Local visitors gather in Nelsonville for weekend
Mr and Mrs Earl Weiss and children visited relatives in Middletown while Mrs Stella Cappel of Columbus and Miss Nelle Mathewson from Columbus spent time here. Frank Benson of Lancaster joined Sunday guests along with Columbus couples Mr and Mrs Fred Marsh and Mr and Mrs Joe Keich. price faced arraignment for intoxication and illicit liquor charges, pleaded not guilty, bond set at 500 dollars, then fainted from a heart attack and was taken home with doctors on scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl Weiss
Middletown
Fred Marsh
Joe Keich
Columbus
Lawrence Kelch
Price
Hyperion Club Calls Meeting at President Home
A called Hyperion club meeting is set for Tuesday evening at 7 o'clock at the home of president Mrs. N Hill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hyperion Club
N. Hill
Local Visits Highlight Summers and Relatives
Mr Orland McLaughlin entertained his father from McArthur as over Sunday guest. Mr and Mrs D T Simms spent Sunday in Lancaster. Nelson Howler’s daughter and relatives from Logan are noted as visitors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orland McLaughlin
McArthur
Nelson Howler
S of
Logan
Red Men and Pocahontas Hold Memorial Service
The Red Men and Pocahontas held a point memorial Sunday afternoon at their hall. E P P Smith Past Great Sachem of Ohio gave an address. Loretta Mooney sang two vocal solos accompanied by Spencer. Pocahontas ladies in white draped the charter. Attendees gathered at Greenlawn to decorate the graves of departed brothers and sisters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pocahontas
E. P. P. Smith
Ohio
Loretta Mooney
Miss Mooney
Miss Spencer
The
Greenlawn
Methodist Church Notes Highlight Rockey India Mission Work
Sunday services featured Dr. N L Rockey with 37 years in India delivering an inspiring address. Mrs Rockey spoke on child and woman life in India. Friday welcomed new and old members at a merit program. Foreign Missionary Society met at Mrs Stratton's home with entreating performances and Rev Paul E Kemper spoke on worldwide missions and tithing. The Rockeys are guests of Mrs Stratton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Methodist Church
N. L. Rockey
India
Dr. Rockey
Foreign Missionary Society of the Methodist Church
Elizabeth Stratton
B. E. LeFever
Kemper
Stratton
S. J. Howe
Miles Howe
Coal contract bid awarded for city plants
The city board opened seven coal bids for the coming year for the municipal electric light and water plants. Dr. C. G. Dew won with a bid of 2.30 per ton, beating the high bid of 2.10. The current contract is 3.00 per ton and daily consumption is 15 to 16 tons, promising substantial savings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City Board of Control
Municipal Electric Light and Water Plants
C. G. Dew
Two Guilty Pleas On Intoxication Charges In City Court
Alex Juniper was arraigned Saturday on intoxication and pleaded guilty, fined $10 plus costs by Mayor McCune. Bill Davis also pleaded guilty to intoxication and was ordered to pay $10 and costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alex Juniper
McCune
Bill Davis
Haydenville man arrested at mayor’s office
C. E. Price of Haydenville was taken into custody by Officer Walter Warner at the mayor’s office following an arrest action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. E. Price
Haydenville
Walter Warner
Local Wrestler Sisson Minds Big Offers in East
C H Sisson prominent Columbus wrestler has two offers in the past week. Stanislaus Zbyszko invites him to New York and Orchard Maine for training and bouts. Al Hart plans a fight arrangement for Sisson ahead of the Jack Johnson bout. Sisson will decide by Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. H. Sisson
Columbus
Stanislaus Zbyszko
Sisson
Nelsonville
New York
Orchard
Maine
al Hart
Jack Johnson
Allied inquiry into Near East atrocities signals new nations alliance
Washington reports that the United States will join a joint investigation into Near East atrocities as part of President Harding's idea of an informal association of nations. Officials say the move shows growing power cooperation and reflects American sympathy for Asia Minor Christians and concerns over American property rights there.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry L. Rogers
Washington
United States
Near East
Harding
Great Britain
State Department
Asia Minor
Turkey
Carthage Township Holds First County Farm Bureau Picnic
About 200 persons attended the Carthage township farm bureau picnic at Dutch Ridge schoolhouse in Athens county. The event featured a farmers’ parade showing farming transport changes, contests, and soil tests led by Prof. E. E. Barnes and County Agent Raymond. Barnes urged limestone use and a community lime crusher to aid hill farms, noting local limestone’s high agricultural value.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farm Bureau
