Funeral Rites For Clarence Backus Set In Nelsonville
Clarence W Backus 64 longtime C W Backus Lumber owner died suddenly Wednesday at his office. He came to Nelsonville 45 years ago with marriage, helped found a lumber yard and developed the Backus addition on St Akies Street. Active in First Presbyterian Church and local Masonic bodies he served on the Board of Education and Health. Survived by wife Etta Jones Backus three daughters and a son, grandchild, sister and brother. Funeral Saturday at 2 oclock at First Presbyterian Church. Burial Oak Grove Logan. Friends may call at the 45 E Franklin St residence until noon Saturday.
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Welsonville
Clarence W. Backus
C. W
Actiny
St.akies St
C. W. Backus
Backus
Nelsonville
Philadorian Lodge of Masons
Bernard Chapter
Haythorn Council
City Board of Education
Etta Jones
Malvern Wilson
City
Joe Galvin, Jr
William Spray
Cleveland
Roy Backus
Fimber Company
Robert Wilson
U. S. Navy
Davisville
R. I
K J. D. Shaw
Logan
PB. Backus
Danville
Twal
Velma
Bernice
First Presbyterian Church
T John Lloyd Evans
Oak Grove Cemetery
E. Franklin St
Grass Fire Berths Kentner's Hill near Nelsonville
Nelsonville firemen responded to a grass blaze along the E Franklin Street side of Kentner's Hill on Wednesday afternoon. The fire posed no threat to buildings and was extinguished using water from the pumper.
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Nelsonville
E.franklin St
Kentner's Hill
False Teeth Ad Claims Promote New Denture Gel
An ad promotes FASTEETH denture gel and Gel PASTEETH claiming secure fit and odor control with no gummy taste. The copy markets ease for wearers who fear teeth slipping while talking or sneezing and boasts alkaline ingredients and no pasty feel.
Shirley Rites Will Be Held Friday
Nelsonville funeral services for Otto Shirley, railroad man, who died at his home on Wednesday morning after a heart attack, will be held Friday at 2 o clock at the Warren Funeral Home. The Rev. Wm M George will officiate. Burial will be at Greenlawn.
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Nelsonville
Otto Shirley
Poplar St
Lelty
Warren Funeral Home
Wm. M. George
Methodist Church
Greenlawn
Nelsonville Social Notes from February 20 1945 marriages and visits
Nelsonville social items report Florence Huddy and Dillard Carnhan wed in Columbus with Rev. Johnson officiating. Mrs. Carnhan a former Nelsonville resident. home at 300 E Gay St Columbus. Also visiting husband Ray Matheny in Oklahoma and birth announced for Robert Lee Frank on March 2 at Sheltering Arms Athens. Cadre Pvt Thomas E Keating returns to Camp Croft after 12 day leave. several local visits noted. Charles Kennard en route to service tomorrow.
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Nelsonville
Columbus
Florence Huddy
Dillard Carnhan
Johnson
The
Baptist Church
Carnhan
E. Gay St
Gileen Matheny
Oklahoma
Pat. Raymond Matheny
Harold Frank
Poplar
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Athens
Robert Lee
Sam Frank
Charles Radmundson
Club Furnishings Lost in Flood
NELSONVILLE The War Wives Club has postponed meetings indefinitely after flood damage destroyed furnishings in the club rooms at Mrs Bea Schaefer’s home. Schaefer donated the use of the rooms for the club. Alice Mechem of Quonset Point R1 is visiting her parents Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Menken this week.
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Nelsonville
War Wives Club
Bea Schaefer
Alice Mechem
Quonset Point, R. 1
Stanley Menken
Chesterhill News Notes and Personal Items
Local Chesterhill notes report Mrs Emma Shields at 83 dying after illness at her son in law and daughter Mr and Mrs E N Williams home. Survivors include son Baron of Waynesboro VA and daughters Mrs Brooks Clark Mrs Mary Hurdley and Mrs Beatrice Williams. Funeral by Rev J A Bretz at Malta cemetery. Other items: Sgt Dana L Davis on furlough, Miss Carol Jean Howard home from Memorial Hospital after operation, birth of James Carl Patterson on March 9, Rodney Dow Woodward born. Philipines deployment of father Corporal John D Woodward. Continued items include local residents visiting, birthdays and health updates, and overseas furloughs for Set Clyde Beawman.
