Relief Machinery Organized at Special Meeting
A special meeting in lsconville organized relief machinery to manage emergency funds of about 96,000, plus bond shares and state supervision oversight. City officials expect funds to be allocated through normal channels and relief work postponed until money becomes available. Community programs and local notices followed with literary readings and visits in Nelsonville and surrounding areas.
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Lsconville Relief Machinery
County Commission
Hickman
State Bureau of Supervision and Inspection of
Postpone Meeting Of Former Troop 46 Members
Nelsonville march 1 banquet and meeting planned by former members of Boy Scout Troop 46 postponed by acting executive committee. New date to be set at week’s end by arrangements program and cats committees chaired by W D Mender L V Powell and Lowell Hickman. Members include Edward Murphy Robert Smith and William Howe. Camp Fire group name tentative as 45 Camp Fires.
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Nelsonville
W. D. Mender
L. V. Powell
Lowell Hickman
Edward Murphy
Robert Smith
Edward Howe
William Howe
Funeral for Charles Bridge Scheduled in Nelsonville
Charles Bridge 50 son of the late John and Jane Bridge died Tuesday in Columbus. The body arrives Nelsonville Thursday at 10:30 on the train and funeral services will be held at Stouts Funeral Home upon arrival. Burial at Greenlawn. Survived by four brothers.
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Nelsonville
Charles Bridge
John and
Jane Bridge
Athens Mountains
Columbus
Stouts
Greenlawn
Fundamental Laws Ignored Says Logan Pastor at Rotary
In Nelsonville on March 1 Rev W N Shank of Logan, pastor of the M E Church, told a Rotary Club gathering that the world’s woes stem from lost uprightness and greed. He urged adherence to fundamental rights and justice and a spirit of patriotism beyond party lines, noting Howard Kirk accompanied him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
W. N. Shank
Logan
M. E. Church
Rotary Club
Shank
Howard Kirk
Logan Club
Woman’s Relief Corps Meeting Highlights Patriot Program
The Woman’s Relief Corps held a Monday night business and social meeting. After a brief business session, a patriotic program directed by Mrs. Florence Whitmore featured a reading titled Washington, First in War.
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Mary Keplar
Lincoln
Ellen Steenrod
Della Pidcock
Louise Whitmore
Della McMasters
Keplar
Mary Whitmore
Peggy Whitmore
Washington
Kate Herrold
Woman's Relief Corps
Florence Whitmore
Reading
Better Way To Baths Ends Body Odor by Removing Cause
A promotion claims Kirk's Coco Castile is a 100% pure vegetable oil soap that cleans deeper than ordinary soaps, removing body odor at the source. It alleges bubbles penetrate pores and remove stale perspiration, leaving no medicinal scent and promising strong cleansing in hard water. On sale at a reduced price, it urges readers to ask for Kirk's Castile by name.
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Kirk
America
Amazsh
Saan
Ahitough
Castile
Nelsonville Director Resigns Driver Post Abolished
Sidney A. Cook resigns as acting service and safety director of Nelsonville and his truck driver job is temporarily abolished. Mayor J W Hickman announced the change effective immediately and said the vacancy will not be filled now. Cook was appointed truck driver January 16 1980 and has earned 150 dollars a month plus acting director duties without pay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
Sidney A. Cook
J. W. Hickman
Cook
Pythian Sisters Play and Dance in Nelsonville Event
The Pythian Sisters of Nelsonville present a Thursday night play on March 2 with dancing afterward. Music by the Old Time Fiddlers. Admission is small. The event starts at 8 o clock and the public is invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
Pythian Sisters
World Day of Prayer observance set for March 3
Preparations for the World Day of Prayer service are under way with Mrs. H. J. Long as chairman. The 2 p.m. meeting will be held at the Christian Church with programs by Mrs. C. C. Chen of Shanghai and Ruth Muskrat Bronson of the Cherokee Nation. The event is observed in many U.S. cities and about fifty other nations, and the public is invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. J. Long
C. C. Chen
Shanghai
China
Ruth Muskrat Bronson
United States
Meeting of Young People of the Christian Church
Joanna Cook presided at the Sunday night meeting in the president’s absence. Paul Cox led devotions and William Hughes directed the program on The Beatitudes. Sixty members responded to the roll call.
