Ira Huffman dies after weeklong illness in Jelsonville
Ira Huffman aged 48 died at Grant hospital Columbus after a week of illness. He leaves a wife a daughter Lucy Belle 11 a mother and a brother Guy Huffman both of Jelsonville. Funeral services are set for Tuesday evening and the burial will be at Mt Herman under I O O F auspices. Mrs Steenrod and three children leave for Parkersburg W Va for a ten days visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ira Huffman
Grant Hospital
Columbus
Lucy Belle
Guy Huffman
Poplar Street
Mt. Herman
William Runion
Portsmouth
Homer Russell
Clarence Williams
Rutland
E. S. Higgins
Alva Verity
Fisher
Henry Verity
Fred Seibert
Jennie Buckley
Webb Funeral Today For Curtis Webb Miner Killed In Tragic Fall
Large crowd attends funeral at the Christian church for Curtis Webb who died after a slate fall at Dorr Run mine Friday. Rev. C. L. Johnson leads the service. Burial at Green Lawn. He leaves a wife and three children.
Prominent citizen William Katton Sr. dies at 65
William Katton Sr. age 65 died Saturday at his Poplar street home. A respected city resident, he served fifteen years asjanitor at Fast End school. He leaves two children, Nettie and Billy, with funeral Tuesday at his residence led by Rev. C L Johnson.
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William Katton
Poplar Street
Keeton
Fast End
Nettie
Billy
C. L. Johnson
Nelsonville Home and Stock Sale Notices
Nelsonville wants for sale a walnut folding bed in good condition and a divan. Call Bell 237. Residence 227 Fayette St near Nelson's grocery. Also for sale 12 1/2 shares of Nelsonville Foundry stock. For particulars inquire at Evener's Ape Shop. For sale four room house with cellar cistern coal house fruit trees two lots on Mason City Hill. Cash. James Ellis Box 294.
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Call Bell Phone
Fayette St
Nelson's Grocery
Nelsonville Foundry
Evener
Mason City
James Ellis
Civil War Veteran Seth Morse Dies at 82 in Starr Area
Seth Morse, an 82 year old Civil War veteran, died Saturday night at his Starr area home. Funeral services will be Tuesday at 1 PM at his residence with burial in Coonville. Mrs. Ben James of this city is noted as his daughter. W. H. Grady of Louisville, Ky, visited with his wife and daughter in town. Mrs. Lee Zimmerman is mentioned as another relative from Columbus.
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Lee Zimmerman
Columbus
W. H. Grady
Louisville, Ky
Seth Morse
Starr
Coonville
Ben James
James Smith 75 Dies at Home of Daughter in Carbon Hill
Mr James Smith aged 75 years died Sunday at the home of his daughter Mrs Bert Green in Carbon Hill. Funeral services will be held Tuesday afternoon at 2:30.
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James Smith
Bert Green
Carbon Hill
Picnic Bunc hone: Local Socials Report Many Guests
The article lists a long group of young people and accompanying adults who attended a picnic luncheon at Mrs. Floyd Vore’s Pleasant View Avenue lawn. It also notes several relatives and friends visiting locals, with one obituary notice for Mrs. Ben James’s father, Seth Morse.
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Floyd Vore
Pleasantview Avenue
Martha
Chas. Miller
Novella Weltner
Legon
Page
Clarissa Graham
Powell
Billie Raybould
Mr. Garet Ruth Scott
Mary Jane Jerbett
Jack Martin
June
Rosemary
Glenn Smith
Bob
Josephine Margaret
Mary Vore
Mesdames Miller and
Weltner
Logan
C. E. Jewett
Beulah Scott
Agnes Raybould
Tannie
Alice Mulligan
Enrollment climbs as Ohio University extends term
At noon today more than 600 teachers and prospective teachers enrolled for the extension term of normal college work at Ohio University. Indications suggest at least 700 will register. Last year about 500 participated. The extension begins after the regular six week term. Faculty vacationing, but enough remain to staff the term.
