National Legionnaires to Attend Kansas City Convention
Nelsonville Post Commander G R Robinson and Lewis Deland joined other ex service members traveling to Columbus then Kansas City for the National American Legion Convention. Noted World War heroes listed include Gen Diaz Lord Beatty Marshal Foch and Gen Pershing with Armistice Day poppies sale to fund veterans causes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Legion News
G. R. Robinson
Lewis Deland
Columbus
Kansas City
U. S
American Legion
Ohio
Athens
Nelsonville
Chauncey
Congressman Foster
Masquerade at the Dawleys Home in Sand Run
A masquerade party hosted by Mr and Mrs Ivan Dawley of Sand Run provided lively games and social chatter. An appointed time brought a splendid lunch of ice cream cake pie and sand witch sandwiches.
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Ivan Dawley
Sand Run
Dinnerhost Mrs Bland Hosts Noon Fort Street Soiree
Mrs James Bland entertained Friday with a twelve o clock dinner at her Fort Street home. Covers were laid for Mrs Louis Wilkison and other guests.
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James Bland
Fort Street
Louis Wilkison
Mrs Scott Hosts Dinner for Kimrey Family Guests
Mrs W J Scott entertained with a six o'clock dinner Sunday evening honoring Mr and Mrs M L Kimrey and daughters Esther and Freda and sons Charles and Clifford Morairty of Athens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. J. Scott
M. L. Kimmey
Esther
Freda
Charles and
Clifford Morairty
Athens
Home Guards Visit Miss Naomi McManaway on Walnut Street
Miss Naomi McManaway entertained the Home Guards at her Walnut street home Saturday afternoon. After the business of the day, a social hour with Halloween refreshments followed. Twenty members attended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Home Guards
Naomi McManaway
Walnut Street
Hallowe’en
Washburns Spend Weekend in Akron with Family
Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Washburn along with their young daughter and two sons visited Akron to stay with the mother of Mr. Washburn.
Is This the Time to Repair and Erect School Buildings
The text argues for immediate school building improvements in Nelsonville. It compares installing fire escapes and adding teachers to essential public services. It asserts moral and intellectual welfare justify expenses for adequate, spacious, and prideful school facilities to foster better citizenship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
Halloween Party at Mrs Murphy’s Home
Women gathered at Mrs. Frank Murphy’s home for a Halloween party. The house was decorated and the group enjoyed costumes and festive activities in a lively neighborhood gathering.
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Frank Murphy
Time will tell the Buckeye State Building & Loan ad
An advertisement invites readers to place money with a strong institution in Columbus Ohio. It promises a 5 percent certificate of deposit backed by thousands of good first mortgages on homes and emphasizes conservatism as a watchword.
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Buckeye State Building & Loan Co
Rankin Bldg
W. Gay St
Columbus
Ohio
Halloween party highlights with Edith Patton honored
Edith Patton received a large candy stick for guessing the most masked figures at a Halloween style event. About twenty women attended the affair. The Powell and Owens families plus guests spent weekends visiting relatives in Lancaster and Zaleski. John Mooney and granddaughter Rachel Cookley visited Logan and Charleston, West Virginia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edith Patton
Harry Powell
M. Powell
Leonard
Lancaster
Edith Owens
Gertrude Thomas
Zaleski
John Mooney
Rachel Catherine Cookley
Logan
Charleston
W. Va
Halloween Social Hosted by Miss Audrey Ailes
Miss Audrey Ailes entertained the Out of Door Girls at her home on Friday evening with Halloween themed decorations and place cards. Guests received orange and black hats as favors and a delicious lunch was served to Ruth Eberle Elizabeth Newhen Mary Anderson Josephine Porter Louise Kennard Ruth Chapman Esther Ervin Ruth Kilch and Elizabeth Smith.
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Audrey Ailes
Hallowe'en
Ruth Eberle
Elizabeth Newhen
Mary Anderson
Josephine Porter
Louise Kennard
Ruth Chapman
Esther Ervin
Ruth Kilch
Elizabeth Smith
Miss Velma Cordell Birthday Dinner List of Guests
Miss Velma Cordell celebrated her fourteenth birthday with a Sunday noon dinner at home. Autumn decorations and birthday remembrances filled the scene, with a long list of schoolmates attending, including Lucile Johnson Evelyn Fluke Marie Fluke Bernice Cox Margaret Martin Rebecca Sharp Gladys Barrows Bernice Riggs Garnet Riggs Helen Wallace Pauline Whitlatch Edna Kep lar Lillian Edgell Garnet Thress Margaret Thress Grace Mathews Frances Hoisington.
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Velma Cordell
Lucile Johnson
Evelyn Fluke
Marie Fluke
Bernice Cox
Margaret Martin
Rebecca Sharp
Gladys Barrows
Bernice Riggs
Garnet Riggs
Helen Wallace
Pauline Whitlatch
Edna Keplar
Lillian Edgell
Garnet Thress
Margaret Thress
Grace Mathews
Frances Hoisington
Halloween Party Hosted by Mrs. Alice Anderson
Mrs. Alice Anderson hosted a Halloween party at her Fort street home for the Sunday school class. Attendees wore costumes and enjoyed contests and games followed by a three course luncheon served by the hotel. Guests included James Anna Bartoe George Diller Laura Gandee and others.
