Fall Festival opens with crowd filling streets
The Athens Fall Festival opened the evening with a merchants parade along Court Street. Chief marshal S. M. Johnson led a large procession including the American Legion Band, fire department, and decorated floats from local businesses. The event highlighted city industry and culminated with the parade returning to the Armory.
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Stevens
S. M. Johnson
Franz Woodworth
American Legion
Athens
D. Zenner Co
F. L. Preston Dry Goods
Littlers Bakery
E. H. ‘Cotton’s
Pickerings Dry Cleaning
Hopkins Ford Agency
Kerr Hardware
M. T. Ellis Furniture Co
Beckley’s Clothing
Silvus Shoe Co
Cooley and Daugherty
Athens County Buick Co
Motor Auto Sales
Sommer’s
Scott Haney Clothing
Chas. Demolet Plumbing Co
Automotive Battery Co
Somer’s
Guthrie Auto Sales
Explosive Blast Kills Thousands in Ludwigshafen and Mannheim
Berlin reports a massive explosion at the Opponer chemical works in Ludwigshafen caused extensive damage across Ludwigshafen in Bavaria and Mannheim in Baden. About a thousand people were killed and hundreds injured as hospitals filled and debris scattered across both cities connected by a rail bridge.
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Berlin
Ludwigshafen
Mannheim
Rhine
Bavaria
Baden
Germany
Festival Day Schedule Promises Varied Evening Attractions
A Wednesday program lists a 1:00 P M band concert and 3:30 parade with free afternoon attractions. High wire act at 5:00, booths open 6:00, then Union Street 9:00 and State Street 9:30 attractions. Final event at 10:00 near Court and Washington. Auto shows move to North Court from Washington.
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Union Street
State Street
Court
Washington Street
North Court Street
Washington
Athens Fall Festival Lights Court Street with Booths and Prizes
Court street becomes a gala scene for the Athens Fall Festival as merchants set up vibrant booths in red and white Ohio University colors. Thousands visit for exhibits, with the Stedman Bread Contest awarding $50 to Mrs. George Slaughter and prizes to Mrs. L. M. Stewart and Mrs. N. Lavelle amid judges from the Domestic Science Department.
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Court Street
Athens
Ohio University
American Legion
City Federation
Martzolff
Pluvius
Wd. Zenner Co
F. L. Preston
J. Beckley & Son
C. D. Stewart
Sommers
Grones and Link
Athens County Buick Co
Moler Auto Sales
Lostro Auto Sales
Cooley & Daugherty
McCune Tire & Acessory Co
Auto Motive Battery & Electric Co
Athens Electric Co
E. N. Cullums
Clines Ice Cream Co
Clines Pharmacy
Murphy Bros
Athens Book and News
Walsh Electric
W. 8. Blackwood
C. T. Moore
R. Antornetta
Carmen Church
American Legion Post
Wheaton Hardware
M. T. Ellis
Boetzner Sisters
Home Furnishing Co
Chas. C. Millikan
Hutchinson & Stickney
C. D
Victor Pierce
Home Telephone
Bank of Athens
Athens National Bank
Parker Bros
Friendly Society Presbyterian Church
McKee Drug
Scott Haney
Swanson Furniture
Cash Shoe Store
Higgins, Russell, Howell
Geo. Hopkins
F. C. Stedman Go
Athens Lumber Co
Paul Cotton
the Leader
Grones & Link
Security Savings Bank
Luster Fought
Athens County Farm Bureau
Athens Ice Cream Co
Lawrence Goodrich
Fulton Grocery
Lon Barnes
Mart Zolff
Gecete & Drake
L. W. Eons
Hiner Water Works
G& Dy
Athens Country Club selects directors and outlines year work
At the annual Athens Country Club meeting in the Chamber of Commerce rooms directors were chosen for the coming year and plans for work were laid out. The permanent golf course is near completion with grass growth to follow. Contractors Kircher and Davidson are advancing the clubhouse and water system. The club commends J. H. Cline and Mr. Gutman for their free labor on the course. Directors chosen include F. W. Bush J. H. Cline A. B. Wells A. C. Russi and Henry Zenner.
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Athens Country Club
Chamber of Commerce
Chas. P. Kircher
Bart Davidson
Athens
J. H. Cline
Mr. Gutman
F. W. Bush
A. B. Wells
A. C. Russi
Henry Zenner
Farm Crop Rates Are Under Fire
In Columbus witnesses for the farm bureau federation pressed for lower shipment rates on sugar beets and argued for a reduced rate on agricultural limestone. They contended free sugar beet shipments would raise tonnage and finance road improvements in the next harvest.
