Nelsonville Seniors Invite Patrons To Final Assembly
Nelsonville High School holds a senior farewell assembly Thursday at 8:15 AM featuring a skit about rival hillbilly and swing bands. Students perform solos and readings as part of the class history and program, directed by Mary Blimes with sponsor Lillian Stover.
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Athens Messenger
Athens
Ohio
Nelsonville
Nelsonville High School
Agnes
Horatio
Don George
Ruth Raine
Ruth Matthewson
Sylvia Burchfield
Boyd Chent
Jeanette Reeves
Ruth Morris
Martha Cooley
Kathleen Keating
Jean Hawkins
Mildred Mallon
Bill
Charles Parks
Alice Duskey
Bob
Future Homemakers To Be Hostesses
Future Homemakers Association of the high school will host mothers and friends of club members Tuesday evening at 7 o clock. The Fireside Circle Degree will be presented by cabinet members as part of the evenings theme Wishing. Committees include entertainment and refreshments with listed members assisting.
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Nelsonville
Theuture Homemakers Association
Wilma Adkins
Jean Midkiff
Waiva Bateman
Margie Barron
Javors
Norma Straits
Betty Deer
Pauline
Dinner for new Nelsonville church members planned
Nelsonville Methodist Church will host a Thursday 6 pm dinner honoring new members and will invite choir and Sunday School orchestra members as guests. Attendees are asked to bring a covered dish.
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Nelsonville
Methodist Church
Chauncey Carnival Tonight Supports Chauncey-Dover Band
Chauncey Chauncey Grade School hosts a carnival at Chauncey High School Auditorium starting 7 30 PM with food amusements a program and proceeds benefiting the Chauncey Dover High School Band. Also public notices include divorce petition against Kirby A Conrad and executrix appointment for Freesman A Osborn estate with bids for a police car and city surplus sale in Athens Ohio.
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Chauncey
Chauncey High School
Chauncey-Dover High School
Kirby Allen Conrad
Maude Clark Conrad
Common Pleas Court
Athens County
Ohio
John F. Newcombe
Anna G. Obsorn
Athens
Freesman A. Osborn
Francis D, White
Said
Sagaette Spring Formal At High School Gala Affair
Sagaette spring formal drew a large crowd in Nelsonville High School auditorium. Guests wore colorful gowns while the event featured a decorated setting and a vote for the queen Yehudi, won by Paul Whyte. Dozens of couples danced to Vic Joyce orchestra amid yearbook style backdrops and program miniatures.
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Nelsonville
Mary V. Thomas
Rita Mae Dunkle
Emily Sharp
Rosemary Snackenberg
Mary Jane Howe
Sagaette
Yehudi
Paul Whyte
Vic Joyce
Ruth Galvin
Mary Jane Walker
Windle Chapman
Kathryn Shields
Junior Hallett
Marilyn Shafer
Jimmy Knight
Max Linton
Mary K. Sharp
Dick Blair
Bill Campbell
Louise Lowden
Don Green
Mary Thomas
Jimmy Linscott
Bernadean Whyte
Bill Watkins
Betty Snackenberg
Ab Juniper
Louise Crafts
Johnny Hannahs
Frances Reeves
Percy Oakley
Raymond Henshaw
Elizabeth Sha
Dick Vaughn
Martha Pergrin
Charles Long
Katherine Barron
Bob Stratton
Wilma Bishon
Nellie Worden
Parry Bateman
Teddy Covert
Nelsonville bowls past Glouster in 276 pin win
Nelsonville defeated Glouster by 276 pins in a mixed match at local drives. Don Sipe led with a 728 series and a 270 high, including 12 straight strikes starting in the fourth frame of his first game. A rematch is set in Glouster on May 26.
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Nelsonville
Grouster
Don Sipe
Sipe
Straitsville Social Briefs Highlights Local Happenings
May 21 Straitsville reports a mother daughter banquet in New Lexington. Rebekah Sewing Club meets at Mrs Florence Houston. Ruth Blankenship marries Robert Blankenship at New Lexington Parsonage with Rev H H Wilbur officiating. Several residents travel, work changes noted including Sam Shuttleworth at Kroger Logan and Michael Murphy’s death at Perry County Hospital.
