Nelsonville primary races shrink to single contests
Nelsonville voters face minimal choices in a Tuesday primary with only one Democratic contest for mayor between Everett Carroll and Robert Auflick and a single Republican mayoral race featuring Orlando Howson. Other city posts show multiple candidates, while school boards and township trustees run nonpartisan tickets with filing due August 7.
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Ledger
Everett Carroll
Robert Auflick
Charles Pancake
Alonzo Figgins
Robert Matheny
James H. Patton
Dale Wharton
Violet Wolfe Hollenbaugh
Clarence Monks
Joe Barrows
A. B. Ailes
John Brooks
Shelby Barber
New District Officers Presented at Meeting
Nelsonville hosts a spring banquet at the Methodist Church introducing Hi Y and Tri- Hi Y district officers. Phillip Shaeffer and Claris Lewis were elected president and vice president, with Fritz Hull secretary treasurer and Sharon Cole chaplain.
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Nelsonville
Nelsonville Methodist Church
Hi-Y
YMCA
Phillip Shaeffer
Lancaster
Claris Lewis
Fritz Hull
Logan
Sharon Cole
Terry White
Athens
John Casey
Jackson
Ohio
Hi-V Council
Nelsonville Man Fined in Unsafe Operation Case
Robert A. Williams, 21, of Nelsonville, was fined 15 dollars in Logan mayor's court for unsafe operation after a crash on April 23 on Route 216 north of Murray City. Williams and Virgil Hamilton were seriously injured and admitted to Mount St. Mary Hospital along with Donald L. Williams, 20, of Buchtel, who was treated for injuries from the car overturning.
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Nelsonville
Robert A. Williams
Logan
Willams
State
Highway Patrol
Murray City
Williams
Virgil Hamilton
Mount St. Mary Hospital
Donald L. Williams
Buchtel
Nelsonville dog bite prompts observation orders and rummage sales
Three year old Carl Altier III was treated for a dog bite on his abdomen requiring three stitches. The incident occurred as Thelma Starkey untangled her chained dog. The dog is to be kept under observation for 10 days. In Nelsonville the Community Garden Club will hold a rummage sale in the Hyde Building on May 11 at 8:30 a.m. Donations may be arranged with Mrs. Earl Hilleary. The Catholic Women's Club of St Andrews Parish will hold a rummage sale in the Parish Hall on an upcoming Saturday with donations accepted Friday at the hall.
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Dewey Chyun
South Korea
Nelsonville Tri-Hi- Y
Nancy DeVoe
Shaffeer
Lewis
Miami University of Ohio
United States
Clark Williams, Jr
Athens
Richard White
Nelsonville Tri- Hi-Y Club
D. W Hoffee
Doris Pergrin
Nelsonville
Carl Altier
Carl Altier, Jr
Mill St
Thelma Starkey
Catholic Women's Club
St. Andrews
Bike Riders Get Advice from Chief
Nelsonville police chief Everett Hewlett urges parental and juvenile cooperation on bicycle safety. He cites recent complaints of sidewalks used by riders endangering pedestrians and youths disregarding traffic rules, especially at night without lights. He calls for bicycles to use streets and follow motor-vehicle rules.
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Nelsonville
Everett Hewlett
Hewlett
Buchtel Man Dies at 80 in Lancaster Home
William Newman 80 of Buchtel died Wednesday afternoon at his brother John Newman’s home in Lancaster where he lived six weeks. A retired coal miner born in Hamden he was the son of John and Mary Newman. Survived by brother Henry and sister Mrs Kate Sharmaker. Funeral Saturday 1 p.m. Johnson funeral home with Rev Dr F M Wentz. Burial Green Lawn Cemetery. Friends may call anytime.
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Nelsonville
William Newman
Buchtel
John Newman
Lancaster
Hamden
John
Mary Newman
Anna
Henry
Kate Sharmaker
Columbus
Johnson Funeral Home
F. M. Wentz
Green Lawn Cemetery
Tuberculosis Hospital to Admit First Patients Monday
Nelsonville Ohio region prepares for the opening of a new Tuberculosis Hospital with a $12 million facility. Dr. Harold Cashman says the first patients include a Athens County man and woman and a Meigs County man on Monday, followed by a Hocking County man on Wednesday. The center will eventually house 77 patients and may transfer current Ohio Tuberculosis Hospital patients from Columbus.
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Nelsonville
South East
Ohio
Harold Cashman
Athens County
Meigs County
Hocking County
Cashman
Ohio Tuberculosis Hospital
Columbus
Nelsonville Girls Promote County Tax Plan in Columbus
Nelsonville High School Tri-Hi-Y delegates Miss Marlene Koker and Miss Phillis Barber took part in the YMCA Youth in Government program in Columbus. They proposed a county four mill levy on real estate to fund schools. the bill was defeated 94 to 44 amid 500 students in attendance as 35 of 100 bills passed. The girls stayed at the Deshler Hilton during the weekend sessions.
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Nelsonville
Marlene Koker
Phillis Barber
YMCA
Columbus
Nelsonville High School
Miss Koker
Harold Koker
Miss Barber
Shelby Barber
House
Deshler Hilton Hotel
City Dump To Close And New Area Opens
City dump will close Monday and haulers will use the new dump on Mud Lock Road. Signs mark the route after Robbins Road Bridge. Exterminators will be on hand to exterminate rats using poison and corn meal mixture. they say it will not affect humans or tame animals.
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Nelsonville
Mud Lock Rd
Robbins Rd
Nelsonville York Grange to Meet Friday Evening
Nelsonville York Grange will hold a meeting Friday at 8 p.m. in the Oak Grove grange hall with hosts and hostesses listed as Mr. and Mrs. Walter Maccombs Elsie Weaver Adrienne Hook Daisy Dishong John McClain Leonard Prater and Lewis Buell Juveniles will meet at their regular hour.
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Nelsonville
York Grange
Oak Grove Grange Hall
Walter Maccombs
Elsie Weaver
Adrienne Hook
Daisy Dishong
John McClain
Leonard Prater
Lewis Buell
Explorers Plan 24 Hour Survival Hike at Camp Kootaga
Nelsonville explorers from Boy Scout Troop 66 prepare for a 24 hour survival hike at Camp Kootaga in West Virginia this weekend. Crew chief Robert Steenrod and explorer adviser Jack Sowers lead the group as Camp Kootaga, owned by the Kootaga Council, hosts the event. Troop 66 aims to camp there this summer for one week, leaders say.
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Nelsonville
Camp Kootaga
West Virginia
Robert Steenrod
Jack Sowers
Camp Koo
Taga
Kootaga Council
Troop 66
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Matt Adkins
William Smith
Harold Forst
Frank Anderson
Pearl Glenn
Orlando Howson
Ward Phillips
Hube Mender
James Shumaker
U.S
Hilleary Shoe Hospital
Robert Taylor
Foster
W. Washington ST
Nelsonville, Ohio
Armstrong
Armstrong Quaker
Washington ST
Nelsonville, Oho
Val
Slaows
Speciachass
Eair
Bermud
Famous Maker
Jen
Poplins
MIT
Young Me
Nelsonville Girls
Grange
Plax Spray
Fairmont Consumer Service
Betts
Mary Manning
P.O
Omaha
Nebraska
City
Wolfe Furniture Co
Lake Erie
Okg
Newark
Daugherty & Wolfe
Chestnut Street
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