Nelsonville Band Places Second in District Music Meet
Nelsonville sent 80 students to the MAESSENGER SPORTS district music contest in Gallipolis where the band earned second place behind Logan which took first. The event also highlighted solos and a trumpet trio scoring high and advancing to the state contest in Columbus on April 23. Judge W. O. Nieth of Cleveland praised the band while noting missing woodwind instruments. Director Franks aims to expand the group and urges parents to start children on instruments before year end.
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M 2
Nelsonville
Maessenger
Gallipolis
Logan
Columbus
W. O. Nierth
Cleveland
Franks
Mr. Franks
Don Sanders
Louise Duskey
William Parks
Victor Herbert
Lewis Vaughn
Molique
Alice Mechem
Spirit of Champs Lifts Newark to Class A Title
Newark wins the Class A crown at the 30th state basketball tourney led by guard Buddy Mercer and coach Red Orr. Orr praises team spirit as key to 24 wins and one loss. Canal Fulton under Nip Heim also shines with a long win streak and three state finals appearances.
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Columbus
U.P
Newark
Clifford
Red) Orr
Orr
Robert
Buddy
New Philadelphia
Mercer
Wildcats
Paul Adams
Muskingum College
Uhrichsville
Newark Post
Canal Fulton
P. K
Nip) Heim
Little Stark County
Heim
Mount Union
Rittman
Snare
Amsterdam
Columbus Upper Arlington
Dana! Fulton
Harry Eicher
Youngstown East
Cincinnati
Roger Bacon
Bridgeport
Wyoming
Shawnee
Enon
Young People Discuss Meaning Of Christian Religion
Nelsonville youth session covered the topic What Does Christian Religion Mean led by Rev. Lloyd Evans Leland Goodman and W P Clark At the Young People’s League meeting Sunday night Shirley Knight conducted worship Mary Jane Howe introduced the program
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Nelsonville
Lloyd Evans
Leland Goodman
W. P. Clark
Young People’s League
Shirley Knight
Mary Jane Howe
Nelsonville vocal groups shine at Oberlin contest
The girls glee club earned a third rating and the girls trio Virginia Awe Ruth Patton and Lillian Huddy won a second with Lillian Huddy also taking second for a soprano solo The accompanist was Alice Mechem Director Mrs Faith Cordrey The Nelsonville groups may advance to the regional contest in Elkhart Ind and Lewis Vaughn heads to St Louis for the National High School Band in connection with the Music Supervisors National Conference next week.
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Oberlin
Glee Club
Virginia Awe
Ruth Patton
Lillian Huddy
Alice Mechem
Faith Cordrey
Nelsonville
Elkhart
Ind
Lewis Vaughn
St. Louis
Music Supervisors
Church Drive Opens Sunday in Nelsonville
Presbyterian officers led a Sunday canvass of the congregation to raise funds for delinquent bills and forthcoming budget. Delinquencies total $1,139.59 after three years on small purchases. The annual congregational meeting is set for March 30 to balance the budget.
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Nelsonville
Presbyterian Church
New Adult Classes Start in WPA Program
Nelsonville announces new WPA Adult Education courses designed for easy enrollment. Open to adults with no prerequisites, offerings include History of Athens County Accounting Salesmanship Piano Sightsinging and Office Training Machines. Classes meet Mondays and Fridays in rooms 214 204 218 and 306 with instructors Miss Meighen Mr Parks Mr Parker Miss Freyberg and Mrs Brooker.
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Nelsonville
WPA
Athens County
Miss Meighen
Parks
Parker
Miss Freyberg
Brooker
Clerks Union Meets Tonight in Nelsonville Hall
The Retail Clerks Union will hold its regular meeting tonight at 7 30 in the K of P Hall. A large attendance is expected.
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Nelsonville
Retail Clerks Union
K. of P. Hall
Juniors to Entertain Nelsonville Benefit Party
The Junior Order will hold a benefit party Tuesday evening at 7 45 in the IOOF Hall in Nelsonville, with proceeds supporting local youth activities and community aid.
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Nelsonville
IOOF
Sheriff Sale in Partition Athens County Ohio
The Common Pleas Court of Athens County Ohio orders a public auction of multiple parcels in Troy Township near Coolville. Appraised at 9300 dollars, the sale requires two thirds of that amount in cash on the day, to satisfy a partition action in the case Charline Majone et al v Anna Donovan et al.
