Social News and Council Meeting Highlights
Guests from Co lumbus Newark and Athens join Labor Day visits with local families. A sudden death in Shreveport prompts funeral plans for J B McCann in Beverly. Council adjourns September 8 1920 with discussions on Madison street condition and final readings of Ordinance 551 and Resolutions 851 552 led by Mayor Barrows.
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E. S. McCune
Linn
Dugan
Newman
Edington
Stover
Quest
Dille
Committee On
Madison Street
Barrows
Nelsonville Classifieds Include Sales and Notices
Local listings from Nelsonville announce canned tomato orders with J V Bennett on the milk wagon, sugar at 17 cents a pound through J A Isselstein, and a lost gold wrist watch to Virginia Wolf with a reward. Also notes a platform dance, rental rooms, a six or seven room house for sale, a lost automobile crank, a dance at Red Men s Hall, and wanted ads for a six to seven room home and hours basement work.
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Virginia Wolf
Chestnut St
Bell Phone
Bell
City eyes street repair on Madison Street
Service Director Burnell and Citi officials instructed to begin improvements on Madison Street from the north end as funding allows. Local residents and visitors, including the Swyers and Bumgardners, Libby Smart, Lulu Parry, Clelia Krum, and Mrs. Schwenke, are noted in social visits. The Rebekahs plan a penny social at Owls hall next Tuesday night.
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Burnell
Citi
Zens Clemons and
Gibson
Madison Street
Fred Swyers
Murray City
Donald Bumgardner
Libby Smart
Chauncey
Lou Keplar
Wm. Parry
Lulu Parry
Clelia Krum
Marion
Levan
George Schwenke
Rebekahs
Owls Hall
City school enrollment totals 1471 with high school 328
The city schools report 1471 students in all. High school has 328 pupils. First through eighth grade enrollments range from 109 to 168 per grade. High school by year shows 157 freshmen, 76 sophomores, 44 juniors, and 51 seniors.
Meet to Plan Harding Trip
The first regular meeting of the Republican Executive Committee is set at headquarters tonight at 7. Chairman I. M. Foster presides. A telegram from Marion asks about local sentiment on the September 17 Marion trip and whether Athens county will send a delegation. Congressman Foster will withhold comment pending county opinion.
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Republican Executive Committee
I. M. Foster
Marion
Athens County
Foster
Alkali in Shampoos Harms Hair Cleaning Advice
An old notice warns that most soaps and shampoos contain excess alkali that dries the scalp and Brittle hair. It recommends Malsified coconut oil shampoo as pure greaseless and inexpensive, promising rich lather and thorough cleansing with easy rinsing.
University faces need for men student housing in Athens
President Alston Ellis of Ohio University says securing rooming for 600 plus male students arriving for the fall term is urgent. Y M C A volunteers canvass Athens to find rooms as dormitories for men are unavailable. several faculty positions remain unfilled while instructors and professors are sought.
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Alston Ellis
Ohio University
Athens
Ellis
John Hancock High School
School of Commerce
Federal Labor Expert Predicts Improved Job Outlook
John B. Densmore of the labor department says this winter will offer broad employment opportunities, based on reports from 320 field agents. He notes some areas face unemployment, including 12,000 Akron workers and 15,000 in the Maine canning district, but factory resumptions and absorption of laid-off workers are expected.
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Washington
John B. Densmore
Labor Department
Densmore
Federal Reserve Board
Cleveland
Akron
Maine Canning
American Federation of Labor
Frank Morrison
Pennsylvania Railroad
Western Lines
Local Social Roundup: Neighbor Visits and Ailments
Wrightown resident Mrs. Morris recovers after a hip sprain following a fall. Numerous weekend visits unfold among families in Joy and nearby towns including Junction City Marietta Parkersburg Athens Belpre Cutler Trimble and Trimble area. Emory Ahle injured while loading peaches. accident left him between wagon and tree.
