Nelsonville Man Dies Three Days After Birthday
William Shafer age 67 of Nelsonville died Saturday night after five months of ill health from organic heart trouble. He was foreman of tracks at Deanville Coal and a member of the I O O F. Survived by wife two sons James and Morris daughter Ellen Hawk step mother sister Ada Downhour four brothers. Funeral Wednesday at 10 30 a m. at his home.
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Nelsonville
William Shafer
Shafer
Deanville Coal Company
I. O. O. F. Lodge
James
Morris
Fairport
Ohio
Ellen Hawk
Athens
Ada Downhour
Portland
Indiana
Dave
George
Charles
John
Beaumont
Somers Birth of Son Reported in Nelsonville
Mr and Mrs William Somers announce the birth of a son on Saturday June 4 in Nelsonville. The terse notice lists no further details.
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Nelsonville
William Somers
Funeral arrangements for Mrs. Ethel Henry
The body of Mrs. Ethel Henry wife of Stalph Henry was brought to 43 Clinton street Nelsonville after dying Saturday at Mt. Carmel hospital Columbus. Short services were held at 8 pm conducted by Rev Ed L Morrell. The funeral will proceed to McArthur Tuesday at 2 pm for burial near her parents Mr and Mrs John Murphy.
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Nelsonville
Ethel Henry
Stalph Henry
Mt. Carmel Hospital
Columbus
Clinton Street
Ed L. Morrell
McArthur
John Murphy
Child Breaks Arm In Peach Tree Accident
Paul Wright seven, son of Mr and Mrs Ernest Wright, fractured his left wrist after a fall from a neighbor’s peach tree Saturday evening in Nelsonville. Dr Hyde treated and set the break.
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Nelsonville
Paul Wright
Ernest Wright
Hyde
Edith Stiers Hosts Bridge For Travelling Guests
Mrs Edith Stiers entertained Saturday evening at bridge for Miss Catherine Spencer and Charles Poston who leave Wednesday for a trip abroad. Out of town guests included Mr and Mrs Clifton Spencer of Kingwood WV Mr and Mrs Ralph White of Athens and Harry Price of New Straitsville with Miss Margaret Lax of Athens. Harry Price held high score and gifts were given to the honorees.
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Bridge Nelsonville
Edith Stiers
Bridge
Catherine Spencer
Charles Poston
Clifton Spencer
Kingwood
W. Va
Ralph White
Athens
Harry Price
New Straitsville
Margaret Lax
Stiers
Injuries Prove Fatal to James Crabtree 60
Nelsonville June 6 In juries received by James Crabtree 60 Columbus former Hocking valley resident in an automobile accident May 29 resulted in his death Saturday at Grant hospital. The body was brought to this city Sunday night and taken to the home of a sister Mrs Hannah Parry 445 Poplar street. He leaves a wife four daughters two sons a sister and two brothers. Funeral services will be held at the Parry home Tuesday at 1 30 conducted by Rev O J Howearth. Burial at Greenlawn.
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Nelsonville
James Crabtree
Columbus
Hocking Valley
Grant Hospital
Hannah Parry
Poplar Street
Crabtree
Chauncey
Parry
O. J. Howearth
The
Christian Church
Greenlawn
Richard Seip
Robert Emmett
Margaret Crabtree
Harriett Taylor
Springfield
James
Charles Crabtree
Hanna Parry
George
William
Buchtel
Postmaster Suggests Nationwide Lindbergh Welcome Air Mail
Nelsonville June 6 Postmaster F R Jackson says following President Coolidge’s call for a national welcome for Capt Charles A Lindbergh air mail pilot, postmasters were told of a proposed air mail reception. Citizens are urged to send greetings by air mail to be delivered on Lindbergh’s arrival in Washington by June 13 with special handling arrangements.
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Capt. Lindbergh
Charles A. Lindbergh
Washington, D. C
Jackson
Nelsonville
Puranant
Coolidge
United States
Washington
F. R. Jackson
Ida Gallorini Dies in Capital City Murrah City
Miss Ida Catherine Gallorini 24 of Murray City died Sunday afternoon at St. Francis hospital Columbus after two months of treatment. She came to Murray City with her brother the Rev Father Gallorini about seven years ago. She leaves a mother and sister in Italy and several brothers in America. Services Thursday at 9 30 am at St Phillip Neri church Murray City with burial at Buchtel.
