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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Aug 30, 1921

Page

3

Home Guards Unite For Luncheon In Nelsonville

The north end and east end Home Guards divisions met for a members campaign luncheon at Miss Mary Anderson s Myers street home. Thirty members attended a business session and social hour with a two course luncheon. The next meeting is planned at Mrs Raymond Krepple s Hocking street home.

Home Guards North End East End Mary Anderson Myers Street Raymond Krepple Hocking Street

Rev Mann Makes Good at Pataskala Church

The Pataskala church hosts twilight Sunday services with electric lawn lighting. Cars fill the lawn area while chairs are provided for non car attendees. Attendance has grown to the largest summer evening congregations in church history. Reverend Arthur M. Mann reports strong pastorate with morning and evening services more than doubling last year. Mrs Gerald Nelson and child visit Bridgeport relatives as Mrs Amos Ailes and daughters attend the State Fair.

Mann Pataskala Arthur M. Mann Western Christian Advocate Gerald Nelson Charles Hill Bridgeport Amos Ailes Elsie Audrey

Maccabees Drill Team Holds 7 PM Practice

Notice announces a drill team practice at their hall in Columbus tonight at 7 o'clock. S. S. Blackburn and family visited Columbus recently. Miss Lucile Verity Helen Verity Lucile Fisk stayed with Mrs. C. A. Hooper in Athens. Mr. and Mrs. James Patton and son Jack vacationing at Lundale West Virginia. Pete McLaughlin and family attend the State Fair in Columbus.

The Maccabees S. S. Blackburn Columbus Lucile Helen Verity Lucile Fisk C. A. Hooper Athens James Patton Jack Lundale W. Va Pete McLaughlin

Death of Mr Raney Cheeseman at 90

Mr Raney Cheeseman aged 90 died yesterday at noon at his home on Adams street. He leaves four sons and two daughters. his wife preceded him eight years ago. Private funeral services will be held at the residence at 6 PM and the party will depart Wednesday for Monroe Furnace Jackson county for burial.

Raney Cheeseman J. L. Cheeseman Adams Street Monroe Furnace Jackson County

Mrs Patton Hosts Four Course Dinner Honoring Mrs Grady

Mrs Frank Patton entertained at a four course dinner Sunday honoring Mrs Vivian Wells Grady of Louisville Kentucky. Other guests included Mrs T B Wells Miss Leona Wells Mrs Etta Primrose and Dr C G Dew.

Frank Patton Vivian Wells Grady Louisville, Ky T. B.wells Leona Wells Etta Primrose C. G. Dew

Voigt Family Visits Relatives in Everly Sunday

Fred Voigt and his family drove to Everly on Sunday where they spent the day with relatives enjoying a family gathering and shared time together.

Fred Voigt Everly

Catherine Grace Fetes Fourth Birthday Party

Mrs W T Grace of West Washington street hosted a Friday afternoon party for her daughter Catherine celebrating her fourth birthday. Miss Oral Smith assisted with entertaining and refreshments. Attendees included Betty Howe Virginia Quest Catherine Hall Myrtle Ellinger Catherine Ludden Eleanore Woodard Elizbeth Monks and Lucile Huffman.

W. T. Grace West Washington Street Catherine

Wilsons Welcome Baby Daughter in Columbus

Mr and Mrs Walter Wilson of 250 West Third Avenue Columbus announce the birth of a baby girl born August 26. They name her Juanita Jean and she is the granddaughter of Mr and Mrs Jean Wilson of the city. Both Wilsons are former Nelsonville residents and Mrs E H Wilson is visiting in Columbus.

Walter Wilson West Third Avenue Columbus Juanita Jean Jean Wilson Wilson Nelsonville E. H. Wilson

Baby clinic at Red Cross nurse office

A baby clinic will be held at the Red Cross nurse’s office on Wednesday morning from 9 to 11. Mothers are urged to bring their babies for examination.

Red Cross

City School to Open Tuesday Morning

The city school will open Tuesday morning September 6. Mr and Mrs C A Stover and daughter Lillian were guests of friends in Columbus Sunday. Eugene Linton spends the week in Columbus as guest of his aunt Mrs Carl Lowden. Mrs Dave Seibert is visiting her sons Fred and Frank in Columbus this week.

Eugene Linton Columbus Carl Lowden Dave Seibert Fred and Frank

Local News Briefs Mention Ohio Trip and Family Visits

Mrs George Cope and her son Ray visit relatives at Minerstown Ohio while Mr and Mrs Dave Wallace and Dr and Mrs A L Pritchard depart on an eastern motor trip. The snippet notes domestic travel and family movements among local residents. Structures lack full details but indicate a community society column style item.

