Richwood Youth Wins State Pole Vault Title
Imant Samils of Richwood becomes the first state Class A pole vault champion for his town. He cleared 11 feet 8 inches after advancing through 11 feet 4 and 11 feet 6 earlier rounds, edging West Alexandria’s Don Green as a cloudburst paused the event. Samils began track in Richwood in 1957 and built toward a relays and league wins before his state conquest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Imani Samils
Dick Blue
Gary Carrel
Columbus
Blue
Carrel
Don Green
West Alexandria
Richwood
Imant Samils
Imant
Green
Richwod
Samils
Ohio Wesleyan
Special Meeting of Baccarat Unit No. 40 Held
Mrs. Rodney Boda presided at the May 25 special meeting of Baccarat Unit No. 40 American Legion Auxiliary. Officers for 1960 1961 were proposed by the nominating committee and include Lena Weatherby as president Gladys Beckley as 1st vice president Glenna Stout as 2nd vice president Martha Winkle as treasurer Zita Griffith as secretary Irene Fogle as sergeant at arms Lucille McVicker as chaplain and Blanche Howard Fannie McNeal Ruth Riley and Nona Boda as executive committee. Election is set for June 8 with all members urged to attend. A district summer convention is planned for June 5 at West Jefferson High School with District President Lee McElroy in charge and Department secretary Mrs Lee E Moore guest speaker. Following the meeting Memorial Day wreaths and sprays were prepared and refreshments served. Next Legion Home meeting June 8 at 8 p m for annual officer election.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rodney Boda
Baccarat
No. 40
American Legion Auxiliary
Lena Weatherby
Gladys Beckley
Glenna Stout
Martha Winkle
Zita Griffith
Irene Fogle
Lucille McVicker
Blanche Howard
Fannie McNeal
Zanesville
Swimming Lessons At Richwood Lake Beach
Richwood Lake offers summer swimming courses with Senior Lifesaving for ages 16 and up in June and multiple sessions in late June to early July. Swimmers may purchase season tickets at the concession stand from May 28, with family tickets at 10 dollars and individual tickets at 6 dollars.
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Richwood Lake
Richwoods
Hospital Auxiliary Plans Home Talent Show for Oct 6 7
The Memorial Hospital Auxiliary of Union County invites the public to a two day talent show The High Fever Follies on October 6 and 7 at Marysville high school auditorium to raise funds for hospital needs and ongoing projects The group of 2000 members across 45 guilds has donated medical equipment and supported patient care since 1951 and a recent drive aims to finish paying for a hospital operating room table balance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Women’s Auxiliary of
Memorial Hospital of Union Co
Memorial Hospital
Union County Health Department
Ohio Hospital Association
Marysville High School
Richwod
Former Residents Enjoying Extended Trip
Mrs. Mary Wiencke and her sister Amy are touring after leaving St. Petersburg on May 15. They recently spent time in New Orleans and Corpus Christi visiting relatives, staying in a motel where Jimmy McAllister read the Richwood Gazette. They plan to travel to California to meet more of a brother’s family and expect to return to Richwood in September.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Gazette
Mary Wiencke
Amy
St. Petersburg
New Oreleans
Corpus Christy
Texas
Jimmy McAllister
Richwood Gazette
Richwood
California
Richwood Garden Club Flower Show At Legion Hall June 11
The Richwood Garden Club hosts its annual flower show Saturday June 11 at the American Legion hall from 12 noon to 9 pm. Exhibits must be grown by entrants with strict class limits and themed arrangements such as Some Sunday Morning and Reaching for the Moon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richwood Garden Club
Legion Hall
American Legion Hall
Albert Family Injured In Three-Car Crash
The Albert family of near Richwood sustained injuries in a three car crash on Route 739 west of Green Camp in Union County. Eight were taken to San Antonio Hospital in Ken ton. Mrs Albert 29 remained in good condition with possible internal injuries and other injuries. The crash occurred at 10 20 am when William D Carr 70 of near Marion pulled onto 739 into the path of Robert E Cellar 19 of near Marion. Cellar and Richard Cellar 8 were treated and released from Marion General Hospital. Carr is summoned to appear June 20 in Union County Court at Marysville. Mr and Mrs Bud Williams attended the Alumni Banquet. Mrs Williams is the former Evelyn Reams.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl E. Albert
