Troy grange hosts question session with surprise prizes
COOLVILLE NEWS reports Troy grange plans a Saturday afternoon meeting at the hall with a member asked to pose a question for discussion. A surprise number will be given at closing by Rev. Mr. Gould and Mrs. Barth. Mayor White fines Arthur Shanks $10 plus costs for a plain drunk arrest. Police infractions follow the midnight closing ordinance in front of Wigal's restaurant. another arrest was hindered by a bystander.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Troy Grange
Gould
Weaver
Arthur Shanks
White
Wigal
Chapmans Return After Seven Week Absence
Mr and Mrs F W Chapman return Sunday from visiting daughter Mrs L A Lortz in Huntington Park California. They report a wonderful trip and say every hour in the state was one of pleasure with much time spent in the southern part of the state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. W. Chapman
L. A. Lortz
Huntington Park
Calif
Local residents host guests. church trustees sell Main street property
Sunday dinners join Mr. and Mrs. Runion of this place and Lottridge. Dr. and Mrs. Hartnell from Beverly visit Merril Cross and friends. Congregational Ladies Aid to meet at Mrs. Myrtle Runs with quilting and lunch. Trustees finalize sale of Allard house on Main Street to P D Sheets and purchase Earl Barr home for parsonage. Rev and Mrs Gould to move in April.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. G. Runion
R. G. Runion
Lottridge
Ed Daugherty
Cora McBride
W. B. Hartnell
Beverly
J. B. Hartnell
Merril Cross
Argy Gordon
Brennice Gordon
Lucy Mae Daugherty
Carolyn Dinsmore
Lincoln
Neb
Mame Hoobler
Martha, McGrew
Torch
Glennis Daugherty
Athens
Congregational Ladies Aid
Myrtle
W. F. Kampf
Parkersburg
Alfred Daugherty
Marcus Westervelt
Main Street
Allard
P. D. Sheets
Earl Barr
Rock Street
Stanley A. Gould
A. L. McBee
Local residents and visitors share social calls and milestones
Stewart and Mrs. Carrol Cowden with son Billie visit Conneaut family two weeks. Paul Stewart returns to work after visiting his father J C Stewart. Amos Pollock family and Jac ob Pollock of New Marshfield join Mr and Mrs Pete I'risbey for Sunday. Joe Frost and sons visit Athens. Butts family from Athens visit Biggins. A surprise birthday party honors William Biggens with several guests. Ellen Harrison resumes teaching. Ray Micheals and partner celebrate tenth wedding anniversary. J K Brown buys electric washer sweeper bath tub and dishes as gifts for Mrs Brown. Mrs Carl Micheal of Prest visits relatives. Hawk relatives visit. Elza McGranor visits mother near Albany. Collins ill. Nagle and Farrel of Athens visit Zine Courtney home. Roscoe Shields returns from six weeks away at Lockbourne. Hubert Shreves plans Columbus job. wife and baby stay with Harrison Potts'. Raleigh Sennet and son visit Haydenville. W J Hawk and Tom Nash attend dinner for Tom Nash of Florida.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carrol Cowden
Billie
Conneaut
Harry Leeper
Paul Stewart
J. C. Stewart
Amos Pollock
Landa
Jacob Pollock
New Marshfield
Pete I’risbey
Joe Frost
James
Joe
Athens
John Butts
Clarence
Howard
William Biggins
William Biggens
George Sands
Tom Durfee
Norlie Zimmerman
William Zimmerman
Ellen Harrison
Powhatan
Ray Micheals
J. K. Brown
Noble Collins
Albany
Collins
Mary Louise Nagle
Harvey Farrel
Zine Courtney
Roscoe Shields
Lockbourne
Hubert Shreves
Columbus
Harrison Potts
Raleigh Sennet
Haydenville
A. M. Humphry
W. J. Hawk
Tom Nash
Adam Nash
Nelsonville
Florida
Kinnears Visit Columbus as Mineer Illness Persists
Kenneth Kinnear and his mother Mrs John Kinnear traveled to Columbus to tend to family matters tied to Mrs William Mineer whose pneumonia improved yet remains in danger. Local visits noted include Dr A K Walker Roland Colbert Edward McQuaid Orrin and T W Wallace.
