Nelsonville Sets $4,000 for Poor Relief Fund
Nelsonville City Council met in a special session and approved a $4,000 appropriation for poor relief. The safety director will contract with Athens County Commissioners to administer aid through March 31, 1941, using part of the 1940 obligation. Councilman W. T. Anderson was excused due to illness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens Messenger
Athens
Ohio
Nelsonville City
Nelsonville
Athens County
W. T. Anderson
Sohio Wins Playoff title in Monday bowling match
Sohio Service defeats Neimans Auto Supply 1050 2904 950 to claim the championship by 225 pins. George Wolf led Neimans with 257 single and 659 triple as Frank Good and Don Sipe added 618 and 601 in the top scores.
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Nelsonville
Newwood
Neimans Auto Supply
Sohio Service
Auto Supply
Champs
George Wolf
Neimans
Grubby
Steenrod
Sohio
Frank Good
Don Sipe
G. Wolf
D. Sipe Anoces
C. Starkey
F. Good
B. Neiman
C. Cookson
R. Cope
Dr. Gardner
Millholland
R. Steenrod
Tom Cosna
Scouts Meet Wednesday Afternoon In Nelsonville
Scouts of Troop 64 are requested to meet in the troop rooms Wednesday at 4 o clock for a short sign. All leaders and troop committeeman are asked to be present. Scoutmaster Roland Pierce also asks troop officers to attend a district meeting Monday evening at the K of P Hall.
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Nelsonville
Roland Pierce
K. of P. Hall
City annexation proposed for Northwood Addition lands
Athens Ohio January 6 1941 a council ordinance accepts annexation of Northwood Addition lands in Athens Township to the city. The action lists two tracts including Lease Lot No 45 and adjacent parcels with detailed metes and bounds and an attached map and papers. The ordinance takes effect after legal period and is approved by Cliff Cornell the mayor.
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George W. Bratcher
Athens
Ohio
J. Clyde Edmundson
Athens Township
Athens County
Athena
Northwood
Athena County
Northwood Addition
Peach Ridge Road
Draftees Called in Nelsonville Army District
Athens County Draft Board No 2 announces two additional selective service calls under the National Act. Tentative dates Feb 10 and Feb 15. Six white men for the first call and two colored men for the second. James Fletcher Johnson a Nelsonville volunteer accepted for the latter. Okey Male tops the local list. Twenty eight remain to report at Fort Hayes, Columbus.
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Nelsonville
National Selective Service Act
Athens County
James Fletcher Johnson
Okey Male
Lathrop
Fort Hayes
Columbus
Board No. 2
Nelsonville social notes span church events and visits
Esther Class of the Church of Christ met at Emma Cook’s Fayette Street home for a potluck and devotionals. Members and guests listed include Dora Bussey Velma Pritchard Nettie Keeton and Emma Cook. Other items note church circle meetings and community visits with local families and faculty absences.
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Nelsonville
Esther
Church of Christ
Emma Cook
Fayette St
Dora Bussey
Grace Lax
Nettie Keeton
Velma Pritchard
Flower Fund
Ora Barrows
Maggie Betts
Varema Bowsers
Jennie Oakley
Frank Johnson
Lillie Bland
Maggie Keating
Mayme Coleman
L. A. Davis
Josie Baugh
Allie Dilcher
Mildred Baugh
Mrs Bartlett Attends Columbus Inauguration Reception
Mrs Mary E Bartlett visited Columbus on Monday to attend a reception honoring the inauguration hosted by Mrs Katherine Kennedy Brown head of the Republican National Committee for Ohio and president of the organization.
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Ohio Federation of Republican
Bartlett
Mary E. Bartlett
Columbus
Katherine Kennedy Brown
Republican National Committee For
Ohio
Mrs. Hannah Locke Dies While Visiting Willoughby
Nelsonville reports Mrs. Hannah Locke age 40 wife of John Locke The Plains died Sunday at a daughter's home in Willoughby Ohio. She leaves two sons an additional daughter a father two brothers and two sisters. Funeral services will be held Wednesday at 2 PM at The Plains M E Church with burial there.
