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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 14, 1922
Page
3
The article notes revival style sermons by Rev. on Belshazzar and modern life, with Friday and ongoing meetings led by G. W. and others. It describes sermon reports required with text leading thought and illustration, and mentions services at 10.30 and 7 with Sunday school and youth meeting an hour earlier.
L Mortons of Ohio announces an extension class in Nelsonville Monday evening with a $5 fee for 80 or more attendees. The National Holiness Church hosts sessions 9:30 a.m. and 7 p.m. led by L W Stanger at 2:30 p.m. Also billed is a major wrestling event refereed by Sisson Jr. from Nelsonville with Kou and Linow in a Russsian bout, a landmark match for Columbus.
Local charity committee urges citizens to donate provisions during inventory at headquarters. A beef donation from Rider and a $65 cash gift support the needy as workers coordinate food, sugar, and beans. Kristina Church pastor L Johnson announces services with evangelist L Lowe as crowds grow, inviting the public to attend all events next week.
Sunday school children are urged to attend morning services for the next ten Sundays as part of a church program to emphasize moral instruction and devotion. The note highlights prayerful preparation and communal participation led by Bayterian Church.
A garbled notice mentions Cathartic Tablets and a letter received from Arthur L. at 54 Cincinnati St Dayton. The readable fragment suggests a pending action or instruction related to possession or writing to the named address.
The First M. E. Church announces Sunday School at 9 30 A M Morning Worship at 10 30 A M with theme The Cry Of The Lost Class Meeting at 6 P M led by Rev Howard Evening Worship at 7 15 P M with sermon on Four Great Fools. services nightly all week at 7.00 o clock. A cordial welcome to all.
The church reports a ready increase in attendance and hopes for an even larger turnout today than last Sunday. Two members have promised gifts if this occurs. Adults are asked to attend. Rev. Arthur Marshall will preach at 7 00 p m. The adults class meets at Mrs Attwood's Chestnut street at 7 00 p m Wednesday January 18. Choir practice and a short service follow Friday January 20 at 7 00 p m.
Glouster The Green Tun PTA met Sunday at 2 PM and heard Miss Munn discuss school health problems including underweight children. Teachers urged to improve nutrition and routines while the February meeting date was set. A telegram from Rep I M Foster announced continued village free mail delivery, saving service in Glouster.
Night watchman funding secured by Gloucester Chamber through secretary L E Munden after a council discussion. Town leaders decided not to fund a townwide night watchman, noting the officer’s duties focus on High Street. High and Main street business men pledged to maintain the officer on duty.
A regular Cham ber of Commerce meeting will be held Monday evening at 7 30 in the American Legion club rooms. Several matters will be up for action and all members should attend. Mrs John Clark Sr was an Athens visitor Friday.
New York reports two deaths from wood alcohol with a third person dying expected. Robert Doyle, 35, died at Bellevue Hospital after leaving a rooming house. Alfred Cable, a furniture polisher, drank coffee mixed with furniture polish to offset the wood alcohol and died within hours.
At the Pythian Sisters gathering in Athens the officers for the coming year were installed by Mrs. E. L. Church with other officials named. A doll prize went to Mrs. A. R. Antle and funds were raised for the Pythian Sisters home at Medina. A social picnic followed. In a preliminary girls’ game Nelsonville vs Athens ended 7 6 with Athens winning as Burson Young each scored and Ruth Porter led Athens.
National figure Elsie Hill will address the City Federation at 2 p.m. Monday at First Presbyterian church on women rights and laws affecting suffrage. Judge L G Worstell will speak on laws impacting women. All women invited.
Miss Molly Pierce left today for an extended visit with relatives and friends in Columbus Circle ville and Canal Winchester. Mr C F Masure has been seriously ill but is improving and expects to be out soon. Mrs Ralph P Jennings returned home from a weeks visit in Decatur Alabama with her parents Mr and Mrs G M Goodman and other home folks. Monday at 3 30 pm a business meeting of the Central school Parent Teacher association will be held and all members are urged to attend.
