Clarence C Slater Dies Suddenly in Nelsonville at 63
Clarence C Slater of Columbus died of coronary thrombosis while dining at Dr C E Welch’s Nelsonville home. Pioneer in Columbus electrical service and former Rail Light Co president he retired in 1929. Survived by wife Mable Poston Slater and four children plus siblings and a nephew of Edward Johnson. Funeral in Columbus planned for Wednesday.
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Nelsonville
Clarence C. Slater
Columbus
C. E Welch
Slater
Rail-Light Co
Mr. Slater
Joseph and
Barbara Coulter Slater
Hocking Valley
Nelsonville High School
Ohio State University
Johnson
A. C. Ingersoll
Cincinnati
Sunbury Road
Mable Poston Slater
Donald C. Slater
Burbank
Calif
James D. Slater
Barbara Slater
Paul Kessler
Earl
Glendale
Joseph
Casadaga
Fla
Charles
Bertram
Los Angeles
Arthur Vorhees
Edward Johnson
Lorain Coal & Dock Co
Charles Ballard Dies At Chauncey County Home
Nelsonville obituary notes Charles Ballard died Sunday at the Chauncey county home. The body was taken to Stout's Funeral Home for visitation. Ballard long worked for the late Charles Davis in his city drawing business.
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Nelsonville
Charles Ballard
Chauncey
Stout
Ballard
Charles Davis
State Highway Bids Sought For Athens County Projects
Ohio Department of Highways in Columbus announces sealed bids due Sept 29 1936 for two proposals in Athens County. Proposal 1 covers resurfacing parts of Logan Athens Road and Route 31 with bituminous surfaces, estimated cost 30054.90. Proposal 2 covers Sections 6 of Athens McArthur Route 50 resurfacing with aggregate or bituminous mix, estimated cost 15676.40. Minimum wage rates listed for unskilled labor and a 5 percent bid bond required.
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State OF Ohio Department OF Highways
Columbus
Ohio
State Highway Director of
Athens County
Shauncey
Athens
Dover
Chauncey
Alexander
Opera- Lote Nonomenence Neee
Department of Highways
HN Jaster, JR
Lehman Rites Are Arranged
Nelsonville Ohio 83 year old Jacob Lehman died Sunday at his Haydenville home Reverend G C Nutter will conduct funeral services Wednesday at 2 pm at Haydenville Church Burial will be in Smiths Chapel He is survived by children John Logan William Rockbridge Mary Black Alice Lanning Eugene Blosser Hubert Francis Clara Wallett and 34 grandchildren and 16 great grandchildren
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Nelsonville
Jacob Lehman
Haydenville
G. C. Nutter
Smiths Chapel
Grace Lehman
John
Logan
William
Rockbridge
Mary Black
Lancaster
Alice Lanning
Toledo
Eugene, Blosser
Hubert
Francis
Clara Wallett
York Delegates Attend Springfield Labor Convention
Local unions in the district named delegates to the Ohio State Federation of Labor convention opening today in Springfield. Harold Dupler represents Lick Run Mine, B. C. Day Ernest Hoskins and Charles Wolf attend from Kimberly. Frank Betts of York represents Retail Clerks Union No. 887.
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Nelsonville
Ohio State Federation of Labor
Springfield
Harold Dupler
Lick Run Mine
B. C. Day
Ernest Hoskins
Charles Wolf
Kimberly
Frank Betts
Laurel Grange Exhibits Plans for Meigs County Fair
Laurel Grange members prepare for their first Meigs County Fair exhibit on Sept. 22 2324 to showcase Grange achievements and other displays. They also prep for the annual inspection on Sept. 26.
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Carpenter
Laurel Grange
Meigs County
Grange
S. S. Class Hosts Letter Exchange at Nutter Home
Mrs. Henry Nutter and Mrs. Allen Riley host the Methodist Sunday School class at the Nutter home on Wednesday night. Members are asked to bring a letter for their capsule friend.
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Nelsonville
Henry Nutter
Allen Riley
Nutter
Monks
Methodist Sunday School
Nelsonville Presbyter y session at Amesville morning
Rev Lievel Evans attended the Ath ens Presbytery session at Amesville this morning. The Junior Order plans its regular bingo game Tuesday night at 8 o'clock in the IOOF Hall.
