Nelsonville Opens 1931 Season Against Buchtel
Nelsonville Greyhounds face Buchtel High at the city playground Friday at 2 30 PM in the season opener. Coach Hannahs plans make-shift lineup guesses with Patton and Pierce in the backfield and Hatch and Kleinbriel likely starters on the line. Buchtel returns Risko at fullback and is expected to test Nelsonville’s veteran squad.
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Nelsonville
Nelsonville Greyhounds
Buchtel High School
City Playground
Hannahs
Patton
Pierce
Ervin
Nye
Shafer
Hatch
Kleinbriel
McCreary
W. Hail
Davis
Bagley
Dezso
Buchtel
Hounds
Barstow
Risko
Still Dignified Plug Hat on Display in Local Store
In Nelsonville The Hub Store exhibits a silk topper over 60 years old brought from England in 1868 by William Lancaster, father of S. H. Lancaster. Once worn on special occasions the hat's silken crown has faded and brim curled, yet it retains an aristocratic air amid modern headgear.
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Nelsonville
England
William Lancaster
S. H. Lancaster
W W C T U Elects New Officers At Tuesday Meeting
The regular W C T U meeting was held at Mrs. Fannie Williams home on Chestnut Street. Officers elected include President Sam Starkey first vice Anna Allen second vice Maude Bryan treasurer Gertrude Allen secretary Fannie Williams assistant secretary Florence Grammer pianist Laura Spencer press reporter and corresponding secretary. Nine members attended and readings were presented.
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Fannie Williams
Chestnut Street
Anna Allen
Gertrude Allen
Williams
Sam Starkey
Maude Bryan
Florence Grammer
Laura Spencer
Case Dismissed Against William Heselden On Threat Charge
The charge of making menacing threats against William Heselden by Police Chief George Bateman has been withdrawn. Heselden had pleaded not guilty at arraignment and a preliminary hearing was scheduled for last night.
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Nelsonville
William Heselden
George Bateman
Heselden
Bridge Club Hosts Event With Hostess Mrs John son
Mrs. A. B. Johnson hosted a Wednesday bridge afternoon at 58 West Franklin Street with guest players Mrs. C E Welch Mrs Ben Stalter and Mrs R I Barron. Mrs Cecil Shafer won first high score prize followed by Mrs W B Mechem in second and Mrs Wallace Glenn in third.
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C. E. Welch
Ben Stalter
R. I. Barron
A. B. Johnson
West Franklin Street
Cecil Shafer
W. B. Mechem
Wallace Glenn
Classified Ads and Circulation Contact
H Bartletts staff correspondent invites readers to send news and society notices to 412 W for inclusion. Classified ads and circulation requests also directed to 412 W with an experienced representative available.
Nelsonville Youth Grange News and Social Visits
York Juvenile Grange No. 445 will meet Friday evening at 7 30. Mrs Shires Cagg and daughter Irma and Mrs Edward Cagg recently spent a few days in Columbus. Mr and Mrs C Pickett and Mrs Elizabeth Foughty spent Sunday with Mrs Julia Stage in Nelsonville.
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Nelsonville
R. D
York
Shires Cagg
Irma
Edward Cagg
Columbus
C. Pickett
Elizabeth Foughty
Julia Stage
Birthday Party Honors Mr Oran Miller in City Home
Mrs C M Jones of Haydenville and Miss Virginia Saunders of Columbus hosted a party at their Franklin Street home honoring Mr Oran Miller's birthday anniversary. The evening featured music dancing and cards with thirty five guests and several out of town attendees from Glouster Columbus and Haydenville.
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Oran Miller
C. M. Jones
Haydenville
Virginia Saunders
Columbus
Goldie
Hardee Woodson
Franklin Street
Ralph Woods
Ike Payton
Lawrence Williams
Denzil Leach
Verna Morris
Joe Fouitz
Glouster
Harry Woodson
Cecil Johnson
Paul Rose
Hazel Hale
Henry Moorman
Elizabeth Saunders
James Rile
Frank Reynolds
Guests of W. G. Woodson Honor Weekend Visit
The Woodson home on Franklin Street hosted guests at week’s end including Harry Woodson Paul Rose Frank Reynolds Henry Moorman James Rile Miss Virginia Saunders Miss Elizabeth Saunders Hazel Hale and Mrs Cecil Johnson of Columbus. Miss Ruth Woodson returned home after a two week Columbus visit with her brother D A Woodson and wife.
