Reverend Minsker Urges 67 Graduates to Stand for Right
In Nelsonville the Rev. John Minsker delivered the baccalaureate to 67 seniors, urging them to seek ethics over popularity. He warned that life demands decisions between right and wrong and emphasized using education to understand and serve in the will of the Holy Father. The ceremony featured processional, invocation, and choral selections.
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Nelsonville
John Minsker
St. Mark
Ness
Mr. Minsker
Father
Thomas W. Stockdale
287 Vehicles Are Given Safety Check
A Sunday safety check at Bob Hess used car lot on Fayette St checked 287 vehicles in the Ten-Point program. Police Chief Max Valkinburg reported the event sponsored by the auto agency and Glenford Dugan Post 229 of the American Legion with Legionnaires Auxiliary Highway Patrolmen and police personnel assisting. Motorists with passing checks can obtain safety stickers while supplies last.
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Nelsonville
Bob Hess
Fayette St
Max Valkinburg
Auto Agency
Glenford Dugan Post
American Legion
Legionnaires
Nelsonville Meetings Handle Civic Club and Masonic Events
The Nelsonville Eagles Auxiliary will meet at 8 p.m. Monday at the Eagles Hall. Eudora Chapter No. 72 of the Order of the Eastern Star meets at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at the Masonic Temple. Refreshments will be served.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville Eagles Aerue
Eagles Hall
Eudora Chapter No. 72
Order of the Eastern Star
Masonic Temple
Science Shrinks Piles With New Non Surgical Remedy
A new healing substance called Bio-Dyne from a world famous research institute is said to shrink piles without surgery. Available as suppository or ointment named Preparation H, it reportedly stops itch and relieves pain.
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New York, N. Y
Nine Reunions Planned for Nelsonville High Alumni
Nelsonville High School Alumni Committee reports nine class reunions this year led by Mrs. Irvin Badger. Reunions span classes from 1913 to 1958 with venues including Lake Hope Episcopal Church Elk's Lodge Roland Pierce home Methodist Church Eagles Hall VFW Building and Girl Scout Little House and Ethel's Tea Room.
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Nelsonville
Irvin Badger
Nelsonville High School
Lake Hope
Episcopal Church
Elk’s Lodge
Roland Pierce
Methodist Church
Eagles Hall
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Girl Scout Little House
Ethel’s
Meigs County Land Transfers Reported
Kenneth K Braun and Jeanna Braun transfer lots in Pomeroy to Richard C Follrod and Margaret E Foll rod. Frank Young and Donna Young transfer one acre in Salisbury Two to Alma Young. Anna M Baird commissioner and Earl Tewksbury deceased transfer parcels in Columbia Two to Mary Tewksbury Virginia Clark and Donna Oxley.
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Kenneth K. Braun
Jeanna Braun
Richard C. Follrod
Margaret E. Follrod
Pomeroy
Frank Young
Donna Young
Alma Young
Salisbury
Anna M. Baird
Earl Tewksbury
Mary Tewksbury
Virginia Clark
Donna Oxley
Columbia
Hospital Notes and Births Reported at Mount St. Mary
Mount St. Mary Hospital records list multiple births and admissions across towns including New Lexington Logan Nelsonville and Murray City. The section notes births dismissals and patient movements while a Cleveland report mentions the Travelers Aid Society planning to expand from stations to highways.
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Harry Valentine
New Lexington
John Switzer
Logan
Richard L. Stickhorn
Corning
Bob Beliford
Nelsonville
William Jewett
New Straitsville
Howard Easterling
Murray City
Mae L. Clark
Haydenville
Alice Griffith
Dora Kettell
Patrick Sheline
Reynoldsburg
Leoma Wilson
Glouster
Gwendolyn Jolley
Millfield
Wayne Thompson
New Marshfield
Effie McCutcheon
Hildreth Reeves
Otis Blair
Athens
Judith Duffy
Wilkesville
Randy Duffy
Marion Stufflebean
Trimble
William Morgan
Shawnee
Charles R. Dodson
Richard Fouty
Deanville
Sheila Easterling
Christina Hutchison
Rickie L. Warren
Charles Poches
Columbus
Harold Angel
Randy Boudlinot
Jacksonville
Creta Fink
Jesse Reeves
Albany
Clara North
Novella Linn
Rockbridge
Harry Bethel
Rita Whaley
Joseph Hayes
Flossie McCollister
Leona Kilgore
Carl Westerviller
Lottie Smathers
Buchtel
Cleveland
Travelers Aid Society
Outstanding home economics student in Laurel Run
Mary Courtney of Union Furnace won the outstanding student award for home economics. Numerous local residents and friends visited, dined, and shared Mother's Day gatherings with families across Laurel Run and nearby towns including Union Furnace, Bel ore, Akron, Nelsonville, Logan, Albany, and Lancaster.
