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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Sep 18, 1924

Page

5

Ohio Day Club Program At Higley Study Circle Start Year

Higley Study Circle opened its calendar year with the Ohio Day program at Mrs Andrew Murphy 0 Mill street. New president Mrs S M Haffey presided, roll call quotations from Ohio presidents and club creed read, papers by Mrs A A Wolfe on History of Ohio and Mrs John Finsterwald on Women in Politics presented, finale song Ohio sung by Mrs Wiley Sprague with Mrs S M Haffey at piano.

Ohio Day Club Ohio Day Higley Study Circle Andrew Murphy Mill Street M. Haffey Ohio A. A. Wolfe John Finsterwald Wiley Sprague 8. M. Haffey

Safety Device Pushes Rock Dusting in Mines Belt

A campaign to require rock dusting spreads from the West to the coal regions of West Virginia Pennsylvania and Kentucky aiming to contain coal dust explosions. Engineers say rock dusting reduces blast damage and could have saved many lives in recent mine disasters at Wheel ing Steel's mine. The cost is about half a cent per ton of coal mined.

Benwood W. VA Wheeling Steel Corporation United States West West Virginia Pennsylvania Kentucky Utah

Printed photo locates yet cited for bravery

Boise Idaho reports the publication of a photograph in the American Legion Weekly leads Lester F Albert state adjutant of the Legion to receive a wartime distinction misrouted from France and finally reaching his Shenandoah Pennsylvania home.

Boise Idaho American Legion Weekly Lester F. Albert The Legion War Department France United States Lester R. Albert Shenandoah Penn Albert

Frank Chance Buried in West Los Angeles

Frank Chance longtime baseball manager and leader of Chicago Cubs rests in a West Los Angeles cemetery after a farewell ceremony. Dignitaries from major leagues attend with wreaths from Cubs White Sox Yankees and others as a Pacific Coast League game pauses for two minutes in tribute. Pallbearers include Barney Oldfield Orvie Overall John Powers Arthur Bradley Rodney Webster and John Kipper.

Los Angeles California Frank Chance Chicago Cubs Washington Baseball Park White Sox Boston Nationals New York Yankees Washington Park San Francisco Vernon Barney Oldfield Orvie Overall Chance John Powers Arthur Bradley Rodney Webster John Kipper

Deportation hearing resumes for Louis Firpo at Ellis Island

Louis Firpo, described as shy with women, faces deportation. Attorney Hyman Bushel presented the case as the hearing resumed at Ellis Island, with Bushel accompanied by four others.

New York Louis Angel Firpo Hyman Bushel Firpo Ellis Island Bushel

Fossil finds push back US habitation to 50 000 years ago

In Philadelphia fossil forms unearthed in the United States suggest human presence 50 000 years ago. Dr George B Gordon of the University of Pennsylvania Museum notes discoveries from the Middle West from St Louis to the Great Lakes indicate early cities with houses spaced about half a mile apart and a hairily maned horse-like animal also present in that era.

Philadelphia United States George B. Gordon University of Pennsylvania Museum Middle West St. Louis Great Lakes Gordon

Montreal Shrine Miracle Cures Ogdensburg Man

Victor J. Dixon of Thion reports a years long spinal disorder cured at St. Joseph's Oratory on the Mountain Side in Montreal during benediction. He emerged with renewed strength, discarded his cane, and told nuns the shrine healed him.

Ogdensburg N. Y St. Joseph's Oratory Montreal Victor J. Dixon Thion Dixon Oratory

Bolshevik Band Attacks Bessarabian Villages Near Tararbunar

A Bolshevik armed group attacked Tararbunar and Nicopasnaka in southern Bessarabia by motor boats but was repelled. Order has been restored. Soviet Russia has not recognized Romanian occupation of Bessarabia.

Bucharest Bolshevists Bessarabian Tararbunar Nicopasnaka Soviet Russia Bessarabia

Blondex Swedish Light Hair Shampoo Promises Golden Shine

Advertises Blondex as a non dye light hair shampoo from Sweden that prevents darkening and restores golden hue. Claims to leave hair fluffy and silky with a beneficial scalp effect and offers money back if not delighted. Appears at retailers I. KR. Lash and local pharmacies.

I. KR. Lash Cline’s Pharmacy Co McKee Drug Co Gibson Pharmacy

Peterson's Ointment Heals Old Ulcer Says Mrs Southcott

Letter from Mrs Albert Southcott of Lydonville New York describes a nine by six inch running ulcer that healed after using Peterson's ointment. She reports first relief after one box and full cure after nine dollars worth with walking restored and vows to never be without the remedy. Price listed at 35 cents.

Peterson Albert Southcott Lyndonville, N. Y Price

Excluded Wives Multiply in Paris Over U.S. Immigration Rules

Paris reports a growing “Excluded Wives Colony” as American laws bar foreign wives from automatic citizenship. The piece notes French quotas often allow easier entry, while many other nationalities face long waits. Some couples obtain special entries after lengthy documents, taking months to finalize.

Paris United States Ireland United States Navy Constantinople Doria Washington

Milk Producers of States Organizing Across Three States

The formation of a milk producers organization with over 2500 members in Ohio Indiana and Kentucky was nearly finished in Cincinnati with articles of incorporation to be filed next week. The body aims to secure better prices improve product quality and achieve economies.

Cincinnati Ohio Indiana Kentucky

Britain Won't Oppose France War Debt Terms

London officials indicated Britain would not object to France obtaining better terms in funding the war debt to America. The English settlement could be reopened if the United States agrees to fund French debts with lenient conditions.

Tain France America Foreign Office United States

Airplanes Used to Fight Malaria Mosquitoes in South

The Army Air Service reused specialized planes to combat malarial mosquitoes in swampy southern regions. Paris green dust, diluted with Tripol earth, was sprayed from the air over inaccessible bogs. Trees did not hinder spraying as planes flew high and circled the target areas. The Public Health Service endorses Paris green usage.

Washington Tallulah Louisiana Army Air Service Air Service Paris United States Public Health Service

Flies Carry Thirty Disease Organisms and Parasites

A report notes that flies harbor thirty different disease organisms and parasites, highlighting health risks from common fly exposure and the need for sanitation to reduce transmission.

Woman in Motor Wreck Hospitalized After Latonia Crash

Cincinnati dispatch reports 30 year old Juliette Tuinsford of Covington Kentucky near death at St. Elizabeth's Hospital Covington. Ralph L. Piper 24 of Hamilton Ohio is held on drunkenness charges after he crashed an automobile into a light pole near Latonia. Piper says he lost control. The wreck left the car destroyed.

Cincinnati Jucilte Tuinsford Covington St. Ihwiheth’s Hospital Ralph L. Piper Hamilton Latonia Piper

Liberty Bonds Rates Listed for New Issue Day

Liberty Bonds quotes show First 4 percent at 102.4, Second 4 percent at 101.8, Third 4 percent at 102.4, Fourth 4 percent at 102.18, and New 4 4 percent at 106.16 as of New York market in mid September.

Liberty Bonds New York

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