Nelsonville City Accepts Federal Grant for Light Plant Additions
Nelsonville City Council accepts a Federal grant covering 45 percent of an eighty thousand dollar plan to upgrade the municipal electric light plant. The grant through PWA maxes at 860,000 with the city funding 844,000 via bonds retired from plant revenues. Bids due November 9, work to begin by January 11, 1937 and finish by January 11, 1938. The council also fixed the 3.45 mill city tax levy and heard Mayor Holland report 106.70 in October fines. A proposal to hire extra legal counsel for grant details was read on first passage.
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Nelsonville
PWA
Department of Public Service
Paul Allen
County Budget Commission
S. G. Holland
Coun
Virginia Jordan Honored With Surprise Halloween Party
Harrisonville residents Mr and Mrs Ray Jordan hosted a surprise Halloween party for their daughter Virginia. The evening featured games music a wiener toast and marshmallow toast with guests Lucy Jo Dye Don Dye Cecelia Dye Delores Woodgerd Betty Woodgerd Mollie Bratton Dale Dye Jr Alvin Dye J Frank Gibson Jr Robert Gibson Duane Stanley Mr and Mrs Dale Dye Jr plus the hosts and Virginia Jordan.
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Harrisonville
Ray Jordan
Virginia
Lucy Jo Dye
Don Dye
Cecelia Dye
Delores Woodgerd
Betty Woodgerd
Mollie Bratton
Dale Dye
Alvin Dye
J. Frank Gibson, Jr
Robert Gibson
Duane Tanley
Virginia Jordan
City Council Debates Legal Counsel and Music Ordinance
City Solicitor Harry A. Mettler states no extra counsel needed now proposing funding for assistant counsel only. Discussion on allowing beer parlors to restore music remains closed as mayor and police say no fresh complaints since the ban. Traffic congestion double parking and blocking fire plugs enforcement continues as offenders will be prosecuted. Councilman Frank Anderson was excused from the meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Finance and Judiciary
Pat Galvin
Frank Anderson
Three Girls Entertained At Halloween Party
Miss Elizabeth Gathers Bernardine Perkins and Virginia Wend hosted a Halloween party at the Gathers home on Saturday night. Guests from Murray City Buchtel Athens and this city enjoyed games a two course dinner and social conversation with many attendees listed by name.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
Elizabeth Gathers
Bernardine Perkins
Virginia Wend
Lizzie Gathers
Frank Skivers
Minnie Laughlin
Rameda Skivers
Delores Perkins
Sally O'Neills
Margaret D
Violet Wolf
Helen Norman
Betty Davis
Betty Pyle
Oliver Shuttleworth
Frank Kozil
William Beard
Raymond Woller
Bernard Simmons
Murray City
Lester Smathers
Buchtel
Arthur Henderson
Johnie James
Athens
Oscar Hartley
Boyd Reeves
Gerald Skivers
Wilbur
Public Relations Group Meets as Landon Speaks from Train
Stover attended the sixth annual meeting of the Public Relations Committee of the C. and O. Railroad at White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia over the weekend. Gov. Alfred M. Landon passed through and spoke to the group from his special train. he was accompanied by the West Virginia gubernatorial candidate who addressed the gathering.
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Nelsonville
Circle of Ruth Meeting At Presbyterian Church
Twenty six members and two guests attended a Circle of Ruth gathering in Nelsonville at 6 PM Monday. Hostesses were Mrs. Cecil Shafer Mrs. L I Krieg Mrs. Raymond Raine and Mrs. Chester Cook. After dinner Mrs. Lloyd Evans led devotions using the Year Book of Prayer. The topic Siam and National Missions was presented by Miss Anne Chapman and Miss Irene McDowell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
Phillip Weller
Fred Edington
Cecil Shafer
L. I. Krieg
Raymond Raine
Chester Cook
Ruth
Presbyterian Church
Lloyd Evans
Siam
Anne Chapman
Irene McDowell
Degree of Pocahontas Benefit Bingo in Red Men’s Hall
Nelsonville hosts a regular weekly bingo party sponsored by the Degree of Pocahontas at the Red Men’s Hall. It starts Wednesday night at 8 o'clock.
