Nelsonville Club to Attend Bricker Inauguration
The McKinley Bricker Club of Nelsonville plans to take the Nelsonville Band to Columbus for Governor John Bricker's inauguration on Jan 9. A train trip and house-to-house membership canvass are organized, with Attorney O K Parrett urging robust GOP activity for 1940 elections.
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Athens
Ohio
Nelsonville
Republican “Club
Bricker
McKinley-Bricker Club
Legion
Columbus
John W. Bricker
Harry Kelly, Sr
Tom Wilson
James Lee
George Johnson
Claude Cramner
Bob Kinney
Athens County
Republican Executive Committee
O. K. Parrett
Common Democracy
Nelsonville Faces Drunk Driving and Abandonment Charges
Mayor C G Dew court fines William Coon of Nelsonville five dollars and costs after guilty plea to intoxication. Homer Pyle, Nelsonville, pleads not guilty to abandoning his pregnant wife and receives a preliminary hearing set for Wednesday morning December 14, affidavit filed by wife Margaret.
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Nelsonville
William Coon
Murray City
C. G. Dew
Homer Pyle
Margaret
Food distribution for seniors in Nelsonville continues
Surplus commodities including cabbage sweet potatoes beans prunes and wheat cereal are being handed out at City Hall to old age pensioners and eligible direct relief clients. The operation runs daily from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
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Nelsonville
City Hall
California Arabian horses draw buyers worldwide
The fame of UC Kellogg Institute Arabian horses at Pomona has grown so that this year 12 future colts were sold to the Maharajah of Bhaunagar in India, highlighting international demand for the stock.
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Pomona
Cal
University of California
W. K. Kellogg Institute of Animal Industry
Bhaunaga
India
Toy Show Offered for Holiday Gifts in Nelsonville
A Christmas Toy show will be held Friday at 4 pm at the Majestic Theater. Admission is one new toy to be collected for Christmas baskets. The matinee follows school with the usual feature program, organized by S. S. Steen rod and the Majestic.
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Nelsonville
S. S. Steenrod
Majestic Theater
Steenrod
Buchtel Cagers win third win in a week over Gibisonville
Buchtel boys defeated Gibisonville 28 to 21 at the local gym to complete a third victory in seven days. The girls lost 17 to 11. the boys also beat Murray City 39 to 26 and The Plains 33 to 22 while the girls fell to Murray 22 to 15 and The Plains 30 to 12. Referee: Spray.
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Buchtel
Buchtel Boys
Gibisonville
Murray City
Murray
Murray Girls
Plains
Wagner
Okline
Lafollette
Smith
Savage
Pittman
McDonald
Morris
Tignor
O McGrady
Bumgardner
Hoskins
McGrady
Sheskey
Day
Buchtel Boys Gibisonville
Cherniak
Glendenning
Kreachbaum
Shirley
Wilson
Nutter
Rowland
McConnell
Smeyers
Schenz
San Francisco Promoters Guesstimate Hot Dog Run
Promoters of the 1936 Golden Gate International Exposition estimate the total hot dog intake during the fair will stretch to 273 miles when laid end to end. This playful projection reflects the event's scale and culinary spectacle.
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San Ffrancisco
Definition of an hour as variable length in seasons
The text explains that an hour was defined as one twelfth of the time between sunset and sunrise and also one twelfth of the daylight period, causing hours to have different lengths across seasons.
Mt Vernon Elks Edge Nelsonville BPOE In Bowling Note
Nelsonville Elks suffered a rare loss as Mt Vernon Elks defeated them by a 26 pin margin after leading in game one. Barney Neiman’s finger injury hurt the home squad as he dropped about 20 pins per game in the final two frames.
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Nelsonville
Elks
Mt. Vernon
Central All-Stars
Ord Milholland
Clayton Lee
McManus
Brooks Shoe No. 1
Mike Brooks
Pete Tipple
Phi Club
Quint
Eagles
Nelsonville Elks
Neiman
Linscott
Steenrod
Spray
Johnson
MT. Vernon Elks
Yauggen
Darling
Rink
Wills
Geaf
Central
Millholland
Starkey
Mellinger
Davis
Kelley
Baties
Lee
Kineer
Cook
Bateman
Pappy Stewarts Boys Get Engagements
Nelsonville reports Pappy Stewart and His Hot Shots are booked for bigger stages. The group played at the New Villa between Middleport and Gallipolis before a record crowd and will return soon. The orchestra includes Pappy Stewart Everett Windle Ray Knight Ross Sackett Jack Lanning and Bill Lanning.
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Nelsonville
Pappy Stewart
Pappy
New Villa
Middleport
Gallipolis
Everett Windle
Ray Knight
Ross Sackett
Jack Lanning
Bill Lanning
Buchtel High to Host Athletic Benefit Evening
Buchtel High School plans a Thursday benefit party at 7 30 oclock in the Buchtel gymnasium to support athletics. A large crowd is expected as many supporters pledge interest in the team.
