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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Aug 19, 1928

Page

23

Art Metal office equipment for new Howe Telephone building

The Ritter company of Mansfield furnishes and erects Art Metal office and banking equipment for the new Howe Telephone building in Jamestown N Y. World’s largest manufacturers supply steel desks counters vault doors and inter-changeable sections for flexible design. Rose Tavernelle marble from Tennessee used in construction.

Howe Telephone Company Ritter Company Mansfield Charles Ritter Company Jamestown N. Y Nike Athrns Mycon New Stow-Davis Company Ohio Tennessee Chartres Equip- Ritker Company

Modern heating and water systems installed in Athens firm building

The Athens Home Telephone Company's building showcases a Hoffman Vapor heating system with 2,500 feet of radiation and 5,000 feet of smokeless boiler. Soft water, hot water with winter and summer arrangements, two second-floor baths, upstairs kitchens with Duo strainers, first-floor employee toilet rooms with showers, and an ice cooled corridor drinking system are noted. John S. and Charles DeMolet led the installation by their company.

Athens Home Telephone Company Jonns Charles DeMolet

Mansfield workers pride in building a better job

Mansfield is praised for equal effort in constructing and equipping a poverty building. The text notes workers take pride as a hobby and strive to improve each project beyond the last.

Mansfield

Bronze lanterns adorn entrance of new Home Telephone building

Bronze lanterns decorate the entrance of the Home Telephone Company building. Two lights flank the main door and a larger lantern hangs above, casting glow on the two large columns. Designed by aircraft metal lanterns from J. H. Grayson, in cooperation with the telephone company engineers and officers.

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Green Corn Dance invitation unearthed from 1879 Athens event

veteran Athens jeweler Clay McLean, 40, found a copy of the 1879 Green Corn Dance invitation on state hospital grounds. The fourth annual gathering was staged by a group of Athens Indians, many now deceased, with McLean noting the historic item among stored papers.

Athens State Hospital McLean Clay McLean

Indian corn dance invitation echoes 1879 Athens event

Printed Uitte leaflets advertised a corn dance on August 22 1879 along the Hockhocking river inviting tribes including Wyandots Cheyennes Delawares Shawnee and Sioux. Notables Stedman Brown Spade and McLean accompanied by Athens youths traveled by train for the gathering and ceremonial acts.

Suvell McLean Shawanese Hockhocking Ben C. Grawn Woodsbury Nod Frans J Stedman Whiledelphia H. Stewart Athens Je l L. Harper Marshield Lroquois T. B. Warden Henry Spade Columbus Crahs Foster Mc McLean Stedman Ben Brown Spade

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Chas. Ritter Company Frances Wirkwodd Glenn Kirkwood Queens Long Island Kirkwood Hield Kath Snyder Sash-Weight Euler Geo. Childs Middleport Athens Home Telephone Co Bank of Athens National Bank Athens County West Gay ST the Fidelity Ico.s M. Johnson Fidelity Building Conn and Savings Co Suellstord Red Men's Lodge Archcraft Metal Works J.H. Grayson Co A Metal Works Artcraftissical Mfg. CO The D. Zenner Company D. Zenner Co Southern Ohio Electric Co
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