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Ohio
Athens County
Common Pleas Court
Charline Majone
Anna Donovan
Athens
Troy
Fracton
Ohio Company
Troy Township
State of
John Bailey
Coolville
Charles W. Bayless
Esther B. Grosa
A. D. Russell
Six Appear Before Mayor of Nelsonville
Six residents appeared in Nelsonville mayor C G Dew court on Sunday. Buntoff of Gore pleaded not guilty to cutting with intent to wound and was bound over to the grand jury on $50 bond. Hashman pleaded guilty to reckless driving and was fined $5 and costs. Speelman changed his plea to guilty and was fined $50. Toliver, Fellem, and Swyers pleaded guilty to intoxication and were fined $5 and costs.
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Nelsonville
Ott Buntoff
Gore
John Kesterson
C. G. Dew
Kesterson
Buntoff
Charles Hashman
Albert Selbee
Independent Holiness Church
Speelman
State Rt. 31
West City Limits
Charles Tolliver
Guy Fellem
Glennis Swyers
E M Linton Dies Sunday in Columbus
Eugene Manning Linton age 58 died Sunday night at White Cross Hospital Columbus. He leaves wife Grace Butler Linton two sisters Mae Mattox Mansfield Flo Lowden Columbus seven nephews and three nieces. Funeral services Wednesday at 3 at Stouts Funeral Home with burial in Greenlawn. He was a former Nelsonville resident and for eleven years employed as stationary engineer at Belmont Casket Co in Columbus.
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Nelsonville
Eugene Manning Linton
White Cross Hospital
Columbus
Grace Butler Linton
Mae Mattox
Mansfield
Flo Lowden
Arthur la Barge
Shelby
Florence Campbell
Galion
Mary Mattox
Max Lowden
Ray
Robert
Linton
Edward
Frank Mattox
Guy Mattox
California
Stout's Funeral
Greenlawn
Belmont Casket Co
Milk truck and car collide in Hilltop district
No injuries were reported after a Frasure Brown Milk truck collided with an automobile driven by Miss Merlin Whitcraft in the Hilltop district Sunday morning. The Whitcraft car sustained damage.
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Logan
Merlin Whitcraft
Hilltop
Whitcraft
Ward Group Rated High in Contest
Ward Rural Mixed Chorus led by Miss Louise Rice received a superior rating from Professor Joseph A. Leeder of Ohio State University, adjudicator at the Gallipolis Music Festival. The glee club, from one of two rural district schools, was entered for criticism only.
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Nelsonville — Ward
Louise Rice
Joseph A. Leeder
Ohio State University
Gallipolis
Glee Club
Nelsonville Social Notes Birthday party honors Mrs Mary Johnson
Mrs Earl Bateman hosted a surprise party Thursday evening in Nelsonville for Mary Johnson celebrating her birthday. Neighbors and friends from the city attended at the Johnson home, sharing games, gifts, and refreshments for the guest of honor.
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Nelsonville
Earl Bateman
Mary Johnson
Johnson
E. J. Bateman
Clara Hall
Edna Hall
Charles McManaway
Richard Gibson
Robinson
Anna Allen
C. L. Stout
Versna Lane
Sylvia Hall
Gladys Duckler
Gertrude Allen
Mabel Johnson
Sam Gilham
A. E. Bay
Janet Bay
Bernard Goss
Dallas Lee
Ethel Callamore
City
W. E. Spellman
Logan
Grace Orr
Rockbridge
J. W. Orr
Summitt Station
Cedarville High School Closed Amid Measles Epidemic
Miss Mary Lu Hudson visits her Cedarville Ohio family as the Cedarville schools close due to a measles outbreak. One hundred fifty cases were reported last Wednesday.
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Mary Lu Hudson
Cedarville, O
W. L. Hudson
Cedarville
Sheppard Family Dinner Honors 21st Birthday Guest
Mr and Mrs C S Sheppard hosted weekend guests their daughter Miss Martha Miss Betty Miller Niles Ohio Leslie Frederick Summit New Jersey and William Frederick Rochelle New York all students at Ohio University Sunday marked the 21st birthday of Mr Frederick with a celebratory dinner at the Sheppard home.
Mrs Wesley Hawk Attends Venus Circle Dinner Meeting
Mrs Wesley Hawk visited Logan Thursday for a Venus Circle monthly dinner. She is a past president of the group and attended the event with table settings in green and white.
