Sewing Machine Racket Bared in Nelsonville
Nelsonville police exposed a sewing machine racket after a man using the alias J. W. Wise took a machine from Carl Duskey for overhauling then sold it twice for $10 each before police recovered it and returned it. Arrest of Wise is expected as he targeted other homes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
J. W. Wise
George Bateman
Lancaster
Carl Duskey
Wise
Harry Adams
Adams
John Abram
Shawnee
Abram
Duskey
Murray City Series Rained Out Fans Look Ahead
Murray City reports the Giouster-Jacksonville Granddads versus the Murray City Buchtel Ancients game was postponed by rain last Friday. The series draws strong interest as four games remain and players and fans anticipate the rest of the season.
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Murray City
Mrs Warren Hosts Doral Mae Birthday Party in Nelsonville
Mrs W W Warren celebrated seven year old Doral Mae with 15 guests in Nelsonville on Thursday afternoon from 4 to 6 p m. A seven candle cake topped the dining table as refreshments were served at 5 pm and gifts were given. Isaac Lambert obituary summons Mr and Mrs Ed Dewhurst to Pomeroy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
Doral Mae
W. W. Warren
Ed Dewhurst
Pomeroy
Isaac Lambert
Walkers Old Timers Trim Glouster Team
Walker's Old Timers beat Glouster Onio Collieries in 10 innings at Glouster 9 to 8. The series began with two 6–6 and 7–7 ties called at darkness. Three games total 21 22 runs. next games to be arranged.
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Glouster
Vets
Nichols
Toth
Tolbert
Clark
Garner
Withem
Jonas
Faithful Workers Class Enjoys Friday Social
Nelsonville Methodist Sunday School group gathered at Mrs. John Riley's Fort Street home. Mrs. Sam Robertson read scripture and Mrs. George Evans led prayer. Members shared poems, a Pidcock-Spencer duet and a Scotch song by Mr. Riley. Twenty four attendees including Columbus visitors attended and were served refreshments.
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Nelsonville
Faithful Workers
Methodist Sunday School
John Riley
Fort Street
Stella Betts
Anna Kaine
Sam Robertson
George Evans
Pidcock
Spencer
Hattie Gilbert
Frank Anderson
Hattie Edgell
Columbus
Riley
Open High School PTA Meeting Features State Legislature Candidates
Nelsonville hosts an opening PTA program tonight at 7 30 in Room 10 of the Junior High School. George Banks and Dr H T Phillips seek the state legislature and will discuss The Ohio Schools.
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Nelsonville
George Banks
H. T. Phillips
Ohio
Notestone Swackhamer Clark Burns Family Link Named
Four young adults with family ties are listed: Herbert Notestone 28 of Laureville son of William and Mrs Notestone and Alice Swackhamer 24 of Athens daughter of Abber Swackhamer. Howard Clark 23 of Gilouster son of John F Clark and Lendal Burns 18 of Allemats daughter of Albert Burns.
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Herbert Notestone
Laureville
William Notestone
Alice Swackhamer
Athens
Abber Swackhamer
Howard Clark
Gilouster
John F. Clark
Lendal Burns
Allemats
Albert Burns
Man pleads not guilty to truck tag charge in county court
Late Williams of Pomeroy was bound over to the Athens County Grand Jury in a case charging operating a truck displaying license tags belonging to another car. Magistrate C H Porter set a $100 bond. arresting officer was A O Smith of the State Highway Patrol.
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Williams
Pomeroy
Athens County
Grand Jury
C. H. Porter
A. O. Smith
State Highway Patrol
Esther Class to Meet at Vern Bennett Home
The Esther Class of the Christian Church will hold an afternoon and evening meeting on Wednesday at the country home of Mrs. Vern Bennett. A potluck supper and corn romat will be enjoyed in the evening. Members are asked to call Mrs. James Coleman for transportation and to bring table service.
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Nelsonville
Esther
The
Christian Church
Vern Bennett
James Coleman
Nelsonville Personal Notes Include Visits and Travel
Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Davis were guests of their son Don Davis in Athens. Miss Elizabeth Stedam drove to Marion to meet her mother Mrs. J. A. Stedam and relatives on an Eastern motor trip. Alex Nelson and son Bill spent Sunday at Chillicothe.