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W. G. Woodson
Franklin Street
Harry Woodson
Paul Rose
Frank Reynolds
Henry Moorman
James Rile
Virginia Saunders
Elizabeth Saunders
Hazel Hale
Cecil Johnson
Columbus
Ruth Woodson
D. A. Woodson
Women of Christian Church Canning Fruit in Nelsonville
Women of the Christian Church spent Wednesday in the Nelsonville church kitchen canning fruit and vegetables for needy locals. The project yielded 90 jars. volunteers seek further donations of cans and produce at Friday meeting.
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Women of Christian Church
Nelsonville
Women of the Christian Church
Funeral for Harry France Held After Mine Incident
Mrs Will Devon and several residents from Athens and New Straitsville attended the funeral of Harry France who died suddenly in a Rutland mine on Tuesday. The day’s notices also list residents traveling for visits and business in Columbus and Detroit, including Mrs Francis Emerick and others.
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Will Devon
Ford Freasure
New Straitsville
A. J. Laverty
Mont Jewell
Athens
Rutland
Harry France
Donald Betts
Amesville
Walter Sayers
B. M. Coakley
Columbus
Francis Emerick
Harvey Huffman
Detroit
B. M. Henry
George Beagie
Edith
Helen Collins
Toledo
Harry Bunion
John Acker
Columbus Thursde
Independents to Practice in Nelsonville Friday Evening
Independence football team will practice at the City Playground Friday evening at 6 o'clock. All interested men are urged to be present.
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Independents
Nelsonville
Home-Coming at Carbon Hill Sept 20
A home-coming event is planned at Carbon Hill on September 20. Residents are invited to bring baskets and spend the day together in a community celebration.
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Carbon Hill
Carbon
Hill
Bridge Club Hosts Month-Week Social Evening
Mrs Edward Green hosted her bridge club at 81 Mill Street on Wednesday evening. Two tables played with prizes awarded to Mrs Freda Bartow and Mrs Mabel Kesley. A refreshment course followed the game.
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Edward Green
Mill Street
Freda Bartow
Mabel Kesley
Scoutmaster McCall Calls Troop 51 to Weekly Meeting
Scoutmaster F. W. McCall requests all members of Troop 51, Boy Scouts, attend Friday at 7 PM on the YMCA porch. Winter activities for the group will be planned.
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F. W. McCall
Troop 51, Boy Scouts
Funeral services for William Bruce held at Pilgrim Holiness Church
Nelsonville reports funeral services for William Bruce aged 38 held today at 2 p m at the Pilgrim Holiness Church conducted by Reverend D C Shearer. Burial followed at Greenlawn cemetery.
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Nelsonville
William Bruce
Pilgrim Holiness Church
D. C. Shearer
Greenlawn
Bridge Club Dinner Honors Prize Winners at Backus Home
Misses Mae Linton Bernice Backus and Ruth Kelch won prizes in a bridge game at the Backus home 45 East Franklin Street after a 6:30 dinner at Easterlings in Logan. Members playing included Mrs. William Barrows Mrs. Malvern Wilson Miss Eula Echeeler Helen Devol and Mary Louise Pritchard.
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Bridge Club
Mae Linton
Bernice Backus
Ruth Kelch
Backus
East Franklin Street
Easterlings
Logan
William Barrows
Malvern Wilson
Eula Echeeler
Helen Devol
Mary Louise Pritchard
Examinations for Civil Service Jobs Listed
The U S Civil Service Commission announces open competitive exams for roles including Senior foreman poultry operations, Assistant Veterinarian, Agronomist sugarcane, and Associate Chemist. Closing dates range Oct 1 1931 to Dec 30 1931 with multiple departments and salary scales. Full info from J L C Kelley at the Post Office in Washington.
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United States Civil Service Commission
Bureau of Animal Industry
Department of Agriculture
Bureau of Plant Industry
Public Health Service
Bureau of Mines
Delaware
Iown
Maine
Maryland
New Hampshire
Vermont
Virginia
L. D. S. Church Creole Sees 32nd Anniversary
McArthur reports a well attended 32nd anniversary of the L. D. S. Church of Creole on Sunday Sept 18. Ideal weather drew members from Columbus, Dayton, Bowling Green, Akron, Nelsonville, Lancaster, Chillicothe, Wellston, Jackson, Portsmouth, Ironton, The Plains, McArthur, Wales Millis and Wilkesville.
Columbus approves bus service over street car line
The public utilities commission on September 17 granted the Columbus Railway Power and Light Company authority to abandon the street car line from Ayler Road to Minerva Park and substitute motor bus service.
