Charles F. Nelson Dies at Home in Nelsonville
Charles F. Nelson longtime Nelsonville resident and founder of a local grocery business dies at his home this morning. He leaves three children, a widow, and several siblings. his career spanned store work, coal company management, and a long teaching attendance role. He was born in 1882 to John Nelson and Jennie Roberts. Funeral arrangements are not yet announced.
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Charles
Grand Nelson
Pere
Mel
John Nelson
Rs Coal Company
New Pittsburgh
S. 5
Jennie Roberts
Frank B. Pus
L. D. Nelson
Ralph W. City
Mar
Gster
James John
Nelson
Local Socials Mention Visits and Guests Across Town
The text lists several residents and visitors including Mrs Flossie Crawford Mrs Martha Davis and others who spent Sunday in Waterford Ohio with Mr and Mrs H Barnes and Mr and Mrs Will Powell and son Jack. The report notes trips to Blackwell Oklahoma and extended visits from Columbus and nearby households.
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Flossie Crawford
Martha Davis
Waterford
H. Barnes
Will Powell
Jack
Blackwell
Oklo
John S. Lowden
Vernon
W. E. Edgell
Florence Mulligan
Columbus
Thomas Mulligan
Old Timers Beat New Straitsville 16 to 8 in May Game
Dr. Walkers Old Timers remain undefeated after a 16 to 8 win over New Straitsville. Taylor and Christian formed the battery for the Old Timers while Pryor Call and Lines worked the plate for New Straitsville. Smathers and Graham led the heavy hitting as the veterans prepare a busy schedule. managers seek fresh games.
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Nelsonville
Dr. Walker
New Straitsville
Taylor
Christian
Pryor
Smathers
Graham
Bleeding Heart legend theme at Nelsonville church youth meeting
Nelsonville Christian Endeavor Society of the Presbyterian Church heard Miss Lois DeVol recount the legend of The Bleeding Heart to symbolize gratitude for life health parents friends and God. The Rev. Lloyd Evans announced Bible gifts to Nelsonville High School seniors who are Presbyterians and to non affiliated Endeavor members. An Ohio University quartet will sing at Mother's Day services and a play by Sunday School groups from neighboring towns was planned.
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Nelsonville
May
Lois DeVol
Christian Endeavor Society of the Presbyterian Church
DeVol
Lloyd Evans
Presbyterian Church
Christian Endeavor
Ohio University
Evans
Irene McDowell
Frank Knox
Fred Stapleton
Charles Evans
Elwood McCreary
Florence Wood
Peg Whitmore
Treva Oakley
Dinner Guests Honor Mrs. Davis Sunday Evening
Mrs. Cora Davis hosted a six o'clock family dinner Sunday evening with guests Mrs. Mabel Dalton and Mrs. Emily Reed attending.
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Cora Davis
Mabel Dalton
Emily Reed
William Robinson to Be Buried Tuesday in Nelsonville
Nelsonville notices the death of William Robinson 74 a longtime local miner who passed away Sunday after an 18 month illness. He leaves wife Alice Conaway two daughters Ethel Collamore and Mrs. Clarence Grimm, one brother Joseph of California PA and two grandchildren. Funeral services are set for Tuesday May 9 at 3 PM at Warren Funeral Home with Rev H A Sayre. burial at Greenlawn.
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Nelsonville
May
William Robinson
Chestnut Street
Josep and
Ann Hardy Robinson
St. Louis
Robinson
Alice Conaway
Ethel Collamore
Clarence Grimm
Akron
Floyd Robinson
Ada Graham
Joseph
California
Pete Shough
Christian Church
R. of P. Lodge
Warren Funeral Home
H. A. Sayre
Greenlawn
Resists Plans To Oust Vets
In Sandusky on May 8 Gen Perry Null the commandant of the Ohio Soldiers and Sailors Home declared he would fight to keep nearly 500 inmates on the home roster as federal aid for certain ages and disability levels is withdrawn on July 1. He warned he would not throw them out to starve and would raise maintenance costs if needed to maintain a home for the soldiers.
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Sandusky
U.P
Ohio Soldiers’ and Sailors' Home
Perry Null
State Welfare Department
Null
Lindberghs Arrive In National Capital
Col. and Mrs. Charles A. Lindbergh arrived in Washington after a transcontinental flight marked by a night sandstorm landing in the Texas Panhandle. They said their overnight absence caused anxiety while Col. Lindbergh prepared to testify in the Gaston B. Means extortion case involving Evalyn Walsh McLean.
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Columbus
A.R
Charles A. Lindbergh
Washington, D. C
Texas Panhandle
Kansas City
Lindbergh
Gaston B. Means
Aged Widow Rebecca Worthington Dies in Buchtel
Mrs Rebecca Worthington aged 78 widow of J R Worthington died Sunday night at her son Georges home in Buchtel Funeral services will be at 2 oclock Tuesday at the Buchtel M E Church with burial at Whitmore Cemetery She leaves sons George and Earl in Dayton and sister Mrs B F White of Columbus her husband died 22 years ago.
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Rebecca Worthington
Whitmore Cemetery
Buchtel
J. R. Worthington
George
Buchtel M. E
Earl
Dayton
B. F. White
Columbwe
Local wreck injures two near Buchtel on Saturday night
In Bessemer near Buchtel about 11 30 Saturday night two men Harry Sapp and Forest McLaughlin were cut and bruised when a coupe collided with Max Bennett’s car near Kimberly. Sapp was pinned under the overturned vehicle. Lewis Palmer of Chauncey rode with them and all cars were wrecked.
