Nelsanville Chapter Installs Officers in Special Meeting
Endora Chapter No. 72 C. E. 5S held a special meeting to install officers. W. N. Fleck served as installing officer, Anna Newman as installing marshal and chaplain, with Hattie C. Jackson as Worthy Matron and Clarence Wash-Th. Asso. Matron Stella Reigle as associates. Other posts filled include Conductress Stell Roberts, Asso. Conductress Louise Saltz, Secretary Oris Griffin, Treasurer Alice Anderson, and several line officers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Endora
W. N. Fleck
Anna Newman
Marshall
Margaret Gahm
Hattie C. Jackson
Clarence Wash- Th
Asso
Stella Reigle
Stell Roberts
Louise Saltz
Oris Griffin
Alice Anderson
Ada
Social visitors share time across Athens and beyond
Miss Margaret McGrath of Athens visits Miss Margaret Jackson. George Burbery of Paris Ky and Frank Burbery of Logan were Sunday guests of Mrs L J Scott and family. Elizabeth Lowden returns to Columbus after visiting her brothers. Zale Kemp returns to Bridgeport after a two week visit with her parents. Mrs James Pidcock and grandson Mick Fleck were Tuesday guests of relatives at Athens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret McGrath
Athens
Margaret Jackson
George Burbery
Paris
Frank Burbery
Logan
L. J. Scott
Elizabeth Lowden
Columbus
Zale Kemp
Bridgeport
James Pidcock
Mick Fleck
Open House at the Y M C A Tonight With Victrola Fund
The Y M C A hosts an open house tonight at eight after church services. Entertainment fills the gym while the lobby offers games and stunts. A fifteen to twenty cent charge funds the Victrola as Troop 2 and 3 of the Boy Scouts assist the social committee. Parents of the boys are invited to see how the building is being used.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Victrola
Boy Scouts
Local Social Notes From Cedar Rapids and Nearby Towns
Mr and Mrs C M Jones and daughter Leola of Cedar Rapids Ind are guests of Mrs Jones mother Mrs L L Scott Miss Allie Lama has returned after holidays in Columbus guest of her brother and family Miss Hattie Cooley is the guest of Logan friends Mrs R C Graham is the guest of Mr and Mrs Arthur Knight at Delaware Miss Mary Woodard has returned to Bridgeport after holidays with her parents Mr and Mrs W N Woodard Her little nephew accompanied her home to make an indefinite stay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. M. Jones
Leola
Cedar Rapids
Jones
L. L. Scott
Allie Lama
Columbus
Hattie Cooley
Logan
R. C. Graham
Arthur Knight
Delaware
Mary Woodard
Bridgeport
Birthday dinner honors Betty Howe on third birthday
Mrs. Walter Howe hosted a six o'clock dinner Monday evening celebrating the third birthday anniversary of her daughter Betty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Howe
Betty
Nelsonville Classifieds include cars, dance, and restaurant jobs
Late 1918 Dodge touring car for sale in excellent condition and a 1919 Ford tow truck listed by Manson Martin. Dance in K P hall Friday January 2 with Showalter's Jazz Orchestra and prize waltz. Wanted a lady for kitchen helper and a waiter or waitress for dining room at Majestic Restaurant in Nelsonville. Apply in person.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manson Martin
Showalter
Majestic Restaurant
Nelsonville
For Sale Notices listing chairs and houses in Nelsonville
Classified notice items include two invalid wheelchairs for sale with contact numbers Bell 779 and Citizens 156. Then three houses one-half cash with balance monthly near town on a pike with car line, credited to Charles Bruce of Nelsonville. Also a five passenger Ford in good condition at 436 Chestnut Street offered cheap if sold this week.
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Bell Phone
Pike
Charles Bruce
Nelsonville
Chestnut Street
Wanted Raw Furs and Hides Caller Notices Payment
Wanted raw furs and hides. Will pay highest market prices. Will call on notice. Sam Raden 557 Poplar St Nelnville Bell 795. 2-3-1-3.
