Nelsonville Boy Scout Camp Set for July 18 Dedication
Nelsonville on Kontner Hill to dedicate a seven acre Boy Scout Camp Sunday afternoon July 18 at 2 oclock. Ralph Cook announces use of four tents and a flag ceremony with three thousand pine border trees planted. Local families share news of birth Thomas Albert I June 14 to Mr and Mrs T A Hickman Lima Ohio. grandparents Berry Hickman Nelsonville H H Jones Van Wert Ohio.
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Nelsonville
Kontner's Hill
City Reservoir
Ralph Cook
Whitlatch Board
Cook
Moore
Forest Service
Camp Nelson
All Boy Scouts
T. A. Hickman
Lima
Ohio
Thomas Albert I
Berry Hickman
H. H. Jones
van Wert
Hickman
U. S. Employment Service
Nelsonville studio photo recalls early East Clayton Brick Plant crew
A faded window portrait at The Messenger Nelsonville office shows carpenters who built the East Clayton Brick Plant near Nelsonville in 1889 to 1896. The workers included Jake Lama and John Pickett Sr and Jr, with sales manager Charles J. Baird and plant supervisor Lama. The photo belongs to Mrs Cora Pickett Runion, daughter of John Pickett.
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Nelsonville
Messenger
East Clayton
Charles Robbins
Frank Patton
Harry Hinman
Ashford Poston
Jake Lama
John Pickett
John Pickett, Jr
Henry Sunderman
Tom ‘Trim
Billy Mayle
Carmi Shafer
Elmer ‘Shafer
John Ogg
Cora Pickett Runion
Names of Soldiers Sought at Buchtel
The Buchtel Honor Panel committee invites all relatives of service men not yet listed to report names promptly. Chairman Mrs. Josie Graham will receive names during the day at Porter Shively’s business place and evenings at her home near the high school auditorium.
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Buchtel
Josie Graham
Porter Shively
Officers Installed by Nelsonville Business Club
Nelsonville Business and Professional Women's Club held a dinner and program at the Presbyterian Church social rooms. Miss Rowena Sprout installed new officers including Mrs. Mable Haffner as president and Miss Frances Bennett as treasurer, as guests gathered for postwar planning talks and musical selections.
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Nelsonville
Presbyterian Church
Ruth Keleh
Helen Chappie
Mildred, Sines
John Lloyd Evans
Margaret Johnson
Mary
Edith Stiers
Clifford Brown
Mable Haffner
Albert Barber
Rowena Sprout
Geraldine Hope
Athens Club
Murray Hartley
McArthur Club
Sue McCray
Reynoldsburg
Ohio
Iris Fierce
Athens
Robbery Reported At Sparham Home
Vivian Spar ham told police that jewelry and a ten dollar bill were taken from her W Franklin Street home within the last week. Police suspect daytime entry by children and note two white gold ruby rings a cameo necklace with chain and two watches were stolen. the watches were recovered.
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Nelsonville
Vivian Sparham
W. Franklin St
Nelsonville Couple Wed in California Ceremony
Pvt. Harry D. Westfall Jr and Miss Dora Akamu married at St Mathews Church San Mateo California. Westfall a Nelsonville High School 1942 graduate attended Ohio University and served nine months at the University of San Francisco before Fort Benning Georgia. Akamu a Honolulu native nurse who graduated San Mateo Junior College and St Marys College of Nursing in San Francisco. A reception followed at Dr and Mrs Andrew Lassen home in San Mateo. The couple will return to Fort Benning early next week.
