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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 23, 1920
Page
8
County lodges and volunteers work diligently for fourth roll call. Enthusiasts rally as solicitors canvass door to door urging large enrollment and credit for the campaign. Readers are urged to enroll for 1921 to wear the red and white button and show support.
A DAR charter luncheon held at Mrs. Chas Rathburns residence in Middleport last Friday drew a large gathering. Guests included local civic leaders and DAR members who celebrated the organization’s chapter milestones and community service efforts.
The Return Jona Meigs Chapter of the D A R hosted a Charter Day luncheon with forty attendees. Mrs M D Hartinger chaired assisted by Mrs Wm Davis and Mrs D B Hartinger. Center table featured charter members including Mrs Florence Averell and Mrs Emma McQuigg. A program followed with toasts and talks from Cady Whaley and state officers.
Citizens form a movement for a central first aid station to handle emergency cases. A second meeting of doctors and supporters is set for this evening in the Red Cross rooms at Pomeroy.
Thurman Keiser a Pomeroy miner and Pearl Aumiller 29 of Portland were married by Justice Martin on Saturday.
Frank Cain 23 and Lydia Douglas 16 were united in marriage by Justice Martin on Saturday at Pratts Fork. George Bing died of tuberculosis at his sister Mrs James Clark’s home near Hemlock Grove. he was about 50.
Mr and Mrs 3B H Lippincott left Sunday for a few days in Columbus. Louise Watkins went to Blanchester for her grandfather's funeral. Ben Thomas family and others visited Gallipolis yesterday. Clyde Jones and Bea Chapman visit Letart parents. Radford resigns Busy Bee post. Flora Belle Wise visits Char OO. Marie Bush hosted six oclock supper with several guests. Luella Fowler and Griss nurses at Holsier borony sap Sunday with Daner Harris Burns families visited Glouster Sunday.
Logan News reports the Toohey girl, born in Shawnee and raised in Murray City, arrested with six young men tied to a room house theft ring in north Columbus. She escaped the Big Sisters' Home in December and has remained at large.
Clerk of Courts Rob Work reports 675 hunting licenses issued to date, a small year over year gain for the county clerk's office. The item notes arrests of hunters without licenses.
Logan residents George Krvnn and Warren Bright were selected as grand juryman and petite juryman for the U S district court in the southeastern Ohio district at Columbus and must report December 7 when court convenes. Mrs Louise Quasser returned home after a two week visit with her father and sisters. Mrs Will Taylor visited East Main street and returned to Columbus. Miss Margaret Lytle, at Columbus office training school, spent the weekend with her parents in North street.
Farmers along the Hocking river bottom struggle to hire help for husking corn. Workers demand high pay and many will stay in shocks until spring. Industrial meats in Logan face reluctance to join field work as urban populations dwindle. Geo Watson and Wayne Anthony spent the weekend at home.
Mrs. Kate Yaw age eighty widow living alone in New Plymouth fell down stairs. She sustained a broken pair of glasses a scratched and slightly burned nose and face but remained able to perform household duties the same day. Logan Masons from Columbus attended a reunion with candidates including John C Pettit John Kreig Will Petty Earl Roberts L C Ables. Clarence Schenp attended as youngest 82nd member in the valley after a month visiting the city with Mrs. John F. White and Mrs. M Butler returned to Cincinnati last week.
Martin Nader completed a modern frame residence in North Capital its interiors described as very neat and ready for occupancy within days It stands as one of Logan’s few new houses built in the last year Mrs Harry Yeats returned to Columbus after a short visit with relatives here
Miss Bertie Correll private secretary to Congressman Edwin D. Ricketts leaves for Washington to prepare for the busy upcoming session. She will handle details and act as secretary and stenographer in the law office in the days ahead.
A local man, Lloyd Boyd, claims Neutrons Prescription 99 relieved long standing rheumatism after doctors failed. He describes severe hip and leg pains, swelling, and five weeks bedridden before using the remedy praised by friends.
A patient credits Neutrone Prescription 99 with rapid relief from rheumatism after starting the treatment the same day. The testimonial claims pain eased within hours and full recovery within two weeks, urging others to obtain a bottle from McKee Drug Co. and leading druggists.
The item mentions a longtime Mr Ricketts associate described as an ardent anti suffragette. Mrs Henry Trimmer of West Hunter Street recovers at home from diphtheria. County Commissioner Isaac Van Duren returns home after attending a brother David Van Duren's death in Illinois.
The Oldtown of Omer backs an eight well program by a local company on the Hoskins tract in Washington township with several wells planned in shallow and deep sands. Wahlsmith and Kinsel drill on Vansickle lease near Greendale for Greendale Oil, Pure Oil assays No. 2 on Webb lease and No. 6 on Stout lease near Greendale, with Green township and Greendale area described as active. Supervisor Davin heads to Hockink Valley after Monday departure, while railroad officials plan their annual inspection and dine at Repot Hotel.
A new firm is established to search for radium deposits in the Mexican state of Chihuahua after preliminary traces of the metal were found. The venture aims to map, assay, and evaluate potential mining sites for future development.
Albany May 28 The National Republican committee reports a fiscal shortfall of 116 465 dollars amid fundraising and operating costs. Details indicate a gap between receipts and expenditures affecting party activities.
Fragmentary OCR notes mention a committee rating or event linked to Sune in 2014 and scheduled around November. The text is incomplete, with key details missing about the organization, location, or exact action. Further readable context is required for a precise headline and summary.
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