Alleged killer linked to train rides sparked Nelsonville welcome
Nelsonville police detained a man livelier suspected of being George Robinson aboard southbound train No. 30. The fugitive, calling himself Martin Van Lear, claimed Dutch origins and planned travel to Florida. He escaped custody late last night as officers processed a separate drunk charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
C. A. Stover
George Robinson
Hocking Valley
Murray City
Martin van Lear
Holland
Michigan
Florida
Robinson
Pearson
Jimmy Shivers
van Lear
Liberty
Southland
Mrs Van Pettit Returns After Mother's Death
Dee 16 Nelsonville Mrs. Van Pettit travels from Logan after death of her mother Mrs. Mary Robey who lived with her son in Logan and leaves his daughter Mrs. Pettit and others behind.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
Dee
van Pettit
Logan
Mary Robey
Pettit
Chiropractor Beem Speaks to Nelsonville Rotary Club
Dr. Thomas G Beem newly arrived chiropractor in Nelsonville spoke to the Rotary Club on Tuesday evening. He has years of lyceum work and studied Paul Laurence Dunbar providing a sketch and selections. The program pleased members and next week will feature the Christmas gift exchange.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
Thos. G. Beem
Rotary Club
Willing Workers Elect Leaders At Church Meeting
The Willing Workers class of the Church of Christ met at Mrs. Lena Sowden's home on Poplar Street with 16 members present. Officers for the coming year were elected: Ruth Simms president Aurilla Anderson vice president Maybelle Dalton secretary treasurer Edith Patton corresponding secretary Sylvia Newton flower committee and Mrs Frank Murphy social committee. Retiring officers received gifts and a luncheon ended the evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
Church of Christ
Lena Sowden
Poplar Street
Pospichel
McMorrow
Frank Murphy
Ruth Simms
Aurilla Anderson
Maybelle Dalton
Edith Patton
Sylvia Newton
Nelsonville to get radio shop in Carnes block
William Estes plans a new Nelsonville business opening soon in the Carnes block on West Washington street. The Nelsonville Radio and Electrical Shop will offer radio sets and related electrical goods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
William Estes
Carnes Block
Washington Street
Personal mentions of local residents and visitors
Mr and Mrs Low Lowery left Tuesday for Akron where he has employment Dell Evener spent Tuesday in Columbus Mrs Fred Voigt and children Bertha Campbell daughter Lillian Mae and Miss Anna Heselden spent Saturday in Lancaster Mr and Mrs H E Howe had as their guests Sunday Mr and Mrs Nider and daughter Betty Jane of Columbus Mrs Dave Morris of Corning spent the week end here with her sister Mrs Wesley Hawk
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Low Lowery
Akron
Lowery
Dell Evener
Columbus
Fred Voigt
Bertha Campbell
Lillian Mae
Anna Heselden
Lancaster
H. E. Howe
Nider
Betty Jane
Dave Morris
Corning
Wesley Hawk
Twins Born to Bruce Family in Nelsonville
Mr and Mrs Melvin Bruce announce the arrival of twins a boy and a girl born at their home on Saturday full names Gale and Dale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
Melvin Bruce
Gale and
Dale
Colgate Man George Lowery Dies After Operation
George Lowery 43 of Colgate died Tuesday in White Cross hospital Columbus after an operation. Funeral services will be Thursday morning at Murray City with the funeral party leaving the house before 10. Burial will be at Greenlawn. He is survived by his wife and stepchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
George Lowery
Colgate
White Cross Hospital
Columbus
Murray City
Greenlawn
Esther Class Members Host Nelsonville Church Meeting
Mrs Claude Cranmer entertained the Esther class of the Stian church in Nelsonville on Tuesday evening. Fifty five members attended a social evening with piano solos by Mrs Eva Hallett. A delicious chicken dinner was served to guests including Mrs Steve Hollant Loren North and Miss Beth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Esther
Nelsonville
Claude Cranmer
Stian Church
Ifty
Eva Hallett
Guesta
Steve Hollant
Loren North
