Nelsonville Memorial Day Parade Plans Announced
Nelsonville groups will join a Memorial Day parade May 30 starting at 9 am from the American Legion Building and moving to Fort Street Cemetery. Participants include the City Mayor, Chief of Police, Nelsonville High School Band, Woman's Relief Corps, mothers of service members, ministerial association, local children, Spanish American War Veterans, American Legion, and Veterans of Foreign Wars. The parade will be led by two State Highway Patrol officers on motorcycles. The Woman's Relief Corps will conduct ceremonies at the cemetery.
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American Legion
W. Columbus St
Fort St
State Highway Patrol
Herman Ogg
James Cope
Nelsonville High School
Woman's Relief Corps
Mothers of the Boys
Nelsonville Ministerial Association
Nelsonville
Memorial parade to Greenlawn and Unknown Soldier grave unveiling
A large ceremony will honor the Unknown Soldier with prayers by Rev L E Evans and Rev W M George. A granite memorial boulder will be unveiled at Soldier's Circle near Greenlawn. State Adjutant George L Rakestraw will speak. A school parade may receive small flags if available.
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L. E. Evans
Church of Christ
Washington St
Greenlawn
E. Washington St
First Ave
W. M. George
Methodist Church
George L. Rakestraw
U. S. War Veterans’ Association
Columbus
B. A. Awe
T Holiness Church
American Legion
Father William Kelley
St. Andrews Church
Boy Scouts
John Hamer Dies Tuesday In Hospital
Nelsonville notices the death of John Hamer age 55 in Veterans Hospital Huntington W Va after a stroke. A World War I veteran and former chief engineer at the municipal electric light and water works he died June 21 1941 the 21st anniversary of his first city employment. Funeral set for Oak Hill Friday at 2 PM.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
John Hamer
Veterans’ Hospital
Huntington
W. Va
Hamer
Municipal Electric Light and Water Works
George Barrows
Ed Butterworth
Jackson County
Oak Hill
A.E.F
Argonne Forest
Glenford Dugan Post
American Legion
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Nelsonville Social Notes Club Meets and Birth Announcement
The Birthday Club met at Mrs. Jean Bell Chauncey on Monday evening with gifts from mystery friends and games during social hour Lunch served to 11 members and two guests. Mrs. Leonard B. Melching visiting Shelby. A Toledo birth announced for J W LaFrance and Addie Frances Butt a daughter born May 26 at Toledo Hospital Grandparents Mrs C C Butt Nelsonville visiting Toledo. Mrs Margaret McHarg inspected Valley Temple Pythian Sisters earning 99 1 2 percent and presented gifts to officers.
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Birthday Club
Jean Bell
Chauncey
Ruth Smith
Sylvia Wallace
Dorothy Staley
Kathleen Wallace
Eunice Harvey
Betty Wallace
Bonnie Mullins
Letha Boling
Lillie Wallace
Elizabeth Dickerson
J. W. LaFrance
Addie Frances Butt
Toledo
Toledo Hospital
C. C. Butt
Nelsonville
Inspects
Lodge
Margaret McHarg
Athens
Flossie Crawford
Connie
McHarg
Valley Temple Pythian Sisters
Florence Cope
Sixteen Wedding Licenses Granted in Gallipolis Area
In Gallipolis, sixteen marriage licenses were issued. Couples include James Easley and Mary Lee Thompson both 21 of Glouster, Calvin Peck 18 and Norma Mehl 17 of Parkersburg, John Nokes 59 and Laura Brumfield 61 of Yellow Springs, William C. Hamilton 22 and Katrina E. Skiles 21 of Charleston, E W Gilbert 42 and Chloe Jaques 42 of Patriot, Roy Payne 24 and Ruth Barr 26 of Winfield, Hancel Ball 32 and Grace King 21 of Nitro, Oscar Messinger 27 and Lorena Hashbarger 21 of Huntington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
James Easley
Mary Lee Thompson
Glouster
Calvin Peck
Norma Mehl
Parkersburg
John Nokes
Laura Brumfield
Yellow Springs
William C. Hamilton
Katrina E. Skiles
Charleston
E. W. Gilbert
Lronton
Chloe Jaques
Patriot
Roy Payne
Ruth Barr
Winfield
Hancel
Nelsonville High Holds Commencement Tonight
Nelsonville High School will stage commencement exercises in the school auditorium at 8 o'clock with 73 seniors receiving diplomas. The term ends today and students plan to return for final reports, while commencement week will wrap with the Alumni Association banquet Friday night.
