District VFW Fifth Sunday Conference at Nelsonville
The Fifth District Conference of Veterans of Foreign Wars convened in Nelsonville with 17 posts from Southern Ohio represented. Judge Arthur Day and Charles Sawyer spoke at a public meeting. Newark was named host for the next district convention. About 150 attendees joined a banquet and program at Red Men’s Hall before the church gathering wrapped the event.
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Nelsonville
Ohio
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Arthur H. Day
Ohio Supreme Court
Charles Sawyer
Christian Church Auditorium
W. W. Warren
William F. Gray
Nelsonville Post
VFW
Red Men's Hall
Womans Auxiliary
American Legion
Wanda Schuller
Newark
Council of Administration
Zanesville
Chesapeake
Martins Ferry
Chillicothe
Athens
Lancaster
Dwight H. Schaffner
Akron
George Kistner
Columbus
O. H. Auer
Soldiers and Sailors Home
Xenia
John J. Highland
Cleveland
Elmer Siddle
W. L. Cooley
Warren
C. G. Dew
Christian Church
Leland Goodman
C. S. Mechem
Glenford Dugan Post
Legion Post
Schaffner
Schuller
Traveling library brings books to Athens County towns
A Nelsonville library traveling truck visits Lottridge and Cannaville delivering 1200 to 1500 books for children and adults. Librarian Dorothy Wightman also serves as chauffeur guiding exchanges with teachers and the public as plans for a county schedule and reading centers unfold.
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Mary FE. Bartlett
Nelsonville
Athens County
Dorothy Wightman
Lottridge
Carthage Township
Driver Held to County Grand Jury
Nelsonville police report two pedestrians were struck on State Route 31 west city limits with minor injuries. Elizabeth Gathers suffered a scalp wound. Julius Chako was slightly bruised. William Speelman, alleged driver, pleaded not guilty to operating under the influence and was bound over to the grand jury under a $100 bond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
West City
Elizabeth Gathers
Julius Chako
Camp Nelson
William Speelman
CC. G. Dew
Grand Jury
Galvani to Appear Tonight and Tuesday in Nelsonville
Advance ticket sales show large anticipated crowds for Galvani at the Nelsonville high school auditorium. This farewell performance begins tonight and tomorrow at 8 o'clock with general admission and reserved seats available at the door.
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Nelsonville
Galvani
Converted Jew Will Speak in Nelsonville
This evening at 7 at Pilgrim Holiness Church Rev. A. Lehte of Columbus will speak. The converted Jew will also sing Gospel hymns in Hebrew and tell of his life, his conversion, and discuss Palestine and Jewish exile from Odessa, Russia.
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Nelsonville
Pilgrim Holiness Church
A. Lehte
Columbus
Odessa
Russia
Palestine
Young People Meet in Nelsonville Service on Religion Meaning
Rev LeLand Goodman read Van Dyke's The Lost Word at a Young People's League meeting in Nelsonville. Lillian Huddy led worship. Carma Haffner directed music and Betty Figgins sang a solo with accompaniment by Mrs Hallett.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
Leland Goodman
van Dyke
Young People's League
Lillian Huddy
Carma Haffner
Betty Figgins
Nelsonville Cosmopolitan Club Social Notes
The Nelsonville Cosmopolitan Club met Friday at Mrs. John Saltz's home with Mrs. John Love assisting. Nineteen members and one guest, Miss Leona Wells, attended as two papers were presented on The Romance of the Volga and Spanish Culture, followed by a musical piece. Refreshments were served by the hostesses, aided by Miss Kathleen Saltz.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
Cosmopolitan Club
John Saltz
John Love
Leona Wells
Egbert Whitmore
Neal Wyatt Kyle
Harry Jackson
Kathleen Saltz
Conference supper planned by Church of Christ council
The Workers Council of the Church of Christ will hold a supper conference tonight in the church social rooms. Supper will be served at 6 o'clock, with the Young People's department in charge.
