Unrestrained Apathy Marks Nelsonville Primary Election
Nelsonville voters approach Tuesday's primary with apathy amid 23 candidates. In first ward Gerald Bentley Sr faces Charles Gettle for the Democratic nomination to challenge Violet Hollenbaugh, Republican, in November. Mrs. Nancy Kreig Skomp appears on the Republican ballot opposing Vaughn Hill for city solicitor, though she will not serve if elected. Skemp asks supporters to back Hill. Also listed are multiple supplementary votes for mayor and council seats with incumbents and party candidates across wards.
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Nelsonville
Gerald Bentley, Sr
Charles Gettle
Violet Hollenbaugh
Ward
Nancy Kreig Skomp
Vaughn Hill
First Ward
Skemp
Hill
Earl Hilleary
William Hoffman
Ward Phillips
Charles Pancake
Mabel Tigner
Harriet Burgess
Carl Young
Matt Adkins
Gilbert Courtney, Jr
J. Robert Matheny
Glenn Tharp
Jack Riley
Charles Shafer
Mrs Castell Buchtel Resident Dies At 88
Mrs Mary Castell 88 died Sunday at her Buchtel home after a long illness She was born in Hocking County a daughter of the late Willian and Martha Groves She leaves five daughters Mrs Blanche Blackstone Canton Mrs Flossie Hiller Lancaster Mrs Chloe Rife and Mrs Mary Covert both of Buchtel and Mrs Martha Betty Walker Columbus a sister Mrs Priscilla Lehman Carbon dale a brother Moses Groves Lancaster and several grandchildren Services will be held 2 p m Wednesday at the Buchtel Methodist Church Rev Roy Bookman officiating Burial will be at Green Lawn Cemetery in Buchtel
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Buchtel
Mary Castell
Hocking County
Willian
Martha Groves
Castell
Buchtel Methodist Church
Casteel
Blanche Blackstone
Canton
Flossie Hiller
Lancaster
Chloe Rife
Mary Covert
Martha
Betty) Walker
Columbus
Priscilla Lehman
Carbondale
Moses Groves
Roy Bookman
Green Lawn Cemetery
Mount St. Mary Hospital Births and Admissions Ledger
Entries list births and admissions at Mount St. Mary Hospital. Families named include Carl Donaldson Trimble and a daughter, Wiliam Ice Jacksonville and a son, Roger Hayden Nelsonville and a son, Eugene Hamilton Nelsonville and a daughter. Admissions cover Della Wade Buchtel, Betty Boling Nelsonville, Jean Shumaker New Lexington, Charles Stump Circle Hill, Mary Pickering Athens, Ricky Brooks Glouster Route 3, John Risner McArthur, Raymond Rife Buchtel and Mary Comstock Logan, Sidney McGlaughlin Glouster, Beverly Auflick Haydenville, Claude Williams McConnelsville Route 4, Curtis Heintzelman and daughter Nelsonville, Michael Rosselot and son Athens, Edwin Spencer Logan, Mary Luginbuhl Alliance, William Horden New Straits, John Swart Glouster, Curtis Hayburn Hamden Route, Delphia Skivers Nelsonville Route 2, Harry Campbell Nelsonville Route 1, Ruth Whaley Glouster, Edna Carson Gore Route.
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Carl Donaldson
Trimble
Wiliam Ice
Jacksonville
Roger Hayden
Nelsonville
Eugene Hamilton
Admissions
Della Wade
Buchtel
Betty Boling
Jean Shumaker
New Lexington
Charles Stump
Circle Hill
Mary Pickering
Athens
Ricky Brooks
Glouster
John Risner
McArthur
Raymond Rife
Mary Comstock
Logan
Sidney McGlaughlin
Beverly Auflick
Haydenville
Curtis Heintzelman
Michael Rosselot
Edwin Spencer
Mary Luginbuhl
Alliance
William Horden
New Straitsville
John Swart
Curtis Hayburn
Hamden
Delphia Skivers
Harry Campbell
Ruth Whaley
Edna Carson
Gore
Nelsonville Antique Auto Club Travels to Winchester Apple Festival
Nelsonville residents Mr and Mrs Dick McDonald Carolyn Christy Rick and Mark with Mr Roger Morman and Mr Raymond Patton depart for Winchester Virginia for the Apple Festival and a meeting of the Antique Automobile Association of America Representing Athens County Antique Auto Association they travel in a 1925 Nash and a 1926 Dodge and plan to return Sunday.
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Dick McDonald
Carolyn
Christy
Rick
Mark
Roger Morman
Raymond Patton
Winchester
Antique Automobile Association of America
United States
Athens County
Antique Auto Association
McDonalds
Norman
Patton
Nelsonville
Rummage Sale Set by Nelsonville Legion Auxiliary
The American Legion Auxiliary will sponsor a rummage sale Friday and Saturday at the Legion Building starting at 8 a.m. Donations may be arranged by contacting Mrs. Grac Lax.
