Nelsonville concert by city group draws full house
Nelsonville High School Music Department sponsored concert by Combined High School and Community Orchestra directed by John Geiger featured soprano Faith Cordrey and violinist Richard McCutcheon. Logan High School members aided, with Floyd Prince in attendance. Over 53 pieces performed including organ solos to a crowd of hundreds.
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Nelsonville
Presbyterian Church
John Geiger
Faith Cordrey
Richard McCutcheon
Logan High School
McCutcheon
Tom Sheppard
Miss Bowen
Floyd K. Prince
Athens
Prince
SEO Music Association
Lewis Vaughn
Ruth Patton
Alice Mechem
Middleport Wins Sectional to Reach State Tourney
Middleport defeats Coolville 38 to 18 at Logan High Auditorium to secure a spot in the state tournament. Lohse leads with 16 points, Wiley and Stoneking add seven each, Smith four. Coolville’s Calloway scores eight, Webb six. Ames Bern claims consolation cup with 26 to 22 over Shawnee. Sedwick tabs 14 for Ames Bern in a sharp Tourney showing.
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Logan
Middleport
Logan High Auditorium
Coolville
Ames- Bern
Lohse
River City
P. Wiley
Stoneking
Smith
Shawnee
Calloway
Webb
AMES
Bern
D. Sedwick
N. Sedwick
Eckard We
Jones
Carpenter
McLaughlin
Jorse Epcosenne Ce Narareppe
Davis Eecvece
Ween
Many Attend Special Service At M. E. Church
Nelsonville residents gather at First Methodist Church on Settlement Day for a morning service. Invitations and pastor letter posted on every Methodist home. The program features music, fellowship, and a finance report showing paid subscriptions and substantial gifts.
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Nelsonville
Ralph Parks
Fasteeth Promises Comfort for False Teeth All Day
An advertising claim for Fasteeth powder that keeps dentures firm and comfortable with no taste or gooey residue. Promises secure eating and speaking, urging purchase from a druggist in three sizes.
Bridge Club Hosts Three Tables of Play
Mrs. Garnet Bennett entertained her bridge club with three tables Friday night. Guests included Mrs. Gay Auu Miller Mrs. Fred Edington Mrs. Oral Daugherty and Miss Catherine Spencer. High scores went to Mrs. Bennett Mrs. Edington and Mrs. Aumiller.
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Nelsonville
Gay Auumiller
Fred Edington
Oral Daugherty
Catherine Spencer
Garnet Bennett
Bennett
John Edington
Aumiller
Three Appear Before Nelsonville Mayor
George Ramsey of Monday admitted he could do as he pleased at his home when arrested by Patrolmen Cope and Thompson for intoxication after being found at the Gettle Filling Station. Ramsey pleaded guilty and was fined ten dollars and costs. William Ludden of this city pleaded not guilty to two assault and battery charges. affidavits allege he assaulted Mrs. Billa Brown and son Lester. He was bound over to the grand jury under one hundred dollar bonds. Marion Bruce of Buchtel pleaded not guilty to cruelty to animals. affidavit claims he beat a pony with a mine tie and he was bound over to the grand jury on three hundred dollar bond.
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Nelsonville
George Ramsey
James Cope
Charles Thompson
Gettle
Jefferson and Fayette Sts
Ramsey
G. Holland
Costa
William Ludden
Billa Brown
Lester Brown
Ludden
Marion Bruce
Buchtel
Herb J. Parker
Sunday Creek Coal Co
Bruce
Nelsonville Business Club Dinner During National Week
Nelsonville local B P Club observes National Business Week with a 6 p m dinner at the Dew House. Miss Ruth Kelch and Miss Josephine Porter handle reservations. After dinner a program directed by Miss Margaret Johnson features guest speaker Mrs Harrold R Techau.
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Nelsonville
B&p
Dew House
Ruth Kelch
Josephine Porter
Margaret Johnson
Harrold R. Techau
Hyperion Club Meeting Highlights Textile Displays
Hyperion Club met at Mrs. Cecil Shafer's home Saturday with Miss Blanche Moorehead leading the Practical English lesson. Mrs. Doris Horch showed linens from the Textile Educational Bureau and Mrs. Joe Davis read a paper by Mrs. E. J. Arnold on textile fabrics. Horch discussed ward robe selection. In Nelsonville, Janice Lines underwent an appendectomy at Cherrington Hospital Logan. her mother Mrs. Mildred Lines remained with her and her condition was satisfactory.
