Nelsonville Clerk John Bennett Dies at 57
John M. Bennett, 57, clerk of Nelsonville City Council, died at home on Robbins Road Sunday afternoon from complications after a period of ill health. He worked as weighmaster at White Ash Mine Bailey Run and was a member of the Junior Order United American Mechanics. He leaves a wife Hattie Ely Bennett, children Inez Raynolds Faye Bennett Muriel Carr Lillian Woodrow Carl Leroy and siblings Charles J W C E and W H Bennett. Funeral arrangements are pending.
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Nelsonville
John M. Bennett
Robbins Road
Bennett
White Ash
Bailey Run
United American Mechanics of
New City Council
John W
Mary Thorn Bennett
York Township
Athens County
Hattie Ely Bennett
Inez Raynolds
Faye Bennett
Columbus
Muriel Carr
Lillian
Woodrow
Carl
Leroy
Charles
Deshter
J. W
C. E
W. H. Bennett
Robert Raynolds
Norma Jean Carr
Nelsonville Briefs Holiday Guests and Visits
Nelsonville notes holiday hospitality as several families visit. Akron residents Mr. and Mrs. Leo Hans bring their daughter Rhea back to Akron after a week with grandparents in Nelsonville. Dayton guests include Mr. and Mrs. Fred Edington and Mr. and Mrs. L. J. Krieg with Mr. and Mrs. Earl Finley. Columbus visitors include Mrs. Garret Selby and three children with Miss Margary Mathewson. Mary A. Wilson and Miss Pauline Donley spend New Year’s in the city. Additional visits include Mr. and Mrs. Harry Bowen in Pomeroy. Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Betts and two sons of Ashtabula with Frank Petts and Anna Nelson. Betty Mechem Cunningham returns to Ann Arbor after Christmas with the Mechem family.
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Leo Hans
Akron
John Hoochett
B. M. Coakley
Rhea
Fred Edington
L. J. Krieg
New Years
Earl Finley
Dayton
Garret Selby
Columbus
Louise Huffman
W. B. Quigley
Pittsburgh
John Kiley
Marie Hall
Louis
Alice DeVol
Leighton Aumiller
Honored at Affair Saturday Evening
Miss Helen Jackson entertained with a 6:30 turkey dinner honoring Mr and Mrs 8 Minault Thelma Millis and Mr and Mrs Paul Weltzheimer Saturday evening Guests wore corsages of white bride s roses A centerpiece of white mums poinsettia and red tule in a white bowl Four course dinner served Bridges followed with Miss Mills and Mr Carren high scorers Containing names and places from Nelsonville Ohio social page notes
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Nelsonville
Minault
Thelma Millis
Paul Weltzheimer
Helen Jackson
W. H. Hyde
Corwin Cookson
Phyllis Mille
Earl Washburn
Henry Carren
Columbus
Bridge
Mills
Mr. Carren
Hyde Family Hosts Open House After Christmas Visit
Dr and Mrs J M Hyde return from Long Island New York to Nelsonville for their usual open house tonight. Friends may call this evening until midnight. Also the Junior Order American Mechanics announces New Year’s night installation of officers at 730 at the FO OF Mall. Mrs Blanche Woods returns from University Hospital Columbus after an operation.
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Nelsonville
J. M. Hyde
Aiden Stilson
Long Island
N. Y
Order American Mechanica
FO. O. F
Blanche Woods
Myers Street
University Hospital, Columbus
Nelsonville and Carbon Hill Christmas Personal Notes
Local notes record visits and travels around Nelsonville and nearby Carbon Hill. Miss Louise Huffman returns to Columbus for training, while Mr. and Mrs. Quigley travel to Columbus and then Pittsburgh. Several residents host or visit relatives for New Year and Christmas.
Expansion Of Homestead Near Nelsonville Considered
Athens County plans a potential enlargement of a proposed subsistence homestead for 200 miners families near Nelsonville. H M Spang county FERA director said state and federal officials, led by A L Sorensen, reviewed site plans and recommended calculating costs for Washington consideration.
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Athens County
Nelsonville
H. M. Spang
FERA
A. L. Sorensen
Washington
Spang
Donahey Leaves for Washington to Take Senate Seat
Vic Donahey headed for Washington to assume the United States Senate after pledging to uphold his independent duty. He quoted Patrick Henry warning Ohio politicians against treason and vowed to support President Roosevelt in every proper manner while devoting his time to duty and honoring campaign promises.
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Columbus
Vic Donahey
Washington
United States Senate
Patrick Henry
Ohio
Simeon D. Fess
Roosevelt
Donahey
Bigger Better 39 Reported In U S Trade
Washington reports brighter business for 1935 with higher farm incomes. Secretary Roper sees clearing skies and optimism rising as the Federal Reserve notes industrial profits up over nine months in 1934 and wages and cash farm income growing.
