Flower Mission Day Observed by W C T U
The Nelsonville W C T U held its annual Flower Mission Day with Mrs A G Mechem and helpers entertaining. A report on a McArthur educational meeting was given, temperance topics discussed, and bouquets distributed to the sick and shutins. A parlor car trip to New Straitsville and social times at the Humphrey home followed, with fourteen members attending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rs. A. G. Mechem
Rs. C. C. Sharp
Stanley Echem
Walter Mechem
Harold Mechem
Nake
Aul Kemper
McArthur
Joe Humphrey
New Straitsville
Nelsonville Transportation Company
Humphrey
Zale Kemp
Bridgeport
Blain Adams
Columbus
Price Pleads Not Guilty in Intoxication Case
C. E. Price of Haydenville entered a not guilty plea to charges of intoxication and possessing intoxicating liquor. A hearing before Mayor McCune Tuesday concluded with a verdict of not guilty and the case dismissed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. E. Price
Haydenville
McCune
Rice
Ase
Higgins Pleads Guilty to Liquor Possession Charge
Frank Higgins pleaded guilty at arraignment before Judge McCune Tuesday to possessing intoxicating liquor. He was fined 150 dollars and ordered to pay court costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Higgins
Yor McCune
Nelsonville to Issue 100000 Bond for School Repairs
The State Industrial Commission has approved a $100,000 bond issue for repairing and constructing Nelsonville school buildings. Bonds are printed and contracts for work are expected to start in a few days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Industrial Commission
Nelsonville
Nelsonville Police Chief Files for County Sheriff Nomination
Jack Pearson longtime Nelsonville chief of police declared his candidacy for the Republican nomination for county sheriff. He has eight years leading the local force and a strong record. Three Republicans and two independents have filed, making a likely hot race in Athens County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Pearson
Nelsonville
Jack
Athens County
Tatting Club Entertained at Straitsville
The Tatting Club enjoyed a delightful day Tuesday as members were entertained by a local host. The event featured a social gathering with refreshments and light entertainment, highlighting community involvement.
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Tatting Club
Straitsville
Elks Club Dance Benefit This Thursday
The Elks Club announces a dance Thursday June 8 from 9 p m to 1 a m with music by Jack's Melody Lads. Proceeds go to club activities.
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Elks Club
Jack’s
Melody Lads
Picnic with Sunday School Class Members Names
Miss Gladys Bowers led a Sunday School Class picnic on Tuesday afternoon. Attendees included Flo Patton Gwendolyn Pedcock Gretchen Pidcock Alberta Keating Dorothy Hilton Zuretta Fellen Mable Edith Dilcher Margaret Ethel Johnson Louise Elizabeth Harriet Bowers Pearl Glenn Alice Higgins Ruth Coope and Ruth Butt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gladys Bowers
Flo Patton
Gwendolyn Pidcock
Gretchen Pidcock
Alberta Keating
Dorothy Hilton
Zuretta Fellen
Mable
Edith Dilcher
Margaret
Ethel Johnson
Louise
Elizabeth
Harriet Bowers
Pearl Glenn
Alice Higgins
Ruth Coope
Ruth Butt
Legion Team to Play Here Sunday
One of the fastest teams from this city in years, the American Legion baseball squad, featuring ex-service men, showcases a slick working lineup as it prepares to clash here Sunday.
Legion Team Sets Sights On Floodwood Showdown
The locals hold two wins and one loss with a trio of strong pitchers and reliable hitters. They beat Haydenville and Amesville in narrow games, lost 10 to 9 to Plains, and have shown improvement since their first rough outing. A 2:30 p.m. game is scheduled for Sunday June 11 against Floodwood, a club also boasting wins over Amesville and McArthur.