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Nelsonville
American Legion Auxiliary
Legion
Grac. Lax
Mrs Nora Gilkey Visits Gosneys In Middleport
Mrs Nora Gilkey of Middleport is spending a week with her son and daughter in law Mr and Mrs Harry Gosney on West Washington Street.
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Nelsonville
Nora Gilkey
Middleport
Harry Gosney
W. Washington Street
York High Honor Roll Named by York High School Principal
Nelsonville York High School principal Clyde Byers released the fifth six weeks honor roll. Seniors Erma Campbell Wan da Peacock Judy Wooten Helen Campbell Betty Kennard Dick Martin Carol McCulloch Sheila Robinette earned B average or better with straight A's for Sheila Robinette Ella Cox Laura Hartman Norma Dalton.
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Nelsonville
Clyde Byers
York High School
Erma Campbell
Wanda Peacock
Judy Wooten
Helen Campbell
Betty Kennard
Dick Martin
Carol McCulloch
Sheila Robinette
Mike Bullock
Bob Calhoon
Linda Mourne
Pamela Robson
Candy Spencer
Margaret Verba
Ralph Wetzel
Nora Carey
Ella Cox
Laura Hartman
Jane Levins
Patty Matheny
Larry Nanna
Ramona Robson
Pat Vozel
Diane Anders
Jim Eckles
Robert Sharb
Mary Wray
Norma Dalton
Carol Sue Davis
Joan Hallett
Mary Irvin
Linda Kinnison
Nancy Wade
Truck Driver Forfeits Bond In Rear-End Collision
Nelsonville Jack W Bobier 30 of 5 Parkview Dr Parkersburg WV forfeited bond of 30 dollars after a citation for failure to stop in the assured clear distance. A panel truck he drove collided with the rear of a car driven by William J Burns 49 of 17 Curran St Athens near Canal and Hocking. Damages cited as hood grille and front bumper on Bobier's truck and rear bumper trunk deck and left taillight on Burns car.
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Nelsonville
Jack W. Bobier
Parkview Dr
Parkersburg
W. Va
Bobier
William J. Burns
Curran St
Athens
Canal St
Burns
Canal and
Hocking
Mary Guess Honored With Birthday Party
Nelsonville friends surprised Mary Guess with a home birthday party Thursday evening. She received many gifts and a cake baked by Mrs. Anna Riley. Hostesses were Maxine Maccombs Sally Dis hong Frances Guess and Betty Guess. Others attending included Edith Howson Carolyn Crane Charlotte Prater Sadie Simonton Harriet Juniper Pearl Williams Lucy Pierce Roberta Daugherty Frankie Sackett Eunice Crane and Jean Richards.
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Nelsonville
Mary Guess
Anna Riley
Maxine Maccombs
Sally Dishong
Frances Guess
Betty Guess
Edith Howson
Carolyn Crane
Charlotte Prater
Sadie Simonton
Harriet Juniper
Pearl Williams
Lucy Pierce
Roberta Daugherty
Frankie Sackett
Eunice Crane
Jean Richards
Drunk Driver Jailed In Nelsonville Court
Nelsonville Orland Bond of Logan Route 3 was fined 100 dollars and costs and sentenced to three days in the city jail for driving while intoxicated in Mayor Earl Hilleary’s court.
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Nelsonville
Orland Bond
Logan
Earl Hilleary
Fischer Rites Held for Mrs Bertha Locie Fischer
Services for Mrs Bertha Locie Fischer were held at 2 30 p m Monday at Johnson funeral home after an extended illness. Dr F M Wentz of the First Methodist Church and Rev John Lloyd Evans of the First Presbyterian Church officiated. Burial was in Green Lawn Cemetery in Nelsonville.
Repairs Under Way at Modern Beauty Shop
Nelsonville reports the Modern Beauty Shop on W. Columbus Street is closed for two weeks for extensive remodeling and will reopen May 16.
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Nelsonville
W. Columbus St
Mrs Howe Elected Leader of Nelsonville Emblem Club
Mrs Martha Howe was elected president of the Nelsonville Emblem Club at the Elks Hall. Officers include Martha Philopoulos as vice president Dorothy Shearer financial secretary Catherine Byers treasurer and others. installation set for May 19 with visiting supreme officials Bunny Harris and Dorothy Cox. A potluck followed.
Local social notes from Portland and nearby towns
Mrs Francis Jewett returned from Coolville. Mrs Ed Deem visited relatives in Dunbar West Virginia. Mr and Mrs Robert Beegle visited his father Guy Beegle of Racine. Mrs Ethel Larkins of Long Bottom stays with her son in law and daughter Mr and Mrs Emerson Johnson. Mr and Mrs Robert Ozart of Stiversville moved into the Herman Koelsch property.
