Band Concert in Nelsonville Saturday Night
Junior and senior bands from Nelsonville High School will join under Ward W Hamm for a concert series for Nelsonville and nearby communities Tickets and funding come from local sponsors due to limited school contract funding The list of sponsors includes Southern Ohio Electric Co The Peoples Bank Colonial Post Office Buckeye Store Nelsonville Drug Co and many others with more names to be added.
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Nelsonville
Nelsonville High School
Ward W. Hamm
Caldwell Baby Born In Nelsonville Community
Mr and Mrs Leo Caldwell announce the birth of a seven pound son at their home 38 Watkins Street on Sunday June 19. Grandparents are Mrs Clara Caldwell Nelsonville and Mr and Mrs E L Brown Athens.
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Nelsonville
Leo Caldwell
Norma Brown
Watkins Street
Clara Caldwell
E. L. Brown
Athens
William J. Scott Expires Thursday
William J. Scott dies after a long illness at his Nelsonville home 658 Poplar Street buried at Green Lawn Funeral services set for Sunday at 3 30 p m conducted by Junior Order U A M with Reverend Sayre officiating Survived by wife Elizabeth a daughter and two sons all Nelsonville residents plus three sisters Judge Harley Whitcraft to speak at Adult Bible Class and Daily Vacation Bible School demonstration at Presbyterian Church and organ recital by Miss Louise Rice planned for evening service
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Nelsonville
William J. Scott
Poplar Street
Scott
Vinton County
M. E. Churen
United American Mechanics
D. of A. Order
Sayre
M. E. Church
Greenlawn
Elizabeth Scott
John J. Hickman
Raymond Scott
A. J. Hagerman
Grove City
William Murphy
Orient
A. F. Brewer
Akron
Judge Whitcraft
Harley Whitcraft
Logan
Presbyterian Church
Louise Rice
Stratton Motors Take Twilight League Lead With 14-2 Rout
In Nelsonville on June 24 Gilbert Smith pitched seven hits and struck out Floodwood to earn his second win of the week as Stratton Motors blasted 14 hits and defeated the Floodwood Wild Cats 14 to 2. Snap Coakley hit the season’s longest home run to pace Stratton. Tonight the Deanville Sluggers meet Stratton in a Twilight League game.
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Nelsonville
Gilbert Smith
Stratton Motors
H. Lanning
City Playground
Floodwood Wild Cats
Smith
Floodwood
Coakley
Deanville Sluggers
Deanville
Dr. Walker
Nelsonville Police Hold Man on Investigation
Nelsonville July 24 Clyde Nelson of East St Louis is held at the City Building after a late Wednesday arrest on Myers Street by Police Chief George Bateman. Citizens report Nelson loitered nearby. his story is under police review. Funeral services for Gerald Shafer three weeks old son of Mr and Mrs Henry Shafer Goose Run will be Saturday at 10. Burial at Crookaville. Parents have five other children. Announcement of a son born to Mr and Mrs George Benan man in Pittsburgh on June 16.
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Nelsonville
Clyde Nelson
East St. Louis
Myers Street
George Bateman
Nelson
Gerald Shafer
Henry Shafer
Goose Run
Crookaville
George Benaman
Rena Lyons
Pittsburgh
Special Junior Order meeting tonight in Columbus
A special meeting of the Junior Order of U. A. M. will be held tonight at 7 30 o clock at their hall. All members are urged to attend. Several members travel is noted with Mary Sharp visiting Columbus and guests of Mrs. Frank Tedrow Jr. Other items mention local baseball game attendance and visits by S Steenrdédd Bennett Verity and Wion Simonton in Columbus and Cincinnati.
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Order of U. A. M
Mary Sharp
Columbus
Frank Tedrow
Carlos
Merle Ogg
Donald Davis
John Owens
Joe Evans
S. S. Steenrdédd
Frances Bennett
Esther
Helen
Lucille Verity
Cincinnati
William Wion
Joe Wion
Willard Simonton
Families Visit in Columbus and At Michigan Campus
Mr and Mrs C G Sheppard and daughter Martha and Mrs Harry Edington visited their brother James Sheppard in Columbus on Thursday. Mr and Mrs Walter Mechem returned from Ann Arbor Michigan where their daughter Mrs C B Cunningham earned a master’s degree. Cunningham and their daughter on the university faculty joined the Mechems for a week at home. Mrs James Allaway of Vinton Sr Mrs E J Kessinger Miss Kathleen Newman Bertha Nixon and Mary Elizabeth Kessinger visited Columbus on Wednesday with Mrs Allaway guest of Miss Newman also visiting relatives in Buchtel.
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C. G. Sheppard
Martha
Harry Edington
James Sheppard
Columbus
Walter Mechem
Ann Arbor
Mich
University of Michigan
C. B. Cunningham
Cunningham
University
Mechem
James Allaway
Vinton, Sr
E. J. Kessinger
Katherine Newman
Bertha Nixon
Mary Elizabeth Kessinger
Allaway
Miss Newman
Buchtel
City’s Share of State Street Work Finished
John Collins reports five workmen nearing completion on East State Street sewer laterals and water pipes. Most work ends before paving. manholes await traffic closure. Two employes weed city property and five workers lay pipes on South Bridge. About 10 to 16 Athens men pave President and Court Streets.
