Youngster Finds 19th Century Flags in Attic
Eddie Patterson 12 discovers three old U S flags at 46 Clinton St. The 31 star flag dates 1850 to 1858, the 42 star banner from 1889 to 1890, and the 45 star flag from 1896 to 1907. The flags likely ceremonial, linked to local veteran groups.
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J. C. Shirley Dies At 74 In Nelsonville
John C. Shirley 74 of 527 High St Nelsonville died Sunday morning after hospital admission. He lived eight years in Glouster and returned to Nelsonville about a year ago. Survived by four sons Morris Charles Samuel Roy daughter Dorothy Talbert brother Norman 10 grandchildren. Services conduct by Rev Eugene Whitmer Tuesday 1 p.m. at Johnson funeral home with burial at Green Lawn Cemetery.
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Nelsonville
John C. Shirley
High St
Mount St. Mary Hospital
Mr. Shirley
Glouster
Mt. Alto
W. Va
Briggs
Caroline Shirley
Morris
Charles
Dayton
Samuel
Groveport
Roy
U. S. Air Force
Greenland
Dorothy Talbert
Lancaster
Norman
Leon
Eugene Whitmer
The
Independent Holiness Church
Johnson Funeral Home
Green Lawn Cemetery
Clean-Up Trash Pickup Continues in Glouster Village
Glouster village trucks will continue picking up trash this week to complete the Clean-Up program.
Methodist Rural Life Sunday at Jacksonville Church
Rural Life Sunday observed at the Jacksonville Methodist Church with Mrs. Jane Wintersteen leading the program and the adult choir performing hymns with Mrs. Wahnera Exenkamper at the piano. The Rev. Lillian Wright conducted The Ceremony of Dedication with four girls presenting gifts to the altar including Marie Dunlevy seed Kathy Linscott water Cheryl Davis soil and Karen Bycofski the sower. Each delivered an appropriate reading.
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Jacksonville
Jacksonville Methodist Church
Jane Wintersteen
Wahnera Exenkamper
Lillian Wright
Marie Dunlevy
Kathy Linscott
Cheryl Davis
Karen Bycofski
Nelsonville Eudora Chapter meets at Masonic Temple Tuesday
Nelsonville Eudora Chapter 72 Order of Eastern Star will meet at 7 30 p m Tuesday at the Masonic Temple. A social hour will follow. All officers unable to attend are asked to notify their pro tems.
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Eudora
Order of Eastern Star
Masonic Temple
Shirkeys Host Weekend Visit in Jacksonville
Harold Shirkey of Dayton and his wife spent the weekend with his parents Mr. and Mrs. E. C. Shirkey in Jacksonville, visiting family.
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Glouster
Harold Shirkey
Dayton
E. C. Shirkey
Jacksonville
Weather floods stretch through Athens and surrounding counties
Heavy weekend rains flooded state routes in Athens Vinton and Hocking counties with multiple closures. Schools sent pupils home as water rose, landslides increased, and farmers faced delayed plowing. The Hocking River rose toward flood stage, while temperatures dipped and rose with the damp spell.
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Son County
Hamden
Wellston
Wales Mills
Zaleski
Hocking County
Logan
New Straitsville
Hocking
Perry County
Tecumseh Lake
Colmer
Athens
Court cases heard in Nelsonville and Athens County
Nelsonville judge fined Jodrey Hickman 10 dollars plus costs for passing a school bus. Charles Matheny was fined 25 dollars and costs for intoxication and jailed for nonpayment. Joseph Fonner received 100 dollars and costs plus three days in jail for driving while intoxicated. David Dodderer forfeited a 20 dollar bond for driving 45 mph on Poplar Street.
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Hickman
Poplar St
Charles Matheny
Athens County
Joseph L. Fonner
Zaleski
Earl Hilleary
David Wilson Dodderer
Reedsville
Mount St Mary Hospital Notes
Mount St Mary Hospital lists births and admissions and discharges in a community update. Included are new babies Tamara Browning and Paul McLean among others, with numerous residents from Nelsonville Athens Glouster Corning and surrounding routes.
