Athens County Library Service Truck On Two Week Schedule
Athens County residents may borrow free reading books via the library service truck on a two week schedule visiting schools and communities. Schedule lists stops in Greens Run Chauncey Morristown The Plains Glouster and more with a mobile team led by Miss Wightman and drivers and assistants.
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Sess
Ceel
Messenger
Athens
Athens County Library Service
Nelsonville
Dowjer
Charles Smith
Miss McCombs
Greens Run
Red Town
Trimble
Chauncey Schools
Morristown
Sand Ridge
Bailey Run
West Millfield
P. O
East Millfield
Chauncey Library
Miss Wightman
Buchtel
Happy Hollow
Kimberly
Kimberly Store
New Floodwood
the Plains
the Plains P. O
East Clayton
Old Floodwood
Goose Run
Glouster Schools
Glouster
Many Pay Tribute To Thomas Wilson Sr
Funeral services for Thomas Wilson Sr were held Monday afternoon at 230 W Columbus St. largely attended with many former residents returning. Retail Merchants Association stores closed 2 to 3 pm. Wilson had lived in Nelsonville 70 years and was well known in the Hocking Valley. Dr W P Clark of the First Methodist Church conducted the service.
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Nelsonville
Columbus St
Thomas Wilson Sr
Retail Merchants Association
Wilson
Hocking Valley
W. P. Clark
First Methodist Church
Clubs Sponsor Lecturer Appearance in Nelsonville
Rufus Rose Marionettes opened a Nelsonville festival in the high school auditorium presented by the Garden Club and Business and Professional Women's Club. Next Monday evening Oct 17 Robert M Zimmerman lecturer and deep sea diver will present the second of four entertainments.
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Nelsonville
Rufus Rose
Garden Clu
Business and Professional Women's Club
Robert M. Zimmerman
Zimmerman
Happy Hollow PTA to Hold October Meeting
Nelsonville notes the Happy Hollow P T A will meet Wednesday night October 12 at 7 o clock in the school house. Members will finalize plans for the Halloween Festival set for November 26 at the same location.
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Nelsonville
Happy Hollow P. T. A
Democratic Rally Planned at Kimberly School
A Democratic rally is set for Thursday October 13 at 7 30 pm at the Kimberly School with Democratic candidates and other prominent speakers plus special music.
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Kimberly
Kimberly School
Groce Leads Nelsonville Eagles as Trustee Judge
Clifton Groce, prominent in Nelsonville and an active Eagle, begins his third term as trustee of the order and previously served as worthy vice president. This summer he works with the athletic committee and will judge the upcoming Eagles ping pong tournament.
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Nelsonville
Clifton Groce
Groce
The
Eagles
Nelsonville PTA Council approves three mile school levy
The Nelsonville Parent-Teacher Council voted to renew the 25 year old three mile school levy at its fall meeting held at the high school. Council president Mr. Kinneer led the session. Mrs. S. S. Steenrod was elected delegate to the state meeting in Columbus November 2 4.
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Nelsonville
Parent-Teacher Council
Kinneer
S. S. Steenrod
Columbus
Two Bound Over To Grand Jury
Two assault and battery cases heard in Mayor C G Dew court. Charles Wright and John Windle Jr of Nelsonville arraigned on a Bill Matheny complaint, pleaded not guilty, bound over to grand jury under $100 bonds each. Beatrice Weede alleged in affidavit, Joe Weede of Nelsonville pleaded guilty, fined $10 and costs. Ben Algood pleaded guilty to intoxication, fined $5 and costs.
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Nelsonville
C. G. Dew
Charles Wright
John Windle, Jr
Bill Matheny
Beatrice
Joe Weede
Ben Algood
Miss Harriet Francis Resigns for New Kentucky Missionary to Nurse Role
Nelsonville reports Miss Harriet Francis, longtime Kentucky mountains missionary, resigns and departs for Terre Haute Indiana to join Beau la Rescue Home as nurse and assistant matron under Rev. Melvin Pratt. She is a Nelsonville High School and White Cross Hospital graduate, class of 1926.
