Melissa J. Watkins 90 Died After Influenza in Orbiston
Mrs. Melissa J. Watkins, 90, of Orbiston, died Saturday night after a six week illness from influenza. Funeral services will be held at Orbiston M E Church Wednesday at 10 AM, with burial at Salem. She is survived by daughter Mrs. Mary Pryor of Columbus, sons William of Urichsville and Jess of Charleston W V, five grandchildren and ten great grandchildren. Her husband died years ago.
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Nelsonville
Melissa J. Watkins
Orbiston
Orbiston M. E
Salem
Mary Pryor
Columbus
William
Urichsville
Jess
Charleston
W. Va
Salvation Army drive in Athens seeks reports by Wednesday
The Athens campaign for 4000 to aid Salvation Army work is to end by Wednesday night. Chairman Frank S. Roach announced that only 2886.23 had been raised through Saturday. All workers must report at headquarters in the Security Bank Building before Wednesday night, with 28 districts each supervisor to file as reports come in.
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Salvation Army
Athens
Frank
Roach
T. A. Copeland
Security Bank
Finals Begin At Ohio University Amid Serious Vibe
Athens students faced the first final examinations of the opening semester at 8 am. An air of concentration prevailed while cram sessions and last minute study filled Sunday. Extreme weather kept many indoors as the two day post exam break offers a brief consolation before the second semester opens February 4.
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Athens
Ohio University
Shotgun attack ends brawl injuring three men in Salem
Sheriff Williams found Vern Scott Vern Riley and Alva Marks after a Sunday afternoon brawl at the Marks home. William Gates allegedly fired a shotgun injuring Scott in leg and foot Riley in the stomach and Marks in the head while striking Marks. All five men were arrested and jailed in Athens. Doctors said none seriously hurt despite heavy drinking.
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William Williams
Salem
Vern Scott
Vern Riley
Alva Marks
William Gates
Alva
Smithy Marks
Gates
Funeral Services Held for Carrie Long at Home
Carrie Longs funeral was Sunday at her son Dave Evans home in Poplar Street Nelsonville. Rev. Lloyd Evans led the Presbyterian service with hymns Abide With Me and The Lights of Home. Masonic groups and Eastern Star held separate rites and attendees from Coshocton Crooksville Newark and Columbus joined locals.
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Nelsonville
Carrie Longs
Dave Evans
Poplar Street
Lloyd Evans
Presbyterian Church
Evans
Pythian Sisters
Order of Eastern
Clarence Ley
Crooksville
Ray Blanchard
John Dyson
Murray City
Andon Sheppard
Mrey X Gamble
Coshocton
Charlies McQuaid
Joe Wade
Columbus
McNabb
New Lexington
Central P T A Program Omission Noted
In Nelsonville on January 28 the Central Parent Teacher Association meeting report failed to mention that first grade pupils taught by Miss Ruth Kelch participated in the Friday afternoon program.
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Nelsonville
Central Parent-Teacher Association
Ruth Kelch
Scout Meeting in Nelsonville on Tuesday Evening
A special one half hour session of Troop No. 45, Boy Scouts, is set for 6 15 PM Tuesday with all members urged to attend. At 7 PM Scouts from Troops 45 and 51 will take part in Court of Honor tests for tender foot, second, first and merit badges under Rotary Club observers. Parents are asked to ensure Troop 45 sons attend the 6 15 PM meeting.
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Nelsonville
Boy Scouts
Rotary Club
Wilbur Men@er
Feaf
Morphine Tablets Taken From Gem Pharmacy
Several hundred morphine tablets were stolen from Gem Pharmacy in Nelsonville. Entry was gained by breaking a window on the east side and unlatched from inside. About $1 in change was taken from the cash register. Three bottles of morphine tablets were reported missing later Saturday.
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Nelsonville
Gem
GOOD SPEAKER Ralph J Bartlett To Address Eagles Meeting
Nelsonville Ohio January 28 Ralph J Bartlett president of the Ohio State Aerie Fraternal Order of Eagles will address Nelsonville Aerie members Tuesday evening January 29 at 7 o clock at the Eagles Home West Washington Street The Nelsonville Eagle urges all Aer ies to attend and notes Bartlett has long been active and is an eloquent speaker on fraternalism.
