Masked Party Highlights Endeavor Society Event
Chauncey staged a masked social hosted by the Endeavor Society of the Church of Christ with orange and black decor. Guests unmasked to enjoy piano duets by Misa Vucitle Brad and Dorothy Minister, vocal by Charlies Bradfield, and a dialect performance by Miss Bradfield. The stunt ball, apple eating, and marshmallow contests entertained four groups judged by Virgil Baughmans’ group. James Wilson won the marshmallow contest and another guest, Glen Daugherty, won the apple contest. A luncheon followed. James Wilson of Nelsonville attended as an out‑of‑town guest.
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Endeavor Society of the of the Church of Christ
Misa Vucitle Brad
Dorothy Minister
Charlies Bradfield
Bradfield
Lucy
Mark Fiske
Hillyer
Virgil Baughmans
Glen Daugherty
James Wilson
Nelsonville
Attended Masquerade Party In Athens
Mr. and Mrs. Ciell Cunningham and Mrs. Alva Karns attended a masquerade party at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Ferrell in Athens Tuesday. Quite a number were present and a pleasant evening was spent followed by a Halloween lunch.
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Ciell Cunningham
Alva Karns
Harvey Ferrell
Athens
Pallowe
Minnette Pendergrass Hosts Sunday School Masquerade
The home of Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd W. Pendergrass hosted Minnette Pendergrass and her Sunday school class from the Church of Christ on a Wednesday evening. Attendees enjoyed games contests and a dainty collation in a festive masquerade gathering.
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Lloyd W. Pendergrass
Minnette
Clase
Church of Christ
Funeral services for Mrs. John Tipper in Stroud's Run
Funeral will be held Saturday at 10 AM from the Strouds Run residence with burial in Athens. Mrs Tippie was well known in Chauncey and often visited the Karns home in Ellis avenue. Mr Tippie and Mrs Karns are siblings.
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John Tipper
Stroud’s Run
Athens
Tippie
Chauncey
Ezra Karns
Ellis Avenue
Karns
Harter and Chauncey Hold Sun Services at Plains Church
Walter V. Harter and Chauncey conduct services at The Plains Church with Sunday school at 9 30 and preaching at 10 30 for Harter and 7 00 p m for Chauncey. Topics include The Holy Spirit His Place and Work and A Real Christian and An American s Debt to America.
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Walter V. Harter
Chauncey Church
Local Visitors and Social Notes Highlight Parkersburg
Parkersburg residents hosted relatives and friends from nearby towns including Bellaire Breckenridge and Ireland. Notable events include a Harmony Hill schoolhouse pie supper raising about $20 and a well attended sale at Mr Rush's.
Shelby Shoe Plant Fire Causes 50000 Loss
Fire of unknown origin hit the Shelby Shoe Co. plant in Shelby Ohio today. The blaze confined to the fourth and fifth floors caused about 50 000 dollars in damage and brought down the south wall of the brick building.
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Shelby
Columbus, CO
Shelby Shoe Co
Five masked bandits rob Philadelphia chemical firm payroll
Five masked men held up two John Wythe & Bro. employees in Philadelphia and fled with a payroll totaling 4700 dollars. Police investigation followed, with no arrests reported.
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Philadelphia
John Wythe & Bro., Inc
Fewer Divorces Do Not Mean Canada Immoral Says Judge
Edmonton judge Emily Murphy argues Canada has fewer divorces than the United States for several reasons. She cites church marriage sacraments, high divorce costs, desertion for cross-border unions, and that adultery is not a crime in Canada. Murphy presides over Edmonton's children's court and is a noted author.
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Canada
Edmonton
Alta
United States
Washington
Republic
Montreal
Toronto
Winnipeg
Emily Murphy
British Empire
Judge Murphy
Europe
Mrs. Murphy
Arthur Murphy
Children’s Court
Breathing Exercises and Deep Breathing Benefits
The text argues that full deep breaths expanding the lungs are valuable, with vigorous exercise like running and wrestling promoting deep breathing. It notes children use diaphragmatic movement, emphasizes abdominal expansion, and says simple daily practice in a standing or reclining position trains proper breathing without a complicated system.
Peach Ridge Community Notices and School Honor Roll
Peach Ridge social notes list Sunday guests and visits by families from Newport, Strouds Run, and Athens. Obituaries note the Tippie family loss. The Peach Ridge school marks a perfect October attendance with names of 1928 honorees. Local preaching planned after Sunday school with Edward Miller to lead.
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William Hunter
Roy Noland
W. H. South
James
Ben
Allie ‘Tippie
Strouds
John Tippie
Freda Nagle
Stella Kinker
Newport
J. W. Nagle
Edward Miller
Athens
Homer Lawrence
Helen
Lancaster
J. D. Lawrence
Peach Ridge School
Earnest Johnson
Forest Noland
Raymond Johnson
Velma South
Mary Lawrence
Burness Hammond
Ferris Miller
Mary Miller
Motorists Rally At City Hall In Traffic Reform Push
A group of drivers gathered at City Hall to press for traffic reform and safer streets. Local officials stated ongoing studies would consider pedestrian crossings and speed limit changes.
Parrot Foils Robbers at Model Laundry in Wichita Falls
Robbery attempt ends when a macaw named Mac cries out to alert staff. The bird, who roosts in the front office, repeated a telephone greeting and drew the sheriff to the scene, foiling two thugs after a string of town crimes.
