Rotary Tour Highlights Ohio Fuel Gas Plant at Sugar Grove
Nelsonville Rotarians and guests toured the Ohio Fuel Gas Co. Sugar Grove compressor station. Gerald Baird coordinated the visit with Frank W. Phillips and Robert Croft led the plant tour explaining gas from Ohio West Virginia and Kentucky is received standardized and dispatched. Crawford Station is described as the largest gas engine operated compressor plant in the United States.
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Nelsonville
Ohio Fuel Gas Co
Sugar Grove
BTU
Crawford Station
United States
West Virginia
Local Union Donates to President's Birthday Ball
Nelsonville Local Union No 5127 Lick Run Mine voted to give 10 cents per member, totaling 56.60, to the Birthday Ball committee. The Elks Club hosts the event next Saturday night, January 29, with 70 percent of local contributions and ticket receipts reinvested in child welfare projects.
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Nelsonville
Lick Run Mine
Nelsonville Group
Elks Club
Call Choir Meeting NELSONVILLE
The Men s Choir of the Presbyterian Church, once active a decade ago, will reorganize Thursday at 6 30 PM at the church. Brooks Franks will direct the group.
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Nelsonville
The
Presbyterian Church
Brooks Franks
Funeral for Simeon Lane Held at Independent Holiness Church
Simeon Lane's funeral services were held Saturday at the Independent Holiness Church in Nelsonville. He is survived by his wife of four years and eight children Theodore Dorothy Hazel and Alice at home plus several daughters in Logan and Nelsonville. His brothers and sisters include Edward and John in Portsmouth George of Newport Ky and several Portsmouth residents and his mother in Portsmouth. Burial followed at Green Lawn Cemetery.
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Nelsonville
Simeon Lane
Independent Holiness Church
Theodore
Dorothy
Hazel
Alice
Edna Erwin
Logan
Mary Anderson
Avanelle Merz
Mabel Gabriel
Carbondale
Edward
John
Portsmouth
George
Newport
Elizabeth Pyle
Della Jones
Nan Rollins
Greenlawn Cemetery
Garden Club Meeting in Nelsonville Highlights Window Box Drive
Nelsonville Women’s Community Garden Club met at the home of Mrs. Cecil Shafer for a 6 pm dinner. Athens Garden Club lent slides on Beautiful Gardens of America which were shown before a later airing at the high school. The group plans a window box sale to citizens and a Flower Day in late spring, with speeches on planting and spring gardening.
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Nelsonville
Cecil Shafer
Women’s Community Garden Club
Nelsonville Club
America
Garden Club
L. A. Whitmore
James Beard
Rose Cook
Mayme Keplar
Doral Horeh
Oral Daugherty
L. R. Kelch
W. L. Hudson
Job Saltz
William Mills
Second son stricken in Nelsonville recovery under way
Guy Pickett age 12 son of Mr and Mrs Thomas Pickett Nelsonville R D No 2 is recovering in a Columbus hospital after an appendicitis operation. His brother Hughie Pickett had surgery four weeks ago.
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Nelsonville
Guy Pickett
Thomas Pickett
Columbus
Hughie Pickett
Hounds Meet Devils Friday
Nelsonville Greyhounds prepare for a home clash with Gallipolis Blue Devils Friday night at the local gym. After beating Athens last Friday and with Gallipolis’ narrow OT win over Athens earlier, fans expect a toss up. Coach George Abraham has the team in top form as a large crowd is anticipated for the 7:30 prelim and 8:30 varsity game.
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Ross
Reed
Nelsonville
Nelsonville Greyhounds
Athens Bulldogs
Gallipolis Blue Devils
Blue Devils
Athens
Chieftains
Logan
George Abraham
Gallipolis
Girl Bowlers Form Intramural League
In Nelsonville a girls intramural bowling league for grades 9 to 12 forms under Miss Helen Shaw. Games are Mondays at Central Bowling Alley with top point earners receiving athletic credit. Week three results list Peggy Freer first and Ruth Laessle tied with Pauline Johnson for second.
