TWA Manager Addresses Civic Group On Air Travel Rise
L A McDonald of Transcontinental and Western Airlines spoke to the Rotary Club in Nelsonville outlining air transport milestones since 1903. He noted 37 years with five million passengers carried and 12 billion miles of schedules, comparing 1920s contracts and Lindbergh to modern airliners with faster, comfortable service.
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Nelsonville
Wright Brothers
Rotary Club
L. A. McDonald
Columbus
Transcontinental
Western Airlines
William Mills
Paris
Los Angeles
New York City
First Returns Made In Chest Campaign In Nelsonville
Nelsonville community report shows $186.75 raised on day one of the Nelsonville Community Chest drive. Ralph W. Parks notes several captains failed to report and ticket costs run about $150 as details of airliners like the Boeing Strato liner are described. Guests include C. D. Shafer Athens Club James Wells Jogan Club and John V. Wood of this city.
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Nelsonville
Douglas
C. D. Shafer
Athens Club
James Wells
Jogan Club
John V. Wood
Birthday Dinner Honors Virgil Kieffer in Murray City
Mrs. Virgil Kieffer hosted a Sunday dinner to honor her husband on his 23rd birthday. The party included Ro bert a Kieffer Vern Pearl Lovella Bobby Jill Neal Neema Woodruf and many relatives and friends.
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Murray City
Virgil Kieffer
Roberta
Walter Kieffer
Vern
Willard Kieffer
Pearl
John L. Wilson
Loretta
Leila
Lovella
Harold
Bobby
Harvey Spencer
Jill Neal
Neema Woodruf
Kieffer
James Stevens Buchtel Dies in Ohio Auto Crash
James Stevens Buchtel Powhatan Ohio was killed Sunday in an automobile accident according to word received by his sisters Mrs. Robert Corwin and Mrs. Nona Sayre.
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Buchtel
James Stevens
Powhatan
Ohio
Robert Corwin
Nona Sayre
Peterson's Ointment Promises Fast Pile Relief
Advertising claims state over a million dollars yearly is spent on pile remedies and that Peterson's Ointment soothes and cools quickly. A 350 box or 60¢ tube with applicator is offered with money back if not delighted.
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Peterson
Atv
High School to Present Clarence Olden Orchestra
Nelsonville Clarence Olden and his orchestra perform at the World's Fair Stage Revue from New York on Monday evening February 17 at the high school. The program features Diane Cortez from Fox Movietone NBC and WLW Studios with singer and dancer work. Tickets available at the high school and principal J. K. Kinneer’s office. sales end when seats sell out.
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Nelsonville
Clarence Olden
New York
Diane Cortez
Fox Movietone
NBC
WLW
J. K. Kinneer
Orchestra
Nelsonville Social Notes Social events and meetings listed
Nelsonville groups announce meetings this week including the Business Girls Class of the Church of Christ at 7 30 PM at Miss Frances Bennett’s home with a pot luck supper. Circle 3 of the Women’s Christian Service Society of the Methodist Church convenes at 7 30 PM at Mrs. James Beard’s home. West End Stitchers Club gathers at 7 PM Wednesday at Mrs. Gertrude Ray’s home on Madison Street.
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Nelsonville
Church of Christ
Frances Bennett
Women's Christian Service Society
The
Methodist Church
James Beard
West End
Stitchers Club
Gertrude Ray
Madison St
Community clubs plan meetings and social events
Mrs Lenora Smith hosts the S S Club at 7 30 P M Friday in the Coon log cabin guests urged to bring valentine remembrances Retta Howe Class Meet Feb 13 at 677 Walnut St with several assistant hostesses Mrs Edward Green Kentner Sr hosts Methodist Group No 4 Friday night with guest social hour Rainbow Class Church of Christ meets Thursday at 7 30 at Mrs Lucile Rawlings home Cosmopolitan Club gathers Friday at 7 at Mrs James Beard home with Mrs C L Stout assisting
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Lenora Smith
S.S. Club
Jesse Coon
Chestnut St
Retta Howe
Methodist Sunday School
Beatrice McKee
Walnut St
Velma Evans
Hildred Norris
Garnet Schoonover
Ida Duskey
Edward Green Kentner Sr
Methodist Church
Besse Higgins
Rainbow
Church of Christ
Lucile Rawlings
Mary Rawlings
Bernice Linscott
Cosmopolitan Club
James Beard
C. L. Stout
Mohney Couple to Celebrate Golden Wedding Anniversary
Mr and Mrs James Mohney of Buchtel mark their 50th wedding anniversary on Monday February 17 with open house on Sunday February 16 for friends and neighbors. He is 73 and she is 67. they wed in Jobs and lived much of their married life there. They have nine children six boys and three girls, plus 19 grandchildren and five great grandchildren.
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Buchtel
James Mohney
Mohney
Ohio Coal Foundation Set Meeting Friday in Nelsonville
Ohio Coal Foundation will hold a meeting at the K of P Hall in Nelsonville Friday evening February 14 at 7 30 oclock Local residents interested in promoting greater use of Ohio coal are invited to attend.
