reynoldsburg with calling after 8 p.m. today. burial in Silent Cemetery.
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Nelsonville
Donald W. Codding
Massillon
Conneaut
Ohio
Codding
Morrow County
Masonic Order
Scottish Rite
Knights Templar
Mabel
Chauncey Church Speakers Schedule Across Three Towns
Chauncey Church of Christ pastors Mr. Courtney and Mr. Mulkin will speak in Greens Run at 9 30 a m Chauncey at 10 30 a m Taylor Ridge Millfield and Trimble options with lay leaders guiding the 10 30 a m worship and a Parish Night service at Trimble at 7 p m replacing the usual 7 30 p m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Church of Christ
B. Courtney
C. D. Mulkin
Courtney
Greens Run
Chauncey
Nelsonville Church News Roundup of area services and schedules
Local churches in Nelsonville list Sunday schools and worship times for Christian-Fort and Short Streets, Methodist, Presbyterian, Pilgrim Holiness, Baptist, Epiphany, Nazarene, Latter Day Saint, and Zion League groups. Notable notes include Vacation Bible School, youth programs, choir and WSCS meetings, and sermons by ministers such as J A Long and Raymond Simpson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christian—Fort and Short Sts
J. A. Long
Camp Christian
Elizabeth Siddle
Methodist
Jefferson St. F
Melvin Wentz
Methodist Youth Fellowship
Monay
WSCS
First Presbyterian
John Lloyd Evans
Pilgrim Holiness
Chestnut St
Raymond Simpson
Young Peoples
Robert Gastin
Hiram J. Mingus
First Baptist
W. Columbus and
Adams Sts
Charles Chapman
Church of the Nazarene
Adams St
Leroy A. Moyer
NYPS
Jackson St
D. O. Norris
Zion League
Kilbarger and Krannitz Tie the Knot in Logan
Edward F. Kilbarger 19 a machinist of Sugar Grove and Marjoree Ann Krannitz 18 at home in Logan obtained a marriage license together.
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Logan
Edward F. Kilbarger
Sugar Grove
Marjoree Ann Krannitz
Suspended Sentence Is Invoked In Child Support Case
Wayne Jones of Shawnee was sentenced after pleading guilty to failure to provide for a minor child. A suspended sentence was recalled due to four months of nonpayment in late 1954 and only partial payments in 1955. He received one to three years at the Ohio Reformatory for Men in Mansfield and must report within five days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilma Waddell
Murray
Jones
Meyer
Ohio Reformatory
Mansfield
Reformatory
Driver Jailed After Crash In Nelsonville
Ronald E. Swaim Haydenville was arraigned in mayor Earl Hilleary's court on a drunk driving charge. He paid a $100 fine and received a three day jail term after a Wednesday night crash on Canal Street that left his car off the road, damaged a utility pole and damaged a house foundation, traveling about 360 feet over sidewalk and lawns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
Ronald E. Swaim
Haydenville
Earl Hilleary
Canal St
Swaim
Military Mail Call notices for service members
The Messenger invites submissions of service members addresses for the Military Mail Call column. Readers should send full addresses including town, sender name, and service details such as Donald L. Roach USMC with unit and FPO information for entry.
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the Messenger
Athens
Ohio
Births at Mount St Mary Hospital
Birth notices listing Mr and Mrs Robert Lehman of Haydenville a son. Jane Ger y Horvath of Olsonville a daughter. Miss Jane Sheets of New Plymouth, Mrs Donna Jean Meredith of Murray City. Ted Bunting of Buchtel. Mrs Calvin Williams of Carbon Hill and son. Mrs Alfred Bookman of New Straitsville and son. Alicia Woodson and Melvin Pack of Nelsonville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Lehman
Haydenville
Jane i Gery Horvath
Olsonville
Jane Sheets
New Plymouth
Donna Jean Meredith
Murray City
Ted Bunting
Buchtel
Calvin Williams
Carbon Hill
Alfred Bookman
New Straitsville
Alicia Woodson
Nelsonville
Melvin Pack
Warren Rose Wins Red Ribbon Award at Show
A Crimson Glory rose from the Warren gardens in Nelsonville won a red ribbon at the Spring Flower Show for District 11 of Garden Clubs held in Chester. Nelsonville members attending included Mrs. W. E. Howe Mrs. Malvern Wilson Mrs. Frank Oakley and Mrs. E. E. Bell. The district fall show will be at Marietta in September.
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Nelsonville
W. W. Warren Gardens
Chester
W. E. Howe
Malvern Wilson
Frank Oakley
E. E. Bell
Marietta
Scouts To Take Hike For Wiener Road
Boy Scouts of Troop 66 meet at 7 p.m. at the C&O Depot on Fulton Street for an outdoor meeting and wiener roast at a site along Wiener Road. Patrol leaders urge members to contact Robert and carry flashlights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
Boy Scouts
C&o
Fulton St
Robert Us
Exiled Chief Shot in Havana as Agostin’s Return Stirs
Havana police urge Agostin to explain his backstory after the exiled associate of deposed President Carlos Pino Socarras sneaked back into Cuba under an assumed name. The Thursday confrontation highlights ongoing turmoil and exile tensions.