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Nelsonville
Lievel Fvans
Athens Presbytery
Amesville
Bring Tickets Nelsonville Bingo Party Tuesday Night
The WBA bingo party will be held Tuesday night in the Red Men's Hall at o'clock. Patrons are asked to bring their September tickets.
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Nelsonville
WBA
Red Men's Hall
Reunion Guests Attend in Concord West Virginia
Mr and Mia C A Shockley Mr and Mrs Ed Dewhurst and Miss Lenna Denney attended a family reunion at Concord West Virginia on Sunday.
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Nelsonville
Mia
C. A. Shockley
Ed. Dewhurst
Lenna Denney
Concord
W. Va
Attending National American Legion Convention
George Barrows attends the National American Legion convention in Cleveland. He joins other veterans for the event with meetings and ceremonies planned across several days.
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Nelsonville
George Barrows
Cleveland
Natonal
American Legion
Nelsonville Benefit Bingo At IOOF Hall Tonight
Bessie Stephenson's Orchestra hosts a weekly benefit bingo party in the IOOF Hall tonight replacing the usual Saturday event. Proceeds support the orchestra and local activities.
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Nelsonville
Bessie Stephenson
IOOF
Potato Peler Flees Jail Toledo
John Murphy a 30 year old man walked out of county jail hours before completing a sentence for disorderly conduct. Authorities search for Murphy who fled while awaiting transfer to finish serving the term.
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Toledo
John Murphy
Ohio duck hunters lag as Michigan opens earlier
Ohio duck hunters on Lake Erie marshes trail Michigan hitters with a two day delay while Michigan opens earlier, giving Michigan the lead in the season start and prompting cautious entry by Ohio clubs.
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Ohio
Toledo
I. P
Michigan
Lake Erie
Ohio State Line
Nelsonville High School PTA Meets Tonight
The Nelsonville High School PTA will hold its first Fall meeting tonight at 7 15 in the Junior High School Building.
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PTA
Nelsonville
Gore Social And Personal Notes From Local Area
Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Nixon and son Charles visited relatives near Maxville. Families from Newark Greendale Pleasant Marietta Columbus visited here and attended a birthday supper for Mrs. Lydia Alltop. A marine Lloyd Arnett from Norfolk visited before heading to China. many local residents hosted friends and relatives across multiple towns.
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Lafe Howdyshell
Jack Dixon
Greendale
Fred Turner
Frank Starr
Terry Lu
Donald Criswell
J. J. Nutter
Woodrow Nutter
Ida McMannis
Wheeling
W. Va
Marietta
Parkersburg
Athens
J. E. Vogt
Charles Alltop
Lydia Alltop
Glen Arnett
Edward St. Clair
Logan
Annabelle
Lucille
Milo Alltop
Alltop
Flave Proctor
Frank Summers
Rolland Starr
Lewis Eckhart
Mark Burgess Jr
Howard Buress
Montana
Fred Rushing
Shawnee
Gloria Jean
Rudd Summers
James Hood
James Barnes
Floyd Hartman
Columbus
Kimberly
Stanley Starr
Charles
Vina Biair
Garnet Criswell
Cathryn
Bobbie
Walter Laving
Ralph Randolph
George Murray
Tom Eberts
John Eberts
Johnson funeral rites attended in Nelsonville
Rev and Mrs Lloyd Evans Mr and Mrs C W Backus and E Weltzheimer attended the funeral services this afternoon of Edward Johnson in Nelsonville.
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Nelsonville
Lloyd Evans
E Dean
C. W. Backus
E Weltzheimer
Edward Johnson
Maze Dies in Nelsonville Resident M. Maze Found Dead at 72
Nelsonville Madison Maze 72 a longtime resident was found dead by his son Roy at 537 Fairview St in the yard area Sunday at 8 30 pm He had worked last week at Lick Run Mine and had complained of weakness He is survived by son Roy and daughters Susie and Esther Maze of Cleveland Funeral plans were not set.
