Burma Promenade Etiquette Cigar Stock Warned
In Burma no lady would think of starting for a promenade without taking with her a stock of cigars.
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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 1921
Page
5
In Burma no lady would think of starting for a promenade without taking with her a stock of cigars.
Mrs. Lucy Totman leaves for a two week Dayton visit while Mr. and Mrs. George Hopkins depart for Charlevoix Michigan for a month. Grace Junod arrives from Washington DC to visit her parents. A nine pound son is born to Mr. and Mrs. Dana Swartz at 152 Mill Street on Monday August 15. Edith Lawson flies home to Thurman for ten days with her father. Mrs. John Pritchard of Columbus visits her son William Pritchard and stays with Mrs. Mary Develyn. The Lee, Dean and Janie Dean clan return from Akron to their Ames home. James A. Jones and children travel to New Straitsville to visit his parents. Charles Kircher family return from Buckeye Lake cottage Willow Lodge at Summerland Beach. Ruth Burdette heads to Connellsville PA then Niagara Falls and Buffalo with a Harbaugh family visit. Belle Dewey travels to East Liverpool, Mansfield, Columbus and Buckeye Lake. Mrs. S. K. Warrener returns from Bowling Green KY after two weeks with her sister and Amesville. Mrs. Howard Flinn and a Roxabel cousin go to Coolville to visit parents. W. A. Dean and W. W. Clendenin's family return from Youngstown and Columbus visits. Floyd Hoisington returns home after a week with relatives in Chauncey and Athens. F. H. McVay, longtime educator, returns to Nebraska with Prof. Dixon for a promoted school position.
Dr and Mrs Wiley Sprague depart for Yellowstone and Pacific coast tour with postgraduate work in San Francisco. Miami visitor Torloff Klinkenberg, Florida decorator, enjoys time at Coshoc ton. LeRoy family to Kirksville for osteopathy studies. Mrs Palmer and party travel to Lancaster. Buckeye Lake vacation group heads to Willow Lodge cottage. Elizabeth Blackstone arrives for Cameron Gullette wedding at Sunnyside Drive. Lena Patterson returns from Kirksville to visit family as father recovers. Prof A H Dixon of University Place Nebraska greets former county Teachers Institute friends. noted Nebraska educator and Ohio University graduate.
Mrs Lena M Slattery and her daughter Mrs Frank Logan of Ocala Florida, summering here, chaired a Colonial dinner described as one of the season’s finest. Forty guests dined among old fashioned bloom centerpieces while ladies wore their finest evening attire in a vivid color harmony.
Harrisonville residents welcome visitors from Baltimore and Chauncy and report on farm visits. A town hall farm bureau meeting occurred last Wednesday. Local doctors and families checked on ill neighbors and hospitalizations. an ice cream supper by Sunday school drew strong attendance.
Glouster candidates before the pri mary must file expense accounts with the board of elections by Friday. Even if no spending occurred the account must be filed. Local board members E. L. Jones and Ira Andrews accept filings. Athens candidates may file with W. A. Carpenter in Athens, while Nelsonville candidates should mail to the Athens board of elections, Ohio.
Mrs Isaac Jones Sr Mrs Elmer Nott and Miss Stella Green of this city underwent operations in a Columbus hospital last week and are reported getting along nicely according to yesterday's word received.
Mrs. Lena Shepard and grandson Thomas Shepard of Cambridge are visiting Mr. and Mrs. T. F. Davis at Maplewood. Mr. and Mrs. T. R. Sapp and their daughter Mary of near Bainbridge are guests of Mr. and Mrs. C. K. Rockhold.
Mr and Mrs Z Z Bridge have moved their household goods to Columbus and will reside on North High street where Mr Bridge bought property earlier. He ran a restaurant and rooming house in the city for several years but sold the business a few months back.
Mr. and Mrs. L. R. Andrews and Mrs. C. F. Jones left this morning for Magnetic Springs to spend a few days.
The last New Straitsville base ball team is to play Glouster on local grounds Sunday afternoon at 2 30 if the weather permits. The two prior Sunday games were rained out. New Straitsville battery: Corbett Snyder and Ward. Glouster battery: Webb and Thomas.
