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Newspaper
Steubenville Herald
Location
Steubenville, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1922
Page
7
Principal Eaton in Tiltonville received Red Cross Christmas seats from Steubenville to be sold by local school children for a Junior Red Cross fund. The piece details church events, community visits, meetings, and a library project in Richmond including a mobile community betterment league and a 125 volume library at the post office run by Mrs. L. S. Ford.
The Christian church bazaar and chicken supper were held on December 10, 1922, at the K of P hall serving meals until 8 pm. A bazaar opened at 8 with Fazaar and other items. Local residents including Mrs Harry Hales and daughter Ruth and Mary, Eugene O Connell and family, and Nancy Cline were mentioned among visitors and shoppers.
Local notes report social visits and events in New Somerset and Bloomfield. Names include J L Culp, Grace Brown, Mrs Mary Dillon, Mrs Charney Flott, Emmett Whitmore, Gale Maple, and Thurman McIntyre. A Ladies Aid oyster supper is planned at the K of P hall on December 22 with priced meals.
In Wintersville and nearby towns, residents report a busy period of visits and moves. Notable items include Dr HLIM Alvaneh of Cleveland displaying a ship gold jewelry photo, local families hosting visitors from Steubenville, and plans for a Farmers Institute January 1st and 2nd with state speakers Chester Strong and Ida Durbin. Community concerns mention dry wells and water shortages, while social events feature bazaars, dances, and church activities across Amsterdam, Steubenville, Cadiz, and other towns.
A report notes serious crowd as discussions on labor and skilled labor constraints unfold in Congress and affect town operations. The piece emphasizes burdens on business, national pride, and a generally somber mood with few smiles amid brambles on the road.
A 1920s policy discussion examines yearly immigration totals, noting 668712 from 1920 to 1921 and 234022 in the 1922 fiscal year under the Jobsyn Restrictive Unmigration law. It argues for net immigration by occupation, cites shifts in farm and common labor, and advocates a stricter act like Senate Bill 1265 with port of embarkation checks and eventual citizenship requirements.
Delegates prepare state committees for primaries or independent action as a third party was rejected. The conference urged lawmakers to form a people’s progressive bloc to back the program and pressed for direct election reform, water power control, and women’s minimum standards while criticizing Wall Street influence.
Mrs. Ernest Coleman returns from visit with daughters Margar et Coleman and Edward Ward in Cleveland. Agnes L. Wells travels to Woodville to spend ten days with kinfolk William Weenshall and family at the old home in that town. Zion Lutheran Plus Are Dible Class meets at Mrs. Pearson 368 South Fourth street Wednesday evening. Sir Towers of the PB, GC, and St. railroad division attends Cleveland trip for annual meet and banquet. Queen Esther Circle of First M. P. church meets Thursday evening with Mr. Merrell. Christmas offering for Olive Hill Kentucky laboratory. Engagement of Miss Mary E. Carnes to Thomas J. Simpson announced. faux prank prompts city reaction. Miss Mary Wilma Dawson hosts Young Ladies Missionary Society at Hamline Church on Logan Street. Westminster Church Auxiliary number hosted by Mrs. James Potter on Ta Belle View, Tuesday evening. Downtown members urged to attend Christmas season gathering. Miss May Callman and Mr Roward Ward mentioned in social notes.
A newly married couple residing in Cleveland at 1576 East 133 street are receiving congratulations while the groom works as a railway brakeman. Colman, once with Steubenville Pottery, now based in Cleveland, travels with his sister and plans a California winter trip. Other items include Helen Brady visiting Pittsburgh, the Query Club meeting hosted by Mrs. A G Lee, and a baby girl born to Mr. and Mrs. Albert Bicker. A party heads to Cincinnati and Gainesville for winter plans, and a professional women's meeting reports strong enrollment and growth targets.
Columbus December conference for 94 municipalities to discuss uniform traffic regulations and draft a bill for the January General Assembly session. Attendees urged to submit ideas to be incorporated, aiming to curb traffic evils and address local problems.
In Jefferson County on this day in 1922 J R Telknap probate judge records the estate of Nelle E Shdth. The notice lists Esiin or Nelle G Smith of De Cent as related parties and specifies qualification as personal representative.
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