Auctioning Gift Funds For School Clock Upgrade
Notes from York Township Nelsonville and nearby towns report Miss Arene of the Class of 1933 announced gift money is available to purchase an electric clock for the Senior Auditorium. The initial clock, bought a year ago, failed to integrate with the school system and a jeweler now works to secure funds for a clock matching the current system.
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Iews
York Township
Nelsonville
Arenean
Nelh School
Ree Jeweler
Pura
Weekend Visitors and Notices Include Ohio University Student
Lou Hudson a student spent the week end here with parents Mr and Mrs W Wynonia Duell Malvern a student at Ohio University visited over Sunday Mrs Mary Kessinger Mrs J E Conover were Sunday guests of Mr L P Rice and Miss Louise Ry Vorkes a student at the university was the week end with her mother and Mrs W H Vorkes Findlay and Taylor guests from Glouster visited Mrs Phil Johnson a death notice arrives with details about Mr Henry Co Johnson føler death of the former's
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lou Hudson
Mrs. W
Wynonia Duell
Malvern
Ohio Univerpghens
Mary Kessinger
J. E. Conover
L. P. Rice
Louise
Ry Vorkes
W. H. Vorkes
Taylor, Findlay
Ohio University
A. Pride
Glouster
Phil
M. E. Church Ladies Host Esther Lesson Meeting
Mrs. Chester Hannahs led the meeting of the M. E. Church group with a lesson on Esther. Hostesses Vera Coakley Vivian Me were assisted by Catherine Miller Anita Hall Adelyn Wilson during a social hour with contests and prizes. St Patrick's Day treats were served to 15 members and 2 guests.
Benjamin Nutter Dies. Funeral Tomorrow in Straitsville
Benjamin Nutter died at his home yesterday in New Straitsville Ohio. The funeral will be held at 2 p.m. tomorrow at the MN in New Straitsville. He is survived by his wife and four sons and three daughters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bejamin Nutter
New Straitsville
Pledges Exceed 1500 For Presbyterian Budget
More than 1500 dollars was pledged at Presbyterian Church services in Nelsonville as the church prepares for the new year starting April 1. Members returned pledge cards and the annual congregational meeting will follow a luncheon at 6 o'clock where the final pledge total and church budget of 5400 dollars will be reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
Presbyterian Church
Doanville Child Injured Sleigh Ride Left Eye
Bobby Doanville Bartlett six year old son of Mr and Mrs Harvey Bartlett suffered eye injuries sleigh riding near home last Sunday evening. Eye removed. He returned home. Donald Lanning remains in Logan hospital in grave condition. John Green transferred to Columbus hospital for surgery. Mrs Fred Nixon and Mrs T J Thomas visited Nelsonville Athens and Kimberly places among others.
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Doanville
Bobby
Harvey Bartlett
Athene
Donald Lanning
Logan
John Green
Columbus
Fred Nixon
T. J. Thomas
Nelsonville
All Day Quilting Planned by Nelsonville Auxiliary
Nelsonville American Legion Auxiliary organizes an all day quilting event at the Legion Building on Wednesday. Members are asked to arrive at 9 o clock with a favorite dish for lunch and stay to finish the fine quilt top recently donated to the group.
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Nelsonville
American Legion Auxiliary
Legion
Interest in Service At Citadel Continues
Large attendance is reported at Salvation Army revival services led by Commander Lee Gaugh. Meetings continue through next Sunday with nightly 7:30 pm services. The preacher’s topic tonight is The Second Coming of Christ.
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Salvation Army
Lee Gaugh
Christ
DAR Chapter Hosts Meeting In Nelsonville
Elizabeth Zane Dew Chapter Daughters of American Revolution held a Saturday afternoon meeting at the Legion home in Nelsonville with hostess groups led by Mrs. John Wood Mrs. P. W. Hickman Mrs. Elizabeth Stiers Miss Harriett Baird and Mrs. H. H. Edington. The roll call featured lines from Great Patriotic Speeches and Mrs. W. C. Poston presented a paper on The Soviet Government followed by a membership discussion.
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Nelsonville
John Wood
P. W. Hickman
Elizabeth Stiers
Mise Harriett Baird
H. H. Edington
Elizabeth Zane Dew
Daughters of American Revolution
Legion Home
Columbus
Fulton Streets
W. C. Poston
Obituary and marriage licenses reported in Pomeroy
Bessie Williams 2 died Friday in a Charleston hospital after working there. She is survived by her father Louis Williams three sisters Garnet Lucille and Katie and one brother Wid Williams all of Middleport. Funeral services Tuesday at 2 from Cheshire Baptist Church burial Cheshire Cemetery. Pomeroy marriage licenses issued for Pete Waters Frances Stiles both of Pomeroy and Henry Kaptina Minnie Lee both of Pomeroy.
