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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 10, 1920
Page
3
A garbled OCR notice from November 1920 outlines a city or county proclamation for Armistice Day remembrance and public observances. It mentions trustees, a year long term, and the aim to honor veterans while urging citizens to participate in public ceremonies.
An evening with the artist Harry Bi pany features Miss Floren on piano and Miss He performing. The event promises a varied program of music and entertainment in an intimate venue.
An article notes a local citizens league inquiry into existing conditions and a Pythian group planning a meeting. The session aims to discuss improvement efforts and a community calendar event with discussions about a Thursday evening program and a charity focus.
Fragmentary notice lists a dance event at a hall with scattered details including age limits and contact hints. It mentions a rehearsal or performance schedule and a wanted item or person. The readable text names locations, times, and partial descriptions without full context.
Fragmentary report indicates a car driver named Carl Trace, age 19, involved in a mine incident with injuries described as crushed and fatal seeming. The text is largely garbled with references to offices, individuals, and a social table, but no coherent dates, places, or outcomes are readable.
In Mass Mass Nov a judge granted a special license waiving five day notice for the marriage of Mr and Mrs Richardson on their way home to B City. The ceremony occurred here with a minister officiating and cites the couple’s effort to obtain licensure despite state restrictions.
Athens schools will comply with a request from Lenfonér Claxton as part of a district policy update. The readable text confirms the district intends to follow an order related to school procedures and student matters, though details are unclear.
Benson top board chair refused comment as officials demand a probe into shipping waste. The terse exchange highlights ongoing scrutiny of waste handling amid regulatory pressure.
The report mentions Sid and Bert Carpenter at the Mills north of here, a drilling machine moving to leases near Athens this week, and the Rich school lecture course opening next Monday evening with Dr. Sion W. Brown. Also noted are visits from Mrs. F. W. Gibson, J. Frank Smith’s return to Edina County, and various unsettled local incidents and property mentions.
In London November 10 a dramatic blow at the Weld was aimed at poet Dook according to the most recent dispatches. The missive notes a crippling event affecting the Ginn and Irish messages.
A local notice states that there will be free supplies provided for children. The announcement emphasizes no cost to families and targets assistance for kids within the community.
Secretary of state said his South American trip date is undecided and he will depart Washington this month after a round of entertainments. President Wilson directed Colby to visit Brazil and Uruguay and Argentina in unofficial terms, in return for prior visits by Uruguayan and Brazilian leaders to the United States.
Ohio University players depart at noon for the Heidelberg game as Coach Finsterwald’s squad seeks a decisive win. Early in the week the varsity showed strong form in scrimmage while the upperclassmen displayed improving football, with backfield performers Boyd Fibre Hanley and others contributing steady gains. The team has confidence after solid line play and promising backfield work, despite a recent setback against Denison.
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