County-Wide USO Drive Planned At Nelsonville Meeting
Glenford Dugan Post No 229 American Legion organizes county USO drive to aid recreation and spiritual guidance for soldiers. Francis Lavelle named county chairman with campaigns starting June 3. Local posts vow support and will announce Nelsonville campaign heads Sunday. The group also backs John DeMolet for Eighth District Commander.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
United Service Organization
Glenford Dugan
American Legion
U.S.O
Thomas E. Dewey
Y.M.C.A
National Catholic Community Association
Salvation Army
Y.W.C.A
Jewish Welfare
National Travelers Aid
Francis Lavelle
Athens
John DeMolet
K. T. Crossen
The
Legion
Rev Freer Delivers Senior Sermon at Nelsonville High
The Senior sermon is scheduled for Sunday evening at 7 30 in the Nelsonville high school auditorium. Rev Charles Freer chairs the program with a processional by the high school orchestra, invoca tion, scripture reading, anthems, prayers, sermon and announcements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
Charles Freer
Roberts
Donald E. Maxson
Albert Selbee
Lloyd Evans
the Green Cathedral
Carl Hahn
E. J. Arnold
B. A Awe
Past Master's Night at Philadorian Lodge No 157
Nelsonville lodge plans Past Master's Night at the regular meeting in the Masonic Temple Monday evening June 2. The master mason’s degree will be conferred with past officers taking part under the direction of Robert Smith past master. Refreshments follow.
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Nelsonville
Passenger Train Schedule Highlights and Connections
A dated timetable lists East and West bound trains for Baltimore and Ohio No 4 Diplomat No 44 and 2 National Limited including times such as 1:56 am 11:06 am and 9:38 pm with No 30 37 and 2 from Chesapeake and Ohio and New York Central services. It notes Athens Airways connections with TWA at Columbus with Eastbound departures at 11 30 am 1 40 pm and 6 00 pm.
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Diplomat
National Limited
Chesapeake & Ohio
NEW York Central South
New York
SRK
Central North
Pont
Athens Airways
Athens
TWA
Columbus
Chauncey-Dover High School Grants Largest Class Diplomas
Chauncey-Dover High School held commencement for a class of 52 the largest in local history. Supt. Claudius McClanahan presented diplomas to 52 graduates as Dorothy Daugherty and Bernadine West gave the salutatory and valedictory. The event featured a class song by Isabel Courtney and performances by the Chauncey-Dover orchestra and chorus. Reverend Gilbert Courtney gave the invocation. Dusty Miller of Wilmington delivered the class address after being introduced by the superintendent.
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Chauncey
Chauncey-Dover High School
Two Are Honored At Farewell Party
A farewell dinner at the home of Mr and Mrs Wilfred Hammond Circle Hill honored Floyd Hammond who left Wednesday for U S Army training and his sister Bessie Hammond who graduated May 27 from Chauncey Dover High School. Attending were the Hammonds and Adams families plus Dowler and other Chauncey and Beaumont residents.
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Chauncey
Wilfred Hammond
Circle Hill
Floyd Hammond
Bessie Hammond
Dover High School
Dovers
Floyd
Emery Hammond
Beaumont
Skipper Adams
John
Joe
Dale
Patricia
Athens
Lee Dowler
Donald
Clarence
Lela
Cirele Hill
Sugar Creek School Year Ends With Picnic
Two hundred students, parents and patrons of Sugar Creek School attended the last day of school picnic at the Sugar Creek lunch center. Chauncey Claudius McClanahan of Chauncey-Dover School and Christine Brown, vocal music supervisor, were guests. Sugar Creek teachers listed include Charles Minister Willard Fielder Clarice McDaniel and Ruth Hartley.
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Chauncey
Sugar Creek
Claudius McClanahan
Chauncey-Dover School
Christine Brown
Charles Minister
Willard Fielder
Clarice McDaniel
Ruth Hartley
Chauncey Set for Federal Relief Commodity Distribution
Distribution of federal relief commodities will be held Saturday from 9 a m to 12 noon at the Robinson Building in Chauncey. Clients are urged to be prompt in calling for their commodities.
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Chauncey
Robinson Building
Greens Run Graduates Receive Diplomas
Greens Run High School and eighth grade held commencement with 12 high school and 17 eighth grade graduates. Dr. Wilford Smith of Ohio University spoke on Graduating Into a Democracy as diplomas were handed by Supt. F. J. Taylor.
