Harriett Sweezy 66 Dies at Sand Run Home
Mrs. Harriett Sweezy aged 66 died Tuesday at her Sand Run home after a long illness. Funeral services are set for Thursday at 10 AM at the residence with burial at Greenlawn. She is survived by her husband John Sweezy a daughter five step-daughters and a step-son. The notice also mentions Mrs J D Ledlie who underwent successfully a White Cross hospital operation and is improving with her husband and two daughters nearby.
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Harriett Sweezy
Sand Run
Nelsonville
Greenlawn
John Sweezy
J. D. Ledlie
White Cross Hospital
Columbus
Ledlie
Jack Byron
Pittsburgh
Sherrard
Athens
Custody Battle Over Shirley Ashcraft Decided in Court
Probate Judge S. M. Johnson ruled the 7 year old girl Shirley Ashcraft would remain with her father and then progress to the paternal Ashcraft grandparents, allowing one week per January March and September and all of July with her maternal grandparents. The decision stands until the adoption case moves. Two wills were filed for probate: James Hughes and Phoebe Lockhart.
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Shirley Ashcraft
Shirley
Lockhart
Phoebe Lockhart
Jacoby Seeks Republican Nomination for Athens County Treasurer
Harry R. Jacoby of Long Bottom Meigs County born 1884 seeks the Republican nomination for Athens County treasurer at the primaries this month. He attended the local district school and married Edith Reed in 1906. they have five children named Steed Harriett Anna Billy and Margaret.
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Harry R. Jacoby
Athens County
Mr. Jacoby
Long Bottom
Meigs County
Edith Reed
Steed
Harriett
Anna
Billy
Margaret
Rotary Awards $50 to Nelsonville High Senior
Nelsonville Rotary club awarded $50 to the senior class student aid committee for the most worthy boy in the class. The winner will be chosen by school authorities and the committee based on scholarship spirit and attitude, with a points outline to be announced later.
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Nelsonville
L. J. Eberle
J. H. Inderriedent
Walter Wolf
L. C. Laube
Lester Woltz
Logan Club
Nelsonville Rotarians
July Activities of City Health Nurse Ethel Walker
Miss Ethel Walker reports July activities in Nelsonville city health office hours 17 in field 78. She sorted 2 patients to hospital and 2 to physician, made 13 visits for patients, 14 social services, 3 prenatal, 2 maternity, 6 infant welfare, 5 child welfare, 26 tuberculosis cases, 55 contacts over 6 years and 16 under 6 years, plus 29 other nursing care.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonvillde
Ethel Walker
Canadian Sprinter Williams Wins Double at Amsterdam Olympics
Percy Williams of Canada won the 200 metres to complete a double at the 1928 Games in Amsterdam, adding the 100 metres title to his earlier victories. The U S failed to win the first two finals as Sid Atkinson of South Africa claimed the 110 metre hurdles in 14.8 seconds.
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Amsterdam Stadium
U.2
Percy Williams
Williams
R. C. Craig
United States
America
Sid Atkinson
South Africa
Former Resident Gertrude Buell Dies in Marietta
Mrs. Gertrude Guitteau Buell formerly of Athens died at her Marietta home last night. Funeral services are set for Friday at 4 PM in Marietta. She is survived by her husband William Buell a son Harold Buell her mother Mrs J H Guitteau two sisters Miss Bertha Guitteau Mrs William Burtisman and a brother John Guitteau Cleveland.
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Gertrude Guitteau Buell
Athens
Marietta
George Maniskas
William Buell
Harold Buell
J. H. Guitteau
Bertha Guitteau
William Burtillsman
John Guitteau
Cleveland
Pence Act Under Fire at State Capital
Attorney General Edward C. Turner reviewed an initiative petition aiming to abolish the Pence act which governs state control of public utility rates and amends Ohio utility statutes. The petition was submitted by Charles H. Hubbell of Cleveland a Democratic candidate for state auditor.
