Nelsonville 1948 graduates hear call for active citizenship
Nelsonville High School ushers in the 71st commencement. Theodore Hubert Thomas is honored as top senior and receives a Duke University scholarship, while multiple seniors earn National Honor Awards for scholarship leadership service and character. The program features solos and a public speaking award.
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Nelsonville
Theodore Thomas
Nelsonville High School
D. W. Codding
Young Thomas
Duke University
Durham
N.C
Glen D. Thomas
Duke
Theodore Hubert Thomas
Nancy Jane Hickman
Charles Stanley Mechem, Jr
Donna Jean Herbert
Judith Ann Betts
Joan Shirley Sheets
Robert Rosser North
Eleanor Joan Carter
Peggy Ann Green
Spencer Stanley Steenrod, Jr
Lois Ann Jonas
Marylou McKiddie
Richard Gill Christopher
Shirley Jo Crane
Phyllis
Gloria Godenschwager
Dorothy Green
Peggy Green
Marjory Griffith
Betty Hanning
Donna Herbert
Nancy Hickman
Lois Jonas
William Keating
Hazel Kern
William Kern
H. Delores Lethridge
Rosemarie Martin
Mary Maurer
Charles Mechem, Jr
Ramona Miller
Mary McCollum
Tommy McMannis
Robert North
Jack Oakley
Leland Pierce
Robert Pierce
Howard Raine
Lois Ray
Lucille Rosser
Miriam Shafer
Joan Sheets
Donnie Lou Simonton
Jerrold Smith
Spencer Steenrod, Jr
Dallas Townsend
Kenneth J. Tye
Betty Windle
Jo Ann Withem
Robert Wolfe
Theodore Lane
Emmett Keplar
Sharp-Hennessey wedding guests from out of town
Nelsonville social notes list dozens of attendees from multiple states and cities visiting for the Sharp-Hennessey wedding. Names include Michael Hennessey, Marion Hennessey, G R Stinchcomb, Fred E Hall, Florence Barron, William Webb, Peta Lewis, Elizabeth Inman, Georgeana Jack, and others from Bridgeport Akron Memphis Cincinnati Norwood Durham Bowling Green Athens and more.
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Nelsonville
Sharp-Hennessey
Michael Hennessey
Robert Hennessey
William Hennessey
Marion Hennessey
Bridgeport
Margaret Barron
John Wilce, Jr
Columbus
O. G. Stinchcomb
Akron
Dudley Seth Wheatley
Greenwood
Miss
Leo J. Buchanini
Memphis
Tenn
Fred E. Johnson
Zanesville
William B. Webb
Cincinnati
Peta Lewis
Norwood
Mass
John M. Dozier
Durham
N. C
William T. Sharp
Chillicothe
Ohio
Elizabeth Inman
Bowling Green
Georgeana Iack
Ann Arbor
Mich
Glen Hanes
Athens
Fall Injures Rev. Arnott in Home Accident
The Rev. T. H. Arnott aged 73? 99 Adams Street Nazaren Church pastor in Nelsonville suffered a serious fall at his home. He was taken by Stout ambulance to Hocking Valley Hospital where x rays showed two crushed vertebrae two broken ribs and severe head lacerations. He fell about eight feet after a ladder rung broke while he was removing a window.
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Nelsonville
T. H. Arnott
Adams St
The
Nazarene Church
Stout
Hocking Valley Hospital
Bible School Conference Set for Tuesday in Nelsonville
A regional Vacation Bible School conference for workers from Athens, Vinton, Hocking and Perry counties will be held next Tuesday at First Presbyterian Church Nelsonville from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. The Ohio Council of Churches event features age group sessions and teacher training with Rev. C. L. Lutz presiding.
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Nelsonville
Athens
Vinton
Hocking
Perry
First Presbyterian Church
Ohio Council of Churches
C. L. Lutz
Evangelical United Brethren Church of Columbus
Blanche Riley
Frank Robinson
Church Rites To Honor War Victim At Epiphany
Special service at the Church of the Epiphany in Nelsonville honors Joseph Nichols killed in the Italian campaign during World War II. The litany will be read by W Raymond Ashby and the Rev. Mr. Polk will preach with prayers for all service members and peace.
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Nelsonville
Joseph Nichols
St. John St
Joseph Evans
Leroy Hartley
Edward Hall
Charles Poston
Howard Warner
Leslie Barber
Raymond Ashby
Harry
Tom Rodda
Floyd Barber
Harry Barber
William Barber
Gerald Forbes
John Gathers
Wilbur Gathers
James Hitchings
Richard Hall
Edward Gibson
Robert Jack
Charles McKee
Robert Wend
James Wilson
Loren Warner
United Nations
W. Raymond Ashby
Mr. Polk
Queen Esther to be shown at union service Sunday
Nelsonville churches unite to present the five reel film Queen Esther in a 50 minute program. The story portrays Esther as deliverer of her nation and warns of danger to life and country. Admission is free with a voluntary offering.
