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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Feb 01, 1923

Page

2

Glouster Woman Kate Gormley Dies After Illness

Glouster Miss Kate Gormley aged 68 of Corning died Wednesday night after a brief illness from flu. Funeral services will be held Saturday at St Bernard's Church Corning with interment at New Lexington. Atlas-Weinberg Co files incorporation papers in Columbus with 50000 capital stock to take over the Atlas Store in Corning established in 1887 by E Atlas. The new company lists E Atlas of Cleveland Herman Atlas Alex Weinberg Henry Atlas and Alfred Goldstein of Portsmouth as corporators. The store will be managed by Herman Atlas and Mr Weinberg with Atlas doing most buying from the central wholesale market.

Kate Gormley Corning Gormley St. Bernard's Church New Lexington Atlas-Weinberg Co Columbus Atlas E. Atlas FE. Atlas of Cleveland Herman Atlas Alex Weinberg Henry Atlas Alfred Goldstein Portsmouth Mr. Weinberg Weinberg Sunbury Atlas of Henry Atlas of

Marshal Williams Returns as County Dog Catcher

Marshal Henry Williams resumes duty as county dog catcher after a year off. He previously held the post in 1921, when license tags were widely purchased, and his return this year is expected to boost tag sales with enforcement and penalties outlined for noncompliance.

Marshal Henry Williams Williams

Miner’s state audit team heads to Bellaire and Columbus

Frank Burns of this city, a member of the miner's state auditing committee, leaves for Bellaire to audit the secretary treasurer of the sub district. Freda Halley of Midvale and A W Thompson of Cambridge join. The committee will later audit G W Savage in Columbus and report at the miners' state convention likely held the following week in Columbus. Misses Winnie Meredith and

Frank Burns Bellaire Freda Halley Midvale A. W. Thompson Cambridge Columbus G. W. Savage Miners’ Organization Miners’ State

Ethel Jonas Attends Teachers’ Course at Ohio University

Ethel Jonas went to Athens on Wednesday to join the teachers' course at Ohio University.

Ethel Jonas Athens Ohio University

School Inspector Tours Athens County Schools

George Norris of Columbus state high school inspector spends the week in Athens county visiting county high schools to verify compliance with state approved courses. He has already checked Amesville Coolville Carbondale Luhrig Marshfield Lodi township Chauncey Jacksonville and Buchtel.

George Norris Columbus Athens County Amesville Coolville Carbondale Luhrig Marshfield Lodi Township Chauncey Jacksonville Buchtel

Italian man shot in Cleveland persists in hospital

An unidentified Italian man, believed to be a Black Hand victim, lies in a Cleveland hospital with more than a dozen bullet wounds after police found him at 4 30 this morning following a barrage of shots in a lonely street.

Cleveland

Hyomei Claims Safe Catarrh Cure by Germ Killing

Hyomei’s germ killing medication is presented as the only sensible safe treatment for catarrh. It goes directly to the spot by being breathed through the nose and mouth. Satisfaction guaranteed or money refunded. Sold by Mckee Drug Co.

Hyomei Mckee Drug Co

Suit Accuses Goodyear Officials of Stock Conspiracy

Charles J. Motz sues in common pleas court alleging a secret plot by Goodyear officials and directors and Gotham bankers Dillon Read to conceal 200000 shares valued at 20000000, depriving shareholders of a chance to acquire it. The suit seeks to enjoin handling of the stock until a court decision.

Aaron, O Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company New York Bankers Dillon, Read and Company Charles J. Motz Common Pleas Court Gotham Bankers

Dime-Sized Chrysanthemums Compete With Giant Blooms at London Show

A London flower show showcased chrysanthemums up to 13 inches across alongside much smaller blooms the size of a dime. Spectators admired the contrast as exhibitors highlighted variety and scale.

London

Home Secretary Bridgeman to Attend Royal Birth in London

In line with constitutional custom, Home Secretary Bridgeman will attend the birth of Princess Marys child in London if it occurs. His presence is required for any child who could stand in the English line of succession to the Abron throne.

