Glouster seniors urged to pursue higher education
Kiwanis sponsored senior banquet at J T High School drew 76 seniors and Kiwanis members. Speaker B T Grover urged choices toward higher education, calling education the world’s biggest industry and linking it with Christianity. Attendees included 25 Glouster and 22 J T seniors with school officials and advisers presenting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sue Funk
Marjorie Shifflett
Carolyn Hanley
Linda Myers
Marie Dunlevy
Lucy Swartz
Dixie Bennet
Stella Chakey
Bonnie Rutter
Jane Murvey
Janet Ellen Wickes
Bill Frazier
Carol Sue Gaston
Richard van Sickle
Nancy Morrison
Gwenn Hainey
Jill Morrison
Paul Barrett
Butch Hillyer
Glouster
F. A. Cady
Porter
B. T
Butch) Grover
Ohio University
Grover
Anthony Nickles
Wayne Wiley
Probate Court Suspends Estate Accounts Hearing June 12 1961
Athens County Probate Court suspends hearings on numerous estate accounts to be published for exceptions until June 12 1961 at 9:00 A.M. Executors administrators guardians and trustees for Grace Bingman Mary Brown John Copeland Mina Fry Constance Helwig Ray Harr Harold Meek Edward Miller Grace Puppel Lillie Nicol Alice Shires Harold Locke William Morris Robert Poston Helen Rodehaver Paul Silvas and related guardianship filers may file written exceptions prior to hearing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Garnette Anderson
Kate Burdette
Carrie D. Larch
Grace Lethridge
Nelson Lethridge
Bessie McDaniel
Alfred Smith
Charlies H. Sprague
Washington County
John W. West
Lucille Woodworth
Harold J. Rose
Cleo M. Gold
Athens County
Ohio
Towit
Meriam Bibbee
Grace F. Bingman
James R. Brown
Mary S. Brown
Gaylord E. Cook
John Harvey Copeland
Mabel Murray
Mina D. Fry
Lawrence G. Helwig
W.W.A
Constance
C. Helwig
Ina Faye Harr
Ray Harr
Cleo M. Meek
Harold N. Meek
Edna M. Miller
Edward L. Miller
Thomas C. McCoskey
Grace_K. Puppel
Clyde Gibson
Lillie Virginia Nicol
Fred Shires
Alice Shires
R. W. Finsterwald
Harold H. Locke
Margaret M. Morris
William Weasley Morris
Samuel B. Erskine
Coe Petiion S
Bete Se Ea Bes
Bernice Sikora 81 Dies in Murray City After Illness
Mrs. Bernice Sikora, 81, of Murray City died Friday at Mount St. Mary Hospital after a long illness. Born in Poland, she belonged to St. Philip Neri Catholic Church. Survived by seven sons Bernard Emil Frank Theodore Walter Edmund and Joseph. a daughter Irene Kovach. 11 grandchildren. Husband Frank, two sons, and a daughter preceded her in death. Norbert W. Johnston funeral home of Glouster arranging.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Murray City
Bernice Sikora
Mount St. Mary Hospital
Poland
Sikora
St. Phillip Neri Catholic Church
Bernard
Emil
Frank
Theodore
Detroit
Mich
Walter
Edmund
Indianapolis
Ind
Joseph
Taylorville
Ill
Irene Kovach
Local social notes from Racine and area
Racine Rev and Mrs Arthur McCauley and daughter Susan returned from a visit with relatives in Orland Pennsylvania. Mrs Clark Jividen visited Athens to stay with her son Dr Charles Jividen. Mr and Mrs Robert Byer of Middleport joined Mr and Mrs T G Hilldore for Sunday dinner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur McCauley
Susan
Orland
Clark Jividen
Athens
Charles Jividen
Robert Byer
Middleport
Refreshments Served To Ladies Aid Group
GLOUSTER The Taylor Ridge Church of Christ Ladies Aid Society met at the home of Mrs. Fred Heffkin. President Mrs. Charles Drake led devotions. Prizes went to Carol Ann Smith and several members. refreshments were served by Mrs. Heffkin and her daughter June to group members and guests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ladies Aid
Glouster
Ladies Aid Society
Taylor Ridge Church of Christ
Fred Heffkin
Charles Drake
Lela Welling
Carol Ann Smith
Ronald Smith
Stella Chesser
Dwight Smith
Ralph Schultz
William Bartels
Heffkin
June
William Tolliver
Fred McClelland
Charles Holland
Marie Houdashelt
Gerald Bryan
Marilyn Drake
Mike
Mitch Bartels
Mark Smith
Carnival unit joins Nelsonville trio for season
John Reed and his son in law Jimmy Chickrell left Nelsonville for Niles Ohio to join a Gooding Amusement Co. unit for the spring and summer carnival season. Mr and Mrs Chickrell and young Jimmy recently returned from Riviera Beach Florida where they spent the winter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
John Reed
Jimmy Chickrell
Niles, C
The
Gooding Amusement Co
Chickrell
Jimmy
Riviera Beach
Fla
Residents and visitors gather across towns in extended weekend notes
Mrs. Lincoln Russell at Pleasant Valley Hospital for observation. Radcliff and Whitesville visitors frequent local homes. The Shumates and Hatfields host and dine with families in Letart and surrounding areas. Brayton, Barrett, and Jaynes families plus relatives from Mansfield share weekend visits across the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wolf Pen
