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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1920
Page
2
An advertisement claims a free method to control asthma with a no charge trial. It promises relief for long standing or recent cases and invites all callers to receive the method at the sponsor’s expense. The notice targets hopeless cases and urges immediate mail coupon response.
Marvey Shaw of Parkersburg is convalescing at the Athens Eye Ear Nose and Throat Hospital after a successful operation to remove adenoids and tonsils.
Local notices report the Rebekah lodge holding a regular session Thursday evening at seven. Several residents are listed visiting relatives and traveling for events including Mary Newman on holiday in New Lexington and others touring or visiting in Columbus Athens Pataskala and Chillicothe.
Mr and Mrs Dale Jones of Adena visit former in laws Mr and Mrs W C Jones of Richland Avenue over the holidays. Mr and Mrs O E Reading of Richland Avenue announce the birth of an eleven pound daughter born Monday December 27. The child is named Evelyn.
Mrs Idan M Devore of Luhrig returns to Athens from Columbus after Christmas with sister Flora Maxwell and relatives Betty Harris and May Harris. Mr and Mrs J Perry Wood also return from Nelsonville after visiting John V Wood and family.
Mr and Mrs J A Slingluff motored into their newly erected bungalow at the corner of State street and Morris Avenue. The lot was purchased from Charles Cable.
Miss Ruth Davis of 110 West Union street will join Miss Bertha Higgins of Lancaster for a weekend house party. Mrs. Wilson H. McKee and her son Grosvenor McKee travel with Miss Grace Gettys of St. to Colum bus to visit Dr. and Mrs. C. M. Shepard for a few days. Mr and Mrs Charles McKinley and Leonard Wood of Logan visit their parents on Mound Street while Mr and Mrs John McKinley of Stewart RB D 1 stay nearby.
Mrs C C Sheldon came home last evening from Columbus where she visited over Christmas with her daughter Mrs Julia Sheldon Wadley and children. Sheldon Wadley went to Athens with his grandmother for the remainder of the school vacation.
Akron households led by Mr. and Mrs. Milton Russell greet relatives from Stewart and Akron after Christmas. Paul B Keever of Sulphur Mines and wife join S K Burson kin in Parkersburg and Marietta before heading back to Louisiana. Roy Haddox and daughter Marjorie Catherine visit Athens before returning home to Columbus. wife remains with Will Bobo family at 123 Maplewood Drive.
This morning at 8 15 Rev C L Strecker officiated the marriage at the First M E parsonage. The couple, both of Hockingport, will reside there after the ceremony.
G Everett Stephenson of Athens and Miss Gladys Phelps of Nelsonville wed Monday night at 9 in the First M E parsonage. Rev C L Strecker officiated. Stephenson, a machinist and WWI veteran with the 332nd Regimental Band, will reside in Athens with his bride.
In Athens at 9 46 Monday morning at the First M B church parsonage Rev L Strecker united George Bishon and Miss Mll dred Mourne of Nelsonville in marriage.
Washington dispatch notes Mexico plans to press issues with the Harding administration. Diplomatic moves revive talks on preliminaries while Mexico signals no response before March. Colby previously urged a written agreement pledging settlement of points in dispute with the United States.
The officiating minister is noted in the wedding notice. The bridegroom is a miner and, with his bride, will reside at a home in Nelsonville.
Mrs Harmon Rhorick 31 died of apoplexy at home on The Plains. Funeral at Factory church Friday 10:30 a.m. Rev Dabritz officiating. Burial in New Marshfield Cemetery. Survived by husband and one daughter, parents William and wife, brother Howard Stanley Albany, sisters Mrs Cora Lynch Mineral and Mrs Nora Arbaugh Johnston City Ill.
Albert Mingus 58 of Mill Street died suddenly at 8:30 this morning in Dr. Wiley Sprague's office after a day with bronchitis and asthma. He previously ran an elevator at the Athens National Bank building and earlier Zenner's store. A brother in Columbus and a city niece were notified. Mingus was a Mason and had been called for jury service but illness prevented attendance.