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Nelsonville
Ida Catherine Gallorini
Murray City
St. Francis Hospital
Columbus
Gallorini
Father Gallorini
Italy
America
St. Phillip Neri
Buchtel
Weekly soft coal output climbs to 8.474 million tons
Nelsonville reports 8,474,000 net tons of bituminous coal produced in the week ended May 28, the largest weekly total since April 1. The gain from May 1 stands at 201,000 tons, with current production near the 1926 seasonal level. Through May 28 the 1927 calendar year yield totals about 237,959,000 net tons over 126 working days.
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Nelsonville
Federal Bureau of Mines
Society Notes From Columbus And Surrounding Areas
Miss Ethel Walker visited Columbus Saturday to care for Mrs. Sarah Wyskivers at White Cross hospital. Numerous families and individuals from Athens Zanesville Camp Chase Columbus and Kananga spent weekends visiting relatives or hosting guests, including Mr. and Mrs. Ralph White, Mr. and Mrs. Ernie Cook, Mr. and Mrs. John Glenn, Mr. and Mrs. Clifton Spencer, Mrs. Alex Nelson, Miss Margaret Lax, Miss Ruth Eberle, and others. Several members returned home after visits in Columbus, Athens, Nashville, and Pittsburgh with relatives and friends.
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Ethel Walker
Columbus
Sarah Wyskivers
White Cross Hospital
Ralph White
Athens
Joshua Spencer
Ernie Cook
Mary Esther
John Glenn
Paul
John Hill
FE. E. Bell
Zanesville
Margaret Lax
C. D. Bartels
Elizabeth Postal
Camp Chase
C. J. Bartels
Arthur Burgess
Lancaster
Ruth Eberle
Ward-Belmonat School
Nashville
Chamberlin and Levine Land Break Flight Distance Record
Chamberlin and Levine Land had stayed aloft eleven hours five minutes longer than Lindbergh on the New York to Paris flight and surpassed Lindbergh’s distance by over 400 miles. A rough last leg from Helfta met heavy rain. Crowds waited as Lufthansa explained motors were not tuned to German gasoline causing slow progress to the field.
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Charles A. Lindbergh
New York
Paris
Lindbergh
Chamberlin
Helfta
Lufthansa
Emperhor
Bellanca
Denison Honors Clarence Chamberlin With Atlantic Flight Home
The town marks Chamberlin's safe transatlantic flight from New York to Helfta Germany with a mass celebration. Neighbors light bonfires, fire flares, and ring bells as impromptu parades erupt following news of the historic crossing.
All Day Religious Education Council Meeting in Nelsonville
All day services of the Athens County Council of Religious Education connected to the Ohio Council of Religious Education will be at the Nelsonville Presbyterian Church on Friday June 10. Rev. Howard E. Warner presides with morning worship and talks by Rev. Edwin L. Morrell Mrs. R. M. Sandy and other church leaders. Afternoon sessions cover training organizing and leadership topics with discussions for children's workers and adult Bible class workers. Evening worship includes Building Together a Christian Citizenship and an offering for the state building fund.
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Athens County
R. M. Sandy
Ohio Council of Religious Education
Mt. Vernon
C. A. Spriggs
Athens
American Sunday School Union
E. B Barnhart
Columbus
Maurice Cunningham
Albany
Gilbert Courtney
Chauncey
Sandy
J. L. Evans
Nelsonville
O. J. Howearth
The
Christian Church
Barnhart
Anti Can't Club Adds Two Members in Zaleski
Two new members Mary Lucille Bighouse and Sylvia Payne joined the Anti Can't Clothing club at a meeting hosted by leader Misa Ethel G Hayes. Demonstrations were given by Arsel Albaugh and Othello Jayjohn with a team showing from Agnes Woods and Hazel Webb.
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Zaleski
Misa Ethel G. Hayes
Mary Lucille Bighouse
Sylvia Payne
Arsel Albaugh
Othello Jayjohn
Agnes Woods
Hazel Webb
Ostrich at London Zoo Falls Ill After Rope Ingestion
A London Zoo ostrich became ill for three days after swallowing a five yard rope. Keepers treated the bird and it recovered.
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London
Zoo
Meeting of Miners At Corning To Be Held Wednesday
Sub District President Oris Daugherty cannot attend Thursday so the miners mass meeting moves to Corning on Wednesday at 1 pm. It will be at Ida way park instead of Oak Grove park, with District President Hall and officers from this sub district and No 6 attending.
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Corning
Rock slides onto roadway near Athens Pomeroy road
A massive rock, weigh ing several tons, slipped from a hillside and now overhangs the Athens Pomeroy road about seven miles below Athens. State official A R Cline was notified and workers under Pearl Chase will blast if the rock menaces the highway.