Richwood
Green Camp
Union County
San Antonio Hospital
Kenton
Albert
Susan
David
Phillip
Carla
Rita
Thomas
Marion
Wm. D. Carr
Robert E. Cellar
Carr
Cellar
Richard Cellar
Marion General Hospital
Marysville
Farm Orama plans held at Case Farm near Richwood
Plans for the Second Annual Farm Orama at the Russell P. Case Farm northeast of Richwood Ohio outline three days of live demonstrations on September 8 9 and 10. Machinery hay corn and soybean equipment will be shown with 300 acres of demonstrations 75 acres for hay 75 acres for soybeans 75 acres for corn and 75 acres for silage plus tiling seeding and earthmoving displays. Admission is 50 cents for adults and students. children free.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russell P. Case
Richwood
Ohio
Perry E. Clark
Farm-Orama
Columbus Tractor and Implement Club
Brookside Laboratories
New Knoxville
Case Farms
44th Annual Alumni Banquet Held Friday Night
The Richwood High School Alumni Association held its 44th annual banquet Friday in the school cafeteria serving 219 with 50 at the dance due to bad weather. Sunset Serenaders provided music. Dr Roy E Jolley attended the 50 year class. The 25 year class had 10 members. John Cheney was elected president with Don Ramsey as vice president and Esther Anderson as secretary-treasurer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richwood High School Alumni Association
Claiborne Grange
H. S. Auditorium
Sunset Serenaders
Milford Center
Roy E. Jolley
Richwood
Charles Linn Kagay
Columbus
C. E. Kagay
Marion Kagay
Fred L. Erwin
H. S. Quartet
Danny Sanders
Bob Thomasson
John Morrison
Larry Main
Nomads
Charles Gill
Fred Allgower
Roxanne
Steven Ballinger
Robert Mather
John Cheney
Don Ransome
Ann Porter Hahn
Sec
Esther Anderson
Class 1950 Reunion Enjoyed At Prospect Park
A 10 year reunion picnic for Richwood High School class of 1950 and families was held at Prospect Park on Sunday May 29. Attendees included Patt Houk Knute Roberts Pat Osborne and 15 others with 29 graduates in the class. Some members unable to attend sat at the Alumni Banquet table. Status: reunion event with readings from class history will and prophecy.
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Prospect Park
Richwood High School
Patt Houk
Knute Roberts
Pat Osborne
Paul Speyer
Ellen Hoffman
Robert Houk
Patt Warner
Everett Matlack
Marcella Reeley
Dick Moffett
Anna Lee Potts
Russell Lowe
Tamia Loug Silliman
Pat Webb Osborne
Janet Sieg
Gene Cameron
Larry Davis
Ralph Holloway
Eddie Gulliford
Amos Rush
Paul Howard
Louis Erwin
Joyce Hamilton
Charles Shields
Drexel Engineer Named Director of Teacher Training Program
G William Zuspan of 2902 Highland Ave Broomall Pa assistant professor of metallurgical engineering at Drexel Institute has been named director of the Drexel College of Engineering Teacher Training Program He will supervise instruction in teaching techniques and the program is described as the first of its kind run from within a college He also was elected chairman of the Middle Atlantic section of the Young Engineering Teachers Committee of the American Society of Engineering Education. Mr and Mrs Clifford McMahon of Mahon attended Alumni Banquet in Richwood where he was a twenty five year R H S graduate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. William Zuspan
Highland Ave
Broomall
Drexel Institute of Technology
Drexel
College of Engineering
Zuspan
Middle Atlantic
American Society of Engineering Education
Birthday Celebration Honors Mr. Ralph Dysert
Mr Clyde Fields and wife with daughter from near Byhalia joined Mr and Mrs Kenneth Fields for a Monday evening supper in honor of Mr Ralph Dysert s birthday anniversary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clyde Fields
Near Byhalia
Kenneth Fields
Ralph Dysert
Mr. Dysert
John Brown Receives Care at General Hospital
John Brown son of Mrs Janet Brown from Richwood was under medical care Saturday at General Hospital in Marion.
