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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1921
Page
5
The Social Literary Club hosted a Christmas program at Mrs. W. E. Peters home with readings by Mrs. Tom Cotton and Melba Woodworth. Members donated a tree and gifts to a needy family and pledged $5 for the YWCA university girls party.
At St. Louis Union Stock Yards Chicago market data show receipts of hogs 20000 and cattle 6605 with varied highs and lows across weights. Hogs sold to 7.65, sows 5.50 to 6.50, pigs up to 7.69. cattle ranged from 3.50 to 11.25 with veal calves 7.75 to 10.25. sheep receipts 16000 with lambs 11.60, yearlings 7.0 to 10, ewes 3.50 to 5.75 and rams up to 2.50.
Mrs Elizabeth Watson turned 87 on Monday December 12 at her home. Her children planned a Christmas visit, bringing gifts and cheer. A noon dinner honored Mrs Watson with Addie Carleton Arthur Watson A K Stear and FE Posey among guests. Neighbors De Watson Davis presented a fruit and candy basket. Despite rheumatism she remains active and alert to daily happenings.
The winter dance series by the Masons draws wide interest among members and their ladies. A special Christmas dancing party is scheduled for Thursday night at the College Union with gala preparations and Yuletide spirit evident among attendees.
The Tuesday needle club held its annual Christmas party at Mrs Homer Wolfe’s 139 Franklin Avenue. Twenty members attended along with several guests. Members exchanged handmade gifts and shared Christmas cheer. Mrs Wiley Sprague entertained attendees.
Miss Thelma Surgeon and Mr. Floyd Linscott, popular The Plains couple, wed at the home of Rev. B F Timmons. Maid of honor Virgene Mercer and best man Ralph Porter stood with them in a ring ceremony. They honeymoon in Columbus and plan to live at The Plains with the bride’s mother.
Mr and Mrs Harley E Moler left for Columbus at noon to attend the Ohio Automotive Trade Association meeting set through Friday. The trip aims to engage with industry leaders and discuss regional automotive concerns.
Mr P F Keever, Mr Ralph Clifford and Mr EF A Guthrie traveled to Columbus today to attend the auto accessory show and will return this evening. Mrs Anna White, Mrs Mary Britton and Mrs Clare Whipple will host Current Events club Thursday at 7 pm at 6 Pear Street. Announcement cards announce the birth of a son, Raymond Garner, to Mr and Mrs Raymond Banfield of Columbus, born Monday December 12 weighing 8 pounds.
Mr and Mrs Clifford Cornwell and sons Leland and James of Charleston West Virginia returned home yesterday after a visit with Mr and Mrs D C Cornwell. They were joined by their granddaughter Mrs Hattie McClure of Gillespieville as a guest on Monday.
In Point Pleasant West Virginia three people hospitalized and several injured after a church deacon meeting escalates. Deacon White strikes another with a rock after an accusation of domino game familiarity. Police end riot as grand jury to investigate session.
The case was heard this week with a court decision pending. A settlement between the receiver and United Mine Workers of America was approved and funds relieved from the union’s claim. Elizabeth Kimes and Marion R. Kimes were granted divorce. Blanch Minshall and John Minshall separated. Alice Lott's divorce action from Arnold Lott had its first hearing with temporary alimony of 50 dollars ordered.
Union members in Cleveland voted on a settlement proposal from the Telling Belle Vernon Company. With less than half voting, the men agreed to return to work if fifty percent are recalled immediately and the rest as vacancies occur. The proposal mirrors the one rejected a week earlier after five weeks of strike activity.
A domestic vignette explores a weary husband who exhausts fresh tales to share with his wife, revealing routine strain and quiet erosion of romance as time passes. The piece hinges on shared history, growing fatigue, and the challenge of keeping intimacy alive.
Ohio survey data cited by Harry A. Caton at the Ohio State Grange meeting shows a shift to rural living with few vacant farmhouses remaining and many prodigals returning to farms. Dean Alfred Vivian notes cities are rebuilt by new farmers every four generations. Erie county delegates propose bootleggers serve road repair sentences.
The Ohio Supreme Court reversed the Berea mayor's charge reversal, holding the affidavit defined the offense without naming the liquor type. The ruling upholds the Crabbe act as enforceable and could approve hundreds of pending cases in reviewing courts.
A medical note warns that bloating gas and wind after meals signal excess hydrochloric acid in the stomach, risking gastritis and ulcers. It advises Bisulated Magnesia after eating to neutralize acid, relieve gas, and improve digestion, noting it is safe, inexpensive, and widely used.
Marietta December coroner's verdict finds Paul Hoffman of Canton died after eating dill pickles following corn whiskey. He was found dead in bed Sunday morning in New Matamoras where he had been working for a few days.
