Sales in 1935 Show Increase Of One Third
Nelsonville William Brooks Shoe Company reports 1935 gross sales of 657000, up one third from 1934. William Brooks re-elected president and general manager with C E Allen as vice president and treasurer and J Lawrence Porter as secretary. The firm, established 3 1 2 years ago, employs about 200 workers and produces 2000 pairs daily.
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Nelsonville
William Brooks
C. E. Allen
J. Lawrence Porter
Columbus
Fire damages Shafer home dining room floor
NELSONVILLE The fire department was called at 1 30 this morning to Cecil Shafer on E Franklin Street to fight a stubborn blaze in the dining room floor near the hearth. A defective flue from the furnace is believed to have caused the fire. Significant damage occurred to the tile hearth and floor as firefighters reached the blaze.
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Nelsonville
Cecil Shafer
Franklin St
Verity Card Club Hosts Mrs Ong in Nelsonville
Miss Helen Verity entertained her card club with Mrs Phil Ong as the sole guest on Wednesday evening. A refreshment course followed. High scores were won by Miss Lucile Verity Mrs Sylvester Ross and Mrs Leiland Devore.
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Nelsonville
Phil Ong
Helen Verity
Lucile Verity
Sylvester Ross
Leiland Devore
Endo Corn Promises Fast Relief For Athens Ad
An advertisement touts END-O-CORN as a painless remedy to remove corns with no suffering. It claims the product normally costs 50 dollars but is offered at fifty cents at Athens today.
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Athens
Extreme Cold Grips Nelsonville Officials Report Biting Subzero Temps
Local thermometers showed as low as 22 degrees below zero in Wednesday night readings as estimates varied. The official scorekeeper at the railroad yard office logged 17 degrees with 16 degrees at 8 am, while Fire Chief Dana Windon noted 12 degrees at 1:30 am and later readings fluctuated to 16 degrees.
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Nelsonville
Dana Windon
Hyperion Club Heads Red Cross Roll Call
Members of the Hyperion Club sponsor a Red Cross roll call drive aided by the Business and Professional Women's Club and the Community Club. The Feb. 11 meeting reviews progress as solicitors prepare final reports and collect window boards from Adamsons Clothing for completion.
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Nelsonville
Hyperion Club
Red Cross
Business and Professional Women's Club
Adamsons Clothing
Zaleski Brief News Notes
Dr. and Mrs. Chester Padertacher host a visit with twins George and Allen. Dr. Badertscher, Camp Malta physician, reassigned near Peebles Ohio. Mrs. A C Ansel ill. Ansel daughters and families visit parents. Watson Hill attends John McQuade funeral in Chillicothe. Miss Mary Herwick ill with scarlet fever. was at Ball Bluffton Ind. Hobart Murray and others visit Ella Murray. extended family visits at Athens State Hospital. Rev William Totman family moves to Plain City.
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Ella Murray
Hobart Murray
Columbus
Don Miller
Catherine Anderson
Dover
Jewell
Athens State Hospital
Edward Morse
William Totman
Plain City
Treated Cotton Fire-Resistant and Moisture Proof
Researchers describe a process in which cotton is treated with chemicals to become fire resistant and moisture proof. The treatment improves durability and fabric safety in various applications.
Union Battle Reaches Ohio Steel Plant Over AFL Split
Portmouth Ohio at Wheeling Steel plant becomes focal point in AFL rift between industrial and craft unions led by John L. Lewis. Amalgamated Association seeks election to represent workers but machinists push to exclude machine repair crews. Labor Board set to hear February 4. Additional note mentions higher auto accidents in September to November.
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Washington
Wheeling Steel Company
Portsmouth, O
American Federation of Labor
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
Amalgamated Association of Iron, Steel and Tin Workers of North America
American Federation of Labor Union
Labor Relations Board
Portsmouth
Wagner Labor Disputes Act
Cincinnati
International Association of Machinists
Machinists
Amalgamated
Two Games on Greyhounds Week End Court Schedule
Nelsonville Greyhounds prepare for a Friday home game against Athens Bulldogs and a Saturday road test at Union Furnace. The team aims to improve offense led by Lancaster, Weltzheimer, and others after a first-half collapse last week.
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Greyhounds
JOF Spray
Nelsonville
Nelsonville Greyhounds
Athens Bulldogs
Union Furnace
Grey Five
Lancaster and
Weltzheimer
Athens
Feve
Evans
Abraham
Smith
Lancaster
Blair
Kuhn
Committees Are To Meet in Nelsonville
A meeting of the shoe factory committee of the Retail Merchants Association will be held at the Oakley and Oakley office tonight at 7 30 o clock. All committee members solicitors and interested citizens are urged to attend.
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Nelsonville
Retail Merchants Association
Oakley & Oakley
Visiting Mother in Nelsonville
Mrs. C. J. Bartels of Parkersburg West Virginia is the guest of her mother Mrs. Joshua Spencer in Nelsonville this week.
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Nelsonville
C. J. Bartels
Parkersburg
W. Va
Joshua Spencer
National Union for Social Justice meets in Doanville
A meeting of the National Union for Social Justice is set for Friday at 7 30 p m in the Doanville schoolhouse with public invitation extended.
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Coughlinites
Doanville
National Union For Social Justice
Band Benefit Show Set for February 14 at Nelsonville High
A Nelsonville amateur program benefits the High School Band on February 14 in the high school auditorium. Ten cash prizes are offered by the Band Boosters Club. C A Naffziger will host. Contest entrants should mail a card or call 87 during the day or after 6 p.m. Tickets are sold by Band Boosters members.
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Nelsonville
C. A. Naffziger
Nuffziger
Band Boosters Club
Alcohol Deaths Grow in New Wet States
A Census Bureau study shows four formerly dry states among those with large increases in alcoholism deaths from 1933 to 1934, while New York reports the sharpest decline. Massachusetts, Pennsylvania and Ohio lead the rise. California, Georgia, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Texas and Virginia also show higher deaths. New York drops by 61, Kentucky by 23, Wisconsin by 18. Overall, 1933 saw 2.6 deaths per 100000, the year prohibition ended beer drought and marked the first rise since 1927 28.
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Washington
Census Bureau
New York
California
Georgia
Massachusetts
Missouri
North Carolina
Ohio
Oklahoma
Pennsylvania
Texas
Virginia
Kentucky
Wisconsin
District of Columbia
Floyd Brown Pleads Guilty in Nelsonville Petit Larceny Case
Floyd Brown pleaded guilty on arraignment in the Nelsonville mayor’s court to petit larceny charged by Hocking Valley Mining Company official Ed Cottingham. He was fined ten dollars with costs, the fine suspended upon payment of costs, for allegedly throwing coal from a loaded car at Kimberly Mine.
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Nelsonville
Ed Cottingham
Hocking Valley Mining Company
Floyd Brown
S. G. Holland
Kimberly
Cosmopolitan Club gathering hosted by Mrs Henry Mc Cullough
Mrs Henry Mc Cullough will host the Cosmopolitan Club Friday night in Nelsonville. Members are expected to attend the social event at her home.
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Nelsonville
Henry McCullough
Cosmopolitan Club
Body of King Removed to London Today
King George V's body moved from Sandringham to London as Britain prepares for a state funeral. Beefeaters and guard regiments marched near the purple catafalque in Westminster Hall while crowds expected a national pilgrimage. A possible radio message from King Edward was under discussion.
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St. George's Chapel
Windsor
Westminster Abbey
Britain
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House of Commons
House of Lords
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Sandringham
London
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Wolferton
George V
Edward
Privy Council
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