Nelsonville primary results and local notices
Nelsonville held a light turnout in the primary. The tax levy proposed by the Board of Education passed about four to one. Peter Barrows won the Republican mayoral nomination over W. L. Barker and Isom Chute. Roy Linscott defeated Earl Lowden for auditor. No candidates for treasurer or other listed offices. several write-ins. Social notes follow with brief visits and homemaking updates.
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Nelsonville
Board of Education
Peter Barrows
W. L. Barker
Isom Chute
Roy Linscott
Earl Lowden
Nelsonville Classifieds Offer Half Interest in Businesses
Classified ads from Nelsonville list a half interest in a Pool Room and Hot Dog Restaurant at 101 Columbus St for sale. A closing out sale promotes unusual phonographs at low cost from Sauter's Phonograph Studio near the depot. Also for sale a well broke pony and an urgent restaurant job opening at Olympia Restaurant.
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Columbus St
Sauter
Phonograph
Depot
Nelsonville
Investment and property listings from Nelsonville Ohio ad
The notice offers shares of Hocking Sunday Creek Traction Co and Hocking Valley Fire Clay Co with swap options. Property includes several frame dwellings on Canal St W Franklin St Pleasant View Ave Fort St and a building lot on W Franklin St plus a 1 acre Carbon Hill Rd tract and a Harper Hollow lot. Also seeks a 25 to 30 acre Hocking bottom farm near Nelsonville and a 5 or 6 room cottage near town with installment options. Contact C. W. Juniper Nelsonville Ohio 8 13 3.
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Hocking Sunday Creek Traction Co
Hocking Valley Fire Clay Co
Canal St
W. Franklin St
Pleasant View Ave
Fort St
Harper Hollow
Franklin St
Carbon Hill Road
Nelsonville
C. W. Juniper
P. Building
Ohio
Gates Half-Sole Tires Applauded by Traveling Salesman
Chas A Strum of the Zanesville Provision Co reports using Gates Half-Sole Tires on a Ford for 16 weeks averaging 30 miles daily with no trouble. He notes the tire needs only air and the tread remains good and firm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chas. A. Strum
Zanesville Provision Company
Tire reinforcement described for worn tread and fabric
The text explains applying a treatment as the rubber tread wears thin before fabric carcass damage occurs. It claims to strengthen the tire’s walls, carcass, and tread against wear and shocks.
Nelsonville Tire and Repair Co
Bell Phone 114 ad note for Nelsonville Tire and Repair Company listing services and contact method in a concise local business insertion.
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Nelsonville Tire & Repair CO
Bell
Pleasantly Surprised Mrs Collins Farewell Gathering
Mrs Fanny Collins was honored by the Daughters of America lodge at her College Street home as they wished her and her family success in their new West Virginia residence. The event featured music games refreshments and a cut glass tumbler gift for her as she departs Nelsonville where she has been a respected lodge officer.
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Fanny Collins
D. of A. Lodge
College Street
West Virginia
Collins
Nelsonville
the Daughters of America
Fred Burt
Albert Mann
Clarence Sowers
Mesdames Clara Backus
Sarah McLaughlin
Jennie Davis
Retta Thompson
Della Nichols
Ora Barrows
Addie Huddy
Mary Campbell
Alice Dresher
Lizzie Evener
Frenda Jones
Adda Groves
Myrtle Wright
Bertha Ray
Blanche Stanley
Lillian Barrows
Mae Nutter
Ella Patton
Dora Cox
Alma Patton
Flora Devore
Mattie Weekly
Esther Patton
Lena Boyd
Gertrude Collins
Henry Sayers
Dance at K P Hall Friday Night With Four Piece Orchestra
Dr and Mrs A R Jones and daughter Mary Louise of Columbus are guests of Mr and Mrs Julius Fischer. Mr C Shoemaker of Louisville Ky is guest of his sister Mrs Willard Bartoe.
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K. of P. Hall
A. R. Jones
Mary Louise
Columbus
Julius Fischer
C. Shoemaker
Louisville, Ky
Willard Bartoe
Local Couple Wed at Methodist Parsonage
Miss Fessie Swyers and Donald Bumgardner were quietly married Saturday afternoon at the Methodist parsonage with Rev. Arthur M. Mann officiating. They plan to reside in the city.
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Fessie Swyers
Donald Bumgardner
Methodist Parsonage
Arthur M. Mann
Straw fall leaves farmer with broken leg near depot
John Robinett fell from a straw load near Hocking Valley depot on Tuesday and broke a leg. Dr. Rhodes reduced the fracture and Robinett was taken to a Columbus hospital today.