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Chauncey
Greens Run
Jean Heffken
Gilbert Courtney
Treva Black
Wilford Smith
Ohio University
Supt
F. J. Taylor
Lucille Erwin
Violet Freeman
Ciea Hanning
Florence Hildebrand
Ruth Hoisington
Slyvia Huume
Thurman Judson
Jack Juniper
Joe Kulakowski
John Murray
James Reinhart
Mary Ayers
Freddie Bernard
Cerole Fulton
Billy Heffken
Wahneta Kempton
Mina Kloh
Lila Kutta
Mary McClelland
Marie Ann Mulpas
Andrew Newsad
Gertrude Paskievitch
John Shifflet
Robert Simons
Frank Smith
Billy Strausbaugh
Mary Lou Swindell
Robert Tuuri
Carrye Smith
Letha L. Rowland
James Vollmer
Pauline Fuller
Anastasia Vollmer
Alice H. Rowan
John Kuczmarski
Board of Education
Edward Phelps
Dallas Christman
Edward Cartwright
Thomas Hardy
Mae McCutcheon
Andrew Allen
Chauncey Area Personal Notices Include Multiple Visits
Mr and Mrs J H Atkinson Ames Iowa called here by death of Lynna Atkinson at J C Atkinson Beaumont Texas. Mr and Mrs Clifford Shafer Columbus were here for Chauncey Dover High School graduation Lois Ann Shafer. Mr and Mrs Peter Rankin Akron formerly Chauncey visiting daughter Grace Olson and family The Plains and Chauncey for The Plains commencement grandson Lawrence Olson Jr.
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Chauncey
J. H. Atkinson
Ames
Iowa
Lynna Atkinson
J. C. Atkinson
Beaumont
Clifford Shafer
Columbus
Lois Ann Shafer
Chauncey-Dover High School
Peter Rankin
Akron
Grace Olson
the Plains
Plains
Lawrence Olson, Jr
Buchtel Plans Homecoming and Chicken Dinner
Plans are set for Buchtel Memorial Day celebration at St Patrick Parish House with a homecoming event and noon chicken dinner. The organizing committee aims to ensure a successful gathering.
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Buchtel
St. Patricks
Memorial Day Services Planned for Buchtel Area
Arrangements for Memorial Day in Buchtel and nearby communities are set. Citizens and teachers gather at 10 30 a m at the Flag Pole then march to Dew Cemetery for Unknown Dead services and on to Old Buchtel Catholic and Whitmore Cemeteries for concluding rites led by Rev J H Currens and Rev William Stecker with music by the Buchtel York Township High School Band and a one minute bell toll. William White leads as Marshal with a committee of Edward Sohn William McDonald Ralph Wilson James Olliver and James Mohney assisting.
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Buchtel
American Legion Post
Murray City
Legion Veterans of
Old Buchtel
William Stecker
American Legion
Whitmore
William White
Edward Sohn
William McDonald
Ralph Wilson
James ‘Olliver
James Mohney
BUC Office Closure for Memorial Day Weekend
The Nelsonville Bureau of Unemployment Compensation office will close Friday May 30 and Saturday May 31 for Memorial Day. Claimants with reporting days on Friday or Saturday should report Monday June 2.
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Nelsonville
Bureau of Unemployment Compensation
Ball Team To Be Organized In Nelsonville
NELSONVILLE All boys 21 years of age or under seeking to form a baseball team are asked to report at the high school athletic field Monday at 5 PM. The team will be managed by Bill Hughes and will begin play as soon as games can be booked. Teams seeking games for Sundays or weekdays should contact Hughes or Bill Watkins at Shafers News Stand in Nelsonville.