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Plan Conference Workers Council of
The
Church of Christ
Young People's Department
Local residents host, visit across Reynoldsburg and Columbus
Dr and Mrs R F E Gardner and Mr and Mrs Vernon Ashton of Reynoldsburg were guests of Dr R D Gardner. Gerald Thomas of Columbus visited the Thomas family in Reynoldsburg. Dick Aumiller of Columbus stayed with his grandparents Mr and Mrs Elton Smith. Dr R D Gardner spent Sunday in Reynoldsburg with Dr R E Gardner. Gardners' Lakewood relatives joined in. Bill Weltzheimer and Delbert Kuhn, OSU students, spent the weekend with their parents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. FE. Gardner
Vernon Ashton
Reynoldsburg
R. D. Gardner
Gerald Thomas
Columbus
Sam Thomas
Dick Aumiller
Elton Smith
Selma
Smith
Ed Love
Clerks Union to Hold Special Meeting in Nelsonville
In Nelsonville the Retail Clerks Union will convene a special meeting at 8 pm in the K of P Hall. President Ivan Matheny warns fines for nonattendance and urges all members to pay dues by March 17 while seeking public support for patronizing union stores.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
Retail Clerks Union
K of P
Ivan Matheny
Stolen Car Recovered Near Nelsonville
Walter Sweazy of Deanville reported a car stolen from the Pilgrim Holiness Church on Chestnut Street Sunday night. The vehicle was found about 1 am in a ditch two miles west of Nelsonville on State Route 31 and was returned to the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
Walter Sweazy
Deanville
Pilgrim Holiness Church
Chestnut St
State Highway Patrol
State Rt
Two City Church League Games Tonight in Nelsonville
The Presbyterians face St. Andrew's at 8:45 p m and the Christians meet the Methodists at 9:15 p m in Nelsonville. Local church teams vie for early league standings in a pair of City Church League contests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
St. Andrew's
Barbara Ann Bryan Remains in Columbus Hospital Isolations
Barbara Ann Bryan of Nelsonville, granddaughter of Mr and Mrs Thomas Bryan, was moved to the isolation department at University Hospital Columbus Thursday with spinal meningitis. Sunday reports show some improvement in the preschool age child.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
Barbara Ann Bryan
Thomas Bryan
University Hospital, Columbus
Benefit party by junior order set for Nelsonville event
The Junior Order plans a benefit party Tuesday at 8 o'clock in the Lo office hall. Local residents are invited to attend and support the fundraiser.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
F. Wai
Services Announced at Diamond Church Tuesday Night
Nelsonville residents are invited to 7 o clock services at the Diamond Church. Rev B A Awe will deliver the sermon and lead the evening program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
Diamond Church
B. A. Awe
Miss Mable Auflick Undergoes Appendicitis Operation
Miss Mable Auflick fourteen year old daughter of Mr and Mrs James Auflick had an appendicitis operation Saturday morning at St Anthony s Hospital in Columbus Her sister and aunt accompanied her to the hospital.
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Nelsonville
Mable Auflick
James Auflick
St. Anthony's Hospital
Columbus
District NYA Office Moves to Fifth Floor Office
The district NYA office will relocate from 77 S Court St to the Security Bank Building on the fifth floor on March 15. The move accommodates four new staff and needed space. Athens County NYA may join the district office. E S Haller is county supervisor and Robert D Rovar is assistant district supervisor.
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District Nya
S. Court St
Tilford Jewell
Security Bank
Athens County Nya
Jewell
E. S. Haller
NYA
Robert D. Rovar
Thief Breaks Window at Cline Pharmacy Steals Cash
Athens police seek burglar who threw a brick through a side window of the Cline Pharmacy early Sunday, reached in and unhooked the latch, stealing $20 in cash awards on display. No merchandise disturbed. one set of muddy footprints found. suspect left via back door.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Cline
George Whipple
Stewart Couple Welcome Daughter at Sheltering Arms
Mr and Mrs Frank Houck of Stewart announce the birth of a daughter at Sheltering Arms Hospital Saturday afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stewart
Frank Houck
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Coolville Road Improvements Backed by Route 50 Association
The U S Route 50 Highway Association backed a four and a half mile Coolville road realignment and improvements west of Coolville. Delegates from the Athens Chamber of Commerce reported plans to seek action from state highway director John Jaster. The group prioritized five projects including a Rocky Fork bridge, Devils Backbone hazards, a Scioto River bridge east of Chillicothe, and a Fayetteville road alignment with new approaches.
