Nelsonville merchants hear T W Craig on modern merchandising
W Graig of Athens spoke to the Nelsonville Retail Merchants Association at the Y M C A about rising costs in retail. A national survey showed department stores average 26.6 percent costs and 2.6 percent profits, with higher wages rents and advertising cited. A local Better Business Commission was formed to pursue truthful advertising and prosecute fraud. New credit guides were distributed and Ralph Howe named secretary amid a revived association. The city light plant improvement ordinance was not discussed at the meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
Dinger
Retail Merchants Association
T. W. Craig
Athens
Walter Wolf
Ocal Association
Better Business Commission
Athens Association
State
Stanley Mechem
Anthony Wilson
Harry Edington
Ralph Howe
Nelsonville Retailers
Nelsonville Rebuilding Park Aims for a Fine Southern Ohio Field
Nelsonville May 5 The Nelsonville Athletic Boosters Association reports rapid progress on the city playground beyond the levee in the West end. They plan a relocated baseball diamond with home plate near the levee facing the river, a quarter-mile cinder track, and seating along the levee. The grounds will include a standard gridiron and a first class field to boost fall football.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
Nelsonville Athletic Boosters’ Association
West End
Ohio
Es meralda selected as Nelsonville High class play
Nelsonville May 5 Frances Hodgson Burnett comedy drama Es meralda chosen by the senior class for the annual class play to be staged May 15 in the senior high school auditorium. Rehearsals progress under the English department with a merit based cast list including James Maffin Fontella Gerlach Ullla Nichols Watson Wolfe Wildd Hall Darley Keplar Jo Porter Ja Ailes Gilbert Young Ronald Ore Ruth Price. Proceeds will memorialize the high school and the production will go on sale next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonvile
Frances Hodgson Burnett
Bill Idearly
James Maffin
Fontella Gerlach
Ulla Nichols
Watson Wolfe
Willd Hall
Darley Keplar
Jo Porter
Ja Ailes
Gilbert Young
Ronald Ore
Ruth Price
Burial Planned for Mrs. Loomis in Union Furnace
Nelsonville May 5 Mrs Sharlotte Loomis 22 wife of Victor Loomis of Union Furnace died at Cherrington hospital Logan Monday Funeral services set for 2 PM Wednesday at Union Furnace U B church with burial in Logan Left behind three children and husband
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
Sharlotte Loomis
Victor Loomis
Union Furnace
Cherrington Hospital
Logan
U. B
Parent Teachers to Meet Thursday at High School
The high school Parent-Teachers Association will meet in regular session Thursday evening at the senior high building. A demonstration from the physical education class will show effective subjects taught in the high school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
Parent-Teachers Association
Rotary Club Guests Visit Athens Elsonville May Fifth
May fifth Nelsonville Rotary members visit Athens Elsonville to meet the Ath club at the Hotel Berry for an evening gathering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elsonville
Nelsonville
Rotary Club
Ath Club
Berry
Elks Building Move Ties to Hellyers. Chamber to Meet
H. Newton in the Elks building. A corner Hocking and Fayette streets recently sold to Mr. and Mrs. I. E. Hellyer was moved yesterday to the Patton building on West Washington street. Chamber of Commerce regular monthly session will be held at the Y M C A Thursday evening. Dinner will be served promptly at 6 15. The federation of civic clubs will be discussed and attendance planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. Newton
Elks
Hocking
Fayette Streets
I. E. Hellyer
Patton
West
Washington Street
Chamber OF Commerce
Nelsonville
Federation of
Nelsonville pair change pleas in ill fame case
Cliff Howison and Sherman Cunningham pleaded guilty in Mayors Court to being visitors at a reported house of ill fame. Each was assessed costs totaling 9.60 dollars.
