Town Highlights and Visits Across The Plains
The Plains notes report John Gabriel Jr returning from a two week visit in Columbus with family. Numerous incidents include Mrs Elizabeth Hawk cut by a razor at the Palmer House in Athens and her employment there, and James McHarg attending Annie Laurie Giles funeral in Harrisonville. Local residents travel for holidays, hospital visits, and family gatherings across Athens and nearby towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Gabriel, Jr
Columbus
Elizabeth Hawk
Palmer House
Athens
Christmas entertainment planned for neighborhood children
Long Bottom arrangements are nearing completion for a Christmas program at the M. E. Church on Wednesday night. Miss Mae Stout remains at home as Eden School closes for two weeks due to scarlet fever. The post office handles a large pre Christmas mail flow, with Sunday service to dispatch mail from B. & C. train No. 63. L. M. Fitch has recently suffered a stroke of paralysis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. E
Mae Stout
Eden
L. M. Fitch
Christmas Socials and Visits In Haydenville and Ada
Haydenville and Ada families spend holidays with relatives as Mrs. Matheny hosts a Sunday School party for nineteen with tree, prizes, gifts, and refreshments. Other gatherings include a Bible Students party at Mrs. Clark Francis home with luncheon and gifts. J. H. Sharpin opens a Service Garage in the town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Claude Pettit
Ada
Matheny
Gertrude Ginther
Margie Matheny
John Beal
Buchtel
Bernice Lies
Dorothy Vollmer
Columbus
Clark Francis
Bible
Morris Vollmer
Gerald Vollmer
Alice Wyskiver
Florentine Sharpin
Lester Walker
Blanch Tucker
Martha Rheinshield
Dow Smart
Bernice Carter
Ethel Sinnott
Lucy Beougher
Vivian Seel
Alice Allen
Frank Allen
Freda Achauer
Bea Skiver
W. L. Achauer
G. Nutter
LaVerne Gantin
Catherine Robinett
G. C. Nutter
Lancaster
Jane Nutter
J. H. Sharpin
Local residents spend holidays and week with family in area
William Carter stays at Star while Mary Endyn Sharpin visits Springfield relatives. David Pierce and Mrs. Frank Allen with others spend Mondays in Nelsonville and Lancaster. Families host gatherings and a Sunday School party for 23 children. sunrise prayer meeting planned Thursday at 6 AM. Christmas celebrations and visits continue across New Marshfield Canton Deyton Alumna area with multiple households noted. Local post office reports heaviest outgoing mail in years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Carter
Star
Mary Endyn Sharpin
Springfield
J. H. Sharpin
David Pierce
Nelsonville
Frank Allen
Nellie
Alice
Lancaster
O. E. Oliver
James Hurley
Willard Lee
Canaanville
Chester Beougher
Lehman
Loran
G. C. Nutter
Beatrice Skiver
Lucy Beougher
Vivian Leel
Loren
Bert Carter
Homer
Luther Wyckiver
Deyton
John Reed
Local Visits Highlight Weekend in Ohio Towns
Mineral Mr and Mrs A M Perry and children of Guysville were guests at Elizabeth Carmens home on Sunday. Messrs Wolf and Starr of Lowe or Salem visited Mr and Mrs Mulligan Chevalier and others. Mrs C V Hester joined Sunday dinner with Charles Brickles family. Arthur Deeter visits his son and family. J P Emish and Diantha Hester hosted friends in Athens with Ardilla Bhuster and Mina D Fry. Birthday dinner honored J P Emish. Lloyd Shingler spent weekend in Athens. Carl Griffen of Lower Salem visited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. 0. Bryan
Tom Porter
Ohio State University
Lucy Bell Evans
Oak Street
Athens
Alvah Verity
Fisher Station
Z. Courtney
Don Nelson
Ralph Parks
Charles Nelson
Nelsonville
Arthur Kennedy
Will Hamer
Gene
Mollie Hardy
Granville King
Wellsburg
W. Va
Tom Hardy
Murray City
William Hardy
Cambridge
Chester Porter
Carbon Hill
Sarah Barnes
Harry Porter
George Desco
George Besco, Jr
Cliff Collins
Near Union
Elza McGraw
New Marshfield
Harry Hawk
Charlies Nelson
Gene Coon
Bell Buffington
Bell Smith
Robert
George Buffinston
Lois
Rutland
Reitz
