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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Oct 11, 1920

Page

8

Athens Gridiron Edges Gallipolis In High-Scoring Clash

Athens High beat Gallipolis 48 to 7 at Ohio University. Wise returned to play after injury as the Red and Black offense surged with Battin and Wise contributing on both defense and scoring drives. The line, led by Shaffer and Faubion, limited Gallipolis to three first downs despite a lively contest.

Galli Ohio University Athens Ward Gallipolis Ovsl Ken Sotan Aimsberry Ens Wise Athens High Oldfield Battin Shaffer Faubion Crow Bolin Judd Gandee Gutherie Barnes Ed Sharp Dew Leonard Wilcox Fetch

Gallipolis Star Flourishes Amid Fast Open-Field Play

The report highlights Battin as a flashy open field runner with speed and dodging ability. Captain Aimsberry at right half is noted as the star for Gallipolis in the same game segment.

Battin Aimsberry Gallipolis

League Study Club Meeting Address by Professor Jefferson

The League of Nation Study Club meets Tuesday at 7 in the courtroom. Professor Jefferson will deliver the address. Everyone is invited to attend.

League of Nation Study Club Jefferson Brown America Wilberforce University Federated Colored Women’s Club United States

Youngstown Rail Line to Abandon Franchised Fare Hike

Announcement that the Youngstown and Suburban Railway will abandon its franchise tied to a 7 cent fare followed a conference with company officials and Mayor Fred J. Warnock. East Palestine reports a building boom among real estate dealers, signaling rapid growth.

Youngstown, O Youngstown and Suburban Railway Company Fred J. Warnock East Palestine

Woman credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for recovery

Bayonne New Jersey resident Susie Sacatans ey says six months of illness and back pain kept her from work. After physician visits and other remedies failed she used Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and regained health and strength. The ad touts the product as standard and dependable after forty years of success.

Bayonne N. J Lydia E Pinkham Susie Sacatansey East 17Th St N.J Pegeiasit Lydia E. Pinkham

America First and First Voters Day Planned Across Midwest

The Republican National Committee organizes a large pilgrimage to Marion Ohio on October 18 to back Harding. Large delegations from counties across Ohio, with special trains and auto tours, plus sizable mobilizations in Kentucky Indiana Wisconsin Michigan and elsewhere. Women gain a prominent role in the campaign drive.

Columbus Republican National Committee America First First Voters Marion Harding William E. Halley Chicago Ohio First Kentucky Indiana West Virginia Wisconsin Michigan H. C. Sharp Maysville Blue Grass Detroit Hoosier Cleveland Mr. Halley

Local Notes And Visits From Plains Area

The Plains area reports residents moving in from a bungalow and visitors from Union Furnace and Nelsonville. Akron native Joe Giesicke goes to Athens for college as William Roberts adds a furnace. Hallie Q. Brown, Ohio state organizer, plans meetings in Athens Chillicothe and Portsmouth October 11, 12 and 14.

Liz Guess Miss Kern Union Furnace Beatrice Nash Nelsonville Jeff Harrison Joe Giesicke Akron Athens William Roberts Roy Hawk Hallie Q. Brown Ohio State Colored Women’s Bureau Chillicothe Portsmouth

Much Too Late for Democrat to Change Now

Washington October 11 The Republican Publicity Association led by Jonathan Bourne Jr accuses the Democratic administration of failing to curb the high cost of living. It questions why actions were delayed, cites sugar and food price manipulations, and argues that a Cox victory would prolong economic turmoil while a Republican win would restore normalcy.

Washington Republican Publicity Association Jonathan Bourne, Jr Louisiana Seaboard Federal Reserve Board Houston Baker France America Democratic Party Congress Wilson Cox

German Reds Halted by Oury Fizzle

Berlin reports radicalism suffers a setback after education on Soviet realities from Moscow delegates. Evidence of disillusionment among German workers who toured Russia shows Bolshevism not a universal cure. The shift could trigger a split in the independent socialist party at its October convention as communists align with conservatives. An active reactionary movement grows.

Carl PD. Groat United Press Berlin Germany Russia Moscow Independent Socialist Party

Orgesch Formed to Protect Landowners and Workers in Germany

A covert organization named Orgesch has formed across the country to preserve Einwohnerwehr forces under a new banner. Its membership includes landowners and factory owners, with strong backing in East Prussia, Bavaria, and Pomerania where anti disarmament sentiment runs high. The group fears a potential Putsch and faces leftist risks amid unemployment and hunger.

Tie “Orgesch Organization Béchich Einwohnerw Einwohnerwehr East Prus

Wisconsin Inventor Demonstrates Dual-Chamber Dinner Pail

A Wisconsin inventor showcases a thermos bottle inspired dinner pail that keeps food hot in one section while cooling another, delivering separate temperatures in a single vessel.

Wisconsin

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