Local social notes from Nelsonville weekend visits
Community captions list guests visiting Nelsonville households from Columbus and Shelby. Mrs Leonard Cooley wins high score trophy with Dorothy Vorhes as runner up. Lucile Stalter’s upcoming October 11 wedding is noted with shared honors and prizes. Out of town guests include Mrs Ralph White Margaret Spencer of Athens and Mrs M C Getzoff.
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Jesser
Leonard Cooley
Dorothy Vorhes
Lucile Stalter
Margaret
Ralph White
Margaret Spencer
Athens
M. C. Getzoff
Charles Bartels
Mayor's Court reports drunken driving and liquor offenses
Earl Barer was arraigned for operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated and pleaded guilty, fined 25 dollars plus costs. Oscar Hartley was found with a half pint of liquor, pled guilty to possession and intoxication, and was fined 100 dollars and costs for possession and 25 dollars and costs for intoxication.
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Mayor's Court
Earl Barer
Vax
Oscar Hartley
Hartley
Paving Job Linked to Brick Plant Road Project
The road from the brick plants to the office of Nelsonville Brick Co. will be completed today per contractor Dr. C. G. Dew. The route has been closed for weeks as the Mason City hill improvement connects with the top of the hill.
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Netsonville Brick Co
C. G. Dew
Mason City Hill
Mrs Pride Visits Her Father In Glouster
Mrs W I Pride of Glouster spent Sunday with her father Rev G U Matheny.
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W. I. Pride of Glouster
Rev
U. G. Matheny
Luncheon Honors Miss Stalter in Columbus Gathering
Miss Lucille Stalter and four friends Miss Louise Hyde Miss Helen Ohlinger and Miss Esther Sorhes attended a luncheon in Columbus on Saturday hosted by Miss Vesper Shafer honoring Miss Stalter.
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Lucille Stalter
Louise Hyde
Helen Ohlinger
Esther Sorhes
Columbus
Vesper Shafer
Miss Staler
Kitchen Shower for Miss Lucille Stalter Hosts Dinner
The young ladies bridge club entertained Friday evening at the home of Mrs. Edward Sharp with a bridge dinner for Miss Lucille Stalter. Each guest brought a kitchen article for the bride to be. Five tables were used. Mrs. R. I. Barron won high score and Mrs. Robert Kinney had the low.
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Young Ladies Bridge Club
Edward Sharp
Lucille Stalter
R. I. Barron
Robert Kinney
Funeral services for Mrs Macwell held Sunday afternoon
Funeral services for Mrs. Macwell were held at the family home Sunday afternoon despite bad weather. Rev Howearth conducted the service with Miss Beth ty and Mrs. Loren North among those attending. Sigrid Love sang two hymns as friends sent flowers. Burial took place at Greenlawn beside her two children who had preceded her in death.
Passes State Board as Licensed Maker
L Green has passed the state board test and is now a licensed maker. He is employed by C out and is a guest of Mr and Mrs C J. Mrs M C Getzoff of Chicago is listed as els.
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State Board
L. Green
State Board of Inners
C. Out
Local church hosts county Disciples of Christ convention
The Christian church in Nelsonville hosts the Athens county Disciples of Christ convention with all day sessions and meals. Readings list churches including Athens Nelsonville Lous ter Trimble Chauncey Milford Green's Run and more with a busy program of devotions forums reports education and campaigns throughout the day. Engagement announced for Miss Margaret Osser with William H. McMahon of Detroit at a bridge gathering hosted by Mrs M L Rosser Mrs Edward Osser and Mrs K E Schlossrt.
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Athis County
Athens
Nelsonville
Louster
Trimble
Chauncey
Milfeld
Green’s Run
Taylor Ridge
Upper Ridge
New Marshfield
Kline
Orbiston
Carbon Hill
Uhing
M. L. Rosser
Edward Osser
KE. C. Schloss
the Rivier
Margaret Osser
Illiam H. McMahon
Detroit
Miss Rosser
Trimble School District to vote on five year tax levy proposal
Voters in Trimble school district will decide at the November election on a proposition to levy an additional tax not exceeding three mills for five years for school purposes. W R Balderson, now with Glouster, has joined Amicon Wholesale Co of Columbus and will begin work mid October with Columbus as his headquarters.
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Trimble
W. R. Balderson
Amicon Wholesale Co
Columbus
George Creachbaum Visits Relatives in Cir Cleville
George Creachbaum is spending a few days with relatives at Cir cleville, staying with family and catching up on local matters.
