District on firmer base after plan ok
Nelsonville Rotary Club hear about Hocking Conservancy District plan approved by the conservancy court at Athens. Donald R. Johnson cites Logan reservoir flood control projects along the Hocking River, protecting property and lives and expanding land for homes and industry with added recreational facilities. Nelsonville levee project estimated at 454000 dollars with 48000 dollars from local sources to be funded by bonds over several years.
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Nelsonville
Hocking
Johnson
Conservancy District
Farm Workshop Applications On Hand At Athens Extension
The Athens County extension office offers blanks to attend the Ohio Farm Income Tax and Social Security Workshop set for November 4 and 5 at the Ohio State University Agricultural Administration Building Auditorium in Columbus. The program covers new tax laws rates provisions leases land contracts depletions and investment credit. Club donates to Community Christmas Fund and hosts visiting Rotarians Ralph Helber and Alva Oakley with guest Peter McVey of Columbia Gas Co Columbus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens County Extension Office
Ohio Farm Income Tax and Social Security
Agricultural Administration Building
Ohio State University
Columbus
William Mechem
Ralph Helber
Logan
Alva Oakley
Whitesville
W. Va
Peter McVey
Columbia Gas Co
Vinton Social Visits Highlight Local Families
Mrs Shirley Roush and her children from Midland Port visited her grandmother Mrs Mattie Chasteen in Vinton. Mr and Mrs Loren Lambert and their children of Columbus were guests of Mr and Mrs Henry Lambert.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eleanor White Vinton
Shirley Roush
Middleport
Skating Party Set for Nelsonville Sunday
A skating party sponsored by the Pioneer Boys and Girls Sunday School Class of the Christian Church will be held Saturday afternoon at Dow's Roller Rink Route 33 at 1 30 p m.
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Nelsonville
Pioneer Boys and Girls
Christian Church
Dow
Route 33
Hunters Die As Big‑Game Season Opens In Colorado
Four days into Colorado’s big‑game season seven people are missing amid snow and fog. Dying hunters include three gun‑fire deaths and seven heart‑attack fatalities in the high country west of the Continental Divide. one hunter crushed under a jeep. Deer kills are down 41 percent and elk down 22 percent from last year. Gov. Love weighs a possible mandatory gun handling test for licenses. A Minnesota man reports two horses killed by unseen gunfire in White River National Forest.
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Durango
Col
Colorado
Continental Divide
Don Mallison
Hutchinson
Minn
White River National Forest
Colorado Elk
Mount St Mary Birth Brings Shawnee Family Joy
Mr and Mrs George Buckner of Shawnee announce the birth of a son. Other admissions include Jane Lehoe Glouster Route 3 Kathryn Norrocky Rendville Peggy Christian Carbon Hill Mary Jo Weis Logan Route 3 Clifton Colwell Columbus Irene Chutes Gibsontown Route 1 Harry Radcliff McArthur Route 1 Frances Holley Nelsonville Route 2 Donald McCune Logan Route 4 Richard Edwards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jane Lehoe
Glouster
Kathryn A. Norrocky
Rendville
Peggy Christian
Carbon Hill
Mary Jo Weis
Logan
Clifton Colwell
Columbus
Irene Chutes
Gibsonville
Harry Radcliff
McArthur
Frances Holley
Nelsonville
Donald McCune
Richard Edwards
Missing Wallet Returns Home by Loyal Pooch
A Nelsonville linked tale notes a dog found and carried its owner's lost wallet back to the home, sparking a lighthearted wonder about the canine’s memory and reliability. Local names such as Kathryn Hickman Mary Hansley Annabelle Ervin Sylvia Thomas appear in hospital notes.
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Mary Hansley
Rockbridge
Annabelle Ervin
Nelsonville
Sylvia Thomas
Albany
The
Treasury
Ladies Aid Groups Meet In LETart West Virginia
The Boards Baptist and Oak Grove Ladies Aid groups met with four guests from Winfield and Point Pleasant. They collected apples at a member’s home to make apple butter selling at two dollars per gallon. Contact Nellie Adkins or Louise Adkins for purchases. Nora Adkins reports the death of her daughter in law Susie Bass Adkins in California.
