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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1922
Page
6
Fragmentary notice shows a Saturday event at a station with mentions of a phone and furnace, a person named Trimble and a few initials. The readable items reference a location in Athens and a general public notice about ongoing business or personal matters.
Miss Zelva Stoughton was appointed stenographer in the office of the prosecuting attorney on Tuesday. The position, payable at $900 yearly, becomes effective the first Monday in January next year. Judge E O Pettit set the bond for the prosecuting attorney at $1500. Miss Stoughton moves from the Pettit and Pettit law firm to the new role.
Miss Lillian Horn of Logan High School resigns due to illness and returns to Athens for medical care. Miss Leah Stonehill of Canton is hired to fill the vacancy. she is a Ohio University commercial department graduate who has worked in the Ohio University president’s office and will begin after the holiday season. Three local figures mark birthday anniversaries: Probate Judge C T Stephenson, ex county commissioner Fred Weymueller, and ex sheriff James Thomas. Weymueller, nearing 75, remains active with Hocking Coal and Iron as agent, traveling to nearby towns.
Dean Alfred Vivian of Ohio State University College of Agriculture told Rotarians that farmers face many disadvantages and urged closer cooperation between business people and farmers. More than a dozen farmers attended the noonday meeting. The club will not meet again until January 1 due to Christmas.
The newly formed Phi Sig fraternity plans its first annual Christmas dance at the Knights of Columbus hall Arcade building on Tuesday evening December 26. Dancing runs from 9 to 1 with the Royce Gypsie Sextette of Columbus for the opening event and invites have gone to 250 guests.
Classified pages show Logan shoppers flocking to Christmas suggestion ads. Advertisers promise something new and different daily to capture attention and boost sales.
A fire within city limits at midnight damaged an Overland car stored in a garage owned by Harry Bishop on Front Street. The blaze likely started from a storage battery, was extinguished without harming the building, and the loss was put at 150 dollars by Fire Chief Walter Nixon. Boxing event slated with Jimmy Mars of Columbus facing Toughey Garrison of Hamilton in a ten round main bout.
The Christmas tree lighting date was moved from Saturday to Friday at six o'clock. The ceremony will be led by high school faculty member Mrs Lawrence Yerzes and dedicated by the children with a sing. The tree stands on the courthouse site and decorations will be completed before Friday evening.
Christmas gift idea a one year Messenger subscription delivered daily except Saturday. Clinton Webb offered yearly rates. In county court house site controversy a large sign announced sale of the old site. County commissioners voted to sell and relocate seeking a larger parcel. Proposals include adding the Reihuat property behind the current site or moving to Market Street.
A straw vote shows many favor the old Market Street site between Main and the first south alley for a new building. The current 414 by 110 foot lot is deemed too small, while a rear strip of 38 3 4 by 41 4 feet may not be needed. Public comments question the sale authority though legal counsel says commissioners have it.
Letters from miners and wives in Nelsonville Ohio accuse mine workers of brutal treatment of small ponies used in coal mines. They claim ponies, often no larger than dogs, are whipped with wire ends causing blood and raw sores. They urge county humane agent action and note A C Roach of Athens active in animal justice.
A testimonial claims Mayr s Wonderful Remedy cured long standing stomach and liver troubles after costly medical care failed. The simple preparation supposedly removes mucus and inflammation in the intestinal tract with a money back guarantee from McKee Drug Co Athens Gem Pharmacy Nelsonville and other druggists.
Amesville hosts Sunday school class and music club meetings with about a dozen and twenty attendees. Local groups plan evangelistic meetings starting January 4. Folks travel to Athens and Zanesville for events while mail service and property leases shift.
The Christmas vesper service will be held at the M E church at 3 oclock Sunday December 24 under M E and Presbyterian church management. The program includes The Holy Child sacred cantata by the girls chorus with EF F Glazier F L Thomas D M Goddard and R G Palmer as quartet and violinist Miss Louis Cecil. Soloist Miss Effie Glazier and pianist Mrs F H Gifford. No admission charged but a voluntary offering will be taken.
Fay Stewart reports a December 8 Literary Society program with a freshmen debate on whether Monday should be a school holiday. Dorothy Gray and Alice Minear spoke for the affirmative, while Grace Hayes and Mabel Moore opposed. Musical numbers and a courtship scene contributed to an engaging program.
R. H. Redlin aboard the Ardmore heard WGY from Schenectady on November 10, a 3 325 mile distance, the longest yet. Hawaii’s Hilo also reportedly heard the station earlier, though confirmation is pending. Redlin listened over half an hour amid tropical static and poor night conditions.
Glouster residents plan a January membership drive for the American Legion with two teams led by captains Fred Burgess and Harry Richards. Initiation fees rise after January 31. A banquet will crown the winning team. Also reported are marriages, births, visits, business visits, and a Glouster High School operetta "Paul Revere" that netted 226 dollars in gross receipts to help finish paying for a new piano.
Prince Christopher and Princess Anastasia of Greece attract attention as they arrive in New York aboard the liner Olympic. Princess Anastasia, formerly Mrs William B Leeds of Cleveland heiress to a vast estate, visits America for the first time in ten years and her husband is guest in his wife’s homeland for the first time.
The estate of Nazme Stoioff is valued at 435.36 in Lima probate court documents after he was slain by blackhanders in his son-in-law Alexander George's grocery store at 402 N Pine Street. Police suspect the Italian Mafia targeted Stoioff for wealth. He left four children who reside in Lima.
A caucus of Democratic members of the Ohio house is called for December 30 at the state house in Columbus by State Representative H. S. Atchinson minority floor leader. Republican senators will caucus tomorrow and Republican house members will hold their caucus on Saturday in Columbus.
Heinie Groa star third baseman for the New York Giants is rabbit-hunting in Belmont county. He is visiting Bel laire relatives.
Corner C. C. Hardesty returned a verdict of death by malnutrition and exhaustion in the death of Mrs. Laura E. Milligan 45 found in her son's home. She was frail and ill and reportedly received no support from her husband. She left three small children in a rescue mission in Bellaire.
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