City Council Acts to Ease Financial Struggles in Nelsonville
Nelsonville council introduced two measures to ease months of financial strain. One resolution adopts House Bill 58 provisions for no decrease in city current-expense levy below four mills, while another seeks a two-mill increase to fund city operations and would appear on November ballots. Mayor Eberle urged prompt action under House Bill 58 before August 1.
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County Budget Commission
Stover
Budget Commission
Eberle
Death shocks friends in Haydenville community
July 7 friends in Nelsonville were shocked by the death of Mrs. Frank Struble at her Haydenville home Sunday evening. Mr. Struble manages the Haydenville store. Funeral services are set for Thursday at the Lutheran church in Wogan. A niece, Mrs. Ivan Matheny, resides in this city.
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Nelsonville
Frank Struble
Haydenville
Struble
Wogan
Ivan Matheny
Noetsonvil R
Kontner Family Hosted Guests In Nelsonville
Mr and Mrs Charles Kontner hosted a group over Sunday and Monday including Orrin Srounds Cecil Besane from Detroit Mary Cush Jessie Davis Forrest Kontner two children Donald Kontner from Columbus Mildred Pendergrass Chauncey Austin Kontner and daughter and Carl Starkey all of Nelsonville for a social gathering.
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Nelsonville
Charles Kontner
Orrin Srounds
Cecil Besane
Detroit
Michigan
Mary Cush
Jessie Davis
Forrest Kontner
Donald Kontner
Columbus
Mildred Pendergrass
Chauncey
Austin Kontner
Carl Starkey
Kinney Baby Born In Nelsonville Named Craig Vorhes
The eight and one half pound son born Wednesday June 30 to Mr and Mrs Robert Kinney in Nelsonville has been named Craig Vorhes.
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Nelsonville
Robert Kinney
Craig Vorhes
Mrs Alice Lessler 88 Dies Near Jacksonville
Nelsonville mourns as Mrs Alice Lessler dies at 88 at her home near Jacksonville. Funeral services are set for 2 PM Thursday at Jacksonville Methodist Episcopal Church with burial in Greenlawn Cemetery Nelsonville. She leaves seven sons and two daughters.
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Nelsonville
Alice Lessler
Jacksonville
Jacksonville Methodist Episcopal Church
Greenlawn Cemetery
Recreation ball games listed for Friday night in Nelsonville
On Friday night Phi Sigs play Legion on diamond two and Grotto meet Betas on diamond one at 5 45. K of P's face YMCA on diamond one at 6 30.
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Nelsonville
Recreation
Phi Sigs
Legion
Diamond Two
Grotto
Betas
Diamond One
P's
Birth of Betty Lou Smith in Nelsonville
Nelsonville reports the birth of a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. William Smith of Logan. Betty Lou Smith, born July, honors former Miss Louise Lavis of Buchtol.
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Nelsonville
William Smith
Logan
Betty Lou
Smith
Louise Lavis
Buchtol
Mayor Eberle Imposes $10 Fine and Costs
The report notes a fine of ten dollars plus costs issued by Mayor Eberle last night.
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Eberle
Newlyweds Eugenia Rosser and Jesse Hicks Honored
In Nelsonville on July 7 the family of Eugenia Rosser honored her marriage to Jesse Hicks of Gore. The ceremony occurred July 1 in Logan by Rev. Cherrington. Eugenia, a Nelsonville High School graduate, and Hicks, son of William and Mrs Hicks, work at Hocking Valley Clay Products. Thirty guests attended. Also, Walt Sears orchestra will play at a Grotto dance at the Haydenville country club Friday at 8 30 p.m.
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Nelsonville
Eugene Rosser
Eugenia
Jesse Hicks
Gore
Logan
Cherrington
Nelsonville High School
William Hicks
Hocking Valley Clay Products Company
Walt Sears
Country Club
Haydenville
Prnk
Mechem Recaps Denver Rotary Convention for Local Club
In Nelsonville on July 7 Stan ley Mechem gave a brief outline of the recent Rotary International convention in Denver. He attended as a delegate with Mrs Mechem and a party from Athens and Logan. H F Mechem led the session in Parks absence. The program came under the Rotary Education committee led by Stacy Sharp.
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Nelsonville
Denver
Rotary International
Stanley Mechem
Mechem
Athens
Logan
Parks
H. F. Mechem
Rotary Education Committee
Stacy Sharp
Mills Host Fourth of July Dinner in Nelsonville
Mr and Mrs Ed Mills hosted a Fourth of July dinner at their East Columbus Street home. Guests included Mr and Mrs W T Anderson Edward E Pedigo Mary Pedigo Gwendolyn Pidcock Ruth and Edward Mills of Nelsonville J Z Mills and George Stack of Columbus and Dolph Coy of Columbus.
