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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1920
Page
3
At 11 A M the funeral service for Guy Gandee aged 19 was held at Mt Zion Church. Burial followed at Mt Zion.
The Sunday School Christmas Tree entertainment occurs Friday night December 24 at 7:00. A noted program is planned and all parents and friends are invited. On Sunday December 26 at 6:45 services include special Christmas hymns and a sermon with soloist Ray Ashby performing Star of Bethlehem. Athens friends are especially invited to attend the full choral service.
The Christian Church Sunday School presents its annual Christmas program on Christmas Eve at 7 00 P M The event aims to show the true spirit of Christmas with a final gift presentation to the King.
Mr and Mrs M D Higgins announce the engagement of their daughter Monet Te Higgins to Bernard Bradbury of Cincinnati. The wedding is set for the holiday season with Rev Harry C Such of Pleasantville Ohio to perform the ceremony. Monet Te is a popular young woman with many friends in the area.
Parker Sniffen of Kingwood West Virginia and his mother Mrs Will Sniffen of Marietta join the Hawkins home over Christmas. Abbie Benson visits sister Mrs Will Webb in Toledo. John Scott and family host over Xmas their son Sheldon Scott from Steubenville. Cathleen attends Athens and Eleanore teaches in Kenore schools. Anna Harris, a Cincinnati conservatory student, visits her mother over the holidays.
South bound passenger train No 30 arrived with a broken engine near the Nelsonville yards and had to wait for repairs in the local yards. The delay caused the north bound train at 11 48 to run about an hour and a half late.
The Sucess Oil and Gas Co drilled on the Nelson farm and received a result related to their fishing job.
The well is currently down 2900 feet with completion expected mid next week. Operators report no luck yet but anticipate finishing the work as planned in the near term.
Miss Beulah Scott a Kenore schools teacher stays with her sister Mrs L R Kelch Hubert Hyde Cincinnati medical student is home for holidays with his parents Dr and Mrs J M Hyde Mr and Mrs Joseph Edwards spend Xmas in Columbus visiting daughter Mrs Bert Daft and son Floyd Edwards William Guy O S A Columbus student fays farewell Tuesday to spend Christmas in Marion Illinois
Bright Christmas morning brings hope as Elks lodge members plan food baskets for needy Athens families. The charity ball at Elk hall drew 150 couples with a tag system to manage floor space, a local four piece orchestra, and Charles DeMolet as MC. Basket distribution will be handled by members racing to reach every eligible home.
A blaze swept through a Cleveland block damaging the F. Zerlum and Son Undertaking establishment and razing a garage and storehouse. Loss was estimated at $100,000 as the fire men battled the flames today.
Business men of New Philadelphia and Uhrichsville announce plans to build a new interurban line between the two towns. The move follows Northern Ohio Traction Company efforts to double fares from ten to twenty cents, prompting the regional group to pursue independent service.
Paul Sauer a 17 year old messenger for the Security Trust and Savings Bank was robbed of 6500 in the downtown district of Los Angeles on Wednesday by a single bandit.
A metal tubing crib designed by a French inventor converts into a couch or converts to a single or double bed for adults, showcasing adaptable design.
The six months old son of Mr L J Davis and Mrs Davis died yesterday morning at 8 after a several day illness. Funeral services will be held at the home at 9:30 tomorrow conducted by Joe McDonald. Interment will be in the city cemetery.
The funeral for 69 year old Chas W Minear was held this morning at 9 o clock at the late home on Spring street. Rev Landsitter of the M E church conducted the service. Interment followed at Washington D C with the funeral party leaving on train No 3. He is survived by his widow and son Chas Jr of Washington D C.
A break in the hoisting cage at mine 255 halted work for six hours yesterday. A crew repaired the cage and around midnight the team completed the repairs, restoring operation this morning.
Paul Duncan of Kenmore arrives to spend time with his parents Mr and Mrs C E Duncan. Floyd McCarty and Pat Smith of the University of Michigan stay until after the holidays. Calvary Baptist church hosts a Christmas program Friday night. Church of Christ and Methodist church schedule programs Sunday evening. Trimble Church of Christ holds morning and evening services with Pastor John L Stine. Rev Stine preaches at Bishopville church at 2 PM Sunday. Mrs Mac Haworth of Pittsburg visits two weeks with her parents Mr and Mrs W C Thomas.
The Junior League presents a Christmas program at Calvary Baptist Church Friday at 7:00 P.M. The children have been trained, a Sunday school treat will be served, and Santa Claus will attend to delight the kids. All are welcome.
