Nelsonville approves canal land lease and city works
Nelsonville city council ratified a state land lease for abandoned Hocking Canal land, authorizing $100 yearly for 15 years. Plans include a storm sewer and beautification as part of relief efforts, with other actions approving traffic lights and staff changes in the public service department.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
Hocking Canal
State Department of Public Works
Eddy
Peppies Bank Corner
Holland
Nerrick's Corner
Public Service Department
Ihs Place
Ed Dewhurst
DeVore
Keplar
Call
Bots
Home Guards Plan Banquet at Methodist Church
Hostesses Rita Mae Dun kle Betty Jane and Evelyn Ross Anna Mae and Leora Allen welcome 42 Home Guards members at the Methodist Church Monday afternoon. Plans include a mother and daughter banquet October 13 and a Halloween party this month. Miss Bessie Stephenson led the program with a study book.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
Rita Mae Dunkle
Betty Jane
Evelyn Ross
Anna Mae
Leora Allen
Methodist Church
Home Guards
Bessie Stephenson
Zaleski PTA to Meet at High School Wednesday Night
The Zaleski Parent-Teacher Association will meet at the high school Wednesday night October 3 at 7 50. A potluck supper will be served after the meeting. Those interested in school affairs are invited to attend.
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Zaleski
Zaleski Parent- Teacher Association
More Clothing Needed For Glouster P T A Drive
Glouster authorities thank citizens for Old Clothes Week donations to aid the needy. Truant officer Marshal Fred Heck will issue clothing orders to the P. T. A at the high school, with orders filled from on hand or filed until more garments arrive. Residents may arrange pickups via the high school building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glouster
Fred Heck
Mrs. Martha Davis Dies After Long Illness
NELSONVILLE Mrs. Martha Davis died at her Poplar Street home last night after a long illness. A life long Methodist church member she leaves two children seven grandchildren and five great grandchildren. Funeral services will be Thursday at 2 pm at the Methodist Church conducted by Rev H A Rothrock and Rev Lloyd Evans. She is survived by two brothers and several in laws and is a member of Eastern Star Pythian Sisters and the Rebekahs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
Martha Davis
Henry Davis
Poplar Street
Converse Davis
Maysville
Tenn
Converse Crawford
Henry Crawford
Cleveland
Charles Henry Davis
Baltimore
H. 8. Golding
Richmond
R. M. Fowler
Wayne Carringer
Ofaysville
Converse A. Davis, Jr
Bristow
Circle of Ruth Holds Fall Meeting at Presbyterian Church
Nelsonville circle of Ruth met last evening with 33 members and 3 guests in the church parlors. Hosts served a 6 o clock chop suey dinner. devotional leader was Mrs. Lloyd Evans and Miss Lu Shafer presented the Year Book of Prayer. Mrs. Mable Haffner spoke on India as the group collects discarded jigsaw puzzles for Mrs. Cook's China work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
Blanche Moorehead
Earl McCune
Cornelia Scott
Circle of Ruth
The
Presbyterian Church
Doral Horsch
Fred Edington
Leiland Krieg
Donald Johnson
Margaret Johnson
Lloyd Evans
Lu Shafer
Mable Haffner
India
Cook
China
Freda Smith
Morrison Family, Dick Deal Visit Chauncey Detour
Mr and Mrs Owen Morrison and two children with Dick Deal of Shelby Ohio were weekend guests. Morrison and Deal left Tuesday while Mrs Morrison and the children remain visiting Chauncey with her family. Mr and Mrs Tom Evans stayed with their children in Detroit Michigan.
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Owen Morrison
Dick Deal
Shelby, O
Mr. Morrison
Mr. Deal
Mrs. Morrison
Chauncey
Tom Evans
Detroit
Mich
Remarkable 47 inch Italian Bean Grows in Evener Garden
Nelsonville resident G D Evener shows a giant Italian bean in his West Columbus Street window. The 47 inch specimen, grown in his own garden, appears to have thrived under the New Deal summer conditions.
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Nelsonville
G. D. Evener
Columbus Street
Evener
Missionary Society Meets in Nelsonville
The Foreign Missionary Society of the M E Church will gather Thursday at 7 30 p m with Mrs John Murphy as hostess. Mrs Ber the Barker assists. Mrs John Herrold leads the program and Mrs Ritta Howe conducts the devotions.
Oakdale 4 H Club Surprises Leader With Party
The Oakdale 4 H Club held a surprise party for leader Mrs Helen Love with all members and mothers present. A gift was given and games followed by refreshments. Guests included the Nott and Standley families and several Love relatives and grandchildren.
