Playlet Presented by Rotary on Vocational Service Committee
The Nelsonville Rotary Club's weekly meeting on March 6 featured a playlet about the first meeting of the Vocational Service Committee. William Morgan chaired the session with officers and members including Warren Badger Lloyd Evans Ralph Parks C K Bennett Leonard Cooley Donald Shafer G R Robinson J J Hoochett Harold Mechem Stanley Mechem Lawrence Keller and guest Columbus.
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Nelsonville
Vocational Service Committee
William Morgan
Warren Badger
Lloyd Evans
Ralph Parks
C. K. Bennett
Leonard Cooley
Donald Shafer
G. R. Robinson
J. J. Hoochett
Harold Mechem
Stanley Mechem
Lawrence Keller
Columbus
Prayer and Family Worship Highlight M E Revival
Nelsonville reports the M E Revival featured slides on prayer and family life, Rev. Fowler singing Negro spirituals, and a consecration where Tunny pledged regular prayer and worship. Tonight’s program promises Reverend Fowler on the Powerful Love of God, with a travel-themed slide show A Trip Around the World, plus songs and children's meeting at 3:45 PM.
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Nelsonville
M. E
Rev
Fowler
Tunny
Ev. Fowler
Prayer meetings at listed homes Thursday morning
Prayer meetings will be held Thursday morning from 9 30 to 10 o clock at W. H. Parks 97 East Washington Mrs. McDowell 292 Poplar Mrs Charles Monks 574 Chestnut Mrs Miles Howe Elizabeth and Mrs Perce Raine 215 Adams All are invited to attend.
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W. H. Parks
East Washington
McDowell
Poplar
Charles Monks
Chestnut
Miles Howe
Elizabeth
Perce Raine
Adams
East School PTA Meeting Postponed to March 14
The East School Parent-Teacher Association monthly meeting, originally set for Friday March 8, is postponed to Thursday March 14.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
Parent- Teacher Association of the East School
Reverend Clark to Lead Lenten Devotions at St. Andrews
Nelsonville reports Rev. F. X. Clark of Glouster will preach and lead Lenten devotions at St. Andrews Church this evening. Father Owens, the local pastor, will take his place at Glouster in the same role.
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Nelsonville
F. X. Clark
Glouster
St. Andrews Church
Father Owens
Regular Nelsonville merchants meet at YMCA
The Nelsonville Retail Merchants Association will hold a regular meeting tonight at 7 30 at the YMCA.
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Nelsonville
Nelsonville Retail Merchants Association
Funeral services for Newton Ayres at Murray City
Funeral services for Newton Ayres, the stable boss at Sunday Creek Mine No 5, who died suddenly at work yesterday, will be held Friday at 2 PM in Murray City. Burial is planned at Green Lawn.
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Newton Ayres
Sunday Creek Mine No. 5
Murray City
Greenlawn
Speculation on Wall Street Reviewed for Athens Rotarians
Tom Wolfe of Poston Consolidated Coal discusses the history and mechanics of speculation at the Athens Rotary Club. He calls the stock market a refined form of gambling with uses in investment and psychology, notes profits and depressions, and warns against chasing earnings without sweat.
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Wall Street
Tom Wolfe
Poston Consolidated Coal Company
Athens Rotary Club
Hotel Berry
Wolfe
Wallreet
Stock Exchange
Harvard School of Business Administration
J. Wolfe
Hoover
William Hughes
Athens
C. W. Fink
Commission To
Ohio
Roger Jones
J. H
Graduates of Camps to Be Organized in Nelsonville
Francis L. Sanders has received a charter to organize a post for Citizens' Military Training Camp graduates in Nelsonville. Posts are being set up nationwide to promote CAMT participation and recruit new candidates. Eligible members include CAMT graduates from Nelsonville and nearby districts. Young men aged 17 to 24 may apply for training camp applications via enrolling agent W. D. Mender.
