Death of Nelsonville Civil War veteran Eber Jones at 93
Eber Jones died at his home 883 Chestnut St Nelsonville Monday night at age 93 after months of ill health and bedfast since July 6. He leaves Virgil Young as caregiver, a granddaughter Mrs Flossie Ransdale and seven great grandchildren. He was last surviving member of Phil Kearney Post No 38 G A R and a long time Mason with a 50 year medal. Funeral Thursday at 2 pm in the Christian Church conducted by Rev H A Rothrock. burial at New Marshfield.
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Nelsonville
York Township
Eber Jones
Chestnut St
Mr. Jones
New Marshfield
Virgil Young
Flossie Ransdale
Kenton
Ohio
Jones
Phil Kearney
Grand Army of the Republic
Masonic
Nelsonville Social and Personal Mention
Nelsonville notes list visits and travels of local residents. C A Davis and Mrs. Flossie Crawford with son Connie visited Columbus. Lewis Vaughn to join All Ohio Boys High School Band for State Fair. Helen Reynolds to Whiteview Arizona. Mrs Crawford and C A Davis with Herman Welch at Beverly. Oscar W Shaw visiting Pete Shough in Besemer Alabama. Helen Weltzheimer and daughter with Russell Montgomery at Cuyahoga Falls. Mary Ellen Young returned from six weeks in Cleveland. various other local visits to Unionville Dayton and nearby.
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Nelsonville
C. A. Davis
Flossie Crawford
Connie
Charles McGiffin
Charles
Columbus
Isaac Vaughn
Lewis
All Ohio Boys High School
Helen E. Reynolds
Whiteview
Arizona
Rose Reynolds
C. A Davis
Herman Welch
Beverly
Oscar W. Shaw
Besemer
Alabama
Pete Shough
C. E. Weltzheimer
Helen
Russell Montgomery
Cuyahoga Falls
Ohio
Mary Ellen Young
Cleveland
Will Barnes
Ivan Barnes
Unionville
Emma Wilson
Aaron Head
Vivian Kelly
W. W. Kelly
Ellis Covert
Betty
George Katzenbach
Dayton
Legion Post Will Meet in Nelsonville Tonight
Glenford Dugan Post American Legion holds a regular meeting at 7 30 in the Legion basement. Drum and bugle corps members are asked to attend. Arrangements will be made for attending the funeral of Eber Jones the last Civil War veteran in the area.
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Nelsonville
Glenford Dugan Post
American Legion
Legion
Eber Jones
Two Men Face City Court On Traffic Offenses
Darrel Gould of Carbondale arraigned in Nelsonville court of Mayor S G Holland for crashing a red traffic signal and pleaded guilty with a $10 fine and costs. Harry Birdsell of Murray City pleaded not guilty to a reckless driving charge filed by Willard Reese and was bound over to the grand jury under a $100 bond.
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Nelsonville
Darrel Gould
Carbondale
S. G. Holland
Harry Birdsell
Murray City
Willard Reese
Bids Sought for Rock Riffle Benco House Real Estate
The Athena Township Board of Education will accept sealed bids by 7 pm on Oct 2 1937 for the Rock Riffle Benco House and land in two tracts. Tract one covers 0.141 acre near Lot 214, Athens County. tract two covers 0.929 acre in same area. Payment terms: one third cash, balance in 60 days.
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Board of Education
Athena Township Rund
Rock Riffle Benco House
Ohio University
Athens Township
Athens County
Athens Township Board of Etwation
Athena County
Carter
Fauca- Gen
Athena
G R. Brak
Stallsmiths Celebrate 55th Anniversary in Corning
Mr and Mrs J W Stallsmith marked their 55th wedding anniversary with a Corning open house from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 in the evening, hosting family and friends. The couple, married August 22 1882, have four children Ray Stallsmith Middletown Ohio John Stallsmith Bremen Roy Ruble Mt Pleasant Michigan and L A Miller Chillicothe Illinois. Mr Stallsmith also observed his 80th birthday anniversary.
