Cosmopolitan Club Social Evening in Nelsonville
A. G. Mecham hosted Cosmopolitan Club ladies for a day evening gathering with contests drawing member attention. Refreshments were served by the hostess to close the meeting. Guests included Mr. and Mrs. Same visiting Cincinnati, Mrs. Susan H. Wuist of Dayton, and Miss Ada Weyer of Warkersburg West Virginia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. G. Mecham
Cosmopolitan Club
Susan H. Wuist
Dayton
Ada Weyer
Warkersburg, W. Va
C. He. Bartlett
Kiwanis Club Installs New Officers At Y M C A
New officers for the Kiwanis club were installed at the Y M C A meeting last night. Dr. W S Rhodes becomes president with M M McBride as vice president and William Estle as secretary. Short talks outlined plans for the year ahead.
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Kiwanis Club
Dr. W. 8. Rhodes
M. M. McBride
William Estle
City Council Sets Regular Meeting for Monday Evening
The city council will hold its regular meeting on Monday evening January 5. The finance committee has prepared the semi annual appropriation ordinance for presentation at the session.
1925 Auto License Tags Now Available in Nelsonville
The Y M C A announces 1925 license tags for auto owners in Nelsonville and nearby areas. Distribution briefly halted last week but has resumed with official approval. Motorists have until January 20 to equip their cars with the new tags.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville and Vicinity
Quiet New Year Ended in Nelsonville Gatherings
The old year closed quietly in Nelsonville with few regrets. Whistles blew and bells rang but no prolonged celebration. Watch parties drew large crowds at the Methodist church and the YMCA.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
Methodist
Open House at the Y M C A Ends Year with Fitness Display
A large crowd attended the YMCA open house last night to watch Physical Director Dilcher lead his many classes through stunts. The program featured volleyball and basketball games along with wrestling tumbling and jumping. The entire event was snappy and enjoyed by visitors.
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Dilcher
University team to play local Y men after prelims at high school gym
Local business men will attend a Saturday evening game between the Ohio University team and the local Y men’s team at the high school gym. The main event will follow an undetermined preliminary skirmish. Schools in Wessonville plan to resume Monday January 5 after a two week vacation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High School
Ohio University
Eta
Wessonville
Man’s car returns after YMCA disappearance
An Orbiston man parked at the YMCA to buy a new license tag and found his car missing. Police searched but then the vehicle returned to the curb shortly after two daughters spotted it and the force dismissed the case.
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Orbiston
Hocking Valley Fire Clay Co to become Athena Glazed Brick Co
The company will change its corporate name to Athena Glazed Brick Co effective January 1 1925. It remains the same ownership and management, with no reorganization. The Athena trade name covers the standard brick produced, used by leading architects nationwide, and plans include increased capital and plant improvements to raise production and quality.
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Hocking Valley Fire Clay Co
Athena Glazed Brick Co
Athena
United States
Canada
Chamber meeting moved to Friday evening this week
The chamber of commerce holds its regular monthly meeting Friday evening instead of Thursday. All members are urged to attend as officers for the new year will be elected and no board members. A good speaker has been secured and dinner is served promptly at 6 15.
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E Chamber of Commerce
Doctor Welch named to state Kiwanis board
Dr. C. E. Welch retired Kiwanis president was notified by the Kiwanis state governor of his appointment to the state board of public affairs. He received congratulations from fellow Kiwanians at the local club meeting last night.
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C. E. Welch
Kiwanis Club
Kiwanis
State Board of Public Affairs
Doctor Welch
Local Hostesses Entertain At Afternoon Dinner
Mrs Edward Shafer and Mrs E L Katzenbach hosted a 1 o clock dinner Sunday with numerous guests. The invited included Mr and Mrs H W Shafer Mr and Mrs C D Shafer Mr and Mrs Donald Shafer and son Junior Mr and Mrs Cecil Shafer and children Margaret Joy and Donald Stanley William Mitchell and Elmer Dowler of Nelsonville Mrs Eugene Shafer and son Joe of Columbus and Miss Lucille Hartley of Ohio.
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Edward Shafer
E. L. Katzenbach
H. W. Shafer
C. D. Shafer
Donald Shafer
Cecil Shafer
Margaret Joy
Donald Stanley
William Mitchell
Elmer Dowler
Nelsonville
Eugene Shafer
Joe
Columbus
Lucille Hartley
O. 8
Shrine inspection draws Nelsonville members in Athens
Twenty eight members of the White Shrine attended the inspection held in Athens during the night.
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Nelsonville
Athens
Mrs B L Lamborn Guest of Son at Dayton
Mrs B L Lamborn visits Dayton as guest of her son Earl Ginley and his wife. The wording notes the social visit and family connection in Dayton.
