School Repair Projects Reviewed for Board
Nelsonville board of Education discussed routine items including paying bills of 2285 as funds become available and seeking an advance tax draw for Nov 1 payroll. They authorized purchase of fire extinguishers and replacement of fire hoses, reviewed rehabilitation work mainly roof repairs, noted completion of high school roof and near finish of Central School, plus a new aluminum clock face and paint work. East School roof work will finish the program.
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Nelsonville
City Board of Education
East School
Local Social Roundup at Lottridge Gathers Families
Mrs Carrie Gainer entertained at dinner with Rev. and Mrs Walter Frost and daughter Barbara of Belpre. Guests included Mr and Mrs R M Allen with daughter Mary Alice, and Mrs Ida Davis with guests Willie Tenney and children Leo Juanita plus Mrs Wanda Lee Robinson and baby of Nelsonville. Other visits included Otis Wade Allen for a birthday at the Dixon home, E W Swisher visiting Mrs Mary Barnhill on Dutch Ridge, and calls by Carrie Gainer and R M Allen to the John Archer home. Albert Warner visited Russell Archer, while Paul Robinson hosted Joe Mantle and Floyd Dillinger of Athens. C M Swartz spent a day with Harry Carleton’s family near Coolville.
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Lottridge
Carrie Gainer
Walter A. Frost
Barbara
Belpre
R. M. Allen
Mary Alice
Ida Davis
Willie Tenney
Leo
Juanita
Wanda Lee Robinson
Nelsonville
Francis Coen
Eva Coen
Frost
Otis Wade Allen
Paul Robinson
Joe Mantle
Columbus
Floyd Dillinger
Athens
C. M. Swartz
Harry Carleton
Coolville
L. H. Allen
Murray City Social Notes
Murray City social notes list numerous residents visiting relatives or in hospitals. Fragments mention Floyd Kidd seriously ill in Columbus University Hospital and various locals traveling between Murray City, Glouster, Logan, Cleveland, Columbus, and Dayton for family, business, or hospital visits through periods ending with mentions of Detroi and Marietta hospital care.
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Murray City
Frank Kidd
Eastern
Gerald Edwards
Andy Robson
Floyd Kidd
University Hospital
Columbus
Willard Brown
Kidd
Thelma Johnson
Cleveland
Harold Warner
Bertie Boling
William Bird
New Straitsville
Cecil Lunsford
Glouster
Claude Lopez
Logan
Helen Wilson
Mrs Hitchings 89 Native of Britain Dies in Nelsonville
Mrs. Sarah Standall Hitchings aged 89 died Monday at Mount St. Mary Hospital after being moved there Sunday. Born in Bedford England she came to America with her husband Walter Hitchings who died 14 years ago. Surviving are five sons three daughters a sister many grandchildren great grandchildren and great great grandchildren. Funeral services Thursday at 2 pm at Pilgrim Holiness Church with burial in Greenlawn Cemetery.
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Nelsonville
Sarah Standall Hitchings
Mount St. Mary Hospital
Hitchings
Bedford
England
George Standall
America
Walter Hitchings
Claycross
High St
Jack
Charles
Ernest
Ralph
Lancaster
Frank
Huntington
Anna Perry
Athens
Lillie Saville
Morefield
W. Va
Ethel Miller
Bucyrus
Ohio
Lizzie Sayres
Fred
Pilgrim Holiness Church
B. A. Awe
Raymond Simpson
Greenlawn Cemetery
Mount St. Mary Hospital Births and Admits
A son born to Mr and Mrs George K Appleman of Nelsonville. New admissions include Mrs Mary Milhoan Trimble Jesse Hammond Hemlock ae McConaha Glouster George A Hartley Nelsonville Mrs Irma McCarthy Nelsonville Clell Campbell Glouster Route 3 Mrs Lottie Thomas Buchter Mrs Dora E Webb New Straits ville. Discharges list George Levering Mary Kennedy Henry Paulk Allen T Bishop Mrs Grace Covert Mrs James Huston and daughter Mrs Alice Walker Edward Decker.
