Wonders of the Old World featured at class meeting
Nelsonville May 20 A Methodist church class gathering showcased Mrs Julius Fischer’s hour long travel talk detailing Madeira Egypt Greece and Holland visits with vivid notes on mosques cathedrals tulips and the Unknown God She contrasted mission work in Foochow and Paris songs and a Holland pride themed program closed with humor and a flower surprise for the sick.
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Nelsonville
Methodist Church
Charles Monks
A. L. Barker
Thomas Spencer
Julius Fischer
New York
Madeira Islands
I*ischer
Africa
Egypt
Cairo
King Tut
Goshen
Joseph
Holy Land
Marshill
Italy
Turkey
Athens
Greece
Mars Hill
Paul
Foochow
Fischer
Presbyterian Mission
Germany
France
Edith Cavell
England
Gilmore
Rheims
Holland
Clara Caldwell
Jerusha Ann
Bess Bland
Neikirk
Prize winners named in high English contest
The Citizens Central Bank of Nelsonville awarded five dollar prizes to top essays from six high school classes. Winners include senior first Lillian McKee and Charles Cook. junior first Ralph Ely. sophomore first Grace Mathews. freshman first Eva Wallace. eighth grade first Arvilla Landis. seventh grade first Evelyn Galvin.
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Nelsonville
Citizens Central Bank, of
Lillian McKee
Charles Cook
Max Bowers
Elizabeth Carr
Ralph Ely
Mary Louise Leyshon
Ellen Davis
Lillian Stover
Grace Mathews
Richard Vore
Elsie Coakley
Robert Vore
Eva Wallace
Marian Morris
Mac Bartlett
Betty Wolf
Arvilla Landis
Janice Mitchell
Billy Davis
Evelyn Galvin
Joe Barnecut
Bessie Shafer
Junior High Graduation to Be Held Friday Night
Juniors will graduate at the senior high school auditorium in Nelsonville on Friday evening May 21 at 8 o'clock. Dr. G. Cox of Columbus will give the class address. The program includes invocation, high school song, address, quiet hour, diploma presentation by Harry Hickman, and announcements.
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Nelsonville
G. Cox
Indianola
Harry Hickman
Board of Education
Glee Club
Kiwanis Members Attend Marietta District Meeting
Twenty five Kiwanis club members from Nelsonville drove to Marietta to attend a district meeting today.
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Nelsonville
Kiwanis Club
Marietta
Garden Prizes Offered by Woman's Community Club
The committee on garden prizes invites all gardening contestants to submit their names addresses and the school they attend before June. Prizes include 5 dollars for the best flower or vegetable garden of at least 12 by 12 feet, offered to each of the four school districts.
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Nelsonville
Committee On Garden Prizes
Woman's Community Club
Flowers for the Living Flowers for the Living
The Woman's Community club commends town improvements noting cleaner streets and blooming plants. Porch and window boxes brighten the town as they debut this week and within ten days most houses will show flowering plants.
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Nelsonville
Woman's Community Club
Toledo Man Clyde Rodda Visits Mother
Clyde Rodda of Toledo is the guest of his mother. Mrs. C. A. Stover spent Wednesday in Columbus with her sister, Mrs. Belle Weymeuller, who is recovering from a serious illness.
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Clyde Rodda
Toledo
C. A. Stover
Columbus
Belle Weymeuller
Death Comes to Roy Higgins in Lancaster Home
Roy Higgins, 28, son of the late Clark J Higgins, died Wednesday morning at the family home in Lancaster after lifelong illness. Private funeral Friday at 10 at the residence, burial beside his father at Greenlawn. family and Nelsonville friends to attend by noon. He leaves a mother, four brothers Walter Charles Jr Leslie and Merle, and a sister Mrs Bertha Higgins Donohue.
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Nelsonville
Roy Higgins
Clark J Hiegins
Lancaster
Higgins
Greenlawn
Walter
Charles, Jr
Leslie
Merle
Bertha Higgins Donohue
Willkinsburg
Elizabeth Zane Dew DAR Plans Year End Meeting
Nelsonville report notes the Elizabeth Zane Dew chapter will hold its regular and final calendar year meeting at 64 East Washington Street on Saturday May 22 at 2 30 PM. Guest Mrs Orville Dail ey state chairman will present her Continental Congress report from Washington DC held the week of April 19.
