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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 03, 1920
Page
3
The third Monday night crowd at the Christian church fills the pews as plans unfold for next Sunday. Miss White will sing and gospel messages will be preached in plain terms inviting public attendance.
Meeting notes show 16.60 collected in January fines. Ordinance 541 on first reading would pay a substitute fire chief 4.50 daily. ordinance 64¢ amends pay. Ford truck rep discusses options as council ponders selling current gear for a motor driven hose and chemical unit. Water works plans by Engineer Burgess to be submitted within two weeks and pushed swiftly.
Little Miss Lillian Mae Campbell daughter of Mr and Mrs S D Campbell is improving after pneumonia illness. Guests included Mr and Mrs O G Miller of Athens and Mrs R M Figley of Chillicothe visiting Mr and Mrs C C Figley. Ed Crammer and daughter spent Sunday in Athens with Mrs Crammer's parents. Margaret Johnson left to begin her second semester at Oberlin.
Mechems Dry Goods Company, three years after acquiring the Rob bins store on West Columbus Street, has bought the Robbins building. The deal includes adjoining ground for a two story brick addition. The first floor will house Mechem's shoe store, now on West Washington Street, with the second story becoming office space.
Nelsonville classified note announces Dancing Owls hall events every Saturday night starting February 7. Ladies must present invitations for admission. gentlemen admitted without invite. Also lists two sale items including a 5 room cottage at 481 Scott St and a Lansing Road wagon with horses and harness for sale. Contact Bell 670 and D W Gorsuch at 244 Myers St. Citizens 1121.
A notice states that the author will not be responsible for any q is contracted by his wife. Dated in Buchtel and signed by Arlie Dixon.
A meeting will be held at the mayor's office in Trimble at 6 30 Thursday evening to organize a co operative store. Backers say time is ripe to form the organization and begin operation. Mrs L R Andrews and her daughter Florence returned from Columbus where Florence had an operation at Grant hospital.
Harry Hann resigns from the local depot role and joins the machine shops at mine 256. Clifford Leighty succeeds him at the depot, effective at the start of the week. Dr. F. H. May spent part of the week in Cincinnati as guest of G. E. Gilley and family, former Trimble residents.
Dean LeFever returned to the O. S. A. at Columbus yesterday, ending a week's visit in this city with his parents Mr. and Mrs. M. M. LeFever.
Due to a teacher shortage at Glouster High School Rev. Orr, pastor of the Methodist church, agreed to teach for the balance of the term after being hired at a board of education meeting held last night. The district has struggled all year to secure enough teachers to run the schools.
Conrad Wein of Murray the sub-district secretary of the miners organization was here yesterday and today on business connected with his office.
Mr and Mrs L L Robinett hosted Chas E Jordan foster brother of Mrs Robinett from Los Angeles California. Jordan attended the national convention of tailors in Cincinnati and visited the Robinetts briefly while in this state.
In Glouster on February 3, a wrestling feud between Jap Matsuda and Turk figure Musselman intensifies with a third bout planned for next Friday. Mike Sheenan backs Matsuda while fans favor the Jap. Referee Olson of Athens to officiate. Bowser of Newark as backup. Preliminaries include a Battle Royal.
Geneva reports Mrs William B Leeds formerly of Cleveland and New York married Prince Christopher of Greece at Vevey near Lausanne. The ceremony lasted over an hour with Greek Catholic rites led by a priest sent by the deposed Constantine. Royal guests included Greek royals, Italian and Spanish princesses, and a Danish prince.
Free Methodist Church announces no service tonight but an evangelistic gathering tomorrow evening. All welcome to attend the event featuring preaching and prayer.
Four in a car robbed Pete Thiakon in Canton, taking 25 dollars and a gold watch. Police seek witnesses and describe suspects as highwarmen in the vehicle.
President Masaryk welcomed Czech and Slovak veterans in the capital and reviewed the troops. The soldiers carried the American flag during the review, symbolizing U S support for their mission.
Council approves Ordinance 242 on Maple street improvement after three readings. Salary committee endorses safety director at 75 dollars yearly and Ordinance 243 fixing salaries wages and bonds advances to first reading. New Board of Health named. January report shows 225 dollars collected. council adjourns to the 16th.
In four precincts of Cleveland's Ward 11 the wet side widened its tally from an initial 479 to a new 302 majority by noon, as the dry-wet recount in the referendum continued. The wets started with a 271 edge and gained 31 votes to date.