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Ohio University
Ellis
Pro bate Judge candidate Major Samuel M. Johnson
Major Samuel M. Johnson seeks the Athens County Probate Judge post. A trained attorney and veteran of World War I, he commanded troops in France earning the Legion of Honor Croix de Guerre and the Distinguished Service Cross for meritorious conduct. The article urges voters to support his candidacy.
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Samuel M. Johnson
Athens County
Ohio
Major Johnson
United States
Johnson
Champagne
France
Tanlac credited with curing long‑time rheumatism in Ohio man
George O Shirley of Toledo credits Tanlac with relief after ten winters of rheumatic pain and poor digestion. He reports regained appetite, improved sleep, and a return to work, noting continued use to ward off symptoms. Sold locally by several pharmacies in Athens Coolville Nelsonville Amesville Buchtel and Federa l.
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George O Shirley
Segar
Toledo
Ohio
Birkmayr-Rodernich-Showell Company
Athens
Cline’s Pharmacy
Coolville
Taylor & Son
Nelsonville
Gem Pharmacy
Amesville
F. W. Gibson
Buchtel
Allison K. Walker
Federa
J. W. Wilson
Murray Wins Big Then Narrowly Falls to Logan
Murray defeated Athens on Saturday with thirteen hits led by Stone three hits including a homer. On Sunday Murray lost to Logan 2 to 1 in the eighth inning after a scoreless seven frames. Hillyer struck out eleven and again worked well for Murray.
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Murray City
Murray
Athens
Logan
Saturray
Hammy Oldfield
Wolfe
Murray Ut
Hillyer
Orield
Bradfield
Stone
Grover
R. Finsterwald
Knox
Wright
Thomas
Roberts
Taylor
Brooker
Hagley
Athena
Oldfield
oWife
Baseball scorebox entry I
By innings RHE Logan 600000110 271 Murray 000000100 162 Batteries Crabtree and Newman for Logan Hillyer and Taylor for Murray
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Rhe Logan
Murray
Crabtree and Newman
Logan
Hillyer and
Taylor
Dabos Seeks Divorce Over Alleged Misconduct
William Dabos petitions for divorce from Helen Dabos citing alleged misconduct with Joe Rougsie at locations including Durga Pa Picksville Wis and Milwaukee. He desires custody of their 13 year old daughter Emma.
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William Dabos
Helen Dabos
Joe Rougsie
Durga, Pa
Picksville
Wis
Milwaukee
Emma
Republicans Set Early Campaign Kickoff in Ohio
Ohio Republicans will open their national speaking campaign on August 7 with a Cleveland Luna Park rally under the Ohio League of Republican Clubs. Statewide events follow August 12 at Urbana and Wilmington with likely speakers including Johnson of California Morrow of Kentucky and Watson of Indiana. Democrats, surprised by the shift, expect a strong nationwide push and warn of a tough race.
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Columbus
Ohio
Cox
Luna Park
Cleveland
Ohio League of Republican Clubs
Ponzi Denies Insolvency Amid Audit and Probes
Charles Ponzi refutes Boston Post claims of insolvency as auditors in Boston pursuing his accounts for federal authorities. Investigations expand to European postal reply coupons with U S consular agents examining the overseas angle. Attorney J Weston Allen to begin probe into Ponzi’s activities.
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Boston
Charles Ponzi
Boston Post Today
William H. McMasters
Ponzi
Pie Alley
Corps of Accountants
U. S
J. Weston Allen
Massachusetts
Cox kin traced to early settlers of New Jersey
Aug 2 Montclair N J Governor James M Cox Democratic nominee for President belongs to James Cox's family tree. The Cox line, said to descend from England 1600 founder of New Jersey's first Baptist church, is traced to Theodore Cox Sullivan. Also a local ad lists assorted groceries and household items for sale.
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Jimmy
Montclair
N. J
James M. Cox
James Cox
England
First Baptist Church of
New Jersey
Cox
Theodore Cox Sullivan
Masonic Temple Sale Proposed at Paramothia Lodge Meeting
Para muthia Lodge No 25 F and A M plans a vote on August 10 on selling the Athens Masons temple at College and Union streets. A ready buyer is reported and temple directors will recommend the sale. Members must approve or disapprove after a full explanation to about 500 attendees expected.
