Mecchem Funeral Scheduled For Friday Afternoon
Funeral services for Mr. Mechem will be held Friday at 2 o'clock at his late residence on Washington Street conducted by Rev. Scott Gook of Erie Pennsylvania. Burial will take place at Greenlawn Cemetery with the body to be shipped from Nelsonville. The death followed a brain hemorrhage with earlier reports misstating spinal meningitis. Nelsonville stores will observe funeral hours Friday afternoon from 2 to 3:30 o'clock as announced by the Retail Merchants Association.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fuof
Pisaene Voaidlenk
Mt. Met
C. S&s
Washington Street
City
Scott Gook
Erie
Nelsonville
C. S. Mechem
Family Reunion Graces T. F. Lowery Home at Oak Grove
Sunday gathering at the T. F. Lowery residence near Grove included Mr and Mrs Harold Thompson and children Irene and Bonnie of Columbus Miles H Caggz Rolla Mo and Emmett Cagg Tom Barnhart George Dishong John and Mrs William OHara of Marion along with other relatives A lawn dinner followed with all the children of the family present and a pleasant day noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oak Grove
Shires Cagg
Harold Thompson
Irene
Bonnie
Son An
Columbus
Miles H. Caggz
Rolla
Coat Pickett
Emmett Cagg
Tom Barnhart
George Dishong
John Mr
William O’hara
Marion
T. F. Lowery
Grove
Marie Lowery
Charles Wachenschwanz
Eugene Wolfe
Harley Allen
Charles Wendell
John Somtag
Russell
Glories of Ancient Rome Prompts American Fountain Dream
Winifred Black argues Roman cities combined beauty and function and laments modern America lacks iconic fountains. She praises Rome’s statues and waterscapes and imagines Chicago and New York with grand fountains amid skyscrapers and roads. The piece recalls Michelangelo and the Venus and Apollo as enduring symbols of classical beauty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Lake Shore
Chicago
Riverside Drive
New York
San Francisco
van Ness Avenue
Telegraph Hill
Twin Peaks
Rome
Conference To Open Methodists To Gather At Church
Nelsonville Aug 20 The fourth quarterly conference for the First Methodist Episcopal Church will be held at 8 oclock Friday evening in the church auditorium. Dr Robert O McClure district superintendent will preside. Reports from all church organizations will be given and all church officials are expected to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
First Methodist Episcopal Church
Robert O. McClure
Plan Contest Game Scouts To Engage In Lantern Raiding
Nelsonville notes that Boy Scout Troop No. 46 will engage in a lantern raiding contest game at the Legion building Friday evening at 6 45 p m. The activity drew enthusiasm at the first trial last week and missing scouts are asked to bring their axe and flashlight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
Boy Scout Troop No. 46
Legion
Ladies Auxiliary Hosts Farewell Party for Members
Mroe. W. W. Kelly Jr who heads to Las Vegas and Mrs Carrie Fisk bound for New York were honored at a Legion post auxiliary gathering at the Legion home. A group of flower contests and prizes for Mrs. Carl Petit and Mrs. W. L. Cooley complemented the event. A luncheon for 20 attendees followed. Gifts were presented to the two travelers.
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Kelly
Fisk
Raymond Stevens Sent Home From Hospital After Surgery
Raymond Stevens was discharged from Cherrington Hospital Logan to the home of Mr and Mrs D W Harper Mason City Hill recovering from a surgical operation performed several days earlier. His mother Mrs F H Stevens who had been with him accompanied him home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
Raymond Stevens
Cherrington Hospital
Logan
D. W. Harper
Mason City Hill
F. H. Stevens
Funeral services for Newton Smith at Renadane Friday
Newton Smith, 72, died Wednesday after a weeklong illness. Funeral services will be held Friday at 8 p.m. at the Renadane on Chestnut Street in Nelsonville, with burial at Greenlawn Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
Newton Smith
Renadane
Chestnut Street
Greenlawn
Bridge Club Hosts Afternoon Play at 48 East Franklin
Mrs. Harry Kelly hosted a Wednesday bridge session at 48 East Franklin Street with guests Mrs. L. J. Eberle and Mrs. L. P. Rice. High scores were claimed by Mrs. Cecil Shafer first, Mrs. Wallace Glenn second, and Mrs. John Edington third.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Kelly
East Franklin Street
L. J. Eberle
L. P. Rice
Cecil Shafer
Wallace Glenn
John Edington
Bridge Club Night At Mrs Scheeler Entertains Guests
Miss Eula Scheeler hosted a bridge gathering on Wednesday evening at East Franklin Street with guest Mrs. Chester Reeves. Susie Devol led with the high score, followed by Mae Linton in second place.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eula Scheeler
East Franklin Street
Bridge Club
Chester Reeves
Helen Devol
Mae Linton
J J Smith Opens Garage and Sales Agency in Wonsville
J J Smith formerly manager of the Mac Chevrolet Agency in Wonsville has opened a garage and sales agency at 97 E. Chestnut Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wsonville
J. J. Smith
Mac Chevrolet
E. Chestnut Street
Stores to close Friday for Harold F. Mechem funeral
All Retail Merchants' Association stores will shut from 2 to 3 30 p m on Friday to observe the funeral of Harold F Mechem. The closure affects all association members and signals local observance.