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Wesley Hawk
Logan
Venus Circle
Potluck precedes Eudora Chapter East ern Star meeting
A potluck dinner at 6 o'clock will precede the Eudora Chapter No. 72 Order of the Eastern Star meeting at the Masonic Temple Tuesday night. Initiation is planned during the event.
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Eudora Chapter
Order of the Eastern Star
Masonic Temple
Barbara Ann Bryan Sent Home From Columbus Hospital
Barbara Ann Bryan was removed to her home Saturday from a Columbus hospital. She is recovering satisfactorily from a recent illness.
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Barbara Ann Bryan
Columbus
Business Women Club Meeting Tuesday Evening
The Business and Professional Women's Club plans an executive session at 7 o'clock at the club rooms on West Washington Street followed by the regular business meeting.
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Business and Professional Women’s Club
West Washington St
Funeral Attendees in Middleport for James Beverage
Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Beverage and son Guy Beverage and Frank Smith attended the funeral of James Beverage, the late cousin of the Beverage family, who died suddenly Friday morning of a heart attack in Middleport. Misses Adda and Margaret Wright of Nelsonville Route 3 were weekend guests of Mr. and Mrs. Wesley Hawk.
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Jesse Beverage
Guy Beverage
Frank Smith
Middleport
James Beverage
Adda
Margaret Wright
Nelsonville
Wesley Hawk
Filling Station Robbery Reported in Nelsonville
Early Sunday morning thieves stole slightly more than $30 from the Auto Tire & Gas Co. station at Chestnut and Harper Streets. They gained entry by breaking a small glass pane and an inner latch, ignored $5 in silver left in the register, and abandoned a second broken window after failing to reach the door latch.
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Nelsonville
Auto Tire & Gas Co
Chestnut
Harper Streets
Mrs. Edna Clair Dies Saturday in Columbus
Mrs. Edna Clair died Saturday evening at Grant Hospital in Columbus. A former resident of Lancaster and Nelsonville, her body was taken to Nelsonville for funeral services. She is survived by two sisters and five brothers, including Ernest and Theodore Chapman of Nelsonville.
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Nelsonville
Edna Clair
Grant Hospital
Columbus
Lancaster
Ernest and
Theodore Chapman
Two League Basketball Games Set Tonight at High School Gym
Nelsonville readers learn the Church Basketball League schedules two games tonight at 8:30. St. Andrews faces Presbyterians in the opener, followed by Methodists versus Church of Christ.
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Nelsonville
Church Basketball League
St. Andrews
Presbyterians
Methodists
Church of Christ
New Panama Disease Resistant Banana Developed
A new banana variety has been developed that shows immunity to Panama disease, addressing the long term losses suffered by the banana industry in recent years. The breakthrough promises to stabilize production and protect export markets. Lead researchers emphasize durable resistance and potential field trials.
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Panama
Mystery Men Lead St Louis in ABC Bowling Tourney
St Louis five-man team Mystery Men led the American Bowling Congress event with 3035 total in five-man play. Max Stein captained the squad which opened 1042 then 1056 before a 937 finish. Nabor Athletic Club Chicago trailed with 2990 as top doubles and all events figures highlighted the field.
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Chicago
U.P
Mystery Men
St. Louis
Max Stein
Nabor Athletic Club
Frank Byres
Rush Fulton
South Omaha
Neb
Bill Heins
Ed Maloney
New York
Knute Anderson
Moline
Ill
Frank Koley
Brockport
N. Y
Don Beatty
Jackson
Mich
Arlie Gaines
GA Club Entertainment Set for IOOF Hall
Nelsonville event by the GA Club at the IOOF Hall on Monday night at 7:45 featuring community entertainment and social gathering for locals.
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Nelsonville
GA Club
IOOF
Auto Kilis Newsie Cleveland Up
Henry Wood a 60 year old crippled newspaper vendor was killed in a Saturday hit and run by a motorist in Cleveland. The accident prompted city officials to urge caution and traffic safety measures following the death of the independent street vendor.
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Auto Kilis Newsie
Cleveland
Henry Wood
Tommy Farr Engaged to Chicago Dancer
British heavyweight Tommy Farr and Eileen Wenzel, former Ziegfeld Follies dancer, announced engagement with tentative wedding plans for November or December. They traveled with referee Jack Barnett to Los Angeles after meeting in England. Wenzel previously won a $40,774 damages suit from Louis J. Ehret Jr. over injuries from an auto accident.
