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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 01, 1924
Page
3
Town observed a quiet New Year with the Y M C A assisting to keep peace during peak hours. Officials plan to limit crowds the first rush to ensure a square deal and prevent one person from monopolizing space. Wash Bircher, the first to face the new mayor, is slated for duties tomorrow.
A large turnout of Grotto members and their guests attended a dance at the K of P hall last night. Jack's Melody Lads provided music and dancing was enjoyed from 9:30 p m to midnight.
Tomorrow January the city schools will resume operations after a ten day holiday vacation.
Mr and Mrs Clarence Weshburn and family have returned after spending New Years at Akron.
The YMCA event drew about 60 members from various gym classes for an athletic program described as circus like. Midget performers aged ten to twelve drew applause while pyramid acts showcased training. Athens Futures beat locals 22 to 8 and Y girls edged intermediate boys 15 to 14 in closing games.
Fragmentary report notes Charles Davie observing a stroke like incident and visiting a neighbor. It places him at his neighbor’s home with Mrs C S Sheppard. Condition described as unchanged and not alarming to family though details remain obscure. Names include Ethel Rhodie and Claire Rhodie from Wheeling and Margaret Kemper of Newark.
Reserved seating announced for a Grotto event with ticket sales opening at Stuart House. Box office hours set for Tuesday morning January 9 at 9 o'clock.
The discussion argues meat adds no essential value beyond cheaper sources and stresses that grains and grain products, roots, leafy vegetables, fruits, oils, and sugars all have dietetic worth though not equally complete. It notes grains provide starch and protein and explains refined flour loses bran and germ, reducing nutritional value.
Funeral services were held this afternoon at Stout's ad Ste Kine parlors for Albert Spaulding. The ceremony started at 1 o'clock and burial followed at Greenlawn Cemetery.
Chief Pearson received a telegram from Secretary of State Brown extending the time for auto tags to January 11 1924. Public urged to obtain tags promptly to avoid trouble after the deadline.
New York report from the Savings Bank Division of the American Bankers Association shows savings deposits in banks and trust companies rose from 8.43 billion in 1912 to 17.33 billion in 1922, with accounts expanding from 19.7 million to 89.3 million. The growth reflects improved services and active campaigns to attract savers.
Briton J Budd and his Chicago North Shore Milwau kee line win the Jaries A Coffin medal for distinguished contribution to electric transport. Conductor acts of care and fair dealings highlight daily duties as Budd cites wage gains, stock plans, and employee programs while praising cooperative spirit and improved morale.
Mayor Koons told the informal city council meeting that G. M. Romine is the new director of public service. Rafel Johnson is again safety director. George Mason becomes clerk in the water works office. Williams resigns as service director to practice law.
Mrs. Belle Burns returned from Chauncey to Sharnsburg with her son Ernest after tending her brother William Smith's funeral in Chauncey. Mrs. Huffman and daughter left for Nelsonville. A protracted meeting continues at the Litton Bridge colored church with Huldah Hate and C DPD in charge. Parsons of Lathrop was buried at Mt Hermon. Mrs. Cinda Way of Bart was buried after illness. paralytic death noted. John Dewees biked from Cambridge to Lillian Rardin's home.
Ford Motor Co plans nearly 156 million dollars in expansion across the United States this year. Projects include Highland Park plant enlargement in Michigan, Dearborn engineering laboratory and River Rouge facilities, Iron Mountain wood distillation plant and new body factory, Fiat Rock lamp factory, and increased production at a wheel plant in Hamilton, Ohio.
A car driven by Helen Mitchell plowed into a sidewalk crowd during local celebrations in Atlanta, killing Lim Adee Mide McCord a year-old girl and J Queen aged 52, and injuring eight-year-old Helen Hall.
Litle Rock Arkansas reports a series of slight tremors felt across a broad area of Arkansas and Tennessee causing considerable citizen apprehension and a sense of unease.
Government gauge records indicate one and a half inches of rain fell in Amesville Sunday night, marking notable precipitation for the area.
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