Reformatory Plan for Camp Grant Illinois Endorsed
January 15 the district committee of the House of Representatives reported favorably a bill to create a reformatory at Camp Grant Illinois. Introduced by Mr Foster at the request of Mr H Votan superintendent of prisons, it aims to remove young first offenders from overcrowded federal prisons and teach them trades. About 2000 first offenders exist, half of whom are ex-service men, with construction planned over ten years and a small appropriation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wwashington
House of Representatives
I. J. Foster
Camp Grant
Illinois
Foster
H. Votan
Hardne
Long yarn spun from threads of conversation
A concise line suggests that a long yarn can emerge when threads of conversation intertwine, hinting at how dialogue can expand into extended storytelling or explanation.
Victory Day celebration and church news in Nelsonville
The W T U marks Victory Day with 12 o clock dinner at the Christian Church social rooms and a 1 36 program with speeches and music. Sunday School Class No 3 reports year end finances. Christian Church meetings feature Rev Johnson sermons, two baptisms, and two confessions. visiting Bell Telephone staff were dinner guests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Leigh
C. L. Johnson
Nelsonville
Johnson
Christ
American Legion Special Meeting Slated for Tuesday
A special meeting of the American Legion is set for Tuesday evening January 16 at 7 39. A smoker and lunch will be served. Members of the district executive committee will attend and discuss important business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Legion
Williard Starr Featured Sunday Guest in New Straitsville
Williard Starr was the Sunday guest of friends in New Straitsville, where locals gathered for a daytime visit and casual chatter at a community home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Williard Starr
New Straitsville Friends
Private dances held at Maccabee hall under two leaders
A series of private dances directed by John D Whyte and Clarence Jack opened Saturday night at the Maccabee hall. N H S Nelsonville Hi basketball team returned from their Ohio river trip with wins over Pomeroy 23 21 and Middleport 46 11 after an overtime period against Pomeroy. Initiations of the Rebekahs regular meeting are set for Tuesday night at their hall with good attendance encouraged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maccabee Hall
John D. Whyte
Clarence Jack
Nelsonville Hi
Ohio River
Pomeroy
Middleport
Rebekahs
Mrs Jittler Visits Athens Parents This Sunday
Mrs Clyde Jittler of Athens was a Sunday guest of her parents Mr and Mrs J R Howe. The social note records a family visit and residence details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clyde Jittler
Athens
J. R. Howe
Mrs Hodges and Son Return From Visit
Mrs Hodges and her young son Billy returned Sunday evening to their New York home after visiting as guests of Miss Clara Whit ham in the city.
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Hodges
Billy
New York
Clara Whitham
Miss Louise Pearce Hosts F R E Club on Poplar Street
Miss Louise Pearce entertained F R E club members at her Poplar street home Friday evening with social chat and needle work. A two course luncheon followed for Mes dames Lena White Bertha Evans Lucile Hillyer Gertrude Hill Nelle Dowler Carrie Longley Bertha Bateman Ben Raybould Susie Clark Mary Brown Margaret Clark Bessie Deer Bertha Howard and Louise Pearce. Guests of the club were Muriel and Grace Gilbert.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louise Pearce
F. R. E. Club
Poplar Street
Mesdameslena White
Bertha Evans
Lucile Hillyer
Gertrude Hill
Nelle Dowler
Carrie Longley
Berth Bateman
Ben Raybould
Susie Clark
Mary Brown
Margaret Clark
Bessie Deer
Bertha Howard
Muriel
Grace Gilbert
Dinner Guests Visit Mrs Don Davis in Athens
Mrs Anthony Stedam of Knox ville Tennessee Mrs W E Elgell of Lancaster and Mrs Stuart Hood Lett were recent dinner guests of Mrs Don Davis in Athens.
