Nelsonville Man Ward Dies at 53
Mr Lee Ward died suddenly at his home 148 Gilbert Street Columbus from high blood pressure and heart trouble He was 53 born in Washington County and survived by wife Clara Humphrey and children Mrs Forrest McLaughlin Alva Ward and Mrs I V Vassauer He was a stationary engineer and funeral services were held in Beverly Ohio with burial in Beverly Cemetery
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Lee Ward
Gilbert Street
Columbus
Ward
Washington
Clara Humphrey
Forrest McLaughlin
Nelsonville
Alva Ward
I. V. Vassauer
Detroit
Mich
Methodist Church
Cdy
Beverly
Ohio
Funeral for Jesse Lovett Held at Monday Church
Funeral services were held today for Jesse Lovett aged 26 at the Monday church at 2 oclock conducted by Rev. Donley. Lovett died from injuries after a mine accident seven months ago in which he sustained a broken back.
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Jesse Lovett
Donley
Lovett
Epworth League Plans Tuesday Hike to Initial Rock
The Epworth League of the Methodist church will hike to Initial Rock Tuesday evening. They should meet at 16 Methodist church at 5 30 and depart together. A corn roast awaits at the destination.
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Epworth League of the Methodist Church
Initial Rock
16 Methodist Church
Kelch Family Reunion Honors 84th Birthday at Home
The Kelch reunion gathered yesterday at L. R. Kelch Sr. residence to mark his 84th birthday. Forty two family members attended, with all children present except Mrs. Dick Donley of Blaine Ohio whose little son is ill. Families and grandchildren enjoyed a bountiful meal and a long, joyful gathering.
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Kelch
L. R. Kelch
Dick Donley
Blaine
Ohio
Local families enjoy Crystal Springs outing
Mrs John Saltz and daughter Cathleen join Mrs Mable Heffner and children with Mrs Dave Gorsch and two youngsters on a two week stay at Crystal Springs. Miss Matherine Stedam of Columbus visited her parents for the weekend.
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John Saltz
Cathleen
Mable Heffner
Dave, Gorsch
Crystal Springs
Columbus visitors at the Fischer home weekend
Mrs. Frank Scatterday and her daughter Helen from Columbus were weekend guests of Mr. and Mrs. Bultus Fischer.
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Frank Scatterday
Helen
Columbus
Bultus Fischer
Miss Alice Juniper Goes to Toledo for Sister Visit
Miss Alice Juniper left Sunday for Toledo to visit her sister Mrs. L. H. Ban iter.
Columbus man visits as weekend guest of parents
Aleff Bowers of Columbus spent the weekend visiting his parents. Misses Isabell and Catherine McCann of Athens were guests of Mr and Mrs C H Bartlett on Saturday and Sunday.
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Aleff Bowers
Columbus
Isabell
Catherine McCann
Athens
C. H. Bartlett
Weekend visitors and trips from Columbus and area
Mr and Mrs Walter Laff and children spent Sunday at Lancaster camp grounds. J R Barstow and son were in Columbus Sunday. Miss Alice Mulligan of Columbus visited her parents. PD N Gorsuch drove home a new International truck in Springfield. Carl Jewett left for Chicago and Minneapolis on business. Reese Alvis from Columbus visited his parents. Dr and Mrs W H Cann and family spent the weekend in Lancaster with the Bensons. Earl Carroll returned to Columbus after visiting here with the Balls. Edith Stiers Mable Poston and Chas Poston enjoy a motor trip in Michigan. Ambrose Wade of Columbus visited here with his mother. Clara Evans visiting her sister in London. James Dow and wife of Columbus were guests of Phil Kelch.
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Walter Laff
Lancaster Camp Grounds
PD. N. Gorsuch
Springfield
International
Earl Carroll
Columbus
E Latter
Joe Ball
Edith Stiers
Mable Poston
Chas. Poston
Michigan
Ambrose Wade
Klan Exalted Leader Among Nine Held in Contempt
Bench warrants were sought for H. W. Evans imperial wizard of the Ku Klux Klan and six Klan staff members after they failed to appear in a Fulton Superior Court suit brought by David Rittenhouse of Philadelphia and others seeking a receiver for the organization. Judge John D. Humphries held the seven officers in contempt and issued warrants.
