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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1922
Page
6
A San Francisco case unfolds a high society marital tangle as Mrs Nellie Kendrick weighs divorce or alienation of affection against an alleged bid by Mrs Ridith Huntington Spreckles Wakefield to purchase her husband for 100 dollars a month. The dispute centers on alleged interference by Wakefield.
Mrs Wakefield currently divorcing Frank Wakefield proposed to pay Mrs Nell Kendrick one hundred dollars a month for life while Kendrick and Wakefield, who were on a motor trip, discussed marriage. Kendrick recounted the Sausalito meeting after colluding with Wakefield during her stay at Wakefield’s home.
Advert reading claims the remedy cured 15 years of colic and liver trouble after a single dose. It asserts it clears catarrhal mucous and inflammation in the intestinal tract and stomach and lists McKee Drug Co and Gem Pharmacy as refund points with nationwide druggists.
Federal Prohibition Director John T. Davis arrived in Washington at the request of Prohibition Commissioner Haynes to report on the Johnstown Pa turmoil stirred by Mayor Cauffiel's edict permitting the sale of real beer.
Oklahoma congressman Manuel Herrick complains in a personal letter that many constituents believed Dick Morgan still held the Eighth District seat or that Charles Swindall was in office. He says voters were swayed by lies and failed to know his actions for the people.
After being reported lost since Sunday morning the Ambassador 1 seaplane was found riding the crests of heavy Atlantic waves. A fishing smack rescued the pilot, mechanic, and passenger near Long Beach, WL, delivering them to safety. All were exhausted and weak from exposure and thirst.
The House approved a bill allowing Major General James G. Harboard to succeed General Pershing as chief of staff for a four year term. The move, urged by Secretary Weeks, fuels reports that Pershing may retire.
Wheeling and Lake Erie railroad curtails passenger trains during the shopmen's strike to conserve motive power for coal movement to lake ports. Belmont county mines are loading coal today and shipments to lake ports will start tonight.
Prohibition Director John T. Davis said the Johnstown beer incident stemmed from Mayor Cauffiel seeking notoriety and a flagrant defiance of the constitution. He added the flood of real beer was not seen, but much near beer had been sold. Also notes Sweden has nearly one-eighth of its surface covered by lakes.
Professor Byron T. Rees leaves Tuesday for New Harmony Indiana to assume superintendent of schools overseeing 15 teachers and about 400 pupils. He is joined by John Dougherty and Josephine Wuebben, plus three Ohio grade teachers: Mary Ewing Clara Lively and Genevieve Mitchell. New Harmony hosts historic Owenite legacy with museum art gallery and a 25000 volume library.
The report states New York exports about 100,000,000 bushels of grain each year. It highlights the state as a major supplier in national markets, with the volume reflecting large-scale agricultural trade and shipping activity.
Namoa and Maxine Thompson were guests of Mae Williams in Liberty Hill while George Lent visited his wife in Amesville. Families from Federal Ferndale and Columbus were visiting the Carpenters. Sade Henry visited her daughter in Glouster. The Rice mine has resumed work and brought smiles. Clarence Eckard and Fatty Jones were business callers in Bishopville Saturday evening.
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