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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1921
Page
3
Nelsonville residents will present Harry L. Dixon's musical comedy All on Account of Professor on December 29 and 30 under the Woman's Community Club. The show features 26 speaking roles with choruses, several musical numbers, and promises a thousand laughs across four acts. Proceeds support club plans to beautify the city.
A group of Daughters of America visited Mrs. George Barrows on Fulton street to honor her work in the order. They presented a work basket and heard a talk from Mrs. Backus about Mrs. Barrows faithful attendance. The gathering included several members and ended with wishes for good luck at her new home in Galion.
Mrs. Joe Grose hosted a Christmas dinner Sunday at her Canal Street home with guests including Mr. and Mrs. Walter Grose and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Willie Grose and family, Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Sheppard and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Sam Newman, Mrs. James Shannon, Robert James, Joe Lehman, Roy Keplar, Evelyn Hartley, and the host, hostess, and daughter. The afternoon featured music.
A Nelsonville Elks drive distributed food baskets to the poor on a Saturday, with members delivering meals by auto. One recipient, a daily worker in hardship, praised the Elks for aiding his family and others in need during a difficult winter.
A letter praising the local Elks lodge highlights Clarence Butts of Nelsonville as a helpful, jovial member who delivered a Christmas present and extended support to those in need. The writer emphasizes Elks' daily acts of kindness and seeks to inform others of their good deeds.
Several delinquents named Jas. Davis, Ove Wallace, Lewis Sims, Joe Jones and Frank Thompson were called before the Squire on Tuesday and paid half their fines with secure payment for the remainder. Last week $1407 was collected, with over $10,000 in two months in Athens and Hocking counties tied to Inspector Baynham's efforts.
Officers Baynham Nash and Lines searched Jethro Barber’s Monday residence where Jesse Turner was found with two bottles of corn whiskey and Barber intoxicated. both were arrested and taken to Logan. A Cowville raid led to the arrest of Jas Murphy and the confiscation of a carbide can still coil from sled runners and about a quart of liquor.
A brief note reports that the individual was smashed and then transported to L Gan for further processing.
Squire Lines and Inspector By ham announce a booze party at the former's office on Popular Street Thursday at 2 PM. The public is invited. Guests will witness the destruction of dozens of collected stills and the dumping of the booze assortment.
The recent high water shows levee work begun last week prevented greater damage. Weak spots were reinforced and substantial stone and brick work completed before the flood. Citizens who monitor the river believe the levee would have failed without the new construction.
Tickets are available at the Colonial or from Mesdame Earl Lim a and a list of locals including L. A. Whitmore J. M. Hyde W. H. Parks L. R. Kibb Page Morris James Bland Charles e drow Charles Ervin Jesse Backus and C. H. Bartlett for Thursday and Friday nights this week by the Woman's Community Club.
Mrs. Clifford Ford of Homedale Idaho is the guest of her father Mr. George Adamson and two sisters Miss Doras and Mrs. Hubert Lancaster during a family visit with relatives in town.
Miss Anna Price of Ashland visited her sister Mrs Clar Fanon. Dr. Gilbert Love of Columbus stayed with his parents Mr and Mrs John Love. Ruth Masters Public Health Nurse spent time at her home in Bowerston. Mrs Elton Smith of Columbus visited her father Ed Love over New Years. A 10 pound son born to Mr and Mrs Miles Howe on Christmas Day has been named Sam Westley. The baby was born on the 83rd birthday of his great grandmother Mrs Elizabeth Howe.
Eight year old baroness loses citizenship in New Jersey case and becomes Teutonic nobility member after H C Scoville is identified as her grandfather. Scoville, 60, banker from Seneca Kansas, died in Marion Ohio after hospital treatment. His daughter Frances was once married to Baron Walter DeMumm, with custody awarded to DeMumm by the court.
Harrison Robinette pleaded guilty when arraigned before Mayor McCune on two charges. He was fined $10 and costs for drunkenness and $25 and costs for using obscene language, the latter carrying a ten day jail sentence. He was taken to Athens last night.
The new city council elected in November will convene and organize on Tuesday evening January 3.
Pete McLaughlin pleaded not guilty yesterday before Mayor McCune to operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated. A Thursday hearing was set. The arrest follows a Monday evening crash where McLaughlin’s vehicle hit a Ford with two women and a small child. the Ford was demolished and its occupants injured.
Mrs. D. Harris proclaims the engagement of her daughter Miss Anna Harris to Mr. Harry Poston. The wedding is set for January 8 at Walnut Hills in Cincinnati. Miss Harris, an accomplished musician, is well connected locally and enjoys a wide circle of friends who will celebrate the news.
Neighbors and friends surprised Mr. and Mrs. Albert Mann at their Fort street home to celebrate forty years of marriage. They received a serving tray and winter flowers as guests, including many local couples and an out-of-town guest from Rockbridge.
Mrs Janet Smart aged 22 died Monday at her Buchtel home after a few weeks illness. Funeral services will be Thursday at 2 o'clock at the Buchtel M E church. She leaves a husband and two children.
Mr and Mrs Hubert Finsterwald entertained at a dinner party Tuesday evening with guests including Mrs Elizabeth Keiths of Washington DC Mr Chas Kincade of Athens and 8 B Kincade of Pomeroy Mr and Mrs Roy Farrow of Detroit Michigan visited relatives here Mr and Mrs James Grant of Columbus spent the weekend with the Hick family Mr and Mrs Clarence Farrow returned recently from a visit in Columbus
Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Hawkins entertained with a Christmas house party at their home, 16 Jefferson Street. Guests included Mrs. Mina Sniffen of Marietta, Mrs. Laura Smith of Columbus, Mr. and Mrs. Parker Sniffen and son Max of Kingwood West Virginia, and Mr. and Mrs. S. A. Sprankle of New Straitsville.
In New York on December 28 1924 Harry Bruhloff was fined one dollar after removing one pair of trousers to take money from a second pair worn underneath He said the idea came from being held up the previous night.
Posse with bloodhounds hunt the unidentified black man who attacked and robbed 18 year old Nettie Griffen, bride of six months, in a field near her Lockland home. Griffen, wounded, was left at her home as her husband John Griffen travels home from work. The assailant forced her at gunpoint to walk toward a vehicle before she escaped.
Cincinnati December 28 William Cooper Procter president of Procter and Gamble, is somewhat improved today according to his family members.
The Ohio River held at 56 feet today six feet above danger level. The weather bureau reports the crest will fall by night. Downstream at Portsmouth waters seem to be receding as upstream readings show slight declines.
Mrs. Catherine Jacobs a 28 year old widow was in serious condition at general hospital after a gas explosion wrecked her Cincinnati home and threw her through a doorway. Her face and hands were burned and her right leg broken as moving men failed to turn off the gas line during a stove connection.
Chicago December 28. G K Grindley a bank cashier locked five men in his cage and shouted police call them bandits. They claimed to be bank examiners causing a tense misunderstanding with authorities.
At the Athens county board of health final meeting Health Commissioner J M Higgins outlined a tentative 1922 program. The 1921 report shows expanded functions with over 10 000 school pupils examined by county nurses and 25 000 defects found. Contagious disease checks quarantines and clinics for tuberculosis tonsils adenoids and crippled children were major activities.
An advertisement invites asthma and hay fever sufferers to try a free breathing method at no cost. It promises relief for chronic or recent cases regardless of climate, age, or occupation and targets hopeless cases where inhalers and other remedies failed. Mail a coupon today. no money or postage is required.
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