Nelsonville Auto Fire After Collision On Canal Street
A Columbus man Robert Sickles escaped with minor injuries when his auto struck a city electric light pole on Canal Street near the Nelsonville Lumber Co and burst into flames. Police say the car veered at Watkins Street and toppled, catching fire and stopping upright. He faces unsafe operation charges in Mayor C. G. Dew's court.
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Nelsonville
Canal St
Nelsonville Lumber Co
Robert Sickles
Columbus
C. G. Dew
Watkins St
Professor Yeager To Speak in Columbus
NELSONVILLE Prof. Hayes Yeager a George Washington University speech professor and NAC of Speech president will attend the Ohio High School Speech league clinic in Columbus Saturday. He will be banquet speaker Saturday evening and at 8 15 in University hall chapel serve as critic judge for a Michigan versus Ohio State varsity debate.
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Nelsonville
Hayes Yeager
George Washington University
Washington, D. C
National Association of Teachers of Speech
Columbus
Ohio High School Speech League
Yeager
Clara Pritchard
University Hall Chapel
Michigan
Ohio State
Nelsonville Social Notes and Birth Announcements
Mrs. Lillian Lee and others filled in for bridge night led by Mrs. Blake Mechem. Zenita Snowden hosted the Friendship Club in Buchtel with Imogene Newman winning grand prize and Mildred Sheskey planning a December 17 Christmas party. Mr. and Mrs. Merile Drake announce the birth of Loretta Faye in Nelsonville. Mrs. Beveridge recovers after clinic care in Marion. Gertrude Pride visits Glouster.
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Nelsonville
Lillian Lee
Patricia Clifford
Fred Linscott
Tom Wolfe
Blake Mechem
Mary Sharp
Corwin Cookson
Charles Huddy
Friendship Club
Zenita Snowden
Buchtel
Imogene Newman
Madalene Corwin
Mildred Sheskey
Susie Newman
Anna Tolliver
Ruth Keefer
Venus Turner
Madalyn Corwin
Merile Drake
Doris Keplar
Loretta Faye
Andrew Keplar
Frank Drake
Roseville
Birth of Daughter for Mr and Mrs George John
Mr and Mrs George John announce the birth of a daughter in Mt. Carmel Hospital Columbus Ohio. The mother is in Room 402 and friends may mail cards. Mrs Blanche Hoffman hosted a Tuesday evening gathering at her home.
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George John
Billy Collins
Mt. Carmel Hospital
Columbus
Johnson
Mrs. Hoffman
Blanche Hoffman
Pocahontas Officers Tour Hocking Valley
Great Pocahontas of Toledo Harriett Gustafson and G. G. of T. from Cleveland are touring the Hocking Valley visiting Logan Corning Syracuse Millfield Athens and Wellston this week as official state officers.
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Nelsonville
Gertrude Wetmore
Pocahontas
Toledo
Harriett Gustafson
G. G
Cleveland
Hazel Coon
Keep
Wampum
Hocking Valley
Logan
Corning
Syracuse
Millfield
Athens
Wellston
Dr Charles Ballard Dies in Marietta
Nelsonville residents learned yesterday of the death of Dr Charles Ballard in Marietta. Dr Ballard was well known in Athens County and had often visited his cousin Dr J M Hyde and his wife in this city.
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Nelsonville
J. M. Hyde
Marietta
Charles Ballard
James Monk Rites Set for Saturday in Nelsonville
Funeral services for James Willard Monk will be at Pilgrim Holiness Church at 2 oclock on Saturday replacing the earlier Warren Funeral Home location. The Rainbow Class of the Church of Christ also hosts a bake sale Saturday morning at 8:30 at the Ohio Fuel Gas Co. office.
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James Monk
Nelsonville
James Willard Monk
Pilgrim Holiness Church
Warren Funeral Home
Church of Christ
Ohio Fuel Gas Co
DAV Auxiliary Presents Cap. Andy 'n Flip at Legion Hall
Middleport Meigs Chapter of DAV Auxiliary sponsors a public performance of Cap. Andy 'n Flip at the American Legion Hall on Saturday night at 7 30. A small charge will be collected, with proceeds supporting the organization’s charitable work.
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Middleport—Meigs Chapter
DAV Auxiliary
Cap
Andy 'N Flip
American Legion Hall
Georgia Tuberculosis Death Rate in 1939
The Georgia tuberculosis death rate stood at 48.8 per 100000 of the population in 1939, according to the report.
