Dow L. Bowers Sr. Dies After Illness at 59 in Nelsonville
Dow Lorenzo Bowers Sr. of Nelsonville died Saturday night after several weeks of illness. He owned ties to Bowers Bros. Mine at Murray City and served on Nelsonville’s civil service commission. Survived by wife Bertha Verity and two daughters, four brothers, and two granddaughters. funeral Tuesday at 2 PM at Church of Christ with burial at 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
Don Jr
Quiet New Year Celebrations in Nelsonville 1939
New Year’s arrivals were marked quietly in Nelsonville with private gatherings and a music program at the First Presbyterian Church. The annual New Year’s dance at the Elks topped small town festivities Saturday night.
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Nelsonville
First Presbyterian Church
the Elks
Church of Christ board to meet tonight at seven
The official board of the Church of Christ will meet at 7 PM in the church study. All members have been urged to attend.
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Nelsonville
Church of Christ
Aged Man Dies Sunday Night in Nelsonville
Lawrence Young aged 87 died Sunday night at his Jefferson Street home after months of ill health. Survived by five children including Bert and several daughters, sister Ada Hunter, and brother Maffet Youngstown. Funeral at Stouts Funeral Home Wednesday at 2 PM conducted by Rev. W. P. Clark. Burial at Greenlawn.
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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
Faithful Workers Class Elects Officers in Nelsonville
The Faithful Workers Class of the Methodist Sunday School met at Mrs. C. G. Kreppel's home on W. Columbus St. Friday evening. Officers were elected: President Mrs. Kreppel, Vice President Mrs. Stewart, Secretary Mrs. Betts, Treasurer Mrs. Devore. Readings were given by several members and a New Year gift exchange preceded refreshments.
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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 Attended by Local Couples at Athens Club
Mr and Mrs William Brooks and their guests Mr and Mrs C F Smith of Columbus were among the attendees at the New Year’s dance held Saturday night at the Athens Country Club. Also present were Mr and Mrs Richard Lerch of Lancaster Mr and Mrs Tom Sheppard Mr and Mrs Kenneth Awulwer and Mr and Mrs H BE Wilison.
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William Brooks
C. F. Smith
Columbus
Richard Lerch
Lancaster
Tom Sheppard
Kenneth Auwiler
H. BE. Wuilson
Athens Country Clun
New Year Guests From Columbus Lancaster Visit Brooks
Mr and Mrs C F Smith of Columbus and Mr and Mrs Richard Lerch of Lancaster were over New Year’s guests of Mr and Mrs William Brooks. Miss Pauline Donley of Columbus was the 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
Reunion of Eagle Scouts at Camp Kinshata
Cecil Gabriel Pomeroy John Waldeck Bud Hayes from Parkersburg and Tracy Goodwin from Pomeroy met for a reunion at Camp Kinshata in Chester on a weekend, marking 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
Home Entertainment Idea for Winter Family Evenings
A 1939 guide suggests a cozy family at home with popcorn and a taffy pull. It provides skillet popping method, taffy recipes with precise temperatures, and a hot chocolate finale to create a memorable evening.
Nutty Home Sweets Recipes for Desserts
The article offers two dessert recipes Molasses Cashew Nut Cake and Peanut Butter Date Sticks. It details ingredients and steps for batter and icing, baking in a moderate oven, assembling wedges with filling, and cutting into finished pieces. Includes quantities, spices, nuts, and serving suggestions.
New Year’s Eve Service At First Presbyterian Church
Nelsonville report says New Year’s Eve services at First Presbyterian Church drew a large crowd Saturday night from 11 to 12. Rev. Lloyd Evans conducted Scripture readings and poetry with music, while choir director Martin Alexander led duets quartets and hymns.
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Nelsonville
First Presbyterian Church
Lloyd Evans
Martin Alexander
Britons' average intelligence declining, report says
London reports new findings by Dr. H A Fraser Roberts of the Burden Mental Research Trust. After testing 3,400 Bath children, the chief investigator notes a rapid fall in average intelligence across Britons.
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London
H. A. Fraser Roberts
Burden Mental Research Trust
Bath
New Year posture vows to improve standing
A newspaper item urges readers to choose one defect and stick to a weekly routine. It details simple posture exercises for fifteen minutes weekly, including lie on floor with a book on the head, wall presses, and centered spine alignment to improve carriage by 1940.
Congress Organized in First Session Sees Budget Debates
The President plans to outline relief funding of 750 million dollars to finance WPA until July 1 and a projected 8 to 9 billion dollar federal budget for the coming year. Tax panels expect extending existing levies, while reforms face conservative opposition and battles over the Wagner Act and un American inquiry. Senator Holt may push a third term resolution for Roosevelt as Dies seeks funds to expand the committee’s probe of alleged subversive groups.
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Senate
House
Donald Wakefield Smith
National Labor Relations Board
Smith
American Federation of Labor
Congress of Industrial Organizations
Rush D. Holt
W. Va
Mr. Roosevelt
House Committee
Martin Dies
Tex
Dies
United States
Social Notes Of Glouster Welcomes New Year Party
Epworth League members and guests at the M E Church social rooms enjoyed a New Year’s Eve gathering with Rev R S Lawrence and Miss Velma Barstow as chaperons. A candle relay, Keen I contest wins by Ila Jean Nelson and Junior Johnson, and a supper table lit by red and green candles highlighted the evening. Guests from Glouster Logan Amesville and Jacksonville joined the event with Auld Lang Syne at midnight. Various Glouster residents appeared in the Glouster personals.