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B. L. Lamborn
Earl Ginley
Dayton
Christmas Night Road Block Ends With Repairs Crew
Three Belmont county deputy sheriffs responded to a Christmas night road blockage in Miday. They found a crew of telephone repairmen working to replace wires broken by cold weather, attempting to move a truck back onto the highway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Clairsville
Belmont County
East Meets West in Rose Bowl Clash Awaited
Danville dispatch reports Chafing at the bit Notre Dame and Stanford brace for the annual gridiron classic at the Rose Bowl. Day breaks bright with sunny skies and a brisk breeze as fans anticipate the season opener.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pasadena
Cal
Notre Dame
Stanford
New Arrival in Chauncey polishes Brewer lineage
Mr and Mrs Arthur Brewer announced the birth of a daughter Wednesday morning at their Ellis avenue home. The mother is formerly Miss Lucy James Law, making the baby a granddaughter of Mr and Mrs John Brewer and Daniel Law of Chauncey.
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Arthur Brewer
Ellis Avenue
Lucy James Law
John Brewer
Daniel Law
Chauncey
Loyal Womens Bible Class Has Meeting at High Street Home
The Loyal Womens Bible class of the First Christian church gathered Wednesday afternoon at Mrs. Floyd J. Nye’s High street home led by substitute leader Mrs. B F Ferrer. Officers elected: President Nell Brookins Vice President Leone Smart Secretary Maude Fiske Assistant Secretary Inez Nye Treasurer Blanche Gardner. Two out of town guests attended: Mrs. Clarence Butts Nelsonville and Mrs. James Bradbury Murray City.
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Loyal Womens Bible Class
First Christian Church
Floyd J. Nye
High Street
B. F. Ferrer
Floyd Nye
Nell Brookins
Leone Smart
Maude Fiske
Inez Nye
Blanche Gardner
Clarence Butts
Nelsonville
James Bradbury
Murray City
Chauncey Minstrels Set for Third Albany Opera House Show
The Chauncey minstrels present their third performance at the Albany opera house tonight at 7 30 oclock. Tickets available forThursday evening show.
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Albany
Albany Opera House
Mrs Tedrick Visits Chauncey and Concord Relatives
Mrs. Ella Tedrick of Columbus, wintering in Chauncey with her son in law and daughter Mr and Mrs W D Hines in East Converse street, is spending a few days in the country with her brothers Silas and Say ers and Charles Sayers and families near Concord.
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Ella Tedrick
Columbus
Chauncey
W. D. Hines
East Converse Street
Silas and
Sayers
Charles Sayers
Concord
Class in electricity resumes at Chauncey High School
The electricity class will resume Wednesday evening January 7 at the Chauncey high school building. L. E. Woods of Millfield teaches the class and a number have enrolled for the work.
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Chauncey High School
L. E. Woods
Millfield
Funeral Friday for Wallace Birge at First Christian Chauncey
Funeral services are set for Friday morning at 1 o clock from the First Christian church in Chauncey for Wallace Birge a former Chauncey resident who died Tuesday at his home in Beckett Rev G B Courtney of Chauncey will conduct the services and burial will be in Chauncey cemetery
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First Christian Church
Chauncey
Wallace Birge
Beckett
G. B. Courtney
Chauncey Cemetery
New Year's Ride Ends in Death Near Stewartstown
In York Pennsylvania a New Year’s Eve car crash killed Marion Frey twenty of Red Lion and seriously injured Ernest Zeich eighteen of York. Zeich walked two miles to report the wreck claiming he swerved to avoid an oncoming vehicle after striking a telephone pole while returning from a New Year’s celebration.
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York
Marion Frey
Red Lion
Ernest Zeich
Stewartstown
Zeich
Mrs S D Jackson Improved After Facial Tumor Operation
Encouraging reports say Mrs S D Jackson of Chauncey is in a Columbus hospital recovering from a facial tumor removal operation. She is getting along nicely and plans to return home in a few days.
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S. D. Jackson
Chauncey
Columbus
Chauncey Personal Notices Highlight Moody Family Visits
Miss Louise Moody and her brother Louis Moody of Lancaster visit Chauncey staying with Andrew Kranyik Noah S Harvey and Nile Dew on Jacobs avenue. Mrs Charles Montgomery returns to McArthur with sister Miss Catherine Cline after a few days with her mother Mrs Anna Chen and family.
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Chauncey
Louise Moody
Louis Moody
Lancaster
Andrew Kranyik
Noah
Harvey
Nile Dew
Jacobs Avenue
Charles Montgomery
Anna Chen
McArthur
Catherine Cline
Smith Inauguration Opens Smith Third Term in New York
Albany January 1 Alfred E Smith Democrat to be sworn in as the first New York governor to start a third term in a century. Other state officers, all Republicans, will also take office with him.
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Albany
WN. Y
New York State
Alfred E. Smith
New Orleans Family Escapes Car Plunge into Ice Water
Alexander Steves his wife and seven children of New Orleans escaped death near Alexandria Virginia when their automobile skidded off an embankment and toppled into icy waters early today.
