Nelsonville City Schools Close. Senior High Week Plans Set
Nelsonville officials announce the city schools close this afternoon as students pick up grade and promotion cards. The senior high will hold commencement week events May 23 to 28 including a baccalaureate sermon by Rev. John Lloyd Evans, class play May 24, and alumni banquet May 28 at the Methodist church with a dance at the K of P hall.
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Nelsonville
Scarlet and Gray
John Lloyd Evans
Presbyterian Church
Presbyterian
Methodist Church
K. of P. Hall
Athena Factory Team Dominates Buckeyes 7-1
The Athena factory team defeated the Buckeyes by seven to one last night. Withem and Hoover paired for the Athenas while Brown and Lewis led the Buckeyes on the losing side.
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Nelsonville
Athena Factory
Buckeyes
Withem
Hoover
Battery
Athenas
Brown
Lewis
Glouster Eastern Star Chapter Inspection Attended
Mrs Hattie Hickman, Mrs Grace Kelch, Mrs Jennie Edgell, Mrs Violet Dixey, Mrs Mary Lines, Mrs Eliza beth Riley, Mrs Anna Riley, Mrs Blanche Riley and Mrs Margaret Riley attended the Glouster Eastern Star chapter inspection held Thursday night in Nelsonville.
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Nelsonville
Hattie Hickman
Grace Kelch
Jennie Edgell
Violet Dixey
Mary Lines
Elizabeth Riley
Anna Riley
Blanche Riley
Margaret Riley
Glouster Eastern Star
Local Social Notes Highlight Visits and Travel Plans
Personal mentions include Jr. and Mrs. Walter Howe departing for a three week stay with relatives in Chicago Illinois. Mrs. Don Davis and Ellen of Athens visited Thursday. Mrs. Arthur Burgess from Lancaster visited Thursday with her parents Mr. and Mrs. Chas Pensyl. Mr. and Mrs. Carl McDaniel head to Detroit tomorrow. Mrs. Will Burnell and son Lowell drove to Columbus and joined Mrs. Leighton Aumiller and her little son for a visit.
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Walter Howe
Chicago
Illinois
Don Davis
Ellen
Athens
Arthur Burgess
Lancaster
Chas
Pensyle
Carl McDaniel
Detroit
Will Burnell
Lowell
Columbus
Leighton Aumiller
Little Son
Local Shriners Attend Rites in Nelsonville Ceremonial
Nelsonville notes that Athens Shrine members plan to attend the final ceremonial of the season. A 6 o'clock dinner precedes the initiation of a large class of candidates. The worthy high priestess will report on the Louisville supreme sessions and discuss plans for the annual inspection.
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Nelsonville
Athens Shrine
Louisville
Y M C A Plans Summer Activities In Nelsonville
Nelsonville May 21 Mid lists summer plans for boys with midgets under 12 playing recreation ball and juniors over 12 playing ball alongside a swimming membership option. No camping trip this year. A two mile hike upriver to the Grotto grounds is planned for late June.
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Nelsonville
Class teachers surprise Mrs. Murphy in Nelsonville
May 21 the Willing Workers class of the Christian church surprised their teacher Mrs. Frank Murphy at a home on Poplar Street. A large birthday cake was presented and candles lit. The evening featured games music and social time followed by a pot luck supper.
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Nelsonville
The
Christian
Frank Murphy
Poplar Street
Forty Students At Senior High School In Perfect Attendance
Nelsonville May 21 Forty students at the senior high school achieved a perfect attendance record for the term with no absences or tardies. A new rule affects those with multiple absences or tardies, adding exam adjustments. A list of the forty perfect record students includes Mary K Allen Kathleen Barrows Mildred Bryan and others.
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Iforty
Nelsonville
Mary K. Allen
Kathleen Barrows
Mildred Bryan
Carmeleta Cagg
Anna ‘Mae Colbert
Mary DeVol
Margaret ‘Donley
Charles Elliott
Ralph Ely
Harold Frank
Thelma Glover
Mil‘dred Hampton
Evelyn Linton
Jesse McCombs
Mildred Merz
Helen Parry
Leonard Powell
Rosstan Pyle
Lillian Stover
Jack Whyte
Max Bowers
Cyrena Burt
Lillian Coleman
Nellie Dailey
Hazel Dorst
Esthel Jones
Erma Jones
Carl Campbell
Elizabeth Pierce
Stephen Ward
Fannie Waugh
Lillian McKee
Richard Smith
Blanche Thornton
Floyd Wolfe
Hope Woodson
Clarence Huddy
Margaret Johnson
Kathleen Saltz
Cecil Starkey
New Tennis Courts Open at Play Grounds
New tennis courts at the playgrounds are being rapidly prepared and many players enjoy the pastime. A gate lock is now in place and players must obtain memberships for access to the courts.
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Nelsonville
Parks to Head Nelsonville Rotary Club
W H Parks elected president of the Nelsonville Rotary Club for the coming year and will assume office June 1. He is a longtime Nelsonville businessman active in civic affairs. A regular meeting next Tuesday will feature Lt Col Wm M Mumm of Columbus as speaker.