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Atlanta
H. W. Evans
Ku Klux Klan
John DP. Humphries
Fulton Superior Court
David Rittenhouse
Philadelphia
Humphries
Athens Electric repairs restore power after Sunday storm
After a severe Sunday storm, Athens residents saw power return by seven o clock as crews from the Athens Electric Co. repaired damaged lines. Managers coordinated multiple repair gangs, ordered floodwood plant disconnections, and awaited telegraph and telephone clearances before reenergizing the system. The company plans a wireless link to the Floodwood plant and cautions residents to avoid downed or exposed wires.
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Athens
Athens Electric Co
Neff
Telephone Company
Storm Ravages Farms East of Athens in Wisconsin
Herb Dowler reports heavy storm damage across the Canaanville pike district near Athens. Seven trees fall on the Dowler farm, roofs lose sections on Rowland and Totman properties, and half the Mansfield pecan tree is uprooted. Train No. 12 barely crosses a washed trestle at Hope dairy before rail damage halts traffic amid widespread farm losses.
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Herb Dowler
Canaanville Pike
Athens
Dowler
O. F. Rowland
W. W. Totman
Martin Manfield
Mansfield
Tennessee
Hope Dairy Farm
Guysville Party Raid Ends With Fines
Four members were fined after Officers disrupted a Saturday drinking party in Guysville. The incident led to court appearance before Magistrate Helwig with fines imposed on entry into the court.
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Guysville
Officer Mariner
Helwig
Four men plead guilty to drunkenness and pay fines
George McWhorter Earl Mitcalf John Sewell and William Dean faced drunkenness charges. They pleaded guilty promised not to repeat the offense and paid fines totaling 19 dollars plus costs each.
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George McWhorter
Earl Mitcalf
John Sewell
William Dean
Preacher Speaks in Dim Church on Romanism
Rev Daniel McGurk spoke to a gathered crowd at a Methodist church that lacked power after a Sunday storm. In near darkness he condemned Roman Catholic influence and alleged atheism in Latin America, citing his experiences in Buenos Aires and local education methods.
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Daniel McGurk
McGurk
South America
Church of Dome
Pr. McGurk
Buenos Aitres
Hooper Ridge Plans Annual Homecoming at Church
The Hooper Ridge Christian Church will host its annual homecoming on Sunday August 19. Rev rank Ransdell of Richwood will conduct two services during the all day gathering and return of his friends is anticipated after his years in Athens.
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Hooper Ridge
Hooper Ridge Christian Church
Rank Ransdell
Richwood
Ransdell
Athens
Canaan Food Club Chooses Team Members After Expert Visit
Ohio university specialist Miss Patterson selected five girls from the Busy Bee Food Club in Canaanville for the team. They include Miss Mary Msterling and Miss Alma Rowe with Miss Walton named as alternates. Funds are being raised to take the entire club to the Ohio State Fair.
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Miss Patterson
Ohio University
Busy Bee
Canaanville
Linscott
Mary Msterling
Alma Rowe
Walton
Peace Nearing With Mexicans
Washington Aug. 13 negotiation of the Obregon government is nearing an end but no definite announcement will be made until John Barton Payne and Charles B. Warren, the American commissioners, return to Washington from Mexico City.
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Washington
Obregon
John Barton Payne
Charles B. Warren
Mexico City
State Department
Germany halts payments to all Allies, Berlin reports
Central News dispatch from Berlin states the German government announced a cessation of payments to all the allies.
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London
Berlin
Coolidge Reappoints James Davis as Director General of Railroads
President Coolidge reappointed James Davis to the post of director general of railroads. The move follows the office being a personal agent of the president and not tied to a fixed term.
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Washington
Coolidge
James (. Davis
Cleveland Man Plans English Channel Swim After Lake Erie Feat
Harris A. Walker, famed for the only Lake Erie crossing, announced to International News Service his plan to attempt the English Channel swim later this month.
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Cleveland. O
Harris A. Walker
Lake Erie
English Channel
International News Service Today
Murray City Men Held in Prison on Serious Charge
Prosecuting Attorney Finsterwald filed charges against Clifford Dowson Charles Shuttersworth and Joseph Sedlock of Murray City for alleged contributing to the delinquency of Carrie Francis. They were brought to Athens by Deputy Sheriff Cady and Officer Mariner Saturday and arraigned before Magistrate Heinie. All pleaded not guilty and are held in the county jail until the preliminary examination Tuesday afternoon at 2 o clock.
