Christmas Spirit Brightens Nelsonville Streets
Nelsonville decorates for the season with small trees lining streets and receptacles for a uniform flag display. The large tree from the American Legion arrives for Public Square and will be set up immediately. The Woman’s Auxiliary handles decorations and asks helpers to leave tinsel at J A Adamson’s clothing store. Mrs John Sails returned Tuesday night after a three day trip in Columbus.
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Nelsonville
Amercan Legion
Iary
J.A
Adamson
John Sails
Colunbus
Nelsonville Schools Announce Holiday Closure Schedule
Nelsonville city schools will close Friday afternoon for Christmas vacation and reopen Monday January 5. On Friday afternoon appropriate programs will be rendered at the grade buildings.
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Nelsonville City
Reserved Seat Drawing For Local High School Games
Season ticket holders may enter a Thursday 6 o clock drawing for reserved seats at the new auditorium. The first home game hosts New Marshfield on Friday evening. A WV.O.W. meeting is set for Saturday December 20 at 7 o clock.
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Colch
New Marshfield
WV. O. W
Mrs Mary Wallace Dies After Illness at Carbon Hill
Mrs Mary Elizabeth Wallace fifty eight died Tuesday at home in Carbon Hill after a long illness. Funeral services will be held Thursday at 2 pm at the Straitsville Methodist church with burial in Straitsville cemetery. She is survived by her husband five daughters and three sons.
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Carbon Hill
Mary Elizabeth Wallace
V & Straitsville
Straitsville
Local Visitors and Relatives Active in Town this Week
James Sheppard of Columbus spent Tuesday here with his brother and sister. Charles Klein was a business visitor at Upper Sandusky Tuesday and Wednesday. Mrs. Dave Evans and Mrs. Elza Hellyer were Columbus visitors recently. Mrs. Ellen Serrin of Albuquerque New Mexico arrived here Tuesday called by the illness of her sister Mrs. Thomas Russell.
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James Sheppard
Columbus
Charles Klein
Upper Sandusky
Dave Evans
Elza Hellyer
Ellen Serrin
Albuquet
New Mexico
Thomas Russell
Birthday Party for Mrs. Dille Celebrates with Guests
Neighbors and friends gathered Tuesday at Mrs. Bess Dille’s home to celebrate her birthday. A boudoir lamp was presented. guests enjoyed games music and an elegant luncheon. Several attendees and relatives, including Cora Davis and Naomi Olliver, spent the weekend in Athens and Columbus.
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Bess Dille
Cora Davis
Inez Grace
Forest Barber
Mamie Henry
Nell Ervin
Ruth Hitchings
Ruth Ward
Flossie Crawford
Martha Davis
Effie Hull
Lessie White
Essie Eeton
Pearl Ballenger
Agnesse
Winona Chute
Gertrude Gaser
Cecil Chapman
Lena Snow
Minnie Patton
Nola Wallace
Pospichel
Annie Linton
Syl Newton
Mabel Steenrod
Belle Morrow
Hattie McHarg
Ollie Rown
Mrs. Triplett
Mrs. Parry
and Evans
Sadie Nixon
Lucy Ilson
Mary Ellen Chapman
Kyllis Ballenger
Dudley Campbell
Lillian Mae
Freddgt
Anna Mae
Iss Anna Heselden
Athens
Lillian Tigner
Naomi Olliver
Columbus
Vesper Service at Presbyterian Church Chorus of Thirty-Five Voices
Under Miss Vernda Young and Mrs. L P Rice the organ will lead a vesper service Sunday at 5 pm in the main auditorium. A choir of 35 voices will wear vestments. Last year the church was filled and another large crowd is expected. Reverend Evans will read The Other Wise Man at the Presbyterian house tonight.
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Vernda Young
L. P. Rice
The
Presbyterian Church
E Church
Presbyterian House
Evans
van Dyke
George Johnson
Dayton
Martee
William Morgan
Columbus
Return from Paris Guests Visit Fort Benjamin Hartleys
Captain and Mrs L P Hartley and their two children of Fort Benjamin Harrison are guests of the river's mother on East Franklin Street en route to their home after a four months visit in Paris with Mrs Hartley's party.
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Paris
L. P. Hartley
Fort Benjamin Arrison
East Franklin Reet
Zanesville Team to Face Local at YMCA Tonight
A volleyball match features a Zanesville team meeting the local squad at the YMCA this evening. The contest starts at 8 o'clock.
Y M C A Basketball Meet in Nelsonville
On December 26 the Indianola Athletic club of Columbus will send its Y M C A basketball team to Nelsonville to play the local Y team at the new high school auditorium. The Junction City girls will meet the Y girls the same evening. An exhibition with the Ohio University five may be held January 3 as a trial to gauge public interest in faster teams. The new gymnasium lets Nelsonville view indoor basketball in comfort.
