Garner DeVol Lead Winners Batting Attack
Nelsonville Twilight League action saw Dr. Walker's Old Timers beat the Nelsonville Greys 9 6. Garner and DeVol led the pace with three hits each. Garner added two doubles and a single while DeVo had two singles and a homer. Harrison led the Greys with three hits in three at bats. Blackford added two of four as a supporting scorer. Box score details note five Greys errors in the first inning. Next, Camp Nelson meets Nelsonville Giants at 5:30.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
Dr. Walker
Nelsonville Greys
Garner
DeVol
DeVo
Harrison
Greys
Blackford
Camp Nelson
Nelsonville Giants
Powell Retires as Standard Oil Salesman After 27 Years
William F. Powell of Nelsonville Ohio retires from Standard Oil after 27 years. He started Sept 15 1910 as a miner Sun shine salesman and earned the nickname Sunshine Billy. A party at Colonel Mathias Grove honored him with 150 employees attending. He and Mrs Powell plan a Westward trip returning mid September.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
William F
Billy) Powell
Ohio
Standard Oil Co
Powell
Standard Oil
Logan
New Lexington
Billy
Wedding Anniversary Observed at Dinner
Nelsonville residents Mr. and Mrs Clarence Tignor Sr hosted a dinner Sunday in honor of Bert Tolliver and spouse anniversary. Attendees included multiple Tignor family members and friends from Nelsonville Zanesville Deanville Glouster Bicknell and Columbus with guests from Deanville and Nelsonville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
Clarence Tignor
Bert Tolliver
Gladysignor
Kenneth
Tom Tignor
Earl Paxson
Bobby
Donald Tigner
Amos Tigner
Lois Anne
Norma Jean
Connie
Deanville
Clarence Tigner
Reginald
Gary
Betty Jo
Dan Smith
Demory
Zanesville
Herman West
Paul
Bicknell
Ind
Lulu Dunlap
Columbus
Clark West
Glouster
Bette Lou Tignor
Margaret Tignor
Family visits as Nancy Morris shows slight improvement
Mr. and Mrs. George Stack and Mrs. Callie Holler returned to Akron after traveling to help their mother Mrs. Nancy Morris whose condition is reported slightly improved. Mr. and Mrs. Bert Lonas of Little Hocking also came to see her.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
George Stack
Callie Holler
Akron
Nancy Morris
Bert Lonas
Little Hocking
Morris
Legal Notice of Divorce Petition in Athens County Case
John J Jago of 98 Hall Avenue Perth Amboy New Jersey notifies that Kivie B Sage filed an amended petition for divorce and restitution of name in Cause No 1901 in Common Pleas Court of Athens County Ohio. The case will be set for further action beginning September, with attorney listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John J. Jago
Hall Avenue
Perth Amboy
New Jerey
Kivie
Sage Aes
Common Fleas
Athens County
Ohio
Warning on bicycle safety from Nelsonville incident
A 9 year old girl riding a bicycle in Nelsonville was injured when she collided with a car Sunday evening. Police urge greater vigilance by motorists and cyclists to prevent serious accidents and stress extreme care at all times.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
Norma Orahood
New Lots Laid Out At Greenlawn Cemetery
Nelsonville announces a new addition at Greenlawn Cemetery with many new lots in desirable locations, according to Harry Powell the sexton in charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greenlawn
Nelsonville
Harry Powell
Sexton
Princeton Instructor Killed Leading Tourists in China
Dr. Robert Karl Reischauer, an instructor at Princeton University, was killed while leading a tourists' party near Nanking Road in China. The incident underscores dangers faced by travelers in the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Karl Reischauer
Princeton University
Nanking Road
Thousands Flock to Crabby Day Benefit in Rochester
The Rochester Red Wings plan Crabby Day on Thursday August 19 to honor Este Crabtree a popular International League ball player. Broadcasts begin at 8 15 pm with friends from Nelsonville and Hocking Valley expected to attend from nearby towns and Rochester.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
Rochester Red Wings
International League
Este Crabtree
Crabby
Hocking Valley
Rochester
Ralph Elliott
Red Wing
Busy Schedule On Tonight In City Soft Ball League