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Nelsonville
Ralph J. Bartlett
Ohio State Aerie
Order of Eagles
Nelsonville Aerie
Eagles
West Washington Street
Nelsonville Eagles
Scout Team Nelsonville Forms Basketball Squad
Scout Troop No. 45 in Nelsonville organized a basketball team led by captain Paul Huddy. Members include John Cox Frank Betts Tom Wolfe Donald Shafer Harry Evans Donald Harper Robert Tucker Lawrence Selbert. They beat the Y Intermediates 24 22 and edged Junior High 14 12, but lost two games to the Y Junior B 23 21 and 25 19. The troop plans to play outside teams once arrangements are made.
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Nelsonville
Boy Scouts
Paul Huddy
John Cox
Frank Betts
Tom Wolfe
Donald Shafer
Harry Evans
Donald Harper
Robert Tucker
Lawrence Selbert
Troop 45
Andrews Appoints New Gas Manager in Nelsonville
Local note reports Corwin Andrews named manager of South Coast Gas Company after the death of Manager Murphy. An East Coast native with Ohio gas experience, Andrews has led Ohio Fuel Gas in Nelsonville and is expected to aid rapid industry expansion in the area. Also mentions S. S. Blackburn visiting relatives in Columbus.
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Nelsonville
Long Beach
California
South Coast Gas Company
Murphy
Corwin Andrews
Andrews
Ohio
Ohio Fuel Gas Company
Stover Dies in Nelsonville Visit
Joel A. Stover, 55, died Sunday at his brother C. H. Stover’s Harper Street home while visiting. Widower formerly of Detroit, funeral and burial set for Tuesday at 1:30 p.m. at Radcliffe. Also, Mrs. Elizabeth Hill died Sunday at her sister’s Diamond home. funeral Thursday at 10 a.m. with Greenlawn burial.
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Nelsonville
Joel A. Stover
C. H. Stover
Harper Street
Mr Stover
Detroit
Radcliffe
Elizabeth Hill
Jennie Goody
Diamond
Greenlawn
Opal Schenz Dies Sunday in Nelsonville
Mrs Opal Schenz 29 wife of Walter Schenz died Sunday afternoon at her parents home 419 West Washington Street after a illness of over two years. Born and raised in Nelsonville she graduated Nelsonville High School in 1918 and was active in the Rainbow class of the Christian Church. She leaves a small son Dix husband and parents and many siblings. Funeral at the Christian Church Wednesday at 2 30 conducted by Rev K H McCorkle.
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Nelsonville
Opal Schenz
Walter Schenz
Ed Fiske
West Washington Street
Dix
S. Charles Joyce
Lew Butterworth
Hoyt Davis
Detroit
Michigan
Carl Fisher
Huntington
W. V
Gertrude Hike
Tom Joyce
Landon Shafer
Vern
Bennett
Lucius Fiske
Christian Church
K. H. McCorkle
Fines in Nelsonville for disturbing religious meeting
Henry Finn of Kimberly was fined ten dollars and costs after pleading guilty to disturbing a religious meeting in Nelsonville mayor's court. Bert Johnson of Nelsonville faced an intoxication charge, pleaded not guilty, waived examination, and was held to the grand jury under two hundred dollars bond. Joseph Staley of Floodwood also paid ten dollars and costs after pleading guilty to intoxication.
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Nelsonville
Henry Finn
Kimberly
L. J. Eberle
Finn
Bert Johnson
Joseph Staley
Floodwood
Sam Withem
Buck Dunlevy
Will Withem
Charles Craig
Carlos Stockdale
Withems
Dunlevy
Craig
Stockdale
Glouster Tom Cats Defeat Nelsonville 22 to 20
Glouster Tom Cats beat Nelsonville 22 to 20 in a hard fought Southern Ohio league game. Hartley led Nelsonville with the top scoring, while Glouster's Hill paced the local squad amid a near even team effort.
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Glouster
Nelsonville
Hollister Wins DoubleHeader in Weekend Victory
Hollister defeated Buchtel in both games of a Friday night double header at Glouster. Adams led Hollister with 14 points while Cooper Kephenson Galloway and Westfall anchored defense. Hollister has won 21 of 24 games, and the girls team also led at halftime.