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Anthony ‘Stedam
Knoxville, Tenn
W. E. Elgell
Lancaster
Stuart Hoodlett
Don Davis
Athens
Enarco Japanese Oil Promises Pain Relief
An advertisement claims Enarco Japanese Oil eases back aches and pains after a doctor advised its use. The copy promises money back if relief is not found and urges purchase at Clines Pharmacy or any druggist. The copy stresses high concentration and exclusive secret from Japan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Enarco
Clines Pharmacy
Japan
Inspector Baynham Appointed in State Prohibition Dept
George A Baynham of Crooksville was named an inspector in the state prohibition department announced Saturday by B F MacDonald the new director under the Donahey regime. Baynham previously served as a special officer under the former administration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George A. Baynham
Crooksville
State Prohibition Department
B. F. MacDonald
Donahey
Mr. Baynham
Columbus Dispatch
Mrs Stedam Visits and Kinship Ties Span Columbus and Knoxville
Mrs Anthony Stedam left Sunday evening for Knoxville Tenn after a three week visit with her parents Mr and Mrs Thomas Mulligan. En route she visited Lancaster with sister Mrs W E Edgell and Columbus to see brother Glen Mulligan. Mrs Thomas Mulligan accompanied her daughter to Columbus. Miss Alice Mulligan of Columbus was weekend guest of her parents. Miss Catherine Stedam of Columbus spent Sunday with her parents. Mary Parry spent Sunday in Columbus. Harry Edington and Arrin Thacker hosted Mr and Mrs in Columbus yesterday and today. Y J Murphy spent Sunday in Columbus. Cable Gibson and Merle Nelson, OSU VA students in Columbus, were weekend guests of their parents.
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Anthony Stedam
Knoxville Tenn
Thomas Mulligan
Lancaster
W. E. Edgell
Columbus
Glen Mulligan
Alice Mulligan of
Cable Gibson
Merle Nelson
O. S. VA
Harry Edington
Arrin Thacker
Carbon Hill road survey approved by commissioners
Logan Ohio report notes commissioners authorize a survey of the right of way from the end of the pending improvement on thru Longstreth Monday and Cawthorne to the Athens county line. The board raises the infirmary superintendent and matron salaries from 1200 to 1500 yearly. A Baptist church near Scott's Creek school house on the Logan MacArthur road损 damaged by 1250 due to the new pike construction, trustees file a claim with no action yet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carbon Hill
Longstreth
Cawthorne
Athens County
S. W. Arnold
Arnold
Logan-MacArthur
Scott’s Creek
New Pike
Birth announcements in Nelsonville and York township December 1922
The following births were announced by Dr. C C Butt in Nelsonville and York township for December 1922. Boys to Donald Shafer, William Tinn, Frank Birtcher, Chauncey Stevisson, Charles Brannan, Eugene Bay, Lester Ashcraft, Ralph Evans, Jas Barrows, Willard Bartoe, Forney Pyle, William Grose, Charles Schoonover, Jas Neff, William Hammond, George Stump. Girls to Margaret Barrows, Nellie Evans, Nellie Miller, Elizabeth Miller. Geals to Gladys Blackstone, Donald Lowden, Roy Barron, Elsie Hawk, Mildred Cook, Louthie Wood, Clarice Monks, Joseph Barber, Eilen Fisher.
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Nelsonville
York Township
C C. Butt
Charles
Nora Brannan
Eugene
Gertrude Bay
Lester
Celia Ashcraft
Ralph
Nellie Evans
Jas
Margaret Barrows
Willard
Forest Bartoe
Forney
Burnice Pyle
William and
Sylvia Grose
Charles and
Stella Schoon
Over
Dora Neff
Phillys
Elizabeth Miller
William
Daisy Hammond
George
Hazel Stump
Geals
Gladys Blackstone
Donald and
Josephine Lowden
Roy
Edna Barron
Amos and
Elsie Hawk
Harold and
Mildred Cook
Louthie Wood
Clarice Monks
Joseph and
Forest Barber
Carl and
Eilen Fisher
Emery Shaw arraigned for concealed weapon charge
Emery Shaw faced arraignment before Mayor McCune on a concealed weapon charge and pleaded guilty. He was fined $25 plus costs.
