Drilling Progress Reported at Union No 1 Well
Aug 28 report from Nelsonville notes Union Drilling and Producing No 1 well on the Patton tract East End has reached 2700 feet through Big Limestone about 100 feet thick. Clinton Sand at 3200 feet. Rig up began Aug 1. No 2 well by Wittmer Oil and Gas reached 2000 feet.
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Nelsonville
Union Drilling & Producing Company
Vrank Patton
East End
Neilsonville
Clinton
Jack Walter
Wittmer Oil & Gas Company
Baird
Mrs Raine Hosts Bridge Club At East Franklin
Mrs Margaret Raine entertained her bridge club Wednesday evening at her home on East Franklin Street. Guests included Miss Ruth Kelch and Miss Carrie Cox. High scores went to Miss Helen Devol first and Miss Mae Linton second. A luncheon followed with pink and white color scheme.
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Margaret Raine
Hew Bridge Club
East Franklin Street
Ruth Kelch
Carrie Cox
Helen Devol
Mae Linton
Picnic at Rock Save With Methodist Class
The Sunshine Class of the Methodist Church led by Miss Ruth Nixon hiked to Rock Save Wednesday evening for a picnic. Fifteen members attended the outing.
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Rock Cave
Sunshine
The
Methodist Church
Ruth Nixon
Rock Save
Hap Happy Hollow 4 H Club Reschedules Meeting
The Hap y Hollow Happy Hustlers 4 H Club will meet Saturday afternoon at Miss Marie Wareheim's home instead of Mrs Adda McCombs home as previously announced.
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Hap
Y Hollow Happy Hustlers
Marie Wareheim
Adda McCombs
Initiation Announced by The Daughters of America
The Daughters of America will share initiation Friday evening August 29 in their hall. All officers and guards are asked to be present and dressed in white. At the close of the meeting a pot luck luncheon will be served.
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The
Daughters of America
Nelsonville Glenn Family Reunion Set for Aug 31
The Glenn family reunion will be held Sunday, August 31, at the home of Ohn Glenn near Old Floodwood, Nelsonville. All relatives have been invited.
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Nelsonville
Glenn
Ohn Glenn
Old Floodwood
Columbus Residents Attend State Fair and Visit Relatives
Mrs. Adam Scheeler travels to Roads Ohio to visit her mother Mrs Mary E Walters. Several Columbus visitors include Mr and Mrs James Knight and children Shirley Ann and Jimmy. Others return from Columbus or attend the Ohio State Fair with relatives and friends.
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Adam Scheeler
Mary E. Walters
Roads
Ohio
James Knight
Shirley Ann
Jimmy
Columbus
Eugene Wolfe
Margaret
Fred Edington
Madison
W. Va
Frank Freer
C. E. Weltzheimer
Helen
Esther Ervin
C. C. Ervin
Wesley Ogg
Dallas Bay
Grace Harrison
New Straitsville
Joan
Winfield Owens
Clara Backus
Toledo
the Daughters of America
Backus
A. B. Neiman
Lena Wolfe
Livingston Avenue
Charles Campbell
Mayme Keplar
Mary Krieg
Buffalo
N. Y
Arch Krieg
Charleston
H. D. Krieg
Helen Keating
S. C. Longley
Martha Reeves dies after long illness near Murray City
Mrs Martha Reeves aged 64 died at the family home near Murray City after a ten year illness. Funeral services are set for Saturday at 2 pm at Asbury Church with burial in the nearby cemetery. She is survived by husband Charles Reeves and children Sylvia Sweazy Grace Reisdorf Adda Hayes Cecil Hasskew Daryl Reeves and Ralph Reeves, plus sisters Mary Brooks Minnie Scott and Carl Linton and brothers John Hewitt and Ashford Hewitt.
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Nelsonville
Martha Reeves
Murray City
Asbury Church
Charles Reeves
Sylvia Sweazy
Grace Reisdorf
Adda Hayes
Cecil Hasskew
Daryl Reeves
Columbus
Ralph Reeves
California
Mary Brooks
Minnie Scott
Carl Linton
John
Ashford Hewitt
Carbondale
Nelsonville Couple Wed in Kentucky in August
Ruth Chapman daughter of Mr and Mrs Lynn Chapman of Columbus formerly Nelsonville married Boyd Roscoe son of Mr and Mrs John Roscoe of Fort Street Nelsonville. The ceremony took place in Greenup Kentucky on Monday August 25. They will reside in Columbus where Roscoe manages the Craft Cleaning Company.
