Nelsonville Yellow Dogs Grow New Members
The Nelsonville Ancient and Honorable Order of Yellow Dogs added 15 nov ers at a Monday assembly and plan another initiation Thursday. A drive plan is in place with Bertha Nixon chairing publicity and Benson Preston handling advertising. Robert Secam joined the executive board replacing Rev. C L Johnson who is leaving the city.
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Nelsonville
Bertha Nixon
Benson Preston
C. H. Bartlett
Robert Secam
C. L. Johnson
Halloween Party at the Y M C A Tonight
The big Halloween party is set for tonight at the Y M C A with prizes in the works. H Bartlett and Harry D Crawford are among the judges and a large crowd is expected to attend. Mr and Mrs John Young and Mrs Laura Wilson of Indianapolis were guests of L A Matheny earlier in the week.
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H. Bartlett
Harry D. Crawford
C Kelly
John Young
Fs Gylvester Young
Logan
Laura Wilson
Indianapolis
Ind
L. &. Matheny
Berean Class Attendance Rises on Special Sunday
The Berean class at the Christian church saw a handsome attendance increase over the prior Sunday. The class president urges all members to attend as Sunday will be the last time Pastor C. Johnson teaches the class and a large turnout is expected.
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Order of Mechanics
Christian Church
Bereans
C. ". Johnson
Red Cross Roll Call Opens Armistice Day
Nelsonville plans its annual Red Cross membership drive starting Armistice Day with Miss Bertha Nixon as general chairwoman. Every man woman and child in the city will be solicited. Local dues 60 cents stay in Nelsonville with larger gifts boosting local work.
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Red Cross
Nelsonville
Bertha Nixon
Abe
Nelsonville Taxpayers Fund School Bonds Echo Education Roots
A survey of Nelsonville business people shows many taxing residents who studied at the current high school building, completed sixteen years ago. They and future graduates will pay taxes to retire the bonds funding the school, reflecting state plans to fund public buildings. Families continue moving to Nelsonville attracted by its schools.
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Nelsonville
Surprise Fifteenth Birthday Party for Alma Johnson
Mr and Mrs James Johnson hosted a surprise party at their Fayette Street home for their daughter Alma s fifteenth birthday. Guests enjoyed music games and a late luncheon with attendees including Eva Nye Elsie Violet Baylis Helen Wallace Doris Adams Grace Hartley Ruth Hall Velma Cordell Lucile Huddy Lucile Johnson Sylvina Williams Pearl Glenn Mabel and Edith Dilcher Jack Martin Forrest Latimer Max Wolf Henry Courtney Oliver Bishop Charles Glenn Ralph Ely Earl and Gene Jewett Tom West Harold Frank and Harry Skinner Out of town guests John Elizabeth Johnson Circle Hill Beatrice Clark Logan Mr and Mrs C E Johnson Mrs Foster Cullum Miss Thelma Cullum Miss Mildred Baylis and Mrs James Beard assisted.
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James Johnson
Fayette Street
Alma
Eva Nye
Elsie
Violet Baylis
Helen Wallace
Doris Adams
Grace Hartley
Ruth Hall
Velma Cordell
Lucile Huddy
Lucile Johnson
Sylvina Williams
Pearl Glenn
Mabel
Edith Dilcher
Jack Martin
Forrest Latimer
Max Wolf
Henry Courtney
Oliver Bishop
Charles Glenn
Ralph Ely
Earl
Gene Jewett
Tom West
Harold Frank
Harry Skinner
John
Elizabeth Johnson
Circle Hill
Beatrice Clark
Logan
C. E. Johnson
Foster Cullum
Thelma Cullum
Mildred Baylis
James Beard
Engineer Charles Cummins Dies After Fall at Track
Charles Cassius Cummins 46 an engineer on the Hocking Valley line died at Grant hospital Columbus after a fall on October 6 left a knee injury and pneumonia. survived by widow Elizabeth Stevenson four sisters and father Paul Cummins, with funeral arrangements pending.