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Emery Shaw
McCune
Rural police bill eyed by Ohio lawmakers
In a weekly chat with Representative Joseph F. Brashares of Hocking County the assembly's current session shows routine work with bills in process and efforts to cut expenses. Brashares faces many letters urging support for a rural police bill. though not yet introduced, it is expected soon. The Logan Saturday Club backs the bill and a state supervisor position.
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Joseph F. Brashares
Hocking County
General Assembly
Congress
Brashares
Logan Ladies
Christian Endeavor Service At Presbyterian Church
Miss Dorothy Saunders led the Christian Endeavor service with an interesting program. Miss Marie Gomff sang Celestial City and Miss Madre Stevens accompanied. The social committee will meet Thursday evening to plan a future social event.
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Dorothy Saunders
Christian Endeavor
Presbyterian Church
Marie Gomff
Celestial City
Madre Stevens
Farmer Albert Lane Dies After Illness In Marion Township
Albert Lane 57 a farmer of Marion township died Saturday afternoon at 2 45 after a short illness from pneumonia. He leaves a widow and four daughters aged 3 to 14. Sister Mrs Wilson Rodgers of Logan and cousins Ephraim and Joseph Lane are named relatives. Funeral services were Monday at 1 39 P M at Pleasant Hill U B church with Rev J G Spears of Logan officiating. Interment by Hardon undertaking company.
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Albert Lane
Marion Township
Wilson Rodgers
Logan
Ephraim
Joseph Lane
Pleasant Hill U. B
J. G. Spears
Hardon Undertaking Company
Growth of the Paper Collection Expands on Saturday
A local newspaper archive grows as another issue is donated this Saturday adding to the existing collection. The addition broadens coverage across years and topics for researchers and readers.
Hock ing Valley Republican dated October 14 1858 page notes editors and officials
Courtesy copy from Bert Richards preserves an 1858 issue of the Hocking Valley Republican. Editors Lottridge and Somers wielded sharp political pens, with editorials reflecting the era. Advertisers listed have passed. Dr G W Pullen died recently. County directory lists F Lauming as inspector of liquors and hints at the duties.
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Bert Richards
Hocking Valley Republican
Richards
Abner Richards
Lottridge
Somers
G. W. Pullen
F. Lauming
Oil output and wells near Logan rise to high levels
In Logan on Saturday, C. E. Griffith appeared in high spirits as inquiry revealed the Gordon Oil Co well on his farm producing nearly eighty barrels of oil daily. The company operates 345 productive wells near Logan with many more planned in the Honey Fork Valley of Washington township.
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C. E. Griffith
Logan
Gordon Oi Co
Honey Fork
Washington Township
Weekend Guests and Local News Roundup
Mr and Mrs Edmund J Otstot of New Straitsville were weekend guests of Mrs Willard Sprankle on Fountain street. A slight improvement is reported in the condition of George Fierce who was struck with paralysis at work last week. Mr and Mrs David Shull of this city welcomed a son born to their home over the weekend.
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Edmund J. Otstot
New Straitsville
Willard Sprankle
Fountain Street
George Fierce
David Shull
Damages Sought From Kanawha & Michigan Rail Road Co
Importers & Exporters Insurance Co of New York sues Kanawha & Michigan Railroad in Athens county common pleas for 2700 dollars claiming an Barrett Co truck fell through a bridge over the railroad causing 20 foot track damage. Insurance seeks 2760 with interest from Sept 16 1921.
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Kanawha & Michigan Railroad Co
Athens County Common Pleas Court
Importers & Exporters Insurance Co
Beaver Street
New York City
Barrett Co
Barret Co
Athens County
Athens-Marshfield
Insuranc
Athens County Commissioners
Pair Held Over Corn Mash Find in Sugar Creek
Acting on a letter tip, Harley De Lonny and Thomas Holton were arrested after Deputy Prohibition Inspector Mariner found 125 gallons of corn mash at the Holton home in Sugar Creek. They were jailed in Athens County to face charges of possessing property for making liquor before Magistrate Helwisz.
