Accidents and Arrests Highlight Nelsonville Weekend
Nelsonville area saw multiple traffic incidents over the weekend. Gerald Osler of Hocking County faces DUI charges after a Chestnut Street crash with Clarence O Morrow of Columbus. Harry Birdsell of Murray City is charged with reckless driving after a Saturday wreck at Fourth and Chestnut. Darrel Gould of Carbondale ordered to court tonight for allegedly running a red light at Nerricks Corner. Two injured when a car left Route 216 embankment near Murray City. Hubert Robson of Nelsonville sustains a head wound requiring stitches. others treated for minor injuries.
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Nelsonville
Gerald Osler
Hocking County
Chestnut St
Charles Thompson
Clarence Q O'Morrow
Columbus
O’morrow
Willard Reese
Harry Birdsell
Murray City
Fourth and
Chestnut Sts
Birdsell
Darrel Gould
Carbondale
Nerrick’s Corner
Hubert Robson
Edward Howe
Robson
Jack Riley
Harry Cook
Charles Shuttleworth
New Straitsville
Shuttleworth
Mormon Elders Lecture Tonight in Nelsonville Chapel
Elders Alfred Trauffer and Ferrel Carter of Salt Lake City will present illustrated slide lectures at 8 p.m. in the Latter Day Saints chapel on Jackson Street. Landmarks of Church History covers early church history and migration to the Rockies with full color scenes. Aug 24 at 8, Forgotten Empires discusses ancient, civilized American archaeological finds. No admission charged.
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Nelsonville
Alfred Trauffer
Ferrel Carter
Salt Lake City
Utah
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
Jackson St
Rocky Mountains
Dew attends national convention of Spanish War veterans
Stanley Dew travels to Columbus this week to attend the national convention of the Spanish War veterans.
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Nelsonville
Stanley Dew
Columbus
Runaway boys found after week in cornfield near Nelsonville
Two Industrial School runaways from Lancaster, Paul Plummer age 14 and Robert Franklin age 15, spent a week in a Nelsonville corn patch subsisting on tomatoes before a rainstorm drove them to seek shelter. Patrolman James Cope had them at the City Building and Industrial School officials retrieved them Sunday.
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Nelsonville
Industrial School
Lancaster
Paul Plummer
Franklin
Ohio
Robert Franklin
Columbus
James Cope
Kontner Baby Dies At Family Home
Barbara Ann Kontner aged six months, only child of Mr and Mrs Jack Kontner, died early today at the family home on Ashton Ave. Funeral arrangements are not yet set. Surviving are the parents, grandparents Mr and Mrs Charles Kontner, Mrs Anna Allen, and great grandparents Mrs Thomas Auflick and Mrs Ida Kentner. Meanwhile Mr and Mrs Warren Badger and children Irving and Eloise left Sunday for a motor trip through New England and Maine to visit relatives in Batavia and Syracuse on the return path.
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Nelsonville
Barbara Ann
Jack Kontner
Ashton Ave
Charles Kontner
Anna Allen
Thomas Auflick
Ida Kentner
Warren Badger
Irving
Eloise
New England States
Maine
Krepple and Krep Attend Sater Foltz Reunion
C G Krepple and Raymond Krep attended the Sater Foltz reunion at Wildcat Hollow Park near Enterprise. About 150 people were present for the gathering.
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Nelsonville
C. G. Krepple
Raymond Krepple
Sater-Foltz
Wildcat Hollow Park
Enterprise
Sunday guests of Mr and Mrs Herrold include Chutes and Longstreth
Waldo Chute of McArthur and Mr and Mrs Sam Chute, Longstreth, and Dr N Hill were Sunday guests of Mr and Mrs John Herrold. The gathering highlighted local families and nearby residents.
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Nelsonville
Waldo Chute
McArthur
Sam Chute
Longstreth
N. Hill
John Herrold
Arnolds Headed for Ten Days at Indian Lake
Supt. and Mrs. EF. J. Arnold left Sunday for a ten days outing at Indian Lake to enjoy a vacation away from their duties.
