Robbery as Sledge Hammers Break Open Amicon Safe
In Nelsonville on Chestnut street the Amicon Fruit company office safe was broken with sledge hammers and chisels stripping about $1,000 in cash and checks. The entry opened via a breached outer door with a pane broken and a cross beam raised. Police Chief Jack Pearson holds twelve wandering minstrel band suspects in the city jail as investigation continues.
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Nelsonvivlle
Amicon Fruit Company
Chestnut Street
Jack Pearson
Mason City
Man held on charge of destruction near Nelsonville
George Klinlebriet was charged with malicious destruction of property by Lick Run Coal and Clay officers. He pleaded not guilty, waived preliminary examination, and was held to the grand jury under $1,000 bond after an attempted destruction of the mine power plant near Nelsonville Tuesday night. Bloodhounds were said to be involved in the investigation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
George Klinlebriet
Lick Run Coal & Clay Company
L. J. Eberle
Klinlebriel
Simple remedy for stomach distress asks gentle fix
A reader advised to avoid strong medicines and eat normally but with small portions. The remedy proposed is Bisulated Magnesia after meals to neutralize stomach acids and keep digestion steady. The letter claims a week of use convinces even skeptical readers.
Masonic Lodge Hosts Annual Inspection and M M Degree
Philo dorian lodge No. 167 FAM observed its annual inspection at the Masonic temple in Nelsonville with the M M degree conferred. District lecturer J R Alderman of McConnellsville attended. a banquet was served by the Eastern Star. Grand Lodge of Ohio grand chaplain Dr Hugh I Evans of Dayton was a distinguished guest.
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Masonic Lodge
Temple
M. M
Nelsonville
Philodorian Lodge
Masonic Temple
J. R.alderman
McConnellsville
Hugh I. Evans
Dayton
Grand Lodge of Ohio
Robert Farrow, Former Nelsonville Resident, Dies in Marion
Robert Farrow age 77 died at his Marion home Thursday after living there for years. He leaves five sons and three daughters: John and Clarence Nelsonville, Dale Columbus, Roy West Palm Beach Florida, Mia Nick Hawk Nelsonville, Ina Kays Pleasant City Ohio, and Freda Bates Cambridge Ohio. His wife died about nineteen years ago and one daughter Mrs William Bumgardner preceded him. he leaves a widow by a second marriage. Funeral plans pending after body arrives at Nelsonville.
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Marion
Nelso Lle
Robert Farrow
Nelsonville
John
Clarence
Nelionville
Dale
Columbus
Roy
West Palm Beach
Florida
Mia
Nick Hawk
Ina Kays
Pleasant City
Ohio
Freda Bates
Cambridge
William Bumgardner
Morgan In Charge On Inspection Train
William Morgan local trainmaster led a special inspection trip of railroad lines around the branch to Logan and Athens on Wednesday. The train carried R N Bergsen vice president of the Hocking Valley Railroad of Columbus.
Father and son Banwye arrested in Nelsonville raid
Charles Banwye and son Carl Banwye were seized by State Prohibition Officers in Bailey Run during a raid of their shanty uncovering three half pints of whisky and other bottles. They pled guilty to possession before Squire Tucker at Chauncey and were fined 100 plus costs and jailed until payment.
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Nelsonville
Charles Banwye
Carl Banwye
Bailey
Death claims Mrs Elizabeth Wright in Columbus
Mrs Elizabeth Wright 66 wife of William Wright died after a long illness in her Columbus home. The Wrights came from England in 1885 and settled in Nelsonville then Corning before moving back. She leaves her husband six children including Mrs Ray Matticks of Newark and others in Columbus Murray City and nearby areas.
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Nelsonville
Frank Betts
Columbus
Kiwanis Music Committee Leads Glouster Gathering
Kiwanis meeting in Glouster heard M M Le Favor outline plans to make the club a premier singing group in the district. Three new members Principal Holter F A Danford and John Burns were welcomed by C B Dillon. Attendance prize went to Charles Dunn and Reverend Browning.
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Glouster
M. M. LeFavor
Kiwanis Club
LeFavor
Kiwanis International
Kiwanis
Holter
Glouster Schools
F. A. Danford
John Burns
C. B. Dillon
Cady
Charles Dunn
Browning
Preacher Series at Bishopville Church Ends Tonight
The two week series conducted at the Bishopville Church of Christ by Rev. F. E. Roberts and Rev. Homer Vian of this city will conclude tonight.
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Bishopville Church
Kinney Family Aids in Illness Call to Bucyrus
Mrs. William Kinney and her daughter Alice of this city and Mrs. Fred Leake of Greens Run left Friday for Bucyrus to be with Mrs. Kinney's sister Mrs. Charlies Beck who lies seriously ill.