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Glouster
Hollister
Buchter
Adams
Cooper
Kephenson
Galloway
Westfall
Vaughn
Monice
Adam Eleanor Mason
Lucille Ty
Mildred Adams
King
Harmon
Molnar
McClellan
Hodgens
Buc
Hollister Boys
Stephenson
J. J. Galloway
Cy Ae Westfall
Iadance Cote Verve
Buchtel Boys
Pumlips
Bookman
Ludden
Marshal Seizes Five Alleged Participants as Suspects Flee
Federal marshal sacks five suspects during a raid, capturing four men and one woman amid a chaotic scene as others escape into nearby streets. Investigators say the group faces charges connected to a coordinated scheme.
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Marshal
Miner Hurt In Mine No 10 Car Jumps Track
Jay Skinner of Derthick employed at Mine No 10 was crushed between a car and the rib when a motor trip car jumped the track on Saturday. He was taken to Corning by ambulance where an X-ray showed no fractures before he was returned home.
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Glouster
Jay Skinner
Derthick
Skinner
Corning
E. F. Carpenter
Miller
Local residents visit and family news from Columbus area
Wilbur Henry of Zanesville was hosted by Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Henry. Many short visits and returns noted among Columbus residents including Miss Thelma Mills, Mrs. C. W. Hoffman in Adrian, Mich, and births announced for Howard Miner's family in Chicago.
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Wilbur Henry
Zanesville
Ralph Henry
Max Seidenfeld
Columbus
Nettie Hawk
Lima
B. F. Johnson
Thelma Mills
O. 8
William Mills
Ernest Colgrove
C. W. Hoffman
Adrian
Mich
N. B. Chew
Thelma Hass
Bliss College
C. E. Whitmore
James Sheppard
Mary Anderson
George Lowery
Arthur Burgess
Lancaster
Charles Pensyl
Ed Healy
Oliven
C. R. White
Delbert Davis
Paul Davis
Logan
E. C. Hellyer
Jesse Beverage
Mary Courtney
Athens
James Hoisington
Nelsonville
Health Office Records Smallpox Cases in Local Towns
No reports to the Athens County Health Office about Ed ward Mullen of Troy Township and Ralph Stout of Coolville who have been afflicted with smallpox in the last week. Two influenza cases were reported from the Athens State Hospital at week’s end.
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Athens County
Edward Mullen
Troy Township
Ralph Stout Coolville
Health Office
Athens State Hospital
Musterole Laxative Cold Tablets Ad
Cold tablets promise quick relief from colds with no gripe or head ringing. Chocolate coated and easy to take, claimed to clear a cold overnight. Sold by druggists or by postpaid order from Musterole Company Cleveland Ohio for 35 cents.
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Musterole Company
Cleveland
Ohio
Long sentence given in Ohio booze case
Eugene Windle of the Plains pleaded guilty in Athens County Common Pleas Court to possessing intoxicating liquor and received eighteen months at hard labor in the Ohio Penitentiary plus a $500 fine. The judge warned there could be more punishment next time. Windle was arrested after officers found liquor in his coat pocket and near his bed.
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Ohio
L. G. Worstell
Eugene Windle
Plains
Windle
Athens
St Andrews to Host Bridge and Euchre Night
The ladies of St Andrews Church host a bridge and euchre party at the Parish Hall Tuesday evening January 29 in Nelsonville with proceeds for church activities.
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Nelsonville
Ladies of
Libel Suit Settled For a Sum of Money
A monetary settlement was reached in the $250 libel suit filed by Dr. E. F. McCampbell former dean of the Ohio State College of Medicine against Dr. J. F. Baldwin chief surgeon at Grant Hospital. Trial had proceeded last week with national figures called as witnesses and the terms were not disclosed. Mr and Mrs C A Stover visited relatives in Lancaster on Sunday.
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Columbus
O.R
E. F. McCampbell
College of Medicine
Ohio State University
J. F. Baldwin
Grant Hospital
W. O. Thompson
Ohio State
Fremont man found dead from car exhaust in garage
The body of Isaac E. Gusdorf 52 a prominent business agent and exalted ruler of Fremont Lodge No 169 B P O E was found in his home garage after being overcome by carbon monoxide while warming his car engine.
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Fremont
Isaac E. Gusdorf
Doctors End Col d Pain with Home Hospital Method
In Athens and vicinity doctors advise home use of a hospital method for quick relief from colds during pneumonia weather. Geo M Roebling delayed treatment, then used Ayer s Pectoral with rapid improvement. fever and ache faded within hours and full recovery followed in days. Other cases are daily reported by attending physicians.
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Athens
Geo. M. Roebling
Ayer
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