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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1920
Page
10
In Logan Ohio the Hocking Valley railroad shops reduced the local shop force by 32 percent as retrenchment measures continued over the weeks. Some workers may return to jobs with the new year as the plan unfolds.
Miss Elizabeth Rempel charmingly hosted the Auction Bridge Club at her East Main Street home. Four tables of players competed in the evening as Miss Rempel aided an afternoon guest who fell and dislocated her shoulder. Mrs. A. K. Smith won the club prize, a beautiful basket, while Mrs. Everett Burchfield took the guests prize, a handy handkerchief.
Mrs. George McLain dies after an extended illness in Logan where she had long lived. An octogenarian born in Fairfield County, she moved to Logan with her late husband years ago. Arrangements for the obsequies are being made.
Five year old Charlotte Lappen daughter of Mr and Mrs Charley Lappen fell during Thanksgiving play and dislocated her arm. Dr Ed Campbell reduced the dislocation.
The Rotary Club met Monday at Mrs. B C Hyson’s North Walnut street home for the regular gathering. A chicken dinner was served with twenty members in attendance.
Mrs. Everett Burchfield entertained six tables of players at her East Second Street home on Saturday evening. Auction bridge concluded with a sumptu ous dinner and prizes awarded to Mrs. Fred Ambrose for first prize a glass sandwich tray and Miss Emma Floyd for second prize a handpainted pitcher.
Mr and Mrs Wiley Thursness entertained a Thanksgiving dinner with family present including Dr D Finney H Bartlett Logan Byron Wolfe KE Jones Grace Finney and Will Finney. A fire at Gage's fire proof garage started when someone threw rubbish into a box.
Chas C Millikan explains myopia correction improves distant vision depending on severity. He notes hypermetropia or farsightedness arises from a too short eyeball and can strain eye muscles. He warns prolonged strain disrupts nervous equilibrium if accommodation fails.
An advertisement touts Casearets to ease biliousness constipation headaches upset stomach and bad breath with children also liking them. The price points listed are 10 25 and 50 cents.
Grover Ankle and Ed Heffey faced Mayor Miller on bootlegging charges. fines were $90 and $300 respectively. A fire on the site had been extinguished before the department arrived. two years earlier the old garage on that site burned. Congressman Ricketts announced a bill to pay soldiers' pensions monthly instead of quarterly, arguing higher living costs strain veterans. He also said clerical work would not be heavy. Ricketts had recently visited North Vernon with relatives before heading to Washington.
Reports from Greendale and Logan area noting Plymouth Oil No. 9 well on Bryant farm as a banner producer. Ohio Fuel Supply faces many dry holes in Vinton county while Creola wells in the northern county produce shallow oil in Berea sand. Honeyfork Oil drills Johnston tract with IH F Ambrose leading. Contractors scarce as drillers migrate to western states. Kelsch Bros pause Martin No. 2 for repairs at 525 feet. Dickie Krum returns from Vinton county field amid active gas operations.
Rutland Pearl Lanning, recently starting an auto business in Huntington, returned home with her husband for Thanksgiving. The couple plan to reside in Huntington after their visit, with Pearl praised as a fine looking bride and congratulations offered.
Mrs Deering formerly Miss Fern Stevens plans to sail for the Philippines with her husband. Dwight Mittehler visits from OSA for a short vacation. Stanley Whittington sustained severe injuries in a mine Monday with both legs and back broken. he supports a wife and six month old child. Rev Ashton leads meetings at Midway church and a sermon by a Rio Grande trained speaker enlivens Baptist service. Cradle Roll promotion at M E church next Sunday. M F B ladies Bazaar December 10 and 11. M E ladies meet at Mrs Rathburns home Wednesday. Miss Terrill, returned missionary, to speak at M E church next Sunday evening followed by a pageant. A petition seeks to change the road from Jake Musser's toward Dr Parker's.
The Plains Sunday guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Smith included E Burdette and family from Albany and Will Burdette with two sons and Harry Keeton from Columbus. Local residents hosted relatives and friends from Athens Chillicothe and Poston during a weekend visit period.
Lottridge Mr and Mrs Leslie Morris and family of Athens spent Thanksgiving with the Davis family in town. George Ackley of Marion was also mentioned as spending the holiday in the area.
Numerous residents visit relatives over Thanksgiving in Guysville and surrounding areas. Ackleys host visitors while Mildred Runnion and Emma Jeffers families spend time with friends. Miss Almeda Stout’s remains are laid to rest in Orange cemetery after funeral services. Farmers work through the brief good spell husking corn and moving. Several families relocate farms and homes within the community.
At an athletic council meeting in Dean Chubb's classroom on Monday evening Kincaid was named football manager and McClare basketball manager. Stockdale chosen baseball captain. Schleyer selected football captain for this year and earned all Ohio honors. Peg Fuller was picked to captain the team on Tuesday. Ohio University finished 4 won, 3 lost in seven games with scores including 7 0 Bethany and 55 0 Marshall.
Ohio University lost to Denison 0 20 and Heidelberg 0 7 while defeating Akron 39 0. The team totaled 154 points against 47 for opponents. Fuller scored about 85 points, more than half the season total.
A man removed from a location by breaking through a window and hauled a grave on a truck. The description suggests a criminal act involving entry, removal, and transport of a grave. Further details about people, places, and motives are not provided in the fragment.
Eddie Casey Harvard standout and All American halfback last year will join the Buffalo All Americans in the backfield for the Canton Bulldogs game at the Polo Grounds Saturday. The winner will face the undefeated Akron eleven later.
Had big funeral for Mrs. Hattie James of Ridgeway after complications from excessive weight. She weighed 650 pounds. Her casket was prepared for burial in Kenton Ohio area.
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