Dow L. Bowers Sr. Dies after three-week illness in Nelsonville
Dow Lorenzo Bowers Sr., 59, died Saturday night at his Nelsonville home after several weeks illness. He operated the Bowers Bros. Mine at Murray City with his brothers and served on Nelsonville civil service commission. Survived by wife Bertha Verity, two daughters Mrs Glenn Allen and Mrs Wilford Swenson, four brothers, two sons deceased. Funeral Tuesday at 2 pm at Church of Christ, burial in Greenlawn.
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Nelsonville
Dow
Lorenzo Bowers
St. Francis Hospital
Columbus
Bowers
Bowers Bros
Murray City
Citys Civil Service Commission
Christian Church
Junior Order
Bertha Verity
Glenn Allen
Wilford Swenson
Safford
Arizona
Thomas, Jefferson
Eugene Bowers
Allison Bowers
C. L. Johnson
Wilson Ave. Church of Christ, Columbus
Church of Christ
Greenlawn
Max
Dow Jr
Arrival of New Year Greeted Quietly in Nelsonville
Nelsonville 1939 was quietly introduced Saturday night with private parties a musical program at the First Presbyterian Church and the annual New Year’s dance at the Elks House.
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Nelsonville
First Presbyterian Church
the Elks
Nelsonville Church of Christ Board Meeting Tonight
The official board of the Church of Christ will meet at 7 o'clock in the church study. All members are urged to attend.
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Nelsonville
Church of Christ
Aged Nelsonville Man Dies at Home
Lawrence Young 87 died Sunday night at his Jefferson Street home after months of illness. Survived by five children and a sister and brother. Funeral Tuesday at Stouts Funeral Home with Rev. W. P. Clark officiating. burial at an unspecified local cemetery.
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Nelsonville
Lawrence Young
Jefferson St
Young
Margaret
Raymond
Guy
Stouts Funeral
W. P. Clark
Greenlawn
Bert
Cora Monks
Marie Wemsley
Sylvia Hall
Goldie Johnson
Newark
Ada Hunter
Hamley Run
Maffet
Youngstown
Tyrone Power
Bennie Bleiberg
Irvington
N. J
Tyrone Power, Sr
Anne
Bleiberg
Power
Faithful Workers Class Elects Nelsonville Officers
Nelsonville social note reports the Faithful Workers Class of the Methodist Church met at Mrs. C. G. Kreppel or Mrs. Nettie Stewart’s home on W Columbus Street. Officers elected: President Mrs. C. G. Kreppel, vice president Mrs. Nettie Stewart, secretary Mrs. Stella Betts, treasurer Mrs. Effie Devore. Readings by Mrs. Evans Frank Betts Hoch and Devore. New Year gifts exchanged and refreshments served.
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C. G. Kreppel
Nettie Stewart
Faithful Workers
Methodist Sunday School
W. Columbus St
George Evans
Thomas Spencer
Stella Betts
Effie Devore
Sam Frank
Rebecca Swingle
Carpet Fund
Kreppel
Evans
Frank
Betts
Hoch
Devore
New Year Dance Attendees At Athens Country Club
Mr and Mrs William Brooks and their guests Mr and Mrs C F Smith of Columbus and Mr and Mrs Richard Lerch of Lancaster attended the New Year s dance at the Athens Country Club Saturday night with Mr and Mrs Tom Sheppard Mrs Kenneth Auwhler and Mr and Mrs H E Wilson.
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William Brooks
C. F. Smith
Columbus
Richard Lerch
Lancaster
Tom Sheppard
Kenneth Auwhler
H. E. Wilson
Athens Country Clun
New Year Weekend Guests In Columbus and Lancaster
Mr and Mrs C F Smith of Columbus and Mr and Mrs Richard Lerch of Lancaster were New Year guests of Mr and Mrs William Brooks. Miss Pauline Donley of Columbus was weekend guest of her sister Mrs Earl Harmony.