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J. W. Stallsmith
Corning
Stallsmith
Ray R. Stallsmith
Middletown
Ohio
John Lloyd Stallsmith
Bremen
Roy S. Ruble
Mt. Pleasant
Mich
L. A. Miller
Chillicothe
Whipstown
Perry County
Rose
Methodist Episcopal Church
New Lexington
Iva Florence Grant
Masonic Officers To Meet in Glouster
In Glouster the Seventeenth Masonic Officers Association holds its first regular meeting on Thursday September 2 with dinner at 630 pm and meeting at 8 pm. Deputy Grand Master Louis B Blakemore of Cincinnati will address attendees. All lodge officers and past masters in Athens Washington Morgan counties are urged to attend and reserve dinner.
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Nelsonville
Seventeenth
Masonic Officers Association
Glouster
G. L. Cowell
Louis B. Blakemore
Cincinnati
A. M
Ohio
H. L. Kittrell
Athens
Washington
Morgan Counties
Mary Keys Rites Set for Thursday at St Andrews
Funeral services for Mary Keys will be held Thursday at 9 AM at St Andrews Church conducted by Reverend Father Kelly. Burial follows at Green Lawn. The St Andrews Altar Society will meet tonight at 7 30 at the family residence to recite the Rosary.
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Nelsonville
Mary Keys
St. Andrews Church
Father Kelly
Greenlawn
Altar Society
Cheshire Social and Personal Items Highlight Local Visits
Mrs Maxine Heal ey and children visited her mother Mrs Vina Ables before returning to Toledo. Social Saturday night by the Methodist Church drew a large crowd. John Grover and family returned from Cleveland after months away. Mrs Clara Ward spent Monday in Parkersburg. James Simmes and grandson Eno visited Ivan Grover. Ladies Aid meets at the parsonage Aug 27 due to Grange. George Walker Delaware and Mr Mrs Lawrence Patch Sandusky left Cheshire. Patens moving to Toledo. William Scott from CCC camp near Portsmouth weekend visit. Homer Kennedy hosted relatives. Rev H N Snider returns from Wilmington and will preach Sunday at 10:30, last service before conference. Myrta Bell Thompson recovering at Charles Thompson home after Columbus accident.
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Cheshire
Maxine Healey
Vina Ables
Healey
Toledo
Methodist Church
John Grover
Cleveland
Clara Ward
Parkersburg
James Simmes
Eno
Ivan Grover
Ladies Aid Society
Parsonage
Grange
Little Kgger
George Walker
Delaware
Lawrence Patch
Sandusky
Anna Ralston
Paten
William Scott
CCC
Portsmouth
Elza Scott
Homer Kennedy
H. N. Snider
Ardyce Bowling
Wilmington
Snider
Myrta Bell Thompson
Columbus
Charles Thompson
FD Plans To Continue His Court Battle
The President offers support for a bill to speed Supreme Court appeals and curb lower court injunctions. He argues reforms will bridge the rift between the public and the judiciary, boosting trust in speedy federal justice and strengthening the courts as a national institution.
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Supreme Court
Senate
Mrs Cookson Hosts Bridge Club Guests From Columbus
Mrs Corwin Cookson entertained her bridge club with guest players from Columbus including Mrs Thomas R Mills Mrs W H Hyde Miss Catherine Spencer and Mrs Ches ter Cook. Miss Spencer scored high for guests while Miss Frances Lawson and Betty Wolfe held high club scores. Miss Louise Rice had the low score.
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Nelsonville
Thomas R. Mills
W. H. Hyde
Catherine Spencer
Chester Cook
Columbus
Corwin Cookson
Miss Spencer
Frances Lawson
Betty Wolfe
Charles Huddy
Louise Rice
German observer reports two lightning strikes at home
Tiffin Ohio resident A. D. German, a federal weather observer, says lightning struck his house twice in one day destroying part of the roof and a radio. He rejects the saying that lightning never strikes twice in the same place.
