Near Beer Takes Over Nelsonville Thirst Stands
Nelsonville enters a second week of enforced dryness as former saloons convert to near beer and lunch stands. New tenants include Anthony Wilson at John L. stand, Jack Ashton lunch counter, Glen Smith and Duckworth & Thompson, with many others adopting lemonade and soft drinks amid the ongoing transition and renamed brewing interests.
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Nelsonville
Luke McLuke
Anthony Wilson
John L
Jack Ashton
Glen Smith
Will Duckworth & Thompson
Billy Watkins
Dew Hotel
Matty Stewart
John Simmons
Caldwell
Felix Patton
G. Nerrick
Frank Emish
John Smith
East End
Ed. Taylor
Naughton Place
Fulton Street
Hocking Valley Brewing Company
Hocking Valley Cereal Beverage Company
Gene Hohenadel
H. Newton
Hester
Columbus
Bruin
Nelsonville Aged Lady Buried Here
Mrs Mary Weldon aged 77 from Bicknell Indiana died at her home and was brought to Floodwood for funeral services and burial. The service was conducted Sunday afternoon by Rev Arthur M Mann at the home of her daughter Mrs O Dunkle.
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Mary Weldon
Floodwood
Local families host gatherings and visits over weekend
A series of social visits and hosting duties across Nelsonville and nearby towns marked the weekend. Avalon Wick, newly stationed in Norfolk, was honored at a chicken dinner hosted by Mr. and Mrs. Wick. Guests from Columbus, Lancaster, and Pomeroy attended various gatherings and short trips, including university events in New York for Miss Rose Harrold and family visits from Chillicothe and Altman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wm. Wick
Avalon Wick
U. S. Naval Reserve Force
Norfolk, Va
J. F. Grant
Columbus
Weaver Essex
Martha Elliott
R. T. West
Stalter & Essex Coal Co
Pomeroy
Martina Bailey
Nelsonville
Nellie Mathewson
Mattie Wilson
Earl Weiss
Jake Myers
Chas. McHary
Lancaster
Flo Hutchison
Mae Beard
R. M. Figley
Chillicothe
Cliff Figley
Ori Griffin
Frank Roby
New Marshfield
Ruby Miskell
Miles Howe
Rose Harrold
Columbia University
New York
Gay
Lizzie Lowdin
Band Gathers Noted Audience with New Uniformed Concert
The Nelsonville band wore new uniforms and performed a splendid porch concert Saturday night at the Dew House. Citizens greatly appreciated the performance.
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Nelsonville
Dew House
Ladies Aid Society Meet at Presbyterian Church
Mrs. N. Hill will host the Ladies Aid Society of the Presbyterian church on Wednesday afternoon.
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Ladies Aid
N. Hill
Ladies Aid Society of the Presbyterian Church
Trains Late Saturday Passenger Train No 30 Arrival
Passenger train No 30 arrived late Saturday, delaying local service and causing schedule adjustments for commuters. No injuries reported and railway officials attributed the delay to mechanical issues and weather-related factors.
Blacksmith shop opens in old Haybrow stand Nelsonville
Local ad details SAM MINKIN opening a blacksmith shop offering horseshoeing woodwork and wagon repair with 25 years experience and listed prices. Also notes painting varnishing paper hanging carpentry and home service requests and contact info. Includes lost items notices two watches and a pony plus real estate for sale or rent and poultry for sale.
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W. J. Haybrow
Sam Minkin
Delays Hit Rail Service Near Groveport Saturday
At 10 A M trains ran late by nearly two hours with No 35 following an hour behind as freight traffic derailed near Groveport causing the disruption.
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Groveport
Christian Sunday School Reports Strong Attendance and Mission Offering
The Bereans class tallied 106 members with a plan for a front page Look Out feature. The anti slump campaign targets an average of 500 for summer as the entire school celebrated Children's Day with the program Heart and Hand for Jesus led by Mrs. C. L. Johnson. the day’s offering reached 75 dollars for foreign missions.
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Bereans
Jesus
C. L. Johnson
Great Shoot To Be Staged Here On Friday Next
The Memorial Day shoot of the Athens Gun Club at Mill Street range lists top shooters led by M. M. Kerr and others. A registered tournament under the American Trapshooters Association will run Friday May 6 from 9:30 AM to evening at the Athens range with about fifty to sixty expert shots expected from Ohio companies and state amateurs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens Gun Club
Mill Street Range
M. M. Kerr
Don Poston
J. E. Cross
Dec Clark
John Poston
J. B. Swanson
Harvey Porter
W. L B. Bartels
J. HE. Ban
A. E. Whaley
Frank Cross
Fred Alderman
Athens Range
American Trapshooters Association
Ohio
Supreme Court rules railroads may set intrastate rates
The Supreme Court holds that the director general of railroads can set intrastate and interstate rates, reversing a North Dakota ruling that intrastate rate setting infringed state powers. The decision also allows New York federal courts to investigate Truman Newberry's primary campaign expenditures against Henry Ford for the Michigan Senate nomination.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Director General
North Dakota
New York
Truman Newberry
Henry Ford
Michigan
Astor Widow Marries Old Wealthy Englishman
London report notes Mrs. John Astor wed Lord Ribbesdale in St Marys Bryanston Square with Rev L J Percival officiating. The bride is Ava Willing Astor formerly married to the late John Jacob Astor. The groom is described as very wealthy and 65 years old.
