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1932
Raymond and Betty Jane
Bloom celebrated their golden
wedding anniversary Aug. 12,
1995. They have a daughter and
son-in-law, Lanasue and Dr.
Robert Carey; a daughter,
Brenda Bloom; and three
grandchildren, Douglas, Kevin
and Matthew Carey.
1933
Sympathy to Fred A. Murphy
on the death of his wife, Maxine
Harlan Murphy, of Wilmington,
Ohio, on July 11, 1995.
1935
After graduating from
Wilmington College, Walter
Nichols spent the next seven
years at Goshen, Ohio, teaching
science, industrial arts and
coaching boys and girls
basketball, then at Jefferson as
superintendent, teacher and
basketball coach. In the early
1950s, he was offered and
accepted the position of Clinton
County superintendent. Now
that he's retired, Walt uses his
spare time for gardening, lawn
care, tooting his trombone and
playing golf. He and his wife,
Grace, live in the old family
home in Westboro, Ohio.
1939
Donna (Taylor) and Nathan
Cory celebrated their golden
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wedding anniversary on July 16
at the Wilmington United
Methodist Church. They were
married in Circleville, Ohio, on
July 17. 1945.
1947
Robert and Jeanette (Hodson)
Bevan celebrated their 45th
wedding anniversary on June
18, 1995.
1948
Dale Minton, former
Wilmington mayor and World
War II veteran, represented
Clinton County at the dedication
of Ohio's memorial to its World
War II veterans held in
Cleveland, Ohio. This year is
the 50th anniversary of the war's
end. Dale's honors include two
Bronze Stars, a Purple Heart and
several theater ribbons.
1954
Charles W. Haarlammert
received a 50-year service award
from the Edenton Masonic
Lodge No. 332. He served as
worshipful master of Goshen
Lodge No. 119 in 1949 and
Edenton Lodge No. 332 in 1973.
Charles also served the district
as educational officer and district
deputy grand master.
Carl H. and Isabelle
(McMullen) Shanks retired at
the end of June 1995; he after 35
1/2 years as a research
entomologist with Washington
State University and she after
25 years of teaching in the
Vancouver, Washington and
Evergreen School Districts. Carl
is now part-time associate pastor
for First Friends Church in
Vancouver, working in
visitation, Bible study and retired
persons ministries. Isabelle will
be working closely with him.
Other than that, they plan to
spend their time traveling and
playing with their seven
grandchildren.
1957
Sympathy to Eleanor
McFadden Howard on the
ceath of her husband, James.
She currently resides in
Fairborn, Ohio.
1959
Harold Hewitt is headed for
ratirement relaxation after 30
j ears of involvement with the
YMCA. He joined the YMCA
of Central Ohio in 1965 as
program secretary of the Town
a nd Country Branch. In February
1968, he was hired as full-time
t irector in Pickaway County. In
1984, Harold moved from
c irector but continued working
t3 collect funds for a major
expansion that opened in May
1990. He retired in 1989 but
couldn't stay away completely,
j jining the local Y part time to
lelp with fund-raising, public
relations and recruitment for
Indian Guides.
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Mozelle Knight Brown and her
lusband, Francis, celebrated
their golden wedding
anniversary in August with a
reception at Snow Hill Country
Club in New Vienna, Ohio. They
were married July 3, 1945, in
Gainesville, Texas.
1962
Joyce and James Pinkerton
celebrated their45th anniversary
on June 10,1995.Theirchildren,
Janice and Chuck Keller of
Columbus, Md., Jeffery and
Debra Pinkerton of
Westminister, Colo., and Jack
and Linda Pinkerton of
Lewistown, hosted the special
occasion.
1965
John Hosier, director of Clinton
County Human Services, was
honored recently by Southern
State Community College as one
of this year's four notable
supporters. His leadership and
recommendations have resulted
in numerous referrals to the
college's Adult Basic and
Literacy Education (ABLE)
program, which helps clients/
students receive skill training
and GED certification. As a
member of two college advisory
boards, he has a unique
opportunity to influence the lives
of area residents.
Kay Kersey, formerly of
Wilmington, retired from her
position as physical education
teacher in the elementary schools
in Norwalk, Ohio, after 30 years
of service.
Walt Simkins has been named
the athletic director of the
Middletown-Monroe City
School District. Simkins
coached football at East Clinton
in 1965, then went to
Middletown in 1966. He has
coached football for 23 years
and basketball for 20 years,
including 10 seasons as a varsity
assistant basketball coach at
Middletown. He has coached
such players as Todd Bell, Cris
Carter and current Bengal Jeff
Cothran. He and his wife,
Carolyn, have three children.
Natalie, Julie and Bradley.
1967
Tom Gravlin has had a very
successful career with the Shell
Oil Company for 28 years, and
is enjoying being baick in Ohio.
The people in Ohio have given
Shell's charitable programs one
of the best receptions of any
other state in the country. Tom
is enjoying this work immensely.