Nelsonville mayor seeks third term in Democratic bid
Mayor C G Dew of Nelsonville filed for the Democratic nomination for a third term and is unopposed in the primary. Republican contenders include Miles H Howe and George Bateman. City races feature council seats, a solicitor and treasurer as filings continue ahead of August 12 primaries.
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Nelsonville
C. G. Dew
Miles H. Howe
George Bateman
Win Bols
Council
William Anderson
Frank Huddy
G. W. Pearce
John Barrows
L. Keplar
Tom Pritchard
William L. Powell
Charles Glenn
John P. Kelso
Alonzo Figgins
Herman Ogg
Clover Farm
Chestnut St
Father’s Day Services at Church of the Nazarene Announced
Nelsonville notice says Father’s Day observance at the Church of the Nazarene on W Franklin Street Sunday June 15 with Sunday School at 9 30. The oldest father present will receive a gift. Rev Donald Maxson is pastor. A separate note mentions female tarantulas living up to 13 years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
Church of the Nazarene
W. Franklin St
Donald Maxson
Ohio Insurer Certificates 1940 Compliance
State of Ohio Division of Insurance certifies Woodmen Accident Company of Lincoln Nebraska is authorized to conduct mutual insurance in Ohio. Sworn statement shows assets 1 488 248.85 liabilities including reinsurance reserve 980 886.45 surplus 1 017 857.40 and 1930 income 1 121 466.45 expenditures 1 086 682.25. Also Woodmen Central Health Company figures assets 185 073.60 liabilities 31 275.47 surplus 183 708.18 income 126 781.08 expenditures 109 169.75. Official seal and signature of John A. Lloyd.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State of Ohio
Division of Insurance
Columbus
State of
Ohio
Woodmen Accident Company of
Lincoln
Nebraska
John A. Lloyd
Ins. of
Ben
Ins
Woodmen Central Health Company
Pilot Ronnie Aged Five Demonstrates Advanced Flight Skills
Ronnie Schanz of Hapeville Georgia trained as a pilot for two years and has logged over 80 hours in the air. At five years old he handles the controls, can glide and climb, balance the craft, and use rudder bars once aloft, awaiting later landings due to short legs.
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NEA
Atlanta
Ronnie Schanz
Hapeville
Ronnie
Hapeville, Ga
Collie
Nelsonville Church Group Meeting Highlights
The Nelsonville Nazarene class met at Helen Lehman’s Adams Street home on a Wednesday evening. Laura Willis spoke on Care for Worry, Florence Coffey played a clarinet solo, and a late refreshments course was served to Clarence Winingman Charles Bircher Florence Coffey Pauline Wood Laura Willis Mia and the hostess.
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Nelsonville
Church of the Nazarene
Helen Lehman
Adams St
Laura Willis
Florence Coffey
Clarence Winingman
Charles Bircher
Pauline Wood
Mia
Winingman
Local Visits Headlined by Springfield and Columbus Guests
Mrs Dora Scott of Springfield Ohio visits her daughter Mrs Clarence Wood in Nelsonville and sister Mrs Ben Smith in Chauncey. Mr and Mrs Dave Peters of Detroit tour local relatives with Mr and Mrs Ti Rosser. Mrs W B Mechem leaves for Minneapolis to spend the summer with daughter Betty a University of Minnesota lecturer. Mr and Mrs Leighton Aumiller and son Dick of Columbus were Thursday evening guests of their parents here.
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Dora Scott
Springfield
Clarence Wood
Nelsonville
Ben Smith
Chauncey
Dave Peters
Detroit
Ti Rosser
W. B. Mechem
Minneapolis
Minn
Betty
University of
University of Minnesota. Mr. and Mrs. Leighton Aumiller
Columbus
Boy Scout Troops to Convene Joint Meeting Tonight
Nelsonville hosts a 7:30 pm joint gathering of all local scout troops at the Eagles Club. County executive Joe Stratton district commissioner Arch Knowlton and neighborhood commissioner Robert Smith will attend to discuss camping plans and related matters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
Eagles Club
Joe Stratton
Arch Knowlton
Robert Smith
James Gascoyne 69 Dies at Carbondale
James Gascoyne aged 69 died Thursday at his Carbondale home after a heart attack. His wife Sadie preceded him. He leaves two sons Abe of Carbondale and Bryan of Warren Ohio a sister Mrs Anna James Wellston. Funeral arrangements are not complete.
