Nelsonville notices for sale and lost items
Classified items list three houses with one acre each at Coe Hollow near car line and a house and lot at Harper and High Streets in Nelsonville. Lost ponies two black and one bay geldings. Wanted stationary engineer at Red Bird Mine Hobson Ohio. Also a brief note about a young couple not married and a playful joke with plans for a future wedding.
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Coe Hollow
Car Line
Harper and
High Sts
Chas. Bruce
High St
Pell
Frank Irvin
Citizen Phone
Red Bird
Hobson Ohio
T. M. Matheny
Middleport
Ohio
E. R. Lama
Nelsonville
Private William Hobart Swingle Killed in France
Mr and Mrs Ira Swingle of Nelsonville received a War Department telegram confirming their son Private William Hobart Swingle 22 of Co B 8th Machine Gun Battalion was killed in action July 15 in France. Enlisted a year ago, trained at army camps and left for France in March. Survived by parents and one brother. member of Jr Sons of Veterans. services to be announced.
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Swingle
Ira Swingle
Nelsonville
War Department
Washington
William Hobart Swingle
Co. B
8Th Machine Gun Battalion
France
Hobart
Jr. Sons of Veterans
Local social notes from Dexter and nearby towns
Mrs. Robert Baxter of Dexter Pa and Mr. Robert Sharp of The Plains were guests of Mrs. Henry Davis on Friday. Mrs. Sarah Silcott visited Athens with Mr. and Mrs. Smith Gandee Thursday. Eden Patton hosted Nora Powell of Murray City on Friday. E T Spray with sons Frank Ed Spray with son Joe and Lewis Francis visited Logan Friday with R H Stewart and wife. Ray Ashby returned home after weeks with relatives in Wehtum Pa. Gay Aumiller Sam Hanley and John from Columbus visit Nelsonville relatives for a few days.
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Robert Baxter
Dexter Pa
Robert Sharp
the Plains
Henry Davis
Sarah Silcott
Smith Gandee
Athens
Eden Patton
Nora Powell
Murray City
E. T. Spray
Frank
Ed Spray
Joe
Lewis Francis
Logan
R. H. Stewart
Ray Ashby
Wehtum
Gay Aumiller
Sam Hanley
John
Columbus
Nelsonville
Missionary Society Meets at Mrs Graham's Home
The Woman's Missionary Society of the Presbyterian Church met Thursday afternoon at Fayette street home of Mrs. R. C. Graham. Mrs. Homer Krieg led the program with devotional by Mrs. George Johnson. Miss Margaret Johnson and Miss Lucile Kaelin sang, with accompanists Miss Scott and Mrs. Ralph Parks. Papers by Mrs. N. Hill and Mrs. R. S. Weitzell drew interest from a large gathering, followed by refreshments.
Markers to Honor York Township Service Members
It is planned to place markers naming every York Township boy serving in the nation around the flag on Public Square. Draft board lists will cover army names, but navy and volunteer service men must be found by other means. Send any unlisted name to Dr. C. W. Cable in Nelsonville, Ohio.
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York Township
New National Army
Navy
C. W. Cable
Nelsonville
Ohio
Baker
George
France
Germany
Secret Nelsonville Marriage of Lowden and Fitzer Revealed
A column notes a secret marriage of Donald Lowden and Miss Josephine Fitzer, well known Nelsonville youths, first mentioned weeks ago in this column. The notice was mailed to the office and is now acknowledged.
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Donald Lowden
Josephine Fitzer
Nelsonville
Needle Craft Club Outing and Red Cross Efforts
The Needle Craft Club held its eighth annual picnic at Oak Grove school house with a bountiful 11 30 dinner and games. New officers were elected: Mrs Flossie Crawford president Mrs Etta Grey secretary and Mrs M A Davis treasurer. Red Cross contributions were reported and a quilt was pieced and sold for charity.
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Needle Craft Club
Oak Grove
Flossie Crawford
Etta Grey
Needle Craft Club gathering at Mrs Crawford’s home
Mrs Flossie Crawford hosted ten Needle Craft Club members at her Poplar street home Friday afternoon for an informal social session.
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Flossie Crawford
Ladies of the Needle Craft Club
Poplar Street
Reverend Coleman to Deliver Farewell Sermon in Nelsonville
Rev. J. V. Coleman of the Apostolic Holiness Church preaches a farewell sermon Sunday at 7 30 pm before leaving for Baltimore Maryland to assume a new pastorate. He served four years in Nelsonville and supervised the construction of a fine new church.
