Officer Urges More Legion Membership Growth
Nelsonville Athens area veterans eligible for American Legion membership exceed 5000 but local posts in Nelsonville Athens and Glouster have low active member rates. Ben Williams of Athens urged renewals and noted Legion’s work for law and order and veteran interests. Charles Robinette promoted Gifts for the Yanks Who Gave and urged full post support.
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Nelsonville
Ben Williams
Athens
Glenford Dugan
American Legion
Legion War Memorial
Legion
Athens County
Glouster
Funeral services held for Robert Lee Keiffer
Relatives from Nelsonville and Logan attended the 2 p m service in Marengo for Robert Lee Keiffer. Attendees included Mr and Mrs Thomas Sayre and daughter Gayle, Mrs Pearl Keiffer and sons Ray Wayne and Ralph, Mr and Mrs Roy Keiffer, Mr and Mrs Paul North and daughter Sue, Mr and Mrs Robert Blair and Mrs Shirley Jo Wilkinson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
Marengo
Robert Lee Keiffer
Eterno
Logan
Thomas Sayre
Gayle
Pearl Keiffer
Ray
Wayne
Ralph
Roy Keiffer
Paul North
Sue
Robert Blair
Shirley Jo. Wilkinson
Committee To Meet On Charter Renewal For Scout Troop 66
Troop 66 leaders and troop committeemen will meet with field scout executive Charles Wolfe in the Pythian Building to discuss charter renewal and scout programs. The troop is sponsored by Valley Lodge 169 Knights of Pythias with C Roy Tomlinson as committee chairman. Members include Raymond C Patton William Howe Charles Howe and Wilbur D Mender institutional representative.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
Charles Wolfe
Pythian
Valley Lodge 169
Knights of Pythias
C. Roy Tomlinson
Raymond C. Patton
William Howe
Charles Howe
Wilbur D. Mender
River Traffic and Dam Status Across Kanawha and Ohio Rivers
The report lists river traffic with gauges at Gallipolis Montgomery Kanawha Falls and Hinton, showing rising and falling vessels by name and tonnage. Dam status on the Kanawha River is mostly on the sill while moveable dams on the Ohio River are up. Multiple towboat movements are noted on Lock numbers 14 17 21 23 32 34 and on Kanawha and Gallipolis boats with various vessel readings and times throughout the day.
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Gallipolis
Montgomery
Kanawha Falls
Hinton
Pomeroy-Mason
Point Pleasant
Kanawha River
Sill
Ohio River
Ohio
Creditor
Lehigh
Tradewinds
Criss Jr
Pittsburgher
Sam Houston
Lock
Indiana
London
Semet
Duncan Bruce
O-Kan
Marmet
Solvay
Winfield
Atlas
Herbert E. Jones
Southern
Ogram
Ernestone
Reliance
City of Huntington
I. F. Frieberger
R. H. Bosworth
Miss Sylvia Matheny Honored With Retirement Party
Nelsonville report notes a retirement party for Miss Sylvia Matheny after 38 years of telephone service. Gifts included luggage from the traffic department and red roses from Norma Dalton, with a fall floral table, orange candles, and a cake marked 38 served with ice cream and coffee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
Sylvia Matheny
Traffic Department
Norma Dalton
Matheny
Hamms to Celebrate Golden Wedding in Nelsonville
Mr and Mrs A G Hamm former Nelsonville residents will hold an open house this Sunday for their 50th wedding anniversary. He once owned a grocery business where the Home Restaurant now sits and later worked for Stuckey Candy Co in Lancaster. They have a son Paul a Nelsonville High School graduate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
A. G. Hamm
Hooker
Hamm
Stuckey Candy Co
Lancaster
Paul
Nelsonville High School
Legion Dinners Benefits Halloween Parade in Nelsonville
The Nelsonville American Legion hosts a full scale chicken dinner at the Legion War Memorial Building on Saturday to raise funds for the annual Halloween party and parade. Nelsonville Tri-Hi-Y volunteers rake leaves for residents, charging 1 dollar for large lawns, 75 cents for medium, and 50 cents for small lawns, trimming lawns from 5 to 8 p.m. Proceeds support party expenses. menu features fried chicken with sides. Tickets are sold by Legion officers and members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
American Legion
Legion War Memorial
Tri- Hi-Y
Tri-Hy
Don Brady
Glenford Dugan Post
Paul Barrows
Legion
Yaghistan Local Name For Persian Baluchistan Emerges
The piece notes that maps use Persian Baluchistan while locals call the region Yaghistan meaning country of outlaws in their own tongue. The statement highlights geographic naming dispute and cultural self designation.
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Asia
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