Support for The Star Spangled Banner as National Song
Chicago reports the General Federation of Women’s Clubs music division instructs sub chapters to back Francis Scott Key’s anthem. It rejects claims that the tune stems from an old English drinking song and notes the third verse, long unused, contains anti Britain sentiment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
United States
General Federation of Women's Clubs
Frankly Scott Key
Heaven
Great Britain
Martin Luther
Weekend Visitors and Local Guests in Parkersburg Area
Mrs Sherry Basim and son Kenneth visited Parkersburg on Tuesday. Mr and Mrs Thomas Dunfee spent Wednesday at Coolville with Mr and Mrs Martin Green. John McLaughlin of Coolville and Cyrus Tipton of Detroit were Sunday dinner guests of Mr and Mrs Harry Wilcoxen. Mrs M A McGrew left Thursday to visit her daughter Mrs Mary Hitchcock. Mrs Harry Wilcoxen and daughter Ellen were business visitors at Parkersburg on Saturday. Clifford Bean and son Francis of Nelsonville were Sunday guests of his parents Mr and Mrs A B Hean. Rev Holis Peyton and Cyrus Jones were Sunday dinner guests of Mr and Mrs Max Groves of Vanderhoof. Audre Smith of Long Bottom was a recent guest of his sister Mrs Harry Wilcoxen. A number from here attended preaching at Little Hocking Sunday evening. Miss Ellen Wilcoxen was Sunday guest of Lucy Coleman. The Baptist Church plans a Christmas Eve entertainment inviting all young people and children. Arthur Watson and Tra Barrows were business visitors at Coolville Saturday. William Robinson and sister Orpha were Sunday guests of Mr and Mrs Thomas Dunfee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sherry Basim
Kenneth
Parkersburg
Thomas Dunfee
Coolville
Martin Green
John McLaughlin
Cyrus Tipton
Detroit
Harry Wilcoxen
M. A. McGrew
Mary Hitchcock
Ellen
Clifford Bean
Francis
Nelsonville
A. B. Hean
Holis Peyton
Cyrus Jones
Max Groves
Vanderhoof
Audre Smith
Long Bottom
Little Hocking
Elen Wilcoxen
Lucy Coleman
Richard Nixon
The
Baptist Church
Arthur Watson
Tra Barrows
William Robinson
Orpha
Local residents move houses and visit relatives this weekend
Carpenter Caddy Sleeth visited her grandparents Oscar Benedict and wife in Rutland over the weekend. Mrs. Armel Weyand of Pennsylvania visited her parents Mr. and Mrs. Marken. Mrs. James McComas and Mary Virginia Starkey were in Athena on Saturday. A F Sisson and wife of Albany stayed with D M Sisson and wife Wednesday. Albert Wright moved his family from the Pobo farm to his own farm last week. Arch Arbaugh and family moved from A T Townsend's to Mrs William Graham's last week. Harvey Robinett and family moved on the A T Townsend farm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. T. Townsend
William Graham
Harvey Robinett
Shamrock Stomach Laxative Promise In Portsmouth Ad
Mr J Hundley of Portsmouth Ohio claims a Shamrock Stomach Laxative and Liver Tablets cured his habitual constipation and stomach trouble after other remedies failed. He urges readers to start taking Shamrocks tonight. 25 cents at drug stores.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hundley
Local Residents Attend Visits and Shoppers in Area
Arch Markin and family moved from J. M. Galaway's farm to Fisher last week. Mrs. Jesse McCall and son Carl visited Mrs. G. B. Kayser Friday. A. R. Caster bought 40 Thanksgiving turkeys at 40 cents a pound. Willing Workers plan an oyster supper at the church on Wednesday evening November 9. Numerous locals visited relatives, shopped, or hunted over the weekend including the Jewell, Howery, Gorby, Stewart, and Swett households.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arch Markin
J. M. Galaway
Fisher
Jesse McCall
Carl
G. B. Kayser
B. S. Rowman
Des Moines
Iowa
A. R. Caster
Athens
Myrtle Howery
Mast Bank
W. Va
M. W. Howery
Jasper Robinson
Vinton Jewell
Andrew Jewell
Columbus
Manning Galaway
Mt. Blanco
W. A. Datley
Harland Sisson
Albany
G. C. Gorby
John Vernon
New Lexington
David Caster
Clint Anders
Raymond Ansel
J. W. Stewart
S. F. Howery
Will Hull
Harrisonville
Howard Stout
Libbie T. Reeves
Guy Gorby
W. I. Swett
A. KR. Caster
A.D. Morrison
Pendergrass Company
W. J. Swett
Bulgarian Blood Tea Gains Popularity For Cold Relief
Millions use Bulgarian Blood Tea to treat colds and prevent flu and pneumonia from neglected colds. The text claims it eases constipation, sweetens the stomach, and purges bowels. It asserts broad physician and druggist endorsement.