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New Straitsville
Mabel Devol
New Lexington
Bertha Huffman
Ben Spicer
Wayne
W. Va
Lena Blankenship
John B. Conners
Rachelmacher
Chauncey
Brass
Flint
Mich
Barnet Essex
Fame Building
Sam Shuttleworth
Kroger
Logan
Michael Murphy
Old
Straitsville
Perry County
New
New Lexington Methodist Parsonage
H. H. Wilbur
Barbara Otstot
Richard Mills
Blankenship
Chute Novelty Store
State’ Highway Department
Fred Blankenship
Donald Blankenship
Keno
Henry Weber
Rotary Club Observes Birthday and Speaker
Major Norman A. Imrie of Columbus was guest speaker at a Nelsonville Rotary Club dinner. The event marked the 17th anniversary of the club with Business and Professional Woman's Club members in attendance. Imrie quoted Theodore Roosevelt and urged resilience amid global tensions.
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Nelsonville
Norman A. Imrie
Columbus
State Highway Department
Rotary Club
T. R. Mills
Nelle Dowler
Blanche Moorehead
Imrie
Theodore Roosevelt
America
England
Poppy Day Set in Nelsonville May 24
Nelsonville proclaims Saturday May 24 as Poppy Day to benefit disabled World War veterans. The Auxiliary to Glenford Dugan Post sponsors the event with mayor C G Dew issuing the designation. Members will sell poppies all day to fund care and rehabilitation for veterans and their families.
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Nelsonville
Glenford Dugan Post
American Legion
C. G. Dew
Nelsonville Social Notes
Elizabeth Zane Dew Chapter of the D A R met at Mrs Elizabeth Bell home May 19 with Mrs Gay Aumiller assisting and Mrs W H Weigand presiding A flag salute prayer and brief business preceded a Red Cross sewing session at the school last Saturday Miss Margaret Johnson sang with Edith Stiers at the piano Mrs Weigand introduced W E Peters from Athens who spoke on his 60 years of historical work in Athens County A dining room reception followed. Friday Friends Class Nazarene Church picnic at Twin Lake attended by Laura Willis Pauline Wood Helen Lehman Florence Coffey Charles Birtcher Jeanne tte Hanning guest
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Nelsonville
Elizabeth Zane Dew
Elizabeth Bell
Gay Aumiller
W. H. Weigand
Bertha Nixon
Julius Fischer
Fischer
Red Cross
Margaret Johnson
Edith Stiers
Nixon
Dunham
Weigand
W. E. Peters
Athens
Athens County
Peters
Mary Elizabeth Kessinger
Margaret Barber
Friends
the Nazarene Church
Twin Lake
Laura Willis
Pauline Wood
Helen Lehman
Florence Coffey
Charles Birtcher
Jeanette Hanning
Pre-School Roundup Planned for May 23
Nelsonville announces a free pre school clinic for physical examinations of all children eligible for next fall’s school entry. The roundup runs Friday May 23 from 8 30 a m at the high school nurse’s office with local physicians participating. In a separate matter William Deer was fined five dollars plus costs after pleading guilty to intoxication.
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Nelsonville
Tessie Cavanaugh
William Deer
C. G. Dew
Entertaining Dinner Guests from Parkersburg and Tuppers Plains
Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Fulton of Millfield entertained their dinner guests Mr. and Mrs. Carl Brookover and Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Brookover of Parkersburg West Virginia and Mr. and Mrs. Frank Shirkey of Tuppers Plains.
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Chauncey
Daniel Fulton
Millfield
Carl Brookover
Raymond Brookover
Parkersburg
W. Va
Frank Shirkey
Tuppers Plains
Injury at Poston Mine No 6 Ends With Possible Toe Amputation
Albert Skinner of Greens Run sustained a foot injury while on the night shift at Poston Mine No 6 and was taken to Sheltering Arms Hospital where doctors expect to amputate his great toe. Mr and Mrs Clarence Bartlett of Athens visited Sunday with her parents Lew and Mary Welling.
