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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Aug 09, 1920

Page

2

Athens social notes mixed with weekend trips and meetings

The column lists numerous Athens residents and visitors including Mr. and Mrs. Harvey C. Baker, Miss Clara Cropper, Miss Anna Pearl McVay, and others attending or hosting events. It notes weekend outings to Lake region, motor trips, and gatherings at homes along South Street and nearby towns.

Mrs Harvey C. Baker South Street Clara Cropper Portsmouth Helen Dumond Mill Street Dumonds Ohio Seater South High Street Anna Pearl McVay

Canal era fades as 1840 Nelsonville stretch referenced in history notes

The article recalls the old Hocking canal and the 1840 Nelsonville stretch from Carroll to Athens with 31 locks eight dams 34 culverts and an eighty foot aqueduct. Nearly one million dollars was spent yet the canal declined as rail and market shifts changed transportation. It also mentions local sports figures Wolfe and Pieros, Sunday school attendance, and weather impacts on produce.

Hocking Bes Igi Nelsonville Carroll Athens

Resolutions of respect for a departed sister at Snow Fork Lodge

A Snow Fork Lodge No. 17 Pythian Sisters service resolves to drape the charter for 30 days in memory of Charlotte Walters who passed away after a illness. The committee sends copies to relatives and Athens Messenger for publication. Archbishop Mannix to land at Liverpool after Baltic voyage reports indicate arrival in Wales.

Charlotte Anher Snow Fork Lodge Temple Athens Mannix Liverpool Baltic New York Fishguard Wales

Local Health Tip and Social Notes Highlight Community

Miss Hattie Weilamann of Cincinnati testifies to Tanise Paset’s cure for nervous indigestion and weight gain, praising renewed health after a year of misery. The Love family plans a move to Athens as Mrs. Keener visits Chauncey friends. social items note Roth and others at a meeting in Charleston West Virginia.

Hattie Weilamann Bricken Avenue Cincinnati Indiguatin Batorp Ana Cline

Week of Rest Planned by Sen Harding

A statement by Raymond Clapper notes Republicans saved nearly two and a half million dollars by cutting Democratic appropriation requests. It argues Governor Cox misstates fiscal facts and warns of political battle over ratification of the League of Nations. Cox urged Tennessee Republicans to aid ratification in line with his pledge to push action.

Raymond Clapper Repub Cox Senate League of Nations Tennessee

Chauncey Social Scene Hosts Visitors and Event

Miss Mrs. George Love and two children of Bucyrus visit Chauncey this week staying with Mr. and Mrs. Charlies Cradelbaugh. A weiner roast on the high school hill last Wednesday featured hot dogs sinkers and pop. Robert Brookins of Lexington Kentucky visited Mr and Mrs Guy Brookins in Chauncey last week.

George Love Bucyrus Chauncey Charlies Cradelbaugh Weiner Robert Brookins Lexington, Ky Guy Brookins

Fragmentary Local Notice Read at Random

Fragmentary OCR text mentions names and places such as Buffalo, Cleveland, Charley Ogg, and Miss Micator. The reading references a painful incident and vacation activity, with scattered notes about water, shade trees, and lawn elements.

Martih Buffalo Charley Ogg

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