Nelsonville Elks Memorial and City Council Actions
The B P O E will hold memorial services Sunday at 2 30 p m at the hall on Hocking Street. Council met with Pete Barrows presiding and adopted ordinances fixing salaries for mayor police and fire chief, bond requirements, and water works bond issue. audits reviewed and service plans assigned before adjournment.
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Elks’ Memorial
Hocking Street
Frances Socie
L. D. Johnson
Logan
West building PTA to hold Friday meeting and notices on letters
The West building Parent-Teachers Association schedules its regular meeting for Friday December 5 from 2 30 to 3 15. Advertised letters for December 1919 include Barnes Daniels Fraza Fred rick Graham Hall Hammond Harris Johnson Keeton Linigar Or bin Smith Thom son West and Young. Dean Voigt of Ohio University will address Girl Scouts Thursday at 6 30 p m urging mothers of scouts and high school girls to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parent-Teachers’ Association of the West
Barnes
Daniels
Amanda
Fraza
Manuel
Fredrick
Frank
Graham
Roy
Hall
Artie
Hammond
William
Harris
Harsh Leroy
Johnson
Dink
Keeton
Ray
Linigar
Carrie
W. Union Street
McLaughlin
Lena
Orbin
John
Smith
Miss Zeny
Thomson
Mary
West
Glen
Young
Dean Voigt
Ohio University
Grandanola Phonograph Promises Best Tone at Low Price
Notice touts Grandanola phonograph with wood fibre repro ducer Violin tone chamber and all steel motor claiming higher volume and tone than rivals. Advert says Studio of Jickly Sauter in Nelsonville offers these machines at a great saving.
Local Club Social Mentions Family Names and Births
The week included a social gathering with many named attendees such as Colm Raybould Gertrude Kinney Zella Wilson Marcia Wilkinson Jane Wilkinson Jane Kontner Eva Kerr Dora Kerr J R Edwards Ann Green A B Ailes John Love Lewis Corwin and others. A birth announced shows a boy born to James and Mrs Evans on Walnut Street weighing eleven pounds on November 29. Frank Bean and Mrs J Warrington were seen Christmas shopping in Athens Tuesday.
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Colm Raybould
Gertrude Kinney
Zella Wilson
Marcia Wilkinson
Jane Wilkinson
Jane Kontner
Eva Kerr
Dora Kerr
J. R. Edwards
Ann Green
A. B. Ailes
John Love
Lewis Corwin
E. McNikel
Victoria Fillinger
Clarence Price
Dora Clifford
Myra Higgink
Thelma Cullum
Florence Cook
Jadys Bowers
James Matheny
Mary Robertson
Loretta Mooney
Peggy Lewis
Sigrid Love
Mary Lehman
Frances Bennett
W. T. Bennett
Mrs. Cullum
Wayne Warrington
Fred Hitchens
Coakley
James Evans
Walnut Street
Frank Bean
J. Warrington
Athens
Circle of Ruth Hosts Christinia King Social Evening
Miss Christinia King entertained the Circle of Ruth members Tuesday after a business meeting. A social hour followed with refreshments served to the group.
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Circle OF Ruth
Christinia King
Pickett Funeral Notice For Roy Pickett
Rev Johnson will conduct funeral services Friday afternoon at 2 oclock at the family residence on Jackson Street for Roy Pickett.
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Pickett
Johnson
Jackson Street
Roy Pickett
Elegant Social Sewing Club Dinner Near Athens
Mrs. Fred Linscott hosted a four course dinner for the Social Sewing Club at her country home near Athens on Wednesday. Members included Mesdames Hickman Vorhes Johnson Scott Kinney and others. guests were Athens residents E Aumiller Woodworth Horn Carpenter McGrath Fenzel Barker and Margaret Lax of Hibbardsville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Linscott
Athens
Mesdames
P. W. Hickman
Charles Vorhes
George Johnson
A. P. Scott
Ivan Kinney
L. D. Martin
Martin Ohlinger
Chas. Weltzheimer
L. R. Kelch
Walter Mechem
E. J. Kessinger
Nelsonville Schools Third Month Attendance Report
The Nelsonville School System records total enrollment 1510 with average daily attendance 1417 and 96.2 percent attendance. It notes 50 tardiness cases and urges improvement, highlighting three rooms above 99 percent and several rooms between 98 and 99 percent.
