Ellen Riley to Wed Walter Quigley in September
Nelsonville notices reveal Miss Ellen Riley and Columbus financier Walter Quigley announce their engagement. The couple will wed on September 23 after Ellen finishes her teaching in Nelsonville. Out of town guests included Mrs. Cuyler Sanborn, Miss Katherine Mumma, and Mrs. George Banks.
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Nelsonville
John Riley
Miss Ellen
Ellen
Walter Quigley
Columbus
Walter
E. 8. McCune
Catherine Spencer
Riley
Quigley
Cuyler Sanborn
New York City
Katherine Mumma
Fostoria
George Banks
Athens
Mrs. Margaret Kirkendall 68 Dies Near Athens
Mrs. Margaret Kirkendall age 68 died Sunday near Athens. A resident of Buchtel she was returned to Stout's mortuary for burial preparations as funeral arrangements were not yet set.
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Nelsonville
Margaret Kirkendall
Athens
Buchtel
Stout’s Mortuar
Weeklong visits and fairs noted in Columbus region
Mrs H Ki Howe and Mrs John Fiske spend the week in Columbus for the state fair with Mrs Fiske enjoying a vacation as the W E A nurse. Numerous residents visit family and return from trips including Earl Jackson from New York City and B M Coakley on business in Buffalo.
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H. Ki. Howe
John Fiske
Columbus
Fiske
Arthur Burgess
Lancaster
Earl Jackson
New York City
I. H. Jackson
B. M. Coakley
Buffalo
N. Y
Raymond
Ed Crouse
O. Artis
Akron
Donald Shafer
Blake Couple Move to Columbus for New Home
Mr and Mrs Nat Blake relocate from Nelsonville to Columbus today to establish a new residence. Mrs Blake serves as president of the Athens county womens auxiliary society.
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Columbus
Nelsonville
Nat Blake
Picnic Planned by Nelsonville Colored Church
Nelsonville Aug 80 The colored church at Coonville plans an all day service and picnic on Sunday September 19 Invitations have gone to congregations of the A M E and Baptist churches in Nelsonville for attendance.
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Nelsonville
Nelsonville excursion draws residents to Columbus trips
Aug 24 Nelsonville residents joined the excursion to Columbus Sunday run by the Hocking Valley railroad. The railroad advertised three more excursions to Columbus this week for those wishing to attend the State fair.
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Nelsonville
Columbus
Hocking Valley Railroad
Funeral services planned at Asbury church Wednesday
Funeral services will be held at the Asbury church Wednesday at 10 30 o clock with burial at Asbury. She leaves her husband Alfred McLaughlin a daughter and a foster daughter.
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Asbury
Alfred McLaughlin
Typhoid Claims Life of Bertha Wadley in Nelsonville
Funeral services were held for Bertha Wadley, 28, at her Athens Nelsonville roadside home. She died Saturday after typhoid fever and complications. The Rev. Stucky of Pilgrim Holiness Church conducted the service. She leaves her parents Mr and Mrs Raymond Wadley two sisters and one brother. Burial will be at Greenlawn.
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Nelsonville
Bertha Wadley
Athens
Stucky
Pilgrim Holiness Church of
Raymond Wadley
Greenlawn
Conference Attendance Ties Up Young Church Members
Miss Marceline Wallace Miss Grace Mathews Miss Nellie Morrison and Leslie Howearth attend the conference of young people at the Christian church in Wilmington for the week in Nelsonville.
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Nelsonville
Marceline Wallace
Grace Mathews
Nellie Morrison
Leslie Howearth
Wilmington
Christian Church
Margaret McLaughlin dies after ten weeks illness near Conbett
Margaret McLaughlin aged 66 died at her home near Conbett after a ten weeks illness. The death occurred this morning in Nelsonville. Funeral arrangements are pending.