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Sam Raden
Poplar St
Nelnville
Bell Phone
Local Notables Mention Family Names in Obituary Line
A memorial paragraph lists Betty Howe George Johnson Eliza beth Howe Margaret McGrath Margaret Johnson Fred John son Howe Patterson Mary Eckels Bethy Howe Ralph Howe and daughter Margaret and Dr Walter Howe among those named.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Betty Howe
George Johnson
Elizabeth Howe
Margaret McGrath
Margaret Johnson
Fred Johnson
Howe Patterson
Mary Eckels
Bethy Howe
Ralph Howe
Margaret
Walter Howe
Social Evening Hosted By Mrs Shafer for Mrs Kemp
Mrs. Eugene Shafer entertained a few friends Monday night for Mrs. Zale Kemp. A delightful social evening was enjoyed and at a late hour the hostess served a dainty lunch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eugene Shafer
Zale Kemp
Chamber Members Urged to Attend Annual Y M C A Meeting
Chamber of Commerce members are urged to attend the annual meeting at the Y M C A this evening at 7 o clock. Election of officers for the coming year will be held. Show your interest by attending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamber of Commerce
Athens visit by Davis and Bowers families with Hoopers
Mrs. Delbert Davis and sons Paul and Max Bowers and Mrs. Jesse Back us were guests Tuesday of Mr. and Mrs. B. A. Hooper at Athens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Delbert Davis
Paul and Max Bowers
Jesse Backus
B. A. Hooper
Athens
D of A Ladies Entertained by Athens Lodge
A car of thirty five ladies from the D A lodge here were entertained by the Athens lodge Tuesday evening. A six o'clock dinner was served to the guests. After dinner the Nelsonville officers initiated a class of three candidates for the Athens lodge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. OF A’s
Athens
D. of A
Athens Lodge
Nelsonville
Silk Ladies Umbrella Sighting and Phone System Shift
A shopper asked for a silk ladies umbrella suitable as a gift at a local department store. The passage notes the Bell system's takeover of Athens telephone lines with Nelsonville and Murray City still maintaining two systems and hints the Chamber of Commerce may unify to a single phone system in the sister city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Bell System
Nelsonville
Murray City
Chamber of Commerce
Wedding Bond Mystery Near Middleport
Reverend John Orr of Middleport was one of the principals in a Monday wedding. He misplaced a five hundred dollar bond while at the post office preparing for his honeymoon. The bond was found later in a wastebasket there after a citywide search.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
John Orr
Gas rate changes noted in Athens readings
Final readings by the gas company in Athens reference the old thirty five cent rate and a much higher future tier, while December cold spells increased gas use. The article notes two years ago December was cold with twenty seven cents, and predicts heavy bills under new 45 50 55 and 60 cent rates, benefiting heavy consumers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yesterdy
Athens
Columbia
Local high school and university basketball opens in Athens
The regular winter season begins this week in Athens with Athens High facing Parkersburg Saturday night. John Hancock High plays Friday and Saturday at Shawnee and New Straitsville. The University season starts Friday January 9 hosting Capital University of Columbus, with games running through March 17.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Athens Hi
Parkersburg
John Hancock Hi
Shawnee
New Straitsville
Capital University of Columbus
Snowy season deepens as warmth hints at melt
Ath ens county endures a record single day of snowfall this winter, surpassing last season totals. Persistent snow clings to north faces for three weeks, with forecasts of a touch more tonight. Sun briefly broke through clouds, and rising temps above freezing threaten to melt remaining snow in exposed areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens County
Athens Merchants to Close for New Year Holiday
Athens retailers suspend business tonight and will reopen Friday morning. Households without provisions for the New Year dinner face to find meals at restaurants. Nelsonville merchants also close for New Year as the holiday restricts shopping.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Retail Merchants Organization
Nelsonville
Christmas Gift Delays Show Strain on Express Services