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Nelsonville
May
Cliff Howison
Sherman Cunningham
Make-Up Examinations Announced in Nelsonville
In Nelsonville on May 5 exams will be given for students needing make ups. The notice states that make up examinations will be held in all courses to allow timely completion of the term.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
Make Up Examinations Set for City Schools Saturday
The city school system announces Saturday at 9 o clock morning as the last chance for students who failed or were conditioned in the first semester to make up credits. Exams will mirror the regular end term difficulty and require extra study for credit.
No Action on Light Plant Bill
City council held a brief regular meeting Monday night. After minutes readings the mayor's report showed 316.15 dollars in fines for April. The report was accepted and the session adjourned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
Legger's Flivver Bid in for 165
A Ford sedan confiscated in a liquor case was sold at public auction by Chief of Police Pearson at the Nelsonville city building. Bids started at 50 and rose by five dollars until 165, won by Le Roy Elsass, a bridge contractor. Proceeds go to the city treasury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
Lax
Pearson
le Roy Elsass
Chauncey class day exercises mark graduation eve
Chauncey high school auditorium hosted class day exercises with invocation by Reverend Graham and songs by Fred Lee Tom from Athens. Students presented include George Thomas on history Myrtle Brown on poem Kathryn Ryan on oration and Faye Rivers accepting the key from the Junior class. Commencement set for the evening with W. M. Hawk of Athens as guest. Many local families attended from Athens The Plains and New Marshfield.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chauncey
Chauncey High School
Mr. Graham
Fred Lee Tom
Athens
George Thomas
Myrtle Brown
Kathryn Ryan
Faye Rivers
Mildred Coulson
L'Reda Omen
Wyona Gardner
Mrs. Osborne's Birthday Surprise in Chauncey
Chauncey on High street hosted a surprise party for Mrs. Henry Osborne to mark her fifty ninth birthday. Family and relatives attended with meals for twenty eight guests and gifts were presented to the honoree. Attendees included Lyle Powell Antiquity William Sayre Middleport Everett Bingman Coolville Pearl Miller Peach Ridge and F A Osborne Athens among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chauncey
Henry Osborne
High Street
Osborne
Lyle Powell
Antiquity
William Sayre
Ada
Middleport
Everett Bingman
Vivian
Bernard
Marjorie
Coolville
Pearl Miller
Ferris
Mary
Garth
Peach Ridge
Harry Noble
Billy
Fred Osborne
Dorothy
Fred, Jr
Rachel
F. A. Osborne
Athens
Dane Osborne
Richard
Millie Osborne
Guy and
Hal Osborne
Mrs
Terrells Celebrate 46th Wedding Anniversary
Chauncey May 5 Mr and Mrs James Terrell hosted a dinner at The Plains for their forty six year marriage. Attendees included relatives from New Straitsville Carbon Hill Sand Run Shawnee Chauncey Columbus Athens and The Plains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chauncey
James Terrell
the Plains
John McClain
Mike
Will Murphy
New Straitsville
John Murphy
Virginia
Dave Murphy
Carbon Hill
Charlies North
Jack O’brien
Sand Run
Dave Carr
Shawnee
Dave Powers
Riley
Columbus
Ambrose Terre
Athens
Ed Terrel
John Martin
Arthur J. Wilson
James Terrel
The
Plains
Mrs Myrtle Thomas Recovering After Surgery
Chauncey May 5 reports say Mrs Myrtle Thomas of Circle Hill is recovering from a surgical operation at St Frances hospital Columbus last week. Recovery is now assured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas
Chauncey
Circle Hill
Myrtle Thomas
St. Frances Hospital
Columbus
Grimes Family Plans Chillicothe Hotel Operation
Mrs. Garfield Grimes of Chauncey travels to Chillicothe to operate the Maple Grove and Mineral Springs Inn. The Grimes couple, longtime operators of Chauncey’s Palace restaurant, will be joined by their son in law and daughter Mr and Mrs Allen Riley Jr of Nelsonville to assist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chauncey
Garfield Grimes
Chillicothe
Maple Grove
Mineral Springs
Grimes
Palace
Allen Riley, Jr
Nelsonville
Foreign Mission Society to Meet at Mrs Bridgewater's Home
The regular monthly meeting of the Foreign Missionary Society of the Methodist Episcopal church will be held Friday afternoon at the home of Mrs Earl Bridgewater in High Street. Mrs George Shafer will preside as president.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Foreign Mission Society
