Nelsonville Eagles win district October membership contest
Nelsonville Eagles again won the District 4 silver trophy for October, with 34 new members. 15 members attended the district initiation at Shawnee. George Herman, past state president, spoke. The Eagles ping pong team beat Corning in all matches. A drum and bugle corps practice was set for Wednesday at 7:30 PM at the American Legion Building.
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Nelsonville
Nelsonville Eagles
Shawnee
George Herman
Eagles
Corning
Watson Wolf
John Dezso
Bob Quillen
Bill Barnett
Joe Evans
Dewey Whyte
Max Bartoe
American Legion
Glouster Dentist F H May Dies After Illness
Dr. F H May of 31 S High St Glouster died late Sunday night at Sheltering Arms Hospital Ath ens after a throat infection began Friday He spent boyhood in New Matamoras studied dental college and practiced in Glouster first at the Press Building then Lamborn Building corner High and Front Sts No funeral arrangements announced
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Glouster
F. H. May
S. High St
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Athens
May
Dr. May
New Matamoras
Dental College
Jacksonville
Glouster Press
Lamborn
High and
Front Sts
Threat To Sink City of Flint Revealed
Gainard quoted the lieutenant warning that soldiers would sink the ship if trouble arose. The City of Flint faced German orders, painted over American marks, and sailed from Tromsoe to Murmansk before Norwegian officials allowed it to depart. A boarding party later removed the prize crew and declared the ship free at Haugesund.
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Gainard
Germany
Flint
Alph
Tromsoe
Murmansk
Nelsonville Dog Wins Field Trials at Lancaster Meet
Frank O Mara s finely trained bird dog Junior won first prize in the all age class at the Fairfield County Bird Dog Club field trial in Lancaster. Twenty eight dogs entered from across the state competed in the event.
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Nelsonville
Frank O'Mara
Lancaster
Fairfield County Bird Dog Club
Relief League to Convene Tuesday Evening in Nelsonville
Mr. Henry Windle president and Mr. Ralph Pierce secretary of the Unemployed League announce their regular meeting for Tuesday evening November 7 at 7 o'clock in the Red Men's Hall. All relief clients are urged to attend as there is business of importance to discuss.
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Nelsonville
Henry Windle
Ralph Pierce
The
Unemployed League
Red Men's Hall
Glouster
American Legion Auxiliary
Corning
Legion Hall
Clerks Plan Dance Meeting At K of P Hall
Retail Clerks Union will meet tonight in the K of P Hall at 7:30. Final plans for the dance on Nov 19 will be discussed.
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Nelsonville — Retail Clerks Union
K. of P. Hall
Glouster Pinmen Break Even in Two Matches
In a Saturday match at Prindle's Restaurant Roseville Glouster beat the Pinmen by 45 pins. Canton topped high single with 210 and G Wolf totaled 577 for the match. On Sunday Glouster Travelers defeated Lancaster American Legion by 12 pins with France of the Legion at 559.
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Glouster
Prindle’s Restaurant
Roseville
Canton
G. Wolf
Glouster Travelers
Lancaster American Legion
France
Shipley
Enone Ee
Sands
Shields
Baker
Glouster J. McAllister
V. Eddy -Oenee
J. Wolf, Jr
B. Gormley
Stuckey
B. Morris O
Kent U. Father and Son Classmates Share Campus Life
Kenneth E. Fair, 41, and his son Frank, 19, are classmates at Kent State University. Fair gave up elementary teaching to pursue a B S degree for high school teaching. Another son, Robert, 16, plans to enroll after high school graduation.
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Kent, O
Kenneth E.fair
Frank
Kent State University
Fair
Theniversity
Robert
Tramps Seek Gas Masks in Manchester Welfare Issue
In Manchester England a welfare problem troubles the usual calm of the streets. Tramps are issued gas masks upon admission to an institution but are not permitted to take the masks with them when they leave next morning, creating concern and confusion.
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Manchester
Eng
Declamation Contests Held In Nelsonville Churches
Sunday night two Nelsonville churches hosted Prince of Peace Declamation contests with high school students reading from Ohio Council of Churches selections. In Methodist Church, Alice Duskey took bronze and Mary Sharp second. Emily Sharp and Polly Johnson earned bronze and second at Church of Christ. Contestants spoke on progress and reflections in the water, with December county finals forthcoming.
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Nelsonville
Prince of Peace
Methodist Church
Church of Christ
Ohio Council of Churches
Rosalie Starbuck
Floyd Pence
Walter Stuart
Carbon Hill
Carl
Christman Rites To Be On Wednesday Morning
Mrs Bertha Christman 59 died Sunday night at her East Branch home. Survived by daughters Mrs Ester Parsons and Miss Mary at home. Sisters Mrs Elizabeth Blackburn and Mrs Serretta Gladden of Pizgah. Brother James Blackburn of New Lexington. Funeral Wednesday at 10 with burial in Maplewood.