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Coolville
John Jaster
Rocky Fork
Devils Backbone Hill
Chillicothe
Scioto River
Fayetteville
Vinton County
Ross County
Donald S. Darnell
Hillsboro
Darnell
Marietta
Cincinnati
Hold Rites for Mrs Offineer
Funeral services for Mrs Eliza beth Cradlehaugh Offineer age 73 who died Sunday at her son George Cradlehaugh home Richland Ave will be at Jagers Funeral Home Tuesday at 2 burial in Grimm Chapel She born Lodi Township daughter of John and Mary Hartley survived by two sons George Ath ens Grover Akron a daughter Mrs Fred Carver Bucyrus eight grandchildren and four great grandchildren two sisters a brother one son Roy and her husband preceded her in death Friends may call at the funeral home at any time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabeth Cradlehaugh
George Cradlehaugh
Richland Ave
Jagers
Grimm Chapel
Cradlebaugh
Lodi Township
John
Mary Hartley
George
Athens
Grover
Akron
Fred Carver
Bucyrus
Willis Hartley
Beatrice
Nebraska
Ed Hartley
Ravenna
George Hartley
William Hartley
New Marshfield
Ed Jones
Roy
Cunningham Funeral To Be Held Tuesday
Funeral services for Wyatt Cunningham age 35 of Athens will be held at 3 p.m. Tuesday at the home of his brother Hugh 31 Morgan St Glouster. Friends may call from 6 p.m. today until 1 a.m. Tuesday. Burial will be in the W Union St cemetery Athens. Surviving are his parents Mr and Mrs Harry Cunningham Athens three brothers Hugh Glouster Belford Marion and Frank Athens and a sister Mrs Ralph Kasson Columbus.
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Wyatt Cunningham
Athens
Hugh
Morgan St. Glouster
W. Union St
Cunningham
Harry Cunningham
Glouster
Belford
Marion
Frank
Ralph Kasson
Columbus
Man Pleads Guilty For Failure To Register As Operator
Joe Cetkosky of Dillonvale pleads guilty before Mayor Cliff Cornell to failing to register as an automobile operator. He is fined $10 and costs after arrest by state highway patrol members.
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Joe Cetkosky
Dillonvale
Cliff Cornell
State Highway Patrol
Hospital Patients Undergo Major Surgeries and Observations
Mrs. Bart Woyers aged 96 at 12 Richland Ave and Miss Arlyne Demmy aged 74 at 74 University Terrace underwent major surgical operations at Sheltering Arms Hospital this morning. C B Vorkes of 216 E State St and Mrs. Robert Laurence of Jacksonville were admitted for observation. Robert Keller of 2 Stimson Ave had a major surgical operation Sunday afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bart Woyers
Richland Ave
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Arlyne Demmy
University Terrace
C. B. Vorkes
E. State St
Robert Laurence
Jacksonville
Robert Keller
Stimson Ave
Wickham Son Born in Zanesfield Family
Mr and Mrs Robert Wickham of Zanesfield announce the birth of a son at Sheltering Arms Hospital on Saturday afternoon.
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Wickham
Robert Wickham
Zanesfield
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Metcalf to Speak in Nelsonville Tonight
State Senator Verner E. Metcalf will be guest speaker at the McKinley Club meeting in the Legion Building Nelsonville at 7 30 P M He will discuss the recent senate graft investigation Republican clubs of Southeastern Ohio were invited to attendSeeking to hear Mr Metcalf
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Nelsonville
Verner E. Metcalf
McKinley Club
York Township
Legion Building
Metcalf
Senate
Southeastern Ohio
Canaan Road Dispute Sparks Restraining Order Bid
Mr and Mrs Bayrus petition Athens County Common Pleas Court seeking a restraining order against Ray Miller over a barbed wire fence blocking a road to five tracts of land. They allege threats of violence and unlawful arrest. Judge W S Jones will hear arguments at 10 am Wednesday in the Athens Courtroom.
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Ray
Leora P. Miller
Canaan
John Bayrus
Athens County Common Pleas Court
Miller
Bayrus
W. S. Jones
McArthur
Athens
Appeals Filed In Shafer Insurance Suit
The Travellers Indemnity Co. appeals to the Fourth Ohio Court of Appeals in the Shafer case seeking 55.62 for a plate glass replacement after a driverless car rolled and broke it on April 4, 1936. Costs total 131.41. The Aug. 17, 1936 suit was first heard Nov. 23, 1936, with Judge Rowland directing a verdict for the defendant due to insufficient proof.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio Court of Appeals
Athens County Clerk of Courts
Travellers Indemnity Co
Hartford
Ruth Burdette
Athens County Common Pleas Court
O. F. Rowland
Try To Find Cause of Street Light Trouble
Crews chip a gutter along S Court Street to locate a grounded wire blamed for dim street lights since Friday night. A shallow four inch trench will receive new cable. cement will fill the trough. Old cable removed between Woodworth's Shoe Store and Wheaton's Hardware. Engineer Wyatt expects to finish today.
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S. Court St
Electric Company
Woodworth’s Shoe Store
Wheaton’s Hardware
Wyatt
Waltonians to Meet for Izaak Walton League Session
Athens Chapter of the Izaak Walton League will hold a meeting Tuesday night at 7 30 at City Hall. Officials said routine business matters will be discussed.