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Nelsonville
Francis L. Sanders
The
United States
Carbon Hill
Deanville
Floodwood
W. D. Mender
Nelsonville Church Plans Busy March and Easter Events
The Nelsonville Presbyterian Church anticipates a record month with get acquainted meetings, Every Member-Canvass Day on March 17, a March 20 dinner, Palm Sunday services on March 24, Passion Week daily sermons by Rev. Lloyd Evans, a sunrise Easter service at 6 30 am, and a 10 30 am communion and organ dedication on Easter morning. The congregational meeting is set for April 3 and an organ recital by J B Francis McDowell on April 5.
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Nelsonville
Evans
J. B. Francis McDowell
Athens Rotary delegates elected for Zanesville conference
Cline was elected to represent the Athens club as a delegate to the Rotary district conference in Zanesville next month. Guests and members at the meeting included Raymond O. Gladding of Wilson, H. J. Ong of Athens, Rev. Dallas H. Browning of Glouster, George Lennon of Columbus, and Robert Bischoff, new division engineer of the State Highway Department.
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Cline
Athens Club
Zanesville
Raymond O. Gladding
Wilson, Cn, C
H. J. Ong
Athens
Dallas H. Browning
Glouster
George Lennon
Columbus
Robert Bischoff
State Highway Department
Sixteen Children Isolated Over Scarlet Fever Case
Sixteen children on Stimpson Avenue are isolated for a week after a scarlet fever case. Marguerite Carsey, 9, is ill. West end residents are warned to stay inside. Several Bartlett and Carsey children and others from East Side and Rufus Putnam schools are listed as contacts or isolated.
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Stimpson Avenue
Marguerite Carsey
Fred Cc. Carsey
Stimson Avenue
Ray Bartlett
Stimson
Alvetta
Avenelle Smith
Dorothy
Raymond
Elwood
Mildred Carsey
Robert Carsey
Ida Burnside
East Side School
Rufus Putnam
William
Opal Sharp
Woll Street
Florence
Opal Burnside
Central School
Two Strikes Stones Hit Windshield On Car Route
Donald Robinson of May Avenue reports two stones hit his windshield while driving toward Parkersburg last Sunday. A flying object broke the glass in two places, and he notes stones from tires ahead of him as the cause. He left the scene after a second impact, comparing it to Chicago.
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Donald Robinson
May Avenue
Donald
Parkersburg
Chicago
Young Men Fellowship Class Seeks New Members
The Young Men's Fellowship Class at the Christian Church meets Sundays at 9 AM under teacher Walter Morrison. Ages 16 to 21 are invited. a membership drive is under way with results due next Sunday led by president Wilbur Mender and vice-president Dean Long.
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Nelsonville
Young Men's Fellowship
The
Christian Sunday School
Christian Church
Walter J. Morrison
Wilbur Mender
Dean Long
St Patrick’s Day Bridge Club Dinner at Legion Home
Mrs Frank Poston hosted a St Patrick’s Day themed dinner for her bridge club on Tuesday at 6 o clock in the Legion Home. Guest Mrs E J Kessinger joined three tables of bridge in play. High score went to Mrs R J Jackson.
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Frank Poston
Bridge Club
Legion Home
E. J. Kessinger
R. J. Jackson
G. E. G. Club Met At Mrs Linscott Home
The G. E. G. Club met Monday evening at Mrs. Walter Linscott home with Miss Rema Mormon assisting. A luncheon followed after an evening of sewing. Present were Mrs. Claud Cranmer Mrs. Florence Oldfield Miss Mildred Bryan Miss Elsie Coakley Miss Lillian Hellyer Miss Mary Cranmer Miss Irma Ball Miss Edith Dilcher and Miss Louise Ray.
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G. E. G. Club
Walter Linscott
Rema Mormon
Claud Cranmer
Florence Oldfield
Mildred Bryan
Elsie Coakley
Lillian Hellyer
Mary Cranmer
Irma Ball
Edith Dilcher
Louise Ray
Bridge Club Hosts St Patrick Luncheon at Columbus Street
Mrs E B Acomb entertained her bridge club on Tuesday at her Columbus Street home. Three tables produced high scores for Mis Lee Pritchard and Mrs Frank Mellinger. Guests Mrs Jack Pritchard and Mrs Edith Stiers attended and a luncheon with St Patrick's Day symbolism was served.
