Nelsonville Faces County Relief Bill Pay Deadline
Nelsonville City Council is pressed to pay Athens County $9,364.34 for relief disbursements since July 1939 or immediate discontinuation of direct relief to 114 city clients. County officials say bonds issued to back relief funds are pending state approval and blame delays on county officers.
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Nelsonville
Athens County
Charles Stratton
Dale Ziggafoos
State Tax Commission
James Dow Howorth
Frank V. Brown
Clara Howorth
Ohio
William F. Howorth
Athens
Harper's
Recorder's Office
Harper's Addition
Poplar Street
Clara Haworth
M. D. Hughes
Thanksgiving Day Service Call Delivers A Faith Message
A devotional appeal urges city residents to join the union Thanksgiving Day service at the Church of Christ on Thursday night November 21 at 7 o'clock. The Ministerial Association led by W. M. George announces the plan to gather, thank God, and recommend individual and collective reflection.
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Christ
God
Church of Christ
The
Ministerial Association
W. M. George
Co. G. Dew
Mayor
Retail Merchants Association
Glen D. Thomas
E. J. Arnold
City faces direct relief bill as WPA projects loom
The city pays $14.80 monthly per client for direct relief, totaling $1,687.20 for 114 families. As WPA work winds down, officials expect relief loads to drop if a waterworks project is released soon. Council discussed coal contracts and funding transfers, plus travel for officials to a Cleveland meeting November 26–28. Green's coal supplier contract is under review as the Cawthorne mine is inspected and coal analysis approved.
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Ohio League of Municipal Officers
Cleveland
Edward Green
Municipal Light and Water Plants
Green
Cawthorne Coal Co
Committee of Public Works
Cawthorne Company
Service Department
Cawthorne
Elks Plan Thanksgiving Dance in Nelsonville
Local Elks announce a Thanksgiving dance at the Elks Club in Nelsonville on Wednesday evening November 20. Dancing begins at 10 o clock with music by Jimmy Littler and his band.
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Nelsonville
Elks
The
Elks’ Club
Jimmy Littler
McNabb Infant Dies in Nelsonville
Four month old William Aaron McNabb son of Everett and Mrs. McNabb died yesterday at the family home on Church Street. Friends may call until noon Wednesday. Funeral services Wednesday at two at Stout Funeral Home conducted by Rev. Ben Awe. Burial at Greenlawn. Survived by parents two brothers Jack and Harley and grandparents Mr. and Mrs. Auger Sowers of Jobs.
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Nelsonville
William Aaron McNabb
Everett McNabb
Church St
Friends
Stout Funeral Home
Ben Awe
Greenlawn
Jack
Harley
Auger Sowers
Jobs
WPA Officials Explain Sewer Plan to Council
WPA superintendent H. C. Bolen and assistant superintendent Jack Harris spoke to the village council about the Sugar Run sewer project methods and answered questions. The council passed a resolution authorizing Mayor M. D. Hartley to hire an attorney for a $15,000 Lyons damage suit, affirming official capacity in the Opera House case. Street committee recommendations for improvements were reviewed.
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Pomeroy
H. C. Bolen
WPA
Meigs County
Jack Harris
Sugar Run
M. D. Hartley
J. E. Lyons
Hartley
Rock Springs Center To Host Thanksgiving Party Thursday
The Rock Springs Recreation Center plans a Thanksgiving party Thursday night at the Grange Hall. The event, announced by center leaders, will be open to all and include a social.
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Rock Springs Center
Pomeroy
Rock Springs
Grange Hall
Hold Last Session of School for Salesmen
The Nehi Bottling Company held the final meeting of its School for Salesmen last night at Purity Bottling Co. Thomas Buhl, Columbus district representative, and Ray Hart, Lancaster, presided. All company service and sales staff attended.
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Middleport
Nehi Bottling Company
Purity Bottling Co
Thomas Buhl
Columbus
Ray Hart
Lancaster
Plan Pep Rally at MHS Before Thanksgiving Game
The MHS Band leads a pep meeting Wednesday after the Union Praise Service at the Presbyterian Church. A bonfire will burn in the Mill St parking lot as followers shout MHS cheers and sing in preparation for the Thanksgiving game.
