City of Washington illustrated lectures to be shown in Athens County high schools
County Superintendent H. R. McVay announced plans to present illustrated lectures on the city of Washington in most Athens county high schools March 27 28 and 29. George R. Hill of the Baltimore and Ohio railroad will arrange the program bring a lecturer and an operator and more than 100 colored slides will be shown and explained. The schedule is not final but aims to reach all high schools with electric current and slide facilities.
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Washington
Athens County
H. R. McVay
George R. Hill
Thealtimore and Ohio Railroad Company
Hill
High School Pupils Entertain Kiwanis at Hotel Berry
Kiwanis eluty meeting featured high school students at the regular dinner. Paul Saylor played piano and Elizabeth Ong Christine Porter Herman Gocoy and Ellis Chaney sang selections from the work. Barbara Kantzer, music supervisor, explained the piece was written by Geoffrey, formerly Athens superintendent.
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Kiwanis
Sion
Berry
Paul Saylor
Elizabeth Ong
Christine Porter
Herman Go=coy
Ellis Chaney
Barbara Kantzer
Gooffrey
Athens
Union Miners Discuss Relief at Burr Oak Meeting
In Nelsonville on March 6 local union No. 8896 and nearby miners met at Burr Oak to seek relief action. Charles Caldwell chaired. Oral Daugherty and Robert Bell attended as officers. Daugherty reported limited relief funds. a resolution to appeal to John L. Lewis for higher assessments was approved and will be circulated for signatures. Over 2,000 district members have taken similar action.
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Nelsonville
Burr Oak
Charles Caldwell
Oral Daugherty
Robert Bell
Daugherty
Peter South
John L. Lewis
Dancherty
Woman Dies in Carbon Hill Home
Mrs. Martha Green aged 72 died last night at the home of her daughter Mrs. Harry Wilkinson in Carbon Hill where she had lived since the death of her husband T. C. Green in Nelsonville months ago. She leaves six children two daughters Mrs. Della Wilkinson and Mrs. Ella Connell and four sons Will Jerry Charles and Joe plus ten grandchildren and eight great grandchildren.
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Nelsonville
Martha Green
Harry Wilkinson
Carbon Hill
T. C. Green
Mra Della Wilkinson
Ella Connell
Will
Jerry
Charles
Joe
Columbus Visitors and Local Guests Noted
Mr and Mrs Carl Pettit visited Columbus on Sunday Miss Elia Burnell spends the week in Columbus Mr and Mrs Robert Smith Columbus spent Sunday here with home folks
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Carl Pettit
Columbus
Elia Burnell
Robert Smith
M'Cracken Presides At National Honor Fraternity Dinner
More than 150 attended the biennial Kappa Delta Pi education fraternity dinner in Boston during National Education meetings. Dean T C McCracken of Ohio University served as national president with Dr Payson Smith and William Co Bagley among initiates into the Laureate chapter. The convocation created a lectureship akin to Ingersoll and Paul Carus and set $500 yearly for the lectureship and another $500 for undergraduate writings for the Kappa Delta Pi magazine.
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Kappa Delta Pi
Boston
T. C. McCracken
Ohio University
Lis M. Terman
Stanford Y City
California
Dr. Terman
Ingeroll
Paul Caris
Arrest of Woman After Mash Found in Home
A fifty gallon barrel of mash and a fifty gallon lard can of beer mash were found in Mrs. Bertha DeLong of Deanville. She was charged with possessing property to manufacture intoxicating liquor, arraigned before Magistrate Carl Porter, pleaded not guilty, and bound over to common pleas court. The discovery occurred while deputies searched for goods stolen from the Imperial store last week.
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Bertha DeLong
Deanville
Onion controversy lands Chicago school pupil in hot water
George Martin aged 44 faces suspension after he insists on keeping an onion on his desk at school in Chicago, provoking administration to take disciplinary action.
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Onion
Chicago
George Martin
Funds Needed To Light Streets In Nelsonville
Nelsonville city council discussed street lighting costs for 1928 totaling 6050 dollars and learned funds are insufficient. Service Director McLain urged a special assessment on properties abutting streets to cover lighting since the prior fee expired in 1927.
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Nelsonville
R. E. McLain
Public Service Department
L. J. Eberle
Funeral for Mrs Aquippa Houchens Set for Nelsonville
Funeral party for Mrs Aquippa Bowers Houchens arrives in Nelsonville Wednesday at 10 30 am. The cortege proceeds to Greenlawn Cemetery for a short service before burial. She was the widow of George Houchens, long-time Nelsonville residents.