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Nelsonville
Hannah Locke
John Locke
the Plains
William Sherwood
Willoughby
Ohio
John Pierce
M. E
Plains
Eagles To Initiate Special Class On Mann Birthday
Nelsonville Aerie No. 391 F O E will honor Conrad H. Mann of Kansas City Mo on his 70th birthday with a special class initiation on Jan 28 James May Basil Whitlatch John O Harrow Tom Galvin lead a recruitment drive and committees were named for arrangements Speaker Virgil Davis state president will oversee ritual work and all District 4 lodges are invited to attend.
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Nelsonville
Nelsonville Aerie
Order of Eagles
Conrad H. Mann
Kansas City
Joe Evans
The
Aerie
Mann
Tom Galvin
Basil Whitlatch
James May
John O’harrow
Virgil Davis
District 4
Coolville Notices Celebrate 58th Anniversary and Community News
Mr and Mrs W E Bingman of Ireland were honored with a 58th wedding anniversary party attended by 35 neighbors. Prayer meeting set at Coolville Methodist Church. John Humphrey announces birth of daughter Gladys Georgiana on Jan 4. Local events include Troy High basketball games vs Hollister. Various residents visited or hosted friends, and health updates noted for several locals.
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Coolville
W. E. Bingman
Ireland
Coolville Methodist Church
John Humphrey
Gladys Georgiana
Troy Auditorium
Miss Miller
Athens County
Leora Bingman
Homer Trickett
Corning
Marie Castle
Clara L. Bailey
Orange
O. F. Branch
John
Belpre
Alma May Kincade
Athens
Ronald Bailey
Elma Fay Kincade
Chester
Troy High
Hollister
E. LeMay
Anna Doris White
Parkersburg
Charles LeMay
Steubenville
Ruth White
Columbus
Pat LeMay
Hattie Bails
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Harold Wilcoxen
Alice Merle
Rockland
Degree of Pocahontas Benefit Party at Nelsonville Hall
The Degree of Pocahontas will sponsor a benefit party at their hall in Nelsonville on Wednesday evening at 7 30. Patrons are asked to bring December tickets to this event.
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Nelsonville — Degree of Pocahontas
Nelsonville to Hold Semester Exams Next Week
Nelsonville schools set January 22 23 and 24 as first semester exam dates with a shortened period plan allowing tests anytime during the week January 20 to 24. Grade cards will be distributed the following week and Temperance Day activities are planned including an address by Dr. E A Hansen at the high school.
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Nelsonville
Ohio
E. A. Hansen
Ohio University
Benefit School Play in Dover Tonight
Final rehearsal complete for the Chauncey-Dover home talent three act comedy Hillbilly Courtship. The show raises funds for Chauncey-Dover school lunch rooms with an 8 p.m. performance at the high school auditorium and a 9 a.m. matinee the next morning.
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Chauncey
Chauncey-Dover
Claudius McClanahan
Paul Fiske
Woodrow Ferrills
Joseph
the Plains
Beaumont
Morristown
Bailey Run
Keirns Family Hosts Chicken Dinner at Country Home
Mr and Mrs Daniel Keirns entertained Sunday at their Chauncey area country home. Guests included Mr and Mrs Wesley Keirns and daughter Doris of Sand Ridge. Mr and Mrs Floyd Ayers and children Mary Betty and Charles of Greens Run. Mr and Mrs Harold Showers and daughter Patty of Millfield. Mr and Mrs James Kisor and children Junior and Charles. Mrs Cassie King of Millfield. and Adolphus Keirns of Chauncey.
