Harris History details Nelsonville area in Harris History
Harris History by C. H. Harris chronicles Nelsonville stories including Josiah Coe and Robbins Mill, Barrows family, Canal days, and local coal battles. It covers Nelsonville flood of 1873, 1930 Millfield mine disaster, Hocking Canal and brick industry with county sections in the Athens Messenger history series.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
Dents
Josiah Coe
Robbins Mill
Coe
Pickett
David Moore
Warren
Scott
Harris
Barrows
George Henry Barrows
New England
Peter Barrows
W. Columbus St
Morris Coal Co
Jobs
New Pittsburg Coal Co
Powell Run
Hocking Canal
Hocking
John Welch
Robert E. Lee
Millfield
Messenger
Hamilton Burns Wed At Logan Methodist
Miss Carolyn Hamilton daughter of Mr and Mrs Donald Hamilton of New Straitsville wed Lawrence Burns Jr son of Mr and Mrs Lawrence Burns Sr Shawnee in Logan First Methodist Church The Rev E V Baker officiated The bride wore Chantilly lace and nylon tulle gown with a Peter Pan collar The wedding party included Mrs Lawrence Hamilton Newark matron of honor Elaine Burns sister of the groom Brenda Hamilton flower girl Linda Hamilton New Straitsville sister of the bride and Connie Burns flower girl from Shawnee The ceremony featured white orchids and a cascade of stephanotis The couple reside in Columbus after both gaining local employment and plan to continue in Columbus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logan
Carolyn Hamilton
Donald Hamilton
New Straitsville
Lawrence Burns, Jr
Lawrence Burns
Shawnee
E. V. Baker
Maxville
First Methodist Church
Stephanouis
Ivy
Lawrence Hamilton
Newark
Elaine Burns
Brenda Hamilton
Linda Hamilton
Connie Burns
Linda
Connie
Tommy Gibbon
Ernest Hamilton
Robert Burns
James McGruder
Columbus
New Straitsville High School
Grange Mutual Casualty Co
Burns, Jr
Shawnee High School
Fast Electric Co
Carpenter St
Hospital Admissions and Discharges Noted
Mrs. Edgar L. Ewing of Logan admitted for medical care and Lester Minehart of Rockbridge Route 1 admitted. Mrs. Edward Hankison of Logan and Oprea Sharb of Haydenville were dismissed from Hocking Valley Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edgar L. Ewing
Logan
Lester Minehart
Rockbridge
Edward Hankison
Oprea Sharb
Haydenville
Nostri Libri League Holds November Meeting in Logan
The Nostri Libri League of Logan, a CCL women’s group, met November 25 at 166 Maple St. Rev. Glyde Gibson led a program on The Spiritual Development of the Child. New members Mrs. James Swabb and Mrs. Russell Mason joined. Plans for a Christmas basket were made. 13 attendees enjoyed refreshments. Next meeting is December 16 at 1148 Fourth Ave with a program and gift exchange.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nostri Libri League
CCL
Robert Bryan
Glyde Gibson
Walter Palsley
Hocking County
James Swabb
Russell Mason
Charles Smith
Palsley
Dale Shultz
Fourth Ave
Cooking demonstration by Women of the Church group
About 88 people attended a cooking demonstration sponsored by Group I Women of the Church of St. Matthew Lutheran Monday night at the Ohio Power Auditorium. Miss Marilyn Spaeth, Ohio Power home economist of Lancaster, led the demonstration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Women of the
Church of St. Matthew Lutheran
Ohio Power Auditorium
Marilyn Spaeth
Ohio Power Home Economist of Lancaster
November Meeting of Suburban Homemakers Demonstration Club
The November gathering chaired by Mrs. Charles Rutter included Miss Ethel Bower county home economics agent speaking on balanced meals. Mrs. David Shull reported on the district council meeting. she and Mrs. Gene Klinger will co lead December plans. Hostesses are Mrs. John Campbell and Mrs. Ruth Daubenmier with a 50 cent grab bag.
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Charles Rutter
Ethel Bower
David Shull
Hospital Transfers List Local Notables Move to University
Mount St. Mary Hospital notes transfers including Mrs Agusta McNamee Nelsonville and Hugh Sheridan Athens Route to University Hospital Columbus. Others named: Mrs Beulah Myers Logan Route 1 Mrs Mac Hines Glouster Route 1 Douglas Hilyer New Lexington Mrs James E Drake Trimble Mrs Robert Harding Mineral and daughter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Agusta McNamee
Nelsonville
Hugh Sheridan
Athens
Mac _ Hines
Glouster
University Hospital
Columbus
Douglas Hilyer
New Lexington
James E. Drake
Trim
Roast burns in kitchen as Briggs rushes to church
Mrs. H. E. Briggs hurried to church with her family and left Sunday dinner unattended. The roast burned in the store kitchen while neighbors called the fire department as smoke poured from the window.
