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1) 1996 Country Journal article about Capen schoolhouse repainting done by Sean, Marybeth, Jerome and Maura Noonan 2) Article about Worthington ZBA considering petition to move Capen schoolhouse to Worthington Corners

Full page ad announcing town's support for a nuclear freeze. Many names.

Photo of Darlene Hayden giving pony ride to Mellisa at the 1983 Worthington Congregational Church fair.

Newspaper article detailing gravestone restoration at Guard cemetery. Mentioned are: Ted Clayton, Lois Ashe Brown, Don Dorrington, Marcia and Frank Feakes, Eileen Daneri and Muriel Claydon.

Two articles about the Worthington Metrhodist churches, one in South Worthington and the other in West Worthingtonl. One discussing possible renovation, the other discussing demolition of a decaying property.

Large spread with many black and white photos showing the Corners Grocery under the ownership of Brad and Judy Fisk. Photos of Brad Fisk, Mrs. Kenneth Osgood, Arthur Q. Smith, Mrs. Richard Demagall, Sandra Demagall

Three burial permits from the 1930s and 40s

"Worthington Author" review of Roundabout Ransom written and illustrated by Phyllis Cote.

Article desribing lawsuit brought by Nathan Clark against the town of Worthington following an accident on an unmaintained town road that caused serious injury to his wife. He was awarded 604.18.

Newspaper article describing the arrest at Fort Braggm N.C. by Army authorities of William Claude Napp of Worthington for manslaughter. He was responding to a rejection of ahis application for leave to attend his father's funeral. Mentioned as well…

Newspaper articles about various subjects: disowning wife, divorcing husband, debts, insolvency notice, patents, post office robbery, suicide, drowning, fires; freezing to death
, etc. etc. Among the names mentioned are Mr. Goldthwait (robbery),…

"Search for Worthington Man." Mentioned are the missing man: Carl Maynard and his employer E. S. Burr (stage operator), his mother Mrs. A. J. Alling

News article titled "Opening Snowbound Road in Worthington" Caption reads: "Although the town of Worthington has several motorized snowplows, it still find the old-fashioned way of breaking open a snowbound road effect. This four-horse hitch, driven…

Article discussing the election of C[harles]. Kenneth (Ken) Osgood (1912-1977) as Fire Chief. Also mentioned are Ashley Cole, Robert Hixon, Horance Bartlett, Howard Pease, Ralph Kerley Jr., and Carl Joslyn. Article discussed equipment and…

From Karen McTaggart via Facebook: "That’s Ethel Clark Helmes. She was a school teacher in South Worthington, then left teaching and worked at a business there. Her parents lived corner of Thomas Rd. and Carrington Rd. in Montgomery. She would…

Two black and white photographs showing Russell H. Conwell at his home is South Worthington, posing with his Daimler automobile.

Titled: "Days of Carpetbags Bring Thought of Edwin S. Burr" focuses on the mail route run by Edwin (Ed) Burr (1836-1905), mostly duringnthe first decades of the 20th century

Letter written to "Dear Teacher" by George Cross of West Worthington , about what he did during the summer (hay and fish). He was around 13 years old when he wrote this. There is also a transcription

2 page letter on lined legal-sized paper written to Edward L. Higgins of West Chester, by Nellie Smith. There is also a transcription that retains the original spelling.