Canaan Grange Wins Display At Nelsonville Fair
Nelsonville September 11 Canaan Grange won first prize for its display judged by W Clyde Will Pomeroy and George M F Faulsen of Hemlock Grove. Awards followed for Albany Grange York Athens Trimble Marshfield in exhibits plus extensive Class A B C crafts and home baking awards listed with multiple winners.
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Nelsonville
Canaan Grange
Ag Stallows
Albany Grange
York
Athens
Trimble
Marshfield
W. Clyde Will Pomeroy
George M. F. Faulsen
Hemlock Grove
Grange
Mable Swanson
William Gibson
Egbert Whitmore
Tom Wolf
Clint Patton
James Coope
Florence Bobo
Della Shaw
T. H. Johnson
Clara Caldwell
Emma Gabriel
A. Nelson
Ina Hall
Bessie Wareheim
Irs
Margaret McHarg
Emily Stevenson
Grace E. Potter
W. L. Cooley
Two Former Nelsonville Residents Return for Visit
Two former Nelsonville citizens, Jerome S. Shepard of Lakeside Washington and Irvin Poston of Crawfordsville Indiana, are visiting this week after long absences. Shepard, who left in 1895, once ran a drug business in the building now the Fountain Pharmacy. Poston has been away for 30 years.
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Nelsonville
Jerome S. Shepard
Lakeside
Washington
J. W. Bates
Fountain Pharmacy
Shepard
Irvin Poston
Crawfordsville
Indiana
Infant Zora Belle North Dies in Millfield Home
Nelsonville report says Zora Belle North two months old died Wednesday evening at home in Millfield. Funeral arrangements not completed. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. James North, remain with several other children.
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Nelsonville
Zora Belle
James North
Millfield
Birth announced for Dr and Mrs Jerels son in Byesville
Nelsonville notice reports the birth of a son to Dr. and Mrs. Robert Jerels on Tuesday September 9 at their home in Byesville. Doris Woodruff is listed as part of the couple.
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Nelsonville
Robert Jerels
Doris Woodruff
Byesville
White to Speak in Nelsonville on Saturday
Democratic candidate George White of Marietta will address the Public Square in Nelsonville at 7 30 p m Saturday. A dinner honoring White is planned earlier in the evening as part of Democratic Day at the Home-Coming festivities.
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Nelsonville
George White
Marietta
Ohio
White
W E A Drill Demonstration Friday Evening in Nelsonville
Nelsonville residents will see a special feature as the W E A degree staff presents a drill at 8 o'clock Friday evening in front of the Merchants' tent on Fort Street.
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Nelsonville
W. E. A. Organizationill
Merchants
Fort Street
Matheny Fined for Careless Driving in Nelsonville
W R Matheny of Athens was fined five dollars and costs by Mayor Bill Hickman after pleading guilty to speeding on Chestnut Street.
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Nelsonville
W. R Matheny
Athens
Bill Hickman
Matheny
Chestnut Street
Quarrel Over Wife Ends in Double Homicide Suicide
In Skinner Ridge near New Lexington Ohio, Sam Gross aged 42 shot and killed his brother Ben 40 then killed himself at their mother's home after a dispute over Sam's wife. Deputies said the brothers fought inside and outside before the fatal shooting.
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New Lexington
Sam Gross
Ben
Skinner Ridge
Here
Clifford Wilson
James Adrian
Sam
Babson predicts business bottom near as autumn lift seen
Babson, famed statistician, told the 17th National Business Conference in Wellesley Hills that relief from the current business slump may come this fall. He noted the Babson chart’s steep drop since last September should bottom out soon if not already and expected definite pickup in the autumn.
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Wellesley Hills
Mass
U.R
Roger W. Babson
Six Enroll in Nursing School at White Cross Hospital
Six young women from Southeastern Ohio began training as nurses at White Cross Hospital in Columbus on Wednesday. A total of 54 Ohio women are enrolled this year. Enrollees include Juanita Anderson of Jacksonville Ruth Angle of Haydenville Dorothy Hankison of New Lexington Mary Robbins of McArthur Jeanne Smith of Logan Avalea Toy of Logan.
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Southeastern Ohio
White Cross Hospital
Columbus
Ohio
Juanita Anderson
Jacksonville
Ruth Angle
Haydenville
Dorothy Hankison
New Lexington
Mary Robbins
McArthur
Jeanne Smith
Logan
Avalea Toy
City and County Eye 10 Percent Pay Cut Proposal
Dayton officials weigh a ten percent salary reduction for all city and county workers due to an estimated deficit approaching $200 000. The move would affect pay across departments as budget gaps loom for the upcoming fiscal period.
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Dayton
Giant sycamore grows near farm in Athens County
The Cooper family near Route 9 Athens Ohio report a huge sycamore tree near their farm. Measured by the Cooper twins, the trunk stands about six inches above ground and the tree’s circumference reaches 22 feet 10 inches.
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California
Athens County
Middlewest
T. N. Hoover
Athens
John Cooper
Gerald
Gilbert
Cooper Twins
City completes West Franklin Street Bridge work
West Franklin Street Bridge in Nelsonville has been finished linking with Mound Street. The City Service Department also began brick paving on a street segment between St John and Poplar Streets, about 200 feet long, guided by Service Director Sidney Cook.
