Nelsonville approves bond for new elementary school
Voters narrowly pass a 410 818 dollar bond to build a 20 room elementary school replacing East and Central. Tuberculosis levy also approved 1172 to 359. In county races Nelsonville backs Kerr over Campbell and Lausche narrowly over Rhodes. Total Nelsonville turnout 1622 with Burke and Bender contest results.
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Nelsonville
Eigenen
First Ward
Second Ward
Fourth Ward
Kenneth Kerr
Don Campbell
Wayne Ward
Fred O’nail
Frank J. Lausche
James A. Rhodes
Bender
Burke
Thomas A. Jenkins
Truman A Morris
Henry Smith Appointed York Township Trustee
Nelsonville reports Henry A. Gus Smith of Chestnut Street appointed to fill the vacancy of Ernest Cur tin as York Township trustee. Justice Floyd Brown made the appointment, bond approved by Wayne Bum gardner and Thomas Fe. Tigner. Smith, a retired railroad engineer, will serve the remaining term of the late Curtis. Earlier talk of George Schoonover’s appointment proved invalid as he lacked a governor issued commission. Prosecutor Joel Draper notes the oldest commissioned justice should appoint a new trustee.
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Nelsonville
Henry A
Gus) Smith
Chestnut St
York Township
Ernest (Cocy) Curtin
Wayne Bumgardner
Thomas FE. Tigner
Smith
Curtis
George Schoonover
Garrett Warren
Deanville
Schoonover
Clerk of Courts Office
Joel Draper
Nelsonville Guild to Host Annual Party at Parish House
Twig No 3 of Mount St Mary Hospital Guild hosts its annual party at St Andrews Parish House on Thursday at duit p m. Howe provided doughnuts and coffee. Attendees may choose their own card game.
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Twig No. 3
Mount St. Mary Hospital
Pandorian Club November Meeting Set for Thursday
The Pandorian Club will meet Thursday at 2 30 p m at the home of Mrs Barney Neiman.
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Pandorian Club
Barney Neiman
Mount St. Mary Hospital Notes Births and Admissions
Births include a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Manthey Nelsonville and a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Michael Chandell Nelsonville. Admissions list David Annie Dayton Albert Aleshire Athens. Dismissals note Mrs. William Harlan Athens and son. Other entries include Mrs. Robert Whitcraft Logan Mrs. Louis Smith Nelsonville Wesley Breeze Logan Grace Rutherford Carbonill Mrs. Mary Reeves Oak Hill Pearl McDonald Nelsonville.
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Clarence Matheny
Nelsonville
Michael Chandell
Admissions
David Annie
Dayton
Albert Aleshire
Athens
William Harlan
Robert Whitcraft
Logan
Louis Smith
Wesley Breeze
Auxiliary to Hold Annual Rummage Sale in Nelsonville
The Woman's Auxiliary of the Episcopal church sponsors its annual rummage sale in Nelsonville on November 5 and 6. It will be held in the Craig building on Hocking Street with doors opening at 9 a.m. Home made fruit cakes are available by the cake or as gifts in one two and three pound sizes. Orders can be placed with Mrs. Howard Warner at 557 and Mrs. Clarence Kelly at 63-W.
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Nelsonville
Woman's Auxiliary
The
Episcopal Church
Craig Building
Hocking St
Howard Warner
Clarence Kelly
Portsmouth Residents Seek Mayor Ouster for Misconduct
About 27 residents of nearby Barden filed a petition in Common Pleas Court asking for the removal of Mayor A. P. Hoffer of Portsmouth village. They accuse him of misconduct in office and illegal arrests. Hoffer calls the move the work of a bunch of foreheads after he refused to resign on October 5.
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Portsmouth
Barden
A. P. Hoffer
Common Pleas Court
Hoffer
Weekend Visits and School Halloween Party Report
Mrs Cora Sheets and Leo Kananga spent a weekend in Columbus with Mr and Mrs H D McClas key. Mrs Josephine Lilly of Charles ton visited Mrs Cora Dewitt. The Stewart family visited Athens with cousin Mrs Nina Harris. Johnnie Raike and daughter from Columbus visited Mr and Mrs John Raike Sr with Harry Withen of Huntington. Byron Ward stayed weekend in Ashland with relatives. Jimmy and Johnnie Oliver visited Charleston and Mrs Ethel Messlien and Mr Walter Duckworth. Kananga grade school held a Halloween party hosted by the PTA with 120 refreshments served.
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Kanauga
Cora Sheets
Leo
H. D. McClaskey
Columbus
Josephine Lilly
Charleston
Cora Dewitt
S. A. Stewart
Athens
Nina Harris
Johnnie Raike
John Raike
Harry Withen
Huntington
Raikes
Byron Ward
Ashland
Jimmy Oliver
Johnnie Oliver
Ethel Messlien
Walter Duckworth
Kananga
PTA
Christing Black
Masons List Officers Elected at Nelsonville Lodge
Philidorian Lodge 157 F and AM in Nelsonville elected officers at Monday meeting led by John Steenrod as worshipful master and Max Hoskins as senior warden. Also named were Paul Richards junior warden A Kiser treasurer James G Knight secretary Ral Fick senior deacon Charles Kerr junior deacon Steve Barber Tyler Glenn Allen trustee for three years. Officers to be installed Monday December 6.
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Nelsonville
Philidorian Lodge
Masonic Temple
John Steenrod
Max Hoskins
Paul Richards
A. Kiser
James G
Knight
Ral Fick
Charles Kerr
Steve Barber
Tyler
Glenn Allen
Falls From Ladder In Nelsonville
John Patton fell from a ladder while trimming trees and fractured his left leg below the knee. He received treatment at Mount St. Mary Hospital.
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Nelsonville
John Patton
Mount St. Mary Hospital
Beets Sugar Development Amid Napoleonic Blockade Tale
The article notes beet sugar development during the Napoleonic Wars and the blockade of Europe. It mentions Napoleon's role and the drive to advance sugar production as a strategic response.
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Europe
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