Willow Creek mine fire damages Riley Brothers property
Fire at the Willow Creek coal mine near Murray City destroyed buildings and hoppers owned by Riley Brothers. Sheriff investigates suspected arson with four simultaneous ignition points. Loss about 5000 dollars, partly insured, as owners reportedly worked at the mine the previous day.
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Nelsonville
Riley Brothers
Murray City
New Straitsville
Hocking County
Willow Creek
Coal Gate
Miss Lucille Fiske Hosts H T Club Easter Luncheon
Nelsonville April 6 Miss Lucille Fiske was hostess to the H. T. club Tuesday evening. At a late hour an Easter luncheon of yellow and white was served to eight members.
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1. H. T. Club
Nelsonville
Lucille Fiske
Marble Play Prize Rules Set For Nelsonville Tourney
In Nelsonville on April 6, 128 boys entered the YMCA marble tournament to be held next Saturday. Prizes include theater passes and clothing vouchers for winners and runners up in two age classes, along with specific shoe and trouser rewards. Rules require lag shooting order, knuckling outside the ring, no follow ups, and shooter limits. Players must supply six marbles and a shooter sized between five eighths and six eighths inch.
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Nelsonville
Majestic Theatre
D. Adamson
Wilson & McGill's
Dad
Berean class reports 105 attendance at Sunday service
In Nelsonville on April 6 the Berean class drew 105 attendees with special music. With Easter next Sunday the president urges all members to attend and bring a new member toward a 309 goal. The Resurrection story will be told.
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Nelsonville
Berean
Bereans
Hyperion Club entertains members with fiction review
Hyperion club members met in Nelsonville on a Saturday afternoon. Mrs. Charlies Bartels reviewed The Little French Girl and Mrs. E J Kessinger read a paper on Drama. A discussion followed the program.
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Hyperion Club
Nelsonville
H. D. Krieg
Roll Call
Charlies Bartels
E. J. Kessinger
W C T U Meeting Set For Tuesday In Nelsonville
Nelsonville April 6 The W C T U will meet at Mrs E J Kessinger home Tuesday afternoon at two oclock A good attendance is desired for the gathering of the women workers in the temperance cause
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Nelsonville
E. J. Kessinger
Superintendent Crawford speaks to Senior Endeavor at church
Nelsonville April 6 Superintendent O O Crawford was the speaker at the Senior Endeavor society gathering at the Presbyterian church. He talked on The Relationship of the Young People to the Church and Community and was warmly received by the young attendees led by Reverend Mr Evans.
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Nelsonville
O. O. Crawford
Endeavor Society
Presbyterian Church
Mr. Evans
Hebron Couple Guests of Frank Patton Over Sunday
Dr. and Mrs. W. E. Lee of Hebron were over Sunday guests of Mrs. Lee's father, Frank Patton, at his home.
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W. E. Lee
Hebron
Frank Patton
Students from Ohio Wesleyan and Delaware visit home
Miss Mary Sharp and Miss Ruth Hyde, students at Ohio Wesleyan, are guests of their parents here for the Easter vacation. Charles Weitzheimer, a student at Delaware, is the guest of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Chas Weltzheimer.
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Mary Sharp
Ruth Hyde
Ohio Wesleyan
Charles Weitzheimer
Delaware
Chas. Weltzheimer
Nelsonville Boys Compete in City Hexathlon
Eighty four Nelsonville youths took part in a national hexathlon at the Y M C A. Top scorers include Mac Bartlett 455 in 60 to 90 pound class, Joseph Griffin 411 in 95 pounds, Grubby Steenrod 486 in 119 pounds, Charles Kennard 419 in 125 pounds, and Oliver Bishop 487 in unlimited class. Only six met the event requirements. totals were 15,000 points this year versus 18,000 last year.
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Nelsonville
Mac Bartlett
Charles Mellinger
Joseph Griffin
Grubby” Steenrod
Charles Kennard
Oliver Bishop
Entertain Class in Nelsonville by Mrs Milholland
Golden Rule class of the Christian church was entertained Saturday afternoon by teacher Mrs Orlando Milholland at her Mill Street home. Games awarded prizes to Margery Hickman Helen Keating and Florence Lewis. Wild Rose bookmarks served as favors. Hostess aided by Catherine Courtney and Beatrice Higgins. Attendees included Helen Keating Edna Laughlin Louise Huffman Jane Huffman Margery Hickman Velma Turner Mary Margaret Mechem Lucille Sheppard Doris Wallace Florence Lewis Winfield Lewis and Carl Bartoe.
