Britain preps for long war with tightened sea blockade
London reports Britain and France expanding minefields in the North Sea and English Channel as they tighten the blockade on Germany. The convoy system aims to protect merchant ships and limit torpedo losses while Britain girds for years of conflict and rejects peace offers post Poland. The Ministry of Food fixes maximum retail prices for granulated sugar and potatoes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Great Britain
North Sea
English Channel
Germany
Admiralty
Poland
Benen Bainna
Britain
Ministry of Food
French Army Breaks German Front in West Says High Command
German high command admitted French troops crossed the frontier for the first time and held the initiative along the line. Paris reports air raids repelled before reaching the city as Daladier reorganizes his cabinet with Petain as war minister. Reynaud enacts mobilization measures including an export embargo on gold and capital. Goering’s peace feelers rejected by French newspapers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Wall
Siegfried
Limes
Ing
Paris
Edouard Daladier
Henri Petain
Verdun
Georges Bonnet
Petain
Spain
Paul Reynaud
Hermann Goering
Decisive Battle Near as Nazi Forces Press Polish Front
German dispatches say Polish forces lay down arms as Nazi troops reach the Narew south of Warsaw and seize Radymno and Jaroslaw in southeast Poland. Navy actions against Gdynia begin while Luftwaffe bombards eastern corridors and rail lines. Hitler tours front as German advance nears Warsaw and encircles large Polish units.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warsaw
Na- Trew
Nowgorod-Wizna
San
Radymno
Jaroslaw
Poland
Gdynia
Neustadt
Putzig É
Pomorze
Lwow
Lublin
High Command
Narew
Adolf Hitler
Hitler
Silesia
Cvrestochowa
Kielce
Konskiel
Montreal Plans Traveling Snow Melter For Winter
Montreal civic officials study a traveling snow melter designed by a former automotive professor. The unit is a 12 by 6 foot tank on a truck with oil burners melting dumped snow. Melt water drains into roadside sewers to prevent freezing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montreal
Montreal Technical School
Nelsonville Eagles Beat County Juniors in Gilbert Smith Benefit
Nelsonville Eagles overwhelmed the Athens County Junior League 14 straight wins with 8 runs 19 hits. Gilbert Smith tribute game drew high attendance at City Playgrounds. Dupler led Eagles 3 for 4 while Stillwell topped Juniors at two for four with Clyde Ray hitting a seventh inning home run.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
Gilbert Smith
Athens County
Nelsonville Eagles
Eagles
Taylor
Spray
Patton
Stillwell
O. Dupler
Dupler
Clyde Ray
Man Pleads Guilty in Nelsonville Court Cases
Pearl Shivers of The Diamond pleads guilty to assault and battery, fined 10 dollars plus costs. He also pleads guilty to menacing threats, fined 20 dollars plus costs. Affidavits by Harley Schoonover record altercation near Bus Station Public Square Saturday night. Chance Walters and Bernard Ross, both fined 10 dollars and costs after pleading guilty to quarrelling and fighting following a Fulton Street quarrel. Thomas Pickett of Carbondale charged with operating a motor vehicle under the influence, fined 50 dollars plus costs on plea of guilty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
Pearl Shivers
Diamond
C. G. Dew
Harley Schoonover
The
Public Square
Chance Walters
Bernard Ross
Carbondale
Fulton St. Thomas Pickett
Business Women Club to Meet in New Rooms
NELSONVILLE The Business and Professional Women's Club holds its first meeting of the year in new club rooms leased from the Tri Psi Sorority on Tuesday at 7 30 PM An important business meeting will include a speaker Officers for the year are Nelle Dow ler president Blanche Moorehead vice president Irma Wilson treasurer Catherine Lee recording secretary and Lillian Stover corresponding secretary and parliamentarian Committees will be appointed and the year s activities outlined
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
Tri Psi
Nelle Dowler
Blanche Moorehead
Irma Wilson
Catherine Lee
Lillian Stover
Mrs Young Hosts M M Club Gathering