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John Robinett
Hocking Valley Depot
Rhodes
Columbus
Corn Roast Hosted by Local Residents on Robbins Hill
Mr and Mrs Leonard Cooley and others hosted a corn roast on Robbins Hill Monday evening. Attendees included Mr and Mrs Fred Edington Mr and Mrs Don DavisMiss Hazel Rosser Garnet Sanders Lucile Kaelin Emmett Preston Donald Spray and Leiland Krieg.
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Leonard Cooley
Fred Edington
Don Davis
Hazel Rosser
Garnet Sanders
Lucile Kaelin
Emmett Preston
Donald Spray
Leiland Kreig
Robbins Hill
Social Roundup from Beach City and Nearby
Miss Laura Justice of Beach City was the guest of honor at a Sunday dinner hosted by Miss Lulu Parry. Other guests included Miss Nelle Longstaff of Middleport and Misses Beth Verity Sigrid Love Mary Louise Pritchard and Mrs Ed Hall and Mrs Gene Allen. Bernice Bennett visits Murray City. Rev Arthur M Mann officiated at Mrs Elizabeth Mosure’s funeral in Athens. Adda Johnson Laura Johnson and Mrs Gladys Johnson Ridgley of Richmond stay with Rev C J Johnson. Minnie Laughlin and Pearl Skivers were in Logan on Monday.
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Laura Justice
Beach City
Lulu Parry
Nelle Longstaff
Middleport
Beth Verity
Sigrid Love
Mary Louise Pritchard
Ed. Hall
Gene Allen
Bernice Bennett
Murray City
Arthur M. Mann
Athens
Elizabeth Mosure
Adda Johnson
Laura Johnson
Gladys
Army Cuts Prices on Surplus Food at Columbus Depot
Army reserve depot in East Columbus announced immediate price reductions on surplus foods mainly canned goods. Baked beans drop from seven and a half to four cents per can, slab bacon from thirty-four to thirty-one cents per pound, bacon in cans down two cents, canned roast beef and corned beef prices listed by can size, and one pound peas, corn, and tomatoes cans set at nine cents. New prices apply to cities and bidders, not municipal market rates.
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Columbus
Army Reserve Depot
East Columbus
President Wilson to veto daylight saving repeal bill
Aug 13. The White House reports President Wilson will veto the repeal daylight saving bill now before him. A prior rider on the agricultural appropriation bill with a similar measure was vetoed earlier.
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Washington
Wilson
White House
Boosters Named for Celration at Athens County Fair
Committees named by the Athens County Red Cross to ensure WWI veterans in all districts attend the county wide soldier celebration at the Athens County Fair on Thursday August 21. Invitations will be mailed where records permit, with chairmen listed for Trimble, Athens, Nelsonville, and other townships and communities across the county.
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Athens County
Red Cross
Trimble
Charles Wallace
Glouster
Andrew Ginnan
Trimble Township
York—Porter Sweezy
Buchtel
P. D. Hickman
C. E. Welch
H. H.ller
Nelsonville
Dover
P. D. Hill
Millfield
A. E. Watkins
Elmer Poston
Athens R. D
Lodi—Leo Williams
Hugh Mulligan
Athens R
Robert McClain
Alexander—John Fox
Athens
F. M. McPherson
Howard Brooks
Albany R. D
Pree day travels and local visits noted in Plains region
The Plains area residents report weekend travels and social visits. George Ball and family drove to Buckeye Lake in their new Ford. Several locals visited kin in Logan New Straitsville Columbus and Gore while hosting guests at their homes.
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George Ball
Buckeye Lake
Fletch Hawk
Margaret Noble
Ethel Loomis
New Straitsville
Joe Hutchins
Seth Robinson
Logan
Ethel Ball
Gore
Fin Cook
Robert Noble
Alfred Wetklow
Scott
John Kanan
Zimmie Scott
Somerset
Hazel Geisicke
Columbus
A. M. Humphrey
Charles Loomis
Hensler
Corning
Zaleski Defeats Strong Buchtelites in Close Game
L White hits a home run and R White adds a two bagger for Zaleski. Barto earns the win with a strikeout and a hit by pitch. Umpire Martin officiates as the strong Buchtelites fall to Zaleski.
