Walker's All Stars defeat Hocking Valley Giants in Nelsonville loop
Nelsonville twilight league game ends 2-1 as Dr Walker's All-Stars defeat Hocking Valley Giants. Lefty Toth fans 12, allows four hits. Hope Woodson also four hits. Chapman and Tucker lead with two hits each, Tucker adding a long triple. Giants squander chances with runners on, Brooks Shoes and Camp Nelson scheduled to play Wednesday at 5 30 p m.
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Nelsonville
Dr. Walker
Hocking Valley Giants
Lefty Toth
Hope Woodson
Giants
Chapman
Tucker
Brooks Shoes
Camp Nelson
Cropimak
Anens
Riley
Hown
Laach
Speer
Ae Woodson
Toeder
Vo Eererr
Jones
Oon H. Woodson
Noo Alewis
Winnigam
Spray
Woods
Nelsonville driver pleads guilty for drunken driving
Albert Brown Kimberly charged with operating a vehicle while intoxicated pled guilty at arraignment in Mayor C G Dew court. He was fined 50 dollars plus costs. driving without a license was dismissed. WBA meets tonight in Nelsonville with birthday lunch after the meeting.
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Nelsonville
Alhbert Brown
Kimberly
C. G. Dew
WBA
Household Goods for Needy Family Sought in Nelsonville
Nelsonville residents are urged by the American Legion to donate used furniture clothing and other household articles to aid a family struck by disaster. Call Robert Kinney to arrange pickup or drop off items attic closet or basement treasures may help the needy family.
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Nelsonville
American Legion
Robert Kinney
Lick Run Home Destroyed by Fire in Nelsonville
The home of Guy Berry in the Lick Run district was destroyed by fire on Monday morning. All contents were lost and about 35 dollars vanished. Berry, a WPA worker, was away from home tending to coal when the fire started. His wife had lighted an oil stove and left the house. a stove explosion is suspected.
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Lick Run
Nelsonville
Guy Berry
Berry
WPA
Phil Veritzen
Mary
Lillian
Old Buzzard
Phil
Eagles Initiate Class of 55 Tonight in Nelsonville
Fifty five candidates will be initiated by the Fraternal Order of Eagles tonight with a Columbus degree team in charge. Family Night and a banquet celebrate the membership goal, slated for Friday September 2 and a district initiation trip planned for September 9 to Logan involving over 100 Nelsonville Eagles.
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Nelsonville
Order of Eagles
Columbus
Eagles
Nelsonville Eagles
Logan
Legion To Meet In Nelsonville Glenford Dugan Post 229
American Legion Post 229 will hold its regular meeting on Wednesday night with the nominating committee reporting on officer selections for the coming year and other business to be discussed. Commander C. B. Mechem urges good attendance.
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Nelsonville
Glenford Dugan
American Legion
C. 8. Mechem
Kay Rites Held for Mrs. Mable Kayagin in Akron
Mr and Mrs John Williams and Ed Williams traveled from Nelsonville to Akron Saturday for the funeral of their niece Mrs Mable Briggs Kayagin age 24 who died Thursday She was the daughter of Mrs Cassie Briggs Waterman a former Nelsonville resident.
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Nelsonville
John Williams
Ed Williams
Akron
Mable Briggs Kayagin
Kayagin
Cassie Briggs Waterman
Happy Hollow Defeats Nelsonville CCC in Eagles Park
In Bessmer Happy Hollow Baseball Club beat Nelsonville CCC 18 to 10 Sunday afternoon at Eagles Park. Also notices announce August ticket drives for the Degree of Pocahontas, a music program at Ritchnson’s hall to aid the school piano fund, and several Athens County legal notices regarding divorce petitions and school program bids.
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Nelsonville
Happy Hollow
Eagles Park
Bessmer
Pocahontas
Red Men's Hall
Ritchnson
Longstreth
Scouts Enjoy Week s Camp at Dupler Lodge near Athens
Troop 66 Boy Scouts returned Sunday from a week at Dupler Lodge near Athens. Scouts enjoyed swimming volleyball axe and knife throwing water ball hiking tracking and star study. Eight members and two non members attended with W D Mender as scoutmaster and Earl Wachanswanz as assistant. Don Mender as mascot. others included Charles Pedigo Floyd Barber William Barber Ross Kepler Leslie Cox Bob Towe and James Sterling former scout leader who advised as camp cook. Visitors Benny Sterling William Wright and Paul Barrows stayed over. All scouts raised their rank. no accidents or illness reported. Pleasant weather. camp deemed a complete success. Mrs Elmer Rizer underwent surgery at Grant Hospital.