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Nelsonville
Nelsonville High School
Alumni Association
Brooks Team Beats Logan in City Twilight League
Brooks Shoes defeated the Logan Mingoes 4 to 3 in a Wednesday City Twilight League game. Logan pitcher Spence allowed four hits and led his team with two hits. Logan’s Mowery opened the second with a triple and scored on Haney’s hit. Brooks’ Newman hit a deep left field homer, and the Factory boys added two runs in the seventh with the bases loaded. Tonight Carlton Hill and the Eagles meet at 6 o’clock. the game was advanced a day due to a holiday.
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Nelsonville
Brooks Shoes
Logan Mingoes
Spence
Logan
Mowery
Haney
George Newman
Brooks
Factory Boys
Carlton Hill
Eagles
Astien
Cdacnetia Nice
Alsibtihie
Newman
Odenthal
Williams
Ss-P
Jorge
Logan Abrhe Karshner
Huffman
Marshall
Buchannon
York School Work To End Friday Night
Buchtel York School commencement exercises will be held Friday May 29 at 8 pm in the high school auditorium in Buchtel. Superintendent H L Sullivan will speak. This marks the 45th annual ceremony. Salutatory by Vivian Murphy and valedictory by June Ervin. Class presented by Glen Hanes with diploma by Selby Murphy. Band and vocal numbers planned. Senior roster listed. Tom Deal, Chauncey, pled guilty to intoxication. fined $5 and costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buchtel
Buchtel-York
H. L. Sullivan
Marietta
Buchtel School
Vivian Murphy
June Ervin
Glen Hanes
York Township
Pauline Breeze
Roma Wagner
Maxine Clark
Verna Wachenschwanz
Thomas Schultz
Ray Conner
Mary Margaret Wright
Edith Hartman
Don Morrison
Barbara Morris
Katherine Shiver
Opal Altman
Billy Shivers
Don May
Eula Ward
James Wallace
Herman Mayles
Helen Almashy
Betty Palm
Lelia Sharp
Mrs. James A. Carper Dies Wednesday
Mrs. James A. Carper, 81, died Wednesday at the home of her son, John Hull, in Vinton. Funeral rites are set for Friday at 2 p.m. with interment in Brush Cemetery. Evidence from a hearing suggests three Huntington men arrested here were morphine addicts, not drug peddlers, and they were released to return to West Virginia.
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Gallipolis
James A. Carper
John Hull
Vinton
Brush
Huntington
West Virginia
Nelsonville Board Plans Large Induction Batch Next Week
Nelsonville Athens County Draft Board No 2 will send a large number of selectees for induction early next week under existing regulations names and date withheld until after induction. In June a call for 1-B limited service will include those with any 1-B reason, selected by order number. A 1-A July call will exceed prior single calls. Four colored men were ordered to report to Fort Hayes Columbus. one failed to report due to address change, Floyd Flowers was rejected for physical disability, Maple held over, Tabler accepted. The Selectees Honor Committee gave breakfast and New Testaments to the three men.
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Existin
Local Board No. 2
Fort Hayes
Columbus
Floyd Edward Flowers
Forest Albertis Maple
Clifford Harrison Tabler
Ministerial Association
Noel family to return after James L. Smith funeral
W E Noel and daughters Margaret and Mariel will return from Columbus tonight after attending funeral services for James L Smith, brother in law of Mr Noel.
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Gallipolis
W. E. Noel
Margaret
Mariel
Columbus
James L. Smith
Noel
Stores Will Remain Open Friday Night in Nelsonville
Nelsonville stores will stay open until 8 30 Friday night to aid holiday shoppers. Local stores will be closed all day Saturday May 30 for Decoration Day, announced by Glen Thomas president of the Retail Merchants Association.
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Nelsonville
Glen Thomas
Retail Merchants Association
Social Security Card Advice From Nelsonville Official
Lawton Hargis of the Social Security Board in Nelsonville warns individuals not to apply for a social security account number card just to show a number on occupational questionnaires. Numbers should be obtained only when a job covered by the Social Security Act is involved. Farmers ordered by the Selective Service Board to complete an occupational questionnaire do not need a card. In Gallipolis, state highway engineer H. Fife has recovered from hernia correction surgery and been discharged from Holzer Hospital.
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Nelsonville
Lawton Hargis
Social Security Board
Selective Service Board
Hargis
Gallipolis
Forrest H. Fife
Holzer Hospital
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