Taft to Speak at Nelsonville Campaign Rally
Charles P. Taft Republican candidate for governor will open the Southern Ohio campaign with a Nelsonville rally at 3 p.m. Thursday Sept 11 as part of Parade of the Hills festival. State and local candidates John W. Brown Ted W. Brown Roger W. Tracy James A Rhodes C William O Neill will appear with Taft along with Rep Thomas Jenkins Judge Verner Metcalf State Senator C Stanley Mechem. The event on Public Square is sponsored by the Athens County Young Republican Club.
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Nelsonville
Charles P. Taft
Ohio
Taft
John W. Brown
Ted W. Brown
Roger W. Tracy
James A. Rhodes
C. William O’neill
Rep
Thomas A. Jenkins
Verner E. Metcalf
Court of Appeals
C. Stanley Mechem
Public
Athens County
Young Republican Club
Local society notes from Kanauga and nearby communities
The WSCS met at Mrs. Lewis Lee's home with refreshments. CIC Club gathered at Mrs. Cora Black's. 14 members and five visitors attended with prizes awarded. Various visitors and residents are listed with travels to Columbus, Charleston, Washington, D. C., and other areas. social visits include Rev. Speers, Rev. Barnett, and families such as Speers, Adams, Walker, Boye, Shifler, Cook, Clendenin, Litchfield, Dewitt, Mercer, Ward, Fletcher, and Johnson.
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CIC
Cora Black
J. V. Speers
Sarah
Ado
Speers
Methodist Church
Cheshire
James Barnett
Emogene Adams
Shirley Adams
Ralph Walker
Rupert Lady
Clifford Boye
Columbus
John Shifler
Howard
Mary Cook
Clara Lenahan
Charleston
Agnes Clendenin
Washington, D. C
Virginia Beach
Olen Litchfield
Janie
Ironton
Ohio
Litchfield
Cora Dewitt
Set
John Mercer
Louisville
Sergeant Mercer
Carl Morrow
Byron Ward
Ashland
Ray Fletcher
St. Albans
J. C. Johnson
Louise
Marjorie Crawford
Christine Black
Mennonite Farmers Move to Paraguayan Chaco After War
European and Canadian Mennonite farmers undertake a mass migration to the swampy Paraguayan Chaco seeking new settlement areas after the war. The movement brings settlers and families into a challenging frontier, altering regional demographics and agricultural prospects.
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Europe
Canada
Paraguayan
Chaco
Kingsbury guests at Meigs County Fair weekend
Mrs Jessie Carr and three guests from Huntington visited Mr and Mrs William King while Miss Mary Greenler of Elderfield Indiana returned to the King home for an indeterminate stay. Alen Harrison of Grove City Ohio and Dale Harrison joined Ralph Carl at the Meigs County Fair with Phillip and Dale later returning home. Neil Young and his sons Gaylord Galen and Bruce visited William Beal also for the Meigs Fair. Ernest Wood Ruth Morris Norman Wood Owen Smith and Weber Wood attended the REA picnic at Gallipolis with Janeth Beal.
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Kingsbury
Jessie Carr
Marie Williams
Ruth Carman
Huntington
William King
Mary Greenler
Elderfield
Ind
King
Alen Harrison
Grove City
Ohio
Carl
Dale
Phil Harrison
Ralph Carl
Neil Young and Sons
Gaylord, Galen and Bruce
Dayton
William Beal
Meigs Co
REA
Gallipolis
Ernest Wood
Ruth Morris
Norman Wood
Owen Smith
Weber Wood
Janeth Beal
Rotary Club Picnic Set for Next Tuesday
NELSONVILLE The Rotary Club will hold its annual picnic at the L I Krieg Farm near Logan next Tuesday. Members and guests meet at the Presbyterian Church at 6 p.m. Lester Lehmkuhl was accepted as a new member and will serve as SEC Egg Auction manager.
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Nelsonville
Rotary Club
L. I. Krieg
Logan
Presbyterian Church
Lester Lehmkuhl
Warren H. Badger
Lehmkuhl
SEC
Badger
Rotary
John Koch
William Friedrich
Cuthbertson Rites To Be Held In Murray City
Funeral services for John William Cuthbertson who died Wednesday at his Murray City home will be Friday at 2 p.m. at Murray City Methodist Church. The Rev G E Fisher will conduct the service with burial in Murray City Cemetery. Friends may call at Stout funeral home until noon Friday.
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Nelsonville
John William Cuthbertson
Murray City
Murray City Methodist Church
G. E. Fisher
Stout
Short day blooming poinsettia plant note
The poinsettia is categorized as a short day plant blooming only in periods with 10 hours or fewer daylight hours, making season length a key factor for flowering.
Births and admissions at Mount St Mary Hospital
Birth announcements list a daughter for Clyde Herrold and Morris Baker of Nelsonville, and a son for David Oliver of Nelsonville. Admissions include William Sheren of Nelsonville Route 1 and several others: Bertha Lockray, Iry Lyons, Clyde Hawk, Thelma Brooks, Louis Morgan, Serena Lawson, Max Woollett, William McClain, Mrs Charles Vernon, and Mrs Lou Chapman with respective locations and routes.
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Clyde Herrold
Nelsonville
Morris Baker
David Oliver
William Sheren
Bertha Lockray
Amesville
Iry Lyons
Chauncey
Clyde Hawk
Carbon Hill
Thelma Brooks
Glouster
Louis Morgan
Shawnee
Serena Lawson
William McClain
Charles A. Vernon
Lou Chapman
Guests in Nelsonville
Mr and Mrs Harold Robinson and daughter Virginia visited Nelsonville with a two week southern trip before continuing to their Toledo home. They stayed a few days with Mr and Mrs Harry Stage during the visit.
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Nelsonville
Harold Robinson
Virginia
Toledo
Harry Stage
Rotterdam Rebuilds After May 14 1940 Bombing
Most damage in Rotterdam from the May 14 1940 bombing is repaired. The report notes the city’s rebuilding progress amid wartime strain. The second item mentions Djerba in the Mediterranean as suspected mythic Ulysses land of the lotus eaters.
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Rotterdam
Djerba
Mediterranean
Ulysses
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Aarlip
W. Washington St
Lsonville, Ohio
Bright Dan River
Everglaze Ginghams
Kanauga
WSCS
Lewis Lee
Alon
Hep
Dawn
Jel
Bes SC
Nelsonville, Ohio
Mount St. Mary Hospital
Max Woollett
Quick's
Black Eyed Beans
Esh
Fryers
Miltex
Daugherty
Wolfe
Acca
Columbus and Southern Ohio Electric Co
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