Armistice Day Celebrations Mark Nelsonville Pandemonium
Nelsonville marked Armistice Day with living memory of 1918 news, two coal piles burned, parades and songs through the night. A list honors locals who died overseas or in training camps, and Veterans Day services are planned at the Public Square with an oyster supper at the VFW Post No. 3467.
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Wilbur Mender
Nelsonville
Arthur
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Dale McNamee
V. F. W. Post
Post
Two More Enter Southeast Ohio Junior Miss Contest
Two more entrants join the 1976 Southeast Ohio Junior Miss Scholarship Program to be staged November 23 at Meigs Junior High Auditorium in Middleport. Lynnita Newbury and Christy McDonald will perform talent readings. Newbury is a Southwestern High senior and 1975 Gallia County Park Princess. McDonald twirls for Nelsonville York.Tickets are on sale through all contestants.
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Pomeroy
Meigs
Middleport
Lynnita Newbury
Christy McDonald
Miss Newbury
Southwestern High School
Future Homemakers of America
Gallia County Park
Leonard Newbury
Gallia County Jackson
Federal Land Bank
Miss McDonald
Nelsonville-York
Buckeye
Meigs Inn of
Community Thanksgiving Meal Set
Trimble Christian Church sponsors a community Thanksgiving meal at the Trimble Masonic Lodge at 6 p.m. Thursday. All Trimble area families are invited to bring two covered dishes and table service. Coffee and punch provided. Music led by Rev. Paul Johnson. A meditation by Rev. Wendell Vermillion.
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Trimble
Foltz joins Alpha Zeta fraternity at OSU
John Foltz of Rio Grande Ohio and grandson of Mr and Mrs James L Clark has pledged Alpha Zeta at Ohio State University He joins the University Men s Glee Club and was admitted to the Honors Program During summer he interned in Senator Robert Taft s office and served on the American contingent support staff at the XIV World Scout Jamboree in Nordlamb Norway
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Rio Grande
John Foltz
Ohio State University
James L. Clark
Foltz
Robert Taft
American Contigent
National Eagle Scout Association
Nordlamb
Norway
World Community Day at Forest Run Methodist Church
The Meigs County Church Women United sponsored event was led by president Mrs. Cordelia Bentz with women from several churches taking part. Offerings will aid relief from war famine poverty and disasters and fund rehabilitation and self help project training in war torn areas.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County
Women United
Forest Run
Pomeroy Eastern Star Pins Honor 25 and 40 Years
POMEROY Chapter 186 of the Order of the Eastern Star awarded 25 and 40 year pins at the Masonic Temple. Ella Smith presented 40 year pins to Beulah Ewing and Annette Knight. Dorinda Nardei accepted for her mother Norma Wilson. 25 year pins went to Ralph and Nell Graves and other members. The chapter voted to aid Christmas gifts for Meigs County infirmary and shut ins and donated to the Southeast Ohio Lung Association. Installation set for Dec 2. practices on Nov 18 and Nov 30.
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Pomeroy
Order of the Eastern Star
Masonic Temple
Ella Smith
Beulah Ewing
Annette Knight
Dorinda Nardei
Norma Wilson
Ralph and
Nell Graves
Shirley Custer
Rachael Downie
Leona Smith
Ann Rupe
Margaret Lallance
Kathleen Scott
Ula
Southeast Ohio Lung Association
Meigs County Infirmary
Howard Shullworthy
Thanksgiving Day topic of Women group meeting
Mrs. William Stephenson hosted the Glouster United Methodist Women for their November meeting. President Mrs. Harold Wilson led. fundraising plans were tabled for after the holidays. A special offering was taken and a rummage sale report read.
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Glouster
William Stephenson
Glouster United Methodist
Harold Wilson
George Washington
Abraham Lincoln
Sarah Hale
Exhibit facilities open at Hocking Tech library in Nelsonville
Southeastern Ohio artists can display works at the Hocking Technical College library. Librarian Margy Liroff announced space includes walls and glass cases. Current exhibits feature Dan Dry photos and John J Light Indian artifacts. December shows include macrame by Mrs. Lawrence Wallace and local birds nests. Contact Ms. Liroff at 753 3591.