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William Kinney
Alice
Fred Leake
Greens Run
Bucyrus
Mrs. Kinney
Charlies Beck
Meet Wednesday Glouster W F M 8 Meeting Notice
January 28 8 W F M will meet next Wednesday afternoon at 2 o clock at the home of Mrs J B Stiff on Spring Street.
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Glouster
J. B. Stiff
Spring Street
Gormley Secures Agency for Woolen Mills and Strand Tailoring
Hugh Gormley has secured the agency for the National Woolen Mills and the Strand Tailoring company in this section of the state including Athena Perry Hocking Vinton Lawrence Gallia Meigs and Morgan. He will maintain an office in the Hichard's building this city.
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Glouster
Hugh Gormley
National Woolen Mills
Strand Tailoring Company
Oftimore
Athena
Perry
Hocking
Vinton
Lawrence
Gallia
Meigs and
Morgan
Hichard
Air mail rate set at 100 per half ounce Feb 1
Glouster post office announces a flat air mail rate of 100 per half ounce starting February 1, replacing the former zoning rate. The standard letter will remain limited to half an ounce and will receive the air mail discount within a fixed maximum charge.
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Air Mail
Local Obituary Notice for Nelsonville Residents Betts and Wright
Frank Betts of Nelsonville and William Wright Jr of West Virginia are mentioned with siblings John Clark in Nelsonville and two sisters in England. The funeral party arrives Saturday at 10 40 AM and proceeds to 265 Poplar Street for services Sunday at 2 PM conducted by Reverend Q J Howearth.
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Frank Betts
Nelsonville
William Wright, Jr
West Virginia
John Clark
England
Poplar Street
Q. J.howearth
Nelsonville Kappa Sigma Pi Triumph Over Glouster
Nelsonville boys traveled to Glouster on Thursday and defeated the Glouster team 33 to 18 in a basketball game.
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Nelsonville
Nelsonville Kappa Sigma
Glouster
Evans Speaks at Nelsonville Presbyterian Brotherhood
Dr. Hugh I. Evans, pastor and brother of Nelsonville church leader, spoke on The Man Who Arrives at the monthly Presbyterian Brotherhood meeting. He argued true arrival is contributing to welfare, citing Abraham and recent Old World excavations. The program featured Bill Young and Jack Raybould in songs with Dr. Hubert Hyde at the piano. Next dinner Feb 18 will hear George White of Marietta discuss the Gold Rush of 1896 Yukon expedition.
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Nelsonville
Hugh I. Evans
Meetminster
L Evans
Presbyterian Brotherhood
Evans
Abraham
Bill Young
Bill
Jack Raybould
Hubert Hyde
L. I. Kreig
Brotherhood
George White
Marietta
White
Yukon
Special Service invites youth and seniors to Christ of Today
Nelsonville special service at 7 30 Sunday brings together the Presbyterian church youth and older members. Paul Weltzheimer will chair. Various endeavor groups and clubs attend. Readings by Miss Jackson Smith Wolf Mills Mills Hudon Wolfe Kessinger Sharp. Music by Louise Rice Marjorie Vorhes and Marian Morris.
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Nelsonville
Lloyd Evans
Presbyterian Church
Paul Weltzheimer
Louise Rice
Young People's Christian Endeavor
Chippewas Boys
Christ
Helen Jackson
Christian Endeavor
Elizabeth Smith
Betty Wolf
Thelma Mills
Christian Dramatics
Eula Scheeler
Hi-Y
Paul Hudson
Boys of the Church
Paul Weltsheimer
Virginia Wolfe
Mary Elizabeth Kessinger
Rebecca Sharp
Marjorie Vorhes
Westminster Guild
Marian Morris
Social Notes Nelsonville Class Meets at Fort Street
Sunday school class No 11 of the Methodist church met with Mrs James Bland on Fort street Tuesday evening January 26. Mrs Charlies Monks read the scripture and led prayer. Mrs Besp Bland presided at officer elections with Fannie, Mrs Edgar, Mrs Klein, Mrs Bess Bland, Mrs Gare Imboden and Minnie Bien Bolts on the flower committee.
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Methodist Church
James Bland
Fort. Street
Charlies Monks
Besp Bland
Fannie
Edgar
Klein
Bess Bland
Gare Imboden
Minnie Bien Bolts
Mrs Riley Bland Betts and Emma John
Mrs Riley Mrs Bland Mrs Betts and Emma John described in a fragmentary social notice likely listing attendees or honorees in a local event. The incomplete line suggests a society gathering or obituary notice but details are unreadable.