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Nelsonville
Kentucky
Ruth Chapman
Lynn Chapman
Columbus
Boyd Roscoe
John Roscoe
Fort Street
Greenup
Chapman
Mary Ellen
Robert Huenefeld
Rosco
Walls Boy Undergoes Appendicitis Operation
Robert Walls son of Mr and Mrs Delbert Walls underwent a successful appendicitis operation Tuesday evening at Grant Hospital Columbus. His mother and sister Mrs Margaret McKee accompanied him to the hospital.
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Nelsonville
Robert Walls
Delbert Walls
Grant Hospital
Columbus
Margaret McKee
Birthday Party For Marion Porter And John Cable Jr
A birthday party was held at Marion Porter's home on Tuesday evening August 26. Guests included Mr. and Mrs. Henry Gettle of Fisher Station and Mr. and Mrs. John Cable and their son John Jr. Also present were Mr. and Mrs. Marion Porter and their son Joe. A two course luncheon was served.
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Marion Porter
John Cable Jr
Henry Gettle
Fisher Station
John Cable
John Jr
Joe
Boy Scout Troops Plan Get-Together Meeting
Troop 45 and Troop 46 of the Boy Scouts meet tonight at 7:30 to plan the September 4 gathering. Troop 45 convenes at the Y M C A and Troop 46 at the Legion Home.
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Troop 45
Troop 46
Boy Scouts
Legion Home
Booklet on House Cleaning From Government Specialist
The Athens Messenger presents a government specialist booklet on simple effective house cleaning. It blends practical experience and scientific studies to save labor and improve furnishing care, with concise directions and reasons. A copy is available to readers for four cents plus postage by coupon.
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Athens Messenger
Eberle Speaks at Athens County Democratic Meeting
Former Nelsonville mayor Eberle addressed Athens County Democrats last night as part of a gathering. He is a Democratic candidate for senator from this Ohio district.
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Nelsonville
Athens County
Eberle
Ohio
Nelsonville Rural Carriers Attend Four County Picnic
Rural mail carriers from Nelsonville and their families joined the Four County Rural Carriers Picnic at Ash Cave on Sunday August 24. A Logan K P Band concert opened the program before a basket dinner and speeches by Thomas A Jenkins and Joseph R Thomas who leads the Ohio Association of Township Trustees and Clerks.
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Nelsonville
Ash Cave
Logan K. of P. Band
Thos. A. Jenkins
Joseph R. Thomas
Ohio Association of Township Trustees and Clerks
Hunter Suffering From Erysipelas In Logan Hospital
Nelsonville Aug 28 Guy Hunter of Bone Hollow was taken to Cherrington Hospital Logan last night suffering from erysipelas and blood poisoning his condition is described as very serious.
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Nelsonville
Guy Hunter
Bone Hollow
Cherrington Hospital
Logan
Rose announces birth of son Thomas Leslie at Buchtel
Mr and Mrs Harry Rose of Logan announce the birth of a son at the home of her parents Mr and Mrs Thomas Davis in Buchtel. He is named Thomas Leslie.
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Buchtel
Harry Rose
Logan
Thomas Davis
Thomas Leslie
Six Die as Auto Hit by Freight Train in Chicago
Six people died and two others were injured when a car carrying passengers was struck by an Indiana Harbor Belt Line freight train in Chicago. One injury is thought fatal. The collision occurred late yesterday.
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Chicago
Indiana Harbor Belt Line
First Woman Explorer Aims Arctic Voyage on Sedov
Miss M. P. Derme, a Russian radio telegraphy expert, becomes the first woman explorer to venture into the Arctic fastnesses. She sails aboard the Soviet ice breaker Sedov to study polar regions.
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Arctic
M. P. Derme
Polar
Sedov
Postal Leases Under Fire by General Brown
Washington reports Postmaster General Brown finds potential saving of 10 million dollars over 20 years by buying over 100 leased postal buildings. He plans to share city sites with Congress next December. The department spends 18 million annually on rentals while a Senate subcommittee probes postal leases under the Blaine Resolution.
