Happy Hollow Well Grants Drilling headaches at Stratton Farm
Nelsonville Sept 1 The oil well drilled by Nelsonville Gas Co on Stratton Farm Happy Hollow has caused operators grief. After pay sand, heavy caving, well cleaned, glycerine shot planned, cave-in recurred and the well flowed overnight, plugging at about 1,400 feet while drilling continues to reach the oil with the surface pond at 3,400 feet.
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Nelsonville
Nelsonville Gas Company
Stratton
Happy Hollow
Nelsonville in 1873 Population and Growth Noted
A Nelsonville Miner excerpt from December 25 1873 records the town housing 2361 residents in 1873 up from 1090 in 1870, with eight store and dwelling buildings worth 112600 total. It notes Captain Welch as county commissioner and mentions local births deaths and events including marriages, a cornet band serenade, a canine accident, and the Robbins family.
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Nelsonville
J. F. Welch
Captain Welch
C. E. Welch
George Cook
J. A. Straight
Cook
Lick Run
Hocking Canal
Myers
Amos Ailes
T. L. Minton
Daniel Ailes
Edith Nanna
Nelsonville Cornet
Carmel & Shepard
Joseph Smith
Jacob Lama
Joseph Robbins
Massachusetts
Robbins
Charles Robbins
Julia Robbins Baird
Must Be Vaccinated for School Entry
Nelsonville announces all first year students must present vaccination certificates for fall enrollment. Board of Education has long required vaccination and asks parental cooperation. Mrs. C. W. Hoffman underwent emergency surgery for a ruptured diverticulum at Lancaster Municipal Hospital. her condition improved to satisfactory recovery days later.
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Nelsonville
Board of Education
C. W. Hoffman
M. E. Church
Lancaster
Ohio
Old Timers Kept Busy This Season
In Buchtel, Dr. Walker's Old Timers beat the Buchtel Specials 7 to 1 after a late change to the schedule. The Veterans split recent results with Hunterdon All Stars, 7 to 6, in a hard fought game with injuries noted on both sides. Upcoming games include Union Furnace at Buchtel, Vets at Chauncey, and a Labor Day clash at Coolville with Coolville All Stars.
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Buchtel
New York Coal Company
Tropic
Vets
Hunterdon
Sunday Creek Valley All Stars
Adams
Tyson
Garner
Bruce
Sweazy
Newman
Jack Adams
Lefty Adams
Dr. Walker
Union Furnace
Chauncey
Coolville
Old
Coolville Fairgrounds
Mrs Edith Ruff Guests With Mrs Emma Wilson
Edith Ruff of Kirkersville visits Mrs Emma Wilson on East Columbus Street as a guest.
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Edith Ruff
Kirkersville
Emma _ Wilson
East Columbus Street
Clowns Defeat Murray City 12 to 3 in Five Inning Game
On Monday night Dee Powell's Clowns beat Murray City 12 to 3 at Murray Nelsonville. Don Smith pitched for the Clowns with Paul Shearer catching. For Murray City, Tigger pitched and Robinson did the receiving. The Clowns host a return game tonight in Murray City.
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Nelsonville
Dee Powell
Clowns
Murray City
Don Smith
The
Paul Shearer
Tigger
Robinson
MurrAy City Battery
Harvey Chalfan Dead After Removal to Hospital
Nelsonville report states Harvey Chalfan aged 23 died Monday hours after removal from his home near Connett to Cherrington Hospital Logan for treatment. Funeral services set at Connett Church Wednesday at 10 30 a m with burial in Wales Mills Cemetery. He is survived by his parents and several brothers and sisters.
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Nelsonville
Harvey Chalfan
Connett
Cherrington Hospital
Logan
Wales Mills
Local court fines in intoxication cases
Harve Anders of Dorr Run pleaded guilty at arraignment before Mayor Bill Hickman and was fined ten dollars plus costs. Evelyn Colbert of this city also pleaded guilty to intoxication and received a ten dollar fine plus costs in mayor’s court.
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Nelsonville
Harve Anders
Dorr Run
Bill Hickman
Evelyn Colbert
Sunday School Picnic Planned by First Church of Christ
The Sunday School Department of the First Church of Christ will hold its annual picnic Thursday at the Grotto Grounds. If rain occurs, the event moves to the church social rooms in the evening.
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First Church of Christ
Connett Church to Hold Basket Dinner and Home-Coming
Albert Spielman of Chauncey visits Asbury Ridge while local families from Chauncey Wellston and Wales Mills meet. A basket dinner and home-coming are planned at Connett Church on September 6 with members including the Chalfans, Williams, Wells and others attending.
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Asbury Ridge News
Albert Spielman
Chauncey
Charles Chalfan
A. H. Williams
Wellston
Pearley Chalfan
Ezra Wells
Near Wales Mills
Lydia Chalfan
Harley, Harvey
Pearley
Ezra
C. B. Wells
Connett Church
Local social notes highlight visits and travels
Mrs BE J Cable and Mr and Mrs Ed Dean return to Columbus after two weeks with relatives. Mr and Mrs Charles Coz return to Columbus. James Beard hosts Ruth Bur dette and Harry Dalton. Mrs Clara Little of Logan visits. Winfield Scott and daughter Irene Scott visit relatives in the city. Louis Vaughn returns from a tonsil adenoid operation in Columbus with his parents. W L Powell and Charles Reynolds are Columbus visitors. Mrs Robert Huenefeld and son Bob spend the week in Columbus where Bob plays in the Al Ohio Band at the State Fair. Betty and Peggy Mahoney of Detroit visit cousin Miss Nelle Dowler. their mother had been in Logan visiting. Mr and Mrs Nelson Dowler and daughter Nelle host Mrs Adam Mahoney and daughters Betty and Peggy at the Kleinschmidt reunion in Union Furnace.
