Commerce Board Names Standing Committees in Nelsonville
At the first meeting of the chamber of commerce board in Nelsonville the president approved standing committees. Appointments cover organization affairs membership budget publicity business affairs trade extension investigation industrial development civic affairs city planning health and sanitation legislative utilities agricultural affairs good roads farm development sparkets and prices rural relations and other posts. Cc. Sharp was re elected national councilor.
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A. G. Mechem
Department of Civic Affairs
C. E. Welch
William Mills
W. 8. Rhodes
N. Hill
G. R. Robinson
Department of Agricultural Affairs
George E. Johnson
Good Roads
Martin Ohlinger
L. J. Eberle
Drunk Fined $50 by Mayor in Nelsonville
Cleve Hallett was fined $50 and costs by Mayor Eberle after pleading guilty to intoxication. The mayor announced strict enforcement of fines, rejecting accepting costs or small installments to release offenders without paying the balance.
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Nelsonville
Cleve Hallett
Eberle
Old Time Dance At Nelsonville Draws Big Crowd
About 1,500 to 2,000 people attended an old-fashioned dance in Nelsonville at I R Beasley’s Ford garage. Ham Joyce’s old-time fiddlers from Carbon Hill supplied music while Dick Evans led as caller with Bud Levering and Pete Barrows assisting. The event ran to 12:30 AM and was judged highly successful.
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Nelsonville
Ford
I. R. Beasley
Ham
Joyce
Carbon Hill
Dick Evans
Pete Barrows
Bud” Levering
Prayer meetings planned in eight Nelsonville homes
Nelsonville residents will host prayer gatherings Friday night January 22 at 7 o clock in eight homes. Leaders include Asa Hammond on Chestnut Street and Mrs Lane on Fort Street with A G Mechem Mrs Mechem Sam Starkey Mrs Starkey H W Shafer Fayette Street and Wm Mitchell, H W Crothers Madison Street with John Barrows and Lewis Courtney led by their spouses Roy Brooks Voplar Street and Mrs Spencer.
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Nelsonville
Asa Hammond
Chestnut Street
Mr. Hammond
S. Lane
Fort Street
Lane
A. G. Mechem
W. Washington Street
Mechem
Sam Starkey
Ashton Avenue
Starkey
H. W. Shafer
Fayette Street
Wm. Mitchell
Residents and visitors from Ohio towns spend winter in Nelsonville
James Shafer was a business visitor in Columbus Thursday. Mr. and Mrs. Ed Heft and son from Connets are wintering in Nelsonville where Heft and son work. Mrs. Kate Hartgrove of Columbus stays with sister Mrs. Charles Matheny. Mrs. Orley Hoch and children visited relatives at Buchtel Wednesday. Mrs. Wesley Hawk was in Murray City Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. Earl Linscott recently visited her parents in Amesville. Dr. and Mrs. N. Hill, Mr. and Mrs. James Sharp and Mrs. C. C. Sharp were visitors from Columbus Thursday.
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James Shafer
Columbus
Ed Heft and Son
Connetts
Nelsonville
Heft
Kate Hartgrove
Charles Matheny
Orley Hoch
Buchtel
Wesley Hawk
Murray City
Earl Linscott
Amesville
N. Hill
James Sharp
C. C. Sharp
Light Power to Be Off Awhile in Nelsonville
Nelsonville residents will experience two brief power interruptions from Southern Ohio Electric between 7 and 8 AM and again in the afternoon on Sunday January 24 to allow a heavier line to be tapped. If heavy rain or snow occurs, the outages will be postponed.
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Nelsonville
Southern Ohio Electric Company
Local railroad officials attend Logan freight claim meeting
Nelsonville report states Will Morgan and Charles Klein of the local railroad office traveled to Logan on Thursday to participate in a meeting of the committee for freight claim prevention.
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Logan
Nelsonville
Jan
Will Morgan
Charles Klein
Committee For
Glenford Dugan Legionnaires Host Chicken Dinner in Nelsonville
The Glenford Dugan post American Legion held a chicken dinner at the Legion home in Nelsonville with L. C. Spring as banquet chair. J. D. Adamson led the program, the Brunswick Panantrope played, Edith Stiers spoke for the auxiliary, Dr. W. S. Rhodes gave a history of the post, and an old-fashioned dance crowned the evening with top prizes to Dr. Rhodes and Irma Wilson.
