Install Officers for Carbon Lodge No. 62
Nelsonville report lists newly installed officers of Carbon Lodge No. 62 Free and Accepted Masons with Walker Newell as W M and Ernest Chapman as W S, plus H B Williams, J Wai Murray, Chas Lewis, latel Price, W G Woodson, and other names. Other positions include Chaplain, Deacon, Tyler, and secretary treasurer, with multiple named officers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
Carbon Lodge
Walker Newell
W. M
Ernest Chapman
H. B. Williams
Murray
Chas
Lewis
Latel Price
W. G. Woodson
Chapman
Ev Ey Isaa
Jake Lewis
Tyler Ees
Bachus Family Trip To Buckeye Lake
Mrs. Jesse Bachus and son Earl travel with Clarence Sowers and Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Bachus to Buckeye Lake Saturday and return Sunday evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jesse Bachus
Earl
Clarence Sowers
Eugene Bachus
Buckeye Lake
Mrs J B Beverage Seeks Treatment at Grant Hospital
Mrs J B Beverage was admitted to Grant hospital in Columbus on Monday for medical treatment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. B. Beverage
Grant Hospital
Columbus
Eight year old burned at trash pile incident
Eunice Merz eight year old daughter of Mr and Mrs P J Merz suffered severe burns to feet and legs when she sank into a smoldering trash pile near Snake Hollow on Saturday. She was playing with other children and could not be extricated in time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eunice Merz
P. J. Merz
Snake Hollow
Nelsonville Votes Today On City Manager Plan
Nelsonville voters go to the polls today to decide the city-manager form of government amid rising campaign interest. Officials do not expect a record turnout.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
Grays claim fourth straight win in 6-4 victory
Nelsonville Grays defeat Carbondale 6-4 to run their winning streak to four. Pitching optimism centers on Harry White who has four wins in four starts and on southpaw Wilson who debuts next Sunday against Hollister, a strong hitting coal-miner lineup.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
GRAYS
Nelsonville Grays
Carbondale
White
Wilson
Harry White
Athens
Chauncey
Hollister
Card of Thanks for Richard Minnis Death
We thank neighbors and friends for kindness and sympathy during the sickness and death of our son Richard. Special thanks to factory people for floral offering. Rev. J. Ferris gave consoling words. Mr. Butler conducted the funeral. Mr. and Mrs. William Minnis and Family. Mr. and Mrs. Hiram Minnis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard
Rev
J. Ferris
Mr. Butler
William Minnis
Hiram Minnis
New death benefit rules for Pennsylvania railroad workers
Columbus reports new regulations effective today extend death awards for Pennsylvania railroad employees to amounts from 1000 to 5000 dollars, four times the former limits, expanding the protection available to eligible workers and their families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Pennsylvania Railroad
Boys Camp Opens at Camp Pic-kett Near Haydenville
The junior intermediate boys began camp yesterday afternoon at Camp Pic kett a mile south of Haydenville led by C A Dilcher with 23 boys. More campers will join soon bringing total to about 28 or 30 Midget boys for a two day stay. The Y expects an Os call for more cats by Saturday.
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Pickett
Haydenville
C. A. Dilcher
International Employed Officers’ Conference of the
Lake Geneva
Wis
Widow Elizabeth Sanborn, 28, dies at Logan Hospital
Mrs Elizabeth Sanborn aged 28 died Monday afternoon at Logan hospital She is survived by her husband and one daughter The remains will be taken to the home of her parents in New Pittsburg for funeral services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabeth Sanborn
Logan Hospital
New Pittsburg
Reservoir roof under rapid construction for city hill site
Concrete roof work for the city reservoir on the hill proceeds quickly. Huge concrete piers and new roof are in place and all materials are shipped. Engineer Hopkins estimates the reservoir will be covered by July 4. The Elks meet tonight in special session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hopkins
The
Elks
Rural Carrier Examination Open in Athens County Ohio
The United States Civil Service Commission announces a rural carrier exam for Athens County Ohio on July 23 1921 in Athens Nelsonville and Glouster to fill positions at Amesville and Nelsonville and other post offices. Salaries range from 1800 to 2600 per year depending on route length with extra pay for miles over 24. Both wagon and motor routes are on one register with open eligibility for men and women. Women have restricted eligibility unless meeting military service exceptions. Forms and applications are available from local offices or the commission in Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Civil Service Commission
Athens
Ohio
Nelsonville
Glouster
Amesville
U. S
Washington, D. C
Commission
Athens County
Wife admits fake robbery triggered husband shooting passerby
Thomas Foran and his wife Edith of Milwaukee faced murder charges after Edith confessed planning a staged robbery to cover expenses. She said her husband fled the house and shot Joseph Wamser, a bystander, who proved to be an innocent pedestrian. Such admissions were reported by Milwaukee authorities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Foran
Edith
Milwaukee
Wis
Joseph Wamser
Wameer
Wamser
Watch Dog 18 Want Ad Man in Nelsonville
The Watch Dog column in the Messenger highlights Nelsonville’s Want Page ads. Readers can rent rooms sell furniture autos or place other wants for fifty cents for three insertions up to twenty five words. Ads can be phoned in to Bartlett's Printery for processing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Messenger Watch Dog
Nelsonville
Watch Dog
Bartlett
Birthday gatherings and legal notices flash through Glouster area
A Modoc birthday party honored a seventh and a fourteenth birthday with dancing and refreshments. Walter Kilkenny paid a $100 balance on a $300 fine for illegal booze transport. his Oakland touring car, held as security, was returned. A street carnival prompted police to seize the car and booze. A Nelsonville birthday dinner honored Mr. James Hayden with a large, local group attending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Maliski
Mary Maliski
Modoc
Walter Kilkenny
Congo
Wallace
Oakland
Marshal Williams
Family Names in Community Listing Read Like Old Ledger
Lawrence, Foster and Tillie, Ernest Gibbs and wife with Ernest Jr and Lois Ferrell, James Hayden with three sons Leo Ambrose and James Jr appear in a local social roster reflecting households and kinship ties in the town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence
Foster and
Tillie
Ernest Gibbs
Ernest Jr
Lois Ferrell
James Hayden
Leo
Ambrose
James Jr
Rural Carrier Position Election Set for Three Ohio Towns
An election to fill the rural carrier post for Amesville and Nelsonville will be held July 28 in Athens county at Athens, Nelsonville and Glouster. The vote names the three polling sites and directs residents to participate.
