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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jul 14, 1920

Page

3

Nelsonville Community Plays and Local Happenings

Large crowds filled the east school for a play hour with volleyball debuting as a regular feature. A horse shoe match saw Wolf and Knight of the post office force defeat Frank and Kline, who will defend their title next Tuesday. City baseball league standings have McCune tied for first with Wilton. Barrows faces McCune tomorrow. The swimming pool reports busy hours with swings and trapese in use. girls attend two periods weekly. WCTU under Mrs Lawrence Kelch met with program led by Mrs Hamm. Hyla Herrold chosen as representative to Lakeside conference July 22. Next meeting will be a picnic at Mrs Whitlatch’s home near Floodwood. Mrs Harley Mitchell and two children visiting Columbus relatives. Mrs H N Johnson’s guests Mrs B W Sands and daughter of Chilliothe and Mrs Fred Harrold of Columbus returned Tuesday. Dance at K of P Hall Friday night July 13 with good music. Ben James Jr of Columbus visiting relatives in the city.

M. GC East School Deanvill Wolf Knight Post Office Frank An Kline Frank Kline Deanville City Baseball League McCune Wilton Barrows Lawrence Kelch Jefferson St Hamm Kelch Hyla Herrold Lakeside Harley Mitchell Columbus H. N. Johnson B. W. Sands Chillicothe Fred Harrold

For Sale Homes and land listings in Nelsonville area

A long list of dwellings, farms, and commercial lots for sale near Nelsonville and surrounding townships. Properties include five to twelve room frame houses, a rooming house known as the Hobson House, farm land with tillable acreage, timber, wells, cisterns, and outbuildings. Also listed are mining properties, equipment, and an urging note from a Nelsonville area real estate agent seeking listings.

Pleasantview Avenue W. Columbus St Hobson Good Hill Nelsonville Foundry Chestnut Street Nelsonville Pike Buchtel New York Coal Co Severgl Franklin St Adams Sst Huber Welsonville

President of France Spends Summer Resting Abroad

The president is spending the summer months recuperating from injuries and the nervous shock after a tumble sustained recently.

France

Logan Households Attend Local Funeral and Visits

Mrs. Peter Shafer and Mrs. Jacob Moler and Woodrow of Logan attended the funeral of Mrs. Roy Saville in this city Tuesday. Mrs. Ben James hosts her sister Mrs. I. C. Brown of Co for a visit. Oscar Rizer of Lancaster visited the family of Mrs. May Ray Tuesday and Wednesday. Ed Lemon and Carlos of Columbus visit Mrs. W. B. Evans in this city. Esther Thomas of Logan returned home Tuesday after visiting Frank Johnson's family. P. W. Hickman visited the capital Tuesday. Mrs. Eugene Shafer and her young son are spending a few days in Columbus.

Peter Shafer Jacob Moler Woodrow Logan Roy Saville Ben James I. C. Brown Columbus Oscar Rizer Lancaster May Ray Ed Lemon Carlos W. B. Evans Esther Thomas Frank Johnson P. W. Hickman Capital Eugene Shafer

D. O. A. Lodge Visits Logan For Degree Work

Forty eight members of D. of A. Lodge No. 108 motored to Logan on Tuesday evening and performed degree work. Three initiates were shown into the mysteries of the degree in an able manner. A social hour and an elegant lunch followed. Logan council praised the degree and the event.

D. OF A. Lodge Logan D. of A. Lodge No. 108 Logan Council

Miss Beatrice Smith Hosts Leap Year Party

Miss Beatrice Smith entertained with a leap year party on Saturday night featuring games and music, followed by refreshments. Attendees included Ruby Evans Lena Wolf Grace Nix on Imelda Smith Ruby Nichols Vivian Ruscoe Marie Freriks Regenia White Georgia Warner Lillian McKee Mildred Bayless Lelia Warner and the hostess. Messrs. Edgar Green John Johnson Eletus Mellinger Clarence Harper Robert Warner Stanley Wolf Clyde Vor hes Austin Ball Carl Kline Gilbert Lewis and Allen Riley also attended.