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Athens
Izaak Walton League
City Hall
Westfall Takes USA Gun Title in Smallbore Championship
Claude Westfall of Athens won the seventh annual National Mid-Winter Smallbore Rifle championship with 1964 points across six events. Victor O. Wehle of St Petersburg finished second with 1959, while R. C. Pope of Dallas won the Southeastern title with 978 in three events. Westfall also placed third in the Southeastern shooting with 977.
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Claude Westfall
Athens
Victor O. Wehle
St. Petersburg
R. C. Pope
Dallas
Texas
Westfall
Athens Flood Remembered Thirty-One Years Later
L C Nye recalls the 1907 flood sweeping Athens and the Hocking Valley. Six lives were lost in Athens and property damage ran into hundreds of thousands. Carnegie medals honored Athenians who saved others as five men and one woman died. Rescue efforts included roof holes in Richland Ave homes and a wagon crew saving five ponies near Herrold Place. The last victim was found near Harmony after months of search.
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L. C. Nye
Athens
Hocking Valley
Carnegie Commission
Richland Ave
Harmony
W. Union St
Mr. Nye
Arthur Wolfe
Emmett French
Clifford Campbell
Herrold Place
Concert Group Opens Membership Campaign in Athens
Sixty members of the Community Concert Association board and team captains met at Hotel Berry for the noon luncheon kicking off a membership drive with a $5000 goal. Burton Morris from the national office outlined the 1938-39 season and concert plan while Mrs. H W Roach explained ticket sales. Local reps from Nelsonville Glouster Trimble Stewart and Wellston joined as teams begin door to door outreach through Saturday.
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Community Concert Association Board of
Hotel Berry
Concert Association
Burton Morris
Association
Athens
H. Wescott Roach
Mrs Malinda Frum 84 Dies at Albany Home
Mrs. Malinda Frum 84 widow of Solomon Frum died at her daughter Mrs. Harry L Brown Albany Saturday night. Survived by J W Gray Morgantown W Va. Brown Albany W C Frum Athens. Jesse Frum Albany. Funeral Tuesday 2 PM Baptist Church Albany Rev Walters burial Hebbardsville Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Malinda Frum
Solomon Frum
Harry L. Brown
Albany
J. W. Gray
Morgantown
W. Va
Brown
W. C. Frum
Athens
Jesse Frum
Baptist Church
Walters
Hebbardsville
Pastor Browning to Speak at Athens Nazarene Tabernacle
Columbus radio preacher Rev. Raymond Browning will speak at the Athens Nazarene Tabernacle starting tonight through Thursday. Rev. Neal Hutchinson announced the event. Browning recently led a series of successful meetings. Services begin at 7 30 p m.
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Raymond Browning
Columbus
Athens Nazarene Tabernacle
Neal Hutchinson
Browning
Autos Collide In Chesterhill Area Sunday
Two cars head on on a hill near Chesterhill at 3 30 p m Sunday. Minor injuries included a forehead cut for Charles Borman and several broken front teeth for Robert Quinn. Leighton Long, 16, Chesterhill, faced charges for faulty brakes and possible arraignment before Mayor Cliff C Cornell. Spectators fled the area as patrolmen valued the damage at 200 per car.
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Chesterhill
Athens
State Highway Patrol
Charles Borman
Robert Quinn
Sharpsburg RD 2
Floyd Palmer
Marion
Leighton Long
Long
Cliff C. Cornell
Plead Guilty In Gun Theft Case
Arraigned Monday before Mayor Cliff Cornell, Granville Stevens Athens Leonard Dunfee Strouds Run pleaded guilty and were held to Common Pleas Court on $500 bond. Committed to county jail when payment failed in connection with the Wheaton Hardware Co robbery last Tuesday involving $150 in guns and ammunition. Ora Stevens Athens is held for questioning. Athens police returned the trio from Parkersburg where they were detained Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cliff Cornell
Granville Stevens
Athens
Leonard Dunfee
Strouds Run
Common Pleas Court
Wheaton Hardware Co
Ora Stevens
Parkersburg
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Gues
Lottridge School
Canaanville
Athens County Library Service
Athen
Shapiro's
Buckeye Cafe
Zenners Bept
Columb
Nelsonville Social Notes
Elieve
Drugewiste
Nurito
NEW Features Motorcycle Agency
Union Street
William Callerdine
George C. Schiele
Cincinnati Chamber of Commerce
Gill
C. H Bryson
Ohio Good Roads Federation
Mrs. Offineer
Grimms Chapel
Hospital News
Senator Metcalf
Canaan Road
Ricade
Shafer
Fore
Waltonians
USA
Dowler & Ferguson
Funeral Home
Wheaton
Telex
Knox Co
Columbia
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