Tuesday night games set for City Soft Ball League with Retail Clerks against Phi Club at City Playground and Carbon Hill meeting Buchtel at Buehtel. Christian team members to assemble at City Playground at :30 to travel to Longstreth for the second game.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
City
Phi Club
City Playground
Carbon Hill
Buchtel
Buehtel
Church of Christ and
Longstreth
Miller entertains friends with dinner at Maramorolumbus
Miss Mary Catherine Miller hosted a Sunday dinner party for friends at the Maramorolumbus with pink and white decorations and garden flowers. Guests included Dorothy Wilson Violet Wilson Ruth Ryan Earl Hiatt of Columbus and Max Tolliver Butchie. Afterward the group visited Ash Cave and the Rock House.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
Mary Catherine Miller
P. N. Miller
Maramorolumbus
Dorothy
Violet Wilson
Ruth Ryan
Earl Hiatt
Columbus
Max Tolliver
Butchie
Ash Cave
Rock House
Albany Garden Club Meeting Draws 60 Members
Mrs W W Warren Mrs Roy Snackenburg and Miss Clara Hill led the flower show committee of the Community Garden Club as about 60 garden club ladies from Southeastern Ohio attended a meeting at Albany at Howard Aylor's home. A chicken salad lunch was served and Chillicothe Garden Club members gave an afternoon program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
W. W. Warren
Roy Snackenburg
Clara Hill
Community Garden Club
Albany
Garden Club
Howard Aylor
Ohio
Aylor
Ayior Lawn
Chillicothe
Nelsonville Briefs Community Social Notes
Nelsonville residents share weekend visits with relatives in Columbus Creola and Steubenville. New York City guests Mr and Mrs James Fri stayed with local parents Mr and Mrs W H Parks and at Creola Mrs Walter Floto and daughter Martha came from Steubenville. Mrs James Hallett and daughter Carma visited Parkersburg West Virginia on Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
Harry Kelly, Jr
Edward Sharp
Columbus
James Fri
New York City
W. H. Parks
Creola
Walter Floto
Martha
Steubenville
Vern H. Vorhes
James Hallett
Carma
Parkersburg
W. Va
Woman Undergoes Major Operation at Marietta Hospital
Mrs. Fred Davis of this city underwent a serious operation Friday morning at Marietta Hospital. Her condition is reported as satisfactory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
Fred Davis
Marietta Hospital
Degree of Pocahontas Benefit at Red Men's Hall
Nelsonville reports the Degree of Pocahontas sponsors a weekly benefit party Wednesday night at eight at the Red Men's Hall. Proceeds support their community fund and local activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
Degree of Pocahontas
Red Men's Hall
Local families host gathering in New Matamoras
C D Shafer and the Harve Shafer families with Harry Galvin and Frank Moore visited Mr. and Mrs. L B Moore at New Matamoras Ohio on a recent Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
C. D. Shafer
Harve Shafer
Harry Galvin
Frank Moore
L. B. Moore
New Matamoras
Ohio
Parks Host Family Dinner in Nelsonville Event
Mr and Mrs W H Parks hosted a Sunday family dinner with guests Mr and Mrs James Fri of New York City, Mr and Mrs Ralph Parks and family, and Mrs Doras Pergrin and family. Dr William Sharp and son Nathan stayed in Nelsonville en route to Washington after a transfer to a veterans hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
W. H. Parks
James Fri
New York City
Ralph Parks
Doras Pergrin
City
William Sharp
Nathan
Washington, D. C
Little Rock
Arkansas
N. Hill
Sharp
Veterans Hospital
the Nations
Welch Reunion Held at Beverly on Farm of Herman Welch
Nelsonville Ohio area notes a Welch family reunion at Herman Welch's Beverly farm with 150 attendees from Missouri Michigan Indiana Tennessee Virginia and West Virginia. The oldest guest was 89 year old R W Barnes and baby Ruth Wagner two months old received gifts. Next reunion set for August at Mrs Flossie Crawford Nelsonville home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
Flossie Crawford
Converse Davis
Converse Crawford
Henry Crawford
Cleveland
Welch
Herman Welch
Beverly
Missouri
Michigan
Indiana
Tennessee
Virginia
West Virginia
R. W. Barnes
Ruth Wagner
Hockingport Social Briefs
Hockingport notes list residents visiting relatives and attending events in nearby towns. Several families, including Humphreys, Rockholds, Whites, Harberts, Logues, McCullicks, and Blakes, travel to Camp Rocky Wataga State Camp Sherrard Parkersburg and Columbus for visits shows and fairs. Local attendance at the Belpre home coming and Majestic Show Boat is noted along with flood repair efforts by R L Anderix and others from Columbus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hockingport
