Miss Myrtle Seibert dies after long illness at 37
Nelsonville obituary notes the death of Myrtle Seibert aged 37 at her home after a years long illness. She was the daughter of the late David Seibert and widow of his name. She leaves her mother two sisters Mrs Will Bechtold and Mrs W B Edgar of Athens and three brothers Frank Fred of Columbus and Jake of Nelsonville. Funeral arrangements have not been made.
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Myrtle Seibert
Miss Seibert
David Seibert
Sterling
Will Bechtold
W. B. Edgar
Athens
Frank
Fred
Columbus
Jake
Weekend Service Schedule At Local Church
Pastor J. C. Brillhart leads Sunday school at 9 30 with sermon at 10 30 A M on The Rock of Ages. Class meets at 2 30 P M and a long service follows at 7 P M conducted with Rev. Co C McWall district superintendent.
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J. C. Brillhart
Co. C. McWall
Masquerade Social At Junior Order Hall
Masquerade social with refreshments and 10c admission hosted by the D of A in the Junior Order Hall on Tuesday January 27. All are invited to come masked. Attention members of W O W smoke and eats at the session next Wednesday night January 28. E W Fiske, Clerk.
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D. of A
E. W. Fiske
Dancing in Owls Hall Saturday Night
Saturday night dance event at Owls Hall promises good music and floors. Event listing notes reservations and rejection rights for parties and dates from January 24. An advertisement seeks a farm hand for John Pratt in Nelsonville Ohio with a January 22 posting. A Swiss Bell Ringers concert is announced at the Christian Church Auditorium in Nelsonville on January 28 with 25 and 50 cent admission.
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John Pratt
Nelsonville
Christian Church
Financial Statement of Nelsonville Home and Savings Assn 1919
The Nelsonville Home and Savings Association of Nelsonville Ohio files its financial statement for the year ending December 31 1919. It lists cash on hand loans on mortgage security real estate sold on contract due from borrowers for insurance and taxes and total assets and liabilities including paid-up stock deposits reserve fund and undivided profit. An auditor's certificate and secretary's oath accompany the report with signatures and notary affirmation.
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Nelsonville Home & Savings Association
Nelsonville
Ohio
Losna
State OF Ohio
Athens County
Ohn H. Saltz
Nelsonville Home and Savings Association
A. D
John H. Saltz
W. Juniper
James Sharp
Julius Fischer
J. Johnson
Ap Htin
Julius Fiscrer
Sewing Party At Methodist Church Draws Twenty Five
The Home Missionary Society held an all day sewing party in the church parlors with about twenty five ladies attending despite bad weather. A pot luck dinner was served at noon and the group spent the day patching comforts and sewing carpet rags.
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Home Missionary Society of the Methodist Church
Episcopal Sunday School and Service Invites Members
The church schedules Sunday school at 9 30 run by Miss Mabel Poston and a 2 30 service led by Rev C B Plummer He requests all members bring their mission cards to help meet the fund quota and discusses the Diocesan convention in Cincinnati on January 28 All are urged to attend despite bad weather.
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Episcopal Church
Mabel Poston
C. B. Plummer
Cincinnati
Methodist Episcopal Church Services Notice
Arthur M. Mann, pastor, announces Sunday school at 9 30 A M Divine worship at 10 30 A M and 7 P M Epworth League at 6 15 P M The pastor will preach both morning and evening Attendance is rising Those who do not attend elsewhere are invited to join The spirit of good cheer makes all feel at home Come thou with us and we will do thee good
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Epworth
Church Services and Evening Worship Aimed at Good Attendance
The article notes a rise in last night’s audience by one third and hopes for better street conditions to ensure a great Sunday school day. Miss White to sing for the men at the Sunday school hour. Sermon titled An Exemplary Church. Miss White to perform Did You Think to Pray. Christian Endeavor at 6 o’clock followed by evening worship.
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Miss White
Church Services Announce Evening Program and Rally
At seven o clock half an hour will be devoted to song service. An immense crowd will be out if conditions improve in traffic. Let the church membership rally regardless of it. Children’s chorus for the evening. Sermon subject Aliens Rebels Citizens. The solo for this time will be Alone. All are welcomed at the services for the week.
