Memorial Day Service Honors Civil War Veterans
Dignitaries attend dedication at West Union street cemetery with Athens High Band. Dr. James P. Porter of Ohio University delivers address on intelligent patriotism urging informed citizens and restraint from extreme war advocacy. He cites Gen Summerall and critiques wealth conscription and profiteering, warning against blind obedience and unthinking patriotism.
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West State Street Cemetery
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Civil War veterans attend modest memorial service
The memorial service in Thirsty in Ontario drew a small crowd of Civil War veterans including Captain J. B. Allen adjutant A J Leonard post commander Millfield J L Pickering Andrew Alllum William H Brown John Tippie Marion Tippie Thomas Porter W H Southerton Ezra L Walker John P Dana David Lantis Isaac Newton William Roberts Ira Gilkey Athens. Veterans notes waning interest and laments the absence of Spanish War and World War veterans while praising aiding organizations.
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J. B. Allen
A. J. Leonard
Millfield
J. L. Pickering
Andrew Allum
William H. Brown
John Tippie
Marion Tippie
Thomas Porter
W. H. Southerton
Ezra L. Walker
John P. Dana
David Landis
Isaac Newton
William Roberts
Ira Gilkey
Athens
The
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Eight Injured In Logan Nelsonville Highway Crash
Eight persons were hurt when a car driven by Dana Roush, Pomeroy Police Chief, and another driven by Mrs. Charles Wilson of Columbus collided on the Nelsonville pike near Green Township. None fatally injured. all treated at Cherrington hospital.
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Logan-Nelsonville
Pomeroy
Gan
Cherrington Hospital
Roush
Davis
Miss Dixon
Central School May Day Festival Moves to Gym
Due to bad weather the remainder of the Central school May Day festival will be held in the gymnasium at 6 o'clock this evening.
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Central School
Governor Donahey Dedicates Trophy At Middleport
A massive Middleport celebration draws an estimated 25 000 residents and visitors for a parading, patriotic program in Meigs county. Governor Vic Donahey presided with Frank Willis amid Civil War veterans as the Memorial trophy was dedicated after a noon parade.
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Meigs County
Hocking Valley
Columbus
Ohio
Ford G. Hunker
K. of P
Rutland
Second Streets
Athens National Guardsmen
Vic Donahey
Second Street
Donahey
Frank Willis
Jones
Pomeroy
Eichinger
Memorial Unveil and Dedication Highlight War Legacy
Adjutant General Henderson unveils a three ton 77 millimeter German field gun memorial and dedicates the site with a patriotic address. Governor Donahey calls for lasting peace and questions wartime losses as dignitaries including H. R. Mooney and Senator Willis attend a large open air pageant led by the Knights of Pythias band.
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Henderson
America
Donahey
United States
American Legion
H. R. Mooney
Woodsfield
Frank B. Willis
Washington
New Knights of Pythias
James T. Lewis
Man Seriously Injured In Traction Car Collision
A collision between the Nelsonville Athens traction car and a Ford sedan at a crossing near Alderman left Albert Tifug of Glouster with serious injuries. Helmut Tifug, 19, escaped unharmed as the car’s occupant and damage were extensive. The wreck occurred Saturday night, followed by theft of tires lights and car accessories.
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Nelsonville-Athens
Alderman
Albert Tifug
Butcher
Glouster
Helmut Tifug
Athens
Tifug
Storm floods claim nine lives in Kentucky flood
A 11 hour cloudburst in the Big Sandy valley Southeastern Kentucky killed nine people and caused thousands of dollars in damage. Homes and rail lines washed away as streams swelled into torrents, marking the highest flood since 1900s.
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Painsville
U.P
Big Sandy
Kentucky
Purchase Power of Dollar Rises as Living Costs Fall
The Purchasing Power of the dollar for the average American has strengthened for over two years, reaching 61.1 cents relative to 1914 costs. Declines in overall living costs through 1925 and 1926 boosted the value from a low of 48.9 cents in July 1920, though April figures show costs still 63.7 percent above 1914.
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New York
National Industrial Conference Board
De Pinedo to Repair Seaplane Santa Maria at Horta
The repair work on Col Francesco de Pinedo's seaplane Santa Maria begins at Horta Azores. Once fixed the Fascist aviator plans to fly again along the Floress route, aiming to restore his record of crossing the Atlantic by air.
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Azores
U.P
Francesco de Pinedo
Santa Maria
Flores
de Pinedo
Atlantic
Presbyterians Close Controversy. Assembly Shifts to Reports
In San Francisco on May 31 delegates to the 139th general assembly of the Presbyterian church concluded the liberalist victory in the fundamentalist liberalist clash and then moved to routine reports and business to be cleared before adjournment tomorrow.
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San Francisco
139Th General Assembly
The
Presbyterian Church
4 H Club to Meet in Albany at Hazel Lewis Home
The Buds of Promise 4 H club in Albany will meet Wednesday afternoon at Miss Hazel Lewis home or nearby. Old members are invited to attend and there will be an election of officers.
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Buds of Promise Club
Albany
Hazel Lewis
Lindbergh Plans Return Flight From France to New York
London bulletin reports Charles A. Lindbergh announcing plans to leave Crete France aboard the U S Breck for the United States. He is to arrive in New York on June 14, as crowds endure rain in the farewell section.
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U.S
Charles A. Lindbergh
Cre
France
U States
U. S
Lindbergh Homecoming Celebration Planned by Cabinet
Washington May 31 A national celebration is planned for Captain Charles Lindbergh upon his return from Europe. A committee of four cabinet members will coordinate the plans as the destroyer Breck will bring him across the Atlantic.
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Washington
Ghee
Charles Lindbergh
Breck
Atlantic
Lindbergh Visits Buckingham Palace After Spirit of St. Louis Flight
Charles Lindbergh arrives at Buckingham Palace after flying the Spirit of St. Louis from New York to Paris Brussels and London. He tours Croydon Gosport return by RAF plane meets King George and the Prince of Wales. He receives the Air Force Cross and Knights of several orders as hundreds line the rain sheened gates.
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United Press
London
King
Charles
Buckingham Palace
Air Force Cross
Missouri
Buckingham
Royal Air Force
Uate
King George
France
Albert
Leopold
Lindbergh
Baldwin
Prince of Wales
Lindbergh Tate
St. James Palace
Charles Lindbergh: A Normal Youth Behind the Aviator Legend
United Press reports a long profile tracing Charles A. Lindbergh from Detroit birth to Norse and Crusader ancestry, highlighting courage and self mastery. The piece links family roots, early life, and the pilot’s path from Minnesota logging roots to aviation fame amid political and public service ties.
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Superman
King Ferdinand of Romania Mentioned in Bucharest Dispatch
A brief Bucharest dispatch notes King Ferdinand of Romania as alive and reigning, in a terse May 31 report. The item emphasizes the monarch’s enduring presence amid unspecified events.
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Bucharest
King Ferdinand of
Romania
How to Get Ahead Budget Guide from The Athens Messenger
The Athens Messenger presents a 32 page booklet on money management. It offers expert advice on handling and using money for all income levels. Readers learn systematic budgeting, accounts, and spending to secure necessities and improve living standards.
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Athens Messenger
Washington
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