Barron Family Hosts Formal Sunday Dinner in Nelsonville
Mr and Mrs Tom Barron entertained with a twelve oclock dinner honoring their son Ray who recently returned from overseas duty. Guests included Mr and Mrs F X Rauch Mr and Mrs Will Bland Frank Benson and several others. Numerous visits from Columbus and Akron residents marked a weekend of social hosting in the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Barron
Ray
F. X. Rauch
Will Bland
Frank Benson
Abbie Benson
Harriet Preston
Tor@ Barron
Clergy and Visitors at State Christian Church Convention
Rev. C. L. Johnson and E. A. Wal lace are in Akron this week for the State Christian Church convention. Will Webb and son Will Jr. have returned to Toledo after visiting here with friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. L. Johnson
E. A. Wallace
Akron
State Christian Church
Will Webb
Will, Jr
Toledo
Colonial Ice Cream Parlor Reopens After Overhaul
Nelsonville’s Colonial ice cream parlor resumed Saturday night after a week of remodeling. Rooms are freshly painted with new fixtures giving a pleasant look. R. R. Stalter visits Columbus on business. Various locals enjoy weekend gatherings and visits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
Revered Larkin Bowers Speaks at Centenary Fund Drive
Rev Larkin Bowers D D of the Columbus centenary headquarters spoke at the Methodist Episcopal Church. His address impressed many as one of the finest in the city. A total of twelve thousand dollars was raised with six thousand more needed to cap Nelsonville M E Church fundraising. The drive continues all week with the local committee confident of reaching the goal. Bowers had previously been with Dr Mann's Delaware congregation and cancelled a Cincinnati engagement to be present.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Larkin Bowers
D. D
Columbus
Methodist Episcopal Church
Mr. Bowers
Nelsonville Methodist Episcopal Church
Dr. Mann
Delaware
Cincinnati
Blacksmith shop opens in old Haybrow stand Nelsonville
Sam Minkin announces a new blacksmith shop offering horseshoeing woodwork and wagon repair at reasonable prices with a five year experience claim. Horseshoeing rates listed from 1 50 to 2 50 per number. A brown pacing mare 6 years 850 pounds with a white forehead spot and left hind foot white is lost or stolen. contact Charles Bay Rt 4 Nelsonville Ohio Box 46. Also two or three furnished rooms for light housekeeping available call Bell 604.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. J. Haybrow
Sam Minkin
Charles Bay
Nelsonville
O. Rt
Call Bell
Commer
Philippine
Carbondale Couple Wed Here Saturday
Miss Irene Lowry and Dewey Arnold were married Saturday at the First M. E. parsonage. Rev. Dr. C. L. Strecker officiated in the presence of the bride’s father Don B. Lowry. The couple will reside in Carbondale. Mr Arnold works as a diner. A separate notice mentions a rental request for three furnished rooms and a line about sardines and anchovies found in Philippine waters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carbondale
Irene Lowry
Dewey Arnold
M. E. Parsonage
C. L. Strecker
Don B. Lowry
Mrs. Arnold
Mr. Arnold
Methodist church campaign progress and wedding report
The article notes the church campaign reaching 50 million of a 115 million goal and Robert Dean expressing confidence the Methodist church will hit 150 million before the close. It also reports the quiet Saturday wedding of Miss Marguerite Hawkins and Sherman Sprankel at the Methodist Episcopal parsonage with Rev. Arthur M. Tann officiating. Mrs Sprankel is a noted local musician. the groom recently returned from overseas service and will reside in Columbus after starting a new position in its business community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marguerite Hawkins
Sherman Sprankel
Methodist Episcopal Parsonage
Arthur M. Tann
Thanking I C O F Lodge for kindness after loss
The family of John Kineer expresses gratitude to friends and neighbors and especially the I C O F lodge for sympathy during his illness and after his death. Sincere thanks are given for the beautiful flowers from Mrs. John Kineer and Family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
I. C. O. F. Lodge
John Kineer
Shivers Family Announces Pearl Shivers Safe Arrival in New York
Mr and Mrs Frank Shivers report the safe arrival in New York of their son Pearl from overseas. He served with the Machine Gun Company 125th Infantry 82nd Division. Relatives hosted guests including Mr and Mrs E C Dugan son Don and Donald Spray and Miss Ruth Davis of Athens in Lancaster.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Shivers
New York
Pearl
125Th Infantry
82Nd Division
E. C. Dugan
Don and
Donald Spray
Ruth Davis
Athens
Lancaster
Special Meeting to Confer Esquire Rank Held
A special meeting of the K. P. will be held Tuesday evening at their hall to confer the rank of Esquire. George Bateman C. C.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
K. P
George Bateman
C. C
Troop trains pass through Athens over weekend heading to camps
Over the weekend Athens witnessed multiple troop trains from Indiana Kentucky Missouri and Ohio carrying soldiers to Camp Sherman Camp Taylor and Camp Meade. Troop movements included 32nd Division men and other units with cheering crowds and Red Cross tributes. A nearby health notice urges keeping Chamberlain's Colic and Diarrhoea Remedy at hand for bowel illnesses, priced at 35 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Camp Sherman
Kelmtucky
Indiana
Missouri
Camp Taylor
Ohio
Camp Sherwan
Texas
Camp Shervan
Jefferson Barracks
Camp Meade
Union Depot
Red Cross
New York
Movement of Troops Given by Pershing
General Pershing cabled the War Department that the 80th 86th and 8th Divisions will depart France in May while the 90th 5th 81st 4th 6th and 7th Divisions will leave in June. A resolution by Representative Emerson requests definite information on the return from overseas of the 308th engineers and motor supply train.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
France
General Pershing
War Department
308Th Engineers
Emerson
Ohio
Soldiers and Sailors Organizations
Cleveland
Centenary Exposition to Feature World Exhibits in Columbus
Columbus hosts a Methodist Centenary celebration from June 20 to July 15 at a 190 acre expo site. Visitors will see global exhibits including India Africa Europe China Japan and Americas with live cultures temples villages motion pictures and educational displays detailing Christian progress. Notable displays include an Indian bazaar a Kaffir kraal Bedouin tents a ruined French cathedral and a Japanese garden with a Hiroshima kindergarten.