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Chauncey
Albert Skinner
Greens Run
Poston Mine No. 6
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Clarence Bartlett
Athens
Lew Welling
Geo. Archer
George
Russell Giffen
Mary Jo Giffen
Archer
Gilbert Archer
Dresden
Henry Bennett
Columbus
George Mordue
Ravenna
Howard Bush
Joe Hellyer
Stephen Barber
Mattie Albaugh
Edward
New Straitsville
Lizzie Stiff
Mae Wollett
New Lexington
Albert Storer
Mae Stege
Buchtel
Eronica Storer
Paul Cupp
Oscar Hellyer
Albert Spencer
Ralph Carsner
Zanesville
Clarence Cook
Donald Cook
Charles. Vancurren
Carthage Plans Eight Eighth Grade Diplomas Friday
Carthage School will award eighth grade diplomas to eight students at a commencement Friday at 8 00 p m. The graduates are Mary Imogene Nickson Winifred Faye Nuzum Forest Slater Meade Kayser Donald Lawson Ralph Mantle Charles King Jr and Dale Hendricks. The school will dismiss on Tuesday May 27.
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Carthage
Carthage School
Mary Imogene Nickoson
Winifred Faye Nuzum
Forest Slater
Meade Kayser
Donald Lawson
Ralph Mantle
Charles King Jr
Dale Hendricks
Murray City Ladies Aid Society Meeting Notes
Murray City May 21 The Ladies Aid Society of the U S Church met at the pastor Rev Horbury home. Officers were elected for the coming year. A potluck supper was served to Clara James Mary Bauers Mary Slater and daughter Sara Ann Doris Meredith and daughter Grace Ann and Marcelene Daisy Currens Lydia Hartman Jenny Ayers Maria O Rourke Velma Brown and daughter Ruth Clara Hellyer Minnie Ward Maude Kinchison Margaret Gears Hostess Rev and Mrs Hor bury.
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Murray City
Ladies Aid Society
U. S
Horbury
Clara James
Mary Bauers
Mary Slater
Sara Ann
Doris Meredith
Grace Ann
Marcelene
Daisy Currens
Lydia Hartman
Jenny Ayers
Maria O'Rourke
Velma Rown
Ruth
Clara Hellyer
Minnie Ward
Maude Kinchison
Margaret Gears
Lewis Seidenfeld
Lucille
Blanche Seidenfeld
Ruth Brooker
Blanche Brooker
Columbus
Velma Popoczy
Anne
Margaret Local
Tom Johnson
Longstreth
Joe
Frank
John
Gene Popoczy
Cleveland
Frank Popoczy
Gratius Bryan
Powhatan
Rolland Campbell
Zanesville
Leonard Campbell
Local Chauncey Personal Notes and Visits
Chauncey residents report guest visits with Chauncey and Salem hosts including Mr and Mrs Lew Champlin and Mr and Mrs F H Staffinger in Chauncey on Sunday. John Johnson and sons Ernest and Charles visited Chauncey relatives F H Staffinger. Mrs Rhollans and daughter Mabel returned from Columbus after a family illness. Mrs Mary Vess improves at daughter Tressie Barons home in Parkersburg. Helen Howard visits niece Olive Brookins in Millfield.
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Chauncey
Lewis Champlin
F. H. Staffinger
William Horn
Salem
John Johnson
Ernest
Charles
Peach Ridge
Rhollans
Mabel Rhollans
Chatincey
Columbus
Mary Vess
Tressie Baron
Parkersburg
Helen Howard
Olive Brookins
Millfield
Latitude Degrees Vary in Mile Length Across Globe
A geographic note explains that one degree of latitude spans about 68.7 to 69.4 miles depending on distance from the equator, reflecting varying meridian lengths.