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Epworth League
M. E. Church
R. S. Lawrence
Merle Danford
Velma Barstow
Glouster
Logan
Amesville
Jacksonville
Sydney Star Shipwreck Beached at Rose Bay After Collision
The freighter Sydney Star wrecked after colliding with coastal freighter Macumbha late at night and had to be beached at Rose Bay near the Empire flying boat base in Sydney New South Wales.
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Sydney
Sydney Star
Rose Bay
Empire
Three-Yn Field At Farm Yields Still After Seventy Years
On the farm of F. J. Basting near here a field has produced three crops in 70 years with no cultivation. This year he harvested a hedge post crop expected to bring $6 to $7 per acre, marking the third yield since 1870.
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Yuton
F. J. Basting
Basting
Car of Glouster Youth Is Wreck as New Year Begins
Robert Clark son of Mr and Mrs John R Clark of Walnut Hill was in a Sunday morning crash while returning from Corning around 3 30. He dozed on Broad Street and his car ran off the curve near the Earl Faires residence tipping over a bank by the New York Central track. He was unconscious and taken for first aid with severe bruises and a jaw cut needing three stitches. The vehicle was badly wrecked.
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T. A. Gamwell
H. L. Janchius
New Lexington
Charlene Wahl
Emory Oyler
Bobby Brandon
Logan
Mary Wahl
Harry LeFever
Columbus
E. E. LeFever
Miles Dyer
Patrick Dyer
John Dyer
Mary
Phyllis
Dane Miskel
Anna Marie
Dorothy Mae
Laurence Skinner
Bob
Wilfred Milfington
Shadyside
Kirksville
Kirksville College of Osteopathy and Surgery
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 local watch party at the home of Gladstone Jones on Locust Street featured an evening of games. Midnight refreshments were served to Norma McAllister Pauline Kay Mary Evelyn Cath ers Phyllis Dyer Gail Bingman Lowell Cole Larry Vaughan Emmett Gaskalla John Bryson and hosts Phyllis Delores and Lois Jones.
Meat Loaf Bake From A Century Ago
A historical recipe uses salt pork onions and ground beef with tapioca and tomatoes. Cook pork and onion until golden then mix with the meat and bake in a leaf pan first 15 minutes at 450F then 30 minutes at 350F until done. Serve hot or cold with parsley garnish.
Man Commutes 18 Miles Daily From Home to Rubber Plant
Arron O Lee Clough has driven his 17 year old car around the earth more than 12 times since 1921. He still uses the vehicle daily, commuting 18 miles each way from his country home to the rubber plant where he works.
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ARRON
Lee Clough
Clough
Beekeeper Closes In After Eight Years In Honey Harvest
Jacob Sulser 80 in Martel Ohio kept bees in his home wall for eight years. He recently “went out of business” after producing 310 pounds of pure honey found behind walls and under the floor. He smoked out the bees to recover the honey.
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Martel
Jacob Sulser
Mrs. Quigley Dies Sunday in Joy Ohio
Mrs. Howard Quigley of Joy Ohio died Sunday after a yearlong illness. Formerly Miss Lois Carpenter she was daughter of the late J E and Josephine Carpenter. She is survived by her husband a son her mother and three sisters. Funeral services Tuesday at two in Joy with burial in 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 To Resume After Holiday Break
Glouster schools will begin Tuesday January 3 after a ten day vacation. Superintendent T W Figley attended the O E A in Columbus on Tuesday and Wednesday as a delegate from the Glouster schools.
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Glouster
T. W. Figley
O.E.A
Columbus
Daughters of Union Civil War Veterans Install Officers
DAV will install officers at the meeting on Tuesday night January 3. A potluck lunch will follow the ceremony and meal.
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Glouster—Daughters of
Verity Rites Held at Home
Funeral services for Mrs. Martha Jeanne Verity were held Sunday at 4 oclock 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 resident and active Church of Christ member, was beloved by many groups including Esther Class and the Ruth Circle. Local coal company officials attended, and burial followed 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
Circle of
Ruth
Presbyterian Church
Kate Edington
New York Coal Co
Columbus
Greenlawn
John Poston
Edwin Davis
Mary Louise
Dave Evans
Donley
Carl and
Mae Poston
J. L. Murphy
James Sheppard
G. R. Robinson
Logan
Murray City Eagles Triumph Over Nelsonville in Euchre
Nelsonville Eagles were outplayed by Murray City in a euchre match Sunday. Murray City won the major prize as their team of fourteen defeated the Nelsonville squad. Local plans mention a trip to Logan or Marietta next Sunday and an officers meeting tonight to discuss athletic funding and spring baseball or softball preparation.
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Nelsonville
Nelsonville Eagles
Murray City
Murray City Eagles
Logan
Marietta
Eagles
Dewey Whyte, Brown
Charles Sayers
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