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Columbus
Edward C. Turner
Ohio
Charles H. Hubbell
Cleveland
Annual Picnic of Missionary Society at Church
The Missionary society of the Christian church holds its annual picnic at the church on Thursday evening at 6 o clock. Mrs Frank Betts leads the program and Mrs Frank Johnson conducts the fellowship hour. Members are asked to bring a suitable dinner contribution.
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The
Missionary Society of the Christian Church
Frank Betts
Frank Johnson
Couple Verity and Henry Wed in Nelsonville Home
Miss Helen Verity and Mr. Ralph Henry married Tuesday night at 6 at the Mandry home in Martins Ferry. The double ring ceremony was led by Rev. K H McCorkle. Helen Verity, daughter of Henry Verity, formerly of Nelsonville, is a Nelsonville High School graduate and long-time stenographer for Ohio Fuel Gas in Nelsonville. Ralph Henry, formerly of Amesville, is an Ohio University graduate and was manager of the Beasley garage. After a motor trip east they will reside in Nelsonville.
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Nelsonville
Helen Verity
Ralph Henry
E. M. Mandry
Martins Ferry
K. H. McCorkle
Ohio Fuel Gas Company
Henry
Amesville
Beasley
Ohio University
Bride Learns Husband Was Bandit In Cincinnati
Mrs Virginia O Neil, 21, learned her husband James O Neil 4 machinist, and John Caldwell 20, were arrested as taxi bandits. The couple had wed a week earlier and lived with his aunt near St Thomas Kentucky. The bride told police he promised to establish a home for them soon.
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Cincinnati
U.P
James O'Neill
John Caldwell
Virginia O'Neil
O'Neil
St. Thomas
Ames Girls To Present Spinster's Club Comedy Thursday
The Amesville 4 Her Sewing club girls under Miss Effa Glazier will stage a local comedy The Spinster's Club at 8 pm Thursday in the Amesville Presbyterian church. The play follows the Fortnightly club meeting with local names and a transformation by Professor Makeover with roles for Marianna Linscott Helen Carpenter Priscilla Wells Esther Wilson and Mary Ellen Heston.
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Amesville
Effa Glazier
Amesville Presbyterian Church
Professor Makeover
Marianna Linscott
Helen Carpenter
Priscilla Wells
Esther Wilson
Mary Ellen Heston
Mrs. Braidwood Buried Tuesday in Nelsonville Funeral
Funeral services for Mrs. Mary Braidwood were held Tuesday afternoon at her son Harry Kelly's home in Nelsonville with Rev. Ed L. Morrell officiating and burial at Greenlawn. Attendees included out of town visitors from Corning Athens and Congo among others.
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Nelsonville
Mary Braidwood
Harry Kelly
East Franklin Street
Ed L. Morrell
Methodist Church
Greenlawn
Paul Kelly
Harold
Grace Morris
Columbus
Robert Miller
Hemlock
James Miller
Harris
Vesta Wilson
Ed Wilson
Elizabeth Roberts
Charles Slingerman
Charles Mason
James Mason
William Jenkins
Harry Parks
Corning
John Murray
James Parks
Sandy Parks
Congo
John Sprague
Irene
Margaret Devilin
Athens
Local social notes from Columbus and Cambridge visits
Gilbert Valkinburg of Detroit visits his mother Mrs Elizabeth Valkinburg. Mrs Harry Hall returns to Columbus after visiting her parents Mr and Mrs George Largent. Mr and Mrs Clarence Shockley and Mr and Mrs Ed Dewhurst spent Tuesday in Columbus. Miss Lillian Stover stays with Miss Sallie Wilson at Cambridge. Mrs Ray O'Dell visits Columbus. Mr and Mrs Frank Betts visit Columbus. Ruth Crawford of Columbus is guest of Louise Huffman.
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Harry Hall
Columbus
George Largent
Clarence Shockley
Ed Dewhurst
Lillian Stover
Sallie Wilson
Cambridge
Ray O'Dell
Frank Betts
Ruth Crawford
Louise Huffman
Homecraft Sewing Club Hosts Pot Luck Supper
Members of the Homecraft Sewing Club enjoyed a Friday pot luck supper at Mrs. Margaret Bowers home. Music and social chat filled the evening with guest Mrs. Graham Johnson of Detroit joining members Mary Linton Muriel Traugh Cora Tignor Alma Ruscoe Florence Lash Telonia Tignor Blanche Stanley and the hostess.
