Dispute Bubbles Over City Coal Contract Choice
Nelsonville officials reversed a fuel contract, awarding the city’s coal supply to the Bowers Co. at 1.79 a ton after Cawthorne Co. declined the 1.69 bid over weighing fees. Cawthorne plans to protest at Monday’s council meeting, seeking a possible restraining action.
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Nelsonville
Cawthorne Co-operative Coal Co
City Board of Control
Municipal Electric Light and Waterworks
Control Board
Co. G. Dew
F. G. Kouri
Charles and William Bowers Coal Co
Cawthorne Company
Bowers Company
Francis White
Services Announced at Nelsonville Methodist Church
Nelsonville First Methodist Church schedules Sunday activities including 9 30 a m Bible study 10 30 a m sermon by Rev Dr W P Clark on Do We Need a Revival of the Christian Religion Junior League gathering at the Methodist Church and other youth groups meeting at the Presbyterian Church 7 p m sermon by the pastor evangelistic services nightly at 7 30 oclock and an Easter program to be announced by The Messenger
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Nelsonville
First Methodist Church
W. P. Clark
Methodist Church
Presbyterian Church
Nelsonville Ministers Favor Local Option Election
Nelsonville ministers back a local option vote to ban 3.2 beer and all intoxicating liquors. Resolution signed by Rev. W. P. Clark and Rev. Leland Goodman calls for campaign organization and education to eliminate liquor sales in Nelsonville, with church events and meetings noted. A joint ministerial gathering with Meigs County is set for April 4 in Middleport.
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Nelsonville
Athens County Ministerial Association
Meigs County Association
Middleport
Nelsonville High School Building Entered in Night Break-in
Nelsonville High School Superintendent’s office was broken into on Thursday night. Glass from the front door and interior doors was shattered. The office was ransacked and an attempt to open the safe was made, but nothing of value appeared missing this morning.
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Nelsonville
Nelsonville High School
Nelsonville American Legion Auxiliary spring conference report
Nelsonville hosts the spring conference of the th district American Legion Auxiliary in Logan with members from Nelsonville including Mrs. Glen Allen and others. Four Nelsonville awards followed the membership drive. upcoming fall conference in Jackson and state convention in Cincinnati July 24 to 26.
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the &Th District
American Legion Auxiliary
Logan
Glen Allen
Carl Pettit
Lessie Hannas
Miles Howe
Joe Barrows
Isaac Vaughn
Jackson
Cincinnati
Clint Patton
Robert Patton
Mary Jo Keating
Franklin Stalters
Eiline Patton
the Plains
Charles Mitchell
Gertrude Patton
Athens
Reverend Goodman to Lead Nelsonville Church Services
The Church of Christ in Nelsonville will host Rev. Goodman as pulpit filler for Sunday morning. The service topics include The Man of Silence and The Transfigured Christ with a children's sermon from Jesus Friends Learn the Beautiful Secret. The choir will sing Still Will We Trust in God and special music accompanies the events. The men’s class meets at 9:30 in the first floor classroom and welcomes all men not elsewhere engaged.
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Nelsonville
Man of
Silence
Church of Christ
God
Nolte
Jesus
Christ
Shoe Plant Idle Pending New Contract Negotiations
Nelsonville plant of William Brooks Shoe Co. is idle as negotiations with Local Union No. 146 proceed. About 165 workers affected. Union says wage cuts from last November must be restored to prior levels before a new contract. workers voted 136 to 15 not to work after expiration. Company officials had no statement.
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Nelsonville
William Brooks Shoe Co
United Shoe Workers of America
CIO
Ray Shaner
Shaner
Library Will Tour County
The Athens County Public Library traveling service, announced by librarian Miss Dorothy Wightman, will tour Coolville Torch Hockingport Lottridge on Monday April 4 and Shade on Tuesday April 5. On Wednesday April 6 the route covers Albany Mineral New Marshfield and Luhrig with service headquarters at the schools. A routine schedule will be posted each Friday or Sunday for the district’s patrons until the schedule is fixed.
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Nelsonville
Athens County Public Library
Dorothy Wightman
Coolville
Torch
Hockingport
Lottridge
Shade
Albany
Mineral
New Marshfield
Luhrig
Scout Movie Shown Saturday at Majestic Theatre
Nelsonville reports Scouts and guests will view Bull Dog Drummond's Peril starring John Barrymore at the Majestic Theatre Saturday at 9 am. Released March 17, the Drum mond Bull Dog series installment debuts in this region, per local commissioner Harry Mettler. Rose Mary Smith, daughter of Mr and Mrs T J Smith, will sing on the Charlotte Gains program Saturday night from 8 15 to 8 45 over Station WOSU Columbus.
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Nelsonville
Majestic Theatre
Rosemary Smith
T. J. Smith
WOSU
Columbus
Sitdown Boss Promotes Volunteer Army Of Small Business Men
Walter L. Fry of Detroit advocates forming a volunteer army of small business men to replace the current administration with a business minded leadership. Fry, famed last year as the sitdown boss who dismissed workers during a strike, is shown with a portion of the 20,900 letters he sent to promote the plan.
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Walter L. Fry
Detroit
Fry
Father and Son Day Will Be Observed in Pilgrim Sunday School
Nelsonville hosts Father and Son Day on April 3 at the Pilgrim Sunday School on Chestnut Street. Son attendees are directed to the appropriate class, with the Young Men's Class taught by Mrs. George Garner. All are welcome to attend the service. Also noted: two German high speed trains are called Flying Hamburger and Flying Frankfurter.
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Nelsonville
Pilgrim Sunday School
Chestnut Street
George Garner
Riley Rite To Be Saturday
Mrs Sadie Grace Riley died Thursday in a Columbus hospital. The body was taken to Stouts Funeral Home for a Saturday service at 2 o clock. Burial will be at Greenlawn. She was the daughter of the late John Van Sickle and survived by three brothers, all of Deanville. Longfellow wrote The Hanging of the Crane in 1867 for his fellow poet Thomas B Aldrich.
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Sadie
Grace Riley
Columbus
Stout’s Funeral Home
Greenlawn
John van Sickle
Deanville
Longfellow
Thomas B. Aldrich
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