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E. B., Acomb
Columbus Street
Mis. Lee Pritchard
Frank Mellinger
Jack Pritchard
Edith Stiers
Student Dramatists Display Fine Talent
Alan Maguire an Ohio University student wrote These Ghastly Years a one act play produced on the Memorial Auditorium stage during convocation week by the Playshop. The action occurs in a country estate drawing room with Lord Dover and Lady Eleanor.
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Alan Maguire
Ohio University
Memorial Auditorium
Playshop
Earl of Dover
Jack Daniels
Julia Dornbirer
Lady Eleanor
Eleanor
Bob Gardner
Nicholas Gulliver
Paul Kiefer
Vincent Jukes
Oil Test Well Planned on Nelsonville Coal Land
A lease has been taken on 689 acres in Hocking County for a test oil well by Granville C. Berlin and C. E. Campbell. The Berlin and Bryan Drilling Company will drill from a center-located derrick between Carbonhill and Nelsonville, aiming to prove a pool between Murray City, Union Furnace, and the Nelsonville area.
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Nelsonville
Ward Township
Hocking County
Granville C. Berlin
C. E. Campbell
Carbonhill
Murray City
Union Furnace
Berlin and Bryan Drilling Company
Logan
Berlin
Washington Township
Nelsonville Chamber of Commerce
Willing Workers Class Plans Thursday Rag Tack at Mrs Duckler
The Willing Workers Class of the Christian Church will meet Thursday night at Mrs. Howard Duckler's Jackson Street home for a rag tacking session. Members should bring thread needles and a thimble.
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The
Christian Church
Howard Duckler
Jackson Street
Man and Girl Escape After a Short Stay
Pursued for six months by Pittsburgh authorities on a Mann Act charge, a 25 year old man and 18 year old girl checked into Hotel Berry in Pittsburgh. They left before identity was learned. the girl said she was Mary King and their plan was to return to Detroit. Captain Benton of the Salvation Army coordinated inquiries and rail fare, but the couple vanished. The girl’s brother said Hosfeld faced white slavery charges and that Mary King had been missing for six months. Local officers notified. no further trace found by noon.
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Pittsburgh
Berry
H. Hosfeld
Detroit
Richard Benton
Salvation Army
Captain Benton
Mary
Charlie King
Hosfeld
Mary King
Benton
Athens
Clock on Ohio University Campus Stops at 10 25
Heavy snow blanketed Athens delaying clocks across the campus. The clock atop Cutler Hall froze at 10:25 as ice encrusted its hands. Other public clocks in the city similarly stopped during the cold snap.
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Cutler Hall
Ohio University
Athens
Joint P T A Meet On New School Buildings Athens Township
County Superintendent H R McVay announced a joint meeting of the Mechanicsburg Jacktown and Froggy School Districts to discuss new school buildings in Athens Township. Topics include Mechanicsburg’s new building and a proposed facility from Athens State Hospital. bond vote implications noted for Athens Township residents.
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Parent- Teacher Association
Mechanicsburg
Jacktown
Froggy
H. R. McVay
Athens Township
County Board of Education
Athens State Hospital
Ohio House of Representatives
Grade Books Issued By Ohio University Registrar
Grade books for the first semester were issued today from the office of Registrar F. B. Dilley of Ohio University. Books turned in before the close of the semester are out. late submissions will be cared for at the registrar's desk by assistant Miss Mary Antoinetta.
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F. B. Dilley
Ohio University
Mary Antoinetta
May Make Changes In Army Home Here
Claude F Bates heads Southeastern and Southwestern Ohio Divisions of the Salvation Army and is considering changes to the New Salvation Army Building on West Union Street. He is in New York conferring with officials and will report results in a few days. Capt Richard Benton said the plans will not be public until settled. Excavation continues under Frank Roe.
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Salvation Army
West Union Street
Claude F. Bates
Ohio
Army
Bates
New York
Richard Benton
Frank Roe
Officers Raid Canaanville Farm Still Amid Snowstorm
Sheriff William Williams and deputies Fred Heck and Wilson Ator along with Constable Harry Dalton raided a still at Gan Farm on the Canaanville Road during a severe storm. They destroyed a barrel of mash and searched for operators who were absent when they returned.