Beatrice Smith Ruby Evans Lena Wolf Grace Nixon Imelda Smith Ruby Nichols Vivian Ruscoe Marie Freriks Regenia White Georgia Warner Lillian McKee Mildred Bayless Lelia Warner Messrs Edgar Green John Johnson Eletus Mellinger Clarence Harper Robert Warner Stanley Wolf

Mrs Mary E Vaught Dies Suddenly At 83

Mrs Mary E Vaught aged 83 died suddenly at her daughter Mrs James Johnson home on Myers Street Wednesday morning. Funeral services set for Friday at 2 PM conducted by Rev J C Brillhart with interment at Greenlawn cemetery.

Mary E. Vaught James Johnson Myers Street J. C. Brillhart Greenlawn

Fishermen at Wolf's Basin Report Big Cats

Charles Runion and Herman Ru ple fished Wolf's Basin Saturday night and Sunday morning and caught some nice catfish. Charley notes the biggest ones got away. One of the Terry

Charles Runion Herman Ruple Wolf's Basin Charley Terry

Democrats Nominate J F T O Connor for North Dakota Governor

J F T O Connor of Grand Forks a Yale man and noted orator was unopposed for the Democratic gubernatorial nomination in North Dakota primaries. He has served two terms in the state legislature and is an attorney associated with the Noague faction in the assembly.

J. F. T. O'Connor Grand Forks N. D Yale University Yale North Dakota O’connor Assembly Noague

Young Lady Aims to Barrel Niagara Falls

Niagara Falls N Y July 14 a 24 year old Detroit woman Miss Morrison writes to Mayor Thompson that she is crazy to shoot the falls in a barrel and asks where to obtain a permit the mayor vows to stop such foolhardy stunts. No trace of Bristol England barber Charles G Stephens who died over the falls Sunday has been found.

Niagara Falls N. Y Falls of Niagara Thompson Miss Morrison Detroit Charles G. Stephens Bristol England Barber

Ruth homers again for 28th of season in New York

Babe Ruth hit his twenty eighth homer of the season in the second inning against St. Louis as Davis pitched. He needs one more to equal last year's record. The game was played in New York.

Rainbow division veterans end reunion with parade in Birmingham

About 2500 Rainbow division veterans led a downtown parade in Birmingham to close a three day reunion. Confederates and Spanish American veterans joined the procession, some veterans rode due to wounds. The group opposed radicalism, endorsed 100 percent Americanism, and tabled a California proposal to exclude Orientals. Colonel Matthew A. Tinsley was to be elected next president with no opposition.

Birmingham Ala Rainbow Division 167Th Rainbow Warriors

Marriage Licenses Surge in Athens County Past Year

The 1919 1920 period shows 418 marriage licenses issued in Athens County with September the peak month and OctoberNovemberDecember also high. The probate report records 34 commitments to Athens State Hospital and 53 wills probated plus 78 estates administered, with 44 guardians appointed for 46 children and other dependents.

Athens County Phillips Athens State Hospital Gion Gallipolis Lancaster Delaware

Attempt to Solve Coal Problems Facing Nation

In New York on July 14 representatives of bituminous coal operators and the executive committee of the Association of Railway Executives planned a late day meeting. The operators cited jealities and care at mines as causes of the shortage and urged building more than 45,000 additional cars with extended credits for poorer railroads. Officials warned these cars could not be ready for operation this winter. Quick loading and unloading of cars was proposed as a remedy.

New York Association of Railway Executives Jealuties Interstate Commerce Commission

Redpath Chautauqua Opens in Athens With Big Crowds

Athens 1920 Redpath Chautauqua opened at Central School yard drawing capacity crowds for afternoon and evening shows. Adrian Newens headlines tonight with To Him That Hath, while Friday features Sir John Foster Fraser titled Britisher.

Athens Redpath John Foster Fraser John Fraser

Reds Accept Proposals to Resume Trade

London July 14 The British government telegraphed Moscow July 11 acknowledging receipt of the Soviet government acceptance of British proposals for resumption of trade relations between Great Britain and Russia Bonar Law told the house of commons today that the Soviet government had agreed to cessation of hostilities against the British empire and its possessions It also agreed to cease hostilities against Poland and General Wrangel once Polish troops withdraw within the border and Wrangel evacuates all territory outside the Crimea The Soviet government proposed a conference of Russian border states in London at the earliest opportunity.

