Stratton Motors Top Factory 4 to 2 in Wednesday Showdown
Nelsonville June 17 Stratton Motors beat the Factory team 4 to 2. Smith doubled and Chessire homered for Factory early. Longley stole home and later sparked Stratton ahead with hits as Adams and Elliott pitched for the Factory. Stratton secures second place while Factory holds top league spot.
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Nelsonville
Adams
Evans
Longley
KE. Sharp
Stratton Motors
Hilleary, Longley
Linton
Adams and
Elliott
Tignor
Miss Breinig Wins Athens County Popularity Award
Miss Mary Breinig 17 Clark Street won the Miss Athens County title in the Spanish American War Veterans popularity contest. Other finalists were Oris Smith Treva Shaw Audrey Chalfant Vivian Nascoe Edith Wilson and Lucille Bradfield. She receives a diamond ring and will accompany veterans to the national convention in Denver with an itinerary through Ohio Indiana Missouri Kansas and Colorado including Pike's Peak and Lookout Mountain.
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Athens County
Denver
West
Mary Lircinig
Clark Street
Oris Smith
Treva Shaw
Audrey Chalfant
Vivian Nascoe
Edith Wilson
Lucille Bradfield
Breinig
Auxiliary of the United Spanish-American War Veterans
Colorado
Ohio
Indiana
Missouri
Kansas
Colorado Springs
Pike's Peak
Lookout Mountain
Nebraska
Wyoming
Iowa
Illinois
Dairying Issues Highlighted by Ohio Breeders Group
Floyd Barlow of the Ohio Guernsey Cattle Association spoke to over 100 Southeastern Ohio breeders in Racine about improving Guernsey cattle and testing for tuberculosis. The meeting at Harold Carnahan’s home featured a Guernsey bull calf prize won by Mr. Nelson of Wilkesville.
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Floyd Barlow
Ohio Guernsey Cattle Association
Southeastern Ohio
Racine
Harold Carnahan
Southeastern Ohio Guernsey Breeders Association
Mr. Nelson
Wilkesville
Drilling Begins on Nelsonville Oil Lease Near City Line
June 21 Nelsonville reports Berlin & Bryen Drilling Co has started No 1 well on a 68½ acre lease held by Charles Campbell. The test targets Clinton sand at about 3200 feet near Johnson Hill beyond Madison Street on Nelsonville Coal and Land Co property between Murray City and Haydlenville tips.
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Nelsonville
Nelsonville Corporation
Berlin & Bryen Drilling Company
Charles Campbell
Nelsonville Coal & Land Company
Johnson Hill
Madison Street
Clinton
Murray City
Haydlenville Poots
Car in ditch leaves driver uninjured in Nelsonville
A coupe skidded into a five by three foot deep hole on Poplar Street as plumbers dug below. The driver escaped without injuries and the car, owned by Albert Matheny of Haydenville, suffered bent fenders. In nearby news Miss Frances Parry hosted a bridge gathering for Mrs. Stanley Briggs and Mrs. Glen Thomas with Miss Mary Welch taking high honors.
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Poplar Street
Albert Matheny
Haydenville
Frances Parry
L. G. Devore
Stanley Briggs
Knoxville
Tenn
Glen Thomas
Mary Welch
Philena Nelson
Briegs
Thomas
Miss Knox to Wed Robert Baldwin in Kentucky Home
Frances Stewart Knox, formerly of Nelsonville, will marry Robert Baldwin of Ashtabula. The wedding is set for Saturday June 29 at the Knox family home in Jenkins Kentucky.
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Nelsonville
Frances Stewart Knox
Robert Baldwin
Ashtabula
F. &. Knox
Jenkins
Kentucky
Past Noble Grands Meet at Mrs. Ervin Home
Past Noble Grands of the Rebekah Lodge will meet Friday evening at 94 Walnut Street, the home of Mrs Ellen Ervin. All Past Noble Grands are requested to attend the meeting.
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Rebekah
Ellen Ervin
Walnut Street
Dinner at Hillcrest Inn for veterans encampment guests
While at the Athens convention of Spanish American War veterans encampment this week, Mr and Mrs Harry Kelley Mr and Mrs P W Hickman Miss Pauline Swanson and Harry Kelley Jr enjoyed a six o'clock dinner at Hillcrest Inn in Athens.
