Gettle Wins Council Nomination in Nelsonville Primary
Nelsonville unofficial results show 208 ballots cast in a quiet primary. Charles Gettle defeated Gerald Bentley 27 to 11 for the Democratic nomination in the first ward, with Gettle earning 22 votes in the second precinct.
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Nelsonville
Charles Gettle
Gerald Bentley
Gettle
Bentley
Violet Hollenbaugh
Nancy Krieg Skemp
Vaughn Hill
Charles Shafer
John Brooks
Raymond Foughty
Carl Howard
Fourth Ward
Mrs Nick Sanborn Honored At Shower For Bride
Nelsonville reports Mrs Nick Sanborn honored at a bridal shower hosted by Mrs Nora Sanborn with assistance from several Sanborn relatives. Prizes awarded to Helen Hopstetter and Sandy Sanborn. Guests and gift givers listed from Nelsonville Buchtel Carbonhill Longstreth and nearby areas. The couple reside at 121 Fayette St.
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Nick Sanborn
Nelsonville
Nora Sanborn
Longstreth
Sanborn
James Sanborn
John Sanborn
William Sanborn
Helen Hopstetter
Sandy Sanborn
Joe Prater
Ed Butterworth
Max Valkinberg
William San
Reedsville Resident Arthur Hetzer Dies at 80
Arthur A Hetzer 80 lifelong Reedsville resident died Tuesday at Camden Clark Hospital Parkersburg WV He was son of Charles and Alice Congreve Hetzer member of Reedsville First Christian Church Surviving wife Mable three sons Marion Toledo Arthur L Little Hocking Raleigh Akron a daughter Mary Alice Bise Little Hocking two sisters Lucy Burden Belpre Clea Johnson Humboldt Kan and 12 grandchildren Three children preceded him in death Services 2 p m Friday Reedsville First Christian Church Reverend Fred Gardner burial Hetzer Cemetery Friends may call at the family home after Thursday noon
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Charles
Alice Congreve Hetzer
Reedsville First
Reedsville First Christian Church
Fred Gardner
Hetzer Cemetery
Sign Post Damaged When Struck By Car
Gallipolis report of a traffic accident near The Messenger office. Eileen Walker, 39, Crown City, drove the car onto the curb, striking a loose curb and bending a sign post at Second and Locust. Police said no serious injuries were reported.
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Gallipolis
Second and Locust
Nelsonville Personal Notices of Mrs Kreppel Now at Hillcrest
Mrs Charles G Kreppel formerly of 104 West Columbus Street Nelsonville is now living at Hillcrest Nursing Home Athens. She moved to her daughter Mrs R W Wilson’s home at 22 Oak Street Athens in 1945.
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Charles G. Kreppel
Columbus St
Nelsonville
Hillcrest Nursing Home
Athens
Auto Session Set Nelsonville Meeting Notice
The Athens County Antique Auto Association will meet at 7 30 p m Friday at the home of Mr and Mrs Harold Warren for an organized gathering and discussion of antiques and local automotive history.
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Nelsonville
Athens County Antique Auto Association
Harold Warren
Three Children Hurt In Route 160 Auto Collision
In Gallia County on Route 160 at the Raccoon Creek bridge two cars collided at 10 30 a m sending three children to suffer minor injuries Cathy Gladman 11 and Cindy and Michael Lambert 3 and 6 all from Ewington were passengers in Violet Gladman s car while Billy Williamson 19 of Vinton drove the other vehicle Williamson was cited for an improper right turn both drivers escaped injury and the cars sustained minor damage.
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Gallipolis
Vinton
Raccoon Creek
State Highway Patrol
Cathy Gladman
Delaware
Cindy Lambert
Michael Lambert
Ewington
Violet M. Gladman
Billy Williamson
Williamson
Tri Teen Turn Out Attracts Scouters
Gallipolis Girl Scout Troop 215 joined a tri teen turnout at Camp Molly Lauman near Portsmouth for an intermediate level conference. Forty one scouts from Rocky Ledges attended with Troop 215 led by Mrs Neal B Clark and Mrs C J Davis.