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Columbus
Exposition Grounds
State of Ohio
Ganges
India
India Building
Lewis E. iLnzell
Africa
J. T. C. Blackmore
A Cria
Roosevelt
H. Richards
Ogertin
Kwanz
John M. Gowdy
Fuchau
Y. C. Yong
Washington
France
Belgium
E. M. Tipple
Lombardy
Russia
Scandinavia
Balkans
G. B. Winton
W. H. Teeter
S. A. Neblett
Allenby in Palestine travelogue at Columbus Methodist celebration
Lowell Thomas’s travelogue on General Allenby’s Palestine campaign shown in Columbus from June 20 to July 18 features moving pictures and photos. The lecture portrays the military advance, sacred sites, and current life in Palestine with clergy endorsement from New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lowell Thomas
Columbus
Allenby
Palestine
Holy Land
Aleppo
New York City
Slavs Declare War Upon Rumanians
An official wireless despatch from Moscow reports that Russia and Rumania are in a state of war after Rumanians did not evacuate Bessarabia. The notice was received in London on May 19.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Bessarabia
Russia
Rumania
Moscow
North American scenes featured in church exposition
Exhibits under Dr. Ralph E. Diffendorfer of New York showcase diverse North American regions. Alaskan and Pueblo Indians mountaineers shopkeepers and California Japs work in varied environments with a southern plantation and Mexican village as picturesque features. A 40000 square foot machinery hall will display photographs charts books and exhibits from represented countries.
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North America
Ralph E. Diffendorfer
New York
United States
Canada
New York and New Jersey Women Describe Exposition Stay
A group of a dozen young women from New York and New Jersey camp at the Columbus exposition grounds for the Methodist Centenary celebration June 20 to July 13. They enjoy a cozy upstairs quarters with a piano and time to classify and arrange foreign exhibitors.
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Exposition Grounds
Kali
New York
New Jersey
Columbus
Ohio and Pennsylvania sue West Virginia over gas piping
In a supreme court session on May 19, Ohio and Pennsylvania were granted the right to file bills of complaints against West Virginia to stop piping natural gas beyond state lines. A separate item notes a Russian engineer’s two wheeled gyroscopically balanced automobile.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Supreme Court
West Virginia
Glouster Baseball Triumph And Local News Roundup
Glouster won 1 to 0 in twelve innings at Carbondale in a pitchers duel. The team hosts Stockport next Sunday and Millfield on Decoration Day. A protest committee to the State Fish and Game Commission seeks action over mine water entering Sunday Creek. Local residents and veterans share visits and arrivals from overseas service. The centenary drive continues at Glouster M E Church with pastor Rev J W Orr urging participation.
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Glouster
Carbondale
Stockport
Millfield
State Fish and Game Commission
Sunday Creek
Glouster Sportsmen Club
Columbus
Commission
Glouster M. E
J. W. Orr
Spanish American War Men Meeting Notice
Spanish American War veterans meet Monday May 20 at 7 30 P M at Dr Taylor's office Commander Field Scott 17 2 urges all members to attend for important updates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Field Scott
Detour Dispute Prompts Chamber Action On Athens Logan Road
The good roads committee of the Chamber of Commerce urged county commissioners to repair the Athens Logan detour at Circle Hill amid repeated accidents. They accused Contractor Barstow of shifting liability to the public and threatened immediate suit with support from the Athens and Nelsonville chambers. The commissioners planned an on site review to seek a quick settlement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Good Roads Committee
Chamber of Commerce
Athens-Logan
Circle Hill
Chas. P. Kircher
A. A. Wolf
W. W. Ackley
Sawyer
Barstow
Road Committee of
Athens
Nelsonville
Fear Corn Pest Found Threatening Athens County Crops
County Agent DeLashmutt reports a European corn borer suspected in Athens County. An Ohio State University entomology expert will inspect Federal Creek valley to confirm presence and assess risk to seed corn, with warnings to report any suspicious fields.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens County
DeLashmutt
W. C. Green
Federal
Etomology Department
Ohio State University
Federal Creek Valley
de Lashmutt
Nelsonville Pair Wed in Athens
Grace Whitlatch and Walter Ward, both of Nelsonville, were married today in Athens at 11 30 AM by Rev. Dr. C L Strecker of the First M E church. Ward is a lineman.
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Nelsonville, O
Nelsonville
Athens
C. L. Strecker
M. E
Grace Whitlatch
Walter Ward
Local Man Pleads Guilty Settles Fine and Costs
W. J. Perkins Sr of Nelsonville was found intoxicated between Athens and Sugar Creek. He pleaded guilty this morning, settled for fine and costs totaling 9.20, was paid, and released.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. J. Perkins, Sr
Nelsonville
Athens
Sugar Creek
You Can Not Rub Rheumatism Away
An advertisement touts S. S. S. as a blood purifier that cures rheumatism by cleansing the blood rather than topical liniments. It urges readers to seek the underlying cause and sends readers to a Georgia address for treatment and free medical advice.
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R. R. Stalter
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Robert Wolf
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W. A. Smith
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