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Nelsonville
Aquippa Bowers Houchens
Columbus
Greenlawn Cemetery
George Houchens
Infant Tessie May Campbell Nationed at Greenlawn
In Nelsonville on Friday the infant daughter of Mr and Mrs Eugene Campbell was buried at Greenlawn. The child’s name is Tessie May not Catherine May as previously reported. She is survived by her parents and one brother Harold.
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Nelsonville
Eugene Campbell
Greenlawn
Tessie May
Catherine May
Harold
Mysterious Flight Of Lindy Explained
ST. Louis report explains Lindbergh night flight from Scott Field Belleville to Washington. Major William B. Robertson says Lindbergh felt like flying, the night was beautiful and the lure was strong enough to resist.
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ST. Louis
U.P
Charles A. Lindbergh
Scott Field
Belleville
Ill
Washington
William B. Robertson
Flier
Lindbergh
Robertson
Hello Happiness Tonight at Majectic Theatre
The Ohio University comedy group presents the musical Hello Happiness at the Majestic theater with Harold Evans and C. C. Robinson coordinating. Jimmie Blankenship stars as Arabella Jones with a large cast of students and faculty, showing two acts including a show within a show with performances at 8:20 p.m. and a 2:30 p.m. Wednesday matinee.
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Ohio University
Majectic Theater
Harold Evans
C. C. Robinson
Department of
Arabella Jones
Enterprise
Ohio
Arabella
Jimmie Blankenship
George Townsend
Roland Gilbert
Ezra
Samantha Jones
Bob Kinney
A. Dunkle King
Bid Edmund
Gertrude Parker
Wallace Johnson
Ricardo Alvini
Officer O'Reilly
Addison Evans
Lorenz Ziegbert
Don Dowd
Lettie
Bob Downing
Ashburton Simms
Paul Rogers
Chauncey Percival
Bob Gardner
Lila Lane
Harry Mahan
Abraham Roxbaum
Tom Slater
Constance Kaye
Vincent Jukes
Detective Magoff
al Reed
Mimi
Evan Jones
Hoofers
Jimmie Entin
Page Meade
Bill Martinek
Dick Wilson
Jim Pilcher
Sigmund Rosenblum
Albert Rosenthal
Tony Agostinelli
Marriage of Miss Margaret Andrews to J C Rath
An announcement from Nelsonville reports the marriage of Miss Margaret Andrews of Columbus to J C Rath of Chicago. The ceremony took place in Chicago on a Saturday and the couple plan to reside in Chicago after a trip to California. The bride’s father, Corwin Andrews, is an agent for the Ohio Fuel Gas company in Nelsonville.
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Margaret Andrews
Columbus
J. C. Rath
Chicago
Nelsonville
What Sort of Men Succeed Discussed at Hi Yo Luncheon
At Athens High School the Hi Yo luncheon held this noon discussed successful men. Edward Rosser served as discussion leader guiding the session.
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Athens High School
Edward Rosser
Fertilization Talk Aims to Help Local Orchards
County Extension Agent T H Johnson says small orchards in the district need nourishment. He arranged for 8 McConnell of the Ohio State Agricultural Society to speak to fruit growers and interested farmers Friday at 1 30 PM in the Chamber of Commerce rooms. McConnell brings Experiment Station experience institute work Master Farmer and years of practical fruit growing.
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T. H. Johnson
McConnell
Ohio State Agricultural Society
Chamber of Commerce
Ohio Experiment Station
Johnson
George Rathburn Dies Near Chauncey at 81
George Rathburn 81 a lifelong resident of Broadwell and Amesville died yesterday afternoon near Chauncey. The body is at Jagers undertaking parlors where friends may call. Funeral services to be held at 1:30 p m Wednesday at Fleming cemetery near Amesville. Son Clarence Rathburn of Columbus attended.
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George Rathburn
Broadwell
There
Amesville
Chauncey
Jagers
Fleming Cemetery
Clarence Rathburn
Columbus
Court House Doings In Probate Court and County Actions
Chief of Police Herb Parker arrested in a case of contributing to a young girl's delinquency. Walter Hutchens pleaded guilty and paid a $160 fine plus costs, then jailed until payment. Elizabeth J. Howson admitted satisfaction with John Howson's will. Edward Boling pleaded guilty to non support. fined $100, 60 days in jail, sentence suspended with weekly $14 payments. Estate of Lucetta Dean reported satisfactory. administrator Elza Dean discharged. William C Warren sues Ohio Fuel and Gas in Common Pleas for 602 dollars. Nellie Tanner appeal from Justice of the Peace ruling to pay Nichols Garage costs.