Pratts Fork Social Notes Highlight Athens Visitors
Pratt's Fork residents host and visit relatives over the weekend. Miss Flossie Burson and Miss Marie Burris of Athens call on friends. Guests include Mr. and Mrs. Willie Wetherby and son of Athens, Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Mohler, and Mr. and Mrs. Will Gilkey. Nearby by Mrs. Alex Sapp and family. Elmer Goldsberry and children from Athens visit Sarah Goldsberry. J. F. King and family return from a week in Athens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Flossie Burson
Marie Burris
Athens
Pratts Fork
Alex Sapp
Harley Pierce
Willie Wetherby
J. P. Mohler
Mell Sargent
Floyd Williams
Earl Iverett
Will Gil
Elmer Goldsberry
Sarah Goldsberry
J. F. King
Local Family News From The Plains Chronicle
The Plains Kathryn Hawk stays with Mr and Mrs Mildrid Guseman near factory and rides to school. Dave Davis of Kirkland was the Sunday supper guest of his sister Mrs Roy Hawk. He will return home Sunday after visiting his mother Mrs Tom Davis and family here. Matthew Taylor plowing land for Ed Michaels. Joe Evans spent from Saturday to Monday at Bellaire visiting a son Oscar in hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kathryn Hawk
Mildrid Guseman
Dave Davis
Kirkland
Roy Hawk
Tom Davis
Matthew Taylor
Ed Micheals
Joe Evans
Bellaire
Oscar
Local Social Roundup and Basketball Result
Shade Miss Marie Morrison and many locals spent Friday and Sunday visiting relatives and friends across the area. A Darwin debate is set for Friday night. The Lodi basketball team fell to The Plains 39 20 in a road game.
Local Residents Visit Friends and Attend Meetings in Area
Carbon Hill residents Bessie Hicks and Freida Barstow visited Nelsonville relatives Friday. Mrs. Floyd North and Max Eddy spent the weekend in Nelsonville. Logan shoppers listed: Grace Murphy Lulu Smith Lovely Kammerling Cora Blosser Dorothy Webb. Evans family visited Nelsonville. Everett McNabb in Bellaire plans move. Local basketball teams traveled to Laurelville for a game that did not occur due to a misunderstanding. Teachers from the area attended the Jobs school board meeting Thursday evening. Mrs. John Backus and children visited Nelsonville Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bessie Hicks
Freida Barstow
Nelsonville
Floyd North
Max Eddy
Logan
Grace Murphy
Lulu Smith
Lovely Kammerling
Cora Blosser
Dorothy Webb
Lena Evans
Margaret Kammerling
Harry
Gomer Evans
Everett McNabb
Bellaire
Laurelville
John Backus
Local residents and visitors listed in Nelsonville notes
A long column lists residents returning home visiting relatives and friends across nearby towns including Libert Nelson Mrs Sarah Evans John Wilkinson Walter Evans Leslie and others. Several hospital and school updates note Mrs Clifford Hawk after appendectomy and Lincoln Dalton moving near Johnson Hill.