Athens high school coached by Torrance defeated London high 18 to 9 on the armory floor. Battin led Athens with four field goals and two fouls, supported by Muir and Sharp as London pressed hard but Athens held the visitors to limited scoring. Substitutes Shafer and Kahler helped close out the game as Athens maintained the lead.
Marietta High defeated John Hancock 83 to 13 in a fast paced game at Marietta. Key scorers were Rei ter and Merrill for Marietta with McCann's defense for Hancock noted as a highlight. Hancock and Marietta meet again next Saturday in Athens for a return.
The first lasting snow of the year coated Athens streets with about an inch and a half, packing well on main coasting routes. Kids set out sleds and bob sleds from summer storage for lively sessions as evening fell. The Richland Avenue thermometer stood at 12 above at 7 am, with colder conditions anticipated overnight January 2.
Clyde Powell will preach at the Nazarene church in Plains on Sunday evening at seven o'clock.
If you pass by, inspect our complete factory for making and repairing glasses. We grind any lens from high power lenticular to invisible Kryptok bifocal or common sphere. We guarantee our work to be right.
Mrs H W Hawes of Lynn Massachusetts praises Father John’s Medicine as a safe tonic for a seven year old. She notes a past throat trouble and pale complexion improved by the remedy claiming it boosts health during colds and is free from alcohol or dangerous drugs.
Rev C E Knight of Coelville will preach at the Free Methodist Church Sunday at seven. The quarterly meeting begins January 25 and lasts ten days with Rev J A Hopins serving as elder.
West Virginia mounts a 24 to 4 victory over Ohio University mat men at Morgantown Friday night. Olson’s first year squad impressed with skill as Ohio faced injuries and strong WVU holds. Calvert of Ohio scored a lone fall over Richards in the 115 pound class.
New York January 14 Gene Tunney defeated Battling Levinsky in twelve rounds at Madison Square Garden to become the light heavyweight champion of America. Greenwich Village celebrates as Tunney also earns a diamond studded Tex Rickard belt. Fred Fulton, backed by a syndicate, drew with Barley Madden in a separate bout.
The United States Golf Association plans to discuss uniform rules for play at its annual Chicago meeting with proposals to abolish ribbed clubs and modify the stymier rule, expected to spark debate among members.
Ohio fish and game chief A C Baxter urges farmers sportsmen and trappers to buy 1922 hunters and trappers licenses now. Licenses required to hunt or kill wild birds or animals with landowner exemption only on their owned or controlled lands. Buying early helps avoid trouble and boosts funds for restocking and wildlife conservation across Ohio.
Mrs Zora Walburn seeks alimony and equitable relief after alleging marriage December 31 1921 and instant abandonment by her husband Fred Walburn The filing claims she lacks means to prosecute and requests temporary and permanent alimony at final hearing from the absent husband in the building where she filed two weeks after the remarriage ending in separation
Bryan Schall and Isabel Perkins, both of Nelsonville, along with Charles Hilbert Smith and Inez Williams, also of Nelsonville, are identified as miners in the notice.
Government seeds for vegetables and flowers are allotted for distribution in the district. Residents may request packages by sending a postal card by February 1 1922 with kind desired and name and address to I M Foster M C Room 416 H O B Washington D C.
Senator Hiram Johnson of California returned to Washington from the Pacific coast and said western sentiment was against the four power Pacific treaty, just as it opposed the league of nations.
Savings amounting to thousands of dollars have been achieved on the Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul railroad through cooperation of employees and officers. H. S. Byram, president of the line, told the Interstate Commerce Commission today in its investigation of transportation problems.
The unionist government of Ulster refuses to implement the royal amnesty decree and plans to send Sinn Fein prisoners to southern Ireland for disposition by British authorities there.
Neil Martin a ten year Ohio University alumnus and Phi Delta Theta member closely tied to J Howell Lindley makes a strong stage impression in the Philadelphia Public Ledger. He is noted for a key role in the new play Only 88 now appearing in Philadelphia.
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