Nelsonville High Auditorium Reconditioned Ahead Of Commencement
The Nelsonville senior high school auditorium has been re conditioned and redecorated after months of work costing about 6000 dollars. Funds from state and local sources plus Class of 1947 subscriptions supported the project. A new roof was added last year for 3600 dollars. This year plastering repairs totaling 300 dollars were completed and exterior walls weatherproofed with calking 215 dollars. The interior received 1035 dollars in redecorating while a new wine velour curtain cost 887 dollars with 300 paid by the class and the remainder from the stage fund. A new cyclorama had previously been installed and a gold fringe balcony monogram adorns the curtain.
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Nelsonville
D. W. Codding
Board of Education
Floyd Potts Dies at 50 in Columbus Hospital
Floyd Happy Potts 50 of 218 Lancaster Ave Nelsonville died Tuesday at St. Francis Hospital Columbus after two weeks treatment. He worked at Hocking Valley Brick Co The Diamond and formerly managed a Kroger on Chestnut St He is survived by wife one son Kenneth three daughters Doris Carol Patricia five brothers and one sister Funeral services Friday 1 30 p m at Zion Church Lower Plains burial Zion Cemetery Friends may call at Stout funeral home.
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Nelsonville
Floyd
Happy) Potts
Lancaster Ave
St. Francis Hospital
Columbus
Hocking Valley Brick Co
Diamond
Kroger
Chestnut St
Kenneth
Doris
Carol
Patricia
Zion Church
Lower Plains
Zion Cemetery
Stout Funeral Home
Rotary Hears Details of Concert Plan
Nelsonville Rotary hears details of the Community Concert Association plan. Dr. James H. Wilson explains the organization and notes a membership campaign will conclude this week.
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Rotary
Nelsonville
Community Concert Association
Rotary Club
James H. Wilson
Carbon Hill Alumni Banquet and Dance Planned
NELSONVILLE The Carbon Hill High School alumni hold their annual banquet at 7 p.m. Saturday in the new school building followed by a dance in the gymnasium.
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Carbon Hill
Nelsonville
1898 Class Reunion To Be Held Friday
Nelsonville High School Class of 1898 reunion to be held at the home of Mrs. Julius Fischer on Franklin Street Friday afternoon. Several out of town members expected and friends invited to call.
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Nelsonville
Nelsonville High School
Julius Fischer
Franklin St
Charge Withdrawn in Nelsonville Motor Vehicle Case
An affidavit accusing Robert Taylor of operating a vehicle without owner’s consent was filed in the court of Acting Mayor Earl Hill eary by Mrs. Peggy Stratton but later withdrawn. Court records show costs of 23.45 paid and Taylor placed on probation.
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Nelsonville
Robert Taylor
Earl Hilleary
Peggy Stratton
Taylor
Dorcas Society Sets Thursday Pot Luck Meeting
There will be a Dorcas Society meeting Thursday at the Community Center starting with a pot luck supper at 6 30 p m.
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Doanville
The
Dorcas Society
New Straitsville Alumni Meet Set For Friday May 28
The New Straitsville Alumni Association will convene Friday evening May 28, led by president Sherman Sprankel.
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New Straitsville
Sherman Sprankel
Emblem Club Buys 25 BandTickets for Nelsonville High
Nelsonville Emblem Club purchased twenty five Community Concert memberships for Nelsonville High School Band members. Tickets will be allocated among the 75 band members across the upcoming concert series. The club also received gifts including a silk altar flag a marshal flags two and a silver baton. An altar cloth was donated by Elks members. A pot luck lunch followed the meeting.
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Nelsonville
Emblem Club
Esther Powell
Lillian Butts
Alice Kelso
Elks
Sheldon Powell
Carlos Ogg
John Kelso
Earl Worthington
Anthony Palermo
Ed Lucking
Robert Ohlinger
Paul Galvin
Perry County party committees reorganize and announce officers
Perry County Republican central and executive committees elect W J Davis as chairman and C A Robinson as vice chairman. Democratic officers include Charles F Helser as chairman and T J Tracey as secretary. The New Lexington Pike township honor roll will move to the high school lobby. A swimming pool opens June 6 with Edward Fournier as manager. A Perry County chest X ray survey is planned the week of June 20. A new 75mm Italian war trophy arrives for the courthouse lawn but the American Legion Post seeks a larger relic. Robert H Danison resigns from the local council and C E Davis is named to fill the vacancy.