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City Service Department
West Franklin Street
Nelsonville
City Service
Franklin Street
Mound Street
Sidney Cook
St. John
Poplar Streets
Visits by relatives and friends noted in local column
Mrs. Bill Galvin of Walbridge visits parental Gap Davidson this week while Mrs. Wilbur Jones of Columbus stays with Mrs. Miles Howe. Several Columbus residents, Amesville visitors and Dayton guests are listed visiting relatives, and Toledo and Akron names appear among those calling on friends and family in town.
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Bill Galvin
Walbridge
I. E. Davidson
Wilbur Jones
Columbus
Miles Howe
Glenn Oliver
Ben Stalter
Harry Henry
Amesville
Ralph Henry
Levi Ogg
Sand Rock
Ohio
C. E. Ogg
Ray O'Dell
Henry Lancaster
W. L. Hudson
Dyer Minner
A.S. Bethel
Athens
L. T. Rhoades
Franklin Street
A. B. Vorhees
C. E. Welch
Jessie Smith
Ralph Orr
Donald Kentner
Donna
Toledo
William Claypool
Dayton
Buckley
East Washington Street
Martha Pergrin
Akron
W. H. Parks
Plan Homecoming for Douglas and McDonald Families
Annual homecoming gathering of the Douglas and McDonald families set for September 21 at the Athens County Fairgrounds. The event invites relatives and friends to reconnect and celebrate shared heritage at the fairgrounds in Athens.
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Douglas
McDonald
Athens County Fairgrounds
Ted Lewis Recovering After Paris Storm Injury
Circleville bandleader Ted Lewis is convalescing at his brother Leon’s West End New Jersey home after injuries suffered when the Paris encountered a storm on the voyage home from Europe. He and his wife were asleep in their stateroom when the window shattered and debris struck them.
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Circleville
U.R
Ted Lewis
Leon
West End
N. J
Paris
Europe
Lewis
Teacher Hurt in Fall at Dutch Ridge School
Mrs. Halsie Rupe, a teacher at Dutch Ridge School in Carthage Township, suffered a dislocated left shoulder and a broken arm after slipping on slippery grass Wednesday afternoon near the school. She is recovering at home.
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Halsie Rupe
North
McKinley Street
Dutch Ridge
Carthage Township
Rupe
Harris in Lead as Georgia Senate Race Opens
Atlanta Sept 11 Senator William J Harris seeking renomination led former Governor John M Slaton by about four to one in the early returns. He heads the Democratic ticket as the race begins with a strong showing and clear early momentum.
Mandamus suits seek opening of rural schools in Athens County
Otis Mansfield and Carl Graham file two mandamus actions in Common Pleas Court to force Canaan Township Rural School District and Athens County Board of Education to reopen South Canaan and Wilton Creek schools. Temporary injunctions block sale of the two houses while petitions from parents of 21 children are reviewed.
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Mandamus Oo
Township
Athens County Board of Education
Common Pleas
Canaan Township
South Canaan
Wilton Creek
Otis Mansfield
Carl Graham
Hebbardsville
Golden
Centralization Disputed in Ohio Rural School Board Suit
District officials claim no action was taken on school centralization in Canaan Township Rural School District and contend it was not submitted to qualified voters nor requested by Athens County Board of Education or the State Director of Education. Willow Creek suit filed on similar grounds.
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Canaan Township
Athens County Board of Education
Director of Education
State of
Ohio
Willow Creek
Permits Set for More Whisky for Medicinal Use
Washington Sept 11 Treasury will issue permits to add 2,000,000 gallons of bourbon and rye whisky for medicinal use. This marks the first post Prohibition move to replenish medicinal stocks. Six distilleries in Kentucky and Pennsylvania currently produce 2,000,000 gallons this year, with decisions to manufacture the same amount next year. Industrial Alcohol Commissioner James M Doran to issue permits to the same distilleries.
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Washington
U.fb
Treasury
Kentucky
Pennsylvania
James M Doran
Governor Roosevelt Urges Repeal of Prohibition Amendment
In a letter to Senator Warner Roosevelt urged repeal of the Eighteenth Amendment and restoration to New York of control over intoxicants. He argued that many schemes leave the amendment in force and urged direct action, citing the Volstead Act and related laws.
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Albany
N. Y
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Robert F. Warner
New York
Wagner
Syracuse
Roosevelt
Fragmentary note on Eighteenth Amendment legislation
The fragment references federal or state action under the Eighteenth Amendment. It mentions amendment processes and possible legislative context but lacks concrete details, dates, or named authorities. The text is too incomplete to identify a clear event or outcome.
Opening of Loudonville Wooster cut off in CCC Highway
The Loudonville Wooster cut off in the CCC Highway opened yesterday. Governor Myers We Cooper spoke as the principal speaker at the ceremonies.
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Wooster
Cleveland
Cincinnati
Loudonville-Woogeter
CCC
Covernor Myers We Cooper
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