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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1919
Page
3
Merchants Association orders local stores closed for New Year. Garrett and Mrs Harry Edgell of Logan visit, staying with his parents Mr and Mrs Charles Edgell. Orlie Hoch spends Christmas in Columbus with relatives and friends.
The final board meeting for the year is set for this evening with standing committees to present plans and the board to act on suggestions. Teams practiced yesterday for Wednesday games, with basketball contests and ice exhibitions that will interest everyone. A record shower is proposed for Wednesday to loan records for the new Victrola, a service to the boys the Y M C A values. Attendance has been rising and will grow with more records added to the current stock.
Clyde Ayers returned to Akron after a several days visit with his mother Mrs. Daniel Ayers. Miss Little and Mrs. Nancy Ferree of Blanchester are guests of Prof and Mrs. D. A. Ferree. Miss Grace McKee of New Marshfield spent the weekend here. Mrs. H. A. Sines visits in Columbus. Mrs. Rosa Chapman and Mrs. Myrtle Carnes with three children are visiting Logan relatives.
Nelsonville Ohio chamber members elect a nominating committee to propose officers and three directors for the coming year. The annual meeting and election will be held December 31 at 7 PM at the YMCA with president C C Sharp among the nominees and a slate including W Wolf and J I Pritchard for key posts.
Mrs. F A Hoch hosted a Christmas dinner. Mr and Mrs Isaac Hoch of Murray City attended with two daughters Erma and Clara of Columbus and a son.
Help wanted in Nelsonville MA Estic Restaurant seeks a kitchen helper and a dining room worker. Vehicles for sale include two invalid wheelchairs. Three houses offered near town with mixed payment terms. Lost pocketbook for $200 plus payroll papers belongs to Clarence Dawley with reward. New Year dancing at Owl hall with Joyce orchestra. Ford five passenger car for sale cheap this week at 436 Chestnut street.
Wanted raw furs and hides with top market prices. Sam Raden advertises a buy on notice at 857 Poplar St Nelsonville C Bell phone 795.
Why pay high prices for phonographs when Grandanola offers wood fibre repro ducer Violin tone chamber and all steel motor playing all records with greater volume and better tone. Sauter's Studio in Nelsonville urges quick action for exceptional machines at great savings.
An all day program on New Year's Day at the International Holiness church in Nelsonville Ohio on Chestnut street offers services at 10 AM 2 PM and 7 PM led by Rev. G W Heins. Attendees are invited to stay enjoy the services and entertainment is free.
Several locals travel to Columbus for the Ohio Teachers Association gathering this week. Visitors include Prof. D. A. Ferree and Misses Daisy Harrold Frances Scott and Grace McKee, among others, with many families visiting relatives and returning from trips to Charleston Athens Logan and Carey.
Adrian Michigan chief of police visits to review the case of Dr John Bland a former resident now under arrest in his city for manslaughter He is accused of producing an abortion on a 19 year old girl whose death followed The arrest prompted the visit and inquiry into the matter.
Rev. Arthur M. Mann will conduct the funeral services Wednesday afternoon for Mrs. Mary Howard at the family residence on Chestnut Street.
Private William E. Radcliffe of Cannaville, sought for absence without leave, was arrested by Chief Porter and Patrolman Bolin. Telegram from Camp Sherman commanded his capture. Parkersburg police had already detained Gertrude Booth but not Radcliffe. Radcliffe, a member of the 40th Infantry, collaborated in a plan to marry Booth.
Arthur L. McLain of Jefferson County, inmate number 47693, was allowed by Warden Thomas to visit home for Christmas after his wife died on Christmas Eve. Four children survive their mother and lack aid. McLain is serving an indeterminate burglary sentence and returned to his cell the day after Christmas.
A morning blaze in Senecaville near Cambridge Ohio destroyed one building and badly damaged three others. The post office, located on the second floor of the burned structure, cut off one side of town from communication. Loss was about $5,500 with no insurance.
President Wilson's cabinet held a regular semi weekly session in Washington. The meeting reviewed the preliminary report of the industrial commission and discussed the President's coal tribunal deliberations.
A practical three wheeled automobile weighing 120 pounds is described as the product of Japanese army offices. The item is presented as a compact, lightweight invention likely intended for mobile use or front line service.
A huge natural gas discovery at Snake Hollow near McKeesport Pennsylvania has residents growing rich. The original gas well, dated August 14, 1899 and eighteen feet deep, has supplied gas for twenty years and remains a local curiosity as neighboring wells draw more.
Washington officials report executives of railroad shopmen clerks and maintenance of way workers pressed wage increase demands and sought a 12:30 conference with Rail Director Hines though he could not meet at that hour. The meeting followed a broader labor gathering and included requests to amend the Cummins bill to curb excess profits divestiture to small roads.
Secretary of State Lansing said the idea of President Wilson issuing a formal call for the first League of Nations meeting at Paris is under consideration at the White House and State Department. Wilson would call the meeting as U S president, not as a League member, and without U S membership. Unconfirmed Paris dispatches say the call may be issued.
Flexible steel spouts have been patented for attachment to oil cans or grease guns to reach hard to access places. The invention aims to improve dispensing in tight or awkward spots and may enhance efficiency in maintenance work.
Mme Clemenceau Jacquemaire daughter of France's premier arrives in the United States to lecture on The Soul of France amid talk that Clemenceau may become president. Merc Jacquemaire says her father does not seek the presidency and wishes to retire from public life.
Columbus Dec 30 Women in Ohio are now authorized to serve as judges at elections. Governor Cox signed house bill 461 making this provision. Women also may be appointed as challengers on all state initiative and referendum elections.
Norman Hapgood, whose commission as American minister to Denmark has expired, asked President Wilson not to send his re nomination to the present senate. The request was learned today at the state department.
Columbus Ohio December recount of five Franklin county precincts shows a gain of three votes for the vets as the federal prohibition amendment recount begins. Officials estimate six weeks to count the thousand or more precincts in question and nine months to a year if all ballots in the state are counted.
Samuel Gompers says labor will submit changes to the industrial commission plan within days. Proposals include union recognition and right to strike, with calls for government studies to improve working conditions. Wilson and Morrison respond that criticism is welcome and will be reviewed when the commission reconvenes January 12.
Dr. Royal Meeker, U S commissioner of labor statistics, told the American Economy Association in Chicago that capital and labor conflicts stem from absentee landlordism in industry. He urged workers to share in management, saying involvement boosts effort and reduces fatigue. He argued workers’ goodwill drives efficiency over scientific management alone. An electric heated weli IAA roller is cited as a new invention for light fabrics.
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