Nelsonville Republicans Plan Active Fall Campaign
Nelsonville Republicans outlined an aggressive campaign ahead of the November election. J. Lloyd Evans spoke on mayoral goals while McKinley Club officials announced nightly district meetings, a city rally, and a full campaign team to be formed by C. S. Mechem.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
McKinley Republican Club
Legion
Edith Stiers
Lulu Lane
J. Lloyd Evans
Cc. S. Mechem
Mechem
Eagles Plan Trip To Jacksonville
A regular meeting of the Eagles is set for 7 30 tonight at the Eagles Club. The committee will report on Friday's district initiation at Jacksonville and plans for a special initiation the last Tuesday of the month in honor of past worthy presidents. A newly organized drum and bugle corps will meet, led by Max Bartoe and Watson Wolf. Ping pong rounds start at 9 pm for three days to select the lodge's top five players, followed by a 9 pm meeting to form a city ping pong league. Representatives from the Eagles Knights of Pythias Phi Club and American Legion are expected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
Eagles
Jacksonville
Max Bartoe
Watson Wolf
Knights of Pythias
Phi Club
American Legion
Dewey Whyte
Nelsonville Choir Rehearsal and Worship Committee Meeting
The Choir of the Church of Christ in Nelsonville will meet tonight at 7 o'clock in the church sanctuary for a weekly rehearsal. Immediately after, the worship committee will hold a meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
Church of Christ
Nelsonville Social Notes festivities and visits
Mrs. Judith Hewlett hosted a birthday gathering for Mary Louise with guests including Rebecca Winchell and Jerry Coutter. Miss Mary Elizabeth Kessinger attended Phi Beta Pi sorority anniversary events in Athens. Local visits covered by Nelsonville residents include gatherings at the Sewards and Barrows families, a large Sunday group in town, and a district Presbyterian Missionary Society meeting. W. W. Houston of C&O Railroad visited with Mrs. Houston in tow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
Judith Hewlett
Mary Louise
Rebecca Winchell
Jerry
Tommy Coutter
Carolyn Forbes
Mary Ellen
Dale Young
Betty Littoral
Faith Patton
Ronald Hewlett
Ralph Six
Norma
Mary Elizabeth Kessinger
Athens
Phi Beta Pi
Ohio U.western Reserve
Miss Kessinger
W. W. Houston
Hocking
C. & O. Railroad
Georgia Kilpatrick
Jean
Methodist Young People and Tuxis Society Join at Presbyterian Church
Sunday evening about 50 members attended a program at the Presbyterian Church. A trumpet solo by Charles Long piano by Shirley Sayer sax by Dorothy Schmitter and a Girls Quartet performed under Miss Imogene Sayer Dana Barber Emily Sharp and Elizabeth Shafer with accompaniment by Josephine Sharp and Alice Duskey. Rev W M George spoke on Methodist activities and future cooperation. Refreshments followed the benediction by Rev Lloyd Evans. Plans call for a trip to Middleport next Sunday for Athens Presbytery with departure at one and registration at two and meeting at three. The Girls Quartet will provide music during dinner.
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Tuxis Society
Methodist Young Peoples Society
Presbyterian Church
Charles Long
Shirley Sayer
Dorothy Schmitter
Imogene Sayer
Dana Barber
Emily Sharp
Elizabeth Shafer
Josephine Sharp
Alice Duskey
W. M. George
Lloyd Evans
Middleport
Athens Presbytery
Program for Women To Start Tonight
A proclamation by Mayor C. G. Dew designates October 8 14 as Business Women's Week with activities by the Business and Professional Women's Club. A special meeting is planned at the club rooms tonight with an interesting program. A musical tea Sunday at Mrs. Silcott home will feature guests from Logan and Athens clubs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
C. G. Dew
Motorist Fined in Mayor's Court in Nelsonville
Charles Gar linger of McCuneville pleaded guilty in Mayor C G Dew's court to operating a vehicle under the influence. He was fined 50 dollars plus costs. Affidavit was filed by William Matheny of Nelsonville.