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Indian Lake
Nelsonville
EF. J. Arnold
St Andrews Church Benefit Party Planned in Nelsonville
The women of St Andrews Church will sponsor a benefit party at the Parish Hall Tuesday night at 7 50 o clock. Proceeds support parish efforts and community aid.
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Nelsonville
Women of
St. Andrews
Return to Nelsonville for Joe Galvin Jr
Joe Galvin Jr and his wife have returned from an eastern honeymoon trip and are at home to friends at the home of his parents Mr and Mrs C W Backus in Nelsonville.
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Nelsonville
Joe Galvin, Jr
C. W. Backus
Mrs Ed Mills Helps Care for Mrs Nancy Morris
Mrs Ed Mills of Zanesville is spending the week in Nelsonville to help care for her mother Mrs Nancy Morris whose condition has slightly improved.
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Nelsonville
Ed Mills
Zanesville
Nancy Morris
Mrs Fisk Taken to Columbus for Radium Treatment
Howard Fisk and family accompanied Mrs Ed Fisk to Columbus hospital for radium treatment after the serious illness of her mother. The transfer followed Mrs Fisk's illness as she was a patient in Lancaster hospital.
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Columbus
Nelsonville
Howard Fisk
Lancaster
Ed Fisk
Lancaster Ospital
Hudsons host Hudsons in Nelsonville visit
Dr and Mrs W E Hudson and daughter Shirley of New Philadelphia were Sunday guests of Dr Hudsons parents Mr and Mrs W L Hudson in Nelsonville Ohio.
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Nelsonville
W. E. Hudson
Shirley
New Philadelphia
Flivver Plane Race Added to National Show
Cleveland hosts a new flivver race at the National Air Races Sept 3–6 with small planes rated 65–80 mph. One hundred to one hundred fifty entrants compete in a Columbus to Akron cross country event Sept 1–2, predicting flight times for the Taylor Trophy.
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Cleveland
Columbus
Akron
Bradbury Tigers Fail To Meet Pomeroy At Pythian Park
Supporters of the Bradbury Tigers were disappointed Sunday afternoon when the Pomeroy team failed to appear for a scheduled game at Pythian Park.
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Middleport
Bradbury Tigers
Pomeroy
Tigers
Pythian Park
Vacation Nears End for Gallipolis Pastor
Rev. George Sagen, pastor of First Baptist Church, nears the end of a two weeks vacation at Lake Geneva Wisconsin a highlight spot of the Northwest Territory The second item notes that whales mature at under three years of age though it is unclear if connected to the trip
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Gallipolis
George Sagen
First Baptist Church
Lake Geneva
Wis
Northwest Territory
Athens Ohio Sealed Bids for Water Main Project
City of Athens invites sealed bids by September 7 1937 for LM deLavaud cast iron pipe and fittings for citywide water main improvement WPA Project Serial No 14S14. Bids must include full names and bond or certified check. bonds vary by scope. Clerk Da Moler notes form usage and bid rejection rights.
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Acc
Director of Public Service
BE. Moler
Robert Taylor's Life Story Highlights Hollywood Rise
The article traces Robert Taylor from Nebraska roots to a rising Hollywood star. It covers his early stage work, screen test at MGM, breakout in Society Doctor, and ascent to fame through Broadway Melody films including Broadway Melody of 1936 and Broadway Melody of 1938 with Eleanor Powell.
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Robert Taylor
Athena Theater
Taylor
Eleanor Powell
Broadway
Hollywood
Great Garbo
Joan Crawford
Jean Harlow
Janet Gaynor
Filley
Nebraska
S. A. Brugh
Beatrice
Doane College
Pomona College
California
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Home-Coming At Murray City Attracts Large Attendance
Murray City reports detail a New Pittsburgh home coming and reunion with about 500 people attending services and 200 registered. Rev Charles Hook elected to lead the church for another year marking ten years of his pastorate. Sunday School officers include Chester Lanning as superintendent and Harold Douglas as treasurer among others.