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Baden
Haybron Council Elects Officers at Masonic Temple
At the regular Haybron Council meeting last night at the Masonic temple the following officers were elected and installed for the ensuing year A P Scott T I M A D Farrow D I M J V Kinney P C W Jas Sharp treasurer I V Kinney recorder R B Stuart C of G J D Knight C of C J B Preston steward B F Martin sentinel H H Her trustee
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Haybron
Masonic Temple
A. P. Scott
A. D. Farrow
J. V. Kinney
Jas. Sharp
I. V. Kinney
R. B. Stuart
J. D
St Bernard Masonic Chapter to Meet Monday Evening
St Bernard Chapter No. 156 Royal Arch Masons will hold a regular session next Monday evening December 8 at the Masonic temple.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Bernard
Masonic Temple
Resolutions of Respect for Evelyn Sowers by Nelsonville D A
The Nelsonville Council No 108 Daughters of America pays resolutions for Evelyn Sowers noting sorrow and loss. The charter is to be dropped for thirty days while a copy is sent to the bereaved husband and family, honoring a sister now gone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evelyn Sowers
Nelsonville Council
Daughters of America
Grim Reaper
Stewart Youth Montgomery Convicted in Prison Term Case
Harold Montgomery, 17, was convicted of cutting with intent to wound after a short jury deliberation. He faces an indeterminate twenty year term at the penitentiary for a station incident in Stewart last summer where rocks were thrown and agent W. G. Brill was badly carved. Montgomery had been bound over from probate court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold Montgomery
Stewart
Young Montgomery
W.G. Brill
Montgomery
Carbondale Bride and Groom Permit Notice
Wedding permits issued for Marve Brooks a miner of Carbondale and Bessie Treadway of Carbondale. Virgil Shingler of Mineral and Mildred Holdren of Albany are also noted in the notice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marve Brooks
Miner
Bessie Treadway
Carbondale
Virgil Shingler
Mineral
Mildred Holdren
Albany
Mercy Seals Go On Sale Monday Nationwide Tuberculosis Drive
Public urged to buy Red Cross Christmas Seals to aid a nationwide tuberculosis drive. An army of volunteers will sell seals from Santa booths in public places starting Monday December 1, with Ohio expected to sell over 50 million seals. Seals fund prevention and aid those affected, and are to be used on backs of letters and Christmas packages.
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Red Cross
Ohio
Overnor James M. Cox
United States
Merchants Join Red Cross Seal Campaign in Ohio
Ohio retailers, honored for wartime service, volunteer for the Red Cross Seal drive to sell 50 million seals from December 1 to 10. Max Morehouse of Columbus urges cooperation with county agents, poster displays, and newspaper ads to promote the sale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio
Ohio Red Cross Seal Campaign Committee
Max Morehouse
Columbus
United States Food Administration
Morehouse
Red Cross
Murder Victim Detective Skotnicky Dies in Canton
Detective Anthony Skotnicky died at Mercy hospital from wounds suffered when shot Saturday night by Dick Howells who is wanted in Steubenville for safe robbery. An English inventor devised a wooden cup with rubber feet to prevent slipping and aid eating eyes is mentioned in a separate note.
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Canton, O
Anthony Skotnicky
Mercy Hospital
Dick Howells
Steubenville
Nelsonville Ordinance Sets Mayor Salary and Bond
Ordinance No 534 of Nelsonville sets the mayor salary at 1200 per year payable monthly from city funds and requires a 300 bond for faithful performance. The measure voids any inconsistent ordinances and takes effect at the earliest legal date. Clerk A W Lton and President E Barron seal the measure, approved December 4 1926.
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Nelsonville
A. W. Lton
Eter Barron
H. E. Dons
State OF Ohio
Ohio
State of
City Hall
West Side
A. W. Linton
H.E. Donlwy
Nelsonville adopts police department ordinance with set salaries
Ordinance No. 535 establishes the Nelsonville police department structure with a chief earning 1500 dollars annually and a patrolman at 1200 dollars, plus special police at four dollars per day. The chief also performs janitorial duties and a bonded requirement is set for each officer. The measure repeals inconsistent ordinances and becomes effective January 1921.
Nelsonville adopts ordinance increasing fire department salaries
The Nelsonville city council enacts Ordinance 536 to raise fire department pay and assign duties. The chief will receive 1500 annually plus 1900 bond. six volunteer firefighters earn 6 per year plus 1 per fire incident and 0.5 per practice. chief gets free city hall second floor rooms. Chief also gets two weeks vacation with full salary.
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Pete Barrows
Nelsonville
Director of Public Safety
Barber
Newman
Dille
Dugan
Linn
Quest
Barrows
Business Council
S Saar
Tate
Ohio
State of
Meighen Quits City Post Fire Marshal Steps Down
Hugh Meighen resigns after eleven and a half years as city fire marshal. Charles Knox succeeds him and moves into the fire marshal’s residence. Meighen recalls service under multiple chiefs and bosses, noting fires varied yearly, and no accidents involving horses or vehicles. He moves into a new home on Franklin Avenue.
