Nelsonville council weighs fire contracts and street repairs
City officials discussed a three year fire protection contract with Green Two sharing between Logan and Nelsonville, $1500 yearly to each department, and plans to fund street repairs on Madison Street while seeking state aid for paving. Mayor Hilleary warned about extending fire protection to Starr and Ward Townships and noted relief funding potential. Local officials also considered Route 33 widening and water works maintenance at the plant.
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Nelsonville
John Brooks
Utility Committee
Earl Hillary
Clarence Hall
Logan
Green Two
Hocking County
Brooks
Hilleary
Starr
Charles Shafer
Street Committee
Madison St
Matt Adkins
Marietta
Shafer
Madison
Jefferson
Washington
Franklin
Carl Howard
Adams
Denver White
Mount St. Mary Hospital
Adkins
Howard
Athens
Water taste tied to river chemistry and chlorine reaction
State health officials urged a full overhaul of the filter system. Wolfe warned the work must start soon before the high water use period. Howard questioned taste, noting Nelsonville’s soft water and algae chlorine interactions. Adams listed snow removal costs totaling 2337 with rental possible adding 2800. Council adjourned to a call of the president.
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State Health Department
Wolfe
Homer Adams
Ex-Residents Get Write-Up in Columbus Paper
Former Nelsonville High School teacher Clark De Vol and his wife Dixie are profiled in a weekend Columbus newspaper. They now live in Mt. Vernon where he teaches special education at the high school.
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Nelsonville
Clark DeVol
Nelsonville High School
Dixie
Columbus
DeVols
Mt. Vernon
DeVol
Dixie Drive
Fife and Drum Corps
Gerald DeVols
Carbon Hill
Dixie Ross
Laurelville
Ross Clark DeVol
Ruth Class Meeting at United Methodist Church
POMEROY The Daughters of Ruth Class met Monday at the United Methodist Church with Mrs George Joachim presiding. Members answered roll call with Bible verses and Miss Lucretia Genheimer spoke on Lincoln. A Bible quiz awarded a prize to Miss Augusta Genheimer. refreshments were served by Mrs Mowell and Mrs Albert Young.
Bridge Club Meets at New Street Home
Mrs Edward Ley hosted the Bridge Club on New Street. High score went to Mrs Carl Whaley, followed by Miss Josephine Hedfelt and Miss Wilma Ferrell in a consolation. Other players included several local ladies with refreshments a salad course.
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Glouster
Edward Ley
New St
Carl Whaley
Josephine Hedfelt
Wilma Ferrell
Tom Noon
Ernest Williams
Earl Morris
Norbert Johnston
C. E. Haskins
Club to Meet Glouster Trimble Township Home Demonstration
The Home Demonstration Club will gather Thursday at 11 00 a.m. at Mrs Louis Jewell's Walnut Hill home. Mrs John Penrod and Mrs Carl Antle lead the program and will serve a broiler meal at noon with the topic Broiler Meals.
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Glouster
Trimble Township
Louis Jewell
Walnut Hill
John Penrod
Carl Antle
Class to Meet Glouster Methodist Church Tonight
The Young Adult Class of Glouster Methodist Church will meet this evening at Emplace. Members are invited to gather for fellowship and discussion in the church lounge.
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Glouster
Glouster Methodist Church
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Becky Wright Birthday Party Honored At Pomeroy Home
Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Wright hosted a Saturday party at their home honoring their daughter Rebecca Sue on her sixth birthday. Balloons decorated the home and party favors were given to guests. Prizes went to Betty Campbell Aleta Cilo Marsha Davis and Brenda Van Meter. The guest of honor received many gifts with Mrs. Wright aided by Mrs. William Woodard and Miss Susan Allensworth. Other guests included Sherry Reuter Nancy Thompson and Jo Ellen Diehl.
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Sherry Reuter
Nancy Thompson
Jo Ellen Diehl
Den 4 Plans Skating Party
Cub Scout Den 4 met Monday evening at Mrs. Ruby Norris home and planned activities. An ice skating party is planned for next week and a weiner roast at the end of March. Summer plans include swimming and a treasure hunt. Den Chief Danny Goldberg led the group in the Pledge and Oath. Contest winners were Charles Gatchel and Jeffrey Norris. others present were Myron Goldberg Wayne Faires Kendall Dunfee.
