This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 30 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1920
Page
8
Two new suits reported in the clerk of court office include Georges Beahrs versus Leonard Koenig and others in partition and James C. Linscott against Hilda Linscott for divorce alleging general fault.
A local editorial in Meigs County praises Pomeroy Bend for its lack of burglaries and holdups and notes poverty is rare. The piece highlights a two week surge of business among local merchants and describes the area as prosperous between Cincinnati and Pittsburgh.
Officials at Mansfield Reformatory grant a pardon to James King of this county who was sent there about a year ago for the theft of Elmer Goodwin s automobile. King used several assumed names including Okey Cottrel Harry Jones and Raymond Bragg.
Mrs. Sam Lyman returns to Columbus to care for her ailing mother Mrs. Lewis Hysell who has shown improvement. Fred Leifheit and wife travel to Hamilton Ohio to visit Prof and Mrs Dana King for the holidays. Their relatives from Morgantown and Hillsboro plan to join. Milk price rises to 18 cents a quart. Eunice Reed and Frederick Reed visit from Oxford and OSA with Banker W F Reed and wife. Ima Elbert of Goucher College also home for the season. Mrs. Douglas Skinner and two daughters from Shreveport are guests at the Downie home. High school teachers spend Christmas at their homes: Crumline, Henry, Raff, Battles.
A merchant details a consultation with doctors Hugg, outlining the medical discussion and suggested remedies. The account highlights medical opinion and proposed steps for treatment.
J. W. Wells of Wells & Son of Middleport is described as in a complete nervous breakdown affecting leg use and ability to run the store. He has been ordered to take a long rest as his only chance for recovery.
Kansas official Wallace Watson of Topeka visited Bend to see his parents Mr and Mrs Charles Watson of Racine during a Kansas highway department assignment from Topeka to Washington D C. He has advanced in his field and is doing notable work for the Kansas Highway Department.
A Sunday evening service will host a public installation of officers and teachers for the coming year at Sinmipson M E Church. A conference worker will attend and give a brief address.
An audit of the Pythian Sisters entertainment accounts in Pomeroy shows net profits of 175 dollars. The report highlights successful fundraising and careful money management by the group during the event.
Christmas at the county children's home promises a happy season thanks to Supt. Goff and staff with gifts from citizens. A big Christmas dinner is planned. The home now houses nine children, down from 30 to 40 in the past.
One of Meigs County's best known rural residents, Squire J B C Vale of Salem, died after long illness. A civil war veteran, he shaped west Meigs affairs for years. Rev W A Lockwood led the funeral. Burial was in Salem Center cemetery under Masons care, as he was an active member.
Ruth Hoppes, formerly a Maynard store clerk in Rutland, married O. A. Pettibone of Columbus in Pomeroy, three weeks ago. Reverend Parmalee officiated the ceremony, which was briefly kept quiet before news spread.
At the churches on Sunday December 26 a Sunday school lesson titled The Kingdom of Heaven on Earth was read from Isaiah 25 1 8 and Revelation 21 5. The Christian Endeavor topic A Pur pose meeting was based on Psalm 62 1 11.
A Sunday schedule lists Sunday school at 9:00 and morning worship at 10:30 with a sermon titled Gifts for the King. Beginning December 27 a week of evangelistic services runs nightly through January 2. The note notes 150 to 200 Baptists in the city, many from Athens, urged to join or visit churches by choice.
Abbott Y. Wilcox will lead a one hour Christmas morning service at ten o'clock. Dr. Wilcox preaches on God's Spirit in Our Hearts. Mrs. Stevens sings. In the evening a reading Mary's Story by John M. Moore. Mr. Jones sings. Epworth League joins the Society of Christian Endeavor at six. Prof. Gullum teaches the Mohican class in Principal Rupp's absence.
C Lloyd Strecker, pastor, invites all to Sunday school at 9 A.M. with the offering to aid starving children in Europe. Morning worship at 10:30 with the sermon The Friendship of Christ. Epworth League unites with the Presbyterian Christian Endeavor for the 6 P.M. service, followed by an 7 P.M. evening service and sermon Can a Man Be a Good Business Man and Be a Good Christ.
Dallas M E Church on Central Ave lists 9:00 Sunday school and 10:15 morning service featuring a Christmas sermon titled The Quest for the.
An old advertisement claims Buckeye State & Loan Co offers 6 percent on time deposits and 4 percent on savings with assets over 20.5 million. The tone emphasizes security and trustworthy service for Columbus, Ohio residents.
Parish announces revival services in Athens starting January 2 with a 2:00 Junior League, 6:00 Epworth League, and 7:00 Evening service featuring a Christmas program of songs and recitations. The annual white offering will be collected. the church urges full public participation.
M E Church notes list Christmas services at The Plains and Sugar Creek churches. Next Sunday Millfield at 9 30 morning and evening Epworth League Sugar Creek 9 30 Sunday School Evening Hungarian service The Plains 9 30 Sunday School preaching morning and evening.
Rev. James A. Miller presides at Albany church service at 10 30. Hebbardsville hosts Sunday school at 1 and church at 2. Guysville holds Sunday school at 9 and church at 7. New England offers Sunday school at 9. Carthage schedules Sunday school at 1 30. Winger Chapel has no meetings. Christmas exercises and treat planned.
The notice lists Sunday school at 1 30 P M and preaching service at 2 30 P M at South Canaan Baptist Church with details readable for parishioners.
New England resident Guy Moore visits relatives in Cleveland for the holidays. Athens visitors include Mrs. Davis and others. Edwin Goodwin and Charley Walraven travel to Parkersburg. Sick list notes Dessie Nelson Fred Starlin Mrs. Byron Dean and Mary Poston. L McDonald claims local hog-raising championship after two eight month old hogs dressed at 337 and 340 pounds.
Mrs F L Newton of Irving New York reports her eight year old daughter recovered quickly from a whooping cough after using Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. The family has kept a bottle in the house since and used it with good results.
The K. T. Crossen Post of the American Legion will cheer ex service men in Athens Hospital Christmas morning with care packages. Each contains malaga grapes bananas oranges nuts and candy wrapped in a silk American flag to recall Christmas in France.
In Asbury Park on Thursday Mrs. Viola Rahilly 20 and Miss Mildred Wright 17 were arrested on a highway robbery charge after allegedly attacking a taxi driver Wednesday night and robbing him before being dropped. Rahilly's husband Thomas 26 was held on a similar charge. A second robbery was claimed to have been staged election night.
Leland Summers urged creation of an international league of nations to supervise global trade or a U S national board of trade with full executive powers to defend American business. Retaliation, while harsh, was cited as an effective tool, with wartime cooperation shown as a model.
Christmas at Athens State hospital features a real dinner with escalloped oysters and other specialties. Inmates expect candy and peanut sacks, a picture show, and a New Year dance. Fifty four county children’s home kids anticipate toys, a Santa visit, and a Sunday dinner after their program.
A Soviet proclamation in Constantinople declares all property, including forest, state and church, as non exempt and repudiates national debts notably the American loan. After relief forces withdrew, Moscow sent sixty wagon loads of clothing and foodstuffs to ease suffering.
Columbus, Ohio December 23 Governor Cox departed Columbus this afternoon for Dayton to spend Christmas at his Trails End home.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.