Nelsonville D A R honors founder Daniel Nelson in ceremony
Elizabeth Zane Dew chapter D A R held its fourth regular meeting in Nelsonville honoring Daniel Nelson founder of the city. Hosts Mrs George E Johnson and others welcomed guests with anecdotes of pioneer days and displayed relics including Nelson family deeds a black walnut ballot box and a feather from an Indian chieftain.
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Nelsonville
Mar
Elizabeth Zane Dew
George E. Johnson
West Franklin Street
Johnson
W. J. Stuart
St. Paul
Johnson Home
Betty Howe
Daniel Nelson
Nelson
W. H. Cann
George Johnson
Margaret Johnson
David Nelson
Orange County
Vermont
Eleanor Morse
Columbus
Massachusetts
Hocking River
Howe
Hiram E. Howe
Mr. Howe
Elizabeth Nelson Howe
Sarah Nelson Woodard
Mary Nelson Steenrod
Eleanor Nelson Woodard
Daniel Nelson, Jr
Aurilla Nelson Steenrod
Ward Nelson
Lucy Nelson Frost
Meaning and Significance of Passion Sunday Explained
In Nelsonville Father Owens explains Passion Sunday two weeks before Easter. Images are veiled in purple. Holy Week grows more solemn with Palm Sunday, Holy Thursday, Good Friday, Holy Saturday, and Easter Sunday. Easter, a movable feast, varies each year by Rome’s ecclesiastical calendar.
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ST. Andrew’s
Nelsonville
Father Owens
Christ
Rome
Special Music at Nelsonville Methodist Service
In Nelsonville on March 22 Ralph Parks performed two solos from Mendelssohn Elijah during the morning service at the Methodist church. He also gave a brief Elijah life sketch before the numbers. The sermon titled Evangelism of Friendship urged church members to reach friends and invite them to join. Evening music featured a choir anthem, a Rachel Catherine Coakley and Catherine Hall duet, and a Billy Rhodes solo. Junior service was observed and the evening sermon covered recent events in Christ life. All services were well attended.
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Nelsonville
Lord God of Abraham
Elijah
Mendelssohn
Ralph Parks
Methodist Church
Rachel Catherine Coakley
Catherine Hall
Billy Rhodes
Christ
Valley temple Pythian Sisters celebrate twenty seventh anniversary
Nelsonville reports two hundred attended Friday evening as Valley temple No. 187 Pythian Sisters observed its twenty seventh anniversary. Pythian Sisters, their families, and Knights of Pythias members enjoyed a program including a playlet Our Old Maid Club, plus dancing and refreshments.
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Nelsonville
Valley Temple
Pythian Sisters
The
Knights of Pythias
Our Old Maid Club
Mrs Henry Poston Attends D A R Convention in Cincinnati
Mrs Henry Poston registrar of Elizabeth Zane Dew chapter of Nelsonville attends the state D A R convention in Cincinnati. The meeting runs March 22 with Mrs Poston listed among attendees.
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Nelsonville
Henry Poston
Cincinnati
Poston
Elizabeth Zane Dew
Athens Still Holds A Lead In Nelsonville Contest
March 22 Athens Sunday school maintains a thirteen point lead over Nelsonville in the church contest. Attendance Sunday totals 508 at Nelsonville and 495 at Athens. Mrs. T D Brown of Haydenville delivered the main address at the evening service. the Rev. Ashton of Columbus will preach next Sunday at both services.
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Nelsonville
Athens
Bridge Club Honors Mrs Freer Hosts Four Tables in Nelsonville
Mrs. Frank Freer entertained her bridge club in Nelsonville on Friday with four tables of bridge after a 6 o'clock dinner. Mrs. J. L. Murphy held the high score.
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Nelsonville
Frank Freer
J. L. Murphy
Funeral services for Daniel Howorth in Orbin ton church
Nelsonville March 22 funeral services were held at 1 36 o'clock at the Orbis ton church for Daniel Howorth 63 who died Saturday at his sister's home. Burial followed at Bethel Ridge cemetery. He was single and survived by one sister.
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Nelsonville
Orbiston Church
Daniel Howorth
Bethel Ridge
Westminster Guild Meeting Notice in Nelsonville
A meeting of the Elizabeth Evans circle of the Westminster guild will be held at the Presbyterian church Tuesday evening at 7 30 o'clock in Nelsonville on March 22.
