Christmas Observed In Hocking Valley Schools And Churches
Christmas was celebrated in Albany area schools and churches with a joint program at the Opera House for grade students and candy and nuts for the children. Baptist and Methodist Sunday schools distributed gifts and a Methodist cantata titled The Christmas Spirit was performed by forty children. Local ministers and families visited relatives and traveled for holidays, with guests and travelers from Cleveland, Columbus, Akron, Wellston, Wilkesville, Marietta, and Hamilton.
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Opera House
Dee
Baptist Sunday School
Methodist Sunday School
Methodist Church
Will Gillogly
Howard Stanley
O. D. Darley
Pleasant evening marks Order Western Star meeting
Regular meeting of the Order Western Star Friday featured officer installation and addresses. Visitors included Dr Weber Judge Schram and Mrs Jones of Marietta. Community Club discussed roads schools with refreshments served by Presbyterian ladies. Christmas programs held in local schools and Mother Goose distributed gifts to primary pupils.
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Order Western Star
Weber
Schram
Jones A
Marietta
The
Presbyterian Church
Mother Goose
Santa Claus
Black Diamond
Lathrop
Buchtel
Coolville
Paul Haskins
W. L. Carpenter
Haskins
Louise Linscott
Fred Vernon
Esther
M. &. Church
Rh. Hammett
Boileau
Belmont
W. Va
J. L. Lovell
Jessie
Anna
M. Lovell
Fanmilly
Taylor
Flint
Mich
Chester Inman
Cuyahoga Falls
W. W. Inman
Harvey Muer
Pennsylvania
J. N.lertz
Jessie Lertz
Barbera Gressley
Masonic Auditorium
S. R. Andrews
Ames
Bern
Christmas Mail Volume in Albany Post Office
An eight day period from December 16 to 25 saw an estimated 250 sacks of mail handled at the Albany village post office during the Christmas rush.
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Albany
Unusual 75 shell lamp displayed for sale in Plains store window
Local note reports Harry Harrison built a quirky electric lamp using a 75 shell from France mounted on baby carriage springs. Two bulbs with shades dangle from Ford light iron brackets. Several social items list visits and holidays among Athens residents and nearby towns, including family gatherings and car accidents with no injuries.
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Harry Harrison
France
Ford
Margaret Charney
Cleveland
Steve Charney
Mary Louise
Grover Nagle
Athens
Z. Courtney
Tom Barstow
Willoughby
Ellen Parfitt
Ruby Gebriel Walton
Columbus
K.irs
James Parfitt
Harry Noble
Fred Osborne
Frank Cook
Fin Cook
John Matheney
Logan
Ervin Vore
Herman Humphrey
A.M. Humphrey
Roger
Buckeye Lake
Christmas program delights Mt Hermon students
A Mt Hermon School House Christmas program featured a fine tree laden with presents and praise for Miss Leoffler's work as children performed. John Lewis, former resident of Sharpsburg, died near here and was buried at Mt Hermon as Barberton relatives attended. Local families Fred and Frank Bardin, Mrs. Nellie Kerns, Lucille Love and son Darrell were noted as ill with flu. Mr. and Mrs. B EB Armstrong visited Marietta on Sunday.
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Robert Hawk
Columbus
Mearl Hawk
Alfred
Frank Buffington
Eva
Martins Ferry
Rilesy Boin
Springfield
Zell Buffington
George Bean, Jr
Ralph Henry
Onry Verity
Neilsonville
Myr
Virgens Altridge
Athens
Monnday
Lit Guess
Mt. Hermon
Jess
Zella
Nellie
Fred
Frank
Everett Russell
Frank Bardin
Nellie Kerns
Lucille Love
Darrell
B. EB. Armstrong
Marietta
Mary Parrish
Carroll Stout
Cleveland
E. H. Stout
Rex Anderson
Billy
Glennis Daugherty
E. M. Daugherty
S&s. M. Bingman
Syracuse Local Notes and Holiday Socials
Mrs Irving Karr and Mrs Fred were Parkersburg visitors while Mr and Mrs Carle Y Bridge man plan Christmas with Dr C E Chandler in Columbus. Christmas programs were held at United Brethren and Methodist churches.
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Syracuse
C. L. Arnold
Dixon Ashworth
Canada
Allie Stobart
Rutland
Carrie Seidenable
Lillian Moore
L. J. Hess
Hess Nichols
Stuart
United Brethren and
Methodist Episcopal
Lawrence Tennthill
Nelsonville
Local families visit kin over holiday period in Athens area
Lottridge and Boggs families spend Sunday with the Tiltons in Coolville. Mary Hangs returns to Oakland after caring for relatives. Dorothea Ruanson visits. A.J. Warner and son of Morganville visit. Miss Hattie Maurice Ackley visits. Davis and Boggs host on Sunday. Hardman family travels from Fairmont to Christmas with Watking family. Nutter misses Lawrence Chapel appointment due to ill relatives in Bremen. Flu and sharp plant symptoms noted in village. Brandeberrys visit Barnhills. School closes for holiday after children’s program.
