Sum Found Hidden in Old Nelsonville House
In Nelsonville an old vacant house on Poplar street yielded 4150 hidden in a trunk. Webb Coakley and sister Mattie, longtime residents in poverty, were wards of the state after guardians discovered the cash, wrapped in rags, with sixty twenty-dollar bills noted by the sister.
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Nelsonville
Poplar Street
Webb Coakley
Athens State Hospital
Mattie Coakley
Chauncey
Coakleys
A. L. Pritchard
Coakley
Hocking Valley Railroad
Nelsonville Rotary Elects Officers for New Year
Fred Johnson was elected president of the Nelsonville Rotary Club with Walter Wolf as vice president and J H Mechem as sergeant at arms. G R Robinson P C Morris Walter Wolf Fred Johnson and O A Ridder join the board. Ralph W Parks remains treasurer as membership reaches twenty seven. Local guests Bob Cole and John Woolley discussed Boy Scout support and Athens visit plans. An on night first aid demo by Scout troops and a Cleveland Rotary convention delegate were noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonvile
Fred Johnson
Nelsonville Rotary Club
Walter ‘Wolf
JH. F. Mechem
G. R. Robinson
P. C. Morris
Walter Wolf
F Woolley
Athens
Rotarians
Mechem
Cleveland
Rotary International
Double Funeral Held for Sisters in Nelsonville
Nelsonville held a large double funeral for Mrs. Mary Sisson and Mrs. Electa Wells at 495 Poplar Street. The sisters, who had lived together for years, died within hours of each other. Dr. Arthur M. Mann conducted services with Rev. E. Morrell assisting. Greenlawn burial. A wealth of flowers and messages from relatives near Honolulu, Pamms Illinois, California, and New York accompanied the procession.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
Mary *Sisson
Electa Wells
Poplard Street
Arthur M. Mann
Pataska
Burns
Columbus
Ralph Parks
Greenlawn
L. Baldwin
Beatrice Wells
Honolulu
William Boyles
Pamms
Illinois
Baldwin
Wells
Mr. Boyles
Bessie Sisson Shafer
California
Elizabeth Sisson Wilsey
New Yor City
Rotary Kiwanis clubs promote YMCA recreation league game
YMCA officers back a new recreational ball league played with a large soft ball and bat. The game targets activity for former athletes, described by club members and local coaches as a way to keep old stars engaged.
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Rotary
Kiwanis
Grotto
Down Town
Sisters' Funeral Draws Out-of-Town Attendees
In Nelsonville a double funeral for Mrs. Mary Sisson and Mrs. Electa Wells drew relatives and many out-of-town mourners. Attendees included Mr. and Mrs. Brewster from Pomeroy, Miss Rhea Lowery of McArthur, Mrs. Sarah Boyles and daughter Ethel from North Lewisburg, Ohio, and others from Columbus, Athens, and nearby towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
Mary Sisson
Electa Wells
Brewster
Pomeroy
Rhea Lowery
McArthur
Sarah Boyles
Ethel
North Lewisburg
Ohio
Wood
Thomas
Poole
Rauch
Knode
Columbus
Arthur Boyles
Mary
Arthur, Jr
Ed Schloss
Ida Brown
Lulu Poston
Athens
Playground Work Day Planned for Thursday in Nelsonville
Nelsonville residents are invited to participate in a playground work day on Thursday April 30 to prepare the area for summer athletic activities. Volunteers are urged to gather to improve the playground and support future programs.
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Nelsonville
City playground to become top athletic field this season
Groundwork begins with volunteers using rakes and shovels by 8 am. Tractors scrapers and rollers are secured for the transformation. The athletic boosters association directs the work after being tasked by the city council. Dinner will be served on the grounds.
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Ygrounds
Athletic Booster’s Association
Nelsonville Forms City Baseball League
Nelsonville opens a four team city league with East West Central and Buckeyes. Mayor Lax will pitch the first ball on May 5 as East faces Central. West vs Buckeyes follows on May 7. A city commission led by H F Mechem John Reed and Ralph Howe will oversee the new league.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
Central
Buckeyes
Lax
H. F. Mechem
John Reed
Ralph Howe
Nelsonville Visitors From Wilkinsburg Stop in Nelsonville
Dr and Mrs FE Neff of Wilkinsburg Pennsylvania were Nelsonville visitors for a short time Monday afternoon en route to Lancaster after visiting Albany Ohio. They stayed with Dr Neffs parents.
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Nelsonville
FE. L. Neff
Wilkinsburg
Lancaster
Albany
Ohio
Doctor Neff
Mrs Will Orndorf Rites Set After Illness and TB
Mrs Will Orndorf 36 died Tuesday after years of illness that culminated in tuberculosis. Survived by husband and three children Edward 12 James Jr 9 and Charles 7 with four other children deceased. Daughter of Mrs Louisa Banfield and sister to Mrs FE M Reese and Mrs A B Ray. Funeral at Methodist church Friday 2 PM led by Rev Turner. Burial in Glouster cemetery.
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Daughters of St. George and
The
Ladies of the Golden Eagle
Methodist Church
Mr. Turner
Glouster Cemetery
Chapter Glouster O E S inspected in Nel sonville
April 29 inspection by Mrs. Kelch of Nelsonville on O E S Chapter Glouster. Lodge work followed by refreshments and social time, with a fine crowd in attendance.
