Opening of Pool Plans Outlined in Nelsonville
Nelsonville recreation commission outlined opening the Memorial Day pool plans. Irvin Badger presented repair estimates of 100.40 and 800 for rewiring. bids from Kenneth Weaver and Paul Midkiff. The panel aims to secure safety approval, use school latrines, build own toilets, and finalize summer rules and parking plans.
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Nelsonville
City Recreation Commission
Irvin Badger
Kenneth Weaver
Paul Midkiff
Frank Downhour
Estel Crabtree
Harry Ball
Charles Pancake
Orlando Howson
Downhour
Meade Whyte
Warren Robinette
Rain totals mount in Nelsonville spurring ark jokes
The Nelsonville rainfall since April 27 reaches 5.39 inches through May 6 with daily tallies including 1.68 inches on April 29 and 11 inches on May 3. Bus station owner John Wintermute quipped he has laid the keel for an ark amid the record downpour.
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Nelsonville
John Wintermute
District Library Meet Set Friday At Lake Hope
The Ohio Library Association district meeting will be held at Lake Hope Friday with hostesses Evalin Hansel and the Lancaster Librarians. Laurence Huber of Gallipolis is program chairman. The Nelsonville Library and its Glouster Chauncey and Athens branches will be closed all day Friday for staff attendance.
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Nelsonville
Ohio Library Association
Lake Hope
Evalin Hansel
Lancaster
Laurence Huber
Gallipolis
Glouster
Chauncey
Athens
Wave‘line Pritchard
World Travel Slides Shown By Presbyterian Women
Nelsonville Presbyterian Women met in the church social rooms with Mrs. Norma Kent leading devotions. Rev. and Mrs. Lester Evans, retirees from Cambridge, spoke on their 13 month world trip with slides. Circles Three and Four organized the coffee hour. Ruth Daugherty led the meeting.
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Nelsonville
Presbyterian Women’s Association
Norma Kent
Circle One
J. L. Evans
Lester Evans
Cambridge
Jack Oakley
Hazel Mellinger
Ruth Daugherty
Association
Troop 69 Seeks Charter From Presbyterian Church
Nelsonville reports an application for a charter of Boy Scout Troop 69 sponsored by the Presbyterian Church. Bobby Harris is scoutmaster with Gary Wolfe as assistant. The Rev. J. Lloyd Evans is institutional representative and meetings occur Friday evenings at the church.
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Nelsonville
Presbyterian Church
Bobby Harris
Gary Wolfe
J. Lloyd Evans
Elks Lodge
West School
Gilbert Simonton
Valley Lodge
Knights of Pythias
Land Transfers in Vinton County Move Decades of Property
Luther and Bertha McKibben transfer 0.30 acre in McArthur to Garry Clark. W Williams sells 2.89 acres in Brown Two to Jean Hawkins. Penns sell 206 acres in Wilkesville Two to Ohio Power Co. Eliza and James Whitington deed 82 acres in Wilkesville Two to Ohio Power Co. Bennie and Mary Lou Morrison transfer lots in Zaleski to Holly and Helen Hoyd. Garry and Emma Clark sell 0.70 acre in McArthur to Claude Herrold. Pauline and Wilbert Lemery sell 7 acres in Eagle Two to Ralph Ratcliff. Christine Tucker sells 160 acres in Knox Two to Dawn Warren. Woodrow Garrett and others sell 222 acres in Jackson Two to Emory and Pauline Cox. William Largent and others sell 60 acres in Brown Township to Arthur Largent.
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Luther
Bertha McKibben
Garry Clark
McArthur
W. Williams
Jean Hawkins
Brown
Maxie
Francis Penn
Ohio Power Co
Wilkesville
Eliza
James Whitington
Bennie
Mary Lou Morrison
Holly
Helen Hoyd
Zaleski
Garry
Emma Clark
Claude Herrold
Pauline
Wil
Fined by Mayor in Nelsonville Court
Michael Pachuta of Columbus paid $15 plus costs for speeding. James Weston of Nelsonville was fined $10 and costs on assault and battery charged by Lena Six. Harrison Johnson of Nelsonville paid $10 and costs for intoxication.
