New Officers Named at Christ Church School
Nelsonville Christ Church Sunday School votes in new officers for 1936 87 with L A Davis as superintendent and Roy Barron as assistant. Other posts include secretaries librarians pianists and department heads across Women Intermediate Junior Home and Cradle Roll divisions. nominating committee listed.
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Nelsonville
L. A. Davis
Roy Barron
Christian Church
Helen Gandee
Joanna Cook
Frances Gettle
Jane Verity
Walter Morrison
Women's Department
Gertie Long
Mayme Coleman
McManaway
Maude Barron
Frances Bennett
Hallett
Verna Hand
Arlene Betts
Betty Figgins
Betty Stuart
Alice Mechem
Margaret Johnson
Ent
Mary Steenrod
Ruth Butts
Wilma Scott
Elizabeth Shepard
Catharine Courtney
Home Department
Belle White
William Bland
Viola Keplar
Nell Johnson
Josie Baugh
Raymond Sommers Reported Recovering in Arizona
Nelsonville friends report Raymond Sommers improving after travel to Arizona for health. He plans to spend winter in Phoenix with daughter Floretta who will continue high school and has joined a Phoenix band.
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Nelsonville
Raymond Sommers
Birth of a son reported in Nelsonville area
Mr. and Mrs. William Breeze announce the birth of a 9% pound son at their home Sunday September 27. Grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Henry Breeze and Mrs. Ethel Hayden. Mrs. Sophia Wise of Athens is a great great aunt. In Nelsonville Frank Topsail pleaded guilty to intoxication on arraignment before Mayor S G Holland and was fined five dollars and costs.
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Nelsonville
William Breeze
Kimberly
Henry Breeze
Fthel Hayden
Sophia Wise
Athens
Frank Topsail
S&. G. Holland
Regular bingo night aids Pocahontas degree in Nelsonville
The weekly benefit bingo party sponsored by the Degree of Pocahontas will be held Wednesday night at 8 o'clock in the Red Men's Hall. Patrons should bring their September tickets for month end specials and a special registration prize will be awarded.
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Nelsonville
Degree of Pocahontas
Red Men's Hall
Mrs. Nettie Stewart Honored by Her Children
In Nelsonville a surprise birthday dinner honored Mrs. Nettie Stewart on Sunday. Present were E. S. Bingman and family, Eugene Jones and family of Glouster, Charles Tompson of Mount Pleasant Ohio, James Hall and children, Edward, William, and Helen Stewart of the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
Nettie Stewart
E. S. Bingman
Eugene Jones
Glouster
Charles Tompson
Mt. Pleasant
James Hall
Edward
William
Helen Stewart
Mechems Open Season With Win In Bowling Opener
Mechems, last year’s champions, opened Central Bowling Alleys league play by beating the Elks two of three games. Blake Mechem led with a 202 in the final game as Mechems won 667 to 560, while Mechem averaged 170 for the night and Charles Huddy totaled 491 across the three games. Wednesday’s slate pits Hall and Kelley’s Central Alleys house team against Win Brooks Shoe as local teams begin the season.
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Nelsonvil
Central Bowling Alleys
Mechems
Elks
Lodgemen
Blake Mechem
The
Charles Huddy
Central Alleys
Hall
Kelley
Brooks Shoe
Smith
Shine
Weymiller
Shoe Aces
Smiths win third place in district amateur contest
The Three Aces, Alice, May and Robert Smith, took third in the adult division at Athens Friday night. Thirty eight acts from eight counties were presented.
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Nelsonville
Alice
May
Robert Smith
Athens
Visits by Mrs Gibbs and family in Chesterhill
Mrs James Gibbs of Dayton spent a week with her parents Mr and Mrs John Wolfe. They visited Chesterhill with Vern L Faires and family and Mrs Bertha Faires, while Mr Gibbs vacationed fishing in Sault Saint Marie Michigan.
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Trimble
James Gibbs
Dayton
John Wolfe
Gibbs
Sault Saint Marie
Mich
John Wolf
Edithe
Misa Mertie Crawford
Chesterhill
Vern L. Faires
Bertha Faires
Farm auctions scattered around Ohio with multiple bidders
Several auctions scheduled in Meigs Athens and surrounding counties. Listings include the Nelsonville Road Sheffield farm near Carbondale for stock and machinery. a Albany area farm sale with stock and grain. the Morgan residence in Cheater Township Meigs County offering stock and machinery. Isaac Long farm sale of 22 acres. the Fred Stephenson farm north of Athens near Sugar Creek Church with stock machinery tools and house goods. Athens County Fairgrounds sale of 35 head Delaine and coarse wool ducks. Auctioneers John West MH G Baylor Frank Erwin Margaret Smith H Harder H Gaines P Walker scheduled through October.
