Duty to Report Idle Neighbors and Enforce Work Laws
A United States Agriculture Department piece argues communities must force idlers to work using vagrancy laws. It condemns sentimental excuses delaying action, urging readers to report loafers like Bill Smith to Sheriff and push for immediate labor. The message ties morale to war effort and warns of personal grief if soldiers die while others loaf.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Washington
United States
America
Bill Smith
Steps to Build and Maintain Better Highways for Heavy Truck Traffic
The article urges immediate action to plan and construct new roads and upgrade older mileage to handle rising heavy truck traffic. It calls for improved drainage heavier foundations superior materials and stringent maintenance to prevent rapid road wear as speeds increase, citing England’s wartime experience as a cautionary example.
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England
United States
Scientific American
Shamokin grave diggers strike for higher wages
In Shamokin Pennsylvania grave diggers employed at the local cemetery strike for a raise, saying two dollars a day is too little for their labor and demanding better pay.
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Shamokin
Standard Road Engineering Forms Published by USDA
The Office of Public Roads and Rural Engineering of the U S Department of Agriculture released standard specifications testing methods reporting forms and sampling procedures to promote uniform highway work nationwide. The bulletin, Dept. Bulletin No. 555, reflects cooperative efforts with states to advance the better roads movement.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Office of Public Roads and Rural Engineering
Office of
Public Roads
Department Bulletin No
Demand for Improved Roads and Rail Freight Networks
The text argues that better roads are needed to support railroad freight and that rapid road construction is essential so truck lines with regular schedules and proper stations and terminals can handle vast production. It warns that production beyond local needs loses value if delivery to factories or consumers is unsafe or unprofitable.
Interest in Good Roads Grows in Illinois
Widespread interest in good roads expands across Illinois. Main highways are wide well graded and well dragged. Gravel and stone roads increase while permanent hard roads rise. Automobiles spur farmers to actively support rapid improvements.
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Illinois
Land Values and Road Access Shape Farm Profits
A historic note emphasizes land near good roads as valuable while mud-bound plots remain unprofitable, reserved for the unsociable and for predatory wildlife, reflecting rural economic thinking about accessibility and land use.
Social Roundup of Local Guests and Travel News
A long list of residents and visitors reported as motor parties, weekend guests, and trips through northern Ohio. Names include Dr. and Mrs. Hague, Rev. and Mrs. Hunter, Miss Graham, Mrs. McCann, Rev. Sidman, Will Lowery, Dr. Johnson, James Cann, Julius Shamansky, and many others with travels to Beverly, Huntington, Van Wert, Columbus, Zanesville, Buckeye Lake, and California Pa.
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W. H. Hague
Hunter
Frank Ford
Clara Graham
J. B. McCann
C. H. Bartlett
Beverly
Ohio
Will Sidman
Springfield
Will Lowery
Vancover
Washington
Sam
William Johnson
James Cann
Huntington
W. Va
Julius Shamansky
O. S
Columbus
M. Shamansky
W. Fagen
Saloon Fined For Early Opening and Register Count
Jack Ashton received $50 and costs from Mayor Wells for counting his cash register after closing time. John Duckworth paid the same fine for opening his saloon twenty minutes before the official hours. Koth cases were adjourned on error and both men posted bond.
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Jack Ashton
Russian intruder jailed after claiming murder in New York
A large Russian man entered a city building yesterday and asked to be taken back to New York claiming he had killed a whole family there. An interpreter spoke to him and authorities think he may be crazy. He is held while awaiting replies to telegraphs sent to New York. Misses Plo Tessie Ervin and Nellie Chute visited John Hartley and family at Salem Sunday.
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New York City
Plo
Tessie Ervin
Nellie Chute
John Hartley
Famiy
Salem
Profit from feeding fattening steers on grass and cake
Fattening steers on grass and cottonseed cake yields higher profits than grazing without feed. Including a small amount of corn with cottonseed cake has proven profitable.
Narrow escape from drowning at Snake Hollow reservoir
Donald Bateman, son of Mr and Mrs Pud Bateman, nearly drowned yesterday while swimming in Snake Hollow reservoir. It is believed he entered the water while very hot and took cramps. Clyde Call rescued him on the third ascent. Dr Rhodes treated him with a lung motor. Dr and Mrs N Hill Mr and Mrs Dave Evans Mrs Harry Rodda and Jack Grimm drove to Camp Sherman Sunday to visit Harry Rodda.
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Donald Bateman
Pud Bateman
Snake Hollow Reservoir
Young Bateman
Clyde Call
Dr. Rhodes
N. Hill
Dave Evans
Harry Rodda
Jack Grimm
Camp Sherman
Wedding of Miss Lucy Cramner and Edmund Harvey
Rev Arthur M Mahn officiated yesterday at the Ath ens wedding of Miss Lucy Cramner and Edmund Harvey. Mrs Mann Mr and Mrs Harry Jackson and Helen Jack were among those noted in attendance.