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Nelsonville
Ed Mills
East Columbus Street
W. T. Anderson
Edward E. Pedigo
Mary Pedigo
Gwendolyn Pidcock
Ruth
Edward Mills
J. Z. Mills
George Stack
Columbus
Dolph Coy
Local families host visitors and announce births
Rows of social notes list guests from Lan sing Athens Columbus Coshocton and Toledo. A son was born to Mr and Mrs James Pierce of Buch tel. Various relatives and friends visited in the city and returned home after weekends and holidays.
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Bob Miller
Lansing
Michigan
Sam Starkey
Mary Kelly
Nora Kelly
Mary Henderson
Athens
Willard Simington
James Pierce
Buchtel
Change plea in an Athens court
William Peyatt, Morgan Monroe, and Theodore Wallace pleaded guilty this morning to intoxication in Athens. Each was fined $10 with costs totaling $22.05 by Justice of the Peace Carl Porter. They had earlier pleaded not guilty, with $100 bond and jail time. They were arrested Saturday evening at Sugar Creek by Constable E. C. Mariner.
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William Peyatt
Morgan Monroe
Theodore Wallace
Justice of the Peace
Carl Porter
Sugar Creek
E. C. Mariner
Canaan Girls to Present A Poor Married Man Play
The Cloverleaf Clothing club of Canaan township will present A Poor Married Man at the CapssayUle high school building on a July date. The event showcases local talent from Canaanville and surrounding areas.
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Canaanville
Cloverleaf Clothing Club
Canaan Township
CapssayUle High School
Cast of Farce-Comedy Show Teaches Young Dancers
On Thursday and Friday evenings this week the cast includes Helen Mansfield Mabel Joseph Luella Cunningham Frances Hill Nita Butts Lois Walton Helen Barnhart and Virgene Hill Mrs Charles Mansfield directs and also trains fifteen young girls for a program linked to the play.
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Helen Mansfield
Mabel Joseph
Luella Cunningham
Frances Hill
Nita Butts
Lois Walton
Helen Barnhart
Virgene Hill
Charles Mansfield
Athens County truck growers plan statewide tour
Athens county truck growers will tour truck gardens in Washington county on Saturday July 10. The trip starts from Guysville at 9 a.m. and passes through Coolville and Marietta. County Agent T H Johnson says the event offers Athens growers a chance to study Washington county methods which have been very successful.
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Athens County
Washington County
T. H. Johnson
Guysville
Coolville
Marietta
Federal Exams Being Arranged for Ohio Post Offices
Civil service examinations for clerks carriers and other post office positions will be given in Athens and other Ohio cities between now and August 11. Tests cover three classes general examination sorting and following instructions. A 60 percent general test score is required to be rated in the last two. Three hours for the entire exam. Apply for an application blank to the secretary of the United States civil service board of examiners at the local post office. Admission cards will announce exam dates.
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Athens
Ohio
Secretary of the United States Civil Service Board of Examiners
Final Assessment Report on Storm Sewer Approved
The Athens City Council approved the final assessment report on the East Side storm sewer at its first July meeting. About 800 parcels face the assessments, finalized by the estimating board. payment timing to be announced by city officials.
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East Side
Athens City Council
First
Moore
East Union Street
New University Training School
A. Bardin
May Avenue
Cemetery Street
Arthur Boyles
Congress Street
Mother in auto accident slightly improves in Athens
Mrs. Gordon Phillips of Parkersburg was injured when the car she rode in near Albany crashed into a tree after the steering wheel locked. A seven week old infant she held was killed, while she and others were knocked unconscious. The family remains at Mrs. Fanny Ball's home in The Plains for several days.
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Gordon Phillips
Parkersburg
Albany
Training School for Bureau Work Kicks Off Tomorrow
An intensive training school for Athens and Washington county farm bureau workers starts in Coolville at Grange hall. Classes run 10 to 4 with instructors including L. B. Palmer and M. D. Lincoln. Topics cover The Farm Bureau of Today, Why Train Leaders, Campaign Schedule, Selling the Farm Bureau, and The Wool Pool.
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Athens
Washington Counties
H. P. Dutton
Coolville
Grange Hall
L. B. Palmer
M. D. Lincoln
Ohio Farm Bureau Federation
O. J. Bailey
Belmont County
Floyd Delashmutt
Field Service Department
Dutton
Paul Cotton Improves After Firework Cap Explosion
Paul Cotton a clerk at Hotel Berry rests more comfortable after losing a finger and sustaining severe hand injuries from a dynamite cap explosion Monday night. Physicians note wounds show no infection and Cotton was assisting at D. E. Blackburns home during fireworks setup.
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Paul Cotton
Berry
Cotton
D. E. Blackburn
Sumner Singers to Appear in Athens at Union Service
Sumner high school six singers from Parkersburg directed by Clarence Tocus will lead the First Methodist Episcopal church union service at 7 30 Sunday night. The program includes negro spirituals and classic numbers with a mixed quartet and solo parts.
