Local Dinner Party Hosts Plentiful Guests
Mrs. George I. Putnam of West Carpenter street entertained Saturday dinner for Mrs. Luella Wendelkia of Portsmouth and Mrs. C. L. Strecker. Wendelkia is aunt to Rev. C. L. Strecker and friend of Mrs. Putnam and her sister Mrs. J. M. Hyde of Nelsonville who attended the inner party.
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George I. Putnam
West
Carpenter Street
Luella Wendelkia
Portsmouth
C. L. Strecker
Wendelkia
Rev
Putnam
J. M. Hyde
Nelsonville
Local Families Celebrate Birthdays with Mirror Gifts
East Union Street hosts a birthday gathering for Mr. and Mrs. L. J. Oxley with music dinner. Attendees include multiple Athens-area families and guests from Guysville Logan and Indianapolis. Several members travel from Ohio and Indiana for the occasion and related visits continue in the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. J. Oxley
East Union Street
Fred Woodruff
BE. B. Oxley
J. &. Bherrock
Athens
Quince Carsey
Guysville
G. L. Ballanger
Henry Michael
Logan
Fragmentary sports note from Collingswood arena
Scattered OCR text mentions Victoria Avs and a game move. Readable nouns include Collingswood, Victoria, and an adversary. No clear outcome or full event details available.
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Collingswood
Victoria
Unclear OCR Text Noted
Fragmentary OCR shows names and places but lacks clear event or facts. Unable to produce a reliable summary with distinct entities or a coherent news item from the provided text.
Curvey for Ohio Ordered by State Board
The public utilities commission in Columbus designates L. G. White to survey Ohio gas supply. The study will determine how much gas each company distributes, supply sources, and anticipated winter gaps. Chairman C. C. Marshall notes potential rate increases as a possible response to shortages.
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Columbus
Public Utilities Commission
L. G. White
Ohio
C. C. Marshall
Cecilia Farrell 1911 1920 Child of Farrell Family Obituary
Cecilia Farrell daughter of Mr and Mrs James A Farrell was born March 11 1911 in Sugar Creek Ohio and died August 25 1920 at age nine years five months and fourteen days She attended Athens public school and was devoted to St Pauls Catholic church and the Junior Sodality of the Blessed Virgin Mary Survived by her parents grandparents and siblings Mary and William The poem The stars are shining calmly accompanies the tribute.
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Haze
Cecilia Farrell
James A. Farrell
Sugar Creek
Ohio
Athens
St. Paul’s Catholic Church
Mary
William
Card of Thanks for Hazel's Death and Support
We express sincere thanks to neighbors and friends for assistance during the illness and death of our dear daughter sister Hazel. Gratitude for sympathy offerings and the men of 210 mine. Special thanks to Mr. Baughman and Rev. Berry. From Mr. and Mrs. James A. and Family.
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Hazel
Mr. Baughman
T. Rev. Berry
James A. On
Hold up on street car in Cleveland nets small haul
Early today hold up men stopped a street car in Cleveland. No passengers aboard were robbed the mentor and conductor with watches and money. Four men later boarded the car posing as passengers and continued the robbery.
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Cleveland
Owl
Rains Damage Ohio Crops Across Regions
A report from C A Dyer organizing secretary of the Ohio Grange describes widespread crop damage in Ohio. Flooded streams have washed down corn in Scioto valley, diseased corn in the northwest will not ripen before frost, oats and hay are ruined, and unthreshed grain is blackened by the rains.
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Columbus
Aus
C. A. Dyer
Ohio Grange
Scioto Valley
Dyer
Ohio
State Fair Crowds Break Opening Day Attendance Record
Ohio State Fair opened with about 40 000 attendees according to unofficial counts. Governor Cox and Rev. Aaron Watkins were highlighted as key attractions for the Tuesday program marking Presidential Day Columbus Day and Old Soldiers Day with veterans admitted free.
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Columbus
Cox
Aaron
Watkins
Minnesota Potato Exchange formed to market potatoes
Minnesota plans standard grades and better distribution through a cooperative system of potato growers. Local associations contract with a central organization to market their crop, with about 75 groups organized and 100 expected within two weeks. One fourth of Minnesota’s potato acreage is contracted to the exchange, and officials consider similar efforts for grain and other farm products.
