Drop in Coal Use in 1930 Quarter Reports
Nelsonville reports U S Bureau of Mines findings show general industrial coal consumption in late 1930 declined 17.6 percent from the same period in 1929, with Ohio and the Midwest hardest hit. Total soft coal output for Feb 14 week rose 4.8 percent from the prior week, though Ohio year comparisons show mixed results.
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Nelsonville
United States Bureau of Mines
Middle Western
Ohio
Indiana
Ilinois
Missouri Valley
Woman takes first ride in an auto near Deanville
Mrs. Frank West, located in Doanville, had her first automobile ride and telephoned Sheriff Wayne Wingett to report a complaint against her husband. Officers Barrows Bayles and Police Chief Bateman traced her from Myers Crossing to Deanville and escorted her home. no arrests were made.
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Nelsonville
Doanville
Frank West
Wayne Wingett
Peter Barrows
Match” Bayles
George Bateman
Deanville
Myers Crossing
Seace
West
Whitlatch Sues Children for Non Support in Nelsonville
Ida Whitlatch filed an affidavit with Mayor Bill Hickman charging her children William Schaefer and Mrs. George Foughty with non support. They were arraigned and pleaded not guilty, waiving preliminary examination and bound over to the Grand Jury on $100 bond.
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Nelsonville
Ida Whitlatch
Bill Hickman
William Schaefer
George Foughty
Beagle Home Hosts Quiet Saturday Luncheon
Mr and Mrs George Beagle of 822 Walnut Street entertained a group of friends Saturday evening at their home. Late in the evening the couple served a two course luncheon to the 12 guests.
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George Beagle
Walnut Street
Local families host guests over the weekend in Ohio towns
Numerous Columbus Athens Zanesville and Lancaster residents spent the end of the week with relatives and friends. Guests included Mr. and Mrs. A. O. Hoy and two sons in Columbus, Miss Betty Hoodlet returning home, and D. XII. Gorsuch visiting Huntington. Columbus and Athens linked visits recur among local families.
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A. O. Hoy
Columbus
Pomeroy
Gorsuch
Huntington
Wa. Va
Mabel Heffner
C. M. Gibson
D. W. Gibson
Delaware
W. V. Gibson
Charles Martin
Stuart Hoodler
Don Davis
Athens
Phebe
Worth Clements
Logan
Charles Cox
Leslie Cox
Lowell Burnelle
Ohio State University
Will E Burnelle
C. H. Bartlett
City
Bryan McCann
Ohio University
Marquise McCann
Good Samaritan Hospital
Zanesville
Ordellia Allen
Mattie Lou
E. W. Allen
Mte
Ed Nills
Bere
Ralph Orr
Little
Orr
Jessie Smith
Freda Smith
Thomas Wilson
Irma
Virginia Phillips
Byron Philips
E. C. Dugan
Lancaster
I. M. Rowland
Florence Figley
Bob, Lancaster
Elliott nominated for Assistant Controller General post
Defeat in re-election did not end Richard N. Elliott’s career as the Indiana congressman. President Hoover nominated him to fill the vacancy created by Lurtin G. Ginn’s retirement as Assistant Controller General.
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Richard N. Elliott
Indiana
Hoover
Lurtin G. Ginn
Batemans Honor Feb Birthdays at Dinner in Chestnut Street
Mr and Mrs E J Bateman hosted a dinner on Sunday at Chestnut Street in honor of their daughter Waiva and others with February birthdays. Attendees included Mrs R A Whitman of Columbus and Mr and Mrs Charles McManaway. The Be rean P Bible Class announces an attendance contest with red and blue sides starting next Sunday, following 30 attendees on Feb 23.
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E. J. Bateman
Chestnut Street
Waiva
Glenn Allen
Berean P Bible
Christian Sunday School
Farmer jailed over girdle marriage nightmare in Batavia
John Bartz a 44 year old farmer told police dreams of infidelity drove him to padlock a leather girdle on his wife and force her to wear it since their wedding. Mrs Bartz mother of nine wore it until she sought help at her parents home. District Attorney Burroughs weighs charges beyond second degree assault as daughter’s medical status is reviewed.
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Batavia
N. Y
U.P
John Martz
Bartz
West Side School Pupils Present Patriotic Program
An Athens West Side School assembly featured readings and recitations on the American Flag, Washington, Lincoln, and patriotic songs. Dolores Scott chaired the event, with pupils including Joe Mathewson Ruth Mason and Carl Lee Wood delivering pieces. first and second grades sang patriotic songs.