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Nelsonville
Southeastern Ohio
Hocking Technical College
Margy Liroff
Athens Messenger
Dan Dry
Hocking Tech
John J. Light
Ohio
Lawrence Wallace
Athens
Hocking Tech Natural Resources
Wise Owl Membership Is Awarded
Richard Rathburn furnace tapper at Foote Mineral Co Graham Plant received Wise Owl Club of America membership for escaping eye damage after molten slag splashed his safety glasses. This is the Foote Mineral Co eighth award in the local chapter sponsor program by the National Society for Prevention of Blindness.
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New Haven
R. F. Silver
Foote Mineral Co
Graham Plant
Richard Rathburn
Wise Owl Club of America
Organization of
Industrial Workers
Rathburn
National Society For Prevention of Blindness, Inc
Thefts and Break-ins Reported in Nelsonville Over Weekend
Police investigated two breakings and two motor vehicle thefts over the weekend. The Nelsonville Lumber Co. on Watkins Street had a rear window entry with desk drawers ransacked but nothing reported missing. Saratoga Grill on Hocking Street saw a front door entry with cash losses around 110 dollars. A motorcycle mirror and a car tape deck were stolen from residences on Poplar and Washington streets.
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Nelsonville
Nelsonville Lumber Co
Watkins St
Johnnie Milliran
E. Columbus St
Saratoga Grill
Hocking St
David Kline
Poplar St
David Friedrich
Washington St
Fans Honor Nelsonville York Football Team
Fans in Nelsonville York recognize the football squad after a motor caravan through Murray City and Carbon Hill ending at the high school field. The team and coaches earned a Number One tie for first in the Tri Valley League. Mrs Roger Johnson hosts Twig 3 at Mount St Mary Hospital Guild on Fayette Street at 7 30 pm.
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Nelsonville
Nelsonville-York
Murray City
Carbon Hill
Twig
Roger Johnson
Mount St. Mary Hospital
Fayette St
Rent It Today for Quick Low-Cost House Ads
Advertises a one week rental listing service for houses under Classification 47 with a claim of reaching more people for five dollars a week less than a dollar a day and urges immediate use of the ads to rent out another house.
Heart Disease Deaths Higher in Coal Areas
Akron University professor Roger Bain maps Ohio by county and finds higher heart disease death rates in coal region wells. He notes sulfate-rich water near coal seams and limestone below it may influence kidney stress and heart workload. Bain seeks broader chemical study and advises deeper drilling.
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Akron, Ohio
Akron University
Roger Bain
Ohio
Bain
Unlawful Obstruction of Fire Routes Warned by Chief
Nelsonville Fire Chief Tom Steenrod warned motorists not to block streets near fires as responders arrive. At a Kimberly fire a road blockade on State Route 691 delayed volunteers and hindered firefighting, a pattern he cited at other scenes. Violators may be cited in mayor's court or Athens County Municipal Court.
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Nelsonville
Tom Steenrod
Athens County
Kimberly
Steenrod
New Hair Growth Promotion Offers 32 Day Trial
An Houston advertisement from Loesch Laboratory Consultants Inc claims a treatment stops hair loss and grows hair for both men and women. The offer invites 32 days of trial at their risk with confidential responses by mail, noting some cases may not respond.
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Loesch Laboratory Consultants Inc
Ady
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Lloyd Allen
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Thomas Jefferson
Elizabeth Guinther
Verna Leroy
Jill Hawk
Wise Owl
Houston
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Loesch Laboratory Consultants, Inc
West Main St
Pelle
Nelsonville Busineses
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E National Bank
FDI
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Nelsonsviete
ONO
Home & Savings Assn
Oldest Savings and Loan Association In
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