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Nelsonville
James G. Gascoyne
Carbondale
Sadie
Abe
Bryan
Warren
Ohio
Anna James
Wellston
Nelsonville mayor seeks third term in fall election
Mayor Dew announced plans to seek a third term as mayor of Nelsonville. He is likely to run unopposed on the Democratic ticket in the primary.
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Nelsonville
Dew
Children To Give Program at Church
Nelsonville church announces a Children's Day program at the First Methodist Church Sunday morning at 9 45. Regular worship follows at 10 30 led by Rev W M George with the sermon The Heart of a Father. Evening service at 7 30 will feature The Gospel for Today.
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Nelsonville
First Methodist
W. M. George
Adult Classes Open Friday in Nelsonville Library
Nelsonville WPA night school offers free adult classes in bookkeeping and shorthand every Friday 6 to 9 p m at the Nelsonville Public Library open to adults 18 and over. A separate note announces a free entertainment Saturday night June 14 at 8 p m in Moose Hall featuring world champion cornetist James B West of Canton, NBC soloist.
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Nelsonville
WPA
Nelsonville Public Library
Cornetist
Glouster
Moose Hall
James B. West
Canton
N.B.C
Eleven District 2 Men to Leave Nelsonville June 20
Draft Board No. 2 announces eleven local men from Athens County will report to Ft. Hayes Columbus on June 20 for induction. The group includes Paul Oakley Woodrow Golden Lawrence Bateman Dale Brill Floyd Morrison James Smith Wilbur Harris Ralph Traugh Charles Darnell Pearley Cunningham Siebert McDaniel Ray Bailey and Ray Bailey has moved to West Virginia transferring to Parkersburg. A call for six white men was received to report on June 2.
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Nelsonville
Athens County
Draft Board No. 2
Ft. Hayes
Columbus
American Legion
Paul Kenneth Oakley
Kentner St
Woodrow’ E
Golden
Guysville
Robert Johnson
Pittsburgh
Lawrence Bateman
Franklin St
Dale Edgar Brill
Stewart, Rt
Floyd Edward Morrison
Amesville Rt. 1
Ralph Leroy Traugh
Jackson St
Hocking Valley Mining Co
Charles Alexander Darnell
Athens Rt. 3
Pearley Edward Cunningham
Nelsonville Rt. 3
D. F. Shafer
Siebert Allen McDaniel
Omer
F. H. Giffo
Ray Clifton Bailey
Hockingport
West Virginia
Parkersburg
Bible Courses Begin Next Monday in Nelsonville
Nelsonville Daily Vacation Bible school opens Monday at 9 a.m. in Central and East buildings. Classes cover kindergarten through intermediate grades with Miss Helen Chapple as superintendent. Churches provide teachers. Rev. W M George, Rev. C A Freer, and Rev. Lloyd Evans lead high school class. School runs June 16 to July 3 with closing program July 3.
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Nelsonville
Helen Chapple
Methodist
Presbyterian
Church of Christ
W. M. George
C. A. Freer
Lloyd Evans
Fathers Will Be Honored at Service at Pilgrim Church
The men’s large Sunday School Class at Pilgrim Church corner Chestnut and Harper Streets will observe Father’s Day. All men not attending Sunday School elsewhere are invited. A gift will be given to the oldest man present and to the man with the most sons present.
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Nelsonville
Pilgrim Church
Chestnut
Harper Streets
Zanesville Comes To Nelsonville Sunday Showdown
Nelsonville Eagles entering with seven straight wins host Zanesville Boosters at City Playground Sunday afternoon at 2 30. Boosters play undefeated four game sweep, featuring a young roster and strong season start.
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Nelsonville
Nelsonville Eagles
Zanesville Boosters
City Playground
Boosters
David Williams 63 Dies in Nelsonville
David Williams aged 63 died last evening at his Campbell Street home in Nelsonville. Survived by wife Eva and three sons Albert of New Straitsville Ernest of Nelsonville Jack of Hemlock. two daughters Margaret Martin of Sand Run and Bernice Dufford of Logan. one brother Thomas of Circle Hill and one sister Elizabeth Moore of Haydenville.