Sharpburg March Weather Brings Hardship and Trials
Sharpsburg reports a harsh winter with mud and high winds delaying travel. The Reverend Seymour led Sunday services and officiated the Bartlett funeral for Mrs. Alice Shaner, who left a husband and three grown children. Nearby residents face illness, hospitalizations, and ongoing family news across Bartlett, Plantsville, and Chesterhill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seymour
Bartlett
Alice Shaner
Josie Fawcett White
Plantsville
Harry Ross
Hannah Bardin
Daisy Burns
Ruth Thompson
Martha Thompson
Chesterhill
Earl Dickson
Amos White
Wayne Edgerton
Near Cutler
Lillian Bardin
Bettie Gifford
South Dakota
West Virginia
A. Gifford
Baltimore
Ohio
Birthday celebration and family visits in Burr Oak records
Mrs. Denzel Post and children visited Mrs. Sylvia Post while Mrs. Eva Ivers hosted visitors including Mrs. Sylvia Post Hellen and her sons Wesley and Dick and Fred Ivers. Miss Earnestine Gladden with a friend from Glouster spent the weekend with Mr. and Mrs. Albert Post for a birthday dinner honoring their son’s twelfth birthday. Raymond Weaver and Don ald Post called on Miss Hel-
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denzel Post
Sylvia Post
Eva Ivers
Hellen
Wesley
Fred Ivers
Earnestine Gladden
Glouster
Albert Post
Raymond and
Weaver
Donald Post
Miss Hel
Community Notes From Belpre and Vicinity
Bevington area reports guests and visits with Frost Finsterwald Kinney and Dunfee families. Measles affects Pierce household while Shafer visits Sewell in Guysville. Royal Smith and James Caldwell travel to Parkersburg. Theo Rowell attends Stewart school board meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. H. Pierce
Carol
Ethel
Nina Shafer
Grant Sewell
Guysville
Royal Smith
James Caldwell
Parkersburg
Theo Rowell
Stewart
Local notes and visits from Aldo McKinley and Coolville area
Lottridge Clyde Cody moved his drilling machine on the Aldo McKinley farm. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Warner and Hazel visited the Ackleys. Mrs. Roy Oliver and two children from Athens visit Day family. Will Follrod of Alfred visited the Swartz home. Follrod stayed to help care for his ill mother. C C Ross moved a drilling machine on Swartz farm. Harry Aldredge, home from Jacksonville for illness, returned to work Sunday. Siegel Coen and Brice Chapman of Athens were farm visitors. Leola Follrod of Coolville spent the weekend with Mrs Swartz. Verde Chevalier and children visited Earl Kincade. Mildred Runnion spent Tuesday night with Mary Davis of Coolville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clyde Cody
Aldo McKinley Farm
Fred Warner
Hazel
Daniel Ackley
Roy Oliver
Athens
Charles Day
Will Follrod
Alfred
C. D. Swartz
Verde Chevalier
Earl Kincade
Mildred Runnion
Mary Davis
Coolvilles
Doctors Returning to Country Towns Stated by IU Doctor
Dr. Burton D. Meyers of Indiana University School of Medicine says rural physicians are making a comeback as medical schools report high applicant volumes. He warns metropolitan oversupply could push new graduates away from cities, reversing past trends and restoring country practice appeal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
America
Burton D. Meyers
Indiana University of School of Medicine
Council of Education
The
American Medical Association
Meyers
Detroit Loop Traffic System Moves Vigorously
Detroit has activated a loop traffic system claiming a 20 percent speed increase with five one way streets and 123 traffic signals. When fully operational the system could allow drivers to maintain an average speed without stopping within the loop’s half mile circle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Danderine Promises Restore Hair After Styling Damage
A vintage ad urges girls to use Danderine to repair hair from curling and waving styles. It claims the product revitalizes roots, stops falling hair, and eliminates dandruff, making hair thicker, softer, and more lustrous after the first application. A 35 cent bottle is advertised at drug stores and toilet counters.