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Middleport
MHS
Presbyterian Church
Mill St
Nelsonville Men Ordered to Report for Army Service
Three Nelsonville youths Charles G Godenschwager George Warren Christy and John Edgar Gathers registered with Athens County Draft Board No 2 have orders to report to Fort Hayes Columbus on Monday November 25 for the first call. They are among 24 volunteers previously identified. The board plans no further training orders before January 1.
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Nelsonville
Charles G. Godenschwager
Madison St
George Warren Christy
John Edgar Gathers
Athens County
Fort Hayes
Columbus
Young Godenschwager
Christy
Nelsonville Social Notes Tri Psi Dinner Meeting
Mrs Frank Huddy and a group of 24 members hosted the regular Tri Psi dinner at their club rooms. After dinner at 6 15 o clock a short program was held and during the business session the resignation of Mrs Albert Inman as secretary was read and accepted Evelyn Galvin was elected secretary.
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Nelsonville
Frank Huddy
Ruth Kelch
Jane Rose
Ed Murphy
Helen Washburn
Helen Stewart
Betty Stewart
Lillian Huddy
Tri Psi
Albert Inman
Evelyn Galvin
Mrs Nelle Spray Visita Columbus With Son In Command
Mrs Nelle Spray spends the holiday in Columbus as guest of her son Lieut Col Donald Spray and Mrs Spray.
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Nelle Spray
Columbus
Lieut. Col
Donald Spray
Mrs. Spray
Paul Collamore to serve as radioman on submarine
Nelsonville native Paul Collamore now in the U S Navy has been promoted and transferred from Hawaii to the west coast and Philadelphia. He will spend three months in Philadelphia as a submarine radioman and plan to return home for the holidays with his mother Mrs. Ethel Collamore.
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Nelsonville
Paul Collamore
Eleanville
U. S. Navy
Hawaii
Philadelphia
Ethel Collamore
Sohio Team Again Defeats Neimans
Sohio Service the only team to hold an edge over Neimans Auto Supply in the first round, then again in the opening match of the second round, as City League play continued Monday. George Wolf led with 244 608 for top pin honors amid a readout of scores and lineups.
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Nelsonville
Sohio Service
Neimans Auto Supply
George Wolf
Brooks Shoes
Straitsville
Letha Lou Shop
Ingese
Gift honors Mrs. Riley at Baptist Missionary Society
At a Missionary Society meeting of the First Baptist Church a gift was presented to Mrs. Ethel Riley who left Monday for Columbus to make her home. The presentation was made by Mrs. Helen Leach on behalf of the society as a tribute to her faithful work.
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Glouster
Missionary Society of the First Baptist Church
Ethel Riley
Columbus
Helen Leach
Socity
Week End Holiday Dismissal Notice and Pocahontas Benefit
Local school will dismiss Wednesday at 3 30 pm for Thanksgiving break and resume Monday Nov 25. Pocahontas sponsor event held Wednesday night at 7 30 at Pocahontas Hall to benefit Nelsonville. Brittany note describes a north western French province and its Bretons.
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Glouster
Nelsonville
Pocahontas
Pocahontas Hall
Darling Brothers Attend Dad's Day as Eastern State Tops Bowlin
Mr and Mrs Charles Darling and family visited Richmond Kentucky for Dad's Day. Eastern State Teachers College finished 8 straight wins 48 0 over Bowlin Bowling and ran up 273 points to 27 for opponents. Bert Smith of Millfield set up an 80 yard touchdown run. The Darlings then traveled home via Springfield visiting Mrs Clara Speakman.
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Glouster
Charles Darling
John
Frank
Richmond
Mr. Darling
Ralph
Fred
Eastern State Teachers’ College
Bowlin
Eastern State
Eastern
Bert Smith
Millfield
Darling
Darlings
Ohio
Springfield
Clara Speakman
Mrs Armstrong Hosts Country Cousins Club Meet
GLOUSTER Mrs Amanda Armstrong hosted the Country Cousins Club at her Braun Street home for an all day quilting event. At noon a chicken dinner was served to members Mrs Nora Sayre Mrs Altha Dunlevy Jackson ville Mrs Edna Kasler Mrs Lydia Kittle Mrs Pearl Wallace and son Donald Trimble Mrs Clara Morris Mrs Emma Kasler and Mrs Cynthia Kasler Glouster and guest Mrs Jennie Calentine of Amesville who had been her guest since Wednesday.
