Nelsonville High honors ceremony distributes letters and medals
At Nelsonville High School on May 24 1944 students received basketball and baseball letters. Medals were awarded to top scholars and F H A honors were presented. Certificates recognized county and district scholarship placements with several students achieving high honors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evelyn Ross Nelsonville
J. K. Kinneer
Donna Patton
C. E. Blair
Bob Hutchins
Gerald Blair
Frank Standall
Bill Baird
Jack Maurer
Charles Kinney
Charles Davis
Robert Fick
Wilbur Fuller
Richard Jewett
James Pritchard
Dean Rizer
Eddie Woods
Gordon Thompson
Willeen Edwards
Miriam Betts
Elvyra Thompson
Maxine Cope
Esther Juniper
Donna Mallon
Sally Jackson
Evelyn Ross
Roger Webb
Dorothy Raine
J. Kinneer
Wilma Bishop
Roland Mender
Mary J. Miner
Jim Preston
Raymond Connett
Don Jonas
Lloyd Johnson
Wanda Coots
Thef. H. A
Pauline Fierce
Anna Bateman
Mr. Kinneer
Athens County
Edna Mar Shaner
Kinneer
Roger Johnson
Alegbra II
FASTEETH promises teeth stay put on dentures
An old advertisement touts FASTEETH denture powder as an alkaline, non souring product that prevents sliding slipping or rocking. It claims to grip upper or lower plates firmly, eliminate denture odor and unpleasant taste, and to avoid gummy or pasty feelings with use.
Fisk family learns son released from Army hospital in Italy
Pfe Franklin Fisk, severely wounded by shrapnel on February 7 in Italy, has been released from an Army hospital and returned to his outfit. The notice from Nelsonville informs the Fisk family of his return and lists local students receiving honors at Nelsonville High School, plus assembly attendees and PTA president gifts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
Bennett Fisk
Pfe
Franklin Fisk
Pfe. Fisk
Italy
Ball Fined for Assault in Nelsonville Plea Guilty
Leonard Ball was fined 100 dollars and costs after pleading guilty to assault and battery in Nelsonville in an affidavit filed by his wife Mrs. Mable Ball. Mayor Miles Howe imposed the sentence on Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
Leonard Ball
Mable Ball
Miles Howe
Ball
Home From Hospital for Local Boy After Accident
Bobby Fisk son of Mr and Mrs Bennett Fisk of this city has been discharged from Marietta Osteopathic Hospital after a broken leg and other injuries when his push cart was struck by a automobile on West Canal Street He is recovering satisfactorily.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
Bobby Fisk
Bennett Fisk
W. Canal St
Marietta Osteopathic Hospital
State Forest Timber Sales Rising Receipts Hit 1944 High
State Forester O A Alderman reports timber sales in 1944 totaled 9975 31 up from 4609 63 in 1943 first quarter. Recreation receipts rose by 3317 72, signaling earlier cabin reservations at Lake Hope and Tar Hollow Group Camp. Increased use of forest lands suggests future self sufficiency and local economic benefits if recreation and timber use co exist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Forest
O. A. Alderman
State Forester
Wooster
Lake Hope
Zaleski State Forest
Alderman
Tar Hollow
Tar Hollow State Forest
Ross County
Edward Murphy Is Honored on Birthday
Nelsonville Mr and Mrs E L Murphy hosted a Saturday afternoon party at their St Charles street home for their son Edward third birthday. Guests enjoyed games and contests as refreshments were served by Mrs Jean Carpenter and Mrs Gilbert Johnson. Present were Terry Lee Tignor Jim Civille Bobby Gene Riley Jerry Ziegler Richard Lee Johnson Carlin Carpenter Jerry Wallace Judith Wallace Shirley Dickerson and Rachel Bateman. Beverly and Jim Whyte could not attend but sent gifts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
E. L. Murphy
