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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Apr 03, 1920

Page

4

Easter services and events at local churches scheduled

Gone Are the Days opens with Easter morning service at the U B church and master program at the M E church Sunday evening at seven. Sunday school and a missionary program are planned. M E Ladies Aid meets Tuesday at seven with lunch social hour in the basement. A high school play titled June will be presented April sixteen and the term ends April twenty three with Rev Bowden of Granville preaching the baccalaureate at the M E church. Imo Woodgerd and Alice Hiser enroll in Bliss College for the May term opening first Monday.

U. B M. E M. E. Ladies Aid Bowden Granville Imo Woodgerd Alice Hiser Bliss College

Tournament Cup on Display at Cline's

The big loving cup won by Athens High School at the Ohio University Tournament is on display this week at Cline's. The 18 inch cup bears the inscription Champions Ohio University Tournament 1920 and Athens High School. Names of the team are inscribed below. A pedestal and glass case were purchased by popular subscription.

Hens Cline’s Ohio University Athens High School

Writing Good Letters and Business Letter Writing

The article argues that good letters require clear thinking and expression. It urges early school and home training in letter writing and notes that all students should learn business correspondence techniques, with more emphasis needed across curricula.

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The Parable of the Child’s Body and Soul

The piece argues that a father who killed his son to save the boy’s soul reflects failure to nurture the child’s body and mind. It urges parents to provide loving, stable homes with wholesome activities and books to cultivate healthy minds and bodies, preventing such tragedies.

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RicO Woman Thinks

Edith F. Moriarty portrays a cheerful shut-in who fills days with reading music piano and letters of appreciation. Her discipline and wide circle of long distance friends include leading artists and writers, while she remains busy cheering others and seeking meaningful acts.

Winnipeg civic leader tapped for Saar mining commission

Richard Deans Waugh of Winnipeg, a Scottish-ancestry public servant and former mayor, is named to represent Great Britain on an international commission to assess the Saar valley mines. The article notes his Manitoba career, public parks and water district roles, and curling recreation as France and Belgium consider postwar coal output. The Saar district spans seventy square miles and German output may reach ten million tons annually with up to fifty thousand workers.

Richard D. Waugh Saar Valley France Tichard Deans Waugh Winnipeg Great Britain International Commission Saar America Waugh Manitoba Western Canada London Lst Waurh Public Parks Department Greater Royal Caledonian Curling Club Belgium

A Call to Combat Gambling with Harmless Amusements

A discussion on curbing gambling urges through wholesome leisure activities and organized thrift efforts. The author argues that entertainment and community programs reduce the appeal of gambling by offering constructive substitutes and encouraging saving and responsible finance.

America Chance

After Dinner Stories and Quick Gags in Local Narrative

Samples of playful vignettes and wisecracks feature domestic foibles a lost gum joke a veteran with an iron cross and a butter market note. The snippets capture light humor from everyday life with a hint of patriotic pride and city observations.

Lenten Kitchen: Potatoes Escalloped With Onions and Graham Pancakes

A women's cooking note outlines frugal Lenten dishes. Potatoes escalloped with onions layered with crumbs butter and milk bakes about an hour with a final 15 minutes uncovered. A fruit salad combines diced apples leftover canned fruit banana orange with whipped cream mayonnaise. Graham pancakes use sour milk egg soda salt graham flour to a batter and cook on a hot griddle.

Fragmented dialogue on voice and taste in cinema

A fragment shows a speaker noting familiarity with Smiths and their origin, and another person praising moving pictures while valuing the human voice. The exchange laments the absence of voice as lacking gratification or propriety in the medium.

Mins Cayenne

Interior approves coal land leasing plan under new law

Secretary Payne approves regulations for prospecting and leasing government coal lands under the oil and mineral leasing law. About 30 million acres classified as coal bearing and 40 million awaiting classification. Lands divided into units of 2560 acres with a one unit per state limit and competitive bidding for leases at least five cents per ton royalty. Prospectors may obtain leases at royalty rates set by the Interior Secretary.

Washington Payne Unites Secretary of the Interior

Government opens 560000 acres in Oregon for homesteaders

The Interior Department offers 4000 tracts in western Oregon with a 60 day veteran filing preference. The 100 mile square area sits in the rain belt between the Cascades and Coast Range near Hood River. Applicants pay 60 cents an acre plus 2 dollars per acre later. first year viability is uncertain.

Interior Department Oregon Rain Belt Cascade Mountains Coast Range Oregon & California Railroad Clay Tallman Federal Hood River Tallman

Jacksonville Social Notes Highlight Local Visits and Moves

Mrs Readings cousin from Zanesville is visiting Rev Readings home during master vacation. Mesdames James Von Scheele Edwards Wolfe spent Monday and Tuesday in Athens. Katherine Kilner and Mrs McBride shopped in Columbus. Joe O Leary arrived from Iowa. Charles Caldwell left for Akron for work. A R Woodgerd and two daughters plus Esther Johnson visited Columbus Tuesday. Mr Carter, formerly ill, shows improvement. A R Woodgerd received a box of oranges from Berl at Riverside City military school. Sunrise prayer will be held.

Mesdames James von Scheele Edwards Wolfe Athens Mrs. McBride Katherine Kilner Columbus Joe O'Leary Iowa Charles Caldwell Akron A. R. Woodgerd Esther Johnson Carter A. R Woodgerd Berl Riverside City

Government Refuses Surrender in Camp Jackson Murder

The War Department will not surrender one officer and three enlisted men to civil authorities for trial in the January 19 killing of W. S. Chaplin near Camp Jackson. A general court martial is ordered for First Lieutenant Talbert B. Fowler Corporal Edmund F. Maston and Privates Roy Janusz and Roy E. Sanders. Chaplin was shot while riding in an automobile during a deserter pursuit.

Washington War Department W. S. Chaplin Camp Jackson Talbert B. Fowler Edmund F. Maston Roy Janusz Roy E. Sanders Chaplin

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