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Herb Parker
Walter Hutchens
Edward Boling
Boling
Athens County
Common Pleas Court
William C. Warren
Ohio Fuel and Gas Company
Nellie Tanner
Justice of the Peace
Charles W. Wilson
Trimble
Township
Nichols Garage
Common Pleas
Women Elect Officers for Ensuing Year
The annual meeting of the Woman's Community club elected officers for the coming year. President Mrs J M Hyde, vice presidents Mrs M P Ohlinger, Mrs Stanley Dew, Mrs L A Whitmore, Mrs William Mills, secretary Mrs Cecil Shater, treasurer Mrs E J Kessinger, and directors Miss Bertha Nixon, Mrs Warren Badger, Mrs Walter Wolf, Mrs Julius Fischer, Miss Hyla Herrold. Plans for spring clean-up were discussed. The Cosmopolitan club will meet March 13 with Mrs A G Mechem instead of Thursday.
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Nelsonville
Woman's Community Club
J. M. Hyde
J. M.hyde
M. P. Ohlinger
Stanley Dew
L. A. Whitmore
William Mills
Cecil Shater
E. J. Kessinger
Bertha Nixon
Warren Badger
Walter Wolf
Julius Fischer
Hyla Herrold
Paul Figgins Birthday Dinner Hosted by Mrs Figgins
Mrs Charles Figgins honored her son Paul Figgins on his twentieth birthday with a Sunday dinner. Out of town guest Melvin Pennell of Columbus attended the event.
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Charles Figgins
Paul
Melvin Pennell
Columbus
Circle of Ruth holds regular meeting at church parlor
Thirty members and three guests attended the Circle of Ruth meeting in the Presbyterian church parlors. A 6 o'clock dinner hosted by Miss Mable Shafer and three others preceded the program. Devotions, a year book of prayer, Japan and foreigners in America papers were presented. Junior Home Guards gather Wednesday afternoon at Audrey Stanley's home for contest report and dues.
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Circle of Ruth
Presbyterian Church
Mable Shafer
Ed Juniper
Orlie Rider
Eugene Pritchard
Elizabeth
Lloyd Evans
Japan
America
Ed Sharp
Freda Smith
Legion to Host Welcome Feed for New Members
The local American Legion announces a 6 o’clock welcome feed for new members tomorrow night. Commander M B Shannon says many new members have joined since the last meeting and the regular Legion gathering will follow the lunch.
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American Legion
BP. Shannon
Athens County Treasury Report Shows February Balances
February treasury figures from Athens County Auditor Clyde Edmundson show a total balance of 109 194 75. Receipts include county fund 1328 98 and flood bonds 13938 73, while disbursements total 35499 52. Balances by fund list multiple amounts across county fund, school fund, road repair, sheep fund and more.
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Athens County Treasury
Clyde Edmundson
County Board of Education
Ministers
Gener
Four men arraigned on intoxication charges before mayor
Four men faced arraignment in police court before Mayor Alex Moore on intoxication counts. Dan Carsey was fined 25 dollars plus costs after arrest by Chief Herb Parker in a pool room. Thomas Rowland and Harry Pollin, arrested at a public dance, each paid 10 dollars and costs after pleading guilty. Captain Charles Maple made those arrests. Harry Tharp also paid 10 dollars and costs for intoxication on Court Street. Ed Maxwell, arrested by Captain Maple last night, has not yet been arraigned.
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Alex Moore
Dan Carsey
Herb Parker
Thomas Rowland
Harry Pollin
Charles Maple
Harry Tharp
Court Street
Parker
Ed Maxwell
Captain Maple
Beane With Three On Flight From Mitchell Field To Havana
The reconstructed Columbia monoplane formerly piloted by Clarence Chamberlin and Charles A. Levine departed Mitchell Field near New York with Wilmer Stultz at the controls and Levine and Mabel Bell aboard bound for Havana Cuba. The 1500 mile journey carries 250 gallons of gasoline and Levine expects about 13 hours aloft. Weather caused a delayed takeoff after several weeks of planning.
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Mitchell Field
L. J. Marehoé
Columbia
Clarence Chamberlin
Charles A. Levine
Germany
United States
Wilmer Stultz
Levine
Mabel Bell
Havana
Cuba
Lodi Grange Leads in County Rat Killing Contest
Lodi Grange No. 24230 joins the county rat killing contest with RA. F. Perry and W. Leo Williams named leaders. Captains appoint teams including R. F. Perry, A. H. Grim, Clifford Kelley, George Grim, John Cowan, Jack King, and many others listed.
