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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 04, 1922
Page
5
Society and Local News recounts visits by Mrs Lester Hayman and others to Morgantown and Athens homes, attendance at funerals for Mr Theodore Picker, and upcoming lectures from Mrs P Pierce. It notes many residents traveling, students at Vassar and local teachers, and confirms multiple club meetings and officer installations.
The Social Literary club met Tuesday afternoon at the home of Mrs. R. L. Wood, 96 North Congress Street. Mrs. J. H. Berry presided during the session, with Mrs. T. N. Hoover delivering the report of the meeting. Executive officers of Athens men’s clubs were called to attend.
Jack Pickford denies reports he married Broadway star Marilynn Miller and threatens action against publishers. Miller also denies engagement or marriage plans, while rumors swirl in New York and Hollywood about a supposed elopement and Zeigfeld opposition.
Belfast faced renewed violence as gunfire and explosions rocked the city around midnight. Three people died, including a baby, and seven were wounded a soldier was killed during the attack a girl leaving a cinema was struck by a sniper.
In Bel mot county Deputy State Prohibition Inspector John Iddings raided Tony Faua's Bellaire home and found a copper still five feet high four feet in diameter with 465 gallon capacity. Two three hole hotplates heated the mash. Faua jailed for violating prohibition laws. The still was described as as large as a Ford car.
Wooster board of trade directors aim to reach 1000 members, far above the previous high of 760 set two years ago. A statement to about 1500 Wooster men asks for a remittance of $1.25 to secure immediate membership.
Thirty six persons were injured when a N. O. T. southbound limited car left the track near Bedford and overturned. The accident, believed caused by a spreading rail, sent the front car on its side with Motorman Funk in charge. Ambulances and doctors rushed from Cleveland and Bedford treated the injured.
In 1921 the Athens county nursing staff examined 11,850 school children and partial checks on 174. Of those examined 8,781 were advised for treatment and 456 cured. One hundred seventy six were excluded for serious disease and 255,646 defects were recorded, with only 779 found normal. The effort was led by Supervising Nurse Miss Munn and five nurses, with Red Cross support across most townships.
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Anderson hosted a watch party on Saturday night with games and conversation. A midnight dainty lunch accompanied the old year out and the new year in. Mrs. Jennie Bean of Columbus and several local residents joined a family anniversary dinner. John Lauser recovered from two weeks of illness and attended.
Laxative and germ destroyer claims relief for headaches from slight colds. The tonic laxative promises cure by soothing symptoms and destroying germs. Genuine product bears E. W. Grove signature. Be sure you get BROMO. 30c.
Hebbardsville families visit Missouri relatives while local school reopens with Clarence Johnson as teacher. In Athens Mrs. Cline Castle visits parents, and infant son of Herb Carsey remains ill. Russell Oxley and family visit Lerman Parkers with Bates ties. Miss Lucile O’Neil visits Columbus friends as Marion Johnson and Donald stay with kin. Sunday school and prayer meeting set at M E church on January 8 at 9 30 a m.
Henry Davis, sworn as a special policeman in Wooster, arrests his wife and boarder John Washington. Both are assessed a suspended $25 fine after a reconciliation, and Davis declares no more boarders at the pie home.
In Toledo a report says Martin Burke 14 and Annie Marie Rinear 12 of Sylvania disappeared on Burke’s bicycle Sunday. They were believed headed to Dayton with plans to ride to Cincinnati. Word reached Annie’s uncle Carl A. P. Thorpe in Cleveland via their route through Lima.
Rufus P. Hubbard testified before the senate committee that American soldiers executed in France were returned to the United States with the hangman's black cap still on their heads. He described discovering three hanged privates at Bazeilles Sur Muese Cemetery around January 1, 1921, with ropes around necks and caps in place. He believed two were black and one white.
Curtis Withrow, held for the double murder of Hugh Nichols and his wife near Portsmouth Ohio, allegedly confessed to a jealousy driven shooting. Police say moonshine whiskey influenced the crime, and Withrow claimed he preferred death in the electric chair to life imprisonment.
The Jones family expresses gratitude to friends and neighbors for sympathy during the death of their husband and father. They thank Rev Strecker for kindness, Class six for music, and Mr and Mrs Dowler for assistance.
Funeral plans moved forward for Lieutenant Frank Sipman of Oakland California an aviation instructor attached to the naval station here and Lieutenant Hersmann of Weston West Virginia marine corps who were killed when a seaplane crashed near Pensacola Florida today.
Louis C. Burkhardt a 60 year old wealthy owner of a fashionable Cincinnati flat was found shot to death in his suite. Police investigated the scene and searched for clues about a possible motive.
Eight judges of the Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Court were found to have illegally received annual salary increases of 2009 dollars since May 20, 1920, in a ruling by the Apperate court.
United Press reports Hays considering a three year contract at 300000 dollars yearly to head the motion picture industry, while balancing duties in the Harding administration. He spent two hours with President Harding and may resign as policy work at the post office nears completion.
Wylie Jame son 65 former Harrison county infirmary director died after his son Samuel was killed in France three years earlier. He collapsed upon learning the news and never recovered after returning home this fall.
Chicago leaders push a resolution urging cities over 25 000 population to support wholesome wines and beer. During debate Aldermen John H. Lylle and John Toman exchanged blows in a dispute over the measure.
Ohio native George A. Cook former Illinois supreme court chief justice and cousin to local corporation counsel assisted as attorney for McCormick in the Chicago divorce case. The report notes Cook's connection to New Athens Harrison County.
Ohio and nearby states move toward cooperative livestock commission firms on the Cleveland and Pittsburgh markets. A Toledo meeting of livestock shipping representatives from Ohio and Michigan decided farmers of both states will cooperate to form such agencies.
Jan 7 program announced for New Marshfield Grange with roll call on valued labor saver reading paragraph from Cicely by Mrs Campbell. Discussion covers Grange role in securing public improvements for the community.
Washington reports Chairman Fordney in a reply to concerns over modern tariffs. He cites two knives bought in Chicago and Germany to illustrate alleged profit margins. He accuses Marshall Field and Company of opposing protective rates for selfish gain, echoing 1909 tactics by Payne era importers.
A grand jury investigation into the wholesale distribution of poisonous liquor in Cleveland was ordered today by President Judge Frederick W. Walther in criminal court.
Cincinnati council committee considers a resolution by B. E. Kellogg seeking forfeiture of the Cincinnati Traction Company's franchise. Kellogg accuses the firm of deferring two years of franchise tax totaling $700,000 and says fares should rise if needed to cover the tax.
William Moyer a 22 year old agent for the Columbus Delaware and Marion Electric Company told police he was robbed of 95 dollars last night by a bandit in Prospect Ohio.
Ohio Bell Telephone Company filed a petition with the Public Utilities Commission proposing charges for telephone connections removals and changes of location with restoration of service set for February 2 hearing. Charges depend on city telephone counts from 1000 to 75000 and aim to allocate removal and relocation costs. Reed says changes may not lower current rates but will affect future unified service pricing.
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