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Georgia
Big Chief Indian Herb Tonic patent medicine
A general system tonic made from roots and herbs marketed as a medicine for every family member. It claims to stimulate appetite aid digestion and relieve occasional constipation as part of everyday health use.
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BIG Chief Indian Herb Tonic
Three Bottles Big Chief Tonic Offer
Three bottles priced at 1.59 offered for use with Big Chief Tonic. Promoted for neuralgia pains stiff neck from exposure cramps muscle stiffness and soreness from exertion exposure or fatigue mosquito bites frost bites back chest throat minor sprains and strains.
Services for Christ Church Announced
Announced services for the Church of Christ for the coming week include Sunday school at 9 30 a m and morning worship at 10 30 with Dr A F Hensey speaking. Monday 7 p m official board in the pastor study. Tuesday 7 p m choir rehearsal. Wednesday 6 p m junior choir and 7 p m mid week service. Thursday 6 30 p m Men s Berean Class turkey supper to the public and 7 30 p m Women s Missionary Society meets at Mrs Glen Allen 53 W Franklin.
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Church of Christ
A. F. Hensey
Women's Missionary Society
Glen Allen
W. Franklin
Nelsonville Bowlers top Wilson Bros Grocery in league play
Nelsonville Brooks Shoes led the City Bowling League with a 2972 score as Wilson Bros Grocery fell two to one. Kenny Cope paced with 677 pins while the Grocerymen chalked 1038 and 2881 in the two wins. Galvin's Sohio defeated Mechems two to one in the late match. The Shoe Factory League schedule lists Weasels versus Ter mites at 7 and Woodchucks versus Woodpeckers at 9.
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Nelsonville
Brooks Shoes
Wilson Bros. Grocery
Kenny Cope
Galvin
Sohio
Mechems
Weasels
Termites
Woodpeckers
Wilson Bros
Sayers O
Smith Eecnens
Berry
Scecee
Cook
Pughline
Cope Soscecce
Steenrode
Shafer Oenwene
Johnson
Tous
Pomeroy Personal News Roundup
H D Googlein left Thursday for Ravenna to return today with the Kerns Roush furniture. Harold Brabbin of Dunbar W Va visits Dr C E W Downie Lincoln Hill. Howard Hunt of Portsmouth was a business visitor Wednesday. Gerald Wildermuth and Ruby Tracy were business visitors in Pt Pleasant Wednesday. Rita Ann is the name of the infant daughter of Mr and Mrs William Comer born Tuesday. Mrs Norman Klees returned home after a visit with Mr and Mrs J T McLain in Lancaster. Frank H Perkins of Vinton and Colby Perkins Kerr visited the Comers Wednesday evening.
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H. D. Googlein
Ravenna
Kerns Roush
Roush
Harold Brabbin
Dunbar
W. Va
C. E. W. Downie
Lincoln Hill
Howard Hunt
Portsmouth
William Comer
Mulberry Ave
Services Held for Mrs. Anna Bannister
Mrs. Anna Bannister 72 died Tuesday at her sister’s home in Front Street. Funeral rites were held at the sister’s residence then at Clifton Methodist Church in West Virginia with Rev. Don McMillin and Rev. Gerhart officiating. Interment was in Odd Fellows Cemetery Mason. Survivors include sisters Mrs. Henry Vess Mrs. Amelia Gerwich and families of East Liverpool and siblings Albert Gwynn Mabscott W Va Mrs. Walter Schoonover Sr Jr Mrs. Homer Daugherty Kananga and Mrs. Roy Shumaker Gallipolis plus sister Mrs. Thomas Lewis of Lincoln Street.
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Middleport
Anna Bannister
Frank Knowles
Front St
Clifton
W. Va
Don McMillin
Gerhart
Odd Fellows
Mason
Henry Vess
Amelia Gerwich
Mr. Vess
Clifford Vess
Earl Roush
Eugene Gerwich
Melcina Bullock
Iris Gerwich
East Liverpool
Albert Gwynn
Mabscott
Walter Schoonover
Walter Schoonover, Jr
Homer Daugherty
Kananga
Roy Shumaker
Gallipolis
Thomas Lewis
Lincoln St
Dr A F Hensey to Speak at Nelsonville Church Event
Dr A F Hensey lecturer teacher and writer will speak Sunday morning at 10 30 at the Nelsonville Church of Christ. He was among the first white men to enter the Belgian Congo in 1906 when that region opened for trade.