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Nelsonville
Blanche Moorehead
Hyperion Club
Cecil Shafer
Doris Horch
Textile Educational Bureau
Joe Davis
E. J. Arnold
Horch
Janice Lines
Cherrington Hospital
Logan
Mildred Lines
Harrisonville Social Briefs and Community Notes
Eighth graders performed a pantomime on early American history under Harley Pickett. Local families and visitors from Albany to Huntington share weekend travels, social visits, and reunions. Upcoming events include a Junior Class movie fund-raiser and food demonstration meetings with March dates and hospital news.
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Harrisonville
Harley Pickett
America
Evan Genheimer
Albany
Genheimer
Greenler
Dana Howett
Near Darwin
Ruth Chase
Wanda Ash
P. E. Williams
Powhatan
W. Va
Gene Wyatt
Kathryn
Madge Steeth
Mud Fork
Willing Workers
Clayton Waggoner
Howard Clark
Robert Clark
Huntington
Ohio University-Marshall
George Turner
Athens
W. A. Turner
Frank
Howard Turner
Akron
Charlies Turner
Lancaster
Dana Turner
Turner
Goldie Hunsinger
Pearl Williams
Bradbury
John Blackwood
Evelyn Jones
Pomeroy
Hemlock Grove
Eleanor Whitney
Atl
Charles Forrest
St. Frances Hospital
Columbus
Harold Duncan
Cleveland
Homer Welsh
South Bern
Lloyd Boring
R. V. Heilman
V. & Greenler
New Auto License Tags Debut In Nelsonville
New 1937 automobile license plates may be displayed on cars Wednesday March 10 at the office of Deputy Registrar D H Shafer. Tags must be in use by March 31. Drivers must apply for licenses in their county of residence, while tag purchases may be made at any registrar with a bill of sale.
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Nelsonville
D. H. Shafer
Shafer
Mrs. Susie Park Dies at Home Near Murray City
Mrs Susie Park age 50 died Saturday evening at her home near Murray City. Funeral services will be held Tuesday afternoon with burial in Gore Cemetery. She is survived by her husband Frank Park two daughters Mrs Garnet Poling and Mrs Thelma Collins and two sons John Park and Ted Lehman six sisters and one brother.
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Nelsonville
Susie Park
Murray City
Gore
Frank Park
Garnet Poling
Thelma Collins
John Park
Ted Lehman
Bertha Howard Hosts Past Chiefs Dinner
Fourteen members of the Past Chiefs Association attended Miss Bertha Howard's dinner at her Chestnut Street home. The St Patrick themed table and favors accompanied a three course meal. Afterward three members were initiated and a social hour followed.
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Nelsonville
Past Chiefs Association
Bertha Howard
Chestnut St
Aged Mrs McMullen Fractures Hip in Sunday Fall
Dr A L Pritchard was informed that his aunt Mrs Revenna McMullen 88 fell Sunday and sustained a fractured hip. She is spending the winter with her son in Florida and lives in Clarksburg West Virginia.
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Nelsonville
A. L. Pritchard
Revenna McMullen
Dinner guests from Columbus visit Davis household
Miss Mildred Hillyer Miss Margery Cartwright Paul Raith and Joseph Hauck of Columbus were Sunday dinner guests of Mr and Mrs Harry Davis and daughter Harriett at their Nelsonville home.
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Nelsonville
Mildred Hillyer
Margery Cartwright
Paul Raith
Joseph Hauck
Columbus
Mr. and
Mia
Harry Davis
Harriett
Benefit Tuesday in Nelsonville at IOOF Hall
The Junior Order plans a benefit event Tuesday night at 8 o'clock in the IOOF Hall to raise funds for a local cause. The gathering emphasizes community support and feature guest attendance by local helpers.
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Nelsonville
IOOF
Jitney Luncheon Planned in Nelsonville by WBA Review
Members of the WBA Review will hold a jitney luncheon and soup dinner at the Red Men's Hall Tuesday noon. The serving begins at 11 o'clock.
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Nelsonville
WBA Review
Red Men's Hall
Dinner invitation sparks National Business Week event
Local Business and Professional Club members are invited to Columbus for the annual National Business Women's Week Celebration dinner on March 18.
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Nelsonville
Columbus
Nelsonville Briefs Visit Notes from Cincinnati and Columbus
Mr and Mrs John V Wood are in Cincinnati today and tomorrow. Mr and Mrs W H Laurence of Columbus were Sunday guests of Mr and Mrs C H Bartlett in Nelsonville.