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William Williams
Fred Heck
Wilson Ator
Harry Dalton
Gan
Canaanville Road
Arnold family child stealing case to go to trial
Will try two of the five Arnold family members in Wooster March 9. Arthur Arnold, 17, and his father Elias Arnold face trial. Prosecutor Marion Graves announced only these two will stand trial next Monday in the Horst case.
Snowy Athens roads cause minor crashes and tow demands
Ice and snow covered roads around Athens trigger several minor accidents and many tow requests. Parkersburg bus service suspended with no reason given. A milk truck and a Valley Service bus slide off, no injuries. An Alego Motor Sales auto is lightly damaged after a slide. A heavy truck blocks Marietta Road for hours. Local garages stay busy handling tow calls.
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Athens
Parkersburg
Red Star
Alego Motor Sales Company
Cameron Crossen
Grosvenor Street
East State Street
Atlantic and Pacific Tea Company
Marietta Road
Ohio University English Club Reads Original Poetry and Stories
A program of original poetry and short stories shared at the Ohio University English Club meeting held Tuesday night at Dean BEW Chubb’s home. Eleanor Hughes read a short story titled The Leatherwood, God based on an actual incident. Theora Bartholomew, Robert Heilman, and Frances Morton presented verses.
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Ohio University English Club
Dean Bew Chubb
Eleanor Hughes
Leatherwood
God
Theora Bartholomew
Robert Heilman
Frances Morton
Italian fighter Bertazzolo eyes Tunney throne
Riccardo Bertazzolo an Italian heavyweight weighs 226 pounds and aims for the vacated title once Gene Tunney steps down. He holds the heaviest weight in the division and pursues championship glory.
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Riccardo Bertazzolo
Gene Tunney
Delts To Convene In Athens Shortly
More than 200 delegates under graduate visitors and alumni will attend the 1939 Northern Division Conference of Delta Tau Delta at Ohio University March 15 16. Fifteen colleges including Ohio State Miami and Michigan participate in the annual affair hosted by Ohio University for the first time. The program features business sessions a formal dance and a northern division basketball tournament. Beta chapter at Ohio University founded June 21 1862 is the fraternity’s oldest continuous chapter.
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F Delta Tau Delta
Ohio
Indiana
Michigan
Ohio University
Ohio State
Ohio Wesleyan
Miami
University of Cincinnati
Kenyon
Western Reserve
Butler College
University of Michigan
Hillsdale
Purdue
Indina University
Wabash College
DePauw University
Albion College
Delta Tau Delta
Bischoff visits county board to boost road cooperation
Division engineer Robert E. Bischoff surveys county and state road officials to improve cooperation. Athens County Board of Commissioners and surveyors meet with Grosvenor reporting a thorough infirmary inspection found in good condition and a favorable report.
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Robert EB. Bischof
John H. Grosvenor
Athens County Board of Commissioners
Board of Commissioners
Grosvenor
Athens County
Bischoff
Visit at Union Highlights Local Gatherings
Mr. and Mrs. Hollis C. Williams and Mr. Bernard il Reeder of Barberton spent the end of the week with Mr. and J. L. Reeder of Union. Mrs. Williams remained to spend the week with her parents and friends.
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Hollis C. Williams
Ficlen Reeder
Bernardil, Reeder
Barberton
J. L. Reeder
Union
Williaise
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Rotary Club
M. E. Prayer Meetings
T. A. Meeting
Clark
Sanders
C. M. Y. C. Post
Presbyterian Church
Howard Wallace
Charles Nelson
A. G. Cotton
W. F. Heaton
Cotton
Heaton
Alex Nelson
C. L. North
Louise
Evelyn
George Bonner
Beverly Lou
Chillicothe
Nelson
Earl Walters
Widen
W. Va
Walters
William Lancaster
Lillian Coleman
Ed Healy
Paul and
Lloyd Duncan
Charles E. Poston
Hock-Hocking Lodge
Man
America
Calvin Coolidge
Herbert Hoover
Ilere
White House
Ohlinger & Wolf
Richardson
J. E., Bowles and Sons
Measanton Road
North Hill
Valley Service Company
Circle Hil
Chauncey
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