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C. F. Smith
Columbus
Richard Lerch
Lancaster
William Brooks
Pauline Donley
Earl Harmony
Scout reunion recalls 1937 Covered Wagon Expedition
Cecil Gabriel Pomeroy John Waldeck Bud Hayes of Parkersburg and Tracy Goodwin of Pomeroy attended a reunion at Camp Kinshata Chester over Saturday and Sunday. The gathering marked the aftermath of the 1937 Covered Wagon Expedition.
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Pomeroy
Cecil Gabriel
John Waldeck
Bud Hayes
Eagle Scouts
Parkersburg
Tracy Goodwin
Camp Kinshata
Chester
Simple Winter Home Evening With Popcorn and Taffy
A 1939 home entertainment plan suggests a family night with popcorn in an iron skillet, taffy pulled to a satiny finish, and very hot chocolate as a grand finale. Recipes include popcorn balls and hard candy details, using corn syrup and vinegar, with temperature tips and cooling steps.
Nutty Home Sweets Recipes From a Vintage Kitchen
A vintage recipe snippet features Molasses Cashew Nut Cake and Peanut Butter Date Sticks. The cake uses brown sugar, molasses, coconut and a cashew filled icing. the sticks blend flour, spices, peanut butter, dates and vanilla baked in a 7 by 12 inch pan.
Night Service Draws Large Crowd at First Presbyterian
New Year's Eve service at First Presbyterian Church Nelsonville ran from 11 to midnight and drew a large congregation. Rev. Lloyd Evans led readings and sermons as music and poetry enriched the program. Choir director Martin Alexander led duets quartets and hymns.
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Nelsonville
First Presbyterian Church
Lloyd Evans
Martin Alexander
Britons' average intelligence reported declining study
Dr. H A Fraser Roberts of the Burden Mental Research Trust says analysis of 3400 Bath children shows a rapid decline in average intelligence among Britons.
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London
H. A. Fraser Roberts
Burden Mental Research Trust
Bath
New Year's Vow to Improve Your Standing
A practical guide to self improvement suggests choosing one defect to fix and maintaining a weekly fifteen minute routine all year. It provides posture exercises including lying on the floor with a book on the head and wall alignment steps to straighten the spine and improve carriage.
Congress Organizes as Budget Fight Looms Over WPA funding
The opening session signals a budget message proposing 750 million dollars to finance the WPA through July 1 with total FY expenditures seen at 8 to 9 billion. Tax experts anticipate extending current levies, while Republicans push reform of Wagner Act and farm laws amid party clashes.
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Senate
House
New Year Party Highlights Glouster Epworth League Event
Epworth League members and guests held a New Year's Eve watch party at the M. E. Church social rooms with Rev and Mrs R S Lawrence Miss Merle Danford and Miss Velma Barstow as chaperons. The evening featured a candle relay game a Keen I contest wins by Ila Jean Nelson and Junior Johnson and a 12 oclock Auld Lang Syne sing along with festive red and green refreshments amid a regional guest list.
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Epworth League
M. E. Church
R. S. Lawrence
Merle Danford
Velma Barstow
Glouster
Logan
Amesville
Jacksonville
Sydney Star Beached After Collision Near Rose Bay
The freighter Sydney Star ran aground at Rose Bay near the Empire flying boat base following a nighttime collision with the coastal freighter Macumba. No further details on casualties or cause are provided.
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Sydney
Sydney Star
Rose Bay
Empire
Hedge posts harvest yields on farm of F J Basting
Yuton still-a field on the F J Basting farm has produced three crops in 70 years without cultivation. Basting harvested hedge posts this year, valued at about $6 to $7 per acre, marking the third yield since 1870.
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Yuton
F. J. Basting
Basting
Car of Glouster Youth Wrecks on New Year Morning
Robert Clark son of Mr and Mrs John R Clark Walnut Hill began the New Year with a serious accident near Broad and Main streets in Glouster Sunday morning. His car drifted straight ahead after yawning sleep and went over a bank by the New York Central track. He was unconscious, bruised, and had a jaw cut sewn with three stitches. The vehicle was badly wrecked.
