Series of Accidents Strikes This Community
A string of accidents in Nelsonville this week sent several residents to Mount St. Mary Hospital for treatment. Clarence Stewart fractured her left arm after a fall at Farm Bureau Insurance in Columbus. her son-in-law transported her to the hospital where the fracture was reduced. Helen Ross sustained a deep laceration on her left index finger while operating a trimmer at William Brooks Shoe Co. Dick Wilson suffered a scalp wound at the Southeast Ohio Egg Auction plant after striking a refrigerator latch. Alfred Richardson received a scalp wound from a foreign body removal near his eye.
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Nelsonville
Mount St. Mary Hospital
Clarence Stewart
Columbus
Farm Bureau Insurance
Stewart
C. D. Crawford
Jackson St
Crawford
Helen Ross
West End
William Brooks Shoe Co
Dick Wilson
Murray City
Alfred Richardson
Illegal entrance investigated at Nelsonville high school
Police investigate an illegal entry at the Nelsonville high school building on Fayette Street through a forced rear window. Authorities from the city police department are handling the case as a formal inquiry.
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Nelsonville
Fayette St
H H Hamer Dies in Auto Near Murray City
Nelsonville note Harry H Hamer age 67 life long Murray City resident died of a heart attack while en route from Logan to New Straitsville in a car driven by his stepson Delbert Frazee. He leaves a wife four daughters three step sons three sisters one brother twelve grandchildren and one great grandchild. Funeral Sunday 2 pm United Brethren Church Murray City Rev Charles Wilson burial Greenlawn Cemetery. Friends may call at the family residence.
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Nelsonville
Harry H. Hamer
Murray City
New Straitsville
Logan
Delbert Frazee
Hamer
Nora Hamer
Bertha Gibbs
Saltillo
Ohio
Ruth Hayes
Zanesville
Mildred Six
Alberta Six
Delbert
Marion Frazee
Clifford Stephenson
Maude Penn
Cleveland
Nellie Hamer
Leah Fick
Ralph Hamer
Scottsdale
Ariz
United Brethren Church
Charles Wilson
Greenlawn
Nelsonville church services and ministers listed
Local faith page lists Fort and Short streets parish details. J A Long leads Christian Church services with a sermon Freedom on July 4 and evening union service. Pilgrim Holiness, Epiphany Episcopal, First Presbyterian, Nazarene and other groups provide weekly schedules with ministers Rollin Polk P O Carpenter John Lloyd Evans Adams St T H Arnott and C E Coolidge among those noted.
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Christian — Fort and Short Sts
J. A. Long
CYF
Christian Church
Rollin S. Polk
Chi Rho
Sanctuary
Pilgrim Holiness
Raymond Simpson
P. O. Carpenter
Rollin S. Polk, Jr
Trinity
C. E. Coolidge
Wisconsin
NYPS
Woman Sustains Knee Injury In Local Crash
Police investigated a W Franklin and Adams wreck at about 8 10 pm Wednesday. An eastbound car driven by W R Dixon and a southbound truck driven by Leroy Grose collided. Mrs Dixon suffered a knee injury as both vehicles were heavily damaged.
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Nelsonville
W. Franklin and
Adams
Franklin
W. R. Dixon
Leroy Grose
Birth Announced for Richard Powell McCally
Mr and Mrs Richard McCally announce the birth of a son Richard Powell McCally in Glenolden Pa Grandparents are Mr and Mrs Ralph Powell Wellesley Farms Mass Great grandparents are Mr and Mrs L R Powell Nelsonville
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Nelsonville
Richard McCally
Sally Jean Powell
Glenolden
Richard Powell McCally
Ralph Powell
Wellesley Farms
Mass
L. R. Powell
Estate Case Dismissed By Judge
LOGAN The case involving the estate of Robert E. Hutchison was dismissed by Judge Harley Meyer after a settlement. A petit jury heard testimony from Mrs. Warren Cremean and Mrs. Anna B. Cole before dismissal. Attorneys Forrest Weinrich and Samuel Erskine represented the plaintiffs. Jurors were drawn from Logan and nearby areas.