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Nelsonville
Helen Shaw
Peggy Freer
Ruth Laessle
Pauline Johnson
Irene Hoch
Freda Marie White
Janette Davis
Lillian Huddy
Anna Hunter
Mary Elizabeth Coope
Mary Bumgardner
Relief applications limited to second and fourth Saturdays
Nelsonville York Township relief clients are advised that all applications will be received by the board only on the second and fourth Saturdays of each month from 2 to 4 pm. Applicants in Nelsonville and Buchtel should file with their respective mayors.
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Nelsonville
York Township
Wayne Bumgardner
Board of Trustees
Buchtel
Dessert Musicale to Fund Disciple Conferences
Nelsonville reports the Conference Club of the Church of Christ will host a Dessert Musicale Thursday at 7 30 in the social rooms. The program includes vocal solos duets instrumental numbers and readings. Tickets available from club members or the church office with proceeds supporting Disciple summer conferences for representative young people.
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Nelsonville
Church of Christ
League of Churches To Start Thursday
Nelsonville churches begin the Church Basketball League with a 9 pm warm-up at the high school gym. Each church should field a team and join a league setup meeting. Players are asked to attend ready to play.
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League of Churches
Nelsonville
Scout Troop Forming Seeks Interest at Presbyterian Church
Call for boys of Scout age to join a new troop in Nelsonville reports for a 7 p.m. meeting at the Presbyterian Church to organize.
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Nelsonville
Presbyterian Church
Entering New College Nelsonville
Abraham R. Simon, son of Mr and Mrs Isaac Simon, leaves this week to attend the College of Osteopathy and Surgery at Kirksville Missouri. He is a former student of Ohio State University.
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NEW College
Nelsonville
Abraham R. Simon
Isaac Simon
College of Osteopathy and Surgery
Kirksville, MO
Ohio State University
Nelsonville Church of Christ Plans Evening Prayer Meet
The mid week prayer meeting of the Church of Christ will be held tonight at 7 oclock. The Rev. Leland Goodman is the leader.
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Nelsonville
Church of Christ
Leland Goodman
Yankees Seen As Menace To Baseball In League Power Shift
The Yankees are labelled a menace as rivals in the American League plan to counter with major player moves. Detroit and Chicago target to outpace New York with trades involving Walker, Owen, and Piet, while Cleveland hopes Oscar Vitt can spark a turnaround. National League chiefs debate strategy as Giants withstand pressure and Pirates and Cardinals push to strengthen.
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New York
New York Yankees
Ford Frick
Yanks
Col
Jake Ruppert
Ruppert
Yankee
Yankees
Detroit Tigers
Chicago White Sox
Cleveland Indians
Tigers
White Sox
Gerald Walker
Marvin Owen
Mike Tresh
Chicago
Vernon Kennedy
Dixie Walker
Tony Piet
Detroit
Mickey Cochrane
Cochrane
Kennedy
Schoolboy Rowe
Owen
G. Walker
Cleveland
Oscar Vitt
Indians
Bob Feller
Johnny Allen
Mel Harder
Denny Gatehouse
Giants
Jersey City
Horace Stoneham
Pittsburgh Pirates
St. Louis Cardinals
Bill Benswanger
Pirates
Cardinals
Mungo Deal With Cubs Collapses
Chicago Cubs and Brooklyn Dodgers fail to reach agreement on pitcher Van Mungo. Dodgers sought Frank Demaree and Clay Bryant while Cubs balked at trading away key players. MacPhail flew to St Louis after the talks broke off.