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Columbus
Public Utilities Commission
Columbus Raalway, Power and Light Company Authority
Ayler Road
Minerva Park
Branch Office Of Investment House Opened
Knapp & Company opens a new Athens branch at 1 East Washington Street under Charles E. Fisher and Eddie Paul. The office serves public investors with New York Curb Exchange stocks and bonds and all listed securities, reflecting the firm's expansion from Parkersburg to multiple West Virginia, Ohio, and D C offices and its role in Distributors Group.
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Charles Fisher
Eddie Paul
Knapp & Company
Parkersburg
Athens
Charles E. Fisher
East Washington Street
New York Curb Exchange
Fisher
Ohio University
W. N. Alderman
J. Henry Knapp, Jr
West Virginia
Ohio
District of Columbia
Charleston
Clarksburg
Morgantown
Marietta
Washington
Distributors Group, Inc
New York
Thomas F. Lee
Parkersburg Jail Breaker Escape Figures In First Delivery
Parkersburg records its first jail delivery in three years as George Criss and Perry Thornton, both in their 20s, cut their way out of a Wood County jail cell by picking the lock and breaking welded iron bars from a prior escape.
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Parkersburg
George Criss
Perry Thornton
Wood County
Death of Samuel Mather Jr in Mentor Case Raises Cause Question
Samuel Livingston Mather Jr., 15, heir to Ohio wealth, was found hanging by a belt in his Mentor home. Authorities say death may be by his own action or a freak accident, with relatives noting his grief over his mother's death on June 24. He is grandson of steel magnate Samuel Mather.
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Cleveland
Samuel Livingston Mather
Samuel Mather
Mather
Mentor
Lake County
Ohio
Mra
Grace Harman Mather
Tuppers Plains Guests and Local Happenings
Sunday visitors at Mr. and Mrs. A. A. Bahr’s home included C. E. Hannaum and family from Millwood West Virginia and Miss Myrtle McDermit of Wheeling. Hazel Hart began work as senior at the local high school.
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A. A. Bahr
C. E. Hannaum
Millwood
W. Va
Myrtle McDermit
Wheeling
Dora Tuttle
Merl
Lilver Ridge
Fred Rice
Chester
Hazel Hart
Parkersburg
Maxine Chapman
Anna Connolly
Highway No. 4
Myrtle Halliday
Pomeroy
Lena
Daisy Parr
Pittsburgh
Emma (Dawson) Valentina
Ottie Millican
Frankie Parker
Huntington
Belle Keller
Mary Baker
Cletus Chapman
Hill Top
Coolville
Peterson's Ointment for Old Sores Heals Fast
Advertisement claims Peterson's Ointment instantly stops itching and pain and heals old sores and ulcers. It promises complete healing with one application and guarantees no charge if not satisfied, selling for 85 cents at all drug stores.
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Peterson
Local Notes From The Village And Nearby Families
Local residents report various updates including Hubert Shields to attend Ohio University in Athens, the Dorcas Needie Club rescheduling to Sept 30 due to caving season, and Golden Bahr recovering from a foot injury. John Alden visits Marietta. Garth Keller to Sardina to teach. George Hamilton building a new caslar. a well drilled by the State Health Department near Lee Norman’s. Mrs. I C Chapman learns of John Davis’s death in Salem W Va. Dr Deem and family travel to Parkersburg for the Deem reunion.
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Mra. I. C. Chapman
Hubert Shields
Athens
Ohio University
Dorcas Needie Club
Golden Bahr
V. C. Shields
Carrie Gainer
Maxine Chapman
John Alden
Marietta
Laura Alden
Eleworth Keller
Coolville
Garth Keller
Sardina
Keller
George Hamilton
Bertie Bahr
State Health Department
Lee Norman
I. C. Chapman
John Davis
Salem
W. Va
Deem
Margaret Deaver
Webb Hall
Rutland
Parkersburg
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Wrecking Car Service
C. H. Bartlett
Entertains Club
BOY Scouts
Bruce
Mechem’s
Quick’s
Woodbury’s
the Vicks
Energine
She Vicks
Lt Hal
America
Edna Wallace Hopper
Woodbury's
Woodbury's and Rose Cream
Ite’s Iver
Dr. Miles Nervine
Ps SE
Thm
Paul Jones
Ucuick
Union St
Athens, O
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Postoffice
Investment House
the Messenger
Tuppers Plains
Public
Ieee
Ajesti
Puramount
Clive Brook
Marjorie Rambeau
Peggy Shannon
Charles Starrett
Richard Arlen
Louish Dresser
Frances Ded
Jane
Bee
Winnie Lightner
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