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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1921
Page
3
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Miss Margaret Young recently accepted a stenographer post for Mr. John McNamara at the G I S in Delaware and returned home after a weekend with her parents. Athens hopes for a Ford to roam the hills and end up in the Hocking river were dashed as a tin baby buggy failed to perform. Local professors, disappointed, plan to visit a photographer to view the bird instead.
A baby clinic will be held at Miss Masters office on Wednesday afternoon from 2 to 4. Mothers are urged to bring their babies for examination and advice.
Miss Florence Horton asks city residents with victrolas or phonographs and tired records to send them. She will ensure delivery to an invalid man in a wheelchair who has a talking machine, making the old records new to him.
The note directs sending all records to Miss Horton at Zellas Insurance for delivery oversight. It specifies no further actions, dates, or recipient details beyond the insured office.
B. E. LeFever spent Saturday in Columbus on business, with no other details provided about the purpose or outcomes of the trip.
Miss Cornelia Scott, a student at Oxford, is visiting her parents here for the holidays.
Scotty Runion and Booger Ed Gell travel to Cleveland to observe a native of the lake city who can bend deck of cards, open scissors blades, and move a dollar bill by force of will. They previously visited Athens to watch the man drive an automobile without touching it.
Forest Young pleaded guilty to intoxication when arraigned before Mayor McCune yesterday. He was fined $10 and costs and ordered to work off the amount under the direction of the service department.
El Karnak Grotto missionaries travel to nearby towns to recruit material for the next ceremonial session. They recently visited New Straitsville and Logan, with Athens slated next as interest grows and a rush of candidates is anticipated. A special session is planned at the Masonic Temple tonight to handle admissions and related matters.
Dr and Mrs H L Hick and son Joe of Granville are visiting and staying with Dr and Mrs Walter Howe as guests.
Mr and Mrs B E LeFever and Mr and Mrs Walter Whitlatch attended the sacred cantata The King of Peace given by the choir at the First Methodist Church in Athens on Sunday evening.
Mrs Page Morris the able chairman of the Christmas bazaar under the Central parent teacher association thanks all who helped. She especially thanks Mr Mooney for his kindness after the high school event held Thursday evening.
The Armistice Day address by President Harding at Arlington Cemetery was received at J. S. Scott’s radiophone station at 517 Maxwell avenue Steubenville shortly after noon on November 11. The station, in operation over two years, recently received a government radio license from the Department of Commerce and provided service with band renditions of the Star Spangled Banner and America.
Records for speed and economy in digging the first 9000 feet of Chicago's seven mile tunnel under the city. Workmen cut limestone rock at 35 feet per day at a cost of $55 per foot, $10 below the lowest bid. The tunnel runs 150 feet below street level.
J Sheldon Scott, son of Mr and Mrs J W Scott, is described as a Nelsonville youth who graduated from city schools and Marietta College in Steubenville Times contemporaneous report.
Glouster Ohio retailer Campbell's advertises Xmas candies boxes and bulk cigars and cigarettes. The notice appears in The Leader newspaper, dated December 20, 1904.
The Eagle lodge of Glouster faced the sudden death of Jacob Schwalbach a key cast member two weeks before the Jubilee Minstrels planned for December 2021. Despite the tragedy the group will go on with the shows under contract after consulting the order and bereaved family. The event had opera house lease tickets sold and programs printed. The article also notes social visits by E B Whaley Wayne McKinley and local residents W S Worden and Ralph Antle.
Youngstown millionaire Thomas Wells Jr. holds dual marriage vows with Stacia Welsh Wells and Marian Pavie Wells. Ohio courts first granted divorce then recognized a second marriage, sparking a suit that could reach the U S Supreme Court. Mrs Stacia Wells waits in Los Angeles for the outcome as Wells pursues legal relief.
The meeting agreed to install several hitching posts along the streets behind Dulaney's store to aid farmers who trade in the city. The local chamber of commerce schedules meetings on the first and third Mondays each month, with the next gathering on January 2.
The funeral will be held at 1.30 Wednesday afternoon from Hugh Cunningham’s home. The service will be conducted by Hary M. Wilson, pastor of the Church of Christ. Members of the Fraternal Order of Eagles and Loyal Order of Moose will attend. Burial is in the city cemetery.
The ad touts Bulgarian Blood Tea as a miracle medicine sourced from roots leaves and herbs. It claims to boost the immune system, expel toxins, and aid recovery for a wide range of illnesses. It urges readers to ask their druggist for a trial box.
The Messenger praised Steve O'Neill for training Athens boxers ahead of the upcoming Monday match. The story notes O'Neill trained both Bryap and another local fighter, elevating expectations for the bout.
Downey and Johnny Griffith are cited as the two sides in a training dispute. O Neill trained Griffith for several matches but was never part of Downey's camp and does not wish to be misrepresented.
Robert Alexander Burley died at home at 72. Funeral services will be held Thursday at 10 am at the residence with burial in Greenlawn cemetery. He is survived by his widow a son George Burley and a sister in Michigan.
The body of James Cornell arrives in Athens from Barberton Wednesday afternoon on the 4 o'clock Hocking Valley. The funeral cortege proceeds directly to West Union street chapel for brief services followed by burial in the adjacent cemetery.
Will Franke aged 39 died at Athens State hospital on Sunday. His body was sent to Zaleski for burial by Newsom-Walburn Co. He had been an inmate at the hospital for 13 years.
George A Reynolds a miner and Florence Hillyer a telephone operator both of Murray City. Rev C L Strecker. Leonard Smith a blacksmith of Glouster and Sarah Ogg of Athens. Rev Elsen. Russell Oxley a farmer of Athens R D 5 and Lulu Parker a school teacher of Alexander township. Rev J A Miller Waito Kittlan a miner and Milja Paananen both of Redtown. Pearl Helwig J P Vern Chase Bails a farmer and Bessie Evelyn Parsinger both of Coolville. Rev M FE Chatley.
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