Teachers End Conference On Work At Noon
The summer daily vacation Bible school conference at the Presbyterian church in Nelsonville closed at noon. Over thirty teachers attended sessions led by Rev. John Sharpe and instructors Miss Clara Louise Smith and Miss Helen Chappie. First term rosters announce five week sessions starting Monday with named instructors and kindergartners, and second term sites listed at Sugar Creek and other towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
Presbyterian Church
John Sharpe
Clara Louise Smith
Martins Ferry
Helen Chappie
Glen Robbins
Sharpe
Deanville
Paul Hudson
Josephine Porter
Betty Wolf
New Floodwood
Ralph Ely
Velma Young
Ruth Kelch
Old Floodwood
Arthur Kennedy
Louise Rice
Happy Mollow
Virginia Wolf
Thelma Mills
Mary Elizabeth Kessinger
Haydenville
Ralph Fleck
Charlotte Rochester
Caroline Work
Sugar Creek
Hocking
Murray City
Greendale
Diamond
Scout Troop 2 Plans Camp Nelsonville Meeting
Scoutmaster Powell calls a Friday evening meeting at the YMCA for Boy Scout Troop No. 2 at 6:30 to discuss future camping activities. All interested scouts are urged to attend.
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Nelsonville
Powell
Nelsonville Updates Traffic Sign Painting
New street paint for traffic signs arrived this week and is being applied by service department workers. Stop notices are being painted on side streets intersecting main thoroughfares and parking lines will be renewed. City officers note Nelsonville has a clean traffic accident record due to careful driving and rule observance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
Service Department
K of P Memorial Service Slated With Flower Note
Grand Vice-Chancellor Charles E. Root of Newark Ohio will attend the K of P memorial in Nelsonville on Sunday. Members are asked to bring flowers to the hall by 7 30 in the morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
Charles E. Root
Newark
Ohio
K. of P
Dowler Family Headed for Back Bay Visit
Mr. and Mrs. George Dowler and Mrs. Ida Dowler Davis with Mrs. Flora Dowler Pollock depart June 13 for a motor trip to Back Bay Virginia to visit their sister Mrs. Alice Dowler Barnes in New Marshfield. They are joined by Harley Johnson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
George Dowler
Ida Dowler Davis
Flora Dowler Pollock
New Marshfield
Back Bay
Alice Dowler Barnes
Harley Johnson
Dinner golf match at Lancaster Country Club
Nelsonville reports a dinner golf match held at Lancaster Country Club on Thursday. Participants included Harold Steenrod, Stanley Mechem, Dr. E. B. Acomb, Leonard Cooley, and James Powers.
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Nelsonville
Steenrod
Harold and
Stanley Mechem
E. B. Acomb
Leonard Cooley
James Powers
Lancaster Country Club
Jewett accepts position with Standard Oil in Cleveland
Earl Jewett of Nelsonville has accepted a job in the office of Standard Oil in Cleveland. He is the son of Mr and Mrs Oliver Jewett of this city.
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Nelsonville
D A R Accepts Picnic Invite for Flag Day
The Elizabeth Zane Dew chapter of the D A R accepts Nabby Lee Ames chapter invitation to join a Flag Day picnic on June 14 at Fort Gower Hockingport. Nelsonville members will motor to Hockingport.
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Nelsonville
Elizabeth Zane Dew
Nabby Lee Ames
Fort Gower
Hockingport
Banquet honors Figgins Pollyannas and Knights of Honor winners
In Nelsonville the Junior intermediate department of the Christian church held a banquet in the church parlors Thursday at 6 o'clock to honor the Figgins Pollyannas and Knights of Honor classes for winning a recent contest.
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Nelsonville
the Christian Church
Knights of Honor
Nelsonville Hosts Dinner in Honor of Mrs Walker
Mr. and Mrs. William Merz entertained at dinner honoring their daughter Mrs. A. J. Walker of Detroit Michigan. Covers were laid for Mrs. Walker and her son Billy of Detroit Mrs. Mary Moore and granddaughter Margaret Morrison of Maple Hill and Mrs Nan Dupler.
