Convention Here Sept For Athens County Churches
The second annual convention of the Christian churches of Athens County will be held Wednesday September 1 at the local Christian church. Morning and afternoon sessions feature devotions forums, addresses by Mrs. P. M. Kendall and W. D. Ward, and programs on Bible schools Young People Women’s Organizations and church mission work with participants from Athens Nelsonville Trimble Chauncey and Lisbon. Evening program includes talks by Kendall and Ward and musical selections by the Athens quartet.
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Christian Churches
Athens County
C. L. Johnson
John L. Stine
Trimble
Nelsonville
W. D. Ward
Cleveland
Ray Gardner
Athens
W. D. Robinson
Gilbert Courtney
P. M. Kendall
Lisbon
E. D. Murch
W. D. Werd
The
Bible School
Bible Schools
J. H. Burt
Young People’s Missionary Societies
Cleo Williams
C. E. Society
L. Johnson
Cleveland, CO
Fire near engine park causes small gasoline blaze on Washington
A match lit near an engine in a machine park on Washington street started a gasoline fire. The fire department arrived and the blaze was extinguished with little or no damage to the car.
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Washington Street
Card of Thanks and Local Classified Blanks
Card of Thanks from the Keeton Family expresses gratitude for neighbors and friends kindness during sickness and death of husband and father. Nelson Ville wants for sale barn suitable to tear down and remove inquire 503 Poplar or Bell 201. Various household furniture for sale leather davenport dining table chairs couch gas range call J H Sharp 73 FE Washington St Bell 619. Ford touring car 1918 model for sale price right Walter Mc Naughton Bell 983. Reasonable reward for finding five room house for rent west end or central City address H ce of Messenger City.
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Keeton
Nelson Ville
J. H. Sharp
Washington St
Walter McNaughton
Bell Phone
West End
H. Ce
Messenger
City
Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Promoted for Female Ailments
Mothers across generations rely on Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a standard household remedy for female ills. Made from roots and herbs, it is a simple non narcotic preparation trusted by many women for health.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Athens county floods and local notes span many years
The article recalls historic floods along the Hocking River from 1847 to 1913 and their effects on railroads and mail. It also notes a booming wine and cider scene during berry season, church attendance at the First M. E. Sunday school, train conductors signaling family waves, and an upcoming meeting of state institution officers at Athens state hospital.
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Athens County
Hocking River
Margarets Creek
Federal Creek
Marietta and Cincinnati
Warrens
Canaanville
Gus Norton
Leroy Mansfield
Hocking Valley
Columbus
Athens
Logan
Glouster
Murray City
Murray
Poviding
Paving Push on Carpenter and High Streets Advances
Contractor Fred Beckler pushes paving on Carpenter and High streets with brick laid on both. rain could speed completion. Obituary notes George McKee Miller 85 dies in Oberlin Kansas. formerly of Lodi township, he helped settle land that built Oberlin. Home Telephone plans auxiliary cable under old Bell building. no street digging. Troop Two Boy Scouts meet tonight at 7 at Presbyterian church. Williams and Evener jailed for running a liquor shop after failing to post 1000 bond. trial set for Tuesday with Attorney Woolley. Ted Parker takes over his South Court barber shop, purchasing from Harvey.
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Fred Beckler
George McKee Miller
Oberlin
Kan
Miller
Lodi Township
Mr. Miller
Dr. Moore
Jerseyville
Cyrus Moore
Lodi
The
Home Telephone Company
Bell Telephone
Bethel Grocery
William and
Laura’ Evener
McKinley
Henry Williams
J. J. Woolley
Ted Parker
James Brattin
South Court Street
Harvey
Refuse Day Men Increases At Joint Meet
Cleveland, Aug. 16. Miners in the central competitive field won part of their wage demands at a joint scale committee meeting. Operators raised day and monthly workers to parity with pick men, but rejected other miner demands including a $2 daily raise for day workers and a ten cent per ton rise for tonnage workers. Retroactivity was not announced.
