District Club Leader Plans Nelsonville Meet
Mrs. J H Morrow vice president of the southeast district Ohio Federation of Women’s clubs visited Nelsonville planning the district gathering on October 14 and 15. The district now includes Athens Perry Fairfield Meigs Lawrence Gallia Scioto Ross Pickaway Jackson Vinton Hocking and Pike counties with seventy five federated clubs sending delegates.
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Nelsonville
J. H. Morrow
Wellston
Ohio Federation of Womens Clubs
City
Morrow
J. M. Hyde
Athens
Perry
Fairfield
Meigs
Lawrence
Gallia
Scioto
Ross
Pickway
Jackson
Vinton
Hocking
Pike
L. J. Eberle
Miss Vorhes Showered as Bride to Be in Nelsonville
Mrs. John Zeller Jr and Miss Frances Bennett hosted a kitchen shower for Esther Vorhes on Fayette street inviting thirty guests. Joan Zeller and George Edward Johnson presented gifts as a bride and groom. Out of town guest Mrs. John Lush of San Diego attended.
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Nelsonville
John Zeller, Jr
Frances Bennett
Esther Vorhes
Zeller
Fayette Street
Joan Zeller
George Edward Johnson
Yorkes
John Lush
San Diego
Cal
Westerners win city junior baseball title in extra playoff
In Nelsonville on September 2 the Westerners defeated the Centralites 10 to 9 to clinch the Y M C A under 15 league city championship. The season ended with West dominant in the second half and playoff wins over East and Central to seal the title.
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Nelsonville
Westerners
Centralites
West Outfit
West
East
Central
East Outfit
North-Central
Four Men Jailed on Liquor Charges After Tainted Meat Incident
In Springfield tainted meat led to the county jail incarceration of four men on liquor charges. R A Hacker of Painesville fell violently ill at his hotel and told police he had bought the alleged liquor from these men, whom he suspected of tampering.
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Springfield
R. A. Hacker
Painesville
Nelsonville Tennis Club to Host Local Tourney
Nelsonville Tennis association officers have arranged a club tournament for members after a strong season. Players were drawn by the Y M C A. Matches proceed in order drawn with two out of three sets for preliminaries and three out of five for finals. Women and men list included. program opened with piano, scripture reading, and papers on education among Negro people.
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Nelsonville
Nelsonville Tennis Association
Men
Jack Raybould
Tom Sheppard
W. L. Hudson
John Zeller
Joy Washburn
Leslie Howearth
Earl Washburn
Frank Tedrow
Elizabeth Edington
Mary Gorsuch
Mary McCune
Helen Jackson
Frances Gorsuch
F. F. Hallock
Helen Sharp
B. Jones
L. Morgan
Grace Chapman
John Howard
Delia Lewis
Ed Simpson
Caroline Dexter
Malva Stewart
Pauline Woodson
Sanders
Lewis
Juniper Family Hosts Harrold’s Sixth Birthday Party
Nelsonville report says Mr. and Mrs. Don Juniper hosted a Saturday afternoon party on Myers street for their son Harrold’s sixth birthday. Guests included Paul Pritchard June Huffman Billy and Alice Mechem Frank and Marian Crawford Betty Hicks Betty Lou Williams Dorothy Ann Lowden Josephine Warehime Glen Smith Bobby Gene and Herrold Juniper. Games and contests entertained the attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
Don Juniper
Myers Street
Harrold
Paul Pritchard
June Huffman
Billy
Alice Mechem
Frank
Marian Crawford
Betty Hicks
Betty Lou Williams
Dorothy Ann Lowden
Josephine Warehime
Glen Smith
Bobby
Gene
Herrold Juniper
Meeting of Junior Home Guards Postponed
The Junior Home Guards of the M. E. church have postponed their meeting to the first Friday in October.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
M. E. Church
Education day service at Wyle chapel in Nelsonville
The A M E church hosted Education Day with the Missionary Baptist church joining. Rev J S Haggard from Columbus led morning and afternoon sermons and an evening program, as readings note.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
Wyle Chapel
Missionary Baptist Church
J. S. Haggard
Columbus
Nelsonville A.M.E. Church Warns Against Unauthorized Fund Solicitations
The A. M. E. church of Nelsonville announces no authorized collectors for conference expenses unless carrying a card stamped with the pastor's name. Imposters soliciting without this card are declared fraudulent by the pastor.
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A. M. E. Church of
Nelsonville
Nelsonville Sees First Airship Overcity
Nelsonville logged its first sighting of a dirigible this morning when a large U.S. Army blimp labeled T-5 passed south of the city about 9 oclock. The craft flew low and slow, heading north as residents watched.
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Nelsonville
U.S. Army
Amos Steenrod Named Janitor at Presbyterian Church
Nelsonville reports Amos Steenrod has been appointed as janitor at the local Presbyterian church effective immediately.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
Amos Steenrod
The
Presbyterian Church
Wednesday Social Notes Highlight Bartlett and Columbus Visits
Local residents from Bartlett and nearby areas filled a day with visits and social duties. Guests included Mrs Floyd Burgess and two daughters in Bartlett, plus Mrs W W Whitlatch and daughter Pauline at the Grover-Cherrington wedding in Athens.
