Temporary fixes begun on Route 216 in Nelsonville
Work started today on Fourth Street from Chestnut to Mason City Hill as a temporary improvement of State Route 216. Nelsonville deputy mayor and city officials say the tar bound street has been in poor condition, and the move will relieve the acute problem while permanent paving plans are developed with state highway cooperation.
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Nelsonville
Fourth St
State Rt
Chestnut St
Mason City Hill
Department of Public Service
C. G. Dew
State Highway Department
Dew
Temperance Sunday Observed at Church of Christ
Nelsonville church holds Temperance Sunday with morning worship led by Rev. Leland Goodman on "The Unsettled Issue" and choir singing "Teach Me Thy Will" with solo by Miss Wilma Scott. Evening subject is "Toward Jerusalem" with gospel song service and special music at 7 o'clock.
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Nelsonville
Church of Christ
Leland Goodman
Bula Pope
Wilma Scott
Jerusalem
Doanville Pupils Add to Equipment
Doanville School pupils in Nelsonville purchased 68 activity workbooks 64 fact and story workbooks 20 friendly hour pre primers 26 work and play workbooks one curriculum development and two masonite bulletin boards. They funded the purchases by radio fund tickets an entertainment sales subscriptions to a farm paper and selling novelty candy and seeds.
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Nelsonville
Doanville School
Dinner Benefit For Athens County Children's Camp
Tonight a benefit dinner for the Athens County Children's Camp will be held at the Methodist Church. Tickets may be purchased at the door. dinner will be served from five to seven o'clock.
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Nelsonville
Athens County
Special Music Planned for Berean Bible Class
Miss Sigrid Love will provide the special music Sunday morning at the Berean Bible Class meeting at the Church of Christ. Walter Morrison will present the lesson.
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Nelsonville
Sigrid Love
Berean
Church of Christ
Walter Morrison
Nelsonville Man Pleads Guilty to Intoxication Charge
Harve Anders of Nelsonville pleaded guilty on arraignment in Mayor C. G. Dew's court. He was fined five dollars plus costs.
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Nelsonville
Harve Anders
C. G. Dew
New Hope Stitch for Rheumatism from Colloidal Sulphur
U S Veterans Hospital reports successful tests with colloidal sulphur in over 200 rheumatism and arthritis cases. tablets named Q-LOID rush into blood to ease joints, with a full 80 day supply priced at 5 dollars under a money back guarantee through Athens Pharmacy in Athens Ohio.
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U. S.S. Veterans’ Hospital
New York
Eastern Star and White Shrine Plan Month Ceremonies
In Nelsonville on March 29 30 the Eastern Star and White Shrine schedule district events at the Masonic Temple district meeting 1 30 pm with Mary Abel presiding and guests Worthy Grand Matron Jessie Peck and Deputy Grand Matron Inez Wilson A 6 pm banquet follows at the Christian Church An inspection of Eudora Chapter and a grand officers breakfast at the Dew Hotel Wednesday marks the joint installation at Parkersburg with Parkersburg Marietta and Athens Shrines led by Elma Hullinger and Harry Y Cole Chicago.
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Nelsonville
Eastern Star
White Shrine
Eudora
Mary Wollerman
Toledo
Gwladius Thomas
Niles
Myrtle Wallace
Bellaire
Eudora Chapter
Dew Hotel
Parkersburg
Marietta
Athens
Elma Hullinger
Supreme Worthy High
Prietess
Harry Y. Cole
Chicago
Masonic Temple
United States
Nelsonville Honor Roll For Fourth School Period
Nelsonville City Schools released the fourth six weeks honor list. Central School includes 2nd grade through 6th grade students with numerous names: Martha Barber Judith Betts and others. East and West schools list multiple grades with many students. High School entries include seventh through twelfth grades with numerous names such as Leora Allen Marian Call and Hugh Webb.
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Nelsonville
Central School
Martha Barber
Judith Betts
Peggy Anne Green
Lois Jonas
Ann Orwiler
Ruth Tomlinson
Carolyn Whitmore
Lloyd Evans
Robert Evans
Spenny Steenrod
Jack Oakley
Robert North
Jack Emmish
Russel Gabriel
Richard Kelley
Bob Parks
Billy Ross
Joe Bob Stratton
Ella Jane Shaner
Jean Warner
Barbara Poole
Billy Baird
Alma Bateman
Miriam Betts
Audrey Courtney
Rodney Jonas
John Marsh
Patricia Murphy
Maomi Ogg
Elvira Thompson
Zelda Vernick
Doris Warren
Wanda Bateman
James Burch
Florence Coffey
Mary Hutchison
Sally Jackson
Ruth Lee
Helen Lehman
Ruth Oakley
Shirley Sayers
Eleanor Wilkins
Shirley Williams
Richard Arnold
Beverly Bonner
Ruth Coakley
Maxine Copé
Harold Keller
James Preston
Edna Shaner
Nellie Worden
Anna Bateman
Dorothy Raine
Evelyn Ross
John Figgins
Wilma Bishop
Clara Belle Kerr
Roger Webb
Leora Allen
Marian Call
Edith Cook
Marie Davis
Philly Davis
Charles Jones
Mary Lowden
Jack Mulligan
Verl Ogg
Ada Raine
Rebecca Rosser
James Beverage Dies At Home In Meigs County
James A. Beverage a retired New York Central Railroad engineer died suddenly at home in Meigs County following a heart attack. He retired July 1 after 47 years service and was the oldest engineer by years of service. survived by wife Minnie and two daughters Jeanette Waddell and Charlotte Beverage. Funeral arrangements not yet set.
