Nelsonville shoe factory workers pledge 500 for fund drive
About 200 employees of the William Brooks Shoe Company pledged 500 to a community industrial fund under the Retail Merchants Association. The campaign aims to reduce 20,000 in debt over 18 months, with only about 3,500 received so far of roughly 9,000 in subscriptions.
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Nelsonville
William Brooks Shoe Company
Community Industrial Fund
Retail Merchants Association
F. M. Brooks
Merchants’ Association
E. F. DeVore
Brooks
Probate Court Suspends Hearings On Numerous Guardian Accounts
Athens County probate notices suspend hearing of guardian accounts until February 3 1936 at 9 AM. Guardians named include Pinsterwald Colegrove Roberts Walburn Chiki Nelson Ferrell Walker Bean Gibson Totman Kinnen Jones Graham Parker Parfitt Juniper Tharpe and others with estates of Hawk Henry Baughman Murphey Matheny Winning Jones Johnson Johnson and other executors depositories. Interested parties may file exceptions by the due date.
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Athens County
Ohio
R. W. Pinsterwald
Emmett J. Carter
Perry Colegrove
Oliver Colegrove
Myrtie Olson Roberts
Glenford Olson
B. FP. Ferrell
Geraldine Parry
E. R. Walker
Etta Miles
Charlies C. Bean
Dale FE. Been
Arthur Pitch Bean
Cc. O
Gibson
Annie Gilchrist
Arthur Gilchrist
Bank of Athens
N.B.A
Otis O. Bean
Walter W. Totman
Marion P. Totman
Michael Kinnen
Catherine M
Frances L. Geitie
Thomas Winning
Carl Winning
Roger J. Jones
Eveline McIntire
Eira Graham
J. Howard Johnson
Herb J. Parker
Mita May Siville
Piorence Parfitt
Thomas Parfitt
Clarence A. Juniper
Abner Juniper
Mary E. Tharpe
W. F. Pierbough
Crete
23 Degrees Below Is Noted Early Today
A reading of 23 degrees below zero was reported at the C and O Railroad yard office as Thursday night’s contribution to the frigid spell. Nearby thermometers showed 20 to 22 degrees below at 7 30 this morning. Fire department was called to the F R Beasley Garage on W Washington Street Thursday evening for a smoldering roof blaze near the furnace chimney causing slight damage.
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Nelsonville
F. R. Beasley
W. Washington St
Revival Close Sunday Night at Pilgrim Holiness Church
Revival in Nelsonville at the Pilgrim Holiness Church on Chestnut Street will end Sunday night despite sub zero weather. Evangelist Young preaches tonight Saturday night and Sunday night at 7 oclock. An 11 am service Sunday, 9 30 am Sunday School, and a Young People service at 6 pm are on the program with special singing featured.
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Nelsonville
Pilgrim Holiness Church
Chestnut St
Evangelist Young
Class Is Entertained by Retta Howe Sunday School Group
Mrs Isaac Vaughn hosted the Retta Howe Sunday School Class of the Methodist Church at her Kontner Street home assisted by Mrs Ea Williams and Mrs Ted Katzenbach. After a brief business session games and contests followed a refreshment course was served to 14 members.
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Nelsonville
Isaac Vaughn
Ea Williames
Ted Katzenbach
Retta
Hold Rites Saturday For Harriett Stephens
Funeral services for Mrs. Harriett M. Stephens will be held Saturday at 1 30 PM at the Pentecostal Church on Poplar Street conducted by Rev Ossman. Burial will be at Green Lawn. Mrs Stephens and her daughter Della Crabtree lived on Harper Street. She leaves six grandchildren and eight great grandchildren.
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Nelsonville
Harriett M. Stephens
Pentecostal Church
Poplar St
Ossman
Greenlawn
Stephens
Della Crabtree
Harper St
Farm Club Formed For Graduate Work
Gallipolis reports a Young Men's Farming Club formed with Bruce McDonald as president Sam Drummond as secretary Harry Schwarzewalder as vice president and Dwight Heath as advisor. It serves vocational agriculture departments and will meet February 3. Members range 16 to 26 and it is a graduate group of the Future Farmers of America.
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Gallipolis
Bruce McDonald
Sam Drummond
Harry Schwarzewalder
Dwight Heath
Future Farmers of America
Surveyors Now Engineers in Columbus Ballot Title Change
Secretary of State George Myers announced that the attorney general has ruled a county surveyor must be a registered professional engineer as well as a registered surveyor, so the office will be designated on ballots as county engineer.