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Nelsonville
Bill Hughes
Hughes
Bill Watkins
Shafers News
Nelgonville
Nelsonville Personal Visits Highlight Autumn Socials
Mrs. C A Brooks from Tarrytown N Y visited her Wood family in Nelsonville for ten days with Mrs. George Putnam who plans time in Nelsonville with sister Mrs J M Hyde. Mrs Tommy Kelley from Orange N J joined the group visiting relatives in Nelsonville and others hosted guests include the Adams family Worthington and the Barber family Athens and Crooksville residents were noted among recent calls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. A. Brooks
Florence Wood
Tarrytown
N. Y
John V. Wood
George Putnam
Larchmont
Nelsonville
J. M. Hyde
Tommy Kelley
Phyllis Mills
Orange
N. J
Brooks
William Mills
Blair Adams
Mary Lou
Worthington
Charles Tedrow
William Barber
Beatrice
Mildred
Lillian Barber
Athens
Elizabeth Wilds
Will Tedrow
Crooksville
Two Family Home Damaged by Early Morning Fire
Fire damaged a two story frame house on Back Street in Nelsonville around 1 am. Fire Chief Dana Windon said the blaze started on the second floor in the Floyd Potts family area while the John Fugitt family resided on the other side. Damage described as not heavy.
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Nelsonville
Back St
Dana Windon
Floyd Potts
John Fugitt
Oliver Pleads Guilty to Operating a Game of Chance
Oscar Oliver pleaded guilty in the mayoral court of Mayor C. G. Dew to operating a game of chance. He was fined 50 dollars plus costs, after arraignment on a Wednesday.
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Nelsonville
Oscar Oliver
C. G. Dew
Memorial Day Closure Noted by Draft Board No 2
Nelsonville Athens County Draft Board No 2 in the American Legion building will be closed all day Friday May 30 Memorial Day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
Athens County Draft Board No. 2
American Legion
Davis Recovering After Hernia Operation at Grant Hospital
Nelsonville report says Sylvester Davis is recovering satisfactorily from a recent hernia operation at Grant Hospital in Columbus.
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Nelsonville
Sylvester Davis
Grant Hospital
Columbus
Daughters of America Host Benefit Party in IOOF Hall
Nelsonville event at the IOOF Hall Friday night at 7 30. Daughters of America ask attendees to bring their May tickets.
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Nelsonville — Daughters of America
IOOF
Oil Production Through History Reaches Vast Volumes
Estimates show that cumulative petroleum output from early commercial production to today totals 35 240 566 000 barrels. The amount could fill a tank covering one square mile to a height of one and one third miles, highlighting the scale of historical oil production.
Funeral rituals and community notices in Murray City
Funeral services for Ray Storer were held at the Methodist Church with burial at Green Lawn. The column lists survivors, visiting relatives, and local movements, including Murray Alumni planning a June 1 anniversary chicken dinner and orchestra dance, plus numerous weekend visits and social updates.
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Murray City
Ray Storer
Methodist Church
John Currens
Veronica
Imogene
Raymond
Cleveland
Albert
Murray
Teal Wilson
Carbondale
Green Lawn
Catherine Wright
Martha Wilson
W. Zimmerman
Elbert Raymond Storer
Ed Byron
Stewart, O
Thomas Ward
Alvin Ward
Columbus
Sullivan Maxwell
C. Welling
E. Fouts
Glouster
C. P. Stege
August Stege
Detroit
Mich
J. J. Sheskey
Buchtel
Dwight Carsey
William Lloyd
Logan
Ann Popoczy
People’s Bank
Nelsonville
Mt. Carmel Hospital
Vic Joyce
Zanesville
Matthew Thomas
Sadie Foster
Blanche Brooker
Maud Penn
Ruth Penn
Lizzie Stahl
Athens
Stahl
A. E. McCullough
Ruth Wooten
Thelma Wooten
Fostoria
Gerald Wooten
Mickey
Ted Shuttleworth
Sally Riggs
Joe Dugan
George Jones
Lewisburg
W. Va
James Russell
Stewart
E. A
Charles Roberts
Dean Robinson
Nelseville
Charles Robinson
Sadie Shelton
Jack
Arthur Shelton
William Shelton
William Kerns
Addison
Janet Person
Nora Wein
Joe Taylor
Velma Brown
Bobby Dunn
CCC
Newark
Conrad Martin
Junction City
J. W. Martin
Orvill Burgess
Orletta
Burgess
Dan Langly
George McMann
Mary Thomas
William E. Bancroft
Maria Acker
Dayton
Noah Acker
Joe Popoczy
Phil Devol
W. J. Brian
C. J. Brian
Eaton
Ames-Bern Roll of Honor Announced
The Amesville-Ames-Bern School announces the honor roll lists for grades 7 through 12. Names include Joyce Bruce Virginia Butcher Donna Kuhns Virginia Munn Wahneta Wolfe Leona Zarley Kermit Croston Mary Stotts Robert Calentine Dennis Hanson Verne Wolfe Phyllis LaVelle Pauline McDaniel Mary Parmiter Jean Tryon Lois Legg Charles Calendine Betty Inman Virginia Glazier Paulifie Fleming Helen Everett Norma Croston Freda Tate Eileen McDaniel Hazel Calendine Opal Myers Joan Marquis Martha Morris Audrey LaVelle Letha Keirns Allan Balderson Dick Phillips Betty Armstrong Wyllie Boudinot Dorothy Gardner Gaynell Poston James Westfall Peggy Zarley Tommie Wood Ada Keirns Lela Bell Helen Ogg Phyllis Gifford.