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Nelsonville
David Williams
Campbell St
Eva
Albert
New Straitsville
Ernest
Jack
Hemlock
Margaret Martin
Sand Run
Bernice Dufford
Logan
Thomas
Circle Hill
Elizabeth Moore
Haydenville
Vern Vorhes Named To Draft Board Vacancy Proposed
Nelsonville insider report notes W T Bean declines Athens County Draft Board No 2 seat. Board recommends Vern H Vorhes of this city fill vacancy caused by J D Adamson resignation weeks ago.
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Vern Vorhes
Nelsonville
W. T. Bean
Athens County
Vern H. Vorhes
J. D. Adamson
Water Service Will Suspend for Repairs in Nelsonville
City water service will be suspended tonight at 6 30 o'clock across Nelsonville for several hours. Service Director S W Ross announced the repairs are needed in the water lines and rain prevented last night's suspension.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville — City
S. W. Ross
Churches Plan Special Programs Across Louster Area
Hollister and nearby churches announce Father’s Day events at Sunday School and morning services. The Bible School, led by H. H. Vian and W. W. Wallace, meets at 9 am with choirs and youth programs. A Dad’s Day service led by Rev. J A Thompson follows at 7 30 pm.
Surviving Reach of US Auto Boom Narrows to About 30
The article notes that while the United States produced over 1500 different automobile types, only about 30 models are known to survive today, highlighting the rarity of early American cars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Pitfalls of Love and a Hidden Door Plan
A tense scene unfolds in the Lansfield hotel as a cautious owner and Olga argue over covert access to a balcony suite. The narrator requests loud, noisy entry to alert a potential gangster observer while ensuring no suspicion remains about a planned capture by the narrator’s father's men.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lansfield
Philip Veritzen
Display of Flag Requested by Mayor on Flag Day
Mayor Thomas Williams Sr urges business and private homes to display the American flag Saturday June 14 Flag Day. He urges residents to show appreciation by displaying the flag at homes places of business and on automobiles as a symbol of national pride.
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Glouster
Thomas Williams, Sr
Moose Lodge to Remodel Building in Grouster
Moose Lodge No. 1197 in Grouster will extensively remodel its High Street building at an estimated cost of 7000 to 8000 dollars. Contractor Russell Lent begins work Monday June 16. The opera house era for Sunday Valley roots the building in local entertainment. A membership drive will follow under James B. West of Canton.
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Glouster
Moose Lodge
Russell Lent
High St
Sunday Valley
James B. West
Canton
Trasin Bros. Store Becomes Solely Owned by Harry Trasin
Harry Trasin becomes sole owner of the Trasin Bros. store building and business on High St after a closing this week. The Trasin brothers had operated jointly since 1910. The Lewis Trasin residence on Barbour St. sold to Pearl Brown of Greens Run who occupies it as a home. Mrs. Trasin and David went to Akron, Sunday, and Mr. Trasin left Wednesday.
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Glouster
Harry Trasin
Trasin
Global energy demand exceeds vast human labor estimate
A historic remark notes that supplying the world’s annual energy needs would require the labor of 11 billion men, over five times the world’s population. The figure underscores the immense scale of global energy consumption.
Sequel Unfolds in Hotel Lansfield with Spy Plot
Adele Garriso presents a continuation where Madge Graham and Philip Versteen plot to trap a spy from a balcony suite at the Hotel Lansfield awaiting Madge’s father Charles Spencer head of secret service. The story references past danger, a Greenwich Village hideaway, and a cliffhanger for tomorrow.
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Marion Morton
Madge Graham
Lansfield
Philip Versteen
Philip
Olga
Madge
Charles Spencer
Secret Service
Veritzen
Church Plans For Programs Next Sunday
Nelsonville church announces special events for next Sunday with visitors expected at morning worship and a sermon titled This Business of Parenthood. The 7 30 p m Bible School Children Day program will be held in the large auditorium and members are urged to donate one day’s wage to a worldwide missionary emergency fund alongside the Bible School offering.
