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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1920
Page
6
A garbled OCR fragment mentions Fats Teoe and Astiricanti amid references to a drug issue and trouble. The readable bits suggest a local notice or brief about a public concern involving individuals and disputes.
Pomeroy high school defeated John Hancock high 15 to 9 in a Friday game. Pomeroy girls upset Hancock girls 16 to 4, with Hancock scoring improving only slightly from last year. Schedule lists boys games at Athens, McArthur, Gallipolis, Ironton, Rutland and an open date, and a girls game at Pt. Pleasant on Dec 17.
Myrtle Nelson charges Hardie Nelson with adultery and supporting Rose Mullen of Milton West Virginia since August 1920. She says he became engaged to Mullen, gave her an engagement ring, visited towns in West Virginia, and committed adultery in Huntington.
A serious incident at the Maynard mine in Rutland on Monday left Stanley Whittington with broken legs and back after being struck by falling slate. His condition is described as doubtful. he is survived by his wife Fay Hepell Whittington and a six month old baby.
Ralph Hutchins was injured Saturday morning around 9 30 at the Forrest Run mine when falling slate caught his left foot mashing it slightly.
Magnolia Temple 198 Pythian Sisters will attend Sunday evening services at Simpson M. E. church. Edgar Ervin returned from a business trip to Pittsburg and Dunkirk. Ros Webster and Charles Sayre from Athens spent the weekend here.
Today ushers in School Week in Logan as Governor Cox proclaims. The Logan teacher parent association will meet tonight in the high school auditorium with Supt. Vernon St Reigel addressing the assembly. Superintendent Ridgely urges parents that this is an appropriate time to discuss schooling.
The Logan school head urges parents to visit the school to observe work and gain firsthand information. The head asks if visiting schools is a duty of every parent and extends a cordial invitation to encourage both teachers and scholars.
Gene Belt, a city carrier, gains prominence as the Elks prepare an amateur minstrel show for the holiday season. He is billed as the premier blackface comedian, raising questions about his happiness and the community event.
Rev C F Lauer treasurer reports Rotary Club campaign subscrip tions total 2868 dollars 43 cents with a net balance of 2742 dollars 80 cents after printing and postage costs. Moray City residents may obtain their own nurse from the substantial subscriptions received.
Mr. Ernie Barton, manager of the National Oil Well Supply Company at Columbus, wags here on Friday on business for his concern. Miss May Wood of the Logan Home Telephone Company, visited at Columbus on Friday, on business and shopping trip.
Mr 8 M Heinlein of Orland in Vin ton county traveled to Logan on Friday for business. He is noted as a leading citizen in his section of Little Vinton.
Mrs J Howdyshell of Junction City Perry county was in this city the latter part of the week as the house guest of Mr and Mrs Chas Lyke in this city.
Mrs Lyons of Gibisonville daughter of twelve children and mother of Mrs Will Keller died Friday from heart trouble. An octogenarian long resident of Hocking County her funeral was held at Gibisonville church on Saturday.
Mrs Louise Chesser traveled to Columbus yesterday to visit a sick friend who is a patient at a local hospital.
Mrs. Will Lytle returned home yesterday from Columbus where she was weekend guest of her brother Jacob Redhenwaldt and numerous other relatives.
Misses Zetta Turner and Laura Lytle of this city were Columbus shoppers on Friday.
Mrs Everett Braley is home from Columbus after a pleasant visit of several days with friends and relatives.
Mrs Will Ellinger died at her South High street home after a brief illness. She was formerly from Haydenville and was born Lane. Her first husband Frank Tucker is deceased, and her second husband Will Ellinger has also died. She was a longtime Haydenville resident. Funeral arrangements are being made.
Logan Mystic Shriners traveled to Columbus for the initiation of a 250 member class into the order. Attorney John C. Pettit, soon to winter in Florida, was the sole Logan man initiated. A 100 piece orchestra entertained. the Logan group praised the reception highly. Attending Logan Shriners included Will Strentz, Chick Bowen, Walter Nixon, Lester Waltz, K. L. Barton, Charley Lewis, Ed Ewing, Col. Clark, A. J. Ulrick, Dr. Harry Eastman, Dr. Frank Acker, and Clarence Chute.
Mrs. Ida C Mathias traveled to Chicago due to a grandson’s serious illness. Since her arrival the six year old child of Dwight Mathias died from diphtheria, a notable figure in Logan. The report notes the tragedy and suggests the family’s sorrow.
Dr and Mrs J B Cherrington arrived home Saturday from Cheshire where the doctor was after the festive bunny for a week. It is said that the game limit was never exceeded on any day.
Cork reports Lord French's remark that Ireland has too many young men. Sinn Fein MP Liam de Roiste argues emigration limits hurt Irish agriculture and industry. He says restricting emigration could save forty thousand young men for the Irish Republican Army and future factories.
New York reports four Wisconsin players four from Tennessee two from Ohio State and one from Iowa made the all Western conference football team chosen by E C Patterson in Colliers Weekly December 11. He argues Wisconsin was the best overall squad though they lost an early game to Ohio State due to errors on their side and bold play by Wilce's eleven.
Eight years after praising Mrs. John Barrymore as the most beautiful woman in America artist Paul Helley again declares a new ideal, selecting Miss Rubye de Remer as his present favorite American beauty, with earlier praise tied to Mrs. Leonard M. Thomas.
Cuero Texas hosts the Turkey Trot where Oscar Egg drives 7500 birds down Main Street. Egg claims a world record for handling turkeys and notes Texas as the top producing state. The procession ends with the birds to packers and the saying King Turk is Dead Turk.
United States physicians and leading figures gather in Washington for a week long conference called by Surgeon General Dr Hugh Cummings to plan a nationwide campaign against two social diseases. Public health officials say cures exist but must be explained to the public. General Pershing is among attendees.
Ottawa reports that six thousand soldiers graves in about 1200 Canadian cemeteries will receive headstones and perpetual care from the Imperial War Graves Commission. The graves honor members of the Canadian Expeditionary Force and the Royal Air Force who died in Canada while en route to or from the front.
The German government mint produced several million subsidiary coins in recent months using iron zinc and aluminum materials.
Athens county health nurse Miss Munn reports November school survey results for Athens city Nelsonville and rural schools. Of 1064 pupils examined 2161 defects were recorded with high rates of underweight and tobacco use among boys under 14.
November activities show extensive county health work in Athens with 22 parent consultations 28 teacher meetings 7 principal talks 19 class talks and 539 individual classroom health discussions. Ten toothbrush drills 62 home visits and ongoing correction efforts reflect a busy nursery corps under Miss Munn with plans to continue through June.
The Ohio Attorney General ruled that county commissioners cannot purchase land for soldier burial plots. Such action may be undertaken by county soldiers relief commissions on proper application from veteran associations. Price issued the ruling on December 4.
Six bandits robbed the Ukrainian American Building and Loan Association office in Cleveland Ohio, taking 1500 dollars. One man was shot during the daytime hold up and the bandits fled in an automobile.
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