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Amesville
Ames-Bern
Joyce Bruce
Virginia Butcher
Donna Lee Kuhns
Virginia Munn
Wahneta Mae Wolfe
Leona Faye Zarley
Kermit Croston
Mary Stotts
Robert Calentine
Dennis Hanson
Verne Wolfe
Phyllis LaVelle
Pauline McDaniel
Mary Parmiter
Jean Tryon
Lois Legg
Charles Calendine
Betty Inman
Virginia Glazier
Paulifie
Democrats to Meet in GLOUSTER K of P Hall
A Democratic meeting is called for Tuesday June 3 at 7 30 in the K P Hall. All prospective candidates and the public are invited to attend.
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Glouster
K. of P. Hall
Aged Widow Dies At Glouster Home
Mrs. L. D. Morton aged 76 widow of Nathaniel Morton died at 45 Morgan Street Glouster on Wednesday after months of illness. Survived by Rosa Woods Hob son Morton Ernest and Dewey Morton five grandchildren and one great grandchild. Member of First Baptist Church. The Mortons moved from Jacksonville to Glouster 18 years ago. Body at C. F. Wallace & Son Funeral Home awaiting funeral arrangements.
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C. F. Wallace & Son Funeral Home
1941 New Straitsville High School Baccalaureate Notes
The May 29 Straitsville News Notes records the 1941 New Straitsville High School baccalaureate service at the Methodist Church with Rev. Robert Byler delivering the address. It lists class officers Barbara Otstot Joe Begley Mary Holcomb and David Davis plus many classmates and local activities and visits around town.
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New Straitsville
Methodist Church
New Straitsville High School
Robert Byler
Barbara Otstot
Joe Begley
Mary Holcomb
David Davis
Vontella Campbell
Nellie Mohler
Ruth Smith
Mary C. Hazelton
Jean Stobbs
Betty Gill
Alberta Rush
Ruth Green
Thelma Alvis
Esther Wolfe
June Spencer
Ann Snyder
Jack Ross
Paul Angle
Elmer Ollie Hayes
Don Dawley
Junior Coakley
Spencer Reynolds
Johnie Connor
David Hite
Lawrence Walters
Abe Hatem
Jack Little
Arthur Buck
Alvin Howdyshell
Loren Howdyshell
Holcomb
Lester and
Chester
Dunkle
Hugh
Hubert
Clifford Sayre
Logan
Ollie Melroy
Gordon James
Walter Grandy
George Lanning
Margaret Edwards
Novella
Jean Mills
Gleaners
Mary Davis
Lena Grandy
Elizabeth Mills
Hugh Mills
Burdett Backus
Women's Society of Christian Service
Alumni Banquet Preparations Call Junior Class Members
All Junior Class members chosen to serve the J T alumni banquet must assemble at the High School Saturday at 1 PM. Invitations were not sent to Jacksonville or Trimble alumni. Ticket requests go to committee members Ada Brunton Trimble Matt Ginnan Rolland Deal Virginia Hartley George Burdiss and Geraldine Hoisington in Jacksonville.
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Jacksonville
J.T
Trimble
Ada Frances Brunton
Matt Ginnan
Rolland Deal
Virginia Hartley
George Burdiss
Geraldine Hoisington
Glouster Native Playwright Wilson Collison Dies in Beverly Hills
Glouster born Wilson Collison, age 48, died Saturday night of a heart attack at his Beverly Hills home. He grew up in Glouster and Columbus, wrote plays such as Up in Mabels Room and co authored Getting Gerties Garter, Deser Sands, and Red Dust, later writing and adapting more than 50 screenplays. He lived in Columbus before and after World War I and returned visits to his hometown.
