Billy Moore Uncovers Gibisonville Past From Civil War Pension Records
Local trader Billy Moore, longtime Gibisonville postmaster and storekeeper, recovered Civil War veteran and widow pension lists from the village post office. The names, many with descendants still nearby, reveal a once-bustling trade center now quiet on the surface.
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Billy Moore
Gibisonville
Logan
Moore
Billy Ireland
Columbus Dispatch
Ohio
Mr. Moore
T. D. Woods
George Conn
Samuel Stuart
Robert Moore
Oliver
J. L
Luther
Benjamin Rouse
William McBroom
George Sweet
Jacob Clapper
Henry Seesholtz
Corwin
George
Andy
Joe Marshall
Pleasant Valley Boys Club Meeting June 7 Recap
June 7 meeting at Nolan Sater home discussed club projects with Harold Ruggles county extension agent. Refreshments served by Mrs. Sater to named members. Also Calico Ridge Club met June 8 with basket raffle plans and refreshments. Westinghouse reports aluminum fin use reduces radio tube weight by 56 percent. Northern forests exist north of the Arctic circle.
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Pleasant Valley Boys Club
Nolan Sater
Harold Ruggles
Sater
James Cox
Lloyd Goheen
Earl
Larry
Joe Kornmiller
Robert Ringhiser
Paul Sater
Calico Ridge Boys Club
Roy Montgomery
Westinghouse
Work and Grow Boys 4-H Club Elects Leaders
The Work and Grow Boys 4-H Club of Hocking County met at leader Maurice Acker's home. Officers elected were Dovel Bush president Junior Acker vice president Robbie Miller secretary and treasurer Bill Dougherty news reporter Billie Miller recreation leader. County extension agent Harold Ruggles assisted. A softball game followed. Next meeting set for June 17 at 6 30 PM at Ronald Duffey's home.
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Union Livestock 4-H Club
Hocking Grange Hall
Robert Pontious
Jack North
Bill Allbery
Herbert Colwell
Robert Beery
Jim Allbery
Bill North
Junior Dicken
Jay Wagoner
Louis Taulbee
Maurice Acker
Logan Route 3
Dovel Bush
Junior Acker
Robbie Miller
Bill Dougherty
Billie Miller
Harold Ruggles
Robert Swackhammer
Wesley Hutchins
Bill Miller
Lloyd Vermillion
Ed Dougherty
Max Robinette
Ronald Duffey
John Gillogly
Wide a Wake Club Plans Scrap Drive for 4 H Foundation
The Wide a-Wake Club held its third meeting at advisor I C Weaver's home on June 4 with vice president Link Rutgers leading. Ilem and Weaver demonstrated care of rabbits and a wiener roast was planned for June 13 to raise funds.
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Weaver
Bobby Leadbetter
Link Rutgers
George Weaver
Slem Weaver
Eldon Clucker
Paul Proctor
Gene Hillyer
B. H. Jones
I. C. Weaver
Ilem
4-H Foundation
Liquor Agencies In Ohio Post Five Week Sales
The State Liquor Department reported 42 private agency stores in Ohio sold $446,908.64 in five weeks ending May 28. Agencies earned commissions exceeding $22,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
State Liquor Department
Ohio
Remains of Stone Age Cakes Found in Swiss Lake Dwellings
Archaeologists report discovery of stone-age cake remnants in Swiss lake dwellings. The ovens likely baked coarse grain goods, shedding light on ancient food practices and daily life at prehistoric settlements along the lake shores.
Firemen rush to smoke at Nichols residence in Ponca City
Neighbors called firemen after smoke poured from the kitchen at Ed Nichols home in Ponca City Oklahoma Firemen found the source in the stove where Nichols was drying rain soaked newspaper The note mentions Birth of a Nation as the first million dollar movie.
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Ponca City
Okla
Ed Nichols
Nichols
Early Brand Marks on Ancient Goods
The practice of placing a brand mark on goods dates back to ancient civilization. Early excavations reveal bricks bearing markings, suggesting organized identification and ownership of wares in ancient markets.
Light from farthest visible star takes 900000 years
The text notes that light from the most distant star visible to the naked eye requires about 900,000 years to reach Earth. It contrasts this with the idea of a slave's work linked to a manufacturer, framing a discussion on distance and observation.
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Earth
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Cleon Tucker
Laurel Township
Merry Workers
Merry Workers Club
Bonnie Harden
Rachelmacher Park
Janet Coakley
Ann Glick
Helen
Virginia Schrader
Mona
Rosalie Strawn
Evelyn Bowlby
Shirley Redd
Marilyn St. Clair
Union Livestock
Pleasant Valley Boys
Calico Ridge
The
Arctic Circle
Hocking County 4-H Club News
Wide-A-Wake Club
Zee
Capital Finance Corp
Nelsonville
Columbus St
K. Appleman
Kelvinator
Logan Home Furnishings
Main St
Logan, Ohio
Gould’s Orchestra
Rt. 33
Kimberly and
Carbondale
W. Main
Tite
Drov
Pepsi Cola Bottling Co
Athens
Pepsi-Cola Company
ABC
Logan Glass Works
Lamp Department
General Electric Company
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