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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 01, 1922
Page
10
Residents traveled to Nelsonville on Thursday evening for an Elks lodge athletics smoker featuring several boxing matches as entertainment.
The Justa Mere Club met Mrs A T Spears on West Second street Thursday afternoon. Twelve attended, April jokes were shared, and recitations were given by Mesdames Cherrington Darling and Wonn. Visitors’ prizes went to Mrs Notestone and Mrs Gabriel, club prizes to Mrs Green and Mrs Starcher. A three course luncheon followed for the guests listed.
Nine year old Elizabeth Saur daughter of Mr and Mrs William Saur died at home on Zanesville Avenue Thursday night from scarlet fever after several days illness. Quarantine private funeral held Friday afternoon with interment in Oak Grove. Funeral director L C Yocum oversaw arrangements.
Nev C F Lauer will lead Sunday evening prayers at Street Lutheran Church to commemorate the return of the last American soldier remains. The service follows proclamations from President Harding and Governor Davis. This week 1056 bodies have been returned to U S soil as the final shipment.
Post Commander Lauer received a letter from John Canty and Edward Beck surrendering the Knights of Columbus option on the fair grounds for the Fourth of July. Ex servicemen and the legion favor allowing the Legion to carry out the planned program. Action will be taken at the next regular legion meeting.
Ford Hack of Gage Auto closes a contract with Preston Oil to take all output of the Union Furnace plant and market a 68-70 high test gas. Logan Garage leases Gage Auto’s repair department and will assume duties on April 1.
The Kiwanis club met at Mrs. Amy Easterling's residence on Thursday evening with sixty members present. A five piece orchestra led by Joe Smith provided music while Kiwanians Mooney and McGovern kept the program lively. The group passed a resolution endorsing the clean up campaign.
The organization of a baseball team was set to be inaugurated next week to play games with the Rotarians and the local high school. Talks were given by C. W. Pettit, L. P. Mooney, C. F. Ridgley, and A. T. Spears.
Mrs. Gould Mowery filed charges alleging assault and abuse by her husband in Mayor Koppe's court. The accused pleaded guilty to assault and battery, fined ten dollars and costs, with ninety days workhouse suspended except for costs pending good conduct. They reside on North Walnut Street.
John Kreig, local representative of the Ohio Radio laboratories, will give a demonstration of a radio outfit at the K P meeting next Wednesday evening. Attendees are urged as the lodge contemplates purchasing and installing a radio setup in the near future.
The Union Bible class of the Methodist Sunday school entertained the Ruth class of women at the church on Thursday evening. Speakers included EF N Turner W S Yaw Prof BE C Brashares and Rev J W Blair with music by the Methodist orchestra led by Joe Smith. George Medelsley spoke on boosting attendance via personal letters, noting its success. The social committee served lunch to over two hundred attendees.
John Argyriades filed a complaint against Kon stantinus Lerikia for disturbing the peace after a quarrel and alleged menacing with a candy knife. Lerikas pleaded guilty, fined 25 dollars and costs, and was ordered to leave the city and remain out.
Joe Brown, colored, was released from the county jail Friday after furnishing security for the fine assessed days earlier by Judge Pettit on an illicit liquor charge. Brown is poised for further action in the case.
An inhabitant of Ward township was brought into court after traveling to West Virginia following a search of his premises several weeks ago.
Mrs Estella Green of North Walnut Street spent several days with her father FB Picken in Green Township who has been very ill. His condition is reported as much improved. Mrs Ford Hack hosted the Sewing Circle at her North Street home with delightful refreshments. Edward Wagenhals of Newark visited Logan on Ohio Power Company business. Mr and Mrs William Powell of Nelsonville were in Logan Thursday for visiting and shopping. Mrs Bert Campbell and Mrs Geo Graybill are spending the weekend in Columbus with relatives.
McArthur highlights include G. L. Ferris as a Logan business visitor, Perry Gorsuch back after flu, and a Mother Goose Village Missionary Meeting at the Presbyterian church Sunday. Local families host visitors, Oxford students Mary Will and Iva Lee visiting over spring break, Follies in Columbus, and end of season basketball at the opera house with sophomores beating seniors and Hamden eighth graders outclassed. Baseball season opening teased.
Joe Gill will assume duties as McArthur postmaster on Saturday. Marie Asbury and Lola Shry, who assisted Mr. Lantz, will remain as assistants to Mr. Gill.
Wall Street bets on a mystery quintet paying $5,000,900 in income tax last year. Investigations point to two Michigan residents Henry Ford and Edsel Ford among the five, with John D. Rockefeller Sr. or Jr. and other magnates like J P Morgan named as possible New York members. The revenue service remains silent as guesses swirl.
The article weighs which Wall Street figures may join the elite income group. It highlights John D. Rockefeller's heirs, George Baker, J P Morgan, Henry Ford, and others as possible top earners while noting a distant unknown could join. The discussion centers on family influence and transfers shaping wealth.
Bally Smith of Chauncey traveled to Glouster Friday morning to attend the funeral of Wilson Morris, lifelong friends who both volunteered in 1861 though Morris was rejected due to a crippled arm. Ira Fuller, Chauncey, a loyal baseball fan with season tickets at Chauncey grounds, is noted as a lively rooter. Friday in Millfield C E Stack boasted his radio set’s return after repair and plans to entertain at home, described as one of Millfield’s liveliest residents keeping in touch with community affairs.
By the Way records B H Pettit of Millfield marketing a basket of green onions after illness and plans to visit town. A note from Bradfield comments that thirteen dollars a month to keep a Bern township student in high school illustrates the era’s high living costs.
Terre Haute reports 30,000 miners in Indiana coal fields idle on April 1, with early estimates showing a 100 percent strike effectiveness across the region.
Three thousand miners in Columbiana County respond to strike call suspending operations in Salineville West Point Lisbon Washingtonville Leetonia and Salem fields.
Westbound B. and 90 line train No. 1, expected in Athens at 3:37 this morning, carrying the Pomeroy Middleport newsletter, ran late by a significant margin.
In memory of Margaret Boyd a pioneer who entered a male college by requesting admission to classes and persisting despite opposition. Her quiet courage and dignity opened higher education to women and inspired future generations to claim their rights.
The university in 1907 erected Margaret Boyd Hall, the Park Place dormitory. Mrs J M Patterson, a long time Marshall, Missouri newspaper employee, has just celebrated her eighty first birthday. Cincinnati reports that good beer is being made are under government investigation with charges likely against five breweries.
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