Vacationers Visit Fox and Ox Camp in W Va
Mr and Mrs W P Mickle, their daughter Jean, and Mr and Mrs H H Townsend spent a week at Fox and Ox Camp on the Potomac south branch near Petersburg West Virginia. Ed Hill runs the camp famed for a fox likeness on a cliff and an ox image in a rock niche. The trip included river bass fishing, social stories, convicts on roadwork near the route home, and a scenic drive over the Alleghenies back to Athens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. P. Mickle
Jean
H. H. Townsend
Potomac
Petersburg Gap
Petersburg
W. Va
Ed. Hill
Edwin Mills
West Virginia
Seneca River
U. S
Mr. Townsend
C. C. Lawson
Albany Road
Edward Carroll
Columbus
W. G. Miller
G. R. Lawson
Atlanta
Wm. Ross, Jr
Eugenia Lawson
Washington
D. C
Robert E. Lee
Stonewall Jackson
Lexington
Ruth Reunion Held at Howell Grove near Coolville
The eleventh Ruth reunion was Sunday at Howell's Grove near Coolville with noon dinner and a grand gathering. Honorary president for life was G V Ruth of Washington while Stanley Huntington of Gallipolis was elected president and Olin Ruth vice president.
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Howell's Grove
Coolville
Grace
G. E. Sayre
New Haven
W. Va
G. V. Ruth
Washington
Stanley B. Huntington
Gallipolis
Olin Ruth
Farmington
Ada Taylor Buckley
Parkersburg
Marjorie Jane Buckley
Charles Jackson
Ira B. Huntington
Frances E. Yost
Virginia Huntington
Harry Huntington
N. G. Somerville
Huntington
B. H. Buckley
Lee Buckley
Charles F. Jackson
Leslie Ruth
Joppa
Helen Ruth Kibble
Ernest Ruth
Vivian
George Buckley
C. FE. Barnett
S. Queen
Reedsville
George FE. Sayre
O. R. Ruth
G. M. Flinn
Ravenswood
Laura Ruth
Wayne Prince
Long Bottom
Roy Stewart
Paul Stewart
Emmett R. Stewart
Hockingport
J. E. Bailey
John Bailey
Jack Parfitt
Julia Ann Parfitt
Rose B. Ruth
Frank L. Harvey
Marjorie J. Herdman
Athens
Who's Coming and Going News From Athens Area
Local social notes detail Mrs. Roy Haddox and son Roy Jr visiting relatives in Athens and other points including Washington DC Luray Caverns and Skyline Drive. Roy Jr. earned Life Scout rank at Camp Lazarus with most merit badges. Father Gordon Fawkes officiated a wedding for Charlene McConnell. Various visits to Ohio University community members. births noted at Mt. Carmel Hospital.
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Roy Haddox
Roy, Jr
Will Bobo
Maplewood Place
Haddox
Marjorie
East
Washington, D. C
Orland Shaw
Luray Caverns
the Sky Line Drive
Mt. Vernon
Washington Masonic Memorial
Alexandria
Annapolis Naval Academy
Atlantic City
Roy Haddox, Jr
Camp Lazarus
Delaware
Gordon Fawkes
St. Luke's Episcopal Church
Kalamazoo
Mich
Dana P. Kelly
Ohio University News Bureau
Bermuda
Father Fawkes
Mr. Kelly
Charlene McConnell
George S. Gibbs
Columbus
Mt. Carmel Hospital
Herman G. James
Ohio University
James
G. W. Gibbs
Gibbs
Margaret Helen James
Cliff Dwellers Home and Volcanic Crater Seen by Thomases
The Plains area reports a Naomi Bible Class farewell for Mrs. L. V. Calvin at Mrs. H. W. Humphrey’s home. The Progressive Class plans a Nice’s Picnic and officer elections. The Thomases recount a Western trailer trip through Santa Fe Frijoles Canyon Frijoles Canyon cliff dwellings volcanic ash geology Taos Pueblo and Capulin Monument with vivid notes on landscapes and local sites.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Plains
Naomi Bible
L. V. Calvin
H. W. Humphrey
William Beckley
C. J. McCullough
Elizabeth Winefordner
Lola Yates
Helen Michael
Calvin
V. O. Kail
Guy Yates
Grant Michael
John McAllister
E. T. Thompson
D. R. Selby
Robert Moore
John Parfitt
William Lyons
Harold Winefordner
Ray Michael
P. A. Tipton
Thomases
Frijoles Canyon
National Geographic
Park Service
Truins
Frijoles
Pike’s Peak
Dinosaurs and Treasures on a Western Expedition
Misses Freda and Annabel Denison and Mr Clifford Whetstone returned from a month long Western trip through Illinois Wisconsin Minnesota Lead Deadwood Yellowstone Montana Idaho Washington Oregon California and Colorado They saw Calamity Jane Wild Bill Hickok Buffalo Bill and Lookout Mountain graves visited Bonneville Dam Cape Blanco Light House and Massadena Lodge The group collected fossils shells and a baby octopus preserved in alcohol and noted orchards dunes and a forest fire along the route.