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Middleport
James A. Beverage
New York Central Railroad
Beverage
Minnie Beverage
Jeanette Waddell
Charlotte Beverage
Peak rail passenger fares capped at five dollars plan
Rep. William Lemke proposes a nationwide five dollar cap on rail passenger fares with a zone system like parcel post. He says New York to San Francisco would be five dollars and New York to Chicago three dollars, asserting boosted traffic and eventual freight rate coverage. The article also notes unrelated technical data on propeller tips at high speed.
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Washington
William Lemke
N. D
Roosevelt
Lemke
Post Office Department
Parcel Post
United States
New York
San Francisco
Chicago
Methodist Sunday Services in Nelsonville
The First Methodist Episcopal Church in Nelsonville schedules Sunday events on March 20 starting with Bible and religious education at 9 30 a m. A sermon on World Conditions and Brotherhood by Rev W P Clark follows at 10 30 a m. The vested choir directed by Charles Poston belts out Prepare Ye The Way of the Lord at worship. Junior League meets 6 p m, Seniors in Presbyterian Church, 7 p m sermon and singing. Prayer service is set for Wednesday March 23 at 7 p m.
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Nelsonville
The
First Methodist Episcopal Church
W. P. Clark
Charles Poston
Methodist Church
Presbyterian Church
Nelsonville Social Notes Highlights Club Meetings
Mizpah Class of the Methodist Church met with Mrs. C. E. Washburn as hostess. Elizabeth Linton led devotions, Bertha Barker and Susie Wallace read poems, followed by contests, games, and a St Patrick themed lunch. 4 H Club elected officers Vera Shafer president Mary C Miller secretary De Marius Sanders high auction and baby drinking contest winners were announced. Frances Gettle to host next meeting.
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Nelsonville
C. E. Washburn
Methodist Church
Elizabeth Linton
Bertha Barker
Susie Wallace
Helen
Pete Shough
Columbus
Mary Catherine Miller
Vera Shafer
Mary C. Miller
de Marius Sanders
Vivian Maccombs
Virginia Riley
Jean Dilcher
Eleanor Ray
Joanna Cook
Helen Gandee
St. Patrick's Appointments
Frances Gettle
Nelsonville Pack Of Cubs Elect Officers For Hike
Nelsonville Pack 14 Cubs met at the Methodist Church electing officers and drillers. They plan a hike Sunday March 20 at 1 30 from the Central School north end for boys ages 9 to 12 who may join. Next meeting set for March 21. all members urged to attend.
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Nelsonville
Methodist Church
Nelsonville Pension Club meets to seek state aid
Nelsonville Old Age Pension Club will meet Saturday March 19 at 2 PM in Odd Fellows Hall. Secretary Amos Stanley says a petition requests Governor Davey and the Ohio Legislature grant a $30 monthly pension for all seniors over 65, plus property rights up to $3,000 and restoration of lost property for those who have lost rights.
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Nelsonville
Odd Fellows Hall
Amos Stanley
Davey
Ohio
Social and baked goods sale in Nelsonville church
A social and baked goods sale will be held Saturday starting at 3 PM at the Reorganized Church at Jackson and Harper Streets. Fancy work items will also be sold during the event.
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Nelsonville
Reorganized Church
Jackson and
Harper Sts
Hitlers Ready In Tiny Czechoslovakia
The piece contrasts German communities in Czechoslovakia with those in Italian Tyrol. It notes Sudeten Germans enjoy parliamentary parties and German schools, while Tyrolean Germans face Italianization and limited rights, amid a view that Italy is strong and Czechoslovakia weak.
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South Tyrol
Italy
Czechoslovakia
Italian Tyrol
Minersville Resident Dies Thursday Night
Mrs. Mary Southard Jones age 62 died Thursday night at her sister’s home in Minersville. Survived by husband Dan Jones son Emmett Jones sisters Lula Mills and Linnie Rummell brothers John Southard Jacksonville and William Southard Wyandot Mich funeral arrangements not yet completed.