Athens County
Carthage Township
Dutch Ridge School House
B. W. Barnhill
E. E. Barnes
Raymond
Carthage
First Woman Professor Honored at University of Wyoming
Dr. Irene Morse, decorated by the French Government for war services, becomes the University of Wyoming's first female professor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Irene Morse
University of Wyoming
Athens Businesses Move to New Locations in Town Shift
Four prominent Athens establishments relocated Saturday. The Athens Printing Co moved to the American Express building on West Washington street from South Court street. New System Bakery, run by J C Overmyer, moved to the printing firm’s former building on South Court street. F J Van Dyke’s barber shop moved to the front room of the former New System Bakery on West Washington street. McKay and Mosure Real Estate Co moved from the old First National Bank building to the rear room of the same building, now vacated as the bank site is razed for a new building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Athens Printing Company
Sout Court Street
American Express
West Washington Street
Lew System Bakery
J. C. Overmyer
South Court Street
East Washington Street
F. J. van Dyke
New System Bakery
McKay and Masure Real Estate Company
First National Bank
System Bakery
The
E. C. Woodworth
Overmeyer
McKey & Mosure Real Estate Company
West State Street
National Bank
Teachers Engaged for Coming Year in Jacksonville
Jacksonville Ohio board of education hired teachers for the next year at an adjourned session. Assignments include Miriam Williams first grade Addie Luther second Lenora White third Mary Glancy fifth Mildred Selby sixth Faye Reed seventh and Glenna Rabe eighth, with high school staff Mary Fulton English Margaret Metzeroth history Norma Vernon French and Latin. No music teacher or superintendent was chosen and John Williams resigned after two years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacksonville
Board of Education
Miriam Williams
Addie Luther
Lenora White
Mary Glancy
Mildred Selby
Faye Reed
Glenna Rabe
Mary Fulton
Margaret Metzeroth
Norma Vernon
John Williams
Demand Wage Increase in Spite of the Times
Belmont county bricklayers demand higher wages from $1.06 to $1.25 per hour, with daily rate rising to $10 from $8.50 if approved. Miss M Carey Thomas of Bryn Mawr College, near retirement, has long served as president.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bellaire, C
Belmont County
M. Carey Thomas
Bryn Mawr College
New Parley to Dee Battle If Free State
London dispatch reports Anglo Irish negotiations resumed with Ulster frontier warfare possible. Dublin sources say Arthur Griffith may return with a revised Irish constitution draft meeting British demands, risking a break with De Valera and potential invasion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David M. Church
London
Tyne
Ulster
Free State
Coolville and Nearby Attend Decoration Day Exercises
A large Coolville area gathering marked Decoration Day with residents and out of town guests attending on the school grounds. Residents heard a tribute from Lr. M. Evans of Athens. Veterans from Civil War to World War II were recognized and graves were decorated with flags and flowers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bernice Cassidy
Porverfield
John Hancock High
Athens
Dora Walden
Parkersburg
Clyde Parrish
F. Larson
William Livingston
Georgia Ballard
Coolville
Brown Bros
Doris Bingman
Torch
Ittle Hopkins
Beverly
Howard Tanbory
Little Hocking
D. H. Russell
Donald and
Perry
Albany
Frank Humphrey
Belpre
W. S. Hine
William Mitenel
Lucy Parrish
Mary Parrish
Josie Davis
St. Fisher
Ella Grey
Horace Tidd
M. Evans
Claudius Conklin
Frost G. A. R. Post
Caud Evans
Clarence Kelsh
A. R. Swartz
Middleport
Smith Dunfee
Swartz
Mutual National Bank
Allison Cole
Dean Agency
B. F. Bell
Sutton
W. Va
G. H. Sands
Howard
Stewart
The
Missionary Society
W. QO. Steu
Troy Grange
Grange Hall
Marshfield News Briefs Highlight Local Happenings
Union Orley Ross and family from Columbus visited his parents in Marshfield last week. Rev. Mitchell conducts Bible filled evangelistic meetings at the Christian church. Community booster zeal shines as locals rally for gravel work and village pride. Various residents visit, host, or tend graves while influenza eases and local business talks fold into daily life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orley Ross
Columbus
Sharpsburg
Mitchell
Christian Church
Marshfield
George
Porterfield
Jones
Doe
M. D
Penrod
Athens
William Sherman
John Fellem
Nelsonville
Billy Gabriel
John Jones
Ailbany
Floyd Bean
Israel Chesser Sr
Alfred University Strikes Threat Amid Fireworks Incident
