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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Oct 14, 1919

Page

3

Maxwell Automobile For Sale In Nelsonville Ohio

Classified notes list a Maxwell automobile for sale at 792 Walnut Street Nelsonville Ohio with a price and sale timing. Other ads include Bell's Garage repair service with prompt service numbers and contact, a Morris Air theater for sale at 387 Bell phone, a four room house for sale at 389 Oak Street and piano tuning by E M Norris via Green's Music Co Nelsonville Ohio. Also listed are a bookkeeping office girl seeking work, a carload Ohio seed potatoes on track around October 16 and a piano tuning service.

Maxwell Automobile Walnut St Nelsonville Bell Morris Air Theater Fort Street Bell Phone Oak Street Ohio J. D. Backus

Irvin Nanna for Trustee York Township

Irvin Nanna, candidate for trustee of York Township, pledges a square deal for township roads. Miss Crawford and Miss Richards visited Glouster with James Richard. L. G. Matheny attends a cousin's funeral in Glouster today.

Irvin Nanna York Township Miss Crawford Glouster Bess Richards James Richard W. S. Gadbury L. G. Matheny

You Invest In Mines Why Not In Schools

A readers note laments low education funding citing Nelsonville taxes twelve dollars for school, three dollars for books, ten minutes to buy books, and minor time for grade-card signatures. The author questions whether such investment warrants the promised dividend for children.

Nelsonville D. A. Ferree

Floyd Barlow Fined for Cruelty in City Court

Floyd Barlow received a fine of two dollars and costs Monday in Mayor Donley's court for cruelty to animals.

Floyd Barlow Donley

Hammond Johnson wedding and church event notes

Fay Hammond and Connett Johnson wed in Columbus on Thursday. Miss Hammond is from this city and will be at home in Columbus after a honeymoon. The Foreign Missionary Society of the Methodist church will host an evening party with the women preparing a rare treat. Cliff Spencer suffered two broken bones in his right arm while cranking a Ford truck. Dr. A L Pritchard attended the fracture.

Cliff Spencer A. L. Pritchard The Foreign Missionary Society of the Methodist Church Hammond-Johnson Fay Hammond Connett Johnson Columbus Miss Johnson Asia Hammond Mr. Johnson

Notable Thanks and Local Notices From Saylor Family

Card of Thanks expresses gratitude for flowers and support after bereavement. Mentions Mrs Sadie Saylor, KOLM, automobile loans, and Fred Bruce relocating to Jackson Michigan. Also notes Chamber of Commerce dinner at Elks Club and local visits by Lieut Paul Parks and residents visiting relatives nearby.

Army officers say small chance of

Army officers said today there was small chance of improving conditions as war news from Gary Indiana and regional fronts yielded sparse details. Officials offered no concrete timetable, stressing caution as operations continued.

Story Gary, Ind

Gary bomb plot tied to May Day era strike in Gary

Reports describe a suspected band using Gary as a headquarters for May Day and June campaigns. Arrested suspects grilled. authorities withhold motives and names while noting an incipient powder factory dismantled locally. Chicago printed incendiary literature. a bomb maker linked to a Gary steel mill agitator is identified as Anton Gorski.

Gary Ben Chicago Russia Paul Glazer Mapes A. Michell Palmer Washington Federal Anton Gorski Ivanhoff

Ohio farmer cites a fallen soldier’s family as national asset

In By the Way, a longtime Ohio critic echoes Dr. McCuaig’s view that a nation’s wealth lies in its babies. He tells of a American couple struck by debt and illness, leaving a widow with three sons. The widow seeks a pension and aid as she struggles to keep a home and raise the children.

McCuaig Ohio

Free a Girl Who Killed Despoiler Free a Girl Who Killed Despoiler

Chicago Oct 14 Margaret Leithamier shot and killed Benjamin Burr an attorney and was found not guilty by a jury in criminal court. She will be held in custody of the juvenile court for two years. She claimed the picemeassenger boar.

Chicago Ill Margaret Leithamier Benjamin Burr

Round Table Drafts New Industrial Code Amid Strikes

The central committee of the industrial conference reports to the full group without a recommendation on ending the steel strike. A comprehensive arbitration code, built from employer and labor principles and Wilson’s plan, would require compulsory arbitration before strikes while keeping the right to strike for labor. Judge Gary of U S Steel remains unconvinced of the plan’s workability.

Ralph F. Couch United Press Washington Central Committee of the Industrial Conference Today New York Harbor Gompers American Federation of Labor Wilson General Council Gary U. S. Steel Corporation

Dash Balm Ad and UK Tree Planting Plan

A fall and winter health pitch promotes Dash Balm with use for chest soreness and nasal relief, mentioning price and manufacturer Allan Joe Co. Olean NY. The British government plans planting 1 770 000 acres with trees, selling 250 000 acres in year one and extending over 80 years, with a fertilizer cart ridge device claimed to enrich soil.