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Chicago
U.P
Larry MacPhail
Brooklyn Dodgers
St. Louis
Chicago Cubs
van Mungo
MacPhail
Mungo
Cub
Dodgers
Frank Demaree
Clay Bryant
Schmeling Winds Down Training Ahead of Foord Bout
Max Schmeling reduced training in Hamburg today for Sunday’s tuneup fight with Ben Foord of South Africa. The former heavyweight champion, unbeaten in his strict camp since last December, is a 6-1 favorite and plans one more bout before the June title fight with Joe Louis in the United States. A crowd of about 40,000 is expected for the event.
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Hamburg-Aup
Max Schmeling
Ben Foord
South Africa
Schmeling
Harry Thomas
New York
Joe Louis
United States
Seabiscuit’s Owner Seeks War Admiral Showdown
San Francisco businessman Charley Howard, Seabiscuit’s owner, declares War Admiral the greatest horse but says Seabiscuit can beat him from seven furlongs to a mile and a quarter. Howard pushed for a $100000 purse match at Pimlico but War Admiral ran in Florida. Howard hopes a bigger showdown proves Seabiscuit’s supremacy.
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Henry McLemore
Hollywood
U.P
United States
East
Atlantic Seaboard
Charley Howard
San Francisco
Seabiscuit
Howard
Saratoga
Ogden Mills
Mills
Charley
Santa Anita
Pimlico
Alfred Vanderbilt
Samuel Riddle
War Admiral
Florida
United Press
Gehrig turns cowboy on screen in Rawhide role
Lou Gehrig, star Yankee first baseman, debuts as a movie cowpuncher in Rawhide. He portrays a rancher defending his cattle from rustlers, rides a horse, and notes he would return to baseball after filming, aiming to extend his 1965 games if still needed by the Yankees.
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Hollywood
Lou Gehrig
New York Yankee
West
Gehrig
Yankees
Ohio U Meets Cornell Iowa Wrestling At Athens Saturday
Ohio University wrestling team, winners over Case School of Cleveland and last year’s state champions, will face Cornell Iowa at the Men's Gymnasium in Athens. The Iowa team, a midwest grappling power, is touring and agreed to stop in for the match Saturday January 29 at 2 o'clock.
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Ohio University
Case School of
Cleveland
Cornell Iowa
Iowa
Athens
Lefty Gomez Declines Yankee Offer For 1937
Reno Nevada Lefty Gomez the top AL pitcher last season refused a 15 000 dollar salary offer from the New York Yankees and demanded the 20 000 he earned in 1935 1936. Gomez who came to Reno to establish residence cited a 1500 raise as insufficient and said the divorce may be sought next month.
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Reno
Nev
U.R
Lefty Gomez
New York Yankee
Gomez
Lefty
U. S. Table Tennis Team Competes for Swaythling Cup Lead
The United States table tennis team, defending the Swaythling Cup, is tied for second with Britain after five wins and one defeat. Austria leads with six straight wins as Austria faces Britain and the U.S. faces Ireland in upcoming matches.
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London
U.R
United States
Great Britain
Austria
Ireland
Basketball Scores From Ohio and Nearby Cities
Ohio Northern defeated Bluffton 48 to 39 while Waynesburg beat Ohio Chiropodists 55 to 22. Toledo area games saw Waite 39 over Central Catholic 24, Devilbiss 31 over Scott 25, Libbey 86 over Vocational 19. Other results include Sandusky 89 over Tiffin Junior Home 27 and Mansfield 28 over Willard 26. Gahanna Lincoln 26 toppled New Albany 15 with Shawnee 33 beating N Lexington 29. Woodsfield 32 edged Shadyside 31 and Barnesville 48 defeated Flushing 18.
