Nelsonville Plans Canal Bed Redevelopment
Nelsonville officials announced plans to use canal ground deeded by the state for a storm sewer to drain streams and curb filth. A canal street could host traction lines and provide direct access to clay and coal deposits near Dorr Run. A canal commission will map the area and outline improvements with support from Senator Miller and Rep. Henry Hatch.
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Nelsonville
Sharp
Chamber of Commerce
Traction Company
Dorr Run
Scioto Valley
Lancaster
Miller
Dresden
Henry Hatch
Athens
Archer
Jas. Ginnan
Relsonville Funeral Sunday for Hollis Hunt
Hollis Wyman Hunt aged 9 son of Mr and Mrs Robert C Hunt will be buried Sunday morning Funeral services set for 945 am conducted by Rev Mr Shaw. A brief local notice records the family’s loss and service details.
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Hollis Wyman Hunt
Robert C. Hunt
Mr. Shaw
Elks Stage First Dance Night for Members
The Elks held the first in a series of dances in their club rooms last evening. Thirty couples attended as Loga string orchestra provided fine music and dancing continued into the early hours.
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The
Elks
Loga String Orchestra
Nelsonville High School Baccalaureate Sermon At Local Church
Sunday services at 9 30 and 10 30 with a 7 30 program. The morning sermon titled Jehovah My Righteousness. The evening baccalaureate sermon delivered to the Nelsonville High senior class. Prayer meeting Wednesday at 7.
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Nelsonville High School
Attending boosters day and family visits in region
William Guy Henry Crawford Mrs D A Feree and Miss Aleda Tar bell traveled to Delaware for O W Boosters Day. Pearl Davis recently discharged guest of his wife. Ruth Davis of Athens visiting relatives and friends. Ray Barron discharged and back in Nelsonville. Melvern Wilson of Delaware visiting father over Sunday. }
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Booters
William Guy
Henry Crawford
D. A. Feree
Aleda Tarbell
Delaware
O. W. Boosters
Pearl Davis
Ruth Davis
Athens
Ray Barron
Nelsonville
Melvern Wilson
Father’s Day Service Postponed After Centenary Drive
The Father’s Day service at the Methodist Episcopal Church Sunday morning has been postponed until after the centenary drive. The event was delayed to accommodate ongoing centennial activities and related commitments.
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Methodist Episcopal Church
Sunday services and funeral policy for Nelsonville churches
The Nelsonville pastors announce all churches will not conduct Sunday funeral services except in necessity. The Methodist Episcopal Church plans a full Sunday schedule with Sunday school at 9 30, divine worship at 10 30 led by Minute Men, Epworth League at 6 15, and a joint baccalaureate service at the high school auditorium in place of an evening service.
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Methodist Episcopal Church
Epworth League
Nelsonville
Leon Arpee
Presbyterian Church
C. L. Johnson
Christian Church
J. C. Brillhart
Apostolic Holiness Church
A. M. Mann
Nelsonville High Class Play at Stuart Opera House
The Nelsonville High School class play will be staged at Stuart Opera House on Wednesday evening May 21 at eight. Ticket sales begin Monday at Fountain Pharmacy at eight. Tickets admit to both the class play and commencement. reserved seating at the opera house only. price 40 cents.
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Nelsonville High School
Stuart Opera House
Fountain Pharmacy
Opera House
Mr. Bob Brings Out Large Crowd at Athens High Play
Athens High School juniors presented Mr. Bob at the opera house for the local Scouts benefit. The entire house sold out, the high school orchestra accompanied them with street selections, and the show was a resounding success with a neat sum raised for Scouts.
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Bob
Opera House
Athens High School
Athens
Revered Church Leader Leads Nelsonville Push
The Rev. Dr. Hawk, superintendent of the Portsmouth district, spoke in conference with Rev. Arthur M. Mann and local church officials. It is expected Nelsonville will go over the top Sunday as every member faces solicitation by a team.