In Cleveland on February 3 influenza cases climbed with 520 new infections in 24 hours, the highest in two weeks. The city now reports about 2,500 cases and 11 deaths. pneumonia adds 27 new cases and nine deaths. Health Commissioner H L Rockwood notes lower mortality than last year.
Mr Frank Pierce visits Arthur Hardy Sunday afternoon. Mary Hardy and Sadie Huston of Beaumont host a farewell party for Elden Clink and Hubert Lanning bound for Columbus. Ed Huston of Deanville visits Mrs Martha Huston of Beaumont. Mark Fisk and Darrel Witham of Chauncey visit Christine Courtney Sunday afternoon.
More than a hundred American business firm representatives formed the American commercial association to promote trade with Russia in New York. The executive committee was directed to seek mandamus proceedings in federal courts if Secretary of State Lansing blocks resumption of commerce. The resolution called Russia a unique opportunity for American enterprise and technical skill.
Brookville and nearby towns hosted a string of Sunday and weekend visits. Families from Athens Nelsonville New Marshfield and Lubing spent time with Beckle McBride Risley Burkett Stokoe James and James households. Little Victor Leroy Beckle and Alice McBride were listed as sick.
Major General Sir Frederick Hugh Sykes told the Royal Geographical Society that Brittania must rule the air as she rules the waves. He predicted a coming year of air battle for supremacy and argued commercial planes must become bombers. He urged all-British air routes and disclosed a secret plan mapping world air lines to Egypt and Capetown with several planes to launch soon.
Columbus Ohio February 3 Police have no clue to the identity of the slayers of Charles S Thurston 49 Pennsylvania railroad detective shot to death while on duty in the east side yards. Eight bullet holes were found in Thurston’s body Police believe he was the victim of box car robbers. Thurston was a brother of How ard Thurston the magician.
In Columbus Ohio on Monday February 3 plans for a referendum on the street car ordinance were already under way. The ordinance sets a six cent cash fare five tickets for a quarter for two years and five cent cash fare six tickets for a quarter for the remaining four years of the company franchise with ten cent owl car fares and free universal transfers, to take effect in thirty days. It was approved by a four to three vote, replacing the present eight tickets for 25 cents.
Georges Carpentier, challenger for the world title, will sail for America on March 10. He plans to go from New York to Los Angeles around March 25 for movie contracts before touring the United States in vaudeville.
Funeral services for Mrs. W Landis will be held at the residence 23 Stimpson avenue Wednesday morning at 9 30 conducted by Rev E D Murch. The party will depart after the service for Meige county for interment in Wella cemetery. The Pythian Sisters of Rutland, her lodge, will conduct graveside rites.
Mrs Jessie Mansfield wife of Dr M L Mansfield of Kearney Nebraska died after a second paralytic stroke following a fall illness She was the daughter of Mr and Mrs E Love of Canaan township and survived by three sisters Bertha Queenie and May and four brothers Charley Wade Ray and Carl Burial took place in Kearney after services last Thursday causing deep shock among relatives in the Athens area.
Jesse E. Patterson of Athena route four died Monday morning at his father's home aged forty one. Funeral services are set for two o'clock Wednesday at Clark's Chapel.
A 6000 pound capacity army truck from Columbus arrives for a recruit display. Hospital Sergeant Frank J. Manuel leads Sgt. Riley Nalls and Privates first class Jos. Hayden Elwood W. Bauman and Teddy Miller. The truck weighs 17200 pounds with removable tires and rail fitting rims. Manuel showcases a German machine gun from the Argonne offensive as part of a peace time recruitment push planned for the coming week.
The Canaanville Institute, set to begin Wednesday, has been postponed due to flu prevalence.
A contemplative note describes a girl who fails to recognize her own beauty and is labeled as insane. The piece reflects on perception and self-doubt without detailing events or context.
Samuel Blair, a speaker of note, will address the Athens Chamber of Commerce at the noon luncheon Wednesday. Blair, former five years as superintendent of missions in Mexico, is in central Ohio and slated to speak on Problems and Perils of the Hour.
More than 200 teams enter the Ohio state bowling tournament in Akron opening tonight. Akron hosts the first three days with twelve Firestone teams starting, followed by twelve Goodyear, and Thursday sees a batch from Goodrich. Dayton reportedly leads contenders for the 1921 event.
Cleveland Ohio February 3 Mrs George Fowler was hunted today for leaving her ten days old baby with Mrs Hazel Sanders and failing to return for it A note read If I am not back by 2 30 p m I ll not come back Sanders says the woman left the baby with her yesterday afternoon and said she would be right back The baby was placed in an orphanage.
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