Nelsonville Soldier to Be Decorated for Bravery
Lieut Jacob Lievhard of CinNati with two marines will visit Nelsonville January 22 to present the Croix de Guerre with Silver Star and Certificate of Citation to ex Private John Passen of Nelsonville R D 1 for bravery. The ceremony at 8:00 pm in the high school auditorium is hosted by city officials the American Legion and the Chamber of Commerce.
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Nelsonville
Jacob Lievhard
Cinein Nati
John Passen
Nelsonville R. D. 1
American Legion
Chamber of Commerce
Legion
Major Johnson
Athens
Arthur M Mann
Chamber of Commerce Board Meets Tuesday Evening
The board of directors will meet in President Sharp's office Tuesday evening to discuss business of importance. All members are expected to be present.
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Chamber OF Commerce
Sharp
Painful Burns Reported After Gas Heater Incident
Miss Helen Hammond suffered severe burns when her clothing ignited from an open gas heater. Her parents, Mr and Mrs Asa Hammond, burned their hands trying to extinguish the flames. Helen rested with little or no pain after the accident occurred about 30 Sunday afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen Hammond
Asa Hammond
Miss Hammond
Hurt While Coasting In Mason City Hill Incident
Bill Harper son of Mr and Mrs D W Harper was badly injured while coasting down a hill on a sled Saturday. He struck a post and sustained facial and head injuries with a facial cut needing ten stitches. Injuries described as painful but not serious.
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Bill Harper
D. W. Harper
Mason City Hill
Young Harper
Revival begins as crowds fill Christian church services
The revival at the Christian church opened with large attendance and a welcoming spirit. Afternoon visitation yielded gratifying results and two confessions were made for day one. Miss White arrived in the evening leaving a favorable impression. C L Johnson will preach on Gospel Life tonight and Miss White will sing He Will Hold Me Fast.
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Christian Church
Miss White
C. L. Johnson
Gospel Life
Y M C A National Thrift Week Emphasizes Bank Day
The International committee of the Y M C A promotes Thrift Week with seven daily topics. Bank Day urges every man and boy to open a bank account. A Messenger boy under eleven saved over 70 dollars in two years despite small weekly earnings. Share with Others Day follows, linking money to character and charity.
Glenford Dugan Post of American Legion Organizes
Friday night at the Y M C A the Glenford Dugan Post of American Legion met, organized, and adopted their constitution and by laws. Officers elected for the coming year include Post commander Dr W S Rhodes vice commanders Dr G E Welch and Stanley Mechem secretary Earl McCune treasurer Frank Jackson and executive board Tom Wilson Iller Steenrod John Scott Loden and Leonard Cooley.
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Glenford Dugan
American Legions
W. S. Rhodes
G. E. Welch
Stanley Mechem
Earl McCune
Frank Jackson
Tom Wilson
Iller Steenrod
John Scott
Lowden
Leonard Cooley
America Must Serve Ad Model for Old World
Wilson urges Pan American delegates to model development of high political and social ideals and abandon selfish aims for world service. Lansing and Glass stress responsibilities and unity. Lone Scouts of Ohio organize to boost local towns, counties, and state with leadership from Paul Belcher and Earl Dent in Athens.
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America
Washington
Wilson
Lansing
Glass
Lone Scouts
Ohio
Lone Scouts of America
United States
Paul FE. Belcher
Palmer Street
Athens
Earl Dent
Canton
Stae
W. K. Harris
Seventh St
Zanesville
Arthur Evans
Buchtel
Athens County
Meigs
Hocking
Belcher
Knights of Pythias to Meet for John W. Lowden Funeral
Knights of Pythias are called to Castle Hall Tuesday January 20 at 1 PM to attend the funeral of Brother John W. Lowden. Albert Barber and Lancaster, K of R and C. S. H. signaled the notice.
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Knights of Pythias
Castle Hall
John W. Lowden
Albert Barber
S. H. Lancaster
Presbyterians Hold Week Two of Special Services
A large crowd attended Sunday services at the Presbyterian church as the second week of special meetings began at 7 o clock. An evening patriotic jubilee honored national prohibition with a 20 voice chorus leading hymns and songs. The pastor’s thanksgiving sermon for prohibition urged all to attend and bring friends.
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Presbyterian Church
A. P. Scott
Oriental Women Readers Fund Recall at Hyperion Club
Mrs. C. E. Welch hosted Hyperion Club ladies on Saturday afternoon. Roll call response highlighted America s famous singers. Mrs. Nathan Hill led current events as guests discussed many happenings. Mrs. D. A. Ferree wrote a splendid paper read by Mrs. J. M. Hyde titled Oriental Women.