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Cleveland
Joint Scale Committee
Wilson
Coal
Ilegal
Tryon Moves to North Court Street With Westfall
Tryon relocates to North Court street and brings Ural Westfall. Russell Maple replaces Mr. Parker at Brattin shop. Raymond (Davie) Davis, Ohio University 1920 21 basketball captain and top quarterback candidate, will soon enter Columbia University to study business with Prof. Morgan. His departure will be keenly felt in Ohio.
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Tryon
North Court Street
Ural Westfall
Russell Maple
Mr. Parker
Brattin
Raymond (Davie) Davis
Ohio University
Columbia University
Columbia
Prof
Morgan
Ohio
Woolen Company seeks Lever act protection in Supreme Court
The American Woolen Company filed an answer in the U S Supreme Court to the government appeal challenging lower court rulings quashing and indicting the firm under the Lever act. It argues wool is not a necessary until made into cloth and clothing, thus barring Lever act price provisions.
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Washington
The
American Woolen Company Today
United States Supreme Court
Longshoremen Vote to End Strike Faces Return Hurdles
On the New York coast, longshoremen voted to end their strike but cannot return to work today due to presence of strikebreakers on piers. Joseph P. Ryan said return depends on removal of strikebreakers and a meeting with shipping officials planned for tomorrow. He expects workers back Wednesday if terms are met.
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New York
Joseph P. Ryan
International Longshoremen’s Association
Rail rate tension risks Esch Cummins bill success
W C Maxwell of the Wabash Railroad warns that unless Ohio and other states approve higher intra state rates to match recent inter state increases, the Esch Cummins bill’s purpose could be defeated. He spoke from Columbus Ohio on August 16.
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Columbus
Ohio
W.C. Maxwell
St. Louis
Wabash Railroad
Railroad rate hearing before Ohio utilities panel
The witness testified this afternoon at the public utilities commission hearing on railroads’ requested rate increases in Ohio. He said higher rates are needed to fund improvements and prevent service decline, or government subsidies may be required under the Esch Cummins act.
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Public Utilities Commission
Ohio
Widow targeted in Chicago blackmail plot
Police investigate alleged threats against the widow of Edward J. Coleman by Samuel Meucht and Mrs Ellen Wesley. Letters demanded two thousand dollars and threatened the widow and her five year old daughter. Also mentions a separate note about machinery for forcing chickens to gain weight.
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Chicago
Samuel Meucht
Ellen Wesley
Edward J. Coleman
Coleman
Wild Scenes After Police Shooting in Limerick
At a railway station in Limerick Ireland on August 16 a policeman was shot. Rioters claim military police fired into crowds igniting fires across the city. Patrick Lynch was reportedly dragged from his home and executed in sight of residents.
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Limerick
Ireland
Patrick Lynch
Harding Wiry Mane Reply to Cox Thrusts
Senator Harding plans a porch campaign address to Ohio legislators on Thursday likely to respond to Governor Cox attacks. He may address the senatorial ring allegation indirectly and reserve sharp replies for a later moment. He will meet American Society tribes and Merion Lumbermen's Association at Lincoln Park and keep a cautious campaign cadence as fall nears.
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Marion
Harding
Ohio
Cox
League of Nations
Haring
American Society Tribes
Tribes
Merion Lumbermen’s Association
Lincoln Park
Roosevelt Returns to Campaign Trail in Fargo Rally
Franklin D. Roosevelt resumed his stump campaign in Fargo addressing a large gathering of Democrats at a local theater. He campaigns for the vice presidency and continues touring to win support.
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Fargo
N. D
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Veterans’ training program expands in Athens district
John W. Webb of the federal board for vocational education visited Athens to review cases. Four ex servicemen in training and 22 disabled veterans placed in universities and institutes this year. About 8,000 of 30,000 cases in Ohio Indiana and Kentucky approved for Section 2 support with $80 to $100 monthly, plus family allowances. One tuberculosis case receives $90 monthly. An Athens county case studies fur bearing animal training for a miner who was wounded in service.
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John W. Webb
Federal Board For Vocational Education
Cincinnati
Athens
Athens County
American Red Cross
M. D. Hughes
Ohio
Indiana
Kentucky
War Risk Insurance Board
Webb
Baseball scores from national and american leagues
National League results include Chicago 1 Cincinnati 0 and Boston 8 New York 7 in 11 innings. New York 4 Boston 1, Brooklyn 6 Philadelphia 5, Pittsburg 4 St. Louis 2 in 11 innings. St. Louis 3 Pittsburg 2. American League Cleveland 5 St. Louis 0, Washington 6 New York 4, Chicago 10 Detroit 3.