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Floyd Burgess
Asan Goddard
Vera
Bartlett
T. J. Davis
W. W. Whitlatch
Pauline
Grover-Cherrington
M. KE. Church
Athens
A. M. Lamb
Cheswick
J. M. Hyde
Hannah Parry
Herb Newton
Columbus
Harold and
Stanley Mechem
August 1879 records rainfall in Cincinnati (63 chars)
U. S. meteorologist T. C. Devereaux reports Cincinnati received 6.52 inches of rain in August, the wettest month since 1879. The same month in 1879 logged 11.72 inches.
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Cincinnati
T. C. Devereaux
U. S
Simple Mixture Stops Gas Bloating
Simple buckthorn bark piycerine and Adlerika mixture relieves gas in ten minutes by removing waste matter. It eases bloating and fullness after meals and aids chronic constipation. Adlerika works quickly and easily as gibson's pharmacy notes.
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Gibson's Pharmacy
Attempt to Break Alibi in Hall Mills Murder Case
In Somerville New Jersey special prosecutor Alexander Simpson said he would further question witnesses who testified Henry Stevens was fishing the night Rev Edward Hall and Eleanor Mills were killed. He noted two witnesses contradicted each other and that a hole had been made in Stevens alibi. Simpson spent hours at Toms River and planned a return visit to continue the inquiry.
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Somerville
N. J
Henry Stevens
Hall-Mills
Alexander Simpson
Stevens
Frances Stevens Hall
Hall
Edward W. Hall
Eleanor Mills
Spiritual values cited as true worth of country
Mr. Miller argues prohibition did not spark a crime wave noting fewer convicts in Ohio and Bridewell. He cites bank deposits up since 1917 and says law aids virtue. Dr. Mardis spoke, Dieterich on education, chorus performed Sleepy Hollow Tune and Sunrise, luncheon at Hotel Berry with educators listed.
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Miller
Ohio State Penitentiary
Bridewell
Chicago
Mr. Miller
Neal
Los Angeles
8S. K. Mardis
Dieterich
Sleepy Hollow
Konitz
Seitz
Lassie O'Mine
Walt
Thhe County
Hotel Berry
Catherine Mulligan
L. F Miller
Lenora Saylor
Reba Ralph
Lois Cecil
Edith Babbs
Myrtle Caster
Guy Dinsmoor
Frances Reading
Mary V. Russell
Herman J. Copp
Manville strike leaders weigh settlement proposal
May settle case in Manville Rhode Island as National Guardsmen continue patrols. Officials of the Manville Jenckes company reportedly offered a settlement proposal amid ongoing labor unrest.
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Manville
R. I
National
Manville-Jenckes Company
Third Well Shot On Grounds Of State Hospital
The third well drilled on the Athens State hospital grounds was shot at 5 o clock Tuesday. Eight hundred feet of oil stood in the casing. Officials estimate possible yields up to twenty barrels a day, with final flow to be determined after cleaning in several days. A fourth well will be started soon at a location southwest of well No. 2. Well Nos. 1 and 2 are producing about eight barrels daily.
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Athens State Hospital
Athens State Oil and Gas Company
Frank Gross
Unusual Dahlias Grow in Athens Amid Fair Week Display
Two Athens dahlia lovers display unusually large blooms with sizes from small to sunflower scale. Mrs. Ernest Conkey shows dahlias seven to eight inches across and a tallest specimen seventy three inches tall. Hoyt McAfee presents nine varieties, both earning premiums at the fair.
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Athens
Siz
Ernest Conkey
Woodward Avenue
Large estate left by William M Bateman in trust
Sept 2 Zanesville will details an estate valued around 1 500 000 left by the late William M Bateman banker undertaker and manufacturer. The will sets trust to his widow and seven children with terms yet to be disclosed.
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Zanesville
William M. Bateman
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Miss Vorhes
Auto Tire & Gas CO
Cor
Chestnut & Harper Sts
Nelsonville Distributors
National Refining Company
Garrett Selby
Calif
Hubert Hyde
Elizabeth Stedem
Donald Betts
Charles Bayles
Bernice Bennett
Guy Brookins
Chauncey
Henry Courtney
James Poling
Emma
K. J. Hamilton
E. M. Gilbert
Gene Pritchard
Paul
Arthur Wilson
Detroit
C. J. Bartels
Jeanette
Kingwood
W. Va
Acroba
Dorothy McKusker
Dorothy
Charles McKusker
State Hospital
Boston Bags
Cray & Reading
Berry
North Court St
Marietta, O
Washington County
S. E. Ohio
Mammoth
Marietta
Sweetheart
Tom Sawyer
Hoodler’s Department State
Public
Stewarts
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