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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 09, 1921
Page
3
The Nelsonville civil service commission after a hearing confirmed the safety director Kelly's decision to suspend Patrolman Bam Taylor. The commission issued its opinion last night.
The verse pleads for Madison Street to beautify Nelsonville with a lake and parlor for pigs and chained dogs. It laments a neglected spot and praises efforts to beautify the city and square, while noting plans and dreams for a more splendid town.
A CURB WALKER urges local effort to improve Cooley Hill lake area fronting Steenrods. The club asks for speed boats water facilities and a summer resort to attract Madison street travelers, with workers trained for payless lakeside upkeep and public beauty. The piece favors public input and ongoing effort to keep the area attractive.
Brief obituary for Robert Orville Baird born February 8 1920 died March 31 1921 at age one year one month and eighteen days. Parents Wilmer and Nana Baird mourn him along with a brother and many relatives and friends. The notice frames the tragedy in religious language with comforting scripture and poetic reflections on heaven and a shedding of tears.
We thank friends relatives and neighbors for kindness and sympathy during our son and brother's illness and death. Special thanks to Mr and Mrs Stout for service Rev Kemper for consolation and to those who donated automobiles. Mr and Mrs Wilmer Baird and son Raymond.
Freddie Talmage Searles aged 13 11 15 died April 2 1921 after being converted January 30 1921 at the Nelsonville Ohio International Holiness church. He is survived by his parents three sisters Mrs J H Penrod of Corning Ohio Mrs Ben Six of Nelsonville and Goldie at home and brother William at home. Funeral at Kimberly school house with Rev. J C Brillhart and burial at Greenlawn.
Episcopal church announces Sunday School at 9 30 A M with Miss Mabel Poston as superintendent Cor dial welcomes all Church service at 6 45 P M led by Rev B Plummer Bible study with Mrs Attwoods Tuesday April 12 at 7 00 P M
The morning sermon at 10 30 features Christ Feeding the Five Thousand and the Presbyterian Church. Miss Helen B Eberich from Chefoo China will address the evening congregation at 7 with Mrs Nathan Hil presiding. Bible Teachings About Health guides Sunday School at 9 30 and How Does Christ Wish His Day to be Spent leads the Endeavor at six.
Mr and Mrs R A Doan are guests of Dr and Mrs C E Welch at a social gathering hosted by the Welch family.
Ruth Ellen Turner infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Roy Turner died Friday. Burial will be at Greenlawn Cemetery on Sunday.
The Loyal Women's Class report shows an attendance over 1800 and regular offering of 137 with a special collection exceeding the amount stated. The annual summary highlights active participation and fundraising within the group.
One of the year’s most delightful Standard Bearer meetings was hosted by Mrs Riley on Short Street with Miss Elizabeth Riley assisting. The program featured readings, duets, a piano solo, a secretary roll call and reports, plus three new members joining the society bringing total membership to seventy three.
Friday gifts total toward the Fort St cemetery fund include E. F. Horton two dollars Mrs Allen Riley two dollars Ed Lett one dollar W L Devore fifteen dollars Mrs E R Lamel five dollars. The Courtney and Wagner families assisted the committee with lot cleanup last week. Other lot owners are urged to clear or have cleared their private ground.
Classified ad notes Sunday school at 9 30 a m preaching at 10 30 a m baptismal service at the river at 2 30 p m young peoples meeting at 6 15 p m preaching at 7 p m Rev Browning of Charleston W Va will have charge of the services. Came for the closing day.
The church announces a 10 30 a m sermon a 2 30 pm afternoon meeting a long service at 7 pm with evangelistic sermon a Wednesday 7 pm prayer meeting and a Friday 7 pm cottage prayer meeting
The women of the Community Club seek citizen input on cemetery fencing and expense. They request counsel from the chamber of commerce and assure staking will be done by a surveyor to protect the cemetery and adjacent properties. Checks are arriving rapidly.
Cincinnati April 9. Prosecutor Joseph Woeste argued that chauf feurs revolvers and booze make a bad combination as taxi driver Harry Davis faced Crabbe Act and concealed weapon charges. Judge M Meredith Yeatman agreed and imposed fines totaling $600.