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Nelsonville
Madison Maze
Roy
Fairview St
Maze
Lick Run
Susie
Esther Maze
Cleveland
Bridge Party Held by Mrs Weller in Woodsfield
Mrs Phillip Weller hosted eight members of her bridge club at her Woodsfield home on Friday. They traveled to the house, enjoyed luncheon, and spent the afternoon playing bridge before returning home in the evening.
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Nelsonville
Phillip Weller
Woodsfield
Weller
Rainbow Class Hosts Bingo Night In Nelsonville
The Rainbow Class of the Christian Church met Thursday at Mrs. Lucile Newman's Fayette Street home. After a brief business session, bingo prizes went to Mona Bateman and Mrs. Lu Allen. Refreshments were served to 17 members by Mrs. Newman and Mrs. Mary Rawlings.
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Nelsonville
The
Christian Church
Lucile Newman
Fayette St
Mona Bateman
Lu Allen
Newman
Mary Rawlings
Hospitalization and convention notes from Nelsonville
Mrs. Jack Ray Bould was taken to Cherrington Hospital Logan for an appendectomy. Edward Johnson, Bertha Evans and Mary Wion attend the state Knights Pythias and Pythian Sisters convention in Columbus. Johnson and Evans serve as delegates.
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Nelsonville
Jack Raybould
Cherrington Hospital
Logan
Edward Johnson
Bertha Evans
Mary Wion
Columbus
Knights Pythias
Pythian Sisters
Mr Johnson
Mrs. Evans
Majestic river boat troupe ends season with Hill Billy Detective
The Majestic led by T. J. Reynolds returns to Gallipolis for a final show next Friday night after a Saturday performance of The Hill Billy Detective. Sons and daughters of Reynolds star in act with Margaret Reynolds noted for tap and saxophone. The troupe plans Eureka Crown City Glenwood and other towns before wintering at Pt. Pleasant West Virginia.
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Gallipolis
Calliope
T. J. Reynolds
Ohio
Majestic
Hill Billy
Old Buzzard
Reynolds
Margaret
Old Man River
Catherine
Ohio River
Thomas
New York City
West Virginia
Eureka
Kanawha River
Pt. Pleasant
W. Va
Nelsonville Social And Personal Notes
Mrs J W Wien is guest of her daughter in Columbus. Leighton Aumiller of Columbus spent Sunday here with family. Mrs Aumiller and son Dick returned with him. Mrs Bob Hilleary is visiting Port Clinton. Elza Hellyer returned to Columbus after a short visit. Miss Ellen Burnell will spend the week in Columbus with her sister. Charles Poston is in Columbus with his sister Mrs C C Slater. Mr and Mrs D F Shafer and Mary Coakley were weekend guests of Mr and Mrs Chas James in Cincinnati.
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Nelsonville
J. W. Wien
Elza Hellyer
Columbus
Leighton Aumiller
Aumiller
Bob Hilleary
Port Clinton
Ellen Burnell
Charles Poston
C. C. Slater
D. F. Shafer
Mary Coakley
Chas. James
Vesper Shafer
Cincinnati
Veterans To Elect Nelsonville Post Officers
Post No. 3467 Veterans of Foreign Wars will meet Tuesday night September 22 at the American Legion Building for officer nominations and important business. A large attendance is expected.
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Nelsonville
American Legion
Starving Squirrels Ravage Gallia County Corn Fields
Gallia County farmers report starving squirrels raiding nearly ripe hybrid corn valued at 10 per bushel while local wildlife also includes skunks and groundhogs. Farmers push for deterrents as game warden weighs enforcement. notes say some corn can be saved by drying dented ears.
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Gallia County
Gallipolis
Jenkins Alban
Jackson County
Gallia
Dave Williams
Rio Grande
O. J. White
Near Bulaville
R. R. Starbuck
Marital License Issued to Ike Katanic and Dale Drake
A marriage license was issued in Gallipolis to Ike Katanic 22 of Akron and Dale Marie Drake 18 daughter of Pearl Drake of Gallipolis.