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Nelsonville
Charles Garlinger
McCuneville
C. G. Dew
William Matheny
Glouster Mayor Warns of Pre Halloween Celebrations
Glouster mayor C F Wallace warns youngsters to stop pre Halloween pranks. Police allocate extra patrols to areas with reports of missing hub caps and empty gas tanks. One warning will be issued, urging celebration only on October 31.
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Glouster
C. F. Wallace
Former Trimble resident dies in Massachusetts
Mrs. W. A. Sayre of Trimble learns of sister Mrs. L. G. Allegree's death in Hingham Massachusetts after a surgical operation. The former Lydia Moody lived in Trimble with C. L. Moody family until marriage then moved to Virginia and later to Hingham with her husband. Survived by husband son Walter daughter Mary and sisters Mina Wyatt Columbus Blanche Jones Mansfield and Georgia Sayre Trimble. Funeral services will be in Hingham with burial there.
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Walter
Hingham
Mass
Mary
New York City
Allegree
Mina Wyatt
Columbus
Blanche Jones
Bertha Johnston
Mansfield
Ohio
Georgia Sayre
Trimble
Glouster Social Notes Record Weekend Visits
Glouster residents report weekend visits from relatives and friends. Mrs. M. M. Truex of Renton Pa. spent time with Patsy Winters and family. Paul Brown transfers bring wife and infant to join Fred Brown family. Several travelers from Waverly Athens Columbus and Derthick share gatherings and a picnic at Derthick with local families.
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M. M. Truex
Renton
Patsy Winters
Paul Brown
Fred Brown
Camp Nelson
Death Valley
Cal
Nelsonville
Mary Ley
Waverly
Henry Ley
C. G. Faires
Akron
Guy Faires
E. J. Anderson
Mary Estelle
Columbus
Alice Thomas
Athens
C. A. Thomas
Dean Kennard
Alfred Andrews
Derthick
Atlas Team Wins GLOUSTER at Wolf & Sons
Atlas Store defeat Luck joff's defending champions three straight games in the city league match at Wolf & Sons alleys. A Gamwell led with 234 in singles and 548 in the triple.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glouster
Wolf & Sons Alleys
Atlas Store
Luckjoff's
A. Gamwell
Library Reading Room At Glouster Attracts Students
The Glouster library reading room is heavily used by students for study. Librarian Mrs. Fred Brown notes the library receives 24 magazines monthly and September circulation reached 3,080 books.
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Glouster
Fred Brown
Weekly benefit parties and local election notice in Athens County
Plan weekly party Nelsonville Pocahontas Hall at 7 30 Wednesday. Retail Clerks Union hosts benefit party at K of P Hall Thursday at 7 30. Ballots set for Athens County election November 7 1939 to authorize a tax for jail and sheriff residence at 30 100ths of one mill for three years. David Johnson chairman Len B McCune clerk.
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Nelsonville
Degree of Pocahontas
Pocahontas Hall
Nelsonville — Retail Clerks Union
K. of P. Hall
Athens County
Ohio
Athens County Board OF Elections
David Johnson
Len B. McCune
Clarks Open Auto Service and Dry Cleaning Shops
Mr and Mrs Dwight Clark have moved to the city. He handles Dodge and Plymouth cars via C A Daugherty and runs a showroom in the L D Corwin Garage on Woodrow Ave. Mrs Clark opens a dry cleaning and pressing shop at 9 Front St formerly W R Balderson shop. Bryan Gormley to do pressing in new shop opened Monday.