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Finsterwald
Clifford Dowson
Charles Shuttersworth
Joseph Sedlock
Murray City
Carrie Francis
Athens
Cady
Bergdoll protected after failed kidnapping attempt
In Eberbach Germany Aug 13 police guard the jail to shield prisoners after Grover Cleveland Bergdoll a draft dodger killed one man and wounded another during an abortive attempt to seize him. Bergdoll remains at large with his mother Mrs Emma Bergdoll of Philadelphia amid tensions and premeditated plot claims.
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Eberbach
Germany
Grover Cleveland Bergdoll
Reir
Berga
Emma Bergdoll
Philadelphia
Beredoll
Bergdoll
Hotel Kronenberg
American Legion
San Toy Scene of a Murder Early Monday
San Toy is the scene as Charlies Smith of San Toy is arrested in connection with the murder of Mrs. Ed Brantgan. Officials say Smith and Brantgan exchanged gunfire during an early morning incident. Mrs. Brantgan died at the scene and Brantgan was wounded in the arm.
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San Toy
New Lexington
Ed Branigan
Charlies Smith
Derr County
Smith
Edward Brantgan
Brantgan
Danville Officials Arrest Five After Saturday Checks
Special deputy D H Nash and Jenkins investigated Deanville Saturday evening resulting in five arrests three for intoxication one for liquor possession and one for selling liquor Frank Birteher was jailed for allegedly selling half a pint of corn whiskey and pleaded not guilty before Squire Tucker Myers a barber in Nelsonville was found intoxicated and arraigned with Mayor Johnson Lash also drunk and possessing a half pint of corn. Myers pleaded guilty to intoxication and was fined ten dollars plus costs Lash pled guilty to possessing liquor and was fined one hundred dollars plus costs.
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Dty
D. H. Nash
Jenkins
Deanville
Frank Birteher
Squire Tucker
Chaun
Orchard Losses Hit Athens and Washington Counties
Orchard owners in Athens and Washington counties suffered heavy losses from Sunday’s wind and rain. Apples ruined on trees amount to thousands of bushels with Aulmer Ackley reporting 1900 bushels lost and others affected. Plans arise to press dropped fruit into vinegar and salvage 4000 bushels of winter apples. Local residents W. E. Harman and wife visited Athens. Frank Jewett and wife visited Cambridge relatives. Ethel Schofield of Columbus visits. John L. Carpenter travels for farm bureau work.
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Coolville
Athens County
Washington County
Aulmer Ackley
Carthage
W. E. Harman
Athens
Frank Jewett
Jerry Jewett
Cambridge
Ethel Schofield
Columbus
John L. Carpenter
Local Miscellany Notes Shops, Roads, and Repairs
Carpenter Mrs Tibbie Reeves and Jessie Carpenter work nearby while W T Hampton visits Gallipolis. Mrs Mill Chase recovers from appendectomy in Columbus. Marion Howery of Hansford VA visits family. Nav Hartman and Austin Wey help on Fultonharm railroad. Clifford Loone buys A L Tewksbury farm at School Tyot. C Carsey on section teten Harman Athena guest. Albert Thomas buys Overland car. Mud Fork floods cause bridge washouts and crop damage. A C Tipton receives carload of baskets. total losses uncertain.
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Marion Howery
Hansford
W. Va
M. W. Slowervy
Nav Hartman
Austin
A.C. Tipton
Mr. Tipton
Ohio coal mines projected to reopen in autumn
Columbus Aug 13. Coal mines in southern Ohio, largely idle, are not expected to reopen until cooler weather. J H Pritchard, southern Ohio Coal Exchange commissioner of mining, said industry conditions are the worst in years and work resumption depends on broader business recovery.
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Columbus, CO
Ohio
Idlc
J. H. Pritchard
Southern Ohio Coal Exchange
Pritchard
Dennison girls badly hurt after car crash in Massillon
Glaydis Bowers and Edna Pollen were ejected when their auto struck a telephone pole and they were hospitalized in Massillon in critical condition.
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Massillon, CO
Dennison
Glaydis Bowers
Edna Pollen
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Alice Juniper
Toledo
L. H. Baniter
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Carl Jewett
Chicago
Minneapolis, Minn
Reese Alvis
W. H. Cann
Lancaster
Frank Benson
Clara Evans
London, Ohio
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Phil Kelch
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Harding
President Harding
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