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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 03, 1921
Page
5
Fragments allege Jack cousins and another man abducted Mrs. Witherell wife of G. B. Witherell a manager at an investment firm. The group reportedly held her to force a telecommunication deal and a man was arrested as he attempted to collect. Mrs. Witherell was reportedly treated courteously during the incident.
Mr F L Rowles and Mr J E Rowles return to Akron after attending their brother in law Albert Woodruff funeral in Athens. Mr J J Schmidt A H Brooks and G C Parks of Cline Ice Cream Co travel to Columbus for the Ice Cream Makers convention. Alpha Gamma Delta alumnae hold a Friday 2 PM business meeting.
Local dealer promotes Elgin watches in nickel gold filled and solid gold finishes. Advertises low and medium price grades and promises affordable fitting of any desired model.
The Foreign Missionary Society of the First M E church moved its meeting from Friday to Saturday at 2 pm in the church parlors due to evangelistic services. Frank Lookenotte of Cumberland Maryland and family visited after the death of his father Henry Lookenotte. funeral was in Gloucester with burial in Athens Catholic cemetery.
Mr H G Householder traveled to Jacksonville after learning of his uncle Harry Householder death in Columbus hospital from pneumonia after surgery for appendicitis. Burial will be in Athens at West Union street cemetery after services in Jacksonville. The Higley Study Circle met at Lingley Mall with Mrs Jennie O Dell. president Mrs George H Junod led a discussion on Civilization and papers by Mrs S M Haffey and Mrs B P Koons. An appeal raised $25 for starving Polana children and Mountain children.
A Friday evening dance at the Masonic Temple hosted by male students from the local high school and university. The event is an invitation affair inviting men to attend as guests or participants.
A Dance Pi Beta Phi conersee from Ohio University will serve as hostesses for a Saturday evening event at the Masonic Temple.
Mrs. Mary Devlin of 11 Palmer Street entertained guests Tuesday evening for the pleasure of her son and daughter in law Mr and Mrs Michael Devlin of Columbus. Cards were the main diversion with euchre at three tables. Light refreshments were served. Mr Devlin returned to Columbus and his wife remained for a longer visit.
Travel costs rose twenty percent at midnight Wednesday on all intra state lines, with inter state fares already higher. The old two cent per mile rate rose to three cents during the war and now to three and six tenths cents per mile, inflating a ten mile trip from twenty cents to thirty six cents. Round trips to Columbus now cost almost twice as much as before the changes.
Rachel and Harry Coots of Circle Hill paid fines of five dollars plus costs after pleading guilty to using profane and abusive language. The charges were filed by Robert Buchanan of Circle Hill. They paid the fine and were released by Justice Helwig on Wednesday.
Sir Leo Money tells United Press exchange conditions must be corrected immediately or world commerce will collapse. He argues the U S can afford debt repudiation and Britain could wipe out its debt to America in 15 years, but warns it would cause chaos and stagnating trade without mutual debt cancellation.
Chicago February 3 union leaders charged railroads seek to force the federal railroad labor board to disregard the Esch Cummins act. E F Grable head of the unskilled maintenance of way and shop laborers union refuted a railroads petition to abrogate national agreements and cut wages arguing the crisis stems from mismanagement and costly staffs. He urged a fair hearing as the board weighs emergency action versus proposals. Grable cited 1919 wage figures for 286300 maintenance workers at 933.60 and 65000 others at 698.88 a year.
New York traders attacked the market at the open as they did yesterday, pushing prices lower and seeking the weakest possible start. Professionals focused on depressing early quotations to gain a lower base for sessions.
An ad promises instant warmth and relief from rheumatic pains backache neuritis and stiff neck using Bowles Red Pepper Rub made from red peppers. It claims rapid tingling heat frees blood circulation breaks congestion and relieves pain within minutes with inexpensive drugstore availability and cold chest relief.
Ohio unemployed, about 450000, resist farm labor offers with demands near prewar pay. N H E Shaw notes farmers need 160000 workers in two weeks for spring planting as many abandon crops or switch to stock raising. He warns of potential food shortages and rising prices if wage demands persist.
Food prices in Cleveland have fallen sharply with leading hotels cutting costs by about 15 percent across 80 food items. Restaurants report declines from 15 to 50 percent, milk and coffee down by about 50 percent, and hotels promising further reductions as wholesale prices stay down.
London reports Mount Everest the world’s highest peak will be climbed by a Royal Geographical Society Alpine Club team. The two year project aims to map approaches and gather information before attempting the summit with possible aeroplane support and Indian government cooperation.
Resolutions from the Ohio farm bureau federation urge Governor Davis to appoint dirt farmers to state boards and oppose the sixty county real estate reappraisal. They back a state constabulary bill and seek transfer of Wooster agricultural station control to Ohio State University trustees.
Michael Mullen, renowned Republican leader, dies late. Funeral services are scheduled for Saturday in Cincinnati.
Public school teachers in the United States should receive at least 1.8 billion dollars in salaries this year, says P. P. Claxton, commissioner of education. He notes elementary pay up about 30 percent in four years and high school principals up 18 percent since the war, with ongoing staffing shortages and wage pressures shaping the crisis.
The passage outlines etiquette for house guests and hostesses regarding arrivals and departures. It notes that guests arriving in the afternoon should depart at the time stated unless invited to stay longer, and suggests hostesses may accompany guests to the station. It forbids the hostess from guiding a gentleman to his room and warns against leaving without settling contracted payments.
In Cleveland on February 8 jewelry salesman John A. Severs from New York found his hotel room trunk looted of about 25000 dollars in jewelry after he left his room. Police said the trunk was ripped open by a man who followed him from New York. Samuel Jack of East Cleveland reported a home robbery totaling 12500 dollars in Liberty Bonds and 2500 in jewelry.
Fred Gunther prepared in Athens to begin a new well on the McKnight farm near Fisher Station. The Jones farm well adjoining McKnight continues pumping about ten barrels a day. Spudding on the McKnight well was to begin today.
Three men applied at the city jail Wednesday evening for lodging. They claimed to be part of the unemployed and unable to find work. The trio received a cot for the night and left the city today to continue their search elsewhere.
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