Jacksonville
Ladies Aid Society
M. E. Church
Mulligan Chevalier
Alumna Memorial Auditorium
J. R. Stout
Grover Stout
G. L. Stout
Nannie Addis
Diantha Hester
Nannie Hester
J. P. Emish
Paul Stout
Fontelle Mace
Vinton Bolen
Middleport
Wilda Bolen
Sylva Addis
Edith Addis
Lydia Buckley
Wil Jackson
Columba
Oe Chesser
Thursay
A. M. Perry
Guysville
Elizabeth Carmen
Messrs. Wolf and Starr
Lowe
Salem
C. V. Hester
C. F. Flimish
Ardilla Bhuster
Mina D. Fry
Perry Bond
Mabel
Little Hocking
Lloyd Shingler
Carl Griffen
Lower Salem
Vts
Murder at the Primrose Meadows Bridge Novel
Detective Dundee contemplates Nita Leigh Selim’s bridge murder as clues on blackmail, suspect Lydia Ark and maid Flora Miles loom, and a note from an imagined husband hints at a lover Dexte Sprague. Names like Ralph Hammond Peter Dunlap Lois Dunlap and Janet Raymond surface amid motives and debts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Juanita Selim
Bridge
Lydia
Ark
Flora Miles
Nita
Dexte
Sprague
Ralph Hammond
Dundre
Penny Crain
Forsyte School
Marshall
Karen
Polly Beale
Clive
Peter
Lois Dunlap
John Drake
Janet Raymond
Carolys Drake
Tracey
Dundee
Lois
Hamilton
Peter Dunlap
Murderous intrigue around Hamilton and hidden blackmail
The excerpt traces Dundee and Captain Strawn in a web of love, blackmail, and staged threats tied to Nita Selim and Lois Dunlap. A night-letter from Nita hints at a complex plot, while Dexter Sprague, the theater plans, and a murder puzzle weave through hints of pursuit and deception. The scene ends with a bridge table note and a tense countdown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nita Leigh Selim
Bridge
Primrose Meadows
Dundee
Carraway
Nita
Ralph Hammond
Watson
Undee
Dexter Sprague
Hamilton
Nita Selim
New York City
Jake
Chamber OF Commerce
Lois Dunlap
Cap'n
Strawn
Sprague
Flora Miles
Solarium Visit Traced In Odd House Card Game
A detailed sequence from a social gathering shows Clive Hammond arriving at a house, players at two card tables, movers between rooms, and later the discovery of a dead body at a dressing table. Names include Polly Beale Janet Raymond Lois Dunlap Flora Miles Tracey Miles Nita Karen Marshall Penny Crain Carolyn Drake John C. Drake and Judge Marshall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clive Hammond
Solarium
Polly Beale
Janet Raymond
Lois Dunlap
Flora Miles
Tracey Miles
Miles
Nita
Karen Marshall
Penny Crain
Carolyn Drake
Living Room
Judge Marshall
John C. Drake
Country Club
Selim House
Karen
Dexter Sprague
Undee
Penny
Dundee
Peter Dunlap
Peter
Janet
Tracey
Marshall
Carolyn
Six suspects in Nita case named by Dundee
Dundee reviews Penny Crain s report listing six potential suspects Judge Marshall John Drake Flora Miles Clive Hammond Polly Beale Janet Raymond each tied to Nita s bed room and a secret shelf with possible blackmail motives while promising to resign if Sanderson blocks a trip to New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peter
Sprague
Nita
Hugo
Lydia
Flora
Tracey
Penelope Crain
Dundee
Penny
Parrot
Forsyte School
New York
Hamilton
Sanderson
Also Mentioned on This Page
James McHarg
Annie Laurie Giles
Harrisonville
Phillip Hawk
Lower Plains
Ray Rhorick
Matt Baughman
Levi Hale
Margaret Charney
Cleveland
Steve Charney
Fin Cook
Orla Shreves
James Dailey
Clarence Cooper
Upper Plains
Curt Shellman
Robert Graves
Priday
White Cross Hospital
Steve Kaufman
Paul
Circle Hill
Rob Hawk
Peter Erb
Carl
Vivian
C. S. Rice
Pearl Miller
Harry Noble
Ghauncey
Henry Osborne
Helen Bookman
Baby of
Ray Adams
Bellewood
Louisiana
A. P. Chevalier
I. Vern Young
L. E. Young
Rhoda Thompson
Glen
Hastings
A. C. Stout
Haydenville
Hese Eer
Bonnie Dundee
Ita Selim
Cap’n
Dun- Alee
Anne Austin
Polly
Ralph
Johnny Drake
Petey
Tao
Clarice Chosser
C. D. Shafer Company
Yuletide Joy
McHenry & Sisler
the Quality Store
Merry Christmas
Honey Goodrich Co
S. Court St
Best
Columbia Theatre
The
Southern Ohio Electric Company
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