Nelsonville Clean-Up Drive Draws Strong Civic Effort
Nelsonville citywide Clean-Up Week proceeds with high participation. Street Commissioner Raymond Raine notes large amounts of trash cleared from first and second wards. third ward cleanup underway and fourth ward to conclude Thursday. Woman's Garden Club reports school involvement and school principals cooperate. East End volunteers tidy a vacant Parkdale lot with a garden club inspection planned Friday.
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Nelsonville
Raymond Raine
Woman's Garden Club
East End
Parkdale
Garden Club
May Day Celebration at Nelsonville High School
The Nelsonville May Day event will be held at Arnold Field on Thursday May 18 at 3 30 p m. The May Queen will be crowned during the ceremony and May pole dances will follow. The queen candidate is a senior and her name will be announced at crowning. Juniors have chosen 10 attendants whose names will be revealed then.
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Nelsonville
Arnold Field
High School Juniors To Present Comedy
Buchtel Crashing Society a three act comedy is staged by the junior class at the high school Charles Nutter leads the cast with Mary Jo Kovaleski Don ald Brady Robert Schenz Margaret McDonald Dorothy Donley Lila Lee Huddy Betty Tolliver Ruth Hickman Warren Whitmore Nettie Belle Wade John Davis Oval Opa Lang Florence Simon ton Leona Maree Con ley Walter Murphy and Fred Sayre serve as stage managers
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Buchtel
Plaa
En High Schoo
Comets
Charles Nutter
Mary Jo Kovaleski
Donald Brady
Robert Schenz
Margaret McDonald
Dorothy Donley
Lila Lee Huddy
Betty Tolliver
Ruth Hickman
Warren Whitmore
Nettie Belle Wade
John Davis
Peace
Oval Opa
Lang
Florence
Simonton
Leona
Mareé Conley
Walter Murphy
Fred Sayre
High School Salesmanship Class Tours Bell Telephone Office
Members of the Salesmanship class taught by Miss Lillian Stover visited the Bell Telephone office on Tuesday. They toured the commercial traffic and engineering departments and learned how the switchboard operates.
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Lillian Stover
Bell Telephone Office
Petitions Filed for Nelsonville City Council Seats
Petitions circulated and filed for council seats in Nelsonville. Frank Anderson seeks Third Ward Democratic nomination, Sylvester Davis runs Fourth Ward Republican ticket, and Clarence Stage targets First Ward Democratic seat.
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Nelsonville
Frank Anderson
Third Ward
Sylvester Davis
Fourth Ward
Clarence Stage
First Ward
Buchtel Clinic to Screen Pre Schoolers for Free Health Checks
A Buchtel pre school clinic will be held at Buchtel High School on Friday May 12. Parents with children entering school this fall should bring them for a free physical examination. Districts listed and arrival times are provided for morning and afternoon sessions.
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Buchtel
Buchtel High School
East Clayton
Happy Hollow
Deanville
New Floodwood
Kimberly
Oak Grove
Connett
Old Floodwood
Glouster Teacher Returns From Curriculum Study
Miss Bessie Faye Curfman, a former Glouster girl and Allen School principal, led a 12 member Akron teacher committee in a curriculum building study. They observed in Rochester and Buffalo after visits to St. Louis and Kansas City. Her father L C Curfman was a local merchant with a family home on East Spring Street.
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Bessie Faye Curfman
St. Louis
Kansas City
Akron
Allen School
Rochester
Buffalo
N.Y
Miss Curfman
L. C. Curfman
Wolf & Sons
East Spring St
Bible Scholar to Speak at High School Auditorium
Bible scholar C. W. Zahnow will lecture at the Nelsonville high school auditorium on Thursday evening May 11 at 7 30. The undenominational talk titled The Coming World Dictator is open to the public. This city committee member William F. Baker says the event is a Bible lecture, not Rutherford sponsored.
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Nelsonville
C. W. Zahnow
Rutherford
William F. Baker
Nelsonville High plans Class of 1929 reunion meeting
Nelsonville High School hosts a reunion planning meeting for the Class of 1929. The gathering occurs Thursday evening May 11 at 7 30 at the high school building to finalize reunion plans.
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Nelsonville
Nelsonville High School
Buchtel-York PTA Elects Officers for Next Year
The Buchtel-York PTA elected officers for the coming year at the final meeting held May 8 in the high school auditorium. Nominees included President Nora Collins and vice presidents Ed Heft and Fred Guess, with Edith Cox as secretary and Rose Campbell as treasurer. The Girls Glee Club performed a program directed by Principal Hanes.