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George Creachbaum
Circleville
Riggs Guests With Reed Family In Moxahala
Raymond and Pauline Riggs visited Saturday and Sunday as guests of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Reed in Moxahala.
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Raymond
Pauline Riggs
Moxahala
Fred Reed
I P Dulaney Returns to Columbus After Visit
I P Dulaney, a former Glasgow merchant, has returned to his home in Columbus after spending several days in this city on business.
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I. P. Dulaney
Glouster
Columbus
Mrs Ruth McDonald Visits City With Her Father
Mrs Ruth McDonald of Columbus spent the weekend in this city with her father Dr E LeFever.
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Ruth McDonald
Columbus
Dr. E. LeFever
Dean Sellars Plans Columbus Training Course
Dean Sellars left Monday morning for Columbus to enroll in a course at the Office Training School.
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Dean Sellars
Columbus
Office
Car Mishaps Reported Between City and Athens
Several minor automobile accidents occurred between the city and Athens. At Redtown two Ford vehicles collided and went into the ditch with no injuries reported.
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Athens
Redtown
Athens County Democrats to Open County HQ in Athens
The Athens County Democratic Committee will establish a county headquarters in Athens in a room above the Columbia theatre rented for the campaign. A local headquarters is expected to open in the former American Legion Post room on the Antle brick building’s second floor on High street.
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Athens County Democratic Committee
Athens
Columbia
American Legion
High Street
Newark Man Visits Brother in Law and Family
Cephas Wagner of Newark is the guest of his brother in law and sister Mr and Mrs O R Balder son and other relatives in this city.
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Cephas Wagner
Newark
O. R. Balderson
Guests from Jackson and Toledo Honor Ed Matthews Family
Mr and Mrs Ed Matthews Jr host guests over the weekend with Mrs Ed Matthews Sr and Miss Katura Jones of Jackson and Mr and Mrs G S Jones of Toledo in attendance.
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Ed Matthews Jr
Ed Matthews Sr
Katura Jones
Jackson
G. S. Jones
Toledo
Surprise Dinner Honors Louis Hounestine on Birthday
A Sunday September 28 gathering at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Louis Hounestine near Jacksonville honored Louis Hounestine on his forty eighth birthday. Guests included Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Watson and five children Rev Cohagen and wife and children Mr and Mrs Edward Welling and children Mr and Mrs Harold Phillips Miss Elizabeth Judson Louise Hounestine Mrs Carrie Van Hail and daughter Everett Hounestine Regina Hounestine Arra Hounestine and Mrs Hounestine and the honored guest.
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Louis Hounestine
Jacksonville
Hounestine
Joseph Watson
Cohagen
S Edward Welling
Harold Phillips
Elizabeth Judson
Louise Hounestine
Carrie,Van Hail
Everett Hounestine
Regina Hounestine
Arra Hounestine
Birthday Surprise for Mrs Price at North Street Home
Mrs J W Price celebrated eighty two years with a birthday gathering at her North Street home. Twenty eight relatives attended including Lewis Price, Tate Schrader, Doris Blosser and Vera Smith. A birthday cake bore the inscription Mother 82 and the feast featured chicken and trimmings.
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J. W. Price
North Street
Lewis Price
Tate Schrader
George Blosser
Asburry Riggs
Doris
Palmer
C. M. Price
Wayne
I’. F. Smith
Vera
Carl Brandt
Bobby
Disappearance of Vernon Barnes Solved by Army Enlistment
Vernon Walter Barnes aged 17 left home after Sunday supper last week. A letter from Ft. Hayes in Columbus confirmed he had enlisted in the army. His parents Mr. and Mrs. Charles Barnes will seek his release from service.
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Vernon Walter Barnes
Ft. Hayes
Columbus
Vernon
Charles Barnes
Service Shop garage break‑in reported in city
Wemmer and Athony proprietors of the Service Shop garage behind the Oklahoma filling station on South Spring street reported to police Monday morning that their garage was entered sometime over Sunday and a theft occurred.
Will Come Back Charles G Myers Spends Fortune Then Vanishes
Charles Grant Myers 2nd, 21, spent 300000 in three months and boasted access to society and royalty. He bought a custom automobile for 22000, a country car for 18000, a 40000 fur coat, and 56000 in two stones. He entertained a millionaire party at Saratoga and hosted a dinner for Prince and Princess Christian of Hesse, then hid in Plainfield with his sister. He hopes for a future fortune from his grandmother estate yielding 50000 annually.