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Buchtel
Buchtel High School
Buchtel Gymnasium
Dick Powell and Olivia De Havilland Star in Hard To Get
Warner Bros presents Hard To Get at the Athena Theater with Dick Powell and Olivia de Havilland in a light Warner romance comedy. The film blends two songs with Warren and Mercer scores, and features a strong supporting cast including Charlie Winninger Melville Cooper Isabel Jeans Allen Jenkins and Bonita Granville.
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Dick Powell
Olivia de Havilland
Warner Bros
Athena Theater
Olivia
Powell
Brooklyn
Miss de Havilland
Harry Warren
Johnnie Mercer
Warners
Charlie Winninger
Cap
Andy
Melville Cooper
Isabel Jeans
Allen Jenkins
Bonita Granville
Meddlers Sleuths Foiled Again in Mary and Madge Escape
Adele Garrison chronicles Mary and Madge Graham evading detectives as they flee from a beach hotel. They dodge pursuers by using an emergency exit at a station and hop between taxis to reach Noel at a registered hotel. The reunion moment turns tense as Noel’s welcome hints at hidden malice.
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Mary and
Madge
Mary
Tne Veritsen
Madge Graham
Miss Whitlock
Pennsylvania Station
Noel
Lansfield
Yale Party Held by Willing Workers Class in Nelsonville
Twenty one members of the Willing Workers Class of the Christian Church with Mrs. Frank Murphy and Mrs. Mary Mc Cullum attended their annual Christmas party hosted by Mrs. William Shafer on Jackson Street. After the program there was a capsule gift exchange and gifts for the class teachers. Capsule Friends for the New Year were drawn and a two course luncheon was served.
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Yale Party
Frank Murphy
Mary McCullum
The
Christian Church
William Shafer
Jackson St
Shower honors Betty Burch Chako at Hazel Burch home
Mrs. Hazel Burch and Mrs. Fern Martin hosted a shower for Betty Burch Chako on Friday evening at the Burch residence. Chako recently announced her marriage and received numerous lovely gifts. Hosts were aided by Mrs. William Savage in serving a late lunch to guests.
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Hazel Burch
Fern Martin
Betty Burch Chako
Local visitors noted from Nelsonville and Columbus
Mrs Harvey Dailey and son George and Mrs Ethel Hayden with two sons George and Charles of Nelsonville visited Mr and Mrs William Foughty Sunday. Mr and Mrs Lawrence Dailey motored to Athens on business Saturday. Mr and Mrs Gene Steenrod and Mr Henry Poston of Columbus left yesterday to spend the winter in St Petersburg Florida. Mr and Mrs Alfred Clapp of Manhattan Kansas en route to Washington visited friends here their former home overnight and today.
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Harvey Dailey
George
Ethel Hayden
Charles
Nelsonville
William Foughty
Lawrence Dailey
Athens
Gene Steenrod
Henry Poston
Columbus
St. Petersburg
Fla
Alfred Clapp
Manhattan
Kans
Washington, D. C
Choir for Cantata To Practice Tonight
Nelsonville church announces a 7 p.m. rehearsal for the Christmas Vision cantata in the auditorium. It is the final practice before Sunday’s 7 p.m. performance. The Worker's Council meets tonight in the social room with a 6 p.m. supper and a follow up conference on church and Sunday School work.
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Nelsonville
Church of Christ
Worker’s Council
Pythian Sisters Plan Christmas Party and Gift Exchange
At the regular meeting the Pythian Sisters schedule a Christmas party for Thursday night with a gift exchange. A potluck lunch will be served after the meeting.
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Pythian Sisters
Eagles Discuss Entertainment and Building Plans
Nelsonville Eagles held their first meeting in new rooms and planned family nights and building efforts. Officers present included Harry Chesher Howard Call Gilbert Smith Charles Sayers Fred Davis Charles Hoce James Odenthal Clifton Grose A Hankerson and Dewey Whyte. A report will be submitted tonight and a euchre tournament for Eagles only is set for Thursday December 15 with prizes for winners. For more information contact Howard Call.
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Nelsonville — Eagle
Harry Chesher
Howard Call
Gilbert Smith
Charles Sayers
Fred Davis
Charles Hoce
James Odenthal
Clifton Grose
A. Hankerson
Dewey Whyte
Eagles
Elks to entertain Nelsonville stag party
Local Elks announce their last stag party of the year will be held at the club Thursday night December 15.
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ELKS
Nelsonville
Revival at Maxville Methodist Postponed
Due to a scarlet fever epidemic the revival service set for Sunday at the Maxville Methodist Church will be postponed until after January 1, as announced by Rev. W. A. Cooper.
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Logan
Maxville Methodist Church
W. A. Cooper
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