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Nelsonville
The
Christian Church
Orlando Milholland
Mill Street
Margery Hickman
Helen Keating
Florence Lewis
Catherine Courtney
Beatrice Higgins
Edna Laughlin
Louise
Jane Huffman
Velma Turner
Mary Margaret Mechem
Lucille Sheppard
Doris Wallace
Florence and Winfield Lewis
Carl Bartoe
Gardner gold fibre screen installed at Majestic theatre
Nelsonville reports S. S. Steenrod installed a new Gardner gold fibre screen at the Majestic theatre. It is described as the last word in screen construction and marks a modernization of the venue.
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Nelsonville
8S. S. Steenrod
Majestic Theatre
Barron Announces Arrival of Daughter in Nelsonville
Nelsonville on April 6 reports Mr and Mrs Ray Barron announcing the arrival of a little daughter on Saturday.
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Nelsonville
Ray Barron
Mrs Emma Gibbs Buried Sunday in Nelsonville
Funeral services for Mrs Emma Gibbs were held Sunday afternoon at the Nelson home on East Franklin street. The Reverend Morrell led the service with a Methodist church quartet and soloists performing Lead Kindly Light and Nearer My God to Thee. She was buried at Greenlawn beside her husband who died four years earlier.
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Nelsonville
Nelson Home
East Franklin Street
Emma Gibbs
Morrell
Methodist Church
le Fever
Bay
Lancaster
Helen’ Largent
Elda Crouse
Greenlawn
C M T C Blanks Now Ready for Camp Knox Training
Nelsonville report notes H J Long, local chairman for Citizens Military Training camp, says application blanks are available for young men to enroll for July at Camp Knox Kentucky. Government provides free transport, meals, 30 days of training, good food shelter medical care clothing and laundry plus athletics access.
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Nelsonville
H. J. Long
Citizens Military Training
Camp Knox
Kentucky
Army recruits seek physically fit males 17 to 24 for basic course
The notice explains eligibility for the basic course in citizenship training under U S Army officers. Applicants must be physically fit male citizens aged 17 to 24. Full details on other classes are available from the local chairman at the post office.
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United States Army
Arrest in Chickens Theft Ends in County Ring
Forty chickens stolen from Jesse Hall's Meigs county farm near Harrisonville sparked a multi county chase. Officers Sheriff Harry Rice Deputy Tracy Constable Roush Deputy J Cady and Marshal Henry Williams traced the fowl to John Eisnaugle in Glouster who was arrested and jailed in Pomeroy. A further local arrest was anticipated.
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The
Law
Jesse Hall
Harrisonville
Meigs County
Harry Rice
Tracy
Roushall
J. Cady
Athens County
Marshall Henry Williams
Glouster
John Eisnaugle
Hull
Eisnaugle
Pomeroy
Cady
Birmingham Scientist Unveils Cheap Long lasting Power Cells
A prominent Birmingham scientist, unnamed, claims a new generative electricity source using abundant materials thought valueless. The cells cost little to produce and are said to last for years without exhaustion, potentially revolutionizing current power methods.
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Birmingham
England
Veteran of Civil War Killed in Columbus Traffic Crash
Joel Wolf, 89, a Civil War veteran from Leesburg, was struck at a busy intersection in Columbus and died within two hours at Grant hospital from a probable skull fracture. The driver, W. E. Davis Jr. of Columbus, was detained for investigation as relatives prepared to claim the body.
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Columbus
Joel Wolf
Leesburg
Grant Hospital
W. E. Davis, Jr
Wolf
Dr Edwards Olive Tablets Promised Liver and Bowels Cure
A long standing physician Dr F M Edwards treated many women with liver and bowel ailments using Dr Edwards Olive Tablets. The olive colored pills, claimed to cleanse the liver and bowel waste, improve complexion and energy. Sold 15 and 30 cents as a safe calomel substitute.
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F.M. Edwards
Dr. Edwards
Athens Pioneer Citizen R P Rifenberick Dies
Captain R P Rifenberick, former Republican figure in southwestern Ohio, died recently. Born in Pennsylvania he moved to Cincinnati then California with gold seekers. He helped found the Denver News, served in the Civil War with the 4th Ohio cavalry, started an insurance firm, tried a Athens match factory, helped build the T O C railroad, and later worked as land and tax agent for several lines including C N D and B and O.
