Sunday Fires Damage Walnut Street Double House
Nelsonville firefighters battled two fires within an hour on Sunday. The Walnut Street blaze started about 6 50 p.m. on the east side of a double dwelling at 617 19 Walnut Street and burned the upper floors before being controlled. A panel truck on Jackson Street was destroyed earlier at 5 45 p.m. in a fire started by a preschooler’s match. The Walnut Street fire caused heavy interior and attic damage but was insured. occupants saved belongings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
Walnut St
Jackson St
Margaret Walker
Robert van Bibber
Jessie Townsend
New Marshfield
Fleming Hatcheries
Memorial Day Rites Planned in Nelsonville
Nelsonville veterans groups plan Memorial Day activities with assembly times at the Legion War Memorial Building 8 a.m. for legionaires VFW and other veterans and 9 a.m. for the Nelsonville High School Band march to Fort Street Cemetery. Grave flags will be placed Monday evening at Greenlawn Cemetery.
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Nelsonville —Legionaires
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Legion War Memorial
Don Brady
Nelsonville High School
Fort Street
W. Columbus St
Legion Building
Greenlawn Cemetery
Nelsonville
York
W. D. Mender
Paul Barrows
Charles Courtney
Common tree ailments and quick remedies guide
Dr Philip L Rusden identifies six major tree problems from waterlogging chlorosis suffocation girdling roots chemical poisoning and leafscorch. Remedies include proper drainage trenching reducing grading removing waterlogged soil and removing girdled roots aerating soil and shading reflective heat sources.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philip L. Rusden
Bartlett Tree Research Laboratories
Judgment Sought From Common Pleas Court
A petition for judgment filed in Common Pleas Court by Glouster Community Bank names Guy and Dorothy Showborn of Glouster Route 1 as defendants. They signed an unpaid promissory note for $330.49.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Common Pleas Court
Glouster Community Bank
Guy
Dorothy Showborn
Glouster
Meigs Man Dies From Personal Gunshot Wound
Orville E Carman 48 died Monday morning at his Peach Fork home in Pomeroy Route 2 from a self inflicted gunshot. Meigs County Coroner Henry Ewing said his body was found by daughter Edna 16. Sheriff Robert Hartenbach said the 22 caliber rifle shot was self inflicted after emotional distress. Survived by wife Lila two sons Billy seven Eldon 21 in California a brother Ivan Columbus and two sisters Mrs Robert Bowen and Mrs Earl Frecker. Arrangements by Ewing funeral home.
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Pomeroy
Orville
Edgar Carman
Peach Fork
Pomeroy Route 2
Meigs County
Henry Ewing
Carman
Edna
T. A. Hewetson
Robert Hartenbach
Athens
Hartenbach
Lila
Billy
Eldon
California
Ivan
Columbus
Robert Bowen
Earl Frecker
Ewing Funeral Home
Births and admissions at Mount St. Mary Hospital
Births listed for Athens and surrounding towns including Mr and Mrs Ralph Smith city of Athens a son and multiple couples. Admitted are Wesley Love Glouster Route Nancy Smith Nelsonville Route Neal Schenz Buchtel Nora Faught New Straitsville Eddie Nott Glouster Route 1 Carrie Winchell Nelson Floyd Keaton Jr Murray City Meredith DeBerry New Lexington Master Henry Carter Nelsonville Route 1 Mrs Hazel Glenamen Nelson and Josie Graham Nelson and Master David Brooks Logan Route 3 Master William McComas New Straitsville Route 2 Mrs Henrietta Wolfe Glouster Fred Taylor Deanville Mrs Helen Smathers Buchtel Joseph Barrows Nelsonville Mrs Janice Stewart Logan Miss Alice Mungan New Lexington Route 2 Charles Warren Nelsonville
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Neal Schenz
Buchtel
Nora Faught
New Straitsville
Eddie Nott
Glouster
Carrie Winchell
Nelsonville
Floyd Keaton, Jr
Murray City
Meredith DeBerry
New Lexington
Henry Carter
Hazel Glenamen
David Brooks
Logan
William McComas
Henrietta Wolfe
Edgar Walker
John Sommers
Shawnee
William Finn
Anna Merz
Margaret Orris
Hemlock
Robert Jenkins
Stewart
John Wheatcraft
South Bloomingville
William Beverage
Sally Monroe
Rodney Auflick
Hazel Fouts
Two Causes Cited In Judgment Action
Jackson Production Credit Association seeks judgment on two causes of action in Common Pleas Court against William A. Cramer. The suit requests payment of two promissory notes totaling $2 217.91 plus interest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson Production Credit Association
Common Pleas
William A. Cramer
Bubble Gum Billion: How Many Sticks for Fifty Six Million
A humorous question ponders the scale of fifty six million dollars by imagining how many sticks of bubble gum would equal that amount. The playful framing compares end-to-end bubble gum to a large cash sum.