Readers report Christmas presents ordered early in December fail to arrive on time. The author notes express companies and freight services faced congestion in big cities weeks before the holiday, now easing as the backlog clears.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glorius
Fulton to join Athens Book and News with Henderson
Oscar Fulton will become associated with C. B. Henderson in the Athens Book and News Company after the first of the coming year. Fulton has worked with the Cline Ice Cream Company for the past year since discharge from the army at Camp Meade Maryland. He has made many friends and business acquaintances across Ohio and West Virginia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oscar Fulton
C. B. Henderson
Athens Book & News Company
Fulton
Cline Ice Cream Company
Army
Camp Meade
Cline Company
Ohio
West Virginia
Mrs Lizzie Brenham Granted Temporary Alimony
Judge Worstell on Wednesday grants Mrs Lizzie Brenham a temporary alimony of fifty dollars in her divorce action against Burns Brenham.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lizzie Brenham
Worstell
Burns Brenham
Wedding Permits Aid Fred Grant and Roach
Permits issued for two wedding related proceedings involving Fred Grant and Aldine Westcott Roach from Athen Dr A Y Wilcox and Flegal operator of molding sand Shipper of Zanesvil aid the transaction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Grant
Flegal
Zanesvil
Aldine Westcott Roach
Athen
A. Y. Wilcox
Prospects of 1920 Seen as Prosperous by Leaders
Twelve representative Americans writing in Colliers Weekly forecast 1920 as a year of uncramped prosperity for the United States. Charles M. Schwab urges work and new construction to meet growing business while noting needed credit adjustments. Samuel Gompers argues Americans will prosper if they work and resist autocracy and tyranny from political radicals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Colliers Weekly
United States
Charles M. Schwab
Bethlehem Steel Company
America
Europe
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Joint meeting weighs central high school for Trimble district
A joint meeting of the boards of education from Trimble township Jacksonville and Trimble discussed a central high school building for use by all three districts. Arrangements are needed to house high school pupils and a follow up meeting is planned for Saturday night January 31 at the township building with all three boards and other interested parties invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trimble Township
Jacksonville
Trimble
Boards of Education
Mrs Kelzenberg Dies at 71 in Hollister
Mrs. Mary Kelzenberg aged 71 died at her Hollister home yesterday from pneumonia. Funeral services will be held at the residence Friday with interment in Hollister cemetery. She is survived by several children. her husband Peter Kelzenberg passed away about four years ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Kelzenberg
Hollister
Kelzenberg
Peter Kelzenberg
Toledo firm may bid on Glouster bonds awaiting response
A Toledo firm W L Slayton & Co may bid on the $2400 Glouster deficiency bonds after a letter to Solicitor Rose said an informal bid would be made. The bonds had been offered for sale with no bids received and the bid could arrive any day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. L. Slayton & Co
Toledo
Rose
Local residents visit and return from Ohio trips
Mr. and Mrs. E. Atlas returned to Cleveland today after spending days in this city as guests of Mr. and Mrs. S. D. Spero. Mrs. Wm. James and daughter Mil dred left for Cleveland to visit Alfred James. Miss Rose Buhla visits friends in Columbus for a couple days. C. M. Vance of Toledo, former Ohio Fuel Supply Co. manager, was here on business. Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Higgins returned from Worthington where they stayed with Mr. and Mrs. C. M. Sanders and children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Worthington
C. M. Sanders
Patriotic Program At Friendship Circle Meeting
A special patriotic program will be presented at the Friendship Circle meeting in the Methodist church Thursday night. The public is invited to attend. Floyd Mechem of Nelsonville is visiting Jim Hawk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Friendship Circle
Methodist Church
Floyd Mechem
Nelsonville
Jim Hawk
Wood alcohol whiskey traced after New York seizure
Revenue agents chase source of eight barrels of wood alcohol whiskey seized in New York. Four barrels sold for a thousand dollars each to an Italian saloon keeper who returned them after learning the risk. two new arrests tied to Christmas deaths in Chicopee and Hartford. Passaic police raid saloons, seize liquor after six deaths and seventeen illnesses blamed on wood alcohol. Giovanni Lacicero, an Italian wine dealer, arrested and held for extradition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