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T. J. Davis
Don Davis
Athens
Elizabeth Stedam
Marion
J. A. Stedam
Alex Nelson
Bill
Chillicothe
Radio Tip Leads to Arrest in Fuel City
A radio broadcast tracing a robbery on a train between Detroit and Toledo led to the detention of a suspected colored man in Nelsonville. A passenger was robbed of 2 dollars and leg amputated after being thrown from the moving train. Patrolman James Gope arrested the suspect who is held for investigation as state and Michigan police were alerted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
Detroit
Toledo
James Gope
Michigan
George Bateman
Miss Frances Parry Weds Clarence Kelch in Nelsonville
Miss Frances Parry daughter of Mrs. Jane Parry and Clarence Kelch son of Mr and Mrs L R Kelch were married at the Presbyterian Manse in Nelsonville. Rev Lloyd Evane officiated the single ring ceremony. The couple plan a wedding trip to Peacock Michigan.
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Nelsonville
Frances Parry
Jane Parry
Clarence Kelch
L. R. Kelch
Lloyd Evane
Lelland Devore
Carnes Hickman
Peacock
Mich
Kelch
Nelsonville High School
Ohio University
Logan Express
Parker Brothers
Athens
Southeastern
Ohio
Carbondale Tops Eagles in Tight Baseball Series
Nelsonville Eagles defeated Carbondale 7 2 in the final game as the series ended 4-3 9-2 5-4 and 7-2. Johnson pitched well in two outings with 11 and 10 strikeouts, while John Murray held Nelsonville to five hits. Russ Dawley powered Birch Hollow with two doubles and a walk, and Lightfritz plus H Chesser each had two hits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
Nelsonville Eagles
Carbondale
Carlin
Garner
Birch Hollow
Johnson
John Murray
Russ Dawley
Lightfritz
H. Chesser
Bonner Announces Birth of Son in Chillicothe
George Phillip Bonner announces the birth of a son born Saturday at Chillicothe City Hospital. Mrs. Bonner is formerly Marguerite Nelson, daughter of Mr and Mrs Alex Nelson of this city.
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Nelsonville
George Phillip Bonner
Chillicothe City Hospital
Bonner
Marguerite Nelson
Alex Nelson
FERA Sewing Projects Under Way in Gallia County
In Gallia County the FERA sewing program led by Mrs. Kenneth Welker from Rio Grande conducts monthly township meetings where women cut patterns and assemble garments for relief. Products include clothing and linens, sewn largely by hand, with compensation in government goods rather than money.
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Gallipolis
Kenneth Welker
Rio Grande
FERA
Gallia County
G. Walker Haney
Ohio
Cheshire
Bidwell
Haney
Susan Raike
Cheshire Township
Isabel Warden
Dogs in Miniature Gallipolis Car Scene
In Gallipolis two black and tan toy terriers called animated grasshoppers entangled on blankets inside a Georgia car at City Park. The mother weighed five pounds at four years old and the puppy 2½ pounds at 14 months. One window was half down with mosquito wire to the top. The owner Campbell did not state fleas.
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Gallipolis
Georgia
Campbell
Wheat Acreage May Reach 90 Percent in 1935 Contracts
Gallia County extension agent R. R. Starbuck reports the 1935 AAA wheat contracts allow up to 90 percent of original base acreage with minimums unchanged. No fertilizer rate changes are released for fall seeding, and barn manure rules remain, with green crop manure unrestricted. Hessian fly infestation averaged 15.5 percent statewide in 1934, about seven larvae-feeding straw per field, making fly-free sowing dates important. dates available at Starbuck's office.
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Gallipolis
AAA
R. R. Starbuck
New Gallia County
Starbuck
Ohio
Oes
Coleman named administrator of Jacob Thomas estate
J L Coleman appointed administrator of the Jacob Thomas estate in Probate Court with E L Glassburn and E N P Morehouse as sureties on a $550 bond.
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Gallipolis
J. L. Coleman
Jacob Thomas
E. L. Glassburn
E. N. P. Morehouse
Gallipolis News Tip Line Details
Gallipolis residents are urged to phone Miss Edna Ervin at 635 from the Lafayette Hotel to send news tips to The Messenger Correspondent for Gallia County.
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Edna Ervin
Lafayette Hotel
Messenger
Gallia County
Dahlia Expert Shares Packing Tip For Healthy Bulbs
J. F. Danner of Gallipolis explains packing dahlia roots with soapstone from local banks to boost bulb health. He notes drought slowed growth earlier, but plants now show peak blooms as frost approaches. He also uses spray to curb microbes and mentions tobacco stems as an alternative root cover.
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Gallipolis
J. F. Danner
Fourth Street
Danner
Pierpont Blameless Denial Shifts in Dillinger Case
Mrs. Larber clings to Pierpont as the killer of Sheriff Larber while attorney Jessie Levy defends the claim as credible. Pierpont and Makley await Ohio Supreme Court rulings on execution by electric chair, with appeals halted and others tied to the case. Pierpont’s wounds improve as he sobs, and warden’s daughter cites riot guards recalling taunts from the death row inmate.