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Hawk
Portsmouth
Methodist Episcopal Church
Arthur M. Mann
Nelsonville
Apostolic Holiness Church Services on Chestnut Street
At the Apostolic Holiness Church on Chestnut Street near Harper Pastor J C Brillhart conducts Sunday school at 9 30 and a 10 30 sermon on The Captive Bride plus a 2 30 old time class meeting. Evening services at 7 include lively songs and an evangelistic sermon The Grand Review. Wednesday prayer at 7. Charles Preston and wife visit Columbus with daughter amid hospital operation recovery at Grant Hospital.
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Apostolic Holiness Church
Chestnut Street
Harper
J. C. Brillhart
Grand Review
Charles Preston
Columbus
Grant Hospital
Blacksmith shop opens in old Haybrow stand Nelsonville
Sam Minkin announces a new blacksmith shop offering horseshoeing woodwork and wagon repair at reasonable prices. Horseshoeing rates listed from 1.50 to 2.56 with 25 years of experience. Also notices lost mare and rental offers for furnished rooms.
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W. J. Haybrow
Sam Minkin
Local Ladies Attend Shrine Sessions and Visits
Miss Collie Artis spent Friday in Columbus. Mrs. C. H. Bartlett and Mrs. Phil Kelch returned after attending the National Supreme Shrine sessions held this week at Ottawa UI. Mrs. F. G. Cooley is visiting Columbus as guest of her husband.
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Collie Artis
Columbus
C. H. Bartlett
Phil Kelch
National Supreme Shrine
Ottawa
F. G. Cooley
Ganet Selby announce birth of son
Mr and Mrs Ganet Selby announce the arrival of a son born Friday at their home.
Where Are the Nine Sermon At Bible School Promises Return
Pastor C L Johnson invites 812 worshippers from last Sunday to return for 9 30 morning Bible school and 10 30 sermon on Where Are the Nine. Christian Endeavor meets at 6 PM for city residents with no church ties. No evening sermon due to high school baccalaureate.
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C. L. Johnson
Bible School
Christian Endeavor
Episcopal Church Nelsonville May Service Notice
Nelsonville church schedules Fourth Sunday after Master on May 18 with church school at 9 30 A M led by superintendent Miss Mabel Poston. Service at 3 P M conducted by Rev CC B Plummer. Everyone invited.
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Episcopal Church
Nelsonville
Mabel Poston
CC. B. Plummer
PTA Elects Officers After School Program
The Parent Teachers Association met at the West school building with excellent attendance. After a program by first to third grade pupils, officers for the coming year were elected: President Mrs. Chas. Newton, first vice president Miss Scott, second vice president Mrs. Juniper, treasurer Mrs. Alva Johnson, secretary Miss Estelle Reynolds.
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Parent-Teachers Association
West School
Chas. Newton
Scott
Juniper
Alva Johnson
Estelle Reynolds
Court Not Settling Joe B Davis Case In Local Pleas
The Joe B Davis case remains active in the local court of common pleas with trial resuming Monday after a delay. Two more witnesses are expected as the trial nears completion. comedian notes on a judgeable garden aside and a rain relief for a reporter's garden are included.
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Joe B. Davis Ceal
Court of Common Pleas
Birta Sprause
Allen Sprause
Circle Hill Floodwood detour blamed for flood rain delay
Rain left the Circle Hill Floodwood detour soft and impassable with a dozen machines mired in mud. Locals question partial culvert construction to restore travel as gardening and planting face further delays until sunlight returns. Chaplain M F MacLane preaches in Trimble and Athens on Sunday. Lieutenant John R Goddard of Bern, now in Healdton Oklahoma, holds sixty five producing wells. Memorial Day service invites all veterans in uniform.
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Circle Hill
John R. Goddard
W. R. Goddard
Bern
Healdton
Oklahoma
Clark Wed Ease Frat at Washington
In Washington on May 17 Champ Clark the retiring House speaker was unanimously chosen minority floor leader by the House Democratic caucus. An investigation committee was approved to study appointing a steering group for Democratic policy. Senate Democrats elected Senator Martin as minority leader and Senator Pittman as president pro tem amid policy talks.
