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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1924
Page
2
Wind Friday night and the weekend toppled trees along Main Street as workers sought ways to brace heavier evergreens. The piece mentions Rome’s efforts to upright partially fallen trees and notes a brick plant in the area as a leading local industry employing many people.
Buell Boyer, local painter, renovates the club hallway at the Masonic building while a coat of paint is applied. The work is expected to finish this week.
Jane Harbie widow of Frederick Harbie of Washington township is named beneficiary in his last will read in probate court. The estate centers on a 145 acre farm in the township and after her widowhood she will hold the property until her death. It will then be divided equally among four sons and three daughters. The will named her executor in the presence of D H Yappen and Robert Davey on May 1904.
Mrs. Richard Williams, who had been in the local hospital for several days with fever, was moved to her home in the city to continue treatment.
Albert Hildebrandt, a young farmer in Falls Township near Logan, brings $70 to $80 worth of eggs to the Logan market weekly. He cites efficient feed and training as the reason for his abundant production.
Experiments are underway at the New Straitaville plant testing glazed brick. Officials report early trials focus on durability and finish quality as researchers evaluate production methods and market potential.
California anticipates the busiest winter tourist season, with officials predicting record travel to Southern California. Factors include strong Midwest prosperity, higher grain prices, fruit shipments, and faster trains. Officials from Union Pacific and Santa Fe warn of the heaviest passenger travel in history as improved conditions encourage trips to the Southland. Hoof and mouth disease quarantines previously limited travel, now easing.
Sir Richard Paget demonstrated artificial American speech sounds in London by placing rubber tubes on a reed and blowing air through them. By compressing a tube’s neck he elicited vowel sounds that resembled the native US twang, illustrating voice production during a lecture on the human voice.
Jefferson County voters learn that Paris Bigger will serve as first assistant prosecuting attorney under Prosecutor-elect Marryman, who takes office in January. The announcement highlights Bigger as a former candidate for publican nomination and notes his anticipated role in the office.
The Logan lodge of Maccabees degree team attended Crooksville Saturday evening and conferred the degree on ten candidates. William Devol, district deputy, had been there for days securing applications. Local attendees included J. B. Humphrey G. W. Sheets Porter Heinlein Ralph Herber Russell Carpenter Clell Steele Pearl Carnes Corwin Gardner Earl Perone Ed Lecrone Howard Lemon Charles Westenbarger William Hutchinson Mr Mohler Charlie Howdyshell William Shank Herbert Redd and Charles Mason.
Three of the four bidders submitted identical bids to supply coal for the water works plant for six months. Collison Price and Chute bid $3.00 per ton, while Ralston offered $3.05 per ton to haul. The current contract with Ralston expires soon and sets a price of $3.25 per ton. Service Director Iles will decide this week after assessing coal value from each bidder.
The annual fathers and sons banquet at the Presbyterian church will be held January 2 at the church. In addition to music, Moses Breeze from Columbus will deliver an address. Breeze has spoken in Logan before and is usually warmly received.
Chicago reports Prof. F. B. Colliver claims American sheiks make better husbands than Arabian desert sheiks. He contrasts looks, possessions, and lifestyle, noting that desert sheiks are typically older, poor, and housed in tents, while American suitors are portrayed as more attractive and worldly.
Wool mixtures and plaid suiting suit this style. Sleeve length varies, with sizes 6 8 10 and 12 years. Yardage 32 inch material 2 1/2 yards long sleeves or short sleeves 2 1/2 yards. War collar uses 1/2 yard contrast material. Pattern mailed to any address for 12 cents.
The passage portraysSheiks as richer in wives than goods, with women treated as slaves who must obey masters, risk death for disobedience, and wear plain veiled dresses like other band women.
F H Lee a Cleveland Chicago air mail flier was forced down north of Elyria by heavy fog and held for eighteen hours. The fourteen sacks of mails he carried were sent to Cleveland by motor truck.
Three services at the Christian church Sunday drew crowds beyond capacity. Thirty-two accepted the Gospel, including many high school and college students, boosting total fellowship to 116. A 4 o'clock baptism welcomed twenty new members, eight of them young men. Professor Robinnette played violin at the Endeavor gathering as Pastor Chatley extended the meetings beyond Friday to December 22 with the Edwards-Walker Trio continuing community work.
The United States mint director reports pockets of cash abroad totaling about 1.564 billion dollars hidden in stockings and beds. Gold stocks in the U S end of fiscal 1924 stand at 1.088 billion with silver dollars and coins adding over 530 million. Government and Federal Reserve gold bullion total 3.408 billion, silver bullion 32.66 million troy ounces. The last fiscal year saw a record gold acquisition of 488.753 million. From 1915 to 1924 U S gold inflow reached 4.269 billion, funding WWI and reshaping reserves.
Grant stated that small coin stocks were exhausted in the Philadelphia territory forcing a 24 hour operation. He noted 262,178,000 domestic coins were minted in the just completed fiscal year, surpassing totals of the two prior years when mints replaced silver dollars under the Pittman act and built gold coin stock.
Mrs. Sparkman, wife of Professor Colley I Sparkman of the University of Omaha, was a newspaper and magazine writer.
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