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Nelsonville
W. H. Parks
Rotary Club
Parks
Wm. M. Mumm
Columbus
Mumm
Military Reserve Corps
Y Announces Its Schedule For Swimming
Nelsonville May 21 The swimming schedule at the Y M C A is listed. Midgets train Monday Wednesday after ball games and Saturday at 9 am. Juniors meet Monday Wednesday after games Tuesday Thursday Friday 1 30 to 2 30 pm Saturday 10 am. Intermediates train Thursday Friday after games Monday Wednesday Thursday 1 30 pm Saturday 1 30 to 2 30 pm. Working boys may go after work. Y Girls Tuesday Thursday 9 to 10 am under 16 10 to 11 am over 16 11 to 12. School girls under 12 Tuesday Thursday 9 to 10 am over 12 under 16 10 to 11 am over 16 11 to 12.
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Nelsonville
Hazel Adams Begins Enrollment in Nelsonville District
Miss Hazel Adams of the senior class starts enrolling children of school age in the Nelsonville district. The process will take several days to finish.
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Nelsonville
Hazel Adams
W. R. C. To Meet Nelsonville on Monday
May 21 report that the W. R. C. will hold a meeting Monday evening at 7 30 o clock in the I O O F hall. Members are urged to attend.
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Nelsonville
I. O. O. F. Hall
Practical joke targets Mr Hester and road work
The message reports a prank where numerous applicants sought road jobs approved by commissioners. An editor notes the joke mocks the Messenger classifieds while protecting readers and the innocent party from potential legal action.
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Hester
Messenger
New Sorority and Faculty Club Rooms Open at University East Wing
Delightful new sorority rooms and faculty club rooms have been prepared on the second and third floors of the East Wing. Three rooms—the lounging room, reading room, and kitchenette—have been finished and furnished, addressing prior lack of regular club spaces for sororities and faculty.
Girls Will Give One Act Plays At University Contest
A university one act play contest for sororities is scheduled for Saturday at Ewing auditorium. Four sororities Pi Beta Phi Zeta Tau Alpha Chi Omega and Delta Sigma Epsilon will participate with two performances in the afternoon at four o clock and two in the evening at seven o clock. They will draw positions for the contest, which mirrors the men’s intramural debate sponsored by Phi Delta Gamma.
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Ewing Auditorium
Irma Voigt
Pi Beta Phi
Zeta Tau Alpha
Chi Omega
Delta Sigma Epsison
Phi Delta Gamma
Students to Gather Real Industry Insight This Summer
A nationwide group of college students will work as laborers in various industries this summer to gain firsthand knowledge. They will meet at a college center in Ohio or Indiana in September to report experiences and discuss industrial problems with labor and social leaders. The Evanston Interdenominational Student conference sponsors the project with Stanley High as executive secretary.
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Ohio
Indiana
Evanston
Illinois
Stanley High
W. Walter Ludwig
Ohio University
Ludwig
Wife to be tried in Amesville court in June
Mrs Loberta Flash of Amesville is charged with attempt at arson and will stand trial June 10. Her husband was found guilty in Common Pleas court yesterday on the same charge. The couple allegedly set fire to their home on April 29 to collect $600 in insurance.
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Loberta Flash
Amesville
Common Pleas Court
Saturday Radio Program Highlights From Five Stations
WNYC in New York features a Kryeins symphony with Carnegie Hall soloists at 8:30 p m. KOA Denver presents an evening program from 7 p m. to 8 p m. T open air band concert from WIP Philadelphia runs at 8 p m. E PD. T final program from Eastern State penitentiary and a Dubuque university glee club. WEAF New York airs WEAF players at 9:15 p m.
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WNYC
New York
Kriens Symphony Orchestra
Carnegie Hall
KOA
Denver
WIP
Philadelphia
Eastern State Penitentiary
WOC
Davenport
Dubuque University Glee Club
WEAF
Guilty Verdict in Common Pleas Court Assailant Trial
Cecil Smith of Redtown was found guilty by a jury of assault and battery for an December alleged attack on Walter Wisecup. Sentencing awaits Judge Worstell. A separate case, James Gabriel of The Plains, 17, is on trial for cutting with intent to kill against Clarence Lafollette.
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Cecil Smith
Redtown
Common Pleas
Batery
Smith
Walter Wisecup
L. G. Worstell
State of
Ohio
James Gabriel
Plains
Gabriel
Clarence Lafollette
Sam Gabriel
The
Ice Cream Chief Locked in Vault During Inspection
Albany Georgia Sam H. Marshall, president of a local ice cream company, was accidentally locked in a cold storage vault overnight and had to run to stay warm during the scare.
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Albany
Sam H. Marshall
High School Boys to Exhibit Physical Education Work
Athens juniors and seniors will stage a public exhibition at Athens Senior High School gym at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday May 25. The program features calisthenics, freehand drills with hand apparatus, dumbbells wands and Indian clubs, plus seventh and eighth graders in games and mass athletics. Coach Harold Wise guides the event with university students assisting in teacher training.