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Paramuthia Lodge
Masonic Temple
College and
Union Streets
Athens Masons
Temple Company
Paramathia Lodge
Professor Kimball Appointed at Boston University Summer School
Professor Milo Kimball of Ohio University Athens Ohio has been appointed instructor in Marketing methods and foreign trade for the Boston University summer school now in session. Registration this year tops prior records with over 500 students enrolled in regular classes, a fifty percent rise from last year.
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Milo Kimball
Ohio University
Athens
Ohio
Boston University
Rate boost expected to bump rail freight costs
Hale Holden, president of the Chicago Burlington and Quincy railroad, predicts that higher railway freight rates will raise some prices temporarily but ultimately lower living costs by improving efficiency, speeding distribution of food, fuel, and other necessities, and enabling better rolling stock and facilities.
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Chicago
Hale Holden
Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad
Holden
Shatters New Murder Theory In Detroit Case
Detroit police received a report from George Vandeer that his wife is the daughter of Mrs. August Sprunk of West Brookfield Ohio, suggesting a major shift in the trunk murder case. Vandeer said family differences had kept his wife from contacting her mother recently.
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Detroit
Trunk
August Sprunk
West Brookfield
Ohio
George Vandeer
Wanamaker Reports Low Campaign Expenditures
Judge R. M. Wanamaker of Akron filed with the Senate clerk a campaign expense total of 291.50 for U S Senate bid. He stated no contributions were received, asserting he would not accept funds to influence the nomination.
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Columbus
R. M. Wanamaker
Akron
United States
Senate
Hitchcock to Debate League at Winona Lake
Senator Gilbert M. Hitchcock will defend the Democratic position in a joint debate at Winona Lake on August. The event will be the first of its kind in the 1920 presidential campaign with a prominent Republican opponent to be chosen by party managers. Hitchcock cited the League of Nations as a principal topic though not the sole focus.
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Washington
Gilbert M. Hitchcock
Winona Lake
Hitchcock
League of Nations
Senate
James M. Cox
League of Nationa
Springfield Households Turn To Weather Bureau Observer
Springfield housewives call the weather observer by phone to learn if they should hang out freshly washed laundry. The novelty shows how residents adapt to uncertain spring weather reporting.
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Springfield
Government
Weather Bureau
The
Observer
Law and Social Service in Koons Lecture at Church
Attorney Koons spoke on law as divine decree guiding social service and equality under the law. He contrasted capital and labor, cited Supreme Court cases, noted strikes often fail, and praised reduced violence and rising arbitration as hopeful trends.
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Christian Church
Ll. A. Koons
Koons
Supreme Court of the United States
Break Window and Rifle Safe in Warren Burglary
Burglars threw a brick at a plate glass window of the W. C. Thompson store in Warren and carried off cash from a small safe. Police arrived within minutes but failed to nab the culprits. A pursued lookout escaped while accomplices at the scene left a taunting note in the cash box.
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Warren
W. C. Thompson Oe
Dixon
Warren Police
Chamberlain's Remedy Praised By Tour Man And Forests Exploited
A hotel man from Dupuyer Montana recalls four years of successful use of Chamberlain's Colic and Diarrhoea Remedy and says he has recommended it to friends. The note also mentions Romania adding over ten million acres of forests for exploitation.
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Chamberlain
Dupuyer, Mont
Romania
All-Stars Open Season With Win Over Marshfield
The Athens All-Stars defeated Marshfield 12 to 3 on Sunday. Kenneth Sharp pitched airtight baseball for Athens with solid support. McAfee led Marshfield with five singles. Russell starred at shortstop. The All-Stars seek more away games and invite teams to contact Kenneth Sharp at 23 Pratt St., Athens, Ohio.
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Athens
All-Stars
Marshfield
Kenneth Sharp
Stars
Chapin
McAfee
Russell
Pratt St
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