Death of Hannas Investigated After electrocution
An official inquiry into the death by electrocution of Joe Hannas 42 ex service man and city light linesman began in Nelsonville Ohio with coroner L F Jones and county prosecutor staff conducting witness interviews. The investigation focuses on possible error and carelessness as factors in the accident involving a 2300 volt line.
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Nelsonville
Joe Hannas
City Electric Light
L. F. Jones
Athens
Peter Barrows
Jones
John Bolin
Hannas
Sidney Cook
Clarence
Red) Kelly
Poplar
Grosvenor Street
Cook
Kelly
Roy Maze
William Sigponton
Fourth Street
2Nas
Grosvenor Streets
Maze
Ed Williams
Southern Ohio Electric Company
Williams
Bill Hickman
Ohio Bell Telephone Company
Electric Company
Public Utilities Commission
Common Pleas Court
Hickman
Saga yearbook highlights Nelsonville High School 1931
Nelsonville High School issues the 1931 Saga yearbook featuring a Moorish red ink theme, blue Old Man's Cave scenes, and mounted team pictures for football, basketball, and baseball. Editor Frank Shay, business manager Edward Murphy, and advisor Franklin Stedman lead the staff. cover in scarlet and grey leather board.
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Nelsonville
S&page
Old Man's Cave
Frank Shay
Edward L. Murphy
Franklin Stedman
Nelsonville Hearses 65 Graduates At 53rd Commencement
Sixty five members of Nelsonville High School's senior class were graduated at the fifty third annual exercises. Dr Re E Lewis of Ohio State University delivered the address noting real education is self education and urging curiosity and wise parental guidance. Diplomas were presented by Donald Lowden. salutatory and valedictory were delivered by Maxine Hall.
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Nelsonville
Panama Canal
RE. E. Lewis
Department of School Administration
Ohio State University
Dr. Lewis
Lewis
America
Athens High School Graduates 92 Students Tonight
The Senior and Junior classes prepare to honor 92 graduates in Athens County with diplomas tonight. Alex Root will address the ceremony as Joe Galvin and Frances Kourt perform a trumpet duet and the High School Orchestra provides music under Ward Hamm.
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Jo Barnecut
Frank Shay
Robert Hall
Clas
Joe Galvin
Frances Kourt
Ward W. Hamm
Alex Root
Athens County
Roy Adams
Jack Auflick
Warren Badger
Joe Ball
Max Bennett
Willard Brunston
Robert Covert
Rex Dileher
Paul Evans
Jonn Gethers
Carlos Glenn
Jack Haffner
Chester Hanning
Charles Helyer
James Hitchings
Kenneth Hoskins
Jack Kerr
Calvin Lancaster
Meredith Lehman
Marold McCray
Lawrence McKibben
Earl
Social Bridge Evening Honors Several Guests
Mrs J B Preston and Mrs Frank Jackson hosted a Wednesday bridge party at the Preston home for guests including Mrs E M McCune Mrs Otto Kaelin of Cleveland Mrs Emmett Preston of Columbus and Mrs Charles Lowden. Six tables played with Mrs Oscar Bingman and Mrs Leonard Cooley taking top honors. A luncheon followed.
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J. B. Preston
Frank Jackson
Preston
McCune
Otto Kaelin
Cleveland
Emmett Preston
Columbus
Bridge
Oscar Bingman
Leonard Cooley
Charles Lowden
W. B Lingley
Arthur Burgess
Lancaster
Ellen Warren Pleads Guilty to Fornication Charge
In Nelsonville Ellen Warren pleaded guilty to fornication during arraignment before Mayor Bill Hickman. She received a three month sentence in the county jail.
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Nelsonville
Ellen Warren
Bill Hickman
Wednesday Bridge Club Guests Entertain At Luncheon
The Wednesday Bridge Club hosted a luncheon at Mrs. Ceci Shafer’s home 52 E. Peankim Street for Mrs. Charles Barteis who departs next week for term in Parkerbour. Eugene Shafer and John Shington attended the bridge game after the meal. prizes went to Mrs. Wallace Green Jon Edington and Mrs. Wee Vorgan.
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Ceci Shafer
E. Peankim Street
Charles Barteis
Eugene Shafer
Athens
John Shington
Wallace Green
Jon Edington
Wee Vorgan
Fraternal Order Banquet Marks Eighth Anniversary Event
The Ace No S81 Fraternal Order of Esgies hosts a banquet at their Ball Fronyeening on May 2 to observe their eighth anniversary. Members and officers are requested to attend.
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Fraternal Order of Esgies
Whitewash habit in British villages prompts reflection
Nelsonville reports on a Women's Community Club piece about the widespread use of whitewash in small communities across Great Britain and Northern Europe. The essay contrasts American town carelessness with continental cleanliness traditions and notes the ubiquity of whitewashing as a communal practice.
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Nelsonville
America
Great Britain
Europe
Whitewash in back gardens and walls noted in Nelsonville areas
Readers observe whitewash used on stone walls trunks and cellar doors in Nelsonville East End back gardens. Experts urge neat even application noting overuse or splashy coats is a mistake and rear areas show brick garden beds all evenly whitewashed.
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Nelsonville
Haydenville
Scouts in Nelsonville Ready for Memorial Day Duties
Nelsonville troops are urged to prepare for Memorial Day responsibilities in town and at Greenlawn Cemetery. Uniformed scouts will likely assist in directing activities and managing crowd flow.
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Nelsonville
Greenlawn Cemetery
Scouts Plan Camp Trips With Dan Beard Visit
Troop 44 directs all Scouts in uniform to verify insignia and avoid official stockings. A camp trip to Old Man's Cave is planned within weeks. Chief Scout Commissioner Daniel Carter Beard and Eagle Scout Paul Sipie, who went with Byrd to the North Pole, will tour Zanesville on June 4. Local Scouts seek meet with Beard.
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National Headquarters Troop 44
Old Man's Cave
Caromer
Daniel Carter Beard
Boy Scouts
Paul Sipie
Commander Byrd
North Pole
Zanesville
Ohio
Dan Beard
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Short Street
H. A. Sayre
Glenford Dugan Post
American Legion
Bob Hall
Marjorie Hickman
Joe Barnecut
Ruth Backus
Paul Huddy
Maxine Hall
Nelsonville High School
H. E. Zuber
L. E. Buell
Saga
Men's Athletic Union
Oxfords
East End
Tan
Chambray
Topkis Athletic Union
Children’s Union
Uckoffc
Chauncey + Clouster ‘S
Chauncey
The
Women's Community Club
Majestic Nelsonville
Pho
Palers
Holmes
Heaven
Paramount Picture
Bob Steele
Scout News
Fred Fi. Beasley
Miss Mary Rank
Clearwater
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