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Joanna Cook
Shower honors Mr and Mrs Harry Stage on Fort Street
About fifty five friends gathered at Mrs Noah Somers home 30 Harper Street for a shower honoring newlyweds Mr and Mrs Harry Stage Frances Somers married Feb 21 at St Marys West Virginia Newlyweds reside on Fort Street in Dr Butts property Stage works at Kimberly mine Mrs Stage longtime employee of telephone company Also note Grant Hospital birth of daughter Martha Ann to Mr and Mrs Willard Simington March 1 Grandmother Mrs Sam Starkey at hospital The mother and baby are doing nicely
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Noah Somers
Harper Street
Harry Stage
Frances Somers
St. Marys
W. Va
Fort Street
Dr. Butts
Stage
Kimberly Mine
Telephone Company
Nelsonville
Williard Simington
Grant Hospital
Martha Ann
Sam Starkey
Missionary Society meeting held at Mrs Evans home
The Foreign Missionary Society of the Methodist Church will meet Thursday night with Mrs George Evans on Walnut Street. Mrs Sam Frank and Mrs Allen Bishop will assist hostesses. Mrs Higgins will be devotional leader and Mrs Bertha Barker will head the program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Foreign Missionary Society of the Methodist Church
George Evans
Walnut Street
Sam Frank
Allen Bishop
Higgins
Bertha Barker
Degree Team Invited for Friday Initiation and Inspection
All members of the degree team, officers and guard of the D. of A's are requested to be present Friday night for initiation and inspection. Officers and guards are to be in white and all members who were not present at the last meeting are asked to bring sandwiches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. of A's
Mrs Earl Baker and Pauline Spring Visit Athens
Mrs. Earl Baker and Miss Pauline Spring spent the day in Athens. Mrs. I. J. Angle of Logan was the Tuesday guest of Mrs. Ada Coakley and family. Mrs. J. M. Pastor returned from Cincinnati after a month of medical treatment.
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Earl Baker
Pauline Spring
Athens
I. J. Angle of
Logan
Ada Coakley
3. M. Pastor
Cincinnati
Class No 21 Methodist Church Meets for Social Evening
Class No 21 of the Methodist Church enjoyed a pleasant evening Monday with Mrs. Frank O Mara and a small group. Mrs Clarence Monks and Mrs Clyde McDaniels assisted Mrs O Mara. Mrs Mable Jones presided. Jeanette Hartley led the devotional service. Carl Coakley offered prayer. During the social hour 25 members and guests enjoyed jig saw puzzles and refreshments.
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The
Methodist Church
Frank O'Mara
Clarence Monks
Clyde McDaniels
O'Mara
Mable Jones
Jeanette Hartley
Carl Coakley
Local youths attend Oak Grove preaching Sunday
A number of local youths attended preaching services at Oak Grove Sunday evening. Mrs Grace Zebinden of Akron has moved to Nelsonville to join her relatives. She works at the Brooks Shoe Factory. Mildred Wend drove to Nelsonville Sunday evening. Lydia Wend, wintering in Toledo, was here briefly to see her mother Nettie Wend who is improving after illness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ronald and
Delbert Marstiller
Nelsonville
Ash Hewitt
Homer Warehime
Nettie Wend
Retta Eckles
Retta Howe
Mary Margret Eckles
Lucius Eckles
Laurence Johnson
Millfield
James Johnson
Oak Grove
Grace Zebinden
Akron
Charles Marstiller
Mollie Marstiller
Barberton
Zebinden
Brooks Shoe Factory
Mildred Wend
Lydia Wend
Toledo
Chester Seniors Host Party At Radford Home
Chester seniors held a party Friday night at the Charles Radford residence. The operetta by Chester upper grades was well received. Several residents and families are noted in social visits and illnesses, with a head on collision near the B K Smith residence injuring Mrs Findling.
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Charles Radford
Theodore Mora
Joe Bailey
John Young
Texas
James Weber
Parkersburg
Chester
Local Social Visits and Illness Reported
Bashan Erma McKay and family visited Mrs. A H Bailey on Sunday. Mary Smith of Long Bottom stayed with Mar Trussell Tuesday night. A K Oliver of Pomeroy and Raymond Oliver hosted guests Thursday. Guy Singer is very ill. Nelson Torrence family visited Roland Torrence Saturday. E Orr and Ruth accompanied Emma Vokie to Chili to the Sunday gathering. Charles Babcock II and Mrs James Biram ill. George McCullough of Columbus visited Dr McCullough and Raymond Oliver Saturday. Ben Roush and son Bob of Akron visited Ralph Frank and sister Mrs Jim Frank Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Erma McKay
Bessie Bailey
Floyd
Alien Roush
A. H. Bailey
Mary Smith
Long Bottom
Mar! Trussell
A. K. Oliver
Pomeroy
Raymond Oliver
Bashan
Guy Singer
Nelson Torrence
Reedaville
Roland Torrence
Co. E. Orr
Ruth
Emma Vokiey
Chillicothe
Charles Babcock
James Biram
George McCullough
Columbus
McCullough
Ben Roush
Bob
Akron
Ralph Frank
Jim Frank
Piccard to Make Space Flight Over Southwest United States
Prof. August Piccard, famed stratosphere explorer, plans his next space flight in the Southwest United States. Dr. John F B Carruthers of the University of Southern California disclosed the plan today in Pasadena.