Sylvester Stump of Carbondale remained in county jail after being arraigned before Justice P W Helwig on a rape charge involving a 13 year old girl Erma Woodrum. He pleaded not guilty and waived examination and was bound over to the grand jury with a $2 000 bond.
The New York stock market opened irregularly today April 9 with opening quotes for General Motors at 133 8, Mexican Pete at 138, Corn Products at 72, Asphalt at 59 44, Anaconda at 26 7 8, U S Rubber at 71 4, Penna at 33, Midvale at 25 8, Northern Pacific at 75 1 8, Southern Pacific at 73 1 4, and Union Pacific at 116 1 2 with mixed moves.
Foreign exchange opened higher with Sterling at 3.89 percent, francs at .0704 percent, lire at .043644 percent, marks at .0160 percent, and Canadian dollars at 8975 unchanged. Kronen rose to .1785 while other slight gains occurred across several currencies.
A mule died on the railway tracks in Emporia Kansas as a locomotive approached. George Johnson a teamster, cut the harness and saved the other mule, noting the animal likely had a weak heart.
Guy Fierce, formerly of Trimble and longtime Brooks & Fierce partner, will join the Carpenter Hardware Company in Athens next week. He starts Monday to lead the farm implement and dairy machinery section and aims to invest financially in the firm, which operates stores in four cities.
The prohibition enforcement units prepared tentative regulations to carry into effect the ruling that beer may be prescribed as medicine. Provisions were not revealed.
Norwalk council passes ordinance authorizing the issue of thirty thousand dollars in municipal light plant bonds to fund a new electrical facility.
A discussion on eye strain and vision errors notes that normal eyes require energy to see and errors increase fatigue headaches and nervousness. It claims that correct glasses prevent wasted energy and states the correct glasses are available.
The advertisement touts Willard Threaded Rubber Batteries as standard on 172 car models with export versions of two more. It credits major improvements to Willard design, claims Threaded Rubber Insulation prevents warp puncture and cracking and enables bone-dry shipping. As an authorized Willard Service Station we offer the broad Willard policies to every user.
Low bidders for 31.629 miles of new state road work costing 1.152 million dollars were announced by the state highway department. Athens county bids on the Athens Jerseyville road were cancelled and bonds will be issued soon. A future letting on another project is set for April 28 with bids on 84.883 miles projected to cost 2.295 million dollars. Bidders cover Adams Brown Geauga Columbiana Mahoning Medina Williams and Wyandot counties.
Superintendent C. E. Stailey returns from Columbus after attending the Ohio State Educational Conference held Thursday and Friday. The gathering, called by the Ohio State University dean of education, aims to form a permanent organization and push for a genuine Ohio college of education rivaling Wisconsin, Chicago, or Columbia.
Funeral services for Ray Falls will be held at the home of his father Ira Falls in Bishopville Sunday afternoon at 2 30 o clock.
Lafe Schoonover died Friday night at his Chauncey home after long illness. Funeral services likely Monday. Survives a widow two sons Francis and Richard at home a daughter Mrs Clara Wise of Orbiston two brothers Lee and Newton Schoonover and two sisters Mrs Adam Hawk and Mrs Charles Davis, all of Chauncey.
Receipts show 4 000 hogs with steady to higher values. Bulk buyers $8.40 to $8.50, butchers $8.50 to $9.00, packing $7.26 to $7.50, lights $9.40 to $9.80, pigs $9.00 to $9.75, roughs $7.25 to $8.35. Cattle receipts 600 with steady market. Beeves $7.25 to $9.40, butchers $7.25 to $9.00, canners and cutters $2.00 to $4.50, stockers and feeders $4.00 to $8.10, cows $4.50 to $7.75, calves $6.50 to $9.50. Sheep receipts 6 000, market steady. Wool lambs $7.00 to $8.00, ewes $2.00 to $6.75.