Grange No 2436 Plans Meeting at Oak Grove Hall
York Grange No 2436 schedules regular meeting at Grange Hall Oak Grove Friday August 21 at 8 oclock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grange
York Grange No
Oak Grove
Picnic Postponed for Drill Team Club Event
The Drill Team Club of the W. B. A. cancels this evening’s picnic at Mrs. Sam Thomas home due to rain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam Thomas
Class Meeting Postponed After Death in Town
The Sunday School class of Mrs. Charles Monks at the Methodist Church, to meet at Mrs. EB M Gilbert's home, has been postponed due to the death of Newton Smith. A new date will be announced later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Monks
The
Methodist Church
EB. M. Gilbert
Newton Smith
Juvenile Grange No. 445 Meeting Friday Night
York Juvenile Grange No. 445 will meet Friday night at York Grange Hall at 8 o'clock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Juvenile Grange
York Juvenile Grange
York Grange Hall
Social Roundup of Visits Across Ohio Towns
Mrs Clyde Anderson returns to Cleveland after visiting her parents Mr and Mrs John North. Several families including Pritchards Dowlers Starkeys and Kontners are noted as visiting relatives in Chillicothe Columbus and Akron. A list of departures and day trips spans Columbus Massillon Nashville Tenn Gahanna and other locales with multiple households hosting and traveling for family events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clyde Anderson
Cleveland
John North
Irvin Pritchard
Jimmie
Vivian Dowler
Chillicothe
Thad Dowler
Vernon Starkey
Akron
Carl Starkey
Fred Stracke
Logan
Nelson Dowler
Helen Jackson
Columbus
Bridge
Anne Laylin
Indianola Avenue
Donald Kontner
Walbridge
Charles Kontner
David Sands
Charleston
W. Va
T. R. Potts
Donald Thrift
Dale Roscoe
Phoenix
Ariz
Vivian Roscoe
Joe Barrows
Charlies Bayless
Frances Bennett
Ralph Boss
Harry Betts
Hemlock
Moline
Ill
Clint Wallace
William Pierce
George Butts
John Pierce
Glenn
Bobby
Massillon
Frank Jordan
Pierce
Butts
Mattie McCullough
Nashville
Tenn
Wrank
Bouchier
Bertha Morgan
Gahanna
Ohio
William Morgan
W. W. Gibson
Liberty Dash Ends With Cliff Fall At Industrial School
Two 16 year old inmates, Clifford Hicks of Ironton and Dellard Wilson of Dayton, fled into the institute hospital yesterday, leaped a fence, and tumbled 30 feet down a cliff. Hicks broke his right leg and Wilson suffered a head injury. both are expected to recover. The boys claimed they were unaware of the cliff and both had previous escape attempts.
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Lancaster, O
U.2
Liberty
Industrial School
Institution Hospital
Clifford Hicks
Ironton
Dellard Wilson
Dayton
Hicks
Wilson
Despondency blamed in Beebe death in Toledo
An inquest into the death of Kenneth Beebe an 18 year old Sylvania high school athlete will be held by Coroner Frank G Kreft. After a preliminary investigation the coroner said despondency over a love affair caused the shooting in his home yesterday.
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Toledo
U.R
Kenneth Beebe
Death Toll by Accidents in Ohio Is Heavy
Ohio newspapers report at least seven deaths and many injuries from traffic and other accidents yesterday. Incidents include two Oklahoma City travelers in a Cambridge skid, a Findlay Lincoln Highway overturned car fatality, a Detroit woman killed at Portsmouth, a teen’s drowning injury, a third floor porch fall in Columbus, and a Toledo teen suicide after letters.
