Fire Prevention Talk Energizes Nelsonville Rotary Meeting
Nelsonville Rotary hears FE Poston of Columbus and W B Stoner of Aetna Fire Insurance discuss Fire Prevention Week and how good housekeeping can cut losses. Stoner cites US fire loss rising to 590.9 million in 1923 while Europe averages far less per capita. Poston touts coal and clay resources in Hocking Valley and urges oil engine study and careful city action.
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Stoner
Club
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Europe
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M. Poston
York Coal Co
Hocking
C. & O. Railroad
West Virginia
Weston
Noton
America
Local delegates discuss steel and coal power plant economics
The speaker deplored shifting money flow in developing steam power plants that could erode coal markets. In Nelsonville, a coal mining hub, there was concern about communities far from coal fields adopting temporary equipment that would injure local livelihoods. Club members and guests Don Kennedy, J. J. Murphy, and W. K. Mechem attended the meeting.
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Nelsonville
Buchanan announce birth of son in Murray City
Murray City Mr. and Mrs. Dan Buchanan announce the birth of a son on Sunday Oct. 5 at their home. Jack Slater and family attended the opening game of Columbus Saturday and then went to Ironton to watch Roberts Tigers. Mrs. Gold Huffman hosted guests Sunday including Mrs. Kate Henry of Athens and Miss Vera Chalfant of Trimble. Lou Andrew and family plan to move to Buckingham where he has found work.
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Dan Buchanan
Jack Slater
Columbus
Ironton
Roberts Tigers
Tom Huffman
Kate Henry
Athens
Vera Chalfant
Trimble
Gold Huffman
Lou Andrew
Buckingham
Local Club Social Hosted at Mrs Devo's Home
The M. F E. C. club gathered at Mrs. Phil Devo's home last week after business hour. Attendees included Mrs. McCarley Smith Jones Riggs Seaman Bush Smart and Misses Mae and Mary Jane Weins with out of town guests Mrs. Minnie Reynolds of Loaga and Mrs. Flora Powell of Nelsonville.
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Phil Devo
McCarley Smith
Jones, Riggs
Seaman
Bush
Smart
Mae
Mary Jane Weins
Minnie Reynolds
Loaga
Flora Powell
Nelsonville
Roberts Tigers Fall to Ironton Tanks in 6–0 Loss
Ironton secured a 6 to 0 victory over Roberts Tigers at Iron ton. Ironton called the visitors the toughest opponent in four years. Next game is October 12 at home against Central Ohio Decorators. Local attendees included Mrs. Robinson and Gerald, Mrs. Sally Riggs and Dorothy, and Mr. and Mrs. Stele Peacock visiting from nearby.
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Robert Wilson
Edgar Hillyer
Logan
William Poling
Young Ladies Bible Class Social at M. E. Church
The Young Ladies Bible Class held a social at the M E church described as a little girls party with games and lunch after the business session. Sammy Taylor, recently employed in Columbus, is home for the weekend as his father’s health declines. Grace Thomas suffered a badly crushed toe from a bridge accident on Saturday night and remains at home. Mr and Mrs William Tu l announce the birth of a daughter on October 8 at Cherrington hospital in Logan.
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Young Ladies Bible
Young Ladies
M. FE
Sammy Taylor
Columbus
Grace Thomas
William Tool
Cherrington Hospital
Logan
Mr. George Taylor Dies at 77 in Murray City
George Taylor aged 77 died at his Murray City home on October 7. He leaves a widow and three children Grace and Herbert Taylor in England and Sammy Taylor at home. Funeral was held Thursday afternoon. Born in Openshaw Manchester England, he was widely known and many friends regret his passing.
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Murray City
England
Grace
Herbert Taylor
Sammy Taylor
Mr. Taylor
Openshaw Manchester
Taylor
Smith Wins Ricady Cup for Real Estate Talk
R P Smith of Youngstown was awarded permanent possession of the Ricady Cup at the Ohio State Association of Real Estate Boards convention. His five minute talk on Why I Am A Realtor secured the trophy, with the presentation made in Marion Ohio on October 9.
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Marion
R. P. Smith
Youngstown
Ohio State Association of Real Estate Boards
Questions and Answers Information Service Offer
A notice invites readers to submit questions to The Athens Messenger Information Bureau directed by Frederic J. Haskin in Washington DC. It clarifies the service provides information only and excludes legal medical and financial advice plus domestic dispute settlement.
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Athens Messenger Information Bureau
Frederic J. Haskin
Washington, D. C
Imquirer
First American auto road race on Merrick Road Long Island
The article notes America's first auto road race ran fifty miles on Merrick Road, Long Island, with A I Riker’s five horse power electric wagon finishing first in 2 hours 3 minutes 30 seconds, a speed now common on streets. It also answers related trivia about boxwood consumption, frost months in 1816, and other historical queries.
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Motor Age
Merrick Road
Long Island
A. I. Riker
C. B. Sh
Pennsylvania
New York
Pioneering Barred Plymouth Rock Exhibit in Worcester 1869
The Barred Plymouth Rock was first shown in March 1869 in Worcester Massachusetts. The Inater allied Federation of Fighting Men MF. B. A. numbers unknown members. The fifth Congress was held in London with about delegates from overseas.
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Plymouth Rock
Worcester
Massachusetts
Federation of Fighting Men
MF. B. A
London
Local social notes and marriages pop up around Columbus
Mrs Hughes of Columbus arrived for a short visit with brother Lew Yeager. Nellie Ross of near Creola called on E T Ansel and Mrs Larrick. The marriage of Owen A Cozad and Lucille E Howard in Ashland Ky September 20 is known locally. Numerous residents make home improvements and visit relatives. Paris to use subways for rubbish removal.
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Hughes
Columbus
Lew Yeager
Nellie Ross
Near Creola
E. T. Ansel
Nancy Larrick
Ashland
Owen A. Cozad
Lucille E. Howard
Cozad
S. M. Cozad
Vinton County
Elmer Kisor
Robert Hays
Swan Township
Bundy Allen
Coshocton
Marion Allen
Harvey van Horn F
Athens
Charles Collins
Eliza Cushman
Wild auto driver sought after deadly Cleveland crash
Police hunt the driver of a light truck after a vehicle on Snow Road in Parma Township killed 8 year old Angelone Camelo and seriously injured her 11 year old brother Frank. The car sped away after the crash and a witness, Eva Koch, was forced into the ditch. The driver is believed intoxicated.
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Cleveland
Cuyahofa
Parma
Angelone Cameilo
Frank Camello
Eva Koch
Sulphur Heals Skin Almost Overnight
A skin specialist touts Mentho Sulphur as a remedy for unsightly eruptions on face neck arms or body. The ad claims improvement begins next day and that eczema and itching are dried up. It urges readers to obtain Bowles Mentho Sulphur from a druggist and use it like cold cream.
Car overturns injuring two women in night accident
Police said a car overturned after the driver momentarily left the steering wheel to remove his watch. Two women were seriously injured in the crash reported last night.
Argentine world flyer arrives in Kagoshima Japan
Major Pedro Yamni arrives in Kagoshima Japan, reports say, as Crown Prince Hirohito mingles with locals and ignores ceremonial constraints. The dispatch notes the prince’s informal conduct during the visit amid international travel news.
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London
Pedro Yamni
Kagoshima
Japan
Keeping Youthful Health with Olive Tablets
Dr Edwards Ohio physician developed a vegetable olive tablet tonic to stimulate liver and bowel function. The product, sold as a gentle calomel substitute, promises natural buoyancy by toning the liver and flushing impurities. Available in 15¢ and 30¢ sizes.
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Edwards
Ohio
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