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Nelsonville
Robert Auflick
Michael Pachuta
Columbus
James Weston
Lena Six
Harrison Johnson
Scouts Awarded Special Regional Patches at Ceremony
At Explorer Post 70 in Nelsonville the group received Region 4 special Regional Awards for meeting minimum program standards. Jack Sowers presented the patches. attendees included Tom Kelly Tom Tignor Ted Voight John Coker Rev Ogden Ludlow and Wilbur Mender. The Explorer program serves boys 14 and older.
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Nelsonville
Episcopal Church
Boy Scouts of America
Jack Sowers
Explorer
Tom Kelly
Tom Tignor
Ted Voight
John Coker
Ogden Ludlow
Wilbur D. Mender
Saturday Services Set For Mrs T F Davis
Funeral services for Mrs. T F Davis 89 of Glouster Route 2 will be held Saturday at 2 pm at the residence with Rev Miles Hoon officiating. Burial follows in Maplewood Cemetery. Friends may call after 6 pm Thursday.
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Glouster
T. F. Davis
Miles Hoon
Maplewood Cemetery
Basements rise as homes grow storage needs
During wartime material shortages basements were uncommon but now homes migrate to below ground space. The West Coast Lumbermen's Association notes basements save costs and improve upper floor comfort with wood floors, while providing extra storage. Blood used five pints.
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West Coast Lumbermen’s Association
Cole Porter Transfers From Law to Music at Harvard
Noted composer Cole Porter attended Harvard Law School for one term before transferring to the Harvard School of Music, reflecting a shift from legal study to pursuing his musical career.
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LAW School
Cole Porter
Harvard Law School
Harvard School of Music
Anniversary Tea Celebrates Hyperion Club's 60 Years
The Hyperion Club in Nelsonville marked its 60th anniversary with an afternoon tea at the Little House. Guests from Cosmopolitan, Pandorian and Pirouette clubs heard Mrs. John G. Ferguson Jr. speak on the Ohio Federation of Women’s Clubs.
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Little House
Hyperion Club
Cosmopolitan
Pandorian
Pirouette
John G. Ferguson, Jr
New Lexington
Ohio Federation of Women's Clubs
Cosmopolitan Club
D. R. Johnson
Jack Oakley
Martine Green
Marlene Roker
Green
Joe B. Davis
State Federation
S. N. Poston
Harold Koker
James Knight
Oral Daugherty
Ferguson
Ohio Federation
Don Johnson
Victor Oakley
Scott
Fischer
Harriet Baird
Mabel Haffner
Roger Johnson
Sylvia Cooley
Koker
Natural Wood Insulation and Frisco Railroad Name Change
The article notes wood as a top natural insulator due to dead air spaces in its cellular structure. It compares a wood wall to a brick wall three times as thick for heat retention. It also mentions the Frisco Railroad formerly being called the Atlantic and Pacific and its name change after reaching Tulsa.
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Nature
Frisco
The
Atlantic and Pacific
Indian Territory
Tulsa
Daughters of the American Revolution Host Rummage Sale
The Daughters of the American Revolution announce a rummage sale to be held with proceeds benefiting local historical preservation efforts. Members invite the community to donate and attend for bargain items and fellowship.
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the Daughters of the American Revolution
Sale Saturday at Lawson Building Across from Kroger
A sale begins Saturday at 8 a m in the Lawson Building across from the Kroger store. People with clothing to donate or have picked up should call 963J.
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Lawson
Kroger
Nelsonville Emblem Club Officers Dine At Elks Home
President Elizabeth Keller hosted 22 Emblem Club officers for a 6 pm dinner at the Elks Home. The Hen Party theme featured china hens and a rooster centerpiece with lavender plants and hen eggs at each place. After the Methodist Church ladies served the meal, Keller gave each guest a gold key chain engraved with the officer’s name and the inscription From Tubby on the back.
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Elizabeth Keller
Nelsonville Emblem Club
Elks
Methodist Church
Unspecified church group meeting and play presented
A Sunday meeting with 19 members and Dr. and Mrs. F W Wentz featured devotionals led by Miss Beverly Bennett. Tanya Priser and others presented a Christian Home play. On April 20 the group held a party with refreshments and games.
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F. W. Wentz
Beverly Bennett
Tanya Priser
Bill Kunzman
Dave Anderson
Sharon Talbot
Flaine Higgins
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