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William Merz
A. J. Walker
Detroit
Mich
Walker
Billy
Mary Moore
Margaret Morrison
Maple Hill
Nan Dupler
Local social notices list families and names
A list of names appears in a social or community notice featuring Mrs David Bruge Mrs Zella Mc laughlin Mrs William Mali Mr and Mrs Blaine Bland Mrs Stanley Mechem and children Billy Alivece Mechem and children Billy Alice Mr and Mrs Denver Merz George and Blaine Merz
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Bruge
Zella Mclaughlin
William Mali
Blaine Bland
Stanley Mechem
Billy and
Alivece Mechem
Billy
Alice
Denver Merz
George and
Blaine Merz
Bridge Club Hosts Mrs Cooley Dinner Evening
Mrs. Leonard Cooley entertained her bridge club Thursday at her home. A 6 o'clock dinner preceded three tables of bridge with Mrs. L. J. Krieg high scorer and Mrs. John Zeller second high. environment noted as a social, lighthearted gathering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leonard Cooley
L. J. Krieg
John Zeller
Picnic enjoyed chaperoned by Christian Endeavor society
Miss Mary Elizabeth Kessinger chaperoned a picnic on Robbins hill Wednesday evening hosted by the Christian Endeavor society of the Presbyterian church. A weiner roast was enjoyed with guests Bernadine Woodard and Rosa Watkins of Mt. Vernon, W. Va. in attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Elizabeth Kessinger
Christian Endeavor Society of the Presbyterian Church
Robbins Hill
Bernadine Woodard
Rosa Watkins
Mt. Vernon
W. Va
Ruth Mills
Margaret Galvin
Eleanor and
Wayne Woodard
Margaret Weltaheimer
Paul
Mary Elizabeth Wolfe
Mary McSherry
Ruth Appleman
Mary Jo
Jack Heffner
Personal mentions of Society Visitors and Travel Notices
Alfred Richardson leaves Saturday for a business trip to New York State and will visit his son Albert in Clarence connected with a steel division of a cement company. Mrs Marcus Alkire and son Kenneth return from Detroit where they stayed with the former's mother. Miss Rena Brown of Knoxville visits sister Mrs Paul Duncan in Columbus for a few days. Mrs Oliver Jewett returns from ten days with friends in Cleveland and Detroit. Ella Powers and James Powers of Steubenville are two weeks here with Mrs Allie Dilcher and Mrs Josie Baugh. Elizabeth Cooley in Lancaster Thursday. Dow Bowers family and Glen Allen with daughter spend Thursday in Columbus with Don Bowers. Ruth Eberle visits Delaware at end of week with Miss Helen Sharp.
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Alfred Richardson
New York State
Clarence
N. Y
Albert
Marcus Alkire
Kenneth
Detroit
Rena Brown
Knoxville
Cleveland
Ella Powers
James Powers
Steubenville
Ohio
Allie Dilcher
Josie Baugh
Elizabeth Cooley
Lancaster
Dow Bowers
Max
Mary Jo Bowers
Glen Allen
Columbus
Don Bowers
Ruth Eberle
Delaware
Helen Sharp
Perry Religious Council Meets in Corning for 34th Convention
The Perry County Council of Religious Education held its 34th annual convention at the United Brethren Church of Christ in Corning. Delegates from fourteen townships attended as the theme Building Together a Christian Character was discussed. New officers were elected including A D Fowler as president and M S Leckrone as vice president, with next year’s gathering at New Lexington and the state convention set for Portsmouth June 14 to 17.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Corning
Perry County
Charles H. Barrer
J. M. Casby
John H. Wickershon
Maxwell Hall
State Worker
Eliza Murray
Groves Whitmer
William Bird
New Straitsville
Aaron Reid
Prudentia Ginn
Alice Roach
Leona Leath
Myrtle Preston
Lillian Wilkes
Rendville
A. D. Fowler
M. S&s. Leckrone
Nora Shellhammer
Paul Gordon
Young People's Department
Goldin Palmer
H. A. Kagy
William Brock
Hattie Fireling
U. B. Church
New Lexington
Welch
Portsmouth
Illnesses and funeral gatherings noted in region
Kirby Dew has been ill with influenza for two weeks. Mrs. Hester Latta remains serious. Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Taylor of Glouster visited with Mr. and Mrs. Fred Barnett on Thursday. Carl McKalvy of Zanesville and Mrs. Virginia Haskins of West Virginia arrived for their brother Merrit McKalvy's funeral on Saturday afternoon.
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Kirby Dew
Hester Latta
Ernest Taylor
Glouster
Fred Barnett
Carl McKalvy
Zanesville
Virginia Haskins
W. Va
Merrit McKalvy
Coat linked to man electrocuted in Chase incident
A blue serge coat tailored ten years ago in Parkersburg West Virginia for 8 M Wilson of Huntington West Virginia may help identify the man electrocuted June 1 on the Scioto Valley third rail at Chase.
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Columbus
Parkersburg
W. Va
Fourth Street
Huntington
Scioto Valley
Chase
Steel in Demand Decline in U S Steel Unfilled Tonnage
The U S Steel Corporation reported at noon today that unfilled tonnage dropped by 405 191 tons to 3 050 941 on May 31 from April 30. It stood at 3 456 132 on April 10, 3 553 140 on March 31, and 3 649 250 on May 31, 1926.
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New York
U. S. Steel Corporation
Federal agent beaten in Cleveland bootleg resort
Ralph Oster, federal prohibition agent, lay unconscious after a beating at a Cleveland bootleg resort. The attack left him with injuries as authorities investigated the alleged bootlegging operation.