St. Charles St
Edward
Jean Carpenter
Gilbert Johnson
Terry Lee Tignor
Jim Civille
Bobby Gene Riley
Jerry Ziegler
Richard Lee Johnson
Carlin Carpenter
Jerry Wallace
Judith Wallace
Shirley Dickerson
Rachel Bateman
Beverly
Jim Whyte
Seniors Honored At Church Graduation Dinner
In Nelsonville Tuesday evening 17 graduating seniors from the Methodist Church were honored at a 6 o’clock dinner in the church social rooms. Spring flower decor, miniature diplomas, and red rose buds served as favors with remarks from guests and toastmaster Craig Kinney.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
Blanche Moorehead
Mary Sharp
Doral Pergrin
O. P. Bineman
Edward Murphy
Craig Kinney
R. W. Parks
Mrs. Parks
Alice George
Mr. Parks
Open house honors Ensign Shafer on furlough in Nelsonville
Nelsonville social notes describe a Monday open house at Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Shafer’s home on E Franklin St honoring Ensign Donald S. Shafer U S N and Mrs Shafer. Roses and spring flowers decor the rooms while relatives and friends enjoy cake punch and salted nuts before Ensign Shafer and his wife depart for Pensacola Florida.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
Cecil Shafer
E. Franklin St
Ensign Donald S. Shafer
Poppies Sold by Girl Scouts in Nelsonville Memorial Drive
The Legion Auxiliary announces Poppy sales in Nelsonville on Friday and Saturday May 26 and 27 and on Tuesday May 30 by Girl Scouts. Mayor Miles Howe issues a proclamation for the sale of 1000 memorial emblems locally. The article notes accident fatality rates at 20 mph and 51 mph speeds, indicating higher deaths with faster speeds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
the Legion Auxiliary
Miles Howe
Phillip Fisher Dies At Murray City
Eight year old Phillip Fisher of Murray City dies at home after a Wednesday afternoon illness. He leaves wife Elizabeth Fisher and children John Racine Ohio Mable Kienle Nellie Crew Connie Robison and twelve grandchildren. Funeral plans not yet set. Elyria 4 Improvements estimated at eighty thousand dollars planned for Grafton Prison Farm per State Senator P H Rogers member of the Ohio Senate Welfare and Finance Committees reported today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
Phillip Fisher
Murray City
Order of Eagles of
Elizabeth Fisher
John
Racine
Ohio
Mable Kienle
Nellie Crew
Columbus
Connie Robinson
Elyria
Grafton
P. H. Rogers
Ohio Senate Welfare and Finance Committees
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Nelsonville High School
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Shirley Sayers
William Vaughn
David Davis
Ruth Lee
Ruth Ann Preston
Nancy Krieg
Bill Ross
MAKE
Patty Daugherty
Charles Mechem
Mary Lou McKiddie
Robert North
Spencer Steenrod
Jack Oakley
Lloyd Evans
Alva Burchfield
Theodore Thomas
Dale Towsend
Jimmy Cavanaugh
Lois Ann Jonas
Robert Bunthoff
Ann Orwiler
Jo Ann Cox
John Edward Cable
Bob Barrows
Lois Ann Ray
Judy Betts
Edwards
Herman Ruble
Pritchard
Hutchins
H. Mender
Daugherty
Barrows
McKiddie
Dorothy Fritze
Rosemary Snackenburg
Virginia Lee
Kenneth Weaver
Bill Thompson
Seaman Howard Simington
Duikerque
Callies
Sunkist
van Camp
W. Washington St
Perry
Wheaties
Carnation
Hickman
Nelsonville, Ohio
Bologna
Evans Market
New York Department of Sanitation
State
Colorado
Nelsonville Social Notes
Frank Betts
Judy
Dix Powell
Sue
Stuart Radford
Harrisburg
Ella Conaway
Montgomery
W. Va
Willard Simonton
Albany
Charles Parks
David
Ft. McClelland
Ala
Pein
Lowe Brothers
Thermos
Betts
Your Store of Friendly Service
Nudeck
Gall
Kenny
Pillsbury's Best
Sunshine Sugar
Grahams
Scott Co
Mitchell
Maine Cobblers
Cable’'S
Kenny's Norwood Coffee
Cable
Ms. Sto
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