War Veteran Guest of Church Group at Athens Fairgrounds
The Loyal Workers Class of the Methodist Church led by Mrs. Charles Monks held their annual picnic at the Athens Fairgrounds on Thursday afternoon. Sixteen class members attended and 93-year-old Civil War veteran Henry Dixon of Albany joined as a guest after traveling from Albany to meet another group that did not arrive.
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Nelsonville
Methodist Church
Charles
Monks
Athens Fairgrounds
Henry Dixon
Albany
Dixon
Bread of Life Sermon At Church of Christ Sunday
The Church of Christ in Nelsonville hosts Sunday morning worship with the sermon The Bread of Life. The choir will sing an anthem Let us go into the House of the Lord. A union evening service is at 7 30 in the church auditorium led by Rev. Lloyd Evans with a duet by Miss Catherine Courtney and L A Davis.
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Nelsonville
Bread of Life
Auditor Sees Shortage for General Fund in 1938
Nelsonville faces a projected general fund deficit of about 3000 dollars for fiscal year 1938. The shortfall stems from sales tax declines due to recent law changes, while expenditures are set near current levels. Total estimated city expenses reach 82785.72 with general fund income at 15861.43, and the tax rate stands at 1.53 mills yielding 5345.23.
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Nelsonville
DeVore
County Budget Commission
General
Former Pastors Will Return to Orbiston
A general invitation to all Orbiston residents announces the seventh annual homecoming at Orbiston Church on Sunday. Former pastors are being sought to attend the reunion which begins with a basket dinner at noon followed by a program at two in the afternoon.
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Nelsonville
Orbiston
Orbiston Church
Lancaster Camp Grounds Vacation He? Rosy outing
Go to Lancaster Nelsonville Revy and Mrs. H A Rothrock and family are vacationing at the Lancaster Camp Grounds. The note places a family at a local vacation spot with no additional details about dates or activities.
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Lancaster Nelsonville—Revy
H. A. Rothrock
Lancaster Camp Grounds
Girl Engineer To Return From Field
Miss Mary Adaline Wilson will return Saturday from Coshocton where she and classmates have been surveying a government project since the close of school. She is the only girl in a class of 60 at Ohio State University and has been engaged in practical engineering for six weeks.
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Nelsonville
Mary Adaline Wilson
Coheston
Wilson
Ohio State University
Coshocton
Twilight League Postponed Contests Re scheduled
Nelsonville announces all postponed Twilight League games from the first half will be played July 26 Camp Nelson vs Dr Walker Old Timers July 28 Brooks Shoes versus Carbondale July 30 Brooks against Hocking Valley Giants July 29 an all star team from the league will face Nelsonville Old Timers in a feature contest with veterans in lineup. The second half starts the following week.
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Nelsonville
Camp Nelson
Dr. Walker's
Old Timers
Brooks Shoes
Carbondale
Brooks
Hocking Valley Giants
Story of Korea To Be Related Sunday
Miss Margaret Lutz daughter of Dexter Lutz missionaries to Korea will speak at Young People's League Sunday evening at 6 o'clock. She spent most of her girlhood in mission lands and tells an interesting story of Christian missions. All are invited to the meeting in the social rooms of the Church of Christ.
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Nelsonville
Margaret Lutz
Dexter Lutz
Korea
Young People’s League
Lutz
Presbyterian Board
Church of Christ
Bride Honored At Nelsonville Shower For Margaret Bland
Mrs. James Bland entertained 48 guests at a miscellaneous shower for her daughter Mrs. Homer Pyle Margaret Bland. Ice cream and cake were served and gifts were given for the new home.
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Nelsonville
James Bland
Elizabeth Sr
Homer Pyle
Margaret Bland
Bland
Pyle
Nelsonville Eagles Face Southside Merchants in Sunday Baseball
The Nelsonville Eagles Baseball Club visits Columbus to play the Southside Merchants at City Playgrounds on Sunday July 25. First pitch is scheduled for 2 30 o clock. The Merchants feature several former college players and come highly recommended.