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George K. Appleman
Nelsonville
Mary Milhoan
Trimble
Jesse Hammond
Hemlock
Ae McConaha
Glouster
George A. Hartley
Irma McCarthy
George Levering
Mary Kennedy
Henry Paulk
Allen T. Bishop
Grace Covert
James Huston
Alice Walker
Edward Decker
Marshal Charges Attack In Murray City Incident
Charles Wicks 23 of near Buchtel pleaded innocent before Mayor Floyd Stiff after being charged with resisting arrest assault and intoxication in a street incident involving Murray City Marshal Floyd Keeton. Wicks bound over to the grand jury with an 800 bond after a bar arrest south of Nelsonville.
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Nelsonville
Floyd Keeton
Murray City
Charles Wicks
Buchtel
Floyd Stiff
Wicks
Keeton
Mina Sayre Lewis 80 Dies at Point Pleasant Home
Mrs. Mina Sayre Lewis of 2225 Jackson Ave. Point Pleasant died at 8 p.m. Monday after a year of illness. She was born October 4, 1870 in Leon and was a member of the Eastern Star Main Street Baptist Church and the Senior Woman's Club. She leaves a sister and three grandchildren among others. Funeral services are set for 3:30 p.m. Wednesday at Crow funeral home with burial in Suncrest Cemetery. Friends may visit after 6 p.m. Tuesday.
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Point Pleasant
Mina Sayre Lewis
Jackson Ave
Eastern Star
Main Street Baptist Church
Lewis
Leon
William A
Harriet Greenlee Ferguson
R. W. Sayre
How to Help Your Scratching Dog
A tipsy old ad describes relief for an itchy dog through Rex Hunters Dog Powders. Weekly tablet doses claim rapid results with reduced scratching and shinier hair. Available at drug stores and pet shops. economy size box priced at $1. Ad reads like a period advertising pitch.
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Rex
Nelsonville East PTA Fathers Night Meeting
The East PTA will observe Fathers Night on Wednesday at 7 p m at the East School. Refreshments will be served at the close. Baby sitters will be provided by Mrs. Arthur Kennedy and Mrs. Ralph White. GT Club members meet Wednesday at 7 30 p m at the home of Mrs. Georgia Foughty.
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East Pta
East School
Arthur Kennedy
Ralph White
GT Club
Georgia Foughty
Twig 8 Mt St Mary Hospital Guild Meeting Postponed
The Twig 8 meeting of Mount St Mary Hospital Guild with Mrs Earl Hilleary scheduled for Tuesday evening has been postponed due to unclear reassembly plans.
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Twig 8
Mount St. Mary Hospital Guild
Earl Hilleary
Mrs Adda Cook Hosts Daughter Marys 33rd Birthday
Mrs Adda Cook entertained Sunday honoring the 33rd birthday of her daughter Mary. A birthday cake and a gift from Mrs Mary Nye centered the dinner table.
MM Club Meeting At Mrs Bee Shafer Home
Members of the MM Club will meet Wednesday evening at the home of Mrs. Bee Shafer on Jackson Street for a casual gathering.
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MM Club
Bee Shafer
Jackson St
Murray City Residents Attend C and O Meeting
Mr and Mrs Forrest Cunningham and Mr and Mrs Ralph Wilson of Buchtel attended a Cincinnati picnic for C and O employees. Eligibility required 25 years of railroad service for attendance.
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Murray City
Forrest Cunningham
Ralph Wilson
Buchtel
Cincinnati
Social Guests From California and East Attend Gatherings
Mr and Mrs Ralph McLaughlin hosted Mrs Florence Bexfield and Mrs Floyd Davis from Long Beach California with Mr and Mrs Harry Lines. Mrs Davis will travel with her mother Mrs Bexfield to California. Mr and Mrs W R Dixon returned from a sightseeing motor trip visiting New York Hartford and Niagara Falls. Mrs Fannie Burton and Mrs Nellie Mitchell of Murray City visited Mr and Mrs Don Wolfe. Mrs Harold Whitmore and her sons Alan and Benny visited Mr and Mrs Clarence McCall at Orbiston.
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Ralph McLaughlin
Florence Bexfield
Columbus
Floyd Davis
Long Beach
Cal
Harry Lines
Fannie Burton
Nellie Mitchell
Murray City
Don Wolfe
Harold Whitmore
Alan and
Benny
Clarence McCall
Orbiston
Special Meeting Called for Nelsonville Board
A special official board meeting is set for Thursday at 7 p m in the study of the Christian Church to discuss pending matters.
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Nelsonville
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