Memorial Day Observances and Local Ceremonies Reported
Memorial Day activities across igs County included flowers at Kerr's Run and a ceremony in Courthouse Grove Cemetery led by the American Legion. The Drum Corps in uniform and local groups provided music and a patriotic program with remarks by Congressman Jenkins. Observances highlighted pensions and geostrategic themes, with church services, a meeting of local civic groups, and community attendance at the Young People's Christian Church event.
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Gs Usuel
With
Pat
Kerr's Run
Spone
American Legion
Jon
Courthouse Grove
Legionnaires
Atugh
Lancaster
Jenkins
Brown
Holzer Hospital
Legion
Continue Payments For New Home Tract In Meigs County
POMEROY May 31 Despite an adverse ruling by the attorney general on county land purchase for the Meigs County Children's Home, payments under contract are continued. Acquisition will end renting farm land and provide a free natural gas supply. A gas well with 50 000 cubic feet per day was drilled by Albert Bengal on the new home farm. The home will receive needed gas with possible county profit.
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Pomeroy
County Commissioners
Meigs County Children’s Home
Children’s Home
Albert Bengal
Alumni and Memorial Day Visits Across Ohio
Circleville, Ironton, Chillicothe, Charleston, Columbus and Columbus area residents mixed visits with relatives and attendances during Memorial Day week. Families including Esichingers, Hetteseimers, Melvins, Graves, Fultz, Stone, Schroath, Erwin, Lloyd, Brown, Wells, O Donnell and Harris traveled or hosted relatives and attended games and gatherings.
Memorial Day Weekend Visits Across Several Towns
Mrs. Joe Cross and two sons of Columbus spent Memorial Day with D. B. Cross. Miss Bertha Wagner from Parkersburg joined Mr. and Mrs. Charles McNickles for a home visit and remained through Memorial Day. Robert Bragg of Burr Oak visited brother Clarence Bragg. Laura Baker and James McClaskey of Midland Pa. stayed with Walter Stewart through Wednesday. Mort Weaver and son Donald of Columbus, former Racine residents, were weekend guests. H. K. Coe of Columbus visited his son and daughter-in-law. Nurse Mabel Philson of Cincinnati spent Memorial Day weekend with Dr. John Philson. Eber Hayman and Wade Ihle with families visited Ralph Hayman. Mary Jean Watson is recovering well from appendix surgery.
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Joe Cross
Columbus
D. B. Cross
Bertha Wagner
Parkersburg
Charles McNickles
Miss Wagner
Robert Bragg
Burr Oak
Clarence Bragg
Laura Baker
James McClaskey
Midland
Walter Stewart
Mort Weaver
Donald
Racine
H. K. Coe
Kelly Coe
Mabel Philson
Cincinnati
John Philson
Eber Hayman
Wade Ihle
Monroe
Ohio
Ralph Hayman
Mary Jean Watson
Owen Watson
West Virginia Receives Emergency Relief Grant
Washington May 31 An emergency relief grant of 949934 dollars to West Virginia was announced late Monday by Harry L Hopkins Federal emergency relief administrator.
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West Virginia
Washington
U.P
Harry L. Hopkins
Birthday party honors Robert Chambers in Middleport
Mrs. R. M. Chambers hosted at North Fourth Avenue in Middleport on Monday afternoon for her son Robert who turned seven. Forty eight boys and girls attended the celebration.
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Middleport
R. M. Chambers
North Fourth Avenue
Robert
Silver Ridge News Notes Highlight Local Visits
Mrs. Helen Kioes and two children of Pomeroy visited sister Mrs. Leona Myers. Garrett, Stanley, Mildred, Hazel Christy, Amy and Violet Snyder spent Sunday in Athens with Mr. and Mrs. Harry Swank. Mrs. Vassel Diller of New Lexington also noted in brief.
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Ethel Follrod
Huntington
W. Va
Will Follrod
Will Bentz
Clinton Frost
Athens
John Hayes
Emerson Hayes
Chester
Stella Watkins
Dana Swartz
James Swartz
Norwood Knight
Ward Bentz
Sumner
Harry Guthrie
Pomeroy
John Diller
New Lexington
Dana Tuttle
Silver Ridge
J. M. Bentz
Helen Kioes
Leona Myers
Garrett
Stanley
Mildred
Hazel Christy
Amy
Violet Snyder
Harry Swank
Vassel Diller
New Lexing
Community Notices of Local Visits and Family Guests
Ton visits her mother Mrs. Dora Tuttle. Nettie Barnhart of Columbus visits her sisters Mrs. Dora Tuttle and Mrs. M. L. Parker. Mary Pooler of Pomeroy and her son spent Sunday with daughter Mrs. Alvin Myers and family.
Middleport Alumni elect new officers at annual meeting
Middleport Alumni Association named Lucille Dutton president at the annual meeting held Monday night. Nancy Reed was chosen vice president, Nella Zerkle secretary, and Bess Sanborn treasurer for the coming year.