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Nelsonville
Nelsonville Eagles
Southside Merchants of Columbus
Columbus
Miss Betts Honored Before Wedding to Rev Stuart Radford
Miss Frances Bennett hosted a pink and white shower for Miss Mary Margaret Betts in Nelsonville. Thirty guests, including Mrs. Bayless and Mrs. Betts, attended as gifts filled an umbrella centerpiece. Bets is to wed Rev. Stuart Radford next Wednesday.
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Nelsonville
Frances Bennett
The
Christian Church
Mary Margaret Betts
Stuart Radford
Bennett
Charles Bayless
Athens
Loren North
Donald Betts
Ralph Betts
C. E. Betts
Sigay Love
Frank Betts
Westerville Pastor to Speak Sunday at First Methodist
Nelsonville report says Rev. Ray Cross of Westerville will fill the pulpit Sunday at the First Methodist Church. Other services proceed as usual with a 10:30 morning service at the Episcopal Church.
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Nelsonville
Ray Cross
Westerville
First Methodist
Episcopal Church
Will Give Benefit Nelsonville at IOOF Hall
The DA Club plans a Saturday night benefit at 8 o'clock in the IOOF Hall to aid a local cause. The event aims to raise funds through a community gathering with attendance expected from residents and club members.
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Nelsonville
IOOF
Pythian Sisters Host Benefit Party in Nelsonville
The Pythian Sisters plan a Saturday 8 PM benefit party at the K of P Hall in Nelsonville to support their charitable work. The event promises an entertaining evening for attendees.
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Nelsonville
Pythian Sisters
K. of P. Hall
California Residents Honored at Albany Event
Albany hosts a social spanning guests from Los Angeles to New Jersey. Local families entertain, visit, and return from trips as community members attend gatherings and a Farm Bureau Grange 4 H Picnic at Athens Fairgrounds.
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California
Albany
A. D. Cline
Wayne Harper
Marguurite Carpenter
Los Angeles
W. E. Dailey
A. D. Dailey
Harpers
Columbus
Milford Center
Donald Hoffee
Waterford
Kessel Smith
Sheltering Arms Hospital
C. B. Ault
Bob
Jackson
Sam Scott
Anna Jacobs
McArthur
George Martindill
Janet
Wellston
O. D. Dailey
E. FE. Browning
Rutland
Herbert Bell
Edith Townsend
Beverly
New Jersey
Will Higley
WLW
Wilbur Baughman
Worley
Cincinnati
Farm Bureau- Grange
Athens Fairgrounds
Margaret Bosworth
Dyesville
Bess Cunningham
Portsmouth
Vance Springer
Dorothy
Harold Cunningham
Bradford Social and Brief Personal Notes
Bradford society notes list Sunday dinner guests Mr and Mrs Charles Haley and Kay from Crooksville and others visiting from Mid dleport Bradbury Harrisonville and Fostoria. Ice cream social announced for Bradford Church July 28. Local residents ill visiting relatives and enlarging businesses.
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Bradford
Paul Chapman
Charles Haley
Kay
Crooksville
Clyde Brown
Pomeroy
Leah Rose Buck
Bailey Run
Clarence Andrews
Middleport
John Eskew
Frank Buck
Charles
Lillian
Clay Evans
Freda Mae Buck
Madison Baird
Funeral of Mrs Laura Foley Held in Bashan
Bashan—The funeral for Mrs Laura Foley of Toledo was held in Bashan on Thursday afternoon with burial in Rainbow Cemetery. Vern Ours was injured when hit by a car Sunday evening, suffering cuts, bruises, and several broken ribs.
