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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1920
Page
10
Wilbur Reeves to serve as deputy sheriff starting January first with E. E. Ash as his deputy. Reeves brings prior sheriff’s experience from his father’s term and will relocate from Downington as roads permit. Ashworth and Reeves will share living quarters in the county jail.
Bosworth Council of Royal and Select Masons elected and installed officers on Wednesday evening led by George Howell as Thrice Illustrious Master and include Wh Schoenlein Deputy Illustrious Master J F Blaettar Principal Conductor of Work George H Parker Treasurer George P Daniels Recorder George W Reuter Captain of the Guard Harry P Smith Conductor of Council Walter B Wolf Steward and J E Carleton Sentinel.
A man who arrived claiming to deliver a Christmas present entered the home of Mrs. Georgia Booth in Toledo and, after presenting a gun, demanded money and jewelry. The incident occurred last night as the suspect disguised as Santa Claus.
Washington dispatch notes a Post Office warning to wrap toys with care amid Santa Claus consultations. The American Forestry Association cites a large toy business, using thirty million feet of lumber annually, and stresses consumers should demand home made articles to counter foreign bucks.
Mrs Emma Mabel Field in Chicago is creating striking Egyptian figures as she claims a spirit guides her hand. She denies personal knowledge of drawing and says she merely places a pencil on the board and follows the hand’s movement. Scientists and critics study the case amid the arts scene.
Berlin reports Dr. George Lomer, a German scientist, argues in the Review of Progress in Science and Technique that weather conditions directly influence political events. He says humans are controlled by psychocosmic forces, not free will, linking sultry weather to revolutions and stormy events to stormy barometer signs.
Lima Ohio reports Safety Director Fred Fisher issued a shoot to kill order as police shift focus to preventing crime. Officers pick up and hold every suspicious character for investigation to drive criminals from larger cities out of the area and deter future wrongdoing.
Cleveland news reports Cuya hoga county plans to spend over 3 million dollars in 1921 for road improvements. Seventeen roads will be repaired or repaved. The county surveyor recommends a much heavier base for several roads to withstand heavy traffic with specifications calling for an eight inch concrete base.
A Messenger Want column feature highlights growing use among employers and homeowners to find help or sell items. It notes students leaving for break, vacant rooms, and the value of furnishing rooms with essentials to attract renters, urging readers to use the Want columns.
In Shanghai a green jade gem linked to a bloodstreaked past vanishes after a well dressed American buyer and an accomplice shoot Woo Sing-faung and flee the International Settlement. The Jade and other jewels are gone, investigators say.
December 17 report from Wireless Chicago notes mayors of New York and Chicago will inaugurate a commercial wireless service between the two cities with formal greetings exchanged.
Revival meetings at the Baptist church closed last Saturday after ten days of service. Bad weather kept many away, but five professed faith and others renewed their covenant. Rev. H. C. Smith of Athens preached. Services are planned for Saturday night December 18 at 7 o clock with an all day meeting and baptism to follow.
Edward B. McLean of Washington will chair the inaugural committee overseeing the March 24 inauguration of President Harding. The group will organize ceremonies and related events, coordinating with government and civic leaders.
The alien property custodian in Washington filed four federal court suits in Columbus seeking the right for four German insurance firms to do business in Ohio by depositing $400,000 in bonds.
Persistent rumors say Elwood Haynes founder of the Haynes Automobile Company in Kokomo Indiana is ready to unveil an entirely new car that promises to revolutionize the automotive industry.
The Buckeye State and Loan Company in the Rankin Building at 22 West Gay Street Columbus Ohio urges Christmas and New Year savers to start a savings account. It notes assets over 20,500,000.00 and states it uses member funds to help worthy families obtain homes.
A new method coats iron with copper oxide then heats it in crude oil. The oil volatilizes, reducing the oxide and causing the copper to fuse to the iron, forming a bonded surface.
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