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C. E. Welch
Hyperion Club
America
Nathan Hill
D. A. Ferree
J. M. Hyde
Death Claims Former Fire Chief John Lowden
John Lowden former city fire chief died at his home after a long illness. He lived in the city most of his life and was active in the Methodist church and the R. of P. lodge. Funeral services are set for Tuesday at 2 PM at the Methodist church with Rev. Mann officiating. burial at Greenlawn. He is survived by a widow, three sons, a sister, and several brothers.
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John Lowden
Mr. Lowden
Methodist Church
R. of P. Lodge
Mann
Greenlawn
John Scott
Donald
Paul
Elizabeth
T. 8. Lowden
Columbus
George and
Earl Lowden
Obituary of Emma 8 Herrold Gardner Boyles with long life path
Emma 8 Herrold Gardner Boyles born May 31 1844 in Athens Ohio. She married Elliott Gardner in 1866 and lived near Nelsonville then Minneapolis and Ohio again. Her second marriage to W M Boyles took her across Iowa Mexico Sulphur Oklahoma and finally Los Angeles where she died December 12 1919 after a heart illness. She leaves two daughters six grandsons three step children and a soldier son John Herrold Gardner who died in Los Angeles. Both she and her son are buried at Forest Lawn Los Angeles. Russia leads in horses followed by the United States.
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Emma
Herrold
Athens County
Ohio
Elliott Gardner
Nelsonville
Minneapolis
Minn
W. M. Boyles
Creston
Old Mexico
United States
Sulphur
Oklo
Methodist Church
Reno Rosser
Los Angeles
Cal
Earl Boyles
Tamms,ll
J.C. Woodside
Willard
Elizabeth Boyle
Icy Streets Wreck Auto Chains Across City
Slippery weather has worn out tire chains quickly as drivers use their cars in ice and brick streets. Dealers report strong sales while guards lay cinders on worst spots. A taxicab skidded near the Messenger Building at Washington and Congress, but no one was hurt.
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Washington and
Congress
Messenger Building
Nelsonville Classified Ads Noticeboard
Wanted girl to work at Olympia Restaurant. You can get radiator repaired at 500 Poplar street Nelsonville. Cars for sale include 1918 Maxwell 1917 Maxwell model 75 Overland and Light Ford Delivery in good condition. Four room house for sale at 884 Walnut St. Found ladies purse with money. owner to claim by identifying and paying notice fee.
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Poplar Street
Nelsonville
O. G
Square
Anne P.O
Walnut St
Bell
Third St
Local teams face busy week as Athens area hoops split
Three big basketball games highlight the week with Athens high and Hancock high opening a series at the O U gym Wednesday. Athens then plays Huntington Friday while Hancock hosts New Straitsville. Coach Mackie notes Athens high improved guarding but weak offensive effort.
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Athens
Ohio University
Athens High
Hancock High
O. U
Huntington
Hancock
New Straitsville
Mackie
Sandusky
Kentuckian Claims Method to Make Gold from Nongold
Dayton Kentucky resident Thomas M. Rees reports a ten year effort yielding gold from nongold chemicals. Assays of his samples show results from trace amounts to $147 per ton, supporting his claimed discovery.
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Thomas M. Rees
Dayton
Rees
Ohio team faces Denison in tough Granville test
Athens scouts a strong Denison from Granville as Ohio seeks early season momentum. Last year Denison edged Ohio by three points after Ohio players were sidelined by Marietta injuries.
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Athens
Southern Ohio
Ohio
Granville
Denison
Marietta
Denison A
Shearer Named Washington Prohibition Commissioner
Internal Revenue Commissioner Daniel C. Roper appointed Joseph A. Shearer of Columbus Ohio as federal prohibition commissioner for that state in Washington. The move places a Columbus man in charge of enforcing liquor laws in Ohio and reflects federal action on Prohibition administration.
Fire at Edgewood Army plant kills three, burns four
Washington wires report a fire at the Edgewood Maryland chemical warfare building killed three and injured four. Damage from the blaze estimated at 45000 dollars. Victims named J. W. Wilson of Maryland, K W Stradlein of Tennessee, W Maloney of Indiana. James A. McCaffery cited as seriously injured. Cause under Army investigation with floors oiled possibly creating flammable vapor.
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Washington
Army Chemical Warfare Plant
Edgewood
War Department
Army
J. W. Wilson
Eastern Shore
K W. Stradlein
Kingsport
Tenn
W. Maloney
Indianapolis
Ind
James A
Admiral Jellicoe Returns Without South America Plan
The admiralty announced that Admiral Viscount Jellicoe, of Scapa, is returning from the West Indies and has abandoned his plan to visit South America and South Africa. No reason was given for the return.