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Washington
Roper
Busi
The
Federal Reserve Board
Two Meet Death In York Two
The body was found by a boy named Carl in a yard around 4 o clock after neighbors did not hear a shot. Police Chief George Bateman from Nelsonville and Coroner Jones from Athens investigated. Sampson leaves a daughter Elsie Weaver and sons Ford Sampson and Lester. Funeral arrangements pending. Stufflebean leaves a mother, two brothers and two sisters. Funeral plans not yet completed.
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Carl
George Bateman
Nelsonville
Jones
Athens
Sampson
Elsie Weaver
Deanville
Ford Sampson
Cadiz
Ohio
Lester
Coronado
Calif
California
Stufflebean
Margaret Jane Stufflebean
Dorr Run
Ash
Harry
Laura Hopateller
Vesta Kerns
Infant Pauline Foreman Seriously Ill at Fisher Station
Pauline, infant daughter of Mr and Mrs I E Foreman of Fisher Station, is seriously ill with low bar pneumonia.
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Pauline
I. E. Foreman
Fisher Station
Ladies Aid Society to Host Watch Party at Church
The Carbon Hill group will gather Monday night at the church for a watch party after a business session. A potluck lunch will follow the meeting.
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Carbon Hill
Ladies’ Aid Society
25 Women and Children Drowned in Mexico
The Panuco River near El Caracol searched for 25 women and children drowned when a passenger launch sank yesterday. The boat, bound for Tampico, struck an obstruction while docking and currents carried away the women and children. men aboard survived.
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Mexico
Panuco River
el Caracol
Condemned Man Commuted to Life By Ohio Governor
Governor George White commuted the death sentence of Jack Ellis of Akron to life imprisonment after the Ohio Board of Paroles unanimously recommended mercy. Ellis was to be executed January 2 at the penitentiary.
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Columbus
George White
Jack Ellis
Akron
Ellie
Ohio Board of Paroles
Former Ohio Woman Jailed in Germany
Elsa Sittell, a former Dover resident, was jailed in Germany for allegedly insulting Hitler and Storm Troopers. Her sister Mrs Staub and brother Walter Sittell still live in Dover, with another sister in Maywood New Jersey. Mrs Staub called the charges ridiculous.
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Elsa Sittell
Germany
Hitler
Mre
Ernest Staub
Walter Sittell
Clara Bittell
Maywood
N. J
Staub
Elsa
Ernst
Hitler Storm
Drowning Toll From River Boat Capsize Near Alcacer
Lisbon reports from Alcacer say 17 workmen drowned when a small boat was swept into a river whirlpool and capsized.
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Lisbon
Portugal
Alcacer
Local Folks Share Christmas Across Towns
Miss Tressa Gibbs spent Christmas in Charleston with her parents Mr and Mrs Roland Gibbs. Several families including the Dodsons, the Ries, the Kings, and the Gilmore and Russell households enjoyed the holiday with relatives in Pomeroy Bailey Run Rutland and Columbus. The funeral of Bulah Jane Spearns was held at 4 o clock Wednesday.
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Tressa Gibbs
Charleston
Roland Gibbs
Sanford Dodson
Oscar Whitlock
Pomeroy
Olan Rife
Bailey Run
Joe Hogue
Sherd Gilmore
Guy Russell
Columbus
Shan Russell
Ed Fugate
Middleport
D. H. Russell
James Anderson
Charles Greenler
Zion
Earl King
Wayne King
Rutland
Vint King
Bulah Jane
John Spearns
F. I. Gardner
H. H. Hysell
Toledo
Joe Miers
Nettie Smith Frasier Funeral Held in Chauncey
Funeral services for Nettie Smith Frasier age 55 of Chauncey were conducted at Chauncey Church of Christ by Rev. G B Courtney. Pallbearers included Jennie Courtney Dora Shafer and Grace Smith. Burial was in Nye Cemetery. Frasier leaves Ferris Frasier eight children and siblings Alex Smith Los Angeles Oscar Tasch Dayton Bertha Johnson Covington Ky.
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Chauncey
Nettie Smith Frasier
Ferris Frasier
Dayton
Chauncey Church of Christ
G. B. Courtney
Bradfield
Courtney
Lanagh
Jennie Courtney
Dora Shafer
Grace Smith
Rhoda Oliver
Ella Cunningham
Garfield Nicholson
Nye
Frasier
Isaac Smith
Alex Smith
Los Angeles
Calif
Oscar Tasch
Bertha Johnson
Covington, Ky
Boys form domestic science class at Wheeling High
Eighteen Wheeling High School boys organize their own domestic science club to compete with the girls in home economics class. The piece notes a lighthearted, quirky tone with multiple short items from various locations.