Beth
Loyal Temperance Legion Holds Christmas Party
Verity assisted the hostess as Miss Redempa Sines led a Loyal Temperance Legion meeting at Margaret Joy Shafer home in Nelsonville on December 11. Officers attended. program included talks on laws health and health rules, plus piano solo and cheers. Twenty-two members shared refreshments and a Christmas party is planned for December 18.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
Loyal Temperance Legion
Margaret Joy Shafer
The
Juanita Lines
Mary Shelton
Ruth Mills
Stolen Apparel Haul Hits Nelsonville Dry Goods
In Nelsonville on Monday night burglars took twenty three women dresses and four valuable coats from the Nelsonville Dry Goods store along with silk ties handkerchiefs crepe de chine nightgowns and other items. Noted coats include a black Coney fur a black Bolivia with gray Moufflon collar two Bolivias a fur trimmed black coat and a lipstick red Bolivia with fur collar and panels. Also missing are fifteen silk dresses in light shades eight other crepe satin wool dresses and a heavy grey sweater.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
Burelars
Nelsonville Dry Goods Company
Presbyterian Church Women's Bible Class Meeting Tonight
The women's Bible class at the Presbyterian church will hold a special meeting in the church parlors tonight at 7 o'clock, half an hour before the prayer meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
Woman's Bible Class
The
Presbyterian Church
Monarch of El-Kar Nak Grotto Calls Special Meeting
Nelsonville December 16 L Laube Logan monarch of El Kar Nak Grotto calls a special business meeting at the Masonic club rooms at 7 30 o clock Thursday evening in this city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
Laube
Logan
El-Karnak Grotto
Masonic Club
Ceremonial Grotto Session Planned Between Christmas and New Year
Arrangements are to be made at the meeting for a ceremonial session of the Grotto to be held sometime between Christmas and New Year.
Booze and Motors Worst Menace in Nation Says Court
Akron judge sentences Earl Crutchfield of Cleveland to one to five years for involuntary manslaughter after his car crashed into a bridge causing two deaths. Crutchfield, intoxicated, pleaded guilty during trial. The judge blamed automobiles and prohibition for rising intoxication and perjury.
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Akron
L. H. Pardee
Earl Crutchfield
Cleveland
J. Leroy Brown
Anna McKray
Crutchfield
Prohibition
Former Students Elopement Leads to Kidnapping Case
The article recounts Margaret Robinson Trimble who eloped with Millhone from Ohio University Athens to Newport and Columbus. She claimed a mistaken marriage to Trimble and took Millhone away, later admitting Millhone was her heart’s choice while she remained legally married.
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Ohio University
Athens
Trimble
Margaret Robinson
Millhone
Mt. Sterling
Newport
Union Station
Columbus
Milhone
Parkersburg
W. Va
Cambridge
Margaret
Chauncey Woman Wins an Award for Boone Cabinet Idea
Ruth Fouty Crosser of Chauncey received a $100 prize from Campbell Smith Ritchie of Lebanon Indiana for suggesting glass knob handles on Boone kitchen cabinet doors and drawers in a contest run through the Saturday Evening Post.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chauncey
Ruth Fouty Crosser
Lester J. Jones
Campbell, Smith, Ritchie Company
Lebanon
Ind
Crosser
Saturday Evening Post
Chauncey Mine No 25 Reopens After Idle Weekend
Chauncey mine No 25 of the New York Coal company operated yesterday and today after two days idle. No orders were issued due to weekend idleness. Many ballotable workers returned to Floodwood mine easing crowding at Chauncey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chauncey
Chauncey Mine
New York Coal Company
Floodwood
Powell Dinner Hosts Noted In Hocking Home
Mr and Mrs James Powell entertained with a dinner last Sunday at their home in Hocking The guests included William Coon Lillian Coon of Deanville Mr and Mrs Frank Coon with sons Charles and Henry of Athens Leslie Coon and Beulah Hawk of The Plains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chauncey