Local society notes from Columbus area visits
Frank A. Danford spends the day in Columbus on business. E. S. Gormley of Columbus was a guest of relatives and friends in the city the first of the week. Miss Florence West returned from Athens after a week with relatives. Miss Ruth Sellars has returned from Columbus where she attended normal school and will spend the summer with her parents near Palos. Mrs. C. BE Palmer and daughter Eileen with Mrs. Will Richards returned from a visit with Mr. and Mrs. Geo Wilkes at Athens.
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Frank A. Danford
Columbus
E. S. Gormley
Florence West
Athens
Ruth Sellars
C. E. Sellars
Palos
C. BE. Palmer
Eileen
Will Richards
Prohibition Enforcement Spurs Talk of Staffing Cuts
Federal prohibition director J. A. Shearer says violations in Ohio grew after enforcement officers were reduced last month. He notes liquor transport by truck remains the only category down while state and federal agencies cooperate to avoid broader violations. Applications for liquor permits pile up at 30 West Street as funding delays slow action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. A. Shearer
Ohio
Shearer
State Prohibition Department
Don V. Parker
State Department
West ‘Street
Prohibition
Prohibition Department
Civil Service
William Hineman
Maude Adams Honored at Union College Commencement
Maude Adams, famed American actress known for Peter Pan, received an honorary degree at Union College in Schenectady, New York. She was honored alongside five other notable men at the college’s commencement events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maude Adams
Union Cell
Chauncey Chautauqua Attendance Surpasses Expectations
Regular Treat Chauncey reports strong turnout for the first chautauqua session with lively Forsburg Barrell Lee Concert Company music. Dr. Rufus Emerson King spoke on The Value of the Individual, praised as timely and practical.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chauncey, C
Chautauqua
Forsburg-Barrell Lee
Rufus Emerson Kink
New York
Dr. King
Chauncey
Misaurine Woodruff
Nior
Meyer
America
Ana
Milwaukee woman loses jewelry in Cleveland car theft
Mrs Leona Vinall of Milwaukee visiting Cleveland says a glass of soda at Euclid Avenue and Fasth street was beside a theft in which jewelry and cash valued at 10 000 were taken from her automobile. She reported the incident to police today.
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Cleveland
Leona Vinall
Milwaukee
Vinall
Ann Rotich
Euclid Avenue
Fasth Street
Ohio Seeks Teachers From Across Nation Including Hungary
Superintendent Vernon M. Riegel lists 44 applicants for Ohio teaching posts with 34 from outside the state. Indiana has eight and the farthest away candidate is Prof. Ralph Kunfalvy Kunstadter from Hungary, a 25 year veteran with degrees from Yale and Princeton. A California applicant from Fullerton, a Chicago and Stanford alum, seeks new work after teaching history and China.
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Ohio
Buckeye
Vernon M. Riegel
State Department of Public Instruction
United States
California
New Hampshire
Florida
Michigan
Nebraska
Nevada
Oregon
Colorado
Alabama
Wyoming
Massachusetts
Indiana
Ralph H. Kunfalvy Kunstadter
Budapest State College
Clearing house offer draws thousands of teachers
Outside Ohio officials say the education department will act as a clearing house for teachers and thousands are expected to use the service during the summer as printed materials are prepared for distribution to officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio
Athens couples shown on marriage licenses list
Russell Hocker Rupp a principal and Frances Etherington Carr a teacher of Athens. James Clyde Vanmeier a student of Hiram and iary M Lane a student librarian of Nelsonville. Ralph E Thomas a chauffeur of Belpre and Fannie Spence of Frost. Joseph Toezik a miner of Gloucester and Mary Sinko of Millfield.
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Russell Hocker Rupp
Frances Etherington Carr
Athens
James Clyde Vanmeier
Hiram
Iary M. Lane
Nelsonville
Ralph E. Thomas
Belpre
Fannie
Spence
Frost
Joseph Toezik
Glouster
Mary Sinko
Millfield
Brotherhood Denies Strike Vote Amid Wake Cut Rumors
Cleveland June year early report states S. Stone chief of the locomotive engineers union denies circulating rumors that rail unions planned a general strike vote due to a recent wage cut.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
S. Stone
Former superintendent Morgan to depart Athens for Columbus
Geoffrey Morgan, former superintendent of schools, leaves Athens Friday morning for Columbus to open with the Redpath Chautauqua that afternoon. He has spent two weeks in Athens visiting friends before traveling through Pennsylvania and returning July 13 for the regular event in Athens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geoffrey Morgan
Athens
Columbus
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Deanville
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ONGE
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