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Nelsonville
Margaret McLaughlin
Conbett
Wheat to Stay on World Market Basis for 1927
The Agriculture Department announced that American wheat will remain on a world market basis next year. It projected the 1926-27 outlook with a winter wheat crop around 678 million bushels and a 200 million bushel export supply, maintaining conditions similar to the present.
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Washington
Department of Agriculture
Department
Harvest Argument Ends in Death Near Findlay
In Findlay area a wheat field dispute led to a fatal shooting. Winnifred Williams II was killed and Bert Williams III was seriously wounded when a threshing crew drove onto Homer Green’s farm. Merrit Green and two relatives were arrested on murder charges.
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Merrit
Lehr
Army guard kills military prisoner at Fort Myer
Fort Myer officers report a guard fought two escaping prisoners. Private John W. Taylor 20 defended himself killing one attacker and prevented the other from fleeing. The incident occurred as the guard was attacked while overseeing the prisoners. Private Benjamin Cowen was charged.
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Washington
O.R
John W. Taylor
Fort Myer
Benjamin Cowen
Charg
Soldier Killed in Desertion Incident Report
Private Robert 8. Ritchie was named as the alleged companion in the attack on Taylor. Taylor was confined to bar racks today under technical arrest. Officers indicated they believed he was justified.
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Robert 8. Ritchie
Taylor
Redtop Seed Market Slows While Timothy Declines
Agriculture department reports timothy and redtop seed crops moving to market more slowly than usual. Timothy prices have fallen about $1 per hundred pounds over three weeks, with record high offered for recleaned or fancy redtop. Interstate Commerce Commission examiner recommends dismissal of a $25,000 damages suit by J. P. Harden against Pullman for denied accommodations.
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Department of Agriculture
Interstate Commerce Commission
J. P. Harden
Chicago
Pullman
Bureau tests brick thickness for road pavement feasibility
The bureau of public roads reports completion of experiments at the department of agriculture to determine how thin a brick can be used as road pavement while still providing satisfactory service.
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Bureau of Public Roads
Department of Agriculture
Cholera and Plague Deaths Top 32 593 in Four Weeks in India
Public health service review notes India records 32 593 deaths from cholera and plague over four weeks. Authorities assess global disease prevalence and impact, with India showing severe mortality early in the period.
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India
Public Health Service
League Ed Committee to Expand with Latin American Delegate
The League of Nations announced that its education committee will be enlarged. A Latin American delegate will join the group of experts, expanding the committee’s membership.
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League of Nations
Latin America
Group of
League
Department of State
Java health drive cuts malaria impact and boosts prosperity
Health authorities in Java note a drop in malaria cases and deaths after control steps. The United States public health service has been informed of the progress and the improvement in population prosperity.
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Java
United States Public Health Service
Rural Areas Get Library On Wheels Program
The Bureau of Education announces increased library facilities in rural US by delivering books to farm homes through libraries on wheels. Patrons may borrow books and return by parcel post or keep them until future truck visits.
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United States
Bureau of Education
Department of the Interior
Death toll in British mines tops twelve hundred in 1924
An oral statement by Ethel Bert Stewart, commissioner of the Bureau of Labor Statistics, Department of Labour, cites 1 218 fatalities in British mines during 1924.
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Ethelbert Stewart
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Department of Labor
Canadian Senate Defeats Aged Pensions Bill
The Canadian senate rejected a pensions bill by 46 to 21. It had cleared the lower house unanimously and would have limited payments to British subjects aged 79 or over with income under 365 dollars a year and residence requirements. The maximum pension would be 240 dollars.
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Canadian Senate
Canada
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Dawes to Head Legion Convention Address Next October
Vice President Charles G. Dawes will deliver the principal address at the eighth annual American Legion convention in Philadelphia next October. The event will attract Legionnaires from across the country with Dawes as the keynote speaker.