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Murray City
Chester Lanning
Harold Douglas
Virgil Lanning
Young People's
Nelsonville Social And Personal Notes
Nelsonville residents host and visit relatives over the weekend with extended family travel plans. The list of guests includes Russell Montgomery from Cuyahoga Falls and several families from New York City Chicago and Yellow Springs with motor trips to Miami and Canada.
Van Dyke Rites To Be Held Wednesday
Nelsonville Mrs Georgie Anna Van Dyke 69 died Sunday at her home Happy Hollow. She was wife of Chauncey Van Dyke. Funeral services will be held Wednesday morning at 11 at Happy Hollow church. Burial at Greenlawn.
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Nelsonville
Georgieanna van Dyke
Happy Hollow
Chauncey van Dyke
Greenlawn
Will Visit Canada on Northern Motor Tour
Jack and Paul Pritchard Monroe Francis and Roger Scott left Sunday on a northern motor trip. They will visit the Great Lakes Exposition Niagara Falls and Canadian points of interest before returning.
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Canada
Nelsonville
Jack and
Paul Pritchard
Monroe Francis
Roger Scott
Great Lakes Exposition
Niagara Falls
Gallia Officers Detain Three Men On Short Changing Complaint
Gallia County sheriffs officers detained three men, John B. Hix age 32 Opie Hix age 34 and William Stanley age 32, after reports of a short changing racket. They were arrested Saturday night in Gallipolis with a long list of penciled numbers, two licensed names, and a Kentucky plate car, while bank checks on the suspected bills were sought. They claimed to work for Dotson Show Co of Warren Ohio and await further developments.
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Gallipolis
John B. Hix
Opie Hix
Ashtabula
Ohio
William Stanley
Detroit
Gallia County
E. E. Hatfield
Southern Ohio Electric Co
Gillingham Drug Co
Davis-Shuler Co
Walgreen Drug Co
Dotson Show Co
Warren
Hatfield
Kentucky
Ex-Queen Wins Divorce Decree
GALLIPOLIS Mrs Genevieve Clark Williams was granted a divorce from John Williams on charges of extreme cruelty. They married November 9 1935. She lives at Eureka and was once chosen queen of the Gallipolis Fall Festival by popular vote.
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Gallipolis
Genevieve Clark Williams
John Williams
Eureka
Hobart Wilson Tops Gallipolis Civil Service List
Gallipolis civil service results show Hobart Wilson top ranked for sub patrolman with 89 points plus 20 veteran preference. Dale Russell earned 94 and Howard Gates 84 in the examination judged by the Gallipolis Civil Service Board.
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Gallipolis
Gallipolis Civil Service Board
Dale Russell
Hobart Wilson
Howard Gates
Wilson
Named Head of Monroe Schools Named Head of Monroe Schools
George Broyles selected as superintendent of Monroe Township Schools in Pickaway County after ten years teaching. He holds an A B from Rio Grande, an M A from Miami University, and has pursued further study toward a doctorate at Ohio State University. Previous teaching posts include Middleport New Richmond Ripley and Liberty Union.
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Gallipolis
George Broyles
Monroe Township
Pickaway County
Broyles
Rio Grande College
Miami University
Ohio State University
Middleport
New Richmond
Ripley
Liberty Union
WPA cleans Ball Park at Kananga Bridge in Gallia
Unused since January flood the Kananga Bridge ball park in Gallipolis is being cleaned and repaired by the recreational division of the Works Progress Administration.
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Gallipolis
Ball Park
Kananga Bridge
Recreational
WPA
Gooch McCarley Families Set Reunion at Harrisburg Church
Members of the Gooch and McCarley families plan their annual reunion at Harrisburg Church on Sunday September 5. Organizer Mildred Bumgartner invites all relatives and friends to attend.
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Gallipolis
Gooch-McCarley
Harrisburg Church
Mildred Bumgardner
Wise family to relocate store and service station business
Sheldon A. Wise and his family will move from their Leaper-area farm to Adamsville near Rio Grande to operate a store and service station.