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Sumner Singers
Sumner High School
Parkersburg
Clarence Tocus
First Methodist Episcopal Church
Tocus
Ohio University
Ruth Dandridge
Charlotte Fitzgerald
Josephine Queen
Naomi Ogden
Ralph Ogden
David Dews
Action Decided in Quiet Title Case at Herrold Place
Judge L G Worstell ruled Edgar White W S Bower and Josephine Bower had no claim to the Her rold Place property. The Bowers sold to James Millican on April 24 1925. Court ordered defendants pay two thirds and plaintiffs one third of suit costs.
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James Millican
L. G. Worstell
The
Common Pleas Court
Edgar White
W. S. Bower
Josephine Bower
Herrold Place
Bower
James Milliran
Hocking River
Rain washes away poison traces in Hocking river tragedy
Rain yesterday removed blue coloration and white scum from the Hocking river, erasing evidence of poison blamed for fish deaths. Officials from the Isaac Walton League examined F C Stedman packing and found no link to the deaths. The league offers 25 to informants and will meet with Mayor Alex Moore at 7 30 PM to plan pollution remedies. A pheasant release and a future rabbit shipment are announced for local farms.
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Hocking
B. T. Lefever
Athens
Isaac Walton League
F. C. Stedman Packing Company
J. J. Woolley
League
L. F. Jones
Alex Moore
Churches announce union program for next five Sundays
Protestant churches in Athens plan five summer Sunday evenings at 7 30 with services from July 11 to August 8. July 11 features The Sumner Singers directed by Clarence S Tocus. July 18 sees a worship service led by Rev. Daniel McGurk and Rev. W Walter Ludwig presiding. July 25 includes sermons by Rev. W Walter Ludwig and Rev. Abbott Y Wilcox. August 1 offers worship with Rev. Mitchell E Chatley and Rev. Daniel McGurk presiding. August 8 presents a service by Rev. Abbott Y Wilcox and Rev. Mitchell E Chatley. Union morning services from August 15 to September 5 to be announced.
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Athens
Union
Sumner Singers
Clarence S. Tocus
Edward C. Berry
First Methodist Episcopal Church
Daniel McGurk
D. D
Abbott Y. Wilcox
Mitchell E. Chatley
First Christian Church
Breaking Down the Barriers Theme Set for YMCA-YWCA Meeting
Dean Irma E. Voigt announced at chapel exercises that tomorrow evening at 7 o clock the YMCA YWCA will hold a program in Ewing Hall auditorium. The theme is Breaking Down the Barriers and students will conduct the event.
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Ewing Hall
Dean Irma E. Voigt
University Forum Discusses Foreign Student Interests
Dean Voigt announced a student service on foreign student interests at the campus. Frances Randell will address Nationality and Language with other speakers Stanley Dawley and David Lee on Barriers of Religion and Barriers of Class. Pietro Muscari will close with What Students Can Do. Music by Helen Boles and Dorothy Minister.
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Voigt
Walter W. Ludwig
Frances A. Randell
Stanley Dawley
David Lee
Lawrence Jordan
Pietro Muscari
Helen Boles
Dorothy Minister
Woman Given Reformatory Term in Arson Case
Loberta Frash was convicted in Common Pleas court of arson and sentenced by Judge L G Worstell to an indefinite term at the Ohio Reformatory for Women in Marysville. A new trial was not granted, as announced this morning.
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Loberta Frash
Common Pleas
Ohio Reformatory For Women
Marysville
L. G. Worstell
Mrs Frash Appeals Case After Sentencing Bond Set
After sentencing, Mrs Frash announced an appeal on error and Judge Worstell set a temporary bond of 2000 dollars. Signers were Nancy Vandyke and A L Johnson. Arthur Frash, her husband, is jailed in Ohio for burning the Amesville house and was released briefly to testify at the trial.
County Transfers 750 Surplus Funds to Farm Agent
Athens county commissioners moved 750 in surplus funds to county farm agent T. H. Johnson during last night’s session. Citizens asked about road work plans as the board conducted its monthly infirmary visit and processed current bills.
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Athens County
T. H. Johnson
Dry officers make additional arrests in Athens County
Athens County dry officers report two arrests at The Plains for drink related crimes. Charles Tinkham admitted possession of whisky and paid a $100 fine with costs, while Orlie Porter pleaded guilty to intoxication and paid $15 plus costs. Officers H A Lines Joe Jonas H A Leiber and St Yates also arrested Oliver Tippie Sugar for intoxication who could not pay the fine and was jailed. A separate Latonia fire near Cincinnati continued burning since midnight.
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Athens County
Charles Tinkham
Orlie Porter
Plains
Tinkham
Pearl W. Helewig
Porter
H. A. Lines
Joe Jonas
H. A. Leiber
St Yates
Oliver Tippie
Sugar
Helwig
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Edward Pedigo
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Harry McGovern
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Fred R. Beasley
Cincinnati
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Latonia Race Track
J. E. Zeller
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