Nelsonville City Schools Set to Open Tuesday With Meetings
Nelsonville City Schools will open Tuesday for the fall term led by Supt. D W Codding. He will meet with principals at 7 a m and a teachers’ meeting follows 8 to 10 a m. Classes begin 10 24 a m with buses running two hours late that day. Regular schedule resumes Wednesday.
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Nelsonville
D. W. Codding
J. K. Kinneer
C. Roy Tomlinson
Susan Myers
Supt
Codding
Twelve new Rainbow Girls join Point Pleasant Chapter
Twelve new members were formally initiated into Point Pleasant Chapter Order of Rainbow for Girls at the Episcopal Parish House on Main Street. Out-of-town guests included Charleston supreme deputy Mrs John Zimmer and others from Sistersville Dunbar Ripley and Sistersville.
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Point Pleasant
Order of Rainbow
Main St
Marlene Bumgardner
Alvena Casey
Anna Frances Thomas
Eva Mae Thomas
Mary Beth Sayre
Marsha Daugherty
Lois Jean Hill
Jean Ashby
Barbara Cheesebrew
Josephine Keener
Agnes Caynor
Betty Sue Caudill
John Zimmer
Charleston
West Virginia
Zimmer
Joyce Ann Reppard
Sistersville
Rosemary Reed
Dunbar
Grand Hope
Joanne Binnell
Ripley
Grand Assembly
Glenna Hunt
Ripley Assembly
Lawrence Reppard
Order of Eastern Star
F. J. Crumbaker
Grand Order of Eastern Star
Notable figures named in regional college sports rosters
Lin and Roy Kincade of Marshall College along with Carl Gardner and Jimmy Ferguson of West Virginia University and Charles Fowler of West Virginia Tech are listed among prominent participants in regional collegiate activities.
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Lin
Roy Kincade
Marshall College
Carl, Gardner
Jimmy Ferguson
West Virginia University
Charles Fowler
West Virginia Tech
Valley Farms Softball Upsets Godman Entry in Class B
In Nelsonville at Logan on Tuesday Valley Farms softball defeated Godman Shoe entry 9 to 0 in the Class B tournament. Tonight at 7 30 Valley Farms meets Logan Clay Products in Logan for another tournament game.
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Nelsonville
Valley Farms
Logan
Godman Shoe
Logan Clay Products
Jobs Homecoming To Be Held Sunday
Nelsonville church schedules annual Jobs Methodist Homecoming for Sunday at the church property A basket dinner in the afternoon will be served followed by a program
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Nelsonville
Jobs Methodist Church
Auxiliary Picks Officers
Murray City report says the American Legion Auxiliary elected officers for the year. New president is Mrs Della Ayers with Mrs Ruth Lantz as first vice president and Mrs Nettie Maraz as second vice president. Re-elected are Mrs Virginia Short as secretary and Miss Elizabeth Thomas as treasurer. Pot luck lunch served.
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Murray City
American Legion Auxiliary
Della Ayers
Ruth Lantz
Nettie Maraz
Virginia Short
Elizabeth Thomas
Carbon Hill Hosts Bake Sale by Youth Fellowship
The Carbon Hill Christian Youth Fellowship sponsors a bake sale on Saturday at 2 00 p.m. in the old schoolhouse. Proceeds support youth activities and church outreach.
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Carbon Hill
Carbon Hill Christian Youth Fellowship
Harmon Field Development Progressing in Point Pleasant
In a Trinity Methodist Church meeting the Laymen's League heard Rev. Paul Carulla urge a Christian life to build a better world. Reports noted Harmon Field progress including roadside park facilities and recreation amenities for Point Pleasant. The group endorsed city police cleanup efforts to create a safer, cleaner town and the secretary was asked to publicize the action.
