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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 27, 1920
Page
3
A hair care product named Danderine is claimed to stop hair coming out and double beauty. Promotional text asserts dramatic results and easier styling as users report fuller appearance and healthier looks after use.
Advertises weight gain color and nerve restoration with S grain hypo nuclane tablets. Claims 10 to 30 pounds weight increase after several months and red lips and pink cheeks as results. Urges readers to ask their druggist for the sealed home use package.
The chamber clarifies meeting times as the first and third Thursdays each month. The next regular session is May 6 and the board of directors will meet the Tuesday before the regular meeting.
The finals for fifth and sixth grade track are set for tomorrow at 3:30 at the Y Y. Indoor events move outside due to gym water and a baseball league for older boys is in planning with 4 to 6 teams, after school, age limit fifteen, and potential evening games. Volunteers needed for play hour programs and coaching with training classes for helpers.
Mayor Barrows urged residents to buy War Savings Stamps and $100 Treasury Saving Certificates to reach Ohio’s $1,000,000 quota. The Ohio New York race narrows as both states report record sales in April, with Ohio pushing hard to stay ahead.
The Nelsonville schools outline commencement week events: May 16 7:30 PM Bacalaureate Sermon at the High School Auditorium with Rev. C F Johnson. May 19 8:00 PM Class Play She Stoops to Conquer at the Opera House. May 20 8:00 PM Commencement Exercises at the High School Auditorium by Dr. H G Williams. May 21 1:09 PM Promotions. The 38 member graduating class contributes the largest memorial fund in school history.
The Missionary Society of the Presbyterian church postpones its Thursday gathering to Friday. It will be held at the residence of Mrs. J. M. Hyde.
James Reed died at his home near Haydenville. Funeral services will be held at his son John Reed's home on Poplar Street in Nelsonville Wednesday at 11 a.m. Interment at Greenlawn. He is survived by his wife four daughters and one sister.
The Esther class of the Christian church invites members to a pot luck supper at 192 Jeff Street hosted by Mrs Goldie Wickham on Thursday at 7 o'clock. Attendees should bring their favorite dish.
Mrs E Washburn and Mrs Grace Kelch among attendees from Nelsonville and others including Mrs Clara Hellyer Mrs T A Maye Mrs Stella Reigel and Mrs Wolf at a White Shrine gathering in Athens last night reflecting local fraternal activity.
Joseph W. Barnes of Steubenville reports relief after taking Trutona a tonic he credits with curing indigestion constipation and abdominal pain. He praises improved digestion and regular stools and recommends Trutona after reading about it in newspapers. The Cline Pharmacy Co introduces Trutona in Athens.
Bronsdon at Gee and Richardson's Music Shop advertises piano tuning and welcomes patronage. The Glouster opera house is now managed by A Green after purchasing from W I McCarty. Green also owns a theatre and two moving picture houses in Glouster. Jacksonville High School's June play was well received and rerun for those unable to attend.
Glouster high school will close Friday for summer vacation. Grade schools closed a week earlier, as high school started late last fall and is a week behind them in closing this spring.
Elmer Yount a 12 year old Hollis boy sustained a right arm fracture last Saturday when the automobile engine back fired during cranking.
Mr and Mrs G H Harper visit Spring Valley near Dayton to spend a few days with their son in law and daughter.
Secretary of State may appoint new members soon. W A Carpenter Republican of Athens and Ira Andrews Democrat of Glouster are recommended to replace John Finsterwald and W A Craft respectively. The two holdover members are KE L Jones Republican of this city and CD Brewer Democrat of Carbondale.
World welterweight champion Jack Britton defeated Jack Malone of St. Paul in a slow 12 round bout in Canton. Malone injured his left arm after the second round and Britton controlled the fight with little resistance. Britton earns a clash with middleweight champ Mike O Dowd set for May 17.
Classified blurbs include buyers seeking hides junk magazines and newspapers Sam Roden Bell Phone 795 4263 and a farmer offering white leghorn hatching eggs 1.50 per 15 from Brookfield Penn Cocks Elmira N Y Also four Buchtel Dwellings ten vacant town lots Mrs J W Scott 73 E Franklin St and a week long sale of trimmed hats Mayme Keplar Barron Bldg at Barron building next week.
Bargains on horses ponies buggies surreys harness heavy and light gear. Also a good five passenger Ford. Telephone numbers 421 and 7. Howe's Livery Nelsonville Ohio.
Columbus records list today’s incorporations including Stager Land Company of Cleveland with $25,000. Cincinnati Furnace and Stove Repair Company with $10,000. Home Finders Realty Company of Steubenville with $25,000. Coleman and Burnett Company of Lorain with $100,000. Sherman Oil and Gas Company of Canton with $20,000. Texas Oil and Gas Company of Cambridge with $150,000. Hunt Dry Goods Company of Barnesville with $50,000.