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Nelsonville
Degree of
Pocahontas
Red Men's Hall
Missionary Society to Meet at Mrs Stout Home
The Foreign Missionary Society of the Methodist Church will meet Thursday at 7 30 PM at the home of Mrs C L Stout with Mrs John Herrold and Mrs Alex Dailey assisting. Mrs H A Rothrock to lead devotions. Nelsonville. Mr and Mrs Paul Sparks Kathryn Tinkham announce the birth of a son in a Toledo hospital. Mr and Mrs James Harrold of this city and the child’s great grandparents.
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Nelsonville
Foreign Missionary Society of the Methodist Church
C. L. Stout
John Herrold
Alex Dailey
H. A. Rothrock
Paul Sparks
Kathryn Tinkham
Toledo
James Harrold
Withem Couple Return After Death of Gladys Campbell
Mr and Mrs John Withem return from Urbana where they were summoned by the death of their daughter Mrs Gladys Campbell a former Nelsonville resident She is survived by her husband and three children and other relatives in the area
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Nelsonville
John Withem
Urbana
Gladys Campbell
Missionary Society to Meet at Boroff Home
The Woman's Foreign Missionary Society will assemble Wednesday at 2 PM at the home of Rev. and Mrs. F. G. Boroff on Main Street for a regular meeting.
Nelsonville High tally favors Roosevelt and Davey in straw vote
A Nelsonville High School straw poll shows Roosevelt 207 and Landon 125 for president while Browder 1. for governor Davey 242 and Bricker 1756, reflecting student preferences in a Monday afternoon vote.
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Nelsonville
Nelsonville High School
Roosevelt
Landon
Browder
Davey
Bricker
Doanville Dorcas Society Meets at Mrs Covert Home
Dorcas Society of Doanville met Thursday evening at Mrs Ellis Covert home Myers Crossing. Fourteen members and two guests Mrs Merle Simmons and Mrs Roy Hall Jr were served refreshments. Hostesses Mrs Covert and Miss Irene McDowell assisted. McDowell will entertain the next meeting Thursday.
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Doanville
Dorcas Society of
Ellis Covert
Myers Crossing
Merle Simmons
Roy Hall Jr
Covert
Irene McDowell
Fred Nixon
Past Chiefs of Pythian Sisters Meet at Williams Home
Nelsonville residents note a meeting of the Past Chiefs of Pythian Sisters Wednesday night at 7 at Mrs. Fanny Williams home on Poplar Street.
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Nelsonville
Pythian Sisters
Fanny Williams
Poplar St
55th Anniversary of Marriage Honored in Akron and Nelsonville
Leo M. Hans of Akron and his daughter Miss Rhea Hans visited Villa Maria Academy student. The Coakleys and Hoodlets hosted a family weekend with a dinner at the Coakley home to honor Mr. and Mrs. Hoodlet on their October 28 wedding anniversary. The Hoodlets were married in Nelsonville and have lived here their entire marriage.
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Nelsonville
Leo M. Hans
Akron
Rhea Hans
Villa Maria Academy
Villa Maria
B. M. Coakley
John Hoodlet
Coakley
Hoodlet
Tragedy Is Explained in Millfield Death Accident
Members of Samuel Pyles family said he was not alone when injured while felling timber. A limb broke from a tree and struck him on the head as he and a helper felled the tree. The helper called for aid. a son and neighbor carried him to his home and then to a hospital in Athens.
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Athens
Pyles
Record Vote Predicted for Polling Places in Glouster
Voters and candidates filled the streets for last minute campaigning in Glouster. Mine closures allowed miners to vote as Republicans and Democrats held final meetings and distributed literature for a projected record turnout.