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Athens West Side
Dolores Scott
Washington
Lincoln
Joe Mathewson
Charles Wood
Ruth Mason
Clayta Pierce
Gerald Wiseman
Willam Hendricks
Mary Finsterwald
Dorothy McAllister
Carl
Greyhounds fall to Logan and Zanesville in weekend games
Eastern Ohio League leaders Logan High and Zanesville Blue Devils overwhelmed Nelsonville in two games. Axline led Zanesville with 15 points and Owens added 10 as the Blue Devils held Nelsonville to eight in the second half. The Nelsonville Junior High beat Logan Junior High 21 to 16 in the prelim.
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Nelsonville
Nelsonville Greyhounds
Logan High
Zanesville Blue Devils
Greyhounds
Zanesville
Blue Devils
Axline
Owens
Logan
Zanesville Cc
Chinconanee
Snyder
The Wrong George Washington Play Graces Assembly
High School Friday assembly featured a playlet titled The Wrong George Washington with ninth graders Frances Jo Riley Annabelle Six Faye Shelton and Doris Cook. Ralph Parks played the mistaken Washington a color colored character. A drill by Mary Frances Groves Eileen Patton Marjorie Ely Marie Hall Jean Freer James Hitchings Harold McCray Joe Galvin Rex Dilcher and Jack Kerr with piano by Betty Howe accompanied and guitar by Robert Covert. Mary Elizabeth Frances portrayed George Washington.
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Nelsonville
Bessie Deer
George Washington
Frances Jo Riley
Annabelle Six
Faye Shelton
Doris Cook
Ralph Parks
Mary Frances Groves
Eileen Patton
Marjorie Ely
Marie Hall
Jean Freer
James Hitchings
Harold
Two Arrested in Nelsonville Dance Case
Nelsonville police arrest William Keplar and wife for intoxication after a Saturday dance. William pleads guilty, fined 10 dollars and costs. Mrs Keplar pleads not guilty and awaits a Tuesday hearing at 6 PM. A separate note reports a birthday party for Waiva Bateman at 873 Chestnut Street with many attendees.
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Nelsonville
William Keplar
George Bateman
Kelplar
Birthday Tea Honors Anna Mae Allen at Chestnut Street
Mrs Paul Allen hosted a 2 to 4 pm party Saturday for her daughter Anna Mae's seventh birthday. Thirty one guests attended including Elene King, Mattie Lou Allen of Athens Virginia Ruth Cleveland of Marion Betty Jean Ross and Charlotte Schling win of Corning Imogene and Charles Hodson and Mrs Lance Hodson of Hemlock. Anna Mae received many gifts.
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FE. J. Bateman
Chestnut Street
Waiva
Lillian
James McMaiaway
Elenore Spencer
Imogene Sayre
Dorothy Bateman
Myrtle Russel
Ruth Shafer
Betty Glenn
Alberta Hitchings
Ruth
Alma Galvin
Mary Etta McKibben
Ruth Patton
Wilda Young
Frances
Jeannette
Joe Reeves
Louise
Katherine Gray
Janet Bay
Betty Lou Hitchings
Pauline Hall
June Garner
Floretta Sommers
Grayden
Jack
Loise Grace
Waiva Bateman
Paul Allen
Anna Mae
Elene King
Mattie Lou Allen
Athens
Virginia Ruth Cleveland
Marion
Betty Jean Ross
Charlotte Schlingwin
Corning
Imogene
Charles Hodson
Lance Hodson
Hemlock
Missionary Party by Home Society at Welch Home
A Colonial Missionary party sponsored by the Home Society of the Methodist Church will be held on Thursday evening February 26 at the home of Dr and Mrs C E Welch 68 West Columbus Street. The public is invited.
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Home Society of the Methodist Church
C. E. Welch
West Columbus Street
Olive Tablets Offer Liver and Bowel Support
Dr. Edwards Olive Tablets advertise a vegetable substitute for calomel. The copy promises clearer complexions, brighter eyes, and appetite improvement by stimulating the liver and bowels with no dangerous after effects. Take nightly for pleasant results. millions sold yearly.
