Athens residents journey and family notices sweep a week
Mr. and Mrs. Alex Moore depart for Rockford Illinois while Mr. Moore attends the Grand Lodge of Elks convention in Chicago. Miss Helen Cavanaugh visits in Canaanville with the Cavanaughs. The Daileys motor to Los Angeles via Yellowstone and Columbia River, amid hometown well wishes. Also listed are visits to Wellington and Cambridge, a Cleveland death, travels to Lakeside and Canada, and a New York birth linked to Ohio University alumni.
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Alex Moore
Rockford, Ill
Moore
Mr. Moore
Chicago
The
Grand Lodge of Elks
Earl T. Dailey
Dorothy
Christine
Los Angeles
Calif
Jimmie Norcroff
William Trone
New York City
Trone
Ohio University
Oneta Norcroff
Alpha Delta Pi Sorority
Delta Tau Delta Fraternity
Wilkes Family Visits Athens As They Tour by Car
Prof F A Wilkes head of the commercial dept at Plattsburg State Normal School travels with wife and family on a motor trip stopping in Charleston and Stanton West Virginia Washington DC Philadelphia and Boston en route. Mrs Edgar M Williams and daughter accompany them from Upper Sandusky. Athens group plans an Eastern Star boat trip from Gallipolis to Pittsburgh with a 10 39 Saturday departure.
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Court Street
Tom Marcinko
Angela Hochaeser
Bridgeport
St. Joseph Church
Woolford
Athens
George Marcinko
West
Washington Street
F. A. Wilkes
Plattsburg
N. Y
Lulu Wilkes
S. E. G. Pedigo
Wilkes
Charleston
W. Va
Stanton, Va
Herbert Beckler
Washington, D. C
Philadelphia
Boston
Eastern Star
Gallipolis
Pittsburgh
Little Hocking
C. H. Sands
Guysville
Grones
Absent Voters of Athens County to be Many in 1926
The county announces a record level of absent voter applications for 1926 with 119 ballots requested and five hundred expected to vote away from home. The first ballots are mailed to England for Griff Evans city auditor and to A H Stewart Canal Zone. nine states are receiving ballots totaling from Athens County. The county previously sent about 350 ballots as the all time high. FE T Dailey his wife Dorothy deposited sealed votes in California before leaving.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens County
England
Griff Evans
David Johnson
Election Board
Evans
Wales
America
New Parks
Buchner P. O. Sharpshire
Johnson
Athens
FE. T. Dailey
Dorothy
California
Maine
New Jersey
New York
Connecticut
Florida
Wisconsin
Pennsylvania
Oklahoma
A. H. Stewart
Christabel
Canal Zone
Arthur M. Howard Named to Sesqui Centennia Exposition
Arthur M. Howard has been designated by Battery FE 134th Field Artillery Brigade as the representative to the Sesqui Centennia exposition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Howard
Sesqui-Centenia
FE. 134Th Field Artillery Brigade
Arthur M
Howard to Guide at Ohio Building in Philadelphia Trip
Howard from Athens heads to Philadelphia to serve as guide at the Ohio building. He will carry two late model uniforms and all required accoutrements for duty.
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Howard
Athens
Philadelphia
Ohio Building
Local Ohio National Guard Units Prepare August Training
Ohio national guardsmen from Battery EF 134th Field Artillery 67th Brigade and Company L 166th Infantry begin annual training next Monday. Battery EF heads to Camp Knox Kentucky August 22, while Company L departs for Camp Perry Ohio August 11. Total force 8000 will assemble at Camp Perry or Camp Knox by summer’s end.
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Ohio National Guardsmen
134Th Field Artillery
67Th Brigade
166Th Infantry Regiment
Camp Knox
Kentucky
Louisville
Camp Perry
Ohio
Ohio National Guard
ORO Marriage Licenses Issued in Probate Court
The Probate court issued marriage licenses to John Leroy Newman 24 a colored road worker Bartlett son of Elias and Mrs Newman and Ina Leona Norman 21 a colored house worker Sharpsburg daughter of Riley and Mrs Norman. George Holdcraft 26 a miner Broadwell son of G H Holdcraft and Eliza Hanson 17 at home Sharpsburg daughter of G L Hanson.
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John Leroy Newman
Bartlett
Elias Newman
Ina Leona Norman
Sharpsburg
Riley Norman
George Holdcraft
Broadwell
G. H. Holdcraft
Eliza Hanson
G. L. Hanson
Drowned at Courtney swimming hole near the city
A girl visiting the Jones home drowned in the Hocking river at the Courtney swimming hole north of town. Mr. Jones was preparing to power the Messenger presses in the new Messenger building when called away just before electricity was connected to the wiring system.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hocking
Jones
Mr. Jones
Messenger
Varner Funeral Planned in The Plains for Homer L Varner
Funeral services for Homer L Varner will be held at 1 PM Friday in The Plains M E church with burial in Whitmore cemetery He was a World War I veteran and died of heart trouble Monday at the U S Veterans Hospital in Jefferson Barracks Mo
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Homer L. Varner
Plains M. E
Whitmore
Mr. Varner
U. S. Veteran Hospital
Jefferson Barracks
Mineral output in British Columbia sets 1925 record
British Columbia reports mineral production valued at $61,492,242 in 1925, a new record for the province. The milestone reflects gains across the mining sector and the year’s overall output.
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British Columbia
Farm Bureau Praised as Essential by Ohio Leader
C. W. Ward director of fruits and vegetables marketing in the Ohio Farm Bureau federation declares the Farm Bureau indispensable to farmers. He spoke during a training school for Farm Bureau workers in Coolville, arguing the organization gives farmers a united voice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farm Bureau
C. W. Ward
Columbus
Ohio Farm Bureau Federation
iCoolville
Tragedy Recalled On Anniversary Of Niece’s Death
David L. Jones of the Athens Electric company recalls with Messenger the one year anniversary of the death of his niece Dorothy Smith aged 17. He reflects on the loss and its impact on family and community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David L. Jones
Athens Electric Company
Dorothy Smith
Farm bureau aims to strengthen county organization and youth
Mr Waid urged expanding the Farm Bureau to aid farmers through collective effort education and better housing while fostering ties with other occupations. He noted efforts to boost activities in Coshocton Knox Licking Washington and Athens counties and to recruit more members across thirty counties this fall and another in winter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Waid
Farm Bureau
Knox
Licking
Washington
Athens
Nelson Vale Family Reunion Planned at Dexter Church
Dexter July 8 announcement for the Nelson Vale family reunion to be held July 25 at the old Dexter church. Charles Nelson of Dexter leads arrangements and says the event will run all day with Sunday school and church in the morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dexter
Nelson- Vale
Old Dexter
Charles Nelson
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