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Sheffield Farm
Carbondale
Ohio
Nelsonville Road
David J. Morgan
Cheater Township
Meigs County
Isaac Long
Frank Erwin
Col
H. R. Harder
Fred Stephenson
Athens
Sugar Creek Church
Athens County Fairgrounds
H . Gaines
P. L. Walker
Miss Nixon Hosts Garden Club in Nelsonville Event
Miss Bertha Nixon welcomed 35 members and guests of the Woman's Community Garden Club to her country home in Nelsonville. Fall flowers and neighborly contributions created a bright backdrop for the evening business session planning November festival and a Halloween party at Mrs Oral Daugherty's home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
Bertha Nixon
Woman's Community Garden Club
Nixon
Oral Daugherty
William Howe Hurt in Rock House Accident
Nelsonville report states William Howe, an officer at the B I S Lancaster, sustained a badly sprained left ankle during a Rock House outing. He was thrown down when his ankle turned while touring with fellow officers and will be confined at home for several days.
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Nelsonville
William Howe
Lancaster
Rock House
Shanner Called to Glouster by Father's Stroke
George Shanner was summoned to Glouster Monday night due to his father George Shanner Sr suffering a stroke. The note mentions each state experimental farm receiving $90,000 annually for its experiments.
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Nelsonville
George Shanner
Glouster
George Shanner Sr
Golden Rule Sunday School Class Meets Wednesday Evening
Nelsonville church announces the Golden Rule class will gather Wednesday at 6 30 PM with Mary Shipley at 9 Clinton Street. A pot luck dinner will follow the meeting.
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Nelsonville
The
Methodist Church
Mary Shipley
Clinton St
Church Group To Open Year
NELSONVILLE The Woman's Foreign Missionary Society of the Methodist Church holds its first fall meeting Thursday at 7 30 p m at Mrs Charles Monks home. Installation of new officers is planned and fall and winter programs will be discussed. Strong attendance is urged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
Woman's Foreign Missionary Society of the Methodist Church
Charles Monks
Nelsonville Social And Personal Notes
John Birtcher and the Whitmores visited Orient Ohio with Mrs Grace Birtcher hosting in late week. Columbus guests of Miss Mayme Keplar included Jennie Lee. Other local visits spanned Ironton Middleport and Hilltop Columbus with the Birtchers and Tom Martin hosting. The koala fact closes the column.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
John Birtcher
Lewis Whitmore
James Warren
Anna Baker
Orient
Grace Birtcher
Ed Hall
Jennie Lee
Columbus
Mayme Keplar
Martin
Buchtel
Louis
Bobby
Anna Paker
Tom Martin
Ironton
Lem Birtcher
Middleport
Robert Finch
Lancaster
William Howe
Ted Iles
Arthur Boyer
Midland Ave
Hilltop
Rio Grande Social Notes Highlight PTA Opening and Local Visits
Thursday evening opened the PTA meetings with 22 attendees and a travel award to the Burdell room. President May Smeltzer led the business session, W A Lewis spoke on Intelligence, and Mrs Dorothy Brooks read. Numerous church and social visits follow, plus high school’s 7 0 football win and community events through Friday.
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Rio Grande
PTA
Burdell
May Smeltzer
W. A. Lewis
Dorothy Brooks
8. E. Jenkins
Lucille Carter
Ladies Aid Society
IL. F. Fowler
W. L. Stafford
Christ
Elizabeth Coon
Paul Sudiow
Miss Coon
Piqua
Ludlow
Thornville
Balderson Dies at 78 in Glouster After Stroke
M R Balderson 78 died Monday night at 8 at the home of his son in Glouster after a second stroke. He had earlier suffered a minor stroke near Hebron and had recovered enough to visit relatives in Glouster. Survived by three sons Harry Columbus Frank Akron Wilbur Glouster and daughter Mrs Harry Rogers Belle Center. sister Mrs Hannah Dulaney Columbus. brothers William Amesville Herbert Atchison Kan Fred Parkersburg W V. Funeral at Malta M E Church Thursday at 2 pm, pastor in charge. Burial in McConnelsville Cemetery.
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Balderson
Glouster
Akron
Malta
Harry
Columbus
Frank
Wilbur
This City
Harry Rogers
Belle Center
Hannah
Red Squirrel Is Not Native of This Area
Game Protector B F Swartz clarifies a published claim about no limit on red squirrels. He says the rule applies only to the common red squirrel not found here, while local red or fox squirrels have a four per day limit during Oct 1 to Oct 15.
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Glouster
B. F. Swartz
Willing Workers Hold Meeting in Glouster
The regular monthly meeting of the Willing Workers Class of the M. E. Church met at Mrs. William James Sr. Front St. with Mrs. Web Norris and Mrs. Nettie Lewis as hostesses. Twenty five members attended from Glouster and out of town guests included Mrs. John B. Stiff of Athens and Mrs. Chalmers of Pittsburgh.
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James
John B. Stiff
Athens
Chalmers
Pittsburgh
Roller Skating Party at M. E. Church
Miss Edithe Wolfe hosted a Sunday School roller skating party in the M E Church social room with games, contests, and a dainty lunch. Attendees included Dorothy Jo Danford Dona Sayre Dorothy Ann Johnson Minnie Nunley Leona Cochran Dorothy Clark Edna Cole Maxine Vanda Florence Russell Phyllis Clark Christy Cochran Eileen Morrison Mary Ellen Anna Jean Kinder and Catherine Palmer. The next class meeting will be at Dona Sayre’s home.
