Excavation Set For TB Hospital Project
Nelsonville prepares for excavation at the former Camp Nelson site for a new State TB Hospital. General contractor Steinle-Wolfe Inc. plans earth removal by Roscoe Dutch Conley with 18 000 to 20 000 cubic yards to fill the adjacent city dump, owned by Wayne National Forest. Virgil Flora named superintendent. project expects 50 to 60 workers during peak. work to start within a week.
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Nelsonville
State TB
Camp Nelson
Stanley Wolfe
Steinle- Wolfe, Inc
Fremont
Ohio
Wolfe
Roscoe “Dutch” Conley
Marysville
Wayne National Forest
Virgil Flora
Apple Creek
Akron
Steinle-Wolfe
Marion
Alliance
Barberton
Michigan
Detroit
Ann Arbor
Birmingham
Lodge Plans Observance Of St John Day At First Methodist
Nelsonville Philadorian Lodge 157 F and AM will observe St John Day on June 19 with morning worship at First Methodist Church. Worshipful Master Steenrod says officers meet at the Masonic Temple at 10 a.m. Then a visit to the Ohio Masonic Home in Springfield is planned for Sunday, June 26. Members and others may join. contact Steenrod or lodge officers to arrange transportation.
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Nelsonville
Ohio Masonic
Springfield
Steenrod
Mrs Sarah Davis Confined With Hip Injury In Athens
Mrs Sarah Davis of Fairview Street Nelsonville now living with Miss Nora Kelley 33 Walker Street Athens has fallen and injured her hip and is bed bound. She moved to Athens last October on her birthday to make her home there.
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Nelsonville
Sarah Davis
Fairview St
Nora Kelley
Walker St
Athens
Spring Phase Fish Contest Awards Made
In Nelsonville the Fish and Game Conservation League announced prizes for the spring phase of the Big Fish contest at a Tuesday meeting held at the American Legion building. Winners include Walter Harkrader for a 2.02 lb channel catfish and a 5 lb squirrelfish, Leonard Gilder for a 5 lb turtle, Everett Hewlett for a 4.5 lb carp, and Gary Bohyer for a 1.02 lb perch.
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Nelsonville
Fish and Game Conservation League
American Legion
Walter Harkrader
Leonard Gilderbreath
Everett Hewlett
Gary Bohyer
Wilber Mender
Richard Hubble
James Edwards
League
Geo McAfee Dies at 86 in Starr New Plymouth area
Nelsonville news reports George McAfee Agee 86 of Starr died at home after a long illness. He leaves wife Amy six sons Francis Arthur George Davis Hilas four daughters Pharice Jeaste Rhoda Martina two brothers and many grandchildren. Funeral set Sunday 1 pm at Asbury Church with Rev Carrol Chesser officiating. Burial at Asbury Cemetery.
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Nelsonville
George McAgee
Starr
New Plymouth
Athens County
David and
Rhoda McAfee
Amy
Francis
Arthur
Columbus
George
Davis
Hilas
Pharice Barka
Parkersburg
W. Va
Jeaste Brooks
Coolville
Origin of the Baker's Dozen Legend in France
A tale attributes the baker's dozen to King Louis of France who executed bakers punished for short measures. To avoid punishment, bakers began adding an extra item, yielding the term and practice.
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Louis
France
Elephant Heart Facts Surprise and Awe
A curious fact notes an elephant's heart may reach five feet in circumference and weigh over 60 pounds, highlighting the animal's remarkable physiology and size.
City reports 167560 general fund balance May end
Nelsonville city auditors release May financial statement showing total funds across departments at 167560 with beginning May balance 154463.10 and varied activity across funds including general water sewer auto license parking and investment funds plus a 5000 bond sale for permanent improvement projects.
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Nelsonville
Delbert Kuhn
Beos of
Recreation Fund
Permanent Improvement Fund
Permanent Improvement
Mary Howson 81 Dies in Mount St. Mary Hospital
Mrs Mary Ann Howson 81 of Carbondale died Wednesday at Mount St. Mary Hospital after heart illness She was native of Athens County daughter of the late Harry and Sarah Todd Her husband George died in 1934 She leaves two sons Frank of Athens Leslie of Barbert on two daughters Inez Mace Carbondale Myrtle Prater Fort Wayne Ind two brothers Robert Todd Nelsonville Route 2 Albert Barber ton one sister Elizabeth Doolittle Carbondale nine grandchildren 18 great grandchildren and one great great grandchild Funeral was held Saturday at 1 pm in Carbondale Methodist Church Rev William Brown officiating Burial in Asbury Cemetery Friends may call at any time at the Mace home Carbondale.
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Nelsonville
Mary Ann Howson
Carbondale
Mount St. Mary Hospital
Howson
Athens County
Harry
Sarah Todd
George Howson
Yetlne
Frank
Athens
Leslie
Barberton
Inez Mace
Myrtle Prater
Fort Wayne Ind
Robert Todd
Albert
Elizabeth Doolittle
William Brown
Asbury Cemetery
Mace
Mount St. Mary Hospital Notes Admits Local Residents
The Mount St. Mary Hospital list records admissions of multiple patients including Mrs. Margaret Rife of Buchtel Mrs. Bessie Higgins of Glouster Mrs. Gladys idle of Athens Route 2 Mrs. Ida Davis of Nelsonville and others. Names cover Athens Nelsonville Glouster Chauncey The Plains and Haydenville with several Route numbers.