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O. L. Davis
Leroy Boggs
Edward Hardman J
Paul
Fairmont
IW. Va
H. R. Watking
Nutter
Lawrence Chapel
Bremen
Esmond Brandeberry
J. W. Barnhill
Zaleski Community Notes and Local Funeral News
Friends gathered at Myrtle Thomas home Friday for her birthday with a pot luck lunch for attendees including Mrs. H E Ansel Mrs. Robert Webb and others. James McGurty died suddenly at his home. funeral at St Sylvester Church is planned. Philip Schall’s funeral was held at St Sylvester Church.
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Myrtle Thomas
H. E. Ansel
Robert Webb
E. F. McKibben
J. G. McKibben
Elizabeth Martin
Elba Rathburn
Max
John Potter
Margaret
Emma Vansky
Thomas
W.C. Fischer
Margaret Jane
Nelle Fischer
Cincinnati
Joseph McKibben
Armstead Mace
Grubbs
Donald McKibben
Athens
Frank Hayes
Ira Diles
James McGurty
St. Sylvesters Church
McGurty
Anna McGowan
McGowan
Zaleski
Philip Schall
Fourteen Died in Plane's Plunge and Local Obituaries
Details list the fatalities from a plane crash with mention of Mrs. F. E. Shafer visiting Athens with her daughter and son in law. The article notes the Davis funeral held Saturday and local families: Mr. and Mrs. G. O. Shanks install a furnace, Miss Navaline Goff vacationing with her sister, and Mr. and Mrs. Sig Underwood visiting relatives. It reports Ritner Bibbee, 9, died Sunday and the Bibbee family ill. neighbors assist the family as Mrs. Bibbee had died a year earlier.
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F. E. Shafer
Athens
John Gibbs
Will Spears
New England
Davis
G. O. Shanks
Navaline Goff
Huckleberry
James McCollum
Chauncey
Sig. Underwood
Little Hocking
Phil Devol
Jenny Robertson
Phoebe Bess
Arthur Roberts
Detroit
Dennis. Bobbs
Shawnee
Mabel Gaddis
Audrey Bobbs
Columbus
Howard Bush
Ed Snyder
Barberton
James Lanning
Matthew Kilpatrick
Gerald
Ed Patton
Lucille McCully
Zaleski
James McCurty
McGurty
Arthur Beegle
Pretty home wedding unites Miss Majel Chapman and Otis Kiercofe
Miss Majel Chapman wed Otis Ray Kiercofe of Bridgewater Va in a noon ceremony at the Chapman home Coolville. Kiercofe, a Virginia graduate and longtime Magon City W Va teacher, will be at Mason City home after January 2 as they begin married life.
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Coolville
F. W. Chapman
Majel Chapman
Otis Ray Keircofe
Bridgewater
Kiercofe
University of Virginia
Ohio University
Magon City
W. Va
Mason City
Keircofe
Athens Flu Outbreak Impacts Town Activities and Health
About 75 flu cases reported in Athens County. In this town the illness disrupts plans as homes report one or more cases. Schools close for vacation time, Christmas celebrations are canceled, and church attendance falls.
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Athens County
Farmers’ Institute
Mary Davis
Mildred Newland
Gladys Sheets
Ohio University
Athens
Hazel Conley
Marietta College
C. E. Davis
D. C. Davis
Rock Street
Local Households Report Illness and Visitors Over Holidays
Burr Oak residents including Cecil Dew family suffer from flu while Grace Ivers arrives for holidays with Eva Ivers. Glouster guests visit Eva Iyers as James McArtor of Fostoria joins over the weekend. Obituary note: Maggie Pierce dies near Pear Ringgold. Jane Henry is her sister. Glenn White announces the marriage of his daughter Odel to Fred from Trimble at their home. Faye Ivers visits Eli Westfall. Local visitors Herman Bindenbasin Hyllin and Juanitia Latta from Glouster.
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Cecil Dew
Grace Ivers
Glauster
Eva Ivers
Hubert Dew
Mona Lee Shepard
Glouster
James McArtor
Fostoria
Eva Lyers
Ward
Maggie Pierce
Pear Ringgold
Jane Henry
Miss Pierce
William White
Miss O'dell
Fred
Trimble
White
Faye Ivers
Eli Westfall
Herman Bindenbasin
Pei Hyllin
Juanitia Latta Glouster
Ant Eater Enjoys Faux Fur at Philadelphia Zoo
A playful scene at the Philadelphia Zoo shows Miss Virginia Cartlick studying how animals react to fur coats made from their own fur. The ant eater, initially shy, gradually warms to the smile that may have won him over.