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Athens-Pomeroy
Athens
A. R. Cline
Pearl Chase
Wool and livestock market report from Boston
The June market shows steady wool trading with strong Western demand and Texas clips largely sold. Prices span fine staples to Montevideo and Australian wools. hogs cattle and sheep receipts rise with mixed but mostly lower tone in hogs and steady cattle bids and fat lambs noted.
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Boston
Texas
Ohio
Montevideo
Farm Market Prices Across States and Produce Types
Prices listed for potatoes including round whites and Maine stock, various sacks and weights across Maine Michigan Ohio and South Carolina. Poultry prices cover fowls leghorn broilers cocks ducks geese and spring ducks with cents per pound. Butter eggs show standard creamery grades and tub pricing.
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Maine
Ohio
South Carolina
Alabama Hastings
Cincinnati Produce Market Butter Unchanged Rays Higher
Butter unchanged while bean prices rise with fresh gathered firsts at 19c and 16c for seconds. Nearby ungraded items quoted at 20c per unit with firsts and seconds noted in market report.
Livestock Market Receipts and Prices Reported
Hog receipts 7000 with hog prices from 9.00 to 9.78 per pound and sow ranges 7.00 to 7. Cattle receipts about 1000 to 1500 with beef steers 10.25 to 11.78 and beef cows 7.50 to 8.50. Vealers 12.00 to 12.50 and heavy calves 7.00 to 11.50. Sheep receipts 1600 with top fat lambs at 14.00 and spring lambs 10.00 to 16.50. Market tone mixed to steady on cattle and sheep.
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Clower
Market summary of Liberty First Four divisions
New York report notes Liberty first four boats opening at 103.1, unchanged. Second four at 106.10 off 1. Third four at 100.29 unchanged. Fourth four at 103.29 unchanged.
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New York
U.P
Liberty
Parker Files Glouster Election Petitions for Board Race
Parker joins Joseph Richards Jr in filing petitions with the Athens County Election Board to seek a seat on the board of public affairs. Filing closes Friday as Glouster anticipates a record number of candidates in the Republican primary contest.
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Glouster
Worthy ‘Parker
County Board of Elections
Board of Public Affairs
Parker
Joseph Richards, Jr
Athens County Election Board
Officers to be elected at Chickamauga Tribe meeting
Glouster June 6 Officers will be elected at the Chickamauga Tribe No. 44 I O R M meeting to be held Tuesday night.
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Glouster
Doctor Operated After Fishing Camp Fall
Dr. C. von Mreele of Jacksonville underwent surgery at Grant hospital in Columbus Sunday for a leg injury from a fall endured Wednesday at a fishing camp near Stockport. The operation followed a routine exam. T'. A. Noon, fuel inspector for the New York Central lines, is upending
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Glouster
C. von Mreele
Jacksonville
Grant Hospital
Colum
Stockport
New York Central Lines
Residents and Visitors Travel Through Athens County
A few days in Columbus on business. The W C T A will meet at the home of Mrs Lizzie McKee Tuesday at 2 p.m. W F Leighty of Gering Nebraska visited his son Clifford Leighty Saturday. The Leightys arrived in Athens from Nebraska for several months in the county. The Rev Homer Vian and wife and Mr H Jones and son Elmer left by motor for Waterloo Indiana to spend a week at the Rev Vian's former home.
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Columbus
Buness
Lizzie McKée
W. F. Leighty
Gering, Neb
Glouster
Clifford Leighty
Leighty
Athens
Nebraska
Athens County
Homer Vian
H. &. Jones and Son
Elmer
Waterloo
Ind
Rev. Vian
Patrolman Shot Saving Women in Cincinnati
Ed ward L. Wille, 41, a Cincinnati patrolman, was shot in the chest while trying to rescue four women from danger. He remained in serious condition today as authorities investigated the incident.
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Cincinnati
Edward L. Wille
Rotarians Arrive in Ostend for International Convention
Six shiploads of Rotarians from the United States disembarked at Flushing and traveled by taxi and on foot to Ostend to attend the international convention.
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Ostend
Belgium
United States
Flushing
Child Frances Burden Dies After Long Illness In Barrington
In Barrington Illinois 10 year old Frances Burden died after a long illness marking a sudden loss for the community. The death follows extended medical treatment and details are sparse as the town mourns.
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Patal Barrington
Frances Burdén
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