Older citizens in our community stay active on square
The article highlights aging residents like Duke Thompson and Sunshine Billy Powell who remain active in city life. Veterans Zane Hull and James Mann attend Memorial Day events, while groups urge clubs and the American Legion to better serve seniors. 102 year old Jennie Nelson remains a neighborhood fixture helping at home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crayton Thompson
N. Grosvenor Sr
Duke
Thompson
Middleport
Fayette St
William “Sunshine
Billy” Powell
Powell
Ohio Standard Oil Co
Sunshine Billy
Nelsonville
Zane Hull
James Mann
Hull
Jim
Bone Hollow Hill
Grosvenor St
Glenford Dugan
American Legion
Jennie Nelson
Jefferson St
Ralph Parks
Bradford Teel
Dorr
Water pressure falls in Nelsonville amid high demand
Nelsonville reports water pressure dropping to 35 pounds about 9 30 p m Sunday due to heavy demand. No pumper available for extra shift. plant superintendent Watson Wolfe began pumping operations after alarm. Regular assistant operator David Stumbo is on vacation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
Watson Wolfe
Wolfe
David Stumbo
Horses Rescued as Barn Burns Near Logan
A 20 by 20 feet frame barn owned by Floyd Daubenmire in West Logan burned Sunday night. Logan firemen rescued two horses and prevented damage to the nearby home saw mill and several residences. Cause not yet found. A bus used as a camp er a pickup truck and small trailer were towed from the scene. Firemen were called at 8 40 p m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logan
Floyd Daubenmire
Robert Courter
Daubenmire
Explorer Post 70 Tops Bowl By Mail Contest
Explor er Post 70 bowling team won 22 games, five losses, 23 278 pins in the New Jersey Invitational Bowling League run by mail for Explorer posts nationwide. Post 136 from St. Marys Ohio took second with 17 0, 1 tie and 18 138 pins. Top individual scores included Steve Schultz 183 Mark Mechem 180 Joe Grose 172 and Larry Snyder 164. The event runs October to June and is sanctioned by the National Council Boy Scouts of America.
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Nelsonville
Explorer Post
New Jersey
the Post
Post
St. Marys
Ohio
Bemidji
Minn
Deposit
N. Y
Greenville
Miss
Troy
Clifton
N. J
Glouster
West Portsmouth
Steve Schultz
Mark Mechem
Joe Grose
Larry Snyder
David Friedrich
National Council, Boy Scouts of America
Glouster Meetings And Church Activities Schedule
Glouster groups announce meetings Monday evening at Mrs Ray White home and Chauncey church events. Youth choir practices Wednesday at 6 pm with adult choir after the 7 pm mid week service. Marcellite Rebekah Lodge meets Saturday at 7 30 pm in JOF Hall. Village council meets Thursday at 7 pm in council chambers. Chauncey Dover Band members report Monday 6 30 pm to band room for vacation Bible school picnic at Logan Park.
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Twig 2
Ray White
Church of Christ
Marcellite Rebekah Lodge
Joof Hall
Chauncey
Chauncey Church of God Vacation Bible School
Logan Park
Chauncey-Dover
Attend Dinner At Dicken Home In Nelsonville
Fifty two people gathered for dinner at the home of Mr and Mrs Walter Dicken of New Marshfield. Out of town guests included families and individuals from Columbus Hunterstown Reynoldburg Virginia Indiana Shady Lane and New Mexico with several assisting in meal prep. Explorer Post 70 members joined a shakedown trip to Athens with plans for Buckeye Lake.
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Nelsonville
Walter Dicken
New Marshfield
Jerry
Alice) Hamby
Columbus
Jack
Esther Prater
Hunterstown
Ind
Rey
Helen) Anderson
Robin
Tina Louise
Reynoldburg
Henry
Grace) Lehman
Brent
Kimmerly
Brian
Shady Lane
Raymond Dicken
Charles, Jr
Ralph Pierce
Charles
Sonja
Cindy
Robbie
Indiana
Robert Parry
Johnnie
James
Amy
Tracy
Virginia
Charles Pierce Anderson
Rex
Ricky
Robert Densmore
Sharon
Darlene McClaine
Craig
New Mexico
Explorer Post 70
Jack Sowers
Hubert James
Explorer
Athens
Buckeye Lake
Hospital Notes Listing Local Admits in Nelsonville Area
Mount St. Mary Hospital notes list numerous recent admissions from Nelsonville and surrounding communities including Mrs. Annabelle Adkins Columbus Miss Sarah Bickley Athens and Mrs. Donna J. Lunsford Glouster. Names span Nelsonville Logan The Plains Glouster Hebron and The Plains with multiple families noted for births and admissions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Annabelle Adkins
Columbus
Merill Coey
Glouster
Sarah Bickley
Athens
William Dodd, Jr
Buchtel
James Stillwell
Nelsonville
David Tignor
Georgia
Michael Carter
Patrick Bulstron
Thomas Hutchison
Logan
Albert Burns
Richard D. Giffin
Howard White
Rosa Scott
Neva Kison
Golda Peperkorn
Hebron
Neb
Marvel Post
Jacqueline Hart
the Plains
Elizabeth Clark
Edna Carter
Mary Keplar
Aurilla Anderson
Mella Riley
Weltha Williams
Chauncey Garden Club plans community beautification effort
Chauncey Garden Club members led by Mrs. Tippett discuss plantings for the new Chauncey elementary school yard and Cedar Point midway. The group plans to donate plastic flowers for a future Good Luck Garden Club event at Utah Park, with upcoming hostesses and a field trip to school yard plantings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chauncey
Carroll Tippitt
Chauncey Garden Club
Russell Staley
Tippett
Roger Boling
S. L. Darst
Cedar Point
Erle Bridgwater
Charles Danford
Hollis Stalder
Carroll Tippett
John Easler
Roy Pendergrass
Dow Bridgewater
Utah Park
Ralph Brown
Erle Bridgewater
New Insurance Office Opened by Nelsonville Native
Myrven R. Davis opens a general agency in Nelsonville representing Republic- Franklin Insurance. He will run from his home office, has eight years in the field, and is a Wellsburg, West Virginia native, married with four children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
Myrven R. Davis
W. Franklin Sr
Republic- Franklin Insurance Company
Wellsburg
Patricia Yaussy
Patricia
Karen
Myrwen
Jr Davis
Barnesville
Letters Issued Concerning Trash in Nelsonville
Ten day warning letters have been issued to local residents after a city survey on rubbish unlicensed vehicles and inoperative cars in various parts of Nelsonville. Nine persons were notified to remedy conditions per city building information. The fire department was called to Allen Lumber Co Factory Rd Saturday at 12 05 p m as slab lumber yard caught fire accidentally.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
Allen Lumber Co
Courts Refinished in Green and Red at City Park
Nelsonville reports tennis courts at the city park are resurfaced in green and red. Recreation director Robert Sheskey noted trees and brush around the pool and courts are being trimmed. Watkins Street entering the park received an oil coat on Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
Robert Sheskey
Watkins St
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