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Columbus
George 8 Myers
Attorney General
Athens Nelsonville game set for tonight clash
The Athens Nelsonville matchup will be played tonight as planned after a morning update confirming the schedule. Local fans expect a competitive contest as both teams prepare to take the floor.
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Nelsonville
Prices Fall on AAA Price Cuts for Pork Flour and Sugar
Prices of pork flour and sugar dropped after the Supreme Court action limiting AAA powers. Flour Ten pounds cost seven cents less and sugar ten pounds five cents cheaper. hog cut meats fell three to six cents per pound. Officials say full country-wide study will take weeks, with timing and tax details causing price readjustment uncertainties.
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Washington
AAA
Supreme Court
Truax to Speak to Unemployed Group in Nelsonville
William Truax president of the Unemployed League of Ohio will address the Nelsonville unit and WPA workers at the I O O F Hall Sunday evening Jan 26 at 7 30 oclock WPA workers invited Speakers will discuss why workers should have more than a 10 percent wage raise A string band from the Nelsonville unit will entertain from 6 30 to 7 80 oclock before the program
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Nelsonville
William Truax
Unemployed League of Ohio
Unemployed League
WPA
I. O. O. F. Hall
Nelson Ville
Honor Jill Warren On Eighth Birthday
Fifteen little guests attended Jill Warren's eighth birthday in Nelsonville. After games and contests, ice cream and cake were served by Jill's aunt Lucile Warren. Guests included Vera Jo Pyle Shirley Sayers Dorothy Keating Esther Juniper Velma Pyle Audrey Coots Norma Orhood Barbara West Barbara Pool Maryline Morris Paul Berry Roy Davis Jimmy Birch Charles Whyte Jimmy Whyte and the guest of honor. Salvation Army meetings in Nelsonville, postponed by cold weather, are expected to resume Saturday night.
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Nelsonville
Jill Warren
Jill
Lucile Warren
Vera Jo Pyle
Shirley, Sayers
Dorothy Keating
Esther Juniper
Velma Pyle
Audrey Coots
Norma Orhood
Barbara West
Barbara Pool
Maryline Morris
Paul Berry
Roy Davis
Jimmy Birch
Charles Whyte
Jimmy Whyte
School Work Is Halted by Cold Until Monday
Nelsonville authorities dismiss Junior and Senior School buildings until Monday due to extreme weather and many absences during midyear exams. One hundred students were absent from the high schools. East School also closed for cold classrooms while Central and West Schools mostly operated.
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Nelsonville
West
Temperatures Drop Hampered School Operations Thursday
About 100 students failed to operate Thursday as a six degree temperature drop Thursday night hindered schools from continuing today.
Henry Bardain to Lead John A Logan Council No 119
Henry Bardain was elected councilor of John A Logan Council No 119 Junior Order United American Mechanics at a lodge meeting Tuesday night. Officers named include Henry T. Sayers vice councilor Arthur Kennedy recording secretary W J Pierce financial secretary G D Evener treasurer James Williams warden John Sayers conductor Fred Ellinger junior past councilor W I McKibben chaplain Ira Whitmore sentinel trustees H T Sayers James Williams Ira Whitmore representative Fred Ellinger alternate.
Lodge Work Praised After Annual Masonic Inspection
Nelsonville report on Philadorian Lodge No. 157 F A M annual inspection at the Masonic Temple. Dinner served to 52 members and nine visitors by the Eastern Star. Guests from Athens Logan and Marietta attended. Master R C Cook and officers conferred the Master’s Degree. District Lecturer Fred Dressel of Belpre conducted the inspection.
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Nelsonville
Philadorian Lodge
Masonic Temple
Order of the Eastern Star
Athens
Logan
Marietta
R. C. Cook
Fred Dressel
Belpre
Grand Lodge Affairs Declared Satisfactory and Officers Commended
The affairs of the lodge were found in satisfactory condition and the officers were commended for their interpretation of the degree.
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Ohio Bell Telephone Company
Barrie
Chicago
Johnson
Frank
Werk
Harriett Stephens
Truax
Salvation Army
Nelsonville Bread
Nelsonville Bakery
Bill” Sehmitter
Clover Farm Store
Florida
Clover Farm Quality
Texas Crystals
Holland
Clover Farm
Sally Clover Honey Milk Breader
Xan IE
Glendale
Blue Ribbon
Georgie Porgie
Clover Farm Stores
New York
Cream
Clover Farm Butter
Resn
Henry Bardain
D. of A
Lodge
Masons
Dressel
BAYER
Genuine Bayer
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