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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

May 23, 1924

Page

7

Cox predicts big business sets 1924 campaign tone

James M. Cox says big business will dominate the 1924 campaign and that the Democratic National convention will rebuke heavy campaign contributions from business. He dismisses prohibition as a central issue and criticizes the Fordney McCumber tariff as favoring manufacturers while harming farmers and raising prices.

New York James M. Cox Ohio International News Service Cox Democratic Party Republican Party Socialist Party America

OSU Extension Leader Visits Logan Fruit Clubs

Mrs. Chambers from the Ohio State University extension service met Logan fruit club leaders on Thursday. The session gathered at the county farm bureau office with Dorothy Pierpont and Mrs. Irvin Sheets present as leaders and a third leader absent.

Chambers Ohio State University Extension Service Logan County Farm Bureau Dorothy Pierpont Irvin Sheets

Clothing club leaders to meet Miss Wirt next Thursday

On Thursday of next week the clothing club leaders will meet with Miss Wirt of the same department.

Miss Wirt

Bus Schedule Change Affects Local Line to New Straitsville

Elite Motor announces a May 22 schedule change on its city to New Straitsville line to provide five forenoon round trips daily. Fares drop ten cents from Shawnee to Logan.

Elite Motor Bus Company New Straitsville Shawnee Logan

Engagement Announced At Mrs Hengst Home

At Mrs George Hengst home twelve guests heard the engagement of Miss Rachel Johnson to Mr Martin Fair. Miss Johnson a McConnelsville native and Ohio University graduate teaches at Logan High School, while Mr Fair a Ohio University and Ohio State graduate teaches in Wheeling.Wedding is set for June 14 with roses given to guests bearing the date.

George Hengst Rachel Johnson Martin Fair William Johnson McConnelsville Miss Johnson Ohio University Logan High School Fair Ohio U Ohio State Wheeling Sarah Holmes Sarah Rockholt Dorothy Peterman Lillian Jones Julia Woodruff Della Webb Irene Watkins Mary Hart Ermel Stevens Mary Johnson Lillian Stameart

Senior Class Play “Daley” Set At High School May 28

The senior class play Daley a comedy in three acts will be performed at the high school auditorium on the evening of May 28. Cast includes Marguerite Bright Mary Bright Mildred Collins Don Francis Ralph Schrader Paul Solon Howard Wright Paul Beck Joe Canty Charles Eberst and Leon Goldstein.

Daley Marguerite Bright Mary Bright Mildred Collins Don Francis Ralph Schrader Paul Solon Howard Wright Paul Beck Joe Canty Charles Eberst Leon Goldstein

County Surveyor Hears Grievances on Rush Creek Carp

County Surveyor W. H. Nixon and Grant Hysell witnessed Rush Creek residents catching carp washed into fields after heavy rains. The farmers praised the method and effort as they worked to divert the fish from flood-affected areas.

W. H. Nixon Grant Hysell Rush Creek

Mrs Myrtle Ross rites held at St John Catholic

Funeral services for Mrs Myrtle Ross 41 who died at her Riverside apartment were held at St John Catholic church with interment at Oak Grove. She had suffered months from cancer. Sister of John Geiger of West Hunter street, she is remembered in Logan community. District Deputy Rolland Bright led the inspection at the K of P hall followed by a dinner at the Methodist church. Logan Masons accompanied him to New Straitsville.

Ross Myrtle Ross Riverside St. John’s Catholic Church Oak Grove L. C. Yocum Co Rolland Bright K. of TP Methodist Inspector Bright New Straitsville Logan Masons Dan Soliday William Huggins Charles Kleinschmidt Loyd A. Mount HH. Pr. Wetherill Ho P Thomas Vernon Mauk Eugene Wright John Allen Lawrence Adcock New Straitsville Order

Miner Milton Cooksy and Freda Hunter Pair in Buch Ant Il District

Milton Cooksy aged 24 a miner and Freda Hunter age 21 described as at home reside in Buchtel with a Buch ant il district notation. The snippet lists two individuals with ages and occupations in a local register.

Freda Hunter Buchtel

Masonic Inspection at Trinity College Dublin

An inspection of Lodge No. 484 Ff. & corporated by royal charter in A. M. took place at New Straitsville in 1591.

Trinity College Dublin A. M New Straitsville

Californians Split Over Sport Definition in Divorce Case

In San Francisco a divorce court ruled in favor of Greeninger granting him permission to take his 15-year-old son to baseball games. Mrs. K Greenmeer had argued that sport meant horse racing and music, not baseball, and disputed the father's rights in the dispute before Superior Court Judge Graham.

San Francisco Greeninger Graham

Chiropractor Dr Beckett Charged With First Degree Murder

St Clairsville Ohio May 3 Sheriff Dunfee filed a charge of first degree murder against Dr J T Beckett Barnesville chiropractor for the killing of his stepson Bernard Mason 4. Beckett is jailed without bond.

ST. Clairsville Ohio M. Dunfee J.T. Beckett Barnesville Chiropractor Bernard Mason Beckett

Philippines Laborers Flock Through Honolulu to Mainland Jobs

Large numbers of Filipino laborers pass through Honolulu en route to the mainland for sugar, orchard, hotel, and small farm work. Local liner offices report heavy bookings, with about a thousand men remaining in January for mainland positions as steerage space runs short.

Honol Hawaii Honolulu

Abdul Hamid of Constantinople Nominated for Nobel Prize

A Turkish poet Abdul Hak Hamid is named as a Nobel candidate for literature. Turkish press campaigns for recognition despite limited foreign translations. Hamid, 78, formerly in the diplomatic service, now housed in a hotel with a modest pension.

Hak Hamid Bia Hamid Dolma Ragteche

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