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Glouster
Dwight Clark
Coldwater
Mich
Clark
Dodge
Plymouth
C. A. Daugherty
Athens
L. D
Changes in Officers of Clerks
Elmer F. Jones resigns as secretary-treasurer of the Retail Clerks Union due to a new position with the Ohio Fuel Gas Co. Miss Martin Shepard is named secretary-treasurer, with Bob McCreanor elected vice president and Charles Clark as guide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glouster
Ohio Fuel Gas Co
Elmer F. Jones
Retail Clerks Union
Martin Shepard
Bob McCreanor
Charles Clark
Ladies Aid Plans Cookie Social at Greens Run Church
The Greens Run Church of Christ Ladies Aid Society met at the Parish House with 15 members. Lena Leake led the gathering, Clara Cannon gave devotions, and plans were made for the annual election day chicken dinner. A hat sale raised funds during the social hour. Orpha Ayers won a prize, and the next meeting on November 1 will feature cookies for the cookie shine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chauncey
Ladies Aid Society of the
Greens Run
Church of Christ
Lena Leake
Clara Cannon
Orpha Ayers
Ella Ross
Clarissa Nutter
Lola Gillett
Revival Services Held at Plains Church of God
Rev. Herbert A. Sherwood of Indianapolis conducts a revival at The Plains Church of God with services nightly at 7 30 o clock. He previously led a Chauncey and Athens church for the denomination and invites the public to attend.
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Ings
Church of the Nazarene
W. Washington St
Charles Keel
McConnelsville
D. E. Maxson
Nelsonville
Plains Church of God
Chauncey
Herbert A. Sherwood
Indianapolis
Ind
Rev
Sherwood
Athens
Pre School Classes Begin in Chauncey
Pre school children in Chauncey will start classes on Wednesday October 11 at the Boy Scout building on Drake Street. Lo rette Shields will direct the program with sessions each morning from 9 to 11 o clock.
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Chauncey
Boy Scout
Drake St
Loretta Shields
Pickett Announces Birth of Clarence Dean in Chauncey
Mr. and Mrs Em mett Pickett of Chauncey announce the birth of an eight pound son at their home Friday October 6 The baby has been named Clarence Dean Grandparents are Mrs Lydia M Chalfan Chauncey and Mr and Mrs Sherman Byers Nelsonville R D
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Chauncey
Emmett Pickett
Clarence Dean
Lydia M. Chalfan
Sherman Byers
Nelsonville
R. D
Elizabeth Patton Hosts Millfield Needle Club Event
Waterloo Township voters in Athens County Ohio consider a four year tax for hard surfacing roads. Ballot measures show one mill per dollar valuation totaling ten cents per hundred dollars. Clerk Len B McCune notes the resolution and date of October 7 1939.
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Waterloo Township
Athens County
Ohio
Athens County Board OF Elections
David Johnson
Len B. McCune
Actress Fights for Custody in Albany Court
Fights for Son-Mae Murray, former screen star, in Supreme Court Albany over custody of 12 year old Karan Mdivani. Boy resides with Mrs Bessie Danning wife of a New York surgeon. Danning testifies Murray slapped her and says she slapped back.
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Mae Murray
Supreme Court
Albany
N. Y
Karan Mdivani
Bessie Danning
New York
Legion To Install Officers On October 17
Logan Post American Legion will install officers on Tuesday October 17 instead of earlier planned date. District Commander Merle A. Johnson Amanda will lead the ceremony with former commander E L Eveland Crooksville in attendance.
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Logan
Logan Post American Legion
Merle A. Johnson
Amanda
E. L. Eveland
Crooksville
Principals Association Meet Held in Columbus
Members of the Ohio Principals Association will gather in Columbus Friday and Saturday for their annual meeting. Fred Burchfield will represent Logan High School.
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Columbus
Logan
Ohio Principals Association
Fred Burchfield
Logan High School
Sunday Guests at the Morris Home
Sunday guests in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Earl Morris were Mr. and Mrs. Peter Bond and son Dickie and daughter Bonnie of Nelsonville, Mrs. Neva Ogdin and daughter Emma Marie, Mrs. Anna Graham of Carpenter, Mr. and Mrs. John Stanley and son Freddie of Albany, Mrs. Nona Morris of Darwin.
