Broadwell Community News and Decoration Day Plans
Broadwell closes school on Friday after a good program. Prof. Miller gave a fine address. Visits from Hagnes Ridge and Amesville residents. War gardens and social visits noted. Decoration Day at Broadwell church on May 30 with Rev. Garrett speaking. The Post plans to decorate graves at Hemlock Cemetery. Community members invited to attend and bring flowers.
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Vira Sutton
Lewis
Hagnes Ridge
Joseph Conant
H. H. Townsend
Amesville
B. F. Seaman
Athens
Thomas Metcalf
Lathrop
Broadwell Church
Garrett
Geo. Ogg
Hagies
D. A. Sutton
Pine Hill
Jerry Tabler
Hemlock
Agean Hanson
Sugar Creek
A. L. Driggs
Revenge Taken For Age's Death Over Own Line
In Lorraine on May 20 American and French troops paused to honor Major Raoul Lufberry iconic American ace killed in an air battle. A funeral at a hospital near the front drew French and American troops, aviators, generals, and an American flag draped coffin as flowers fell on the grave. A German plane was reportedly shot down by Lufberry’s comrade, with later claims of a French aviator also bringing down the German craft.
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Lorraine
Raoul Lufberry
Lufberry
Raoul
Local Union Denounces Wet Money Charge Against Leader
At a May 22 meeting Local Union No. 2349 of the United Mine Workers of America requests the Athens Daily Messenger stop publishing articles by George Thompson about Sanford Snyder. The union states Snyder denied the charges of taking money from wet interests and warns of canceling subscriptions if such statements persist.
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United Mine Workers of America
New Floodwood
Athens Messenger
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Athens Daily Messenger
George Thompson
Glouster, C
Sanford Snyder
Athens County
Snyder
Thompson
United Mine ‘Workers of America
Athens County Democratic Mass Meeting Planned for May 25
A mass meeting of Athens county Democrats is set for Saturday May 25 at 3:00 p m in the court room of the Athens courthouse to organize a county ticket for the August primaries. A state speaker will attend and invitations go to Democrat friends. The Democratic Executive Committee meets at 1 p m the same day.
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Athens County
Court House
Athens
Democratic Central Committee
Democratic Executive Committee
H. W. Conner
Harry Eddington
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