Nelsonville Wins Federal Grant for Canal Curbing Project
A supplementary federal grant of 2400 is to finish the canal site curb and sidewalk work in Nelsonville. Mayor G Holland announced the funding will extend curbing from Washington St to Watkins St and complete sidewalks on both sides. Officials expect release of funds for the East End extension after first section is completed.
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Nelsonville
G. Holland
Washington St
West City Limits
Hocking &I
City Playground
Hocking St
Hocking
Monroe Sts
Watkins St
East End
Holland
Third St
Hemlock Man Pleads Not Guilty to Charge
Nelsonville Alex Pache of Hemlock faced reckless driving charges and pleaded not guilty at a Friday arraignment in Mayor Holland's court. He is bound over to the grand jury under a 190 dollar bond after arriving from New Lexington. An affidavit filed by Fred Anderson cites an April 24 automobile collision.
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Nelsonville
Alex Pache
Hemlock
G. Holland
Pache
New Lexington
George Bateman
Fred Anderson
Doris Horch Hosts Circle of Ruth Class Social
Mrs Doris Horch hosted the Circle of Ruth Sunday School Class of the Presbyterian Church Friday evening. The gathering featured games contests and a refreshment course for members and guests.
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Nelsonville
Doris Horch
Circle of Ruth
The
Presbyterian Church
Garden Club To Meet With Mrs. Kessinger
Nelsonville residents will gather Monday night for a 6 o'clock supper hosted by Mrs. BE Kessinger. The menu committee includes Mrs. Stanley Dew, Mrs. William Millis and Miss Bertha Nixon. After supper, reports will follow and Mrs. Doris Horch will discuss outdoor living rooms.
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Nelsonville
Woman's Community Garden Club
BE. J. Kessinger
Stanley Dew
William Millis
Bertha Nixon
Doris Horch
Accident victim hurt in Hawk mine accident at Carbon Hill
Nelsonville resident Emory Gibbs of Greendale suffered a fractured arm after an accident at the Hawk mine in Carbon Hill on Friday. He was treated by a local physician and returned to his home.
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Nelsonville
Emory Gibbs
Greendale
Carbon Hill
Plan Bingo Party Nelsonville Featured by Bessie Stephen’s Orchestra
Bessie Stephen’s Orchestra promotes its regular weekly benefit bingo in Nelsonville on Monday night with a special party and a registration prize for attendees.
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Nelsonville
Bessie Stephenson
Legion Auxiliary conference notice for Middleport May 13
Nelsonville members planning to attend the Legion Auxiliary conference at Middleport on Wednesday May 13 are asked to notify Mrs. Lillian Betts by phone.
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The
Legion Auxiliary
Middleport
Lillian Betts
Sigw
Rothrock and Hyde Attend District Missionary Meeting
Rev and Mrs H A Rothrock and Mrs J M Hyde traveled to Chillicothe Friday for a district missionary gathering. Mrs Rothrock, president of the group, presided at the meeting.
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Nelsonville
H. A. Rothrock
J. M. Hyde
Chillicothe
Women at Nelsonville YMCA Sew for Needy Children
At the Nelsonville YMCA four days a week a quiet, busy group of women under supervisor Misa Ruby Keeler sews for needy school children and homes. They cleaned the dingy rooms, improved walls and floors, added shades and curtains, and now produce fine uniforms, layettes, and dresses. Athens County WPA supervisor Mrs. Herbert McVey oversees the project with support from local merchants, friends, and ministers, helping sustain a cooperative rest and work space.
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YMCA
Misa Ruby Keeler
WPA
Merchants Association
Dark Angel to screen two days at Nelsonville Majestic
A two day engagement of Samuel Goldwyn's The Dark Angel plays at the Majestic Theater Nelsonville starting Sunday. Starring Fredric March Merle Oberon and Herbert Marshall the film follows Kitty Vane and two men in a quiet rural England setting.
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Majestic Theater
Samuel Goldwyn
Fredric March
Merle Oberon
Herbert Marshall
Guy Bolton
Lillian Hellman
Mordaunt Shairp
England
Kitty Vane
Alan Trent
Gerald Shannon
Dark Angel
Sidney Franklin
United Artists
Janet Beecher
John Halliday
Henrietta Crosman
Frieda Inescort
Claude Allister
George Breakaton
David Torrence
Cora Sue Collins
Rising After Fall Inspires Confucius Quote
The famous maxim from Confucius highlights resilience, valuing recovery over absence of failure. It emphasizes perseverance through repeated setbacks as the path to glory and growth.