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Charles Cassius Cummins
Hocking Valley
Grant Hospital
Columbus
Mr. Cummins
Columbus Hospital
Altho
Paul Cummins
Cummins
Elizabeth Stevenson
Nelsonville
George E. Hamme
Circleville
Turner
Rushville
C. C. Bue
Gene Pritchard
M. E. Church
K. of P. Lodge
Halloween Party At Methodist Church Class Enlivens Parish
Class No 5 of the Methodist church led by Mrs Bessie Bland held a Halloween party in the church parlors Monday from 5 to 7 pm. Games and ghost stories drew the attention of the little girls who, masked, enjoyed a Halloween luncheon served to 58 members and guests.
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The
Methodist Church
Bessie Bland
W B A Regular Meeting At I C O F Hall
The W B A will hold a regular meeting Wednesday night at I C O F hall starting at 7 o clock. Members are urged to attend and bring a favorite dish as final plans for the Athers trip are to be made.
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I. C
Leaves for West to Albuquerque Trip
Mrs. James Shaw and her son Darius along with brother Hubert Mender depart Monday for Willard to join Mr. James Shaw. The party will proceed to Albuquerque New Mexico where Hubert Mender plans to spend winter and return in spring. Mr Horace Mender accompanies them to Columbus.
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West
James Shaw
Darius
Hubert Mender
Willard
Albuquerque
N. M
Horace Mender
Columbus
Mrs Lowerys Return Visit Near Carbon Hill
Mrs John Lowery returns to Logan after visiting Mrs Horace Mender. Mrs Lou Lowery and daughter go home near Carbon Hill after spending Sunday as guests of Mrs Horace Mender.
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John Lowery
Logan
Horace Mender
Lou Lowery
Carbon Hil
Masquerade Party Guests Dine In Black And Yellow Spread
Nell Ervin with her mother Mrs I Chute hosted a masquerade party in Loran where masked attendees enjoyed a black and yellow decor theme featuring owls bats cats moons and pumpkins. A late hour lunch was served to guests including Ma mie Henry Mae Nutter Maud Whitlatch Mae Reeves Jertie Gasper Lizzie Sayres and many others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nell Ervin
Ada Dille
Charles Lynton
Wendell Buckles
Frank Brown
Flossie Laff
Pearl Fiske
Edna Spencer
Fanny Maffin
Anna Pospichi
Bell McMorrow
Gladys Reeves
Pauline Triplet
Ross
Helen Reeves
Vivian Campbell
Lizzie White
Regina White
Marcella Henry
Blanche Morehead
Loran
Birthday gathering at Hovey home on fifty fifth year
Friends joined Bert Hovey for a half century birthday dinner at his home with well filled baskets. Afternoon songs provided diversion as guests included Vorhes, Bailes, Edg ar, Hooper, Burdette, Blackwood, Emma Blackwood, and others from Athens and Columbus. Wednesday club met to plan Red Cross drive with high school girls as solicitors. city federation dinner attended by about 100 members.
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Bert Hovey
Fred Vorhes
Bartley
Maria Vorhes
Blackwood
Emma Blackwood
Athens
W. B. Dailey
Akron
J. T. Dailey
Goldsberry
Red Cross
Kyle
City Federation of
Barrows celebrate 16th wedding anniversary with dinner
Mr and Mrs T J Barlow celebrated their sixteenth wedding anniversary by entertaining guests at a Sunday dinner. The gathering included Mr and Mrs Frank Bobo and three daughters Mrs White and Mr Everett White.
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T. J. Barlow
Frank Bobo
White
Everett White
Lloyd Dailey Attends Iowa State Football Game in Columbus
Mr. Lloyd Dailey was present at the Iowa State football game played in Columbus last Saturday.
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Lloyd Dailey
Columbus
Bazaar sale nets $56 for Baptist church
Services at the Baptist church start Tuesday evening. The bazaar and sale held Saturday drew a total of 56 dollars in hand.