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Gallipolis
Molly Lauman
Portsmouth
Ken- O0 Valley
Scioto County
Rocky Ledges
Rocky Ledges Council
Neal B. Clark
C. J. Davis
Marilyn Saunders
Patsy Gabrielli
Stephanie Gibert
Debbie Leedy
Barbara Parks
Janie Robinson
Jackie Knight
Sallie Davis
Diane Remita
Lynn Carlson
Susan Sechrist
Connie Wolfe
Drum and Bugle Corps Plans Hospital Day
The Drum and Bugle Corps of VFW Post 3467 will meet at 6 30 p m Thursday at the post home to plan Hospital Day on May 7. President Russ Giffin urges all members to attend the starting time.
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Nelsonville
VFW Post
Post
Russ Giffin
Grange Meeting Set At Grange Hall Thursday
Nelsonville York Grange 2436 will meet in the Grange Hall at 8 p.m. Thursday. Serving committee members include Mr and Mrs Floyd Fuller Mr and Mrs Ray Foughty Mrs Adelbert Patton and Mrs Gertrude Patton.
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Nelsonville
York
Grange
Floyd Fuller
Ray Foughty
Adelbert Patton
Gertrude Patton
Miss Maida Snyder Dies at 68 in Columbus
Miss Maida Snyder 68 of Hamden died Tuesday in University Hospital Columbus after a long illness. She was daughter of Abe and Belle Hoover Snyder and had lived in Ew ington and Clarion areas. She previously lived with her sister Mrs Mae Sperry Hamden. Arrangements by J E Strong and Son funeral home Wilkesville.
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Wilkesville
Maida Snyder
Hamden
University Hospital
Columbus
Abe
Belle Hoover Snyder
Ewington
Clarion
Snyder
Mae Sperry
Mount St. Mary Hospital Births and Admissions
Mount St Mary Hospital reports births for Delbert Foster Turner and Marion Strausbaugh families in Glouster and Nelsonville, plus other newborns. The admission list includes Janie Preston Rendville and numerous patients from The Plains, New Lexington, Nelsonville, and surrounding towns.
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Delbert Foster Turner
Glouster
Marion Strausbaugh
Nelsonville
Admissions
Janie Preston
Rendville
Leo Sheridan
the Plains
Lucille Clark
New Lexing
Rummage Sale Held by Nelsonville-Eudora Chapter 72
Nelsonville Eudora Chapter 72 CES sponsors a rummage sale in the Warner Building with hours 4 p.m. Thursday and 8 30 a.m. to 8 30 p.m. Friday. Volunteers may call Mrs. Virginia Bateman or Mrs. Pearl Williams to arrange pickup or bring items after 2 p.m. Thursday.
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Nelsonville
Eudora
CES
Warner
Virginia Bateman
Pearl Williams
Bus Passes Merits Fines in Nelsonville Court
Nelsonville Clifford Marton of Millfield Route 1 was fined 10 dollars and costs for passing a school bus on Poplar Street during passenger discharge. Tom Hall of 443 Jackson Street plead guilty to driving 50 mph on Canal Street and paid 15 dollars plus costs. Earnest Mingus Jr of Jacksonville was fined 10 dollars and costs for driving the wrong way on a one way street after being observed driving east on Scott Street the eastbound route.
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Nelsonville
Clifford
Marton
Millfield
Earl Hilleary
Poplar St
Tom Hall
Jackson St
Canal St
Earnest Mingus, Jr
Jacksonville
Mingus
Scott St
Rainfall in Nelsonville Reaches 5.08 Inches in April
Nelsonville total April precipitation was 5.08 inches per Water Works Supt. Watson Wolfe. Rain fell on 22 of 30 days, from trace to one inch, with snow on five days and no accumulation.
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Nelsonville
Water Works
Watson Wolfe
Wolfe
Party Site Changed in Nelsonville Youth Event
Nelsonville church announces a Christian Youth Fellowship party for high school students will be held in the church social rooms at 7 p.m. Thursday due to ongoing parsonage structural alterations. All area youth are eligible to attend.
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Nelsonville
Christian Youth Fellowship Party
Christia Church
Special Meeting Called for May Day Concession Stands
Mrs. Robert Wend announces a special meeting of the elementary PTO ways and means committee in charge of May Day concession stands. All committee members are to attend at 1 45 p m Thursday at the school.
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Nelsonville
Robert Wend
PTO
Rainbow Girls Meet Nelsonville at Masonic Temple
A Rainbow Girls meeting will be held at 7 p.m. Wednesday at the Masonic Temple. All officers are required to attend.