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Charles Grant Myers
Plainfield
Princess Christian of Hesse
Thief Steals Pressure Tank From Shop
A break in at a shop gained entry by prying a window. Only the pressure tank was taken. A crew has been found which may lead to an arrest.
Alspaughs Welcome Daughter On Monday Morning
Mr and Mrs Ralph Alspaugh of North Walnut street announce the birth of a daughter early Monday morning.
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Ralph . Alspaugh
North Walnut Street
Moonshine Stash Found Near Hocking County Fairgrounds
Officers discovered thirty one pints of moonshine liquor in three piles near the Hocking county fair grounds. Only one man was seen nearby guarding the forbidden concoction. The liquor was confiscated.
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Hocking County Fair
Althe
Griswold to Speak on Public Square Wednesday Evening
H H Griswold a Republican campaign speaker will address residents at 7 pm on the Public Square. Melrose Harbaugh county executive committee secretary received a telegram confirming Griswold's visit.
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Logan
H. H. Griswold
Melrose Harbaugh
Griswold
Miss Emma McLain Heads South for Miami Winter
Miss Emma McLain of this city, with Mr and Mrs Frank McKay of Athens and Wilbur Lanning of Logan, left Monday for Miami Florida to spend part of the winter. Miss McLain has been offered a real estate job she plans to take. Lanning will join his father Warren Lanning in the south. They travel by motor.
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South
Emma McLain
Frank McKay
Athens
Wilbur Lanning
Logan
Miami
Fla
Fireworks Tent Burns at Logan Fair Grounds
A surprise display at the Logan fair grounds Saturday morning ended with the Haynes Fireworks Co. tent bursting into flames. The expert from Chicago escaped injury as rockets and bombs detonated, destroying the tent and contents in a loss near 500 dollars. A Columbus trip supplied more fireworks to salvage the evening program. The fire likely started from a lighted cigarette igniting grass near the tent.
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Logan Fair Grounds
Chicago
Haynes Fireworks Co
Columbus
Final Day Races at Hocking County Fair
Racing closed with tight finishes including a upset as Dandy G. defeated Rusty V. after Rusty won the first two heats of the 2:23 pace. High Saven won the 2:17 trot and Robert Commodore took the 2:15 pace.
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Hocking County Fair
Rusty V
Dandy G
High Saven
Robert Commodore
Bramer
Oe Bess Hanks
France
Sidney I
Weaver
Brown Hal
Fast
Jessie Todd Bantam
Infant Son Dies in The Plains
The two months old son of Mr and Mrs John Hajduk died at 5 oclock this morning The Plains funeral arrangements have not been made
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the Plains
John Hajduk
Reprieve Error Delays Vancouver Island Murder Case
Alfred Corbett of Vancouver Island was condemned for killing his wife and Joseph Teed during a domestic quarrel. His sentence was commuted to life, but a Justice reprieve was misrouted to Nanaimo sheriff, not New Westminster, risking execution by hanging on August 8.
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Idelay
Vancouver
B. C
Alfred Corbett
Vancouver Island
Joseph Teed
Nanaimo
New Westminister
Officers to Present Reasoner Affair to Grand Jury
After a charge of resisting an officer against J A Reasoner was dismissed in Mayor L A Koons court, Chief Parker and Captain Maple moved to pursue the case before the grand jury Reasoner will be subpoenaed to appear next Monday on the same charge Prosecuting Attorney J W Finsterwald said The incident stems from Reasoner being arrested by Captain Maple for allegedly double parking in front of the Majestic theater during Saturday night rush hour two weeks earlier
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L. A. Koons
J. A. Reasoner
Parker
Maple
Grand Jury
Reasoner
J. W. Finsterwald
Jury Convicts Henry Brown in Officer Slaying
Cincinnati September 29 a jury including two women after over ten hours deliberation found Henry Brown Negro guilty of first degree murder in the June 29 slaying of Patrolman Anthony Tekaive during a raid on a West End dice game. The verdict calls for the electric chair. Brown was acquitted on a separate count of shooting an officer.
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Cincinnati
Henry Brown
Anthony Tekaive
West End
Black Belt
Brown
Four motorists ditched on the National Pike injuring four
Newark Ohio September 29 four motorists from Zanesville were sideswiped on the National Pike by a speeding car that fled the scene. William Quinlan Fred Young Edgar Baschart and John Fulkerson were thrown into a ditch and injured with Quinlan listed as the most seriously hurt awaiting medical update at City Hospital.