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London
Times
John Astor
Lord Ribbesdale
Astor
Ava Willing Astor
John Jacob Astor
the Times
St. Marys
Bryanston Square
L. J. Percival
System Used in Sinking U Boats
Newport report details tactics devised under Admiral Sims for anti submarine warfare. It describes zigzag convoy maneuvers by transport ships and destroyers, timed depth charges, and daytime night time speed variations to avoid U boats. Captain William W Phelps notes record transatlantic troop movements and the challenges of northern twilight and visibility.
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Newport
R. L
War College
Naval
William W. Phelps
Sims
the College
Phelps
New York
Brest
Sandy Hook
Crest
Mauretania
Atlantic
Leviathan
Captain Phelps
Broken Leg Surprises Officers on Columbus Street
In Columbus Ohio Jasper Poltis yells I broke my leg and falls. Two police officers witness the incident and call an ambulance. Poltis jokes during the ride home saying his wooden leg caused the mischief and that he was fine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Ohio
Jasper
Poltis
Thief Flees With Overcoat After Hen Roost Heist
In College View Nebraska a man caught while robbing a farmer's hen roost fled leaving an overcoat stuffed with 70 dollars. Police seek the suspect in the incident described as an unsuccessful bid to cut living costs.
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College View
Neb
Appointment of Administrator for Peter Finsterwald Estate
John Finsterwald appointed and qualified as Administrator of the estate of Peter Finsterwald, late of Athens County, Ohio, deceased. Dated May 27, 1919. H. T. Phillips, Probate Judge.
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John Finsterwald
Peter Finsterwald
Athens County
Ohio
A. D
H. T. Phillips
Said County
T.w
Mother's Day Letter From War Friend Bonds Across Oceans
A World War I friendship between Elza Cunningham of Chauncey and Stanley D. Barker of Pennsylvania endures after battles in France. Barker writes from Belgium Camp on Mother's Day, calling Mrs. Cunningham his mother and expressing hope to reunite in the U.S. after the war. The letter includes a short poem titled Mother Mine.
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Elza Cunningham
Chauncey
William Cunningham
France
Stanley JD. Barker
Pennsylvania
Elza
Barker
Mother
Cunningham
Battle
Old
New York
Stanley D. Barker
Depot Service Co
Belgium
Cleareyed
Frank
I Must Be Strong and Clean for Posterity
A reflective verse praising personal discipline in mind and body as a debt to future generations and women like you. The speaker vows strength and purity, dedicating himself to honorable living and respect.
Funeral for Michael J Tippie Held at Sugar Creek Church
One of Sugar Creek's largest funerals marked Memorial Day as Michael J Tippie, 59, was laid to rest at Sugar Creek church with Rev Murch officiating. Music by Chauncey Christian choir followed burial in Union Street Cemetery Athens. Survived by two daughters Mrs Orville Cowan Sugar Creek and Mrs Floyd Pierce East Fultonham. Seventeen other relatives noted including Uriah and Leah Tippie and sister Mrs Ezra Karns Chauncey. Visitors from Cleveland and Akron noted among attendees.
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Sugar Creek
Michael J. Tippie
Murch
First Christian Church
Athens
Chauncey Christian Choir
Union Street
Tippie
Uriah
Leah Tippie
Orville Cowan
Floyd Pierce
East Fultonham
Ohio
Ezra Karns
Chauncey
Memorial day exercises honor local veterans in Chauncey
A large Chauncey turnout joined lodge members Sunday schools and youth groups for a morning march from K of P Hall to Nye cemetery to decorate graves. An afternoon program of songs and recitations led by Gus Graham was held near the high school.
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Chauncey
K. of P. Hall
Nye
Gus Graham
High Schol
Lenore Sprague Travels to Columbia for Summer Visit
Miss Lenore Sprague daughter of Dr and Mrs Warren V Sprague of Chauncey leaves for Columbia South Carolina to spend the summer with her aunt Mrs Hyatt. Floride Sprague also travels to Columbus to visit her aunt Mrs L E Parks. Mr and Mrs Spring of Nelsonville visit Chauncey guests Roy Pendergrass. An electric motor aerates water in a tank car built by a European railroad for long distance fish transport. Beware of the stranger bearing gifts.
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Lenore Sprague
Warren
V. Sprague
Chauncey
Columbia, South Carolina
Mrs. Hyatt
Floride Sprague
Columbus
Mrs
Spring
Nelsonville
Roy Pendergrass
Terms of Peace and Austria Frontiers Defined
The treaty recognizes Austria as the Republic of Austria with official relations to the Allied powers. Frontiers with Czechoslovakia and Hungary are set, minor rectifications noted at Grund and Feldsberg, with specifics on the Drava river line and Marburg area. Other borders with Bavaria Switzerland and Hungaria remain unchanged. meat prices to stay high says Wilson after studying European food demand while abroad.
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Austria
Republic of Austria
Bleiburg
Drave
Marburg
Padkersburg
Bavaria
Switzerland
Hungaria
Chicago
Ill
Thomas E. Wilson
Wilson and Company Packers
Wilson
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Altman
W. Va
Nelsonvillie
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Doral Parks
Washington St
Ibs
H. B. Schaal
THE
Christianchurch
William Fleck
Wm. Hick
Miss Avalon
Norfolk
Navy
Admiral Sims
Load
Chauncey News
William Turvey
Cleveland
William Smart
Claude Love
Akron
City
Frank Love
Lafayette Crossen
Florence
Frankfort
Kentucky
Portsmouth
Jackson, O
C. Bayers
Federal
Carl Shafer
George Wilson
Czecho Slovakia
Bohemia and Moravia
Grund and
Feldsberg
Batavia
Italy
Opera House
Glouster
U.S. Public Health Service
Mechem’s Specials
Batiste
Mediem Dry Goods Co
Columbus Street
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