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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jul 13, 1920

Page

7

County weighs cheaper road for Nelsonville link

County commissioners met with the county engineer to study improving the half mile of state aid road above Nelsonville connecting with the Hocking county road. They rejected brick or reinforced concrete costs of 45000 and 40000 dollars as ruinous and favor a bituminous filled macadam option, seeking state advisory board approval Friday.

Baker Nelsonville Hocking Athens County State Highway Department Hocking County

Reds Accept Allied Plans From Warsaw to Bolshevik Armistice

In SPA Belgium on July 13 Premier Lloyd George learned that a Russian Bolshevik government had accepted the allies plans for an armistice between Poland and Bolshevik forces. Authorities said the information came with official confirmation.

Spa Belgium Lloyd-George

Lithuanian Army Mobilizes for Attack on Poles

London July 13 Lithuanian troops are reported mobilizing for an attack on the Poles under an agreement signed by Lithuania and the Russian soviet government according to a dispatch from Kovno today.

London Lithuania Kovno

White Sox Ed Collins Delivers Ninth Inning Victory

Eddie Collins homered in the ninth to lift the White Sox to a 1 0 win over the Athletics as Kerr allowed three hits. Big Fred Toney threw a wild pitch in the tenth in the Cardinals 4 3 win over the Giants. Pirates win 8 2 after Fillingim forces in run in eleventh. Dodgers sweep Chicago with 18 4 and 10 2 scores. Reds top Phillies 13 4 in ten innings.

Eddie Collins White Sox Athletics Dick Kerr Fred Toney Heathcote Cardinals Giants Bigbee Pirates Dodgers Chicago Kopf Groh Reds Phils

Nelsonville bids sought for West Washington Street improvements

The City of Nelsonville Ohio invites bids until noon on July 27 1920 for grading drainage concrete curb paving and brick street surfacing from inlet 157 to end of proposed improvement along West Washington Street. Bids must show all interest and include a 500 bond. bonds returned if rejected or after contract execution. Director William Burnell notes the 13th day of July 1920.

Nelsonville State Ohio West Washington Inlet No Director of Public Service

North and Olive North divorce suit in Athens County

Olive North has filed for divorce alimony and child custody against Fred North in case 11986 of the Court of Common Pleas Athens County Ohio. The hearing will start on and after August 25 1920. Attorney W B Barrell represents the plaintiff.

Fred North Olive North Court of Common Pleas Athens County Ohio W. B. Bar’ Ell

Notice to Electors of Lodi Township School District

Notice is given that at the rae election to be held August 0, 1920 a proposition to levy an additional three mills for school bases within the taxing district of Lodi township will be submitted to electors for three years beyond the maximum rate. Election place is the regular voting place within Lodi township Athens county Ohio. Frank Lowther Clerk Board of Education.

Lodi Township Athens County State of Ohio Frank Lowther T. W Bery Withi

Sam McVea Seeks Fulton Dempsey Challenge for World Title

Sam MacVea, claimant to the world colored heavyweight crown, pursues Fred Fulton as a stepping stone to a Dempsey bout. Rival promoters from multiple cities compete to stage the title fight as McVea recalls his 49 round clash with Joe Jeanette. Meanwhile trainer legends Edward Geers and Frank Caton prep for the 1920 Grand Circuit season at North Randall, with Caton planning to drive his trotters Adbella Watts and Petrosky.

Sam MacVea Panama Fred Fulton George N. Lawrence Minnesota Jack Dempsey McVea Fulton New Jersey Denver Tulsa Columbus Detroit Buffalo Boston Toledo Joe Jeanette Paria Jeanette Maven Dempsey Edward F Pop” Geers Frank Dad" Caton North Randall Track Dad” Caton Geers America Caton Forest City Cleveland Europe Russia Adbella Watts Petrosky Hale Hearty Geer North Randall

Toledo grain market closes with mixed prices

Toledo market reports show wheat cash No. 8 red at 2.93, corn No. 2 yellow 1.87, oats 1.11 to 1.12, rye 2.30, barley 1.40, seeds ranged up to 36.15 for Alsike December, hay 2.80, butter 0.63, eggs 0.50. Livestock receipts light. cattle and hogs mostly steady with various price points listed.

Toledo Timothy

Hog and Cattle Market Report From Union Stock Yards

Union Stock Yards Illinois reports hog receipts 35 000 with prices 13 60 to 16 15 and 14 00 to 15 85 for butchers and packing. hogs 8 00 to 18 00. Cattle receipts 11 000 with beeves 10 26 to 17 26, cows 6 50 to 14 75, calves 12 25 to 14 00. Sheep receipts 11 000 with wool lambs 16 76 and ewes 3 00 to 8 50. market steady.

Union Ill

Athens Rail Time Card Details Daily Departures

Athens schedule lists multiple daily trains with departures at 6:43 a m 9:59 a m 2:08 p m 6:00 a m 11:05 a m 6:00 p m and arrivals by No 30 32 and 24 at 10:10 a m 3:48 p m and 8:16 p m respectively for northbound and southbound services.

TB Depars Inorth Athens

Local Train Schedule Fragments

Trains No 2 a m and No 1 local run daily. Westbound No 1 at 44 minutes past hour and No 51 local, No 31 at 3 pm, No 53 local. Local trains operate daily except certain wae conditions implied.

Cincinnati Cattle Market Sees Mixed Price Movements

Edicane Produce Market reports varied quotes with cattle receipts at 400 and hog receipts at 4000. Steers good to choice bring about 3.06 per unit, calves steady around 15 to 16.50, packers and butchers to 16.50 to 16.76, sheep 6.00 to 7.00, lambs 16.50 to 17.00 as demand remains uneven.

Cincinnati

Baseball results recap from yesterday’s NL and AL games

National League scores include Cincinnati 4 Philadelphia 3, Pittsburg 3 Boston 2, Brooklyn 10 Chicago 3, St Louis 4 New York 8. American League features St Louis 3 Boston 2 Chicago 1 Philadelphia 6. League standings show Indianapolis 7 Milwaukee etc. Schedule lists Philadelphia Cincinnati Brooklyn Chicago New York St Louis Boston Pittsburg Washington Cleveland at Philadelphia St Louis New York Detroit Boston Columbus St Paul Toledo Minneapolis Milwaukee Louisville Kansas City.

Cincinnati Philadelphia Pittsburg Boston Brooklyn Chicago St. Louia New York Teunion CBS St. Louis Indianapolia Milwaukee Kansas City Louisville & St. Paul Columbus Toledo Minneapolis Nationa Philadelphia St. Ja Cleveland Philatelphie Detroit American Columbus St. Paul Louisville Pitteburg Hoago Boston Pines Washington St. Lokia Eveves

DeeenThi r Township School District Hero Barber

A dramatic late moment ties the game as Cubinbelder and a hero barber of DeeenThi r Township High School share the scoreboard. The crowd roars as the clock runs out and the teams stay neck and neck.

Notice to Electors of Ohio Primary Election 1920

Notice to electors that a primary election will be held on a specified date in 1920. It references tax and funding issues, a proposed levy for five years, and allocates a polling place in a village district of Flucntel Athens to the State of Ohio under K. A. Albaus.

Primary election notice for Bay County 1920

Notice to electors of Bay County that a primary election will be held in 1920. The vote seeks authorization for an additional mill levy of five years for a school district and related purposes. The notice lists polling places and dates within the county.

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