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Chesterhill
Emma Shields
E. N. Williams
Oliver Shields
Baron
Waynesboro
Virginia
Brooks Clark
Kent
Mary Hurdley
Youngstown
Beatrice Williams
J. A. Bretz
Malta Cemetery
Dana L. Davis
Marietta
Sgt. Davis
America
Carol Jean Howard
Memorial Hospital
George Patterson
James Carl
Edith M. Patterson
John D. McElfresh
Buckeye Pipe Line Company
Sheltering Arms Hospital
McElfresh
Columbus
John D. Woodward
Rodney Dow
Philippines
W. A. Howard
H. G. Davis
Hetlie Woodward
Amos Armstrong
Pisgah Church
Nan
Hettie Woodward
Mildred Dille
Bethel
Cm. Endicott
Enwere
Direw
C. P. Bowman
Clyde Beawman
Mary Hill
Black Market Dealers Handled Meat in East
Washington brief reports that slaughterers from Seas Board States and the District of Columbia say CFA rules push small butchers out of business or into black markets. Charles Winters, Eastern Pennsylvania slaughterer, says small country butchers cannot understand or comply with OPA orders, and were subject to penalties.
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Washington
Seas Board
States
District of Columbia
Charles Winters
Pennsylvania
Jennings Huffman Killed in Action
Mr and Mrs Harry Huffman of Leon R D have been notified by the war department that their son Pfc Jennings Huffman was killed in action on the European front on Feb 18 He is survived by his wife the president of New Jersey his parents four brothers Clarence Charles and Eugene Huffman at home Pfc James Huffman with a tank corps also on the European front and a half brother James Huffman
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Point Pleasant
Harry Huffman
Leon R. D
War Department
Pfc
Jennings Huffman
New Jersey
Clarence
Charles
Eugene Huffman
James Huffman
Rites for Mrs Boothe Held in Point Pleasant
Mrs Emma Boothe 85 died Monday at her Route 17 apartment near Henderson. Funeral services to be held at Chapman Funeral Home this afternoon with burial in Lone Oak Cemetery. A Mason County native, she was daughter of Harrison and Hannah Frost and survived by three nieces Goldie Sullivan Charles Mayes and Earl Austin, all of Henderson.
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Point ‘Pleasant
Emma Boothe
Route 17
Henderson
Chapman
Lone Oak Cemetery
Langsville Personal Notes From Area Residents
Langsville notices report Mrs. Hugg of Wilkesville visiting her granddaughter and family. Mrs. Vivian Stephenson and three sons of Middleport stayed with her sister during high waters. Mrs. Nora Brown and Mrs. Lawrence Carpenter sheltered with the Kennedys while water surrounded homes. Mrs. Clair Nelson and three sons returned from ten days with her sister in Harrisburg. Wesley Chapel Church members moved seats from Rose Hill Church to Wesley Chapel.
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Langsville
Hugg
Wilkesville
Bruce Morris
Vivian Stephenson
Middleport
Mildred Morris
Nora Brown
Lawrence Carpenter
Theodore Kennedy
Clair Nelson
Frank Braley
Harrisburg
Wesley Chapel
Rose Hill Church
Wesley
Plan Work on Canal Road Memrial landscaping by Garden Club
Nelsonville residents on Canal Road plan spring landscaping linked to the Memorial Highway program. Edward Sharp of Nelsonville Lumber Co will buy and plant trees along frontage per committee choices. Clarence Sowers and Mrs Ed Shafer also plan gardens and shrubbery.
