Gas rate clash in Nelsonville prompts council session
Nelsonville officials and Phillips Gas Company representatives clashed over a proposed 40 cent per thousand cubic feet rate. Company claims the rate is confiscatory and warns against municipal takeover, citing gas supply limits and financial needs. City pledges study and possible further action at future sessions.
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Nelsonville
Frank _Phillig
Poe
Gas Company
Ig Commission
Ohio
Ted
Comerged Council
Phillips
Hickman
Council
Public Utilities Commission
Preston F Thompson
Nelsonville Man Pleads Guilty To Intoxication
Emer son Barron of Nelsonville pleaded guilty to an intoxication charge during arraignment before Mayor J. W. Hickman. He was fined ten dollars and court costs.
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Nelsonville
Emerson Barron
J. W. Hickman
Murray City Triumphs as Shoe Factory Drops Twilight League
In Nelsonville on August 1, Murray City beat Shoe Factory 4 to 1 in twilight league action at the City Playgrounds. DeVol pitched three hits for Murray City while Smith allowed nine hits and his defense committed seven errors.
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Shoe Factory
Nelsonville
DeVol
Murray City
Smith
Dupler
Mohney
Eustace Galvin
Clyde Ray
J. Evans
Moyer
Ray
Odenthal
Dunkle
Galvin
Jenkins
Ssocceweowees
Mellinger
H. Dupler
Lewis
T. Evans
Ss Mohney
Blosser
Christian
de- Vol
Patton
Tomlinson
Everywhere Jimmy Goes So Does Hen
Nelsonville residents recount the unusual bond between five year old Jimmy Pritchard and his one year old guinea hen Racket. The bird accompanies Jimmy on daily outings including a stroll through the Public Square and even sleeps beside him each morning.
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Nelsonville
Mary
Jimmy
Irvin Pritchard
Elizabeth Street
Littl
Crabtree Improves as Recovering Player in Buffalo Hospital
Estel Crabtree, injured while attempting to steal second base, is in a Buffalo hospital. Reports say he was struck near the temple by a catcher’s throw, not by a pitched ball. Relatives say his condition is better and he may leave the hospital in several days.
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Buffalo Hospital
Nelsonville
Estel Crabtree
Buffalo
Buffalo Bisons
Crabtree
Phi Club steak roast near Crystal Springs
Nelsonville date August 1 members of the Phi Club and their ladies enjoyed a steak roast Sunday night. The group assembled at 8 o'clock and traveled by automobile to the roast site at Crystal Springs.
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Nelsonville
Phi Club
Crystal Springs
Businesses Sign NRA Pledge in Nelsonville
Nelsonville posts reports 29 local business houses have signed the NRA insignia and pledge to comply with the recovery program. The Nelsonville Retail Merchants Association approved the blanket code and schedules a follow up meeting Friday night to settle hours for different store types.
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NRA
Nelsonville
Nelsonville Retail Mercants Association
Roy Davis
Association
C. S. Mechem
J. & Preston
S&s
Arthur Allen
Tom Wilson
C. AG. Shey
P. W. Hickman
O. A. Rider
S. H. Lancaster
J. D. Adamson
J. 1. Pritchard
O P. Bingman
Ada Hohenade
Gertrude Edington
Regent Chester Lord Dies In Garden City
Chester S. Lord longtime member of the New York State Board of Regents and former managing editor of The New York Sun died today at his Garden City home.
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Garden City
N.Y
U.P
Chester
Lord
Board of Regents of
New York State
The
New York Sun
Two Die In Plane Crash Near Paulding Ohio
A pilot Richard W. Reynolds of Euclid Ohio and passenger Arthur Goddar of Mentor Ohio were killed when their plane crashed a half mile south of Paulding on Monday. Reynolds piloted a plane from Euclid Avenue airport Willoughby Ohio and Goddar represented the Bristol Company.
This Man Bakes 900 Loaves Daily at Athens State Hospital
Arthur Briggs runs the hospital bakery at Athens State Hospital where over 900 loaves are baked daily. Each month 3 800 cookies are produced for one meal, with 11 white clad patients assisting. The two story bakery houses mixing and flour-sifting machinery plus a large wood and coke heated oven.
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Arthur Briggs
Athens State Hospital
Briggs
Hobo Town Dismantled at Athens Dump by Police
A makeshift settlement called Hoboes Haven formed at the Athens city dump by a group calling themselves the Knights of the Road. They constructed crude homes from crates and boxes on pretend streets with names and numbered houses. Police intervened as the population grew and found use of canned heat and bag rum, leading to the village being razed.
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Athens
Knights of the Road
Elks Picnic Plans to Be Discussed at August Lodge Meeting
Final arrangements for the Elks picnic set for Sunday August 13 at the Judge Wood farm Margarets Creek will be discussed at the Athens Elks Lodge August meeting in the Cline Building. Richard McKinstry leads the picnic efforts. Roy C Shirley exalted ruler of the Athena Lodge will report on the Milwaukee national convention.