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Chauncey
Daniel Keirns
Wesley Keirns
Doris
Sand Ridge
Floyd Ayers
Mary
Betty
Charles Ayers
Greens Run
Harold Showers
Patty
Millfield
James Kisor
Junior
Charles
Cassie King
Adolphus Keirns
Chauncey Personal News: Irene Jackson Back at Work
Miss Irene Jackson resumes work at the Wilson Store in Chauncey after a five day influenza illness at her home on Lexington Avenue Chauncey. Paul Tippett of Chauncey has returned from Birmingham Alabama.
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Chauncey
Irene Jackson
Wilson
Lexington Ave
Paul Tippett
Birmingham
Ala
Chauncey Postmaster Sells Infantile Paralysis Buttons
Chauncey Bricker, postmaster, has a supply of infantile paralysis buttons for ten cents each. Half of the proceeds will be returned to the county for local treatment efforts. Mrs Bricker asks for public support through purchase or sale assistance to raise funds against the disease.
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Chauncey
Charlotte Bricker
Bricker
Mrs Thimmes Undergoes Major Surgery in Toledo
Mrs Mildred Thimmes of Chauncey underwent a major operation at St Vincent Hospital Toledo last week. Her condition is favorable. It is her third major operation in two years. She invites friends to write in Room 217 St Vincent Hospital Toledo Ohio. Her mother Mrs Anna Syx of Toledo is recovering from illness per a letter to Mrs Ley Chauncey.
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Chauncey
Mildred
Syx Thimmes
Opal Ley
St. Vincents Hospital
Toledo
Thimmes
Mildred Thimmes
St. Vincent Hospital
Ohio
Anna Syx
Ley
Chauncey Staffingers Enjoy Florida Winter Stay
Mr and Mrs F H Staffinger of Chauncey report they are well and enjoying the Florida climate while spending the winter there. They reside at Brown Arcade Apt 4 Wauchula Florida.
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Chauncey
F. H. Staffinger
Florida
Brown Arcade
Apt. 4
Wauchula
Fla
Entertains Sunday Guests From Athens and Nelsonville
Joe Bridgewater Chauncey hosted Mr and Mrs Freddie Burch and children Sonny and Mary Esther Athens R4 and Mr and Mrs Charles Haffin Nelsonville as Sunday visitors to their home.
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Chauncey
Joe Bridgewater
Freddie Burch
Sonny and
Mary Esther
Athens R. 4
Charles Haffin
Nelsonville
Straitsville Bears Top Coverts in City League Gridiron
Straitsville Bears opened the second half strong to beat Coverts 3 2 in a city league matchup. George Wilson led with a 223 single and 610 triple. Tonight the Ladies League features Brooks Shoes versus Straits ville at 6 30 and B P W Club against Letha Lou Shop at 8 30.
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Nelsonville
New Straitsville
Coverts
George Wilson
Brooks Shoes
Straitsville
Letha Lou Shop
Welsh language speakers and US farmers tenancy statistic
Among 2 593 392 in Wales 97 932 spoke Welsh exclusively while 811 329 spoke both English and Welsh. In 1937 two fifths of US farmers were tenants.
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Wales
United States
Time Card and Appointment Notice List
Train schedules for several lines show east and west bound departures and arrivals including the B and O, Chesapeake and Ohio and New York Central. A notice names Jennie E. Howard as Administratrix with the will annexed of Herbert H. Howard dying in Ames Township Athens County Ohio with four months to file claims.
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Baltimore & Ohio
Diplomat
Ely S
National Limited
Chesapeake & Ohio
Iowa
NEW York Central South
NEW York Central North
Athens Airways
Athens
TWA
Columbus
Jennie E. Howard
Millfield
Ohio
R. 1
Herbert H. Howard
Ames Township
Athens County
Francis D. White
Said County
Webb Funeral Held Saturday At Apple Grove
Mrs. Tressa Wheeler died Thursday at her home and was buried Saturday at the Apple Grove Methodist Church with Rev. C L Thayer officiating. Interment followed at Letart Falls Cemetery. Several relatives and friends from Washington D C Ripley W Va Millwood W Va South Side W Va Gallipolis Ohio and other nearby communities attended. Local residents reported illnesses influenza and asthma. Roy Pearson announced the birth of a daughter Sallie Jean last Saturday. Epworth League Cabinet met with the local league Sunday afternoon. Community members visited, hosted dinners, and returned to daily routines amid social and church activities.