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Glouster
Wilson Collison
Beverly Hills
Calif
Avery Hapwood
Gertie
Collison
Columbus
Hollister Freshmen Tour Columbus Area With School Trip
Freshman class from Hollister High School visited Columbus Monday touring the Zoo Buckeye Lake and O Shaughnessy Dam. Freshmen listed include Lois Mc Nutt Betty Orndorf Martha Phelps and others with Principal L F Miller and two tutors.
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Hollister High School
Columbus
Zoo
Columbus Park
O'Shaughnessy Dam
Buckeye Lake
Lois McNutt
Betty Orndorf
Martha Phelps
Ethel Zan Meter
Gene Skinner
Bill Brunton
Donald Bickley
Mona Barnes
Danny Kovach
Ralph Love
Thelma Fada
Bobby Roberts
Norma Nott
Velma Cox
Kathryn Coffman
June With
Potsdam School Trains 1000 Shepherd Dogs for Blind Veterans
In Potsdam Germany a school trained 1000 shepherd dogs as guides for German veterans who lost sight in the war. The program placed these dogs with blind veterans enhancing mobility and independence.
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Potsdam
Germany
Memorial Day Schedule Announced by Frank McCann Post
The Frank McCann Post No 414 American Legion released Memorial Day programs for area cemeteries. Maplewood at 9 a m Glouster at 10 a m Taylor Ridge and Russell at 10 30 Millfield and Sands at 11 a m Calvary and Hollister at 11 30.
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Glouster
Frank McCann
American Legion
Maplewood Cemetery
Glouster Cemetery
Taylor Ridge
Russell
Millfield and
Sands
Calvary and
Hollister
Glouster Team Defeats Athens Ladies in Pins Thriller
In a special match Glouster defeated Athens Ladies by 2490 to 1987 total pins. Faye Lantz led with a 247 single and 554 high triple, rolling nine straight strikes in her 247 game. M Hall led Athens with a 432 triple and high single 165, while Glouster’s K Shumway and B Cornwell posted strong scores.
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Glouster
Athens
Faye Lantz
Faye
M. Hall
K. Shumway
B. Cornwell
M. A. McCune
F. Lantz
M. Johnston
M. Clark
M. Wilson
D. Conkey
I. Woodrum
Sewing Machines Needed for NYA Work
Thirty girls wait to work on the NYA sewing project in a Madison Street School Building room with twenty four additional they could hire. If machines arrive a NYA unit could start immediately and use a recreation center room. Those with spare machines should notify Mayor Williams Sr. to call them in. The aim is to begin by June 12.
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Thomas Williams, Sr
Mayor Warns Bicycle Riders After Near Fatality
Mayor Thomas Williams Sr reports a near fatal accident on High Street near Dr L E Burnelle's office where a boy was saved by a salesman's car. He notes youths ignore warnings and continue cycling on Main and High Streets which carry State Route 13 through the city.
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Glouster
Thomas Williams, Sr
High St
L. E. Burnelle
Williams
Main
High Sts
Stores Open Late in Glouster on Memorial Day Eve
Local stores will stay open until 9 p m tonight in Glouster. All day Friday Memorial Day will see closures for the holiday. Post Office windows close with lobby remaining open at mailtime. No rural or city deliveries will be made as carriers observe the holiday.
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Glouster
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Camp Nelson
City Playground
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Sennen Spray
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Minn
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S. D
Raymond E. Willis
Ind
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N. C
Robert M. LaFollette
Wis
Dusty Miller
Wilmington
Buchtel Area
BUC
World Petroleum
Straitsville News
C. Egbert
Nelsonville, Ohio
Glouster Legion
Emma Heffken
Clara Morris
Elizabeth McKee
Julia Byers
Grace Holzschuh
Kate Vaughn
Bessie West
Edna Bingman
Flo Henry
Lalla Dunnett
Mary Johnston
Hazel Jauchius
H. L. Jauchius
Alfred B. Morris
Verl Chesm
Marietta
Faye Jauchius
W. H. Wharff
East Fultonham
Coal Run
F. S. Henderson
H. L. Janchius
Guy Winn
Marvin Murphy
Betty Kincaid
Bremen
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Bible Seminary
Cincinnati
Jessie Janchius
Blomoe
Cupid
Chic Young
Penny Arthur
Larry Singleton
Lake
Simms
Columbia Picture
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