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Point Pleasant
Paul Carulla
Church of the Nazarene
Darrell Shamblin
Fay Wilson
Harmon Field
League
D. W. Rothgeb
P. E. Burt
Roy Blessing
Jack Noble
F. H. Capehart
Dale Wood
M. S. Poffenbarger
J. B. Couch
Clyde McClane
Norman Foss
H. O. Shamblin
Raleigh Roush
Jess Eads
Darrell
Donald Shamblin
Boyd Schwartz
Laurel Cliff Notes Social Roundup at Meigs County Fair
Mrs. Howard Arnold returns to Toledo after a week with son Richard Arnold. Mrs. Margaret Hysell of Columbus visits sister Pearl Jacobs. Mr and Mrs Fred Hysell of Columbus visit Clifford Jacobs. Gene Alkire Jimmy Ferguson and others visit Pearl Parker and attend Meigs County fair. Mrs Louella Stahl ill. Janice Cole undergoes tonsillectomy at Meigs General Hospital. Bud Hill of Columbus visits with Frank Hill’s family. PTA met August 16 at the school. Bertha Parker and Mary Haggy hired as cooks and Laurence Smith as lunch-room substitute. Mrs Pearl Parker.
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Laurel Cliff
Howard Arnold
Toledo
Richard Arnold
Margaret Hysell
Columbus
Pearl Jacobs
Fred Hysell
Clifford Jacobs
Gene Alkire
Jimmy Ferguson
Pearl Parker
Meigs County Fair
Louella Stahl
Janice Cole
Guy Cole
Meigs General Hospital
Bud Hill
Frank Hill
PTA
Bertha Parker
Mary Haggy
Laurence Smith
Smith
Evelyn Thoma
Myrtle Sisson
Dexter Dexter-Mr and Mrs Rex Shenefield Buy Glen Strong Farm
Mrs Winnie Bolen announces birth of Linda Lou to Mr and Mrs Austin Wogan of Reynoldsburg. The text notes several social visits including the Aikmen and Nelson families and others in Columbus Reynoldsburg Wilkesville and Athens with names such as Beatrice Reinhart and Minnie Nichols.
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Minnie Nichols
George Cahoon
Wykesville
Elmont Bosworth
James Bennington
Sandra
Columbus
Ella Farley
W. R. Amos
F. C. Folden
Jesse Nelson
Sel Nelson
Athens
Social visits and family news from BASHAN area
Recent guests of Mr. and Mrs. Carl Lee included Sylvia Straub and Jackie from Seligman Arizona and Clara Hanley with Eddie from Glouster. Numerous visitors dropped by the Bentz home and others hosted by the McKays and Griffiths. Sharon Kathryn named for newborn daughter of Orval Holter. Marilyn Orr returns from Meigs General Hospital.
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Clarence Lewis
Middleport
Thomas McKay
Milford Cole
Columbus
William Watson
Orval Holter
Sharon Kathryn
Ed Griffith
Eddie Soulsby
Edwight
W. Va
Lewis Soulsby
Van
Marilyn Orr
Meigs General Hospital
Carl Lee
Carol
Charles
Larry
Glouster
Fred Mathews
Bill Houstin
Dan
Mike Griffith
Pomeroy
Edward Griffith
Mary McKay
Ward posted bond in Nelsonville mayor's court arraignment
Daniel E. Ward of Mineral Springs West Virginia was cited by city police for failing to stop at a sign and posted a $20 cash bond for his appearance in the mayor's court for arraignment today.
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Nelsonville
Daniel E. Ward
Mineral Springs
W. Va
Floodwall right of way fund drops and auction set
Point Pleasant reports a substantial reduction in the floodwall right of way fund after purchases recommended by the commission. City Clerk Robert Mann lists payments to multiple owners and notes several properties lie on River Street between First and Second Streets. Mayor Hutchinson announces an auction of eight acquired homes with a cash sale on Sept 6-7 1949 at 2 pm, with purchasers to remove by Oct 3.
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Point Pleasant
Robert Mann
Tt. J
Esther Reynolds
Charles A
Christie Gebhardt
Mary I. Gunn
Mary L
Charles Wilson
Dorrist F
Eileen Bonecutter
John C. Hutchinson
John McNeill
Chester Roush
First St
Charles J. Wilson
River St
Gebhardt
Odis Burris
Dorrist F. Bonecutter
Augustus C. Fry
Annual Walker and Robbins Family Reunion Planned
The Walker and Robbins family annual reunion will be held Sunday on the lawn at Mrs Frances Clark home Henderson at 11 a.m. A basket dinner will be served at noon. Rev C E Haney of Henderson will be the afternoon program speaker and Miss Nancy Sassanelli of Charleston will play the accordion. Hugh Walker of Gallipolis is president.
