Nelsonville Chief Bateman resigns to pursue Sheriff bid
George Bateman resigns as Nelsonville police chief effective Sept 1 to devote full time to his county sheriff campaign as Athens County Republican nominee. Mayor C G Dew calls his departure a loss but expects an acting chief to be named soon with Patrolman James Cope a likely successor under civil service rules. Bateman retires after 14 years with the Nelsonville police.
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Nelsonville
George Bateman
C. G. Dew
Bateman
Athens County
Dew
James Cope
Nelsonville police chief faces sheriff bid and petition
George Bateman named acting then chief after John Pearson and remains in post under mayors. He won the Republican sheriff nomination in Athens County in May. John Barrows filed a civil service complaint for dual role while seeking office. the commission dismissed it for improper filing. A citizen petition to the mayor protested any action to remove Bateman over political ties, signed by Democrats and Republicans.
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John Pearson
Athens County
City Civil Service Commission
John Barrows
First
Nelsonville
George Bateman
Taylor Ridge Junior Class Hosts Lake Hope Picnic
Members of the Taylor Ridge Junior Class enjoyed a picnic swimming and boating at Lake Hope on Thursday. Attendees included Dorothy Kempton Wahneta Kempton Florence Hildebrand Glenna Hanning Jean Heffken June Heffken Nina Kloh and teacher Mrs Ray Leake with Mr Leake. Other local residents were guests or migrants including Evan Davis Carney and children from Lockbourne Eli Douglas and grandson from Glouster Lettie Cobb from Aurora Illinois and the Wenger couple. The Strausbaugh and Robenson families moved into the former Strausbaugh property and neighbors Mrs James Friend and daughter visited Minnie Keck. Carl Hildebrand and family hosted in Columbus.
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Taylor Ridge
Lake Hope
Dorothy and
Wahneta Kempton
Florence Hildebrand
Glenna Hanning
Jean
June Heffken
Nina Kloh
Ray Leake
Leake
Evan Davis
M. L. Carney
Lockbourne
Eli Douglas
Glouster
Douglas
Lettie Cobb
Aurora
Ill
John Wenger
Maggie Straushbaugh
Dayton
Charles Robenson
Trimble
Strausbaugh
James Friend
Lancaster
Minnie Keck
Carl Hildebrand
Columbus
Alfred Personal and Brief Social Notes
Alfred and Meigs County residents share visits and travels. Wilma Griffin and Ruby Randolph head to the State Fair to represent Meigs Co. in 4 H work. Other notes mention trips to Virginia, visits in Delaware, relatives in Parkersburg, and the building of a new residence. Also listed are historical facts about early tuberculosis stamps in Wilmington 1907 and the first barbed wire sale in 1874.
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Alfred—Cash Alba
Glades Bahr
Chester
Will Bentz
Wilma Griffin
Ruby Randolph
Meigs Co
Glen Robinson
Wade Tucker
Virginia
Sara Virginia Connolly
Parkersburg
Homer Connolly
Murry Hopkins
Rex and
Cash Bohr
Delaware
Stella Watkins
W. E. Robinson
Fred van Meter
Wilmington
Emily Bissell
Jacob A. Riis
Vendor and Kidney Aid Claims for Complexion Relief
Mt. Vernon resident Mrs Gladys Sellers says a short course of Vendor relieved her constipation and cleared her dull facial complexion. The ad markets Vendol as an alkaline extract of roots and herbs addressing upset stomach gas sourness belching and other symptoms linked to constipation or need of a mild kidney diuretic. It urges reliable citizens to try Vendol for quick relief and improved skin health.
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Gladys Sellers
Mt. Vernon
Ohio
Letart Falls Social Notes Recap of Local Visits and Events
Letart Falls notes report church services by Rev. Thayer in Letart and Fairview on September 1 and 4. A Ladies Aid Society meeting is set for Friday at Community Hall. The piece lists numerous local visits, family visits, and travel by residents to nearby towns and reunions, with several names and residences mentioned.
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Letart Falls
Thayer
Letart
Fairview
Ladies Aid Society
Community Hall
John Quillen
St. Joseph's Hospital
Marshall
Near Dayton
M. E. Sayre
Carl Shields
Pomeroy
Mattie Shields
Burton Webb
Orion Roush
Elgin
Howard Roush
Lawrence
E. W. Higginbotham
Roush
New Haven
Edward Miller
East
Liverpool
George McClintock
Akron
Roush Family Return to Indianapolis Home
Roush's mother Mrs Lawrence moved to her Indianapolis home on Monday. Mrs Roush and Mrs Sheets returned on Tuesday.
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Roush
Mrs. Lawrence
Indianapolis
Ancient Egyptians Studied Anatomy Long Ago
The ancient Egyptians studied human anatomy around 1600 B C but modern understanding of blood circulation only emerged about 3200 years later with new insights into how blood moves through the body.
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