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Nelsonville
Harry Sapp
Forest McLaughlin
Bessemer
Buchtel
Lewis Palmer
Chauncey
Max Bennett
Kimberly
Sapp
Funeral Held for Merrell McLaughlin at Wales Mills
Nelsonville May reports the funeral of Merrell McLaughlin at Wales Mills on Sunday with Rev. Herman Sayre officiating. Attendees included Mr. and Mrs. James Sharp and daughter Miss Mary, Mrs. T. J. Davis, and Rev. Sayre.
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Nelsonville
James Sharp
Mary
T. J. Davis
Herman Sayre
Merrell McLaughlin
Wales Mills
Sayre
Gandhi Begins Fast Three Weeks to Heal Untouchability
Ma hatma M. K. Gandhi started a noon fast that may last three weeks as he seeks to purify his followers and unite India in the campaign to end untouchability amidst fears of native disturbances and concerns from British officials. He was released from jail. The move is seen as a spiritual gesture by the saintly figure revered by millions.
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Poona
India
U.P
Mahatma M. K. Gandhi
Little Brown
Boy 8 In Serious Condition After Plane Crash
At Mansfield airport an airplane piloted by James Zimmerman’s father J L Zimmerman crashed seconds after takeoff. Eight year old James Zimmerman was pulled from the wreckage with a fractured left leg and shoulder while his father escaped with minor facial cuts.
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Mansfield
UPI
James Zimmerman
J. L. Zimmerman
Britain Open to Economic Truce If War Debt Payments End
London reports say Britain would back the US proposal for an economic truce if Washington grants a debt payments halt. Observers link the stance to Downing Street’s resistance to a tariff armistice. In Napole, Despondent over continuous rains, William Durbin, 66, caretaker at Henry County Fairgrounds, hanged himself.
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London
Great Britain
United States
Downing Street
America
Napoleon
May
William Durbin
Henry County Fairgrounds
Bullet Baffles Toledo Watchman at Target Practice
A bullet fired by a watchman during target practice Sunday night struck Hidward Williams, 43, a Black man, in the forehead and bounced off. The incident occurred in Toledo as authorities investigate the firing and the circumstances surrounding the guard.
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Toledo
Kck Hidward Williams
Negro
Trial opens in Ransom case against Means and Whitaker
Washington May 8. Gaston B Means and Norman T Whitaker go on trial for allegedly defrauding Mrs Evalyn Walsh McLean of 35000 by promising to restore the Lindbergh baby. Col Charles A Lindbergh testifies in the case. Means has already been convicted and sentenced to 15 years for an earlier ransom.
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Washington
U.R
Gaston B. Means
Norman T. Whitaker
Oxford
Lindbergh
Charles A. Lindbergh
Jrsey Woods
Means
Whitaker
Evalyn Walsh McLean
Aiken
D. C
McLean
Federal
French cabinet weighs final reduced payment to America
Opposition grows to a lump sum settlement of the French war debt as the cabinet reviews an American proposal for one final reduced payment to settle the long dispute.
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Paris
May
America
Temporary U.S. Departure From Gold Standard Declared
European central bank governors expressed belief that the United States withdrawal from the gold standard is only temporary as of May in Basel Switzerland. They emphasized ongoing monetary coordination among major economies and potential future return to gold backing.
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Basle
Switzerland
United States
Hoosier Mussolini Drives Enduring Indiana Reforms
Indiana Governor McNutt signs a sweeping reorganization bill giving him power to overhaul state government. It abolishes 168 boards, consolidates 100 into eight departs, and removes oversight from hundreds of workers. The measure aims to save costs, broaden the tax base, strengthen banking laws, and fund unemployment and relief efforts.
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Paul Vories McNutt
Hoosier
McNutt MuniElections Postponed Amid Political Fallout
Critics call the 1930s move by McNutt postponing all municipal elections until 1934 undemocratic and fascist. Opponents accuse his reorganization plan of Mussolini likeness as appointees linked to the American Legion spark a “black shirt” label and heightened opposition.
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McNutt
American Legion
Jap Drive Toward Peiping Under Way
Japanese forces widened their offensive inside the Great Wall as they push toward Peiping and Tientsin. Fierce fighting was reported along a broad front, notably near the Kupetkow gateway, signaling the campaign's advance.
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Mukden
Manchuria
U.P
Great Wall
Peiping
Tientsin
Kupetkow
State aid wasteful if not scandalous debated
Bryan service club heard State Senator D. J. Gunsett from Van Wert, head of the state taxation committee, say that Ohio state aid is wasteful or worse. He charged the department of education with encouraging weak districts to overbuild and noted continued aid. He also opposed the sales tax, arguing it burdens workers and hurts merchants.
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Bryan
May
U.P
Ohio
Bryan Service Club
D. J. Gunsett
van Wert
State Department of Education
Gunnett
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Fern Doo
Lizzie Doolit
Wilford McDonald
Charlies Kennard
Johnsfield
Alestic
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Leo Cox
Dorothy Chesser
Ione Doolittle
Henry Frank
Calvin Mace
Rachael Mce Cumber
Arthur Mills
Straitsville
Walker
Presbyterian Group
Mrs. Davis
Lindberghs
Hyperion Club
C. E. Welch
Stuart
Pittsburgh
J. M. Hyde
Arnold
Airs
Wood
W. H. Parks
Sayers
J. D. Adamson
Lee Powell
C. H. Hannas
Jack Pritchard
Parks
William Morgan
Gandhi
Boy
England
Gaston
Louise Vernor
Indianapolis
Ind
Indiana
General Assembly
Public Service Commission
Highway Commission
Wright
Atate
Reid
Beerree
Ake
Way
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