Bridgeman Princess Mary London

Flu Epidemic Strains Athens County Schools

The influenza outbreak hits Athens County with about one quarter of 8000 pupils absent. Some grades in Millfield and The Plains are closed or dismissed while Athens schools report similar absentee rates. City workers including Night Officer Charles Maples and City Auditor Griffith Evans have contracted the illness.

Athens County Millfield the Plains Athens C. E. Stailey Stanley Higgins Charles Maples Griffith Evans

Two Taken To Dayton Works For Fearful Terms

Two men were sent to the Dayton workhouse on court orders. John Kepler of Nelsonville faces $1400 fines on two dry law violations, unable to pay, to work off $800 plus costs at 66 cents daily. Basil Minerd of Gary’s Run serves six months for failure to support his child and bond default.

Dayton Dana Nash Helwir John Kepler Nelsonville Kepler Basil Minerd Garys‘le

Defiance Farm Bureau contest ends with $1479 loss

Defiance county records show a six week extermination contest among Farm Bureau members resulted in $1 479 in destruction value. County Agent Whonsetler reports the tally.

Defiance Pesta Defiance Township Whonsetler

Prominent Pottery Manufacturer F R Jones Dies

Zanesville Ohio February 1 F R Ted Jones a well known pottery maker died at his home after a three day illness from pneumonia The deceased was famed in Elk circles and had national renown for his pottery work.

Zanesville, O F. R “Ted” Jones

Harrisburg Woman Praises Tanlac for Stomach Relief

Mrs. C. W. Challenger of Harrisburg declares Tanlac cured her severe stomach trouble and indigestion after trial. She says she could not eat, suffered gas pains and nervous distress, but since taking Tanlac she eats anything with no discomfort and feels steady. Tanlac sold by all good druggists.

C. W. Challenger Berryhill St Harrisburg

One Legged Groom Leads Wedding in Eltham

The wedding at Eltham, a London suburb, features a one legged groom and a one legged bride. Groom Robert Payne, a former soldier who lost a leg at Ypres in 1917, hobbled to the altar on crutches. Bride Alice Smith, who lost a leg in childhood, wore an artificial limb.

London Eltham Robert Payne Ypres Alice Smith Payne

Drink More Water To Aid Kidney Health

An advice column urges Americans to guard against kidney trouble by drinking soft water and using Jad Salts to flush and stimulate congested kidneys. It describes symptoms like back pain cloudy urine and night urination and recommends a physician check twice yearly.

Two Building Towns Plan Consolidated Schools in Trimble

Trimble township moves to issue bonds totaling 155000 for two consolidated school buildings. One at Big Greens Run will serve 382 pupils with grades and a junior high, the other at Hollister will house grades and a high school. Existing schools at Modoc Need Town Little Greens Run Taylors Lidge join the central complex. 410 grade pupils are crowded into current facilities.

Trimble Township H. J. Finsterwald Athens Big Greens Run Modoc Needtown Little Greens Run Taylors Lidge Hollister Bfollister Jimterdon Derthie

Three Siblings and Father Die in Baltimore Home Fire

A Baltimore family including Elizabeth Phillips 49 and her two daughters Elizabeth 123 and a father aged 10 suffocated in a early morning blaze. Firemen rescued them unconscious from the burning house and they died at the hospital shortly after.

Baltimore Elizabeth Phillips Elizabeth

Drunk Offenders Fill Athens County Jail in January

Sheriff Meskiniev's January jail register shows 43 prisoners with 21 charged with intoxicating liquor offenses. The dry law convictions mirror January 1922 figures, with 33 inmates that month and 14 tied to liquor offenses, indicating similar proportions despite overall counts.

Meskiniev Athens County

Mad dog scare unsettles Lexington village in Ohio

In Lexington near Mansfield on February 1 a mad dog ran through streets biting several people. Edward Shafer and Civil War veteran George Myers were bitten before the dog was shot. The head was sent to Columbus for rabies testing. the dog belonged to a farmer near Bellville. The area had another scare two weeks earlier.