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Logan
Robert E. Hutchison
Harley Meyer
Warren Cremean
Robert Hutchison
Anna B. Cole
Richard Brown
Dean Dyer
Andrey Chute
S. F. Bailey
Rockbridge
June Matheny
B. N. Wilson
Roy Johnson
Carbon Hill
C. V. Delong
Guy Hunter
Laurelville
Henry Derr
Millard Black
Noe North
Wolfe Rites Are Saturday
Funeral services for Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Wolfe 58 who died Wednesday will be held at 2 p m Saturday at Asbury Church with burial in Asbury Cemetery She is survived by her husband Edward eight sons eight daughters a brother and a sister and relatives in West Virginia Friends may call at the residence
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LOGAN
Mary Elizabeth Wolfe
New Plymouth
Asbury
Wolfe
Edward
French
Ernest
Nelsonville
Harold
Herman
Hemlock Grove
Denver
James
Wayne
Estella Conley
Virginia White
Hazel Turper
Columbus
Dorothy Rider
James Keefer
Reedy
W. Va
Gertha Matheny
Liverpool
Barn Fire Probed Near Rockbridge by Officials
Logan Sheriff A J Waldron and Ohio officials traveled to London to question a suspect in a garage and barn fire on the H B Troxel property near Rockbridge early Tuesday. State Arson Bureau investigator R Russell Smith and Ed Hughes of an insurance firm assisted. Waldron suspects accidental ignition during gasoline theft. The barn was not completely destroyed.
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Logan
A. J. Waldron
London
Ohio
H. B., Troxel
Rockbridge
Waldron
R. Russell Smith
State
Ed Hughes
Bible Schools Open Monday for Two Weeks
Vacation Bible Schools begin Monday at 9 am and run for two weeks in multiple locations. Carbon Hill sessions at the school house directed by Richard Cole and others. U B Church in Jobs with Charles Sheppard and Jean Garrett. New Pittsburg Church led by Charles Sheppard and Nancy Barrett.
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Nelsonville
Carbon Hill
Richard Cole
Carol Devol
Miss Christian
U.B. Church
Charles Sheppard
Jean Garrett
Jobs
Church
James Karcher
Janet Steinhoff
New Pittsburg
Nancy Barrett
Buchtel York Band Boosters Postponed to July 9
The Buchtel York Band Boosters meeting moved from Monday to Monday July 9. The gathering will be hosted at Mrs. Willa Brown’s home.
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Buchtel
Buchtel-York Band _ Boosters
Willa Brown
Catskills Form Subtractive Mountain Remnant
The Catskills represent a sub traction type of mountain and show as a remnant of a level tableland formed from red sandstone layers.
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Catskills
Nelsonville Circle Plans Monday Meeting At Mrs Duncan’s Home
Nelsonville Social Notes Circle 1 WSCS of the Methodist Church led by Mrs C D Duncan will meet Monday at 7 30 p m at 408 West Franklin Street. Members listed include Mrs Teonard Bateman Mrs Shelby Barber and others. The camp on Presbyterian Farm near Union Furnace featured hikes swimming outdoor cooking and nature walks with several girls camping for the week.
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WSCS
Methodist Church
C. D. Duncan
Duncan
W. Franklin St
Teonard Bateman
Shelby Barber
Myron Cox
James Evans
John Fisher
Sam Frank
Lloyd Gray
Edward Green
Wanda Jones
Fay Howard
Bertha Howard
Mildred Kinney
John Laveson
Hubert Mender
Arthur Newton
P. M. Niswander
Bertha Nixon
Carlos Ogg
Frank O’mara
Ollie Poston
L. R. Powell
Reneva Pritchard
Doris Pergrin
Theva Shaw
W. W. Warren
Nora Weiss
Ing
Presbyterian Farm
Union Furnace
Willis Wolfe
Shirley Byers
Patty Donahey
Joyce Fisk
Phyllis Hall
Kay Harmony
Marine] Weymiller
Martha Weller
Scouts on Camping Trip Near Nelsonville
Troop 5 of the Nelsonville Girl Scouts spent last week on a camp outing. Leaders organized hiking, crafts, and outdoor skills sessions for the girls, with emphasis on teamwork and environmental respect.
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The
Nelsonville Girl Scouts
Cleveland Family Plans Tennessee Trip
Mr and Mrs Fred Linscott and two sons of Cleveland have stayed with Mrs J H Wolf and other relatives and will depart Saturday for Tennessee. Mrs Wolfe will accompany them. Mr and Mrs Terry Tignor and son Terry Lee left today for San Antonio Texas to visit Lt and Mrs Charles Miller and will return home via the Smoky Mountains.