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Minneapolis
Minn
Minnesota Potato Exchange
N. J. Holmberg
Minnesota
Holmberg
State Agricultural Department
Deaths-Funeral of John Hixson Amesville farmer at 77
John Hixson of Ames township dies at home in Amesville at age 77 after a long illness. Survived by nine children: Mrs. Wemmer Millfield Mrs. Morris Athens John Hixson Jr Ames township Dr. G W Hixson Cambridge Mrs. Phillips Ames township Mrs. Kelley Dr. P FE Hixson Athens and two daughters Miss Ethel and Miss Emma at home. Funeral arrangements pending with services to be announced later.
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John Hixson
Amesville
John Iixson
Ames Township
Hixson
Peter Hixson
Athens County
Albert Wemmer
Millfield
H. L. Morris
Athens
John Hixson Jr
G. W. Hixson
Cambridge
Elisabeth Phillips
Louis Kelley
P. FE. Hixson
Ethel Hixson
Emma Hixson
Harding to Speak on Reclaiming Western Arid Lands
Senator Harding plans a speech in Marion about reclaiming arid western lands and opening them to national use free from monopolies. He may reference ex soldiers’ opportunities and cites support from Gifford Pinchot. governors, candidates, and notable figures will attend the event.
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Raymond Clapper
Presa Sta
Marion
Harding
Middle West
Inter-Mountain
Gifford Pinchot
Theodore Roosevelt
Illinois
Phillips
Wisconsin
Norbeck
South Dakota
McKelvie
Nebraska
Carey
Wyoming
Stephens
California
Beeckman
Rhode Island
Campbell
Arizona
Sproul
Pennsylvania
Morgan
West Virginia
Preus
Mayde
Missouri
Stephen
Colorado
Ohio
Clarence J. Brown
Spry
G. A
Lincoln Park
Joe Cannon
W. Tan
A. Lyaiam
Eee National I Board of of Farm Organizations
Oe Marine Band of
Nations
Rome
Engaged pairs seek admission to Eugenics summer school
In Werne Bay Kent on August 31 numbers of engaged couples applied for admission to a new Eugenics summer school. The program covers heredity biology and psychology and sparks of engagement disputes. One man withdrew credentials after a conflict over love and language.
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Werne Bay
Kent
Summer School of Eugenics
Conc Locher i
Athens Woman Credits Dean's Pills After Healing Eye Trouble
An Athens resident, Mrs. Francis Mansfield, recalls an interview from three years ago in which she credits Dean's Pills with easing eye trouble and deafness. She says a box of Dean's Pills improved her condition and she later had little trouble since using them, noting a 60 cent price and availability from Foster-Maburn Co. Mfrs.
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Athens
roBard
Cry Citisen
Francis Mansfield
Mil Street
Ladiel
Macy
Dean
Plains Social Notes Mention Local Visits and Trips
The Plains reports Abbie Geaves of Columbus spent Saturday night and Sunday with Mr and Mrs Robert Graves. Mr and Mrs Steve Rachman traveled to Chauncey with sister Virginia Shields and Mildred Bureca. Mrs Zine Courtney accompanied them. The item lists several family visits and gatherings in the area.
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Abbie Geaves
Columbus
Robert Graves
Steve Rachman
Chauncey
Virginia Shields
Mildred Bureca
Rom Ogg St
Zine Courtney
Marehi Tae
George Ball
Steve Rechman
McKee Drug Co Promotes New Drug Quote
A fragmented ad note references McKee Drug Co and druggists nationwide highlighting a new drug with uncertain claims. The garbled text implies pricing or dosage details but the exact facts are unclear.
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McKee Drug Co
Ill-Timed Accidents Reported In Local Dispatch
A lumber camp mishap left Pearl Love of Palos with a severely mashed arm after an egg fell on him. A five year old daughter of Mr Joe Pugh narrowly avoided injury stepping from a moving jitney bus near Jackson. Henry Kellner of Cole family funeral details note he died in Columbus and was buried at Catholic Cemetery. Kellners from Mt Hope and Andrew Kellner of Columbus are named as relatives. E. Ped iard and Gladys of Mt Hope arrive to visit.
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Pearl Love of
Palos
Joe Pugh
Jackson
Henry Kellner
Cole
Kellner
Columbus
St. Is Hospital
Joha
Andrew Kellner
Colum Kellner
E. E. Ped
Gladys
Mt. Hope
W. Va
Women of Athens County Form Full Partnership
The article notes Athens County women mobilizing for full partnership after national suffrage victory. It references Senator Warren G Harding and Ohio headquarters of the Republican party announcing the milestone and urging ongoing civic engagement.
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Athens County
Warren G. Harding
Ohio
The
Republican
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