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Haydenville
Amesville
The
Plains
Legion
Floodwood
McArthur
Government agents abroad seek war fraud fugitives
Washington June 7 government agents have been sent abroad to round up men wanted in the war control fraud investigations who fled the country months ago. The department guards the identities and the cases involved. The grand jury in the capital remains secrecy. John Lewis Phillips, Georgia lumberman and Republican state chairman, is free on a 25000 dollar bond after arrest on a justice department warrant.
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Washngton
John Lewis Phillips
Georgia
Republican State Committee
Phillips
Sand Rock man wrecks car after ditch fall then sells Ford
Jess King of Sand Rock failed a turn on the Albany Athens road at Mechanicsburg, the Ford rolled into a ditch but he escaped injuries. He later sold the car to a passerby for 15 dollars.
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Jess King
Sand Rock
Sponge Rubber Rupture Pad offered free trial in Akron
An advertisement promises instant relief for rupture with a free sample Sponge Rubber Pad sent to interested readers after sending name and address to H. Scott in Akron Ohio. The notice stresses no money is required and the test will prove the claim.
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H. Scott
Scott
Akron
Ohio
Distillery Hidden in Mound Found on Ludden Farm Near Buchtel
Special Dry Enforcement Officers Baynham and Nash raided the William Ludden farm near Buchtel and uncovered a nearly complete distilling setup inside a natural mound. They crawled into an 18 by 80 inch opening and discovered a copper still, oil stove, four mash-filled barrels, shelves, and ventilation through the mound ceiling. This find is linked to a long-running illicit corn liquor supply in the region.
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Ludden
Hewig
Ralph Lanning
Buchtel
Baynham
Nash
Helwig
William Miller
Athens
Baynham and
Currier Avenue
Miller
Worstell
Athens County Common Pleas Court
Elmer Rodgers
Frost
Rodgers
William Ludden
George Baynham
Dana Nash
Nelsonville
Ludden Farm
English Teacher Will Attend Meeting Here
Dr. W. G. Cove president of the National Association of Teachers of England and Wales will attend the sixteenth annual meeting of the National Educational Association in Boston from July 2 to 8. Cove rose to prominence leading the 1918 Fisher education bill fight, called the Magna Charta of free public education in England.
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Washington
W. G. Cove
National Association of Teachers of
England and Wales
United States
National Educational Association
Boston
Cove
England
Military Order of the Cootie Incorporation Sought in Brooklyn
The Military Order of the Cootie Inc filed for incorporation papers in Brooklyn Supreme Court. The group recalls World War I trench life and the era of love for insect powder, aiming to preserve memories of those days and billeted bugs.
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Interque
New York
O. D
Buddy
Military Order of the Cootie, Inc
Brooklyn Supreme Court
Rolls-Royce
Battle deepens as Kiangsi troops rally with southern forces
Shanghai dispatch reports rapid southern advance toward the city of Kiangsi key as Wu Pei Fu orders a broad offensive against Sun Yat Sen. Kiangsi troops withhold opposition over back pay while Chen Kuang faces evaluating Wu Pei Fu's sincerity before continuing push.
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Shanghai
Southern China Republic
Kian
Chen Kuang
Tuchun
Kiangsi
Wu Pei Fu
Sun Yat Sen
Canton
Kinangsi
Trimble Board to Hire Teachers on June 20
Trimble village board of education will hire teachers June 20. Applications to be sent to A. M. Rainey, Clerk.
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Trimble Village
Two Local Graduates Wed After Commencement
Barnesville reports that two members of this year’s high school graduating class have wed since commencement. Miss Clella Burd married Clarence Leasure of Athens, and Miss Dena Forni married Geo. C. Cook.
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Barnesville
Clella Burd
Clarence Leasure
Athens
Dena Forni
Geo. C. Cook
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W. L. Hudson
W. J. Evans
Lebanon
D. F. Shafer
Marion Coakley
Central
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COR
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ADAMS
LTS
W. W. Kelly, JR
Farmers’ Exchange
Nelsonville, Ohio
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Lenine
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