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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 12, 1921
Page
3
A pneumonia bout left me frail and gaunt but three weeks of regular sleep and two Vitamon tablets with each meal restored strength and added over 15 pounds of firm flesh. The doctor notes Vitamon boosts nourishment, and others report similar gains though not a substitute for fresh air water and sunlight. Your druggist stocks Vitamon or can obtain it for you.
Special session approves a contract with Burgess & Long to push water works construction to completion. A supervisor will oversee the project, with plans including reservoir repair atop the hill and regular wage scale adoption. Cleanup of streets and grounds is urged before Thursday noon.
Services continue with preaching Tuesday Wednesday and Thursday night. Meetings will close Sunday night. Come and bring your friends. C P Munjoon, pastor.
We thank neighbors and friends for kindness and sympathy during the illness and death of our wife and mother. We also thank Rev. J. I. Miller and Rev. G. M. Hunter for comforting words and Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Stout for conducting the funeral and those who joined in singing.
The special committee on clean up day met last night and completed plans for the big street cleaning job Thursday. Every truck owner asked has donated trucks for Thursday afternoon. Dutch Shafer Bennie Preston and C L Johnson are supplying workers, with about ten men per truck. Each worker is to bring a shovel.
A large bonfire on Canal Street burned overnight after trash was piled away from buildings. The fire began early and burned late, but once cans are removed residents will haul away debris making the street one of the cleanest in the city.
Mr and Mrs William Morgan hosted a 6 oclock dinner Saturday evening at 67 E Columbus Street. Guests included Mrs C R Fisher and Dorothy Ann and Vance Morgan of Columbus and Mr and Mrs Charles Preston and daughter Jane. Mrs Mary Owens visits Mrs Edith Owens in Lancaster. Mrs C H Bartlett spends the day in Columbus. Mrs John Hoodlett travels to Chicago to visit daughter Mrs Leo Hans.
A partial OCR tally lists individuals and sums: Lulu Johnson Logan $5 Shirly Bros. $10 Buchtel $10 J M Hyde $10 Mrs Margaret Craig $2 Ed Dewhurst Middleport Ohio $1.
Rev. Leon Arpee and several local residents attend the Athens presbytery sessions at Logan. The attendees include Mr. and Mrs. L. R. Kelch Mrs. N. Hill and Mrs. J. M. Hyde.
The Esther class will meet at Mrs Wrights millinery store on Wednesday at 1 30 PM and proceed as a group to attend the funeral services of devoted member Mrs Edna Mechem Dundas.
Mrs. Elizabeth Fluke of Myers Street will host the Busy Bee Marathon Club gathering on Wednesday at 7 o clock. Members are invited to attend this social club event.
Mrs. C. S. Tedrow Mrs. Colgrove and Mrs. John Hoodlett hosted the Woman's Bible Class of the Presbyterian church at the Tedrow home. After a business session the evening was spent sewing with a late supper and social time. Eighteen were present.
A historical debate centers on whether European immigration should be banned for five years. The discussion weighs trade, security, and cultural impact, reflecting mid era policy anxieties and legislative rhetoric.
The Searles family expresses gratitude for kindness and sympathy shown after the sudden death of their son and brother. They thank neighbors, friends, schools and teachers, Rev Brillhart, Rev Floyd Call, Mr Stout, and those who donated machines, for their consoling words and funeral service.
Judge Marcus A. Kavanaugh of Chicago will lecture at 8 p m in the Christian church auditorium on Wednesday April 18. He replaces Judge Lindsey on the high school lecture course circuit this year.
The remains arrived yesterday afternoon on No. 4 from New Mexico and were taken to the home of Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Thompson on Front Street. Funeral services with a requiem high Mass were held at Holy Cross church this morning at 9 o'clock, largely attended by former friends and neighbors from Jacksonville. Burial followed in the Catholic cemetery.
Corning officials review street paving plans with more work than the annual budget allows. A council meeting tonight will decide which streets to omit from the current paving program and postpone to next year.
State aid funds totaling over $10,000 were received and placed to the local board of education. The Glouster School treasurer’s finances were strained but the funds ease the board’s worries. Trimble township also reports state aid of $9,656.62.
Revival continues this week with growing church interest and strong public attendance.
Mr and Mrs E E Bell and Mrs Hill of Nelsonville stay with Mrs Elma G Bell. J J Smith P M Smith and Wm Hughes of Orient Ill visiting this city for the week.
At a hearing before Mayor Wal lace last night H. H. Dulaney was found guilty of burning refuse on the street contrary to health board rules. Charges were filed by health officer R. A. Lunsford who also noted strict enforcement of all city health rules. The fine and costs totaled 26.15 dollars.
American soldiers who served overseas join in Chicago for the first scratch event and organize the Military Order of Cooties. The group plans a forthcoming gathering to launch activities and promote camaraderie among veterans.
Charles Stern told Judge Hayes that his wife testified he threw her out of the house after she raided his trousers. The court awarded fifty dollars and costs for the term.
Obituary for Seth Balderson of Hooksburg Ohio born January 30 1836 died April 8 1921 aged 85 years two months nine days He learned blacksmithing at 17 retiring at 82 due to his wife’s illness He married Emily E Smith in 1855 producing six children two marriages ended by deaths He was known as The Village Blacksmith and a friend to the needy A M E church member and Mason from Amesville He survived by a widow five sons three daughters 323 grandchildren 20 great grandchildren one brother and two sisters.
Representative George Welch introduces a bill in Michigan to force Henry Ford's Dearborn Independent to alter its anti Jewish policy or cease publication. The measure would make current and future issues crimes punishable by fines up to 10000 dollars or a year in prison with each issue a separate offense.
The Union-Luhrig road has finally been repaired after persistent rain delayed work. County Engineer Fred Baker said rainstorms kept the road from being cindered, but a dry spell allows a smoother pass to the Athens-Marshfield pike and a shorter path to Athens. Four hurt in Canton wreck when an interurban car collided with a line car near Louisville.
New Zealand researchers report bees accepted aluminum artificial combs coated with wax. The experimental frames supported brood and honey production, marking a step toward hive management innovations.
Hockingport residents report quilting and rug making during the winter. Parkersburg visitors include Mrs FE A Dutton and Mrs Jenny Taylor with travel by Dutton. Monroe Jackson from Parkersburg visited on Thursday. George Parker and family move into Miss Ollie McKim’s house. Mrs Neal White and Mrs Henry White visit Parkersburg. Mrs Wheaton visits her mother there. Farm Bureau meeting in Athens. thermometer at 27 degrees and concerns about fruit damage. Senator Cardill delayed six hours after a long trip. he waited at Hockingport with produce. J J Pease sold property to Robert Randolph and moved to Long Bottom. Protracted meeting postponed. Rev Wilson injured in a runaway. Mr and Mrs Charles Hayden visited Coolville. Carl Medley and children visit Ben Tompkins and family in Belpre. Ira Conley and family made a trip to Coolville. Henry Layman and family Sabbath guests.
Mr and Mrs Austin Hall and Mr and Mrs L Ford with baby are noted. Logan Ice and family visited the Herbert McCulloch home. The Chute family welcomed a move in. Logan Ice and family plan a move to West Virginia mountains. Nancy and Kathryn Walters shared Sunday dinner with Mrs Ira Conley. Mildred Eliott of St Marys visited Mrs Fred Mediey and returned home.
Vague OCR text fragment appears to reference grain trade terms and a local market. Readable parts mention a market event and participants with limited names. No clear dates, places, or outcomes are discernible from the fragment.
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