Nelsonville Christian Church social notes November meeting
The Business Girls Class met at Frances Steenrod’s home with thirteen members and one guest Mrs Edna Raine. They planned capsule gift exchanges, set Dec 15 for the Christmas dinner, and noted readings and piano pieces by members. Reservations due Dec 10. Nursery hour supervised by Mrs Hannahs, Crombie, and Mohney.
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The
Christian Church
Frances Steenrod
Edna Raine
Elizabeth Ray
Pearl Hartley
Frances Kesterson
Mildred Barrows
Grace Plummer
Charles Powers
Melissa Albrecht
Carol Albrecht
Donna Hammond
Marlene
Ruth Cook
Elizabeth Linton
Dick Hannahs
Robert Crombie
Charles Mohney
Young Matrons Plan Church Bazaar and Christmas Party
The Young Matrons of Mrs. Elizabeth Siddle led by Mrs. Ethel Tharp will host a bazaar and dinner December 5 at the church with tickets led by Mrs. Grace Plummer. Devotional by Mrs. Tolliver featured topics by Anna Butt and Grace Plummer. Seven members attended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Christian Church
Elizabeth Siddle
Ethel Tharp
Wilma Tolliver
Grace Plummer
Glover Couple to Celebrate Golden Wedding Anniversary
Mr and Mrs William Glover of Elkhart Indiana formerly of Buchtel will mark their 50th wedding anniversary Sunday November 23 with an open house for relatives and friends at the Emerson Barstow residence in Buchtel from 2 to 5 pm A family dinner will follow at noon hosted by F E Verna Hart nell. PTA meeting notes report Good Attendance at Central PTA with Mrs Catherine Hartman presiding and a musical program conducted by the director.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Glover
Elkhart
Ind
Buchtel
Emerson Barstow
F. E
Verna) Hartnell
PTA
Keynotes Club Holds Meeting at Local High School
President Patty Raybould presided over the Keynotes business meeting at the high school. Secretary and treasurer reports were presented, and committees were named to plan the annual Christmas party with Norma Crosier Barbara Hubbard Shirley Tye and Bonnie among the members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Patty Raybould
McCollum
Norma Crosier
Barbara Hubbard
Shirley Tye
Bonnie McCollum
Detroit Women Return After Uncle Bennett Fiske Death
Mrs. Lucille Mayerhoffer and Mrs. Guilda Long of Detroit Mich have returned home after traveling to attend the death and funeral of their uncle Bennett Fiske.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lucille . Mayerhoffer
Guilda Long
Detroit, Mich
Bennett Fiske
Nelsonville church news and weekly services
The Nelsonville area churches list Sunday schedules with sermons and troop meetings. Notable items include First Methodist worship at 10:30, Presbyterian union Thanksgiving service, and MEIGS marriage licenses for Robert Knotts and Bernice Smith and Harley Strong and Althea Reibel.
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Meigs
Robert F. Knotts
Vinton
Bernice I. Smith
Langsville
Harley Strong
Wilkesville
Althea Reibel
Pomeroy
Nelsonville approves 1.20 mill street lighting levy
The Nel sonville city council levy for street lighting at 1.20 mills passed by 25 votes. The measure received 1082 favorable and 680 opposed, meeting the 60 percent threshold for a five year levy, a reduction from the former 1.5 mills and seen as crucial to the general fund.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
County Board of Elections
C. D. Crawford
Mount St. Mary Hospital Admissions and Discharges
The Mount St. Mary Hospital reports new admissions including Don Sheffield Chillicothe Bert Reeves Nelsonville John J Casey Shawnee Patrick Casey Shawnee John Laing Crooksville Route 2 Betty Jane Lewis Nelsone Donald Betts Nelsonville Mrs Doris Tracy Logan Gilbert Adams Haydenville and discharges Mrs Carl R Alberry Logan Mrs Mary Campbell Berton City Tra Stiles New Lexington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Don Sheffield
Chillicothe
Bert Reeves
Nelsonville
John J. Casey
Shawnee
Patrick Casey
John Laing
Crooksville
Betty Jane Lewis
Nelsone
Donald Betts
Doris Tracy
Logan
Gilbert Adams
Haydenville
Carl R. Alberry
Mary Campbell
Berton City
Tra Stiles
New Lexington
Burned Out Motor Triggers Basement Fire in Nelsonville
An overloaded circuit burned out a gas furnace motor in the Burnell apartment basement on W. Washington St. Firemen said smoke rose through heating pipes to fill the two upper apartments occupied by Mr. and Mrs. Charles Barrows and Dr. and Mrs. J L Goodman about 8 30 p m Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
Burnell
Washington St
Bill Hall
Charles Barrows
J. L. Goodman
Truck Overload Leads to $64 Fine in Nelsonville
Paul W. North of Nelsonville Route 1 pleaded guilty to operating a truck on a state highway with an axle overload. The overload exceeded the 19 000 pound limit by 3 900 pounds. North was assessed a $64 fine plus costs in Mayor Paul Galvin's court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
State Highway Patrol
Paul W. North
Paul Galvin
North
Sam Starkey Returns Home After Major Surgery
Sam Starkey has returned to his Ash ton Avenue home in Nelsonville and is improving satisfactorily after a three week confinement following major surgery at Grant Hospital in Columbus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
Sam _ Starkey
Ashton Ave
Grant Hospital
Columbus
Mr. Starkey
Engagement announced for Shirley Gibbons Whyte in Nelsonville
Nelsonville couple Mr and Mrs L W Gibbons announce the engagement of their daughter Shirley to Pfc James H Whyte son of Mr and Mrs Jack Whyte both of Nelsonville Shirley is a Nelsonville High School 1952 graduate and works in the Ohio University Bureau of Appointments office Whyte a 1951 graduate is in the Marines stationed at Camp Pendleton California with no wedding date set.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
L. W. Gibbons
Shirley
James H. Whyte
Jack Whyte
Gibbons
Nelsonville High School
Bureau of Appointments
Ohio University
Whyte
Camp Pendelton
Calif
Two Teachers Attend Lake Hope Conference
Nelsonville teachers Miss Florence Cook and Blanche Linton attended a Local Leaders Training Conference at Lake Hope from November 14 to 16. The event, sponsored by the National Education Association, carried the theme Molding Teachers for Tomorrow. Edward L. Hoon awarded Miss Linton the outstanding achievement award for the Nelsonville Classroom Teachers' Association for 1951-52.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
Florence Cook
Blanche Linton
Lake Hope
National Education Association
Edward L. Hoon
OEA
Linton
Weekend Traffic Lethal Trend Echoes Friday Peak
A report shows Saturdays see the highest number of traffic crashes, with Fridays close behind for both fatal and non fatal incidents. The pattern highlights weekend risk factors and the need for targeted safety measures.