Dayton reader John Lumpkins of 7 Carrie St, Dayton, reports night awakenings due to bladder issues for two years. He credits Lithiated Buchu with eliminating symptoms, describing painful scalding and passage of granules, and urges others to try the Keller formula at McKee’s Drug Store or by writing The Keller Laboratory.
A list of Ohio residents from Dayton Springfield Urbana and more publish testimonials praising Sorbol Quadruple for goitre treatment. The ads claim quick ten minute use with no staining or irritation and offer dosage and drugstore sources in Athens Glouster Mechanicsburg and other towns.
State Senator M. B. Archer of Caldwell Noble county announces the Republican candidacy for lieutenant governor. now in his third term in the state senate he is a lawyer by trade and has farmed and led a Noble county bank. He was a presidential elector in 1900 and also six years as Noble probate judge.
The Brotherhood of Railroad Signal Men, Pennsylvania system, adopted resolutions protesting wage reductions at the close of their two day Columbus convention.
Columbus Ohio United Press final decision on the application blank for veterans filing adjusted compensation is held in abeyance by the state sinking fund commissioners. They expect to act by Friday and have the form to the printer this week. A late meeting may set the bond amount for the first installment.
Morrison Colorado Dec 14 One miner is dead and five others are entombed in the Latinic mine of Colorado Collieries after an explosion this afternoon. Other miners escaped or were rescued at the scene.
In Bucyrus on December 14 eggs dropped 10 cents per dozen, retailing at 58 cents. The drop reflects local market changes with shoppers benefiting from lower prices.
Relatives report the deaths of brothers Charles and George Smeltzer both from paralysis on December 14. Charles, 70, died in Detroit while George, 72, died in Columbus.
Chicago grain prices fell across the board with overselling driving declines on the Chicago board of trade. Corn and oats showed small recoveries before the close as traders reassessed supplies and demand.
A telegram from Washington to the Athens Messenger says Captain Louis R. de Steiguer is recommended for promotion to Rear Admiral. He departs for sea duty after a three month Washington posting and is regarded as a home boy by Athens readers. he is brother to Mrs. Lena M. Blattery.
Delegates from Trumbull county at the Ohio State Grange meeting propose a law requiring pedestrians on county roads to wear lights at night, akin to automobile lighting. The motion leaves members unsure if it is a serious measure or a public safety idea.
O R Hamilton a Huntington West Virginia baker remained in critical condition today after being found unconscious in his shop yesterday morning following a mysterious assault. He was hospitalized with serious injuries as investigators sought clues.
A light hearted note suggests that humor and laughter are a stronger medicine for children than any medical remedy. The idea emphasizes joy and play as essential for wellbeing.
Cleveland market notes show Butter in tubs selling 61 to 62 cents, extras at 62, prints at 52 to 51, firsts 49 to 60, seconds 41 to 42 cents. Eggs, fresh gathered northerns extr a 58 cents, Ohio firsts 40s to 58, Western firsts 58 cents. Poultry prices listed for heavy fowls, spring ducks, and turkeys at 23 to 44 cents and 40s. Potatoes quoted at 2.90 to 3.15 per 150 pound sack.
Governor Davis issued a proclamation designating next Saturday as Forget-Me-Not day. The observance supports the Forget-Me-Not movement started by disabled World War I veterans in cooperation with state efforts.
Beeggs market lower in Cincinnati trading, extra firsts at 60c, frets 46c, ordinaries 40c, dated December 14.
The Toledo market column shows closing prices for wheat at 115 per bushel and 1.18 percent, corn cash No 3 yellow at 68, oats No 2 white at 40, rye about 85, clover seed around 12.70, timothy about 8.06 for 1991, butter near 47 to 48 cents, eggs at 70 cents, and hay at about 1.00.
Chicago December market notes list dairy butter creamery 43c and standards 87c, cheese Twins 19% 20c, Young Americas 2044 no. %, poultry live 14 22%c, ducks She geese 20c, turkeys 87c, roosters 1c, springs 21e.
Receipts light with a steady cattle market. Prices: chosen cattle 8.25 to 8.75, prime 7.50 to 8, common 7.25 to 7.75, veal calves 12 to 13. Sheep and lambs show light receipts, market slow and lower. prime wethers 5.40 to 6, good 6 to 5.50, yearlings 11 to 11.50. Hogs rise with light receipts. prime heavy 7.40 to 7.70, mediums 8 to 8.25, heavy yorkers 8.40 to 8.50, light yorkers 5.50 to 8.70, pigs 8.50 to 8.76, roughs 5 to 6, stags 3.50 to 4.
Cincinnati cattle receipts total 1000 with market weak for steers and calves steady to 12.50, hogs at 6500 received and strong up to 25 cents higher with choice packers and butchers around 7.75. Sheep receipts 1300 with steer values 3.50 to 4 and lambs steady to 0.60.
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