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Glouster
High St
Son of Glouster Pastor Takes Bride
Joseph W. Boroff of Bloomingburg son of Rev. and Mrs. F G Boroff and Lois Stephenson daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George Stephenson Bloomingburg were married Monday evening at the M F B Church Parsonage by Rev. Boroff. Superintendent J Ira Jones of the Chillicothe District attended. Boroff works at John Deere Implement Shop. bride was bookkeeper there. After a week in Metamora they will reside in Bloomingburg.
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John Deer
Bloomingburg
Metamora
Glouster Readers Recall Weekend Visits Among Friends
Glouster society note shows Mrs. C. A. Young and granddaughter Yvonne Lee Dawson from Huntington W V visiting Mr. and Mrs. George Mudrie and friends. The Mudries recently visited Miss Mattie Ralph and Mrs. Belle Baird at Murray City.
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Glouster
C. A. Young
Yvonne Lee Dawson
Huntington
W. Va
George Mudrie
Mattie Ralph
Belle Baird
Murray City
Glouster Bowlers Triumph Over Parkersburg Team
Glouster five man bowling squad defeated a Parkersburg, West Virginia team at Wolf & Sons Alleys on Saturday night in a three game match. Glouster won by 161 pins. Hemsley posted the high three game average of 552 and Davis of Parkersburg had the top single game with 213.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glouster
Parkersburg
W. Va
Wolf & Sons
Hemsley
Davis
Leaves Hospital for Home After Work Injuries
Ernest Bryson of this city was discharged from Columbus Hospital Monday afternoon after an operation and treatment for complications from injuries sustained two months ago while at work at the Ohio Collieries Co. shops. He had been at the hospital two weeks.
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Glouster
Ernest Bryson
Columbus
Ohio Collieries Co
Mr. Bryson
Couple wed in Glouster at Church of Christ parsonage
Glouster couple David Richards and Nora Dart were married Saturday afternoon with Rev. David P. Morris officiating at the Church of Christ parsonage in Glouster. In Jacksonville the Ladies Auxiliary will meet at the FOE Hall at 6 30 Wednesday evening instead of 7.
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Glouster
David Richards
Nora Dart
Church of Christ Parsonage
David P. Morris
Jacksonville
Ladies’ Auxiliary of
FOE
Glouster Youth Recovers From Minor Surgery
Leo Kulakowski of Glouster Route 4 is recovering rapidly after a minor operation at White Cross Hospital Columbus for a loosened muscle. He is a Hollister High School senior and son of Mr and Mrs John Kulakowski. He plans to return home in a few days. Glouster Lodge 607 F A M will elect officers for next year at a meeting here Wednesday evening.
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Glouster
Leo Kulakowski
White Cross Hospital
Columbus
Leo
Hollister High School
John Kulakowski
Taylor Ridge
Glouster Lodge 607
King and Queen to Reign at NHS Carnival
Nelsonville High School sets a November 6 carnival with a new king title alongside the queen. Candidates compete in home rooms 315 216 201 302 201 300 303 308 301 203 304 204 313 318 and more, as voters race to support their favorites amid attractions.
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Nelsonville
Nelsonville High School
Teacher
Boyd
Evelyn Ogg
Dean Bailey
Cliffton
Gloria Hoodler
Jack Laessle
Figley
Vera Smith
Junior Shafer
Jackson
Mary J. Howe
Jimmy Knight
Long
Evelyn Wolfe
Lewis Vaughn
McDaniel
Jean Allen
Charles Ruble
Moorehead
Anna Mae Allen
Bernard Carter
Nelson
Harry Weatfall
Jeanette Reeves
G. Roberts
Helen Harvey
Bob Blair
Scott
Rosemary Sayre
Frank North
Sharp
Audrey Albaugh
John Brooks
Shaw
Amy Dewhurst
Windle Chapman
Stedman
Louise Nichols
Jack Riley
Stover
Max Ervin
Lillian Huddy
Washburn
Ruth Kelley
Tom Keating
Wolfe
Kathleen Keating
Bill Keeton
Social News from Nelsonville Visits and Guests
Nelsonville residents welcome relatives and friends visiting from Columbus, Philadelphia, Delaware, Carmichael and other areas. Families including Stover, Powell, Edington, Bonifield, Stalter, Hickman, Mender, Kannida, Never, Harrold and Davis host or travel for homecomings, surgeries, and family gatherings.