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Athens
W. D. Mender
Earl Wachanswanz
Don Mender
Charles Pedigo
Floyd Barber
William Barber
Ross Kepler
Leslie Cox
Bob Towe
James Sterling
Jeader
Bennie Sterling
William Wright
Paul Barrows
Gilbert Moler
Therman O'Hara
Nelsonville Elks stag party set for Friday at Elks Club
Nelsonville Elks will hold a stag party Friday evening Sept 2 at the Elks Club here. Lunch will be served.
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Nelsonville
Elks
Elks’ Club
Middleport Social Notes Prospective yet dignified farewell lines
Mrs. Grace Patterson of Cleveland Pearl Manuel of Charleston and Mrs. William Manuel of Akron left Saturday after visiting Mr. and Mrs. Dana Lambert following the death of William Manuel of Plants whose funeral was held Thursday. Mrs. Patterson and Mr. Manuel are a daughter and son and Mrs. William Manuel is a granddaughter. Mrs. J. N. Humphrey also a daughter. George Reynolds and family from Cuyahoga Falls attended for Charles Autherson whose funeral was held Saturday and returned home Sunday. Autherson was Reynolds nephew.
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Grace Patterson
Cleveland
Pearl Manuel
Charleston
William Manuel
Akron
Dana Lambert
Plants
Patterson
Mr. Manuel
J. N. Humphrey
Hooker Sr
George Reynolds
Charles Ludwig
Craig Reynolds
Cuyahoga Falls
Charles Autherson
Autherson
Reynolds
Stout Families Hold Second Annual Reunion at Carpenter
Dexter Aug. 28 marked the second annual Stout family reunion at the Noah Stout homestead near Carpenter. Fifty seven relatives joined a noon dinner, with ages from two to ninety. Attendees named include J R Stout New Marshfield Cora Weyand Carpenter Burnetta Howery Columbus Ben and Grover Stout home place and many others from Columbus Waynesburg and Pomeroy. The group enjoyed the day and plans were made to meet again on the fourth Sunday of August next year, with attendance said to be double last year.
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Belle Caster
Ellen Martin
Vina Griffin
J. R. Stout
Grover Stout
C. E. Stout
Howard Stout
Cecil Hoyd
Hollis Wise
Lloyd Gardner
Waynesburg
Clyde Whitlatch
Columbus
Noah Stout
Pomeroy
Howard Juniper
Zeigler
Verde Stout
Dyesville
Austin Weyand
Lewis Weyand
Shirley Howery
Eddie Lou
Verlin Howery
Harry Trainer
Notice of School Improvement Bid Submission
Sealed bids for addition to the Senior High School Building in Athens Ohio are due by 12 00 M on September 14. Bid documents are on file at the Board of Education and may be obtained for 3 00. Proposals must be signed on blanks provided by the Board of Education with right to reject or waive informalities.
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Board of Education
Athens City
Patriot
Athens
Ohio
EF. R. Walker
West Side
Board of Eeducation
Board of Vnducation
Board OF Education OF the
Athens City School District
E& KR Walker
Board OF Education OF
KF. R. Walker
Athena
Board of Feiduecation
Board of Fducation
Walker
Nelsonville Social Notes at Sharp home party
Miss Josephine Sharp and guests hosted a clever farewell party for Charlotte Smith at the Sharp garage in Nelsonville. The event featured dancing and country fair novelties, a hot dog lunch, and a handkerchief shower as Smith and her family plan to move to Columbus. Mrs. Chester Reeves, recently released after appendicitis surgery, returned home. Friends Freda White Pammy White and Dick Aumiller attended a Columbus visit party at Athens Country Club hosted by Mrs. L E Richardson in Glouster.