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Athens
Harry Kelley
P. W. Hickman
Pauline Swanson
Hillcrest Inn
Harrison family in city visiting relatives
Mr John Harrison and his three daughters from Cleveland are visiting friends and relatives in the city for several days. Former Nelsonville residents, the Harrisons lived on East Washington Street near the old Presbyterian Manse. Local residents and extended family are seen in Springfield Columbus New Marshfield and Columbus as visits unfold.
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John Harrison
Cleveland
Harrison
Nelsonville
Wesley W. Poston
Washington Street
C. A. Stover
Glen S&s Weymueller
Springfield
Leah Reynolds
Columbus
Lillian Stover
Joshua Spencer
E. Bennett
Catherine Spencer
Max Bennett
Mayme Keplar
Start on Trip Dr Cable and Moss Mortie Selig Leave Tealay
Dr Cable and Miss Myrtle Selig depart for a several weeks western tour. Cable will attend the American Medics Association convention in Ortland Oregon. A special train for Ohio doctors leaves Chicago tonight. After the convention Cable visits Los Angeles with Mr and Mrs J T Dye. Selig visits Oakland and Berkeley relatives, then Grand Canyon before returning home in late July.
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Nelsonville
W. Cable
Myrtle Selig
Tr Cable
American Medics Association
Ortland
Ore
Ohio
Chicago
Dr Cable
Los Angeles
Cal
J.T Dye
Pearl Cable
Miss Selig
Oakland
Berkley
Cal F
Grand Canyon
Alva R. Gillette Dies at Home in Foreman Street
Alva BR Gillett age 44 died at 8:50 AM at his home 88 West State Street after Brights disease and heart trouble. He married Grace Smith on September 21 1904. Survived by widow mother and sister Mrs W A Chester Amesville and daughter Virginia Lee with son Virgil deceased. Funeral plans not set. He worked at Slaughter filling station and formerly in Chauncey feed business.
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Alva BR. Gillett
Benjamin Gillett
West State Street
Bright
Gillett
Chauncey
Grace Smith
Virgil
Virginia Lee
W. A. Chester
Amesville
Students invited to hike from Athens church Friday
Ohio University students are invited by the Wesley Staudert Foundation to join a hiking party to Best Hill Friday night. Participants should meet at First M F Church of Athens at 6 30 P M where a picnic lunch will be served.
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Ohio University
Wesley Staudert Foundation
M.F. Church of Athens
Best Hill
Senoritas Demand Equal Rights
Mexican senoritas protest unequal treatment and press for women's rights. Tosalmira Colome of Mexico is shown in Washington aiding the Inter-American Commission of Women in their efforts to achieve equality.
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Charming Tosalmira Colome
Mexico
Washington
Inter-American Commission of Women
Pathway to Reading series ends with Batchelder talk
The final talk in the series on The Pathway to Reading will be delivered by Bernice A. Batchelder, continuing the educational sequence for readers.
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Bernice A. Batchelder
Walks From Jail Then Freed in New Lexington Case
William Stires of Corning walked away from the county jail as officers closed in. Charges of forgery were withdrawn and he was granted freedom. Juan J. Davis, reading specialist at Ohio University, announced campus officials voted on trade work, education, and supervision for a program at 1580 o'clock.
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New Lexington
William Stires
Corning
Andrece
Juan J.D. Davis
Oho University
Mrs William French Dies at Home After Illness
Mrs William French aged 58 died today at 7 15 AM at 32 Vern Street after a week in Medfast following paralysis that affected her right side. Surviving are her husband two daughters Mrs Altan Nichols of Grosvenor Street and Mrs Elsie Moore of Vere Ridge a son Emmett French of Athens and six sisters and three brothers. two children preceded her in death.
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William French
William Wrench
Vern Street
Altan Nichols
Grosvenor Street
Helen Bradford II joins Sheltering Ros Hospital staff
Miss Helen Bradford daughter of Mr and Mrs Elmer Bradford of 125 Sunnyside Drive has joined the nursing staff of Sheltering Ros Hospital in Athens after graduating from White Cross Hospital in Columbus and becoming a registered nurse She is a graduate of Athens High School.
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Helen Bradford II
Helen Bradford
Elmer Bradford
Sunnyside Drive
Ising
Ros Hospital
Athens
Ate Health Board
White Cross Hospital
Miss Bradford
Athens High School
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