Nelsonville reports Mrs Lillian Young hosted the M M Club with assistants Mrs Gertrude Ray and Mrs Betty Wintermute. All members attended, games followed a business meeting with prizes to Lucile Steenrod and Betty Wintermute, and birthday gifts given to Minnie Scott Golda Craig and Oma Beagle. Lunch was served. Minnie Scott to host next meeting September 22.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
Lillian Young
Gertrude Ray
Betty Wintermute
M. M. Club
Lucile Steenrod
Minnie Scott
Golda Craig
Oma Beagle
Engagement announced for Margaret Hixon and John L Murphy
Dr and Mrs A H Hixon of Columbus announce the engagement of their daughter Margaret to John L Murphy son of Mr and Mrs Clayton Murphy of Columbus. The wedding is planned for October. Mr Murphy is connected with Equitable Life Insurance Co and is grandson of Mrs John Murphy of this city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
A. H. Hixon
Kelso Road
Columbus
Margaret
John L. Murphy
Clayton Murphy
12Th Ave
Mr. Murphy
Equitable Life Insurance Co
John Murphy
Columbus residents visit and family gatherings reported
Nelsonville residents host visitors from Buenos Aires Springfield and Columbus visit friends in Warrenville Yellow Springs and Columbus. A two week fishing trip to Georgian Bay brings John Riley and W B Quigley along. Local family events include a 50th wedding anniversary in New Matamoras and relatives visiting relatives across Ohio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donald Powell
Buenos Aires
Will Powell
Powell
Charles K. Hull- Inger
Springfield
C. H. Bartlett
John Riley
Columbus Friends
Georgian Bay
Canada
Columbus
W. B. Quigley
Leighton Aumiller
Elizabeth Siddle
Warrenville
Frank Knox
Robert Baldwin
Yellow Springs
Betsy Baldwin
R. H. Jackson
Frank Jackson
Sally
Bob
Helen Jackson
C. D. Shafer
Frank Moore
Harry Galvin
Margaret
Lee
Mary
New Matamoras
L. B. Moore
Nelsonville Troop 66 Elects Leaders and Plans Camps
Nelsonville Troop 66 met at West School and elected patrol leaders for Fox Flaming Arrow and Panther patrols. Tenderfoot scouts Bateman Woody Jonas and Cheeseman will be invested, with junior leaders Barber Cox Pedigo Sowers Ogg Linton and others assigned roles. An overnight camp near Twin Lakes is planned with National Brands Picnic attendance required for participation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
West School
W. D. Mender
Fox Patrol
Bob Bateman
Reginald Levering
Andy Auflick
Junior Fiske
Jim Bateman
Paul Woody
Carl Windle
Flaming Arrow
Charles Cox
Alfred Richardson
Dick Hall
Raymond Juniper
Rolland Mender
Paul Midkiff
Verl Ogg
Roger Webb
Panther Patrol
Daryl Watkins
Paul Berry
Dean Burch
Lloyd Johnson
Don Jonas
Charles Schoonover
Charles Whyte
Ray Cheeseman
Rodney Jonas
Explorer Patrol
Tenderfoot
Bill Barber
Floyd Barber
Leslie Cox
Charles Pedigo
Bob Sowers
Ver Ogg
iChief
Roland Mender
Parry Bateman
Twin Lakes
Woman Severed Artery After Door Glass Breaks Arm
Margaret Toliver of Nelsonville suffered a severed artery in her right arm when it was thrust through the front door glass of Hall Bros. Beer Parlor on Chestnut Street. She was unconscious on arrival at a local physician’s office with a severed artery near the elbow and a second cut on the forearm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
Margaret Tolliver
Hall Bros. Beer Parlor
Chestnut St
No Company Advised for Nelsonville Burn Victim
Floyd Dearth night watch man at the Nelsonville Brick Co. is slightly improved after burns to the back suffered a week ago. The doctor in charge orders no company for ten days to aid his recovery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
Floyd Dearth
Nelsonville Brick Co
Nelsonville Junior Order Benefit Party Set for Tuesday
The Junior Order will host a benefit party tomorrow evening at the IOOF Hall in Nelsonville starting at 8 o'clock. The event aims to raise funds for local causes and gathers community members for entertainment and fellowship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
IOOF
Glouster Social Notes Shine With Weddings and Visits
Glouster notes detail a Friday shower for Mildred Zimmerman Gibbs, gifts of glass and linen, and greetings for Pauline McKinley and Ewart Henry on their Greenup Ky. wedding. Local families host dinners and honor guests while relatives travel from Greenfield Athens and Columbus for illnesses, birthdays, and weekend visits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dan McKinley
Pauline
Ewart Henry
John Henry
Greenup
Kentucky
McKinley
Mrs. Henry