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William Goodin
Zaleski
Tamara Browning
New Marshfield
Carl Snyder
Murray City
Vivian Fierce
Glouster
Austin True
Gore
Ladonna Shumway
Athens
Mary L. Evans
Nelsonville
Bessie Ball
Leona Kilgore
Don W. Brown
New Straitsville
Robert Hillyer
Chauncey
Robert Lent
Mary Jo Roof
Corning
Max Dawley
Carbon Hill
William Boyle
Mary Davis
Paul McLean
Theodore Lane
Clifford River
Marvelene Smart
Sheila Easterling
Charles Stump
Gilbert Wilson
the Plains
Edna Stage
Mary Pickering
Janet K. Blosser
Junction City
Linda Hewlett
Janie Preston Corning
Jessie Atkinson
McArthur
Ex-Resident Dies In Kent
Mrs. George W. Leyshon 85, former Nelsonville and Logan resident, died Sunday in Kent where she lived with her son George Leyshon. Survived by daughter Mrs. T. C. Stettler of Cleveland, sister Mrs. Clarence Butts of Nelsonville, four brothers, and five grandchildren. Funeral services Wednesday at 3 p.m. at Johnson funeral home with Dr. F. M. Wentz. burial at Green Lawn Cemetery. Visitation begins Tuesday after 2 p.m.
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George W. Leyshon
Logan
Kent
George Leyshon
Bryce Rd
Leyshon
Esan Bridgewater
Birmingham
England
T. C. Stettler
Cleveland
George
Clarence Butts
Charles Bridgewater
Akron
John Bridgewater
Athens
Erle Bridgewater
Chauncey
Joe Bridgewater
Jacksonville
Johnson Funeral Home
F. M. Wentz
First Methodist Church
Green Lawn Cemetery
Mrs Andrews Heads Legion Auxiliary in Glouster
GLOUSTER The American Legion Auxiliary elected officers at its meeting with Mrs. Marzie Andrews as president and Mrs. Amy Whaley as first vice president. Other officers named were Mrs. Garnet Trace second vice president Mrs. Neal Morris treasurer Mrs. Lucille Withem secretary Mrs. Reba Coley chaplain and Mrs. Bessie Shumway sergeant at arms. The group planned to send candy to the Veterans Hospital in Chillicothe and said Mrs. Eisher Buhla and Mrs. Ruth Cole will oversee refreshments for the May 18 meeting.
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Glouster
American Legion Auxiliary
Marzie Andrews
Amy Whaley
Garnet Trace
Neal Morris
Lucille Withem
Reba Coley
Bessie Shumway
Veterans Hospital
Chillicothe
Eisher Buhla
Ruth Cole
Past Patrons to Meet at Eudora CES Chapter
Nelsonville readers report the Past Matr ons and Past Patrons of Eudora Chapter 72 CES will gather at Ethel's Tea Room at 6 p.m. on Wednesday. Reservations should be made by calling PL 3-1649 or PL 3-3189.
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Ethel’s
Garden Club Meeting Set at Summit Street Home
Glouster garden club participants will gather Thursday at 7 30 p m at 45 Summit St for a session hosted by Mrs Thomas R Reese with co host Mrs Gladstone Jones assisting.
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Glouster
Glouster Garden Club
Thomas R. Reese
Summit St
Gladstone Jones
Mrs. Hannah Dyer 62 Dies in Glouster
Mrs. Hannah Dyer aged 62 of Morgan Street Glouster died early Sunday after a long illness in Mount St Mary Hospital. Born May 3 1899 in Glouster she was a member of the American Legion Auxiliary and is survived by two daughters, six grandchildren, a sister and a brother. Funeral 1 p.m. Wednesday at Norbert W Johnston Funeral Home Glouster with Rev Kenneth Sedwick. Maplewood Cemetery burial. Friends may call after 6 p.m. Monday.
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Glouster
Hannah Dyer
Morgan Street
Mount St. Mary Hospital
Thomas
Hannah Price Hoopes
American Legion Auxiliary
Phyllis Bryson
Grove City
Mary Hetzel
Toledo
Mary Slater
Fred Hoopes
John
Norbert W. Johnston
Kenneth Sedwick
Maplewood Cemetery
Davis Dies at 86 in Buchtel Retired Coal Miner
Thomas Joseph Davis 86 died at his home in Buchtel after a long career as a coal miner. He leaves five daughters Louise Rogers Gore, Harry Rose Logan, Edward Evans Nelsonville, Donald Tippett Newark, and Charles Mitchell Murray City, plus two sisters and 43 grandchildren. Preceded by wife Sophia and two sons. Funeral services set for 2 p.m. Tuesday at Warren funeral home conducted by Rev. John Lloyd Evans with visitation prior. Burial will follow.
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Buchtel
Thomas Joseph Davis
West Virginia
Davis
Louise Rogers
Gore
Harry Rose
Logan
Edward Evans
Nelsonville
Donald Tippett
Newark
Charles Mitchell
Murray City
James Robson
Clyde Riggle
Sophia
Now Many Wear FALSE TEETH
FASTEETH, a pleasant alkaline powder, makes false teeth fit more firmly for easier eating and talking. It removes denture odor and leaves no gummy taste. Available at drug counters.
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