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Glouster
Ruby Norris
Charles Gatchel
Jeffrey Norris
Myron Goldberg
Wayne Faires
Kendall Dunfee
Mickey Blackford Honored By Party
On Saturday afternoon Miss Verna Sharp hosted at her parents home in Trimble to celebrate Mickey Blackford's third birthday. Guests included Jonathan Rainey Cindy Mee Meneway Marilyn Jane Mc Cune Tim Ann Sedgwick from Jacksonville Wayne Shuttleworth and Mary Shuttleworth from Gloucester. Gifts were given and cake and ice cream served.
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Trimble
Verna Sharp
Harry Sharp
Mickey Blackford
Richard Blackford
Mickey
Jonathan Rainey
Cindy
Susia Mee Meneway
Marilyn Jane McCune
Tim Ann Sedgwick
Jacksonville
Wayne
Mary Shuttleworth
Glouster
Hollister School Variety Show Friday Night
Hollister School presents a Friday night variety show featuring elementary grades and junior high with skits dancing and singing. The event starts at 7 30 p m and serves as a fund raising effort for an opaque projector admission 20 and 50 cents
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Hollister
HollIster School
Attends Scioto Meeting in Chillicothe
The Rev. John Lloyd Evans and James F. Shumaker of the United Presbyterian Church visited Chillicothe for the spring meeting of Ceanhee.
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Nelsonville
John Lloyd Evans
James F. Shumaker
United Presbyterian Church
Chillicothe
Lore Tooth Stirs Youths Imagination
Deputies responding to a false alarm found no disaster at the Clyde Hunt residence after a boy, troubled by a sore tooth, imagined a house collapse on Route 218. Deputies Loren Kerr and Grant Long investigated at 12 30 a m and concluded no incident occurred.
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Loren Kerr
Grant Long
Cub Scouts Welcome New Member To Den
Rickey Humphrey was welcomed into Cub Scout Den 1 on Monday evening in the Scout room. Den Chief John McAllister led the Scout Promise and opening ceremony. Cubs worked on scrapbooks about Ohio and played games with attendees Paul Moore Pete Moore Joey Mesares Tommy Hook Darrell Dugan Rickey Humphrey Johnny Savel Den Mother Mrs Ed Moore Mrs Ralph Dugan and Mrs Humphrey.
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Glouster
Rickey Humphrey
Cub Scout den
Den
John McAllister
Cubs
Ohio
Paul Moore
Pete Moore
Joey Mesares
Tommy Hook
Darrell Dugan
Johnny Savel
Ed Moore
Ralph Dugan
Humphrey
Living
Mary Martha Meeting Plans March Session
The Mary Martha group of the Christian Church will meet in the home of Mrs. Max Adkins on Pleasantview Ave Thursday at 8 p m. Mrs. Herbert Little leads the program and Mrs. William Vernon gives devotions. If weather is bad the meeting moves to Mrs. Stephen Barber’s home on Canal St.
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Nelsonville
Mary Martha
The
Christian Church
Max Adkins
Pleasantview Ave
Herbert Little
William Vernon
Stephen Barber
Canal St
Debbie Shaw Celebrates Third Birthday with Family Dinner
Debbie Shaw marked her third birthday with a family dinner Sunday hosted by her grandparents Mr and Mrs John Penrod. Attending were her parents Mr and Mrs Robert Shaw of Columbus grandparents Mr and Mrs Arthur Shaw of Jacksonville and great grandmother Mrs Clara Penrod of Trimble.
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Trimble
Debbie Shaw
John Penrod
Debbie
Robert Shaw
Columbus
Arthur Shaw
Jacksonville
Clara Penrod
Trimble High Honor Roll Names Omitted In Report
Omitted names of Car ol Buchman a senior and Clyde Patterson a freshman were noted in the Trimble Local Schools Honor roll report, with the omission acknowledged in the local brief.
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Trimble
Carol Buchman
Clyde Patterson
Jim Anderson Honored On 10th Birthday
William Anderson hosted a family dinner at their home Sunday to honor Jimmy Anderson on his tenth birthday. Grandparents Alfred Fiberfeld and the Andersons’ sons Don and John attended. The next evening Cub Scouts Pack 248 honored Jimmy at a Den VI meeting with refreshments and discussion of the scoutorama projects.
Party honors Michael Keith's third birthday at home
A Sunday celebration at the home of Michael Keith and Eliza Gilmore Jr honors their son Michael Keith on his third birthday. The pastel decor and refreshments complemented a gathering with Mrs. Elza Gilmore Jr James Shepherd Louise Gilmore Denver Kapple and the Gilmore family.