Glouster
Henry North
Edythe Mae
Bob
Fred Janisen
Norma Mae
Fritz
D. J. McKinley
Betty
Irene
Lucy
Elizabeth Ann
Delores
Shirley Faye
Portland Class Has Meeting at September Session
The Golden Rule Sunday School Class of the M. E. Church met at Mrs. Hupps home with members Ethel Swan Hattie Paynter Olive Wilford Ethel Ours Eva Blosser Frances Jewett Mattie Henderson and the hostess in attendance Relatives reported the death of William Adams formerly of Portland and attended the funeral were A A Adams Mrs Albert Price Donald Price and sisters Allie Price and Dorothy Murtaugh Also noted were school openings with Creed James and Mrs James Hawley as teachers Various local guests and visitors from Pittsburgh Moundsville Wheeling Columbus Charleston and other places were listed along with several gatherings and moves within families and farms over the week end.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland
Golden Rule
M. E. Church
Hupp
Ethel Swan
Hattie Paynter
Olive Wilford
Ethel Ours
Eva Blosser
Frances Jewett
Mattie Henderson
William Adams
Columbus
A. A. Adams
Albert Price
Donald Price
Allie Price
Dorothy Murtaugh
Creed James
James Hawley
Anna Price
Harry Price
Pittsburgh
Katherine Hamilton
Moundsville
Joe Sligar
Wheeling
E. H. Meeks
Paden City
Joe Schmidth
Belva Cox
Donald Cox
Charleston
J. M. Cox
John Browning
Lois Small
P. E. Browning
Susan Price
Albert Paynter
Alice Adams
Adda Mae Delaney
Parkersburg
Mary Louise McDade
Zanesville
Kathleen Middleswart
Piqua
E. W. Davis
Mattie Hendern
Botanist Plans Tiny Day Blooming Lilies for Backyards
George H. Pring, superintendent of the Missouri Botanical Garden, after 26 years developing 389 hybrid giant water lilies, begins a race of pygmy day flowering lilies. The African-origin lily hybrid will suit backyard rock gardens pools and window boxes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Louis
George H. Pring
Missouri Botanical Garden
Pring
Africa
Tonsils Removed in Local Offices
Glouster resident Charles Johnson underwent a tonsillectomy Saturday at a local physician's office. He is substituting for A. Hines at the N. Y. C. station. W. O. Bailey also had his tonsils removed today in a local physician's office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glouster
Charles Johnson
Johnson
A. Hines
W. O. Bailey
Fractures Arm In Bathroom Slip
Mrs. Joseph Rich ards Braun Sr. sustained a fractured right arm last week after slipping in her bathroom. Initial assessment suggested bruising and strain but an X ray on Thursday revealed a fracture of the large arm bone below the elbow. She accompanied her son in law and daughter to Pleasant City for care.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glouster
Joseph Richards, Braun Sr
R. D. Williams
Pleasant City
Matthews depart for Sydney Ford agency opening
Mr and Mrs E B Matthews and family of 16 Main St move to Sydney Ohio where he has secured the Ford agency. Jean and Edward from GHS will enroll at Sydney. Also noted is birth of Paul Frederick Brown, eight pounds, born Thursday Sept 8 to Mr and Mrs Paul Brown of Nelsonville and former Glouster residents. Ladies Aid of Trimble Methodist Church to meet Wednesday at Mrs John Wolfe's home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. E. Hanley
F. S. Hanley
Portsmouth
G. B. Hanley
Wheelersburg
Tom Keating
Nelsonville
Glouster
Enlow Grubbs
T. A
Detroit
Minnie Duncan
Columbus
F. D. McCarty
George Duncan
David Kennedy
Davey
London
Eddie Lindsay
Montezuma
Ind
Nolan Zechar
Mary Noon
Greenville
Ambrose Gibbs
E. B. Matthews
Main St
Sydney
Matthews
Ford Agency
Jean
Edward
GHS
Paul Brown
Paul Frederick
Blanche Starkey
Fred Brown
Ladies Aid
Trimble
Henry Archer
West Virginia
Virginia
Pennsylvania
Maryland
Vernard Thomas
Ruth
Appomattox
Richmond
Charlottesville
Monticello
Thomas Jefferson
United States
Winchester
Cumberland
Uniontown
Wheeling
W. Va
Class Picnic Plans In Glouster Tonight
Loyal Gleaners Class of the Church of Christ will meet at the church at 5 p m for a wiener roast. All members desiring to attend should gather for the evening outing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Loyal Gleaners
Church of Christ
Mrs. Frank Jonas Dies At Her Home in Glouster
Mrs. Frank Jonas passes away at her residence in Glouster. The obituary notes a family residence and mentions her daily life in the community.