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Nelsonville
Queen Esther
Esther
Rebekah Lodge Circles Meet in K of P Hall
Rebekah Lodge No. 100 hosted its third circle gathering in the K of P Hall with 68 attendees. Visiting lodges from Logan Somerset New Lexington and Shawnee presented programs. District deputy Hellen Self of New Lexington received a gift.
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Rebekah Lodge No
K. of P. Hall
Logan
Somerset
New Lexington
Shawnee
Hellen Self
Blue Bell
Euchre
Bess Calahan
Grace Leake
Sow
Mary Burke
Catherine Kellerman
Marguerite Spicer
Alice Dreese
Sue McQuade
Margret Sherrard
Bid Murdock
Delpha Mathews
Della Reynolds
Grace Lines
William Bird, Jr
Ronnie
Betty Mathews
Don Brown
Lessie Ambrose
Muskingum River
Beverley
Old Man’s Cave
Rosemary Switzer
Robert Angle
Dave
Leo Boyles
Buckeye Lake
Iva Dishon
Ben Dishon
Athens
Myrna Wallace
Memorial Day services and church notices in Nelsonville
Memorial Sunday observances and church activities are listed for Nelsonville area churches. Highlights include sermons at First Church on I Am a Debtor, Epiphany Episcopal May 30, and Methodist Union film Queen Esther with a June 6 minister appointment plan.
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Rollin S. Polk, Jr
Trinity
John Lloyd Evans
Blanche Riley
Westminster Fellowship
L. A. Griffith
Bryan Thomas
Lancaster
Christian Church
NEW Plymouth Presbyterian
Irene McDowell
Bishopville Social Notes Include Visits and Family News
Mr. and Mrs. Homer Peerce of Crooksville visited the Wisecups. The Millioans move into the former Wilson home owned by the Davises. Mrs. Elmer Shaner celebrated her mother Janie Roberts birthday. Harold Williams and Louis Stump hosts visited. Lucy Kirkbride, a practical nurse, visited from Lancaster. Elton Pedicord hosted dinner with the Shaner family. Ice Vess spent days in Glouster. Gerald Arthur Slawter Jr. born May 10 near Ferndale. Morris of Wrightstown is the sole living grandparent. Preston Wisecup repairs fire-damaged interior and wiring for new electricity.
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Bishopville
Homer Peerce
Crooksville
Preston Wisecup
Charles Wm. Millioan, Jr
Wilson
John R
Lena E. Davis
Elmer Shaner
Janie Roberts
Harold Williams
Ft. Wayne
Ind
Louis Stump
Lucy Kirkbride
Lancaster
Elton Pedicord
Ice Vess
Glouster
Gerald Slawter
Gerald Arthur, Jr
Ferndale
Thomas Morris
Wrightstown
Community Notes From Radcliff Area Gatherings
The Rev and Mrs Fisher attended a funeral in Fort Thomas Ky for Mrs Fishers mother after a long illness. Families and friends from Wa terford Murray City Columbus Carbon Hill and Lancaster visited one another. A Band Boosters meeting occurred at the school and a fourteenth birthday party for Miss Ronna Vollmer was held at Miss Katie Moores home with a noted guest list.
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Sylvia McMasters
Columbus
Gertrude Ginther
Arthur Horn
Carbon Hill
Leola Bowles
S. H. Bowles
Katie Moore
Ronna Vollmer
Initiation Planned for Glouster Lodge FOE Chapter
Glouster Lodge 648 of the Fraternal Order of Eagles will initiate a class on Sunday at 2 p.m. A lunch will be served following the ceremony.
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Glouster Lodge
FOE
Columbus Visit by Mr and Mrs Reese
Mr and Mrs Thomas R Reese spent Wednesday in Columbus visiting local sites and enjoying a day away from home.
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Glouster
Mrs
Thomas R. Reese
Nelsonville Weekend Guests Include Cincinnati Family
Nelsonville notes report Mr and Mrs Dennis Nead and their son Jimmy from Cincinnati are visiting the weekend with Mrs Nead's parents the Rev and Mrs J A Long and family.
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Dennis Nead
Jimmy
Cincinnati
Scout Salvage Drive Slated at Glouster
Troop 72 Boy Scouts will hold a committee meeting at 7:30 this evening in the scout room. A salvage drive starts Saturday at 9:30 a.m. beginning at the scout room and will cover Walnut Hill Front street and nearby parts. Scrap iron is stressed but papers magazines and textiles welcome. Call R 52 if outside drive areas. Place salvage at the curb in bundles or containers.
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Glouster
Troop 72
Boy Scouts
Scout Room
Walnut Hill
Front Street
Alumni Banquet Plans Include Class Presentation
GLOUSTER The alumni banquet features a class introduction by high school faculty member and association president Jack Bradley, with class president James Cotter delivering the response. Dr. Harry E. LeFeyer of Columbus, class of 1918, will speak. Dancing with Thatcher orchestra follows from 9 to 12.