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BE. J. Cable
Ed Dean
Charles Coz
Columbus
James Beard
Mise Ruth Burdette
Harry Dalton
Clara Little
Logan
Winfield Scott
Irene Scott
Louis Vaughn
Isaac Vaughn
T. & Bush
W. EL. Powell
Charles Reynolds
Robert Huenefeld
Bob
Betty
Peggy Mahoney
Detroit
Nelle Dowler
Fred Stracke
Dowler
Nelson Dowler
Nelle
Adam Mahoney
Peggy
Kleinschmidt
Union Furnace
Birthday party honors Wilma Bishop at Myers Street home
Mrs. Oliver Bishop hosted a Saturday afternoon party at the W. H. Glenn residence on Myers Street to celebrate her daughter Wilma s fifth birthday. The 2 to 4 o clock event featured games and contests with prizes awarded to Mary Bumgardner and Jack Hanning. A pink and white refreshment course was served to guests including Winona Glenn Jean Evans Jean Bumgardner Jeanette Bumgardner Jack Hanning Mary Virginia Thomas Paul Midkiff John Edward Katzenbach and Junior Bishop.
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Wilma
Oliver Bishop
W. H. Glenn
Myers Street
Mary Bumgardner
Jack Hanning
Winona Glenn
Jean Evans
Jean
Jeanette
Mary Virginia Thomas
Paul Midkiff
John Edward Katzenbach
Bishop
West Franklin Couple Welcome Vernon Omer Devol
Mr. and Mrs. Omer Devol announce the birth of a son at their home on West Franklin Street on Saturday August 20. The baby is named Vernon Omer and is the grandson of Mr. and Mrs. Charles.
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Nelsonville
Omer Devol
Grace Dowler
West Franklin Street
Vernon Omer
Charles
Family Reunion of Frasier Johnston Dishong Families
A reunion of the Frasier Johnston Dishong families will be held at Carbon Hill Sunday Sept 6. Relatives are requested to be present.
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Frasier-Johnston- Dishong
Carbon Hit
Columbus real estate examiner sues state senator over slander
Clyde J. Knisely of Columbus, a real estate examiner for the state tax commission, files a $30,000 slander suit in common pleas court against State Senator David Lorbach of Cincinnati. The claim stems from Lorbach saying he was approached with about $160,000 to withdraw from a senate probe of the state highway department. The suit is filed by attorney Paul Herbert, a former state senator.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Ur-Clyde J. Knnsely
State Tax Commission
Common Pleas Court
David Lorbach
Cincinnati
Lorbach
Knisely
Senate
State Highway Department
Paul Herbert
Fliers Favor Safety at 1991 National Sweepstakes
A group of leading American pilots and officials backed safety over speed to promote commercial aviation at the 1991 National Sweepstakes in Cleveland. Italian Day honored Lieut. Col. Mario Bernardi as the Italian air force star, with plans for a nonstop Cleveland to Rome flight revealed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Delny
Mario de Bernardi
Fiers
Rome
Milo Bean Fined for Intoxication by Mayor Wood
Milo Bean, known as Mator, was fined $10 by Mayor Robert Wood on Monday night on a charge of intoxication. He was arrested Saturday.
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Mator Milo Bean
Athena
Costa
Robert 5
Wood
Woman Found Dead by Stream Believed Murder Claim Refuted
Police say Mae Stella Littier 3 was found later with head and abdominal wounds beside a stream. Coroner Haynes reports bay rum in viscera, initial murder theory set aside as liquor blamed for death.
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Xenta
Mae Stella Littier
Haynes
Unclear fragment hints at death under medical treatment
A fragmentary report notes a death believed linked to medical treatment and alcoholism. Five men connected to Enid Faspolos were mentioned, with her husband aged 36 saying he had not seen her since Saturday.
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Enid Faspolos
Panione
Miss Helena Stedem Takes Government Nursing Post
Miss Helena Stedem, daughter of Mr and Mrs J A Stedem, departed Monday for Stephen New York to serve as a nurse at the United States Marine Hospital. Mac Bartlett and Paul Hudson visited Caldwell Ohio as guests of Joseph Friedman. Mrs William Justus and family and Mrs James Deitz of Lancaster joined Harry Cox and family in West Columbus Street for the weekend. Dr and Mrs W S Jones of Columbus spent Sunday with the latter's family.
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Helena Stedem
J. A. Stedem
Stephen
N. Y
United States Marine Hospital
Mac Bartlett
Paul Hudson
Caldwell
Ohio
Joseph Friedman
William Justus
John
James
Mary
Patricia Ann
James Deitz
Lancaster
Harry Cox
West Columbus
Street
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Nelsonville and Vicinity
Glen C. Thomas
Maiestic
George Ade
Lucien Littlefield
Idiei Rich
Murray
Marley Chalfan
Reuters
Nelsonville Dry Goods CO
New Straitsville
American Legion
Hoodletts Dept. Store
Chevrolet
A Ae (Ea Ian
Aaa AE
Prince Albert
P. A
P.A
P. A’s
R. J. Reymelds Tobscco Company
Tinaten-Salem, NM
OCB
France
R. J. Reynolds Tobscco Company
Bolloré
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