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Wheeling High School
Roadside Beauty Recommendations by Highway Officials
A joint committee of the American Association of State Highway Officials and the Highway Research Board urges highway agencies to appoint a roadside development designer, control right of way, fund roadside efforts, acquire easements, and cooperate with communities and individuals on roadside projects.
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Committee On
American Association of State Highway Officials
The
Highway Research Board
Sales Tax Replaces Local Three-Mill Levy
In Uhrichsville the state sales tax negates the need for a special three-mill levy voters approved last election. County Auditor J. A. Jeff was informed as legislation passed. In Columbus a Civil War veteran, John Clark aged 91, died from blood poisoning after a hand cut.
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Uhrichsville
Dennison Council
J. A. Jeff
Columbus
John Clark
Final CCC Selections Set for 47 Athens County Youths
Final selections were under way for Athens County youths to join the Citizens Conservation Corps. Forty two passed a Saturday physical, with five more and possible alternates to undergo a final exam in Marietta before training and assignment to camps at Fort Knox Kentucky. W R Shaffer of the county relief office is the selecting agent.
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Athens County
Citiizens Conservation Corps
Marietta
Fort Knox
W. R. Shaffer
Athens County Relief Office
Christmas Day Guests Gather in Chauncey and Nearby
Chauncey hosts include Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Simpson with children and relatives. Theisen family visits Millfield and Columbus. Mrs. Raipan confined by illness. Rankin family and Olson visit in The Plains. Pauline Donaldson of Nelsonville stays with Mrs. Clarence Oliver. John Merhbie and son John Fredrick from Columbus visit Chauncey. former Mary Agin mentioned.
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Chauncey
Oscar Simpson
William Theisen
Jane
Virginia
Fredrica
Violet Mae
Charles Simpson
Dickey
Woodrow Simpson
Betty Jane
Isabel Courtney
Millfield
C. N. Sanders
Herman Theisen
Columbus
Raipa
Mrs. Emily King Dies at 81 in Chauncey
Emily King, 81, longtime Chauncey Eighth Grade teacher and mother-in-law of Mrs. Joe King, died Saturday night at her daughter Mrs. Reeder's home after a two year illness. Funeral Tuesday at 10:30 A.M. Pleasant Valley Church near Zaleski with burial beside the church. Survived by daughters Mrs. Reeder and Mrs. Sam King of London, Ohio, son Joe King and son Albert. Her husband died 27 years ago.
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Chauncey
Emily King
Joe King
Reeder
Pleasant Valley Church
Zaleski
Reder
Sam King
London
Albert
Chauncey News Notes and Lodge Installation
Mrs Q L Miller and daughter Mary Frances of Troy Ohio visited her parents in Chauncey. Several local residents and families were noted visiting relatives in Athens Pt Pleasant and Akron. Mazon Council D of P Lodge will install officers Thursday at 7 PM followed by a social hour and a cookie shine. members asked to bring home made cookies.
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Chauncey
Q. L. Miller
Mary Frances
Troy
Ohio
Miller
Db. H. Linscott
Mill Street
Russell Cass
He- Troy
Henry Cass
Noah Harvey
Athens
VU. E. Rosser
Luther Cruikshank
Thomas and
Leslie
Flora Myers
Pt. Pleasant
W. Va
Ada Dunlevy
Diamond
Myers
Mrs. Dunlevy
Cruikshank
Joe Staley
Froodweed
Chauncey~ Mazon Council
D. of P. Lodge
Accidents Kill Six in Ohio as Drunken and Train Collisions Rise
Ohio report flags two fatal crashes and multiple shooting deaths. A Hamilton area boy, four, and his brother Kenneth Eugene die after a rifle misfire during a staged hold up. Coshocton records a drunken shooting death of Fred. A mother’s newborn tragedy follows as a pistol ends a fight. A freight train collision near Brecksville kills a family including Thomas Waug and his young son Owen.
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Columbus
Attomobi
Haps
Boy
Hamilto
Ang Ham
Frank Dunham
Wood's
Hamilton
Kenneth Eugene
Edward E. Cook
Coshocton
Fred
Rusons
Lyons
Goss
Charles 1
Bert Walker
Thomas Waug
Owen
Brecksville
Fire Hits Mingo Jan Steubenville
A fire damaged multiple structures in Mingo and Steubenville causing estimated losses around zero dollars. Authorities investigate origin as residents report smoke and emergency responders battled the blaze. No injuries reported.
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Mingo
Jan Steubenville
Tome
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