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Glenford Dugan Legionnaires
Legion Home
Nelsonville
Glenford Dugan Post
American Legion
Legion
L. C. Spring
J. D. Adamson
New Brunswick
Hickman
Edith Stiers
Woman's Auxiliary
W. S. Rhodes
Crawford braves snow to address Glouster Kiwanis meeting
In Glouster on January 22, Nelsonville schools chief O O Crawford traveled through heavy snow to speak on the underprivileged child at the Kiwanis luncheon. About forty members attended despite the weather, hearing two vocal solos by Mrs Balliet with Miss Mary Smith at the piano.
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Glouster
O. Crawford
Nelsonville
Crawford
W. L. Balliet
United Lyceum Bureau of Columbus
Balliet
Highways Body Plans Reform in Financing Columbus
Jan 22 reform aims to reorganize the state highways department to ensure continuous policy. State Highway Director George Schlesinger briefed the joint legislative committee on highways, estimating about 147 million dollars needed to finish Ohio’s road system. He broken down 100 million to complete 4,000 miles and 47 million to widen to eighteen feet, noting many roads are only eight to eighteen feet wide and that widening is now more critical than building new roads. 2,000 miles may not need paving for seventy years.
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Columbus
State Highway Department
Joint Legislative Committee On
George Schlesinger
Ohio
Schiesinger
France Will Not Reduce Armaments Before Security Confirmed
In Paris on January 22 M. Paul Painleve says France will keep heavy arms until its security is assured. He states France supports disarmament but will retain forces indispensable for security and uphold the Geneva protocol. He cites three governments, Herriot Briand and his own, in backing arbitration and League aims.
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Paris
France
M. Paul Prudent Painleve
M. Painleve
League of Nations
Irance
League Council
Herriot
Briand
Athens Woman Dies After Illness at Home
Mrs Esta Dean Howell 62 wife of Sanford Howell died at 10 45 PM at her home 162 Morris avenue Athens from a complication of diseases. Born November 9 1874 in Bedford township Meigs county she moved to Athens three years ago from Downington. Funeral services will be held at an undetermined time in Downington with burial to follow. She leaves three children Guy Howell Seville Dale Howell Downington and Lucile Howell at home one infant son George Eldon died in infancy. Also surviving are three sisters and four brothers.
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Esta Dean Howell
Sanford Howell
Morris Avenue
Bedford Township
Meigs County
Downington
Athens
M. E
Martzolff
First Methodist Church
Guy Howell
Seville
Dale Howell
Lucile Howell
George Eldon
Myrtle Gibson
Clara Lee
Barberton
Janie Dean
Jack Dean
William Dean
Akron
Wallace Dean
Kenmore
Fort Dean
Woallaville
Borah Attacks Court Anew in Senate Speech
Senator William E Borah Republican of Idaho a leading foe of the World Court warned the Senate that the court is an agency of the League of Nations built to enforce peace by force He predicted a world embroiled in war if the United States joins the European conflicts and feuds.
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Washington
William E. Borah
Idaho
World Court
International Tribunal
Senate
League of Nations
United States
Fragmented Local Phrase Reflects Early 20th Century Commerce
A shortened OCR fragment hints at social or commercial life, noting a shift from youthful vigor to a drug store context. It suggests evolving public spaces and consumer culture in a historical urban setting.
Bread merger organized for large food company
New York Jan 22 Formal announcement of a great bread making combine was expected in Wall Street today. The vertical type combine headed by William Ward would form a large food products company embracing all products used in bread manufacture.
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New York
Wall Street
William BR. Ward
Henry Ward
Ward
Ohio Pastor's convention urges lenient view of dancing and Sunday rest
The Seventh Annual Ohio Pastor's convention report in Columbus calls churches to distinguish proper practice from abuse in dancing and card playing. It notes Sunday observance varies by community and urges legal regulation reflect rest needs, not religious dogma, to allow churches freedom to preach the Christian Sunday ideal.