Hartman Death Rumor Debunked In Modoc
A report claimed John Hartman of Modoc died after a Wednesday hospital visit to Grant hospital. Mrs. Hartman reached Columbus and said he remains in serious condition with no improvement.
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John Hartman
Modoc
Grant Hospital
Hartman
Columbus
Jitney driver escapes serious injury in icy crash near Hunterdon
Fred Jonas who operates a jitney between this city and Hollister slid on an ice covered road and plunged 20 feet into a ditch. His two passengers Fred Nicholson and James Pete were injured lightly with Nicholson suffering a deep knee cut. The car’s top was crushed and the windshield broken before a team helped pull it back to the road and it limped to Gloucester.
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Fred Jonas
Hollister
Mr. Jonas
Fred Nicholson
Hunterdon
James Pete
Icy roads halt Athens Glouster jitney service
The jitney bus between Athens and Glouster did not run yesterday or today due to icy road conditions. Officials warn the ece automobile presents risk on the hill and a large jitney would have little chance to regain control if it began to slide.
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Here
Athens
Mrs Ward Forrest Visiting Florence Andrews at Grant Hospital
Mrs. Ward Forrest of Columbus is spending a couple of days with her sister Miss Florence Andrews at Grant hospital. Miss Andrews underwent an operation there on Wednesday.
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Ward Forrest
Columbus
Miss Florence Andrews
Grant Hospital
Miss Andrews
Gloyster Sportsmen Club Reelects Officers for Year
Members of the Gloyster Sportsmen Club reelect the old officers after a satisfying year. Dues for 1920 are now payable and membership cards will be issued. Cards serve as receipts for dues and proof of good standing in the organization.
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Gloyster Sportsmen Club
Venus of Milo and local basketball doubleheader at the Armory
The Messenger notes a Venus of Milo cartoon sale joke with a one dollar bid due to broken arms. Tonight at the Armory three games unfold: Boy Scouts, Mohicans versus Parkersburg, and the Ath ens Juniors versus an A H S alumni team. Gullum's Ohio team travels to Granville to face Denison, a strong rival on their home floor.
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Jiggs
Venus of Milo
McManus
Messenger
Venus
Mohicans
Parkersburg
Athens
Gullum
Ohio
Granville
Denison
River Floods Ease After Heavy Rains
The Hocking river rose to near bank-full after yesterday’s rains flooded small streams and roads. This morning water levels receded as the floodwaters declined and roads drained.
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Hocking
Hancock High Routs New Straitsville 39 to 7
Hancock High overwhelmed New Straitsville with a 39 to 7 victory as Athens advanced at the armory. The score reflected strong defense and effective rushing plays by Hancock.
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Athens
Huntington
Armory
Hancock High
New Straitsville
Hancock
Weather Hits Rural Roads As Snow Expected
Cenus on roads and sidewalks this morning affected travelers as bad weather kept many off country routes yesterday and today. Jitneys did not run to Amesville last night and residents missed Messengers. Forecasters warn of colder conditions and added snow Sunday.
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Amesville
Ice Creepers in Short Supply Spur Local Production
Facing a constant demand and a thaw approaching, Ohio workers in iron turned out a homegrown supply of creepers to fill a shortage. Word of mouth promoted the new product as wholesalers ran out while ice-covered roads kept demand high.
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Ohio
Drake a House postal member visits Athens before southern move
William Drake, lately assigned to the House of Representatives postal service, is in Athens for a short visit with his parents Mr and Mrs W H Drake before heading south. He plans to enter the jewelry business in Rock Hill South Carolina after training in Athens stores and will spend time with his wife's relatives prior to departure.
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William Drake
House of Representatives
Athens
W. H. Drake
South
Mr. Drake
Rock Hill
S.C
Latin American finance ministers attend Washington congress
Nine Latin American countries send their finance ministers to Washington for the second Pan American Financial Congress which opened January 19. The ministers pictured include Vecino of Uruguay Fuchs of Peru Salaberry of Argentina Ayala of Paraguay Cesar of Nicaragua and Fequiere of Haiti with others in attendance.