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Havana
Cuba
Agostin
Agostini
Carlos Pino Socarras
Legacy Home on Hooper Ridge Tied to Spiritualist Amos McDaniel
The Ernest and now Ernest Linscott home on Hooper Ridge in Ames Township, Athens County, preserves a 19th century lineage from Amos McDaniel a noted spiritualist and healer. The property passed from McDaniel to the Linscott family in 1897 and hosts Duham cattle Ancona chickens and wool sheep with collie Hector as helper.
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Hooper Ridge
Ames Township
Athens County
Ernest J
Amos McDaniel
Ohio
Sam
Millfield
Dover
Emaline
George Linscott
Amos
McDaniel
Joseph Wolfe
Morgan County
Elijah Holsington
Ernest Linscott
McDaniel- Linscott
Wiliam Shoop
Amesville
Seth Thomas
Mr. Linscott
Dead Man's den
Ancona
Hector
Flag Day Picnic Set By DAR Chapter
Elizabeth Zane Dew Chapter DAR will hold its Flag Day picnic Tuesday at the home of Mrs. Arley Fisk on W Columbus St. A covered dish dinner is at 6 p.m. Members to bring table service. The annual business meeting will include officer elections and reports, with delegate Mrs. Fisk reporting on the Continental Congress.
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Nelsonville
Elizabeth Zane Dew
Daughters of the American Revolution
Arley Fisk
W. Columbus St
Fisk
Church News and Schedules in Logan Area
Local church notices list Sunday school times worship services and programs across multiple denominations in Logan. Entries include First Methodist Stanie Benton Klingler EUB A N Grueser Trinity Lutheran First Earl Schottke First Church of God Laurelian Community Church of God Gore Charge Oroville and Fellowship Bible program details with times and special observances such as Children's Day and youth activities.
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First Methodist
Stanie T. Benton
Hattie Patton
Millard Brown
Crcle
Church of OS
Klingler
NYPS
A. N. Grueser
Wynes
Seer
Hocking Valley Tabernacle
Trinity Lutheran
Paul D Holtzen
Earl F Schottke
South
Clara Gleason
Oath
Bible School Exercises Tonight In Logan
Closing exercises of a union vacation Bible school in Logan will be at 7 30 p m at First Evangelical United Brethren Church. Ministers A N Grueser and Earl F Schottke of First Presbyterian Church will participate. St Pauls Episcopal has no pastor after Rev Hanna’s resignation. Handwork, memory work and songs will be displayed and reviewed by children and teachers. About 100 enrollments were recorded for the 10 day term.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logan
First Evangelical United Brethren Church
Tak Part
A. N. Grueser
Earl F. Schottke
First Presbyterian Church
St. Paul's Biscopal
Paul Hanna
Myron Stoltz
Earl Schottke
Earl Lowe
William Tannehill
The
Bible School
Schottke
Births at Holzer Hospital Change Hands and Homes
Holzer Hospital notes list births including Pamela Elkins Gallipolis and Earl Barnett Leon Route 1 with medical and surgical cases. Names include Paul Shepherd Gallipolis and Jeffrey Alkire Racine among others. DISMORD includes a list of individuals and families connected to the hospital notices.
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Maurice E. Lowks
Columbus
Pamela Elkins
Gallipolis
Earl Barnett
Leon
Knight Rank Conferred at Valley Lodge 149
Nelsonville reports a good attendance of members at Valley Lodge 149 Knight of Pythias on Wednesday night as the rank of Knight was conferred.
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Nelsonville
Valley Lodge
Pythias
Session Attendee Receives Refreshments After Meeting
The report notes that refreshments were served after the session. No additional details on attendees or agenda are provided.
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D. W. Codding
Chauncey ” Churches
Oveast
Rath . Madison
Puts Devine
Jesse James
Nelsonville Church News
Peoples Bank Company
the Peoples Bank Co
FDIC
Public Square
Mount St. Mary Hospital
Warren Rose
Red Ribbon
Wiener Road
Spiritualist
Harris
Dar
Church News of
Holzer Hospital
Paul Shepherd
Gallipolis, New
Max Stout
Jackson
Medical
Dismord
Walter Arthur
Robert Phillips
Clarence Shaffer
Lee Nolan
Charles Livingston
William Mannering
C. O. Byus
Inez Monroe
Virgil Glaze
Beatrice Damron
Martin & Lewis
Richard Egan
Dawn Adams
NYE Chevrolet CO
Laverne Arnold
Nelsonville, Ohio
R. D. Rogers Jeweler
W. Washington
Hamburg
Don Dic
Corok
Clorox
Folger’s Coffeet's Mountain Grown
Yueen
Daugherty & Wolfe
Chestnut Street
Linscott
Pontiac
Pontiac Sales and Service
Canal Street
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