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Mrs
Helen Love
Freda
Grace
Beatrice
James Love
Virginia
Rosie Love
Walter
Harry
Francis Love
Billy
Ralph
Lee
Barbara
Man Guilty of Intoxication Ahead of City Trial
Charles Lewis was found guilty of intoxication in a trial before Mayor Wallace Monday night. He was fined $5 and costs, refused to pay, and was ordered to be taken to the county jail in Athens today. Lewis pleaded not guilty at arraignment Sunday morning. trial set for Monday night at 7.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glouster
Charles Lewis
Wallace
Lewis
Athens
Brookses announce birth of Charlott Viola Brooks
Mr. and Mrs. Albert Brooks of Hunterdon announce the birth of a daughter, Charlott Viola, weighing 12 pounds. Grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Elwood North and Mr. and Mrs. Bert Brooks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glouster
Albert Brooks
Hunterdon
Charlott Viola
Elwood North
Bert Brooks
Girl Scout Hike Postponed One Week
Glouster announces the planned Girl Scout hike is postponed for a week. Final arrangements will be made at a meeting to be held Wednesday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glouster
Funeral Attendees Noted for Harold Fleming Service
Those attending Harold Fleming’s funeral in Zanesville last Thursday included Mr. and Mrs. Henry Williams with granddaughter Charlene Webb, Mrs. Margaret Williams and son Robert, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Angle and son Bobby, Mr. and Mrs. Sam Sorrell and Mrs. Milford Norris.
Local residents share travels and visits across towns
Greendale and surrounding communities report weekend visits and outings. Mr. and Mrs. John Williams and son spent the weekend at Moonville with Mr Williams hunting squirrels. Guests included Miss Freda Powell of Nelsonville and families of Lehman, Hill, and Clapp in Carbon Hill and Evanston Illinois. Other locals traveled to Columbus to watch the bail game, with several families hosting or visiting in Jackson, Philo, and Shawnee areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Mills
Freda Powell
Nelsonville
John Lehmen
Clarence Lehman
Carbon Hill
Walter Hill
Jackson County
Floyd Carson
Jack Dixon
Rudolph Gottke
Andrew Dye
Columbus
Floyd Parry
Finley Spires
Nathan Starr
Arthur Hanning
Philo
Arch Weekley
Wm. Drayton
Greendale
Wm. Clapp
Cary
Evanston, Ill
Richard Nicholas
Shawnee
Cora Blosser
Ladies Aid
the Christian Church
Sam Jewell
Don
Army Leaders Bring Service to Athens Event
Brigadier Claude Bates of the Salvation Army and Mrs. Bates visited Athens to lead a local Army program. Bates oversees Southwestern Ohio and Northeastern Kentucky Division and will conduct a public service at the Army Hall tonight. Mrs Bates spoke at the Home League meeting this afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Claude Bates
Salvation Army
Bates
Athens
Ohio
Kentucky
Army Hall
Beauty Dream Of Dairy Fete Princess Alexandria
Lorraine Littlefield, daughter of Captain William Lord Littlefield of Alexandria Virginia, was crowned Beauty Princess Alexandria at the Virginia Dairy Festival in Manassas, replacing the old theme's queen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lorraine Littlefield
William Lord Littlefield
Alexandria
Princess Alexandria
Virginia Dairy
Four Lectures At Company L Drill Outline Sessions
Company L 166th Infantry of the Ohio National Guard conducted its weekly drill at the Armory on Monday night led by Captain Shafer. Lectures covered Personal Appearance, care and cleaning of weapons, drill and combat signals, and first aid. Equipment from the last year was turned in, with a later inventory planned for October 11 by an army officer, and Shafer held financially responsible for missing items.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
166Th Infantry
Ohio National Guard
Shafer
McBride
Williams
Huggins
Chadwick
Lieutenant Murphy
Police Seek Clues Leading to Gunman
Police probe Bergunzi past life to identify gunman who killed Peter Bergunzi a 46 year old beer parlor proprietor. Funeral held in Portsmouth as officers say his $600 stash may have triggered a pistol fight with robbers. A pistol with two fired shots was found clenched in his hand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Peter Bergunzi
Bergunzi
Portsmouth
750000 Foot Gas Well Drilled at Jerseyville
A gas well registering 750000 feet was drilled Sunday by A. D. Townsend on the old Evans farm a mile northeast of Jerseyville. The Maxon sand was reached at 634 feet when it blew. The farm is owned by the Leo Douglas heirs and the blow was piped into Ohio Fuel Gas Company lines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. D. Townsend
Evans
Jerseyville
Leo Douglas Heirs
Ohio Fuel Gas Company
Distress Flag Flies Upside Down at Athens Post Office
The United States Post Office in Athens Ohio stood in distress for hours when the daily flag was raised upside down. Fred Lee Tom noticed the error around 10 o clock and alerted authorities, restoring Old Glory to proper position.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Post Office
Athens
Ohio
Fred Lee Tom
Robbery Probed at Trimble Home. $116 Stolen
Sheriff Charles Stratton investigates a Sunday night burglary at the home of James Sawyer in Trimble. Thieves took $116, belonging to Sawyer's daughter Bernadine, with no further details available.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Stratton
James Sawyer
Trimble
Sawyer
Bernadine
Vinton County Band Concert at Zaleski in Fisher's Hall
The Vinton County School Band directed by John Sprague will perform in Fisher's Hall Zaleski on October 4 at o'clock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zaleski
Vinton County
Fisher's Hall
John Sprague
Eloise Johnson 7 Dies After Illness in Grant Hospital
Eloise Johnson age seven youngest daughter of Mr and Mrs Dan E Johnson Chauncey died Monday morning at 8 o'clock in Grant Hospital Columbus after ten days illness from a leg infection She was a Chauncey second grader and Church of Christ Bible School attendee Survived by parents two sisters Alice and Julia and brother Russell Funeral services Wednesday at 10 from Chauncey Church of Christ conducted by Rev G B Courtney Burial likely in Athens cemetery Also Greens Run Church of Christ Ladies Aid Society to hold social hour Wednesday and announce a business meeting
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Chauncey
Eloise Johnson
Dan E. Johnson
Grant Hospital
Columbus
Church of Christ Bible School
Dan E
Marcia Russell Johnson
Alice
Julia
Russell
Eloise
Chauncey Church of Christ
G. B. Courtney
Athens
Mae Maynard
Ladies’ Aid Society
Greens Run Church of Christ
Lena Leake
Birth of Norman Douglas Hughes in Westerville Ohio
Mr and Mrs Cecil Hughes announce the birth of a nine pound son Norman Douglas at their Westerville home Grandparents are Mr and Mrs B E Carter of Chauncey and Rev and Mrs George Hughes of Newark Ohio.