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Fred Linscott
Cleveland
J. H. Wolf
Tennessee
Wolfe
Terry Tignor
Terry Lee
San Antonio
Texas
Charles Miller
Smoky Mountains
Minersville Social Notes Highlight Local Visits and Travels
Local social notes list guests and visits from Minersville residents. Names include Stella Kloes Ruth Massar Hilda McLain from Pomeroy and families traveling to Cincinnati Barberton Florida and Ohio cities. Reports mention illnesses visits births travel and relatives visiting from Rhode Island Cleveland Columbus Zanesville and Mason Clinic.
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Minersville
Myrtle Watson
Lena Phillips
Stella Kloes
Ruth Massar
Hilda McLain
Pomeroy
Paul Fisher
John Maag
Barberton
Cincinnati
Hiram
William
Ted
James Fisher
Kenneth Wiggins
John Watson
Richard Jones
Roland Wolfe
Anna Grueser
R.N
Howard Tucker
Rhode Island
Miss Grueser
Adolph Grueser
Anna Houdashelt
William Houdashelt
Cleveland
Richard
George Stace
Florida
Harry Long
Huntington
Melvin Devol
Belle
W. Va
Devol
Loren Devol
Alice Fisher
Charles McNamee
Middleport
Ara Belle Farley
Kenneth and
Michael
Cheylon
Edward Parker
David Grueser
Halley
Cheshire
Mason Clinic
Alex Lee
Geraldine Grueser
Lorenzo Parker
Columbus
Robert Iker
Linnie Rummel
Hayes Roush
Ada Ohlinger
Mildred
Mary Elizabeth Zahl
Donald Grueser
Local Families Share Notices of Weddings and Anniversaries
Dayton visitors D T McAfee home. Mr and Mrs Crow honored on 30th wedding anniversary with cake and a cave visit. Mrs Crow had a birthday last week. Mrs Florence Scott funeral held at Hooder New Marshfield with Rev Swart Lowry sisters and quartet. Carbondale church conference report and Phyllis LeMasters appointed pastor. Bob Dinsmoor attended Hollingshead Llewellyn wedding. Jimmie McAfee visited relatives. Two former Athens County residents to celebrate golden anniversaries July 1. Grace Brooks assists Secoy family in Columbus ahead of move to Lima. C M Buckley on vacation. Jake Lyons at work. C V Hester spent week in Canada.
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Owen McAfee
Dayton
New Marshfield
Jimmie McAfee
Mansfield
Dorig Allbaugh
Bobby
Joyce Ann
Bucyrus
Athens County
Will Sturgill
Kent
Ohio
Sam Dunnett
Delaware
Dunnett
Carbondale
Glouster
Sturgill
Grace Brooks
Herman Secoy
Columbus
Lima
Secoy
C. M. Buckley
B&o
Jake Lyons
Hig Place
C. V. Hester
Canada
James A. Hester
Mra. C. V
H. J. Brown Dies at Home in Haydenville
Harvey James Brown 73 died at 11 a.m. Wednesday at his Haydenville home. Native of Vinton County, son of Joshua and Amelia Brown, he lived in Haydenville 29 years and worked at National Fireproofing Co. Survived by wife Rachael Jane, sons Raymond Cleveland Casper Logan area Roy Gilbert, eight grandchildren and five great grandchildren. Preceded by five children. Visitation at home until 1:30 p.m. Saturday service at Haydenville Methodist Church with Rev. Earl Appleman officiating. Burial in Otterbein Cemetery, Vinton County.
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Logan
Harvey James Brown
Haydenville
Vinton County
Joshua
Amelia Sowers Brown
The
National Fireproofing Co
Rachael Jane
Raymond
Cleveland
Casper
Roy Gilbert
Near Logan
Haydenville Methodist Church
Earl Apple
Otterbein
Don Bassett Dies at 51 in North Canton
Word has been received of the death of Don Bassett 51 a former Logan resident at his home in North Canton. A heart attack was the cause. He lived on S Mulberry Street with wife Ruth and daughter Sally. He worked as a ceramic engineer for National Fire Proofing Co in Haydenville. Funeral services will be held at Greys Funeral Home in North Canton Sunday afternoon with friends invited to call.