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Washington
Lexander Steves
New Orleans
Alexandria
Small Girl Burned in Porch Fire Accident
Word from Fostoria says Betty Jane Imbody, daughter of Mrs. W H Imbody, suffered burns to her lower body from clothing catching fire on an enclosed porch. She was hospitalized for four days and is now convalescing at her grandparents' home.
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Fostoria
W. H. Imbody
Betty Jane Imbody
Winter session to discuss retailer needs in Columbus
Mid winter conference of the Ohio Retail Secretaries Association convenes at the Southern hotel with speakers from the Ohio Manufacturers Association and the Ohio Council of Retail Merchants to discuss taxation measures local trade groups and retraining jewelry auctions. A dinner led by William N. Taft follows, with a joint meeting at Ohio State University and a later mayors conference at Hotel Deshler on municipal finances.
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Columbus
Ohio Retails Secretaries’ Association
Southern Hotel
Malcom Jennings
Ohio Manufacturers’ Association
George W. Sheridan
Ohio Council of Retail Merchants
J. H. Combs
Toledo
H. FF. Walract
Ohio State University
Jack Moore
Akron
Ohio Retail Jewelers’ Association
Trent Cbd
Sickles
Brainess Publicity
William N. Taft
Philadelphia
Retail Ledger
Ohio State Univerisity
Ohio Commercial Organization
Ohio Mayors
Deshler
Longevity Debate Predicts 1000 Year Life by 2624
A.M. Frye of the Maccabees addresses longevity trends noting life expectancy rose from 21 in the seventh century to 55 in the nineteenth century. He argues if this rate continued, average lifespans could reach 83 by next century and 1,015 by 2624, citing biology as a factor. He warns that senility markers may start earlier.
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International
Detroit
Mich
A. W. Frye
the Maccabees
Frye
Young Bride Is Bandit's Widow
Nellie Wright of Des Moines a pretty 17 year old high school graduate who wed bandit William Wright three weeks earlier will waive extradition and be taken to New Orleans after Wright was killed by Mobile police during a bank robbery pursuit. The romance began when she ran away from school to marry him and ends with her status as a widow.
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Jacksonville
Fla
Nellie Wright
Des Moines
William Wright
Mobile
New Orleans
Wright
Florida
Coolidge to Elevate Moorman to Federal Circuit Court
President Coolidge has decided to elevate Federal Judge Charles H. Moorman of the Western district of Kentucky to the United States Circuit Court of Appeals and to appoint Charles L. Dawson of Louisville to fill the resulting vacancy.
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Washington
Coolidge
Charles H. Moorman
Western District of
Kentucky
United States Circuit Court of Appeals
Charles L. Dawson
Louisville
Weather Bureau Forecast Snow Rain East
The Weather Bureau predicted snow or rain for Friday across the Middle Atlantic states and for tonight and Friday in the Ohio valley, lower Lake region, and northern East Gulf and South Atlantic states. Storm warnings cover the Atlantic coast from Cape Hatteras to Eastport Maine.
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Washington
Weather Bureau
Middle Atlantic States
Ohio Valley
Lower Lake Region
East Gulf
South Atlantic States
Atlantic
Cape Hatteras
Eastport
Maine
Card game ends in stabbing and shooting in Detroit
Methel Glasgow age 25 of Akron Ohio was knifed in the abdomen and shot in the arm today by one of four men he was playing cards with. He was taken to a Detroit hospital in a dying condition.
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Detroit
Methel Glasgow
Akron
Ohio
Year begins with $20000 fur robbery in Detroit
Police records show New Year's Eve crimes including a $20 000 fur theft from William Sperling's store and looting of three office safes in the C N Smith warehouse with unspecified amounts taken.
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Detroit
William Sperling
C. N. Smith
Widows in New Guinea Cover Themselves in Pipe Clay Mourning Year
In a regional custom widows conceal themselves in pipe clay to honor their deceased husbands for a full year, a practice observed in a New Guinea community and noted by local observers.
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New Guinea
Peggy Marsh Weds Captain Keld Fenwick in London
Peggy Marsh of Cleveland Ohio celebrated New Year by marrying Captain Keld Fenwick in London. The couple's nuptials mark a festive start to the year with a ceremonial joining abroad.
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London
Peggy Marsh
Cleveland, O
Capain Keld Fenwick
Glasgow appoints two women bailies and magistrates
Glasgow Town Council, for the first time, selected two women as bailies one Laborite and one Moderate, both eligible as police court judges. The Labor group protested later when discussing further appointments, claiming systematic overrule by the Moderates and alleging typed nomination documents were sent regarding governorship.
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Glasgow
Air show slated for Cleveland auto show in January
With emphasis on promoting air travel in both heavier than air and lighter than air craft, an aeronautic car display is proposed for Cleveland's two to fourth annual automobile show in the municipal auditorium from January 17 to 24.
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Cleveland
Obe
Twanto
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