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Chauncey
Cecil Hughes
Glenna Carter
Norman Douglas
Westerville
Ohio
B. E. Carter
George Hughes
Newark
Two Residents of Meigs County Die
POMEROY Oct 2 Staff special Charles B Russ 67 died at home Breezy Heights Pomeroy after months with stroke He worked at Hobson Railroad Shops survived by wife Eva A Russ daughter Edna Smith son James W Russ grandchild one sister Dessie Brooks Funeral from Simpson M E Church Thursday at 1 burial Cross Roads Cemetery near Albany Mrs David Canterbury 9 died Kerrs Run survived by husband five sons two daughters one brother William Fisher Funeral arrangements pending
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Pomeroy
Charles B. Russ
Breezy Heights
Russ
Hobson Railroad
Eva A. Russ
Edna Smith
James W. Russ
Hartford
W. Va
William Fisher
Homecoming of Lathing church postponed indefinitely
The Christian Church of Lathing homecoming, initially set for Sunday October 7, is postponed indefinitely. A new date will be announced later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christian Church of Lathing
Class meets Thursday in Nelsonville church
The Young Men's Class of the Christian Sunday School led by Walter Morrison will meet at the church Thursday night at 7 30. Refreshments will be served.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
The
Christian Sunday School
Walter Morrison
Woman Appointed Postmaster at Chauncey Pending Exam
Chauncey residents see Mrs. Merritt Martin, also known as Stella Carter, take temporary charge of the post office after a civil service examination. She is assisted by former clerk Mrs. Charlotte Bricker. Location of the post office is unsettled, with a probable move anticipated. Clarence E. McCafferty served as postmaster for nine years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chauncey
Merritt Martin
Stella Carter
Union Furnace Youth Signs New 1935 Contract
Union Furnace pitcher John Murray, 19, 150 pounds, right handed, has secured a 1935 season contract. The Columbus baseball school graduate was among 30 youths offered tryouts, with Murray set to report in spring to the Greensburg team in the Pennsylvania League, a St. Louis farm. He impressed St. Louis scouts and has a solid chance to go pro next season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logan
John Murray
Union Furnace
Columbus
Murray
Greenburg
St. Louis
Trimble Grange Members to Exemplify Acres and Inspectors
Friday night Trimble Grange No 1830 members will exemplify the third and fourth degrees at a York Grange meeting. Saturday night inspection at Trimble Grange with Gilbert Keirns as Master and Merwin Mansfield of Athens as district inspector. A social hour and refreshments follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chauncey
Trimble Grange
York Grange
Gilbert Keirns
Merwin Mansfield
Athens
Nine more miners start work in Chauncey district
Two additional miners have begun operating since Monday. Nine are listed on the district work list including No. 25 at Chauncey and Poston No. 6 at Millfield, with others at No. 68, No. 107, No. 285, Coonville, Carbondale, Luhrig, and Lick Run.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chauncey
Poston
Millfield
Coonville
Carbondale
Luhrig
Lick Run
Chauncey Bible Class Meets Wednesday at Rankin Home
Christian Woman's Bible Class of the Church of Christ will meet Wednesday afternoon at the home of Mrs. Peter Rankin with Mrs. Charles Sweeney serving as program leader.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chauncey
Church of Christ
Peter Rankin
Charles Sweeney
Ohio moratorium issue dominates Brown Davey speech
In Columbus on October 2 L Davey’s favored moratorium proposal triggers protests as Republicans denounce it as a virtual repudiation of debt. Brown quotes, warning the plan would postpone debt payments and harm bonds, while urging prompt payment by state and local governments. Nelsonville meeting for the Glenford Dugan group is postponed and Eastern Star members are urged to attend a Masonic Temple session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
L. Davey
Ohio
Davey
Brown
Lebanon
Republican Carssaign Lumbus
Nelsonville
Glenford Dugan Por
Eastern Star
Masonic Temple
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