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Newark
William Quinlan
Fred Young
Edgar Baschart
John Fulkerson
Zanesville
Quinilan
City Hospital
Inside Athens county health work 1923 24
Miss Virginia Lewis outlines the county health board's operations from March 1, 1923, to September 1, 1924. The piece explains the survey by a visiting nurse director, monthly vital statistics, disease reporting by township, and the office organization including vouchers and budgeting categories.
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Virginia Lewis
Athens County Board of Health
Ohio Public Health Association
State Tuberculosis
Yankee Dress and Religion in the United States
London correspondent reports Rev J Stuart Holden finds Americans show excess in dress and religion. He cites extreme plus-fours and loud stockings on passengers and sensational church ads and sermons in cities like New York Chicago and San Francisco. He criticizes revival spectacles and derides fashionable church performances as part of divine worship.
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London
J. Stuart Holden
St. Paul's Church
United States
Holden
Paris
New York
Chicago
San Francisco
Samson
Mary
American churches praised for shaping prohibition policy
The speaker credited American churches with driving the prohibition amendment, saying the movement’s strength came from faith communities, not Congress. He recalled a contrast with England over religion and sport, asserting American religion is vigorous and signaling progress in truth.
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America
United States
Senate
Congress
Holden
Rickenbacker Predicts Airships Will Rival Railroads
In Wheeling West Virginia Captain Eddie Rickenbacker predicts air travel will compete with land and water transport within years. He says aviation will be as safe as roads and cites the global flight feat as proof of aviation progress as he travels to Dayton to greet the world girdlers.
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Wheeling
W. VA
Captain Rickenbacker
Globe
Rickenbacker
Dayton
Heiress Quits Social Life to Study Nursing
Miss Mary Cameron Packer of Sunbury Pa heiress to the late James Packer enrolls as a student nurse at Presbyterian Hospital Philadelphia joining a class of thirty probationers. She previously studied at National Park Seminary Washington ensuring a notable social figure enters medical training.
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Philadelphia
Mary Cameron Packer
Sunbury
James (. Packer
Presbyterian Hospital
National Park Seminary
Washington
Pastor Sues Romanian Orthodox Church Over Back Salary
Rev. Myron Benchea of Martins Ferry Ohio filed a suit for 444.48 back salary from the Romanian Orthodox church after resigning last month. The case follows a series of legal clashes between the minister and church members including an injunction last spring against attending service while intoxicated and a counter suit by congregants.
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Martins Ferry
Myron Benchea
Cleric Accused Of Drinking and Improper Conduct
A report alleges Reverend Benéhi drank alcohol and engaged in conduct inappropriate for his position as a church leader. Village records show controversy surrounding his behavior and possible disciplinary steps.
Grandmother Nora Eggleston Named Youngest Mother in America
Huntington reports Nora Eggleston, aged by a birthday last April, claimed as the country’s youngest grandmother after her eldest child Mrs Meadowe, 17, recently welcomed a half-pound girl. Eggleston has born twelve children across a dozen pregnancies, sparking local honors.
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Huntington
W. WA
America
Hasenen
Nora 2Gleston
A Meadowe
Eggleston
New Weedy Threat Spreads Through British Farmland
A pungent new weed from the mustard family is invading farms across Britain, threatening crops and farm productivity with its rapid spread and strong odor, posing challenges for farmers and authorities alike.
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I. Pritchard
Gretchen Spray of
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John Nayes
Shelby
Henry Ordain
C. Cawley
O. J. Howearth
Arthur Howearth
O. Hawley
Linson
Stutz
Ruff
Jexiwed
R. Sellers
Betty Bingen
Parroll
West Virginia
George Russ
Dandy G. France
Rusty V. Ruble
Myron Patchen
Bantam
D. Fast
Billie V
John Dillion
Health Board
Harry R. Flory
Luckett's
Chauncey, O
McPherson
A. D. McPherson
Rapid Shoe Repairing
W. Union ST
Murphys See
The
C. D. Shafer Co
Athens Co. Sa ¥ and ‘Loan Co
Athens, O
Heiress
Benéhi
Inetoa
Wii
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Family Fine
Cline’s
Supa
the Cline Pharmacy Co
the Athens Messenger
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