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Trimble
Edithe Wolfe
M. E. Church
Dorothy Jo Danford
Dona Sayre
Dorothy Ann Johnson
Minnie Nunley
Leona Cochran
Dorothy Clark
Edna Cole
Maxine
Vanda
Florence Russell
Phyllis Clark
Christy Cochran
Eileen Morrison
Mary Ellen
Anna Jean Kinder
Catherine Palmer
Man Held on Charge of Unprovoked Assault
GLOUSTER-Ed Tanner, Derthick was fined $50 and costs after pleading guilty to an unprovoked assault in Mayor C F Wallace court Monday afternoon. Unable to pay, he was jailed in Athens after pushing Walter Brooks from a railroad trestle near Lamborn pavilion Sunday night, leaving Brooks badly bruised from an 18 foot fall. Tanner was taken into custody by Marshal Fred Heck and jailed in the city prison.
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Tanner
Fred Heck
Missionary Society to Meet at Mrs Effie Lamb’s Home
The Christian Church Missionary Society plans a Thursday evening gathering at 7 30 at the home of Mrs Effie Lamb. The meeting in Nelsonville invites members to discuss church activities and fellowship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
Missionary Society of the Christian Church
Effie Lamborn
Democratic Women of Jacksonville Organize
Mrs Agnes Clark acted as temporary chair at a gathering at Mrs William Hallams home Monday evening to form a Women s Democratic Club for Jacksonville with 17 members. Elected president Anna Marie Chappelear vice president Florence Bartels and secretary Mona Scurlock. Other members include Mrs John Smith Ada Smathers John Exenkamper Kate Burke Francis Barrett Josephine Weitzel Lena Geary Herman VanHall Arthur Shaw William Hallam Grace Judson Kate Thyne Mary McCann and Nell McCann. Next meeting set for Oct 8 with location to be announced.
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Kate Burke
Francis Barrett
Josephine Weitzel
Lena Geary
Herman VanHall
Arthur Shaw
William Hallam
Grace Judson
Kate Thyne
Mary McCann
Nell McCann
Squirrel Hunter Fined in Jacksonville Court Action
Frank Scott of Glouster was fined 50 dollars with costs and had his hunting license revoked after arraignment in Mayor H R Phillips court for violating state game law by transporting a squirrel The mayor suspended 40 dollars of the fine and issued orders for the license to be returned or a duplicate issued as a result of the action taken Monday.
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Glouster
Frank Scott
H. R. Phillips
Jacksonville
Phillips
Scott
Funeral services for William Shepard
Funeral services are set for William Shepard on Wednesday at 2 PM at the Church of Christ with Rev. David P. Morris presiding. Burial will follow at Maplewood Cemetery.
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Glouster
William Shepard
Church of Christ
David P. Morris
Maplewood
Hold Williams Rites Glouster
Carroll Audrey Williams four months old daughter of Mr and Mrs Andrew Williams died at the family home in Hollister late Saturday night. Survived by parents and grandparents Sam Williams Mrs William Moody. Funeral services were held at Hollister A B Church Monday at 2 30 conducted by Rev Harvey Smith. Burial in Hollister Cemetery.
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Optical Office
Dew
JOE Spray
Wichita Falls
Tex
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W. W
Silk
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Japan
John West
van Arnold
Albany
G. Baylor
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Oakley & Oakley
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Miss Nixon
Australia
Rio Grande Social
Jane Richards
Chicago
David Morgan
Tom Richards
J. H. Jenkins
Delphos
Mary Jane Lewis
Ernest Wiseman
Atlanta
Isaac Evilsizer
Mechanicsburg
Verda Braun
Alfred Braun
W. C. Aleshire
Hollis Ewing
New Concord
White Cross Hospital
Lewis
Clarence McCarley
T. H. Merriam
Ann Arbor
A. J. Clark
Stanley Cottrell
John Myers
Merriam
Emma Richards
Hannah Bowers
D. R. Richards
T. J. Allison
Bowers
Florida
Florence Chubbuck
Cleveland
D. L. Davis
Elmer McCarley
Harry Anderson
Cincinnati
E. Jenkins
Glenn F. Daniels
Anna McCarley
Washington, D. C
Vera Reeve
Indianapolis
Paul R. Lyne
Kenneth Welker
Cambridge
J. W. Sutliffe
W. T. Packer
Ray Troth
Earl Davis
Marietta
Lucille Lucas
Williams
M. R. Balderson
Son
Emerson
John B. Stetson
Adamson
Columbia
T ‘ Bette Davis
Michael Arten
George Brent
A. B. Neiman & Sons
Democratic Women of
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Squirrel Hunter
Shepard
Hold Williams
Elliott
Dry Cleaners
Goodrich
Auto Tire & Gas Co
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