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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 09, 1920
Page
3
The Ohio law provides minimum requirements for wealthy districts and allows smaller value districts to seek extra revenue. About 700 districts will use a fall special levy of three mills replacing last year’s two mill levy. Public schools are portrayed as vital to state budgets and long term wealth.
Mrs. Johnson Spencer and Mrs. C E Bennett hosted social afternoons at the Fayette street Spencer residence for guest Mrs. C J Bartells of Eckman W Va. The home featured sweet peas snap dragons and ferns with a luncheon at one oclock. Guests included numerous named ladies and Miss Opal Doris Cummins and Bertha Nixon.
Friday at six o clock Mrs Spencer and Mrs Bennett entertained with cards honoring Mrs Bartells. A dinner with elegant appointments followed then guests played cards late. Attending were Mrs Gay Aumiller Mrs Ethel Aimes Mrs Chas Smith Dean Sisson of Columbus and many others.
Mrs W N Woodard entertained the Cooking Club ladies Friday at her Washington Street residence. A five o'clock two course dinner was served. Guests included Mesdames P B Verity E Moore A J Juniper C H Terry Miss Myrtle Moore Miss Belle Herrold. Bernardine Eleanor Wendell Woodard visiting relatives in Westerville. Mr and Mrs Walter Laff and ensemble spent Sunday in Columbus.
Nelsonville notices offer to sell two shares of Dorr Run Oil and Gas stock for 75 dollars by F. J. Trautman of Columbus. A lost small black and tan dog with bobbed tail and one blind eye near Athens state hospital reported July 24. Contact 367 Nelsonville Ohio. Also Ford touring car 1914 for sale by Fred Juniper at Bell 424 224 W Washington St. Moving and truck hauling by Fred Hitchings Bell 872.
Notice to electors of the Nelsonville School District announces a primary election on August 10, 1920. A proposition to levy an additional three mills for school purposes for five years beyond the maximum rate will be presented to voters within the Athens county district. Voting location remains the regular polling place. J. E. Zeller, Clerk, Board of Education. 7-81: to 8-9.
A Sunday picnic at Buckeye Lake honored Mrs. Will Sloame before she departed for California Pa to visit her sister Mrs Isaac Warner. The group included Mrs Warner and her son Howard and many neighbors and friends from the area.
A letter from Foster endorses the local club water project at Buchtel lake. A special meeting is set for tonight at 7 30 in the mayor s office to plan digging deeper and cleanup. Also notes visits and stays of local residents at Patton s Dam and area.
Prof Raymond Osburn and team report East West and Middle Harbors near Lake Side teem with large mouth black bass and perch. The study confirms abundant fingerlings and says seining last spring did not harm bass stocks, countering local criticism of hatchery-related depletion.
An advertisement praises Chamberlain's Tablets as a pleasant physic that is easy to take mild in effect and highly valued by users. The small price is quoted as a quarter.
State troops patrol West Frankfort Illinois as rioting ends with one death and about 20 injured. More than 20 arrests announced with likely follow ups. Three thousand five hundred striking miners return to work and a city telephone strike is called off. Police seek killers Amiel Calcatera and Toney Hemphill whose bodies were buried.
The liner Baltic with Archbishop Mannix aboard anchored off Queenstown for about an hour after midnight. Destroyers surrounded the ship as it lit up the harbor. A firemen’s strike protested carrying Mannix to England, delaying the voyage before the Baltic resumed sailing.
In Revere Massachusetts last night about 600 sailors stormed the Metropolitan police station at Revere Beach. Police fired on the mob wounding over twenty. many beachgoers were trampled. About one hundred sailors were confined under guard at the station.
The piece argues education must be free and funded by universal taxation as foundational to a democratic government. It contends enlightened citizens sustain democracy, contrasts with mass ignorance in other nations, and urges a three mill levy vote to secure the future state.
Mrs Mary Meadows Thompson age 56 died yesterday at her home in Cannelton West Virginia Funeral services in Athens Sunday with burial in West State street cemetery following Mt Zion Baptist church services at 2 pm She was the widow of Daniel Thompson formerly of Athens and Salem A sister Sallie Thompson resides in Athens and a brother Andy Meadows in Columbus
The Railroad Labor Board said it will publish tomorrow the wage increase awards for 70 000 railway express employees nationwide. This follows the earlier decision on wage rises for railway workers.
Mrs Stella Guess of 6 Brown Ave Athens Ohio reports improved sleep and digestion after taking Dreco a tonic made from herbs roots and leaves The remedy is said to help stomach liver kidneys bladder and blood relieving constipation headaches rheumatism biliousness and dizziness Dreco is sold by The Cline Pharmacy Co Athens Ohio and other druggists
Glouster baseball team loses to Murray City 3 to 1 with rematch set at local grounds next Sunday at 2:30. Game full box score listed with hits and errors. Also notes a ten year old boy injured by roofing slate, Eagle picnic success, C W E M meeting planned, and local social news including visits, marriages, and obituaries.
