Loyal Workers Class of Methodist Church Meets in Nelsonville
The Loyal Workers met Tuesday at Mrs. Mayme Wallace’s home on Myers Street with Mrs. Agnes Woodard assisting. Devotional by Mrs. Etta Hawk from Romans five. Mrs. Wallace led piano and the group sang Wonderful Words of Life. The president, Mrs. Faye Howard, led business and reports, including a 40 building fund donation. Mrs. Josie Green was ill. Refreshments served to eleven by hostesses with Mrs. Betta Neikerk assisting. October meeting planned at the homes of Mrs. Faye Howard and Mrs. Estella Cagg.
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The
Methodist Church
Mayme Wallace
Myers Street
Agnes Woodard
Etta Hawk
Wallace
Faye Howard
Josie Green
Betta Neikerk
Athens City to buy land for waterworks project
An ordinance grants the Service-Safety Director authority to purchase 3 1/2 acres of state land in Athens for waterworks development. The price is 5250 dollars, to be paid to the State of Ohio after a deed is issued, with mineral rights reserved to the state but subordinate to the city's improvements.
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Athens
Ohio
State OF
Baltimore and Ohio Southwestern Railway Company
Outlet
Wang
Catholic Women's Club Rummage Sale Set for Saturday
Nelsonville parish hall hosts a rummage sale by St Andrews Church Catholic Women's Club at 8 a m Saturday. Proceeds support church activities and local charity initiatives.
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Nelsonville
Catholic Women’s Club
St. Andrews Parish
Daughters of America Rummage Sale in Hyde Building
A rummage sale hosted by the Daughters of America takes place Saturday starting at 8 a.m. in the Hyde Building beside the post office in Nelsonville.
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Nelsonville
The
Daughters of America
Hyde
Nelsonville Garden Club Postpones Sept Meeting
Nelsonville Community Garden Club postponed the September 23 gathering. The first fall meeting is rescheduled for October 28, announced by president Mrs. Frank Oakley.
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Nelsonville
Youth rally set at Lancaster Camp Grounds Sunday
Nelsonville A youth rally for Methodist Youth will be held Sunday at the Lancaster Camp Grounds with registration slated for 3 p m.
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Nelsonville — A
Lancaster Camp Grounds
Homecoming Rally Day At First Methodist Church
Nelsonville notices the annual Homecoming and Rally Day at the First Methodist Church on October 20. A basket dinner will be served at noon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
First Methodist Church
Barstow 60 Dies After Stroke in Columbus Hospital
Orville Barstow, 60, former Nelsonville resident, died Wednesday at Mercy Hospital Columbus after a stroke on August 31. He is survived by his wife Edna, two brothers Stanley Newark and Arthur Columbus, and sisters Mrs. Faye Howard and Gertrude (deceased). A funeral will be held at 2 p.m. in Columbus with burial in a Columbus cemetery.
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Nelsonville
Orville Barstow
Mercy Hospital
Columbus
John R
Iva Barstow
Edna
Stanley
Newark
Arthur
Faye Howard
Gertrude
Tunisia Asks U S Arms in Border Defense Request
Tunisia formally requests American weapons to defend against border attacks from French forces in Algeria. The move hints Bourguiba may seek Communist suppliers if rejected, while French officials oppose shipments amid fears arms reach Algerian nationalists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Tunisia
Al-geria
Habib Bourguiba
Nelsonville trio to attend Old Barn Conference in Germantown
John Coker Jerry Priser and Kenneth Davis of Nelsonville will attend the 38th annual Old Barn Conference in Germantown September 27 to 29 for men of the Episcopal Diocese of Southern Ohio. The event features Rt Rev Bravid Washington Harris Bishop of Liberia who will discuss his experiences and the world wide Anglican mission. Also speaking are Capt Reginald Harvey of London head Anglican Army Evangelistic work and Dr Howard Harper of the Presiding Bishop's laymen committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
John Coker
Jerry Priser
Kenneth Davis
Germantown
Episcopal Diocese
Ohio
Bravid Washington Harris
Episcopal Missionary District of
Liberia
Henry W. Hobson
Harris
Anglican Communion
Reginald Harvey
London
Anglican Church Army
England
Howard Harper
Whisky Beer and Smokes Boost Tax Income
Excise taxes netted Uncle Sam more than 10 billion dollars in the 1957 fiscal year ending June 30. Nearly half the total came from whisky beer and cigarettes with other items also contributing sizeable shares.
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Washington
Uncle Sam
Nearby Visits Spell a Weekend of Family Travel
Zaleski Thomas A. James of Pittsburgh spent the weekend visiting his brother and sister in law Donald James and Cleire James, returning with Miss James who will visit Albert James and Mr. and Mrs. Thomas James. Harold Smith of Willoughby and Watt Hill visitors were noted with other relatives in Ohio towns.
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Youngstown
H. W. Atkingson
Neil
McArthur
James McKibben
C. E. Vansky
Columbus
Chillicothe
Emmett Johnson
Johnson
Dan Johnson
Frank Lewis
David Lee
Dayton
Mrs. Lucy Harris Rites Friday in Sharpsburg
Funeral services for Mrs. Lucy Forrest Harris 74 of Sharpsburg will be held Friday at 1 30 p m at Fawcett Stone funeral home. She died Wednesday at her home after a long illness born May 3 1883 in Morgan County daughter of John and Mary Thompson Strode survivors include four sons one sister and two granddaughters. Burial in Mt Hermon Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home.
