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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 12, 1921
Page
5
Local society notes list events and travels including the Pythian Sisters gathering at 7:30 pm in Maine for a one month stay. Several residents announce visits and trips to Ohio, Kentucky, North Carolina, Virginia, Missouri, Colorado, and Florida with family updates and health remarks.
Lenora Smith Nelson 28 wife of W R B Nelson died at her parents home in Fisher after a three year fight with gland poisoning. Survived by her husband two daughters Frances Ellen 9 Gladys Helen 5 and her parents Mr. and Mrs. Levi Smith. Funeral Sunday at 10 a m Hebbardsville Presbyterian Church with burial in the adjoining cemetery.
Miss Kathleen Byers of Akron Ohio recounts rapid improvement after taking Tanlac noting restored appetite steadier nerves and better sleep she says she gained weight and considers Tanlac wonderful. The ad quotes Senator Capper describing a bill to curb market manipulation and unfair grain practices as supported by grain dealers and farmer representatives.
Dr and Mrs W F Copeland with son Delmer Mrs W A Matheny with daughter Nellie and son Billie Mrs W L Gard with son Leavitt return home in Pittsburg Pa after a week aboard the steamer Senator Cordill Their party included Mr Rineherr and his two daughters a brother of Mrs Copeland The group completed a visit to the Copeland home in Pittsburg
M. D. Hughes of the Red Cross announces the collection leaders for warm clothing across townships. Listing includes York Miss Ruth Masters Nelsonville and multiple depots with names and locations in Lee Waterloo Ames Bern Rome Dover Canaan Cartha ge and Trimble townships plus an Athens receiving depot in the City Building.
Senator Hiram Johnson argues the United States should bring home American troops from Germany without surrendering to blanket refunds of the more than 240 million dollars Germany owes for occupation. He questions why troops remain and who benefits, calling the policy typical of Europe’s debt situation.
Washington D C August 12 The bureau of the census reports preliminary 1920 census figures for the United States with 1910 comparisons. Tenants owned 2 454 746 farms in 1920 up from 2 354 676 in 1910 and 66 1 percent in the South lead in tenant farm proportions with Georgia 66 6 Mississippi 66 1 South Carolina 64 5 Alabama 66 9 Louisiana 67 1 Texas 53 8 Arkansas 61 8 and Oklahoma 61 0 among top states.
Ralph Obenchain leaves Chicago to aid his divorced wife as she faces murder charges in Los Angeles. He answers the call to support her in the high profile case.
A veteran analysis explains how farming blocs in Congress resist changes, noting the Capper Tindher bill action in the Senate. It cites Senator Pomerene and a July 1921 Senate report guiding boards of trade as contact markets, with sections on price manipulation and cooperative producer representation.
New Marshfield visitors tour Indiana and return. Several local residents attend weddings and funerals in Ohio and West Virginia. Elopement between Donald Clutter of Athens and Hannah Smith of this place announced. they will reside at 38 West State Street, Athens after September 1.
Mr. and Mrs. William Moore and Mr. and Mrs. Harry Moore entertained dinner guests Thursday. The group included Mr. and Mrs. T. B. Moore and son Homer of Wellston, Mr. and Mrs. Hiraw Moore, Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Cardwell and children, and Mr. and Mrs. George Roberts and family of Fostoria.
Wage requests from four railroad brotherhoods and the Switchmen’s union, presented a week earlier, were rejected by presidents of the eastern railroads at a conference in New York.
The saying suggests communities must remove weak points to achieve optimal performance, comparing societal cohesion to maintaining six functional components. It emphasizes collective effort and structural integrity to sustain progress.
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