George Cope Ray Minerstown Ohio Dave Wallace A. L. Pritchard Vis

Clergy and locals share visits across cities

Father J C Byrne returns from New Haven after a month's visit. Father Kostick of Buchtel fills in. Miss Mary Reisner visits Gallipolis following a stay with Miss Catherine Spencer. Mrs C A Hooper stays with her parents in Newark. Paul Kemper visits Newark and Delbert Davis family. Paul returns from Columbus trip.

J. C. Byrne New Haven Conn Father Kostick Buchtel Father Byrne Mary Reisner Gallipolis Catherine Spencer

Columbus Visitors Highlight Local Travels

Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Cummins were Columbus visitors on Monday. Henry Kelch also visited Columbus Monday. A. L. Davis returned to this city after visiting relatives in Sunbury. Julius Fischer visited the capital city Monday.

C. C. Cummins Columbus Henry Kelch A. L. Davis Sunbury Julius Fischer

Youth in Guysville dies after public safety incident

Brent Swisher 21 of Guysville died at his home after a public safety item discharged. He had been in ill health and was moodily despondent earlier that morning. It is unclear if the discharge was accidental or intentional. survivors include his parents and two sisters.

Guysville, O Brent Swisher J. M. Swisher Guysville Swisher

Nervous people urged to try Eitro-Phosphate claim

A drug advertisement promises a quick transformation for anxious, worn individuals. It asserts nervous, thin people will gain weight and strength after a short course, with McKee Drug Co. guaranteeing the results.

McKee Drug Co

Berlin Women Embrace Prussian Style In War-Era Fashion

Berlin reports monocle wear by women as modish among the fashionable. Before the war such glasses appeared rarely but now top trendsetters including authoresses and actresses adopt the look with a walking stick and small dogs, often pairing it with smoking a cigarette along Kurfuer stendam.

Berlin

California beauty Agnes Doheny greets Knights of Columbus

Miss Agnes Doheny of San Francisco, hailed as California's most beautiful blonde, welcomed the Knights of Columbus during their national convention in the city. She received a thousand dollar necklace from Supreme Director Edward Houlihan of Chicago on behalf of the Illinois Knights.

Agnes Doheny San Francisco California Knights of Columbus Golden Gate City Supreme Edward Houlihan Chicago Illinois Knights

Chemical Bomb Sinks Dreadnought Signals New Warfare Era

The $20,000 weapon sank a $20,000,000 German battleship Ostfriedland using chemicals from a bomb plane, prompting leaders to see chemical warfare as a shift similar to the gun replacing the crossbow. Chiefs like Amos Fries call for a future arsenal of chemical and dye plants, while Congress weighs protecting American chemical industry and extending wartime embargos to shield national defense.

David Uncle Sam Ostfriedland Rees Milady Amos Fries Chemical Warfare Service America Congress Germany

Texas Divided Over The Work Of Ku Klux Klan

Texas faces a regional split over the Ku Klux Klan with both pro and anti klan movements forming. The piece notes Klan growth in Texas while attributing local outrages to anonymous groups hiding behind the Invisible Empire.

Texas Ku Klux Klan Dallas Tex Chicago

One Night Stands End as Shows Stay in Chicago

Chicago reports the era of the one night stand is over as 125 shows normally touring the country may stay put. Booking agent James Wingfield cites high costs, hot weather, unions and temperamental actors as reasons for fewer road tours and more productions in big towns.

Chicago James Wingfield United Press Today

Potter charged with speeding after Saturday crash

Frank F. Potter, driver of the car that collided with a Ford truck, was arrested Monday afternoon on a speeding charge. Potter pleaded not guilty as Chief Lewis Graham said witnesses and crash damage support a speed near fifty mph. He faces trial in the mayor's court. Chief Graham also fined Albert Love after detaining him on the Gun Club grounds for intoxication.

Frank F. Potter Lewis Graham Potter Graham Albert Love Mill Street

Chalk and its sea story in stone

Chalk is formed mostly from shells of aquatic creatures. This reveals that wherever chalk occurs naturally the area once hosted a sea or lake.

Cleveland Will Fight the Klan

Mayor W. S. Fitzgerald announces a city council backed probe to suppress a Ku Klux Klan branch in Cleveland. He plans to urge the U S attorney general to act nationwide. Officials say there is no room for the organization in the city as secrecy surrounds local organizers.

Cleveland W. S. Fitzgerald Ku Kluz Klan United State Attorney General United States Fitzgerald

Night Work Too Much For Athens Police

Mayor Tom Roush cautioned that night robberies strain Athens police capacity. He said two night officers cannot cover multiple disturbances across town, and a larger force faces funding barriers without special dispensation.

Athens Tom Roush Roush

Social visit list from Glouster and Logan

Glouster residents Mr and Mrs George Heckman Adolph and Martha Ann and Mrs Caroline Schnur of Glouster visited Clyde Barthlow and family in Logan. Dinner in honor of Miss Ivola Miller and Mr Eldred Miller of Columbus with guests including Miss Nora Wyatt and Miss Maxine Sands and others.