Mrs A M Bennett with daughters Beulah and Mary Elizabeth returned from a visit with relatives in Jackson county. A W Cole and family of Trimble and Leonard McCullough of Gloucester motored to Guysville Sunday to spend the day with W C Burton and family.
Miss Esta Minear and Mr. Earl Rapless were quietly married on August 12 in Arizona. The bride, daughter of A. Z. Minear near Albany, was a former nurse at Socorro hospital New Mexico. They will reside in Casa Grande Arizona after September 1.
The late Retta Forrest's farm was sold at sheriff's sale in Pomeroy last Saturday to James Bogess for $4,500. M. E. Forrest, a carpenter in Rutland, spent the weekend at home. Mrs. G. B. Kayser and Ethel Hendrickson visited Henry Steinmetz and his family last week.
Ohio motorists face relief as White House talks with Congress drop plans for a 10 tax per automobile. The plan would have added over 6 million dollars in state and federal levies, with AAA and OA mobile groups pushing to curb auto taxation. A ban on nonmember touring motorists for road information was also discussed. In a separate ruling, Ohio allows workmen's compensation insurance for maritime employers, affecting Lake Erie and Ohio River businesses.
Carpenter Mary Virginia daughter of Emmet Starkey underwent tonsil removal at Copeland Howe hospital Athens last week. Armstead Mace Mrs I M Swett and W J Swett visited Pomeroy early week. Guy C Gorby building a garage with J C Gorby and Jesse Sisson assisting. Mr Clark and wife visited Harrisonville relatives. W A Throckmorton received a carload of coal Saturday. John Harmon an Albany visitor. Mrs I M Swett sold 442 dozen pickles from a 40 foot row at 10 cents per dozen. an acre like this row could net about 400. Carey Woodyard ill with typhoid fever. Mrs Harley Dudgeon and two New York children visiting Harry Dudgeon family. Mrs Eldon Sisson rented Albany property. Henry Steinmetz looked after farm interests in Scipio township. Columbia township to vote on three mill school levy at November election. Mrs Carl Carsey of Athens visited Landon Marcum family. Carl Ogdin J W Lowther and Marion Swett Albany visitors.
A. Ross sought treatment from Dr. O Arthur Carr in Aberdeen North Dakota for a bad headache and after two visits revealed his real name Bert Tilden from Ing, North Dakota. He last remembered leaving home in June headed for Rochester Maine for treatment. His wife and kin have searched for him. he has money and may have worked as a carpenter but cannot recall where.
Roy Burton from Guysville is spending the week with A. W. Sole and family in Trimble during a short visit.
The Parker Brothers of Athens present a Saturday evening concert at Mac Dougal with a grove social and various foods. Proceeds will fund a new piano for the church.
Washington reports officials estimate additional appropriations of 1,000,000 are needed to halt smuggling of liquor into the United States. A submarine chaser blockade is expected as the coast guard operates over 100 cutters from bases at Boston New York Savannah Norfolk and other Atlantic ports. Prohibition Officer Haines notes no Navy aid request has been made by Secretary Denby. In other news David Christian pleaded guilty to manufacturing intoxicating liquor and was fined 300 plus costs, with confinement to Columbus work house if unable to pay. Izetta Stilwell faces abandonment charge and pleads not guilty. census notes Nevada has the fewest women per population among states.
Aug 16 Albany Ohio report notes the seventy eighth birthday of Isaac Snowden at his home. Attendees include relatives and friends: Minerva Lewis of Columbus sister-in-law. John Sprague and three Strouds Run children. Kisworth Snowden of Rutland. Susan Bennett of Athens. S M Howard and Chester and daughter. Lizzie Tinker and Harold. Harley Cline of Albany. Will Cline and Harold. J J Carsey. Lottie Smith and Kenneth. Clark Murray. Perry Reeves of Athens. Sherman Gordon of Albany.
Farmers near Curtice in Lucas county report spikes and iron bolts found in shocks of oats and wheat damaging a threshing machine. Authorities to investigate amid rumors of a sugar beet war and resentments over sugar beet bets.
Ways and means of combating liquor-law violations were discussed during a closed session of the anti-saloon league of Ohio in Columbus on Monday.
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