Nelsonville WCTU Picnic and Convention Report
The Nelsonville WCTU picnic was held on the Crawford lawn on Poplar Street with a 6 o'clock dinner under a tent. Mrs. T. A. Copeland of Athens gave a Washington DC World WCTU convention report noting international members and that Ohio ranks second in new members while the US funds far more temperance work than others.
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Nelsonville
Women’s Christian Temperance Union
Flossie Crawford
Poplar St
Bernice McDowell
Paul Allen
Chestnut St
T. A. Copeland
Athens
WCTU
Washington, D. C
Ohio
Copeland
United States
Pennsylvania
Slack
Japan
Denmark
France
Sweden
Ella Boole
Frances Willard
Hughes
Pythian Sisters Benefit Entertains Nelsonville
Nelsonville event: Pythian Sisters host a benefit entertainment at 8 oclock Thursday evening at the Pythian Hall. Proceeds support their lodge activities and community service.
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Nelsonville
Pythian Sisters
Oglock
Pythian Hall
Garden Club Gifts Nelsonville New Entrance Markers
The Woman's Community Garden Club of Nelsonville presents four brick piers, two at each city entrance on Route 31, with reflectors and Nelsonville signage. Mayor Holland accepts, praising the gift as a lasting city improvement and thanking the club for its support.
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Garden Club
Nelsonville
Woman's Community Garden Club
S. G. Holland
Marietta
John Dowler
Athens
Vern H. Vorhes
J. M. Hyde
Woman's Community Garden Club of
Hocking Valley
Holland
Hyde
Nelsonville Troop 66 Scouts hold three day encampment
Fourteen Scouts of Troop 66 camped seven miles north of Nelsonville in Hocking County for preliminary training for August's week camp. Each Scout planned menus bought supplies and cooked meals despite unusually hot weather. Camp roles assigned included Bill Barber camp clerk Floyd Barker sanitary inspector Bob Howe quartermaster and tent leaders Johnson Bardain Linton and Lloyd Barber.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
Troop 66
Hocking County
Bill Barker
Floyd Barber
Bob Howe
Bob Johnson
Charles Campbell
James Hubble
Joe Nichols
Max Linton
Bob Sowers
Tom Rosser
Bob Bardain
Junior Johnson
Harry Westfall
Don Mender
Wilbur D. Mender
Bill Barber
Floyd Barker
Lloyd Barber
West School
W. D. Mender
Robert White
Earl Wachenschwanz
Bennie Sterling
Kangaroo Patrol
Charles Pedigo
Donald Jonas
Jack Bush
Gerald Ashwill
Chester
Ohio
Shade River
Athens
Meigs
Funeral for Irma B Wright Held in Logan
Funeral services were held at Woodard Funeral Chapel at 2 30 Tuesday for Miss Irma B Wright of New York City. A former Logan resident and former teacher at the Commercial School for Girls in New York, she died after illness. Burial followed at Oak Grove Cemetery.
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Logan
Woodard Funeral
Irma B. Wright
New York City
Miss Wright
Commercial School For Girls
New York
Oak Grove Cemetery
Cobbler Sam Frank Cultivates 7 Foot Tomato Vine in Bellevue
Sam Frank a Bellevue cobbler grows a tall tomato vine in his shop and has picked three tomatoes with more ripening. His botanical collection also includes fig lemon and orange trees.
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Bellevue
Sam Frank
Parnell to Be New Feature at Athena Theater
Athena Theater opens Parnell Thursday starring Clark Gable and Myrna Loy in a dramatic biographic film. John Stahl directs with Edna May Oliver Billie Burke Alan Marshall among a large supporting cast and a Broadway origin by Elsie T Schauffler.
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Katie O'Shea
John Stahl
Elsie T. Schauffler
John van Druten
Edna May Oliver
John M. Stahl
Edmund Gwenn
Alan Marshal
Donald Crisp
Billie Burke
Jot van Orouten
S. N. Behrman
Scandinavian Puzzle Clues Book Full of Crosswords
A list of numbered crossword style clues covers varied topics from language and geography to science and history. Entries include hints for words like moon goddess, brassware, and noble prizes alongside terms for weather, animals, addresses, and coins.