Chauuncery
Foreign Missionary Society of the Methodist Episcopal Church
Earl Bridgewater
High Street
George Shafer
Loyal Women's Bible Class Meet at Mrs Bradfield's
Chauncey May 5. Mrs Charles Bradfield will host the Loyal Women's Bible class of the First Christian church at her East Converse street home on Wednesday afternoon for their regular meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chauncey
Charles Bradfield
East Converse Street
Loyal Women’s Bible Class
First Christian Church
Surprise party honors Mrs Coon's birthday at The Plains
Chauncey May 5 Arthur Coon hosted a surprise party at his home in The Plains for his wife’s birthday anniversary. Guests enjoyed dancing until late, with ice cream and cake served. Music provided by W. M. Fields.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chauncey
Arthur Coon
the Plains
W. M. Fields
Chauncey Guests Include Osborne Family and Varied Visits
Mrs. Elia Tedrick returns to Chauncey from Columbus and will reside with her daughter Mrs. W D Hines on East Converse street. Chauncey hosts family visits from Henry Osborne and Lyle Powell of Antiquity, plus Sayre and Osborne relatives from Athens State Hospital. Wilma and Elizabeth Cowan of Jerseyville spend a week with Mr and Mrs Guy Smith. Families Porter Porters and Christine Porter travel from Chauncey to Cambridge for a weekend with Frank Thomas and family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elia Tedrick
Chauncey
Columbus
W. D. Hines
Converse Street
Henry Osborne
Lyle Powell
Antiquity
Jerseyville
Guy Smith
Paul Porter
Paul, Jr
Fred R. Porter
Christine
Ear
Cambridge
Frank Thomas
National Miners Union Officers Alarmed by WV Strike Crisis
In Wheeling West Virginia May 5 officials report a strike crisis with two key events. Contempt charges against about twenty United Mine Workers officials and members rise in federal court over a strike injunction. In Ohio Pomeroy miners form the Golden Rule Local to return to the 1917 wage scale, sparking unease among national leaders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wheeling
W. Va
Panhandle
West Virginia
United Mine Worker
Pomeroy
Ohio
Market Reports from Cincinnati and Chicago Produce and Livestock
The bulletin lists prices for produce in Cincinnati and grain in Toledo with buy prices for eggs, butter, potatoes, wheat, corn, oats, rye, cloverseed, timothy, and alfalfa. It also reports livestock receipts and bid ranges for cattle hogs sheep and lambs in Cincinnati and Chicago markets, noting slow or steady to weak trends and specific price bands for each category. The data includes hogs, cattle, calves, sheep, lambs, and stockers with exact bid figures and receipts.
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Cincinnati
Berty Bonds
New York
Liberty
Amateur Gardener's Patience Wears Thin
The remark hints at growing frustration among hobbyists who have yet to see results after starting garden projects. It suggests a period of trial and error before enthusiasm returns.
Judge Johnson weighs Solomon role in court case
Juvenile Judge S M Johnson compared to Solomon in a morning hearing over Raymond the nine month old. Ruth Anderson the 17 year old mother sought return of her baby from Mrs Emma Collins who had kept him after Anderson entrusted him while working. Johnson ruled in favor of Anderson preventing removal of the child and clothing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. M. Johnson
Ning Solomon
Ruth Anderson
Nelsonville
Emma Collins
Raymond
Anderson
Mrs. Collins
Glouster News First Aid Class Instructed By Bureau of Mines
A class of about 30 to 35 students at Glouster High School began a first aid training session Tuesday evening led by instructors from the Bureau of Mines car No 5. The course meets at 6:30 pm with Friday evening set to close. graduates may join the July field meet at Zanesville. A meeting Thursday will explain equipment, and a social feed will follow for Masons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glouster
Bureau of Mines
Zanesville
Mine Bureau
Funeral set for Mrs Jane Thomas at Calvary Baptist
The funeral for Mrs. Jane Thomas will be held at 2 PM Thursday at Calvary Baptist Church conducted by C. B. Frampton. Burial will follow in Glouster Cemetery. She leaves two children, John Michael of Chauncey and a daughter in Utah, plus several grandchildren.