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the Plains
Earl Morris
Peter Bond
Dickie
Bonnie
Nelsonville
Neva Ogdin
Emma Marie
Anna Graham
Carpenter
John Stanley
Freddie
Albany
Nonan Morris
Darwin
York Township Rural School District Seeks Levy Increase
The Board of Education of York Township Rural School District Athens County Ohio proposes to submit to electors on November 7 1939 a levy of up to two mills for five years to fund current expenses. The measure exceeds the ten mill limit and would be added to the 1939 tax duplicate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Education
Athens City
Athens County
Ohio
G. C
Athena City
David Johnson
Len B. McCune
York Township
Athens County Board OF
Grangers Debate Bigelow Age Pension Plan
Chauncey Trimble Grange No. 1830 met Oct 7 with 20 members. Fred Fisher led fourth degree work, Don H. Cannon presided. Bigelow amendments were discussed noting bankruptcy in states trying the plan. Grange and major farm magazines oppose it. Elections set for Nov 4. turkey dinner planned in November. potluck supper hosted by Ladies of the Grange.
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Chauncey
Trimble Grange No
Fred Fisher
Don H. Cannon
Bigelow
The
Grange
Trimble Grange
the Grange
Community Social Notes Keep Chauncey Area Busy
Chauncey district residents share visits and gatherings across Millfield Athens Columbus Glouster Albany Marietta and Grants Pass Ore. Notables include Mr. and Mrs. W E Peters Athens visiting Miss Panthea Nye Pratt, and families of Howard Bowers Sanders and Gillespie in multiple weekend and Sunday events.
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Chauncey
W. E. Peters
Athens
Millfield
Panthea Nye Pratt
Donald Howard
Alfred and
James
Glouster
Joe Morgan
Bernard Bowers
Bernard, Jr
Loretta Mae
Richard Dan
Columbus
Daniel Fulton
Catherine Johnston
Annie Shields
Pilgrim Holiness Church
Kathryn Parker
Dayton
Eben Gillespie
Parker
Betty Heffken
Henry Heffken
Chester Sanders
Clarence Sanders
Ray Sanders
Ralph Sanders
Dow Sanders
Albany
W. H. Wemmer
Grover Patton
Charles Sanders
Sandra Lee
Marietta
Charles R. Howard
Grants Pass
Ore
Ollie Howard Spaugh
Saul Wilson
California
Karns Stroke Recovering at Marietta Hospital
Condition of Ezra J. Karns who had a stroke at his Ellis Avenue home and was taken by Stouts ambulance to Marietta Hospital last Friday is much improved. Family members visited him Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Community Garden Club
James Seward
W. Washington St
Chauncey
Ezra J. Karns
Ellis Ave
Stout
Marietta Hospital
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Athens Messenger
ATHEN
McKinley Club
Oakley & Oakley
Nelsonville Social Notes
Buchtel
Arthur Allan
New Lexington
Mabel Moore
Murray City
Thomas Davis
Edward Evans
William Smith
Joe Woodruff
Thomas Davis Jr
William Davis
Shawnee
Doris Ruth Bur
Yeass
Mrs. Seward
Ladies Aid Society of
Methodist Church
Jimmy Preston
John Barrows
Guy Barrows
Carbondale
Forest Dunn
Zanesville
Forrest Dunn
Paul Dunn
Lee Parcher
Sadie Six
Floyd
Stanley
Helen Clark
Floyd Barrows
Paul
Charles
Evelyn Wright
Phebe Clements
Presbyterian Missionary Society
Logan Church
Union Furnace
New Plymouth
Deanville
Sand Run
General Electric
Columbus and Southern Ohio Electric Company
Canaan
Athena County
Canaan Township
Len B, McCune
Atlas
D. Sipe
J. Blower
L. McAllister
F. Wolf
Luckoffs
Z. Marquis
A. Smith
B. Clark
J McAllister
Clarks
Ladies Aid
Cookie Social
Elizabeth Patton
Needle Club
Chauncey District
Audiron
Qurageous Roun
John Garfield Cheade Reine
Jeffrey Lynas
Demeld Crise Meretee
Frank McHugh
Diet
Ux Vane
Rosemary Lane
Lola Lane
Gale Page
Warner Brob
Michael Curve
Genet
Newwre
Mae Cremer
Fore
WED
THURS
Ann Sothern
Linda Darnell
James Ellison
Elsa Maxwell
Matinee
Jane Parker
Joan of Arkansas
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