Allan Joe Co Mfg Olean United Kingdom

Wilson urges Congress to act before adjournment

President may ask Congress to consider his recommended legislation before adjourning. White House officials say action on measures such as cold storage regulation and an appropriation to fight profiteers is needed. Administration aides note Wilson plans to act promptly if passed and deny reports that his health prevents duties.

Washington Congress White House House Wilson

Congressman's First Common Pleas Case Over Hollis-Poston Coal Firm

Congressman I'oster opened his first case in common pleas court after election. The Hannah Hollis-Poston Coal Company suit alleges $1,000 in property damage from subsidence blamed on mining beneath the plaintiff's land. The defense argues the plaintiff mined coal herself and that the property lies with the defendant. Jurors viewed the Hollis property in Nelsonville before testimony.

I’oster Common Pleas Court National House Hannah Hollis-Poston Coal Company Woolley & Rowland Foster & Wells Poston Company Nelsonville Hollis

Only One Will Die In The Chair In October

In Columbus on Oct 14 five electrocutions were scheduled at Ohio Penitentiary but only Frank Seinich will be executed. The others Ness Edinger Caffarelli and McKittrick received stays to allow Supreme Court review. Damico Shelton and Richardson remain in the death chamber after earlier respites.

Ohio Penitentiary Frank Seinich New Philadelphia Edward Ness Jacob Edinger Cincinnati Peitro Caffarelli Akron William McKittrick Dayton Supreme Court Vincent Damico Ludie C. Shelton Colored Walter Richardson Youngstown Penitentiary

Kidnapping Fears Rise Over Missing Billy Danzey

In Hammerton New Jersey a seven day search continues for Billy Danzey after he disappeared from his home amid rain soaked woods. Clues include a strange man seen with a boy on a road and two men at a nearby deserted house. investigators pursue a possible kidnapping plot as Mrs Danzey fears for her son and sanity.

Hammerton N. J Billy Danzey Billy Hercules Dansey Danzey Bernice Koft

Grave danger of the Reds voiced in Senate

Senator Poin dexter warned in Washington that the United States faces grave danger from an international revolutionary movement and that the government may fall unless vigorous defense measures are taken now.

Washington United States Poindexter Senate

France Signs Poincare Ratification of Peace Treaty

President Poincare signed the ratification of the peace treaty as announced officially today. A new device automatically admits water from the water jacket of automobile cylinders to the fuel, maintaining proper moisture levels.

Paris Poincaire

Two Pennsylvanians invent ration salt and pepper shakers

Two residents of Pennsylvania unveil a pair of salt and pepper shakers that ration seasoning by turning off one side. The devices aim to curb overuse and waste, potentially addressing dining table etiquette and food costs.

Principal Roles Cast For Wishing Ring At College Auditorium

The Girl Scouts announce the cast for the Wishing Ring to be staged at the College Auditorium on October 24 and 25. Lead roles include Amy Morgan Ruth Jones Frances Cooksey Blanch Riley Vera Webster George Stoker Frank Kircher Gail Quest Frances Hatch Marie Jowett Read Watkins Lenore Van Dyke Angella Woods and actors Barber Homer Baird Alvin Jones Jimmie Hawkins Ralph Davidson Jacky Jordan Harold Liggett and Dick Dagget.

College Auditorium Amy Morgan Ruth Jones Frances Cooksey Blanch Riley Vera Webster George Stoker Frank Kircher Gail Quest Frances Hatch Marie Jowett Read Watkins Len

Bourgeois Named French Representative to League Council

Paris October 14 Leon Bourgeois was named as France s representative on the council of the league of nations. A New York driver who lost both legs below the knees has fitted his car with hand levers to operate the pedals, enabling him to drive.

Paris Leon Bourgeois Council The League of Nations New York

South Ameln plans to exterminate forest inhabitants

Farmers in South Ameln push to exterminate wildlife living in a large forest amid fears of species extinction. An aerial postal service between Tokyo and Oi, Japan, is planned to be established.

South Amelnment Tokyo Oi Japan

Also Mentioned on This Page

Bell's E. M. Norris Care Green's Music Co Sadie Saylor Fred Bruce Jackson, Mich Chamber OF Commerce Elks’ Club Rooms Paul Parks Army Hospital Staten Island N. Y W.H. Parks Bertha Higgins QO. U Athens Ell, Burnelle Roy Hawk Daniel Wilkins Lillian Clarence Johnson E. C. Betts Chas. Edgell Harold Mechem Frank Bruce Chauncey Mills Citizens Central Bank Bidg Nelsonville, Ohio U. S Homestead Ant Steel Center BY the Way Despoiler Harold D. Jacobs France Roosevelt Memorhs Association Cleveland Roosevelt Memorial Association Athens County the Cline Ice Cream Co Henry W. Cotner Rexall Cline Pharmacy
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