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Ohio Coal Foundation
Nelsonville
K. of P. Hall
Ohio
Reckless Driver Fined After Pleading Guilty
John D. Six of New Plymouth pleaded guilty to reckless operation of a motor vehicle in Mayor C. G. Dew court. He was fined ten dollars and costs after an affidavit by the State Highway Patrol followed a collision near Kimberly Crossing Saturday afternoon.
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Nelsonville
John D. Six
New Plymouth
C. G. Dew
State
Kimberly Crossing
Fifty Men Employed on Reservoir Cover Job
Fifty WPA workers are on the Holcomb Hill reservoir cover project in Gallipolis. Half the crew remove a four foot belt of concrete around the water basin while the rest improve the highway from Mound Hill Cemetery. Water remains in the reservoir for fire protection. City Engineer Charles D. Warner oversees the project with Clyde Dale as WPA construction superintendent. Additional workers may be added as work continues.
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Gallipolis
Holcomb Hill
WPA
Mound Hill Cemetery
Charles D. Warner
Clyde Dale
Straitsville Keglers Tie for First in Ladies League
Straitsville defeats Letha Lou Shop three straight to pull even atop the Ladies League. Velma Lemady led with 180 and 468 as B and P W Club then swept Brooks Shoes to join the tie. Helen Shaw topped pins with 170 and 474 in that match. Brooks Shoes show K Shields and S Wee.
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Nelsonville
Straitsville
Letha Lou Shop
Velma Lemady
Brooks
Helen Shaw
W. Lemady
M. Hardy
M. Ambrose
K. Smith
S. Wee
N. Ward
K. Shields
Omens Skamins
D. Shearer
M. Cope
R. Dunkle
M. J. Howe
S. Sayers
Change Made In Boy Scout Dinner Site
Nelsonville moves its Boy Scout anniversary dinner to the Christian Church on Fort Street to accommodate attendance. Four scout troops two Cub packs and district officials will attend with parents friends and guests. The event includes a Scout Court of Honor presided by Athens County Prosecutor Harry Mettler with Roy Dupler Joe Stratton and Arch Knowlton among the guests.
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Nelsonville
Christian Church
Fort St
Arch Knowlton
Presbyterian Church
Church of Christ
Bob Smith
Athens County
Harry Mettler
Roy Dupler
Joe Stratton
Former Gallia Man Dies in Cleveland
Gallia County relatives learn of the death in Cleveland of William Payne aged 78 a longtime resident. He was brother to Rev. C. M. Payne and Mrs. Anna Bunch of Bidwell and past mail carrier between Rio Grande and Oak Hill by horse drawn vehicle. Interment held in Cleveland where he had lived with his daughter Mrs. Fern Jackson.
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Gallipolis
Cleveland
William Payne
Gallia County
C. M. Payne
Anna Bunch
Bidwell
Rio Grande
Oak Hill
Fern Jackson
Community Center Invites Doanville Children for Weekday Programs
Doanville children are invited to the Community Center for a Wednesday recreation program with grade schedules from after school through 7:30 PM. Thursday evening features a Dorcas Society meeting at 7, and new officers including President Lucy Covert and Treasurer Grace Covert were elected last week and installed.
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Doanville
Dorcas Society
Lucy Covert
Edna Sweazy
Gertie Nixon
Grace Covert
County Aid Director Fails in Examination
Gallipolis Elijah C. Johnson, county director of the aid for the aged, says he failed the recent written examination in Athens for eligibility for permanent appointment. Others who passed and will go to Columbus for the oral exam are Mrs Harold Wolfe, Mrs Charles Ward, Mrs Robert M Betz, investigators, and Mrs Leota Keenan, clerk.
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Gallipolis
Elijah C. Johnson
Aid For the Aged
Athens
Columbus
Harold Wolfe
Charles Ward
Robert M. Betz
Leota Keenan
Condition of Mrs. Hysell Reported Fair at Holzer Hospital
Near Middleport, Mrs. Charles Hysell, a young mother severely injured, is listed as in fair condition at Holzer Hospital according to reports from the scene.
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Gallipolis
Charles Hysell
Middleport
Holzer Hospital
Chauncey District Social and Personal Notes
Chauncey district social and personal notices list guests visiting Mrs. Nancy Smith and Mrs. Linda Andrews. Ethel Henry attends nurses school and stayed with her parents. several families from Athens Vore Ridge and The Plains visited. influenza illness confines Mrs. Henry Osborne. appendicitis for Miss Irene Manning. Mrs. Leatha Richardson recovering after hospital treatment. C. S. Bradfield Jr. hospitalized in White Cross Hospital in Columbus.