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Middleport
Bessie Williams
Charleston
Louis Williams
Garnet
Lucille
Katie
Wid Williams
Cheshire Baptist Church
Cheshire Cemetery
Pomeroy
Pete Waters
Frances Stiles
Kenneth R. Reed
Henry Kaptina
Minnie Lee
Local notices from West Main Street and funeral mourners arrive
Ben H. Ewing returns home on West Main Street after a period of critical illness at Holzer Hospital in Gallipelle. E A Hiteshue of Parkersburg arrives in Middleport for new dry cleaning work. Mr and Mrs Pearl Bolin of Cleveland and Mr and Mrs Harold Crumm of Columbus attend Will Durst's funeral.
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Ben H. Ewing
West Main Street
Holzer Hospital
Gallipelle
E. A. Hiteshue
Parkersburg
Middleport
Pearl Bolin
Cleveland
Harold Crumm
Columbus
Will Durst
Bricker Rules Village Must Pay Indigent Burial Costs
Ohio Attorney General John W Bricker ruled that a village must cover the burial expenses of a deceased indigent and also pay for the township containing the village, outlining the financial responsibility among local governments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
John W. Bricker
Killer Suspect Caught Napping in Oklahoma Farmhouse
Glenn Roy Wright, long sought as a killer, was captured with seven others in a farmhouse near Manford Oklahoma when a posse of 20 officers trapped them as they slept. Wright is accused of murdering a Tulsa attorney who defended Marvey Bailey in a high profile case.
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Glenn Roy Wright
Sapulpa
Oklo
Manford
Wright
Tulsa
Marvey Bailey
Begais
Margaret Ullom Johnson Dies at 80 in Nelsonville
Mrs Margaret Ullom Johnson 80 died at home on Short Street after two years of ill health and a month of serious condition. She and her late husband Eli Johnson moved from Marysville to Nelsonville 26 years ago. Survived by four children Henry C Tl George F Alva B and Mrs Lessie Hannas all of Nelsonville six grandchildren three great grandchildren and two sisters. Funeral Wednesday at 2 p m with Rev Lloyd Evans officiating burial at Greenlawn.
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Nelsonville
Margaret Ullom Johnson
Short Street
Beckler To Resume Route 31 Project Through Nelsonville
Nelsonville Ohio February reports indicate Fred Beckler Athens holder of the contract will begin work on State Route 31 as soon as weather allows likely in April A steam shovel is being set up to excavate the north side of Jefferson Street for a 700 ft concrete retaining wall Traffic will be detoured via the Public Square and routes through Columbus Monroe and Fayette Streets
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Nelsonville
Fred Beckler
Athens
Jefferson Street
Public Square
Columbus
Monroe
Fayette Streets
Visitors To Speak At Nelsonville First Methodist
Special services at the First Methodist Church run all week except Saturday. Two guest speakers are announced Rev Ward Radford of Athens on Tuesday and again on Friday. Rev C M Coulter of Athens will speak.
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Nelsonville
First Methodist Church
Ward Radford
Athens
C. M. Coulter
Sanders Rites Attend Sanders Funeral in Chicago
Nelsonville residents Jerry Sanders and Harry Hickman traveled to Chicago Sunday to attend the funeral services for W. A. Sanders who died there. W. A. was the son of Mrs. BR. HM. Sanders and brother of JerryL. Sanders, Mrs. Marry Hickman of Nelsonville, and Guy L. Sanders of Lima Ohio.
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Nelsonville
Chicago
Jerry Sanders
Harry Hickman
W. A. Sanders
Mr. Sanders
BR. HM. Sanders
Jerryl. Sanders
Marry Hickman
City
Guy L. Sanders
Lima
Ohio
Suspect Pleads Guilty in Mayor Court
William Sow ards of Coonville charged with intoxication arraigned in Mayor G. Holland court. He pleaded guilty, received a fine and costs.
