Dry League Institute to Be Held in Nelsonville
The Ohio Anti Saloon League announces an institute in Nelsonville on March 1 and 2 with speakers at three churches. Sunday talks at 10:80 include Rev. H B Pilchard Church of Christ Rev J Sanford and Rev C J Weisley. A union service is Sunday at 7 pm at the Methodist Church. Monday at 7:30 pm features a simulated murder trial Who Killed Earl Wright with Frank Lloyd portrayed by Robert Smith. The cast includes local figures and officials. judge Rev C K Grammer and prosecutor Supt H B Zuber.
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Nelsonville
Ohio Anti-Saloon League
Union Meeting
Presbyterian
H. B. Pilchard
Church of Christ
C. K. Grammer
H. B. Zuber
Tony Mankuso
Walter L. Hudson
Lloyd Evans
Lewis E. Buell
French
Sam Starkey
Cook
Herman Seyre
Lloyd
W. H. Parks
Wright
Cora Tignor
Ruth Bayles
Sammy Howe
Elsie Grammer
Nelsonville High School leads book contest with 91 books
Miss Lucile Long's senior room tops the Nelsonville High School book contest with 91 books after two weeks of competition. The school total reaches 515. A banner will honor the winner next Friday. An old book pile in the Junior High basement was rejected for use. H B Curry dies. Entertains Club hosts bridge night with awards to Mrs. Gerald Wallace, Mrs. Bar Baker, and Mrs. Will Poling.
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Nelsonville
Lucile Long
Ager
Hazel Wallace
Gerald Wallace
Wrst
Bar Baker
Will Poling
Nelsonville Ball Player Joins Reds for Florida Spring Training
Nelsonville Feb 27 Kates Crabtree leaves today for Cincinnati to join the Reds in preparation for the Tampa spring camp. The local star, long praised for fielding and speed, seeks a regular outfield berth after five minor league seasons with Dubuque Oklahoma City and Columbus. He is expected to compete for centerfield with strong throwing and baserunning.
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Kates Crabtree
Cincinnnai
Red
Tampa
Florida
Cincinnati Outfit
Sterling
Hocking Valley
Crabtree
American Association
Dubuque
Iowa
Oklahoma City
Columbus Senators
Aged Nelsonville Woman Dies at 86
Mrs James Wickham 86 died at her daughter’s home on Chestnut Street Nelsonville after infirmities of old age. She leaves a daughter Mrs B W Bighouse Columbus and a son M J Wickham plus 13 grandchildren and 11 great grandchildren. Born August 25 1845 in Weaxford Tyreland she moved to Nelsonville in 1881 and was a member of St Andrews Catholic Church. Funeral in charge of Rev Father Owens Monday at 9:30 am at St Andrews with burial at Greenlawn.
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Nelsonville
James Wickham
John Welch
Chestnut Street
Welch
B. W. Bighouse
Columbus
M. J. Wickham
Wickham
Weaxford
Tyreland
St. Andrew's Catholic Church
Father Owens
Greenlawn
Local Social Notes Provide Visits and Birth Announcement
Mrs Arthur Taylor remains ill and is recovering. Mrs Rebecca Stevens visits her daughter in Chillicothe for a week. Miss Flossie Spurgeon visited friends in Buchtel. The Locke family hosts visits from Chillicothe and Nelsonville. A Buchtel basketball game draws a large crowd. Mr and Mrs Malachy Bayron announce a birth of a son weighing eight and a half pounds. Several Sayre family members visit in Chillicothe and Columbus. Mrs Milla Six of Columbus visits her mother.
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Arthur Taylor
Rebecca Stevens
T. ¥. Dowler
Chillicothe
Flossie Spurgeon
Mm Buchtel
Dusty Gray
Jerry Collins
Chester Johnson
Nelsonville
Arch Locke
Jessie Locke
Buchtel
Ralph Dowier
Miller Young
Bert Tolliver
John Sayre
Roy Bookman
Lucille Sayre
Harvey G. Sayre
Milla Six
Columbus
Joe Ervin
Charles Green
Edgar Green
Margaret Keating
White Cross Hospital
Thomas Bush
C. H. Ruble
Walter Howe
Ralph Howe
A. L. Pritchard
Mary McCarty
C. D. Walker
Corning
Eugene Shafer
Athens
Nelsonville Greyhounds to Host Ironton Tigers Tonight
Nelsonville meets Ironton on the Greyhounds home floor in the last important game of the season. The contest carries more gravity than next week’s Alumni game and may be among the best matches of the year. If Nelsonville played at peak, Ironton would fall, but Nelsonville is in a slump, giving Ironton a competitive chance.
