Athens society notes and card party results
Eleven tables were played at the Country Club card party with awards to Mrs. Hodkins and Mr. Deissle. Pythian Sisters hosted a party for Mrs. Houck who leaves for Parkersburg with family. Various visits and meetings noted at clubs and homes across Athens, with guests from Akron and Parkersburg and events through the week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Hodkins
Oscar Bingman
L. Ia Deissle
Wheatley Link
W. E. Moler
J. H. McClure
Carl Stickney
B. M. Covert
E. G. Burt
Elliott Street
C. G. Houck
Parkersburg
W. Va
H. T. Lee
Garnet Antle
E. L. Church
Dashing Flapper of New Japan Shoots Lover
Miss Aiko Fukaya a 17 year old flapper of New Japan shot her Italian lover after a dispute over a diamond ring. She was arrested, given a publicity packed trial, and has signed a film contract to capitalize on the incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Japan
Torio
U.P
Aiko Fukaya
Aiko
Floods Ravage Central Chile Stranding Santiago and Railways
Torrential rains in Santiago and central Chile cause multiple deaths and massive damage. Rail lines including the Valparaiso and transcontinental routes are washed out, telegraph and telephone services fail, a mountain hydro plant floods, streetcar service stops, and the Mapocho River floods the city affecting local communications.
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Santiag
Chile
Santiago
Valparaiso
Mapocho
Athens Defeats Parkersburg Golfers In Tourney
The Athens Country Club golfers beat Parkersburg on the local course yesterday afternoon in the first inter city match. Fifty eight players competed across two games with Athens scoring 61 to 26 and earning 61 points of a possible 87.
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Athens
Parkersburg
Athens Country Club
Wssceees
Rittenhouse
Dudley
Walker
Cochran
Smoot
Stout
Gerwig
Renee Wanee
Dutton
Wees Smith
Glouster Girl Wins Free Trip for Essay on Independence
Dorotha Mae Smith, 14, of Glouster, wins a trip to the Sesqui Centennial in Philadelphia as top entrant in an elementary school essay contest on What the Declaration of Independence Means to Me. Her piece praises rights to life liberty and pursuit of happiness, duties of citizenship, and freedom of worship.
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Philadelphia
Dorotha Mae Smith
Madison Street
Glouster
America
England
Pease
James A. Garfield
Ohio
Loyal and True to Country Ends in Tragedy at Port Jervis
James C. Manley died when his car ran off the road and struck a tree after his hat blew away. The incident occurred in Port Jervis New York as Manley attempted to retrieve his hat while driving.
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Port Jervis
N. Y
James C. Manley
Senate moves to pass radio bill and create independent commission
The Senate, aiming to finish radio legislation, debates Dill amendments and the creation of a federal radio commission. Critics from station owners and newspapers oppose compelled equal time for opposing parties, while some senators suggest postmaster general control as a compromise.
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Washington
Congress
Senate
Coolidge
Hoover
Department of Commerce
Dill
Federal Radio Commission
Bings
Connecticut
Bingham
Lemon Juice Whitens Skin Promised Beauty Lotion
A home remedy claims lemon juice mixed with Richard White yields a gentle skin whitening lotion. Shake for a quarter pint to soften and brighten face neck arms and hands and reduce freckles sunburn and tan. It must be prepared fresh and cannot be bought ready to use.
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Richard White
England Surrenders Not To Coal Strike Yet
England endures a prolonged coal strike as London society thrives amid empty promises of a swift settlement. Government hopes hinge on an eight hour act while miners and owners stay steadfast, unemployment soars by hundreds of thousands and daily costs mount.
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London
C. P
Great Britain
West End
Unemployed Avoid Government Doles Amid Treasury Crisis
Treasury returns reveal a severe downturn with $110 million fall since April. Many firms shut down as home taxes drop sixty million and business slump cuts revenues from the supertax, corporate tax, stamps, telegraph and postal services by forty two million.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Treasury
Floods Submerge Sofia Suburbs in Bulgarian Disaster
Southern Bulgaria endures floods lightning storms and earthquakes with extensive damage. Suburbs of Sofia are under water as bridges wash out and rail and telegraph lines fail. Crop losses mount, but casualty figures are unavailable.
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Sofia
Bulgaria
Glasgow lay preacher jailed for three months
Fraser Duncan, a lay preacher in Glasgow, was sentenced to three months in jail for eloping with the wife of his best friend, a case that drew local attention to moral conduct and personal betrayals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glasgow
Fraser Duncan
Jolson to Explain Jokes in Budlong Divorce Case
Al Jolson, noted blackface comedian, will offer clarification on his stage humor tied to the Budlong divorce case as the trial resumes in Newport. The incident involved Mrs Milton J. Budlong barricading herself in her husband’s New York apartment and tossing notes from its windows.
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Newport
R. L
U.R
al Jolson
Budlong
Milton J. Budlong
New York
Jolson
Remedies for sun burn and skin irritations listed
The notice notes treatments for sun burn prickly heat sores catarrah hay fever and insect bites as aids to allay discomfort and symptoms.
Court hears divorce suit over cruelty after Jolson joke
The husband sues his wife for divorce on grounds of extreme cruelty claiming Jolson mocked his shirt tossing. The report notes bow lengths vary by archer height and mentions a London Zoo boar born in 1917 adopted as a soldier mascot and Hungary's republican postage stamp issue with the Iron Crown shown.
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Long
Jolson
London Zoological Gardens
Crecy
France
Hungary i S
Hungary
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Broadway
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Country Club
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Harry H. Townsend
Helen
Youngstown
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J. E. Duncan
Payton
George Beckle
Athens R. D
Albert Woodruff
Franklin Avenue
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J. E. Rowles
Akron
W. 8. Foutch, Jr
Miami Beach, Fla
A. R. Ely
West Union Street
E. C. Kenney
Hattie Bails
L. E. Bails
Wierton
Frances Haning
Stimson ‘Avenue
A. E. W. Club
William Junod
Fremont Street
Jane Gleason
Charties Shaulis
Claude
Pike
Grover
Geeeeeemeneces
O'Bleness
Wood
Bswanson
Cescsevse Johnson
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Morton
Fiutchinson
Desler
Os Rigley
Hutchinson
President
Consolidated Press
Athens County Sav
Ings and Loan Company
Lostro Bidg
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Cine Pharmacy Co
Gibson
Prescription Store
Pamtecgan
Lash
Athens Book & News
Cline
MOM
Europe
Pop
MINT
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Peeny Paige
Style Shop
Imen
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Bank of Athens Bldg
Peggy ‘Paige
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