Local notices. visits and meetings around town
Mrs. G. W. Logan leaves for a several weeks visit in Columbus and Akron. Roberta couple travel to Columbus for a Lumbermen convention at the Deshler. Bardin family and daughter Mary Margaret attend Lumbermen meeting in Columbus. Prof and Mrs A Loraine Wible host Mrs Samuel J Bogard of Lowell. Miss Mary Ness to entertain Women's Music club Thursday at 7. Presbyterian Mission Study class meets Thursday at 2 30 with Miss Helen Walker. Rebekah lodge to hold regular session Thursday at 4 with initiation. Mrs Lloyd Gardner of Somerset Pa en route to Carpenter visits Lancaster street. Deborah class hosts an old fashioned taffy party Thursday at Mrs W H Hyde. Mrs W L Jones of Beaver Dam Wis visits sister Mrs C H Swaim in Park Place. Dr Jones returns home after holidays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lloyd Gardner
Ethel Weyand
Somerset, Pa
Ray Moore
N. Lancaster Street
Carpenter
Deborah
The
Christian Church
W. H. Hyde
Lancaster Street
W. L. Jones
Eugenia Mae Liston
Beaver Dam
Wis
C. H. Swaim
Park Place
Mrs. Jones
Portsmouth
Wisconsin
Dr. Jones
Marriage of William Semplotsky and Valera Miner in Athens
In Athens Rev E D Murch of the Christian church officiated the wedding of William Semplotsky of Bellaire and Valera Miner of Trimble. The ceremony was at one o clock in Rev Murchs study with Miss Elizabeth Dudash of Trimble as maid of honor. After a brief honeymoon the couple will reside in Bellaire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
E. D. Murch
The
Christian Church
William Semplotsky
Bellaire
Valera Miner
Trimbre
Murch
Elizabeth Dudash
Trimble
Somplotsky
Best Meeting Yet of Child's Conservation League
A well attended session at Mrs. C. W. Stone's home on Grosvenor street featured Domestic Science as the main topic. Three merit papers covered household structure and function, specialization in household industries, and understanding food values and balanced rations. Guest Mrs. L. B. McCune attended. Victrola music accompanied social hour and refreshments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernest Gross
L. B. McCune
Mystery of Big Voucher Cleared in Schwab Case
New York January 26 The mystery of the vast sum uncovered by the voucher forming the basis of action against Charles M Schwab was explained to United Press today. Schwab refused to discuss it but a Bethlehem Steel executive said there is a law against a corporation giving funds to charity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
V Whic
Charles M. Schwadp
United Press
Schwab
Bethlehem Steel Corporation
Talks on Optometry By Chas C Millikan
The article urges people around forty to consider an optometrist for eye strain from near work. It stresses eyes as valuable possessions requiring rest and corrective glasses when needed and recommends securing glasses promptly to protect vision.
War Era Donations Masked as General Expenses
Statement notes that during wartime many large firms dodged a law by donating under official names then reimbursing through general expenses. It cites a $269,000 sum, with $100,000 charged to Bethlehem Ship Building and the rest to the parent company. The speaker cannot confirm the final destination of the funds but urges readers to draw their own conclusions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bethlehem Ship Building Company
Red Cross
Coal mine safety bill grows state deputy inspectors
Senator Tom Jones of Meigs introduces in Ohio senate a bill to raise deputy state mine inspectors from twelve to seventeen. Captain Jones notes Ohio has more than 22 hundred coal mines now, up from nine hundred when the mining law passed, with clay gypsum and shale mines expanding as well, underscoring safety needs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio Senate
Tom Jones
Meigs County
Captain Jones
Ohio
Local Social Notes From Haydenville And Nearby Towns
Haydenville Mrs Emmett Huber of Columbus visits her parents Mr and Mrs Jess Francis. Russell Andus was in Nelsonville on day. Nellie and Louise Qhinger visiting in Nelsonville Sunday. Ed Brickley and wife returned from Wellston due to sickness. Mrs James Goodfellow and Margaret in Logan Tuesday. Mrs Joe Rowley and others shopped in Logan Tuesday. Nelson Skiver visiting relatives at Buchtel. John M Cooley in Columbus on business Wednesday. M E choir to practice Friday evening with one member requested. Many men out of work due to factory and coal mine slack. Dr Zenner and Virgie Martin motored to Logan Tuesday. Albert Shirley visiting in Buchtel Sunday. Mrs Jene Pettit of Logan is other parent to Mr and Mrs D Brown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emmett Huber
Columbus
Jess Francis
Russell Andus
Nelsonville
Nellie
Louise Qhinger
Ed Brickley
Wellston
James Goodfellow
Margaret
Logan
Joe Rowley
James Hurley
Vivia Thompson
Nelson Skiver
Buchtel
John M. Cooley
M. E. Choir
Zenner
Virgie Martin
Albert Shirley
Jene Pettit
D. Brown
Inaugural Message Draft Underway Aboard Victoria
President-elect Harding's inaugural address drafting has begun aboard the Victoria. Senator Cummins and Senator Fall are preparing memoranda on transportation and foreign relations with Mexico. Former ambassador Henry P Fletcher assists as cabinet talks are largely avoided during the cruise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raymond Clapper
United Press
Fort Pierce
Fila
Harding
Victoria
Cummins
Iowa
Fall
New Mexico
Mexico
Henry P. Fletcher
Evangelist George H. Birney to Lead City Church Series
The First Methodist and Presbyterian churches plan services with Rev. George H. Birney of Yonkers N Y for January 30 to February 13. Committees coordinate publicity music ushering and prayer as joint efforts to boost religious life across Athens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birney
Athens