Lincoln Russell
Pleasant Valley Hospital
Fred Tuckerman
Freda
Tuckerman
Clem Knox
Lewis West
Radcliff
James Reeves
Amsterd Perry
Clarence Shumate
Jan and
Clovis
Whitesville
W. Va
Janet
Gloria Shumate
Nancy Hatfield
Jan
Jo Smith
Joe Hatfield
Lawrence Scarberry
Letart
Scout Troop 72 Track Meet and Badge Awards
Scouts of Troop 72 held a track meet with Apache patrol winning 21 points Flaming Arrow 12 points Rattlesnake nine and Panther three. After the event, Ronnie Graham Johnny Sayers and Tommy Sayers were inducted and earned tender foot badges. Larry Grubbs received merit badges in stamp collecting and coin collecting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glouster — Scouts
Troop 72
Apache Patrol
Flaming Arrow
Rattlesnake
Panther
Ronnie Graham
Johnny Sayers
Tommy Sayers
Larry Grubbs
Cryogenics: science of extreme cold below 300 degrees Fahrenheit
Cryogenics deals with temperatures below 300 degrees Fahrenheit. The term derives from the Greek word meaning icy cold.
Albany Family Notes Span Birthdays Travels and Visits
Mr and Mrs Dale Scott hosted relatives for Debbies first birthday including Ronnie Scott George Scott and Max of Albany J K Crabtree and Emmett Douglas. The piece lists numerous visits and welcomes from Albany Athens Columbus Lima and Lexington with mentions of Air Force service and WSCS events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Melva Radcliffe
Albany
Dale Scott
Debbie
Ronnie Scott
Columbus
George Scott
Max
J. K. Crabtree
Carpenter
Emmett Douglas
Joe Burdette
Ed Reigle
Parma
Ed Brooks
John Crossen
Jonadine
Janet
Jill
Athens
Earl Radcliffe
Steven
Denise
Winifred Hooper
Peggy LeMaster
Letart Falls News Notes Highlights Local Social Scene
Meigs County obituaries and gatherings fill Letart Falls notes. Gertrude Barnhart Wilson's Washington funeral draws family from Letart and Belpre. Many local visits, parties, and church events described along with Grover Wolfe’s death from a fall in Plants. Tomato crop damage noted from wind and frost.
Mason County Land Transfers Quick Real Estate Shifts
A series of transfers record real estate moves across Cooper Graham Cologne Lewis Union Clendenin and Robinson districts. Transfers include Buckalews to Stephens Lewmans to Stewarts Herdman to Boles Musgraves to Eads Fridleys to Devaults Pancakes to Shanks Stewarts to Kessingers Stutlers to Rairden Cullens to Fishe rs Lieving Keyser Barickman Shreve Pullin and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bacyle
Lora Buckalew
Cooper
Arthur and
Geneive Stephens
David
Sandra Lewman
Graham
A. L
Grace Stewart
Peter Herdman, Jr
Cologne
Lewis
Louisa Boles
R. F
Bessie Musgrave
James and
Bernadine Eads
James
R. F. Musgrave
Dencil
Mae Matheny
John
Pearl Cheesebrew
Ray
Elva Fridley
Avalee
Ross Snyder
Blaine
Phyllis Devault
W. M
Fay Pancake
Robinson
Hershel
Rose Shank
Herbert
Margaret Stewart
T. E. Stewart
C. D
Mary Kessinger
Robert
Effie Stutler
Union
George Rairden
Kelly Development Inc
Charles
Betty Blankenship
Joseph
Carolyn Cullen
Clarence
Roma Fisher
Mohamed and
Helen Mohritz
Norman
Cleo Lieving
Kelly Development
Women of the Moose Host Potluck After Meeting
Husbands attended as guests at a Glouster A potluck supper hosted by the Women of the Moose after a regular meeting and Mothers Day party with gift exchange. A donation was made to the cancer fund. The next meeting will be May 17 with Mrs Maude Hardy as hostess.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glouster
Jacksonville Eagles Sponsor Saturday Dance
Jacksonville Eagles hold a dance at 9 12 p m Saturday featuring the Demchak Orchestra providing music for the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacksonville
Jacksonville Eagles
Demchak Orchestra
Sunday Sermon at Glouster Church of Christ
GLOUSTER Ray H. Schuh, a Cincinnati Bible School graduate, will deliver the sermon at the Glouster Church of Christ Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glouster
Ray H. Schuh
Cincinnati Bible School
Glouster Church of Christ
Vacationers Return to West Columbia Notes of Local Visits
Mr and Mrs George Johnson returned from a Florida vacation. Mr and Mrs H D Cunningham of Pomeroy attended the EUB Church. Mrs May Fowler and grandson Joseph Kirby visited Point Pleasant. Roy Grimm Thomas Shilot and Ben O Roush spent the weekend with families. they work at Carbo Va. The Roush and Stewart families visited Volga with Rev Ben F Roush. Kenneth Stewart and children attended Sunday School. Mrs Barbra Walker and daughter attended church.