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Minersville
Mary Southard Jones
Linnie Rummell
Dan Jones
Emmett Jones
Indiana
Lula Mills
Rummell
John Southard
Jacksonville
William Southard
Wyandot
Mich
Foreman Stricken At Hobson Shops
F E Matthews general foreman of the Hobson railroad shops suffered a paralytic stroke Thursday night while on duty. He was taken to McMillan Hospital in Charleston for treatment.
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Hobson
F. E. Matthews
McMillan Hospital
Charleston
Young Child Dies at Home on Sand Ridge
Paul Dean Hitchings one month old son of Mr and Mrs Charles L Hitchings died early today at Sand Ridge home. Body taken to Stouts Funeral Home for services Sunday at 1 pm. Burial at Greenlawn. One five year old brother survives.
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Nelsonville
Paul Dean
Charles L. Hitchings
Sand Ridge
Stout
Greenlawn
Nelsonville GA Club to host IOOF Hall entertainment
The GA Club will stage an evening of entertainment at the IOOF Hall on Saturday night beginning at 8 o'clock. Local residents are invited to attend for a night of performances and social activity at the venue in Nelsonville.
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Nelsonville
Pythian Sisters
K. of P. Hall
Irene Newton 2nd grader to have tonsil adenoid operation
Irene Newton daughter of Mr and Mrs Donald Newton of Chestnut Street was taken to Mercy Hospital Columbus on Friday for a tonsil and adenoid operation. Her mother and grandfather Herbert Newton accompanied her. Irene attends the East School in the second grade.
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Nelsonville
Irene
Donald Newton
Chestnut St
Mercy Hospital
Columbus
Herbert Newton
East
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Athens Pharmacy
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Thrifty
Pt. Pleasant
New
Ceremonia
East School
Lewis Butterworth
Ralph Elliott
Lois Bateman
Myrtle Fick
Billie June Foughty
Dorothy Green
Irene Newton
Jo Ann Siddle
Miriam Shafer
Juanita Smith
Donna Standall
Joan Withem
Virginia Wolfe
Billy Ann Bartoe
Helen Chesher
Betty Lou Dawson
Jackie Lee Hitchings
Dean Howard
Kathryn Johnson
Kenneth Morris
Sue Ann McDaniels
Shirley Adams
Marcia Dexter
Doris Oliver
Betty Williams
Max Lawson
Richard Phillips
Ralph Fick
Robert Figgins
Harold Lewis
Velma McCray
Louise McDaniel
Helen Odenthal
Dorothy Shirley
Virginia Syx
Billy Vaughn
Gerald Blair
Roy Davis
Max Figgins
Paul Johnson
Roger Johnson
Don Jay June
Lynora Lattimer
Vera Jo Pyle
Charles Whyte
Mary Lou White
Ruth Green
Esther Juniper
Pauline Riley
Margaret Wolfe
Jack Hickman
Bobby Hutchins
Max Huston
Roland Mender
Richard Stone
West School
Alva Burchfield
Bobby Barrows
Virginia Coakley
Bessie Deer
Betty Fisk
Donna Hutchins
Gloria Godenschwagger
Jane Hickman
Dora Long
Charles Mechem
Lois Ann Ray
Tommy Wright
Jackie Thomas
Tommy Bateman
Dale Triplett
Ann Dresher
Pamela White
Jimmy Hutchinson
Betty Anderson
Frank Topsail
Betty Ross
Kathleen Simonton
Rosemary Snackenberg
Anna Allen
Pauline Breeze
Eva Edson
Shirley Evans
Jean Fiske
Ruth Galvin
Mary J. Howe
Virginia Lanning
Imogene Sayers
Elizabeth Shafer
Emily Sharp
Mary Shields
Mary Thomas
Margaret Warren
Mary Jane Walker
Jimmy Knight
Bob Smith
Harry Westfall
Harold Boss
Reese Davis
Dorothy Bateman
Mary Blimes
Sylvia Burchfield
Eileen Dewhurst
Alice Duskey
Anna Hunter
Evelyn Wolfe
Norma Ervin
Peggy Freer
Della Geisinger
Ruth Kelley
Ruth Laessie
Alice Mechem
Marguerite Morrison
Wanda North
Helen Pritchard
Tom McLaughlin
Ned Smith
James Beverage
Meigs Co
Nelsonville Social Notes
Nelsonville Pack of Cubs
Hitler
Tiny
Foreman
Nira Ren Asa
Joan Woodbury
Edgar Kennedy Comedy
PALSE
le Coff
Red Circle Coffee
Bokar Coffee
Condor Coffee
Silverbrook
Iona Pork & Be
White House
Florida
Louisiana
Jersey
Rome
Callies
Chuck
Frankfurters
Jumbo Bologna
Chestnut Street
Nelsonville, Ohio
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