Local Society Notes Highlight Visits and Funerals Across Athens Area
Mrs. Eli Dunble visits in McArthur while Kilpatrick family attends funeral in Nelsonville. Birth announced for Philip Arendlin to Mr. and Mrs. John Banson in Athens. Multiple residents attend funerals in McArthur and New Marshfield. visitors include Farnams from La Crosse and Forsyths. Woman's Foreign Missionary Society meets December 2 at 1:30. art lecture prompts schedule changes. Local social events cover theatre outings, music program at Morrey School, and connections among Athens and Nelsonville residents.
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Woman’s Foreign Missionary Society
Campbell
Thanksgiving greetings and visits in White Hall area
White Hall residents including Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Frailey of Athens hosted Thanksgiving with Amos MecClerg and family. Mrs. Mack Braley visited relatives at Wellston. Mrs. Harry Knowlton and Nellie of Bellefontaine stayed with Mr. and Mrs. Nicholson. Melissa Moore visited Ada Parker of Hebbardsville. Bartlett and Ash, who sold their farm to James Irwin, moved to West Virginia. Will Nicholson and children visited Charles Woodgerd at Carpenter. Neighbors surprised Mrs. John Radford for her birthday anniversary with a social gathering and refreshments. Ray Moore and wife of Athens spent Friday with C. S. Moore and family.
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Lewis Frailey
Athens
Amos MecClerg
Mack Braley
Wellston
Harry Knowlton
Nellie
Bellefontaine Wer
Nicholson
Melissa Moore
Ada Parker
Hebbardsville
Bartlett
Ash
James Irwin
West Virginia
Will Nicholson
Charles Woodgerd
Carpenter
John Radford
Ray Moore
C. S. Moore
Harry Hooper
James Carpenter
R. M. Patterson
Samz
Near Athens
Milo Foster
G. K. Thorpe
Grange
Little Hocking
Charles Harris
H. Noland
Ray Crow
Foster
Reuben Dunfee
Little Son
T. J
Little Tuesday
W. W. Hill
Peter Rice
Cross Brothers Buy Out Walden Monumental Works
Howard Walden selling his Union street business to Frank and Emmett Cross. Frank Cross linked with Walden Shop for four years is an expert mechanic. Walden retires due to ill health but will assist when able. New firm named Cross Bros Monumental Works. They are noted as worthy young men in Athens County.
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Howard Walden
Union Street
Frank
Emmett Cross
Frank Cross
Walden
Cross
Athens Vanquished by Columbus in Volleyball Match
Columbus state champions overwhelmed Athens Business Men's volleyball 45 to 18 after a new attacking style. Bolin and Wolf, university students, fought in a three round boxing prelim. Three wrestling matches followed with Morgan pinning Morris in 125 pounds. Newheart and Hickman drew. Brooks and Swartz drew.
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Athens
Columbus
Bolin
Wolf
Morgan
Morris
Newheart
Hickman
Brooks
Swartz
Government seeks Charles W Morse held for war fraud
Dec 1 the federal government ordered the arrest of Charles W Morse wealthy ship builder indicted for defrauding the government during the war. The Shipping Board says Morse is aboard the liner Paris sailing from New York to Havre. Wireless orders went to Paris commander to seize Morse at Havre.
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Washington
Charles W. Morse
Shipping Board
Morse
Paris
New York
Havre
United States to join world talks on stabilizing exchange rates
Secretary of the Treasury Mellon announced Washington will send a representative to a meeting of financiers from world powers. The gathering, under the allied reparations commission, aims to discuss steps to stabilize financial conditions globally.
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Washington
United States
Secretary of the Treasury
Mellon
Allied Reparations Commission
Double Afease Arouses City in Tragic Discovery
The body of three year old Margaret Coughlin, held against her will, was found dismembered and partly burned in a neighbor's basement. The neighbor, Mrs Pensia, 52, was found in her bedroom with her throat cut from ear to ear and a butcher knife in her hand.
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Chicago
Margaret Coughlin
Still Hopeful Of Agreement On Far East Concessions
Washington reports say talks between the United States Britain China Japan have narrowed two main gaps. The naval ratio dispute between America and Japan and the Shantung return to China are seen as adjustables with a satisfactory outcome expected soon. Britain may shift if other issues change. China seeks Shantung return without conditions, with trading possibilities noted.
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Washington
United Press
America
Japan
China
Britain
Shantung
French Naval Plan Aims to Sidestep Ratio Allocation
French naval experts devised a plan to keep their fleet out of the ongoing ratio assignment, ensuring their navy would not be bound by the imposed distribution method.