Mansfield Lexington Edward Shafer George Myers Columbus Bellville

French action ruins hopes for German reparations

London February 1 J C Davidson secretary to Premier Bonar Law said French occupation of the Ruhr destroys any hope of obtaining reparations from Germany by killing its capacity to pay. The remark is widely taken as reflecting official British government views.

London Ruhr Germany J. C. Davidson Bonar Law Davidson

Greek Student in Camp Delays Bride Claim

Nick Douniadakin a naturalized Greek and ex soldier student at Sherman Tech must wait until after June 380, 1923 to claim his bride due to U S limits on Greek immigrants. He asks Red Cross to arrange travel for his fiancée Miss Stella Blebladakim of Crete. Yorkville also reports a condemned village lockup and plans to build a town hall.

Chillicothe Nick Douniadakin Sherman Tech United States Nick Red Cross Stella Blebladakim Xemouthohari Island of Crete Greece Yorkville Keb State Department of Industrial Relations

Austria Reports November Note Circulation Surges

Austria's note circulation for November reached 8,000,000,000,000,000 crowns, up from 2,937,000,909,000 crowns in the prior month, signaling a sharp increase in currency in circulation during the period.

Austria

Grip season ravages valley as schools close

South Alexander Kercho reports a harsh grip season sweeping the region. Families are prostrated and schools close, casting life into hardship. the writer urges planting and caring for shade trees for future generations.

Skepticism on Monkey Origin Impresses Readers

The writer mocks the idea that humans descended from apes and questions pride in such ancestry. The casual tone cites humorous exclamations like great jumpin jehosaphat to underscore disbelief. The piece treats the theory as lacking respectability or lineage.

Jehosaphat

Aims to End War Not War Costs and Waste

The author contrasts the cost of a single battleship with building 8,600 homes for 5,000 each and housing a city of 40,000. They urge anti-waste action, note famine abroad while armies flourish, and reminisce about post office days and a village “Hammer club” led by the Squire who settled disputes with blunt wisdom.

United States Hammer Club

Return to the Old Country Store and Post Office

A nostalgic wish to revisit a country store and post office. The speaker fondly recalls dim tobacco haze, rows of patent medicines, Will and Joe Coe and a local choir, and the brisk entrance of Bill Moser with cheerful banter.

Kkempt Ayer Chamberlain Will Joe Coe Jasper Drake Charlie Hibbard Bil and Hen Masters Charlie Joe Knight Bill Crssen

Carefree Mischievous Boys Take Different Paths Today

Describes boys once playful now scattered from the Atlantic to the Pacific with some reaching fame while others facing different fates. Praises ministers farmers and merchants as exemplars of citizenship who helped build the country.

Gibbons Sues Over Pole Damage In Elyria Case

Alex Gibbons by father files $50,000 damage claim against American Telegraph and Telephone Co alleging negligent pole placement near the road caused a skidding auto to crash into a pole on November 29, injuring the boy and leading to leg amputation.

Elyria American Telegraph and Telephone Co Alexis Gibbons Pittsfield

Ohio Klansmen Move to Expel Girl in Van Wert

Authorities investigate the Ku Klux Klan's operations in Van Wert after Ser geant Dalton's Weekly circulates in stores. A letter from a Van Wert source orders a girl to leave town for alleged unbecoming conduct and warns the klan is present today tomorrow and forever. The girl receives protective measures.

van Weept Aa KK Atias

German Resistance in Ruhr Centered on Impotent Occupation Forces

DUSSELDORF Feb 1 By teleph to Berlin the entire German defense against the French invasion in the Ruhr focused on making the occupation military forces impotent. Half a million German coal miners and 200,000 German railway workers are relied upon by the Berlin government and the coal and oil barons to carry this program into effect.

Dusseldorf Berlin Ruhr

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