Coal Operators Meet in Columbus
Coal operators from Southern Ohio and Mason County West Virginia will gather at Rankin Hall Columbus at 2 30 Thursday August 22 to meet U S Fuel Administration officials and others. The meeting will include Seventh District co operators and discuss national wartime priorities.
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Ohio
Mason County
W. Va
Rankin Hall
West
Gay St
Buckeye State Building & Loan
Columbus
United States Fuel Administration
Seventh District
County Board Plans Road Improvements and Damages Hearings
The county commissioners met in regular session and set two damage claims for hearing on September 3. They ordered limestone for Marshfield and Albany pikes and slag for Guyaville Athens and Stewart pikes. A resolution was sent to request state aid for surveying and improving intercounty highway 169 from the Jerseyville area to the Meigs county line, a 2.24 mile section in Lodi township.
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Hawk's Nest
Poston Hill
Marshfield Pike
Albany Pike
Fisher
Guyaville
Athens
Jerseyville Pike
Stewart
State Highway Department
Pomeroy
Jerseyville
Meigs County
Lodi Township
Farm Workers in West Gloucestershire Threaten Strike
Agricultural workers in West Gloucestershire England threaten to strike unless paid 11.25 dollars per week. The dispute centers on wage levels and living costs with union leaders urging employers to meet the full weekly rate.
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West Gloucestershire
England
Fragmentary Price Notation in Ledger Snippet
A damaged OCR fragment shows scattered prices such as 6.00 3.50 1.60 and a 50 value, tied to an unclear ledger entry. The text lacks context, dates, or identifiable entities, preventing precise itemization.
Glouster Suit Seeks Recovery on Old Judgment
Dr Shoop s Laboratories Inc sues Dell F Sims in Wood County West Virginia seeking to enforce a December 31 1912 judgment for 109.69 debt plus 4.00 costs totaling 113.69 with 6 percent interest from December 81 1912. The judgment remains unpaid.
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DP. F. Sims
Cary Buys Antle store to run updated grocery and meat market
Trimble merchant L G Cary has purchased the Antle store and will take charge next week. He will operate an up to date grocery and meat market with years of experience in the business.
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L. G. Cary
Trimble
Cary
W. H. Hoon
Bishopville
Miles Hoon
358Th Infantry
France
Hoon
Joseph Richards
United Mine Workers
Guernsey County
Liarry McDonald
New London
Conn
Columbus
Harry
Navy
Cincinnati
Thomas Shikosky
von Scheele
Jacksonville
Crawford
Shikosky
Modoc
Replevin Case In Default in Wilkes v Gaynor
The docket in the common pleas court reports William H. Wilkes versus Agnes Gaynor. On August 12 1918 judges entry shows defendants failed to appear and judgment by default was rendered. Costs were 10 dollars. Bond posted 160 dollars. Property involved were two head of cattle valued at 65 dollars per appraisers McNeal and Nice.
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Ray C. Burt
J. P
McNeal
J. H. Nice
Opera House Tonight Shows The Silent Man
The great William S. Hiart stars in The Silent Man at the Opera House tonight delivering a dramatic performance for local audiences.
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Opera House
Wm. S. Hiart
Etiquette column guidance on social visits and notices
In a Marie Riley etiquette column, readers learn that introductions should avoid churches, and questions will be answered with etiquette advice. Tips include enjoying planned weekend visits, appreciating hostesses, tipping servants, and sending a bread and gutter letter upon return, plus notes on wedding invitations and at home cards.
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Marie Riley
Miss Riley
Mary M
RESPECTED FARMER LEMUEL BENNETT DIES AT 63
Lemuel Bennett aged 63 died at the family home on Strouds Run after a period of declining health. Funeral services will be held Thursday at 10 a.m. at the home with burial in Bennett Cemetery. He leaves a wife and son Jesse, another son Dalton having died years ago, and a brother John living nearby.
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Lemuel Bennett
Strouds Run
AL Bennett
Bennett Cemetery
Bennett
Jesse
Dalton
John
Margaret Snow Returns Home From Visitation
Margaret Snow daughter of Dr and Mrs C Snow arrived home today after a three week visit in Guysville with her grandparents Dr and Mrs Ete.
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Margaret Snow
C. Snow
Guysville
Mystery of Brashear’s Stolen Auto Cash in Coolville
L. L. Leman, Coolville Democrat official, says Brashear funded a lavish lifestyle with stolen car proceeds. Brashear signed blank checks for his wife who withdrew about $995 to cover debts, while 1917 silk wardrobes fueled town talk. He planned a brick garage on a $1200 lot, paying workers modest salaries for nonproductive labor.
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Howard Brashear
L. L. Leman
Democratic Central
Brashear
Loman
Ballance
Coolville
Tron
Brachear
Howard
Mr. Loman
Guard Boys in Training Back of Battle Line
Mrs. Harry Roach received a letter from her son Sergeant Wescott Roach of Battery A 136th Field Artillery dated July 1. He writes that the Athens county Guard boys are billeted in a small French village where two French ladies care for them with evident warmth. The unit is far from the front and not expected to move into the action zone for about two months.
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Harry Roach
Wescott Roach
136Th Field Artillery
Athens County Guard
Roach
Athens County
Athens stores to close Thursday and Friday afternoons
Athens business houses will close on Thursday and Friday afternoons as the County Fair runs. This follows the annual pattern of Friday being the fair’s last day, prompting early closures to accommodate attendees.
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Athens
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Baker
Edison
Fair Grounds
Edison Diamond Disc Phonograph
Edison Diamond
Hibbards Music Shop
N. Court St
Athens, Ohio
Goodyear
Silvertown
Hull Foster, J I
OLD Uvil
Irank P. Clark
Calvary
Cincinnati University
Brasher and
Silk Locks
the Ladies Bazaar
Ladies’ Store
Reinhold
Virginia Dare
Kerr Hardware CO
Henry W. Cotner
Rexall
Tnd Motor Auto Sales Co
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