G F Morgan argues Athens can fund better schools if the three mill levy is approved. He cites C M Copeland’s tenure and the need for more money beyond five mills to build modern facilities, teachers, and programs. He urges a five to one vote in favor.
A light rain arrived Saturday night and today helping farmers in Athens County. Farther out, heavier rain lightning and wind occurred. The Washington weather man says locally scattered thunderstorms are possible this week with generally moderately warm and fair conditions.
Butter Creamery extras 52 percent. firsts 46 to 51 cents. second 46 to 49 cents. Eggs ordinaries 42 to 48 cents firsts. Cheese Twins 22 to 12 cents. Young American 23 cents. Live poultry 32 cents. Various price lines show mix of quoted and stray characters. overall market quotes include several cents values and product types.
Athens City transfers include DeMolett to Wm Cable lot, Laird to Holt Love lot 1834, Brick Co to Nora Bev erage lot 26 for 2500, Alten to Parks part of lot 158 for 1, Richards to Emma Richards seven lots, and Emma Richards to Harry and J D Martin same seven lots. Dover Township shows Evener to Laura Evener 23 13 acres for 1, Sanders to George Wallon lot 16 for 1000, Jackson to W H Jackson four lots.
Columbus Aug 9 One of the most hotly contested campaigns Ohio has seen nears close. Republicans hold the main interest with governors nominees in focus as Ralph D Cole camps in the eighth district Harry L Davis visits Cleveland and Roscoe McCulloch tours the sixth. Local races mix with school bond issues and tax proposals ahead of voting day Tuesday.
Hog receipts 32 000 with steady market and bid ranges for hogs and pigs. Cattle receipts 16 000 with strong steady market and price tiers for beeves canners cutters stockers and feeders cows and calves. Sheep receipts 26 000 with market down about 25 and price ranges for wool lambs ewes.
Cattle receipts around 2000 with steers in good choice range $12.00 to $14.00, calves $15.50 to $16.50. Hogs receipts 6500 steady with packers and butchers paying $16.00 to $16.25. Sheep 2500 weaker with extra $6.50 to $7.50. Lambs steady with extra $15.00 to $15.50.
Cattle receipts 85 cars with slow market showing choice from 15.25 to 15.50, prime 14.50 to 14.75, common 12.00 to 12.75, veal calves 17.00 to 18.00. sheep and lambs 16 cars with slow market prime wethers 8.50 to 9.00, good 7.25 to 8.00, yearling lambs 13.00 to 13.50. Hogs receipts 40 doubles, market higher with prime heavy 165.75 and 16.00 to 17.10 for other classes, night yorkers 16.50 to 16.75, pigs 16.00 to 16.25, roughs 11.00 to 13.50, stags 8.50 to 9.00.
The Klegs Hill Coal Company of Buchét, Athena County was incorporated today in Columbus for 25000 dollars with incorporators M. E. Cox Florence E. Cox and E. H. Hayman.
Wheat cash 2.55 corn 1.61 oats .79 rye 1.90 barley 1.05 cloverseed cash 20.00 Oct 20.10 Dec 19.40 March 20.00 timothy various prices 1917 1918 4.40 cash 4.50 1919 4.55 4.35 4.40 4.60 alsike 19.50 19.90 20.40 butter 60c figs 53c hay 2.30
A Louisville salesman recalls a severe 1888 cholera morbus attack. He paid a hotel porter fifty cents to buy Chamberlain's Colic and Diarrhoea Remedy, took a double dose as directed, slept, awoke eased at five, and caught a train to his next stop a well man.
A progressive institution known across Ohio as a careful Building and Loan, offering liberal interest on deposits. Inquiries invited at 22 West Gay Street, Columbus.
Mrs. John Blaski is very well. Mr and Mrs Gill Hartman and Mrs Mary Snyder were Athens shoppers Friday. Dr and Mrs Nelson motored to Athens Thursday. Robert Noble and family motored to Athens Friday night. Mr and Mrs Jeff Harrison and daughter Frances were at Logan on business Saturday.
Mr and Mrs James John Gabriel and Miss shopping in Athens. Dave Aleshire and Evelyn were visiting. Athens visitor day notes Hugh Mulligan called. Hutchins was en route to Jacksonville on Saturday.
In the second game of a doubleheader the Browns lost a 4 to 3 lead but prevailed 3 to 2 aided by Tobin's ninth inning single. Ehmke shut down the Yankees, Detroit won 1 to 0, Ty Cobb involved in a wild pitch plays. White Sox defeated Boston 2 to 0. Athletica overwhelmed Caldwell’s squad 6 to 0. Pirates suffer late ninth inning miscue as Wheat scores to force a 2 to 1 tie with Brooklyn.
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