Social Notes Highlight Local Jottings and Moves
Mr Holly Kelley inches toward recovery after a Tuesday injury. Mrs Herb Brown slowly convalesces from a Sunday motorcycle accident. The Woman's Benefit Association of the Maccabees plans a 7 PM meeting Monday with initiation and refreshments. Dr J D Haskins departs for Columbus for a chiropractic convention at the Southern Hotel. Mrs Augusta Parker and Mrs Pearl Parker travel to Cleveland for a surgical operation. Mr and Mrs Joseph McKibben return from a week with daughter Mrs S J Scott who has been ill. Dr F C Langenburg of the Watertown arsenal is promoted to chief metallurgist for Watertown and Washington, splitting duties with visits to DC while the family remains in Boston. he is the son in law of Dr and Mrs J M Higgins.
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Joseph McKibben
Zaleski
8. J. Scott
F. C. Langenburg
Watertown Arsenal
Watertown
Mass
Washington
Boston
Langenburg
J. M. Higgins
Athens Armory Basketball Night Show Sparks Local Spirit
Fans packed the Athens armory and O. A. gym for lively high school basketball, highlighted by the Athens girls team under Coach Mackie. Ice blankets streets as Molicans urged bird feeding and Mohicans rush overdue library books ahead of the attendance contest with M. E. Winners.
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Athens High
Mackie
O. U
Sandusky
O. A
Athens
Supt. Morgan
M. E
Allies foreshadow defensive Russian policy shift in Paris
Paris decisions lift the interior blockade on Soviet Russia to ease exchanges with allied and neutral nations while keeping Bolshevik outlawing intact. Washington will withdraw nearly 7,000 American troops from Siberia after the first large contingent of Czecho Slovaks leaves early February. The U S railway commission will depart with the troops.
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Washington
Russia
State Department
Supreme Council
Paris
Soviet Russia
Siberia
American Railway Commission
John F. Stevens
Great Britain
France
Italy
Soviet
Census takers struggle counting noses in icy streets
In York and Nelsonville census enumerators faced a difficult day as noses bobbed around on the ice making counting impossible. Reportedly the workers will resume once the sun melts the slick surface.
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Nelsonville
Second arrest likely in quadruple murder case at Amory
In Amory Mississippi investigators expect another arrest within hours as Charles Marshall, linked to the killing of Robert Miller and three family members, was moved from Aberdeen to Tupelo amid lynching fears. Pearl Miller, 15, survivor, identifies Marshall as the killer and describes the attack including the baby’s death by coal oil and fire. She says the infant was Marshall’s child. officers seek to prove dynamite planted under the house failed to explode.
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Pearl Miller
Marshall
Fannie Green Miller
Icy Athens Streets Cause Townwide Sliding Chaos
Residents describe a day in Athens as streets turned to ice with many slipping. Children used rails and boards to slide while cars struggled up hills and slid back. Only those with ice prongs on shoes kept their balance as others tumbled, triggering playful exaggerations about Mexican earthquakes.
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Athens
Athens County
Altho
Bolin
Congress Street Hill
Messenger Building
Washington Street
Congress
Enif
Founders Day Plan Details at Ohio University
Further details outline the Founders Day celebration at Ohio University on February 18 with principal speaker President E. B. Parsons of Marietta College. Ex President W H M Scott is also mentioned as part of the program.
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Ohio University
E. 8. Parsons
Marietta College
W. H M. Scott
County Agent DeLashmutt Resigns for Farm Venture
Athens county farmers bid farewell to County Farm Agent DeLashmutt who resigns effective March 1 after years of leading farm movements. The board seeks a successor meeting accred university standards and farm bureau approval. DeLashmutt moves to run a nearby Albany road farm. Co D Henry and E R Walker named delegates to the Columbus state convention January 27-28 to push legislative and educational programs.
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Flood del Lashmutt
Farm Bureau
DeLashmutt
Albany
Farm Bureau Board
Athens County
Congress
Co. D. Henry
E. R. Walker
Columbus
Ohio Banquet and Lantern Slide History Event Planned
Columbus will speak during the day and an afternoon lantern slide show on Old Ohio will follow. At night the College of Oratory presents The Merchant of Venice. Tuesday evening February 17 hosts an alumni and faculty Ohio banquet.