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Philadelphia
U.P
Charles G. Dawes
the American Legion
Divorce Granted In Local Court
Evelyn Pettit was granted divorce by Judge L G Worstell in Common Pleas court after the defendant Harry Pettit failed to appear in his own defense. Pettit was awarded custody of one child and costs of the suit were taxed to him. Hazel Winans Selby Poston of Columbus was awarded 5825 against Don R Poston in a separate matter tied to an alimony note signed shortly before the divorce.
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Evelyn Pettit
L. G. Worstell
Common Pleas Court
Harry Pettit
Common Pleas Journal
Poston
Authorities probe alleged fight at Eagles park picnic
At Eagles park on the Troy pike officers report two state dry raiders a game warden and a constable were severely beaten during a picnic disruption. Authorities began stock taking the incident and pursuing leads.
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Dayton
U.P
Eagles Park
Troy Pike
Steamer Zillah Sinks in Whitefish Bay
The steamer Zillah of Bay City carrying limestone sank in 300 feet of water in Whitefish Bay after a long bottom leak. Fourteen crew members were rescued from life boats by the Steamer Schiller of Pittsburgh, including Captain Peter Ward of Port Huron.
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Saulte Ste Marie
Mich
U.P
Zillah
Bay City
Whitefish Bay
Peter Ward
Port Huron
Schiller
Pittsburgh
Baby takes first plane ride in Fremont
An 11 week old, Leroy Earl Wilson, had his first airplane trip in Fremont. He cried briefly at takeoff but soon slept soundly on his mother's shoulder. Mrs. Wilson quipped on arrival that the flight beat walking the floor.
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Fremont
Leroy Earl Wilson
Leroy
Mrs. Wilson
Intimidation of witnesses before Stark county grand jury
Canton, Aug. 80 U P witnesses slated to testify before Stark county grand jury in the Don R. Meltlett murder probe report intimidation. Charlies W. Morris editor of the Canton Daily News and Detective H J Burton are named as expected witnesses. Burton to testify about a statement by one of three uncle witnesses who refuses to substantiate his story.
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Canton
U.P
Stark County Grand Jury
Don R. Meltlett
Charlies W. Morris
Canton Daily News
Mellett
H. J. Burton
Burton
Fifteen Escape from Kentucky Jail Sparks Search
Winchester Kentucky August 380 Drosses comb the hills after a jail delivery in which 15 prisoners escaped. Three white men included George Bowman 22 sentenced to hang for attacking an orphan girl Roy Martin 24 Newport Kentucky and Mark Brewer Cincinnati.
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Winchester
Here
George Bowman
Roy Martin
Newport Ky
Mark Brewer
Cincinnati
Ohio State Fair Opener Amid Rainy Day Enthusiasm
Crowds gather in Columbus for the seventy sixth Ohio State Fair opening on Children’s Day. Director Charles V. Truax expects attendance over 50 000 with judging of thousands of animals underway. Athens schools praised for comprehensive program blending academics and shop work with special education and student government.
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Columbus
O.R
Columbus and Children
Charles V. Truax
Athens
Middlewest
Athens Public Schools Grow to Six Buildings and Seven Schools
Fifty years after a single three story brick school Athens now operates six buildings with seven schools. The new Athens high school cost 350000 and enrolls 3075 students, the junior high hosts 383. Other enrollments include Special Education 26 Sunnyside 250 West Side 139 Central 240 and Training school 228. Total district enrollment reaches 1646 with 68 teachers. Floyd Harshman will lead both senior and junior high schools as Russell Rupp leaves for Cleveland. School principals include Mary Williams West, Ruth McMeen Special Education, Edith Reechold Training, A L Myers Sunnyside, and superintendent John Patterson.
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Athens
Athens High School
Ohio
Sunnyside
West Side
Central
Board of Education
Ohio University
Floyd FE. Harshman
Russell H. Rupp
Cleveland
Mary Williams
West
Ruth McMeen
Lavinia Warner
Edith Reechold
A. L. Myers
Bertha Bridgeman
John Patterson
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