Beaumont Miss Christine Courtney studies music in Athens while attending Chauncey High School. Miss Alma Wince Bricker returns home to Mrs. Myrtle Pidcock after two weeks in the Capital City. Arthur Hardy and Neil Witham attended to business in Hocking on Monday. Billie Huseton butchered two large hogs for Emmett Ryan, the biggest this season. Master Ace Withem and Miss Grace Stone of Glouster visited Lancaster last Sunday. Mrs. Myrtle Pidcock hosted a twelve o’clock dinner for twelve. She is discharged from a Columbus hospital where she suffered goitre, and her health improves. Mr. Peter Bricker and Master Asa Witham enjoyed a Circle Hill dance with Glouster orchestra. A one armed man in a Maxwell car got stuck in a ditch Sunday. Barney Hill aided him with his truck.
A holiday message extends warm wishes to friends and patrons of The Colonial and to all readers for a Merry Christmas and a prosperous New Year.
Mrs Addie Brooks petitions for divorce from Albert Brooks married February 1900. They have eight children aged 15 to 6. Cruelty cited. she was threatened and struck on April 20 1917. She says he has been absent for three years and failed to provide necessities.
Davis Bros Fisheries Inc of Massachusetts appeals to the common pleas court in York township after H E Donley Justice of Peace ruled against payment on a bill claimed by C D Shafer Co of Nelsonville. A shipment of herring allegedly made to Shafer caused the dispute. The suit seeks money with interest from March 19.
The Plains residents Mrs. Joe Slater and daughter Rose and Mrs. James Lyons shopped in Athens on Tuesday. Bob Howard and Mrs. John Popowich and their son visited Athens on Wednesday. Mr. Hamer died at his son Will Hamer's home on Wednesday night with burial planned for Friday at Wellston. Mrs. Zine Courtney Roy Hawk and Mrs. Lit Guess shopped in Athens on Thursday.
Secretary Daniels and British Prime Minister Lloyd George show unity on disarmament. Daniels says he agrees with the premier that world disarmament requires broad participation and supports a possible separate association of nations to declare a naval holiday. He notes the 1916 naval bill authorized a world conference on disarmament.
Columbus reports the Public Utilities Commission approved the sale of Central Union Telephone Company properties to Ohio Bell Telephone Company for 28 million dollars in a final order.
Claims Petersons Ointment cures eczema and piles with one box and years of grateful letters from customers. Includes testimonials from Miss Mary Hill and A B Useygist praising relief after long suffering. Endorsed by druggists, prompts mail orders from Peterson Ointment Co Inc Buffalo NY.
The December Federal Reserve bulletin reports no revival in the lumber industry amid 25 to 40 percent price cuts. Mills in many areas ran over 30 percent below normal in October with several in Boston closed. Building permits fell nationwide, and overall 1919 activity was very low.
Washington December 23 Santa Claus will pass by the White House tomorrow night during Christmas Eve events. President Wilson will spend his final White House Christmas without his grandchildren. W G McAdoo and Mrs McAdoo will celebrate at their home, as will Professor and Mrs Sayre. Miss Margaret Wilson will be at the White House.
Murray Utah December 23 192? Murray High School staged The Gypsy Rover December 21 to a large audience. The operetta proved a success with all participants showing talent. Home made costumes were praised and Miss White and Miss Wein earned credit for directing. Receipts totaled about 180 dollars and another performance is planned January 4. Eighty tons of sugar beets can be cleaned in an hour with a machine designed by a Utah inventor.
New York reports rising crime with holdups safe cracking and pocket picking despite police reinforcements curfews and armed employees. Other metropolitan areas including Chicago and southern western cities see higher crime linked to unemployment as criminals travel from distant locales.
Persistent city rumors that the Berry Hotel clerk was held up and robbed Tuesday evening are unfounded. The clerk reportedly kept a loaded revolver and no valuables were taken, with no holdup occurring at the hotel after midnight.
H W Graver a collector for Thrift Grocery Co. was robbed of 1200 dollars by two bandits who fled in an automobile shortly before noon in Toledo.
A new device for breakfast tables uses a candle to provide all the heat needed to boil an egg. The compact gadget targets simple, on‑demand cooking at the meal setting with minimal energy input.
In Columbus on December 23 Judge Kinkead sustained Goodyear’s motion to quash service of summons in a receivership and accounting suit brought by Frank S. Monnett. The summons must be served on a company officer, not a depot supervisor. Fred W. Freeman’s demurrer to being named a defendant was also sustained. A related note mentions a patent for heat treating steel tubing by its own electric current.
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