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John Riley
William Bland
Ed Betts
Emma John
Bridge Club Meets for Dinner and Bridge
Mrs. B. 8. McCune entertained her bridge club Wednesday evening with a 6 o'clock dinner followed by three tables of bridge. High scores were posted by Mrs. Leonard Cooley and Mrs. Fred Johnson with guests Mrs. Arthur Burgees of Lancaster and Mrs. G. R. Robinson.
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Bridge Club
McCune
Bridge
Arthur Burgees
Lancaster
G. R. Robinson
Leonard Cooley
Fred Johnson
Nelsonville Personal Notes Highlight Local Visits
M M Schmansky plans Detroit hospital treatment soon. Mrs James Coleman visits Nelsonville from Lancaster with Daisy Smith McAlister of Seattle. Mrs McAllister, a former Nelsonville girl, visits after seventeen years. Colleagues, relatives, and visitors from Columbus, Akron, and Long Island frequent the area.
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Nelsonville
M. M. Schmansky
Detroit
James Coleman
Lancaster
Daisy Smith McAlister
Seattle
Wash
McAllister
Ben Smith
O. A. Rider
Columbia
Sam Taube
Long Island
M. M
Chmansky
Barah Schamansky
J. M. Hyde
Columbus
L. A. Whitmore
Governor’s Mansion
Lazarus Tea Room
Walter Quigley
John Riley
C. A. Stover
B. Healy
Ruth Jones Crafts
Akron
Irs
E. Fa Cabdis
Ed Dean
Arthur Burgess
Jury blunder overturns verdict after misread article
In Wooster on January 29 local lawyers puzzled as a jury returned a money verdict for the defendant and then said it had been for the plaintiff. A juror who read the report in the paper alerted Judge Starn, who recalled the jury.
Presbyterians Plan Athens Presbytery Drive for Pension Fund
Final intensive prep for a 25 800 quota began at noon today in Athens as the Presbytery met at Hotel Berry. George White presided with divisional chairmen and church representatives. Rev. William P. Lockwood spoke as a ministerial relief official. The drive will run with other presbyteries in Ohio Kentucky Indiana and Michigan and ends on the Pacific coast in May.
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Athens
William P. Lockwood
Board of Ministerial Relief and Sustentation
Ohio
Kentucky
Indiana
Michigan
Pacific Coast
Presbyterian Church In
Presbyterian campaign drives service pension fund gains
Will Hays appoints local chairmen to direct work in the Pi churches for the Presbytery. Chairman White declares religion the essential industry and calls the 210 year old ministerial pension issue an economic and moral crime. The meeting outlines plans for the Presbytery’s role in the service pension fund with a luncheon set for February 12. A $106,000 gift from F. Wolfe of Columbia is publicly disclosed as the largest gift west of Pennsylvania.
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Will Hays
Andrew Mellon
White
Hays
White Fa
East
Middle West
Far West
Middle Western
Service Pension Fund
Ath
Bert. F. Wolfe
Columbia
Mr. Weillé
Pennisylvania
Ayers Cherry Pectoral Promises Quick Cough Relief
An oldHealth ad describes coughs starting as a nuisance but notes they can become dangerous if ignored. It urges prompt treatment at the nearest drug store with Ayers Cherry Pectoral, claiming it reaches the throat and bronchial tubes to soothe and heal.
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Ayer
Senators to Collect Ballot Boxes in Allegheny Probe
Washington officials report that an agent will depart this afternoon to collect ballot boxes from the November senatorial elections in Allegheny county Pennsylvania as part of the Reed Senatorial investigation.
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Washington
Senate
Agenta
Allegheny County
Reed
Parents as Responsible for Substituted Crane Quinine
A fragment notes Parents are responsible if they accept a substitute for Crane's Quinine and Tar for their children's colds. It claims pleasant to take pills contain no harmful drugs and help check colds and prevent pneumonia, sold by most honest dealers.
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Crane
Fire Day Cincinnati Prohibition Drops News
A fragmented notice in the Cincinnati area references a January federal prohibition drop and mentions Davis as a chief official. The text is incomplete but signals a historical event tied to prohibition enforcement and local governance.
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Cincinnati
Davis
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Chickamauga
Ddresses Brotherhood of Presbyterian Church
Presbyterian
Social Notes
HIRE
Fung
Ens Presbytery
A. J. Holt
Philadelphia
Board of Ministerial Relief
A Y. Se
McConneleville
A Moan —Etta
C. C. Sharp
J. P. Porter
Geo. C. Vanartsdalen
McConnelaville
R. B. Longstreth
Union Furnace
Walter C. Jones
Pomeroy
Geo. J. Wetherholt
Gallipolis
Ms Soap Manufacturers
Wa Ave
Athens, Ole
Messenger
Security Bank
BANK
LUXOR
Hare
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