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Glouster
Bertha Christman
J. H. Blackburn
East Branch
Esther Parsons
Mary
Elizabeth Blackburn
Serretta Gladden
Pizgah
Harry Gardner
James Blackburn
New Lexington
Glouster Social Notes and Community Events
Glouster Social Notes details Legion Auxiliary gathering plans in Corning and a Daughters of Veterans meeting at the LCOOF Hall with refreshments. Also notes bake sale at Scott Dairy Store and local visits by residents, plus a gasoline burn incident on Locust Street with Jimmie Spirieto injured.
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Jimmie
Halloween party notes from Millfield and area
Personal notes from Millfield recount attendees at the Nelsonville lodge Halloween party, prizes for costumes, and upcoming Ladies Aid Society meeting in Millfield. Also listed are local social visits, illness, moves, election precincts, and a Dayton hospital visit after a vehicle crash.
Time Card Schedule and Airline Services Listed
The notice lists Eastern travel times for the Baltimore and Ohio lines with multiple numbered trains and daily and Sunday variations and references Chesapeake and Ohio and New York Central services. It also advertises Athens Airways routes to Columbus or Pittsburgh with connections nationwide and notes Carter Service airplanes available for special trips to any city with an airport during daylight hours.
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Ccarter
Will Entertain Nelsonville for Benefit Party
Junior Order plans a benefit party at the IOOF Hall on Tuesday night November 7 at 8 o clock. Local residents are invited to attend and support the event. Proceeds go to community needs.
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Nelsonville Junior Order
IOOF
Republicans to Hold Final Rally Tonight in Nelsonville
Nelsonville residents will gather on Public Square for a pre election rally featuring a 7 10 p m program by the Nelsonville High School Band and the Republican Men's Glee Club. Mayor candidate J Lloyd Evans will speak on Nelsonville Unlimited and other candidates will be introduced.
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Nelsonville
Republican Men's Glee Club
J. Lloyd Evans
Nelsonville Unlimited
Nelsonville Social Notes
Nelsonville Saturday afternoon the Hyperion Club met in the high school home economics room. Miss Fierce led the program on consumer education and the pure food and drug acts, with an illustrated talk and a subsequent general discussion. Loyal Women's Class of the Church of Christ will meet Tuesday evening at 7 at Mrs. Myrtle Gettle’s home on Poplar Street.
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Nelsonville
Donald Betts
Hyperion Club
Miss Fierce
Church of Christ
Myrtle Gettle
Poplar St
Entertained at Dinner by Mr and Mrs Will Burnell
Sunday dinner hosted by Mr and Mrs Will Burnell with guests Dr G G Frazier and Wells Jones of Washington DC Dr and Mrs Lowell Burnell of Glouster and Mr and Mrs Leigh ton Aumiller with their son Dick of Columbus.
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Will Burnell
G. G. Frazier
Wells Jones
Washington, D. C
Lowell Burnell
Glouster
Leighton Aumiller
Columbus
Windle Twins Born to John and Name Windle Family
Mr and Mrs John Windle Jr announce the birth of twin daughters on Sunday November 5.
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John Windle, Jr
M. M. Club Hosts Chicken Dinner at Myrtle Matheny Home
Members of the M. M. Club enjoyed a chicken dinner at the home of Mrs. Myrtle Matheny on Friday evening. During the social hour games and contests were held with prizes awarded to attendees including Mrs. Lillian Young, Mrs. Lillian Silcott, Mrs. Gladys Pierce, Mrs. Gladys Duckler, Mrs. Oma Beagle, Mrs. Ben Schaeffer, Mrs. Ruth Keating, Mrs. Golda Craig, Mrs. Lucille Steenrod, Mrs. Freda Hellyer, Mrs. Vivian Kirkendall, Mrs. George Hilleary, Mrs. Gertrude Ray, and Mrs. Betty Wintermute.
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M. M. Club
Myrtle Matheny
Lillian Young
Lillian Silcott
Gladys Pierce
Gladys Duckler
Oma Beagle
Ben Schaeffer
Ruth Keating
Golda Craig
Lucille Steenrod
Freda Hellyer
Vivian Kirkendall
George Hilleary
Gertrude Ray
Betty Wintermute
Past Chiefs of the Pythian Sisters Meet at Bateman Home
Past Chiefs of the Pythian Sisters gather Wednesday night at the home of Mrs. Carl Bateman in Franklin Street at 6 30. Nel sonville notes include visits by G I Putnam and several Columbus visitors to Athens friends and local hosts.