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Nelsonville
Harriet Francis
Kentucky
Terre Haute
Ind
Beaula
Melvin Pratt
Francis
Nelsonville High School
White Cross Hospital
Old Age Club Appeals to Roosevelt Over Pension Delays
In Nelsonville Ohio the Ohio Old Age Club led by president William Linn asks President Roosevelt to intervene in the clash between Governor Davey and the Federal Social Security Board. They urge compliance with federal terms to avoid October pension delays or cuts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
Ohio
William Linn
Roosevelt
Davey
Federal Social Security Board
Federal Board
Nelsonville Social Notes and Community Gatherings
Nelsonville social items show multiple local gatherings. Mr and Mrs Corwin Cookson hosted Sunday guests including John Cookson Paul Gordon John Sawyer and Dr J M Hyde. The Loyal Woman's Class of the Christian Church plans its annual Wednesday noon dinner. Ladies' Aid Society meets at the Methodist Church to discuss meals and events including a chicken dinner on Oct 26 and a fall/winter paper drive. Student Council installed officers at the high school with Bernadine White as president Alma Galvin as vice president Shirley Knight as secretary treasurer. James Cooper and wife hosted Janet Cooper's tenth birthday with relatives present and prizes awarded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Corwin Cookson
John Cookson
Paul Gordon
New Lexington
John Sawyer
Newark
J. M. Hyde
City
Ladies’ Aid
Ladies’ Aid Society
The
Methodist Church
Hugh Webb
Bernadine White
Alma Galvin
Shirley Knight
James Coope
Janet
Virginia Hellyer
Dorothy Raine
Pammy White
Beverly Bonner
Shirley Sayers
Maryland
Nancy Shafer
Helen Othenbaugh
Florence Coffey
Donna Jean Mullen
Maxine
Jimmy Coope
Nelsonville
William Grace
Columbus
Tom Galvin
A&p
Marietta
Joe Galvin
Columbus St
Harris Wood
California
E. J. Arnold
Susanne Fairfield
Lorg Edwards
Wellington
Susanne
Ohio University
Clark Gheen
Ervin
Glenn Coffman
Canal Winchester
Miles Howe
T. J. Smith
Bobby
Fred Mulligan
Clayton Murphy
John Murphy
Nelsonville Personal Notices and Local Celebrations
Community greetings feature visits from Columbus Marietta and Wellington residents. Honor events include a birthday dinner for Mrs. Harper with gifts and cakes and a surprise party for Ronald Jacobs 22nd birthday. A child, Walter Spears, sustained a head cut from a glass shard requiring stitches.
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Nelsonville
Walter Spears
Social notes from Mt. Union and Dexter gatherings
Sunday events center on Rev. Selah Weatherby’s services in Mt Union with hospitality for family and friends. A 76th birthday at Dexter honors Lewis Saxton and 44th for Dana Williamson. Local guests include Weatherby, Carrs, Kings, Nicholsons, Wisemans, Epples, and Gotschalls with visits to Athens, Bradbury, and Harrisonville.