Isaac Castle 61 died suddenly at his Fisher Station home from apoplexy after a year of declining health. Funeral set for Friday at 10:30 a.m. Hebbardsville Presbyterian Church. He was a respected farmer of about 30 years in the Fisher area, survived by a widow and two sons Dean and Cline, plus two brothers Nyle of Old Mexico and S. M. of Denver, and sister Mrs. Will Kebaugh of Sumner.
Funeral services for Hiram Mansfield will be held Thursday at 11 o'clock at the South Canaan church. Interment will follow in the adjoining cemetery.
Summit grange will hold an oyster dinner in their hall on Saturday January 1. All members are urged to attend as important business will be transacted.
An advertisement touts Father John’s Medicine as a safe preventive against grip germs. It claims the product strengthens fighting power with pure food elements and energy while its gentle laxative effect helps remove impurities. It emphasizes no alcohol or dangerous drugs.
Professor A A Michelson a Nobel Prize winner from Chicago announces a perfected device to measure exact dimensions of stellar bodies. He tested it at Mount Wilson Observatory California last summer and word received today confirms the instrument’s success.
New York City dispatch describes a Christmas prank that spiraled into a sensational scare. A carbody ear was hidden in a chicken package sent to Vin cent Valanotti at Sing Sing, crafted from a cadaver and staged by Samuel Winters and Joseph Workman to impress a friend.
An old advertisement urges quick relief from colds using Grove's Laxative Bromo Quinine tablets. It claims genuine quality and features the signature of E W Grove as endorsement.
New York police say they have captured three men and two women believed to be the principals in a spree of robberies totaling over 250000 dollars. The capture followed a five minute clash in a shopping district during which the suspects surrendered after witnesses were brought in. The suspects were later questioned and the two women released.
Copenhagen reports that a Moscow firm representative Ne Bugowa arrived to negotiate forest concessions with the Soviet government. He seeks rights to lands not covered by the grant to American capitalists arranged via Washington D. Vanderlip.
A large overnight fire in Brooklyn displaced about five hundred men women and children wrapped in blankets as firefighters battled the blaze with a dozen hoses. Total losses were about 75000 dollars. Police and firefighters rescued 100 or more people including two deaf men who slept through the alarm.
In Cincinnati on December 29, 2000 gallons of moonshine were poured into a street sewer in front of the federal building after seizures in raids. Prohibition chief Lewis S. Davidson diluted the liquor with coal oil to deter scavengers. Former saloon keepers watched, calling it the saddest moment of their lives.
Francis Cook to testify about a robbery in a vacant lot where two assailants stole his cap overcoat and suit on a very cold Cleveland night. The incident occurred during the chilly hours with no injuries reported.
Louise Leighty who had pleurisy for six weeks underwent an enpyema operation Monday at the Athens Eye Ear Nose and Throat hospital. Report today says the operation was successful and she is recovering well.
Encourages readers to pursue health by mindset and behavior. Recommends Pepto Mangan as a tonic to boost red blood cells and vitality, noting both liquid and tablet forms are effective and that only the genuine Gude's Pep to Mangan should be used.
Athens grange will meet next Saturday at Jackville school house in the morning. Dinner will be served at noon, a farmers New Year feast. There will be a lot of business to be done. Officers will be installed during the afternoon.
North Dakota banks long closed due to a difficult financial period expect reopenings after year start. Officials say several of the 27 banks will raise reserves to safe levels as farmers hold crop assets and notes remain liquid. Public fund policy changes also spurred redeposits into smaller banks.
A Thursday 7 30 p m volleyball match at the O U gym features Ath ens versus Nelsonville business men with no admission charge. Mr Olson's series shows the first team has won four of seven in the head to head.
A reader is urged to try Chamberlains Tablets for indigestion noting they are easy to take and agreeable in effect and cost a quarter.
Representatives of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People were expected to appear before the House Census Committee in Washington on December 29 to advocate for voting rights for Black Americans.
An English scientist proposes using perforated plates instead of gauze to block dangerous gases from reaching the flame. The change aims to enhance miner safety by reducing ignition risk in compared gas environments.
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