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New Lexington
Perry County
Republican Central
W. J. Davis
New Straitsville
C. A. Robinson
Eugene Clark
Junction City
William Harris
C. W. Norris
Shawnee
Edward Williams
W.G. Weller
Bearfield Township
Edwin Pitcock
Lloyd Stought
Crooksville
Lucille Kroft
Glenford
Ray Cook
Mr. Perry
Fred J. Barnett
Charles Roof, Jr
Corning
P. E. Vansickle
Somerset
Clarence Hodgson
C. E. Adams
Thornville
Clint Ledford
Maxville
Perry County Democratic
Charles F. Helser
Guy Shrider
T. J. Tracey
County Board of Health
State Board of Health
State Department
John Tague
Aberdeen Ordnance Department
Robert H. Danison
C. E. Davis
C. P. Robinson
Dressed In for Summer Season at Public Square
Nelsonville public square ready for summer after Rotary Club planting in the former fountain area. Street department renewed white and yellow lines for parking and safety zones with re marking to continue in the business district.
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Nelsonville
Rotary Club
Marriages and visits noted across Hamden region
A stream of social notes from Hamden reports visits by Mrs. Autye Baker and Mrs. John Rhinehart among others. It lists recent marriages including Donald Foreman with Jean Bratton, Louise Eberts with Ralph Sowers, and Edward Mather with Fern Gibson, plus residents moving to Springfield and various family visits and naval family travel details.
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Herman Sowers
Wellston
Harry Harvey
Noah Harvey
Annebelle Kisor
Charles Kisor
Edward Mather
Ada Mather
Hamden
Fern Gibson
Minnie Gibson
Columbus
Glenn Massie
Springfield
Forrest Jones
Buskirk and Souders
Edna Doerfur
Clovis Doerfur
Zanesville
Dorothy Sapp
Jimmy
Larry Hill
Earl Sapp
Marie Hutchinson
John Hutchinson
Samuel Will
Navy
Bayonne
N. J
William Simmons
Robert Gerty
Henry Gerty
Robin Stevens
Bertha White
J. E. Strong
Wilkesville
V. C. Bobo
Clyde Smith
J. S. Hugh
Shade
James Sprague
Norma Miessee
Main St
Edwin Barnhill
Gallipolis
Vernon Biffle
John Hooks
Great Lakes
Ill
Nick Biffle
Harold Hooks
Leland Matteson Sr
Earl Matteson
H. J. Dye
Carl Dye
Residents' weekend visits and school events noted
A list of local residents visiting relatives in Virginia West Virginia Ohio and Indiana with weekend trips and dinners. The piece also mentions Baccalaureate services at the high school auditorium and later commencement exercises conducted by Rev DeLoss Smith.
Nelsonville pool set to open Sunday afternoon
Nelsonville announces the city pool will open this Sunday at 2 p.m. Department of Public Service operates it with Safety Director Vern Coakley as Recreation Commission chair. Ron Eby, assisted by Lowell Cole and Harry Westfall, leads the outdoor program. pool attendants named.
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Nelsonville
Department of Public Service
Vern Coakley
City Recreation Commission
Byron Eby
Lowell Cole
Nelsonville High School
Harry Westfall
Cole
Westfall
Dean Circle
Dorothy Ross
Charles Newton
Hollister Quarterly Conference Delegates Elected
The Hollister quarterly conference at EUB Church drew members from Jacksonville and Hollister. Delegates to the annual conference were James Brown of Hollister and James Anderson of Jacksonville, with Rev C W Bowman presiding and Rev Mr Green assisting.
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Hollister
EUB
Jacksonville
C. W. Bowman
Mr. Green
James Brown
James Anderson
Tuppers Plains News — Local Happenings May 16
Miss Carl Parker returns home Sunday from St Joseph Hospital Parkersburg West Virginia where she was treated for a broken hip Mrs Alice Dean has recovered and resides with her sister Anna White Mollie Shields new home construction progresses Everett Parker in charge Mr and Mrs David Welch visited Frost Mrs Mary Baker
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Tuppers Plains
Carl Parker
St. Joseph Hospital
Parkersburg
W. Va
Alice Dean
Anna White
Mollie Shields
Everett Parker
David Welch
Frost
Mary Baker
Either Means Trouble in Locusts War on Wings
Nelsonville area reports a swarm of 17 year locusts. Charles J. Wolfe of East Clayton brought in three specimens kept in a fruit jar. He observed many more nearby. The three displayed wing marks with the letter W, interpreted as War or Woman, signaling trouble per Wolfe.
