Locust Trees Planted to Restore Strip- mined Lands in Ohio
U S Forestry Service crews plant black locust and tulip poplar across about 800 acres of mined land in Ohio including Athens County. Reforestation aims to restore soil, reduce erosion, and support future vegetation with 80 percent expected take root.
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Nelsonville
U. S. Forestry Service
Ohio
Athens County
Sanford Silver
Silver
Ed Donson
Charles Whitmore
Forest Service Nursery
Wallonia
Ind
Coker marks first year of growth in Nelsonville
Nelsonville business brief notes Coker Distributing Co owned by John Coker near Bacus Lumber Co. Ralph Koker Sr. and Jr. work for the firm. Coker’s sales rise about 600 percent while distributing Carlings beer across Washington Athens Hocking and Fairfield counties from the Nelsonville plant. John Coker recently moved from Athens and now lives at 40 West Franklin Street with his family.
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Nelsonville
Coker
Bacus Lumber Co
John Coker
Nelson
Athens
Pico Sales Co
Glouster
Pilsner Poc
Cleveland
Washington
Hocking
Fairfield
Carlings
Franklin St
Frank Vale Dies at 70 in Dyesville
Frank Race Vale 70 of Dyesville Meigs died at home on Thursday. Survived by wife Erma Vale daughter-in-law Nellie Vale and grandson John Frank Vale and brother St Vale of Belleville. Funeral at Dyesville Church Saturday 2:30 p.m. Burial Standish Cemetery. Friends may call Friday afternoon or evening.
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Dyesville
Frank Race Vale
Dyesville, Meigs
Erma Vale
Nellie Vale
John Frank Vale
St. Vale
Belleville
Standish Cemetery
Baptismal Service At Presbyterian Church Tonight
Nelsonville reports an infant baptism service tonight at 7 30 p m at the Presbyterian Church. A choir will sing the baptism hymn and the adult choir will perform The Seven Last Words by Dubois. Soloists George Crawford Corwin Cookson and Margaret Johnson appear with organ piece The Earthquake by Mary Louise Bowen. choir director Larry Thornton.
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Nelsonville
Presbyterian Church
Dubois
George Crawford
Corwin Cookson
Margaret Johnson
Mary Louise Bowen
Larry Thornton
First Presbyterian
John Lloyd Evans
Westminister Fellowship
Deanville Church
Pilgrim Holiness
Chestnut St
E. E. Leadingham
Robert Gastin
R. G. Bateman
Wesley Chatfield
Virginia Ave
Nelsonville Man Fined for Running Traffic Light
Lawrence Mc Kinney of Nelsonville was fined $5 and costs in Mayor Earl Hilleary s court on a state patrol filed traffic light violation.
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Nelsonville
Lawrence McKinney
Earl Hilleary
State Patrol
Vernon Rites To Be Tuesday
Clarence M Pete Vernon son of Mr and Mrs George Vernon of New Straitsville died in a Dayton hospital Thursday morning Funeral services will be conducted at New Lexington Tuesday at 9 30 a m Burial will be in New Lexington Cemetery Surviving are his wife Ruth three sons and a daughter An other son died in infancy
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Nelsonville
Clarence M
Pete) Vernon
George Vernon
New Straitsville
Dayton
New Lexington
Ruth
Local Births and Admits List from Area Hospitals
Birth announcements note Mr and Mrs Robert Walter welcome a son. Other families include Estel Dane in Carbon Hill and James Dibari in Junction City with newborns. Admitted patients include Angeline Boyer Athens Route 5 Nina Collins Nelsonville and others across Athens Nelsonville Logan Shawnee and New Lexington areas.
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Robert Walter. Logan
Estel Dane
Carbon Hill
James Dibari
Junction City
Angeline Boyer
Athens
Nina Collins
Nelsonville
Freda Rupe
New Straitsville
Sylvia Osborne
Chauncey
Hilda Schrader
Logan
Eddie Legg
Shawnee
Ralph McKinley
Amesville
George Hartley
Blanche Malone
Zella Maloney
Gerald McGee
New Lexington
Nathan Davis
Local Social Visits Recap From Wilkesville Area
WILKESVILLE residents and relatives shared visits and hospital notes. Gary White hosted Sandy White and Jimmy Long in Logan. Paul Mahaffey remains in Columbus Children’s Hospital. Henry Reibel and family hosted Harley Strong and sons in Pomeroy. Edward Parsons received a veterans hospital visit in Huntington. Jacob Schilling with sons spent a weekend with John Schilling and Bill Spires family.