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John Collins
City Service
East State Street
Fhve
South Bridge
Athens
President and
Court Streets
Athens Red Men Elect District Chief A. P. Hatch
A. P. Hatch of Athens elected district chief over 12 Red Men lodges in Athens Nelsonville Pomeroy Glouster Crooksville Murray City New Straitsville and Marietta An open air district meeting will be held July 9 in Burlingame with a Pomeroy Athens new members contest winner to be announced The Athens Lodge degree team led by Hatch plans multiple initiations across Ohio including at Lancaster Chillicothe Logan Elm and Wild Cat Hollow events with a public installation of officers set for July 7.
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A. P. Hatch
Athens
Red Men's Lodge
Nelsonville
Pomeroy
Glouster
Crooksville
Murray City
New Straitsville
Marietta
Burlingham
Athens Lodge
Ohio
Lancaster
Chillicothe
Logan Elm
Logan Lodge
Wild Cat Hollow
Ohio University Grants Freshman Scholarships
Ohio University announced two incoming freshmen Leona Penn Otway and William Oliver Fullerton of Hanging Rock won scholarships from state scholarship tests this spring. Seven freshmen will receive awards this year with Miss Otway fifth and Mr Fullerton sixth in state rankings. The Columbia Downing Scholarship of 6 goes to a sophomore showing outstanding character and need. Previous holder H Lubert Eppelin of Pomeroy.
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Ohio University
Pres
BE. B. Bryan
Leona Penn Otway
Willam Oliver Fullerton
Hanging Rock
Bryans
Miss Penn
Fullerton
Columbia Downing
H. Lubert Eppelin
Pomeroy
Deer Sighted Near Drury Farm Thursday
Palos resident R C Galloway reported seeing a deer on the Drury farm near his home about 8 30 Thursday night marking the first sighting in three weeks. The animal was first seen months ago on Fierce Ridge east of Trimbie with several later sightings in Hast Branch.
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Glouster
R. C. Galloway
Palos
Drury Farm
Fierce Ridge
Trimbie
Mr Galloway
Hast Branch
Funeral for Charles Nichols in Glouster Saturday
Funeral services for Charles Nichols a Trimble resident will be held Saturday at 1 PM at his home in Glouster. Rev Paul Kemper of Zanesville a former Glouster M E Church pastor will officiate burial is in Russell Cemetery near Jacksonville.
Hooper Ridge Folk To Reunite July 3
Former Hooper Ridge residents and friends gather for the annual home coming at Hooper Ridge Christian Church on Sunday July 3. An all day program begins with Sunday School at 10, followed by preaching services and a noon basket dinner. The complete schedule will be announced next week.
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Hooper Ridge
Hooper Ridge Christian Church
Meadow Brook Birth and Local News Roundup
Meadow Brook announces the birth of a son named Richard Allen to Mr. and Mrs. Frank Matthews of Fremont on June 20. Grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Charles Clark and Mr. and Mrs. C. P. Matthews. Other notes include John Chase recovering at home after a past injury, Homer Lee returning from South Carolina, hosting visitors at Clarence Matthews’ home, and the death of J. B. Jolley in California with family ties to Hebbardsville and Athens.
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Frank Matthews
Mildred Clark
Fremont
Matthews
Albany High School
Richard Allen
Charles Clark
C. P. Matthews
Meadow Brook
John Chase
Homer Lee
South Carolina
Frank Junod
Orland O'Neal
Virgil Junod
Clarence Matthews
Sumner) Jolley
California
Emma Hibbard
Jolley
Hebbardsville
Albany
Lovey Dent
Athens
P. G. Hibbard
Nettie Milligan
Volunteers Build New Baseball Field in Glouster
Volunteers in Glouster work on a new baseball field near the old grounds after Route 13 relocation moved the old diamond. Additional help is sought to finish leveling the ground and prepare the field for use. In Mountville, H. H. McGrath and Peter Duncan open a quarry on the Howard Murphy farm with a 1 400 yard contract for rock to build a road from John Wells residence to Joy.
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Glouster
Mountville
H. H. McGrath
Peter Duncan
Howard Murphy Farm
Songs Drills and Recitations on Glouster Program
Glouster June 24 Children’s Day services at Church of God Sunday 7:30 pm feature songs drills and recitations The Pageant of Life will be a feature The public invited Five-year-old Harry Holzschuh grandson of Mr and Mrs Henry Williams undergoing scarlet fever in Detroit per letter from his mother Mrs Goldie Holzschuh now living in Detroit
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Glouster
Church of God
Harry Holzschuh
Henry Williams
Detroit
Goldie Holzschuh
Holzschuh
N. A. A. C. P. to Meet in Athens June 24
The Senior Branch of the Athens Perry County N A A C P will meet at Mt. Zion Baptist Church in Athens Sunday at 2 30 in the afternoon. A program by Athens talent will be presented. All members are urged to attend and visitors will receive a cordial welcome.
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Mt. Zion Church
Athens
Glouster
Athens-Perry County
Mt. Zion Baptist Church
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