Kyger Methodist honors mothers and visitors
Rev Wesley Bennett led a Mother’s Day talk at Kyger Methodist Church. Ruth and Roger Athey sang two songs about mothers. Supt Clair Athey gave potted plants to Mrs Dale Sisson the eldest and to Mrs Wayne Sisson the youngest mother present. Several families and locals were noted visiting and moving in the Kyger area.
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Kyger
Wesley O. Bennett
Kyger Methodist Church
Ruth
Roger Athey
Clair Athey
Dale Sisson
Wayne Sisson
Ray Caldwell
Cecil McDaniels
Dayton
Robert Caldwell
Bill Watson
Flemingburg
Watson
Ryger
Bradbury
Larry Thaxton
Columbus
Wendell Bradbury
Pfc
Richard Barnett
Ft. Benning
Barnett
Korea
Clyde Barnett
Joe Stewart
Dexter
Chde Durham
Ann Sisson
Rosemary Click
Sandra
Ralph Morral
Fran Fiechter
Little Sandusky
Miss Sisson
Fred Sisson
Watson Davis
Kananga
Emerson Wins French Title in Bid for Grand Slam
Australia’s Roy Emerson defeated Pierre Darmon of France 3-6 6-1 6-4 6-4 to claim the French amateur title. He already won the Australian crown and seeks Wimbledon and the U.S. championships to complete the rare Grand Slam, a feat last done by Don Budge in 1938 and Rod Laver in 1962.
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Paris
France
Australia
Roy Emerson
Emerson
Pierre Darmon
United States
Don Budge
Rod Laver
Mothers Day Visits Reach Across Towns and States
Carpenter Mrs Sidney Parker Boli var and Mrs Russell Mays Strasburg spent Mother’s Day with their parents Mr and Mrs Ney Carpenter. Reed Jeffers dined with Mr and Mrs Lav ern Jordan. Mrs Beulah Cordray and children visited by Mrs Jordan and others. Richard Jeffers joined Mr and Mrs John Dunham for dinner. Clarence Lee Beach Fla visited Mr and Mrs Clay Jordan. Zella Perry hosted guests including Kelly Kierns Madison WV John Dunivan Jack Lowther Kenny Ellis families. Evans Rutherford Plano TX telephoned to his mother Mrs Mallie Lowther.
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Henry Todd
Junior Dalton
Albany
Donald Todd
Nelsonville
Arthur Todd
Robert Patton
Millard Patton
Clarence Patton
Tom Tignor
Herman Bumgardner
Russell Courtney
Malcolm Cook
New Plymouth
Fred Courtney
Union Furnace
Walter Bumgardner
Elmer Monroe
Logan
M. B. Iles
Ladonna Wolfe
Lawrence Wolfe
Herbert Lent
Lancaster Route
Erma Bumgardner
Thelma Spradlin
Roy Glenn
Chris Tatman
Columbus
Pearl Glenn
Nellie Wend
Charles Campbell and Son
Buckeye Lake
H. B. Maynard and
Charles Trador
Delaware
Blanche Moorehead
Thelma Leffler
Leroy Leffler
Pfc
Paul Sparks
Ft. Lee
Phyllis
Phillman Leffler
Chester
Milford
Wooster
Carl Skiver
Lancaster
Billy Joe Powell
John Minsker
Claude Brandon
Athens
Mickey
Joan Eckel
Nellie Sparks
Freda Sparks
Velma Price
Ardis Iles
Erma Fox
Sidney Parker
Bolivar
Russell Mays
Strasburg
Ney Carpenter
Reed Jeffers
Lavern Jordan
John Dunham
Clarence Lee
Dora
Fla
Clay Jordan
Zella Perry
Kelly Kierns
Madison
W. Va
John Dunivan
Jack Lowther
Kenny Ellis
Evans Rutherford
Plano
Tex
Mallie Lowther
Harrisonville
Josie Heitger
Lizzie Warner
Mat Keimer
Dasa Markis
Irene Heitger
Galion
Richard Heilman
Bunker Hill
H. D. Gilkey
Joey Jay
Ava Gilkey
John Blackwood
Jonnie Sue Thompson
Pomeroy
Robert Alkire
Rosalie
Clinton Gilkey
Lincoln Russell
Robert Alkires
Lonnie Hudson
Jack Clark
Jake Carsey
Gerald Grate
Dean Blackwood
Hiel French
Louise Gilkey
Daisy Knapp
Rosa Knapp
Jimmy Knapp
West Columbia
Eva Knapp
Mason
Paul Rickard
New Haven
Wolf Pen
Florida
Homer Lee
Robert Jewell
Phillip Burbridge
Meigs General Hospital
Harlan Jewell
Clemens
Mich
Halliday-Atkins-Jewell
Don Anderson
Norman Will
Ruby Halliday
Phillip Smith
Tycoon Lake Social Roundup Highlights Local Visits
Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Hawk and others attended Buford Ball's birthday dinner. Visitors include Lawton Templeton of Middleport and Mae Spears, plus multiple gatherings at homes from Glenroy to Proctorville. Families and friends from Wellston Bidwell Columbus and wellston areas share dinners, church, and Mother's Day visits.