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J. V. Coleman
Apostolic Holiness Church
Baltimore
Nelsonville
Saving the Yankees or Dash Over the Rhine
United Press war analysis by J W T Mason notes General Foch slows American forces in the Aisne Marne area to preserve their strength for a Rhine advance. He argues decisive results require operations toward the Rhine and that German defenses reveal complex strategic planning.
Two men arrested over attempted destruction of plant
Two men, said to be Groans, were arrested at Irvington New Jersey while attempting to destroy the Gould and Eberthardt machinery plant. One man was seen lighting a fuse to a large bomb and the other was captured shortly after with a similar bomb.
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United Press
New York
Gould & Eberthardt
Irvington
New Jersey
Knights of Pythias to unfurl service flag in Glouster
Glouster Lodge No 336 Knights of Pythias will unfurl a service flag Sunday at 2 PM in the K of P building. Grand Chancellor Wormwood of Fremont and Attorney I M Foster of Athens will speak. Drum corps provide patriotic music and Harriet Gibson will sing. Seating for 390 plus members. citizens invited. Mrs Catherine OLeary, 71, of Jacksonville, fell Friday while going
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Glouster Lodge
Knights of Pythias
K. of P
Wormwood
Fremont
I. M. Foster
Athens
Harriet Gibson
K, of P
Rain slows Marne drive as Allied artillery presses
Heavy rains in the Marne region slow Allied operations with German positions growing harder to maneuver. The enemy now relies on movement and air bombardment, while persistent artillery and weather hinder both sides.
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France
Marne
Great Battle May Start in a Short Tin
Washington reports an apparently quiet Aisne Mine salient may presage a decisive Allied German clash. Observers expect fighting from east of Rheims to the North Sea around the Marne with the main action north of the river. The American army is not yet ready for a full offensive, as General March indicated.
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Hindenburg
America
Washington
Aisne
Rheims
North Sea
Marne
France
March
Congress
German 40 divisions of shock troops ready for operation
Paris reports General Ludendorff still has about 40 divisions of shock troops. Marcel Hutin in Echo De Paris says they may be used to shift the war situation for the crown prince. Mech and Petain are unlikely to yield the initiative. Petain notes 48 German divisions in the Marne pocket identified between July 16 and yesterday, with exhausted units being replaced by half rested ones.
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Paris
Ludendorff
Marcel Hutin
Echo de Paris
Hutin
Mech
Petain
Marne
Mr. Petain
Fracture and injuries update from local area events
Reports describe an elderly woman with a severe right arm fracture treated by Dr. von Scheele of Jacksonville and Dr. Crawford of this city. Ellsworth McKee, 18, injured at Mine 10 with multiple wounds and internal injuries, is listed as a Morgan County resident boarding at Derthick. Dr. Koons remains seriously ill at Columbus hospital, temp 104, unable to recognize visitors, with Mrs. Koons and Rex by his side. A runabout owned by Attorney G W Rose was damaged in a collision with a car driven by his son Harold. A local boy under 12 is to undergo tonsil and adenoid surgery in Columbus. Road improvements near Trimble and Jacksonville ease travel with ash cover preparations noted. The Original Theater screens Hank Mann in His Fine Blow tonight.
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Ellsworth McKee
Mine 10
Morgan County
Derthick
Grant Hospital
Carolumbus
Koons
G. W. Rose
Harold
Rose
Eastern Siberian Premier resigns in Vladivostok dispatch
An undated 4 r patch from Vladivostok reports the Eastern Siberian government including the Premier has resigned. The terse item notes the resignation occurred with no further details provided in the dispatch.
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United Press
London
Vladivostok
Siberian
Foreign Minister Brun Leads Uruguayan Student Support Visit
Dr. Baltaser Brun, the foreign minister, travels to the United States at the head of an operation to visit actors. He will bring a testimonial signed by 7,000 Uruguayan students to American students.
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Baltaser Brun
Oper Ention
U. S
Stuents
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Nelsonville News
Donald
Shorty
Frenchy
Emalina
Carolina
Cline
Forbs B. Lampman
L. D. Lampman
Forbs
C. E. Welch
Plattsbureger
Jack London
Europe
Leutenants
Mr. Booth
Smith
Mr. Smith
Booth
Hny
Post Office
U.S
Rush
Nell
J. W. T. Mason
Foch
Aisne-Marne
Rhine
Aigne-Marne
Glouster News
Messenger
Catherine O'Leary
Jacksonville
WSS
United States
Span Aes
Switzerland
Edison
Cline’s Pharmacy
Fred 8S
Ferguson
von Scheele
Crawford
Ezra Jennings
Jumbus
Trimble
Milified
Hank Mann
the Cline Pharmacy
Thomson & Hysell Dawson Building
Cor. Mill and Second Sts
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