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Columbus
Old Ohio
College of Oratory
Ohio
Tragic Suicide of 10-Year-Old Miss Clara Schwartz
In Peoria Illinois a 10 year old girl Miss Clara Schwartz drowned herself in a bath tub tying three flatirons to her neck. The act followed persistent hair loss and illness in the family. Her father cites her mental distress as the cause.
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Peoria, III
Clara Schwartz
US Mexico oil dispute settled Tampico district
Private advices from Mexico City say President Carranza has withdrawn the edict against American oil well development. The nationalization question is to be reconsidered, and the return of American wells in the Tampico and related fields is planned for Monday January 19.
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Washington
United States
Mexico
Tampico
Mexico City
Carranza
Tuxpam
Promoter Tex Rickard Hints at Dempsey Carpentier Fight
Henry L. Farrell reports Tex Rickard, a key promoter, has not yet announced but may have a plan for staging the Dempsey Carpentier bout as negotiations continue. Descamps says details may be settled in a few days.
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United Press
New York
Woolworth
Tex Rickard
Toledo
Jess Willard
Dempsey-Carpentier
Rickard
M. Descamps
Carpentier
Tex
Descamps
Bad Weather Fails to Deter Revival Attendance at First M E Church
Despite icy streets, the revival at First M E Church drew 14 new members this week after six joined last night and seven the previous evening. Dr Strecker delivered Joy in Heaven themed sermons, praising the salvation of repentant sinners.
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M. E
Strecker
Local residents visit, work, and family ties noted
Mrs W Walker spent Thursday with children in Jerseyville who attend high school and attended M E quarterly conference there. Mrs W B Woodyard and daughter Ella visited Athens. Mr and Mrs Everett Carbaugh visited their parents Mr and Mrs Searles of Albany. Bliss Woodyard has hauled tile from Athens this week. Miss Anna Sauters went to Athens for employment.
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W. Walker
Jerseyville
M. E
W. B. Woodyard
Ella
Athens
Everett Carbaugh
Searles
Albany
Bliss Woodyard
Anna Sauters
Grange Members Eligible For Athens County Fair Premiums
Athens county agricultural society boards decide grange members may compete with non grangers on equal terms for premiums. They allocate 150 in extra premiums to be split among the three granges with most premiums, requiring at least three granges in the competition. Exhibits span stock poultry vegetables fruit grain and domestic crafts plus needlework cooking and canning. Secretaries Warrener and Palmer instructed to organize the plan and boost granger participation.
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Athens County Agricultural Society
C. M. Gul
Athens County
William J. Warrener
Athens County Grange
James A. Palmer
Athens County Grangers Mutual Insurance Association
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Holly Kelley
Herb Brown
Mill Street
Woman's Benefit Association of the Maccabees
J. D. Haskins
Southern Hotel
Augusta Parker
Pearl Parker
Cleveland
Ewing Hall
The
College of Music
Morgan
Thompson
Frank McVay
J. M. Kimball
Judge Phillips
M. P. Totman
C. H. Porter
B. P. Penn
Harold C. Mardis
A. E. Whaley
W. A. Carpenter
McArthur
Vepey Pickard
Phi Delts
Commons
Pickard
Dr. C. H. Berry Co
Michigan Ave
Chiraco
First Christian Church
B. M. Covert
Mr. Covert
Athens Commandery
Knights Templar
Masonic Temple
Blween Cve
Siberian
York
U. S. Grant
Lillian Sutherland Grant
Lindsay MacKenzie Goodeve
Brooklyn
Goodeve
Central Union Trust Compene
Miss Grant
de Lashmutt
Spd
Henry L. Farrell
Messenger Pattern Dept
Chase
Grangers
Lash
Parker Bros
Bank of Athens Building
Athens, O
Chiropractor
Athens National Bank Building
Motor Auto Sales Co
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