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Tiffin
A. D
Federal
Class Pin Reunites With Portsmouth Native
Franklin Trueman of Easthampton Mass recovered his high school class pin lost in Portsmouth New Hampshire in 1901. A mailed note reading Find your pin inside Im sorry I did it accompanied the pin and was unsigned.
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Easthampton
Mass
Franklin Trueman
Portsmouth
N. H
Telegrams Dominate in New Zealand Communications
Wellington reports that New Zealand sends more telegrams per person than any other country, a claim noted as evidence of strong telegraph usage and rapid communication.
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Wellington
New Zealand
Political Pot Begins To Boil Bricker rivals eye 1938 bid
Bricker supporters argue he can win in 1938 based on Ohio plurality contrasts with Roosevelt and Davey. Republicans consider Akron publisher John S. Knight as a potential non office seeker candidate while the Ohio Republican Editorial Association critiques party leadership and past governance.
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Bricker
Davey
Roosevelt
Ohio
John S. Knight
Akron
Knight
Ohio Republican Editorial Association
Taylor Ridge to clash with Kimberly in softball showdown
Kimberly hosts Taylor Ridge on Kimberly field Thursday at 6 o clock. Sunday at 2 the Smokehouse Gang from Logan plays at Kimberly. Kimberly visits Logan field on Sunday Sept 5.
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Taylor Ridge
Kimberly
Kimberly Field
Smokehouse Gang
Logan
Logan Field
Couple Returns From Honeymoon to Begin New Life
Rev and Mrs Stewart Radford Mary Margaret Betts return after a month long honeymoon in Michigan and Wisconsin. They are guests of Mrs Betts and Mr Frank Betts before moving to their new home at Wickliffe Ohio.
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Nelsonville
Stewart Radford
Mary Margaret Betts
Michigan
Wisconsin
Birthday Party Held For Eightyearold Mary Ann Ruble
Mary Ann Ruble celebrated her eighth birthday with eight guests. After theater visits the group returned to the Ruble home for games contests and refreshments. A yellow iced cake with eight candles accompanied chocolate ice cream. Guests included Sarah Craft Louise Craft Arlene Hall Ann Preston Nancy Krieg Jane Krieg Sally Jackson Ann Orwilder Patty Lu Eberle.
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Nelsonville
Mary Ann Ruble
C. H. Ruble
Ruble
Akron
Arlene Hall
Ann Preston
Nancy
Jane Krieg
Sally Jackson
Ann Orwilder
Patty Lu Eberle
Bellans for Indigestion Ad Claims Quick Relief
An ad asserts Bellans for Indigestion cures excess stomach fluids after heavy meals and nervous eating. It warns against laxatives and promises relief within minutes, claiming a 2% package proves its effectiveness and lists Bell & Co as the seller.
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Bellans
Bell & Co
Masons to Convene for Eber Jones Funeral
Philadorian Lodge F. and A. M. schedules special meeting at the Masonic Temple Thursday at 1 PM to attend the funeral of long time member Eber Jones who joined the fraternity over fifty years ago.
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Nelsonville
Philadorian Lodge
Masonic Temple
Eber Jones
Rotary Report Made At Club Meeting
Nelsonville Rotary Club president Ralph Parks and secretary Homer Harding attended a district conference in Zanesville. Parks presented a brief report to the Nelsonville club Tuesday night. Guests included William Gesler Howard Kirk William Miller and George Carr with Gesler noted for 12 years of perfect weekly attendance.
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Nelsonville
Ralph Parks
Homer Harding
Rotary Club
Zanesville
159Th
Rotary District
Parks
William Gesler
Lancaster
Howard Kirk
William Miller
George Carr
Logan
Gesler
The Pimply Face Cost Her Job Ad Offers Relief
A cartoonish advertisement claims pimples ruined a job, urging quick relief with Peterson's Ointment. It promises better looking skin and a money back guarantee, priced at 35c in druggists.
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Peterson
Cardinals of the Roman Catholic Church Number Seventy
The College of Cardinals is composed of seventy members. This body serves as senior clerics and advisors to the pope and assists in papal duties, including electing a successor in a conclave.
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College of Cardinals
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