Community Notes From Broadwell Area and Nearby
Broadwell residents report guests and travels including Carol Pickering of Greens Run visiting with families from Amesville and Beaumont. Local activity mentions hunting licenses, protracted Mt Liberty meeting led by Rev Plumer, and mines at Alley operating two days six hours in the recent pay period. Roads improve due to weather and citizen effort, with trustees urged to secure bridge and culvert repairs along the Utley to Broadwell right of way.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carol Pickering
Greens Run
W. O. White
Trimble
Floyd McDonald
Columbus
Crooksville
Dessie White
Leonard Ogg
Sarah Johnston
Athens
Nellie Rathburn
Herman
J. R. Rathburn
Mt. Liberty
Plumer
Harley White
Martin
Elliotis
Viola Tuttle
Jeff White
Amenville
Alley
Broadwell
Utley
Ames Township
Barney Hill
Pauline
Beaumont
Sidney Carpenter
Amesville
J. F. Linscott
Robber Steals Quick Parade At St Louis Bar
A bold bandit burst into Emmett Crogan's bar in St Louis using a mock cannon to threaten patrons. He ordered them to surrender, the customers fleeing through the family entrance. The robber left with a bragging remark about his crime.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Louis
Emmett Crogan
Old Pilot with Bright Record Runs Long Rails in West
Orlando Godfrey a 71 year old veteran locomotive engineer for Northern Pacific Railroad retired on pension but richer in memory after 51 years as a pioneer pilot. He began as a brakeman in 1866 in New York, worked for Erie, Union Pacific, Oregon Central, Oregon Washington, Great Northern, and Northern Pacific. He drove the first trains through the Cascade Tunnel in 1894 and joined Northern Pacific in 1898, ending his career as an engineer in Walla Walla.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walla Walla
Wath
Orlando Godfrey
Northern Pacific Railroad Company
Godfrey
New York
Erie
Union Pacific
Cheyenne
Colorado Central Line
Old
Oregon Railroad & Navigation Company
Oregon, Washington Railroad & Navigation Company
Union Pacific System
Great Northern Company
The
Northern Pacific
Great Northern
Cascade Tunnel
Russia warns at Near East peace talks over full participation
President Rakovsky of the Ukraine soviet declared to the peace conference that Russia would withdraw if not granted full participation in all commissions. He noted George Tchitcherin is in Berlin awaiting an answer to the demand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lausanne
Rakovsky
Ukraine
Thanksgiving Union Service at Presbyterian Church
This year’s annual union Thanksgiving service will be held Thursday at 7 PM at the Presbyterian church. Rev. M E Chatley of the First Christian church will deliver the sermon. Athenians are invited to attend. On Sunday December 3 Rev C M Bond of Ohio University will preach at both services at the Presbyterian church while Rev Wilcox speaks at Western College for Women in Oxford.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union
Presbyterian Church
M. E. Chatley
First Christian Church
Athens
C. M Bond
Ohio University
Presbyterian
Wilcox
Oxford
Western College For Women
Oldest Civil War veteran owns antique car in Sawtelle
Los Angeles veteran John Johnson aged 86, resident at Sawtelle Soldiers Home, is said to own the oldest car in the area. The 24 year old automobile is his pride and he plans to drive it for decades, warning young drivers to step on it when he reaches Wilshire Boulevard in the future.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Cal
A. V. Johnson
Sawtelle
Johnson
Wilshire Boulevard
Widow Mary Johnson Ignores Shoreditch Court Interruption
London court proceedings were disrupted by a woman described as a widow, Mary Johnson, who continually interrupted the Shoreditch county court. Judge Cluer remarked that she might be used to someone keeping her in order.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Mary Johnson
Shoreditch
Cluer
Court Notes Adultery Alleged in Alimony Petition
In Athens county common pleas court Ma bel Perkins of Carbon Hill accuses her husband Pearl Perkins of adultery with Edith Smith beginning Nov 4 1922 at a house in Old Floodwood and at other times and places. She cites ten years of marriage and three daughters. The petition lists property including a Carbon Hill house and lot valued at 80 and 4900 in other assets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mabel Perkins
Carbon Hill
Athens County
Rittenberry Divorce Sought Over Absence and Alimony
The case documents a divorce petition from Chloe Rittenberry of Buchtel against William Rittenberry. They married in April 1919 and the husband has been willfully absent for more than three years, with Chloe seeking temporary and permanent alimony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raven Mining Co
William Rittenberry
Buchtel
Chloe Rittenberry
Athens County Common Pleas Court
Rittenberry
Youngest Sheriff is 24 Years Old
PARIS IL. Lee Sizemore newly elected sheriff of Edgar county is said to be the youngest sheriff in the United States. He is entering his 24th year and has served as deputy for his father the last four years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris, Yl
Lee Sizemore
Edgar County
United States
Sizemore
Bull's ire rages as red car stirs countryside
In Braintree Essex Lady Curtis Bennett drives a red car when a bull charged the vehicle. The incident underscores the danger posed by livestock near country lanes and the unpredictable behavior of bulls in rural driving.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Braintree