Lewis Humphrey
New York City
Edith
Fred Rockhold
Camp Rocky
Egypt
Faye White
Wataga State Camp
Seehert
W. Va
Parkersburg
Edith Harbert
Lumberort
Norma Jeanmith
Harry Logues
Sylvia Ater
Little Hocking
Geneva McCube Bick
Belpre
Brooks Wheaton
Harry Logue
Joe
Logan Ice
M. L. Joe
Marshall Ice
Herbert McCullick
Marvin Wheaton
Brooks
Alvin Blake
Mineral
Rex Blake
Albert Buckly
John Taylor
Letha Blake
Velma Barnett
Majestic
Little Hecking
Harry Kapple
Bob Kapple
Joe McCullick
Joe Logue
Juanita
Geneva McCullick
Ruth White
Ruth
Evelyn White
Columbus
R.L. Anderix
Andy McKinney
William Cockerum
Eugene Kuhn
Poland Plans Industrial Boom Under Four Year Plan
Warsaw outlines industrialization with a vast manufacturing network costing about half a billion dollars. The plan envisions expanding merchant shipping, notably the Gdansk America Line, to boost expert business and economic growth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warsaw
Poland
Gydnia America Line
Bullfrog Catches Bird at Vinita Pond
Ed E. Dent owns a bullfrog that hunts birds at a fish pond in Vinita Oklahoma. The frog was heard causing a commotion and was found to have captured a bird that wandered near the water.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vinita
Okla
Ed E. Dent
Dent
Washington Gets Ohio Avenue
A bill to rename a new street in the Mall area Ohio Avenue advances after a political maneuver by Rep. Dudley White and allied Senators. Senator William H. King of Utah opposed the change but was outmaneuvered by proxy votes and a staged Senate committee meeting, though the final Senate floor vote passed unanimously.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House
Buckeye
William H. King
Utah
Senate District of Columbia
National Park and Planning Commission
Congress
Ohio
Oklahoma
Missouri
Maine
Capitol
Washington
Ohio Ave
Planning Commission
Adams Ave
Senate
King
Sen
Ator
Dudley A. White
Norwalk
O. White
Copeland
N. Y
Reynolds
N. C
Hitchcock
S. D
Sing a Song of Safety by Irving Caesar to modernize school tunes
Broadway lyricist Irving Caesar plans a book of syncopated school songs titled Sing a Song of Safety with tunes arranged by Gerald Marks. He spoke at Columbia University about revamping songs like Good Morning Dear Teacher and Keep Away From the Railroad Tracks to appeal to children, emphasizing safety themes and Swing influences.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Irving Caesar
Dixie
Gerald Marks
Tin Pan Alley
Caesar
Columbia University
Patty Lou Hall Undergoes Tonsil Operation in Athens
Patty Lou Hall underwent a tonsil operation in Athens on Monday morning, according to hospital reports. The procedure proceeded without complications and she is resting in the surgical ward.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
Patty Lou Hall
Athens
Ex Justice Van Devanter on Nine Justice Court Stability
Former Associate Justice Van Devanter argues the Supreme Court should remain with nine justices. He cites tradition from Lincoln to Taney and favors constitutional fixes only as a later rider to other amendments. He expects to serve as a circuit justice after retirement and has no assignment yet from Chief Justice Hughes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ipse Dixit
Congress
Black
van Devanter
Lincoln
Roger Brooke Taney
Stephen J. Field
Charles FE. Hughes
Glouster Scouts Enjoy Outing on Muskingum
A joint meeting of Glouster Boy Scout Troops 71 and 73 drew a large turnout with Troop 74 from Jacksonville. Scoutmaster David Cox will lead a Labor Day parade drill for all three troops next Tuesday. Thirty scouts and leaders arrived for a Muskingum River outing with Jacksonville Fishing Club and Charles White providing cottages and transport by local merchants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glouster
Jacksonville
David Cox
Muskingum River
Blower
Bingman
Karl Echstenkemper
Rees Davis
Calvin Davis
Florence Delecatine
John Bryson
Bob Bryson
Jimmy Rhinehart
Peter Mathews
Sam Gaton
Foster Harry
Paul McCallister
Leo Thompson
Delbert Clark
Bob Emrick
Bob
Amateur boxing tournament planned at Glouster arena