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Washington
Vecino
Uruguay
Fuchs
Peru
Salaberry
Argentina
Ayala
Paraguay
Cesar
Nicaragua
M. Fequiere
Haiti
Northwest Quakes Shake Pacific Northwest Briefly
Three distinct earthquake shocks were felt across the Pacific Northwest early today. Bricks cracked and windows shattered in Bellingham and Anayor tez while Vancouver reports a minute and a half of tremors. Dominion Observatory chief places the center near the Straits of Juan de Fuca or Georgia.
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Seattle
Wash
Pacific Northwest
Bellingham
Anayortez
Vancouver
B. C
F. Napier Denison
Dominion Observatory
Victoria
Straits of Juan de Buca
Strait of Georgia
Sleet storms disrupt telegraph service along Atlantic coast
Sleet storms last night and this morning disrupted telegraph lines from New York state toward the west with Pittsburg as a center. Wire companies struggled to provide normal service to government and press associations as ice and snow cover the wires, with restoration expected after weather moderates.
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New York
Atlantic Seaboard
New York State
Territory
Pittsburg
Government and Press Association
American oil firms plan rush to drill in Mexico after decree
United Press dispatch from Mexico City reports American oil companies will file provisional drilling permit applications by next week under a new presidential decree. Applications go through Tampico and Tuxpam agents with title papers plans and well locations required. Officials expect at least 100 new wells in 1920 amid saltwater damage to Tampico fields and rising global demand. A related Boston note says Powhatan transport towing to Halifax with status "all's well aboard" remains unchanged.
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Ralph H. Turner
United Press
Mexico City
Mex
Mexico
Department of Commerce and Industry
Tampico
Tuxpam
Vera Cruz
Tamulipas
Coahuahua
Trying to Hand Lodge a Bluff
Washington January 24 The treaty situation remains unsettled with compromise prospects dimmed and old factional tensions rising. Republican and Democratic talks on compromise were to meet in Lodge's office but broad agreement on ratification seems unlikely. An abrupt shift saw irreconcilable senators say they back Lodge against changes, signaling a fracture in the GOP ahead of primaries and the national convention.
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L. C. Martin
United
Washington
Lodge
Hiram Johnson
Republican Party
Inventor Patents Auto Shutoff Valve for Burst Pipe
An inventor has patented a valve that automatically seals flow of liquid, steam, or gas if the attached pipe bursts. The device aims to prevent leaks and fires by cutting off supply upon rupture, reducing damage and safety risks.
University payroll could rise with student-fee funds
President Ellis said Ohio University could add about 18 000 dollars annually to salaries through a new law allowing use of student fees. Payroll is about 186 000 now, meaning roughly a ten percent raise per employee. Fees become available February 1, and trustees may raise them to fund higher pay. Ellis noted additional state relief may enable salary increases as needed. He also secured a 24 442 dollar grant for central heating system work.
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Ellis
Ohio University
Dr. Ellis
Funds Secured for University Tunnel To Ewing Hall
Dr Ellis has secured an additional 9442 dollars to extend the University Terrace tunnel to Ewing Hall. Earlier 15000 dollars were obtained for the tunnel to various buildings. Construction will begin as soon as weather allows.
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University Terrace
Ellis
Ewing Hall
River stage readings rise at major Ohio River points
On January 24 the Ohio River levels show all listed sites climbing. Point Bridge stands at 12 feet, Herr's Island 12.3, Davis Island 12.8, Beaver Dam 16.9, Parkersburg 20.7, and Point Pleasant 34.3 feet as floods develop.
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Pittsburgh
Point Bridge
Herr's Island
Davis Island
Beaver Dam
Parkersburg
Point Pleasant
Dalton's Academy Beginners' Classes and Regular Dances
Dalton's Academy offers beginners classes at Athens on Tuesday January 27 at 6 PM and Nelsonville on Wednesday January 28. Regular dances occur Tuesday Thursday and Saturday.
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Athens
Nelsonville
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