London Moscow Great Britain Russia Bonar Law House of Commons Poland Crimea

Ohio Republicans Busy with Governorship Candidacy in State

In Columbus July 14 Republican primary hopefuls for governor Ralph D. Cole Roscoe C. McCullough and Harry L. Davis focus on mail campaigns and staff outreach while activity centers elsewhere in Ohio. Cole planned speeches in Celina and Van Wert with a Paulding county tour. Davis campaigned in Zanesville and mining regions and scheduled talks in Byesville and Cambridge.

Columbus Ralph D. Cole Roscoe C. McCulloch Harry L. Davis Cole Celina van Wert Paulding County Davis Zanesville Byesville Cambridge

Germans hold out ageingt goal demands

SpA July 14. Following a two hour conference among Premiers Lloyd George Millerand Count Sforza and Marshal Foch it was decided to await Field Marshal Sir Henry Wilson before annoting allied plans to enforce the terms of the treaty due to Germanys refusal to meet coal demands German minister Walter Simons declared the delegation remained firm in its rejection of the allied demands.

Spa Lloyd-George and Millerand Count Sforza Marshal Foch Sir Henry Wilson Germany Walter Simons Snes

Two Boys Drowned While Canoeing in Sandusky River

In Sandusky, Ohio, Harold Brown 12 and Karl Kestner 13 drowned when their canoe capsized in the Sandusky River. They attempted to reach shore but became exhausted and sank. two companions reached the bank safely.

Tiffin Harold Brown Karl Kestner Sandusky River

County Institutes Offered Real Cows to Build Dairy Herds

State board of administration invites county institutions to purchase cattle from Ohio state herds to improve dairy capacity. Athens county facilities, including the state hospital, could follow Athens example to establish a valued milk supply.

State Board of Administration Ohio Athens State Hospital Athens County

Smithsonian Official Seeks Solar Station in Arizona

Dr. Charles G. Abbott assistant secretary of the Smithsonian Institution travels to Arizona to promote the erection of a new solar observation station in the Hala mountains noted for its cloudless conditions.

Charles G. Abbott The Smithsonian Institution Arizona Hala Mountains

Fragmentary OCR News Snippet About Senator H and Vacation

Fragmented text references Senator H and a vacation during a presidential race. Mentions a Republican nominee and possible Washington involvement, but the passage is unclear and lacks concrete facts.

Christian Ookee Jounyie Airistian Hag Hard Retary Assisterson Washington Republica

Weat Side Girl Delinquent Charge Spurs Bank Encounter

The Weat Side girl, described as delinquent, was brought back from Columbus days ago. A summer school teacher entered a bank and asked for a hundred fifty and two twenty five dollar bills, but the teller could only provide one fifty, two twenties and a ten. The woman insisted there were two twenty five dollar bills, prompting the teller to humor her remark about the bank lacking such bills.

Hydraulic hoist lifts load in motor truck dump action

A new motor truck uses a hydraulic hoist to first elevate the entire vehicle and then raise the forward end to dump the load.

For Sale Four Room Dwelling on H Street Lot

A for sale notice describes a four room dwelling on a 60 by 100 foot lot on H Street. The ad focuses on the property size and location for prospective buyers.

H Street Franklin Street Fayette Street Back Street Poplar Street High Street Walnut Street Chestnut Street

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Nelsonville News K. of P. Hall Ben James, Jr Mrs Bell Mill St Lo&st K. K. Mowry Jackson Street Red Men's Hall S. G. Moody Nelsonville Board of Education Board of Education J. E. Zeller President Deschanel Havre White House French Republic Leap Year Party Mrs. Mary Vaught Sportsmen News the Basin Ralph Dunbar Arcadia White Hussars Kennebunk Carolina al G. Fields van de Water Chautauqua Mary Powell Agnes Baden Chamberlain Rainbow Veterans REDS Sandusky E. B. Acomb Columbus St Houte Athens County Red Cross County Red Cross Charles Thirouilh Knox Joseph Herrold Herrold Herrold Place Jeff Herrold Lawrence Davis Moore Harrold Place West Virginia Meiga County Neva Kern Girls’ Reformatory Weather Bureau G B. Christian High St Mern, Poplar Street Chestnnut Street Oak Street Vnum Bughtel Nelsonville Hyde Beth Dane Iz OL Aes Hocking Valley Bevtrane Nelsonville, O Plain N. S N H Racine Goodyear N.S N 'S Blackford Secon Nelson Beasley Glouster Amesville
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