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Harley de Lonny
Thomas Holton
Sugar Creek
Mariner
Holton
Athens County
Helwisz
Quiet Sheik Flees Constantinople for Mecca
The once warlike Sheik ul Islam, blamed for inciting massacres, is a refugee from Constantinople now in Cairo and on his way to Mecca.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sheik Ul Islam
Constantinople
Cairo
Mecca
Sheriff Testifies on Klansman Led Raid in Braddock Case
Sheriff Fred J. Carpenter testifies as a surprise witness in a Morehouse parish case. Braddock identifies six men as part of a mob that raided his home last summer to seize a prisoner. The crime is a capital offense with hanging possible in Louisiana.
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Louisiana
Carpenter
Braddock
Victim of Hooded Mob Reported Alive in Bastrop
In Bastrop Louisiana a sensational claim circulated that Thomas P F Richards, listed as a victim in the Morehouse parish hooded mob murders, may still be alive. Captain Skipwith told International News Service he had received a letter from Richards's mother within the last month.
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Bastrop
Dan
Thomas PF
Richards
Morehouse Parish
Id. Ik
Skipwith
Cyclops
Ka Kings Klan
International
Charge A Father With Failing to Support Family
A 12 year old testified that Anthony Burk near Redtown provides only a bread a week for his family. Burk was arrested on a charge of non support after warnings by the former prosecutor. He pleaded not guilty and was released until a Wednesday hearing. A special humane officer investigates the starving family case.
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Anthony Burk
Redtown
Helwig
Burk
Bartels
Mariner
Let's go is a poor slogan without clear direction
A clipped remark notes that the phrase Let's go lacks a defined destination or goal, rendering it vague as a rallying cry. The line implies effectiveness depends on specifying where the efforts are aimed.
Buckeye State Building & Loan Co Offers 6% Time Deposits
Investors shown as hopeful rather than cautious seek safe returns with 6 percent time deposits. The Buckeye State Building and Loan Co located at 22 West Gay Street Columbus Ohio invites inquiries by mail for information on sending deposits. Resources cited total R23,690,000.00.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buckeye State Building & Loan Co
West Gay St
Columbus
Ohio
British seek lower interest rate amid debt fund effort
London January 15 Premier Ag Ronal Law ordered Chancellor Stanley Baldwin in Washington to press for further rate cuts. He says the United States may accept a three percent rate on the four billion two hundred seventy seven million dollars owed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Ag Ronal Law
Stanley Baldwin
Washington
United States
Irregulars Reach Memel Outskirts on Jan 15
Lithuanian irregulars arrived near Memel and were expected to enter the city in the afternoon, according to dispatches from Memel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Memel
Vicks Turns 25 As Cold Remedies Reach 17 Million Jars
A small town druggist invented an external cold treatment that became Vicks. Over 25 years the product expanded worldwide and now more than 17 million jars are distributed annually to consumers in this country.
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Vicks
Vicks first aid clears cold risks with home remedies
Medical article extols Vicks as a preventive and treatment aid for colds, influenza and pneumonia. It describes inhaled vapors, nasal application, and home care steps to combat respiratory infections, citing menthol camphor eucalyptus thyme and turpentine ingredients.
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Browner
Cleveland
Tean
Poley
John PF. Brooks
Omaha
Neb
Nelsonville News
Cabic's Alley
M. E. Church
Thomas Spencer
Josephine Murphy
Sec. Christian Church
Sarah Smitley
Zanesville
Harris
Marietta
Bell Telephone Co
Charles Myers
Mary Eckles
Catherin Stedam of
Mary Parry
Clinton Webb
Carlie Shafer
Sarah Tinn
Frank
Sarah Birtcher
Chauncey
Nellie Stevi
Walton
Oklahoma
Klaw
The
Order
J. K. Skipwith
Marvin Pickett
Kurd Pickett
Bent Pratt
San Cox
Cambridge
Braddock Hone
Dr. Parker
JST
Wicks
L. Richardson
North Carolina
Richardson
Egypt
U. S
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