Mills to Prepare Building Plans for Two New Schools
Nelsonville dispatch says William Mills local architect won contracts for two school projects. One for ten classrooms at Rio Grande college with heating plant and another for plans for the new consolidated school in Washington township Jackson county. The article also notes a Columbus football result and local high school basketball players Campbell Shirley Crabtree etc.
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Nelsonvivlle
William Mills
Rio Grande College
Mr. Mills
Washington Township
Jackson County
Indianola A. C. of Columbus
Campbell
Nelsonville High School
Shirley
Crabtree
Bowers
Smith
Raybould
Steenrod
Howearth
Silcott
Carbon Hill High School
Nelsonville Schools Close Thursday for Holiday Vacation
Nelsonville city schools will close Thursday at noon for the holiday vacation and resume activities Monday January 3. Out-of-town teachers plan to leave immediately after closing to spend Christmas at their homes.
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Nelsonville
King's Men Elect Officers for Year
Nelsonville report: at Sunday's meeting the King's Men elected officers for the coming year. President George Beagle, vice president Asa Hammond, secretary and treasurer John Barrows. Next regular meeting moved to Thursday night at Wilbur Jonas's home on Fairview Street.
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Nelsonville
King’s Men
Hell
George Beagle
Asa Hammond
John Barrows
Wilbur Jonas
Fairview Street
Y M C A to Present Strong Line Up on Christmas Night
Nelsonville reports the Y M C A team will feature a strong lineup for Christmas night action. The event promises competitive play and local interest as the squad showcases its planned roster and performance goals.
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Nelsonville
Chippewas Defeat Hebbardsville 23 to 19 in Nelsonville
The Chippe tribe of the Presbyterian church beat Hebbardsville boys 23 19 in an Albany opera house game. Seven Nelsonville players traveled with Rev. Lloyd Evans. A return match is set for December 30 at the Y M C A in Hebbardsville.
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Nelsonville
The
Presbyterian Church
Hebbardsville
Albany Opera House
Lloyd Evans
Saltz Home Occupied Today in Nelsonville
Nelsonville story reports Mr. and Mrs. John Saltz moving into their new West Washington street bungalow. The brick and shingle six room home with bath is modern and among the most attractive new properties in the city.
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Nelsonville
John Saltz
West Washington Street
J B Easterling 71 Dies in Murray City Home
J B Easterling aged 71 died Monday night at his son Noble Easterling’s home in Murray City. Funeral services will be Thursday at 10 a.m. at the UU B church in Murray City with burial at New Straitsville. His wife had died about thirteen years ago and he is survived by one son.
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Nelsonville
J. B. Easterling
Noble
Murray City
UU. B
New Straitsville
Infant Mary Florence Smathers Dies in Buchtel
Funeral services were held for Mary Florence Smathers two months old at the family residence in Buchtel. Rev. Corwin conducted the service with burial at Whitmore cemetery in Nelsonville on Tuesday. The infant was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Will Smathers.
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Nelsonville
Buchtel
Mary Florence
Will Smathers
Corwin
Whitmore Cemetery
Charles Teard Heads to Columbus En Route to Cleveland
Charles Teard departed Tuesday for Columbus as a step toward Cleveland, marking a notable travel milestone.
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Charles Teard
Columbus
Cleveland
Holidays with Feldmanns Orchestra Highlight Local Plans
Mrs Pauline Price returned to Cleveland after a week with relatives here. Mrs William Morgan spent Monday in Columbus. Mr Ed Wallace will spend the holidays in Chicago with his daughter Mrs A H Rudolph. Misses Catherine and Jennie Mulligan, Buchtel teachers in Nelsonville, were summoned home near Athens by their father’s serious illness.
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Feldmann
Pauline Price
Cleveland
William Morgan
Columbus
Ed Wallace
Chicago
Illinois
A. H. Rudolph
Catherine
Jennie Mulligan
Buchtel
Nelsonville
Athens
Butterworth Fined After Guilty Plea in Nelsonville Fight
Raymond Butterworth was fined $10 and costs yesterday by Mayor Eberle after pleading guilty to a fighting charge in Nelsonville.