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Nelsonville
Josephine Sharp
Jean Allen
Charles H. Ruble, Jr
Catherine Barron
Athens County Fair
Charlotte Smith
Columbus
Sharp
Freda Marie White
Pammy” White
Dick Aumiller
Athens Country Club
Local Social Notes List Neighbors Visiting in Columbus and Nearby
Mrs. Vesta Lehman returns from a two week Columbus vacation. Miss Doris Day visits at Leo White home. Bruce Wallace family and Marion Illinois guests of Mrs. James Guy and Logan Ohio relatives. Leo White and Harve Sayers visit Cincinnati relatives. Frank O Mara and daughter Bery visit Columbus. Clifford Brown plans week long Virginia trip. Mary O Leary returns to Zaleski after week with relatives. Potter Bennett Columbus guest of Earl Baker. Bennett is Columbus Eagles Degree team member. Walter Lenox hosts Doyle Wheeling and Yoder families. Hutchinson and Lenox visit from Columbus. Mulligan family and children Mary and Jack also visitors.
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Vesta Lehman
Columbus
Doris Day
Leo White
Bruce Wallace
Rosemary
Shirley Mae
Marion
Ill
James Guy
Logan
Harve Sayers
Cincinnati
Frank O'Mara
Bery
Clifford Brown
Virginia
Mary O'Leary
Zaleski
Potter Bennett
Earl Baker
Bennett
Columbus Eagles
Walter Lenox
W. P. Doyle
Wheeling
Art Yoder
Jiggs dinner hosted by Mrs Earl Baker and others
A group from Riverview Drive shared a Jiggs dinner at Mrs Earl Bakers today including Mrs Mary O Leary Zaleski Mrs Christine Cavanaugh Mrs Beatrice Raybould Mrs Lela Powell Mrs May Joyce Mrs Genevieve Pritchard Patty Lu Raybould and John David Powell Also Mrs Fred Freer Mrs C G Krep pel and Mrs Mary Robertson hosted Faithful Workers Class at W Columbus St The program featured first pieces learned a devotional and readings with 24 members attending including Mrs Clark Mrs Bertha Barker Mrs Charles Monks and Mrs Hurler Hannahas Pomeroy during social hour a refreshment course was served.
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Earl Baker
Riverview Drive
Mary O'Leary
Zaleski
Christine Cavanaugh
Beatrice Raybould
Lela Powell
May Joyce
Genevieve Pritchard
Patty Lu Raybould
John David Powell
Fred Freer
C. G. Kreppel
Mary Robertson
Faithful Workers
Methodist Sunday School
W. Columbus St
Thomas Spencer
W. P. Clark
Charles Monks
Williard Bartoe
Stella Betts
Robertson
West Virginia
Virginia
Clark
Bertha Barker
Hurler Hannahas
Change Location of Gallia Relief Offices
Gallia County Relief headquarters will move from 914 Second Ave to the second floor of the Second and Locust building, previously Leo Carter’s office, according to county director Othneil Jones. The relief warehouse shifts from Locust and Second rear to the Tabit Building on Court Street between First and Second Aves.
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Gallipolis
Second Ave
Second and Locust Sts
Leo Carter
Othneil Jones
Locust
Tabit
Court St
Second Aves
Food Drive Sought by Rio Grande College
Southern Ohio supporters are urged by President W A Lewis to can vegetables and fruits for self help students at Rio Grande College. He notes the 340 acre Wood farm was not purchased in time for spring planting and says students will request canned goods via written or phone notification.
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Gallipolis
Southern Ohio
Friends of Rio Grande College
W. A. Lewis
Lewis
Wiseman Rites Held In Gallipolis Home Service
Funeral services for Lewis A. Wiseman were held at his Vinton Avenue home with Masonic rites Sunday evening and church rites Monday morning led by Rev. W. S. Westerman. Pallbearers were Wiseman nephews from Lawrence County, including Frank, Fred, Waldo, Averill Wiseman, Charles Jenkins, and Alva Vanmeter.
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Gallipolis
Lewis A. Wiseman
Vinton Ave
W. S. Westerman
Wiseman
Lawrence County
Frank
Fred, Waldo
Averill Wiseman
Charles Jenkins
Alva Vanmeter
Homecoming at Nebo Church drawn large crowd
Nebo Church in Gallipolis hosted a Sunday homecoming with a program of Welsh and English songs. Rev. Henry Hughes preached to an overflow congregation.
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Gallipolis
Nebo
Henry Hughes
Gooch Me Carley families to reunion at Harris Church
Gallipolis reports the Gooch Me Carley families will gather Sunday for a reunion at Harris Church. The Saunders family plans a Sunday meeting at Chickamauga Park, sharing in a weekend family gathering.