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Chauncey
Ethel Henry
Nurses
Donald Henry
John Jackson
Nancy Smith
Linda Andrews
Frank Stewart
Newark
George Williamson
Keystone
W. Va
Henry Osborne
H. B. Noble
Fred Osborne
Athens
E. L. Bingman
Vore Ridge
Carl Miller
the Plains
Irene Manning
Bailey Run
Leatha Richardson
Stewart
Isabel Bradfield
Lucille Sanders
Columbus
C. S. Bradfield, Jr
White Cross Hospital
Booster Club Social at Millfield Church Event
The Booster Club of Millfield Methodist Church held a Friday night gathering at Pocahontas Lodge Hall. Attendees enjoyed games and contests and were served lunch to Pauline Gillespie Gladys Misner Freddie Theisen Aldine Wemmer Lillian Misner May Howard Virginia Theisen Margaret Simpkins and the Rev and Mrs Palmer.
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Chauncey—Boosters Club
Millfield Methodist Church
Pocahontas Lodge
Pauline Gillespie
Gladys Misner
Freddie Theisen
Aldine Wemmer
Lillian Misner
May Howard
Virginia Theisen
Margaret Simpkins
Palmer
Samuel Grayden Dies After Long Illness
Samuel Grayden Savage aged 60 died at home after an extended illness. Funeral services set for Friday at two in Chauncey Church of Christ with burial in West State Street Cemetery Athens. Survived by wife Mary two sons Raymond and Thomas Chauncey three daughters Mrs Mary Lee Day Dayton Mrs Tlean Kirkendall Sugar Creek Naomi Chauncey and three brothers and two sisters.
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Chauncey
Samuel Grayden Savage
Chauncey Church of Christ
West State Street
Athens
Mary
Raymond
Thomas
Mary Lee Day
Dayton
Tlean Kirkendall
Sugar Creek
Naomi
Chauncey Residents Attend Detroit Funeral
Mrs Roy Pendergrass Chauncey Ida Kontner and Thelma Kontner Nelsonville returned today from Detroit where they attended the funeral of Orion Grounds. Grounds died after an operation in Grace Hospital. The funeral was at 2 on Monday. He was formerly a Chauncey resident and brother of Mrs A P Figgins.
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Chauncey
Roy Pendergrass
Ida Kontner
Thelma Kontner
Nelsonville
Detroit
Orion Grounds
Grounds
Grace Hospital
A. P. Figgins
Adjourned Council Meeting Tonight At Seven
Chauncey council members are urged to attend as adjourned session convenes at seven o clock. May or W D Hines is set to preside and lead the meeting.
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Chauncey
W. D. Hines
Dover Class Banquet Set For Wednesday Night
Chauncey Dover annual mechanics banquet will be held in the Home Economics Department Wednesday night. The dinner will be served members of the Home Economics Department. Guest speakers are Claude Chrisman of Ford Hack Auto Supply Company and Wesley Miller, supervisor of this area of NYA office. An accordion duet will be offered by Betty Alfoldy and Jeanette Blackford.
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Chauncey
Chauncey-Dover
Home Economics
Home Econom
Claude Chrisman
Ford Hack Auto Supply Company
Wesley Miller
N.Y.A
Betty Alfoldy
Jeanette Blackford
Clancy Funeral Held At Millfield Church
Mrs Abbie Clancy 74 died Saturday at her daughter Rosa Crabtree residence Funeral at Millfield Methodist Church conducted by G B Courtney with musical selections by Hazel Lahugh and Isabel Courtney She spent most of her life in Athens County Immediate relatives include daughter Mrs Crabtree Millfield and brothers Sam Keplar and The Keplar of Nelsonville.
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Chauncey
Millfield Methodist Church
Abbie Clancy
Rosa Crabtree
G. B. Courtney
Church of Christ
Hazel Lahugh
Isabel Courtney
Food Distribution Totals For Chauncey
Commodities distributed in Chauncey on Saturday included 3534 pounds flour 3065 pounds corn meal 1443 pounds wheat cereal and 900 dozen eggs. A total of 1072 people were served at the last distribution.
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Chauncey
Trimble Grangers Plan Open Meeting and Talk
CHAUNCEY Trimble Grange marks its 29th anniversary on February 15 with a brief business session followed by an open lecture hour led by Allen Boudinot. Ross Wright will speak and show poultry pictures, with lunch served by the home economics committee. Members are urged to bring sandwiches or pie and visitors are welcome.
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Chauncey
Home Economics Committee
Grange
Hold McKee Rites Nelsonville
Funeral services for Jacob McKee were held this afternoon at Stout Funeral Home conducted by Rev. W. M. George. Burial followed at Greenlawn.
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Nelsonville
Jacob McKee
Stout Funeral Home
W. M. George
Greenlawn
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TWA
Abraham Lincoln
Robert E. Sherwood
Lincoln
Illinois
Massey Gene
RKO Radio Picture
Wayne Morris
Virginia Dale
Lillian Cornell
William
Nelsonville Social Notes
Entertains Group
Florida
George Hall
Hubert
Straitsville Keglers
Gallia
Chauncey District
Booster Club
Millfield Church
Samuel Grayden
Council
Dover
Clancy
Trimble Grangers
C. D. Shafer Co
Revief
Vicks
Servel Electrolux
Electrolux
McKee
Abdella
Wilson's Store
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