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Dr. Edwards
Edwards
Melba Death Ends Era for World Class Sopranos
Melbourne reports the death of Nellie Melba at sixty six after weeks of illness. The famed soprano helped Caruso gain a London trial and influenced Puccini with Mimi. She coached under Bernhardt and Duse, toured the United States in 1904 to 1908, and 1913 to 1914, and coined the stage name Melba in honor of Melbourne.
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Melbourne
Australia
Nellie Melba
London Opera House
Caruso
Opera Sar
Verdi
Gilda
Puccini
Mimi
Jounod
Mascagni
Leoncavallo Saint-Saens
Lambroise Thomas
Massanet
Enrico Caruso
Jean and Eiouard de Reske
Sarah Bernhardt
Eleanora Duse
Ellen Terry
Melba
United States
New York
California
Brussels
Athens Junior High Program Honors Washington’s Birthday
Athens Junior High School presents a patriotic program at the Athens Kiwanis Club tonight at Hotel Berry. A girls octette opens with March of The Puppets and a 7-0 History Class dramatization followed by readings, vocal and piano performances, and stories on George Washington and Abraham Lincoln. The program ends with flag presentation, the Salute, and the Star Spangled Banner.
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Washington
Athens Junior High School
Athens Kiwanis Club
Hotel Berry
Tschaikowsky
Ardis Wilson
Lloyd Scott
Robert Bingman
Richard Imes
George Washington
Abraham Lincoln
Parker Walker
Jack Meister
Jean Mees
Ann Beasley
Joe Gill
Washington Birthday Program At Woman's Relief Corps
The Women’s Relief Corps will mark Washington's Birthday with a special program at their meeting this evening starting at 7 o'clock. The Athens Corps has been invited to attend.
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Nelsonville
Woman's Relief Corps
Washington
Athens Corps
Final decision on auto drivers bill may come Tuesday
Columbus Ohio February 23 A number of outstanding bills are set for committee review this week as the eighth of the session opens. The House and Senate reconvened to consider bills including the automobile drivers safety responsibility measure and a censorship repeal for films.
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House
Columbus
U.P
Senate
House Committee
Supreme Court
Automobile Drivers’ Safety Responsibility
Ohio State Automobile Association
House Insurance Committee
Board of Administration
Institutions
Education
Federal Relations Committee of
Gunman Captured After Spectacular Barnesville Shootout
In Barnesville Ohio police trap and capture 24 year old gunman Lonie Taylor after a prolonged gun battle that also wounds a police chief. Taylor's companions H B Smith and Bertha Arnn were captured. a bogus wife letter lured the suspect to the town. Over a hundred shots were fired as Taylor fled through town before surrendering with a shoulder wound.
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Ohio
Barnesville
Lonie Taylor
Tennessee
Belmont County
Taylor
Davis
Trella Taylor
H. 8. Smith
Bertha Arnn
Knoxville
Tenn
Smith
No Mail Today At Athens Post Office
A long line of students waited at the Athens post office as windows stayed closed near 8 o clock. Post workers were celebrating Washingtons birthday and laundry parcels would arrive a day late.
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Athens
Uncle Sam
Washington
Raids Crack Down on Illicit Still Operations at County Border
Officers from Athens and Washington counties raided along the Little Hocking and Torch border late last week. They destroyed liquor, mash, and equipment found at illicit sites. no arrests were made as no persons were present.
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Wayne Wingett
Athens County
Washington County
Little Hocking
Torch
Short Plays On Immigration For Athens Junior High Class
The 8 O History Class at Athens Junior High built a makeshift stage with a brown cloth cover and putty marionettes to stage several short plays. The scenes, written by Guthrie, McCoy, and Rutkoakie, feature an immigrant who enters easily and another who lacks funds to qualify. Players include Julian Bing, Ruth Shamel, Thomas Kircher, Thomas Quidor, and Lloyd.
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Athens Junior I High School
Margaret Alice Guthrie
Bettie McCoy
Jerry Rutkoakie
Julian Bing
Ruth Shamel
Thomas Kircher
Thomas Quidor
Lloyd
Stage crew details for history course production noted
Eleanor Roe Scott Robert Morrison and others assisted by Parker Walker and Paul Jones organized the stage. Em mett Parker led with Catherine Betz and Roe as assistants. Swan scenery under Roger Mille and Richard Imes. Cora Bailey history teacher directed. Stage and puppets to illustrate parts of the course.
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Parker Walker
Paul Jones
Emmett Parker
Catherine Betz
E) Roe
Roger Mille
Richard Imes
Cora Bailey
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