Ten matches will be held Wednesday night at the new Glouster Athletic arena in Urbancrest to showcase amateur talent. Participants include Jimmie McCreanor Eddie Riley Billy Morgan Harry Heaton Billy Mackey Dreamer Morris colored Harry VanMeter and Floyd Skinner with a rain postponement option to Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glouster
Glouster Athletic Arena
Frank Beulah
Urbancrest
Hays
Jimmie McCreanor
Eddie Riley
Billy Morgan
Harry Heaton
Billy Mackey
Morris
This City
Harry van Meter
Columbia
W. Va
Floyd Skinner
Trimble
Grace Sayre Joins U S Rubber Co Detroit
Miss Grace Sayre formerly with Williams Novelty Store has secured a position with the U S Rubber Co of Detroit after four years of service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Glouster
Grace Sayre
Williams Novelty Store
VU. S. Rubber Co
Weather Report From Jefferson Island Montana
Belford Hemsley of Jefferson Island Montana reports December like cold weather with snow. He requests winter clothing be sent to him as the Montana mountain location endures the wintry conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glouster
Belford Hemsley
Jefferson Island
Montana
Glouster Social and Personal Mention
Glouster social notes list visits by Mr. and Mrs. John M. Yaw of Adrian Michigan to grandparents the J. V. Yaw family. The Stewart reunion gathers attendees from Bliss School Columbus and Athens. Other visits include John Wolfe and O E Chevalier in Glouster with Akron trip and Great Lakes Exposition. Rev David Morris and family go to Lake James Indiana. Mrs Velma Parker visits Morristown with Knight. Fred Morris and family of Cleveland visit Glouster. Francis Thomas and Margaret Hemsley stay with Melly Belle Williams in Columbus. Edward Lawson and Mary Jane Morris guests in Glouster. Mary Farmer and Phyllis Williams visit from Alliance. Bella Morris of Charleroi Pennsylvania spends week in Glouster.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glouster
John M. Yaw
Adrian
Mich
O. E. Chevalier
Akron
Cleveland
David P. Morris
Mary Jane
David, Jr
Lake James
Ind
Velma Parker
Knight
Morristown
Ohio
Fred Morris
Francis Thomas
Margaret Hemsley
Melly Belle Williams
Columbus
Edward Lawson
New Straitsville
H. G. Gibson
Mary Farmer
Phyllis Williams
Alliance
Men Transferred to Webb Mine at Shadyside
John Gail Mike Thompson and Fred Miller left Sunday as employees of the Ohio Collieries Company. They have been transferred from Mine 267 to the Webb Mine at Shadyside where they will be employed for the next three weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eastern
Ohio
Glouster
John Gail
Mike Thompson
Fred Miller
Shadyside
Ohio Collieries Company
Webb
Club outing by Pythian Sisters at Buckeye Lake
Seventeen members and guests of the Past Chiefs Club of Glouster Temple 560 Pythian Sisters enjoyed a Buckeye Lake outing on Thursday. The group traveled by bus, including Mrs. Henry Williams and a list of named members and guests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glouster
Cheirs Club
Glouster Temple
Pythian Sisters
Buckeye Lake
Henry Williams
Carl McLain
Tom Hemsley
Wm. Embrey
Wm. Lawson
Frank Seiler
Wm. Zimmer
Francis Thomas
Margaret Hemsley
Sunday Creek Club Holds First Shoot
The Sunday Creek Valley Sportsman Club held its first clay bird shoot Monday evening at Bishopville. About 50 people attended with scores led by Vaughn 47x50 and Carlton 43x75. another shoot is planned for next Monday evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacksonville
Sunday Creek Valley Sportsman Club
Bishopville
Vaughn
Butts
Starbuck
Cunningham
Carlton
Spence
Rick Anderson
Clark
Alfred Morris
M. Murphy
Hemsley
Monk
Linscott Family Returns to Glouster
Mr and Mrs Farr Linscott move back to Glouster where Mr Linscott will run shop work at Murphy Motor Company. They return so their son Rodney can enter Glouster School this fall as a Senior Class member.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glouster
Farr Linscott
Linscott
Murphy Motor Company
Rodney
Priscilla Class to Elect Officers Tuesday at Lunsford Home
The Priscilla Class of the M. E. Church will meet Tuesday evening at Mrs. G. C. Lunsford's home. A large attendance is desired as officers will be elected. Members are asked to bring their calendars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glouster
Priscilla
M. E. Church
G. C. Lunsford
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