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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 04, 1920
Page
6
Boranton Pennsylvania September 4. Officials say the strike by insurgent miners has peaked with about 100000 men idle after suspension. Many are not sympathetic but stay away to avoid alienating colleagues. United Mine Workers seeks to bring workers back.
Resolutions honor John Hixson a longtime Patron of Husbandry in Amesville and Athens granges who died August 31 1920 at 77. Amesville Grange No 1689 drapes its hall for 30 days and records the tribute to a kind parent to his bereaved children and grandchildren. Phillip Briley Master.
Cleveland will receive 6750 tons daily with Akron 2000 Canton 760 Elyria 250 and Alliance 250 under a coal rationing plan formed by city representatives coal dealers and transport men. Local chambers of commerce and dealers will ensure ample supply while railroads will speed deliveries and trailers sell to consumers at current prices. Interstate Commerce Commission approval is anticipated.
Millfield faces Buchtel on Labor Day at 2 30 p m in Millfield in the season opener. Millfield’s battery is Simpson Whitlatch with Barstow and White as umpires. Millfield has a record of eight losses in twenty four games.
Cleveland news reports Mayor Fitzgerald plans action to stop a streetcar fare raise and force the railway to repay 72,000 dollars in seven percent dividends paid April 1. Officials deem the rate illegal. refund would boost the Interest fund above 200,000 dollars and keep fares at five cents.
Mrs. G. D. Bishop of Probably True Trinidad reports sighting a large water snake with a fine trout in its mouth. She killed the snake and took the fish home, detailing the unusual catch.
A 62 year old man near Athens seeks a wife who will work, stay at home, and be devoted. He offers love and industry, admits he is fairly good looking, and states looks do not matter to him. He asks for an industrious young woman ready to marry.
Front porch greetings by Mrs. Warren G. Harding outshine her husband as visitors arrive from across the country. She meet and greets motorists, learns about their trips, and invites them to return at noon to see Senator Harding.
A day of rest across the United States for workers and families with stores mines factories and offices closed in honor of Labor Day. Parades floats picnics and outings accompany the holiday as unions protect workers rights and lives. The Athens Messenger will declare Monday a holiday so the plant employer may have the day free.
Billy wakes to find his mother beside him in an empty milk bowl. They recount a storm at sea, the shipwreck, and their rescue by sailors who saved them from starvation. They explore the ship together, discovering a mysterious rope with a peculiar taste from a Bern hotel.
A London diary entry describes Cecil and the writer enjoying a evening together. He plans to sail to America then California to seek a fruit ranch in the Santa Clara valley. She reflects on his fragile state and hopes time away helps him return to normal.
A reader asks about lightening hair with lemon juice and using electric massage to develop the body. The adviser suggests brisk walking or swimming for physique and notes exercise as safer than massagers. The letter then seeks guidance on whether to return to an estranged husband for the children's sake. The columnist replies with moral guidance, urging to avoid breaking up the family unless the husband is unkind, and suggests using a Messenger Want Ad for contact.
In Long Beach New York on Sunday a dozen models will demonstrate the latest fur lined bathing suit styles as winter swimming trends gain interest.
Mrs Douglass Robinson first cousin of the late President Roosevelt shines in the current campaign as a leading Republican woman in national and New York affairs. Her speech at the Republican convention drew wide praise and was deemed the strongest of the event.
Cincinnati reporter notes United States Commissioner Edward M. Hurley said the Volstead Act is the silliest and most ridiculous law ever written though he would enforce it. He warned that full enforcement could arrest 50,000 Cincinnatians and make many law violators by its wording during a hearing on confiscated home made beer.
The membership committee of the Harding and Coolidge Republican Club of Athens County Ohio was announced by J P Wood. Mrs Anna K Price is chairman with ward captains and lieutenants named to organize canvassing and mobilize Republican voters for the upcoming presidential election.
Captain Helen Ullom is named along with Lieutenants Mrs. W. T. Sprague Mrs. Alex Root and Mrs. Harry Foster Mrs. L. O. Gateman. Ward Four Precinct Two is assigned, and Captain Mrs. Harry Stalder is also listed with staff.
Gov Cox not author of Ohio Workmen's Compensation Act. Article misattribution corrected. recounts 1910 1911 legislative actions under Harmon and Cox era, commission inquiries, and the 1912 constitutional amendment making compulsory workmen's comp part of Ohio law. Chief Justice Nichols notes the act arose from thoughtful study of other states and the Ohio plan.
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