Nelsonville youths receive God and Country scouting honor
Jack Sowers and Gilbert Simonton of Nelsonville were honored at First Methodist Church with the God and Country award after two years of work. Recipients must be first class, complete 150 hours of church and community service, and meet religious standards set by the Protestant committee on Scouting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
First Methodist
Jack Sowers
Gilbert Simonton
Committee On Scouting
New
York
William Mingus
W. C. Pfeiffer
Jack
Clarence Sowers
Gilbert
Donald Simontoh
Emancipation Celebration Honors Lincoln on Sept 22
In Nelsonville the 90th anniversary of Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation will be celebrated Sept 22 under Jimmie Jones Post VFW sponsorship. Events begin 11 30 a m at the city Playground with afternoon ceremonies and evening entertainment at the Post. A local vs Zanesville baseball game and children’s events including a greased pig are planned. Mayor Galvin and Rev B J Hall will speak. Lincoln issued the proclamation Sept 22 1862 promising freedom if rebel states returned to the union by 1863.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
Abraham Lincoln
Jimmie Jones Post
VFW
Post
Zanesville
Paul Galvin
B. J. Hall
Lincoln
Union
Birthday Dinner Honors Mrs Elsie Rast Huntington W Va
A birthday dinner was held for Mrs. Elsie Rast of Huntington West Virginia hosted by her mother Mrs Lavina Rainey Letart Route 2. Attendees included Dwight and Irene Gibbs Taft Boston Ben and children Roush family and many local residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Columbia
Elsie Rast
Huntington
W. Va
Lavina Rainey
Dwight Gibbs
Irene Gibbs
Taft
Boston
Ben O. Roush
Charles Morgan
David, Leroy
Ronald Phillip Roush
Ernie Rickard
Twila Rickard
Vinia Pickens
Dennis Roush
Fred Rast
Curtis Rickard
Fannie Taylor
Sarah McCoy
West Columbia Route 1
Evalee Wolfe
Jennie Dickens
Cora Frye
Ted Cooke
Marybelle Warner
Ruben McCoy
Peggy Arnott
Family Reunion Highlights Reedsville Community
A Reedsville family reunion at Lonnie and family Christopher's home drew relatives from Fleming Belpre Vincent Hemlock Grove Williamstown Marietta Toledo Gahanna and Parkersburg. Visitors included Marion Hetzer and others while a Youth Fellowship event at Reedsville Christian Church featured Rev Logan Martin as speaker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl Pinkerton
Belpre
Ray Cunningham
Vincent
Albert Schultz
Hemlock Grove
Gene Debona
Williamstown
W. Va
Bill Kanaff
Marietta
Marion Hetzer
Toledo
A. A. Hetzer
Tom Gale
Gahanna
Rose Thomas
Icy Davis
Richard Smith
J. M. Smith
Reedsville Christian Church
Logan Martin
Parkersburg
Nelsonville Area Church Services and Schedules
Local church listings show morning services at First Methodist First Fort and Short Streets and other congregations. Highlights include Sunday school at 9:30 a.m. worship at 10:30 a.m. and evening programs, with midweek study and choir activities planned throughout the week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Methodist
Jefferson St
W. C. Pfeiffer
Fred Thompson
JoAnn Hughes
Christian — Fort and Short Sts
J. A. Long
CYF
Chi Rho
First Baptist
Columbus and
Adams Sts
B. J. Hall
Pilgrim Holiness
Raymond Simpson
Young Peoples
Robert Gastin
First Presbyterian
John Lloyd Evans
Westminster Fellowship
Local Social Notes and Military Leave Updates
Mrs Wilma Sickles and others visited the Veterans Hospital in Chillicothe. Cpl Dobe Swart is on a 30 day leave with his parents after returning from Korea. Leo Mace arrived home after serving in Germany and discharge from the Army. The Crow reunion drew about 51 attendees at Lake Hope. Asbury Methodist Church homecoming included Mr and Mrs Frank McDaniel and Mr and Mrs J P Emish. Belle Crow joined Ernest Crow and daughter Jean for a Smoky Mountains trip. Mrs Wanda Brooks hosted guests at her home. Mr and Mrs Carl French of Lima visited. Birth announced for Avery Nell Lowry to Mr and Mrs Karl Schulz. G K Lowry welcomed the news. C V Hester attended granddaughter Diantha Lee Hester’s nursing graduation in Windsor Canada. Mildred Buckley returned home after Sheltering Arms Hospital. Don Kennard and Norman Saylor celebrated birthdays with relatives at the Saylor home. Shirley Lynn Clark, daughter of Glenn Clark, is ill. Birthdays for Barbara Riley, Kenneth Brooks, and Elsie Stephenson noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mineral
Wilma Sickles
Rose Saylor
Freda Conkey
Walter Dicken
Elmo Scott
Veterans Hospital
Chillicothe
Dobe” Swart
Edward Swart
Korea
Leo Mace
Mace
Germany
Crow
Lake Hope
Frank McDaniel
J. P. Emish