Essex
Curtis Bennett
Moonshine raid finds thirteen gallons at barber shop
Police uncover thirteen gallons of alleged moonshine in William Schwank’s Cambridge Ohio barber shop during a raid. The illicit liquid was seized and taken to police headquarters for processing. A separate testimonial promotes Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription as a remedy for expectant mothers and nervy conditions, urging readers to obtain it from drug stores or via the inventor's hospital in Buffalo, New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Superior
Wis
William Schwank
Cambridge
Ohio
Milton Tipple
10Th St
Dr .Pierce
President Invalids’ Hotel
Buffalo, N. Y
Death of James M. Thoburn Senior Bishop of Methodist Episcopal
James M. Thoburn aged 86, senior bishop of the Methodist Episcopal church, died in Meadville Pa after a long illness. He previously served as missionary bishop in charge of all Methodist Episcopal church missionary work in India.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Meadville
James M. Thoburn
Methodist Episcopal Church
India
Prison escape from Ohio state farm shocks Madison County
Henry McCready age 31 and Ben Wilson age 33 escaped from the Ohio state prison farm in Madison County. McCready is serving 15 years for burglary from Lawrence County and Wilson is serving a similar sentence for auto theft from Clermont County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Henry McCready
Lawrence County
Ben Wilson
Clermont County
Madison County
Directors declare first dividend in 21 years in New York
CAN DIVVY NEW YORK Nov 28 For the first time in 21 years the directors of the American company voted to declare a dividend They declared a quarterly dividend of 1 25 on the common putting that issue on a 5 annual basis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
American Company
Prohibition Officials Confer Over Philadelphia Liquor Scandal
Federal Prohibition Commissioner Haynes returned to Washington and met with Pennsylvania director John T. Davis about the liquor scandal at Philadelphia tied to Saturday’s Amy Navy football game. A special inquiry may be ordered after a full report is received.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Haynes
John T. Davis
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Amy Navy
Ruling Start Overseas From Dublin Letter
Daniel O Connell reports a prominent American official in Ireland criticizing British and Irish press propaganda against American liners. He cites a false tale about the President Polk at Queenstown and notes propaganda over liquor aboard ships, while acknowledging American ships have captured much of the Irish traffic trade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daniel O'Connell
Dublin
Ireland
Polk
Queenstown
Boiler explosion injures seven at Birk Co. building
Seven persons including a woman were injured when a boiler exploded in a Julius C. Birk Co. cleaners and dyers building in Chicago. The blast was heard for blocks as rescuers worked at the scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Julius C. Birk Co
Embryonic Champs Scarce at Madison Square Garden Bout
Not a prospective champion emerged from Jimmy Johnston's white hope line of heavyweights at Madison Square Garden. Pat McCarthy of Boston defeated Indian Joe Stanton of California in four rounds, Gypsy Daniels could not impress in a four round decision over Stewart Bell of Houston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Madison Square Garden
Jimmy Johnston
Pat McCarthy
Boston
Joe Stanton
California
Johnston
Gypsy Daniels
Stewart Bell
Houston
Texas
Local Social Notes From Ames and Surrounding Towns
Mrs Warren McDaniel spent several days last week with Mrs Woolley in Glouster. Miss Beulah and Etta Linscott of Athens visited their mother Mrs Leota Linscott. Mr and Mrs Wilbur Easler joined Edgar Keirns and family for a Sunday gathering. The Easlers and Warren McDaniel's party visited Carrington and stayed with Mr and Mrs John McDaniel. Cecil Keirns family and Audrey Keirns spent Sunday with Riley Morris and family near Glouster. Mrs Eber Woolley is spending a...
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warren McDaniel
Woolley
Glouster
Beulah
Etta Linscott
Athens
Leota Linscott
Wilbur Easler
Edgar Keirns
Harvey Wolfe
Carrington
John McDaniel
Cecil Keirns
Audrey Keirns
Riley Morris
Eber Woolley
Local Shoppers And Family Visits Reported In Athens
A few days with her sister in law Mrs Harry Keifer. Mr and Mrs T M Keirns were Athens shoppers one day last week. Mr and Mrs Don Kasler and children called on Harmon Kasler and family Sunday at noon. Wasps remark by a naturalist notes their gentle actions and lack of sting when approached.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Keifer
T. M. Keirns
Athens
Don Kasler
Harmon Kasler
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Beckman St
Logan
J. Hundley
7Th St
Portsmouth
Ray Root
Phillip Root
Warren McKinley
West
Hasta
Chatley
BULL
RED Auto
Lash
Ames Center
Cline
Gline Pharmacy Co
Athens, Ohio
Studebaker
F. A. Moler
Moler Auto Sales Co
Brightman Manufacturing Company
Laws of
Citizens Trust and Savings Bank
W. C. Waggoner
Brightman
Hee
Claude Meeker
East Broad St
Columbus, Ohio
James Duddy
Berry
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