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Lizzie Kirk
Marion
Columbus
Richwod
John Brown
Janet Brown
Richwood
General Hospital
County Court House Summer Noon Hours Change
Union County approves summer trial closing of Wednesday noon hours. Offices will close at 12:00 on Wednesdays and Saturdays but stay open 8:30 to 4:00 other days, extending noon access by a half hour weekly for public services. Officials Paul A. Tallman Eugene Amline and Harry E. Reed sign off on the plan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Court House
Welfare Department
County Board of Education
County Commissioners
Paul A. Tallman
Eugene Amline
Harry E. Reed
Union County
Jacob C. Bowersmith Dies in Hospital at 75
Jacob Charles Bowersmith 75, a former Magnetic Springs resident, died May 27 at Chillicothe General Hospital after five years of ill health. Born May 28, 1884 in Union County, he married Bessie Vigor in 1909. Survived by wife, three sons Joseph Chillicothe Ernest Xenia Raymond Ostrander, daughter Lillian Miller Ostrander, sisters Ola Mathers Mina Compton, ten grandchildren, two great grandchildren. one brother Lee deceased. Funeral in Winter Chapel. Oakdale Cemetery Marysville.
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Jacob Charles Bowersmith
Magnetic Springs
Chillicothe General Hospital
Union County
Laborn
Elizabeth Epps Bowersmith
Bessie Vigor
Joseph
Chillicothe
Ernest
Xenia
Raymond
Ostrander
Lillian E. Miller
Ola Mathers
Mina Compton
Marysville
Lee
Oakdale Cemetery
Eleven Richwood students place in district scholarship tests
Richwood high school sent thirty three students to the district scholarship competition with eleven earning high rankings. In Division II the honors include Raymond Yearsley 1st in district 4th state in Bookkeeping and John Morrison 1st in district 7th state in Biology among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richwood High School
Raymond Yearsley
Nancy Fields
Tom Connolly
Tony Wurtsbaugh
John
Memorial Day Celebration Draws Big Crowd in Town
Despite poor weekend weather the Memorial Day program went ahead with a Saturday parade the largest in years. Miss Nancy Evans was crowned queen and received a $100 Savings Bond from Mayor John Brobeck. A Lions barbecue sold over 1500 chicken servings as fireworks capped the three day festival. Tom Thomasson led the event and thanked volunteers for a community success.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nancy Evans
Jay Evans
E. Blagrove Street
John Brobeck
Lions Barbecue Chicken
Tom Thomasson
Polio Foundation Chapter Leadership Conference Report
The second annual chapter leadership conference in Troy Ohio highlighted stronger organization and broader programs for the National Polio Foundation. Union County officials report growth in volunteers and plans to move toward birth defects and arthritis aid while prioritizing polio patient care.
Aurora couple hosts Saturday guests from Denver area
Mr and Mrs Ralph Mendell hall of Aurora Colorado hosted Saturday guests M George Huntsinger and M Walter Whitman visiting Mr and Mrs C Blake and Mr and Mrs 4d Evans for a social gathering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph Mendehall
Aurora, Colorado
George Huntsinger
Walter Whitman
C. Blake
4D Evans
Fisher couple are guests in Richwood on Friday
Mr and Mrs Richard Fisher of Dayton were guests of friends in Richwood Friday while a member of the Alumni Memorial event was honored guest at the gathering.
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Richard Fisher
Dayton
Richwood
Alumni Meme Nea
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Hospital Auxiliary
Bud” Williams
Mechanicsburg
Williams
Evelyn Reams
Wm. Zuspan
Clifford McMahon
Mahon
Jacob C. Bowersmith
National Polio Foundation
Troy
Harry Cooper
The
Health Organization
National Foundation
Children's Hospital
Basil O’connor
New York City
Rocheste N. Y
Dallas
San Francisco
Th Health Organization
Tt Nation
Union Coun
Pa Ridge
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