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MT. Union
Selah Weatherby
Harley Carr
Charles King
Bradbury
James Clark
Harrisonville
Lewis Saxton
Dana Williamson
Dexter
Saxton
Williamson
William Weatherby
Athens
Sunda
A. Nicholson
Frank Wood
John Wiseman
Chillicothe
O. W. Wiseman
Andrew Davis
Rock Springs
M. A. Epple
Clare Nicholson
Ruth Nicholson
Rose Chase
Eliza Jordan
Helen Turner
Florence Epple
Mae Wood
John Nicholson
Glenn Turner
Carl
J. A. Gotschall
Elwood Caster
Sidney Jordan
Floyd
Clarence
Gilbert Michael
Bunker Hill
Golden Circle
Little Coelle Clark
Arley Carr
Shirley Jordan
Carpenter
Vinton Social Notes and Local Deaths
Mayor George Glenn aged 72 died at home after years of declining health. Funeral set for Wednesday at 2. Birth announced by funeral director and Mrs Vernon McCoy. Local social items list neighbors visiting in Columbus Gallipolis Warren and Hillsboro. A revival at Christian Union Church in Ewington begins Oct 15 led by Reverend George Belcher. Phillip Pritchard aged 3 injured when thrown from car rear seat yesterday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Thomas Thomas
Gallipolis
Harvey Cloud
Salisbury
W. K. Love
Belpoint School
Margaret Louise Ward
Pomeroy
Frank Shurtleff
Paul
Effie Fox
Ilinois
McCoy
John Spires
James Viars
Ben Viars
Francis Ardwell
W. Denney
Wayne Denney
Everett Denney
Hillsboro
Christian Union Church
Ewington
George Belcher
South Webster
Nelsonville
Phillip
Tom Pritchard
Churches Represented At Bradford Revival
Bradford revival drew 265 attendees Sunday night as Evangelist W. H. Miller of Flora Indiana preached on Change of Heart. Delegations came from Pomeroy Dexter Rutland Bradbury Athens and other churches including Middleport Nazarene and Zion Church of Christ. Special music featured Elaine Miller and Celia Keffer with Bradbury participants along with a melody by Mary Ellen Roush Mabel Sisson and pianist Clay Evans. Dexter's Guy Glaze led the singing as pastors Neil Crawford B H Morris and J P Miller presided. The average attendance to date was 122.
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Bradford
W. H. Miller
Flora
Ind
Pomeroy
Dexter
Rutland
Bradbury
Athens
Middleport
Elaine Miller
Celia Keffer
Bradford Church
Mary Ellen Roush
Mabel Sisson
Clay Evans
Guy Glaze
Neil Crawford
B. H. Morris
J. P. Miller
Dexter Brief News Notes
Mae Nicholson had sinus surgery. Local social events include Amber Lodge lunches and visits by several families. William Davis, formerly of Salem, died Oct 5 near New Castle Pa and funeral attendance from area relatives noted. Community repairs planned on Clarence Hewitt property with Herschel McKinney to occupy after. Anniversaries marked for Lewis Saxton and daughter Gertrude Williamson. Influenza and tonsillitis illness reported for Mrs. W. R. Halliday. Ladies Aid hosted fifty five members and guests.
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McArthur
Harold Smith
Bruce
Rutland
H. C. Smith
William Davis
Salem
New Castle
Alice Edmundson Davis
Worthy Braley
New Jersey
Fred Schepple
O. S. Davis
Parker Run
Harold Davis
Edith Johnson
Wilkesville
Race Davis
Side Hill
Kenneth Davis
Dexter
Frisey
Mmett Davis
Homer Marchington
Clarence Hewitt
Herschel McKinney
Vinton
Odell McKauselin
J. P. Miller
Bradbury
Emma Strong
Elwood Nelson
Ethel Russell
Dayton
Manda Russell
Emmett Davis
James Nicholson
Lewis Saxton
Gertrude Williamson
Ward Saxton
Linda
Athens
Charles King
Harley Carr
Mud Fork
Mary Esther Clark
Jack
Coelle
Patsy Lou
Dana Williamson
Ironton
W. R. Halliday
Mary Delaney
G. O. Will
Norman Will
W. R. Amos
Ladies
Mary Louise Whitlatch Birthday Party Honored at Modoc
Mr and Mrs Thomas Whitlatch of Modoc hosted Mary Louise Whitlatch for her ninth birthday bringing together relatives and friends on Wednesday. Guests included the Vore family and several local relatives as cake and peaches were served.