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Athens
Harold Wise
Kotex Deemed Safer Sanitary Aid For Women
A new type of sanitary protection promises greater safety and convenience for women, eliminating disposal and laundry worries. Kotex eight out of ten well-off women reportedly use it, noting five times the absorbency of cotton pads, deodorizing qualities, and no embarrassment. Packaged twelve costs only a few cents and is available at drugstores and department stores.
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Kotex
Petition Calls for Probe Into Athens Day Officers Actions
A circulating petition in Athens County asks Governor Donahey to investigate alleged blackjacking by State Prohibition Officers during a May 8 home search of Emmett Ross and the treatment of Coroner L W Sanders after a May 2 car search. More than 450 signers urge lawful enforcement and home security without abuse.
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Donahey
Emmett Ross
Prohibition
Athens County
L. W. Sanders
Harveines
St Yates
Albert Yates
Ross
Vic Donahey
Ohio
H. A. Lines
Athens
DROWNS IN CISTERN IN MARION
A three year old named Donald R. Beam drowned in Marion when he fell into a cistern today. The incident occurred in the afternoon and authorities investigated the accidental death with no witnesses.
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Marion
U.P
Donald R. Beam
Reed to Lead Senate Campaign Expenditures Committee
Senator James A. Reed of Missouri was poised to be elected chairman of the reorganized senatorial campaign expenditures committee as of May 21. The move signals a restructuring of campaign finance oversight within the Senate.
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Washington
U.P
James A. Reed
Missouri
Columbus Man to Speak in Athens
The Rev. John B. Ekey from Columbus Ohio will address the prohibition situation in the state and nation in Athens Sunday He'll speak at the Presbyterian church at 10 30 in the morning and at the Christian church at 7 30 in the evening Ekey is active in Ohio Anti Saloon League field work after twelve years as a Methodist minister He represents the league in Athens this year
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John B. Ekey
Columbus
Ohio
Athens
Presbyterian Church
Christian Church
Ekey
theOhio Anti-Saloon League
Ohio Anti-Saloon League
Merry Maker on the Campus Event Planned
The May Merry Maker will be held on the campus in front of East Wing next Friday at 7 30 pm under the inter church student council. Committees include games Harriet Rogers chair assisted by Verda Gilfillan Raymond Coolidge Jane Allen and Paul Wachter. music Letha Rowland Kenneth Wilcox and Rev Walter Ludwig. refreshments Beulah McCray Augusta Gather Merle Dye Walter R Forrest. decorations Harold Kurtz Margaret Sproul Bertha Brigner Alice Crawford Dayton Frose Monroe Vermillion.
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Interchurch
East Wing
Harriet Rogers
Women’s Physical Education Department
Verda Gilfillan
Raymond Coolidge
Jane Allen
Paul Wachter
Letha Rowland
Merry-Makler
Kenneth Wilcox
Walter Ludwig
Beulah McCray
Augusta Gather
Merle Dye
Walter R. Forrest
Harold Kurtz
Margaret Sproul
Bertha Brigner
Alice Crawford
Dayton Frose
Monroe Vermillion
Graduates Rise at Athens High School
The Athens High School class size grew from 26 graduates in 1906 to 96 this year, a strong increase though last year peaked at 122 graduates. The rise reflects higher enrollment over two decades.
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Athens High School
May Day Pageant by Central School Children
Two hundred thirty singing children opened the May day program at twilight on Central school grounds. Marian Danford crowned queen. Evelyn Moore named honorary queen. Pageant directed by Miss Verletta Moore and others. program featured dances, songs, and orchestral numbers by various grade levels.
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Marian Danford
Evelyn Moore
Verletta Moore
Elisabeth Garber
Mary Peters
Chimes
Dunkirk
Carrousel
Ble
Osgood Steam Shovel Absorbs Fairbanks Firm
In Marion the Osgood Steam Shovel company announced it has absorbed the Fairbanks Steam Shovel company, consolidating the two shovel makers under one entity.
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Marion
Osgood Steam Shovel Company
Fairbanks Steam Shovel Company
Change of Date for Athens High School Play Polly With Past
The Athens Drama club under Miss Marie Jewett changes the school play date from May 28 to May 27. The performance is at the high school auditorium at 8 o clock.
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Athens
Polly
Drama Club
Marie Jewett
Church Leaders Attend State Christian Church Convention
The Rev and Mrs M E B Chatley and six church members head to Canton for the annual state convention of the Christian church from May 24 to May 28. Chatley serves on the board of managers for three years and Mrs Chatley will speak to the minister wives session. Accompanying them are Mrs 8 E Ge Pedigo Mrs William Williams Mrs Cameron Crossen Mrs C O Clark Mrs E L Church and Mrs E W Bingman.
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M. EB. Chateley
The
Christian Church
Canton
Chatley
Board of Managers
Ohio
Ge Pedigo
William Williams
Cameron Crossen
O, Clark
E. L. Church
E. W. Bingman
Scientist Demonstrates Cold Light Method in Manchester
In Manchester a scientist showcased a method producing cold light. The process converts electricity to light without heating the luminary surface.
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Manchester
England
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