Alfred University faces a threatened student strike tied to a dynamite incident during moving up ceremonies. Dean Paul Tiaworth suspended two officers Ray Horton and Clarence Hoehn amid village unrest as students demand their reinstatement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hornell
N. Y
Alfred University
Paul Tiaworth
Booth
Ray Horton
Elmira
Clarence Hoehn
Cleveland
Borah Reacts to Russia Ambassador Withdrawal
Senator William E Borah welcomes the state departments move to withdraw recognition of Boris Bakhmeteff as Russia s ambassador in the United States He had long pressed for his expulsion and for recognizing the present Russian government.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
William E. Borah
Idaho
State Department
Boris Bakhmeteff
United States
Borah
Bahkmteteff
Women Surgeons Now Practicing in Paris Hospitals
Not only women physicians but also women surgeons are now practicing in Paris hospitals, marking a shift in gender roles within the medical profession and expanding the presence of women in senior surgical positions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Short Skirts Ban at New Orleans Normal Institute
New Orleans, June 6. The student body at the normal school bans skirts above the knee after criticism of attire on a trip aboard an excursion steamer. The announcement says normal school girls know better than to wear skirts above the bend and rejects regulating dress length while noting height differences.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
Government moves against big steel consolidations request
The federal trade commission filed a complaint against the Bethlehem and Lackawanna Steel merger, saying the virtually completed combination will stifle competition and restrain trade. The action follows a resolution by Senator Lafollette urging federal scrutiny of the industry wide trend toward a second steel trust.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lafollette
Wisconsin
Federal Trade Commission
Bethlehem and Lackawanna Steel Corporation
Philippine mission seeks immediate independence for Philippines
Manuel Quezon announces in San Francisco that a Philippine mission will confer with President Harding in Washington on June 16. He says the goal is immediate and absolute independence and notes the document to Harding is among the strongest demands for Philippine independence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Harding
Washington
Manuel Quezon
Phillipine Senate
Phillipine Islands
Viscount Grey Quietly Marries Lady Glenconner
Viscount Grey of Falloden former British foreign secretary at the war outbreak wed Lady Glenconner in Wiltshire on Sunday, an official announcement states.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Viscount Grey of
Manhattan man Louis Connell ends life in Huntington
Louis Connell aged 36, of Huntington West Virginia, died last night in his home from a self inflicted gas asphyxiation. Friends said he had been depressed over unemployment and a stomach ailment. Funeral arrangements will be announced by the family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Huntington
W. Va
Louis Connell
Jail Sentences Follow Finding Booze in Auto
In Clarksburg West Virginia Daniel Barnett a Mount Clare farmer was jailed 30 days and fined 25 dollars plus costs for driving while intoxicated. He was fined 100 dollars and given 60 days in jail for possessing moonshine and had his auto license revoked for a year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarksburg
W. Va
West Virginia
Charles L. Morgan
Daniel Barnett
Mount Clare
College Students Stage Real Play Tonight
Ohio university students perform Officer 666 at the college auditorium tonight. The fast paced comedy features Bu Morouws John Bolin Ed Springer and Baker Young, with direction by Professor W H Cooper head of the public speaking department.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio University
College
Bu- Morouws
John Bolin
Ed Springer
Baker Young
W. H. Cooper
Evangelistic Campaign Begins at Pleasant Valley Church
The Rev. Katius F. Lee of the New Marshfield circuit will start an evangelistic effort at the Brooks church in Pleasant Valley on Monday, June 5. All residents are invited to attend the services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Katius F. Lee
New Marshfield
Pleasant Valley Church
Brooks Church
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Nelle Mathewson
Frank Benson
Lancaster
D. T. Simms
Rockey
Miss Nelle
Harley-Davidson
A. D. Farrow
Nelsonville, Ohio
McLaughlin Bros
W. Washington St
Public ‘Square
Ghaniees
England
New York State
Ronchitis
Normal Institute
Federal Board
Senate
Slanos
Alpe
Philippines
Mr. Harding
Chichester
Bedben Roy
Vragg
Dr. Parker
Beasley
Hoosier
Atu
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