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Kelch
Nelsonville
Former Glouster Resident Dies After Long Illness
Mrs. James Johnston Sr., 73, longtime Glouster resident, died Monday night at her daughter’s home in Pleasant City Guernsey County after years of poor health. Survived by six children and the late husband James Johnston Sr. buried in Glouster cemetery. Funeral at 2 pm Thursday at the Church of Christ conducted by Rev. Co B Frampton.
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Glouster
James Johnston
Helen Secrist
Pleasant City
Guernsey County
Johnston
Will, Jr
James
This City
Alex
Chillicothe
Abe Enix
the Plains
Fred Birtcher
Cambridge
Local Folks Enjoy Week Visits and Fishing Trips
Mr and Mrs P E Jones and children of New Lexington spent the first of the week with Mr and Mrs Douglas Smith near Liberty Hill. John S Clark and Tom Smith enjoyed a few days this week fishing at Buckeye Lake. Mrs Glenn Jones and daughter Eileen of Athens are spending the week with her parents Mr and Mrs Lillian Hurd of Corning.
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P. E. Jones
New Lexington
Douglas Smith
Liberty Hill
John S. Clark
Tom Smith
Buckeye Lake
Glenn Jones
Eileen
Athens
Lillian Hurd
Corning
Grange to Meet First May Session
Trimble Grange No. 1830 will hold its first monthly meeting of May at 7 30 o clock on next Saturday evening. Officers and members are requested to be present.
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Trimble Grange No. 1830
Belmont-Collieries Mines Put Up for Sale at Uniontown
No bids were received for the Belmont-Colli e ries company's strip and drift mines in Uniontown offered by Receiver H. H. Elkins. The plant had an appraised value around 1 million dollars and was the site of several minor battles between striking miners and guards during the 1922 coal strike.
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ST. Clairsville
Belmont — Collieries Company
Uniontown
H. H. Elkins
Pullman Swindlers Targeted by Chicago Rail Officials
Pullman officials lead a campaign against a nationwide ring of railroad swindlers preying on travelers. Police estimate over a hundred "mobs" operate along main lines east of Chicago. Trainmen will intervene to stop duped passengers and detectives are posted on key trains to apprehend the gamblers. Women gamblers are negligible.
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Pullman
Chicago
Seven children from Bra kel couple born in two years
London report notes a Bra kel couple welcomed quadruplets last year and this year the wife bore triplets. All seven children are living.
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London
Brakel
Postpone Athletic Feature of Boys Week in Athens
The Saturday morning athletic feature for Boys Week in Athens has been postponed by junior high principal Russell Rupp who chairs the committee. The Boys Week program proceeds with students visiting Rotary and Kiwanis clubs to view The Thundering Herd at the Majestic theater. Governor Donahey issues a proclamation declaring Boys Week in Ohio, praising boys as the world's greatest asset.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russell Rupp
Rotary and Kiwanis Clubs
Majestic Theater
Thundering Herd
Rotary and
Kiwanis
America
Donahey
Ohio
Bullet in spine woman cured at hospital
Watertown New York Mrs Gladys Webster Rubyer shot March 19 by Clarence Cambridge left with a bullet lodged in the third cervical vertebrae but discharged as cured from the Hospital of the Good Samaritan. Doctors say she suffers no ill effects and the bullet was not removed.
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Watertown
N. Y
Gladys Webster Rubyer
Clarence Cambridge
Hospital of the Good Samaritan
Jury pools named for May Common Pleas term
Grand jurors for the May term were drawn by wheel and instructed to report May 4. Names include W. T. Beebe Rome two, Walter Mechem Harvey, Sayre, T. J. Davis Lawrence Kelch York two, Gilbert Carthage two, Glaster Ames two, Cline Frank Goldsberry, Lee two, Baker Danford, Han ning Trimble two, Humphrey and Blackburn Try two. Petit jurors listed include Elmer Poston, W. B. Goldsberry Lodi two, Williams Love Trimble two, Arnold Lowry Waterloo two, Rickey McVay Phillips Lee two, Higgins Athens two, Howard Myers York two, Keirns Forter Ames two, Barnhill Clark Carthage two.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. T. Beebe
Rome
Walter Mechem
Harvey
Sayre
T. J. Davis
Lawrence Kelch
York
Kk. Gilbert
Carthage
DB. Glaster
Ames
Howard Cline
Frank Goldsberry
Lee
Charles Baker
Danford
Paul Hanning
Trimble
C. E. Humphrey
Martin A. Howard
George Myers
A. W. Keirns
Frank Lorter
Sam J. Barnhill
Oscar Clark
J. E
Murphy and Bern Tie In Two Added Events
Charles A. Bean and John Frost report Rome two and J. E. Brawley with Troy two in a tally of scores and results highlighting the competition between Murphy and Bern.
Bomb Plot Blocked by Scotland Yard in London
British foreign secretary Austen Chamberlain was target of a plot uncovered by Scotland Yard. Central News reported the plan originated in a European capital known as a hub of a recent bomb murder conspiracy, with suspected communist origins.
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Scotland Yard
London
Austen Chamberlain
Central News
Chamberlain
Prompt action thwarted planned attack in major plot
Authorities say quick measures thwarted a suspected terrorist plot, averting an imminent attack. Investigators recovered a cache of materials and detained several suspects for questioning as they review security footage and communications.
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