Cooksons Return From West Virginia Visit
Mr and Mrs Corwin Cookson returned home after spending a few days in West Virginia.
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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 11, 1941
Page
3
Mr and Mrs Corwin Cookson returned home after spending a few days in West Virginia.
Agustin Turner of Valparaiso Chile urged Nelsonville Rotary members that free trade on a basis equal to U S states would solve northern southern trade tensions. He noted U S exports to South America rose 80 percent before World War I while German gains were 15 percent, and cited demand for automobiles farm machinery shoes textiles cosmetics and other goods. He said Latin America can supply the United States with many of its needs in exchange.
Nelsonville girls Leora Allen Edith Cook and Betty Jean Ross represented the local chapter at the Ohio State FHA meeting in Columbus September 5 and 6. Allen was elected state historian and news reporter. The Nelsonville FHA began with a Friday dinner and included talks, style shows and a Columbus tour. The first Nelsonville FHA meeting on September 9 listed officers led by Leora Allen as president.
The speaker urged United States adoption of Hull trade practices to expand South American commerce for rubber, tin, manganese, copper, wool, and nitrates. He highlighted training Americans to fit local cultures and the need for friendship across the Americas, with Rotary figures organizing the program and local guests in attendance.
In Salina Kansas old city records show automobiles banned on West Place street where only horse drawn vehicles are permitted. The note highlights a historic transport regulation affecting a specific road in Salina.
Nelsonville Eagles defeated the Logan Mingos 9-0 at City Playground. Bob Nelson pitched a no-hit game through five innings.
Nelsonville Social Security official Lawton Hargis explains how casual labor is defined under the act. Work not advancing the employer’s business counts as casual labor, while tasks for stores or corporations do not. He notes thresholds of more than 10 days in a month or 200 hours. He urges consulting local SSA or IRS offices if in doubt.
Nelsonville Captain Lowell Burnell son of Mr and Mrs William Burnell has been named member of a new medical examining board at Fort Knox to represent the dental profession. He has operated a dental office at Glouster for several years before his active service.
Mrs. Maria Evans of Nelsonville died at her Walnut Street home after an operation at Grant Hospital in Columbus six weeks ago. She and her husband George Evans observed their 50th wedding anniversary in hospital. Survived by husband James Evans son and four grandchildren. Funeral set for Sunday at 2 pm at the Methodist Church with burial at Greenlawn.
Nelsonville East PTA announces its first meeting of the new year on Friday at 3 pm. President Mrs. Virginia Imhoff leads the session with a program by Mrs. Julia Reeves. A play titled Calling All Parents and Teachers features Mrs. Membership, Mrs. Virginia Imhoff, Mr. Membership, Mrs. Bea McKeeson, Charles Hayden, and daughter Jerrie Cavanaugh.
Some whales can dive to depths of three fifths of a mile. Water pressure at that depth reaches about 1500 pounds per square inch on their bodies.
Mrs. Mary Maxwell of Athens Ohio describes lifelong constipation gall bladder trouble and gallstones with dizzy spells and other symptoms. She says TON JON helped her most among remedies and reports digestive distress improvements during treatment sold in Nelson.
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