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Nelsonville
Harry D. Westfall, Jr
Harry
D. Westfall
W. Franklin Sr
Dora Akamu
Dora L. Akamu
Honolulu
Hawaii
T. H
St. Mathews
San Mateo
Calif
Nelsonville High School
Ohio University
Army
University of San Francisco
Fort Benning, Ga
San Mateo Junior College
St. Mary's College of Nursing
San Francisco
Andrew Lassen
Ft. Benning
Sergeant J W Hunter Weds Dayton Girl
Nelsonville Ohio telegram announces the marriage of Sergeant John W Hunter to Miss Virginia Brown on June 9 1944 at the Air Base Chapel Rapid City South Dakota. The bride daughter of Dr A M Brown Dayton Ohio is a Dayton High School graduate who attended Ohio University one year. Hunter an aerial gunner with the Second Air Force trained at Jefferson Barracks Las Vegas and Lincoln and now stationed at Rapid City SD with the unit.
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Nelsonville
Mary Hunter
Chestnut St
John W. Hunter
Virginia Brown
Air Base Chapel
Rapid
S. C
A. M. Brown
Dayton
Dayton High Schoool
Ohio University
Sergeant Hunter
H. C. Miller
Air Cadets
Jefferson Barracks
Las Vegas
Nev
Lincoln
Neb
Second Air Force
Rapid City
S. Dd
Stege Funeral Services Planned in Buchtel
Funeral services for John Henry Stege who died at his home in Buchtel will be Saturday at 9 AM at St Patricks Church with Rev Father C F Gallagher in charge. Rosary will be said this evening at 8 at the residence. Burial at St Patricks Cemetery.
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Nelsonville
John Henry Stege
Buchtel
St. Patricks Church
C. F. Gallagher
St. Patricks
Tank Battles Rage Across Normandy Front in Fourth Day
Allied and German forces clash along the Caen to Tilly sur Seulles corridor as German armored divisions attempt to blunt the breakthrough. American units push across the Cherbourg peninsula toward high ground south of Carentan while minesweepers are sunk and German women snipers are taken as prisoners.
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Villers-Bocage
Caen
Karl Rudolf Gerd von Runstedt
France
Associated Press
Roger D. Greene
Tilly-Sur- Seulles
Greene
Cherbourg
Carentan
Berlin
Don Whitehead
Ponte L'Abbe
Montebourg
Normandy
Visiting Sister Elzie Hellyer from Columbus Arrives
Mrs Elzie Hellyer of Columbus visits her sister in law Mrs Harry Davis on West Columbus Street for an indefinite stay while recovering from a recent serious operation.
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Elzie Hellyer
Columbus
Harry Davis
W. Columbus St
Hellyer
Logan Social Notes In Logan Clubs And Bridge Meet
Mrs. C W Schiede hosted the Among Our Selves Club luncheon with Mrs E M Martin Mrs George Moore and Miss Betty Bowers assisting. A business meeting followed with prayer by Rev Frederick Hanis in memory of Harley Burns Gooding.
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E. M. Martin
George Moore
Betty Bowers
Will Hansel
Frederick Hanis
Harley Burns Gooding
Mary Gooding
Mary Spears
Rosemary Taylor
Club
Schiede
W. G. Woodard
Harry Stevenson
L. P. Mooney
Barbee
Thomas Price
Ed Miller
Bert Bell
J. E. McGhee
New Castle
Paul Collison
Rudolph Brandt
Carl Brown
Roy Crawford
Howard Ralston
Ida Steinman
Dinner honor for Miss Correll in Logan gathering
For Miss Precious Correll on vacation from Trojan Powder Plant Sandusky, three friends hosted a basket dinner last night at Rachelmacher Park. Guests of honor were Florence Bort, Eileen Couch and Georgia Thornton, reunited after two years.
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Precious Correll
Logan
Trojan Powder Plant
Sandusky
Rachelmacher Park
Florence Bort
Eileen Couch
Georgia Thornton
Garden Club rummage sale in Nelsonville at Batie Building
The Garden Club sponsors a rummage sale at the Batie Building Hocking Street in Nelsonville this Friday and Saturday June 16 and 17. The sale opens at 10 a m each day.
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Nelsonville
Garden Club
Batie Building
Hocking St
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