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Wilkesville
Sandy White
Jimmy Long
Gary White
Logan
Bill Ogdin
Andy Andralites
Paul Mahaffey
Alva Mahaffey
Children's Hospital, Columbus
Ada Long
Raymond Long
Harley Strong
Strong
Henry Reibel
Pomeroy
Jimmy Mulholand
Ralph White
Mansfield
Edward Parsons
Emerson Duffy
Veterans Hospital
Huntington
Jacob Schilling and Sons
Middleport
John Schilling
Bill Spires
Firm's Ash Trays Tougher Than Tires
Mrs Paula Schrieber drove to a Tucson gas station with a flat and found a glass ash tray wedged between tire and tube. The tray, advertising a tire firm, was not damaged and even remarked by the driver as being in better shape than the tire.
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Tucson
Ariz
Paula Schrieber
Schrieber
Shower Planned for Petty Home Loss at Carpenter Temple
Carpenter Temple Methodist Church hosts an 8 p.m. April 6 shower for Mr. and Mrs. James Petty after a recent house and contents fire. Local families and visitors from Columbus Utica Harrisville Worthington join in the consideration. Mary Dye of Ohio State University spends Easter with her parents. Guests include the Whittingtons and Stout family, along with the Stout and Wiseman groups from Harrisville and Utica. Virginia Nell Turner of Dyesville visits Lynn Whittington and travels with them to Baltimore to visit Orville Whittington. A. R. Caster visits daughter and son-in-law Chester Spencer and Steve in Worthington. Fern Gillogly visits Worley West and Mrs. Weston Crabtree in Albany.
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Carpenter
Temple Methodist Church
James Petty
Lewis Hill
H. E. Starkey
Dean McKibben
Rowland Vernon
Randy
Utica
Roy Wiseman
Harrisonville
Nellie Lyons
Wayne
Madine Eddy
Torch
Warden Marcum
Virginia Nell Turner
Dyesville
Lynn Whittington
Whittingtons
Baltimore
Orville Whittington
A. R. Caster
Chester Spencer
Steve
Worthington
Fern Gillogly
Dinner Guests Spin Tales of Local Socials
Concord society pages list numerous dinner invites and visits among residents. Ethel McAtee Paul and Reuben Kettle host Bishopville connection. Betty Sayre Elsie Antle, Linscott and Sayre families figure in evenings and noontime calls. Frank notes include 13 guests for a Wolfe birthday. Strongest bastions El Morro San Cristobal cited for Puerto Rico.
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Concord
Ethel McAtee
Paul
Reuben Kettle
Bishopville
Betty Sayre
Elsie Antle
Paul Linscott
Verne Wolfe
Mike
Simons Beal
Athens
Joe Svalda
Dayton
George Chapman
Stella Beal
Maynard Sayre
Harold
Orland Sayre
Ronald Williams
Edward Weiss
Georgia
Texas
Helen Parish
Kathy
Woman Demands Return Of Dog From Husband
A Butte woman phoned police reporting her husband out on the town with their black Chinese chow dog. She said she cares more about the dog, which was under a doctor's care, than about her husband.
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Butte
Mont
The Lieutenant Wore Skirts Theater Marquee
Temple readers saw a theater marquee reading The Lieutenant Wore Skirts Also Selected Shorts. The playful display highlights a film and comedy shorts drawing interest in the Texas city.
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Temple
Tex
George Wallace Dies At Cleveland Home
Nelsonville brothers Arthur and Frank Wallace learned of George Wallace’s death at his Cleveland home Thursday morning. Funeral services are set for Saturday at 2 p.m. at Silas Richard Funeral Home on Lakeshore Boulevard, with burial in Cleveland.
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Nelsonville
Arthur
Frank Wallace
George
Cleveland
Silas Richard
Lakeshore Blvd
Easter Egg Hunt Set At Presbyterian Church Lawn
Nelsonville announces an Easter egg hunt for younger children at 3 p.m. on Saturday on the church lawn with a rain date of Monday at 3 p.m.
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Nelsonville
Presbyterian Church
Easter Sunrise Services Brighten Nelsonville Churches
Nelsonville area churches schedule sunrise rites for Easter with services at 5 30 to 6 30 a m. The Christian Church Pilgrim Holiness First Methodist and First Presbyterian also feature cantatas hymns sermons and baptisms alongside church school and fellowship events.
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Nelsonville
Christian Church
Pilgrim Holiness
Longstreth Pilgrim Holiness Church
First Methodist Church
First Presbyterian Church
Murray City
Evangelical United Brethren Church
Charles Shafer
Shafer
Mike Brooks
Clarence Watts
J. Lloyd Evans
F. Melvin Wentz
Fort and Short Sts
J. A. Long
Longstretch Pilgrim Holiness
Duane Saylor
First Methodist
F. M. Wentz
Local families visit friends in Durham North Carolina
Mr. and Mrs. Stacy Sharp and Mr. and Mrs. Don Betts left Thursday for Durham North Carolina. The Sharps and Mr. Betts will return Monday but Mrs. Betts will remain for a visit. They visited Mr. and Mrs. John Dozier and Dr. and Mrs. Robert Gowdy.
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Stacy Sharp
Don Betts
Durham
N.C
Sharps
Mr. Betts
Mrs. Betts
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