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Nelsonville
Canal Rd
Garden Club
Edward Sharp
Nelsonville Lumber Co
Clarence Sowers
Ed Shafer
Service Men Return and Arrivals at Home
Sgt Willis Denney returns to Boise Iowa after a five day furlough with Logan friends and relatives. Arthur Tschudy arrives home after serving in Europe where he completed over 50 air missions. Ralph W. Miller arrives home after twenty nine months in the Mediterranean theater. Robert L. Ogg Sle of New Plymouth spends a ten day leave with wife Helen and daughter Barbara Kay visiting family. Seaman Or gis stationed on the USS and has visited many foreign countries.
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Willis Denney
Boise
Iowa
Logan
Arthur Tschudy
Jennie Tschudy
North Orchard St
Ralph W. Miller
D. W. Miller
Walnut St
Robert L. Ogg Sle
New Plymouth
Helen
Barbara Kay
Garrett Oge
Don Cottrill
Seaman Org
Robert E. Perry
Carl Byers Elected To Head Parma Schools
Carl C. Byers formerly principal at Gallia Academy High School and former Parma superintendent has secured a five year contract as superintendent of Parma Public Schools. He becomes the youngest Ohio city superintendent of a district over 5,000, with salary 5500 first year 5750 second year and 6000 for the remaining years. Byers issued Looking Forward With the Parma Public Schools and wrote a letter urging high school pupils not to abandon education for wartime pay. Accidents since Pearl Harbor have claimed ten times U S lives compared with combat losses.
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Gallipolis
Carl C. Byers
Gallia Academy High School
Parma
Byers
Ohio
Parma Public Schools
Reedsville Reaches Red Cross Goal in 1845 Drive
P M Pomeroy reports Meigs County first district to hit quota in the Red Cross War Fund Drive. Reedsville surpassed its $250 target, reaching $300 by March 6 with Miss Lucy Kibble chairing, aided by Mrs. Russell Randolph Mrs. Edna K Stewart and Mrs. Arthur Hetzer. News delayed by high water.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County
Red Cross
Reedsville
P. E. Stanley
DDS
Lucy, Kibble
Kate Kibble
Russell Randolph
Edna K. Stewart
Arthur Hetzer
Hayes Child Dies After Brief Illness
Sudden death of Jane Greer Hayes, age 2, at Holzer hospital after a several hour illness. Cause listed as streptococcal infection of the throat. Surviving are parents E R Hayes and Mrs Hayes, three brothers Kay at home Russell an OSU instructor, Quin in military service in Florida, and grandmother Mrs Hattie Coast of Great Bend. Services under Finsterwald with Rev Charles Baird to officiate.
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Quin
Florida
Hattie Coast
Great Bend
Finsterwald
Charles Baird
Condition Critical Pleasants PLEASANT Man Hospitalized After Stroke
Frank Heck, who suffered a paralytic stroke here Tuesday evening, was moved to his home in Huntington yesterday. His condition remains critical. He had been the guest of his son F. L. Heck on Main Street for three to four weeks.
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Frank Heck
Huntington
Heck
F. L. Heck
Main St
Check of Public Accounts At Point Pleasant
Foster Seaman, a state tax department auditor from Ravenswood, is on site to complete and check the accounts of justices of the peace and constables. He started work before mealtime but went home for the duration.
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Foster Seaman
Ravenswood
State Tax Department
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Camp Croft
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Tommy
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Charles Moler
Charles Kennard
Frederick
Charleston
W. 7A
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R. W. Veon
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Fred Edington
Detroit
Ella Edington
Rosser
Adhesium
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Trier
Germany
Chesterhill News
Carl Byers
Pearl Harbor
United States
U. S
Gallaher DrugAdv
Hayes
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CK KS
Rock Island
Kreso
Kemtone
P. Bldg
Gem Pharmacy
Nelsonville, Ohio
Ted
Stanley Braces
Ken-Dawn
Logan Purity
Silex Glass
Bigelow-Sanford
Ohlinger
Wolfe
Chestnut Street
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