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Nelsonville
Raymond Butterworth
Eberle
The Other Wise Man Read At Nelsonville Tonight
Dec. 22 in Nelsonville the Rev. Lloyd Evans will read Henry Van Dyke’s The Other Wise Man at 7 30 PM at the Presbyterian manse. All are welcome.
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Nelsonville
Henry van Dyke
Lloyd Evans
Mrs Gibbs Hosts Children's Party For Jeanette Birthday
Mrs Frank Gibbs entertained a group of young friends for Jeanette's six year birthday on Monday afternoon from three to six. Contests and games filled the time with Christmas decorations and candy favors. A luncheon at 4 30 served Betty Verity Jane Verity Perry Green Bobby Green Shirley Ann Knight Betty Jane Schankenburg Mary Mulligan and Mary Galvin. Jeanette received several gifts.
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Jeanette
Frank Gibbs
Betty and
Jane Verity
Perry Green
Bobby Green
Shirley Ann Knight
Betty Jane Schanckenburg
Mary Mulligan
Mary Galvin
Sunday School Christmas Party Held at Presbyterian Church
The Junior department of the Sunday school and the Junior Christian Endeavor host a Christmas party in the church social rooms tonight from 6 30 to 8. Miss Virginia Wolfe leads the event, which was moved up from Thursday. A Christmas tree and a treated is planned for every child in attendance.
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The
Presbyterian Church
Sunday School
Junior Christian Endeavor
Virginia Wolfe
Meeting at Senior High School Describes Holland Trip
Mothers of Juniors group met at the senior high school Monday with Mrs. Julius Vischer detailing features of a trip through Holland. Miss Eva Wallace read The Other Wise Man by Van Dyke and student council president Miss Eilen Davis led the session.
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Nelsonville
Julius Vischer
Eva Wallace
van Dyke
Eilen Davis
Borah Says Alien Property Losses Run Into Millions
Chairman Borah charges that hundreds of thousands to millions of dollars have been wasted or stolen in the alien property situation as the government books move from the White House to the Senate for debate. President Coolidge faces criticism from Senators Johnson and King for not releasing the Comptroller’s Treasury report.
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United L’ress
White House
Senate
Borah
Te Foreign Relations Committee
Coolidge
Johnson
California
King Democrat
Utah
McCarto
Treasury
Benton Harbor Cult Leader Faces Rape Charge in Court
In Benton Harbor Michigan on December 22 United Press reports 65 year old Benj Franklin Purnell leader of the House of David appeared in court on charges of criminal assault against former girl members. He arrived on a stretcher attended by more than 100 members amid a prior raid that led to his capture after a long search. Bonds totalled 125000 for criminal assault cases and civil suits from former adherents alleging fraud.
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Benton Harbor
Mich
United Press
Benj
Franklin Purnell
House of David
Ara Weldon
Justice We
Thompson Advises Against Philippine Independence
Carmi A. Thompson, special investigator for President Coolidge, released a report disapproving immediate independence for the Philippines. He argues the Islands of Indenko and Sulu should remain with the main territory and American control must be strengthened in these provinces.
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Washington
Philippines
Carmi A. Thompson
Coolidge
White House
Indenko
Sulu
Thompson
English Lightweight Ernie Jarvis Arrives in London
Ernie Jarvis arrives in London as the English lightweight who knocked out Mor richinne the French champion in the United States. He plans to leave soon and says his arrival will speed up action and supply needed impetus in the division.
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London
Eng
Ernie Jarvis
Morrichinne
United States
Jarvis
Mansfield Man Sentenced to Die in Electric Chair
George Thoma, 21, was sentenced in Mansfield to death in the electric chair at the Ohio penitentiary in April for the clubbing deaths of Mr and Mrs Benjamin Greenwald.
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Mansfield
George Thoma
Ohio Penitentiary
Benjamin Greenwald
Giant Cyclops Bomber To Bow For U S Air Service
The Cyclops, the world s largest single engined bomber, will be completed and delivered to the United States Air Service by Christmas. Its 16 foot propeller will drive the ship over 100 miles per hour and carry a 9000 pound bomb load.