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Gallipolis
Harris Church
Saunders
Chickamauga Park
Gallipolis Follows Joe Louis to Huntington Event
Gallipolis sent a caravan of autoists to Huntington this afternoon to see Joe Louis the world champion fighter and his softball team play ball, drawing local fans and attention to the event.
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Gallipolis
Huntington
Joe Louis
Widow Lorena Miller Moves to Clarksburg West Virginia
Mrs Lorena Miller widow of Warren Miller and former local resident has moved with her family from Huntington to Clarksburg West Virginia.
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Clarksburg Gallipolis
Lorena Miller
Warren Miller
Huntington
Clarksburg
W. Va
Marriage Plot Roughs Upstage Angelic Talent
A narrator recounts plans to counter Phil Veritzen who tries to coerce Mary into a lifeless theater role. Lillian bets Mary can deliver a triumphant rehearsal, and the pair discuss hope, inspiration, and looming family tensions as they plot a vindicating arc for Mary and the niece.
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Phil
Mary
Lillian
Olga and Olina Escape Plot Surrounding Royal Refugees
Adele Garrison depicts Olga and Olina planning their hospital break with help from their father who signals to allies in New York vicinity. The narrator learns their father tracks their moves and may be nearby within about a hundred miles of New York City as the royal refugees’ escape unfolds.
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Olga
Olina
Phil
Lillian
Harry
New York City
B.F.S., Inc
Chauncey Socials And Visits Across Area Families
Chauncey residents hosted and visited relatives over a weekend with extended family gatherings in Chillicothe Trimble Wellston Athens and Chauncey. Travelers included Mr and Mrs George Rood Mrs William Hartley and son Robe rt Mrs Henry Osborne and Millie Osborne and others from New Marshfield Athens and Albany Road. The Webb family returned from Washington DC and plan a move to Madison Wisconsin as Mr Webb accepts new employment.
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Millie
Fred Osborne
New Marshfield
Ellis Ave
Charles
Chauncey
Vera Shannon
Powhatan
O. Charles
Harold
Fairport Harbor
Ohio
Hazel Linscott Miller
Indiana
Virgil Webb
Washington, D. C
M. C. Stalder
Harry Webb
Albany Rd
Virgil Webbs
Washington
Madison, Wis
Webb
Plains Schools Slated To Open Sept 6
The Plains schools will open Tuesday September 6 the day after Labor Day, announced today by Sept Herman Humphrey. Earlier reports suggested a one week delay.
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the Plains
Mingus family returns from Michigan visit
Mr and Mrs W C Mingus and relatives Mr and Mrs Leslie Mingus of Oklahoma have returned from a stay with relatives in Sturgis Michigan.
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Michigan
Millfield
W. C. Mingus
Leslie Mingus
Oklahoma
Sturgis
Mich
Holiness Church Revival Gains Interest In Morristown
Chauncey Morristown Holiness Church reports growing interest in its revival. Services run nightly at 7 30 and 10 a m daily with an all day meeting planned for September 4.
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Chauncey
Morristown
Holiness Church
One Gallia County School to Close This Fall
Gallia County will lose Oak Grove, one of 19 one room schools, with Sept. 5 closing. About 20 pupils will be bused to Centenary centralized school. Closing enables adding a room to Rodney centralized school in Green Township.
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Gallipolis
Dietrich
Ohio
H. B. Bradbury
Oak Grove
Gallia County
Centenary
Rodney
Green
Bradbury
Wood Rites Are Held In Gallia Co Today
Gallia County obituary notes Mrs. Ella Shafer Wood died of a heart attack at 79. widow of William Wood, she lived in Peniel before his death eight years ago. Survived by daughters Mrs. Carl Porter Circleville, Mrs. P. O. Wagner Columbus, Mrs. Charles Shelton Peniel, sister Mrs. Asa Yerian Wellston. Funeral at Peniel Church officiated by Rev. Harry E. Bickster Oak Hill. interment Peniel. Also notes Harold Mackenzie moved furniture business to First and Grape Sts. Capt. John W. Lane owner.