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Grover Wolfe
Holzer Hospital
Mr. Wolfe
Meigs County
Beaver Falls
Augusta
Ida Wolfe
Don Bell
Lorna
St. Clair Hill
Parkersburg
Andrew Cross
Blanche Yeager
Letart
W. Va
Mildred Chapman
Columbus
Edna Shields
Claudia Shields
Eastern High School
Irma Hill
Linda
Jean Muggrage
Anna Barnhart
Virginia
Blaine Nice
Shelia
Newark
Loyd Nice
Randall Roberts
Howard Roush
Faye
Letart Falls
Chlouis Grimm
Pauline Hill
Cora Webb
Alfred Toney
Jane Hill
Theron Johnson
Pomeroy
Mabel Shain
Patty Shain
Antiquity
Howard Neigler
Racine
Titus Pickens
Syracuse
John Bentz
Freeland Norris
Clarence Proffitt
Portland
H. D. Cunningham
May Fowler
Joseph Kirby
Point Pleasant
Robert VanMetre
Mary Blessing
Lizzie Stewart
Roy Grimm
New Haven
Thomas Shilot
Ben O. Roush
Carbo
Ronnie
Charles Roush
Charles
Volga
Ben F. Roush
Kenneth Stewart
Eub Church
Barbra Walker
Local Visits Highlight Murray City Community Life
Murray City residents and relatives from Columbus Detroit Buchtel Nelsonville Athens and Newark gathered for visits to family members including Mrs Florence Sorrell Mrs Betty Sabo and Frances Mr and Mrs Ed Smith and other relatives in a showing of close community ties and weekend hospitality across several towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold Johnson
Columbus
Martin Merritt
Ashland
Bill Drake
Karen Drake
Glouster
Gyneth Thompson
Athens
Howard Craft
Eugene Smith
Newark
Ed Smith
Deborah Matheny Struck by Auto Near Home
Seven year old Deborah Matheny of 344 Poplar Street was struck by a vehicle near her home at about 5 50 p m and is reported resting fairly comfortable at Mount St Mary Hospital. She suffered a broken left collar bone and head and body lacerations. The driver, William E Siddle, 54, stated the child ran into the road from the south side of Poplar Street. No charges were filed. Deborah is the granddaughter of Mr and Mrs Nathan Matheny.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
Deborah Matheny
Poplar St
Mount St. Mary Hospital
William E. Siddle
Grover St
Deborah
Nathan Matheny
Local Social Roundup from Elyria and Nearby Areas
Mrs. Dell Russell and Griff Russell host visits from Ilyria and Gallia County relatives. Wayne King returns home after surgery at Meigs General Hospital. Coral Rowley from Coolville visits Wilbur Rowley, joined by many Hysell and Hysell family members visiting George Hunt and Willard Hunt. Christine Bailey and Martha Ohlinger visit Middleport friends. Junior Rowley and family dine with Roland Russell’s household.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilbur Rowley Bradbury
Dell Russell
Elyria
Griff Russell
Wayne King
Meigs General Hospital
Clay Rowley
Coral
Coolville
Wilbur Rowley
Dell Hysell
Lee Hanley
Pliny
W. Va
Robert Burdette
Clifford Jacobs
Donnie Miller
James Hogey
Tom Crow
Margaret Sinclair
Elaine Miller
Frances Johnson
Dey Hysell
Homer Hysell
Robert Hysell
Denver Nelson
Lola Harrison
Elaine Spires
George Hunt
Willard
Gallipolis
Martha Ohlinger
Middleport
Joe Bailey
Christine Bailey
Lester Bailey
Junior Rowley
Michael
Roland Russell
Local Notes on Visits and Social Events in Chesterhill
Chesterhill residents visit relatives and attend gatherings across the area. Hettie Woodward visits niece Dottie Mingus in Glouster with former neighbor Jennie Parsons. Mina Niceswanger cares for Parsons. Catherine Embree stays with her mother Ella Richard while husband Fred Richard recovers at Good Samaritan Hospital. Lucille Lochary stays with Ella Richard. Ivy Daugherty buys and then sells adjoining property to John and Beulah Patterson. Fila Richard visits son Henry McPeek in Athens. Gerald and Ethel Weaver host Beulah Fawcett for a birthday dinner. Letha Rowland plans WCTU hosting May 12 at Beulah Fawcett’s home. Nazarene church dedication on April 30 draws nine ministers led by Rev. Harley S. Galloway. Ella Richard visits her hospitalized husband. News notes also mention visits by Lee Woodward of Cambridge and Walter Shook of McConnelsville to Dick Woodward.