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Pasadena
Cal
U.P
August Piccard
United States
John F. B. Carruthers
University of Southern California
Athens Veteran Served Under General Custer
Ira H. Gilkey, 88, of Athens recalls Civil War days in the Second West Virginia Cavalry. He served nearly four years in Company A and spent six months in Libby and Salisbury Confederate prisons. His daughter, Mrs. John Goodwin, says he welcomes visitors to hear of General Custer and the Indian Wars.
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Ira H. Gilkey
Fern Street
Athens
General Custer
Second
West Virginia Cavalry
John Goodwin
Mr. Gilkey
L. J. Cline
Nelsonville
Libby
Salisbury
Custer
Home Economics Teachers Meet in Coolville Friday
Athens County home economics teachers plan a meeting at Troy High School Coolville on Friday March 3. Olive Westfall announces supper prepared by home ec classes at 5 30. All county teachers are invited to attend.
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Coolville
Athens County
Troy High School
Olive Westfall
Local residents host gatherings across Green and Washington counties
Lottridge and Eiselstein of Pomeroy visit Swisher as both hosts report poor health. Many neighbors share Sunday visits and dinners at Coolville, Guynsville, Parkersburg, and Little Hocking. Red Cross sewing at L. H. Allen home. Runnion, Swartz, and Barnhill families attend regional social events.
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Edward Hardman
Fairmont
H. R. Watkins
Paul Hardiman
Emmett Blair
Coolville
Nellie Swisher
J. W. Barnhill
Dutch Ridge
Fannie Barnhill
Ida Atherton
Alfred
Henry Geisendorfer
Gene
Guynsville
CC. D. Swartz
Fred Vandyke
Golda
Vaneta Morris
Athens
O. L. Davis
L. A. Townsend
Beulah
Parkersburg
Lennie Sharp
Harold
Mabel Swartz
Myrtle O’brien
Charles Abart
Little Hocking
R. L. Sherp
Ohio Fuel Gas Company
Stewart
Grace Jeffers
Colonel Church
Funeral of Miss Mabel Male Held at Mount Liberty Church
Cutler Funeral for Miss Mabel Male who died Friday morning at her mother's home, Mrs Zion Male, was held Sunday at 10 with burial in the nearby cemetery. Several residents, including Jessie Davis and families, visited relatives in Warner and Marietta over the weekend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mabel Male
Jessie Davis
Warner, Ohio
Lara Goddard
D. F. Masters
Marietta
Carl Secoy
Bartlett
Secoy
Carl Place
Robert McAfee
Carl
A. J. Place
Clayridge
Wilfred Kennedy
Billy
Oran Kennedy
Stewart
G. W. Brandeberry
Athens
Frank Gosset
Mate Dawson
Warren Hanson
Sharpsburg
Pearl McAtee
Long Bottom Notes Cover Illnesses Visitors and School News
Long Bottom items report Mrs. I. C. Matlack improving from flu, visits by M. A. Adams of Kenou, and Leota Larkins recovering from pneumonia. Mentions guests of families, church meetings, converts, teaching staff, and local moves. Several lists name pupils earning B grades and Betty Matlack visiting from Ohio University.
Hungarian editor Geza Kende dies in Cleveland
Geza Kende 52 longtime managing editor of the Szabadzag Hungarian daily newspaper in Cleveland died Tuesday from a heart attack. He was a prominent figure among Hungarian Americans and highly regarded in the community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Geza Kende
Szabadzag
United States
Cheshire Pomeroy Association District Meeting At Local Church
The Pomeroy Association of Churches met at the Baptist Church with delegates from Racine Albany Middleport Gallipolis Rio Grande and Cheshire. Speakers included Helen Wicks Ralph Tupper and Denison students Charles Bradley and other church leaders. Officers for the coming year were elected from multiple towns and the W. W. A. gathered March 10.