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Alice Anderson
Fort Street
James Anna Bartoe
George Diller
Laura Gandee
Eulalia Hoch
Elizabeth Duncan
Josephinne Murphy
Anna Ravine
Bertha Ray
Effie Devore
Mary Burnell
Stella Betts
Elizabeth Green
Nettie Stewart
Cora Collins
Maud Bryan
J. D. Ledlie
Hattie Edgell
Chas, Reynolds
Hattie Anderson
I. G. Claypool
Laura Spencer
Florence Coakley
Elizabeth Riley
Mary E. Cooley
G K W Club Hosts Halloween Party at Flo Ervin Home
Mrs. Raybould of Hebbardsville visited Miss Agnes Rabould. G K W Club held a Halloween party at Flo Ervin's home with music games fortune telling and costumes. Refreshments were served to Edna Spencer Mary Pedigo Pauline Nash Leatha Pedigo Grace McManaway Fay James and others.
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Flo Ervin
Edna Spencer
Mary Pedigo
Pauline Nash
Leatha Pedigo
Grace McManaway
Fay James
Sunday School Party at Glen EB on House
Mrs Whitlatch entertained her Sunday school class at Glen Eb on with a Hallow e n party. Games music and contests kept members engaged and at a late hour refreshments were served by the hostess.
Fall Festival At West School This Friday
West school hosts a fall festival on Friday at 7 p m with a play The Birds Moving Day by students of several grades. Exhibits of work produce and handwork, plus snacks and beverages, will be on sale by the building PTA. Everyone is invited to attend and support the students.
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West School
West Building
Parent-Teachers Association
Queen Esthers Plan Tuesday Party at Mrs Otto Shirley
A party for the Queen Esthers is announced to be held Tuesday night at the home of Mrs. Otto Shirley on Poplar Street. All Esthers are invited.
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Queen Esthers
Otto Shirley
Poplar Street
James Isenburg Dies After Week of Illness at 62
James H. Isenburg aged 62 died Saturday night at 6 oclock at the home of Mr John Snedden in Union after a weeklong illness of acute peritonitis. Funeral party leaves Tuesday at 7 AM for Wellston. burial at Salem in Jackson county. He leaves a widow and several children.
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James Isenburg
James H. Isenburg
John Snedden
Union
Wellston
Salem
Jackson County
Women Have Broader Heads and Darker Features on Average
A study notes that women, on average, exhibit broader head proportions relative to body length and darker eyes and hair than men. The finding highlights consistent sexual dimorphism in cranial and facial traits across populations.
Athens Chosen for Next Southeastern Ohio Teachers Meet
Southeastern Ohio Teachers Association members vote to return to Athens for the next two day convention bringing about 800 visitors. Officers named include Prof. George H. Crow as president and Miss Florence Kerr as vice president with several local and state education leaders serving on executive committees.
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Southeastern Ohio Tachers Association
Athens
Ohio State Teachers Association
George H. Crow
Ohio University
Florence Kerr
Gallipolis
Minnie
State association committee names listed in 1916 notice
A 1916 notice cites members including J. F. Dixon Jackson state legislative committee on reorganization of state association with S H McHarra Wellston C E Staily Athens and W K Wilson Proctorville. It mentions Blue Devil Cleanser appealing to refined taste dated 10 31 16.
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J. F. Dixon
Jackson
State Association
S. H. McHarra
Wellston
C. E. Staily
Athens
W. K. Wilson
Proctorville
Blue Devil Cleanser
Aged Squaw Chipeta Aids Whites in Pioneer Days
DURANGO Colorado October 31 The aged Ute Chipeta widow of Chief Ouray near 107 years old recently had cataract surgery funded by white friends Her actions in restraining Chief Colorow during a Meeker era siege are recalled by early western settlers Her role as peace broker remains a noted legend on the western slope Smoke Judge Taftle Cigar.
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Durango
Colo
Chipeta
Colorado
Colorow
Ouray
Meeker
Russian Crown Jewels in Paris
In Paris jeweler J Weisager offers priceless Russian crown jewels at half market value to raise cash. He guards identities of owners from emigre families while displaying pieces including an ivory Paul I gift fan, a half‑million‑franc pearl necklace, large rings, chains, vanity boxes, brooches and antique watches.
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Wilfrid Fleisher
United Press
Paris
Catherine the Great
Paul I
J. Weisager
Russian Commission
Weisager
Liewen
Ural Mountains
Wei
Sager Explains Jewelers Halt Purchases in Rue de la Paix
Sager states jewelers on Rue de la Paix are not buying at present, prompting him to retail the gems himself. The disclosure highlights a shift in market activity and a pivot to direct sales by the jeweler.
Stork Delivers Baby Girl Betty Lee at Wise Home
The stork visits 45 West Union Street delivering an infant daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Frank Wise. The baby, named Betty Lee, arrives on Halloween morning October 31.
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Hallowe'en
Frank Wise
West Union Street
An & Pound
Betty Lee
Rome Township to Vote on 18500 Bond for School Building
Notice from Rome Township and Athens County election officials announces a November 8 1921 polling day from 6 30 a m to 6 30 p m at usual voting places to approve a bond issue of 18500 dollars to complete Rome township Stewart school building work including heating lighting and plumbing under sections 7626 7629 7630 of the Ohio General Code. The board states existing bonds or raised funds are insufficient. By order of deputy state supervisors of elections Ker L Jones Chief Deputy and Frank Lowther Clerk.
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Board of Deputy State Supervisors of Elections
Athens County
Ohio
Board of Education
Rome Township
Stewart
Board of Deputy
State Supervisors of Elections
Ker. L. Jones
Frank Lowther
Dotw
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Nelsonville News
Henry Nutter
Charles Pritts
Cleve Hallett
Alfred Demuster
Pty Ate
Ford
Borton
Nelsonvillis
Hallowe’en Party
Fred Raybould
Hebbardsville
Agnes Rabould
Squaw
Taftle
RED Cross
Eee
Ene
McCan
Edison
Edith McDonald Carpenter
Madame Carpenter
Hickman’s Pharmacy
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