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Nelsonville
Charles J. Wolfe
Clayton
Bachelor Wolfe
New Spraltsville News Births and Local Notes
Mr and Mrs Wayne Wilson announce the birth of a son Thomas Wayne at Hocking Valley Hospital on May 18. Grandparents are Mr and Mrs Lou Arnett and Mr and Mrs George Wilson. John Shuttleworth of Warren visited the Shuttlworths in New Spraltsville. Mrs Jane Stephenson returned home from Hocking Valley Hospital recovering from pneumonia. Mr and Mrs Buster Abram travel to New York for their son James funeral. James died May 16 after a brief illness. Mr and Mrs Lester Ambrose and son Lester were visitors in Columbus. Mrs Maggie Duffey recovers from a fractured right arm from a home accident. The Gleaners Class of the Methodist Church met at Marion Foster's with Goldie Whitmer and Ethel Burgess assisting. Devotions led by Elizabeth Mills. Prize winners Delphos Miller Elizabeth Mills and Tine Beattie. Others present Della Arnett Myrtle Wallace Emma Phipps Ruth Blankenship Erma Pierce Creata Fink. Refreshments were served.
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New Straitsville
Wayne Wilson
Thomas Wayne
Hocking Valley Hospital
Lou Arnett
George Wilson
John Shuttleworth
Warren
William Shuttleworth
Jane Stephenson
Buster” Abram
New York
James
Lester Ambrose
Lester
Columbus
Maggie Duffey
Gleaners
Methodist Church
Marion Foster
Goldie Whitmer
Ethel Burgess
Elizabeth Mills
Delphos Miller
Tine Beattie
Della Arnett
Myrtle Wallace
Emma Phipps
Ruth Blankenship
Erma Pierce
Creata Fink
Kimberly area notes include marriage and local events
Dorothy M Rutter and John Patton wed in a May Sunday ceremony led by Justice Floyd Brown. A Pilgrim Holiness rally is planned for July 5 at Beech Grove near Kimberly crossing. Kimberly School dismisses for summer. pupils held a Meeker Run picnic. Community updates include residents visiting, moving, a torn-down house, a June 11 Fish and Game meeting in Nelsonville, a Memorial Day veterans parade plan, Mrs Rosa Brown's 72nd birthday, and the Roosevelt Club meeting at the Legion Building in Nelsonville. Floyd Brown
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Kimberly
Dorothy M. Rutter
John Patton
Justice of the Peace
Floyd Brown
Beech Grove
Kimberly Crossing
Meeker Run
Harriett Monks
Nelsonville
Rosa Brown
Leonard Breeze
Lick Run
Oral da
Club to Meet Nelsonville This Evening
The M. M. Club will meet at Miss Imelda Smiths home on Poplar Street tonight.
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Nelsonville
M. M
Imelda Smith
Poplar St
Petersons Ointment touted for pile relief
Advertisement claims millions found relief from itching and burning piles using Petersons Ointment. A testimonial praises relief and overnight sleep, with prices 35c and 60c and a money back guarantee.
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Peterson
Adv
Red Cross Drive Short By 479 In Hocking County
Logan area led giving with 3759.87 while county totals reached 4825.29 toward a 5305 goal. County sections contributed amounts listed for Murray City Laurelville Ward Township and others with Logan receiving the largest share.
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Red Cross Drive
Logan
Red Cross
Hocking County
Russell Young
Murray City
Laurelville
Ward Township
Laurel Township
Washington Township
Rockbridge
Salt Creek
Starr Township
Perry Township
Marion
Good Hope
Rent Money Denied in Logan-A Civil Suit
George Christmann sued Frank Pennell for 103.90 over room rent. A petit jury of twelve with nine concurring found for the defendant after a brief deliberation yesterday. Jurors included Walter Brooker and George Archer among others.
Hocking Hospital Births and Discharges Reported
Nelsonville couples welcome a daughter and a son as Hocking Valley Hospital lists new births. Dismissals include Miss Sarah Johnston of Creola.
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Sarah Johnston
Creola
Nelsonville to close for 1947 48 term and events
Nelsonville city schools close for the 1947 48 term. Commencement exercises are set for Thursday evening. Graduates will attend the alumni reunion and banquet Friday evening. Report cards go to pupils Friday at 3 30 p m, moved from next Monday due to Memorial Day.
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Nelsonville
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