Smoking Hashish Becomes New Chicago Vice
Chicago narcotics chief L. J. Ulmer warns that teens are smoking hashish in cabarets and streets, using Marihuana cigarettes bought from Mexican peddlers or local drugstores. Each cigarette costs about 25 cents as the drug spreads in the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
L. J. Ulmer
United States
Ulmer
War on crime becomes war on adolescence in Illinois speech
Dr. Herman M. Adler, Illinois state criminologist, argues the war on crime targets youth. He warns repression fails and calls attention to maladjustment of modern youths in an overregulated world. He suggests creating outlets for adolescent energy to prevent crime.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Herman M. Adler
Illinois
Dr. Adler
Pony Express
Texas Rangers
Careless Pedestrians Blamed for Majority of 1925 Auto Fatalities
The piece argues pedestrians cause many car crashes and shows that about three quarters of 21,060 traffic deaths in 1925 involved pedestrians, urging restraint and proper use of crosswalks to protect motorists with right of way.
Drivers flout unwritten safety rules while staying within law
A survey finds motorists ignore unwritten safety maxims, showing recklessness yet remaining compliant with legal rules. The study highlights a gap between social safety norms and formal law governing driving behavior.
Man of ripe experience cautions against reckless risk
A Cluncionati Times-Star aphorism notes that a man of ripe experience is too wise to monkey with green fruit, suggesting caution before risky ventures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cluncionati Times-Star
Weekend Visits Highlight Murray City Gossip
Miss Genevieve Smathers of Buchtel spent the week end with sister Mrs. Ollie Loper. Mr. and Mrs. Howard Bush visited Mrs. Edgar Hel yer in Logan. Mrs. Mary Hamer visited her parents in Glouster. Mrs. John Coe spent Sunday with her parents at Carbon Hill. Doc Madden made a business trip to Logan. Miss Mary Evans of Corning visited her mother. Mrs. Mary Hoffman, Eva and Arthur Williams drove to Athens Sunday. Frank Johnson of Nelsonville was a business visitor in town Monday. John and Leonard Shelton returned to work at Eastern Ohio. Mrs. Lovett of Monday visiting her son. Mrs. Ben Hellyer of Longstreth hosted Mr. and Mrs. Red Hartman. Lawrence Lewis and Lewis Setchenfield, students at Athens, spent the weekend at home. Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Balch of Columbus visiting her mother Mrs. Jim Turner. Miss Ruth Penn and Miss Eygenia Powers of Job spent the weekend at home. Mr. and Mrs. Lou Wolf drove to Nelsonville Monday. Mrs. Dora Spencer returned Sunday from Pennsylvania where she visited her mother. Fred Franklin of Barberton spent the weekend with relatives here. Mr. and Mrs. George Jones and Mrs. Hugh Riges shopped in Nelsonville Monday. Ben Hartman and Fred Cook were business visitors in Logan Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenneth Kinnear
Columbus
John Kinnear
Nelsonville
Roland Colbert
Edward McQuaid
Orrin
Rose Farm
T. W. Wallace
Mack Byron
Frank Rise
Margaret Ball
Marie Morrison
Helen Dixon
Hemlock Grove
Clarence Story
Omar Hines
Pearl Williams
Dale O’brian
Boyd Angell
Charles Westcott
Kate Cramer
Sylvia Ziggaroos
Vianna Kelley
Thelma
Opal Burnside
Dorothy Shellman
Rex Meeks
John Jeffers
Len Burnside
Florence
Ada
Wilford
Pomeroy
Audra Willard
Gladys Chaney
Darwin
Ernest Vore
Charles Goldsberry
Kate Turner
Inez B. Sunkle
Akron
Libia Burson
Clifford Arnott
Lodi
The
Plains
al Smith
Libert Nelson
North Carolina