Wanted two lady solicitors at dg yes Restaurant
Two women sought as solicitors offering up to eight dollars per day with applications at the restaurant starting seven a.m. in Glouster Ohio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dg Ye's
Glouster
Ohio
Bernstein kin to arrive from Lithunit this week in New York
Aaron Bernstein reports his brother and sister departed Lithunit on December 28 and are due to reach the United States this week. He will meet them in New York, giving a personal update on the family’s travels and reunion plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aaron Bernstein
Lithunit
Bern
New York
Local residents share weekend visits and church plans
Wrightstown Mrs Herbert Mall stayed with grandparents Mr and Mrs William Hogsett. Gladys Wade visited grandmother Mrs Henrietta Morris. George Smart of Federal attended Milfield after the death of Harry Hooper of Athens. Mary Ball, Mountville student, visited her parents Rev and Mrs Argra Ball. Mrs Wilford Beard of near Mountville visited sister Mrs Carl Ahle. Rev Arza Ball to preach Sunday and again in the evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herbert Mall
William Hogsett
Gladys Wade
Henrietta Morris
George Smart
Federal
Milfield
Harry Hooper
Athens
T. E. Morris
Mary Ball
Mountville
Argra Ball
Wilford Beard
Carl Ahle
Arza Ball
Party Honors Mildred James Before Hosmer Hall Entry
A gathering at Mr and Mrs William James celebrated their daughter Mildred James who departs for St Louis to enter Hosmer Hall school for girls. About 45 guests enjoyed games music and refreshments. Chas Lafollette departed for a three week southern trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William James
Mildred
St. Louis
Hosmer Hall School
Kentuckian Fatally Shoots Three Then Kills Self
In Hamilton O Harlan County, Silas Bingham 87 of London Kentucky shot Floyd Ingram 28 Miranda Deaton 80 and Bessie Black 80 in a boarding house. After the shootings Bingham used the revolver on himself and died. Ingram is expected to die while the two women are likely to recover physicians reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hamilton
O. Jan
Silas Bingham
London
Floyd Ingram
Miranda Deaton
Bessie Black
Bingham
Ingram
Early spring predicted by goose migrants in Cincinnati
Hunters report geese flying northward signaling an early spring. Alexander Smith near Cincinnati killed a six foot black snake emerging from hibernation, underscoring warmer weather signals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
Alexander Smith
Columbus visitor resumes old friendships after Georgia timber trip
John Grannan of Columbus called on old friends in the city yesterday after returning from Oconee Georgia where he spent several weeks looking after timber interests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Grannan
Columbus
Grannan
Oconee
United States Eyes German Disarmament View from Allies
Washington reports indicate the United States not present at Paris allied supreme council meeting is receiving British and French notes on German disarmament. Once reports are complete and supplemented by US channels, America will inform the allies of its stance on disarmament.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United States
Allied Supreme Council
Paris
Department
Tony
America
Swedish experiment yields strong blend thread from peat fibre
Swedish researchers report a new thread blend that is 50 percent stronger than pure wool, formed from 60 percent peat fibre and 40 percent wool. The result mimics wool closely in texture and feel, offering a durable alternative for textile uses.
Dublin Jumpy After Strain of War
Dubliners grow jittery after months of tension as police and Sinn Fein activity resume. Daily shootings raids and searches fill streets with fear and vigilant nerves. The public reads proclamations martial law notices and reports of casualties, while the ordinary life of the city continues amid danger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles M. McCann
United Press
Dublin
Sinn Fein
Carney
Fire destroys historic Cleveland Armory
In Cleveland Ohio a blaze gutted the historic Cleveland Grays Armory. Firemen and guardsmen struggled through dense smoke after ammunition stored in the basement began to explode. Officials could not yet estimate the total loss as crews worked to control the fire and determine the origin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Cleveland Grays
Armory
Martin Stanton
Trac Company Introduces New Fuel Briquettes in Germany
In Germany Ge et cone and machine to convert coal dust and binding materials into fuel briquettes became effective. The Trac Company announced the readiness of 18 ready to die onvil age.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Age
Germany
Fragmentary note on aviation injury and equipment
A damaged snippet describes an aircraft scene with an engineer and references to attacks and taking measures. The fragment mentions planes with wide wings and a weight context, but lacks clear events, dates, or names to establish a full report.
Also Mentioned on This Page
G. W. Logan
Akron
L. W. Roberta
Lumbermans
Deshler
J. Clarence Bardin
Mary Margaret
A. Loraine Wible
Franklin Avenue
Samuel J. Bogard
Lowell
Mary Ness
University Terrace
Women's Music Club
Presbyterian Church
Helen Walker
West Washington Street
Rebekah
Optometry
By Chas. C. Millikan
Chas. C. Millikan
Optometrist & Optician
Mine Bureau
Haydenville
Ghurghes
Thomas Johnson
Lee Hall
Geo. S. Jones
Ohio Collieries Co
Hill
Munday
Jones
Johnson
Hall
Jone
Henry Williams
Hare Schaffner & Mars
Hart Schaffner & Marx Suits
Hart Schaffner & Marx
Beckley
Hart Schaffner & Marx Clothes
Wrightstown
Chas. Lafollette
Supreme Council
Gingham
Seersucker
Chambrey
Lawn
Alpaca
Sateen
Drill
Athens Tire Vulcan
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