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Pomeroy Association of Churches
Baptist Church
Racine
Pomeroy
Middleport
Gallipolis
Rio Grande
Granville
Ohio
Helen Wicks
Daddy Holmes
Ralph Tupper
Denison University
Charles Bradley
Denison
Albany
Cheshire
Owen Lasley
Thelma Roush
Elizabeth Swisher
Mt. Carmel
Columbua
N. H. Hesse
Athens
J. H. Starcher
Women Debate Teams Clash In Ohio Conference
In the opening Ohio Conference debate at Fine Arts Auditorium Ohio University's negative team defeated Kent State College. Capital University defeated the local affirmative squad in Columbus. The title match continues March 17 with Wittenberg at home and Ohio University visiting Ohio Northern Ada. The question is whether the United States should grant immediate independence to the Philippine Islands. Team members include Eden Mae Stauffer Edith Murphy Geneva Coleman and the affirmatives Margaret Slaughter Mary Sullivan and Martha White.
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Ohio University
Kent State College
Fine Arta Auditorium
Capital University
Columbus
Wittenberg
Ohio Northern University
Ada
United States
Philippine Islands
Kent State
Eden Mae Stauffer
Eric
Edith Murphy
Hickaville
Geneva Coleman
Portsmouth
Margaret Slaughter
Martins Ferry
Mary 8. Sullivan
Fayette
Martha White
Bank Holiday Won’t Delay Tax Return Filing
Washington reports the government will press to collect income taxes by March 15 despite banking holidays or withdrawal restrictions. The Bureau of Internal Revenue issued a ruling that no extension will be granted merely because banks are closed in the taxpayer’s area. Taxes due March 15 relate to 1932 income.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
U.P
Bureau of Internal Revenue
How Neighborhood Grocer Boosted Sales
A Nelsonville store used a brief Sunday ad to promote low prices on cream and milk. Central Market at 427 Chestnut Street advertised fresh milk and whipping cream, received twice daily, after prior low visibility.
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Chestnut Street
Nelsonville
Central Market
Market Ad Boosts Cream and Milk Sales
The Central Market saw 24 half pints of whipping cream sold by Sunday noon and milk sales roughly doubled after a Sunday ad. Repeated ads during the week and the next Sunday pushed whipped cream demand to 38 half pints with many requests unfilled. The Messenger Classified Adt proves cost effective for neighborhood grocers. For service in Nelsonville call 412 W.
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Central Market
Nelsonville
Glouster Compared to Cleveland At Kiwanis Meeting
Jacob Paul of Cleveland spoke at Glouster Kiwanis about the town's business advantages over Cleveland and backed his claim with comparisons. A committee was formed to study applying for R F C funds for poor relief, to liaise with township trustees and county commissioners. Ben Guldberg won the attendance prize.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glouster
Cleveland
Jacob Paul
Glouster Kiwanis Club
Hotel
Gordon
Paul
Boston
Perry County
EB. L. Jones
Ben Guldberg
Charity Dance Tonight to Aid UMWA Families
A charity dance at the Lamborn Pavilion in Glouster raises funds for the Ladies Auxiliary of the U M W A to aid destitute families. Proceeds from the event will go directly to relief work, with organizers stressing the purpose and benefit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glouster
Ladies’ Auxiliary of the
Lamborn
Woman Foreign Missionary Society Meet at Mrs James Home
GLOUSTER March 1 The Woman Foreign Missionary Society will convene at the home of Mrs William James Thursday at 2 o clock Members are asked to bring or send bank offerings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glouster
Womane Foreign Missionary Society
William James
Hollister Church of Christ Defeated by Monarchs 27 51
Hollister hosts Middleport Monarchs at the high school gym Monday night in a 51 to 27 defeat. Adams leads Hollister with 14 points, Cooper 7, while Allensworth tops Middleport with 14. A three round boxing bout between Jimmie McCreanor and Alex Sollie ended in a draw.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hollister
Hollister Church of Christ
Middleport Monarchs
Adams
Cooper
Allensworth
Jimmie MecCreanor
Glouster
Alex Sollie
Homer Grange Meeting In Mountville Friday Night
Mountville March 1 A meeting of Homer Grange will be held at this place Friday night at the usual hour. A good attendance is expected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mountville
Homer Grange
Past Noble Grands Club to Meet at Mrs Roberts Home
The Past Noble Grands Club of Marcellite Rebekah Lodge will meet Thursday night at the home of Mrs. Mary Roberts with Mrs. Ora Jones assisting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Noble Grands Club
Marcellite Rebekah Lodge
Mary Roberts
Ora Jones
Banks curb withdrawals under new law mislisted
In Columbus on March 1 the United Press reported banks using the new law to limit withdrawals. An error listed the First National Bank at Fostoria as limiting withdrawals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
The
United Press
First National Bank
Fostoria
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