The piece notes widespread rain keeps delaying carpenters bricklayers painters and other workers. It argues the wet weather wastes time and money for tradespeople and holds up planned projects from winter.
The spring season’s bad weather halted activities across Athens county and southeastern Ohio. Crop delays miss late spring rains, road work slows, and the overall industrial program is set back by weeks. An open spring would have boosted prosperity for many.
Bad weather across Ohio today may depress overall voting in the presidential primaries but could boost farmer participation and turnout among workers kept idle by rain. Farmers can reach polls more easily, potentially increasing total Ohio votes beyond typical weather effects.
The vote cast today should be counted promptly this evening. The Messenger will report the tally on an early morning wire, allowing Athens county and southern Ohio to learn the results soon after polls close.
The detour bugaboo alarming hundreds of autoists entering Athens from the north appears to be dissipating on the Athens Nelsonville route. Circle Hill Floodwood road work nears completion but is slowed by bad weather. The current detour from last year's paving to Floodwood is mostly hard surface. Wet weather no longer terrifies drivers to Nelsonville. Future Nelsonville toward Logan work will bring another detour.
The state bureau of horticulture says fruit north of Columbus remains practically uninjured after the cold spell. South of Columbus, including Athens County, shows a spotted condition with some local losses.
The notice highlights higher costs for a peck and often a bushel of potatoes than six months ago. It notes Athens residents stored enus for winter at about $2 a bushel or less and urges a return to old fashioned methods of stockpiling staple foods for winter.
Sheep men report farmers are trucking their wool to the Ohio Sheep and Wool Growers Association warehouse in Columbus. Shipments have lagged due to transport troubles. The Columbus warehouse handled over a million pounds last year.
Pearl Carr, who runs a fine produce farm near Hebbardsville, hired four university boys to work on his farm Saturday. He is well satisfied with their all day effort and results. Carr plans to repeat the experiment and urges Ath ens county farmers in need of help to try the same. The boys were gathered Saturday morning and returned home by evening. Many university boys need work and are ready to earn cash.
Reports from the county seat describe heavy rains washing away small bridges across county and township roads. Farmers suffered losses of watergates fences and crops with substantial overall damage.
A 20 day collar and shirt strike against haberdashers and laundrymen begins May 6 in Chicago. Led by J. W. Champion executive secretary of the Chicago Red Cross and businessmen G. F. Fairfield and George H. Bryant the committee expects 10 000 adherents.
The group plans a 20 day strike if collar and laundry prices do not fall. Telegrams urge presidential candidates to wear soft shirts. Strikers will use collarsless shirts costing up to 2.50 dollars, laundered at home. University Club members also reject white collars in favor of shirts with attached collars.
New York moves toward a major boxing reform with 15 rounds to decision and a three member license commission. Fees apply to clubs and officials, five percent of receipts taxed to the state, and Governor Smith may appoint members of the International Sporting Club to the license panel.
The Luhrig board of education approved a state schedule for teacher pay with varying starting salaries by training. Under one to four years of training, initial pay ranges from 800 to 1080 dollars, with annual increases up to 1440 dollars for four years. Supt Gaskill to recruit and discuss positions as vacancies exist in grade and rural schools.
Spring term at the college begins Tuesday May 4 with registration days Saturday May 1 and Monday May 3 for incoming students. A large number of entrants are teachers whose schools closed, seeking advanced work. President Alston Ellis says lodging is tight and urges families to notify Dean Voigt or the Y M C A if they wish to enter.
A 30,000 crowd swarmed the field as Brook lyn halted play with two down in the bottom of the ninth, ending the game amid a dramatic stoppage.
Resolution approved April 26 1920 declares necessary improvements on Washington Street in Nelsonville Ohio from inlet 157 to inlet 275 including grading drainage curb paving with second class paving stone gravel or brick bats and a sand cushion. Costs to be assessed by front foot with ten annual installments and bonds issued in anticipation of collections.
The council of Nelsonville Ohio passes an ordinance adding Section 4 A to Ordinance 533 to authorize water works bonds and a sinking fund funded by property taxes. The measure, approved by the mayor and dated April 24 1926, requires annual taxation to pay interest and redeem bonds at maturity.
Canada opened with a dominant 22 to 1 victory over Sweden, becoming the first nation to win Olympic hockey here. Second place does not award a runner up, as prizes are contested. The American team faces Sweden tonight to earn a shot at meeting Czechoslovakia tomorrow.
Public notice to owners of property along Washington Jefferson Columbus Fulton Franklin Public Square Blocking Myers Fourth Watkins Chestnut and related streets in Nelsonville Ohio. Ordinance 644 approved April 26 1920 imposes four cents per front foot assessment. payment due by April 20 1920 or will be certified for tax collection. Dated April 27 1920.
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