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Nelsonville
John V. Wood
Cincinnati
W. H. Laurence
Columbus
C. H. Bartlett
George Hughes Dies A Lifelong Nelsonville Resident
George Hughes age 57 well known Nelsonville color ed citizen who ran a shoe shine business for years died at St Francis Hospital after a month long illness from pneumonia and complications. A Georgia native he came to Nelsonville with a circus as a mule rider and stayed, leaving a son George Jr and a sister in Georgia. Funeral details are incomplete.
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Nelsonville
George Hughes
St. Francis Hospital
Maggie Topsail
George
Georgia
George Jr
Davis Cup Finals Set for Forest Hills in May
The North American zone final between Australia and the United States will be held at West Side Tennis Club May 29 to 31. Australia’s team of Crawford Quist McGrath Bromwich faces Mexico in a first round at Mexico City April 30 and May 12, with the U S squad meeting Japan. The two winners meet at Forest Hills. USA with Budge assured a spot, others compete for three berths as Parker Grant Mako Riggs Hunt Wood chase spots.
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New York
U.P
Forest Hills
Australia
United States
West Side Tennis Club
Down Under
Jack Crawford
Adrian Quist
Vivian McGrath
John Bromwich
Mexico
Mexico City
U. S
Japan
Donald Budge
Frankie Parker
Bryan Grant
Atlanta
Gene Mako
Bobby Riggs
Joe Hunt
Honor Mrs Courtney With Birthday Dinner
Mrs Laura Courtney was surprised at her Poplar Street home on Thursday evening March 4 as daughter Emma Dailey with Carrie Courtney hosted a birthday dinner for Mrs Courtney. The St Patrick room was decorated and a large white cake with 71 candles topped the table. Guests included William and Mary Courtney George Briggs John Courtney and son Billy Fred Vansickle and others.
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Nelsonville
Laura Courtney
Poplar St
Emma Dailey
Carrie Courtney
St. Patrick
Courtney
William Courtney
George Briggs
John Courtney
Billy
Fred Vansickle
William O’neil
Norma Virginia, Buchtel
Emma’ Dailey
Carl
Fred Gee
Murray City
Yankees Skip Training Camp Second Week Holdouts
Lou Gehrig Joe DiMaggio and Red Ruffing remain absent as the world champion Yankees begin the second week of spring workouts in St Petersburg Others Crosetti Rolfe Saltzgaver and Ernie Kay join the camp infielders and outfielders at the Florida sites
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Petersburg
Fla
A.R
Lou Gehrig
Joe DiMaggio
Red Ruffing
New York Yankees
Crosetti
Rolfe
Saltzgaver
Ernie Kay
Gophers and Illinois Split Big Ten Title
Minnesota and Illinois shared the Big Ten basketball title after a season that saw Purdue and Indiana fade. Minnesota clinched its first crown since 1919 with a 33 to 23 win over Chicago, while Illinois defeated Northwestern 32 to 26. Purdue and Ohio State finished behind, with Chicago finishing without a win. Illinois in Doug Mills first season used speed and deception to win most games, losing to Northwestern and Purdue but defeating others.
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Chicago
U.P
Minnesota
Illinois
Indiana
Purdue
Gophers
Northwestern
Boilermakers
Michigan
Minneapolis
Ohio State
Doug Mills
Wisconsin
Iowa
Town
Heated Court Season Ends in Ohio Scoring Race
Ohio colleges logged a historic scoring surge with six teams in the point a minute class led by Marshall 1299 points in 28 games. Chuckovits of Toledo paced individuals with 352, followed by Frascella of Wooster at 293 as Buckeye leader Mc Adams of Ohio Wesleyan had 137.
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Columbus
U.P
Ohio
Ohio Conference
Buckeye
University of Toledo
Wooster
Ohio Northern
Wittenberg
Marshall
Holbrook
Chuck
Chuckovits
Mount Union
Muskingum
Muskies
Nick Frascella
Johnny McAdams
Ohio Wesleyan
Elmer Bache
University of Dayton
District Cage Tournament Carded at O. U. This Week
Southeastern Ohio Class A teams prepare for the district tourney at Ohio University with 15 eligible squads. Portsmouth withdraws, New Boston joins, and draws place Ironton Gallipolis Chillicothe New Boston in first round action Wednesday night. Semi finals Saturday precede finals with officials Link Robinson and Stanton Jones.
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O. U
Ohio
Ohio University Gymnasium
Portsmouth
Trojans
New Boston
New Lexington
Link Robinson
Stanton Jones
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