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Buchtel
Schivley
Buchtel-York P.T.A
Hanes
Nora Collins
Ed Heft
Kimberly
Fred Guess
Old
Floodwood
Edith Cox
East Clayton
Rose Campbell
Marie Warehime
Chloe Rife
Ruth Huddy
Glee Club
Brahms
Blaker
Holzel
Dangers in Homes Shown To Nelsonville Rotarians
J L McNealey of Columbus and Southern Ohio Electric warned Nelsonville Rotarians that homes are highly dangerous. He cited 1938 US home accident deaths at 32 000 and Ohio annual home accidents about 1600, with January 1940 Ohio totals showing 445 deaths of which 180 occurred at home. He blamed falls burns and electrical shocks for most fatalities and urged weekly Clean Up Weeks and systematic home inspections.
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Nelsonville
J. L. McNealey
Southern
Columbus and Southern Ohio Electric Co
Home
Rotary Club
United States
Ohio
McNealey
Senior Class Play Tickets On Sale In Nelsonville
Advance ticket sales for A Crazy Mixup a three act comedy by Nelsonville High School seniors. Auditorium shows at 8 p m Friday with a special 3 30 p m Friday matinee for grade school children. Cast includes Evelyn Wolfe Jean Betts Thelma Bruss Janis Lines Betty Pierce Charles Parks Sam Howe Donald Sanders and Hugh Webb.
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Nelsonville
Nelsonville High School
Evelyn Wolfe
Jean Betts
Thelma Bruss
Janis Lines
Betty Pierce
Charles Parks
Sam Howe
Donald Sanders
Hugh Webb
Nelsonville BPW Club Dinner Highlights Spring Event
The Business and Professional Women's Club hosted a dinner at the M. E. Church with blue and gold decor violet corsages and hand painted place cards. Guests included Mrs Neal Wyatt Kyle and Miss Blanche Moorehead with music from Miss Margaret Johnson and others. New officers named Nelle Dowler president Blanche Moorehead vice president Lillian Stover recording secretary Kathryn Lee corresponding secretary Irma Wilson treasurer.
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Business and
Professional Women’s Club
M. E. Church
Blanche Moorehead
Maxine Hall
Nelle Dowler
Kathryn Lee
Marie Warehime
Neal Wyatt Kyle
Margaret Johnson
Sigrid Love
Irma Wilson
Fréd Strache
Logan
Bessie Warehime
James Kee
E. J. Arnold
Ida Rosser
C. A. Stover
Jean Sharff
C. D. Shafer
Bertha Nixon
Bertha Linton
Bernice Barrows
Adeline Ray
O'Dell Family Mourns Clarence J. O'Dell in Lancaster
Mr and Mrs Ray O'Dell traveled to Lancaster where they were summoned by the serious illness of Clarence J O'Dell. He died Monday and funeral services were held today in Lancaster.
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Lancaster
Ray O'Dell
Clarence J. O'Dell
Church of Christ to Hold 7 30 Forum Service Tonight
In Nelsonville the Sanctuary hosts a mid week service at 7 30 in a forum style meeting open to all. The discussion centers on personalities of the church with Rev Lawrence Butler noting the Pentecost period and historical factors shaping current religious movements.
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Nelsonville
Church of Christ
Lawrence Butler
Boy Scouts Meet Nelsonville Troop 65
Troop 65 of the Boy Scouts met in the troop rooms Tuesday evening. The session opened with flag allegiance and James Preston led the devotional. Plans to clean the rooms were set and a Thursday meeting at 4 oclock was scheduled. The next regular meeting is Tuesday May 16 at 7 oclock.
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Nelsonville
Boy Scouts
James Preston
Services at Glouster Churches Wednesday
Both M E Church and Church of Christ host mid week prayers Wednesday. M E Church tonight features The Prophetic Ministry of Elijah followed by an official board meeting. Church of Christ theme is The Beginning of the World Work led by Homer Vian. Last week 42 attended. Mother’s Day committee includes Stacey McDonald W W Wallace and Alfred B Morris.
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Glouster
M. E. Church
Church of Christ
M. E
Elijah
Homer Vian
Stacey McDonald
W. W. Wallace
Alfred B. Morris
Marriage Meddlers In A Greenwich Village Plot
Lillian exposes a fake message as she and Madge plan to visit a near hide-out. They arrange with Miss Whitlock to watch Mary Veritzen while they check on Lillian’s apartment with the building superintendent. The trio brace for a night of taxis and danger as they prepare to depart.
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Adele Garrison
Lillian Underwood
Madge Graham
Pather
Madge
Messnger
Greenwich Village
Lillian
Marty
Miss Whitlock
Mary Veritzen
Mary
King Features Snyd. Inc
Nelsonville Eagles Open Home Season Sunday
The Nelsonville Eagles host the Columbus Cardinals at City Playground Sunday at 3 30 PM for Mother’s Day events. The team aims to gauge local support for Sunday baseball after a 8 17 loss to Syracuse in 10 innings last week and may play away if revenues fall short.