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Nelsonville
C. A. Stover
Lillian
Columbus
Gerrald Powell
South America
William Powell
Fred Edington
Logan
W. Va
Edington
Frank Bonifield
Carmichael
Ohio University
Bonnie Lu
A. B. Johnson
R. H. Jackson
Helen
Delaware
R. R. Stalter
Philadelphia
Hubert Leyshon
Glenn Oliver
Matthew Hickman
Anna Tennihill
Horace Mender
Audrey
Cecil
Lulu Lowry
Carbon Hill
William Kannida
Middleport
Kannida
Lowry
Mender
Albert Never
Toledo
James Harrold
Clarence Davis
Harrold
Harland Davis
Detroit
Frank Davis
Motorist Pleads Guilty to DUI in Nelsonville
Arthur Barber of this city pleaded guilty to driving while intoxicated before Mayor Holland. He was fined 100 dollars, plus costs, and his driving rights were suspended for six months. Barber was arrested by Patrolman James Cope.
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Nelsonville
Arthur Barber
G. Holland
Barber
James Cope
Chauncey Library Reports October Circulation
Chauncey librarian Mrs. Nell Rupe announced October circulation reached 387 books with many new titles added, including juvenile works. She noted increased child interest and frequent visits to the library housed at her Ellis Avenue home with a reading room and no usage fee.
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Chauncey
Chauncey Library
Nell Rupe
Rupe
Ellis Ave
Former Resident Clara Steel Dies in Columbus at 85
Mrs. Clara Pickett Steel, 85, died Thursday in Grant Hospital Columbus from cancer. A sister of Mrs. Nettie Hawk's grandfather Nathan Pickett, she visited Chauncey often and attended a Pickett family reunion at Chauncey. She was the last surviving member of her immediate family.
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Chauncey
Nettie Hawk
Clara Pickett Steel
Grant Hospital
Columbus
Steel
Hawk
Nathan Pickett
Kimberly
Nelsonville
Chauncey Miner Injured Fractured Left Wrist at Work
Chauncey Eugene Morgan, a machine man at Chauncey Mine of Manhattan Coal Co., fractured his left wrist in the latter part of the week and was transported to Athens by Dr. C N Sanders for X rays.
Church of Christ hosts masquerade party for Sunday school men
The Woman's Sunday School class at the Church of Christ plans a masquerade party for Sunday school men on Thursday night November 5 at the Church Parish House. After unmasking there will be a program and refreshments. All church members are invited.
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Chauncey
Church of Christ
Masonic Lodge Elects Officers at Nelsonville Meeting
Philadorian Lodge No. 157 F. and A. M. in the Masonic Temple elected officers for the year. W M Filmer Siddle, S W Malvern Wilson, J W Robert Smith, S D Ralph Higgins, J D Roy Beal, secretary C G Pritchard, treasurer R H Sayers, tyler E W Woody, trustee H H Jackson. Installation set for December. Election returns and lunch planned tonight for Masons.
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Nelsonville
Philadorian Lodge No. 157
Masonic Temple
Filmer Siddle
H. H. Jackson
Temple
Glass bricks heat up campus engineering shop at Kentucky
Glass bricks that transmit 87.5 percent of light are being used in the construction of an engineering shop on the University of Kentucky campus. This innovative material promises brighter interiors and energy efficiency for the project.
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University of Kentucky
Loyal Women's Bible Class Meets at Sweeney Home
Loyal Woman's Bible Class of the Church of Christ met Wednesday at Mrs. Charles Sweeney's High Street home. President Mrs. Floyd Nye led, with secretary Mrs. John Shafer in charge. Sixteen members and one visitor attended.