Cattle receipts 650 with weak tone. prices $8.00 to $8.75. Calves steady to $10.00. Hogs receipts 1,400 steady with 50 cent gains for good packers and butchers, $9.75 to $10.00. Sheep receipts 25 steady. lamps market weak with $5.00 to $10.50.
Cattle receipts light and market steady with primes at 9.35 to 12.00 and veal calves 11.50 to 12.00. Sheep and lambs light, market slow with prime wethers 5.75 to 6.00 and yearling lambs 9.00 to 9.25. Hogs receipts 3 and market higher with prime heavy 8.75 to 9.10 and mediums 10.25 to 10.60. other hogs range 7.00 to 10.60 and stags 4.50 to 5.00.
The Athens youngsters plan a Kite Tourney on April 16 weather permitting. Competitors include public school boys and girls from high school and grade levels with prizes for largest kite smallest kite strongest pull highest flyer most unique design and ugliest design. If west wind the fair ground will host. otherwise the municipal playground.
A message from Alamogordo New Mexico reports the death of Frank McCann 24, a World War II Navy veteran and former Jacksonville boy. He had lived in this city with Mr and Mrs George S Thompson before traveling to New Mexico for health reasons. His body will be shipped home for funeral services in the Catholic cemetery.
Seven mail boxes will be placed at various city locations next week, as Postmaster Price announces. After installation, carriers will not collect from home boxes unless delivery is due, saving residents trips to the post office.
Anthony Vermaaten, a motor rider in mine 24, was badly cut about the head on Thursday when the motor pulling a string of cars collided with the balance of the cars after the start on & grade. He escaped with less severe injuries than feared.
Mr and Mrs Robert Nicholson of Hunterdon are parents of a daughter born yesterday. Mrs T W Sanders and daughter Miss Ethel visit friends in New Lexington. Tom Mavin travels to Columbus to stay with Mrs Mavin who is recovering from a serious operation at a hospital.
The Church of Christ announces morning service on Sunday themed The Lordsip of Jesus and an evening sermon Saul of Tarsus. Baptismal services are planned for Sunday evening. The public is invited and a strong musical program will accompany the events.
Calvary Baptist Church holds Sunday school at 9 15 a m devotional services at 10 15 a m and preaching and communion at 7 p m St Mark will lead Thursday evening prayer service.
Butter creamery prices listed at 46 cents. Standards 43 14 cents. Firsts 44 to 55 cents. Seconds 32 to 38 cents. Eggs ordinaries 20 to 21 cents with further firsts 23 14 to 24 cents. Cheese Twins 24 cents. Young American 25 cents. Live poultry 31 cents.
Toledo O H April 9 close updates grains and commodities. Wheat cash 1.44 May 1.45 July 1.17. Corn No 3 yellow 61 62. Oats No 2 white 43 44. Rye No 2 1.38. Barley No 2 0.70. Cloverseed 1920 12.75 April 10.25 Oct 9.20. Timothy 1918 2.50 cash 1919 3 2.70 1920 2.70 3.15. Alsuke new 14.15. Butter 53. Eyes 28. Hay 1.25.
Market steady with extra firsts at 23 cents and firsts at 22 cents. Ordinaries sell for 2 cents in Cincinnati.
Dr. R J Studer again heads the Athens High School Alumni Association. Officers elected include William Moorehead vice president Miss Willa Van Dyke secretary James Hawkins treasurer and Mrs P E Hickson Miss Julia Cable and Clark Williams on the executive committee. A program featured orchestra readings songs and a talk by Superintendent Stailey who urged alumni to boost school standards and advocate better equipped schools. Many old grads attended and refreshments were served after.
Deadlock ends hopes for early wage settlement as Rail Light Company officials and employees fail to reach agreement on wages and working conditions in Columbus on April 9. Negotiations paused with no new terms agreed.
The weekly outlook covers April 11 to 16 with cool start in the Ohio Valley and Tennessee. Temperatures rise to near normal later in the week with daytime readings easing and nights remaining cool. Weather will be unsettled early then calmer by the weekend.
About 125 brew workers at the August Wagner company in Columbus walked out after officials refused a 1920 contract and offered a wage cut of $2 per week.
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