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Columbus
U.P
Ohio
United Press
William E. Silcox
Oklahoma City
Okla
Charlies E. Dyer
Cambridge
Myra Culver
Doris Irene Culver
Marengo
Lincoln Highway
Findlay
Ethelina Hixson
Detroit
Portsmouth
Kenneth Mitchell
Middletown
Mary E. Sager
Kenneth Beebe
Sylvania
Toledo
Norman Gibson
Warren
George Ferguson
Ferguson
Mary Jane Heaton
Newark
Road Work Delayed On U S 50 Through Albany and Vinton County
Rain again halts progress on the U S Route 50 improvement through Albany to Vinton County. It is the thirty third rain day since construction began, with four more days to finish concreting. Brick laying on the Athens section ends next week, followed by two to three weeks to finish Vinton County brick work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albany
Vinton County
Fred Beckler
Athens
4-H Club News from Rome Stitchers Meeting at Rome High
The Rome Stitchers met August 18 at Rome High School with twelve members present Edith Leyda Mary Winner Doris Richardson Kathryn Winner Florence Winner Ruth Winner Mary Jane Hayes Ruth Biddison Christene Finsterwald Wilma Cunningham Janice Coleman Francis Norris and Melba Faulkner Supervisor Mrs Hagus attended with one visitor Betty Faulkner Ruth Biddison spoke on club camp and garments and record books were inspected Refreshments were served Enrollment in Ohio 4-H clubs rose 15 percent to 42 000 statewide Eighty four counties run 4-H programs Athens Hocking Meigs Morgan Perry Washington count ies listed with current year and last year figures
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Rome
Rome High School
Stewart
Edith Leyda
Mary Winner
Doris Richardson
Kathryn Winner
Florence Winner
Ruth Winner
Mary Jane Hayes
Ruth Biddison
Christene Finsterwald
Wilma Cunningham
Janice Coleman
Francis Norris
Melba Faulkner
Hagus
Betty Faulkner
Mrs. Hugus
Ohio
Ohio State University At
Columbus
Athens County
Hocking County
Meigs County
Morgan
Perry County
Washington County
4-H Club Extends Reach to 900000 Youth in Farms
The article notes 4-H programs reach nearly 900,000 boys and girls on farms in the United States and Hawaii per the USDA. It states about 8 percent of Ohio’s 42,000 members will show project work at county or state fairs, with some earning small cash prizes or ribbons, while exhibits count as completion of the club project.
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United States
Hawaii
United States Department of Agriculture
Ohio
John Glancy Dies at 25 in Akron Typhoid Fever
John Glancy 25 son of Mr and Mrs Thomas Glancy of Akron formerly Athens died Wednesday morning from typhoid fever at City Hospital Akron after a five week illness. Body to be brought to Athens Friday to Dowler Funeral Home for services at 2 30 pm burial in West Union Street Cemetery. Survived by parents two brothers Howard Glancy of Fairmont W V and Watt Glancy at home.
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John Glancy
Thomas Glancy
Akron
Athens
City Hospital
Dowler Funeral Home
West Union Street
Glancy
Howard Glancy
Fairmont
W. Va
Watt Glancy
Three Sisters Named In Local Notices
Three sisters identified in local notices are Mrs Edgar Holt of Cuyahoga Falls Mrs Andrew Ginnan of Jacksonville and Miss Lois Glancy of Athens. The text notes one as a teacher in the New Marsh field schools and places each sister in connection with public records.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edgar Holt
Cuyahoga Falls
Andrew Ginnan
Jacksonville
Lois Glancy
Athens
New Marshfield
Rome Grange Meeting Moves Up To Friday Evening
Rome Grange will hold its meeting tomorrow evening instead of next Wednesday. Fred Dorr, master of the grange, says discuss plans for an exhibit at the Athens County Fair next week during the current meeting.
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Rome
Stewart
Rome Grange
Athens County
Fred Dorr
Athens Train Schedule Details For North South Routes
Daily Chesapeake and Ohio Northbound and Southbound trains listed with Athens arrival times. No. 3 reaches 10 47 a m, No. 9 at 7 41 p m, No. 2 at 11 19 a m, No. 4 at 6 22 p m. Southbound No. 30 at 11 02 a m, No. 34 at 8 35 p m. Eastbound No. 44 at 9 56 a m, No. 10 at 12 25 p m, No. 12 at 10 06 p m.
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Athens
Chesapeake & Ohio
Hocking Valley
Bane
Prison caravan takes three lifers to Marquette for torch slayings
A motor caravan of armed officers departed Jackson for Marquette agate prison bearing three inmates Fred Smith Frank Oliver and David Blackstone each sentenced to four consecutive life terms for the slaying of two young couples near His Michigan The transfer followed authorities failing to connect the trio to other burglaries and slayings despite suspicions in several other cases.
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Jackson, Mich
Marquette Agate
Ypsilanti
Fred Smith
Frank Oliver
David Blackstone
His
Mich
Washtenaw County
Derigg
Embezzlement Charge Filed Against Former Bank President
An indictment in Millersburg Ohio charges William A Miller, former president of the Farmers and Merchants Bank, with forgery and embezzlement. The forged notes total $32,815 across 15 farms, tied to the bank’s June 13 closure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Millersburg. O
William A.miller
Farmers & Merchants Bank
Birth of Daughter for Harry King Family
Mr and Mrs Harry King announce the birth of a daughter on August 17. She is the first grandchild of Mr and Mrs James Scott of near Canaanville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry King
Goldie Scott
Guysville R. D. No. 2
James Scott
Canaanville
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Nelsonville and Vicinity
Mecchem
Winifred Black
Moses
Michael Angela
Apollo
Retail Merchants’ Association
Harold F. Mechem
Liberty Dash
Lindbergh
Charles A. Lindbergh
Aklavik
Northwest Territory
Arctic Ocean
Orient
Toonerville
Fontaine Fox
Ajesti
Clive Brook
Richard Arlen
Fay Wray
Jean Arthur
Tom Tyler
Ain
Marquette State Prison
Wrecking Car Service
Fred A. Beasley
Sherwin-Williams
Marn Fast
Dri
Sherwin-Vailliaws
Nelsonville Lumber Company
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