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Pythian Sisters
Carl Bateman
Franklin Sr
Nelsonville school board and administration speak
The Nelsonville School Administration and Board urge community involvement in athletics while stressing balance with academics. They support fair play, warn against win at any price, and note recent improvements like better coaching and plans for field lights, timed with financing and enrollment pressures.
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Grads
Nelsonville Board of Education
N” Association
Nelsonville
E. J. Arnold
J. K. Kinneer
Board of Education
C. W. Monks
Nelle Dowler
C. FE. Washburn
W. H. Badger
R. W. Parks
Tickets to Be Turned In November Fourteenth
Nelsonville reports the finance committee of the Business and Professional Women's Club says members may pick up ticket books at the City Library. At the next regular meeting on November fourteenth all books and stubs must be turned in and reports on the work completed will be given.
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Nelsonville
Business and Professional Women's Club
Thanksgiving Bake Sale Planned by Clarks Chapel Ladies Aid
The October meeting of the Ladies Aid Society at Mrs. Frank Phillips home voted to hold the annual Thanksgiving bake sale on November 22. Quilting dominated the afternoon and refreshments with Halloween flavor were served by the hostess and Miss Mary Phillips to ten members and four guests. Local residents included Mrs. Addie Phillips and Elizabeth of Lisbon visiting Snow kin, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Bowman of Sandusky as weekend guests of the Maxwell family, Mrs. Murn Bean in Gallipolis for Dr Milo Wilson’s illness, Mr. and Mrs. James A. Bellies visiting C. E. Ruth’s home in Shade, and Mrs. Hugh Sheridan visiting sister Mrs. Wolford Patterson of Willow Creek. Several attended the first quarterly conference at Central Avenue Church. The Aid also met to quit on Thursday afternoon with Mrs. Frank Phillips.
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Avenile Crabtree
Ladies Aid Society
M. E. Church
Bess Wemmer
Crescent Ridge
Margaret Simpson
Sam McClelland
Greens Run
East Millfield
Floyd Kidd
West Millfield
D. of P. Hall
Brookins
Carolyn Hartman
Minnie Dust
Lena Bradki
Jacksonville
Maxine Boudinot
Millfield
Hartman
John Smith
Mabel Smith
Ernest Wade
A. J. Leonard
Columbus
Dean Earich
Adolph Earich
Arthur Triplett
Garfield Grimes
D. of P. Council
Nelsonville
Hazel Coon
Gertrude Dalton
Mabel Dalton
Sadie Linton
Mary Leoffler
Bell Leoffler
Chauncey
Dayton
Ethel Leoffler
Clarks Chapel
Frank Phillips
Mary Phillips
Addie Phillips
Elizabeth
Lisbon
Snow Home
Harry Bowman
Sandusky
Charles Maxwell
Murn Bean
Gallipolis
Milo Wilson
James A. Bellies
C. E. Ruth
Shade
Hugh Sheridan
Wolford Patterson
Willow Creek
Central Avenue Church
Attendance Mark Set in Friday Game at Nelsonville Athens
Nelsonville Athens drew about 1300 fans at the local athletic field last Friday, the largest crowd for a school contest here. Gate receipts from the game and from all five 1938 home games totaled $280.28.
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Nelsonville
Bowlers Open Season With Local League Matches
Nelsonville city bowling league begins season tonight with Mechems Dry Goods facing Brooks Shoes. Neimans Auto Supply meets the Eagles Wednesday and Beasleys Garage plays Central Bowling Alleys Thursday to close the first week. The league draws wide interest and promising scoring as the season progresses.
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Nelsonville
Mechems Dry Goods
Brooks Shoes
Neimans Auto Supply
The
Eagles
Beasleys Garage
Nelsonville Benefit Party At I O O F Hall
Past Councilors Club hosts a benefit party tonight at 7 30 in the I O O F Hall. The event aims to raise funds for local causes with community attendance encouraged.
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Nelsonville—Past Councilors Club
Vast mineral deposits in India reported in 1938 survey
MADRAS India UP Important and valuable new deposits of coal iron and gold have been discovered in India according to the Geological Survey of India report for 1938. In one workable seam in the Langrin area of Assam there is 80 000 000 tons of coal and Bastar State holds 610 000 000 tons of first class iron ore.
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Madras
India
Geological Survey of India
Langrin
Assam
Bastar
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E. S. Weimer
Jill
C. M. Clark
W. W. Bryson
Anna Stillwell
Dora Lane
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Coleman
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Nelsonville Social Notes
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Amos Ailes
Aumiller
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Ralph Nixon
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Delbert Walls
Portsmouth
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Gay Aumiller
Hazel Edington
Walter Floto
Martha
Margery Vorhes
Steubenville
Lillian Taylor
Vern Vorhes
Blanche Moorehead
Helen Shaw
Business and Professional Women’s Club
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