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Hettie Woodward
Dottie Mingus
Glouster
Route 2
Jennie Parsons
Rock Hollow
Mina Niceswanger
Parsons
Catherine Embree
Ella Richard
Fred Richard
Good Samaritan Hospital
Lucille Lochary
Richard
Ivy Daugherty
Ivy Evans
John S. Patterson
Patterson
Fila Richard
Henry McPeek
Athens
Letha Rowland
WCTU
Beulah Fawcett
Nazarene Church
Frank Dunkle
Harley S. Galloway
Lee Woodward
Cambridge
Walter Shook
McConnelsville
Dick Woodward
Union Furnace Residents Host Weekend Guests
Local notes list visits and social trips among Union Furnace residents. Families from Logan Columbus Athens Virginia Cincinnati and Lancaster attended gatherings while others traveled to Canada for fishing and relatives hosted birthday celebrations and quiet weekends.
Mason Bride Emma Mae Mattox Weds Clarence McDonald
Emma Mae Mattox daughter of Mrs Flossie Mattox and Clarence McDonald son of Mr and Mrs Ronnie McDonald wed in a single ring ceremony. Rev Richard Wright officiated at Mason Methodist Church on April 29 with immediate family present. The couple, who met in high school and live in Nitro West Virginia, plan to reside in Nitro after his construction work in Charleston.
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Flossie Mattox
Mason
Emma Mae
Clarence McDonald
Ronnie McDonald
Dexter
Richard Wright
Mason Methodist Church
Wahama High School
Storys Run announces birth and local visits
Mr and Mrs Wayne Oxyer announce the birth of daughter Kimberly Kay with grandparents Harold Wheaton Cheshire Faye Wheaton Albany Mrs James Conkle Cheshire and Willard Oxyer Baltimore Md noted among extended family. Numerous weekend and recent visits list relatives and friends across several towns and states.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wayne Oxyer
Shirley Wheaton
Kimberly Kay
Harold Wheaton
Cheshire
Faye Wheaton
Albany
James Conkle
Willard Oxyer
Baltimore
Robert Taylor
Leonard Wood
Fred Taylor
Bernard Connelly
New Haven
W. Va
William Frazier
William
Patty
Hols van Kirk
Stingy Creek
Marlin’ Rife
Alva Rife
Leading Creek
Squire Taylor
Macel Gandee
Edna
Inez Plants
Leon
Walter Underwood
Ed Ryder
Harrisonville Road
James Conkey
Wanda
Conkle
Arnsted Arnold
Charleston
Cecil Rinehart
Stanley Rupe
William Larkin
Hannibal
Alex Shuler
Eddie Caruthers
Eddie
Bernie
Hall
Alexandria
Bernard Connelley
Clarence Gill
Patty Ridenour
Pt. Pleasant
Junior Durst
John W. Thomas
Kenny
Glenna Shuler
Emma Rife
Rgger
Mrs. Rifé
Rutland
Major League Stars Dominate in 4-0 Win Over Phils
Joey Jay allowed only a first inning single and two baserunners in four scoreless innings while striking out seven in a 4-0 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies. Ron Hansen powered the Orioles to an 8-7 extra inning win versus the Angels with a homer and a two run single in the 13th.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joey Jay
Phils
Ron Hansen
Orioles
Angels
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