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Homecraft Sewing Club
Margaret Bowers
Graham Johnson
Detroit, Mich
Mary Linton
Muriel Traugh
Cora Tignor
Alma Ruscoe
Florence Lash
Telonia Tignor
Blanche Stanley
Widow Maude Karns Dies in Streetcar Crash in Pittsburgh
Once wealthy widow of Samuel D. Karns and descendant of a Revolutionary War family, Maude Truby Karns, 84, died in a streetcar accident in a poor Pittsburgh district. She had lived in a rooming house after a fortune once reputedly grew by $18,000 daily, with links to Glen Karn and Karns City.
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Pittsburgh
Samuel D. Karns
Pennsylvania
Maude Truby Karns
Andrew Carnegie
Glen Cairn
Greensburg
Westmoreland County
Karns
Arizona
Attendance Records Show 95.54 Percent in Athens County Schools
Athens county schools report 1928 average attendance of 95.54 percent, up slightly from last year and 16 percent above five years ago. Top rates include Music Run in Canaan township at 99.3 percent and Mineral Rural at 98.1 percent.
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Athens County
Carl H. Porter
Canaan Township
Nita Butts
Mineral School
Waterloo Township
Forrest Johnson
Erma Judy
Deanville
York Township
Alexander Township
Albeny Village
Ames Township
Ameesville
Athens
Bern Township
Buchte
Carbondale
Carthage Township
Dover Township
Happy Hollow
Lee Township
Lodi
Luhrig
Mineral
New Marshfield
the Plains
Rome Township
Trimble Township
Troy Township
Jacksonville
Red Cross
Grace A Fendler Awarded 781891.10 in Bird of Paradise Case
Mrs Grace A Fendler receives a Supreme Court NY verdict awarding her 781891.10 from Richard Walton Tully and Oliver Morosco for plagiarism in The Bird of Paradise. She considers how to use the funds.
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Saint Monica
Calif
Supreme Court of New York
Grace A Fendler
Richard Walton Tully
Oliver Morosco
Gas Tank Explodes at Toledo Varnish Plant
A gasoline tank at the Edson Varnish company plant in South Toledo exploded, igniting a blaze that enveloped the facility in 20 minutes. Vat after vat of varnish exploded while flames spread through the building. No injuries reported. two workers escaped as roof collapsed after the final blast. Sparks from a paint mixing machine sparked the gasoline line.
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Toledo
Edson Varnish Company
Search for Ohio Penitentiary Tieup Endangering Trusty
Harry Richardson, 38, a trusted inmate at the London prison farm, escaped yesterday after being admitted from Dayton on June 28, 1926 to serve one to 20 years for forgery. Police and guards extended search today across Columbus.
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Columbus
U.P
Harry Richardson
Ohio Penitentiary Trusty
London
Richardson
Dayton
Captain Benton Takes Two to Kentucky
Captain Richard Benton of the Salvation Army in Athens drove at midnight to escort two near Athens tuberculosis patients to relatives in Alexandria Kentucky. Relatives agreed to care for them, and Benton planned a 220 mile one way trip, expecting a 140 mile return by tonight.
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Captain Benton
Kentucky
Richard Benton
Salvation Army of
Athens
Near
Alexandria
Benton
Explosion Injures Many at Indian Refining Plant
An explosion at the Indian Refining company plant in Lawrenceville Illinois injured or burned more than forty workers as they fought a gasoline line fire. Five were near death and thirty six were transported to Vincennes Indiana for treatment.
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Lawrenceville
Ill
Indian Refining Company
Vincennes
Ind
King's Heralds Meet With Janet Cranmer on Thursday
The King's Heralds will meet Janet Cranmer on Fort Street Thursday at 2 PM. Each member is asked to bring a birthday offering.
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King’s Heralds
Janet Cranmer
Fort Street
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