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Washington
Brown
Congress
Senate
Missing Francis T. Sinks Off Atlantic City
Coast Guardsmen pressed a search for the disabled speed boat Francis T off Atlantic City with four aboard after survivors from Nova Scotia swam ashore. Halifax men Larrie Banbury Atkinson are detained on illegal entry charges as U.S. authorities pursue leads from Washington.
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Atlantic City
N. J
U.P
Coast
Francis T
John Larrie
Freeman Banbury
Clarence Atkinson
Halifax
Coast Guard
Dowler Ridge Services Set At 8 P M Sunday
Services will be held at the Dowl ee Ridge M E Church Sunday evening at 8 o clock Rev John R Thompson to preach in what was announced today.
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Dowleer Ridge M. E
John R. Thompson
Two Men Rescued After Nine Hours Beneath Slate Rock
In Scranton Pennsylvania two Glen Alden Coal Company workers William Williams aged 64 and Ralph Massonkiel aged 25 were trapped for nine hours in a mine cave-in. Spectators gathered as rescuers shored the sides and eventually pulled both men to the surface. They suffered temporary paralysis but are expected to recover.
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Scranton
U.R
William Williams
Ralph Massonkiel
Glen-Alden Coal Company
Alide
Massonkiel
Williams
Arma
Mas.sonkiel
Higher Court Finds Error in Murder Trial
Ashtabula Aug 28 The Court of Appeals ordered a retrial for Tilby Smith the murder convict set to die in the electric chair October 29. Prosecutor Howard M Nazor said he will appeal to the Ohio Supreme Court to seek reversal of the appellate ruling and uphold the jury verdict in Smiths first degree murder case.
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Ashtabula
Court of Appeals
Tilby Smith
Love
Clara
Howard M. Nazor
Nazor
Ohio Supreme Court
Smith
Ohio
Courge of Appeals
Charles R. Sargent
Trial Next Month for Mrs Maude Lowther Murder Case
The report notes plans to reuse the same strategy in the upcoming trial of Mrs Maude Lowther, an 11-year-old Indian girl, accused of murdering her lover’s wife. The case centers on a domestic affair and avowed passion as the motive.
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Maude Lowther
Smith
Cowboy actor Rex Lease in eye injury dispute at Hollywood
Rex Lease who paid a fine for allegedly striking Vivian Duncan and was later reported to have a black eye, reportedly self inflicted, was connected to an incident involving Hal Duncan, brother of the actress, causing a stir among a Hollywood dinner crowd.
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Hollywood
Calif
Rex Lease
Vivian Duncan
Hal Duncan
Duncan
Violated Law Republican Precinct Judges Ousted in Lykena
Six election officials seven lykenen precinctors were removed by the County Board of Elections after republican and democratic officials colluded in a recent primary. Prosecutor Sears said they will be summoned before the September Grand Jury for possible indictment under Ohio Election Code sections. Fines and imprisonment range from 50 to 1,050 dollars and one to five years respectively.
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Bucyrus
Lykena
County Board of
J. D. Sears
Sears
Spectator Boat Incident Briefly Shocks Event Crowd
An abrupt onlooker eruption interrupted the scene as Laase exited leaving the actor amid stray blows from the crowd. The incident involved a spectator boat and a sudden implosion of calm as the actor departed.
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Laase
Day To Preach at Carpenter Farm Afternoon Service
The Rev. Ira P. Day pastor of the Athena circuit of Methodist Churches will preach at 1:90 oclock Sunday afternoon at the Carpenter Farm in Melge County. The Clarks Chapel Church Sunday School will hold an all day picnic at the Carpenter Farm with attendees from the surrounding area expected for the sermon.
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Ira P. Day
Athena
Carpenter Test Farm
Melge County
Clarks Chapel
Carpenter Farm
Day
Athens
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Courtney
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National Limited
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Charles Breeves
the Athens Messenger
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Frederic J. Maskin
Washington, D. C
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Boot Shop
U. S
U.S
East Say
John Wagner
Gloucester
Dowler Ridge Services
Adamson
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ESTIC
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Lowe
O. K
Beasley's
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Fayette Sts
Hoodletts
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