Society and Local News Highlights From Richland Area
Mrs. E H Hale of Chicago visits at niece Mrs Sam Henderson in Richland Avenue. Mrs H L Faubion of Clarksville Tenn leaves after a visit with Mr and Mrs R M Faubion 15 Foster Place. Deputy Sheriff P H McKinley heads to St Anthony Texas with a stop in Alamogordo New Mexico to see relatives. Birth announced of Merii Iris to Mr and Mrs B F McQuistion Morgantown W Va. former Miss Mer Zinn of Reedsville W Va. Mr Henry C Cameron on several days business trip across Northern and Western Ohio. Attorney W E Peters travels to Parkersburg W Va. The Pallas club meets Saturday at 2:30 with Mrs A O Sloane 69 South Court. Home Guards meet Saturday at 2 at First M E church. guests welcome, ages 10 to 14.
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P. H. McKinley
St. Anthony
Texas
Alamogordo
New Mexico
E. J. McKinley
L. W. Leadinghous
Merii Iris
B. F. Mc McQuistion
Morgantown
W. Va
McQuistion
Mer Zinn
Reedsville
Harry Dorsey
West Mulberry Street
Parkersburg
Pennsylvania Coal Co
Missionary Society Meets At Hottel Home
Thirty eight members of the Missionary Society of the Christian church and eight guests gathered for the monthly meeting at Mrs. W. L. Hottel's home on North Congress street. The program featured a letter from Eva Raw Baird of Lanzhou Fu China and talks on immigration. Refreshments were served by seven hostesses.
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Missionary Society of the Christian Church
W. L. Hottel
North Congress Street
O. B. Skidmore
Christian Church
Eva Raw Baird
Athens
Lanchou Fu
China
C. Augusta Morse
Pedigo
Crystal Simms
World Call
Ida Allison
Abram Williams
Frank Nagle
Charles Knox
W. E. Bingman
J. W. Moorman
E. D. Murch
J. E. Haning
Inverted Brick Snow Removal Trench Proposed for New York
New York officials will test a new snow removal device by inventor William F. Guerin. An inverted brick trench in the gutters forms an egg shaped channel with steam pipes that melt snow and discharge water to the sewer. The system includes safety iron covers and a steam nozzle to thaw hydrants and can return uncondensed steam for building heating.
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International News Service
New York
William F. Guerin
Large feet expensive luxury prompts shoe surcharges
International report from Martin Sferry Ohio notes local shoe dealers have warned of extra charges on men’s shoes above size twelve and on women’s above size eight, turning oversized feet into an expensive luxury.
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Martin Sferry
Dr Blain Goldsberry Addresses Kindergarten Mothers Club
Dr Blaine Goldsberry spoke to the Kindergarten Mothers club at Central School on a Wednesday afternoon. The meeting drew solid attendance from the three kindergartens as he discussed child diseases and formed valuable guidance for children's health.
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Goldsberry
Blaine Goldsberry
Kindergarten Mothers Club
Real Estate Men Seek Columbus Organization
W G Neff a leading Columbus real estate figure and secretary of the Ohio Association of Real Estate Boards was in Athens en route home after visiting Parkersburg where he spoke to a city board meeting and West Virginia real estate leaders. He aims to form a local organization to boost civic improvement and the plan will be taken up soon.
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W. G. Neff
Columbus
Ohio Association of Real Estate Boards
Athens
Parkersburg
City Real Estate Board
West Virginia State Association of Real Estate Men
Ohio
Neff
Blair Will and at First Church on Sunday
Reverend Blair will conduct morning service at First M E Church in Athens on Sunday. Logan has been named as pastor and a meeting of local W C T U members will follow. Isher, superintendent of the League, will speak to the group about matters of interest.
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Blair
Athens
M. E
Logan
Power Vessel To Replace Steam On Ohio River
In Upton West Virginia a new electricity powered boat trial system is planned for next spring. The hull was at Charleston and will move to Marietta to receive machinery. The craft, 59 feet long, will have a generator and control in the pilot house, replacing the former steam engine system.
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Ugton
W. VA
Ohio
Iain
Ma Elliott
United States
Charleston
Mariettae
Poultry Industry Growth in California Os Americas
In Los Angeles a January report notes the U S poultry industry valued at 500 million dollars with California leading in growth over the last decade. The piece highlights coop efficiency with one man per acre and a female owner running a top Southern California farm. It also discusses a monthly cooperative stabilizing prices, expanding markets with five to ten carloads weekly to New York and occasional shipments to London, plus storage improvements narrowing price gaps between seasons.
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International News Service
Los Angeles
United States
California
New York
London
County Auditor Locked In By Mistake Mystery Surfaces
An old, unsolved incident reports County Auditor Fred Cornwell being locked in the garret of the courthouse for hours. A prominent Athens lawyer is suspected, while Sheriff Herbert Parker arrived to free him after dinner. The episode sparked pigeons and a town clock time scare.