Nelsonville Social Notes
Mrs. Walter Hitchings spends the week at Huntington W Va. Mrs. J Warrington returns from Newark with grandson Forest Coakley. Mr and Mrs J Sayers visit Columbus. Mrs E E Bell and Mrs Elma G Bell return from Marion after a week with relatives. Guests include Mary Dean Ivah Hanning and E L Page. Audrey Hall visits from Columbus. Florence Cook leaves for Long Beach Calif.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Hitchings
Huntington
W. Va
J. Warrington
Newark
Forest Coakley
J. Sayers
Columbus
E. E. Bell
Nelsonville
Elma G. Bell
Glouster
Marion
Ohio
Fayette St
Mary Dean
Ivah Hanning
E. L. Page
New Lexington
Audrey Hall
Harry Davis
Florence Cook
Long Beach
California
Nelsonville boy taken for operation at Mt. Carmel
Emerson Spencer, living with grandparents Mr and Mrs Ad Edgell in Nelsonville, was taken to Mt. Carmel Hospital in Columbus Wednesday for an operation. He is the son of Mr and Mrs Melvin Spencer of Murray City with paternal grandparents Mr and Mrs Isiah Spencer of Murray City. Canada produces 88 per cent of the world's asbestos.
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Nelsonville
Emerson Spencer
Ad Edgell
Mt. Carmel Hospital
Columbus
Melvin Spencer
Murray City
Isiah Spencer
Bern Township Budget Hearing Notice
The tentative budget for Bern Township for the year ending December 31 1938 is on file with the clerk. A public hearing will be held at the township trustees office at 1 p m on Saturday July 3 1937. Tidett Lyle E Harris Clerk.
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Thewnship of
Bern
Miscellaneous Shower for Bride in Nelsonville
Miss Mary Elizabeth Kessinger and Misses Florence and Marguerite Cook hosted a shower at the Cook home on Poplar Street in Nelsonville for Mrs. Clarence Heft Pauline Whitlatch whose marriage was announced. Guests enjoyed a mock wedding performed by several hostesses with Helen Largent as soloist and Alva Patton on piano. Thirty five friends attended and refreshments were served as Mrs Heft received many gifts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
Mary Elizabeth Kessinger
Florence
Marguerite Cook
Cook
Poplar St
Clarence Heft
Pauline Whitlatch
Jack Pritchard
Carl Coakley
Ralph Parks
H. A. Rothrock
Barbara Jean Adamson
Helen Largent
Mrs
Alva Patton
Mrs. Heft
Standing Rotary Committees Announced by Club President
Nelsonville Rotary Club President Ralph Parks announced the year’s standing committees at Tuesday’s meeting. An inter-city meeting sponsored by the McConnelsville Malta Club is set for Friday night July 23. New district governor Robert Bangham of Wilmington will attend, along with a Rotary International board member. Guests included Henry Johnson of the Lawrenceville Illinois club and C D Shafer of the Athens club.
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Nelsonville
Ralph Parks
Rotary Club
McConnelsville-Malta
Robert Bangham
Wilmington
Rotary International
Henry Johnson
Lawrenceville, Ill
C. D. Shafer
Athens Club
Hold Prayer Meeting Nelsonville
The midweek prayer meeting of the Church of Christ will be held tonight at 7 30 oclock in the auditorium.
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Nelsonville
Church of Christ
Reckless Driver Pleads Guilty in Nelsonville City Court
William Nelson of this city pleaded guilty to reckless driving in Mayor S. G. Holland's court on Tuesday. He was fined ten dollars plus costs. The state highway patrol filed the affidavit.
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Nelsonville
William Nelson
S. G. Holland
State Highway Patrol
Grace Eileen Dicken Birthday Surprise at Lower Plains
Mr and Mrs W E Dicken hosted a birthday celebration for Grace Eileen Dicken marking her twelfth birthday. Guests included Rogers and Richard Moore Frances Bernice Virginia Dorothy and Harry Gabriel Thelma McHarg Gladys Shields and many others with games prizes won by Mary Ellen Bartlett and Gladys Shields. A large cake and refreshments completed the party.
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Chauncey
W. E. Dicken
Lower Plains
Grace Eileen
Mary Ellen Bartlett
Gladys Shields
Dicken
Rogers
Richard Moore
Frances
Bernice
Virginia
Dorothy
Harry Gabriel
Thelma McHarg
Mary Ellen
Mabel Bartlett
Wilma Potts
Elsie Marie Shafer
Marie
Esther Farley
Mary Elizabeth Moore
LaFonna Belle
Norma Guseman
Pauline Potts
Florence Dicken
Wendell Moore
Jess Dicken
Bessie Moore
Eva Smith
Birthday Party Honored Chauncey Syx and Charles Brooks
Chauncey Rolland Syx and Charles Brooks were honored at a Sunday birthday party at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Rolland Syx in The Plains. Attendees included family and friends such as Ruth Tolliver, June Lee Syx, Audrey Barnhart, Mrs. Slisher, and several others, with two large cakes, ice cream, sandwiches, and watermelon served.