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Gallipolis
Ella Shafer Wood
William Wood
Carl Porter
Circleville
Wood
Peniel
Gallia County
P. O. Wagner
Columbus
Charles Shelton
Asa Yerian
Wellston
Peniel Church
Harry E. Bickster
Oak Hill
Revival To Open Saturday At East Millfield Church
Revival services will begin Saturday night September 3 at the East Millfield Mission Church led by Rev Isabel Keifer and Roberta England from West Virginia Holiness Training School Heights WV. They are assisted by workers from the Morristown Holiness Church. Services start each night at 7 30 with special music. Mr and Mrs Andrew McKinney and family from Chauncey attended the Holiness Camp Meeting in Circleville Ohio over the weekend and returned with Dorothy McKinney and Roberta England who had been aiding at the camp.
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Chauncey
East Millfield
Isabel Keifer
Roberta England
West Virginia Holiness Training School
Heights
W. Va
Morristown
Holiness Church
Andrew McKinney
Elaine
Paul
Zelda Mae Mac-Kinney
Circleville
Ohio
Dorothy McKinney
Honor C. L. Sanders On 78th Birthday
Chauncey relatives and friends gathered at Chester L. Sanders home in Millfield for a surprise pot luck picnic dinner honoring C. L. Sanders on his 78th birthday. Tables lined the lawn and birthday cakes were shared.
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Chauncey
Chester L. Sanders
Millfield
Mr. Saunders
Eva Sanders
Donna Stanley
Helen Sanders
Miles Linscott
Mabel Linscott
Ringgold
Fred Sanders
Ralph
Chester
Jack
Billy
Don
Richard
Concord
Dow Sanders
Ernest Stanley
Autumn Joy
Dixie Lou
Albany
William Clary
Fred Wade
Robert Wade
Columbus
Roy Totman
Chesterhill
Clarence Sanders
Nile Sanders
Bob
Bill
Charles S. Bradfield
Charles Sanders
Sandra Lou
Lewis Sanders
Virginia
Jacquelyn
Ray Sanders
Julia Mingus
Hazel Lahugh
Elizabeth Robinett
Olive Brookins
Bert Learned
Amzy Beal
William Wanamaker
W. H. Wemmer
Amos Matheny
Carson Sanders
W. A. Bell
Mrs Hartley Returns Home From Sanitarium
Mrs William A Hartley returns to Mill St Chauncey from a five week cancer treatment stay at a sanitarium. She is accompanied by her husband and son Dwight of Millfield. Her daughter Mrs Lorena Cochran of Mr Pleasant Michigan is helping with her care.
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Chauncey
William A Hartley
Mill St
Chauncey-Dover High School Sets Registration and Meeting
Chauncey Chauncey Dover High School registration will be held Friday September 2 at 8:30 in the morning in the high school building. At 1 p m a meeting of all Chauncey Dover teachers will follow, according to Supt McClanahan’s announcement.
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Chauncey — Chauncey-Dover
Chauncey-Dover
Supt. McClanahan
Surprise party guests list omits Jacobs at Grahams home
Names of Mr and Mrs William Jacobs were omitted from the attendee list for a Friday night surprise party hosted by the Rev and Mrs Guss Graham at Converse Street. The report notes the omission in the published list of attendees.
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Chauncey
William Jacobs
Guss Graham
Converse St
Newlyweds Honored At Dinner Sunday
Chauncey Mr. and Mrs Henry Osborne and daughter Miles entertained at their Mill St home Sunday with a chicken dinner honoring Mr. and Mrs Lawrence Summersett Mary Miller who were recently married. Summersett is grandson of the Osbornes. The couple met at Ohio University. He will teach in Van Wert schools. The bride is daughter of Pearl A. Miller The Plains. They will live in Van Wert after a wedding trip returning Sept 3.
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Chauncey
Henry Osborne
Miles Lie
Mill St
Lawrence Summersett
Mary Miller
Summersett
Osborne
Ohio University
Charles Summersett
van Wert
Ohio
Pearl A. Miller
Plains
Chauncey Man Visits Childhood Scenes in Meigs County
Robert Hixson and Mr. and Mrs. Sam Tippett visited Chauncey Sunday touring Carpenter and Dexter vicinity. They stopped at School Lot Church of Christ and cemetery where Hixson attended as a boy and where his parents are buried. They rode roads in Meigs County unseen by him for 50 years.
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Chauncey
Robert Hixson
Sam Tippett
Carpenter and Dexter
Church of Christ and Cemetery
Mr. Hixson
Meigs County
Hixson
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