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Washington
Champ Clark
House
Clark
Senate Democrats
Martin
Virginia
Pittman
Nevada
Daniels Is Back From France in Mount Vernon Arrival
Secretary of the Navy Daniels arrives in New York aboard the Mount Vernon from France. His return marks a major postwar maritime and government milestone. Daniels disembarked and proceeded to remain in the city for unspecified engagements.
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Daniels
New York N. Y
Daniels Arived
France
Mount Vernon
Cincinnati Markets Report on Produce and Poultry
Today s Cincinnati markets show eggs firm with prime firsts 44c a dozen and firsts 43 to 44c, ordinary firsts and seconds 39c, duck eggs 44c, and goose eggs at Tic. Live poultry steady with fowls over 5 pounds 32 1 4c per lb, 5 pounds and under 32 1 4c, broilers 60c, roosters 18c.
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Cincinnati
Cincinnati Cattle Market Steady with Mixed Extras
Cattle market steady with shippers at 12.50 and 16.00. Calves firm with extra 15.00. Hogs receipts 1700 and market strong to 25c higher. good packers and butchers at 20.75. Sheep steady with extras 9.00 and 10. Lambs steady with extra 18.00 and 20.00.
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Cincinnati
Pittsburg Stock Market Report From Livestock Yards
Cattle receipts light and market steady with chosen cattle at 15.75 to 16.25 dollars and prime 14.50 to 15.50. Veal calves bring 15.50 to 16.00. Sheep and lambs receipts fair with prime wethers 11.50 to 12.00, good 10.00 to 11.00, lambs 8.00 to 15.75. Hogs receipts include 15 double deckers with prime heavy 20.90 to 21.00, mediums 20.90 to 21.10, light and roughs 17.00 to 20.50 and stags 12.50 to 14.40.
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Pittsburg
Toledo Grain Market Prices Report
Toledo market lists corn No 3 at 1.75 per bushel oats standard white 72 cents per bushel. Clover seed cash 27.00, Oct 19.85, Dec 19.89. Timothy new cash and May 5.30, Sept 6.0744, Oct 5.70. Rye 1.45.
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Toledo
Dee
Timothy New
Deaths Funerals Mrs Harry Enoch Grand Rapids
Mrs Harry Knoch also known as Bertha Walker died in Grand Rapids Michigan after heart failure and illness. Funeral cortage with remains will reach Athens Sunday evening. Services set for Walker home on President Street Monday at 2 pm with interment in West Union Street Cemetery. Survived by husband Edwin Walker one son three sisters and two brothers. Amelia Walker widow of John Henry Walker and mother of Mrs Enoch died last October.
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Harry Knoch
Bertha Walker
Grand Rapids
Michigan
Athens
Walker
President Street
West Union Street
Edwin Walker
L. H. Smith
Stewart
John Brannon
Annette Walker
Fred Walker
Akron
Edward Walker
Amelia Walker
John Henry Walker
Enoch
German Delegate Sees Versailles as UK Victory and US Loss
Berlin dispatch reports German delegate Herr Giesbert says Britain benefits most from the Versailles peace and America loses. He claims the treaty makes Germany a slave colony, with Llyod George and Clemenceau misleading Wilson and the Saar treaty forcing Germany to buy back its people after fifteen years.
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United Press
Berlin
Great Britain
America
Herr Glesberts
Versailles
Germany
Llyod George
Clemenceau
Wilson
Gresberts
United Press Today
Giesbert
Saar
Senate progressives find rules aid challenge to Penrose Warren
United Press reports progressives in the Senate discovered that rules for electing standing committee chairs require a majority vote on each chair. By withholding consent to suspend the rules they can vote against Penrose and Warren. They fear the Old Guard may win over Democrats by listing Penrose and Warren as chair or member nominees.