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YY. M. Cc
Indianola Athletic Club
Columbus
Nelsonville
Junction City
Dileher
Ohio University
Browny the Water Spaniel Wins Title Claim
Browny a water spaniel owned by W. H. Allen of Cuttyhunk Me. is claimed to have earned an intelligence title for the section. The dog reportedly runs errands brings in the family from the woodshed and retrieves lost articles.
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W. H. Allen
Cuttyhunk, Me
Convict Porthoffer Found Covered in Wool at Prison
Peter Porthoffer a 25 year old Cleveland auto thief was found by penitentiary guards late yesterday inside the woolen mills area of the Columbus prison walls completely wrapped in raw wool.
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Columbus
Peter Porthoffer
Cleveland
Curse blamed for tragedy in Tut tomb tale
Salt Lake City reports Tutankhamen's curse blamed for deaths of Mrs Recemary Carnar von Sparkman and her children Wilford eight and Lorna Doone seven. The cousin of Lord Carnarvon, she allegedly fell to spells of melancholy and, friends say, murdered the children and killed herself.
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Recemary Carnarvon Sparkman
Wilford
Lorna Doone
Police seize complete Klan roll in Ohio case
Police recovered the full membership list and records of an Ohio Ku Klux Klan group reportedly founded by Col. Moan A Watkins after two organizers were arrested. The original chapter began in Kinsman Trumbull county and was later found in Salem Columbia county, south of Youngstown.
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Youngstown
Ohio State Police
Moan A. Watkins
Kinsman
Trumbull County
Salem
Columbia County
Investigators Probe Riot Era Club Funds in Niles
Authorities seek the fate of funds contributed by members after a riot in Niles on November 1. The group is described as comprising Klansmen, with all members reportedly involved.
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Niles
Just Two Days Eczema Gone
When the skin itches eczema drives you mad wash the parts night and morning with horene. Get a six ounce bottle for 60 cents at McKee Drug Co or any progressive druggist and apply after reading the directions. If itching hasn’t entirely ceased in two days you can have your money back. It’s easy and pleasant to use and its speedy action is marvelous.
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McKee Drug Co
Mirrors in Books Boost Sales Across Germany
Berlin tale reports August Hoffmann created a line of books with mirrors on the underside of the front cover. The novelty has made them wildly popular as gifts with hundreds sold nationwide. Women are especially fond of the unusual volumes.
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Berlin
August Hofffman
Germany
Auto Financers of Ohio Meet in Columbus
Representatives of over fifty Ohio auto financing concerns convened at the Hotel Deshler to form a state wide association. The plan includes a rule requiring larger initial payments from buyers on part time payment plans.
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Tolumbus
Ohio
Hotel Deshler
Albania Uprising Suppressed After Short-Lived Effort
Reports from London Dec 17 indicate the Albanian uprising showed limited staying power. Fan Noti, head of the Albanian ministry, fled after being empowered only a few months amid the upheaval.
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London
Albania
Tat Fan Noti
Fan Noti
Tragic Drowning of 17 Year Old Betty Gates at North Bend
Betty Gates aged 17, daughter of A. L. Gates of North Bend, fell from a chair into a bucket of water while her mother washed dishes and drowned late Tuesday. Authorities reported the accident in Cincinnati.
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Cincinnati
Betty Gates
Jaownha
A. L. Gates
North Bend
Traction Survey Aims to Cut Cincinnati Fares
New York City analyst Dr Milo Maltbie, engaged by the Chamber of Commerce, surveys the local traction system to reduce the current ten cent fare. The study focuses on improving transit affordability in Cincinnati.
Heart Disease Tops U S Deaths in 1928 Census
Diseases of the heart were the leading cause of death in 1928, according to the Census Bureau. Of 1,193,017 total deaths, 170,033 were due to heart disease, marking the era's deadliest affliction.
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Washington
Census Bureau
Widow of Fleischmann Yeast founder dies after long illness
After a three year illness, Mrs Henriet ta Fleischmann widow of Charles Fleischmann founder of the Fleischmann Yeast company died at her home in Cincinnati on Tuesday night.
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Cincinnate
Henrietta Fleischmann
Charlies Fleischmann
Fleischmann Yeast Company
Chicago millionaire tied to Lady Ludlow theft claim
London report states a Chicago millionaire now dead was implicated in the theft of Lady Ludlow’s famous antique collection, based on a sensational Evening News story published today.
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London
Chicago
Lady Ludlow
Evening News
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Rotary Club
C. S. Mechem
Rotary International
Zanesville
Alger
Tut
Salt Lake City
KLAN
Rene
Bond Street
Wilson Bro’s
Stedman
Turkey
F. C. Stedman Co
Packers and Provisioners
U.S. Government
Auto Financers OF Ohio Meeting
Cuthura
Howard Michell
Spooner, Wis
Ceticeare Labercorke Dept
Maldes
Seap Dee
J. E. Zeller
Baly
Ulart
Public
Pechems
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