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Judge Wood
Margarets Creek
Athens Elks Lodge
Cline
Richard McKinstry
Johnson outlines 1934 election cost reductions
Johnson compares 1932 and 1928 election costs, noting total 1932 expense of 15 507.08 versus 1928 and 1934 bids. He details lower prices for ballots and tally sheets, cites prior cuts in 1930 precinct closures, and explains bids and rural-obstacle limits on further precinct reductions.
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Johnson
Election Board
Broadwell Sanitary Facilities Improvement
Construction of two sanitary toilets will start under sanitary inspector R L Marlow at Broadwell in the Ames Bern school district today. Toilets of the same type as those built at Lathrop will be installed. authorization comes from board members and Edgar Keirns, president, directing the Athena County Health Department to oversee the work.
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R. L. Marlow
Broadwell
Ames-Bern
Lathrop
W. E. Thompson
Delbert Ogg
Hart Strode
R. F E. Cain
Edgar Keirns
Tipple Razing Underway to Build Corning Grandstand
Work to raze an old mine tipple at Corning begins to supply material for a new athletic field grandstand. Sunday Creek Coal Co donated the tipple and local fans provide labor free to support the project.
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Glouster
Corning
Sunday Creek Coal Co
Girl Scouts Plan Meeting In American Legion Hall
GLOUSTER August 1. Girl Scouts will meet Wednesday evening at 6 30 in the American Legion hall on High Street.
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Glouster
Girl Scouts
American Legion Hall
High Street
Doss Truex Dies in Newark After Illness
Glouster Ohio Aug 1 Doss Truex years old brother of Mrs Zora Cunningham of this city died at his Newark home Monday night A message received here gave no details of death Mr and Mrs Cunningham left for Newark by car Truex was a son of the late Mr and Mrs Jerry Truex and spent his boyhood days in Glouster.
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Glouster
Doss Truex
Zora Cunningham
Newark
Mr. Truex
Mrs
Jerry Truex
City
Reported relief workers listed for 7 oclock assembly
In Glouster on Wednesday, Aug 1, residents listed to report at the city building for relief work at 7 in the morning include James LaFollett Steve Craig James Giacomo William Parks Enoch Wickley Frank MacLellan Frank Whaley Harry Williams C A Post Lucinda Brooks Charles Brooks and many others from Co W Shears George VanHorn Andrew Viney and Patrick O’Hare among the named workers.
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George VanHorn
Andrew Viney
Charles Zimmer
William McGirr
William Jawson
Charles Malone
M. J. Mathews
Francis Sabo
Chris Skinner
Harley Morgan
John Tudor
Harry Vaughn
Clyde Vernon
Walter Vernon
Goldie Willis
John Bradley
Abraham Booker
Andrew North
Virgil Strohmeyer
Arthur Cherrington
Alex Brunton
Pat O'Hare
Miss Mildred Howard Returns After Goiter Operation
Aug 1 report notes Miss Mildred Howard returning to her city home from Grant Hospital Columbus where she had goiter removal. She stopped at the hospital en route home from Chicago where she visited the World Fair before returning.
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Glouster
Mildred Howard
Grant Hospital
Columbus
Miss Howard
Chicago
Woman's Missionary Society Plans Picnic At No. 6 Grove
Members of the Woman's Foreign Missionary Society will meet at the M E Church Wednesday afternoon at 1 o clock and go to No. 6 grove for a picnic. Each member brings lunch and mite boxes as announced.
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Glouster
Woman's Foreign Missionary Society
M. E
No. 6
Visitors to Hooper Ridge Meet Charlies Albright
Mr and Mrs John Howard of Glouster and Goldie Walhface with Mrs Rinhart of Detroit visited Charlies Albright at Hooper Ridge. Mr Albright is ill.
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John Howard
Glouster
Goldie Walhface
Rinhart
Detroit
Charlies Albright
Hooper Ridge
Albright
Esther Losey Weds Chester Stewart in Logan marriage
Mrs William Losey announces the marriage of her daughter Esther to Chester Stewart of Logan. The ceremony was at St Marys West Virginia on June 15 with Rev. E. E Johnson officiating. After September 1 they will reside in Logan.
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Esther Losey
Chester Stewart
Logan
Nelsonville
William Losey
Esther
St Marys
W. Va
E. E Johnson
Columbus Residents Host Families and Move Homes
Mrs Leighton Aumiller and her son Dickey visit her parents Mr and Mrs Will Burnell in Columbus. Walter Keating visited Buckeye Lake and brought home his family after a week there. Mrs C H Bartlett spent the end of the week in Columbus. S 8 Steenrod family moved from West Washington Street to the Hickman home on West Franklin Street.
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Leighton Aumiller
Dickey
Columbus
Will Burnell
Walter Keating
Buckeye Lake
C. H. Bartlett
Steenrod
West Washington Street
Hickman
West Franklin Street
Class No. 21 Meeting at Methodist Church Parlor
The Class No. 21 of the Methodist Church will hold its meeting in the church parlors Thursday. A pot luck dinner will be served.
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Methodist Church
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