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Glouster
Jack Bradley
James Cotter
Harry E. LeFeyer
Columbus
Thatcher
Hounstein Rites Planned for Christine Hounstein
Christine Hounstein 64 died at her Jacksonville home after a years long illness. Born in Vinton County she moved to Jacksonville in 1900. Survived by husband Lewis son Everett Columbus daughters Regina Grandy Glouster Ava Thompson Athens sister Emma Davis Wellston brothers Charles Malone Trimble George Malone Hambden. Funeral at Jacksonville EUB Church Saturday 1 pm Rev A A Green officiating. Burial Maplewood Cemetery. Friends may call at home.
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Christine Hounstein
Jacksonville
Vinton County
Thor
Katherine Malone
Lewis
Everett
Columbus
Regina Grandy
Ava Thompson
Athens
Emma Davis
Wellston
Charles Malone
Trimble
George
Hamden
EUB
A. A. Green
Maplewood Cemetery
Past Glouster Man Dies in Zanesville
Will C. Faires 76 a former Glouster resident died at his Zanesville home Sunday night Funeral services were held in Zanesville Wednesday and burial followed He is survived by wife Hattie brothers C G Faires Glouster Herb Zanesville Ed Washington D H and John New Lexington He left Glouster about 30 years ago and had been ill for a year
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Will C. Faires
Zanesville
Hattie
C. G. Faires
Herb
Washington D.H
John
New Lexington
Birth Announced for Don Carlos Nye in Jacksonville
Mr and Mrs Hubert Nye announce the birth of a son Don Carlos Nye born May 21 in Jacksonville. Grandparents are Mrs Alvin Nye of Columbus and Mr and Mrs Francis Barrett of Jacksonville.
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Hubert Nye
Jacksonville
Don Carlos
Alvin Nye
Columbus
Francis Barrett
Glouster and area churches schedule services
Church notices list Rev. Teater at Glouster Church of Christ with Bible school at 9 a.m. and worship at 10 a.m. Other Glouster, Jacksonville, Hollister, Concord Union, and nearby churches show Sunday schools, sermons, prayer meetings, and midweek services. Memorials and special services noted for Dew Cemetery with Corning band.
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Daniel K. Teater
Young Peoples Church
Rock of Salvation
Glouster First Baptist
A. G. Freeman
Rosa Williams
B.T.U
Jacksonville
EUE
Alvin A. Green
Christian Endeavor
James Brown Sr
Hollister Church
Hollister
Mr. Green
Concord Union
Mr Green
Glouster Methodist
Eugene Brown
Columbus
McLeish Union
Leona Thompson
Spencer Ridge Bible Christian
Thompson
Dew Cemetery
Corning
Services Held For Infant Daughter Barbara Jean Dew
Funeral services were conducted for Barbara Jean Dew infant daughter of Mr and Mrs Thomas Dew at John S Blower funeral home at 2 p m conducted by Rev Leona Thompson. Burial followed in Dew Cemetery. Survived by parents and grandparents Mrs Cecil Dew and Mr and Mrs William Lewis of Glouster.
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Barbara Jean
Thomas Dew
John S. Blower
Leona Thompson
Dew
Cecil Dew
William Lewis
Miller Rites Set for 3 P.M. in Glouster Church
Funeral services for Pfc. Elmer Miller 23 will be held Saturday at 3 p.m. at the Glouster Methodist Church with the Rev. Eugene Brown conducting. Military rites will be at the cemetery and veterans are asked to assemble at the American Legion Hall at 2 p.m. to aid. Legion membership or uniform is not required.
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Glouster
Pfc
Elmer Miller
Glouster Methodist Church
Eugene Brown
American Legion Hall
Legion
Daughter Born to Mr and Mrs Earl Faires Jr
Mr and Mrs Earl Faires Jr announce the birth of a daughter Beverly Jo Ann on May 27. Grandparents are E E Faires of Glouster Calvin Smith of Crooksville and the late C G Faires Bill Smith. Great grandparents are C G Faires Glouster and Bill Smith Crooksville.
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Glouster
Earl Faires Jr
Beverly Jo Ann
E. E. Faires
Calvin Smith
Crooksville
C. G. Faires
Bill Smith
Scout Committee To Meet In Mayor's Office
The Hock Hocking district scout committee will meet in the mayor's office Tuesday at 7 30 p m. Members of troop 72 have been invited to attend.
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Glouster
Hock-Hocking
Alumni Reunion and Dance at J.T. High School
Alumni of J.T. High School hold a Saturday reunion and dance from 9 p.m. to midnight with Lewis Buell's orchestra. A buffet supper is planned at 10 30 p.m. The event invites former students and graduates to reconnect.
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Glouster
J.T. High School
Lewis Buell
Class meets tonight in Glouster home
The Orphah Class of the Methodist Church will meet at 7 30 p m in the home of Mrs E D Coff man in Glouster.
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Glouster
The
Methodist Church
E. D. Coffman
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