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Ohio Northern
Bluffton
Waynesburg
Ohio Chiropodists
Toledo Waite
Toledo
Gentral Catholic
Devilbiss
Scott
Toledo Libbey
Toledo Vocational
Sandusky
Tiffin Junior Home
Mansfield
Willard
Gahanna Lincoln
New Albany
Shawnee
N. Lexington
Woodsfield
Shadyside
Barnesville
Flushing
Barney Ross Receives Offers To Defend Welter Title
World welterweight champion Barney Ross got a $25 000 or 40 percent gate offer for a 15 round title bout with Ceferino Garcia in Los Angeles on March 4 ahead of Santa Anita's $100 000 Handicap. Ross also has a $40 000 bid to defend against Jack Carroll in Sydney on April 18. Pian cites strong demand and notes Garcia would require 35000 cash while Carroll would need funds deposited in a U S bank before leaving the country. Ross has been inactive since beating Garcia last September at Madison Square Garden.
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Chicago
U.P
Barney Ross
Charley McDonald
Hollywood
Ceferino Garcia
Los Angeles
Santa Anita
Ross
Jack Carroll
Sydney
Australia
Sam Pian
Barney
Garcia
Pian
Carroll
U. S
Mike Jacobs
Madison Square Garden
Ohio College Basketball Slowdown as Exams Pause Play
Ohio colleges suspend hoops after mid term exams. Only two games Tuesday include Ohio Northern’s 48 to 39 win over Bluffton with Malone scoring 12, and Waynesburg’s 55 to 22 victory over Ohio College of Chiropody, while Akron beat the Pennsylvanians.
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Columbus
U.P
Ohio
Ohio Northern
Bluffton
Northern
Malone
Wayne
Infected Pimple Claims Indiana Farmer's Wife
Newspaper reports say an infected pimple proved fatal to a farming family. An advertisement urges using Peterson's Ointment for pimples eczema itching and other skin irritations with a money back guarantee. It claims relief and improved skin and promotes nationwide druggist sales.
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Indiana
Peterson
Adv
Mack Refuses to Retire Until Forced by Duty
Connie Mack, 75, told 1,200 sports writers he will coach the Philadelphia Athletics as long as possible, saying only being cut from the uniform would stop him. The gathering included 1910 Athletics stars and other members of his championship teams as he eyes 1938 training in Lake Charles Louisiana.
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Philadelphia
Connie Mack
Lake Charles
Philadelphia Athletics
Mack
Chief Bender
Eddie Murphy
Ira Thomas
Herb Pennock
Giants Sign Two More Players To 1938 Contracts
Shortstop Blondy Ryan and rookie catcher Jimmy Sheehan have signed 1938 deals, increasing the Giants' roster to eight. Secretary Eddie Brannick announced the development as two remaining holdouts, outfielder Lew (Hank) Leiber and catcher Sam Danning, linger.
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Giants
NEW York
U.P
Blondy” Ryan
Jimmy Sheehan
New York Giants
Eddie Brannick
Hanks
Leiber
Danning
Spring Ban On Fishing Is Debated
Ohio sportsmen split as the state conservation council weighs a spring closed season for all fishing. A majority opposed a general ban in an informal vote, while a minority urged shutting streams during bass spawning. Proposals include size limit changes and tighter minnow rules.
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Columbus
U.P
Ohio
State Conservation Council
Conservation Council
The
Conservation Commission
F. A. Hanawalt
Otterbein College
Pupils Study Glouster High School Photoplays
Pupils of Glouster High School study photoplay studies of the screen version Victoria The Great this week as part of English classes.
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Glouster
Glouster High School
Victoria the Great
Dangerous pricing claim prompts concern over substitutes
A wary advertisement warns against selling a SUBSTITUTE for 666 to gain a few cents. It argues customers are the business’s best assets and that losing them jeopardizes the livelihood, stating 666 is worth several times more than a SUBSTITUTE.
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Fairfield Plant
Hold Lane Funeral
RED Top Brewing CO
Cincinnati, Ohio
Covert Baking CO
Middleport
Colonial
Inance Company
N. Court
Athens, Ohio
Selee
Athens Messenger
Messenger Sports
CUBS
Howard Scotts
Admiral’s Claims
O. U
Cornell
GEM Pharmacy
Majestic
Patel
James Gleason
Gead Zasu Pitts
Edward Cline
William Sistrom
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