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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1923
Page
3
Nelsonville notice announces a mixed dance at the Red Men’s Hall on December 15, 1923. Admisison 50 cents for gents and 10 cents for ladies. The article discusses the association’s finances, board history before 1912, and efforts by the Boosters Club to expand gym classes and activities to engage men and boys.
In Nelsonville the Christmas Seal sale proceeds aid local health programs. Mrs Walter Wolfe chairs the city effort while Mrs. Walter Whittatch oversees town funds. eight percent of proceeds stay locally to fund tuberculosis care, school milk, and nutrition for under nourished pupils after a school physical found only 76 of 765 children normal.
The Central PTA will meet tomorrow afternoon at 2 oclock at the Central school. The session was arranged a week earlier due to the Christmas rush. Officials plan to discuss bazaar leftovers and other important matters.
The Yellow Dogs plan a Friday evening assembly at the pera house as a mysterious council forms. A class of candidates will be told a beautiful story in upcoming events.
Our Colored Citizens Mr and Mrs Steward of Logan repent Sunday here. The missionary society meets Friday evening at Mrs Pricilla Christian's. Mrs Mary Hazelwood Mrs Theo Chapman Aquilla Brunson and Jamey Turner toured to Lancaster and spent Sunday. Mrs Mildred Thompson of Moray City visited her mother Mrs Frank Calway for Thanksgiving. Mrs Letitia Chapman spent Saturday and Monday in Lancaster on persg.
The Y M C A Booster club met for a Wednesday dinner as key men report limited participation in the upcoming annual campaign. Directors decide campaigns will be led by Y Boosters yearly and postpone full organization until late January. A sufficient pledge from Roosters supports campaign success. a larger crew will push it through in two days. The local M C A’s financial outlook is bright with a new gymnasium slated soon.
Wisconsin Republican Congressman James A. Frear urged immediate resumption of trade relations with the Soviet government in a special House session, challenging President Coolidge's stance against recognizing the Russian soviet government.
Four inmates from the Ohio state reformatory at Mansfield escaped by scaling walls after breakfast. George Wilson 23 Lucas county John Sparagoschi 20 Lucas county Daniel L. Simington 16 Franklin county and Walter Morris 20 Cuyahoga county were serving terms for burglary. They dropped out of line, stole a ladder, and opened the gates before guards could respond.
Charlotte, December 13 John M Morehead former congressman and leading southern Republican figure died at his home of pneumonia Funeral arrangements not listed in the report
Police Chief Parker relayed instructions from Secretary of State Thad Brown. Motorists must buy 1924 license tags before January 1 but place them on vehicles only on New Year’s Day. All cars must display new plates on the first day of the year, and driving with 1924 tags is illegal after the year ends. Tags distributed by the Athens County Automobile Club and local chambers.
At the final 1923 meeting in Columbus Ohio the Sixth District of the Ohio Lumber Retail Dealers Association elected officers for the coming year. R A Miller of Middleport was chosen president D A Bardin of Athens vice president and Frank Bryson of Trimble secretary treasurer. The group, representing Athens Hocking Vinton Meigs Jackson and Gallia counties, also discussed current lumber market conditions with twelve members present at the dinner and session.
Washington dispatch notes an official Mexican report that a decisive battle between Mexican revolutionary forces and federal troops will occur in the next few days near Guadalajara. The statement comes as tensions escalate in the region.
Beginning Tuesday and continuing through the week the annual sale of fancy work and other patient produced items is held at the Athens State Hospital. The display is unusually attractive and seeks liberal town patronage to fund motion pictures and other entertainment for patients in the coming months.
Advertises Marmola Prescription Tablets as a simple, harmless remedy to reduce excess fat without intense exercise or dieting. Claims steady, easy weight loss and offers purchase through druggists or direct from the Marmola Company in Detroit, Michigan.
The revival at the M. E. church in The Plains continues with strong attendance and enthusiasm. Last night featured High School Night with a large crowd. tonight will be School Grade Night with all grades in attendance.
The service begins at 6 00 tomorrow night and will end early for a parent teachers meeting. Pastor W. V. Harter will preach Sunday morning at 16 50 in the Chauncey M. B. church.
Nick Sirby and Ted Martin were arrested on a complaint by Prosecutor Hull charged with second degree murder of Dr J Conrad Salem dry officer stabbed during a liquor raid a month ago. Sirbu brother of Nick is held in county jail on first degree murder charge in the same crime.
Washington December 13 America’s favorable trade balance remains 490 million dollars below the level of the previous year. Secretary Hoover announced today that in the first eleven months of this year exports exceeded imports by 240,686,429 dollars.
Federal Farm Loan Bureau Chairman Robert A Cooper said 18 American farmers suffer not from credit lack but from unfavourable marketing conditions on certain commodities. He noted liberal credit extensions created debts that must be bridged over until agriculture regains balance and rehabilitates after the war period.
Atlanta December 136 The state planned to reveal motive for the November 6 Coburn killing as Phil K Wox the Klans editor faced life threatening injuries. Solicitor General Boykin said the slayer killed Coburn to avert disclosures harming his reputation in a plain murder case.
Banish catarrh and cough with Hyomei. Breath freely in two minutes and end a cold in one day with a eucalyptus based antiseptic. Complete Hyomel costs little and is sold by McKee Drug Co and local druggists.
Daniel Davis resident engineer of Athens county for the state highway department was appointed deputy sheriff by Sheriff Po HH McKinley and sworn in by Judge Wora tell in the Athens county common pleas court. The move followed Governor Donahey's request to protect improved roads from illegally sized wheels and to prevent trespassing on closed road sections during construction.
Governor Smith wrote to the New York state public service commission requesting detailed information about the 1922 order to eliminate the Forsythe crossing. Nine people died in a Sunday wreck of the New York Central Twentieth Century Limited at that crossing, still tied up in court.
Te detector in radio work and in an U knock compound for automobile engines. Tellurium is used as a crystal on work in detector technology and for improving ignition or timing in engines.
Promises instant relief from hernia pain through a Sponge Rubber Rupture Pad. The ad claims former rupture sufferers faced dangerous operations or painful trusses, and offers free proof samples and literature from F.E. H. Scott in Akron Ohio.
A detailed account describes a bold Philadelphia burglary at a major ignition lock maker. Thieves exploited a code book to forge keys for high end cars, but a late night clerk’s misstep halted the scheme. The piece notes rising auto theft, poor recovery rates, and new methods to reveal erased engine numbers to aid in return of stolen cars.
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