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the Baptist Church
Epworth League Halloween Party in Mrs Baker's Barn
About 59 masqueraders gathered at 7 PM in the barn of Mrs. Mary Baker for an Epworth League Halloween event. Lanterns, a fortune telling booth, and loft decorations created a festive atmosphere with Miss Kyle and Hilah Stanley leading games and stunts. Refreshments were provided by the committee with Lucile Bolen and Mary Frances Goldsberry supervising, under chaperones Rev. and Mrs. Warner and several members of the group.
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Mary Baker
Epworth League
Miss Kyle
Hilah Stanley
Lucile Bolen
Mary Frances Goldsberry
Warner
Faye Baker
T. J. Barlow
F. E. Goldsberry
Car penter resident suffers stroke and illness
Mr and M W Howery of Car penter have a paralysis stroke and are critically ill The daughter Mrs C O Whitlatch has remained at his bedside
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M. W. Howery
Carpenter
C. O. Whitlatch
Athens Speaker Aims to Clarify Amendments and Refer Endums
Effort underway to secure a speaker from Athens next Sunday afternoon to explain the three amendments and three referendums on the ballot this coming Tuesday.
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Athens
Baby Reta Kady Aims For President In 1956
St Louis, Oct 20 Baby Reta Kady age two plans a future bid for the White House Her grandmother Mrs T H Farnen leads the campaign hoping a woman becomes commander in chief while Reta studies diplomacy and politics and plays with blocks in her nursery campaign notes acknowledge the unlikely bid and stress keeping the candidate in the public eye for recognition and support
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ST. Louis
Reta Kady
United States
Beta
Reta
White House
Washington
Lincoln
T. H. Farnen
Evan
Protective association files bill for guarding bootleg booze
The American Protective association in Marion, Ohio, seeks 687.75 for guard duty and 118.30 for meals storage and trucking after raiding Joe Sanzotta’s home on September 30. The booze value is placed at 50. If Sanzotta is convicted, the bill becomes part of state costs.
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Marion, O
American Protective Association
Marion Stoll
Joe Sanzotta
Sanzotta
Funeral for Mrs. W. B. Bentley Gathers Athens Figures
The Episcopal church hosted a large funeral for Mrs. W. B. Bentley with Archdeacon J. H. Dodshon of Zanesville delivering the sermon. The service honored her long marriage to the late Mr. Bentley and highlighted her leadership in Episcopal church lodges, the White Shrine, and the Order of Eastern Star. Her sister Miss Prescott of Cambridge and son Mr. Prescott Bentley of Detroit attended along with other relatives and friends.
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Episcopal Church
W. B. Bentley
Athens
J. H. Dodshon
Zanesville
Eastern Star Lodge
Charles Cameron
C. C. Millikan
Charlies Schaeffler
Order of Eastern Star
Martha
Ohio
Prestcott
Cambridge Mass
Prescott Bentley
Detroit
Michigan
Mrs. William M. McAdams Dies in Akron At 72
Mrs. William M. McAdams died at her daughter’s home in Akron after infirmities of age. She was a longtime New Marshfield resident before moving to Akron two years ago. Funeral services are set for Wednesday at 2 p.m. at the M. P. church in Athens, with Rev. Floyd Gale presiding. Interment will be in the local cemetery. Surviving are her husband, a son Frank of Detroit, Michigan, and a daughter, Mrs. Elizabeth Scott, of Akron.
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New Marshfield
William M. McAdams
Elizabeth Scott
Akron
Athens
M. P
Floyd Gale
Frank
Detroit
Mich
Scott
Army nurse from Meigs County dies in Denver hospital
Miss Belva Hysell, an army nurse who contracted tuberculosis in the service during World War I, died in a Denver hospital. She was a daughter of Curtis Hysell of Thomas Fork and was at her bedside at her death.