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Zaleski
Buchtel
Zaleski AB H. R. E. Fox
Garrett
C. Delong
White
Mason
F. Hayes
L. White
J. Potter
Conrad
Potter
Picnic Dinner at Cannon Home Albany Oregon Ridge
A Sunday picnic at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Don Cannon on Oregon Ridge featured a noon meal with ice cream. Guests included A Lyons of Lawrence Kansas. E Johnson and children of Columbus. D M Sawyer and daughters Eveth and Edith of Jacksonville. W Post and sons Dwight Donald and Everett of Burr Oak. and others from the area.
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Eveth
Edith
Jacksonville
W. Post
Dwight, Donald and
Everett
Burr Oak
Hart Morris
Lottie Cannon
Albert
This Place
Light Primary Voting in Athens Town
Only fifteen votes were cast in Athens city primaries due to few candidates and no measures. Voters showed little interest across the county. Five votes went to Tom Roush, the courthouse janitor, for mayor of Athens.
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Tom Roush
Court House
Athens
Last Concert of Band This Week at Athens Hotel
The Athens High School band under Prof. McCormick performs its final concert Thursday evening from the Athens hotel balcony starting at seven. New marches are planned as McCormick departs next week to lead Greenfield public schools. He has led Athens High since January and organized the band last February.
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Athens High School
McCormick
Athens
Greenfield, C
Allen Ridge social notes from Nelsonville area
Mr Homer Hall of Nelsonville and families of Alfred McLaughlin Alfred McLaughlin and family B F Kisor and family spent Sunday with Greens Run relatives. Clint Walker hosted Fred Van Bibber and Mabel Graham of Buchtel. S C Blackburn hosted William Blackburn Belle Weymuller and Glenn of Columbus. Attendees from Allen Ridge joined the Nelsonville carnival Saturday night.
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Homer Hall
Nelsonville
Alfred McLaughlin
B. F. Kisor
Greens Run
Clint Walker
Fred van Bibber
Mabel Graham
Buchtel
S. C. Blackburn
Wiliam Blackburn
Belle Weymuller
Glenn
Columbus
Seney to Probe Butter Profiteering in Toledo
Lucas county prosecutor A. J. Seney says he will seek indictments against several butter concerns and other entities in a grand jury investigation into price gouging in Toledo Ohio. He promises a thorough probe beginning Wednesday.
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Toledo
A. J. Seney
Lucas County
Seney
Legislation Sought To Define Railroad Strike Unlawfulness
Washington August 13 Stephen C Mason president of the National Association of Manufacturers told the house interstate commerce committee that Congress should declare railroad strikes unlawful He said he represented 5000 business firms and corporations and urged Congress to define the limits of threats to transportation used to compel economic or political demands.
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Washington
Congress
Stephen C. Mason
National Association of Manufacturers
House Interstate Commerce Committee
Mason
Deaths and Funerals of Local Residents
John Peoples aged 68 died at Athens State hospital after four months there. His body will be shipped to Vinton for burial by Newsom-Walburn Co. Funeral services for I. H. Gilson planned for Thursday at 1 30 pm at the home of Mr. and Mrs. W. O. Jones 31 Central avenue. Interment in West Union street cemetery.
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John Peoples
Athens State Hospital
Vinton
Newsom-Walburn Co
I. H. Gilson
W. O. Jones
Central Avenue
West Union Street
Shaw Re-Elected Secretary of Agriculture in Ohio
N E Shaw began a second term as secretary of agriculture after being reelected by the state board of agriculture. The board also favored additional funds for the bureau of markets to support the state's investigation into the high cost of living.
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Shaw
Columbus
N. E. Shaw
State Board of Agriculture
Bureau of Markets
Burglars Loot Chicken Coop Steal Dog From Kaiserman
In Columbus burglars broke into J. M. Kaiserman's chicken coop and stole a full grown poodle and a puppy. No chickens reported taken. Local authorities investigation ongoing.
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Columbus
J. M. Kaiserman
Counterfeiting Confession Linked to Kansas City Scam
In Kansas City a man known as Frank 8B admitted to counterfeiting charges after authorities alleged he raised “ones” to “V’s.” The report notes he maintained his identity despite the accusations and faced legal action.
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Kansas City
Frank
Polish Jews Seek U S Immigration as Emigration Rises
Reports from Warsaw say about 40,000 Polish Jews seek permission to migrate to America while wholesale emigration from central Europe to the United States is anticipated to begin shortly.
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Copenhagen
Warsaw
America
Europe
United States
Glouster News For Sale And Election Results Report
The column lists a for sale notice for a six room frame dwelling with outbuildings and cistern in Glouster, plus an Opera House event on Saturday with Vogels Big City Minstrels at 8 30 and a showing of The Girl Who Came Back. It also reports Hugh Gormley winning the Democratic nomination for mayor by 60 to 18 over incumbent William Williams, and details the Democratic and Republican tickets and school tax levy result. It notes ice delivery service and a house fire near Mountville affecting the Beard family, with no insurance and a World War I overseas veteran owner.