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Margaret Rife
Buchtel
Bessie Higgins
Gluester
Gladysidle
Athens
Ida Davis
Nelsonville
Nellie Green
Edward Abdella
Chauncey
Band Boosters Elect Mrs Goss President
Nelsonville announces Lu cille Goss has been elected president of the Band Boosters for the coming year. Kathryn Herrold is vice president Ruth Hook secretary and Garnet Withem treasurer. Meetings will move to the first Thursday of each month starting September.
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Nelsonville
Lucille Goss
Nelsonville Boosters
Kathryn Herrold
Ruth Hook
Garnet Withem
Births at Holzer Hospital Highlight Local Families
The Holzer Hospital notes report multiple births and patient updates. Among those listed are Clarence Miller and Radford O Love with new sons, along with several surgical and medical cases including Lucy Potts, Jesse McElroy, Arnold Eubanks, Ernest Carpenter, Janice Lyman, and Ford Lawrence. Other names reflect ongoing medical or surgical observations across Gallipolis, Cheshire, Wilkesville, Oak Hill, and Jackson.
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Lucy Potts
Cheshire
Jesse McElroy
Wilkesville
Arnold J, Eubanks
Oak Hill
Ernest Carpenter
Gallipolis
Frank Hunt
South Webster
Perry C. Gatewood
Crown of Surgical
Ah O. French
Jackson
Clarence Morris
John W. Marr
Racine
Iss
Janice Lyman
Sgt Joseph Stone Receives Discharge at Fort Campbell
Sgt Joseph M Stone of Mur ray City has been discharged from the U S Army at Fort Campbell Kentucky where he served as a correspondence clerk. He entered service June 11 1953 trained at Fort Lee Virginia and studied at Ohio University before enlisting. He is married to Mercedes Taylor of Buchtel.
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Joseph M. Stone
Murray City
United States Army
Fort Campbell
Stone
Joseph J. Stone
Fort Lee Virginia
Sgt. Stone
Ohio University
Mercedes Taylor
Buchtel
Funeral time changed for Mrs. Jennie Powell in Nelsonville
The funeral for Mrs. Jennie Powell in Nelsonville has been moved from 2 30 p.m. to 3 p.m. at the Johnson funeral home on Saturday. A note references that one of the world's largest elk herds resides in the Jackson Hole region of northwest Wyoming.
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Nelsonville
Jennie Powell
Johnson Funeral
Jackson Hole Country
Northwest
Wyoming
Tri Pi Sorority Dinner Observes Anniversary at First Methodist
Nelsonville society notes Tri Pi Sorority anniversary dinner at the First Methodist Church Monday evening with twenty nine members present. Members Ruth Hoskins Lenore Wolfe Eve lyn Williams and Ruth Cookson attended along with four guests Waveline Pritchard Carl Albrecht Donnette Kern and Shir Kern.
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Nelsonville
Tri Pst
First Methodist Church
Ori
Ruth ‘Oskins
Lenore Wolfe
Evelyn Williams
Ruth Cookson
Waveline Pritchard
Carl Albrecht
Donnette Kern
Shir Kern
Helen Washburn
Donna Hickman
Peter
Donnette
Shirley Kern
Carol Albrecht
Rotary Plans Are Reviewed for New Year
NELSONVILLE plans for the Rotary year starting July 1 were reviewed by president elect P. R. Baird. Charles Stewart of Zanesville will visit officially in July. Baird announced several chairmen for the year including William Friedrich as club service and program head. Jack Oakley heads community and membership committees. Richard Anderson handles vocational and Carl Albrecht international service. Robert Parks, home on leave from Fort Sill, Oklahoma, visited with his father R. W. Parks.
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Nelsonville
P. R. Baird
Charles Stewart
Zanessville
Baird
William Friedrich
Jack Oakley
Richard Anderson
Carl Albrecht
Lloyd Gray
Robert Parks
Fort Sill
Okla
R. W. Parks
Dr Sturk Services To Be Held Friday
Funeral services for Dr L W Sturk general superintendent of the Pilgrim Holiness Church will be held Friday at 2 30 p m in Owosso Michigan The Rev William Brown of Owosso says Sturk died from a heart attack Monday while meeting with a committee of the church in Defiance Ohio
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Carbondale
L. W. Sturk
Pilgrim Holiness Church
Owosso
Mich
William Brown
Dale
Sturk
Ohio Council of the Church
Defiance
Nelsonville Personalities vacation with Irene Cable group
Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Cable Jr and son Jon Scott travel with Richard Cable of Flint Michigan to visit Irene Cable and Verna in Nelsonville. Verna accompanies them home for a several week vacation period.
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J. E. Cable, Jr
Jon Scott
Richard Cable
Flint, Mich
Irene Cable
Verna
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