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Chicago
Tommy Farr
Eileen Wenzel
Los Angeles
Miss Wenzel
Jack Barnett
Farr
England
Louis J. Ehret, Jr
Ehret
Ohio Trackers Shine at Butler Relays in Indianapolis
Ohio University's medley relay placed third behind Butler and Kansas State as Nelson Powell anchored a tight finish among three leading teams. Ken Cunningham Earl Hicks Grant Hoover and Powell ran the early legs before Powell closed the mile for a strong Ohio showing.
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Midwest
Ohio University
Butler
Kansas State
Indianapolis
Nelson Powell
Ohio
Miami
Ken Cunningham
Earl Hicks
Grant Hoover
Powell
Western State
Toledo
Bob White
W. H. Herbert
White
Cunningham
Hicks
Reds-Red Sox Spring Game Highlights Strong Pitching
Cincinnati Reds beat the Boston Red Sox 2 to 1 as Grissom Cascarella and Cueller combined for the pitching. Grissom and Cascarella each four innings with one and two hits allowed respectively, while Cueller added a scoreless inning. Reds to meet the New York Yankees next with Schott and Moore scheduled to pitch.
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Tampa
Fla
U.P
Bill McKechnie
Cincinnati Reds
Reds
Boston Red Sox
Lee Grissom
Joe Cascarella
Charlie Cueller
Cincinnati
Grissom
Cascarella
Cueller
Boston
Harry Craft
Red Sox
Archie McKain
Jim Henry
Craft
McCormick
Kampoulis
Doerr
Rigg
Meyers
New York Yankees
Gene Schott
Lloyd
Whitey) Moore
Feller Debut Impresses In New Orleans Exhibition
Bob Feller pitched four innings for the Cleveland Indians in a Sunday exhibition against the New York Giants in New Orleans. The Giants won 8 to 7 as Ken Keltner led the Indians with three hits including two home runs and five RBIs.
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New Orleans
U.P
Bob Feller
Iowa
Carl Hubbel
New York Giants
Feller
Giants
Indians
Mel Harder
Denny Gatehouse
al Milnar
Gatehouse
Ken Keltner
Keltner
Gallipolis hunter Mer ritt enters Chillicothe VA Hospital
Addison B. Merritt a champion groundhog hunter from Gallia County and World War II veteran has entered the U S Veterans Hospital in Chillicothe for care.
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Gallipolis
Addison B. Merritt
Gallia County
U. S. Veterans’ Hospital
Chillicothe
Electrons Accelerated in 60,000-Volt High-Tension Discharge
Scientists report electrons introduced into a 60,000-volt high-tension discharge reached speeds of 83,000 miles per second in recent experiments.
Dodgers Daffy Yet Tougher Grimes Sees Strong Spring Crew
In Clearwater the Dodgers work out under Burleigh Grimes. He praises Camilli Coscarart Durocher Lavagetto and Hassett as a solid infield and notes Mungo looks like a 20 game winner. The staff includes Butcher Hamlin Jeffcoat Hoyt and Fitzsimmons with Phelps needing help behind the plate.
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Clearwater
Fla
U.P
Waite Hoyt
Brookslyn Dodgers
Dodgers
Brooklyn
Burleigh Grimes
Camilli
Coscarari
Durocher
Lavagetto
Coscarart
Phelps
Manush
Lavasgetto
Hassett
Jack Winsett
Mungo
Grimes
Max Butcher
Luke Hamlin
George Jeffcoat
Fred Fitzsimmons
Fred Frankhouse
Babe Phelps
Roy Spencer
Paul Chervinko
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Jim Elliott
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Don Jewell
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Evelyn Robison
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Betty Ewing
June French
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Carl Robison
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Margaret Whiteman
Jimmy Allen
Paul Jones
Mary Frances Bean
Doris Doss
Margaret Hanning
Orleta Haner
Mona Leadinghaus
Doris McCoy
Betty Pugh
Mildred Pugh
Ruth Russell
Betty Zimmerman
Dickie Baughman
William Elliott
Blaine Farley
Carl Johnson
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Wilbert McKnight
Earl Radcliffe
Bobby Russell
Lamar Springer
Gene West
Betty Buchanan
Isabelle Crossen
Lois Dunn
Frances Noble
Marie Pauley
Dorothy Robbins
Evelyn Rogers
Marie Vandyke
Hazel Woodyard
Ward Group
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