East Side
Daniel Porter
Chicopee
Hartford
Passaic
N. J
Giovanni Battista Lacicero
Lacicero
John Stein
New Jersey
Stein
Arson Case Opened for Supreme Court Review in Ohio
In Columbus on December 31 the Ohio Supreme Court heard whether a building owner or their agent can be criminally guilty of burning their own property. Samuel T. Haas of Cleveland, previously convicted of arson by Geauga County Court and awaiting sentence, seeks review through attorney Victor J. Conrad. Haas remains free on bail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Supreme Court
Samuel T. Haas
Cleveland
Geauga County
Ohio
Haas
Victor J. Conrad
Mineral Springs Found in Esthenia Rival Europe
Mineral springs recently discovered in Esthenia are described as nearly equal in value to several of Europe's noted springs. The find underscores Esthenia's growing reputation in regional health and spa tourism.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Esthenia
Europe
Private Liquor Stocks Safe In Homes Under New Rule
Washington announces that private stock of liquor kept in the owner’s permanent residence will not be interfered with during constitutional prohibition. All other liquor must be reported to the national prohibition commissioner within ten days after January 17. Permits to transport liquor during prohibition must be obtained.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Bureau of Internal Revenue
Roper
Bureau
National Prohibition Commissioner
Ropert
Welch Family Visits and Local Social Notes
Jack Welch of Dayton visits sisters Mrs Lucy Statts and Mrs Les lie Murray and family. Miss Georgia Beal is very ill. Miss Ethel Welch visits her parents Mr and Mrs BE M Welch. Tom Dye and wife visit George Beal and wife. Dale Knopp spends vacation at home with grandparents Mr and Mrs Henry Knopp. Leo Welch and wife visit parents E M Welch and wife. Miss Edith Van Bibber has returned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Welch
Dayton
Lucy Statts
Leslie Murray
Georgia Beal
Ethel Welch
BE. M. Welch
Tom Dye
George Beal
Dale Knopp
Henry Knopp
Leo Welch
E. M. Welch
Edith van Bibber
Local visits fill holiday hours across communities
Home from school to spend the vacation with her parents Mr and Mrs Lish Van Bibber. Lish Van Bibber made a business trip to Harrisonville Friday. Leslie Murray made a business trip to Pomeroy Tuesday. Frank Douglas wife and little daughter spent Saturday and Sunday at Chester. George Beal and wife spent Christmas with their daughter Mrs Tom Dye.
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Lish van Bibber
Harrisonville
Leslie Murray
Pomeroy
Frank Douglas
Chester
George Beal
Tom Dye
Man Shot While Trying to Escape Arrest in Toledo
Thomas Tansey, 23, of Toledo, was shot and killed in a downtown street last night while fleeing arrest for an automobile theft. The incident occurred as workers and shoppers passed by, marking a fatal outcome in an attempted escape.
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Toledo
Thomas Tansey
Barbers Seek Injunction Over New Health Code
In Canton on December 31 a group of master barbers filed in common pleas court for an injunction against enforcing a new health code effective January 1 1920. They charge the code will confiscate their businesses and force all barbershops to close and allege journeymen will refuse the required examination. The suit claims the code was adopted under the Hughes health law and questions its constitutionality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canton
Common Pleas
Hughes Health
Woman testifies husband planned child abduction says act formed by him
In a December 31 courtroom appearance Cora Siebert testifies that she intended to kidnap Edna Albee, six year old daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Albee, and that the kidnapping was conceived by her husband without her knowledge or consent. She claims he gave no warning of his plans and she acted to become acquainted with the child.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canton
Edna Albee
Thee
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Nelsanville
E. B. Acomb
West Columbus St
H. L. Heck
Cherrington Hospital
Philadorean Lodge
Ann Uapit
Gompers and
Schwab
J. E. Zeller
Hyde
Nelsonville, Ohio
Red Cross
Manhattan
ANGE
Yell UY Canton
Josten
Dalton
Hocking Valley
Hocking Valley Cereal Beverage Co
Nelsonville, C
Chandler
J Or. Crewe
The
Bell Auto Sales Co
Nelsonville, O
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