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Ponca City
Oklah
H. E. Briggs
Highway Dept Buys Surplus Gear for 75 Relocation
Ohio's Highway Department acquired 1 million dollars in surplus equipment for 43 thousand dollars to bolster maintenance and construction. The items include two 2 ton trucks a 1000 gallon tank truck and two bulldozers plus crane and forklift moved to Division 10 in Marietta. An aerial survey and mapping of Hocking Athens Jackson Lawrence Meigs and Gallia counties is planned to aid a possible river to lake highway relocation of Route 75 from Huntington West Virginia to Sandusky with Route 13 as the northern link.
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Ohio
Marietta
Miller
William O’neill
Highway Department
Lawrence
Meigs
Gallia
Huntington
W. Va
Sandusky
Jackson
Vinton
Hocking
Perry
Sewage Plant Feature In Welsbach Magazine
Nelsonville plant highlighted in a full page feature by Francis J. O Neill general foreman. He describes the high rate trickling filter plant as complete and operating efficiently with a diagram and notes on flow and safeguards for emergencies. The piece will extend into the December issue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
Welsbach Family
Welsbach Corp
Francis J
Frank) O'Neill
O'Neill
Monday Hearing Set in Logan Minor Abuse Case
William H. Perrin, 49, of New Straitsville Route 1, was arraigned in Juvenile Court on charges of acting to cause delinquency of six minors aged six to 14. He pleaded not guilty and is held on 600 bond with a Monday hearing scheduled. Perrin was arrested in Columbus and remanded to county jail.
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Logan
William H. Perrin
New Straitsville
Perrin
Rhea Bangert Brown
Columbus
Dennis Wilkes
George Johnson
Flame Destroys Home Near Murray City
NELSONVILLE The home of Delbert Matheny near Murray City was destroyed by flames early Wednesday. The fire started when a coal stove exploded. The residence lies about 140 miles south of Murray City on State Route 216. Matheny, a Natco Haydenville employee, is out of work as the plant is idle. They have eight children, seven boys and a girl.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
Delbert Matheny
Murray City
Matheny
Natco
Haydenville
Sayre Whyte Born To Menders At Mount St Mary
Mr and Mrs Roland Mender of 176 Church Street welcomed their sixth son last week at Mount St Mary Hospital naming him Sayre Whyte The couple’s other children are Stephen Scott Shayne Shelly and Sammy.
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Nelsonville
Roland Mender
Church St
Sayre Whyte
Mount St. Mary Hospital
Stephen
Scott
Shayne
Shelly
Sammy
Mobile chest X Ray unit to tour Hocking County
The annual mobile chest X ray unit visit, arranged by the Hocking County Tuberculosis and Health Association with the city county health department, will run December 10 to 19 visiting Laurelville South Bloomingville Logan Logan pottery plants Sun Glow Carborundum Natco Murray City and Carbon Hill sites to offer free X rays for residents over 15. Small X rays are part of the annual physical for teachers and food service workers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logan
Hocking County
Natco
Haydenville
Murray City High School
Carbon Hill
Bids Sought for Nel A TelePhone Office Project
Rumors circulate that bids are being collected for a new telephone company dial office in Nel with plans and specs seen at the site. Ohio Bell office in New Lexington could not confirm bid timing or building type. John Koch says Columbus will provide information. Vern Coakley tore down the Steenrod property last fall and fenced the basement during site prep.
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Nelsonville
New Telephone Company
Ohio Bell Telephone Co
New Lexington
John Koch
Columbus
Snap
Coakley
Steenrod
W. Washington St
John Masefield Named Poet Laureate in 1930 England
The article announces John Masefield being named Poet Laureate of England in 1930. It notes the appointment as a national honor and highlights Masefield’s status as a leading literary figure of the era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Masefield
Laurette
England
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Comdr. Towers
Deserter Swain
Towers
Swain
Australia
MEA Service, Inc
William Morrows Co
Loc
Fice of the Messenger
Resi
Hamilton
Burns
Logan Methodist
Hocking Valley Hospital
Tippett
MET
Chauncey Ohio
Sus
Europe
Foster
W. Washington Street
Women’s News
Beulah Myers
Ble
Robert Harding
Mineral
Highway Dept
State Highway Department
Paul M. Miller
Chillicothe
Division 9
Department
Laurelville Community Hall
South Bloomingville
Tatman’s Sohio
Logan Pottery Co
Logan Clay Products Co
Sun Glow Industries
Bowman's
P. J
Bowman
Chauncey, Ohio
Aary Typ
Wolfe
Glouster & Logan
Luckoff
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