Heavy Flood Destroys Nelsonville School Field and City Roads
Flood waters inundated the Nelsonville high school athletic field with water at the top of the fence and the Crabtree Memorial Field submerged. Streets including Chestnut and Route 33 flooded. utilities disrupted. horses moved to safety. cleanup underway in Buchtel and Murray City as Snowfork Creek floods recede.
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Nelsonville
Chestnut
Harper
Second
Adams
Washington
Route 33
East Corporation Line
Myers Street
Monroe
Patton Street
DeSteigure
Railroad Street
Columbus
Fulton
Herrold
Buchtel
Murray City
Hocking
Noel Simonton
Mark Hickman
Taft urges immediate study of U S troop levels in Europe
At Massillon Ohio lunch Republican Senator Taft Jr urged re examining U S troop commitments in Europe citing fiscal crises urban needs and balance of payments as reasons for a sweeping policy review He warned that in a limited war the U S might face defeat or be forced to use nuclear weapons first.
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Massillon
Ohio
United States
Mount St Mary Hospital Notes and local notices
Mount St Mary Hospital notes list Mrs. Julia Love Nelsonville Mrs. Faye Campbell Glouster Master Reid Thomas The Plains Master William Blake Nelsonville Master Dennis Matheny New Marshfield plus dismissed Darrell Smith Roger Pidcock Mrs Clarence Stufflebean and daughter. CARBON HILL Alumni banquet set for next Saturday at Carbon Hill gym reservations requested by Monday contact Mrs Shirley Forbes at 753-1119 Carbon Hill.
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Julia Love
Nelsonville
Faye Campbell
Glouster
Reid Thomas
the Plains
William Blake
Dennis Matheny
New Marshfield
Darrell Smith
Roger Pidcock
Clarence Stufflebean
Carbon Hill
Shirley Forbes
Seniors Receive Bibles Across Nelsonville and New Straitsville
In Nelsonville six seniors from Nelsonville York High School were given Bibles by Pilgrim Holiness Church Sunday School. Recipients include Rita Hickman Shirley Keiffer Charlene Smith Christine Smith Gregg Campbell Jody Childress and Ralph D Pierce. Separate notes mention Buckeye Boys State delegates Tim Drinkle and Charles Beatrice, a new pony baseball team for New Straitsville Shawnee youth, and social visits to Kissinger Rest Home Burr Oak picnic.
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Nelsonville
Nelsonville-York High School
Pilgrim Holiness Church
Rita Hickman
Shirley Keiffer
Charlene Smith
Christine Smith
Gregg Campbell
Jody Childress
Chauncey
New Straitsville
Miller High School
Buckeye
Corning American Legion Post
Tim Drinkle
Charles Beatrice
Moxahala
Shawnee
William Walters
MYF
Kissinger Rest Home
Corning
Burr Oak
Owen Wallace
Newark
Memorial Day Dinner at St Patrick's Parish Hall Buchtel
A Memorial Day fried chicken dinner is planned at St Pat rick's Catholic Parish Hall in Buchtel. Serving hours are 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Adults pay 1.25, children under 16 pay 50 cents, with pie and cake included. A separate notice notes a women's softball league meeting at Athens High School Monday at 7 p.m. to be attended by team managers and interested people per recreation director Robert Burson.
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Nelsonville
St. Patrick’s Catholic Parish
Buchtel
Athens High School
Robert Burson
OU Students Helped With Sandbagging During Flood Crisis
About 500 Ohio University students assisted in Nelsonville during a flooding emergency. Irvin P. Badger, assistant dean of the College of Engineering and Technology and Nelsonville resident, praised their loading and distribution of sandbags that averted disaster and allowed return to Athens.
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Nelsonville
Ohio University
Irvin P. Badger
College of Engineering and Technology
Athens
Badger
Motorist Cited In Accident Near Mason City Hill
Robert S. Crawford aged 17 of 587 Chestnut Street was cited to Athens County Juvenile Court after his car rear ended a Nelsonville York City School bus at the crest of Mason City Hill. Police say Crawford was southbound on Lake Burr Oak Boulevard and did not stop in time as the bus unloaded students. Front of Crawford’s car damaged. minor bus damage. Citation issued for failure to stop in the assured clear distance.
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Nelsonville
Robert S. Crawford
Chestnut St
Athens County Juvenile Court
Veterans of Foreign Wars District 12 Convention Scheduled
Nelsonville reports the District 12 VFW convention at Post 3467 with nomination election and officer installation. Registration starts at 9 a.m. sessions at 10 a.m. A dinner follows as members meet at the Post Home and Auxiliary at Elks Hall. Also noted are four sea gulls seen near Fulton Street bridge.
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Nelsonville
District 12
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Post Home
Elks Hall
Fulton Street Bridge
Shriver Reaffirms French Ties Amid Vietnam Differences
U.S. Ambassador Sargent Shriver presented credentials to President Charles de Gaulle in Paris, stressing continued Franco American friendship and mutual interests despite Vietnam disagreements. De Gaulle acknowledged differences but urged unity in the cause of freedom as peace talks proceed in Paris with Johnson’s envoy sending thanks for France’s hospitality.
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Paris
Vietnam
U.S
Sargent Shriver
Charles de Gaulle
Shriver
de Gaulle
Johnson
France
Sandbagging in Nelsonville Aids by Guard Trucks
National Guard trucks from Athens Armory hauled burlap sacks into Nelsonville for sandbagging Friday. The Board of Trade Junior Chamber of Commerce and individuals supplied food for workers and volunteers. Salvation Army mobile unit provided coffee and cookies during peak operations. Police reported Robert W. Buttler 31 Chestnut Street pleaded no contest to driving while intoxicated and was fined 150 dollars plus costs and three days in city jail.
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Nelsonville
Robert W. Buttler
Chestnut Street
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Crabtree Memorial Field
Dorr Run Road
Sen. Taft
Mount St. Mary Hospital
Ralph D. Pierce
Gladys Lines
William Spicer
Lancaster
Danny Daugherty
Marguerite Spicer
Walter Karns
Marietta
Charles Stevens
Castillo
Mystique
R. D. Roger's
Dammermann
Setchell Cerlsens
Weedlane
Bris
Crawford
Sea
Speed Queen
Wes! Columbus S$t
Public Square
Chevrolet
Frankie & Jennie
Chevy
Jennie Smith
Fremkie Rendell
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