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Westminster Guild
Nelsonville
Elizabeth Evans
The
Presbyterian Church
Dogs Kill Kansas Jack Rabbits In Game Preserve
Dogs invaded a game preserve south of Nelsonville and two Kansas jack rabbits were killed. A game warden reportedly caught one offender. Owners are warned to keep dogs tied and officers ordered to shoot dogs found running at large.
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Nelsonville
Kansas
Local social notes from Columbus and nearby towns
Misses Ellen Riley Esther Vorhees Mary Sharp and Mrs Leonard Cooley attended the Follies in Columbus Saturday. Tom Bush visited Columbus Sunday. Mr and Mrs Louis Snyder of Richwood were guests of Mr and Mrs G W Lax. Roudebushs returned from Detroit with new cars for the Roudebush garage. Other visits included Lancaster and Zanesville ties, Mrs Fred Edington and Martha Ellen of Madison W Va guests of Nelsonville relatives.
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Ellen Riley
Esther Vorhees
Mary Sharp
Leonard Cooley
Columbus
Tom Bush
Louis Snyder
Richwood
G. W. Lax
H. A. Roudebush
Jack Roudebush
Ed Johnson
Earl Backus
Detroit
Roudebush Garage
C. L. Pensyle
Claude Evans
Zanesville
Charles Evans
Fred Edington
Martha Ellen
Madison
W. Va
Nelsonville
John Owens
Lenore
Ernest Hite
Ruth Evans
Charles W. Evans
Henry Lancaster
Royden
Steubenville
Gypsy Rover Finale Praised at School Auditorium
An appreciative audience witnessed the final performance of The Gypsy Rover by the high school glee club in the new auditorium. The musical comedy is hailed as the best yet from local schools, with much credit given to Miss Velma Young supervisor of school music for directing the play.
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Nelsonville
High School Glee Club
Velma Young
Wallingford Vermont Reports No Fires in 1925
Wallingford Vermont reports that the town had no fires with loss or damage in 1925. The record notes the absence of fire incidents affecting properties or lives during the year.
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Wallingford, Vt
Nelsonville High Hosts Community Banquet Tuesday
A community banquet honoring Nelsonville high school athletic teams will be held at the Methodist church at 6 o clock Tuesday evening. The notice confirms the originally announced date time and place for the event.
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Nelsonville
University Music School Loses Two Faculty Members
Professor and Mrs. Scott Willits resign from the Ohio University School of Music effective at term end. They depart as highly regarded instructors after a year in Athens, with Willits receiving offers from Chicago Philadelphia and Kansas City. Mrs Willits may study with Heniot Levy in Chicago or with Josef Hofmann in Philadelphia.
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Scott Willits
Ohio University School of Music
Athens
Willits
Chicago
Philadelphia
Kansas City
Josef Hofmann
Chicago Civic Opera
Health Is Easy of Attainment Dayton Ohio
A promotional testimonial from Mrs. A W Green of Dayton praising Dr Pierce’s Golden Medical Discovery and Favorite Prescription. The ad notes the products’ long sale history in Ohio and offers free advice from Dr. Pierce, president of Invalids' Hotel in Buffalo New York.
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Dayton
Ohio
Music Educator Willits Ties To Metropolitan Company
The text notes that Professor Willits worked with the Metropolitan company and taught in local music schools. He performed widely in Europe and was first violin with the Balik quartet. He also served as an assistant to Atokar Sevtik in New York, a noted instructor.
Bandit Killers of Watchman Sought
Franklin authorities, aided by Cincinnati detectives, pursue bandits who shot night policeman J. A. Benge 56 during a department store robbery. One bandit believed wounded, radio alerts sent to hospitals and physicians statewide.
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Franklin
Cincinnati
J. A. Benge
E. B. Thierkield and Sons Company
Scientist proposes banquet to lure wireworms for poisoning
A scientist suggests gathering wireworms to a banquet of their favorite foods to apply expensive poisons. The plan aims to deliver the pesticide efficiently by attracting pests to a concentrated area for treatment.
Four Die in Toledo Area Truck Accident
On Whitehouse road south of Toledo a Defiance division repair truck from Toledo-Edison overturned. John Campbell and Leonard Krause died when the submerged truck pinned them under a water filled ditch. Lon Moore and Vernon Mariugh are recovering from minor injuries.
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Toledo
John Campbell
Leonard Krause
Lon Moore
Vernon Mariugh
Defiance
Toledo-Edison Company
Whitehouse Road
Campbell
Krauser
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