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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 05, 1921
Page
8
Alleged Love Letter Named in Stillman Divorce Case
In New York May 5 an alleged love letter from Fred Beauvais a French Canadian guide was admitted to the records in the Stillman divorce suit against Mrs. Fifi Potter Still before Justice Daniel J Gleason. The case is being heard in secret.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Fred Beauvais
Stillman
Fifi Potter
Daniel J. Gleason
Welfare bill up Washington cabinet department proposed
May 5 report from Washington says Senator Kenyon of Iowa introduced the administration's plan to create a Department of Public Welfare headed by a cabinet officer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Kenyon
Iowa
Department of Public Welfare
Gasoline Drops to 26 Cents a Gallon After Oil Reduction
May 5 report from 260 Gasoline notes a price cut to 26 cents per gallon following Standard Oil's new lower rate. The move affects local motorists and retail stations in the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stannard Oil
Savings in U S banks rise to six and a half billion
United Press reports based on the comptroller of the currency that American savings accounts total about 6.5 billion today, up from 3 billion before the war. Acting Treasury thrift chief O C Lester notes war began a lasting habit of thrift across the nation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
Washington
America
O. C. Lester
Thrift Division
Treasury Department
Lester
U.S
United States
Federal Reserve Bank
U. S
Bank de- Postal
Ulster Leaders Meet in Dublin in Formal Distance
Dublin reports say President Eamon De Valera and Ulster leader Sir James Craig have remained formally distant during talks in the Irish capital with no immediate sign of progress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dublin
Eammon de Valera
James Craig
Mail pilot Walter Bunting dies in Wyoming crash
Omaha reports Walter Bunting, mail pilot, was killed when his aircraft dove nose first after leaving the air mail field at Rock Springs Wyoming. The crash ends a short flight for the government service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Omaha, Neb
Walter Bunting
Rocksprings
Wyo
Air Mail
Plow Unearths Gold Coin Hoard on Iowa Farm
John Brazell, a farm hand on the Patrick Callahan farm near Lansing Iowa, unearthed a small glass jar containing 1300 in gold coins while plowing. The discovery occurred May 5 and drew attention as a surprising windfall on the working farm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lansing
Iowa
John Brazell
Patrick Callahan
Brazell
Preparations for petitions on administration act in Columbus
Democrats from all parts of Ohio convene to circulate petitions within ten days to Secretary of State Smith. Chairman Dubin says court action likely. conference ends with pledge of statewide support for reorganization measures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
State Smith
Dubin
Medical Society Opposes Sheppard-Towner Bill Say Socialism
Dr Alfred H Quessy of Fitchburg Mississippi told the senate committee on education and labor that the American Medical Society opposes the Sheppard Towner maternity bill calling it pure socialism and an erroneous idea based on incorrect statistics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Medical Society
Alfred H. Quessy
Fitchburg
Miss
Senate Committee On Education and Labor
Quessy
Foster Makes New Record in Special Legislation
Washington May 56 A record in special legislation is set by Representative I M Foster of Athens Ohio. He introduced a bill allowing Ironton citizens to bridge the Ohio River at Russell Kentucky by subscriptions. The House passed it and the Senate quickly approved, sending it to President Harding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
I. M. Foster
Athens
Ohio
House
Ironton
Ohio River
Russell
Harding
Packers Control Law Backed by Wallace in House Hearing
Secretary Wallace endorsed packer control legislation before the house agriculture committee calling it very desirable. He said many complaints against packers are fully justified and highlighted the issue as a sharp topic from the last congress. An unrelated note mentions a new electric heating pad with a thermostat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Wallace
House Arricultural
Union Leaders Ready For Final Battle In Cincinnati
Samuel Gompers and Frank Morrison arrived in Cincinnati to open an AFL executive council meeting. Morrison said organized labor will emerge victorious from a nationwide struggle by capital, which he described as a vast conspiracy to crush labor and seize control of the economy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Frank Morrison
A. F
Executive Council
Federation
Morrison
Ingrown Toe Nail Turns Out Itself
An old ad describes a remedy named Outgo applied around an ingrown toenail to reduce inflammation and pain. It claims the skin toughens and the nail turns outward overnight, noting Outgo is a harmless antiseptic for chiropodists but available to consumers in a small bottle with directions.
Rebels Surround Tecate in California Revolt
Rebels have surrounded Tecate in Lower California about 45 miles southeast of San Diego and plan to attack, following a victorious engagement against federals south of Tecate. An American party passing through the town today reported the developments as part of a new revolt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Diego
Calif
Tecate
Lower
California
Futures Fage Tragic Death and Market Abolition Debates
Springfield May 5 The world's greatest grain trading organization faces abolition as Illinois lawmakers consider bills to curtail or abolish the Chicago Board of Trade. Proposals would place board control under the governor or ban futures dealings, with uncertain passage as agrarian lawmakers push to regulate grain exchanges nationwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
Lil
Ilinois General Assembly
Chicago Board of Trade
Agricultural Congressional Committee
Riddell Named General Superintendent of Railway Mail Service
Walter H. Riddell of Cortland Illinois was appointed general superintendent of the railway mail service by Postmaster General Hays. Riddell began his postal career as a clerk in DeKalb Illinois in 1889.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Walter H. Riddell
Cortland, Ill
Hays
Riddell
DeKalb, Ill
Take Your Choice New York Style Rainbow for Women
A 1921 style model rainbow offered by New York retailers lists colors for women including Midnight mocha geranium taupe buff Mohawk yellow stone blossom fungi league gray and canary in an urban fashion note.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Ford Workers to Receive Biweekly Bonus Plan
Detroit May 5 Ford Motor Company workers will get about one extra day’s pay every two weeks under a bi monthly bonus plan based on service length. Last year’s bonus approached 8 million dollars and 1921 payments are expected similar.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Mich
Ford Motor Company
Baptist Mission Society Names Eight To Work In Far East
Mrs Marie Wilkes Yates of Athens Ohio is among eight named by the American Baptist Foreign Mission Society to serve in the Far East. She is wife of Dr Morton Fenton Yates the first dental expert sent to the Orient by the society. She graduated from Ohio University in 1915 and taught in Framingham Massachusetts for three years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Marie Wilkes Yates
Athens
Ohio
Far East
American Baptist Foreign Mission Society
Morton Fenton Yates
Orient
Framingham
Mass
Ohio University
Yates
Dennison Manufacturing Company
That Place
Park Street Baptist Church
Local Elks may raise funds for Athens Scout camp
Roy Dup ler Scoutmaster of Troop Two says a summer camp near Athens would boost idle interest and benefit youths with physical and moral training. Funds are scarce, but the Athens Elks lodge offers to work toward financing the camp and needed equipment for permanent use by three Scout Troops in the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boy Scouts of
Athens
Roy Dupler
Lodge of Elks
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