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Mary Lea
Harry
Glen Vore
Goldie Grace
Christine
Gladys Yankoski
Rosalia
Wendle
James Mingus
Elizabeth Murvey
Claihann McCollie
Bettey Kelton
Clovis Huston
Jack Vore
Ed Vore
Mary Louise
Bernadine Raush
Bernice Smith
Birthday gathering honors Stemm Hooper kin at home
Relatives and friends totaling 51 gathered at the James Stemm home on Sunday to celebrate the birthdays of James Stemm and L. D. Hooper. A large dinner was served to numerous families including Carey, Hooper, Withem, Herbz, Davis, Rankin, Stemm, and Hooper clans with many children present.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Stemm
Stemm
L. D. Hooper
Jesse Carey
Freddie
Clarence Hooper
Garnet
Catherine
Russel
John
Robert
Henry Evanoff
Dow Hooper
Joann
Darrel Withem
June
Mary
Billy
Carl Herbz
Shelva Jean
E d Davis
Jack
Grace Evelyn
Emmett Rankin
Lowell
Lloyd
Harold
Phyliss
Twilla
John Hooper
Donald
Rose
Sylvia
William Bulstrom
Donald Stemm
Larry
Gerald
Marie Chapypelear
Hooper
N T Club and church groups meet in varied events
The N T Club met with 10 members and read poems and prayers, with prizes awarded to Edna Bingman and Grace Zimmer. Junior Loyal Girls elected officers, held contests, and served lunch. Various local residents visited, attended, or hosted events across Madison Street and nearby towns over the weekend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N. T. Club
Kate Vaughn
Old Rugged Cross
Edna Bingman
O’reiley
Dena Morris
Grace Zimmer
Kate Winn
Glouster Teachers to Attend District Meeting
Glouster High School principal L. G. DeLong was elected as delegate to the Southeastern Ohio Teachers Association meeting in Athens on Oct. 27 and 28. Miss Merle Danford named alternate and to serve on the School Women's Club nominating committee for the event.
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Glouster
L. G. DeLong
Glouster High School
Southeastern Ohio Teachers’ Association
Athens
Merle Danford
Miss Danford
Hotel Berry
Rotary To Celebrate Its Tenth Anniversary
Gallipolis hosts a Rotary intercities meeting at the Lafayette Hotel to mark the Gallipolis Club tenth anniversary. Fourteen clubs were invited with expected programs. a prize committee will judge the best numbers. Morris Haskins opens with welcome, E E Higgins directs the post dinner program, and Ohio baked ham is featured for its supposed “umph.” Meeting starts at 6 p m.
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Gallipolis
Rotary Intercities
Lafayette
Carl C. Byers
Bob” Betz
E. W. Mauck
Harry R. Hurn
John Henry
Huntington
Oak Hill
Jackson
Ironton
Pt. Pleasant
Wellston
Athens
Middleport
Marietta
Chillicothe
Portsmouth
Morris Haskins
E. E. Higgins
Byers
Virginia
Weekend licenses to wed listed for multiple couples
Gallipolis reports weekend marriage licenses issued to Gilbert Thress 21 Nelsonville and Dorothy Lane 21 Chauncey Harold Johnson 24 and Ethel Dean 21 both Nelsonville Edgar Burks 30 and Irene Mays 21 Barboursville W V.
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Gallipolis
Gilbert Thress
Nelsonville
Dorothy Lane
Chauncey
Harold Johnson
Ethel Dean
Edgar Burks
Irene Mays
Barboursville
W. Va
Gallia County Music Supervisors Schedule Tonight Meeting
Music supervisors from Gallia County schools plan a meeting tonight in the office of Superintendent H. B. Bradbury at the courthouse. Miss Lois Fasig, county music supervisor, will present the program.
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Gallipolis
Gallia County
Supt
H. B. Bradbury
Lois Fasig
Nelsonville Faithful Rebekah Lodge Benefit Party
The Rebekah Lodge of Nelsonville will host a Wednesday night benefit party at 8 o clock in the I O O F Hall. Funds raised support lodge activities and community projects.