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Pomeroy
Eliza Gilmore, Jr
Michael Keith
Elza Gilmore, Jr
James Shepherd
Louise Gilmore
Denver Kapple
Mrs. Gilmore and Sons
Weather forecast for West Virginia with snow risks
Forecast calls for partly to mostly cloudy skies across the state with snow likely in the extreme south. Highs near 30s and lows in the 20s north and 30s south. Heavy snow warning issued for southern portions as snow spreads north tonight with possible accumulations up to several inches.
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West Virginia
Births at Vount Street Mary Hospital Records
Birth announcements list new babies from Athens Nelsonville and surrounding areas. Shows couples Harry Graham Floyd Barber William Heffken Dick Hubbard with nieces and families, plus Pearl Hanning Margaret King Charlotte Moore Twinkle Lengyel Stella Dodds Hazel Glenamen Annabelle Davis Nelson Elmer Phillips and blood usage of 3 units.
Gallia Man Loses License For One Year
Judge Robert M. Betz in Gallia County Common Pleas Court suspended Harold Whitt 28 of Gallipolis Route 2 for one year after 14 points from three convictions two drunk driving arrests since Oct 13 1958. Whitt declared an habitual traffic violator. license barred March 14 1960 to March 14 1961 under Ohio Revised Code section 4507.40.
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Gallipolis
Robert M. Betz
Gallia County
Betz
River Traffic and Delinquent Land Tax Notices
The report lists river traffic metrics for the Ohio and Kanawha river systems with numerous boat names and lock statuses. It also includes a delinquent lands tax notice for Athens County listing several townships and property owners with acres and assessed values.
Burgundy Lacks Punch Says Navy Grape Drink
San Diego reports the Navy at the Naval Training Center serves Burgundy in vending machines as a nonalcoholic noncarbonated grape drink. It is one of seven flavors offered for a nickel.
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San Diego
Calif
Naval Training Center
Navy
Family Night Dinner at First Christian Church
Nelsonville church invites families to dine Wednesday at 6 pm a pot luck event. After the meal church department meetings will follow around 7 pm led by Rev. Ted Faulconer.
Haydenville Local No 876 Meets Wednesday at Elks Hall
Haydenville Local No 876 of the United Brick and Clay Workers will hold a meeting Wednesday at 7 p.m. in the Elks Hall in Nelsonville. Lincoln Swain, recording secretary, reports the event.
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Nelsonville
Haydenville
The
United Brick and Clay Workers
Elks Hall
Lincoln Swain
Secrea
Ena
Honor Flag Flown For Gallia High Soloists
Gallia Academy High School flew an Honor Flag Monday for soloists and ensembles that earned superior ratings at the District 15 Solo and Ensemble Music Contest at Ohio University. Soloists with superior ratings were Sam Matthews Sandra Hood Gretchen Mossman Joyce Evans India Borden David Roche Anne Ford and Bob Shaver. The Mixed Vocal Ensemble and Boys' Ensemble also received superior ratings.
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Gallipolis
Gallia Academy High School
Ohio University
Sam Matthews
Sandra Hood
Gretchen Mossman
Joyce Evans
India Borden
David Roche
Anne Ford
Bob Shaver
Nobles Hot Rod Club to Meet Tuesday Evening
The Nobles Hot Rod Club will meet Tuesday at 7 p.m. in the Knights of Pythias Hall. Slides from the recent Zanesville car show will be shown at the gathering.
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Nelsonville
Nobles Hot Rod Club
Knights of Pythias
Zanesville
Auxiliary to Meet Glouster Legion Hall
The American Legion Auxiliary will hold a meeting Thursday at 7 30 p m at the Legion Hall to discuss upcoming posts and activities.
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Glouster
American Legion Auxiliary
Legion Hall
Glouster Village Council to Meet Thursday at 7 PM
Legal notice announces intention to vacate Lots 1 through 9 in C. A. Hooper's Subdivision Farm Lot 74 Athens Township Athens County Ohio. Owner William F Langston requests Auditor of Athens County vacate the lots after March 22 1960 per plat recorded Volume 7 Page 200.
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C. A. Hooper
Athens Township
Athens County
Ohio
Athens
William F. Langston
Waster
Cornwell, Ty
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