Kiwanis speaker urges daily duties for national good
D L Browning of Glouster Kiwanis spoke at the Nelsonville club last night on The Kingdom of Service. He urged members to perform duties faithfully in work, business, civic groups, and church, noting country benefits when individuals fill their stations well. Ed L Morrell and W S Rhodes led the program.
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Nelsonville
D. L. Browning
Kiwanis Club
Glouster
Ed L. Morrell
W. 8. Rhodes
Swims Mile on a Wager in Muddy Hocking River
In Nelsonville on August 19 three local boys accepted a bet to swim the Hocking river which ran high and muddy. Donald Newton of Poplar Street plunged in and battled a swift current for about a mile to reach the far bank while others declined after seeing the torrent or retrieving clothes from a limb. The water reportedly contained a pint of ice cream.
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Nelsonville
Hocking
Donald Newton
Poplar Street
Farewell party in Nelsonville for Mrs Dow Wallace
Friends held a farewell surprise at Mrs. Dow Wallace’s home as she leaves for Columbus with Mr. Wallace. She received a bed spread and china. games, music, and a light lunch followed. Attending were numerous local women listed in attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
Dow Wallace
Columbus
Wallace
J.evans
8. Frank
C. Moler
G. Emish
Huddy
Brandenburg
J. Williams
F. Higgins
P. Duncan
W. Hall
D. Wolf
R. Wolf
C. Bagley
F. Murphy
J. Scott
R. Cole
Local Residents Noted at North Fork Summer Orchestra
Merle Nelson returns home from a summer in North Fork West Virginia where he played in an orchestra. C. H. Martin visits North Fork with son Jack who also joined the orchestra. Jack plans to return Friday.
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Nelsonville
Merle Nelson
North Fork
W. Va
C. H. Martin
Jack
Local residents visit relatives in Ohio and nearby towns
Mrs. C. A. Hooper of Athens visits her father Henry Verity. Gates Trout and family from Columbus stay with Mrs. Trout's parents, the Crouses. Alice Briley returns home after a week with relatives. The Howarth family returns from a camping trip near Williamsport Ohio. Ed Tucker travels to Bartlesville Oklahoma to visit relatives. Mary Devol visits relatives at Hyatt Ohio. Mrs. C. A. Malone and children Betty and Charles visit relatives in Akron. Mrs. C. A. Stover spends a day in Columbus with her sister. Mrs. Gene Richardson of Columbus visits her sister Mrs. Gene Allen. Dr. S. E. Butt and family return home after visiting Mr. and Mrs. S. S. Turner at Rushville.
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C. A. Hooper
Athens
Henry Verity
Gates Trout
Columbus
Mary Devol
Hyatt, Ohio
C. A. Malone
Betty
Charles
Akron
Nelsonville
C. A. Stover
Gene Richardson
Gene Allen
8. E. Butt
C. Cc. Butt
Addie Franees
Charles, Jr
S. S. Turner
Rushville
Eleven New York Babies in Nelsonville July births
Nelsonville and York township report eleven births in July per health commissioner Dr. C. Butt. Six boys and five girls born. Names include a boy to Carl and Helen Huston among others. Other details are incomplete in the clipping.
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Nelsonville
York Township
C. Butt
Carl
Helen Huston
Local births and marriages listed in community notices
Names of residents appear in a compact list: Luther and Sarah Berry, George and Bernice Oliver, Guy and Ruth Fillum, Harley and Dora Black ston, James and Mattie Shafer. Girls were born to Gable and Pearl Barnhart, James and Lucy Pierce, James and Margaret Wilson, Clifford and Eba Kerr, Harry and Alma Stevens.
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Luther
Sarah Berry
George
Bernice Oliver
Guy
Ruth Fillum
Harley
Dora Blackston
James
Mattie Shafer
Gable
Pearl Barnhart
Lucy Pierce
Margaret Wilson
Clifford
Eba Kerr
Harry
Alma Stevens
Indoor Picnic Observed by W. C. T. U. at Nelsonville Church
In Nelsonville on August 19 the W. C. T. U. held an indoor picnic at the Methodist Episcopal church social rooms with a 6 pm dinner and a monthly meeting. Mrs. A. L. Barker led the devotional, and Mrs. Kate Blake reported on the Lencaster camp W. C. T. U. institute. The group planned to host the L. T. L. leader Miss Redempa Lines in September for an evening session at the Christian church parlor with officer elections.
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Nelsonville
Methodist Episcopal Church
A. L. Barker
Kate Blake
W. C. T. U. Institute
Lencaster
Redempa Lines
Christian Church
Thomas Spencer
Blake
Herbert Long
Weaver
Flora Ledlie
J. N. Katzenbach
Marie Spencer
Meeting Ends With W. Co. T. UL. Benediction
The gathering concluded with a benediction led by the W. Co. T. UL., closing the meeting in a solemn, communal moment.