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Morris
I. H. Kinsey
M. L. Dulaney
Verl Phillips
Jane Fleming
Athens
Bertha Contner
Marietta
William Balderson
Arthur Vincent
Cutler
Emory Ahle
Ahle
Berry
Trimble
Mr. Able
Coal Man Sues for Fuel Bill
Frank Minner sues Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company in common pleas court to recover 834 dollars for 43 tons of coal. He claims 20 tons were bought at 7.50 per ton and 28 tons at 8.50 per ton, totaling 334 dollars, with repeated collection efforts noted in the petition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Common Pleas Court
Frank Minner
Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company
Nelsonville
Minner
Foster and
Wells
Military order of the world war urged by Army General
Major General W G Haan told officers meeting here that a balanced force able to stand up and take care of itself can be established in this country by fusing the regular army national guard and organized reserves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Regular Army
National Guard
W. G. Haan
General Staff
Earthquake Shakes San Jose in Striking Morning Tremor
The sharpest quake in years rattled San Jose at 2 9 a m. Hundreds fled into the streets but no property damage was reported. The event occurred on Sept 9.
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San Jose
Cal
Countywide vote blocks school extra levy in seven townships
In Athens County seven townships Bern Ames Lee Lodi Alexander Troy and Carthage rejected a three mill school levy. The attorney general notes districts may join a state reserve but must exceed Smith law limits for extra levies. Without approval funds fail to sustain 32 weeks of schooling.
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Athens County
Bern
Ames, Lee
Lodi
Alexander
Troy
Carthage
Boards of Education
Board of Education
Georgia Women to Test Suffrage Law in 19th Amendment Era
Georgia may provide the first test of the nineteenth amendment as Mrs. Mary McLendon, a suffrage worker, is denied the right to ballot in a recent election and has appealed to Secretary of State Colby for guidance. LondonCounty Council adds compulsory domestic science courses to select schools in which attendance is required.
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Atlanta
Georgia
Mary McLendon
Colby
London County Council
Nothing More to Say on Bryan Silence in San Francisco
In San Francisco Ryan comments on Mr. Cox and questions a Democratic backing for a candidate whose selection would defy government and law. He says there is no mystery to Mr. Bryan's silence and wonders why any Democrat would support such a nominee.
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Mr. Bryan
Ryan
San Francisco
Cox
White House
Rural training school near Athens urged for consolidation
The Mechanicsburg rural training school tied to State Normal college is praised for strong teaching and facilities. Advocates urge state consolidation with Ohio University to create a top model rural school, boosting rural life leadership and teacher training.
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Mechanicsburg
State Normal College
Mardis
Gulley
Ohio
Rural Training School
John Hancock High School
Department of Rural Education
Department of Education
State Normal Schools
Ohio University
State Normal Colleges
Meeting Postponed for Ohio State Institutions Officials
The meeting of all managing officers of Ohio state institutions is postponed from Thursday September 23 and will be held at the same location. The gathering will span the day and is described as of great importance.
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Ohio State
Referendum Likely on Crabbe Act in Ohio Vote
Columbus Sept 9 Only one referendum measure will reach the November ballot. Secretary of State Harvey C. Smith ruled that the Crabbe act for state enforcement of prohibition laws will be submitted. He held ratification of the federal suffrage amendment.
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Columbus
Ohio
Harvey C. Smith
Smith
Referendum Debate on Women Notary Publics and Suffrage Bills
The record notes opposition to a referendum on House Joint Resolution 112 granting women notary public status and House Bill 950 proposing limited woman suffrage. The discussion centers on legal rights and voting implications for women.
Texas to Hold Its Cotton Crop
Texas growers plan to hold their cotton for 48 cents a pound after a committee from the State Farmers' Institute met in Austin. The panel also set the 1920 crop cost of production at 45 cents per pound, according to institute officials.
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Austin Tex
Texas
State Farmers’ Institute
Convention Aims to Adopt Committee Price Report Tomorrow
A Messenger Want Ad notes the convention is certain to adopt the committee price report tomorrow. The notice signals upcoming actions and urges attendees to prepare for the decision.
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Ny News
F. N. Faires
Co.lambus
M. M. Brown
Newark
Ed Faires
C. H. Bartlett
J B. McCann
Shreveport
Bartlett
Beverly, C
Harry Ashworth
Mike Cush
Guy Barber
Pittsburgh
J. V. Bennett
J. A. Isselstein
Deanville
Call Bell
St. John Street
Aaron McNab
Red Men's Hall
Harding
Hickman’s Pharmacy
Tire Sale
B. F. Goodrich
Dr. Ellis
Wrightown
Aura
Cazareo
Smart Ready
Bolivia
Jersey
Nelsonville Dry Goods Co
Wm. Mills
Citizens Central
Bank Bldg
Nelsonville, Ohio
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