Asbury Methodist Church
Belle Crow
Ernest Crow
Jean
Smoky Mountains
Wanda Brooks
Carl French
Lima
Saylor
Shirley Lynn Clark
Glenn Clark
Barbara Riley
Kenneth Brooks
Elsie Stephenson
Son Honored By Parents At Dinner
Mr. and Mrs. John Collins hosted a two course turkey dinner for their son Eddie on leave from the Air Force. Afterward Jack Ley displayed football pictures at Eastern Kentucky State College. Attending were Jack Ley Jack Ryan Jim Canter Bill Abdella Steve Erdy Eddie Abdella Margaret Coakley Isaac Jones Minnette Banfield Sam Mayles Audrey Butsko Mrs Elizabeth Mayles Mr and Mrs Collins and their children Karen Judy Bob Eddie and Dick.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chauncey
John Collins
Eddie
Air Force
Jack Ley
Eastern Kentucky State College
Jack Ryan
Jim Canter
Bill Abdella
Steve Erdy
Eddie Abdella
Margaret Coakley
Isaac Jones
Minnette Banfield
Sam Mayles
Audrey Butsko
Elizabeth Mayles
Karen
Judy
Bob
Nelsonville VFW Auxiliary Plans District Meeting
Members of the Auxiliary Unit of VFW Post 3467 will attend a district Auxiliary meeting at The Plains on Sept. 21. The Sept meeting at Sadie Simonton’s home named Betty Riley as president and discussed buying post colors and a rummage sale at Central School on Sept. 27. Wilma Lanning joined as a new member. next meeting hosted by Margaret Langley with Coreene Green and Sally Harmony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
VFW
the Plains
Sadie Simonton
Betty Riley
Wilma Lanning
Local Social News Highlights From Pomeroy and Columbus Visits
Mrs. Earl Baker returned Thursday from Pomeroy where she was a guest of Mrs. Charles E. Smith. Weekend visitors include Mr. and Mrs. Charles Butler and their twin daughters and son from Columbus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl Baker
Pomeroy
Charles E. Smith
Mrs. Baker
Charles Butler
Columbus
Local 3905 Meeting Postponed One Week
Nelsonville notice states the Local 3905 UMWA meeting set for Saturday in the Longstreth store room is postponed to Sept 27 due to squirrel season. Leonard Christian, secretary, confirms the change.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
UMWA
Longstreth
Leonard Christian
Prayer Meeting Tonight at Chauncey Cottage
Morristown Holiness Church holds a prayer meeting Friday at 7 30 p m at the home of Mrs Goldie Crippen The Plains Morristown area residents invited to attend the Cottage event hosted by Mrs Crippen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chauncey — Cottage
Morristown
Holiness Church
Goldie Crippen
the Plains
Morristown Church Members Redecorate Interior
Morristown church members are busy redecorating the interior as part of a renovation project.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chauncey
Morristown
Intoxication Plea in Nelsonville Case
Cecil Carlin of Carbon Dale pleaded guilty to intoxication before Mayor Paul Galvin. He was fined 100 dollars and costs and committed to the county jail pending settlement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
Cecil Carlin
Carbondale
Paul Galvin
Chauncey Personals and Weekend Visits Across Ohio
Columbus visitors and local residents share a weekend of hospitality. Chauncey residents toured Dayton guests of George Seville while others return from travels to Nelsonville Woodsfield Redtown Columbus. Mr and Mrs Pauline Jackson return home from Sheltering Arms Hospital after a fall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen Howard
Robert
Lucille Haws
Columbus
W. H. Strausbaugh
Woodsfield
Roy Strausbaugh
Redtown
Andrew McKinney
Pauline Jackson
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Henry Calvert Rites To Be Held Saturday
Funeral services for Henry Joseph Calvert of Buchtel, who died Wednesday night in a Columbus hospital, will be held Saturday at 10 a m at the Warren funeral home. Friends may call at any time. Burial will follow in St. Patrick's Cemetery, Buchtel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
Henry Joseph Calvert
Buchtel
Columbus
Warren Funeral Home
St. Patrick's Cemetery
Birth of Daughter for Mr and Mrs Lloyd Johnson
Birth announced for Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Johnson of Buchtel a daughter. Admitted Virginia Fick of Nelsonville. Velma Popoczy of Murray Sty admitted. Dismissed Margery Porter of New Lexe Jmetan Jem. See Irene Register of Nelsonville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lloyd Johnson
Buchtel
Virginia Fick
Nelsonville
Velma Popoczy
Murray Sty
Margery Porter
New Lexe Jmetan
Jem
Irene
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Nelsonville Social Notes
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