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London
Admiralty
Viscount Jellicoe
Scapa
West Indies
South America
South Africa
Hines Schedules Inspection Trip of Western Lines
Rail Director Hines will depart January 27 for a four day tour of the Pennsylvania Railroad western lines and the Baltimore and Ohio. His first stop is Louisville, Kentucky, followed by Chicago.
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Hines
Washington
Pennsylvania Railroad Western Lines
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Louisville
Chicago
Russian government abolishes capital punishment
A Moscow wireless communique reports the Russian soviet government has declared the abolition of capital punishment due to widespread army victories.
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London
Moscow
Dempsey Goes Hollywood with Dolled Up Image
Los Angeles January 19 Jack Dempsey prepares for a film hero role with the help of the reconstruction corps. His appearance is altered with marcelled hair a putty nose and thinned eyebrows yet his punch remains intact after he and two other boxers knocked out five men in a staged rescue of a shrieking heroine.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Reconstruction Corps
Jack Dempsey
Jack
Spike Robinson
al Kauffman
Real Treasure in Change Lies at Lake Bottom
Seattle readers learn of a hidden fortune buried in Lake Union worth thousands. The coins are nickels and dimes tossed by riders into the lake before the streetcar system became public property. The coins rest on the lake bed, a quirky relic of early transit revenue.
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Lake Bottom
Seattle
Wash
Captain Kidds
Lake Union
Harbor Tugboats Tied Up by Strike Over Oilers and Deckhands
New York harbor strike pulls 4000 oilers firemen and deck hands from work. The harbor boatmen's union, unaffiliated with the AFL, called the walkout halting tug operations citywide.
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New York
Harbor Boatmen's Union
Harbor Boatmen
American Federation of Labor
Martens Defends Citizenship Before Senate Probe
Ludwig C. A. K. Martens, Bolshevik ambassador, testifies before a Senate subcommittee on deportation threats. He says the U S and L V government recognize him as a Russian citizen and official representative in the United States. witnesses include Santeri Nuorteva and K I Durant. Guards control the room as the panel delays full defense.
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Raymond Clapper
United Press
Washington
Ludwig C. A. K. Martens
Department of Justice
Senate
Martens
United States
Russia
Hardwick
Georgia
Santeri Nuorteva
K. ID. Durant
Moses
Stedman Condition Improves at Grant Hospital
It was stated at Grant Hospital in Columbus today that Athens wholesaler Frank C. Stedman, hospitalized since several days, remains critical but shows some improvement. He was brought to Columbus for treatment.
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Columbus
Grant Hospital
Frank C. Stedman
Athens
European water power method for rock breaking devised
A water power method has been invented in Europe to break down rock in masses without blasting. The innovation aims to crush rock efficiently using water-driven pressure rather than explosive force.
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Europe
Twelve Young Crap Shoter Taken Sunday
Chief Porter arrested twelve boys aged twelve to twenty at the Hocking Valley freight depot Sunday after overhearing gambling activity. The youths, surprised by the arrest, were ordered to report to the police tonight for arraignment.
Germans Refuse Moscow Negotiating Mission
Berlin dispatches say German newspapers deny a Paris report that a mission will go to Moscow to bargain with the Bolsheviks. The mission, said to include Red Cross representatives, would deliver sanitary and medical supplies to German prisoners in Russia and has no political aims.
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Berlin
Paris
Germany
Moscow
Red Cross
Russia
Two Young Girls Found in Box Car in Pittsburg
Miss Gertrude Cupps, 17, of Danville Kentucky and a Chicago companion were found in a locked box car from Chicago. Police held them. both wore male clothing. Cupps says they were government agents tracking sugar and whiskey and that her companion escaped.
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Pittsburg
Gertrude Cupps
Danville
Chicago
Cupps
Henrietta Young
Informal League Proposal By Brazilian Delegation
Washington January 19 Dr Garoos Sampace head of the Brazilian delegation to the second Pan American Financial Conference suggested an informal league of nations composed of American republics to promote cooperation and discuss disputes and common interests.
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Washington
League of Nations
Garoos Sampace
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William Fleck
Frank Cooley Jr
New York City
F. S. Cooley
R. H. Jackson
C.D. Lawrence
John S. Walsh
Hocking Valley Railroad
C. E. Dunnick
Motor Power Department
Hocking Valley
William Morgan
BE. W. Cable
Capt
Chas. Cable
Henry Edgell
Logan
Charles Pensyle
Hazel Hall
Mattie Weekley
George Silcott
Mabel
Lou Shafer
West
Paul Belcher
Atlantic Holding
Con- Lone Scouts
E. B. Acomb
West Columbus
H. L. Heck
Rene
Murine
Aarene Eye Remedy Co
Darene
Olympia Restaurant
Baltimore
Dempsey
Somes
POL
Stuart
Jiggs
Dr. Price
Gadbury
Nelson Ville
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