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Glouster
Amanda Armstrong
Country Cousins Club
Braun St
Nora Sayre
Altha Dunlevy
Jacksonville
Edna Kasler
Lydia Kittle
Pearl Wallace
Donald
Trimble
Clara Morris
Emma Kasler
Cynthia Kasler
Armstrong
Jennie Calentine
Amesville
Pastor GLOUSTER Reports Growing Church Interest
Since the new supply minister C. B. Tigner began work at the Glouster Church of Christ in October, each department shows gains. Sunday night attendance rose 50 percent and growth persisted despite icy roads. The church plans a winter campaign to boost efficiency and effectiveness.
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Glouster
C. B. Tigner
Glouster Church of Christ
Class to Meet Glouster at Hollister U B Church
Loyal workers class of the Hollister United Brethren Church will meet at the Hollister school house on Wednesday evening November 20 with Mrs Mae McGee and Mrs Lydia Byers as hostesses.
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Glouster
Hollister U. B
Hollister School
Mae McGee
Lydia Byers
County nutrition centers feed many children daily in Athens
Eighty five children were fed Monday at the Madison School building nutrition center with up to 97 served at times. The county feeds at least 2,000 children daily across multiple centers located in Oakdale, McLeish, Hollister, Jacksonville, Greens Run, and other towns, funded by schools and county commissioners with WPA cooks and Federal commodities.
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Madison
Oakdale
McLeish
Hollister
Jacksonville
Greens Run
Buchtel
Happy Hollow
Nelsonville
Deanville
Floodwood
Chauncey
Millfield
Poston
Stewart
Ohio University
Helen Chapman
Crystal Whaley
Margaret Crawford
Glouster Center
Vernon 54th wedding anniversary observed in Glouster
Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Vernon celebrated their 54th anniversary with family from Akron Amesville Detroit Columbus Elyria Zanesville and Cleveland. A noon chicken dinner followed a weekend rabbit hunt as relatives visited and football banquet plans discussed.
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C. A. Vernon
George Norris
Thelma
Bob
Ermojean
Akron
Bert Carpenter
Amesville
Mary Bailey
Elizabeth
Mary Ann
Clyde Vernon
Jessie Sharp
Ralph Henry
Ewart Henry
Detroit
Mich
John Henry
Henrys
John Bryson
Cleveland
E. K. Bryson
Clyde Harper
Ralph Gatchell
Lexington
Ohio
Howard Young
John Harper
Elyria
Bernadine
Patricia Wolf
Columbus
Joe Wolf
Lloyd Whitehouse
Janet
Judy
George Schenz
Zanesville
Dick Cunningham
F. P. Kientz
William Miller
Bessie Miller Rose
Dent Buhla
Phil Davis
Betty Cunningham
Harry Cline, Jr
Hugh Cunningham
Dean Tillman
Dorothy Zimmer
Marysville
Albert Zimmer
Guild Girls Meet At Warren Home In Glouster Ohio
The St. Elizabeth Chapter of the Hattie Jackson Guild Girls met Friday at Mrs. Myrtle Warren home under supervision of Mrs. Gladys Viney and Mrs. Helen Leach with Miss Arvonia Johnson presiding. Delegates Arnetta Bland Arvon ial Johnson and Ilah Mae Viney attended the Sub-District Missionary Convention at the church on Nov 17. Leach to host guild on Nov 26.
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Glouster
St. Elizabeth
Hattie Jackson
Myrtle Warren
Gladys Viney
Helen Leach
Arvonia Johnson
Arnetta Bland
Ilah Mae Viney
Senorita Class to Serve Lunch at Hollister School
The Glouster Senorita Class of Hollister W. B. Church will host a public lunch at noon Wednesday at the school. The event welcomes both the public and school children.
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Glouster Senorita
Hollister W. B. Church
Bendervick Funeral To Be Held Friday
Funeral services for Joe Bendervick 22 electrocuted at a Grove City West Virginia coal mine will be held Friday at 9 am at Holy Cross Church with Rev Fr E E Yocke officiating Burial will be in Calvary Cemetery Trimble Surviving are his parents three sisters and one brother The body was moved to Blower Funeral Home and later to the family home on Sand Ridge where friends may call until Friday morning.
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Jacksonville
Helen
Mary
John
Montana
Blower Funeral Home
Sand Ridge
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