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Virginia Cartlick
Philadelphia Zoo
Four funerals held today in Pomeroy region
Four funerals were conducted today. Mrs. Patrick Healy’s rites were at Sacred Heart Church in Pomeroy. Miss Anna Guinther’s funeral was at Syracuse at 2 pm. Mrs. Lucinda Searls of Ryger died Sunday and was laid to rest at Miles Cemetery. Joseph Higginbotham of Letart, aged 91 in October, was buried at Letart Falls. he served in the Civil War and was once jailed in Mason County before being freed by courthouse men.
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Joe
Mason County
Dixie J
Uncle Joe
Old Joe
Christmas greetings from Pomeroy friends abroad
Kathryn Petty of Fort Myers Florida declares she is enjoying good health and fine times in a Christmas card. Norma Grant of Columbus spends the holidays at Edward Grant's home. David G. Miller of Cleveland, former Pomeroy newspaper man, makes a Yuletide visit to the McKay and Miller homes. Martha Bryant travels to Pittsburgh to visit her daughter Mrs. Harry Bowles for two weeks.
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Kathryn Petty
Fort Myers
Fla
Norma Grant
Columbus
Edward Grant
David G. Miller
Cleveland
Pomeroy
McKay
Publication Begins The State Searcher Periodical
R. A. Mack of Gallipolis launches a weekly paper The State Searcher to advocate lower taxes better officials and efficient service against professional lobbying and extravagant public spending. Equipment ordered for a central Gallipolis plant to serve Meigs Gallia Vinton and Jackson counties.
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Pomeroy
R. A. Mack
Gallipolis
State Searcher
Murray City Death of Roy Fisher in Columbus
Roy Fisher 38 formerly of Murray City died at St. Clair Hospital Columbus last Saturday afternoon. He is survived by wife Maria Fisher of Glouster and parents Philip and Mrs Fisher of Murray City and John Fisher of Dorcas. Funeral services were held Wednesday at 1 pm at the M E Church conducted by Rev H D Householder. He also leaves three sisters Mabel Poling Constance Robinson and Nelle Crewe.
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Roy Fisher
Glouster
St. Clair Hospital
Columbus
Stouts Funeral
Nelsonville
Murray City
M. E. Church
H. D. Householder
Maria Fisher
Philip Fisher
This City
John Fisher
Dorcas
Mabel Poling
Constance Robinson
City
Nelle Crewe
Tank Guided by Airplane Demonstration at McCook Field
NEA Service reports successful experiments at McCook field where an experimental war tank was controlled by radio from an airplane 2000 feet above the field. The pilot’s impulses moved the car to start stop turn and fire mounted guns.
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NEA
Dayton
McCook Field
Soldier reunions recall stirring wartime experiences
The passage notes Uncle Joe, who outlived his immediate family, spent years with a nephew in Letart and cherished memories of the Soldiers' Reunions, where many stirring soldier recitals were once popular.
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Joe
Letart
McCullough and Allensworth Wed at Pomeroy Parsonage
Starling McCullough son of Dr and Mrs A McCullough married Viola Allensworth daughter of Mr and Mrs H E Allensworth at the M E parsonage in Pomeroy. The groom is a pharmacist at Martin and Holler pharmacy. The bride is a Middleport High School graduate and has assisted in Dr J B Hodges dental offices. They will reside in Middleport.
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Middleport
Starling McCullough
A. McCullough
Viola Allensworth
H. E. Allensworth
M. E. Parsonage
Pomeroy
McCullough
A. E. McCullough
Martin and Holler Pharmacy
Middleport High School
J. B. Hodge
Indiana University Freshman Football Awards
Thirty six members of the Indiana University freshman football squad received sweaters and numerals. The squad included thirteen backfield players.
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Indiana University
Illinois 1929 varsity schedule spans diverse sports
The schedule lists 100 contests for varsity teams across wrestling swimming track gym fencing baseball basketball and football ensuring full program participation.
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Illinois
Illini Baseball Set for Japan Games with Meiji and Osaka
University of Illinois baseball schedules games against Meiji University and Osaka Mainichi in Japan after facing both teams in last season's tour. Illini squad aims to test themselves against strong international competition in the upcoming series.
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University of Illinois
Meiji University
Osaka Mainichi
Japan
Illinota
Minneapolis Minn. hockey takes 2 1 win over St Paul
The Minneapolis team defeated their down river rivals St Paul 2 to 1 in a fast paced game witnessed by a capacity crowd in Minneapolis.
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Minneapolis
Minn
St. Paul
Wrestlers Out Strong at WVU Intra-mural Wrestling Meet
More than 175 fraternity men competed as the intra-mural winter sports season opened at the University of West Virginia with a wrestling tournament.
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University of West Virginia
Cuticura Ad Promises Healed Skin for Readers
Mis E Pearl Haimers of Deerfield Ohio dates a 1938 testimonial claiming rapid relief from a painful head condition after using Cuticura Soap Ointment and Talcum. She notes quick improvement within ten weeks and recommends the products for cleansing soothing and refreshing skin care.
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Mise Pearl Haimers
Deerfield
Ohio
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