Sarah Evans
Willard
John Murphy
Dave Thorn
Walter Evans
Leslie
Hemlock
Wm. Clowes
John Wilkinson
Rob Wilkinson
Clifford Hawk
Cherrington Hospital
Logan
W. E. Evans
Roscoe Evans
Stella Smith
Buchte
Edgar Stedwill
Athens
Fred Stedwill
Frank Power
John Wilkins
Louie Lehman
Harold Potts
John Curran
Murray City
Kay Blosser
Nettie Richardson
Art Finsterwald
Beebe
Harley Brooks
Belpre
W. A. Kinney
Coolville
Royal Smith
Charles
Dela
Mt. Vernon
Ohio
Smith
Dan Johnston
Marietta
Willie Johnston
George Brooks
Martha Frost
Lee A. Little
Carl Michel
Thorn
the Plains
Clyde Rowell
Lenna Kinney
L. A. Little
Maggie Dunfee
Frank Frost
Willard Kinney
Edwin E. Dunfee
Fay
Clyde W. Rowell
Frank Kinney
P. R. Russell
Press Frost
Basha Crippin
Alice Crippin
Sons Veterans Auxiliary
Genevieve Smathers
Buchtel
Ollie Loper
Howard Bush
Edgar Helyer
Mary Hamer
Wm. Winefordner
Glouster
John Coe
Carbon Hill
Doc Madden
Mary Evans
Corning
Mary Hoffman
Eva
Arthur Williams
Frank Johnson
John
Leonard Shelton
Lovett
Johns
Ben Hellyer
Longstreth
Red Hartman
Lawrence Lewis
Lewis Setchenfield
University At
Ernest Balch
Goolumbus
Jim Turner
Ruth Penn
Miss Eye
Genia Powers
Job
Lou Wolf
Dora Spencer
Pennsylvania
Fred Franklin
Barberton
George Jones
Hugh Riges
Ben Hartman
Fred Cook
Weekend visits and local goings on in Amesville area
Amesville area residents hosted and visited over the weekend with appearances by Beatrice Porter and Velma Jones from Marietta, visits by Rev. Salmon in Pierston, and Effie Gazier in Athens. Local oil and gas activity spurred near Sharps Fork and around a Lowell well, while a birthday gathering for Fred G. Shoop featured a fifth anniversary for Mr. and Mrs. W. Carpenter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. D. Henry
Harry
Pomeroy
Beatrice Porter
Velma Jones
Marietta
Salmon
Pierston
Ind
Effie Gazier
Athens
J. H. Gifford
Arthur Gifford
Mitchel
Dakota
Esther
M. E. Cehurch
Frank Ellis
F. H. Gifford
Berea
Sharps Fork
Federal
Sperry
Mr. Bowen
Lowell
Dalby
New Lexington
Fred G. Shoop
Shoop
Vista Thompson
Ernest Grosvenor
Effa Glazier
Estelle Goddard
Jessica Owen
Erson Glazier
Amesville
C. J. VanValey
Walton
W. Va
Farmer defends homestead in milk can clash with bandits
Canton News reports a farmer repelling a bandit raid using a milk can as a improvised defense. The attackers retreated, leaving the scene cowed and unsettled in the rural community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canton News
Census Shows Women as Vast Working Force in 1920
The 1920 Census of Manufactures tallies 8 549 511 women and girls employed across trades in the United States. The article notes health and regularity impact work, quotes testimonials from women in Atlanta Missouri and Parkville Missouri praising Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound for improving health and enabling them to perform household and farm tasks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lydia E. Pinkham
Manufactures
United States
Napoleon
Missouri
Parkville
Lydia EB
Pinkheim
Eigny
Mas
An. Coz
R. RB
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Coolville News
Interstate Commerce Commission
Erie
Hocking Valley
Chesapeake & Ohio
Pere Marquette
O. P. van Sweringen
M. J. van Sweringen
Chapmans
Wayne Johnson
Wm. Briley
Carrie Green
Thurma Perkins
Bert Green
Amos Bartoe
Edith Chute
New Straitsville
Lincoln Dalton
Johnson Hill
Sharpsburg
Frost
Murray City News
Nature
United State
Atlanta
Lydia E. Oeetable
Atlanta, Georgia
W. M. Bailey
Rgia
Ami
Paris Medicine CO
Beaumont and
Pine Streets
T. Lew
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