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Columbus
Ohio
F. Q. Blanchard
Cleveland
Governor names two new trustees on Kent Normal School Board
Governor Donahey announced the appointments of John D. Overhall of Wooster a Republican and Norman Senhauser of New Philadelphia a Democrat to the Kent Normal school board. Overholt replaces the late D. C. Wills and Senhauser replaces W. K. Maxwell who resigned after moving to Illinois. The board will meet to select a successor to President J. E. McGilvrey who was dismissed amid accusations of absence without authority and other irregularities.
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Columbus
Donahey
John D. Overhall
Wooster
Norman Senhauser
New Philadelphia
Kent Normal School Board of Trustees
Overholt
D. C. Wills
Cleveland
Senhauser
W. K. Maxwell
Akron
Illinois
J. E. McGilvrey
Kent Normal School
McGilvrey
World Court Protocol May Be Delayed By Quiet President
In Washington Jan 22 1926 President Coolidge faces a pivotal choice on the World Court protocol. If he stays silent the measure may be postponed beyond the tax bill and perhaps not voted this session. If he speaks up now he could push lawmakers to act immediately amid House opposition to cloture.
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Washington
Coolidge
Capitol Hill
World Court
World court clash fuels looming Senate filibuster
The anti World Court bloc may force a filibuster as pro court senators push to end debate on protocol. A possible Smoot tax bill move could trigger night sessions and a first session filibuster, with Dawes' past critiques returning to mind. Unanimous consent on March first remains a possible last minute goal.
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Smoot
Senate
Semoot
Dawes
Friends of the World Court Protocol
Coldest Weather Forecast for Cleveland and Ohio
The forecast warns of the coldest weather of the winter for Cleveland and northern Ohio. Emery predicts a temperature of 10 above zero by nightfall with a steady drop to lower levels as the cold snap continues, making streets icy and hazardous for pedestrians and drivers.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Emery
City to vote against manager form in Monday meeting
Columbus delegates expect a 6 to 2 vote against adopting a city manager government when the aldermen take up the proposition at the upcoming regular meeting Monday night.
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Columbus
Dog Owners Hit With Penalty For Late Dog Licenses
Athens county auditor Fred Cornwell says fifteen dog owners were fined $1 each for late licenses issued after January 19. About 5860 dogs licensed this year versus 6532 last year, with penalties unavoidable. Dogs without licenses can lead to arrest and fines under criminal law. fifty arrests were made last year.
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Fred Cornwell
Athens County
Loday
Cornwell
Sev
Lowden Urges Farm Board to Dispose Surplus Farm Goods
Frank O. Lowden, former Illinois governor, urged creation of a federal farm board modeled on the federal reserve to solve surplus farm product disposal. He spoke before 1,000 farmers from 63,000 members at the Illinois agricultural association annual meeting in Champaign on January 22.
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Champaign
Federal Farm Board
Federal Reserve Board
Frank O. Lowden
Illinois
Colonel Lowden
Illinois Agricultural Association
Hobbits Narrow Escapes Highlight Crowd Hunting Scene
A crowd pursues hobbits through a tense chase with several close calls and evasive maneuvers. The scene emphasizes the hobbits smaller status and peril amid the broader hunt setting.
Changing World Cure Claim for Stomach Ailments
An advertisement promotes Mayr's one dose cure for stomach and intestinal troubles claiming cure of a long list of ailments including appendicitis. It asserts relief from catarrhal mucus and inflammation and offers a money back guarantee. It lists McKee Drug Co. in Athens, Gem Pharmacy in Nelsonville, and druggists generally as distributors.
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Mayr
McKee Drug Co
Athens
Gem Pharmacy
Nelsonville
County auditor faces license fee dispute before January
Several residents allege the county auditor issued licenses at a fee before January 19. If true, attorney Mr. Cornwell says the move violates the law and the examiner will likely charge the auditor for not complying.
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Eral
Cornwell
Dependency charge in Edith Alexander case files affidavit
Bernard Alexander is charged with contributing to the dependency of Edith Alexander in a probate court affidavit. The Sewell and Garlinger case is set for jury trial in the same court.
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Bernard Alexander
Edith Alexander
Bate
John Sewell
Thomas Garlinger
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