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Nelsonville
Nelsonville Eagles
Columbus
Eagles
Syracuse
Columbus Cardinals
Clarence Redd
Eagle
Townsend Meeting at City Hall Athens May 11
Townsend meeting set for City Hall Athens on Thursday evening May 11 at 8 o clock with speakers Indian Chief Blue Sky and Patrick Henry Williams. Club No 1 organized at Carbon Hill on Tuesday evening May 9 with 31 members.
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Nelsonville
Townsend
City Hall
Athens
Blue Sky
Patrick Henry Williams
Carbon Hill
Whyte Seeks Funds For Nelsonville Youth Baseball Club
Nelsonville aims to raise $100 to outfit the Dewey Whyte led youth baseball team part of the Athens County League. The show 100 Years of Baseball at the Orpheum on May 25 supports uniforms balls bats and gloves as Whyte solicits merchants lodges and individuals for contributions.
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Nelsonville
the Moving Picture
Orpheum Theater
Dewey Whyte
Athens County League
Whyte
Eagles
Glouster Social Notes Highlight Local Visits and Travels
Glouster residents share weekend trips and visits across Ohio and Indiana. Leonard Willis leaves for Rupert Idaho after five weeks with his mother Mrs. Goldie Willis. Various trips include Athens Columbus Milwaukee and Zanesville with family friends and club activities noted.
Jeanette Kinney Funeral To Be Held Thursday
Funeral services for Jeanette Louise Kinney 15 daughter of Mr and Mrs Robert Kinney will be held Thursday at 2 30 PM at Warrens Funeral Home in Nelsonville. Rev W P Clark pastor of the M E Church will officiate with Rev L C Butler of the Church of Christ assisting. She died at University Hospital Columbus Tuesday. She leaves her parents three brothers Craig Charles and Ralph and grandparents Mr and Mrs Charles A Vorhes and Mr and Mrs W A Donaldson Columbus.
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Nelsonville
Jeanette Louise Kinney
Robert Kinney
University Hospital
Columbus
Warren
W. P. Clark
M. E. Church
L. C. Butler
Church of Christ
Craig
Charles
Ralph
Charles A. Vorhes
W. A. Donaldson
Mrs. Guy Triplett Leaves Hospital After Major Surgery
Mrs Guy Triplett of Trimble was discharged from Grant Hospital Columbus after a major operation performed two weeks earlier. She returned home Tuesday in the C F Wallace ambulance.
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Leaves
Glouster
Guy Triplett
Trimble
Grant Hospital
Columbus
C. F. Wallace
Glouster Seniors Nearing End Of School Exemption
Glouster High School seniors nearing the end of the term began a two week exemption once all work for the year is completed. Exemption hinges on meeting requirements and a B average in citizenship. Class colors are Blue and Silver, flower Sweet Pea, motto Who Seeks Finds. Commencement theme Life's Challenges announced later.
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Glouster
Glouster High School
Street Repairs Begin on Madison Street in Glouster
The Board of Public Affairs directs a twenty man crew led by T. D. McAfooes to rebuild the eastern curb of Madison Street, torn by a water line break. Repair delayed by weather, work started Monday. Skate Night for Hollister High Freshmen At Lambornating Rink draws thirty five students and several chaperones including Mr. Cole, Mr. Dupler, Mr. Allen, Miss Eberst, and Mr. Oberholzer.
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Hollister High School
Lambornating
Colecipal
Dupler
Allen
J Eberst
Oberholzer
Garden Study Group to Meet at Glouster High School
Garden Study Group will meet Wednesday at 2 p m in Room 11 of Glouster High School to discuss Perennial Border and window boxes led by Mrs Wolfe. Junior Loyal Girls of the Church of Christ met Friday evening with ten members and sponsor Mrs Iva Pedicord. plans for Mother's Day were made, a potluck lunch enjoyed, and games played.
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Glouster High School
Wolfe
Church of Christ
Iva Pedicord
Homer Vian Hosts Loyal Men's Class at Braun Street
Sixteen men gathered Monday night at Homer Vian's home on Braun Street for the Loyal Men's Class of the Church of Christ. M. M. Bryson and Fred Ervin spoke after a song service. Vian played piano accordion. Refreshments served to named attendees. next meeting in June will be at Fred Thompson's home.
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Homer Vian
Church of Christ
Braun St
M. M. Bryson
Fred Ervin
Vian
Mr. Bryson
Mr. Ervin
Grant Wallace
E. Pough
W. W. Wallace
Lew Corwin
Morrison Brown
Fred Thompson
Will John Richards
Delmar Gladden
C. E
Announce Birth of Roger Neasley in Columbus Ohio
Mr and Mrs Orville Allen of Columbus and former Glouster residents are parents of a son Roger Neasley born April 28. The couple also has a daughter Katy Lou.
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Orville Allen
Columbus
Glouster
Roger Neasley
Allens
Katy Lou
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