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Nelsonville
Rebekah Lodge
Rich Loaf Kegglers Win Bowling Match
Rich Loaf beat New York Central two games to one at Wolf and Sons alleys Monday night. D Kovatch led with a 526 three game total and tied B Johnston for 201 single high.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glouster
Rich-Loaf
New York Central Outfit
Wolf & Sons
D. Kovatch
B. Johnston
V. Eddy
B. Bulloch
P. Lewis
NEW York Central— Gatchel
Dr. Pride
Willis Briggs
Leasure
G. Galloway
Former Mayor Glenn Dies at 72 in Vinton
George E. Glenn 72 longtime Vinton resident and former mayor died Monday from organic heart trouble. Funeral at Vinton M E Church Wednesday at 2 p m led by Rev J L Stephenson and Rev Herman A Lewis with interment in McGhee Cemetery. He taught school, then worked in merchandising, later returned to teaching. Survived by wife Margaret Turner Glenn, daughters Helen Mills Lucy Tanner Robin Hershey Harriet Glenn and son Frank J. Glenn. He served as mayor several terms and was active in church and fraternal circles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
George E. Glenn
Vinton
Vinton M. E
J. L. Stephenson
Bidwell
Herman A. Lewis
Cheshire
McGhee
Athens State Hospital
Glenn
Margaret Turner Glenn
Helen Mills
Lucy Tanner
Robin Hershey
Harriet Glenn
Frank J. Glenn
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Athens County
Thomas Wilson
Drummond
Morocco
Akie Oe
PTA Council
Grand
Take
New York
Nelsonville Social Notes
Loyal Woman's Class of the
Christian Church
Harper
D. W. Harper
Mason City Hill
William
Aaron
F. H. Stevens
David
Raymond
Helen Marie
Earl
Eldora Stevens
Don
Langsville
Raymond Harper
Emma
Frank Harper
Franklyn
Doris Ann
Blackfork
Guy Fisk
Vivian Thompson
William Jacobs
Ronald
Gerald Jacob
Frank Gill
Tommy
Gynith McKnight
Stanley Bruce
Alfred Evans
Ross Riggs
William Adams
Lawrence Klinebrier
Vera
Harrold Reliford
Dasha Gill
Charles Levering
Cecil Monks
Margaret
Bernard
Tresa
George Jacobs
Rayon Velour
Jacquard
Jacquard Velour
Hoppin
Suh
Ellison DuRant Smith
South Carolina
Washington
White House
Smith
Mt. Union Social Notes
Church of Christ
Jennie Jones
Madison St
Jesus
Charlene Webb
Wanda Cole
Juanita Williams
JoLavon Faires
Florence Shepard
Dorothy Stahl
Maxine Smith
Kathleen Roberts
M. FE
Dorothy De-Long
William Swindle
Cecelia Mae
Lovina Banfield
B. G. Cartmell
Akron
Clarence Holmes
Betty Heiskel
L. K. Heiskell
Garnet Meade
Lodi
Elmer Larson
S. S. Danford
Shepard Hamiston
Beverly
McConnelsville
Adda Danford
Miss Blanche
Walter Dankel
Delaware
Anna Wilson
Robert Schneftf
W. D. Phillips
James Phillips
Fred Darling
Northwest Territory
Lalla Dunnett
Mass Ruth
B. N. Swishler
Jay
C. M. Ashworth
Alfred Andrews
Dertick
Frederick Heck
William Williams
Carl Parker
Worthy Parker
Zern Cunningham
Charles Clayberger
DeLong
Rotary
Oakley
and Oakley
Public Square
Rich-Loaf Kegglers
Abba
Askes
la Auto Loans
Fred Sanders
Mgr
Court St
Columbus & Southern Ohio Electric Company
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