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Apple Grove
Tressa Wheeler
Apple Grove Methodist Church
C. L. Thayer
Letart Falls
Glen Wolfe
Georgia Wheeler
Washington, D.C
Louise Crow
Ripley
W. Va
Max Brownell
Raymond Sayre
Millwood
Melvin Wheeler
Emmet Roush
Cecil Durst
Alto
John Summer
Helen Summer
South Side
B. F. Summer
Inez Stone
Leon
Walter Cauffman
John
Gladys
Gallipolis
Earl Scott
Portland
Roy Buck
Early Roush
Wilson Slaughter
Charles Chapman
Norma Ann
Roy Pearson
Sallie Jean
Roberta Sayre
Gene Slaughter
Cottageville
Parkersburg
Kenneth Ours
Robert Brandt
William Heiney
New Matamoras
Epworth League County Cabinet
Earl Shank
Limited Farm Labor Supply Boosts Farm Wage Rates
The Agriculture Department cited a limited supply of farm labor and higher demand as reasons wages on January 1 rose to 124 percent of the 1910-14 average, five points above a year earlier.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
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Ladies Aid Society
M. FE
London
Walter Maccombs
Ohio Pardon and Penis Commission
Ohio Pardon and Parole Commission
A. K. Chenoweth
Lra Whitmore
C. H. Harris
Cliff Cornell
Dlayer
Yosuke Matsuoka
Joseph Clark Grew
U. S
Japan
Far East
Tokyo
Nelsonville Army District
Nelsonville Social Notes
Bess Bland
Bess Higgins
Methodist Church
Helen Sargent
Fick
Leah Fick
Friendship Club
Jackson St
Thelma Hutchins
Catherine Higgins
Freda Powell
Georgia Foughty
Mona Bateman
Bernice Johnson
L. G. Chapman
Sadie Nixon
C. C. Ervin
D. J. Chapman
William Snowden
Akron
Bowling Green
Mansfield
Wesley Bethel
Laurelsville
C. A. Stover
Lillian
Lancaster
Nelsonville High School
Cornelia Scott
Helen Jackson
Grace Roberts
Earl Washburn
Catherine Spencer
Nelle Dowler
Bessie Ball
Corwin Cookson
Rainbow
C. E. Johnson
Poplar St
Nelle Johnson
S. S. Lane
Miss Spencer
Garnet Bennett
Joshua Spencer
Janet Bartels Wolfe
Pittsburgh
C. J. Bartels
R. N. White
Spencer
Cliffton Spencer
Bartels-Wolfe
Eagles
Coolville News
Plan Lodge
Mary V. Thomas
Margaret Warren
Imogene Sayers
Jimmy Knight
Harry Westfall
Junior Johnson
Charles Long
Bernard Carter
Carl Bruce
Helen Shaw
Jessie Pergrin
Evelyn Ross
Maxine Cope
Patty Nelson
Margie Warren
Marie Wolfe
Dorothy Raine
Elsie Windle
Marilyn Wilson
Manhattan
Coast Guard
California
West Palm Beach
Army Field
Dr. Stork
Westover Field
New Army Air Base
Chicopee Falls
Mass
Lionel Whitby Lippman
Lionel Lippman
Lionel
Dover
Mrs. Thimmes
Tad's
Carbondale
Kimberly Road
D. Bumgarner
W. Hutchins
Patton
Galvin
Is. Howe Ances
W. Calkins
E. Lawson
W. Mile
Weu
B. Ward
Coee
G. Wilson
Webb
Oakley
Oakley E Insurance Agency
Public Square
Elsonville
Coats
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