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Gallipolis
Sheldon A. Wise
Leaper
Adamsville
Rio Grande
Deeds From 1820s Signed by Presidents Awarded to Gallia Bank Chief
Evan J. Jones presents three sheepskin land deeds to Sherman H. Eagle, president of Ohio Valley Bank in Gallipolis. The 80 acre parcels in Raccoon Township were signed by James Monroe, J Q Adams, and Andrew Jackson, dated 1821 to 1829, issuing to William Eagle.
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Gallipolis
Evan J. Jones
Gallia County
Athens County
Sherman H. Eagle
Ohio Valley Bank Co
William Eagle
Chillicothe
James Monroe
Raccoon Township
J. Q. Adams
Andrew Jackson
Mr. Jones
David Bennett
To Cut WPA Quota in Gallia
Gallia County officials meet Dr. Carl W. Watson state head of WPA and learn a ten percent reduction in September lowers the Gallia quota from 312 to 281 workmen. County Commissioners G. P. Ewing Dan Jones and E. C. Johnson attend the briefing.
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Gallipolis
Gallia County
Carl W. Watson
G. P. Ewing
Dan Jones
E. C. Johnson
Thomas J. Clark Admitted to Holzer Hospital
Gallia County news notes Thomas J. Clark age 93 Civil War veteran former Thurman postmaster and longtime justice of the peace has been admitted to Holzer Hospital for medical treatment.
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Gallipolis
Thomas J. Clark
Thurman
Mrs. Nettie Longstreth Dies at 70 in Holzer Hospital
Rutland resident Mrs. Nettie Longstreth died at Holzer Hospital from a cerebral hemorrhage. She was 70 and the mother of Mrs. Wayne Lutz of Gallipolis.
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Gallipolis
Nettie Longstreth
Rutland
Holzer Hospital
Wayne Lutz
CCC Enrollment Expanded in Gallia County October
Othneil Jones Gallia County relief director says CCC enrollment increases in October with applications possible after September 10 at his office. Gallia County quota remains undisclosed.
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Gallipolis
Othneil Jones
Gallia County
Jones
Attending Encampment of Spanish War Vets in Columbus
H. W. Sowards, Mrs. George Bratt, Howe Bratt, Henry Klages, Early Shaw, William Crawford and Newton Edwards attend the encampment of Spanish War veterans in Columbus this week.
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Gallipolis
Columbus
H. W. Sowards
George Bratt
Howe Bratt
Henry Klages
Early Shaw
William Crawford
Newton Edwards
Many Run for Gallia Township Posts in County
Nearly 200 residents in Gallia County secured petitions to run for township offices such as trustees clerks and constables and county school board. About 100 petitions have been returned for filing and term extenders boost interest with last filing Friday September 3.
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Gallipolis
Gallia County
Helen Russell
McKinley Spider Shown in Gallipolis Display
In Gallipolis Ernie Saunders presents a rare coal black spider with a gold back marked like the capital M known in 1898 as a Mc Kinley spider. The striking markings draw immediate attention from spectators and naturalists.
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Ernie” Saunders
Fiftieth Annual Cherrington Family Meet Planned
Gallipolis reports extensive prep by the Cherrington clan for the fiftieth family reunion across Southern Ohio and Thurman. Officers include Dr. Ernest H. Cherrington of Washington DC and Dr. Murat Halstead Cherrington of Logan. A noon picnic, shrine visit to Bethel Methodist Church, and post-ceremony exercises are planned. The family traces to William Cherrington, father of 16 and grandfather of 100 plus, with the last grandson John H. Cherrington a Civil War veteran. Letitia Johnston, resident of Gallipolis, is the surviving granddaughter. Saunders family reunion set for Sept 5 at the fairgrounds.
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Gallipolis
Cherrington
Ohio
Thurman
Ernest H. Cherrington
Washington, D. C
National Anti- Saloon League
Murat Halstead Cherrington
Logan
Old Bethel Methodist Church
Chickamauga Creek
William Cherrington
John H. Cherrington
Letitia Johnston
Second Ave
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Glouster
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W. S. Courtright
Yellow Springs
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Frances Knox
van Dyke
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Monroe
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Jean Rogers
Gallipolis Bank
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