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Wichita Falls
Tex
Mac
Mac Wi
Reine
Mac’s Enduring Peace Over Crackers and Bone
A fragment notes that Mac can rest easy about crackers and bone until his life ends, implying a resolution or settlement reducing his concerns and financial trouble. The tone hints at a concluded or settled grievance with no further disputes indicated.
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Mac
Local notes from The Plains community events
Mrs Ivah Hawk and Harry Porter along with Fannie Ball drove to Athens on Thursday. Clarence Matheny Paul Fisk and Herman Humphrey traveled to Columbus for a ball game. Victor Howard plans to move to Athens soon after renting from Mrs St John. Herman Humphrey attended Miss Ethel Loomis Hallowe en party at Logan this week. A Plains crowd attended the Athens madrigal Wednesday night and enjoyed it. The Y M L class of the M E church met with Mrs Ray Michaels and elected officers: Mrs Grant Mischeal president Mrs Robert Hawk vice president Mrs Hubert Shrieves secretary and Mrs Ray Michael treasurer. Class colors scarlet and gray motto Not eve but dawn. Afterward refreshments were served by the hostess. Attending included Mrs Floyd Linscott Mrs Grant Mischeal Mrs Earnest Whitlatch Mrs Hershel Goodson Mrs Robert Hawk Mrs Hubert Shrieves. Next meeting at Mrs Robert Hawks 1 p m Wednesday Nov 7 bring needle work. Charles Harrisons visiting relatives in Columbus Merwin Stauffer motored to Albany Wednesday night and helped a man pull his Ford out of The Plains road mud en route home. Steve Kaufman owns a Chevrolet roadster.
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Ivah Hawk
Harry Porter
Fannie Ball
Athens
Clarence Matheny
Paul Fisk
Herman Humphrey
Columbus
Victor Howard
St. John
Ethel Loomis
Logan
M. E. Church
Ray Michaels
Grant Micheal
Robert Hawk
Hubert Shrieves
Ray Michael
Floyd Linscott
Earnest Whitlatch
Hershel Goodson
Robert Hawks
Charles Harrison
Merwin Stauffer
Albany
Plains
Steve Kaufman
Robbery at Dominion Forge payroll car in Walkerville
Four bandits in a large touring car seized the Dominion Forge and Stamp payroll automobile in Walkerville Ontario crowding it to the curb. They held two employees and escaped with five dollars.
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Walkerville
Ont
Dominion Forge & Stamp Company
Earthquake Shocks Hit Mougan Desert South of Azerbaijan
A Tehran dispatch reports a series of severe earthquake shocks were felt in the Mougan desert area south of the Azerbaijan province. No injuries or damage details are provided in the message.
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London
Mougan
Azerbaijan
Teheran
Persia
Bomb blast shatters Cimino store in Chicago Loop
Italian crowds in Chicago are shaken as a black powder bomb wrecks Geovanni Cimino’s store in the Loop early today. Guests in nearby hotels are awakened and residents flee into the streets as hundreds of windows break and people rush outside.
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Chicago
West Taylor Street
Geovanni Cimino
Correction changes venue for 100 per cent American meeting
A correction states the 100 per cent American meeting in Nelsonville on Saturday at 7 P M will be held in the Junior hall on West Washington Street instead of the Klan room as previously announced.
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Nelsonville
West Washington Street
Public debt reduced by nearly a billion dollars
Washington, November 2. The United States public debt has fallen by 995,575,076 since Oct 31, 1922, bringing the total to 22,082,961, the Treasury Department announced today. The October 1923 reduction was 43,105,286.
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Washington
United States
Treasury Department
Northampton Shoemaker Endorses Coolidge in Personal Friendship
James Lucey, a Northampton shoemaker, explains his strong bond with Calvin Coolidge, noting mutual integrity and quality in work. He recalls Coolidge’s 1920s letter and his own influence with Irish Republican voters, reflecting on crafts, leather, and the fading handwork era.
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Coolidge
James Lucey
Gothic Street
Main
Northampton
Lucey
Calvin Coolidge
New England
James Lacey
Lincoln
Roosevelt
America
Mr. Coolidge
Jim Lucey
Gal’ Coolidge
Amherst
Cal’ Coolidge
Cal
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Clell Cunningham
Lewis Sanders
Viola Clary
Bernice Sanders
Hallowe'en
John Jagers CO
L.H. Baughman
Williams Bildg
West State
Westfall & Slaughter
West Union St
van Dyke & Dinsmoor
Meat Market ‘ Mill St
Gibson's Pharmacy
Prescription
RED Cross
Pendergrass
Chauncey Circuit
M. F. Churches
Glen Russell
G. K. Thorpe
Parkersburg
F. C. Smith
Bellaire
T. J. Foster
J. C. Coggeshall
Ralph Gunnell
Ireland
Bernara Macfadden
Rede
Peach Ridge
the Security Savings Bank
W. B. Lawrence
F. L. Alderman
J. H. Cline
F. D. Forsythm
O’bleness
F. B. Hilton
Gattem
President Coolidge
Lacey
Shoemaker
Jim
Mass
White House
Gomfabs
Shoemak
Massachusetts
de Luceys
Kerry
Killarney Lakes
County Kerery
Boston
Cambridge
Connecticut
Smith College
Mr. Lucey
Pittsburgh
Coolids
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