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Middleport
Middleport Alumni Association
Lucille Dutton
Nancy Reed
Nella Zerkle
Bess Sanborn
Local Visits Spur Social Roundup Across Communities
D A Shreiber of Canton visited Mr and Mrs E B Parker and his sister Lena Shreiber last Wednesday. Charles Cowdrey of Hockingport and Mrs Effie Warren of Reedsville stopped by Mr and Mrs H A Biggs last Sunday. Mrs Mavel Barnett and Mrs Belle Rice of Reedsville visited here recently as did Mrs Ruth Larkins and her children of Long Bottom. Loyal Sons and Daughters Class met with Miss Elsie Fish. L L Keller has an outside chimney built. Leslie Blough of Bef ore spent last week with L L Keller.
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D. A. Shreiber
Canton
E. B. Parker
Lena Shreiber
Charles Cowdrey
Hockingport
H. A. Biggs
Effie Warren
Fred Knowles
Reedsville
Tuppers Plains
Mavel Barnett
Belle Rice
Ruth Larkins
Long Bottom
Villa Kincade
Sons and Daughters
The
Christian Church
Elsie Fish
L. L. Keller
Leslie Blough
Birthdays Honored in Surprise Gatherings at Glouster
In Glouster on May 31 a surprise dinner honored Mrs. Will Embrey Mrs. Clarence Knight and Mr and Mrs M A Thompson. Attending were Esta Gardner Will Embrey Palmer Gazell Clarence Frazier Roy Byers Clarence Knight and son Jimmie Jack Parker and Bill and Leo Thompson along with the hostesses Mrs Velma Parker Mrs Palmer Gazell and Mrs Margaret Byers.
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Glouster
Will Embrey
Clarence Knight
M. A. Thompson
Thompson
Velma Parker
Palmer Gazell
Margaret Byers
Esta Gardner
Clarence Frazier
Roy Byers
Jimmie
Jack Parker
Bill
Leo Thompson
American Legion Auxiliary to Meet in Glouster
The American Legion Auxiliary holds its monthly meeting at the American Legion hall on Thursday night at 7 30. Officers urge a good attendance.
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Glouster
American Legion Auxiliary
American Legion
Death toll from Cleveland crash shocks Glouster family
Will Miller and relatives traveled from Glouster to Cleveland after Jack Miller was killed when his car hit a barge truck without lights on a main highway near Cleveland. Also, a four room cottage owned by Louis Ananie near Oakdale Pike was partly destroyed by fire late Tuesday night, with two rooms saved by the fire department. origin unclear but thought to be from a coal burning kitchen stove.
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Glouster
Will Miller
William Zimmer
Henry Zimmer
William Winefordner
Cleveland
Mr. Miller
Jack Miller
Louis Ananie
Oakdale Pike
To Work Thursday List of Men To Report at City Building
A list of county relief workers to report Thursday morning at 7 at the rear of the City Building was announced by Street Commissioner Clarence Gatchel. Names include Dan Shepard Ira Spencer Dell Stanley Bert Skinner Ira Slater Robert Skinner J C Sa freed James Smith John Shaner Ben Searls Eldon Six Ray Shaffer Richard Six Willard Stenberger Ivor Skinner Carl Stahl Len Singer Harold Rothery Henry Russell and James Seville.
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Glouster
Clarence Gatchel
Dan Shepard
Ira Spencer
Dell Stanley
Bert Skinner
Ira Slater
Robert Skinner
J. C. Safreed
James Smith
John Shaner
Ben Searls
Eldon Six
Local social notes from Marion Chauncey and Glouster
Mr and Mrs Belford Cunningham end a visit with Mr and Mrs Clyde Harper and return to Marion. C EB Duncan and sons of Barberton stay with E B Matthews and W H Duncan and family and with Grant Wallace Esta Cunningham 8 A and Zern Cunningham visit Chauncey. Master Harry Holzschuh joins from Detroit for summer. Paul Duncan of Athens visits relatives. Max Williams departs for Detroit for the summer. In Glouster May 31 Ed Cartwright James Brown Dallas Christman Henry Adams Mack McCutcheon and Trimble Township Board of Education members attend the funeral of Alex Root former county superintendent of schools in Athens last Friday.
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Belford Cunningham
Clyde Harper
Marion
C. EB. Duncan and Sons
Barberton
E. B. Matthews
W. H. Duncan
Grant Wallace
Esta Cunningham
Zern Cunningham
Chauncey
Chester Merritt
Goldye Holzschuh
Glouster
Ed Cartwright
James Brown
Dallas Christman
Henry Adams
Mack McCutcheon
Trimble Township
Alex Root
Athens
Nelsonville Observes Memorial Day With Soldier Dead
Memorial Day observances in Nelsonville and a Home Coming day in Buchtel honor veterans. The Glenford Dugan Post leads ceremonies with military honors, a gun salute, taps, and parades to Fort Street and Greenlawn Cemeteries. Local veterans, the high school band, and community groups participate under civic leadership.
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Nelsonville
Buchtel
Glenford
Glenford Dugan
Legion Building
Fort Street
Women's Relief Corps
Greenlawn Cemetery
Memorial events mark village observance
The concluding rites at the cemetery were led by the Rev. Father Carney followed by a basket dinner at noon. An evening dance supported by the Memorial Association of the village capped the day’s activities.