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Bashan
Laura Foley
Toledo
Rainbow Cemetery
Edgar Taylor
Lester McKenzie
Plain City
Ruth Orr
Columbus
Elva Brinker
Ruth Tucker
Edwin Hayman
Nelson Torrence
Warden Ours
Athens
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Vern Ours
Neva Wells
William Conley
Lemuel Johnson
Johnson
Clarence Gordon
Charleston
Clara Bird
Great Bend
Fred Bird
Rally for Men at Pilgrim Holiness Church
Nelsonville notices a rally for the men and young men classes Sunday July 25 at 9 30 at Pilgrim Holiness Church Chestnut St The theme urges Christian kindness and helping a brother The slogan Every man bring a man invites all men and boys and a photographer will record both classes
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Nelsonville
Pilgrim Holiness Church
Chestnut St
Jesus
POMEROY Clerk's Office to Handle Auto Title Certificates
Meigs County expected change in law shifts automobile title certificates to the clerk of courts in Pomeroy. Clerk Herman Beard predicted 500 to 600 dollars monthly income, 75 cent title fees plus other charges, with funds largely staying in county treasury. He urged an extra room to house title duties, proposing a wall between courthouse and vault to connect offices.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County
Clerk of Courts
Herman Beard
Beards
Auditor’s Office
Dinner guests entertain at Nelsonville gathering
Mr. and Mrs. P. G. Oakley entertained at dinner Thursday with guests including Mr. and Mrs. Harry Garner and daughter of New York City, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Garlinger of Buchtel, and Mrs. Robert Poshichel of Columbus.
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Nelsonville
P. G. Oakley
Harry Garner
New York City
Charles Garlinger
Buchtel
Robert Pospichel
Columbus
Nelsonville Social Briefs
Charles Cook and Mary Louise Leyshon have returned to Philadelphia after a vacation visiting relatives in Nelsonville. Mr. and Mrs. James T. Shepard and grandson Shepard Black of Columbus were guests of C. G. Shepard and Mrs. Harry Edington. Ruth Hale visits Cleveland a few days. Herbert Leyshon arrives from Philadelphia to visit relatives. C. J. Bartels of Parkersburg stays with her mother, Mrs. Joshua Spencer. T. N. Edington and son John leave for Logan after several days with relatives. Mrs. Frank Betts and Miss Mary Margaret Betts visit Columbus. Mrs. Robert Pospichel of Columbus visits her Oakley parents.
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Nelsonville
Charles Cook
Mary Louise Leyshon
Philadelphia
James T. Shepard
Shepard Black
Columbus
C. G. Shepard
Harry Edington
Ruth Hale
Cleveland
Herbert Leyshon
Leyshon
C. J. Bartels
Parkersburg
Joshua Spencer
T. N. Edington
John
Logan
Frank Betts
Mary Margaret Betts
Ralph Betts
Robert Pospichel
Treva Oakley
P. G. Oakley
Mrs Hickman Honored by Friends in Nelsonville Shower
Mrs Berry Hickman hosted a party and miscellaneous shower at 343 Fort Street for Mrs Edison Hickman Eloise Williams. Guests included numerous local women and children. Games were played on the lawn and gifts were given to the bride. Porcupines have new quills growing constantly replacing those lost in combat.
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Nelsonville
Berry Hickman
Fort St
Edison Hickman
Eloise Williams
Jennie Evans
Anna Willis
Lena Evans
Vaughn Cox
Walter Linscott
Albert Dodds
James Bland
Homer Pyle
Henry Nutter
Tom Evans
Vern Coakley
Otie Green
Charles Kennard
Sheldon Powell
Paul Shearer
Charles Finsterwald
Lila Tipple
Agness June
Earl Bateman
Vera Coakley
John Reed
Erma Butts
Keith
Goldie McDaniel
Gary
Kenneth Smith
John Cox
Clara Potts
Ann Brush
Lulu Williams
Maude Whitlatch
Dorothy Hannahs
Hickman
Portland Ladies Aid Social Hosted by Mrs McKelvey
Mrs. W. G. McKelvey hosted the M. E. Ladies Aid Society last Wednesday afternoon. Local residents and visitors include Mrs. Jessie Crow and daughters from Athens and Mrs. Margaret Massey and her son from New York state, visiting the McDades.
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Portland
W. G. McKelvey
M. E. Ladies Aid Society
Earl Jewett
Dill Middleswart Farm
Jessie Crow
Morgan
Little Daughter
Athens
Margaret Massey
Little
New York State
W. E. McDade
Minnie Hall
Russell Hall
Beaver Falls
Ada Haden Bridgewater
Olivette
Pittsburgh
Belva Cox
Columbus
Roy Rush
Silversville
T. E. Williams
Joe
Alberta Foutty
McMurray
Parkersburg
Marshall Delaney
East Liverpool
Kananga
Ira Blosser
Charles Ward
Yorkville
Mary Louise McDade
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James Chain
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