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Chesterhill
Lucy Forrest Harris
Sharpsburg
Fawcett-Stone
Harris
Lyle Harris
Morgan County
John
Mary Thompson Strode
George
Ralph
Wilbur
Mt. Pleasant
Mich
Lizzie Dickson
Mount St Mary Hospital Notes
Hospital notices list new arrivals and discharges for several families. New births include a son for Mr. and Mrs. Joe Marshall of Glouster Route 3 and a daughter for Mr. and Mrs. Edward McWilliams of Nelsonville. Several patients are admitted or dismissed across Athens County.
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Joe Marshall
Glouster
Edward McWilliams
Nelsonville
Beverly Lescallette
New Lexington
Bert Ridenour
Shawnee
George Swart
Albany
Barbara Huffines
Haydenville
Rita Burns
McConnelsville
Merrill Dickerson
New Plymouth
Charles Coakley
Logan
Harry Wolfe
Nancy Perry
Athens
Alice Poole
Nora Cagg
June Antle
Chauncey
Edward Dawley
Carbon Hill
Della Hughes Logan
Irene Wingett
CWA Union Sets Up Headquarters in Nelsonville Strike
Tele phone strike enters fifth day as CWA locals establish headquarters at Red Men Hall. Members plan 3 p m meeting while Ohio Bell properties show line presence. management staff handle emergency calls. Local merchants report business hit as phone orders stall.
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Nelsonville
Communications Workers of America
CIO
Red Men Hall
Ohio Bell
Msgr Yantke 69 Dies After Long Illness
Nelsonville Ohio Rt Rev Msgr Stephen A Yantke 69 died after a four year illness in Mount St Mary Hospital He was ordained May 31 1915 served in Murray City McConnellville Barton Ohio for 27 years He resigned in 1953 entered hospital lying in state at St Andrews Church Saturday Funeral Mass Monday at 11 Bishop Massie to preside Interment Latrobe Pa Survived by sister Mrs Mary Timpko Beverly Ohio and other relatives
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Nelsonville
Stephen A. Yantke
Mount St. Mary Hospital
Msgr
Yantke
Murray City
McConnellville
Barton
Ohio
St. Andrews Catholic Church
Warren Funeral Home
Massie
Steubenville
Latrobe
Mary Timpko
Beverly
Indians Make Buckeye Nuts Edible by Boiling
Buckeye nuts from Ohio’s state tree contain poisons but Indigenous peoples learned to render them edible through repeated boiling processes.
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Ohio
GOP Practice For 10 Hours Sunday
Nelsonville Ground Observer Post to conduct a 10 hour Sunday drill from 8 a m Volunteers to report for duty at the Columbus and Southern Ohio Electric Buildings on Factory Rd Contact Joe Calvin for assignment Aircraft types include multi motor jets and conventional planes in formations of three or more aircraft and all unknowns
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Nelsonville
Joe Calvin
Columbus
Southern Ohio Electric
Factory Rd
Hurricane Diameter Potentially Reaches 500 Miles
A major hurricane could span about 500 miles in diameter, indicating an unusually wide system. Meteorologists note the broad size may affect coastal impact and rainfall bands, though intensity remains the key factor for damage potential.
Carpenter Family Hosts Birthday Dinner in Honor of Dwaine Jordan
Mr. and Mrs. William Culwell entertained with a birthday dinner on Sunday September 16 honoring their daughter Mrs. Dwaine Jordan. Attending were Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Tackett and grandson, Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Fraley and children, Mrs. Bertie Perry Greenup Ky, Mr. and Mrs. Mendal Jordan, Melva Faye Walter, and Mrs. Mallie Lowther of Carpenter. Mr. and Mrs. Peter Kepner Hartford were weekend guests of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Dale Dye. Mrs. Westina Crabtree
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William Culwell
Dwaine Jordan
Thomas Tackett
Clarence Fraley
Bertie Perry
Greenup
Mendal Jordan
Melva Faye Walter
Mallie Lowther
Carpenter
Peter Kepner
Hartford
Dale Dye
Westina Crabtree
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Nelsonville Area Women’s News
Estella Cagg
Ao H. White
Couno
C. G. Houck
Koved
W. H. Herbert
Christian Worker's School
Harold Kellogg
Hazel Werner
Kellogg
Jesus
Florence Nightengale
British Isles
L. C. Staats
Speech
Ohio University
F. M. Wentz
America
Omafic
Cable
Keen Eo AG
Blackie
Wichita
Kan
Pete Chavez
Allen Smith
Chavez
Mr. Barstow
U.S
Edith J. Mansfield
R.D. No. 2
Guysville
Otis Mansfield
C. QO
Mansfield
Athens County
Roger J. Jones
Said County
Zaleski
Mrs. Harris
Hilleary Shoe Hospital
Good Housekeeping
Foster's
Drug & Jewelry Store
Yyrocours Shoes
Columbus Street
CWA
Msgr. Yantke
Love Brothers
BETTS
Wolfe's
Sealy
Willett
Kling
Lloyd
Kroehler
Dagstrom
Berne
Tell City Maple
W. Washington Street
FBI
Chambray
Oxfords
ORLON
IVY League
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