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Columbus
Public Utilities Commission
Farm Bureau Federation
Elks Parade Meeting and Store Hours Noted
Elks are called to a parade meeting at 6 30 Thursday with uniforms optional. O L Hoilington and Alex Moore sign as organizers. Our store will be open all day tomorrow and every Thursday thereafter under Goner Co.
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Elks
O. L. Hoilington
E. R. Alex M. Moore
Gqner. CO
League to Halt Balkan Conflict Brings League Powers to Test
In Geneva on September 21 the Balkan clash between Serbia and Albania reached the League of Nations. Serbia pressed an attack on Albanian villages along the Drina front while the league weighs orders to halt the fighting. M Spalaikovitch argues Albania lacks fixed borders making bombardments questionable. Britain backs Albania as its army readies for action if the league cannot stop Serbia.
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Geneva
Drina
Europe
League of Nations
League
Serbia
Drina Front
M Spalaikovitch
Albania
Tornado Rips Zanesville Menaced by Destruction
Zanesville suffered a major tornado strike after noon injuring 12 to 15 persons and causing over a million dollars in damage. The Grand Theatre collapsed, Main street buildings were leveled, and telegraph and telephone service were disrupted as roofs and walls were hurled into the street.
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Zanesville
Main Street
Grand Theatre
Roy Burt
Edward Battinger
Masonic Temple
Tinser Brewing Company
Capitalization Increase at Pomeroy Salt Association
Doubles capital in Pomeroy Salt Association Company from 100000 to 200000, reported in Columbus. The announcement notes the increase affects the Pomeroy operation and reflects expansion.
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Columbus
Pomeroy Salt Association Company
Pomeroy
Submarine B-27 Reaches Guantanamo Bay Under Its Own Power
The submarine B-27 which sent a wireless call for help arrived at Guantanamo Bay under its own power. The distress message said it came from about 90 miles north of Guantanamo.
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Washington
Guantanamo Bay
Navy Department
Guantanamo
One Woman Will Hunt in County
A married woman applied for a hunting license amid a heavy run on permits reported by the county clerk. Squirrel season opened last Thursday drawing many hunters and reports of large bags, some twelve or more.
Barn Destroyed by Lightning At Kuhns Farm Near Amesville
Amesville Ohio September 21 A barn owned by J W Kuhns was struck by lightning during a heavy thunderstorm and burned with hay an ensilage cutter and a tractor plow damaged. Insurance covered the loss estimated in several hundred dollars.
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Amesville
J. W. Kuhns
Near Here
Kuhns
Bundy Subpoenaed to Testify for Governor Davis
William Sanford Bundy executive clerk will appear before the Licking county grand jury today as a representative of Governor Davis who was subpoenaed late yesterday. The purpose of the summons was explained locally as to secure testimony for the governor.
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Newark
William Sanford Bundy
Licking County Grand Jury
Davis
Grand jury investigates bribery linked to Newark mayor removal
Records from Governor Davie lead to a grand jury inquiry into bribery involving Newark officials. The hearing contributed to the removal from office of Mayor H. A. Atherton.
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Davie
H. A. Atherton
Newark
Coroner Captures Unusual Five Inch Green Reptile in County
County Coroner William Warner of Bradyville reports capturing a rare five inch green reptile with many legs that has startled the oldest inhabitants of the area. The creature’s unusual size and appearance drew immediate local attention and speculation.
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Manchester
William Warner
Bradyville
Storm Downed Wires Kill Man in Cleveland
One man, Clyde Sherman aged 35, was electrocuted when a live wire fell on him during a heavy rainstorm that felled telephone and electric wires across Cleveland and suburbs.
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Cleveland
Cldye Sherman
Torrential Rain Floods Streets of New Philadelphia
Streets in New Philadelphia Ohio were flooded from curb to curb at noon as a half hour torrent drenched the area. The rain came with little wind, creating swift travel disruption and water-logged roads.
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New
Philadelphia
First Episcopal Church Dedication and Other Ohio Events
Chronology of Ohio milestones including 1821 St Pauls Chillicothe dedication by Bishop Chase the first Episcopal church west of the Alleghenies 1841 Cleveland’s first Masonic lodge chartered 1870 Judge William Y Gholson Ohio Supreme Court death 1860 65 181 Garfield remains moved from Elberon New Jersey to Washington 1893 Army of the Cumberland reunion held in Cleveland.