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Logan
Don Bassett
North Canton
Bassett
Sally
S. Mulberry St
National Fire Proofing Co
Haydenville
Ruth
Greys Funeral Home
Woman Pleads Guilty To Bad Check Charge
Betty Cope pleaded guilty to writing three bad checks. She was fined $10 plus costs and given a 30 days suspended jail sentence by Justice Floyd Brown. The affidavit was filed by L. A. Bushee of Lancaster.
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Nelsonville
Betty Cope
Justice of the Peace
Floyd Brown
L. A. Bushee
Lancaster
Brown
Church Services and Schedules in Logan Churches
Local church notes list services for First Presbyterian First Methodist St Matthew Lutheran St Pauls Episcopal Trinity Lutheran and Church of the Nazarene. Includes sermon topics such as Love Your Enemies The Cross of Jesus Christ Spirit Pattern True Godliness and a Rachelmacher Park church picnic with various meeting times and note of July August closures.
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First Presbyterian
Henry L. Carr
Rachelmacher Park
Church OF the Nazarene
Roy E. Klingler
Jesus Christ
NYPS
Hi-Ny
ST. Matthew Lutheran
Paul N. Warner
ST. Paul's Episcopal
Rollin S. Polk, Jr
Trinity
First Methodist
R. B. Wilson
Trinity Lutheran
Paul D. Holtzen
Goldsberry Leaves Logan for Akron PR Role
Dave Goldsberry, long time Logan Messenger correspondent since Oct 13 1947, resigns June 30 to join Seiberling Rubber Co Akron public relations. He holds a journalism degree, is active in Kiwanis and several local groups. wife also Ohio University graduate and taught in Hocking County. Logan Rod & Reel Club honors him with a supper at John F Buchanan residence. fishing gear given, Lake Pemachangan films shown.
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Logan
Dave Goldsberry
North St
The
Messenger
Seiberling Rubber Co
Akron
Athens High School
Ohio University School of Journalism
Roy E. Goldsberry
Shade
Logan Kiwanis Club
Izaak Walton League
First Presbyterian Church
Ohio University
Marion Township
Hocking County
Goldsberry
Logan Rod & Reel Club
John F. Buchanan
E. Second St
Sam Buchanan
Dena Majeski
Lake Pemachangan
Quebec
Fred A. Murray
A. R. Miller
Ralph W. Moorhead
Jim Arnold
Harold C. Ruggles
Samuel H. Dillon
Dick Gerken
Mount St Mary Hospital Birth and Local Notices
Mount St Mary Hospital listings show births and residents in Nelsonville and nearby areas. Notable entries include a son to Mr and Mrs James W Molland of East Canton Ohio and multiple names associated with Nelsonville Route 1 and surrounding towns such as Marshi Langley Keith Hutchinson Barbara Bond Jo Ellen Bond Patricia Anderson and Robert William Spencer. Other entries reference residents Mrs Clarence Stewart Mrs Mary Dixon aes Ervin and Mrs William Johnson among others with locations in Nelsonville Buchtel Glouster Murray City and Columbia.
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Keith Hutchinson
Nelsonville
Margaret Rife
Buchtel
Barbara Bond
Jo Ellen Bond
Aes Ervin
Murray City
William Johnson
Robert William Spencer
Corning
Patricia Anderson
Mary Dixon
Clarence Stewart
Columbus
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Orpheum Theatre
Buchardo
Produced By
James T Vaughn
H. H. Hamer
Nelsonville Church News
Ashland
Max Hamilton
Greensburg, Ind
Long
N. L. Russell
Pilgrim Holiness Church of
This Area
Chas
Hook
Hook Sec’y
Wm Brown Treas
C. G. Hartman
V. P. Zone
Roger W. Friend
Center
Harry Ponticus
Ohio State Safety Council
Sol Ellinger
Nelsonville Social Notes
Bradford Maag
Myrna Kay
Thomas Mitchell
George W. Fisher
Byron Hysell
Anna Blumenauer
Edna Wiggins
H. J. Brown
Church News of
James W. Molland
Canton
Frank Fillinger
Sylvester Doughty
Marshi Langley
Columbia
Majestic Theatre
Flame OF
Eree Pochard Denning Lsa Ferraday Moria LLC
Nye
GMAC
Chevrolet
Whitmore
Telephone
Buchtel Road
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