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Chauncey—Rolland Syx
Charles Brooks
Rolland Syx
the Plains
Logan
Ruth Tolliver
Deanville
June Lee Syx
Dayton
Brooks
Audrey Barnhart
Millfield
George Slisher
Walter
Mary
George
Rolland
Billy
Charles Slisher
Chauncey
Tent Meeting Attendees From Chauncey in Zanesville
Those from Chauncey in Zanesville attended a tent meeting of the Church of God on Sunday. Rev and Mrs Clarence Way and several couples plus Miss Irene Rass were listed among attendees.
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Chauncey
Zanesville
Church of God
Clarence Way
Clarence Staley
John Marshall
Howard Pennell
Theodore Kelzenburg, Jr
Irene Rass
Oven Explosion Burns Woman at Home on Madison St
Miss Beth Verity was burned on face and hands Tuesday afternoon when an oven explosion followed her attempt to relight a flame after suspecting gas leakage. The blaze was extinguished and the curtain caught fire before she doused it. Mid week service at Presbyterian Church is halted by Rev Lloyd Evans.
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Nelsonville
Miss _ Beth Verity
Madison St
Presbyterian Church
Lloyd Evans
Circle of Ruth Holds Annual Picnic at Smiths Tourist Camp
Twenty two members and guests attended the Circle of Ruth annual picnic Monday night at Smiths Tourist Camp north of Nelsonville. A supper was served under the trees followed by games and contests.
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Nelsonville
Circle of Ruth
Smiths
Help Stomach Digest Food Without Laxatives
Advertorial style copy advises avoiding laxatives for stomach distress. It promotes Bellans Indigestion tablets as a quick, claimed remedy for heartburn and sour stomach and asserts relief in five minutes. The piece cites a two pound daily digestion benchmark and urges purchase of Bell & Co products sold everywhere.
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Bell
Bell & Co
Sixtieth Birthday Surprise For Mrs. Hawk
At Chauncey Roy Hawk home Lower Plains relatives and friends gathered Saturday night to honor Mrs. Hawk on her sixtieth birthday with gifts ice cream and cake The surprise party included Mr and Mrs Herbert Norton Mr and Mrs Leo P Day Valparaiso Ind Mrs John L West and daughters Anna Mae and Jane Chillicothe Mrs Margaret Barstow and Kathryn and Josephine Barstow Athens Mr and Mrs Harrison Davies and daughters The Plains William Davies The Plains Mr and Mrs Fletcher Hawk Mrs Elizabeth Hawk Mr and Mrs Alfred Hawk and children Mr and Mrs Roy Hawk Bill and Beulah Hawk Lower Plains
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Chauncey
Roy Hawk
Lower Plains
John L. West
Anna Mae
Jane
Chillicothe
Margaret Barstow
Kathryn
Josephine Barstow
Athens
Harrison Davies
the Plains
William Davies
Fletcher Hawk
Elizabeth Hawk
Alfred Hawk
Bill
Beulah Hawk
Local social notes cover visits and hospital admission
Mrs. George Williams and children Chauncey return from a Montgomery West Virginia visit. William Hawk of Lower Plains travels to Valparaiso Indiana for two weeks with sisters Mrs Norton and Mrs Leo Day. Warren Burgoon of Columbus visits Lower Plains hosts Mr and Mrs W E Dicken. Jess Dicken entertains for his mother Mrs J R Dicken Logan and Mrs Eva Smith Carbon Hill. Mrs Lizzie Hick New Marshfield visits Mrs Harry Moore. Christine Hale McGrainor and daughter Marilyn return after two weeks with Everett McGrainor in Norfolk Virginia. William Theisen Millfield enters White Cross Hospital Columbus for treatment.
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George Williams
Chauncey
Montgomery
W. Va
William Hawk
Lower Plains
Valparaiso
Ind
Norton
Leo Day
Warren Burgoon
Columbus
W. E. Dicken
Jess Dicken
J. R. Dicken
Logan
Eva Smith
Carbon Hill
Lizzie Hick
New Marshfield
Harry Moore
Christine Hale McGrainor
Marilyn
Everett McGrainor
U. S. Navy
Norfolk
William Theisen
Millfield
White Crogs Hospital
Births for McKinley and Adams Families
Mr and Mrs Daniel H McKinley announce the birth of a nine pound daughter Shirley Faye at Sheltering Arms Hospital Athens on Sunday July 11. Mr and Mrs Nathaniel Adams announce the birth of an eight pound son at their home East Millfield on Saturday July 10. There are 17 Spanish speaking nations in the western hemisphere.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daniel H. McKinley
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Athens
Shirley Faye
Nathaniel Adams
East Millfield
Peterson's Ointment Promises Relief for Eczema and Itching
An old advertisement touts Peterson's Ointment as relief for eczema itching and skin blemishes with a money back guarantee after one application. It claims effectiveness for itching feet and cracked skin between toes from external causes.
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Peterson
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