Fiery Eczema Healed by Mentho Sulphur Application
A noted skin specialist says a little Mentho-Sulphur can quickly overcome fiery itchy eczema. Its germ destroying action soothes irritation and heals the skin, leaving it clear and smooth. Sufferers should obtain Mentho-Sulphur from a druggist and use it like a cold cream.
Ohio Club Women Urged to Expand Child Welfare Efforts
Dr Josephine Peirce head of Ohio Federation of Women's Clubs child welfare division calls for federated clubs to form divisions and integrate child welfare topics into yearly programs. She highlights milk for underweight children, school scales, vegetable education, supervised playgrounds, and ties to schools and charities. Akron members stress motherhood training and life story education as vital parts of the effort.
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Geo. Elliott McCormick
Ohio Federation of Women’s Clubs
Josephine Peirce
Lima
State Division of Charities
Akron
Leah C. Chittenden
Home and School League
Harmony Hill Notes From Athens Community Gathering
Harmony Hill residents report visits among Athens locals including James Carpenter and R. M. Patterson. Milo Foster killed a five foot black snake near traps and livestock care dominates cooler days with butchering season underway.
Patients' Work to Be Sold Dec 7 at Hospital
Needle workers at Ath ens State hospital have created a display of crochet and embroidered pieces for an annual sale on Wednesday December 7. The exhibition opens at 1 PM and runs the rest of the day. proceeds fund the hospital's entertainment and Industrial fund for patient amusement.
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Athens State Hospital
Order Girls Out as Kennedy Murder Trial Opens
In Los Angeles Judge Sidney B. Reeve ordered all young girls from the courtroom at the start of the Arthur Burch murder trial. Burch faces charges of killing J Belton Kennedy.
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Los Angeles
Calif
Sidney B. Reeve
Arthur Burch
J. Belton Kennedy
Rain and high water disrupt Sharpsburg area events
Rain and mud halt mail routes and speakers travel. Protracted meeting at Mt Carmel continues amid wet conditions. A house fire on Lee Thompson’s home is controlled with minor damage. Local residents report paralyzed travel, strokes, and community notices amid a rainy week.
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Sharpsburg R. D
Bartlett Institute
Sharpsburg Hill
Amesville
Frank Bardin
Mt. Carmel
House Holder
Deer shot from village porches in Adirondacks crowd
In Black Brook, near Saranac Lake, two bucks wandered into the hamlet and were fired upon from porches and windows as local residents joined in. The scenes described suggest panic and heavy rifle fire as hunters pursued the deer.
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Saranac Lake
Adirondacks
Black Brook
Straw Shoe Horses Raise Chinese Hawkers
In parts of China horses are shod with straw shoes and hundreds earn living by collecting discarded shoes on highways. The practice sustains a network of informal workers amid rural markets and transportation routes.
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China
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Eli Dunble
McArthur
John Kilptrick
Nelsonville Yesterdy
Robert Kilpatrick
Emma Perry
Caston
Lottie Cannon
Millfield
Arthur Hunter
Philip Aremlin
John B. Wanson
Moris Avenue
J. L. Houselwider
Jr. G. Householder
Emalene Stephenyn
Bert A. Farnam
la Crosse, WS
F. D. Forsyth
Coass
Mr. Farnam
Forsyth
Ralph P. Jennings
Frank Hinman
Nell Roach
Betty Blythe
Majestic Theatre
Dow Bowers
Dow Jr
Loren North
Son Durward
Nelsonville
C. A. Hooper
Bowers
North
Hooper
Martzolff
M. E
College Auditorum
Lester Scott
Dwight
New Marshfield
Frank K. Rauch
Yeserday
Queen of Sheba
Grace Hamilton Morrey
Margaret Parry Hast
Vera Watson Downing
Morrey School of Music
Olwen Jones
White Hall
Cross Brothers
Chance Parley
Ohio
CLUS
Harmony Hill
Henry Burns
Lee Thompson
Lyle
Martha Thompson
Lydia Caldwell
Plantsville
George Brooks
Hiram Thompson
Robert Grimes
Emily
Floyd Grimes
Lillian Bardin
Chester Hill
J. R. Edgerton
Flossie Lovell
Chichester
S Pills Lee
Orville Cowan
Poston
Ohio Farmers Insurance Co
Frank R. Murphey
Preston
Phoenix
Phoenix Lisle
F. L. Preston Co
Big Daylight Store
Eo As
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