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A. F. Hensey
Nelsonville Church of Christ
Dr. Hensey
Belgian Congo
Former Meigs School Man In Hospital
C. J. Rhodes former superintendent of Pomeroy schools lies in St. Joseph Hospital Parkersburg with burns from a Sunday kitchen accident. Also visiting is Dora Lance of Abbot West Virginia who fell and is injured at the Grueser home. Families in Meigs and nearby towns are mentioned with illness quarantines and new moves.
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Minersville
C. J. Rhodes
Pomeroy Schools
St. Joseph Hospital
Parkersburg
Dora Lance
Abbot
W. Va
Edmond Grueser
Grueser
Ed Morgan
Eaton
Will Thomas
Gerald
Buster
Asa Custer
Borham
Theodore Maag
Ronald Grindley
Maag
Marylin Grueser
Mrs. Webb Whaley
Zanesville
One Day Garden School Meet At Rock Springs Grange Hall
Victor H. Ries of Ohio State University led a one day school on shrubbery propagation at Rock Springs Grange Hall. Thirty five garden club and community leaders attended the session with a noon luncheon by the Home Council. The afternoon covered equipment for cuttings labeling planting and care. Attendees made and labeled shrub cuttings.
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Victor H. Ries
Ohio State University
Rock Springs Grange Hall
Home Council
Rock Springs
Ries
Bedding Needed For Red Cross Work
As cold weather approaches the Red Cross reports many families cannot afford bedding. Donors with bedding should call 444 X or 28 X. a Red Cross representative will arrange pickup to assist needy families.
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Red Cross
Pomeroy
Panthers Award Football Letters At Pomeroy Assembly
Thirteen Panther players received football letters in a ceremony led by Coach Forrest Creason at the joint Pomeroy Senior and Junior High assembly. Seniors Brickles Hartley Burt Hendricks Will Weyersmiller and Mankin earned their letters, with others notching third and second letters. two managers also received letters.
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Pomeroy
Panther
Forrest Creason
Robert Brickles
Calvin Will
Robert Hamm
Jack Matson
Robert Mankin
James Weyersmiller
Alpert Hendricks
Marvin Burt
Robert Duckworth
Kenneth Hartley
Cecil Spencer
Edward Warner
Edgar Vale
Robert Dailey
Milton Wessa
Brickles
Hartley
Burt
Hendricks
Will
Weyersmiller
Mankin
W. R. Farnham
Creason
C. L. Johnson
W. A. Smith
Will Honor 1941 Gridders With Dinner
Middleport hosts a 1941 football squad appreciation dinner with Coach Paul Trittschuh assistants Earl Knight and John Lambert. Ohio State’s Hugh S. McGranahan will be guest speaker. The Rotary Club sponsors the 6:30 p.m. event at the high school. letters for varsity players will be presented.
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Middleport
Paul Trittschuh
Earl Knight
John Lambert
Hugh S. McGranahan
Paul E. Brown
Ohio State University
PTA
George Schaaf
Ohio State
McGranahan
Brown
Massillon
Mt. Union College
Detroit Tech
Trittschuh
Meigs Leader To Study Farm Methods
Meigs County agricultural agent C E Blakeslee will depart Sunday for Tennessee with three Ohio extension staffers Floyd Lashmont B B Spohn and O C Croy to study farm development methods in comparable areas. They plan to return next Friday.
TON JON Promises Digestive Relief and Health Benefits
A testimonial from John Harris of Shawnee Ohio describes long stomach troubles including indigestion souring food gas and headaches. After using TON JON his digestion improved his nerves calmed and laxative use stopped. He urges others to try TON JON and visit Quick's Cut Rate Drug Store in Athens Ohio.
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Quick's Cut Rate Drug Store
Athens, Ohio
Ton Jon
John Harris
Shawnee
Ohio
Athens
Christian Church
Masonic Lodge
Quick’s Cut Rate Drug Store
Quick
W. Union St
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Mildred Kentner
Hoffman
Henry Calentine
Gerald Karns
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Margie Rosser Beveridge
Frederick Smith Clinic
Beveridge
Gertrude Pride
Glouster
Phil Kelch
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Jean Parker
Cliff Edwards
Frieda Inescort
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Heather Angel
Broce Lester
Miles Mander
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Lamour
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Christ Church
Nelsonville City Bowling League
Pomeroy Personals
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Panthers
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WLW
WTAM
KDKA
Phil Spitalny
Columbus and Southern Ohio Electric Co
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Cline's Pharmacy
GEM Pharmacy
Meigs
Meigs Chapter
DAV
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Tonjon Health
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