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Gallipolis
Ike Katanic
Akron
Dale Marie Drake
Pearl Drake
Nelsonville Trip Includes Cambridge Warren and Cleveland
Motorist R. E. Finley from Dayton Ohio traveled with Mrs. Bob Lamborn to Cambridge Warren and Cleveland for the exposition. On return they visited relatives in McConnelsville and Mrs. Ella Biddison of Columbus will stay with Aunt Mrs. Lamborn in Nelsonville.
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Nelsonville
R. E. Finley
Dayton
Bob. Lamborn
Cambridge
Warren
Cleveland
McConnelsville
Ella Biddison
Columbiana
Lamborn
Gallia Schools Invest in Summer Upgrades
Gallipolis Ohio reports summer improvements across Gallia City Schools led by Superintendent E. E. Higgins. Upgrades include a new field house at Gallia Academy High School with showers and landscaped grounds, Lincoln Building floors, a graded football field, new equipment for science and manual arts, updated offices, waxed floors, and a $250 loud speaker system for the football field. The high school library needs more space and shelves, with new study books purchased for eight grades.
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Gallipolis
E. E. Higgins
Gallia Academy
Lincoln
Washington Building
Washington
Memorial Auditorium
Columbus
Red Bird Stadium
Higgins
Mrs Harford Dies at Home in Springfield Ohio
Nellie LeClercq Harford aged 79 a descendant of the French Five Hundred who settled Gallipolis in 1790 died suddenly at her Springfield Ohio home while playing cards with her husband. She spent her early years in the Third Street home now occupied by Mr and Mrs John Newton Davis.
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Gallipolis
Nellie LeClercq Harford
Springfield
Ohio
Third St
John Newton Davis
Rio Grande Man Is Given Jail Term
Ed Clark son, 19, of Rio Grande pleaded guilty to manslaughter in the killing of Roger B. Ruff of Thurman on June 9. Judge Roy J. Gillen sentenced him to four months in the Jackson County Jail. A truck driven by Clarkson struck and killed Ruff.
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Gallipolis
Ed Clarkson
Rio Grande
Roger B. Ruff
Thurman
Jackson County
Roy J. Gillen
Common Pleas
Clarkson
Ruff
Bidwell Man Fined For Intoxication And Disorderly Conduct
William Alexander of Bidwell was fined 15 dollars plus costs in Judge A. J. Stormont's court on Saturday after a charge of intoxication and disorderly conduct.
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Gallipolis
William Alexander
Bidwell
A. J. Stormont
Fas Teeth Ad Promises All Day Comfort
An advertisement hawks Fas teeth powder to prevent false teeth from dropping or slipping. It claims all day comfort and secure teeth with deodorizing effect and no gummy or pasty taste. The product comes in three sizes and is available from druggists.
Pastor and Wife Honored in Cheshire Farewell
Cheshire church community bids farewell to Rev. A L Clary and Mrs Clary at a parsonage party before their move to Reedsville for new M E Church duties. Friends and neighbors praised their tenure and presented gifts as refreshments were shared.
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Cheshire
M. E. Parsonage
A. L. Clary
Clary
M. E
Reedsville
Jordan Recovering From Overwork in Holzer Hospital
Alan N. Jordan of Columbus is recovering in Holzer Hospital after overwork. He expects to leave within a week to resume duties as executive secretary of the Ohio Flood Control Congress, following a 10 day hospitalization.
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Gallipolis
Alan N. Jordan
Holzer Hospital
Ohio Flood Control Congress
Jordan
Columbus
Illness reported for Judge David H. Thomas
Reports indicate Judge David H. Thomas age 63 of Marietta is seriously ill. He is a native of Cheshire in Gallia County and a younger brother of Aaron Thomas of Little Ryger who is a patient at Holzer Hospital.
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Gallipolis
David H. Thomas
Marietta
Cheshire
Gallia County
Aaron Thomsas
Little Ryger
Holzer Hospital
Gallia County School Board Grants Bus Driver Certificates
The Gallia County School Board approved payment of bills and issued school bus driver certificates to Clark Caldwell of Guyan Township Sanford Brumfield and Ted Halley of Crown City and Edward Evans of Greenfield Township.
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Gallipolis
Gallia County School Board
Clark Caldwell
Guyan Township
Sanford Brumfield
Ted Halley
Crown City
Edward Evans
Greenfield Township
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