Aid for Aged program explained by Rotary speaker
Carl E Blosser Logan manager of Ohio Aid for the Aged outlined the welfare program at a Rotary Club meeting in Nelsonville. He noted annual assistance in Athens County approached 870000 plus 20000 for medical care, aiding about 1400 to 1500 people. He explained eligibility rules, property considerations, and the role of new industries in Southeastern Ohio to sustain the program.
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Nelsonville
Ohio
Rotary Club
Carl E. Blosser
Logan
Hocking County
Athens County
Vinton
Meigs
Vinton County
Blosser
Mrs Cecil Dies at 21 in Nelsonville
Donna Jean Cecil 21 died at her parents home in Dorr Run after a long illness. She leaves a son Donald, a sister Charlene Jones, three brothers James Max and Ronnie, and grandparents Mr and Mrs James Robson and Mrs Maggie Wend. Funeral Saturday 3 p.m. at Stout funeral home with burial in Green Lawn Cemetery.
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Nelsonville
Donna Jean Cecil
Charles Wend
Dorr Run
Donald Cecil
Charlene Jones
Buchtel
James
Max
Ronnie
James Robson
Murray City
Maggie Wend
Stout Funeral Home
Green Lawn Cemetery
Lien Certificate Signed for Family Property Use
A certificate of lien is to be signed while the property stays in the recipient and spouse names with full enjoyment during their lifetimes. The lien would apply only after their deaths unless the property is sold or abandoned earlier. Dix Powell arranged the program. Earl Hilleary joined as a new club member and Charles Achauer of the Logan Club attended as a guest.
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Dix Powell
Earl Hilleary
Charles Achauer
Logan Club
Green Lawn Cemetery Starts Winter Cleaning
Nelsonville reports winter cleaning underway at Green Lawn Cemetery with removal of pots and containers from lots. Lot owners holding usable items are asked to call and claim them as cleaning proceeds.
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Nelsonville
Green Lawn Cemetery
Girl Scouts Fund Drive Is Friday
Nelsonville marks Fund Drive Day as Girl Scouts canvass homes and businesses to raise operating funds for the coming year. About 160 local girls in eight troops and three Brownies participate as council members and leaders oversee the effort during Girl Scout Week after Community Chest funds were exhausted.
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Nelsonville
Girl Scout Organization
Girl Scout Council
Mount St. Mary Hospital Births and Admissions
Births include a son to Captain and Mrs. Rodney Crow of Athens and a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. John Manuel of Athens. Admissions list includes Mrs. Clara North of Murray City and Mrs. P. H. Steenrod of Portland Oregon among others. discharges note Frank Mellinger of Nelsonville.
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Rodney Crow
Athens
John Manuel
Clara North
Murray City
P. H. Steenrod
Portland
Ore
John Oliver
Haydenville
Charles Turner
Nelsonville
Clarence Monks
Robert Sayer
Frank Mellinger
Chester Tharp
Hemlock
Naomi Campbell
Glouster
Sarah Boggs
Robert Wend
Charles Conrad
Logan
James Beatty
Lancaster
Earl Hicks
Gore
Sumatran tradition selects brides by teeth purity
A traditional practice in Sumatra selects brides for pearly white teeth. The bridegroom files the teeth to create stubbed, unattractive teeth so the wife remains less desirable to others after marriage.
Venice Pilgrim Holiness class holds membership contest
Nelsonville social notes record the Venice class of the Pilgrim Holiness Church finishing a membership contest. The losing Busy Bees hosted the winning Willing Workers at a wiener roast held at Roadside Park on Route 33. Attendees include Cleo Jeffery Vernice Warren Fay Landis Leona Warehime Wanda Smith Jean Smith Mary Adams Edith Taylor Viola Henshaw Catherine Civille Valeria Dickerson Pearl Bishop Leta Ann Pritchard Mary Williams Betty Davis Hazel McMannis Nicky Green Dorothy Skiver Betty Skiver Clara Taylor Ruth McNabb Ruth Call Norma Jean Poling Doris Campbell Willa Gastin Wilma Devos Gwen Scott and two children. The October class meeting is planned for tonight at Gwen Scott’s Walnut Street home.
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Venice
Pilgrim Holiness Church
Route 33
Cleo Jeffery
Vernice Warren
Fay Landis
Leona Warehime
Wanda Smith
Jean Smith
Mary Adams
Edith Taylor
Viola Henshaw
Catherine
Civille
Valeria Dickerson
Pearl Bishop
Leta Ann Pritchard
Mary Williams
Betty Davis
Hazel McMannis
Nicky Green
Dorothy Skiver
Betty Skiver
Clara Taylor
Ruth McNabb
Ruth Call
Norma Jean Poling
Doris Campbell
Willa Gastin
Wilma Devos
Gwen Scott
Walnut St
Former Area Miner Dies in Mt. Vernon Hospital
Willis W. Rummer 68, former Athens and Hocking Counties resident, died Tuesday after a long illness in Mt. Vernon. Survived by wife Bessie, three daughters Iris Swyers Fields and others, and three grandchildren. He was a Murray City Eagles member. Funeral set Saturday at 1 p.m. at Stout funeral home with burial in Green Lawn Cemetery.
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Nelsonville
Willis W. Rummer
Athens
Hocking
Mt. Vernon
Bessie Rummer
Cleveland
Iris
Detroit
Leo Swyers
Ada Fields
Wnreer
Murray City Eagles
John Currens
Stout Funeral Home
Green Lawn Cemetery
Birth of Carla Doreen Burch in Nelsonville
Mr and Mrs Joe Burch announce the birth of a daughter Carla Doreen on October 24 at Mount St Mary Hospital. The baby weighs 8 pounds 8 ounces. Grandparents are Mrs Mina Collins and Mrs Arthur Rosser of Nelsonville and Luther Burch of Elkins North Carolina.
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Nelsonville
Joe Burch
Carla Doreen
Mount St. Mary Hospital
Mina Collins
Arthur Rosser
Luther Burch
Elkins
N. C
Garden Club Holds Meet
The October meeting of the Nel- community garden club convened with a discussion of fall planting, seed sharing, and upcoming city beautification projects. Members exchanged tips on geraniums and lilacs and planned a volunteer day at the municipal park.
Sonville Community Garden Club Plans Bazaar and Tulip Project
The Sonville Community Garden Club met at Mrs. C. Egbert Whitmore’s home with 17 members and one guest, adopting “Favorite Scenic View” as roll call. They outlined the December 13 bazaar, tulip planting for the Fountain on the Public square this fall, and summer flowers after blooming. A regional meeting at Coolville on Nov. 11 will be attended. Mrs. Rose Cook opened the program with a piece on winter garden care and Mrs. Emma Beard spoke on enjoying plants longer.
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Sonville
Coolville
Rose Cook
Emmas Beard
WSCS Meeting at First Methodist Church Monday
WSCS of the First Methodist Church meets Monday at 7 30 p m in church social rooms. Mrs Wilbur Jonas presents Fruits of Evangelism. Allen Sisters provide music. Weaver Steenrod Circle 3 hostesses. An executive meeting at 7 p m precedes the session.
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WSCS
First Methodist Church
Wilbur Jonas
Allen Sisters
Weaver-Steenrod Circle
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Daugherty
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Green Lawn
Girl Scouts
Nelsonville Social Notes
Kuhn
Garden Club
Nel
Brandwene
Fancy
Val. Ea
Childs
Mt. Mist
Prles
Csharft’s
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