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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 12, 1921
Page
5
A mobile bandit entered the ad yards bank in Denver Colorado during April and took money from the premises. Police investigated the incident and search efforts followed as officers secured the scene.
West Virginia travel for L M Murphy a State Industrial Commission auditor. Athens hosts Elks vaudeville with Tidd Dunfee Gunder and Green. Rebekahs hold homecoming with initiation. Ohio University graduate Brower travels from Glasgow to Lexington to address business leaders. Poppies fund French orphans. Federation recalls State meeting ideas on flags Ohio highways and beautification. Southeastern district invited to meet in Athens next April.
City Federation meeting in the Chamber of Commerce rooms discussed a prospective Ath ens market. Mrs. F. W. Bush resumed presidency after Florida absence. Mrs. Robert L. Wocedworth outlined plans with city council and grange support. Farmers will contribute truck gardens. Location secured on East Mill Street near Court with weather contingency at city hall. Market to run Wednesdays and Saturdays with a small fee to be set.
County Auditor Fred Cornwell reports staff busy with gut tax listing blanks while calls pour in about returns. Blanks must be in the auditor's office by May 1 as a revised tax duplicate is prepared amid inflation-driven increases and price declines affecting farmers in Carthage and Lodi townships. Athens sees few new homes despite a brisk real estate market with many sales and relocations.
Rutland hosts Ed Taylor’s guest Rutland John Sisson while Rutland teams prepare for the high school diamond opener next Saturday afternoon against Middleport Pomeroy. Emmett Diehl plans a new residence near Mannard addition. Ordination at Baptist church next Friday draws county interest.
Columbus April 12. Harry Forrey once Marion county treasurer was found short 30 609 35 dollars at the time he staged a fake county treasury robbery last January per a report by state examiner A B Feck inpaugh.
The plan envisions an 80 mile canal parallel to the Rhine with ten hydroelectric stations generating 7,000,000 horsepower. The project outlines a major energy development by France leveraging hydro potential on the Rhine corridor.
The Democratic minority protests Republican tactics in both chambers. Senators oppose a rule to add a 16th GOP member on committees, charging partisan advantage. In the House, Pou argues for a three fourths suspension vote. Republicans push two thirds, beating the bid.
John Stengler a New York bartender who had just poured a drink for Patrolman John Hennessey insulted the officer calling him the meanest cop in New York. This comes after another arrest within hours.
A client states they can craft items in any style frame or size desired. The offer emphasizes flexibility and customization to fit project requirements.
The chamber of commerce hosts Lynn Revenaugh secretary of the Ohio Retail Dry Goods Association to address the Wednesday noon luncheon. Revenaugh is a young nationally known organizer active in welfare work in Columbus and will discuss community organization.
United Press reports four years of senatorial debate on paying Colombia 35 million dollars to settle the Panama Canal dispute. The treaty would pay 25 million in installments, with 10 million already paid to Panama for the canal site. Lodge supports ratification, Kellogg opposes, citing Roosevelt era objections and the absence of an apology.
The Athens lodge of Elks staged a first night vaudeville show to a full house with proceeds for the Salvation Army. Soloists Mrs. L V Brown Mrs Sam Sergie and Mrs Frank X Rauch earned encores while Prof Allen Kresge accompanied. The jazz orchestra with Don Grones Roy Shirley Gerald Finney and others impressed the audience.
The Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company of Akron filed with the Secretary of State in Columbus on April 12 to shrink its common stock capital from 100 million dollars to 1 million.
Hubert McCrear a Lima High School teacher died from injuries after being run over by a train while unloading equipment for vocational schools in Wheeling. His wife was formerly Hazel Livingston of Columbus.
An advertisement touts No-To-Bac tablets to curb cigarette cigar pipe or chew cravings. It claims the habit can be broken, improving mental and physical health and finances, with a money back guarantee if no tobacco is used.
President Harding advocates a coordinated national approach to disarmament emphasizing prudence. He supports prompt action on army and navy bills, calls for personnel economies, and proposes a volunteer training reserve. The maternity bill gains endorsement while anti lynching legislation and a race commission study are discussed.
Hebbardsville and Presbyterian Sunday schools unite for a 9 30 a m service on April 17. Methodist church offers a evening preaching service. Evangelist Rev Hakim attends Monday night. Elmer Parker travels to Pittsburg for a short stay. Mrs Melissa Moore of White Hall returns home after visiting relatives. Morgantown residents Miss Hazel Miller and the Harner family depart after Miss Margaret Harner’s death last week.
Army orders detach Lieutenant Colonel John J. Ryan from Marfa Texas and appoint him cavalry instructor for the Ohio National Guard. He is to proceed to Columbus and take station there.
A special warning against icebergs, issued in New York on April 12, notes ice near the track of west bound transatlantic steamers into New York, reported to be only 30 miles from the vessels.
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