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United Press
Washington
Senate
Penrose
Warren
Finance Appropriations Committee
Secretaries Elect Akron Official as President
Vincent Stevens secretary of the Akron Chamber of Commerce was elected president of the Ohio Secretaries Association at its annual convention. Other officers elected include F. F. Eubank of Sandusky as vice president and J. W. North of Springfield as secretary treasurer.
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Akron
Vincent Stevens
Akron Chamber of Commerce
Ohio S*ecretaries Association
F. F. Eubank
Sandusky
Seand
J. W. North
Springfield
Irish Americans Ask Lansing for Special Ireland Appeal
Frank Walsh Edward Dunne and Michael Ryan, representing organized Irish-Americans, asked Secretary Lansing to request Britain to grant Edward De Valera and Arthur Griffiths safe conduct to Paris so they can present Ireland’s case at the peace conference.
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Lansing
Paris
Frank Walsh
Edward Dunne
Michael Ryan
Torrant Edward de Valera
Arthur Griffiths
Ireland
Railroad Brotherhood backs league of nations at convention
In Columbus Ohio on May 17 the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen voted unanimously to support a league of nations as outlined to the peace conference by President Wilson. Over 2 000 delegates from 186 000 members sent assurance resolutions by cable to President Wilson at Versailles. The group also debated the January 12 wage increase for trainmen, a matter expected to take several days.
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Columbus
Ohio
Brotherhood of Railroad
League of Nations
Wilson
United States
Canada
Versailles
W. G. Lee
The
Brotherhood
Township Grads Finish May 24
Commencement exercises for the eighth grades of Athens township will be held Saturday May 24 at Ellis Hall. District Superintendent Vernon announced today. Superintendent Pilcher will deliver the address to the graduates. The public is invited to attend at 2 p.m. Those to receive diplomas include Sfelen Dorr Lillian Eddy and Verne.
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Eigth
Athens Township
Ellis Hall
Vernon
Pilcher
Sfelen Dorr
Lillian Eddy
Verne
Wedding Permits Issued for Carbondale Couple Miners Clerk
Dervey Arneed 21 a miner and Irene Lowry 19 a clerk both of Carbondale obtained wedding permits. The list includes Burdette Ediom Burdett Georgia Boridwall Catharine McGuel Mary Bayles Ellswood Verity Herbert Bordun Alfred Austin Lois McCread Arville Rowan Gladys Lonas ae Young Ernest McCoy Arville Albert Young Ellis McDonald Elisa beth Ellen Hale and Willard Daft.
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Burdette
Ediom Burdett
Georgia Boridwall
Catharine McGuel
Mary Bayles
Ellswood Verity
Herbert Bordun
Alfred Austin
Lois McCread
Arville Rowan
Gladys Lonas
Ae Young
Ernest McCoy
Arville Albert Young
Ellis McDonald
Elisabeth Ellen Hale
Willard Daft
Dervey Arneed
Miner
Irene Lowry
Clerk
Carbondale
Speed Affair Off Uniontown PA Rain Postpones Auto Sweepstake
May 11 at Uniontown Speedway the Victory Sweepstakes auto event was called off due to rain. Officials plan to attempt the race next Saturday.
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Uniontown PA
Uniontown Speedway
Linen Rags Sought for Presses by Athens Messenger Office
Classified notice requests large clean cotton rags suitable for printing presses. Listing appears in the Athens Messenger office columns seeking surplus material.
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Athens Messenger
Bank of Athens National Banking Co Ledger Summary
Port of condition for Athens Ohio shows assets including loans and discounts, U S bonds pledged and unpledged, cash in vault, deposits with Federal Reserve, and other cash items. The report details collateral, securities, and miscellaneous assets as of May 12, 19.
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Bank OF Athens Nationals Banking
Athens
Ohio
U. S
Adsiens Labemrendan
Onease
Certi
Peconvasempesene
Tock
Federal Reserve Bank
Peemid Peove
Cern Gndianustendace Ee O. Segmoon
ccessscEneSeSea
Sania
Voemeese
Victory
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Areh Stanley
Athens State Hospital
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