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Opera House
Vogels
Big City Minstrels
Hugh Gormley
Wm. Williams
Williams
Gormley
W. F. Martin
W. A. Pride
Jack McAllister
C. A. Beal
Ray Dulaney
Elza Morris
James Rice
Robert Skinner
Virgil Yaw
Board of Public Affairs
Ira Andrews
Sam Dunnett
F. H. May
C. F. Wallace
Reuben Wagner
O. A. McDonald
C. E. Hooks
Isaac Jones
Lewis Jones Sr
L. W. Ley
T. G. McDonald
W. G. Williams
F.H. May
Ernest Beard
Mountville
Headley Stahl Receives Army Discharge at Trimble Home
Headley Stahl, recently back from overseas service, has been discharged from the army and is visiting at the home of his brother W. H. Stahl in Trimble.
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Headley Stahl
W. H. Stahl
Trimble
Trimble Boy Home Shortly After War Medal Notice
A War era letter from Germany lists Hugh M. Chadwell and other Meuse Argonne participants as eligible for a Victory Medal and battle clasps per General Orders. The piece notes Chadwell’s movements from Camp Milla to Montreal, and later to Quebec and overseas service.
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Trimble
Germany
Hugh M. Chadwell
Ohio
E. F. Dernbach
Meuse-Argonne
General Headquarters
E. F
Raymond L. Chew
Laddy Cienkowski
James M. Cleland
Francis W. Corcoran
Hollie H. Driggers
J. H. Harrison
Chadwell
Camp Milla
Montreal
Haverford
Quebec
Pannonia
Local Notes Forward Details on Residents Visits and Travel
Albany and surrounding area residents announce travels and visits. Howard Coe and family spend week at Columbus and Buckeye Lake. Ada Potter and Elva Clyde visit relatives and study music in New Mexico, Jerseyville, and Boston. Clyde Hill and family travel from Buckeye Lake to Logan and return via Mrs Wickham. Julia Martin visits Pomeroy. Roy and wife of Athens visit locally. Ray Martin and wife greet new son born Friday August 8. John Hursey visits Marietta. Layman Musser family return from near Pittsburg. Edna Dustheimer arrives Berea for a stay.
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Howard Coe
Aldine
Columbus
Buckeye Lake
Ada Potter
Centerville
Charles Brown
Alena McLaughlin
Wales Mills
Leona Schultz
Clyde Hill
Logan
Athens
Elva
Neta Clyde
New Mexico
William Stanley
Jerseyville
Boston
Ray Martin
John Hursey
Marietta
Dailey Reunion Draws Relatives and Visitors Home
Family and friends from Athens Columbus Rutland Los Angeles Mt Blanco and Greene County gathered for the Dailey reunion and visits. Notes mention Mary Helen Dailey Mary Cline Gwendolyn Barlow and Ada Belle Gettings among others with extended travel to Cairo and Los Angeles. A large cabbage head discovered at V Albrandt’s garden comprised 31 small heads.
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W. M. Higley
Rutland
E. E B. Browning
Mary Helen Dailey
Athens
Thomas Barlow
Gwendolyn
Cairo
T. J. Evestone
Charles Dailey
Columbus
Ed Martindale
Greene County
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Edith Douglas
Chillicoth
Chillicothe
Henry Poston
E. L. Neff
Everett Lowell, Jr
Wilkinsburg
Geo. Bethel and Son
Raymond
Detroit
Mich
Olympia Restaurant
W. Washington Sto
Carpenter's
A. S. Bethel
Lancaster
Fanny McGill
Niagara Falls
Bert Parks
Akron
Patty Coleman
Eva Nellar
Bernard Lama
Allie Lama
Harry Hinman
Bridgeport
A. J. Juniper
Ralph Walters
Guy Stuart
Pittsburgh
Ti Bennett
Columbus Depot
Cannon
Eee
Allen Ridge
RNIL
Glouster News
P. O
Ice
E. F. Skinner
Trimble Boy
Albany
Mrs
George Cline
J.E. Zeller
Agt
Hyde
Bell Phone
Citz
Hocking Valley
Hocking Valley Cereal Beverage Co
Nelsonville, C
Eureka Optical Specialist
Crestline
Fice
Maggie Linscott
Eureka Optical
A. A. Newman
Newark City
Exchange Car Department
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