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Glouster
Church of Christ
Ira Stansberry
Mildred Nida
Bible School
C. B. Tigner
H. H. Vian
W. W. Wallace
Tigner
Ferndale
J. A. Thompson
Methodist Church
C. Elmer Turner
Paul Bingman
M. M. LeFavor
Epworth League
Billy Figley
Glenna Morris
Mary Virginia Logue
Thompson
H. O. Davis
Hollister A. B
Christian Endeavor
Circleville
Nelsonville
Parenthood
Winefordners Celebrate 40th Wedding Anniversary
Mr. and Mrs. William Winefordner of Glouster observed their 40th wedding anniversary last Sunday June 8 at the home of their son Harold Winefordner in The Plains. A noon dinner honored immediate family including Helen and Marjorie Winefordner and Harold. They wed June 9 1901 in Glouster with Rev Morgan Lewis officiating. Mrs Winefordner was formerly Miss Anna Zimmers.
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Glouster
William Winefordner
Harold Winefordner
the Plains
Helen
Marjorie
Winefordners
Morgan Lewis
Winefordner
Anna Zimmers
Danford returns from Western College commencement
Miss Bernarda Danford of Western College Oxford Ohio finished the school year and traveled home Tuesday to spend summer with her parents Mr and Mrs C F Danford of Trimble. Mr Danford and daughter Dorothy Jo drove to Oxford to attend the commencement exercises and accompany Bernarda home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bernarda Danford
Western College
Oxford
Ohio
C. F. Danford
Trimble
Local Social Notes Include Visits and Moves
Miss Donna King visits relatives in Akron for the week. Mrs. Harold Morrison and two children and Miss Hazel Raber of Trimble travel to Toledo to visit Mr. and Mrs. Walter Anson and Mrs. Gertrude Rainey. Trimble Rainey recovers at her son John Rainey’s home after a Grant Hospital stay following a car accident. Merle Danford attends a dinner hosted by Anne Pickering in Athens. Helen Reynolds of New York City is the honored guest. Tony Spain and son Larry move from Bishopville to Lancaster for work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donna King
Akron
Harold Morrison
Hazel Raber
Trimble
Toledo
Walter Anson
Gertrude Rainey
Grant Hospital
Columbus
John Rainey
Merle Danford
Anne Pickering
Athens
Helen Reynolds
New York City
Tony Spain
Larry
Bishopville
Lancaster
Spain
Oakdale Friendship Circle Meets at Gertrude Jewell Home
The Oakdale Friendship Circle gathered at Gertrude Jewell’s Glouster home Tuesday with Prude Nott as co-hostess. Rosa Love led devotions and members shared Bible verses. Faye Nott won the prize in games and Mrs. P Nott received the mystery package. Three guests attended and many members were listed including Rosa Love and the Jewell family.
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Oakdale Friendship Circle
Gertrude Jewell
Glouster
Prudence Nott
Rosa Love
Sarah McClelland
Faye Nott
Virginia
Barbara Love
Jane Vaughn
Mary Helen Jewell
Mary Miller
Della Loomis
Elizabeth Rankin
Garnett Brunton
Zeneth Jewell
Geneva Jewell
Madge Harry
Mae Losey
Marriage Announcement for Helen White and Michael Zenko Jr
Miss Helen E. White daughter of the late Mr and Mrs Charles White of Jacksonville and Mr Michael Zenko Jr son of Mr and Mrs Michael Zenko Sr of South River New Jersey were married on December 13 1940 at St Marys in West Virginia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen E. White
Charles White
Jacksonville
Michael Zenko, Jr
Michael Zenko
South River
N. J
St. Marys
W. Va
Isaly May Open Cone Store in Glouster
GLOUSTER The William James Sr. Store building on South High St has been rented by Isaly's Inc. They plan a cone shop there soon after redecoration and equipment installation. A local manager will operate the store, and if demand justifies it, a regular dairy store may follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glouster
William James, Sr
South High St
Isaly’s, Inc
Ohio
Stitch in Time 4-H Club Meets at Community Hall
The Stitch in Time 4-H Club held a business session at Community Hall on Wednesday evening. Fifteen members attended as they discussed plans for a tour on June 28.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Pittsburg
Community Hall
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Robert Jackson
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Noel
Mary
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Graham
Tomorro
Oakdale
Isaly
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