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Portland
Francis Jewett
Coolville
Ed Deem
Dunbar
W. Va
Robert Beegle
Guy Beegle
Racine
Ethel Larkins
Long Bottom
Emerson Johnson
Robert “Ozart
Stiversville
Herman Koelsch
Mrs. Georgia Grose Hosts Nelsonville Officers Dinner
Mrs. Georgia Grose, president of the Nelsonville Emblem Club, entertained officers at Ethel's Tea Room. A gift was placed at each setting in appreciation for support during her term. Attendees included Martha Howe, Dorothy Shearer, Freda Newton, Gladys Keating, Libby Phillips, Catherine Byers, Dorothy Ruscoe, Blanche DeLong, Kate Edington, Blanche Ogg, Ethel Matheny, Helen Jackson, Lillian Worthington, Martha Philopoulos, Harriett Burgess, Jean Smith.
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Nelsonville
Martha Howe
Nelsonville Emblem Club
Elks Hall
Georgia Grose
Martha Philopoulos
Dorothy Shearer
Catherine Byers
Mable Tignor
Blanche Ogg
Blanche DeLong
Dorothy Ruscoe
Peggy Galvin
Lillian Worthington
Jo White
Helen Jackson
Ethel’s
Bashan Social and Family News Highlights
West Virginia visitors spent the weekend with Bashan residents. Local 4-H met with ten members attending at the Holter home. Family visits include Kathy Delong of Portland and Bonnie Smith visiting St Joseph Hospital for tests. Ernest Deeter on leave from Offutt Field Nebraska visited Bashan with family.
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Bashan-Carmel
Dale Rainer
West Virginia
Jack Scarbroug
Bashan
Dan Smith
Lloyd Roush
Wayne
Tim Smith
St. Joseph Hospital
Parkersburg
Roger
Ronnie Holter
Bonnie
Faith Smith
Lawrence Smith
Laurel Cliff
Kathy Delong
Portland
Thomas McKay
Edith Shain
Pomeroy
Carmel
Ernest Deeter
Offutt Field
Neb
Audelle
Belinda
Allen Taylor
Sharad Ducker
Ohio
Frank Hudson
Syracuse
Shelby Pickens
Racine
Warren Rose
Familly
Sutton
Freda Deeter
Thomas Deeter
Maggie Lovett
Don Smith
Donna Jean
Hob Deeter
Reedsville
Bonnie Smith
Birth and social notes from Point Rock and area
Mr. and Mrs. E. W. Holcomb announce the birth of a daughter at Sheltering Arms Hospital. Minnie Wooten won the Laurel Grange roll contest with Avanel Holliday second. G. A. Radekin family hosts and attends services and visits across Point Rock and Columbus.
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Point Rock
E. W. Holcomb
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Laurel Grange
Minnie Wooten
Avanel Holliday
Mina Dudgeon
Yale
Dyesville
Henry Bobo
Jarret Bobo
G. A. Radekins
A. D. Morrison
Navy Sailor Home On Leave From Guantanamo Maneuvers
Robert Steenrod son of Mr and Mrs John Steenrod Madison Street Nelsonville arrived Saturday for a week's leave from the Navy. He left Norfolk in February for Guantanamo Bay Cuba aboard the destroyer USS Willard Keith and will report back to Norfolk May 5.
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Nelsonville
Robert Steenrod
John Steenrod
Madison St
Navy
Robert
Norfolk
Guantanamo Bay
Cuba
Willard Keith
Temperance Report From Middleport WCU Meeting
Middleport Womans Christian Temperance Union held a Youth Temperance Education Week briefing at Mrs. Henry Houdashelt home. President Clarence McNeal reported a temperance assembly at Middleport High School with Rev. Clyde Bartlett as speaker and noted aid to a local needy family. Three members were ill: Mrs. Shu maker, Mrs. Grant, and Miss McCormick.
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Middleport
Middleport Women’s Christian Temperance Union
Henry Houdashelt
Clarence McNeal
Middleport High School
Clyde Bartlett
Middleport Church of the Nazarene
Charles Shumaker
Edward Grant
Sally McCormick
Grace Hysell
Blanche Haptonstall
Emma Mathews
Houdashelt
Mathews
Beulah White
Pearl Hoffman
A. A. Cox
Pandorians to Meet Nelsonville in May at Hutchins Home
The Pandorian Club will hold its May meeting at 2 p.m. Thursday at Mrs. Robert Hutchins's Route 33 West home. Program leader Mrs. William Howe will present Mrs. Harry Westfall discussing the 50th state.
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Nelsonville
Pandorian Club
Robert Hutchins
Route 33
William Howe
Harry Westfall
Rainbow for Girls Advisory Board Meeting Set
The advisory board for the Order of the Rainbow for Girls will meet at Miss Barbara Adamson's home 43 Clinton Street at 7 30 p m Tuesday.
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Nelsonville
Order of the Rainbow For
Barbara Adamson
Clinton St
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