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Arthur M. Mahn
Lucy Cramner
Edmund Harvey
Athens
Mann
Harry Jackson
Helen Jack
Body Sent to Kaizer West Virginia for John Sanderne Rites
The body of John Sanderne was shipped today to Kaizer West Virginia where funeral services will be held tomorrow.
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West Virginia
John Sanderne
Kaizer
W. Va
Cliff Joyce Announces Birth of Daughter
Mr and Mrs Cliff Joyce announce the arrival of a little daughter. The family welcomes the new baby, details not disclosed.
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Cliff Joyce
Lincoln Chautauqua Program Sets in Nelsonville Again
The Lincoln Chautauqua will return to Nelsonville by prior year contract with another two season success. The program lists lecturers entertainers and musical numbers including Judge Geo D Allen Arthur Holmes Dr 8 C Schmucker Harry McKeen Avon Players Metropolitan Trio Bland's Orchestra and Fern Hill Concert Co. Local society notes mention Mrs Tom Evans and her sister Mrs John Swartz visiting Detroit and several residents visiting relatives in Columbus Oberlin Logan Princess Ky Gillam W Va and Athens with various family events and weekend gatherings.
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Gladys Bunion
Mildred Black
Columbus
John Baird
Charles Baird
Will Griffith
Pasidenia
Cal
Walter Saunders
Lon Nixon
Tom Dowd
Charles Tedrow
Kenton
Wilford Edgell
Joe Dewhurst
George Miller
O. R. Lacy
Roy Hazelett
California
Isaac Warner
Nelsonville
Geo
D. Allen
E. Nightingale
Dean Arthur Holmes
8. C. Schmucker
Harry McKeen
Anna Mae Conklin
Avon Players
Edwin Brush
Metropolitan Trio
Geltch Beers Co
Bland’s Orchestra
Fern Hill Concert Co
van Viliet-Mathiesen Company
Tom Evans
John Swartz
Murray City
Detroit
Mich
W. B. Edgell
Will Bechtold
Athens
George Johnson
Fred
Oberlin
Margaret
Joshua Spencer
C. V. Bartells
Princess, Ky
C. J. Bartells
Gillam
W. Va
Allie Lama
Logan
Fay Hammond
Columbus Friends
Wilbur Jones
Mrs. Jones
W. H. Bennett
William Morgan
C. H. Bartlett
Henry
Nelsonville Lawn Fete by Marys Chapter No 33
Marys Chapter No 33 0. EB. 8 of Metanaenie will hold a lawn fete at the home of Mr. John Howard in Mocking on July 13. Public invited. Also note availability of typing and stenographic services by M B Gilbert Public Stenographer at the K of P Building in Nelsonville.
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Marys
John Howard
M. B. Gilbert
K. of P. Bidg
Nelsonville
Freight Increase to Boost Wheat Price
The freight rise effective June 24 raises wheat prices by a few cents per bushel to keep farmers’ net position unchanged. Federal Food Administrator Hoover told State Administrator Croxton. Government wheat prices are set at principal terminals with farmer prices reduced by freight deductions.
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Hoover
Croxton
Woman's right to paint and wear short skirts ruled in divorce case
Cleveland judge Upholds a wife's choice to decorate and show an ankle as long as police are satisfied. In the divorce suit by Sando Ignatz against Mary Ignatz the court required Ignatz to resume the marriage or pay alimony, clarifying personal appearance freedoms.
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Cleveland
Mary Ignatz
Ignatz
Officers Resign in Old Regiment and Camp Sheridan
A Montgomery paper reports Colonel Tom Crossen of the 112th Motor Train and head of Camp Sheridan military police has resigned and his resignation accepted. He previously led the Seventh Ohio regiment, a New Lexington attorney, with about 300 Athens county recruits. Lieutenants Lindewood and Renner from the Marietta Guard at Camp Sheridan also resigned. Adjutant General Wood becomes a colonel in the 387th Division. most former Ohio Guardsmen are said to be in France.
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Montgomery
Tom Crossen
112Th
Camp Sheridan
Crossen
Seventh
Ohio Regiment
Lexington
Athens County
Lindewood
Renner
Marietta Guard Company
Athens Company
Wood
387Th
Ohio Guardsmen
Ohio Guards
France
Eat Less and Leave a Clean Plate Advice
Washington says do not overeat and halve what you can eat. Rear Admiral McGowan, paymaster general of the navy, urges the nation to follow the clean plate doctrine to save resources. He notes two measures of appetite the eye and the stomach and urges prudent dining, especially in hotels.
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Washington
McGowan
Navy
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Division of Engineering Corps
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Nelsonville News
Messenger Branch
Fulton Street
Depot
Bell Phone
Eva Cotton
Walter Bennett
Buckeye Lake
Merrill Higgins
Lancaster
Dean Linsnett
Welch-Howe Hospital
Steigerwald
Molers Farm
Mayor’s Court
Rev. Mann
Massaele
South CouRt
The
Athens Electric Co
Rardin Bros CO
United Press London
Bonar Law
Commons
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