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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 27, 1921
Page
2
Mrs Ina Hutchinson left for Columbus for employment. Mrs Alston Ellis returns from Delaware Springs Sanitorium. Francis Henry of Saltville Virginia visits home folks, as Dr T A Copeland attends family illness. Numerous local families host guests from Akron Canton Frostburg and Cincinnati while athletes praise the new Athens golf course.
Athens rifle enthusiasts in the American Club received praise from Col. Hunter of Columbus, a WWI veteran who competed on the course at Thursday’s regular gun shoot. He called the range up to government standards as participants posted strong scores with Fred Graves leading at 42.6 and 49 in ten shots.
The county engineer announced a detour on the brick road between Sugar Creek and Alder man as repairs widen the route. Curbing is being added, brick relaid, and sand cushion improved to provide a safer, broader surface though the detour is not suitable for heavy loads. Athens residents may use The Plains road.
Z. W. Davis, Canton-Cleveland multi millionaire tied to the Chicago swindle ring, was arrested in Canton on a mail fraud charge. He waived examination before U S Commissioner Julius Whiting and posted a $25,000 bond arranged by Canton manufacturers and merchants. Davis faces federal charges over forged securities in Chicago around August 15.
The Interstate Commerce Commission will rehear the New York Central and allied lines request to build a new station in Cleveland. No date or location for the rehearing is set. A decision on where and when the rehearing will occur is expected next week.
Amaramian wolf bee SERVICES AT THE PLAINS Preaching Service at The Plains M. E. Church Sunday morning at 10 30. V Ahlbrand, pastor, reports wolves cover 114 miles in equatorial seas where calms three hours or at 38 miles an hour. seafarers describe the Doldrums with squalls.
Colunbus Ohio Aug 27 At tendance at the Ohio State Fair which opens here Monday will beat the 1920 record mark of 312 000 L J Taber state director of agriculture predicted today One thing that will help attendance Taber said is that last year farmers had more money than time and this year they have more time and less money He based his predictions also on the fact that county fairs throughout Ohio have averaged 10 per cent greater attendance this year than they did a year ago
London reports Moscow burning for three days with unconfirmed details from American relief workers. United Press correspondent John Graudenz left Moscow August 22 en route to famine regions of the Volga.
Mrs. Adeline Koker, mother of Mrs. Ray Mathews of Scatter Ridge, slipped on a bank at the fair Friday and dislocated her shoulder. She was rushed to town for medical aid, then returned to the grounds until her friends left in the evening.
World War veterans from across the United States converge on Detroit for the second annual 32nd Division Red Arrow reunion. Major General William G. Haan leads, joined by Lieutenant General Harry Burstall and Canadian reps. Pershing and staff expected Monday as memorial events pause city activities for three minutes at 3 pm Monday.
American Association games saw Columbus defeat Milwaukee 5 to 3 and Minneapolis beat Indianapolis 11 to 10 while Louisville edged St. Paul 2 to 1 and Kansas City topped Toledo 7 to 6. National League results include New York 2 over Pittsburg 1 and Cincinnati 7 over Philadelphia 2. Chicago 12 beat Brooklyn 3, St Louis 6 over Boston 3. American League action had Cleveland 6 and Washington 8, New York 10 over Detroit 2, Boston 5 over Chicago 4, St Louis 7 over Philadelphia 2.
The Giants defeated the Reds 6 to 4 in a marathon seventeen inning game. Cleveland piled up twenty one hits to beat the Athletics in a walk. Harper of Little Rock extended a Southern Association hitting streak to 32 games before being stopped in the second game of a doubleheader with New Orleans.
Walter Hagen of Detroit captured the Western open title at Oakwood County Club, finishing 72 holes in 287 strokes. He finished five ahead of Jock Hutchison, the British Open champion and last year’s Western Open champion.
Yesterday saw Four straight for the Giants from league leading Pirates. Sufflin Phil Doug las turned back the Gibsonites for the second time. Eddie Roush of the Reds is likely out for the season after a ligament injury sliding into second. Urban Shocker earned his seventh straight win as the Athletics defeated. Babe Ruth went hitless in Detroit despite a 26 game streak, while the Yankees still won. Cubs pounded the Brooklyns 12 to 3 with seventeen hits.
Judge J Rankin Paul of Dayton lauds the Athens county horse show at the county fair as among the nation’s finest. Champions Ann Andrews and Edna Louise win multi class titles with loving cups donated by local chambers and the Retail Merchants' Association. Prize listings honor saddle three gaited, five gaited, harness, and jumping winners along with top county girl and boy riders and high school entries.
A report describes a sizable turnout from the area at the county fair in Athens on Thursday. Several visitors are named including Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur Dodd and their daughter Leona of Barberton visiting S. P. Dodd’s family, and others such as Mrs. Ruth Bingman, Mrs. Bertha Barrows, Mrs. Ella Gage, Mr. and Mrs. Dave Hughes, Mrs. Mary Scott and families, and Sherman Seif of Toledo visiting relatives in the county.
Hock Hocking Council No 59 Daughters of Pocahontas Murray City Ohio expresses heartfelt sympathy for Dora Snyder and notes her as a loyal mother and co worker. The resolution requests publication in the daily paper and transmission to the family, dated 8 22 16.
A powerful blast in Providence injured many and killed one man. The Union Railway Signal Company plant was demolished, spreading flying glass and sending workers to hospitals with serious injuries. Police and fire crews investigated the cause as bystanders watched in shock.
The federated shops crafts representing 600000 railroad shopmen rejected the United States Railroad Board's order on overtime and new working rules. The dispute centers on how overtime is computed and the implementation of the new schedules.
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