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Fred Cornwell
Court House
Robinson Cruse
Cornwell
Herb Parker
Athens
Prisoners Freed as Amnesty Decrees Unfold in Dublin
In Dublin on January 13, one hundred eighty five prisoners were released from Montjoy prison under a royal amnesty decree issued by King George. Two hundred Black and Tans evacuated the Dublin barracks and were to sail for England that night.
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Dublin
Montjoy
George
England
Poisoned liquor fills Brooklyn hospitals in 1921
842 patients were admitted to Kings County Hospital for alcoholic poisoning in 1921, doctors say. Dr Mortimer D Jones attributes most cases to deadly bootleg manufacturing methods, with only one case from wood alcohol and none from home brew.
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International New Service
New York
Brooklyn
Kings County Hospital
Mortimer D. Jones
Mystery Man Dies From Banked Poison in Akron
Akron police and coroner confirmed the death of the so called mystery man from wood alcohol poisoning. Coroner C H Kent ruled the cause of death and noted the man carried $2315 in cash when found in an alley. Relatives have yet to be located.
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Akron, O
Akron
C. H. Kent
Fire burns child as mother smothers flames in Marietta
Frank Bayley seven is hospitalized with burns after his blind mother held him to a gas stove to ease earache. She turned up gas and tried to shield him as the nightgown caught fire, then threw herself on the flames to smother them.
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Marietta
Frank Bayley
Arrangements for First Grade Entrance at Central School
Due to crowding at Central schools, parents wishing to enroll children in the first grade for the second semester on January 30 must contact Principal Miss Williams. Children who are six by March 1 may enroll. The request aims to secure accommodations.
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Miss Williams
Momentous Friday the Thirteenth Foretells Nine Months
New York reports that if today, the thirteenth, passes without disaster, there will be calm for nine months until October 13 when the same omen recurs. The note links the date to a long stretch without calamity and hints at superstition surrounding the calendar.
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New York
Ford urges Muscle Shoals plan and Mississippi dam vision
Henry Ford tells IN S he hopes to finish arguments for purchasing the Muscle Shoals project at a War Department conference. He says twenty dams on the Mississippi could halt flood loss, boost transportation, and fund construction via currency issuance with future power sales.
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Washington
Muscle Shoals
Henry Ford
Detroit
International News Service
United States
Ford
Mississippi Valley
Mississippi
Gulf of Mexico
St. Louis
Capt Devol Transferred to Barborton Field
Captain Devol of the Salvation Army moves to Barborton, after a year in Athens where he built a strong Athens station. He rests in Marietta briefly before new duties. Miss Opal Wharff will join Barborton to assist. Ensign Barnes and Lieut Tates arrive from Sandusky to lead, with services set for Wednesday and weekend at the City Building.
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Devol
Salvation Army
Barberton
Marietta
Athens
Misa Opal
Joe Medley Wins Admission Papers To County Home
Elyria Ohio January 13 192? Joe Medley colored says he feels lucky as he heads toward the county infirmary empowered by admission papers to the county home. He limps with rheumatism in his left limb and St Vitus affliction in his right leg while whistling a lively tune.
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Elyria
Joe Medley
St. Vitus
Medley
Remarkable Heart Cure Offer Promoted by Dr Miles
An advertising notice promises free treatment for heart disease and related ailments from Dr Franklin Miles. It cites 30 years of research and urges afflicted individuals to request a two pound free treatment and his book, listing an Elkhart Indiana address for inquiries.
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Miles
Franklin” Miles
Franklin
Elkhart
Ind
Armenia Claims Status as World’s Oldest Christian Nation
Armenia asserts its historic role as the earliest nation to adopt Christianity as a state faith, citing ancient churches, early monastic centers, and continuous Christian presence through centuries.
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Armenia Sa
Picture brides join Hawaii in 1910s decade totals
Immigration officials report fourteen thousand six hundred Japanese picture brides entered Hawaii from 1910 to 1920. About 14,000 Japanese families formed, averaging 1,400 new families per year with about five children each. The estimated population increase due to brides is roughly 95,000, with 1921 arrivals near the decade average.
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International News Service
Honolulu
T. H
Hawaii
Farm bloc push for new tariff schedules in senate
Senator Gooding of Idaho presented to the senate finance committee a complete new tariff set reflecting republican farm bloc demands. The schedules set duties on western products from livestock and grains to fruit and dairy, signaling major changes to protection levels and farm interests.
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Washington
Senate
Senate Finance Committee
Senator Gooding
Idaho
Foyt to Explain Disturbance at Millican's Restaurant
John Foyt will explain tonight to the mayor why he disturbed the peace of Peaceful Athens late last night at Millican's restaurant where Officer J M Cady found him.
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John Foyt
Athens
Millican’s
J. M. Cady
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