Trinity MYF Hosts Hobo Party at Harmon Field
Trinity Methodist Church MYF plans a hob o party at Harmon Field labeled for 7 p m this Friday. Miss Lorena Bauer, party chairwoman, urged all MYF members to attend.
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Trinity Methodist Church
MYF
Harmon Field
Lorena Bauer
Back-To-College Party At Trinity Methodist Church
Mrs Eunice Beller hosted a back to school party for Trinity Methodist Church students at her home 412 Twenty-First St A worship program was planned for the Wednesday evening prayer service Refreshments were served to Shearl Edler Donald Shamblin Elizabeth Summers and Darrell Shamb
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Eunice Beller
Trinity Methodist Church
Twenty-First St
Shearl Edler
Donald Shamblin
Elizabeth Summers
Darrell Shamb
Local residents visit Columbus and Huntington and return
K F Ridenour of Ripley Road with his daughter in law and daughter visits Columbus for the air event. Mrs L C Dashner and daughter visit Huntington. Elsie Vaught returns from Holzer Hospital. John Wood of Georgetown Ohio visits S C Wilhelm and friends. Mr Wood once managed a local bank liquidation about a decade ago. Families J E Gibson C E Hinkie and Clay of Milton visit. Mrs Charles Hornbeck and infant Stephen Terry return home from Holzer Hospital Main Street.
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K. F. Ridenour
Ripley Road
Inlaw
Walter Ridenour
T. L. Morrison
Lincoln Ave
Columbus
L. C. Dashner
John McNeill
Huntington
Elsie Vaught
Holzer Hospital
John Wood
Georgetown
Ohio
S. C. Wilhelm
Wood
Foley Pills Sleep Aid Ad Confuses With Claims
An advertisement claims a pill helps sleep through the night and promises a money back guarantee. The copy mentions awakening at night and marketing by a drug company, with a dubious double your money back offer and vague terms.
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Emma Sisson
North High St
Charles H. Sisson
Hocking Valley Railroad
Sisson
Circleville
North Methodist Church
Harry Sisson
Indian River City
Fla
W. Dean Sisson
Blanche Rauch
Elizabeth Willsey
New York
Ethel Ames
P. E. Rutherford
Charles B. Harrison
Amaranth Abbey
Drumbaker
Gary Bumgardner
Janet Stanley
Patty Jones
Beverly Clark
Mollie Kate Young
Janet Forbus
Judy Romine
Anna Lou Dunn
Martha Vaught
Jo Ann Donahue
Geraldine Shamblin
Kay Woolfitt
Joan van Horn
Jane Ann Kell
Carol Oliver
Lynn Smith
Shirley Thomas
Peggy Hatton
Ruth Ann Robinson
Marjorie Cappelari
Wilma Smith
Patsy Treadway
Joan Chambers
Evelyn Riser
Janet Blessing
Jaretta Rodgers
Wilma Melrose
Delores Nibert
Patty Yeager
Juanita Wears
Betty McDaniel
Dottie Baker
Janet Wears
Lucy Rice
Mary Whalen
Beverly Wedge
Ann Treadway
Vivian Goulder
Ruth Ann Forbus
Peggy Biffle
Patty Garrison
Mary Jo Carrick
Betty Colley
Betty June Harshbarger
Patty Barringer
Jean Doolittle
Lucian Staats
Clifford Hatton
Godman
Ball Point Pens
Gant
Nelsonville High School
BETTS
the Store of Friendly Service
REAL
Purrey
Odlet
Elsonville
Harmon Field Development
Dexter
Bashan
Fryers
Canal Street
Tel
Boston Butt
Flo
Pt. Bots
Navy
Spring Valley
Hickman
W. Washington St
Imperial
Auto Tire & Gas Co
Parol
Canal and
Harper Streets
Veal
Buyance Px
Bennett
Ohlinger & Wolfe
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