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Ohio Supreme Court
Russell Clark
Larber
John Dillinger
Lima
Columbus
Pierpont
Leipsic
Makley
Thomas
Keil
Amanda Thomas
Death Row
Gallia County GOP Moves to Park Central Hotel
A corner room at the Park Central Hotel Gallipolis will host Republican Executive Committee conferences after approval at Saturday’s meeting. Mrs George N Bolles will oversee arrangements and be in charge.
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Gallipolis
Park Central Hotel
Second
State Streets
Republican Executive Committee
Gallia County
George N. Bolles
Car Collision Near Addison No Injuries Reported
Thomas Gavin of Columbus drove to Gallipolis to pick up his brother in law John Pierce from the Ohio Eastern back to Columbus for vacation. The Saturday night crash involved another vehicle but caused no injuries.
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Gallipolis
Thomas Gavin
Columbus
Addison
Gavin
John Pierce
River Notes On Ohio and Kanawha River Packet Trade
River conditions near pool 10 feet at Gallipolis reference several aging packet lines. A new wharfboat at Charleston replaces the 51 year old capitol wharf boat. Capt Warren Burns to command the new craft with former routes from Gallipolis to Buffalo and Charleston. The Liberty, built 1912, remains last steamboat in upper Ohio local trade. Steel shipments planned from Pittsburgh. Julius Fleishman tow to Cincinnati and Louisville. showboat Golden Rod to be sold at Pittsburgh auction October 8.
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Gallipolis
Ohio
Kanawha
Charleston
W. Va
Capitol of West Virginia
Kanawha River
Warren Burns
Burns
Buffalo
Marietta
Ohio River
Matamoras
Melvin O. Irwin
Mississippi
Senator Cordill
Capt. Irwin
New Matamoras
Wheeling
Kitty Nye
O. M. Lovell
R. E B. Phillips
Welcome
Leroy
M. P. Wells
T. N Barnsdale
Liberty
Upper
Clarington
Pittsburgh
Ouachita
Cincinnati
Otto Marmet
Otto
Raymond City
Goheen Shot By Marshal After Fight At Coalter
Edward Goheen was shot in the leg by Marshal Lewis Clark at Coalter Saturday night for resisting arrest. Clark accompanied Goheen to his car but Goheen started a fight. he is jailed in Jackson for drunkenness and resisting arrest under a physician’s care.
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Jackson
Edward Goheen
Glen Roy
Lewis Clark
Coalter
Marshal Clark
Goheen
Jackson County
Ten men arrested on intoxication charges in Gallipolis
Ten men were arrested on intoxication charges by Patrolmen W B Cooper and Chester Leaper Saturday night and were to be arraigned in Municipal Judge A J Stormont's court the first of this week.
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Gallipolis
W. B. Cooper
Chester Leaper
A. J. Stormont
Notes and letters tied to Lindbergh kidnapping case emerge
The report recounts statements about a note signed “Hauptmann” and an envelope obtained in Perth Amboy New Jersey. It describes a supposed ransom mediation offer seen by Paulin and a link to the Lindbergh baby kidnapping case with references to letters and handwriting patterns.
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Paulin
Haupt
Robin Miss Thomas
Hauptmann
Paulin Lindbergh
Mann
Lindberg
Perth Amboy
N. J
Thomas
Hopewell
Charles Bergh
Abd Fant
New Jersey
Township Trustee Named Over Limestone Road Grant
Gallia County records allege Walnut Township official Eugene B. Pyles filed a non suit against project fees. Pyles claims quarrying limestone on Dell Webster and crushing lime affects roads on White Hollow and Pyles Road. He seeks a court order restraining use of limestone on the roads and a permanent injunction.
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Gallipolis
Cha
Eugene B. Pyles
Walnut Townshi Board
Gallia County
Walnut Township
CWA
Dell Webster
Pyles
White Hollow
Pyles Road
Rt of
Alias used by man arrested for drunkenness in Gallipolis
A man in Gallipolis known only by a first name and alias to hide identity was arrested for drunkenness. Police feared he might have escaped a penal institution and traced him to Mansfeld where he telephoned his father to prove who he was. The suspect claimed four years of bad conduct and an undisclosed prior history.
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Gallipolis
Smith
Mansfeld
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Tom Collins
Walker's Old Timers Trim Glouster Team
Paitheus
Fayetteville
N. Y
Fanny
Pat Fr
Fuel City
Miss Frances Parry
Mr. Kelch
Nelsonville Manse
JOE Spray
Gallia Co
G.O.P
Building and Loan
Petra
Race Street
Sunshine Feed Store
Albany
F. J. Beasley Co
Amesville
G. N. Sidders
New Marshfield
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