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St. Paul’s Church
Chillicothe
the Alleghanies
Chase
Cleveland
William Y. Gholson
Ohio Supreme Court
Cincinnati
Brunswick County
Garfield
Elberon
N. J
Washington
Society of the Army of the Cumberland
Meigs County hunter wounded by accidental shotgun discharge
Orville Midkiff 28 married, was brought to Copeland Howe hospital after a squirrel hunting accident near Pratts Fork Meigs county. A single barrel shotgun discharged while he tried to free a wounded squirrel, causing a deep wound under the left arm and heavy blood loss. He is World War I veteran with a wife and two young children.
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Orville Midkiff
Copeland-Howe Hospital
Hemlock Grove
Meigs County
Orr
Pratts Fork
Midkiff
Americans to be buried in France and England cemeteries
More than 30 000 American war dead will rest in six French cemeteries and one English site. Secretary Weeks told the American Legion that 43 670 fatalities are total, with over 40 000 now in the United States.
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Washington
France
Weeks
American Legion
A. EB. F
United States
England
Meuse-Argonne
Romagne
Aisne-Marne
Belleau
Somme
Bony
Oise-Aisne
Seringes-et-Nesles
St. Mihiel
Thiaucourt
Suresnes
Paris
Brookwood
London
Parade assembly details for Thursday at the Armory
The notice directs the parade to form at the Armory Thursday evening and asks organizations to assemble at their headquarters and be present by 6 45 PM under the committee’s guidance.
General Wood backs Philippine autonomy stance
Washington reports Major General Wood, newly appointed governor general of the Philippines, has definitively recommended against full independence. He urges continued American sovereignty while guiding gradual self government.
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Wood
Washington
The
Philippines
Philippine
Union Operators And Miners Charged With Conspiring
West Virginia senators press findings on mine wars in Logan County. Colonel William Whiley testifies that central field unions conspire with United Mine Workers to force non union operators to organize. Sheriff Chafin’s secret vacation and the Logan defense circle draw scrutiny as hearings resume in Washington.
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Harold D. Jacobs
Charleston
W. Va
United States
E. F. Morgan
Kenyon
Shortridge
Washington
West Virginia
William Whiley
Boone County Coal Corporation
Loxam
Logan County
Ohio
Indiana
Illinois
Pennsylvania
United Mine Workers
William Blizzard
Coal River Valley
Wiley
Severe flood hits Corning and surrounding towns in Ohio
After a night of heavy rain a record flood devastated Corning Ohio and nearby areas. Tracks and bridges were washed out, homes flooded, and residents fled to higher ground as the weather system endangered the Hocking Valley region and prompted urgent warnings from local sheriffs.
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Glouster
Corning
Rendville
Corning Catholic
Drakes
Congo
Ohio Collieries
East Branch
Ley
Athens County
Hocking
Herb Parker
Parker
Pete McKinley
Athens
Jacksonville
Trimble
Deputy McKinley
Glouster Hollister
Three Murders Shock Minot Family in Rural North Dakota
In Minot North Dakota three Monroe family members were found murdered in bed with skulls crushed a fourth child Ardith 12 injured. Neighbor Grace McKee discovered them while neighbors heard the Monroes talking Saturday night investigators found a bloody fingerprint and a nail studded club as clues. Authorities say robbery was not involved and the motive remains unclear.
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Dowagiac
Mich
William Monroe
Mary
Neva
Ardith
Grace McKee
Monroe
Pershing Arrives in Havre to Escort Unknown Soldier
General John J. Pershing arrived in Havre amid be flags and honors. He wore khaki as he was welcomed by General Franchet D Esperey and Captain L Hohiteau representing Marshal Foch. A luncheon at the Hotel DeVille hosted by the mayor followed the arrival.
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Havre
John J. Pershing
United States
America
Franchet D'Esperey
L.hohiteau
Marshal Foch
Pershing
Gneral Pershing
DeVille
Sueezing a Grape Is an Art
An article notes grape squeezing as an old craft and points readers to a government bulletin from the Department of Agriculture for a complete, illustrated guide. The piece explains preventing fermentation and offers to send a free copy with a two cent stamp via the Washington Information Bureau.
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Bulletin
Department of Agriculture
Washington Information Bureau
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