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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Nov 23, 1921

Page

2

County Grange Urges Changes in Some Deals

Athens county Grange notes large membership in county and calls for reforms. Pomona and Athens granges plan drive to gain delegates, elect officers, and discuss freight rates, wheat prices, and naval disarmament. They back reduction in freight costs and protest bread and wheat price gaps.

County Grange Washington Harding United States Great Britain Japan State Hughes Athens United States Railroad Labor Board

Pepto Mangan Ad and Local Grange Meeting Notes

An advertisement touts Gude's Pepto Mangan claiming it improves blood and energy with a short course, three times daily, including liquid or tablet forms. Separate items note thanks to Effie Watkins for rest room donations and to Athens Grange for hospitality, plus a push to boost county grange membership with a state delegate prize.

Effie Watkins Athens Athens Grange

Parkersburg Visitors and Local Guests Report Weekend Travel

Various residents and relatives traveled to and from Athens and nearby towns for weekend visits. The Rome Township Grange held an all day meeting with 52 members, degree work, and officer elections, followed by a noon dinner provided by the ladies.

Ralph Justin Parkersburg George Sands Athens John Brill Bartlett Robert Brill Edna Dunfee FP. T. Busch Racine Cosette Jarvis West Virginia George Wetherell Zanesville Bethany Lucy Windsor M. B. Copeland John Barrows Guy Barrows Columbus Rome Township I. C Mrs. McPherson

Sunday Guests Visit Local Families in Fillmore Area

Ireland Mr and Mrs John Hornsby spent Sunday with Mr and Mrs Giddings of Fillmore. Mr and Mrs C W Hornsby and family were guests of Mr and Mrs E J Daugherty. Mr and Mrs Bill McDaniel of Toledo visited Ed Dunfee. Everett Bingman and daughter Vivian were Sunday callers at the home of Mr. and

John Hornsby Giddings Fillmore C. W. Hornsby E. J. Daugherty Bill McDaniel Toledo Ed Dunfee Everett Bingman Vivian

Local Social Roundup Notes Visits and Returns

Mrs E J Daugherty entertains. Mr and Mrs A F Clark visited with Mr and Mrs E L Rogers on Sunday. Mrs Ethel Dodd has returned home after a visit in Marietta.

E. J. Daugherty A. F. Clark E. Ll. Rogers Ethel Dodd Marietta

Marietta braces for crucial football clash with Ohio University

Marietta aims for a victory over Ohio University in Athens after a Grove City loss. The Blue and White promise their strongest lineup with Al Jolley Robinson Billett and Smith returning from injuries. Three hundred students expected to travel on special transport as the team seeks to avenge a 54 to 0 defeat in 1918.

Marietta Athens Grove City Ohio University O. U Ohio Marrietta al Jolley Robinson Robby Billett Smith

Famous Players to Meet Rainbows in Charity Football Game

Princeton captain Stan ley Keck will join the Rain bows a national all star team formed from past and present players for a charity game in Columbus on November 26. Rainbow members include Angus Goetz Bo McMillin Eddie Casey Bob Fletcher and others with former Ohio State stars Chic Harley Pete Stinchcomb Tarzan Taylor and Peg Fuller also in the lineup.

Columbus Stanley Keck Princeton Rainbows Ohio State Keck Rainbow Angus Goetz Michigan Bo” McMillin Eddie Casey Bob Fletcher Chic Harley Pete Stinchcomb Tarzan Taylor Peg” Fuller Ohio University

Ohio milestones from 1787 to 1874 in brief

The Ohio Company formed in New England and led a 47 member party under Rufus Putnam to found Ohio University in Athens. The Northwest Territory assembly met at Chillicothe in 1801. William Dennison, Ohio governor at Civil War start, was born in Cincinnati and died in Columbus in 1882. Taylor’s Opera House in Sidney opened in 1874.

Ohio Company New England Rufus Putnam Ohio University Athens General Assembly Northwest Territory Chillicothe William Dennison Ohio Cincinnati Columbus Taylor Sidney

Boxers Back in Ring to Boost Purses

United Press report notes boxers return to action when business slows. Benny Leonard, Jack Dempsey, Georges Carpentier and others seen fading or seeking opponents for payday. Leonard’s eight round bout with Sailor Friedman described as no decision with Leonard blamed for supposed decline, while insiders predict renewed activity and rising purses.

Henry L. Farrell United Press New York Jack Dempsey Bill Brennan Georges Carpentier Dempsey Benny Leonard Benny Sailor Friedman Philadelphia Dundees Jacksons

Dry cleaning shows surprising antibacterial power

Mellon Institute tests under International Technical Society of Cleaners and Dyers fellowship report dry cleaning with solvents kills up to 99.99 percent of hardy bacilli. Research led by Lloyd E. Jackson and university biologists finds the method preserves garments while sanitizing textiles.

Melion Institute of Industrial Research University of Pittsburg International Technical Society of Cleaners and Dyers Mellon Institute United States National Association of Dyers and Cleaners Canada Lloyd E. Jackson Joan C. Fetterman Department of Bacteriology W. H. Emig Pittsburg

Congress set to end special session with tax bill vote

Washington November 23 Congress awaits the gavel as the special session ends after a long push to revise tariff and tax laws. The Senate votes on the conference report at five this afternoon ending the session.

Frazier Edwards United Press Washington Congress Harding Senate

Mine caves in. woman injured as 50 escape Inkerman wreck

A Lackawanna and Wyoming Valley Railroad two car train entering Inkerman near Scranton, Pennsylvania, was partly swallowed in a mine cave. One woman was slightly injured and about fifty people escaped unharmed as the cave collapsed during the incident on November 23.

Scranton Lackawanna and Wyoming Valley Inkerman Here

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Athens County Pamona Grange Jack Ville Wm. Jarrener Pomona L. H. Efaw Isarah Johnson W. E. Bingman Harry Jacoby Clara McKibbin James A. Palmer Wm. J. Warrener Aaron J. Dew Ceres J. T. Dailey Ed Finch Flora John Boden Nihle Mills W. BE. Bingman Trougrange Conference of Farmers Davis Trime Grange Gude Stewart Ireland Mechem’s Mechem Nelsonville Goa Harriet Hubbard Ayres Bolivia the Store OF Quality McCune Tire Co van Raalte Caekanss Tak Bill T. B. Cer Risburg Michelin E. D. Dern Tire and Vulcanizing Co Mill St
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