Mothers' Study Club Thanks Dance Helpers and Donors
In Nelsonville the Mothers' Study Club extends thanks to Mrs Gladys Bayless Mrs Lessie Hannas Mrs Emma Wilson Miss Jo Riley Miss Maxine Hall and Mrs Ray Lent for help with their spring dance They also thank the Elks Club for use of their home and C L Stout for chairs A long list of merchants and business men donated prizes including Washburn and Gibson Schmitters Palace Furniture Gas Company Hillearys Burnell Shoe Shop Dutch Shafer Cecil Shafer Spencer Steenrod Orpheum John Owens Hickman Drug Store William Gray Southern Ohio Electric Clover Farm Millers Kontners Nelsons Keatings groceries Luckoffs Pres tons Boston Mechems A & P stores Ir ene s beauty shop Essie Keeton Ruth Hale Springs Powells Fillingers Ashby Porter Voight Hall Brothers Wallace Filling Station Willard Simonton White s Service Station Beasley s Super Service and Beasley s Ford garage.
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Mothers’ Study Club
Gladys Bayless
Lessie Hannas
Emma Wilson
Jo Riley
Maxine Hall
Ray Lent
The
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Dutch Shafer
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Southern Ohio Electric
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Ruth Hale
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Powells
Fillingers
Ashby, Porter, Voight
Hall Brothers
Wallace
Willard Simonton
White's
Beasley's
Beasley
Ford
Earl Bakers Observe Wedding Anniversaries
Nelsonville observers mark Mother's Day and celebrate anniversaries of Earl Baker and his wife plus Mrs. Bakers parents Mr. and Mrs. W G Bennett of Columbus. Guests at the Baker home include Mrs E J Baker Athens Mr and Mrs W G Bennett Mr and Mrs Potter Bennett Rosemary and Eileen Bennett Mrs Anna Simon Columbus Mr and Mrs Clarence Barnes Comfort W Va Mrs Harry Kourt and children Joan Eddie Chillicothe David Bennett and Miss Wilma Scott.
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W. G. Bennett
Columbus
Baker
E. J. Baker
Athens
Potter Bennett
Rosemary
Eileen Bennett
Anna Simon
Clarence Barnes
Comfort
W. Va
Harry Kourt
Joan
Eddie
Chillicothe
David Bennett
Wilma Scott
Sumner Smith Rites Will Be Held Sunday
Sumner Smith, 73, died Friday at his Nelsonville home. Funeral services are set for Sunday at 2 p.m. at Stout's Funeral Home conducted by Rev. Lloyd Evans. Burial will be in Fort St. Cemetery. He was the son of Peter and Celina Smith and never married. several cousins live nearby.
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Nelsonville
Sumner Smith
Carbon Hill
Stout
Lloyd Evans
Fort St
Mr. Smith
Peter
Celina Smith
Nelsonville Briefs Guests and Visits Noted
Mrs. Anna Brown of Columbus and her daughter Betty visit her parents Mr. and Mrs. Frank Riley. Mr. and Mrs. James Kilpatrick of Toledo stay with the former's sisters and relatives. Miss Dorothy Howard returns to Baltimore Ohio for work after illness. Captain Donald Spray of Columbus visits his mother Mrs. E T Spray.
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Nelsonville
Anna Brown
Anna Riley
Columbus
Betty
Frank Riley
James Kilpatrick
Toledo
Harry Hartley
Jack Hannahs
Dorothy Howard
Baltimore
Donald Spray
E. T. Spray
Round-Up To Be June 2,3 Nelsonville
The annual preschool round-up sponsored by the Parent-Teachers association and the City Board of Health will be held Tuesday and Wednesday, June 2 and 3. State Board of Health representatives will supervise with local officials and physicians. Eligible children to attend school for the first time next fall will receive free medical examinations. The round-up takes place at the Central building June 2 and the East building June 3. J S Pritchard returns from Washington visit with daughter Mrs Hayes Yeager and family.
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Nelsonville
City Board of Health
State Board of Health
Reading Room Added at Doanville NYC
In Nelsonville the Doanville school added a reading room to its equipment inviting public use and participation in games. The organization with teachers and pupils will sponsor an entertainment on Monday May 1 at 7 30 p m at Deanvilig school.
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Nelsonville
Doanville
Deanvilig School
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