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Hugh Meighen
Charles “Chub” Knox
Meighen
Frank Roach
George Beasley
W. A. Casley
Ed Bolin
Herb Parker
Bert Carscaden
E. Hedges
Charles Slaughter
O. F. Rowland
E. ©. Woodworth
Nelsonville Ohio Bonds for Water Works Upgrade Ordinance
Ordinance 537 authorizes Nelsonville Ohio to issue 15 bonds of 1000 dollars each totaling 15000 to fund water works improvements. Bonds run 15 years at 6 percent, payable at city treasurer, with proceeds dedicated to obtaining water supply and well construction. Approved December 4, 1920 with council president Peter Farron and mayor H E Donley.
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Nelsonville
State OF Ohio
Ohio
Finance Committee of Council
Board of Commissioners
Sinking Fund
City
State Board of Awards
Industrial Commission of
State of
Water Works Improvement Fund
A. W. Linton
Peter Farron
H. EB. Donley
DeWees Placed on Trial Third Time
Hamilton T. DeWees of New Marsh field is tried in common pleas court on a family mistreatment charge involving his daughter Ruth. He has faced two prior trials this year with juries unable to reach a verdict, and a decision is expected in two or three days as both sides again present a heated case.
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Hamilton T. DeWees
New Marshfield
Common Pleas
Ruth
DeWees
Ford
Lloyd George Hopes Peace Treaty Ratified by Year End
Premier Lloyd George told the House of Commons today that he hopes the peace treaty will be ratified finally before December 31. The statement emphasizes the goal of completing the peace process within the year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Lloyd George
House of Commons
Preaching at Christian church by visiting Rev Johnson
New Marshfield reports tonight services at the Christian church conducted by Rev. Johnson of Nelsonville. Sunday morning at 10 o clock will feature Rev. Gardner delivering the sermon.
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New Marshfield, CO
The
Christian Church
Johnson
Nelsonville
Gardner
Athens Hi Records Strong Enrollment at Local School
Local superintendent Morgan reports Athens high school shows strong enrollment figures amid national trends. Grade enrollment stands at 960 with 920 city pupils. high school enrollment is 302, about one third of grade membership and four times the national average. Strong community support and a focused curriculum credited.
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Athens High School
Supt. Morgan
N. BH. A
Morgan
New Mechanical Blotter Aids Book Keepers
A new mechanical blotter assists book keepers by copying entries in ledgers for quick comparison. The device accelerates ledger work and aims to reduce transcription errors during routine balancing and reconciliation tasks.
Nelsonville Classified Ads for Sale and Help Wanted
Household goods for sale in good condition quick sale moving from 1 Miles Brandeburg 434 Poplar 12 2 3. Elderly lady seeks light housekeeping room kitchenette by December 15 Washington St. 1. A lady wanted to tan cook in restaurant apply Majestic Restaurant Nelsonville D 12 3 3. Wanted raw furs and hides big market prices call on notice Sam 557 Poplar St Nelonville O phone 795. Bay pony 52 in high with boy's riding saddle broke for riding driving work. C W JU 89 E Columbus street 25 percent reduction on picture framing until Dec 15 T Taylor Undertaker. All persons indebted to a please call J B Ze 27% Public Square pay accounts left with Bi tor collection H L Heck D D 8 12 4 7. Kitchen dishes reinforced with wire have been
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Sam
Poplar St
Nelonville, O
C. W. JU
Columbus Street
J. BE. Ze
Public Square
Bitor
H. L. Heck
D. D
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Wm. Mills
Citizens Central
Bank Bldg
Nelsonville, Ohio
Nelsanville
F. J. Cullum
Fairview Street
Cullum
Mesdames Cullum
Florence Coakley
Clara Johnson
Bessie Bland
Gena Lewis
Mona Smith
Anna Webb
Ralph Bateman
Carl Parry
Bertha Starritt
Fred Kelly
Cora Pritts
Mal
Sauter’s
Report OF
Nelsonville Schools
Mercy Seals
Army of Volunteers
Heath Crusade
GOV. Cox
Velacavius
Sagony
City of
Melsonville
Welsonville
Counell
Eter HL Arron
It Council
E. Donley
City Post
Chubb’’ Knox
Holland
Giofelsonville
Siete
Lloyd George Hopeful
Enollme
James Kopiisakisjohn
Primotis
Proprietors
Cituiabar St
Neleonvitis
Brandeburg
Washington St
Majestic Restaurant
Nelsonville, D
T. Taylor
Undertaker
Columbia Grafondas Records
T. E. Taylor
Nopp
Cable’s How
Washington
8&T
Stratton
Iland
O. R
Stratton's
F. R. Beasley
Glouster
Ames
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