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Oak Grove
Nellie Adkins
Louise Adkins
Nora Adkins
Grant Adkins
California
Susie Bass
Salem Center Notes Eye Local Visits And Hospital Calls
Mrs Dott Strong visits with John Holliday and wintering with Alma Smith. Lizzie Caton returns from Columbus. Imboden family from Columbus visit Rutland and Salem Center. Louise Nichols stays with Edmundsons after Holzer Hospital. Faye Walker called to Meigs County Court House part time. Long Bottom updates include Nellie Stethem guests from Midland PA Paden City WV Virgie Mora Pomeroy Edith Osborne Keno and Marshall University student Sharon Frank visit Huntington WV. Local visits include Hank Holter, Patricia and David Smith, Lloyd McPeek Belleville WV, Sanford Cozart Lorain, Nellie Cozart, Margaret Grace Allison Cawthorne in Oklahoma, Shelley Petty birthday party guests from Belleville Parkersburg and Athens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alma Smith
Salem Center
Dott Strong
John Holliday
Lizzie Caton
Columbus
Robert Imboden
Christi Ann
Weber Imboden
Rutland
Louise Nichols
Max Edmundson
Holzer Hospital
Burl Drake
Painter Ridge Road
Veterans Memorial Hospital
Pomeroy
Faye Walker
Meigs County Court House
David Smith
Long Bottom
Nellie Stethem
Kenneth Dunn
Midland
Howard Young
Paden City
W. Va
Virgie Mora
Edith Osborne
Keno
Sharon Frank
Marshall University
Huntington
Hank Holter
Patricia
Lloyd McPeek
Belleville
Sanford Cozart
Lorain
Nellie Cozart
Margaret Grace
Allison Cawthorne
Oklahoma
Shelley Petty
Cecil Townsend
Larry Townsend
Marion Condon
Jim Foutty
Parkersburg
Guy Carlton
William Morgan
Athens
Nelsonville Democrats to Meet at IOOF Hall tonight
York Township Democrat Club convenes at IOOF Hall with Attorney William Lavelle of Athens to urge participation for the November election. Potluck follows the ladies auxiliary VFW 3467 meeting at the Post Home. The Mary Martha Group will meet Thursday in church social rooms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Democrat County
William Lavelle
Athens
York Township
Democrat Club
IOOF
W. Columbus St
Matt Adkins
Democrats
Democrat Central Committee
Potluck
Ladies Auxiliary
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Post Home
Riverside
Mary Martha
First Christian Church
Local Families Visit During Homecoming Weekend
Weekend guests from Pomeroy Cincinnati and Reynoldsburg joined the Richards family in Columbus with Stacey Bunton studying at Ohio University and his wife attending homecoming activities. O E McKinley celebrated a birthday with Reynoldsburg visitors, Gail Miller underwent major surgery at Holzer Hospital Tuesday.
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Ann Angel
Kevin
Edward Smith
Vaughan
Columbus
Stacey Bunton
Brett
Cincinnati
Arnold Richards
Richards
Ohio University
Brooks MecKinley
Reynoldsburg
O. E. McKinley
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Key West
Fla
Camarioca
Mallison
Mount ST. Mary
George Buckner
Shawnee
Union Furnace
Claude Green
Kathryn Hickman
KRAFT
Velveeta
del Monte
OFS
IGA
Aton's
Nanalae
L. Hag
West Union Street
LUX
Campbell's
Stokely
Jar
Letart
Ethel Fry
DIET
Pepsi-Cola Bottling Co
Pepsi-Cola Company
New York
Pomeroy Personals
Rhonda Oglesby
Arkansas
Pine Bluff
Lee Carter
Washington
Peace Corps
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