Driver Cited After Crash at Canal and Washington
Mary A. Walter age 52 of Canal Winchester Route 2 was cited for failure to stop in the assured clear distance after a rear collision at the Canal Street and West Washington Street junction at 2 30 p m Saturday. Paul P. Fisher age 58 of Minersville was the other driver. Theresa Fisher, a passenger, suffered a slight neck injury.
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Nelsonville
Mary A. Walter
Canal Winchester
Canal
W. Washington St
Walter
Paul P. Fisher
Minersville
Canal St
Theresa Fisher
Webb family visits mark 90th birthday and local connections
Mr and Mrs Willard Webb Jr of Toledo join Mr and Mrs William Siddle of 31 Grover St to celebrate the 90th birthday of Mrs Miles Shepard. Shepard attended the high school commencement of the class of 1961 where her grandson William Quigley Siddle graduates. Also noted are visits by families from Columbus and Nelsonville, including the Auflick, Casto, Westfall and Sheskey households.
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Willard Webb, Jr
Toledo
William E. Siddle
Grover St
Webbs
Mr. Webb
Siddle
Miles Shepard
Webb
Belle Dew
Willard Webb
Logan
Sandy Auflick
Columbus
Nelsonville
Athens
John Casto
Harry Westfall
W. Franklin St
William Sheskey
Roland and
Mary
Explorers Plan Events To Fund Trip To Camp Philmont
Nelsonville Explorers Post 70 and their mothers are staging a corn bread and bean dinner Friday at the Elks Hall with two service times. Proceeds go toward the trip to Camp Philmont New Mexico. They also sponsor a rummage sale June 9 in the Sanborn building and plan two dances June 7 and 14 at the high school gym. A scrap drive is planned for June 10 to raise funds, with a June 21 departure date. A meeting for prospective travelers is set for Tuesday at 7 p.m. at the high school.
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Nelsonville
Elks
Mothers of Explorer
Camp Philmont, N. Mex
Sanborn
Hocking St
The
Post
Painting Party At Trimble Grange Set
Trimble Grange activity rose after Saturday night meeting led by master Raymond Case. A July 22 inspection will be led by captain Herman Jones. Eva Zimmer won the bread baking contest. Exterior paint has been purchased and on June 6 at 9 a.m. all members must be available for painting. Lunch will be served.
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Glouster
Trimble Grange
Grange Hall
Raymond Case
Herman Jones
Eva Zimmer
Case
Birthday Honoree Mike Brooks Is Fifteen
Mr and Mrs John Brooks entertained in honor of their son Mike Brooks turning 15. Guests included Bane Goss Pam Philopoulos Linda Corby Davis Pickett Judy Smith Sharon Gillian Bob Holl enbaugh John Kline Chuck Anderson Jerri Lynn Forbes Peggy O Nail Kim Linder Sharon McGuire Roger Dunkle Jack Miller Dick Reed Gary Courtney Stookie and Jay Brooks.
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Nelsonville
John Brooks
E. Columbus Sr
Mike Brooks
Bane Goss
Pam Philopoulos
Linda Corby
Davis Pickett
Judy Smith
Sharon Gillian
Bob Hollenbaugh
John Kline
Chuck Anderson
Jerri Lynn Forbes
Peggy O’nail
Kim Linder
Sharon McGuire
Roger Dunkle
Jack Miller
Dick Reed
Gary Courtney
Stookie
Jay Brooks
Gore Man Fined for Assault and Property Damage
Gore Jack Proctor of Gore was found guilty of assault and battery and destruction of property in May or Earl Hilleary's court after pleading innocent. He was fined $10 and costs on each count and ordered to pay $20 for property damage at Katherine Warren's Canal Street residence.
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Nelsonville
Jack Proctor
Gore
Earl Hilleary
Katherine Warren
Canal St
Proctor
Miss Warren
NT Club Meets at Mrs Thompson Home
The NT Club will gather at 3 30 p m Wednesday at the home of Mrs Bessie Thompson for a meeting in Glouster.
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Glouster
NT Club
Bessie Thompson
Drunk Driver Jailed In Nelsonville Court
Dennis K. Wilkes of Hayderville was fined 100 dollars and costs for driving while intoxicated and unsafe operation. He also received a three day jail sentence in Mayor Earl Hilleary's court, totaling 110 dollars in fines and costs.
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Nelsonville
Dennis K. Wilkes
Hayderville
Earl Hilleary
Wilkes
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Weeders Guide
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Athens, Ohio
Donald K. Barstow
D. M. Goddard
Houck & Reed, Inc
Murphey Ins
Agency
Ohio
Oakley Ins
the Saltz Ins
Dwight H. Rutherford
Peter B. Seel
Joseph Seiple
Glouster, Ohio
Richard Guinther
Meigs Man
Mount ST. Mary Hospital
Ralph Smith
Charles Brozak
William Dewey
Wesley Love
Nancy Smith
Josie Graham
Los Angeles
Rita Sue Bodi
Explorers
Trimble
Call LY
Aluminum CO
P. D. Box
Parrakeet
Messenger
Marketplace of Wise
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