Sapp Family Visits Pomeroy Before Camp Stoneman Departure
Sgt Alfred Sapp and wife and daughter Deborah Ann visiting his parents in Pomeroy during a 30 day furlough. He is a 1947 Pomeroy High School graduate and Air Force veteran with 37 months in Bermuda and assignments elsewhere. He plans to report to Camp Stoneman California before heading to Okinawa from that base.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Alfred Sapp
Deborah Ann
Hiram Archer
Emma Roush
Minersville
Sapp
Pomeroy High School
Air Force
San Antonio
Texas
Bermuda
Chanute Field
Camp Stoneman
Calif
Okinawa
Principals and Cooks Attend Meigs County Lunch Conference
Thirty principals and cooks from Meigs County schools attended a lunch conference at Harrisonville High School. Wade D. Bush of the state Department of Education spoke on required reporting details for school lunch programs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Meigs County
Harrisonville
Wade D. Bush
State Department of Education
Heath To Be Scene Of Union Services
MIDDLEPORT The union Thanksgiving service will be at Heath Methodist Church on Thanksgiving Eve at 7 30 p m Pastor Wert Dean of Middleport Church of Christ will give the sermon. Heath Church choir will provide special music led by Mrs N P Swackhammer. All area ministers are invited to participate.
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First Methodist
Jefferson St. W
B. McNamee
Bingman
Voigt
T. A. Hickman
Willa Brown
McClain
Tigner
Higgins
Walker
Presbyterian Church
Christian—Fort and Short
J. A. Long
CYF
The
United
Charles A. Powers
First Baptist — Adams
W. Columbus
B. J. Hall
Church OF the Epiphany
Episcopal
Paul E. Hannaford
First Presbyterian
John Lloyd Evans
Dorr Run
Pilgrim Holiness
Raymond Simpson
PHWPS
Robert Gastin
McLeish
J. B. McClung
Concord
A. N. ‘Maxwell
Middleport
Heath Methodist Church
Wert
Middleport Church of Christ
Heath Church
N. P. Swackhammer
Matthew B. Horner Ex-Resident Dies in Ohio
News of the unexpected death of Matthew B. Horner a former resident of Glouster was received here. Going to Fostoria Ohio for the funeral were Mr. and Mrs Nick Brunton Laura M Rankin Mr and Mrs Alex Brunton William Horner and James Brunton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glouster
Matthew B. Horner
Fostoria
Ohio
Nick Brunton
Laura M. Rankin
Alex Brunton
William Horner
James Brunton
Concluding Mission Service Tonight in Heath Church
Concluding service of the Methodist evangelistic mission is set for 7 30 tonight at Heath Church. The visiting pastor Rev David Skeen will lead both song and sermon titled On Choosing Disciples. District ministers meet in Gallipolis for daily mission reports amid districts Columbus Cleveland Cambridge Portsmouth. 5046 commitments announced after four days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Methodist Evangelistic Mission
Heath Church
David Skeen
Mt. Gilead
Louis A. Bangerter
Mr. Skeen
Gallipolis
Columbus
Clleveland
Cambridge
Portsmouth
Racine Driver Fined for DUI in City Court
Beryl Wolfe of Racine Route 1 was fined $100 and costs after pleading guilty to operating a motor vehicle while under the influence in the mayor Delmar A. Canaday court. Patrolman William Lehew filed the charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Delmar A. Canaday
Beryl Wolfe
Racine
William Lehew
Gasoline from coal plant planned for Johannesburg
A new plant in Johannesburg South Africa will convert coal to gas and oil with a combined output of about 65 million gallons annually. The project aims to produce gasoline and diesel fuel for local use and export.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johannesburg
South Africa
Firemen's Association Meeting Set Sunday
Pomeroy Firemen's Association will hold a regular meeting Sunday at 1:30 p.m. in the Second Ward firehouse. Secretary Charles Legar urged full attendance as plans for the annual New Year's ball are formed and an oyster supper will be served.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Pomeroy Firemen’s Association
Second Ward
Charles Legar
Legar
Mechanical Production Shapes British Coal Output
Nearly four-fifths of Britain's coal is cut and conveyed mechanically, reflecting a shift to mechanized mining methods across the industry.
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Britain
Jaycees to Meet Pomeroy in Meigs County Courthouse
Meigs County Junior Chamber of Commerce will convene at 8 p.m. Wednesday in the courthouse with Virgil V. Brown as president announcing the gathering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Meigs County
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Virgil V. Brown
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