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Pomeroy, O
Denver
Colo
Belva Hysell
Curtis Hysell
Thomas Fork
Proletariat's Plight Echoes Through Russian Royal Line
The piece recounts Princess Gorchakova and her hardships under Lenin and Trotzky's rule. Her mother was executed in 1917 and her father imprisoned. she lost two children and endured hunger. Henry C. Wolfe aided survivors, but relief was limited by Nikitin's Soviet role. If she regains royal status, her safety could improve.
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Moscow
Old Russia
Nicholas
Lenin and
Trotzky
Gorchakova
Kaluca
Viatk
Kamenofe
Princess Gorchatova
Nikitin
Henry C. Wolfe
America
Ameican Relief
County Red Cross drives for $1 memberships begin
Athens county Red Cross prepares for a November 6 election day drive. Township chairmen lead precinct roll calls to fund Red Cross work for the coming year. Dr J H Berry heads the Athens State hospital campaign and Dr James P Porter directs Ohio University drive as Athens is split into four districts for special subscriptions.
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Athens County
Red Cross
Athens
T. W. Craig
Athens Township
Clyde Gibson
Miss Goddard
Ames
Gus Linsett
Canaan
Dewey Goddard
Tern
C& Dd
Swartz
Carthage
Frank Goldsberry
Mra
DPD
Dailey
Lee
Leo Williams
John Hawk
Lodi
Chet Wiseman
Rome
Riley Andrews
Helen Crawford
Trimble
Ralph Wolf
Troy
Hh. H. Dorn
Waterloo
R. L. Woodworth
J. H. Berry
Athens State Hospital
James P. Porter
Ohio University
Harry R Beckley
Ben Covert
George Whipple
T. N. Hoover
Athens clocks show varying times across city faces
Citizens note a wide spread in public clocks in Athens on Tuesday afternoon. Western Trinton time was 1 00 p m while street clocks ranged from 1 01 p m to 12 58 p m. Several clocks at the courthouse and nearby shops displayed differing readings.
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Athens
Court Street
Tragic Halloween Costume Fire Claims Child
Marie McGilvery aged child attempted a Halloween surprise by wearing a new gown. In darkness she lit a match to guide her parents inside. The flimsy dress ignited and burned, killing Marie in the front hall as Mr and Mrs MacGilvery opened the door.
Colds and preventive tablets with signature on box
A notice promoting Laxativa BROMO QUININE tablets for colds grip or influenza prevention mentions a box signed by EK Wy Grove Joe. The fragment indicates a medicinal ad style and a personal signature, without clear event or date.
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Wy Grove
Joe
Fraschetta Pleads Guilty in Second Murder Case
Cleveland inmate Colegio Fraschetta pleaded guilty to a second murder charge for killing his wife on August 2 and was sentenced to life imprisonment. The plea came as a surprise to the state as eleven jurors had been accepted.
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Cleveland
FurBands Accent Seasonal Frocke With Shoulder Hem Lines
Fur bands run from shoulder to hem on many of this season's most attractive frocke. The trend highlights decorative trim shaping garments with bold textural detail and vintage flair.
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Nelsonville News
Hiropractic
L. E. Cash
Ohio River
New Plymouth
Nelsonville Central
R. P. McCarley
Gallipolis
C. Co. Cummins
Nelsonville Home & Savings Association
J. H. Saltz
Albany
Hebbardsville
Physicians of England
Lord Onslow
National Health Fund
Bonnet
Theodore Roosevelt
Tam
Crand
Retaciilma Farnen
Honey Lamb
Th, Farnen
MRS
Mrs. McAdams
Meigs CO
Melekes
Smara
Nikitina
Goodrich
Indiana
Princess Gorchakova
SAGE
L. B. McDaniel
Millfield, O
Fouriday
Lanone Cheam P
Ing
W. H. H. Brown
Kenilworth
France
Holland
Russia
Italy
England
Athens Book & News
Cline Bldg
Athens, Ohio
Schaff Bros
Parker Bros
Bank of Athens Building
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