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National League
Brooklyn
Cincinnati
New York
Pittsburg
Chicago
St. Louis
Boston Oe
Philadelphia
American League
Cleveland
Ereneee
Chicago Sweene
Boston Een
Washington
Detroit
American Association
St Paul
Reese
Indianapol
Toledo
Siees
Minneapolis
Milwaukee
Louisville
Columbus
Kansas City
Boston
Baseball Scores From Major League Exhibition Roundups
Local standings show multiple exhibition results among American Association teams. Teams listed include Milwaukee Columbus Kansas City Toledo Indianapolis Minneapolis St Paul Louisville and others with varying inning counts and final tallies noted.
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American Association
Milwaukee
Columbus
Kansas City
Toledo
Indianapolis
Minneapolis
St. Paul
Louisville
Little Joe 5 Not Popu at Chicago Church Gambling Crackdown
Police tipped to illegal gambling on the South Side levee led detectives to a church where 33 African American men were found playing craps. The raid uncovered no pool tables and ten bags of ice.
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Chicago
Old South Side
Fitzgerald
Murphy
Little Joe
Women to Build Capital Theater by Three Former Stage Figures
Three women Mia Glenna Smith Tinnin of Washington vice president and treasurer Katherine Brown former Parish Players owner and manager of Chicago and Mary H Kinkaid former newspaper woman and play broker will establish a modern playhouse in Washington devoted to spoken drama.
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Washington
Mia
Glenna Smith Tinnin
Katherine Brown
Parish Players of
Chicago
Mary H. Kinkaid
Athens County Fair Promises Largest Event Yet
Athens officials forecast a big Athens County Fair from August 24 to 27 with a strong livestock show and an extensive farm exhibit. Horses race August 26 and 27 as seven entries arrive, while the Overland four makes daily jumps. Bud Hamlet will offer airplane rides and a famed nightly fireworks display rounds out the program. The Athens County Agricultural Society oversees the event and has invested heavily in the fireworks for guaranteed satisfaction.
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Athens County
Athens
Overland
Bud Hamlet
Athens County Agricultural Society
Two Counties Still Report In Ohio Vote Totals
Washington and Jefferson counties had not yet forwarded their election returns at noon today, but 86 counties had reported. The secretary of state’s tabulation remained unchanged since Saturday and the missing counties are not expected to alter any results.
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Columbus
Washington and
Jefferson
Secretary of State
Second man dies from Big Run mine blast
Glendale West Virginia reports the second fatality from the Big Run Ohio mine blast of the Rail and River Coal Company. Steve, age 28, died this morning in a local hospital two weeks after the explosion.
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Glendale
W. Va
Big Run, Ohio
Rail and River Coal Company
Steve
Mary Anderson Heads Woman's Bureau in Labor Department
Miss Mary Anderson is named director of the Woman's Bureau in the U S Department of Labor. The bureau protects the welfare of thousands of women workers in factories and related workplaces through federal oversight and programs.
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Mary Anderson
U. S. Department of Labor
United A
Money measures show U S circulation rise in 1920
The Treasury notes August 1 1920 circulation at 107 239 000 dollars in the continental United States up 4 016 from prior figures. Total money in circulation reaches 6 119 461 000 with a per capita of 57 07 dollars, reflecting continued growth since August 1910.
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United States Treasury
United States
Glouster Paving Bids Fail to Meet Fall Deadline
No bids were received for street paving as the council set a fall completion goal. Preliminary work has begun and bids were to be received until noon Saturday. An adjourned meeting is planned tonight to decide the next steps.
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Getten
Toledo Cloudburst Causes Flooding and Damage
A record rainstorm hit Toledo on Monday, dumping about three and a half inches and plunging the city into darkness for an hour. The heaviest damage occurred to pavements with weakened foundations and flooded cellars as strong winds accompanied the downpour. Estimated losses approach $100,000.
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Toledo
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