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Will Thomas
Lake
Edgar Hawk
John Coffee
Buford Ball
Lawton Templeton
Middleport
Mae Spears
Robert Hamilton
Hank Forgey
Glenroy
Archie Burchett
Indian Rookie Sent To IL Farm Club
21 year old shortstop Tony Martinez is sent to Cleveland's Jacksonville farm club in the International League after poor fielding and a .167 batting average. He was optioned out on 24 hour recall Sunday in the deal that sent Dick Howser and catcher Jose Azcue to the Athletics for reserve catcher Doc Edwards and a reported $100,000.
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Cleveland
Birdie
Tony Martinez
Jacksonville
Martinez
Dick Howser
Jose Azcue
The
Athletics
Doc Edwards
Local Socials and Legal Notices From Perry County
Community visitors and family gatherings fill Perry County pages with multiple calls and dinners. Property transactions show Max Underwood selling tracts in Pike Two and Palmer transferring land in Jackson Township. Divorce actions include Ethel Johnson and Charles Cox with custody and support details. Marriage licenses issued to seven couples and realty transfers between Underwood and Palmer, plus Palmer to Robert Palmer.
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Charles Cox
Emil Cox
New Lexington
Newton Larimer
Jea
Maude Whitmer
Columbus
Perry County
Evelyn Perkins
Dale Keister
William Whitmer
George Johnson
Ethel Johnson
Darlene Walker
Catherine Hammer
Norr Walker
New Straitsville
Gore
Max and
Mell Underwood
Ned Underwood
Pike Two
Mary Palmer
Robert Palmer
Jackson
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Stockholm
Laurel Run News
Henry R. Todd
Laurel Run
Mary Courtney
Mary
H. W. Larkins
Belore
Guy Evans
Myrtle Cecel
Jerry Groves
Lottie Patton
Vemla Price
Bill Sparks
Henry
Phyllis Sparks
William Sparks
Mary K. Russell
Oney
Akron
Ray Mays
Barberton
Charlotte Ruscoe
Stowe
Kate Russell
Oney Russell
Belle Hoskins
Johnny Bumgardner
Connett
Paul Allard
Mrs
Mayo Bales
L. L. Bales
Woods Mill
Aussie
Tycoon Lake News
F. P. Layne
Sonny Robinette
Proctorville
Deer Creek
Harley McCulty
Wellston
Ted McCulty
Walter Wood
Kenneth Tomlinson
Margaret Edwards
Paul Tackett
Rufus Stellings
Sterling Tackett
Lester Waugh
Bidwell
Jack Ratliff
Chester Jones
Cena Parsons
Baby
Marcum Thurman
Oscar Banks
Lester Bales
Gilbert Adkins
Earl Ramey
Marie Hively
Harry Dodrill
Oscar Griffith
G. C. Butcher
Frank Contesta
Richard Baker
Phillip Dumott
Thurman Borden
Donald Baker
Army
Roseville
Kay Williams
Crooksville
David Hill
Christine Bolyard
Ronnie Bryan
Zanesville
Frances Phillips
James Dean
Beatrice Bury
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