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W. Co. T. UL
Tonal Operation in Columbus Hospital
Mrs. Gm. B. Acomb underwent a tonsillectomy at Grant hospital in Columbus this morning for removal of tonsils.
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Nelsonville
Gm. B. Acomb
Grant Hospital
Columbus
Sunday School Party Observed in Nelsonville
Miss Mary Jo Bowers hosted the Christian church Sunday school class on Wednesday evening. Teacher Miss Verna Hand, three guests Betty and Jane Verity and Jean Allen, and fifteen members attended. The yellow and white color scheme dominated the refreshments.
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Nelsonville
Mary Jo Bowers
The
Christian Church
Verna Hand
Betty and
Jane Verity
Jean Allen
PLAN WEINER ROAST AT ROBBINS HILL FRIDAY EVENING
W. B. A. plans a weiner roast on Robbins hill Friday evening with coffee provided.
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Nelsonville
Robbins Hill
Rainbow Class Meeting At Church Tonight
The Christian church rainbow class will meet tonight with Miss Sigrid Love. Business of importance will be transacted and a good attendance is desired.
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Nelsonville
Rainbow
The
Christian Church
Sigrid Love
Skiner Family Reunion Held at Mt Zion Farm
The Skiner family held their second annual reunion at Emanuel Skiner’s country home near Mt. Zion in Hocking County. August weather was fair with 117 attendees. A bountiful noon dinner featured a roasted turkey raised on the farm.
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Skiner
Emanuel Skiner
Mt. Zion
Hocking County
Reunion Set for Second Sunday in August 1927
A notice announces the next reunion will be held on the second Sunday in August 1927. The location and organizers are not specified in the readable text.
Lent Family Reunion At Grotto Grounds
The Lent family held its annual reunion at Grotto Grounds near Haydenville on August 15. Ninety four members attended a bountiful noon dinner and an afternoon of games, singing, and amusements. It was voted to hold the 1927 reunion on the third Sunday in August.
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Grotto Grounds
Hayden- Ville
Varicose Veins Reduced or Money Back
Druggists claim Moone's Emerald Oil reduces varicose veins in days and heals eczema and skin troubles. Buy original Moone's Emerald Oil from any pharmacy, use nightly and morning, see veins shrink with regular use. Small bottle lasts long and is widely sold.
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Moone
Cleanup drive targets Niles bootleggers and speakeasies
Niles officials met in Warren to pledge a town cleanup starting with bootleggers and speakeasies. Attending were Mayor Harvey C. Kistler Sheriff John H. Smith Prosecuting Attorney Wick Wilson County Detective Difford and City Solicitor Hodge.
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Niles
Warren
Harvey C. Kistler
John H. Smith
Wick Wilson
Difford
Hodge
Appeals for Aid for Rural Methodist Protestant Church
Dr. Thomas H. Lewis president of the general conference urged the 98th Ohio Methodist Protestant conference at Sabina to contribute 500 dollars to aid reorganizing twelve poorer conferences into two larger ones. He framed the appeal as a desperate effort to retain the church’s fingerhold in affected areas.
Divorce Cases Lead On Docket In Common Pleas Court
Divorce was granted to Anna Anula from Yoni Anula after evidence of Toni Anula’s neglect of duty as a husband. The plaintiff was asked to pay the cost of prosecution. Orville McVay fled suit against Elizabeth McVay alleging willful absence and neglect of duty. Judge L G Worstell gave judgment.
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Common Pleas
Anna Anula
Yoni Anula
Toni Anula
Orville McVay
Elizabeth McVay
L. G. Worstell
Judg
Pettit Divorce Trial Set For August 24
A divorce suit of Evelyn Pettit against Harry Pettit in Trimble will be heard August 24, Judge Worstell decided yesterday. The case against Charlies Conrad and Margaret Conrad involves Ira Quick and a note for 150.36 dollars principal and interest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ment
Ira Quick
Charlies Conrad
Margaret Conrad
Evelyn Pettit
Harry Pettit
Trimble
Worstell
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Cornwell
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R. Brown
M. Clark
B. Wallace
W. Wolf
Maxine Hall
Virginia Wincan
Anita Hall
Dorothy Wallace
Elmo Higgins
Charles Meier
New York
Mechiechem's
Ugust
Bohmiouod
Uoyas Auioyy
Saoueiddy
American Legion Grove
Murray City
Lawson
Music Makers
Endicott-Johnson
FAI
Buckeye Lake Park
the Playground of
Ohio
BIG Eagle
Elk's Bathing Review
Palais DE Danse
Buzz” Crawford
National Light Coal
Auto Tire & Gasco, Cor
Chestnut & Harper Sts
Nelsonville Distributors
National Refining Company
the National Refining CO
Cleveland, Ohio
Athens County
Farm Bureau
Washington
Frank Biddle
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