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Freda
Annabel Denison
Columbus
Clifford Whetstone
Plains
Illinois
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Lead
South Dakota
Calamity Jane
Wild Bill Hickok
Deadwood
Wyoming
Yellowstone National Park
Montana
Idaho
Washington
Columbia River
Bonneville Dam
U. S. Navy
Portland
Ore
Oregon
Bandon
Charles Swan
Cape Blanco
United States
California
Sacramento Valley
Bolin Family Reunion at Pearl Chapel
The annual Bolin Reunion will be held Sunday September 4 at Pearl Chapel. Attendees are asked to bring baskets for a basket dinner at noon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glouster
M. E. Church
Pearl Chapel
Journey to Manitou Springs and Pike's Peak Views
The author recalls traveling from the coast to Manitou Springs on Monday August 15 arriving about three p.m. They set up camp with Pike's Peak visible from the site and drove toward Ute Pass to view the peak from the west side. Cool weather prevailed and they note a heat wave back east as they plan to reach Denver by Thursday or Friday. Merrill enjoys rides nearby and the town is described as a tourist center with rides guides and autos across the street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manitou Springs
Pike’s Peak
Ute Pass
Merrill
Denver
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Mickles
Townsends
Fox and Oxcamp
Alleghenies
Eiskins
Spencer
Reed, Elizabeth
Mineral Wells
Ruth
Howell Grove
Fishbaugh III
Evelyn Fishbaugh
Palmer St
Fastside
Needle Club
Roy Pierce
May Ave
Hixson
Milldeck's Shoe Store
N. Court St
Athens, Ohio
A. R. Hope
J. T. Hope
Warren Hope
W. F. Clark
Kitty
East Gulf
Clinton Horn
Sandra
St. George
Staten Island
Mr. Horn
C. H. Horn
Sunnyside Drive
Mrs. Clinton Horn
Worth Kaufman
Cleveland
Minor K. Robbins
Lakewood
S. S. Ritter
E. State St
Kenneth Robbins
Pt. Marion
Earl Clark
W. R. Clark
New Market
Shenandoah Valley
Virginia
Carmel
Central Ave. Methodist Church
Nice’s
Pomeroy Road
Santa Fe
Curio
Betty
St. Francis Cathedral
Wenona
Santa Clara Pueblo
Taos
Taos Pueblo
Las Vegas
New Mexico
Capulin
Hemisphere
Jacobs
Desert
Great Salt Lake Desert
Salt Lake City
Massadena Lodge
Skull Creek
Colo
Rabbit Bar
Berthoud Pass
Lookout Mountain
Buffalo Bill
Museum
Nebraska
Kansas
Indianapolis
Sisler
Simplicity & McCall
Rauch's Bakery
Cornells
LE Ze
N. Court
Franz L. Woodworth
Corner State & Court Sts
Anne Adams
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