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Glouster
Robert Clark
John R. Clark
Walnut Hill
Corning
Broad St
Earl Faires
Main St
Clark
Jack Croushore
Watch Party Held at Gladstone Jones Home
A Glouster event at the Locust Street residence of Gladstone Jones featured an evening of games. At midnight guests Norma McAllister Pauline Kay Mary Evelyn Cathers Phyllis Dyer Gail Bingman Lowell Cole Larry Vaughan Emmett Gaskalla John Bryson and hostesses Phyllis Delores and Lois Jones enjoyed delicious refreshments.
Savory Meat Loaf For Ten Served With Parsley
A meat loaf recipe yields ten servings using salt pork onion ground beef tapioca tomatoes and drippings. Mix pork and onion, cook to golden, combine with beef and liquids, bake 15 minutes at 450F then 30 minutes at 350F until done. Garnish with parsley. Serve hot or cold.
Arron Lee Clough Drives 17 Year Old Car Daily to Plant
Arron Lee Clough has racked up a distance more than 12 times around the earth at the equator since 1921. He still drives the 17 year old car daily from his country home 18 miles to the rubber plant where he is employed.
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ARRON
Lee Clough
Clough
Beekeeper’s Wall Home Yields 310 Pounds Honey Profit
Jacob Sulser of Martel Ohio kept bees that moved into his wall and floor eight years ago. After smoking out the nest he discovered 310 pounds of honey, ending his beekeeping venture with a profitable harvest.
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Martel
Jacob Sulser
Mrs Quigley Dies Sunday in Joy Ohio
Mrs Howard Quigley of Joy Ohio died Sunday after a year of illness. She was born Lois Carpenter daughter of J E Carpenter and Josephine Carpenter formerly of Glouster. Survived by husband a son her mother and three sisters. Funeral Tuesday at two in Joy with burial at Wrightstown Cemetery.
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Glouster
Howard Quigley
Joy
Fred Heck
Quigley
Lois Carpenter
J. E
Josephine Carpenter
Carpenter
Marshall Summers
Spring St
Carpenters
Athens
Glouster Schools Resume After Holiday Break
Glouster schools will reopen Tuesday January 3 after a ten day vacation. Superintendent T W Figley attended the OEA in Columbus on Tuesday and Wednesday as a delegate from Glouster schools.
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Glouster
T. W. Figley
O.E.A
Columbus
DAV to Install GLOUSTER Daughters Officers
Daughters of Union Civil War Veterans will install officers at their meeting Tuesday night January 3. A potluck lunch will follow.
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Glouster—Daughters of
Verity Rites Held at Home
Funeral services for Mrs. Martha Jeanne Verity were held Sunday at the family residence on Franklin Street. Rev. Lloyd Evans led the service with It Is Well With My Soul and Lead Kindly Light. Mrs. Verity, longtime city resident and Church of Christ active member, was buried at Greenlawn with relatives from Columbus and Logan in attendance.
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Nelsonville
Franklin St
Martha Jeanne Verity
P. V. Verity
Lloyd Evans
Verity
Church of Christ
Esther
Dave Evans
Donley
Carl
Mae Poston
J. L. Murphy
James Sheppard
Columbus
G. R. Robinson
Logan
Murray City Eagles win euchre match over Nelsonville
Nelsonville Eagles faced a heavy defeat in a euchre contest at Murray City as the Murray City team captured the major prize. Fourteen Nelsonville players participated with plans noted for travel to Logan or Marietta next Sunday and an officers meeting scheduled to discuss athletic finances and spring softball and baseball plans.
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Nelsonville Eagles
Murray
City
Murray City Eagles
Murray City
Logan
Marietta
Eagles
Dewey Whyte, Brown
Charles Sayers
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