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Chancey—Loyal Woman's Bible
Church of Christ
Charles Sweeney
High St
Floyd Nye
John Shafer
Peter Rankin
Rice Thomas
William A. Hartley
Erle Bridgewater
Sam Tippett
Lee Schoonover
Watt Ferrer
Harvey Nye
James Ferguson
Edw. Sauer
Thomas Hamilton
Homer Johnson
Guy Brookins
William Hartley
Hills Visit Chauncey in Chauncey
Mr. Charles Hill of Nelsonville and his daughter Mrs. Carrie Hill Johnson of St. Marys West Virginia visited Chauncey on Sunday. They attended services at the Church of Christ andRecall the family once lived nearby with Mr. Hill having been manager of the Hocking company store years ago. Mrs. Johnson visited her sister Mrs. Nelson in Nelsonville.
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Chauncey
Charles Hill
Nelsonville
Carrie Hill Johnson
St. Marys
W. Va
Chauncey Sunday
Church of Christ
Hill
Hocking
Johnson
Nelson
Myers Family Attends Chauncey Funeral of Samuel Pyles
Newark relatives Chauncey Myers Floyd Myers and son Lewis and Pearl Myers visited New Marshfield during the weekend. They attended the funeral of their uncle Samuel Pyles here Monday afternoon.
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Chauncey
Ira Myers
Floyd Myers
Lewis
Pearl Myers
Newark
Samuel Pyles
Millfield Briefs Note Weekend Visits and Dinners
Mr and Mrs Newton Russell hosted a chicken dinner with Mrs Riley McDaniel Sr and Carl McDaniel of Coolville. Ephriam Sayre hosted Sunday dinner guests Otis Clark and two children. Charlie James shows slow improvement after an earlier injury. Harry Bobo of Athens visited local friends last week.
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Millfield
Newton Russell
Riley McDaniel
Carl McDaniel
Coolville
Ephriam Sayre
Otis Clark
Charlies James
Harry Bobo
Athens
Chauncey and Dover Social and Personal
Chauncey and Dover residents host and visit relatives with weekend trips to Columbus and Jacksonville. Notables include Mr. and Mrs. Brookins and daughter Thelma Jean, Mrs. Shafer, Mrs. Grant, and Mrs. Courtney. Church and club events announce Leather Craft class and Chauncey Community Club meeting.
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Preston
E. Side Public Square
Fitz Optical
Dew
Tom Donoghue
Goodrich
Cil
Harry A. Mettler
Circle of Ruth
Flan Bingo Party
Oakley & Oakley
Public
Doanville Society
Faas. Sa
Cunningham
Parks
Gatcher
Gormley
Holliday
Reeder
Garvin
Hodges
Masons
Social News
Elliott's
Womien
Elliott
Dry Cleaners
Masonic Lodge
HAL Roach
Loyal Women’s Bible Class
Hills
PYLE
Millfield Briefs
Chauncey and
Dover
Gig M. Brookins
Thelma Jean
Brookins
Victor Grinstead
Floride Shafer
Floyd Courtney
Olive Brookins
Edward Headley
Pickaway County
Annie Headley West
May Ave
William Robinett
Robinett
Floyd Stanley
Bertha Lee
the Plains
C. R. Howard
Burg Johnson
Margaret Johnson
Edward Wade
James R. Wade
Emma Rankin
Gertrude Brown
Lucy Howard
M. E
Margaret Stanley
Elsie Vernon
William Russell
Lexington Ave
Leonard Hartman
Oak Grove
W. M. Russell
Chauncey Community Club
K. of P. Hall
Beatrice Worden
M’liss
Ann Shirley
John Beal
Robert Montgomery
Rosaland Russelli
Nero Wolf
Edward Arnold
Joan Perry
Singing Cowboy
Gene Autry
Sun and Man
Robert Taylor
Loretta Young
AL West
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