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Columbus
Ohio
R. P. Rifenberick
Pennsylvania
Cincinnati
California
Far West
Denver
Rocky Mountain News
News
4Th Ohio Cavalry
Athens
C. N
Fire destroys Forsee hotel in Athens Tennessee
An early morning blaze of unknown origin destroyed the Forsee hotel in Athens Tennessee. One man is missing and a woman is seriously injured after leaping from the third floor. Several others suffered injuries, and nearby properties including Jones Drug Co Julian Drug Co and the Cumberland Telephone Co were damaged. Property damage is estimated at 200000.
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Athens
Tenn
Forsee
Jones Drug Co
Julian Drug Co
Cumberland Telephone Co
Wife files $50,000 alienation suit in missing sister case
In Denver on April 4 a nationwide search was begun for Joseph Bassow former Denver hotelier and Wyoming ranch owner after Mrs Bassow filed an alienation suit for 50 000 dollars against her sister Miss Liza Maslakova who is also missing The suit accuses Maslakova of alienating affection and causing the breakdown of the marriage The development follows Bassow and Maslakova disappearing and the case centers on the possible missing parties and legal action
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Denver
Colo
Joseph Bassow
Wyoming
Bassow
Liza Maslakova
Sister's Artful Campaign Aims for Bassow’s Affection
The draft describes an artful, amorous and seductive campaign by her sister to win the companionship and affection of DBassow. Read as a personal plot, it details social maneuvering and romantic intent within a family context.
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Dbassow
Man Charged With Assault In Tent to Kill Incident
Dallas Radcliffe of Athens pleaded not guilty at arraignment before Mayor I A Koons and was bound over to the grand jury on an assault with intent to kill charge. Stoward Morgan, 17, alleges Radcliffe attacked with a pitchfork, hitting him about the head and stabbing the arm, then striking again with a piece of rod. Radcliffe was arrested by Police Chief Herb Walker.
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Dallas Radcliff
Athens
I. A. Koons
Stoward Morgan
Radcliffe
Rick
Herb Walker
Modern girls kiss not red but men do
A brief quip notes that modern girls may not blush when kissing while men do, reflecting a tongue in cheek take on courtship signals and gendered reactions.
Order of DeMolay to Maintain Camps Across Regions
Four regional vacation camps for DeMolay members will be operated this summer under the Grand Council in Kansas City. Camps include Templar Park Spirit Lake Iowa Camp Nelson Dodd Brinkhaven Ohio Presbyterian Hill Hollister Missouri and Bear Lake Lodge near Estes Park Colorado. Camp Rademaker will be run by the Royal Arch Masons of Michigan near Manistee with July 2 Labor Day dates. Fathers and chapter advisors eligible for attendance.
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Kansas City
Order of DeMolay
Grand Council of the Order
Templar
Grand Chapter
Royal Arch Masons of Michigan
Rademaker
Fathers of DeMotays
Camping and leadership program offers education and activities
The notice describes a ten day occupancy with athletics swimming fishing and hiking plus lectures on citizenship and DeMolay leadership. It also mentions income tax arguments about value and taxation.
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Beesides
Camphor Eye Wash Boon Promises Quick Relief
Camphor acts quick and simple remedies like hazel and hydrastis plus Lavoptik eye wash are advertised for sore weak or strained eyes. A small bottle is claimed to help any case and aluminum eye cups are offered free. Gibson's Pharmacy.
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Gibson's Pharmacy
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L Gate
Supt. Crawford
Zemo
Tag Soap Grocers
Rifenberick
Leonard Tucker
C. D. Shafer Co
Sloan’s
King Tut
John Barleycorn
Dayton
John
F. M. Spengler
Man
Tritipp
Simmons
Battery & Electric Co
F. J. Beasley Milling and Grocery Co
Ptary
Sterner
Castile
Cincinnati Soap
Viitri
National Paving Brick Manufacturers Association Engineers
Cleveland
Jesse L. Maxwell
Distinctive Funeral Services
Athens,o
Camphor
Mutual Home
Athene County
East Washington St
Athens Co. Law, and Loan Co
Athens, O
the Security Savings Bank
Hes
Kansas
Aili J
McPherson
A. D. McPherson
Rapid Shoe Repairing
W. Union ST
Boots
Jupiter
Cage
Santor
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