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Father Carney
Memorial Association of
Phi Club Wins Holiday Contest In Sluggish Tilt
Nelsonville Twilight League opened with the Phi Club defeating the Buckeyes 16 to 7 at City Playground. Pitcher P. Galvin worked five innings before Dalton relieved, as Phi Club hitters torched Buckeyes pitching for a high scoring opener.
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Phi Club
Nelsonville
Buckeyes
P. Galvin
Dalton
C. Woodson
H. Woodson
Leach
Phi
Abrhpore
Waite
Commie
Hannahs
E. Galvin
Hilleary
Carlin
Dupler
Hartley
Maken
PMG
Riley
Amawe
J. Johnson
Tucker
White
Leech
Galvin
Patton
Brown
Buchtel Old Timers
Shoe Factory
Buckeyes Abrhpore
Welles
Miss Rice Becomes Music Supervisor for Ward Township
Miss Louise Rice, who graduates next Monday from Ohio University, has taken a position as music supervisor for Ward Township in Hocking County. The schools under her supervision are Carbon Hill Jobs Dorr Run Oak Hill Newtown Sand Run and Orbiston.
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Miss Rice
Louise Rice
Ohio University
Ward Township
Hocking County
Carbon Hill
Jobs
Dorr Run
Oak Hill
Newtown Sand Run
Orbiston
Commencement Tonight at Local High School Auditorium
The high school will hold commencement this evening at 8 oclock in the auditorium. A school assembly is planned for tomorrow June 1 at 2 p.m. Students should assemble in their home rooms.
Memorial Day Service at Greenlawn for Walter Whitlatch
At Greenlawn on Memorial Day the Walter Whitlatch Memorial service was held by Boy Scouts at his grave. Whitlatch's family attended and appreciated the boys' tribute to their former scout master.
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Nelsonville
Greenlawn
Walter Whitlatch
Whitlatch
Nelsonville High School 1898 class reunion plans
Nelsonville on May 31 reports the class of 1898 will hold a reunion during the alumni banquet to celebrate the fortieth anniversary of graduation. All guards of the degree team of the D of A are asked to attend practice Friday evening and bring sandwiches for a potluck dinner.
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Nelsonville
Nelsonville High School
D. of A
Miner of Old Days Revisits Nelsonville
R W Lyle aged 16 from Springfield Ohio revisits Nelsonville recalling coal mining in the Hocking Valley during canal and railroad shifts. He helped form the United Mine Workers and joined 1874 1844 and 1893 strikes recalling checkweighman burial fund and burial fund aims. He admires Roosevelt and predicts a Roosevelt victory by popular support in four years.
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Nelsonville
R. W. Lyle
Springfield
Ohio
Hocking Valley
W. B. Brooks
Poston
Lyle
Mr. Lyle
United Mine Workers
Roosevelt
Ed Dugan
Revival Underway at Pilgrim Holiness in New Floodwood
A revival meeting continues this week at the Pilgrim Holiness Church in New Floodwood. An all-day gathering is planned for Sunday, June 4, with services held throughout the week.
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Floodwood
New Floodwood
Pilgrim Holiness Church
Local social notes from Nelsonville region events
Misses Betty Hill and Lennox Hutchinson of Columbus visited Mr and Mrs Fred Morgilan and other relatives. Ed Howard Albert Howard and families attended the funeral of Beatrice Morris in Xenia. Lucille Wells Wadsworth visited Nelsonville friends en route to Chicago for the World's Fair. Mrs Lucile Ward and the Morans hosted in Columbus. Mrs John S Riley visited Akron. Than Edington and son John traveled between Xenia Nelsonville and Logan to see relatives.
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Betty Hill
Lennox Hutchinson
Columbus
Fred Molligan
Ed Howard
Albert Howard
Emily McMannamay
Doris
Xenia
Beatrice Morris
Lucille Wells Wadsworth
Nelsonville
Wells
Chicago
Lucile Ward
Klansman to Speak on Communism in Nelsonville Meeting
J A Colescott grand dragon of the Ku Klux Klan will address a public meeting on Communism at the I O O Hall in Nelsonville tonight at 8 o clock, sponsored by the local Klan.
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Nelsonville
J. A. Colescott
Ku Klux Klan
I. O. O. Hall
Past Chiefs Club meeting at White Rose Temple
Glouster May 31 report says the Past Chiefs Club of White Rose Temple will meet Friday night at 7 30 at Mrs J N McHarg home New Marshfield Road.
Memorial Day Observed in Glouster with Services and Parades
Glouster marked Memorial Day with a parade from High Street to Main Street and car visits to outlying cemeteries Bishopville Maplewood Glouster Hollister Millfield Taylor Ridge Russell Sands and Calvary. Frank McCann Post and Drum Corps visited Mountville and Wrightstown cemeteries for memorial exercises followed by a program at Depot Square.
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Glouster
High Street
Main Street
Bishopville
Maplewood
Hollister
Millfield
Taylor Ridge
Russell
Sands
Calvary
Frank McCann Post
Mountville
Wrightstown
Depot Square
Concord
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