George Heckman Adolph Martha Ann Trimble Caroline Schnur Glouster Clyde Barthlow Logan Gertrude Seel Frank Heckman Ivola Miller Eldred Miller Columbus Nora Wyatt Maxine Sands, Meears Lawrence Wyne Eddie Brown Austin Smyth Emerson Wilburn

Miller Couple Visiting Trimble With Friends

Miss Vola Miller and Mr Eldred Miller of Columbus are spending several days with friends and relatives in Trimble.

Vola Miller Eldred Miller Columbus Trimble

Car narrowly escapes train at crossing near Dr Crawford's office

R. B. Smith and his daughter Dorothy Mae survived a collision with a train at a railroad crossing near Dr. Crawford's office. The car was nearly across when struck. rear fender mashed and a rear wheel collapsed. The Stoeckman building blocks the view from the south until nearly on the crossing. The horn was nonfunctional, delaying detection of the oncoming train.

R. B. Smith Dorothy Mae

Alliance Woman Dies Following Planned Operation

Mrs. David Williams of Alliance, wife of a former Glouster boy, died at her Alliance home on Sunday. An operation had been planned. he and his sister traveled by train after a message that her condition was serious. Mrs. W. E. Williams left Alliance to stay until the funeral.

David Williams Alliance Williams W. E. Williams George Wagner

Corning businessman to open Nelsonville fire sale store

M. B. Joyce of Corning a longtime department store owner and Joyce's Fire Sale Store proprietor in this city plans a Nelsonville location opposite the Dew House at Columbus and Hocking streets. The store will open by September 10 offering a full merchandise line.

M. B. Joyce Corning Joyce Nelsonville Dew House Columbus and Hocking Streets

Legion Post Meeting Tonight in Club Rooms at 7 30

A meeting of the American Legion Post is scheduled in the club rooms this evening at 7 30. Members are urged to attend as important business will be considered.

American Legion Post

Mrs Galbraith Leaves for Sioux City to Aid Ill Father

Mrs. Frank Galbraith departed yesterday for Sioux City Iowa to be with her father C M Linscott during his illness.

Frank Galbraith Sioux City Iowa C. M. Linscott

Andrews Leaves City After Weeklong Visit

M. F. Andrews departed yesterday for Cincinnati ending a week in the city with his son in law and daughter Mr and Mrs E E Mundew.

M. F. Andrews Cincinnati E. E. Mundew

Hebbardsville Hosts Lax and Robinet Guests

Mr and Mrs John Lax of Hebbardsville stayed with Mr and Mrs L L Robinet over Sunday. J D Howard of Akron visiting relatives in the area went to Columbus for a visit.

John Lax Hebbardsville L. L. Robinet J. D. Howard Akron Columbus

State fair days lead to Oklahoma visit then Akron return

He will spend a few days at the state fair before traveling to Oklahoma for a visit and then returning to Akron.

Oklahoma Akron

Watch Dog New Subject For Paul R Mallon

United Press reports from New York on August 80 describe a developing Watch Dog topic. Paul R Mallon indicates officials discuss oversight measures and public accountability amid rising concerns.

Paul R Mallon United Press New York

Lingerie Makers See Sleeves as New Fall Trend

J Iserson of A St Iverson and Company announced that sleeves will be added to nightgowns and lingerie. He noted that past styles used ribboned shoulder bands with no sleeves but women found sleeves more comfortable for fall and winter wear.

J. Iserson A. St Iverson and Company

London court witness has tattooed bald head

A witness who appeared in a London police court recently had his bald head tattooed with stars birds a stag and other animals in a striking alteration noted by reporters.

London

Campus Loafers May Be Bitten by Bad Adder

E Ray Lash now acts as a snake charmer displaying a venomous adder in his pharmacy. The young viper was captured by Clay McClain after being found on the Ohio University campus. The incident may curb campus loafing and add tension to campus life. Sea bathing in France was popularized by Duchess de Berri about a century ago.

E. Ray Lash Mr. Lash Clay McClain Ohio University Ohio France Duchess de Berri

Carl Smith Escapes from Ohio Penitentiary Farm

Police report the escape of Carl Smith of Chauncey from the London Ohio state penitentiary farm. Convicted of manslaughter last year for killing his cousin William Smith he had earned the label trusty and gained liberties before fleeing. Authorities continue to search for him.

Carl Smith Chauncey Ohio State London William Smith John Smith Smith

Four women film writers in America earn fifty thousand yearly

Four women film writers in America are said to receive a fifty thousand dollar annual payment for their work, with the income reportedly provided by the producing runs.

America

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