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Glouster
Jane Thomas
Calvary Baptist Church
C. B. Frampton
Church of Christ
Glouster Cemetery
Labor to Observe Memorial Sunday in Sunday Creek Valley
Memorial Sunday will be observed in the Sunday Creek Valley by organized labor. Rev. H S Bigelow of Cincinnati will deliver the address at Moose Hall Glouster starting 1 30 p m under the Central Labor Union auspices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glouster
Labor
Sunday Creek Valley
Rev. H
Bigelow
People’s Church
Cincinnati
Moose Hall
Central
Laoer Union
Dr Higgins Talks To Rothwell Club In Glouster
County Health Officer Dr J M Higgins of Athens spoke at the Rothwell club meeting in Glouster about the county health board work and its impact on public welfare. The talk followed a season finale at Mrs B W Hawk's Spring street home.
Court docket clears for work of next week in courts
Reported court proceeding details show a busy docket with two new trial dates set, two cases dismissed, and a miniature clearing session concluding with the civil calendar nearly cleared. Pending divorces and juvenile hearings are noted, including cases for Claris Bryan and Lucille Bryan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ethel
Robert Stocke
Margaret Varmanten
Harry Train
Mandy Hook
Leonard Hook
Everett Hickman
Mildred Hickman
Golden Medical Discovery Praised By Toledo Woman
Mrs. Laura Hager of 630 Vin ton St Toledo extols Dr Pierce s Golden Medical Discovery for stomach and bowel relief after typhoid fever. She says it cured her digestive distress and weakness and urges others to try the tablets or liquid, with a 19 cent trial offer from Buffalo New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Pierce
Laura Hager
Vinton St
Toledo
Buffalo
N. Y
Father seeks arrest of Nelsonville police chief after raid
David Bryan filed a charge of malicious shooting with intent to kill against Jack Pearson Nelsonville chief of police in magistrate court. The action follows a Sunday night raid on the Bryan home in which Floyd Bryan was shot in the leg during the operation led by Pearson and Deputy Sheriff Barrows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Pearson
Nelsonville
P. W. Herwig
David Bryan
Floyd Bryan
Bryan
Pearson
Ete Barrows
Judge Worstell Receives Pressure Claim in Juvenile Court
Judge L G Worstell received a communication allegedly aimed at influencing Judge B M Johnson through flattery in a non support case in juvenile court. The note, addressed to the Supreme Court Athens Otto, was opened and found to contain a payment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. G. Worstell
Darge
Supreme Court
Athens
Otto
Contein
8. M. Johnson
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Nelsonville News Digest OF Today
W. Graig
Better Business Group
Mrs. Loomis
the Staurant
Legger
Flivver
W. M. Hawk
Delber Jones
Bernice Young
New Marshfield
Ambrose Terrel
Walter McGuire
Fields
Hawk
A. J. Wilson
Harry Rollison
Clifford Whetstone
Erma Bryan
F. FE. Cook
W. C. Nichols
Albany
Alvern James
Cyrus James
Albany R. D
Sharps School
Elizabeth Woodyerd
Mrs. Osborne
Chauncey Personals
National
Miners Union
Action of Pomeroy Miners
Alvarket
Allike
Timoth Oe
Chicago
Glouster News
Dawson Propst
Garnet Keeth
Clemen Pitsenbarger
Amy Bethel
DR. Higgins
Rothwell Club
Bishopville Lodge
House of Ill Fame
Young Bryan
Clarissa Bryan
Lucille Bryan
the Cline Ice Cream Co
Moore
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