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Nelsonville
William Sowards
Coonville
G. Holland
Local updates from Athens area include Bycofski injury and community notices
Julius Bycofski remains in serious condition at Sheltering Arms Hospital Athens after being struck by a car. His sons Frank and John, and daughter Mrs John Helena, live in Cleveland Detroit, with other relatives at home. Social and church activities include Standard Bearers meeting at Cleo Mae Conway's, and a Deus Fillae Close gathering at Mrs R E B Davis's home. Others visit Athens, attend beauty parlor developments in McConneleville, and note local moves and observations around Greens Run and Dayton mobility obligations.
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Jacksonville
Julius Bycofski
Nettie Heiser
Athens
Pauline Wemmer
McConneleville
Fred Wemmer
Wemmer
M. EF
R. EB. Davis
Hospital notes teentonsil and adenoid removal report
Sheltering Arms Hospital last week for the removal of tonsils and adenoids. She is reported improving. Billy, small son of Mr. and Mrs. George Swindell, is seriously ill with double pneumonia. Miss Mary Alice Hallam is visiting her brother-in-law and sister, Mr. and Mrs. C. D. Samples in Columbus.
League To Elect Nelsonville Officers At Meeting
The Unemployed League will hold a regular meeting at the Forty & Eight Hall Spray Building W Washington Street Wednesday night March 21 All members urged to attend as new officers will be elected Union miners carpenters bricklayers and the public invited regardless of color or creed Wm Buttermore acting president will preside Tuesday night March 20 the League sponsors an old time mixed dance at the same hall Music by the Hocking Valley Fiddlers Newman and Riggs will be the callers.
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Nelsonville
Unemployed League
Forty & Eight Hall
W. Washington Street
Wm. Buttermore
League
Hocking Valley Fiddlers
Newman and Riggs
Gang Girl Held for Charlotte Trial in Mall Robbery
Mae Blalock faces trial in Charlotte for aiding her sweetheart Nast Banghart in a North Carolina mall holdup. Blalock was taken to Chicago after Baltimore arrest with Banghart, who has a near 90 year sentence in the Pactor kidnapping case.
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Nast
Banghart
North Carolina
Mae Blalock
Charlotte
Miss Blalock
Chicago
Baltimore
Glorifying Yourself Glorifying Your Legs
Advice emphasizes leg beauty through regular brisk walking and dancing. Tips include exercising daily, joining a dancing class, using body oil after bathing, and a bath brush to remove knee and ankle discolorations. The piece promotes grooming and fitness for well shaped legs and smooth skin.
Honor St Patrick Pupils at Tuppers Plains Give Pro gram
Third and fourth grade pupils at Tuppers Plains presented a short St Patrick Day program Friday afternoon. Mrs Fred Smith oversees the kitchen at the Chester kindergarten school. Mr and Mrs George Pearmag visited Pomeroy Tuesday. Farmers in the area began incubators. Alvin Cole was in Parkersburg Monday. Mrs John Koehler is ill. Several district children were absent last week due to poor road conditions.
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Sumner
Tuppers Plains
St. Patrick's Day
Fred Smith
Chester
George Pearmag
Pomeroy
Alvin Cole
Parkersburg
John Koehler
Friday Bridge Club Attends Social at Mrs Benson Preston
Nelsonville reports the Friday Bridge Club meeting with Mrs Benson Preston. Three tables were used for the game. Mrs Frank Jackson and Miss Catherine Spencer held high scores and a refreshment course followed.
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Nelsonville
Benson Preston
Frank Jackson
Mise Catherine Spencer
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Ten Coakley
Hjamin Nutter
Straitsville
Presbyterian Fund
Doanville Briefs
Grace Covert
Charles Hook
Kimberly
Ulysses Crane
John Galloway
Merie! Simmons
Ellen Hutchinson
Legion Auxiliary Evene
Citadel
Nelsonvile
Aramount Picture
Carole Lombard
LAA
Labor
National Labor Board
Washington
Detroit
W. 8. Knudsen
General Motors
Mrs. Poston
Beckler
Awarts
Methodist Church
Sanders
Mrs. Bernadotte
Sigvard Bernadotte
London
Register Hall
Sweden
Prince Sigvard
Erika Patzek
Arlene
Lula Mills
Henry Exenkamper
Gloria Anne
Mis
Lena Burdess
Elizabeth Ellen Ramto
Misa Phylite Willeke
Taylor Ridge
Walter Parks
Parks
David Swarts
Freda Swarts
Christian Church
Anna Rasp
James Duncan
Naomi Violet
Dayton
Duncan
Frigidaire Corporation
Virginia Hartley
Pete Hartley
Honor St. Patrick
Gram
Bill
Lifebuoy
Chewer
BLE
Ourself
Nome
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