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Nelsonville
Elizabeth Zane Dew
Daughters of the American Revolution
C. G. Sheppard
East Washington Street
Orville Dailey
Continental Congress
Washington, DD
McKay Addresses Kiwanis on Electricity Rates
F. W. McKay of Athens spoke to the Kiwanis Club in Nelsonville on Wednesday on Selling Electricity to the Consumer. The Southern Ohio Power Company engineer described rate structures and the reasons behind them, delivering an informative talk to members.
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Nelsonville
F. W. McKay
Athens
Southern Ohio Power Company
Kiwanis Club
Fire destroys tipple at Imperial mine near Doanville
Nelsonville May 20 Fire of unknown origin completely destroys the tipple of the old Imperial mine near Doanville. The mine operated by C G Dew Coal company of Nelsonville employs about twenty five men who were working at the time. Superintendent Frank Douglas discovered the blaze about midnight and reported a total loss of the tipple.
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Nelsonville
Imperial
Doanville
C. G. Dew Coal Company
Frank Douglas
Ridenour Couple Take Mrs James to Mt Carmel Hospital
Mr and Mrs Guy Ridenour accompanied Mrs Chas James to Mt Carmel hospital in Columbus for several days of treatment ahead of an operation.
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Nelsonville
Guy Ridenour
Chas. James
Mt. Carmel Hospital
Columbus
Pritchard Couple Welcome Daughter Barbara
Nelsonville dispatch reports Mr. and Mrs. Lee Pritchard announce the birth of a daughter on May 18 at Mercy hospital Columbus. The baby, named Barbara, is the granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Pritchard.
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Nelsonville
Lee Pritchard
Mercy Hospital, Columbus
J. S. Pritchard
Barbara
Plan Weiner Roast Nelsonville
Members of the Epworth League at the M. FEF church plan a weiner roast this evening. Each member may bring a guest and should meet at the church at 6 o clock with lunch.
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Nelsonville
Epworth League
M. Fef
Party Postponed by Hyperion Club in Nelsonville
Illness of the hostess forces the Hyperion club party at Mrs. Walter Whitlatch’s home to be postponed for two weeks. The annual event traditionally entertains members and their husbands.
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Nelsonville
Hyperion Club
Walter Whitlatch
Art Display Attracts Nelsonville Students
In Nelsonville on May 20 the junior high school art display in Miss Jean Nelson's room draws favorable comment. The exhibit features work by seventh, eighth, and ninth grade pupils under Miss Nelson's direction.
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Nelsonville
Jean Nelson
Miss Nelson
Ancient turtle found near Black Jack in Hocking County
Nelsonville May 20. John Kasler found a land turtle near Black Jack in Hocking County that appears very old. The shell bears the initials J I C and the date Ju 1881, though the final initial is unclear.
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Nelsonville
John Kasler
Black Jack
Hocking County
Tickets on Sale Friday for Local Class Play
Nelsonville report says tickets for Nothing But the Truth will be sold Friday at the high school with report cards day. Reserved seats become available Monday as seniors stage the production. Lillian McKee wins essay contest to represent local schools in a county event ahead of Philadelphia celebration.
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Nelsonville
Lillian McKee
Philadelphia
Sheriff Kohler under fire in Cleveland probe
Common Pleas Judge Frank C. Phillips ordered the county grand jury to conduct a thorough investigation into alleged profiteering by Sheriff Fred Kohler, saying the conduct at the prison was unethical and entirely wrong and to return an indictment if advisable.
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Cleveland
U.P
Fred Kohler
Common Pleas
Frank C. Phillips
Kohler Prison Pie Fees Prompt Eating Restrictions
Prisoners at Kohler face high pie charges beyond regular menu as tobacco and other items are excluded. Report notes increased costs and limited choices for inmate meals.
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Kohler
Eeef
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