James Powell
Hocking
William Coon
Lillian Coon
Deanville
Frank Coon
Charles
Henry
Athens
Leslie Coon
Beulah Hawk
The
Plains
Louis Evener Improves After Paralytic Stroke
Chauncey December 16 Louis Evener who suffered a paralytic stroke at his Sandy Ridge home shows great improvement. His left side was affected and he is now reported able to sit up.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chauncey
Louis Evener
Sandy Ridge
Endeavor meeting at First Christian church
At the Christian Endeavor gathering Miss Mildred Sands led the session with thirty six present. Grace Smith sang a vocal solo and James Nye played a piano number. Miss Gaile Figgins, who will lead next Sunday, closed with an appropriate reading.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chauncey
Christian Endeavor
First Christian Church
Mildred Sands
Grace Smith
James Nye
Gaile Figgins
Plains Personal News Highlights
Mrs. William Canter visits relatives in Wellston. Mrs. Hartley returns to Millfield from the Shrieves home. Mrs. Hubert Shrieves and daughter Fauna spend Monday with Mrs. James Powell in Hocking.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Plains
William Canter
Wellston
Hartley
Millfield
Orley Shrieves
Hubert Shrieves
Fauna
James Powell
Hocking
Local social notes from Chauncey and surrounding towns
Misses Cora Ferrel and Grace Smith attended the Grotto Minstrels in Nelsonville Saturday. Mrs. L. L. Sweazy and Mrs. William Cochran spent Monday in Lancaster. Mrs. Clara Young is reported ill at home with pneumonia. Saul Wilson of Chauncey is a business visitor in Columbus today. Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Stanley of Chauncey host their nieces Enid and Betty McClain of Mineral at their Mound Street home. Miss Glenna Carter is ill with grippe at East Converse Street. Grace Richardson of Columbus visited at the home of her cousin Neva Ferrel on High Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cora Ferrel
Grace Smith
Nelsonville
L. L. Sweazy
William Cochran
Lancaster
Clara Young
Saul Wilson
Chauncey
Columbus
Floyd Stanley
Mound Street
Enid
Betty McClain
Mineral
Ohio
Glenna Carter
Wilson aide Bainbridge Colby denies wife divorce plan
Bainbridge Colby, former secretary during the Wilson administration, denied reports that his wife intends to seek a divorce. He said she sailed for Europe last night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Bainbridge Colby
Wilson
Europe
Pretty Frock for Youth Pattern 6229 Description
A vintage sewing pattern note describes a youth dress in crepe crepe de chine or voile and variants in silk with cascade and full sieve portions. Sizes 14 to 20 years with yardage details for 54 inch fabric and options with short sleeves or contrasting materials. Pattern mailed for 15 cents.
Indiana Towns with Three-Letter Names
The state lists 33 villages and towns whose names contain only three letters. This unusual suffix highlights a cluster of short, concise place names across Indiana.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State of
Indiana
Thief Steals $25,000 in Diamonds from Chicago Store
In front of hundreds of Christmas shoppers a thief smashed a jewelry store window in Chicago's Loop and fled with diamonds valued at $25,000. Police searched the area for clues and the thief's identity remained unknown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Loop
Family Loses 2 Babies in Columbus Pneumonia Toll
Pneumonia caused the deaths of 15 month old Jack Richard Blake and another infant as the Blake family mourns in Columbus. The second child’s name is not fully provided in the fragment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Jack Richard Blake
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Dutchman
Verity
Leader
George Gabriel, Jr
Floyd Barker
Charles McDonald
Maxine
Fay
Helen Murray
Wilbur McDonald
Oak Grove
Fred Bumgardner
H. L. McDonald
Erma Bryan
Arthur Coon
Delbut Jones
New Marshfield
Oscar Knowlton
Albany
Sarah Knowlton
W. C. Nichols
Messenger Pattern Dept
Furnas
McBride
Colby
Erie
Tim
Femme
the Fair Store
Price
Eee
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