Orbiston and Area Visitors Highlight County Notes
Delores Shortridge of Glouster visits Robert McLas. Athens County Fair attendance by Floyd Wade and others. Homecoming at Orbiston Methodist Church set for Sept 13. Various locals from Murray City, Newark, Nelsonville, Circla Hut, New Straitsville, Union Furnace, and Columbus host and visit relatives and friends across the county.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McLas
Floyd Wade
Athens
Clarence Banfield, Jr
Leonard Lacy
Union Furnace
Orbiston Methodist Church
Ton
Edward Hardy
Circla Hut
Jack Bookman
Niagara Falls
Robert Campbell
New Straitsvile
Cle Campbell
Adriene Sorrell
Floyd Sorrell
Murray City
Clayton Bookman
Rodney
Columbus
Russell Campbell
Dianne
Newark
Richard Dearing
Steve Sorrell
Robert Holcomb
Edward
Canton
Laura Sorrell
Amos Sorrell
Mary Alice
Linda
Paul Oakley
Nelsonville
Henry C. Shaffer
Dana Bookman
Larry Peacock
Mary Self
New Lexington
Elizabeth Roberts
Margie Hoffman vacationing with Hastings and kin in Mason West Virginia
Corning residents Margie Hoffman and her parents Mr and Mrs Harry Hoffman visited Mason West Virginia the past week also listed are Mrs Dena Johnson purchasing the Lam pards restaurant on East Main Street and Rita Clifford visiting with her parents prior to an upcoming wedding to Bernard Gerlica. Attending Pocahontas picnic near Malta were numerous area residents. Fairfield Beach Ohio to celebrate golden wedding anniversary. WSCS meeting at Mrs Thetta Haskins. Funeral for Ruth Ayers Rendville at EHUB Church. Louis Balkenhot to undergo surgery at Good Samaritan Zanesville. Grandchildren of Henry Weiland return home after vacationing here.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grace Hoffman
Elizabeth Alfonso
Mabel Hottenrot
Mary Holdren
Bernadell Standish
Flossie Theisen
Ednad Atkinson
Hazel Losey
Fred Stought
Fairfield Beach
Ohio
WSCS
EUB
Thetta Haskins
Adams Street
Ruth Ayers
Rendville
Ehub Church
D. S. Mills
G. Koster
Oakfield Cemetery
Louis Balkenhot
Good Samaritan
Zanesville
Henry Weiland
VIRGIE METCALF DIES IN COLUMBUS HOSPITAL
Relatives learn of the death of Mrs Virgie Metcalf of Columbus who died in a local hospital She was the last surviving member of the Rufus and Virginia Davis family formerly of here Survived by four sons and two daughters Local relatives and friends noted with visits and gatherings including a Ward reunion planned at Addison home and several family visits around area venues
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Turkey Run
Virgie Metcalf
Columbus
Rufus
Virginia Matthews Davis
Baker
David Matthews
Vina Ables
Cloude Ashley
Middleport
M Bs. W. Swisher
Dayton Spencer
Elmer Sigman
Cora Dam
George Durst
Frances
Truman Williams
Ed Thompson
Addison
Carroll Matthews
Storys Run
Mamie Matthews
Claude Ridenour
Lara Kelly
Cheshire
Victor Swain
Racine
R. M. Sigman
B. L. Darst
Isaac Rupe
Katie Matthews
Alma Ohlinger
Middeport
Ershel Curfman
Nitro
W. Va
Mary Lee Thomas
Funeral services for Flora Bell Stump held at Methodist Church
Flora Bell Stump was laid to rest at the Methodist Church on September 1 with pallbearers Marve Brooks Leonard Stump Granville Crow Oscar Prater Oscar Chaney and Bert Arbaugh. Hymns were sung by Mr. and Mrs. Harry Dickerson, Rev. Carroll Chesser officiated. Sylvester Stump of Columbus and Guy Stump of Barberton attended due to their mother’s death. Mrs. George Barber referenced the family. Willard Barber attended the Ohio State Fair. Mr. and Mrs. Walter Marsh and daughter Alma of Barberton visited Mrs. Marsh’s parents, S. M. Dunlap, in Carbondale. Mr. and Mrs. Allison Cox visiting their son in Marion, Ohio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carbondale
Methodist Church
Flora Bell Stump
Marve Brooks
Leonard Stump
Granville Crow
Oscar Prater
Oscar Chaney
Bert Arbaugh
Harry Dickerson
Carroll Chesser
Allison Cox
Marion
Ohio
Willard Barber
Walter Marsh
Alma
Barberton
Imagination and effort revive ghost towns in America
The essay argues abandoned town buildings scar communities but can be transformed into prosperity through vision and craft. Athens cited as example where old Pepsi plant and Beckler shop were revitalized into productive plants, creating jobs and boosting pay rolls. It urges farsighted effort to prevent towns from becoming ghost towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Pepsi Cola
Athens Machine Company
Beckler
Stedman
America
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Orbiston
Delores Shortridge of
Glouster
Robert
Charles McCall
Mrs
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