Six Dover Residents Injured in Logan Auto Crash
Six Dover residents including Mrs. Gilbert Courtney and daughter Betty Jane of Chauncey Miss Myrtle Olbers Greens Run Mrs. Gertrude Rainey Trimble Carl Hilderbrand Taylor Ridge and Harold Blower Millfield were injured Tuesday when their car was struck on the side by a Logan vehicle driven by Hugh Lyttle. The party was en route to Lima for the Church of Christ state convention. They were treated at Dr. C N Sanders office except Mrs Courtney who stayed with her mother Mrs Isabel Bradfield. Mrs Rainey suffered a broken collar bone and was later taken to Grant Hospital Columbus. X rays were made to assess injuries. Lyttle's mother riding with him suffered facial cuts. The cars were badly wrecked.
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Chauncey
Gilbert Courtney
Betty Jane
Myrtle Olbers
Greens Run
Gertrude Rainey
Trimble
Carl Hilderbrand
Taylor Ridge
Harold Blower
Millfield
Logan
Hugh Lyttle
Courtney
Lima
Church of Christ
C. N. Sanders
Isabel Bradfield
Rainey
Grant Hospital
Columbus
Olbers
Lyttle
Jacksonville Freshman Class End-Year Event Highlights
The Trimble High School Freshman Class year end event occurred Monday evening in the high school gymnasium. About 50 guests attended a formal table setting with blue, cream, and pink decor. Homemade ice cream and cake accompanied by refreshments were served, with Mrs. Willis as sponsor and Mrs. Leona Nicholas and Mrs. Armol Rainey assisting. Special guests included Mr. and Mrs. F. M. Guthrie and sons, Miss Merle Danford, and Miss Helen McCaskey.
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Trimble
Jacksonville
Trimble High School
High School
Willis
Leona Nicholas
Armol Rainey
F. M. Guthrie and Sons
Athens
Merle Danford
Helen McCaskey
Visit by Oceanside pair marks 30 year Ohio reunion
Gard Robinson of Oceanside California visited Ohio with his wife accompanying Mr. and Mrs. Russell Childress. It is the Robinsons first Ohio visit in 30 years, and they arrived after an eight day motor trip from California where they left home 47 years ago.
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Chauncey
Gard Robinson
Oceanside
Calif
Russell Childress
Mr. Robinson
Childers
Ohio
Mrs. Robinson
California
Chauncey Group Attends Athens War Veterans Meeting
Mr. and Mrs. F. H. Staffinger and Mr. and Mrs. John MecConaha of Chauncey attended a meeting of the Athens County Spanish American War Veterans and the Ladies Auxiliary Monday night. Commander William Hampton of Shade led the session. Afterward women served ice cream cake and coffee. guests included Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Mullins of Chauncey during the social hour.
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Chauncey
F. H. Staffinger
John MecConaha
Athens County
Ladies Auxiliary
William Hampton
Shade
Clarence Mullins
Industrial Art Work Exhibited by Schools
Chauncey Dover High School industrial arts department showcases shop produced furniture at the Public Library Chauncey and Isaac Wilson Store. Pieces include inlaid magazine table by Russell Johnson and walnut coffee table by Franklin Blackford among many maple and walnut items by local students and instructors led by Joe Guerra.
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Chauncey
Chauncey-Dover High School
Isaac Wilson
Joe Guerra
Russell Johnson
Bob Fennel
Cliff Dunkle
Jack Cuningham
Gerald Pyle
Carlos Nye
Carl Howard
Franklin Blackford
Bill Searles
John Pierce
Jack Canter
Ray Schoonover
James Johnston
Bob Lopez
Ral Robinson
Clell Mingus
Way To Believe Itchy Pimples
When skin is irritated with pimples red blotches and itching torture use Peterson's Ointment. A 35¢ box from your druggist soothes itching and stops smarting quickly. Also helpful for itching of feet and cracks between toes. Ady approves.
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Peterson
Ady
Rome Commencement Program Announced
Rome High School announces commencement events with an alumni banquet on May 24 and baccalaureate on May 25 at 8 00 pm featuring Reverend Greene. The commencement program is set for May 26 at 8 00 pm with Dr E A Hansen of Ohio University as speaker.
Puffins Keep Fishing While Carrying Multiple Fish
Puffins can continue catching fish even with several held in their beak. They transport the catch with all fish aligned in the same direction, heads pointing forward.
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