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Nelsonville
Nelsonville Greyhounds
Ironton Tigers
Greyhounds
Ironton
Lancaster Man Guilty of DUI Fined and License Suspended
Wesley Chitcote of Lancaster pleaded guilty to operating an automobile while intoxicated in Lancaster. Mayor Bill Hickman fined him 100 dollars plus costs and suspended his driving rights for six months. He was sent to the County Jail pending settlement of the fine. Local notes include Cosmopolitan Club meeting and several residents traveling to Columbus.
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Nelsonville
Wesley Chitcote
Lancaster
George Bateman
Bill Hickman
Chilcote
Will One of These Be Next First Lady
The piece speculates on possible future First Ladies in 1932 politics. It notes Mrs. Roosevelt as wife to New York's Democratic governor and Mrs. Morrow as wife to New Jersey Senator Morrow, a Republican leader.
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White House
Roosevelt
New York
Morrow
New Jersey
Salvation Army Seeks Local Helpers in Athens County
Athens County residents with odd jobs in gardening farming and housework are urged to contact Adjutant Bernard Stone of the Athens Salvation Army. He reports many employment applications awaiting placement and seeks ready workers for available tasks.
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Athens County
Adjt
Bernard Stone
Athens Salvation Army
Adjutant Stone
Widow Luella Kiedasch Found Dead in Ohio
Mrs Luella Kiedasch a widow was found dead at her home in St Clairsville Ohio on February 27 according to United Press. Authorities reported the death as an apparent self harm with no immediate signs of foul play. The case is under local investigation and a coroner will determine the exact cause of death.
Woman injured after attack on daughter with bat
Neighbors report Mrs. Kiedasch attacked her daughter Martha with a baseball bat near death from knife wounds. Martha is expected to recover. Grief over her husband’s recent death has left Mrs. Kiedasch deranged, according to locals.
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Martha
Snake Track Pranks End in Dust and Doubt in Dover Township
In August 1681 in Dover Township two boys used watermelons and fish line to drag snake like tracks across a dusty road. Hen, a neighbor lad, followed the tracks and fled in a cloud of dust after discovering the prank. Local onlookers doubted his tale of giant snake tracks near Nye farm.
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Dover Township
Jerry
Myself
Meloni
Sunday Creek
Welling Creesing
Hen
Chaun
Millfeld
Chauncey
Chauneery
Nye Farm
Prana
Charlies R. Smith
Joseph Ettin
Daniel Coots
William
Bally) Smith
Nye
Hueston Bound Over On Non-Support Charge
William Hueston was bound over to Athens County Common Pleas Court after arraignment before Magistrate Carl H. Porter on a non support of children charge. He pleaded not guilty and remained in the county jail after failing to furnish $400 bond. The affidavit was signed by Mrs. Bertha Dunfee.
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William Hueston
Athens County Common Pleas Court
Carl H. Porter
Hueston
Bertha Dunfee
Judgment Awarded Against Taylor in Bank Suit
Judgment for 819.44 awarded to Bank of Athens National Banking Association against Dave R. and Nora B. Taylor by Judge O. F. Rowland in Athens County Common Pleas Court Thursday.
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Bank of Athens National Banking Association
Dave R
Nora B. Taylor
O. F. Rowland
Athens County Common Pleas Court
Weather note on warmth and weekend rain near Lower Plains
A weather report by E. V. Wolfe, official verifier at Lower Plains, notes temperatures rising to 16 degrees and predicts rain tonight and Saturday. The forecast suggests warmer conditions ahead for the region.
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E. V. Wolfe
Lower Plains
Robbery Suspect Nelson Caccanise In Critical Condition
Detectives pursue links between robberies in Cleveland and Rochester as Nelson Caccanise 22 paroled convict remains hospitalized in City Hospital fighting for life after a downtown store robbery and exchange of gunfire.
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Cleveland
Rochester
Nelson Caccanise
City Hospital
Capone Trial Eyed Illness Delay Before Grand Jury
In Chicago on February 27, 1929 Capone’s trial shifted to a clash between defense and federal prosecutors over his health. They debated whether his illness caused an eight day postponement of his appearance before a government grand jury in March 1929.
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Chicago
Scarface
al Capone
Bank robbery indictments set for arraignment
William Fernald of Springfield and Richard Rex of Lima will be arraigned here Saturday on robbery indictments returned by the grand jury in connection with the holdup of the First National Bank on January 27.
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Washington D. R
William Fernald
Springfield
Richard Rex
Lima
First National Bank
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