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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Sep 26, 1919

Page

3

Missionary Society of Presbyterian Church Hosts Annual Bank Offering

Thirty eight members and guests attended the Missionary Society annual bank offering and guest day at the Presbyterian church. Mrs N Hill presided as host. A special program featured devotions, vocal solos by Miss Lou Shafer and Miss Mary Pensyle, a paper on Outlook for the Year, Lizzie Johnsons Quilt, Americanization, a piano solo, and a lunch served afterward. A sardiniere from India received with the offering and a generous collection marked the afternoon.

Missionary Society of the Presbyterian Church N. Hill India B. F. Martin Lou Shafer Mary Pensyle W. L. Hudson Lizzie Johnson L. R. Kelch

Nelsonville Chamber to Resume Bi Monthly Sessions

The Nelsonville Chamber of Commerce will resume bi monthly meetings with dinner at the Elks Club on Thursday Oct 16. Dinner served at 6 pm by the Home Missionary Society of the Methodist Episcopal church. Members urged to attend for an interesting program.

Nelsonville

Nelsonville Classified Ads Highlights Local Deals

Local listings show sale items from Gadbury in Nelsonville including white potatoes and flour and feed. a lost keys notice at 21 E Washington St. T E Taylor offers framing and undertaker services. phonograph studio claims better tone. Ford Touring Car for sale. two restaurants for sale. and a furnished large front room for rent.

Gadbury Nelsonville Washington St E. Jefferson St

Senate probes marine landing report in Tran Dalmatia

Washington Sept 26 The Senate adopted a resolution asking the navy department to confirm reports that American marines landed at Tran Dalmatia Senator Knox offered the inquiry as the measure passed.

Washington Senate Navy Department Tran Dalmatia Knox

Buckeye State Building & Loan Promotes Savings

The Buckeye State Building and Loan Co at Rankin Ridge Columbus urges families to save with reserve money as a necessity for rainy days and comfort. Any amount, however small, can start a savings account and curb extravagance.

Buckeye State Building & Loan Co Rankin Ridge West Gay St Columbus

President Wilson Restricts Kansas Visit For Health Reasons

President Wilson suffers nervous indigestion and abandons his League of Nations tour, returning to Washington from Kansas. Dr Grayson treats him as crowds in Wichita gather. secret service keeps onlookers at bay while officials plan a quiet homeward run.

Hugh Baillie United Press President Wilson Wichita Kas Wilson Washington League of Nations Kansas Cary T. Grayson Secret Service Ayers St. Louis Kansas City Capital Shantung Grayson Eagle

Gas bills moved to Glouster State Bank and town notes

Ohio Fuel Supply Company directs customers to settle next week’s gas bills at The Glouster State Bank. Glouster Post Office adds a new stamp cancelling machine as arrivals grow. A civil service exam for Glouster post office clerks was held with six applicants. results in two to four months. 8S. S. Carpenter leaves Glouster for Logan to run a newly acquired Carpenter Hardware store, with other branches in Athens and Nelsonville. L. B. McCune resigns from Ford service, plans a tire and accessory shop in Athens, and will sell used Fords. he travels to Columbus for equipment.

Ohio Fuel Supply Company Glouster State Bank Glouster Frank C. Clester Zanesville Methodist Church Washington S. Carpenter Logan Carpenter Hardware Company Athens Nelsonville Carpenter L. B. McCune Ford Athans Lawrence Building West Union Street McCune Columbus

United Mine Workers Organizer Will Return to Birmingham

William Ellis of this city, organizer for the United Mine Workers of America, leaves tomorrow for Birmingham Alabama to resume his work. Ellis had returned from Alabama to attend the miners convention in Cleveland. Mr and Mrs Fred Woodruff and three children have been visiting Mrs Woodruff's parents Mr and Mrs I L Falls at Bishopville and left for home, stopping in Athens overnight with Mr and Mrs Fred F Kittle. Mrs Woodruff and Mrs Kittle are sisters.

Olive Seibert Scio Bert L. Daft Lena Edwards Columbus Grant Hospital Herbert Lee Lawrence Lyons Cleveland Akron W. J. Sanders Rose Harrold New York City Barnard Ted Sanders Millfield Hubert Young Bertha Sanders Maria Sheppard Lloyd Morris Lloyd Jr Avin Thacker Eugenia Sheppard William Ellis United Mine Workers of America Birmingham Ala Mr. Ellis Alabama Miners Fred Woodruff Mrs. Woodruff I. L. Falls Bishopville Athens Fred F. Kittle

Foster Pushes Pension Increases for Athens County Veterans

Congressman Foster announces action on pension bills benefiting Athens County residents. Names recommended by the House pensions committee include William Mills of Athens with $30, Eliza Murphey of Athens with $25, Marjorie Baker of Guysville with $25, William Dugan of Glouster with an increase to $50, and Robert Noble of The Plains, a Spanish War veteran, with $12. Bills expected to pass in the current session.

Foster Athens County Uncle Sam Committee On Pensions of the House Wm. T .Mills Athens Eliza Murphey Marjorie A. Baker Guysville William P. Dugan Glouster Robert Noble the Plains House

Gompers Calls Out Steel Union Tactics Before Senate

AFL head Samuel Gompers tells the Senate labor committee that the steel strike centers on workers right to a day in court and to be heard by their own representatives. He accuses steel interests of denying association, colluding with shipping firms to import foreign labor, and using espionage to disrupt union organizing.

Raymond Clapper United Press Washington Samuel Gompers American Federation of Labor Senate Labor Committee Gompers Senate Employers’ Office Employers’ Office,” Gompers Steel Corporation Gary John Fitzpatrick Europe Balkans A. F. of L Steel Company McKeesport Sterling Pennsylvania Steel District

Steel union drive faced brutal suppression in mills

Gompers described efforts by the Steel Corporation to thwart unionization. He cited attacks on organizers in steel districts, beatings, and even a death months later, as workers faced hounding and removal to protect corporate interests.

Steel Corporation Gompers

Strikes and police clash near Clairton in early morning gun battle

In Pittsburg area during the early hours, about a dozen strikers opened fire on workers en route to steel plants. State and local police returned fire and pursued three men whose guns were said to be emptied and reloaded. No confirmed injuries reported as plants face potential further action.

Pittsburg Clairton Bethlehem Steel Company Grace Bethlehem Company Steel Workers Committee Bethlehem Foster National Committee South Bethlehem Steelton Lebanon Reading Titusville Sparrows Point Monongahala Valley Jones & Laughlin Braddock Rankin Europe Haddock

French Premier Declares Peace Treaty To Be Accepted Whole

Paris Sept 26 Premier Clemenceau told deputies that the peace treaty must be accepted or rejected in its entirety with no amendments. He asserted the treaty as a whole is a good one in response to questions in the chamber.

Paris United Press Clemenceau Chamber of Deputies

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