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Rainbow Girls
Nelsonville
Order of Rainbow
Masonic Temple
Memorial Service Held by WSCS Branch in Athens
In Nelsonville the WSCS of the Methodist Church met to hear Mary Stage on “Our three fold pledge.” A memorial service honored four members Mary Figgins Chloe Shirley Lily Wallace and Bertha Fischer with Elmer Siddle singing Thy Will Be Done and Verna Hickman on piano. Circle leaders were announced for five circles and refreshments served by Circle 4 members.
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Nelsonville
WSCS
Methodist Church
Frances Stage
Mary Figgins
Chloe Shirley
Lily Wallace
Bertha Fischer
Inez Wilson
Etta Traugh
Joanna Evans
Edith Figgins
Lucille Weaver
Zenith Juniper
Elmer Siddle
Verna Hickman
Lillian Betts
Lois Oakley
Edith Howson
Anna Riley
Mildred Carlin
Cleo Whitmore
Marie Barton
Blanche Jonas
Faye Bingman
Helen Jackson
Betty Johnson
Rotary Votes To Sponsor Band
Nelsonville Rotary members heard Dr. F M Wentz urge personal reflection on wealth and virtue as the group plans to sponsor a local high school band student to the Music Workshop at Ohio University in June. Also reported were Lake Hope district assembly notes by Dr. Robert Butts and Dick Hubbard, with visiting Rotarians from Logan Whitesville and Lancaster attending social hosts.
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Nelsonville
F. M. Wentz
First Methodist Church
Rotary Club
Wentz
Tom Williams
Ohio University
Lake Hope
Robert Butts
Dick Hubbard
John Coker
Ralph Helber
Logan
Alva Oakley
Whitesville
W. Va
Gordon White
Lowell
William Allen
James Shore
Lancaster
Don DeLor
Airman Maxwell Named Air Man of the Month at Burns AFB
Maxwell 20, son of Mr and Mrs Ernest Maxwell of Gallipolis, named Air man of the Month at Burns Air Force Base Oregon. A ground communications equipment repairman stationed since October, he began basic training at Lackland AFB Texas after leaving Gallipolis last July. Prior to service he worked for the Baster Radio and TV and was president of the Gallia County Amateur Radio Club.
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Gallipolis
William Maxwell
Ernest Maxwell
Eastern Ave
Burns Air Force Base
Burns
Oregon
Maxwell
Burns Afb
Air Force
Lackland Afb
Texas
Baster Radio and TV
Lower Third Ave
Gallia County Amateur Radio Club
Hospital Visit Notes At Mt Carmel Columbus
Mrs Jack Riley Tim and Alonzo Figgins visited John Figgins on Monday at Mt Carmel Hospital Columbus. John is a patient in Am 543 admitted for observation and treatment.
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Nelsonville
Jack Riley
Tim
Alonzo Figgins
John Figgins
Mt. Carmel Hospital
Columbus
John
Stag Party At Elks Club Features Fried Turtle
A stag party at the Elks Club is set for Friday with fried turtle on the menu. Serving begins about 8 30 p m.
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Nelsonville
Elks Club
High School PTO Meeting Covers Graduation Standards
Nelsonville parents of eighth graders are urged to attend the High School PTO meeting at 7 30 p m Thursday in the study hall. Registration for students will occur and Mr Kinneer will explain graduation requirements. Teachers will outline available subjects and officers will be elected before the program.
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Nelsonville
Kinneer
PTO
Couple Married in Nelsonville Home Ceremony
Miss Janet Wilkinson of Athens and Earl Williams of Pomeroy wed April 21 at the home of County Judge George Schoonover.
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Nelsonville
Janet Wilkinson
Athens
Earl Williams
Pomeroy
George Schoonover
Episco pals Plan Candy Sale in Nelsonville Church
The Episco pals will hold a regular meeting at 7 p.m. Thursday in the undercroft of the church to finalize plans for a candy sale set for Saturday on the Public Square.
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Nelsonville
Episcopals
Twig 5 To Meet Nelsonville
Twig 5 of Mount St. Mary Hospital Guild will meet at 7 30 p.m. Monday at the home of Mrs. Nora Mills 19042 Myers St.
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Nelsonville
Twig
Mount St. Mary Hospital
Nora Mills
Myers St
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