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Cleveland
Ralph Oster
Federal Prohibition
Stores to Close Thursday Afternoons This Summer
Athens Retail Merchants' association announces that all member stores will close at noon each Thursday from June 16 to September 15. The policy starts next Thursday and continues through mid September, following the usual summer practice.
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Athens Retail Merchants’ Association
Virginia quake rattles Charlottesville area in early morning
Earth shocks strong enough to wake residents hit Virginia at 2 16 a m today. The tremors were centered near the University of Virginia and were felt across the city services reported minor vibrations.
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Virginia
University OF Virginia
Burbridge Faces Life Term After Murder Conviction
John Burbridge of Chagrin Falls was sentenced to life imprisonment in Ohio after being convicted of second degree murder in the death of John C. Compton Jr., a Cleveland clockmaker.
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Chardon
Ohio
John Burbridge
Chagrin Falls
John C. Compton, Jr
Cleveland
Fire Destroys Property of T. B. Vore in Vore Ride
An oil stove explosion Wednesday afternoon caused a fire in Vore Ride destroying T. B. Vore's property. Estimated loss is $1,000 with partial insurance coverage.
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Vore Ridge
Fternoon
T. B. Vore
Vore Ride
Christian Church Seeks to Clear Debts in Athens
The First Christian Church of Athens plans a special Sunday service to raise funds and clear outstanding debts. Rev M B Chatley says the campaign will spread the burden across all members, with Major 8 Johnson of the Athens County Probate Court handling the collection. A committee letter urged full attendance.
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First Christian Church
Athens
M. B. Chatley
M. Johnson
Athens County
Committee On
McNabb pleads not guilty in Hamley Run case
Clyde McNabb of Hamley Run pleaded not guilty to the charges before Justice Pearl Helwig. Unable to furnish a $100 bond, he was jailed in Athens county jail awaiting grand jury action or bond completion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clyde McNabb
Hamley Run
Justice of Peace
Pearl Helwig
Athens County
Bank cashier in Parkersburg indicted then commits suicide
William M. Smith a 42 year old cashier of the First National Bank in Parkersburg was indicted with two other men on federal banking law violations. He allegedly honored a $35000 draft without sufficient funds and killed himself.
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Parkersburg
W. Va
William M. Smith
First National
Smith
New York Magnates Spark Summer Estate Boat Boom
Wealthy financiers led by J. P. Morgan H. H. Rogers Otto Kahn and other prominent New Yorkers are renting palatial motorboats to commute from summer estates to Manhattan offices. They spend over 100 dollars daily for speed comfort and reduced annoyance as a new boating fad boosts the business of boat builders.
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New York
J. P. Morgan
H. H. Rogers
Otto Kahn
Town
Broadway
New menace typhoid threat hits Kentucky flood area
Reports from Hazard Kentucky indicate typhoid fever spreading through flood ravaged Southeastern Kentucky districts threatening mountain communities with a growing public health danger as June 10 clarification follows.
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Hazard
Kentucky
Balloon Race Winners Named In National Event
Washington district report names W. T. Van Orman of Akron Ohio E. J. Hill of Detroit and Captain W. E. Kepner of Scott Field Illinois as the first three winners in the national balloon race that began in Akron May 30 and concluded with official acclaim in Washington on June 10.
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Washington
W . T. van Orman
Akron
E. J. Hill
Detroit
W. E. Kepner
Scott Field
Ill
Feeding Practices for Weaning Pigs Advised by College
Kansas State Agriculture College advises pig producers to train piglets to grain feeding before weaning. During nursing, provide grain access along with tankage and skim milk. Pigs reportedly do not lose weight after weaning.
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Kansas State Agriculture College
Funeral of James A. Wilson in Corning on Sunday
James Alexander Wilson, 53, miner and longtime resident of Corning, died at home after a general breakdown. Funeral Sunday at 2 PM with burial at Oakfield. Survived by wife Vashti Wilson post master two daughters Mrs Byron Allen Columbus and Ruth at home a brother Andrew and sister Miss Elizabeth Wilson both of Gloucester.
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Corning
James Alexander Wilson
Oakfield
Wilson
Vashti Wilson
Byron Allen
Columbus
Ruth
Andrew
Miss Elizabeth Wilson
Glouster
Funeral Services For Merrit McKalvy Saturday
Funeral services for Merrit McKalvy will be held Saturday afternoon at 2 oclock. The ceremony is announced by the family and will take place at the local funeral home with burial to follow in the city cemetery. McKalvy was a longtime resident and community member remembered for his civic involvement.
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Merrit McKalvy
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Shirley Knight
Frank Crawford
Virginia Duncan
Jeanette Cranmer
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William Moore
Lindbergh
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