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Lodi Grange No
RA. F. Perry
W. Leo Williams
R. F. Perry
A. H. Grim
Clifford Kelley
George Grim
John Cowan
Jack King
Fred Biehl
Charles Chase
Wayne Wingett
G. P. Ackley
William Meeks
Alex Sapp
Dawson Meeks
Charles Conrath
Jess Vierce
Fred Brazier
Sam Jeffers
Mrt
Chappel
Clarence Hawk
George Douglas
Dale Hart
Harry Howard
Floyd Jeffers
Elmer Harra
Harve Douglas
Floyd Williams
Charley Bobo
Leonard Williams
Virgil Shafer
Will Colmer
Sam Dinsmore
Cal Ackley
John Carsey
M. RR. Cain
Harry Smith
Will Gilkey
George Hartley
J. Smith
Jesse Brown
John Maxwell
Leo Willams
Frank Sargent
Ray Bobo
Joe Burson
al Beal
Cecil Robison
R. Bb. Wilson
Donald Mulligan
George Smith
iMlyde Colburn
Mletcher King
Pearl Sapp
Joe Lambert
Jesse Gilkey
Fraley Vox
Fahye Pierce
Add Creamer
John Jeffers
Bud Harris
John Ruth
Perry Smith
Elz Barley
Frank Loukx
Dorsey Bolin
George Fulton
Walt Williams
Waldo Douglas
Paul Jeffers
Vinton Meeks
Gene Davies
Will Hampton
Everett Bosworth
Leo Douglas
Charles Colburn
Millard Ream
Joe Smith
Beacher Woodyard
Watson Beatty
DeWitt Sloane
Carl Snow
War Chest funds to be distributed by Fairfield posts
Seven thousand five hundred dollars remaining from the War Chest fund will be distributed among the four American Legion posts of Fairfield county. The money will aid needy veterans and their families, as decided at a meeting in Loncaster.
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Loncaster
War Chest Fund
American Legion
Fairfield County
Seniors Must Apply For Degrees Diplomas at Registrar Office
Ohio University students completing degrees or two year courses in June must apply for degrees or diplomas at the registrar's office on Wednesday March 7 or Saturday morning March 10. A $5 fee must accompany the application says Registrar F B Dilley.
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Ohio University
F. B. Dilley
Insanity Defense Planned for Father In Indiana Case
George Chisholm a 35 year old Canadian World War veteran confessed to drowning his two sons. Attorneys planned to begin an insanity defense to save him from the electric chair. He waivered examination and was bound over to the Lake county grand jury on two counts of first degree murder in Crown Point Indiana.
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Crown Point
Ind
George Chisholm
Chisholm
Lake County
Lake Criminal Court
Grand Jury
Fire Rips Bedford Home, Kills Family
Pearl Stewart aged 24 and her two children aged 3 and 5 were burned to death when a fire destroyed their Bedford Indiana house on March 6.
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Bedford
Ind
Pearl Stewart
Mandell Keeps Fighting To Stay Fit As Champion
Sammy Mandell the light welterweight champion maintains conditioning by sparring in the ring regularly though he has not defended his title in a long period.
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Sammy Mandell
Don’t Chloroform Yourself To Stop Coughing Spells
A colds cough remedy warning notes that chloroform is dangerous and unnecessary. A physician’s Thoxine prescription provides quick relief without iron or harmful drugs and is sold with a money back guarantee at 35c 60c and $1.00.
Pomeroy Chester Tournament Game Date Moved to Thursday Night
The Pomeroy Chester tournament game in the Ohio university gym shifts from next Friday morning to Thursday evening at 10 oclock after the Athens Nelsonville game. Director O C Bird cites local fan convenience and rivalries as reasons for the scheduling change.
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Pomeroy
Chester
Ohio University Gymnasium
Athens-Netsville
O. C. Bird
Athens
Nelsonville
Pomeroy and
Bird
Peterson faces grand jury on larceny and records charges
Youngstown officials announce that W. H. Peterson former city plumbing inspector will be indicted by the next grand jury for grand larceny and falsifying public records. He is free on a $5,000 bond as police say they possess a confession alleging embezzlements totaling thousands of dollars over several years.
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Youngstown
U.P
W. H. Peterson
Peterson
Liberty
California Fig Syrup Health Hint Ad Boosts Child Growth
An old advertisement extols California Fig Syrup as a gentle, vegetable laxative to prevent bilious ailments in children and to aid weight gain. It claims the syrup calms digestive issues, eases constipation without force, and is safe for infants with a fruity flavor.
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California
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John Howson
Lucetta
Elza Dean
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Cosmopolitan Club
A. G. Mechem
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Queen of Diamonds
New York
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