Miss Mildred Skinner To Undergo Appendectomy
Miss Mildred Skinner went to Mercy Hospital Columbus Sunday for an appendectomy likely today. She was accompanied by her parents Mr and Mrs Chris Skinner. This is the second Skinner child to have an appendectomy in two months after Dorothy Lee’s procedure in August.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Sweeney
Sweeney
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Athens
Faye Janchius
Richard
Alfred Morris
Chicago
Ver Cheim
W. R. Balderson
E. S. Weimer
Marjorie
Findlay
Ohio University
Crooksville
Glouster
Mildred Skinner
Mercy Hospital
Columbus
Chris Skinner
Skinners
Dorothy Lee
Glouster Woman Dies of Heart Attack at Home
Mrs. Frank Jonas age 68 died Saturday evening at 5 30 after a heart attack at her E Main Street home. She prepared the meal for herself and son George before collapsing. Survived by eight children, 14 grandchildren and one great grandchild, with one son William predeceased. Funeral set for Tuesday at the family home with Rev. Gilbert Courtney. Burial pending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glouster
Frank Jonas
E. Main St
Mich
Jonas
Church of Christ
Alfred
Arthur
Gladys Willeke
Alice Dungan
Lucille Miller
Opal Vincent
Dayton
Ethel Leadinghaus
Albany
George
William
Matthew Horner
Gilbert Courtney
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By Wallace Carroll
Moselle
Europe
David van Wallace
Mr. Clemens
Lourdes
France
Notre Dame
Athens Messenger
Ooo
Mrs. Young
Nelsonville Family
Orleans
Chatham
Mass
Bremen
Francis Hatch
Ezekial Fulcher
Orleans Coast Guard
Nelsonville Boy Scout News
Francis Gibbs
Ernest Gibbs
Mildred Zimmer
New St
Virgil Eddy
William Witham
Mary Bailey
Tal McAfooés
Verna Sayre
Will Sayre
Annie Conaway
Ray Leake
Lester Zimmer
John Morris
Grace Ochs
Morrison Brown
Mike Sharlike
Jessie Hill
Elmer Davis
Clara McMillen
Albert Sayre
Grace Myers
Thomas Vaughn
Vern Lamborn
Alfred Morris I
Arthur Wolfe
Harry Sayre
Andrew Chute
Algie Sayre
William Zimmer
Mary Chute
Dorothy Seckinger
Norma Thompson
Jane Cunningham
Elizabeth Bailey
LaVerne Lamborn
City
Greenfield
Olive Stephenson
Ambrose Gibbs, Jr
Arthur Smith
Gibbs
Herman Atlas
Ethel Esther
Ethel
Atlas
Florence Rich
David Allen
Anne Framer
Melvin Goldstein
Milton Lee
Ashtabula
America
Pers
Francis Lederer
Paul Lukas
Warner Bros
BIG Features
Eort
Leo Carrillo
Marjorie Weaver
Spring Byington
Kane Richmond
Fox
United Brewers Industrial Foundation
East 40Th Street
New York
N.Y
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