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United States Air Service
Annual Christmas Service at Athens Presbyterian Church
The annual Christmas service at the Athens Presbyterian Church will be held at 10 o clock Saturday morning. Reverend A Wilcox will preach on If Christ Had Not Come and familiar Christmas hymns will be sung. The sermon aims to celebrate the birth of Jesus with joyous worship and invites all unable to attend their own churches to join.
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Athensresbyterian
A. ¥. Wilcox
Jesus
Romance Bubbles as Florence Trumbull Dines at White House
Washington gossip centers on a budding romance between Florence Trumbull daughter of the Connecticut governor and John Coolidge son of the president. Trumbull traveled with Mt Holyoke College choral group to Washington for the holiday tour and attended a White House dinner, with Mrs Coolidge present and the First Family greeting all, though only Trumbull was invited to dine.
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Washington
United Press
Capital Society
Florence Trumbull
Connecticut
John Coolidge
Trumbull
Mt. Holyoke College
Church of the Epiphany
the Land
Miss Trumbull
White House
Revision of Ohio Corporation Laws Given Indorsement
The Ohio Bankers' Association endorses the proposed revision of Ohio corporation laws and letters are being sent urging state bankers to lobby legislators. The code aims to stop manufacturers from keeping corporate entities out of Ohio to dodge taxes and shift obligations to other states.
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Ohio
Columbus
United Press
Ohio Bankers’ Association
Bank
Local News From Sharnsbore Area Last Week
Mail service reported defective between here and Athens. Gallipolis residents Mr. and Mrs. Minturn George visited Lenor Strode and Mr. and Mrs. Strode. Wayne Edgerton from near Cutler called on his mother Lillian Bardin. Amesville couple Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Thompson with siblings visited Grace Glover in Pomeroy. Eunice Armstrong visited sister Elia Harris. Glover shipped a carload of apples. Notable week saw much butchering.
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Here
Athens
Minturn
George
Lenor Strode
Gallipolis
Strode
Wayne Edgerton
Near Cutler
Lillian Bardin
Arthur Thompson Lot Amesville
Clarence Kern
Hermon
Grace Glover
Pomeroy
Eunice Armstrong
Elia Harris
Glover
Primary Defense League To Discuss New Legislation
The Ohio organization formed to retain the primary nomination system will meet in Cleveland to discuss legislation for the coming general assembly. The group will address a proposal to abolish the primary and substitute the convention system, which was defeated in November.
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Primary Defense League
Cleveland
United Press
Ohio Primary Defense League
General Assembly
Prince Chi Chibu Departs for New York
Oxford student Prince Chi chibu, youngest son of Emperor Yoshihito of Japan, leaves for Southampton to board the Majestic bound for New York. He travels to be by his father's bedside as the emperor remains ill.
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Prince
London
Prince Chichibu
Oxford
Emperor Yoshihito
Japan
Southampton
New York
Carol Singers to Tour City Tonight
Muate community Christmas carol singers meet at Glock tonight at the Fine Arts Hall Gl University for a half hour rehearsal. City shut ins’ names are being telephoned to ministers and candles in windows will guide singing to brighten the season. Singers bring flashlights and divide into groups to visit sections of the city.
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Muate
Ats Glock
Fine Arts
Gl University
New Pullman Car Service Between Chillicothe and Columbus
The Scioto Valley Railway and Power company will begin operating a new Pullman car on January 8 facing between Chillicothe and Columbus three times daily. The car is equipped with chairs a compartment and other conveniences.
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Columbus
Scioto Valley Railway and Power Company
Chillicothe
Columbens
Hatpin Pierces Brain Core in Street Collision
Patrick McCoonaughey collided with a woman on the ota and her hatpin pierced hip.
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Hatpin
CORE
Patrick McCoonaughey
Ota
Rescue of Miner After Two Days Entombed in Wales Shaft
A miner named Ronald was entombed for two days with a dead swansea in a mine and was rescued almost lifeless. Local authorities reported the grim incident and the fragile recovery of the worker.
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Swansea
Wales
Ronald
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