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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 18, 1924
Page
3
A scrambled local page shows civic notices, club plans, and social items. Mentions Edward Bok peace plan pamphlet and Y M C A ballots, Hyperion club host, deaths in Athens, and a Sunday school class gathering with detailed attendee names.
The crowd gathered Thursday evening for the Victory meeting at the Christian church with Mrs. Katie Herrold presiding. Rev. George KF Tiffit spoke. KT. DD. Brown of Haydenville could not attend due to a family illness. A collection was taken and the night proved profitable. The Nelsonville night school opens next Monday with several joining for reading, writing and arithmetic. Women are invited to Y M C A Monday at 7 and men at Central school for two classes.
The Tian Church Loyal Woman's class reports a busy year from July 1 1923 to June 30 1924 with $3741.47 receipts, $173.26 class fund, $44.09 flower fund, $65 benevolences, and $131.25 treasury balance. Flowers were sent to forty sick and shutins. Miss Freda Ayers hosted Mrs. George Atkinson of Corning and Miss Helen Lewis of Ashland Kentucky.
Toledo civic groups and especially women’s clubs press for signatures protesting the parole of Barnett the Toledo benefactor convicted of mistreating six girls. They plan to present petitions to Daniel W. Williams as governor Donahey directs inquiry before the parole becomes effective February 1. Eight organizations have passed resolutions condemning the board and women demand resignation of Toledo school board president William C. Carr.
An old advertisement touts Bromo Quinine tablets by E. W. Grove as preventing influenza and colds. It claims the remedy tonics and laxative effects to keep the system healthy and ward off grip and influenza attacks, priced at 30 cents per box.
Bereans invite all men to attend a large Sunday class led by teacher Ed Wallace. The Berean orchestra has prepared special music for the session and adds a musical element to the event.
A fair crowd gathered at the Y M C A on Thursday night as Nelsonville Hi defeated Plains Hi by 27 to 16. The game featured steady defense from Nelsonville and balanced scoring to secure the win.
G E Wifft pastor announces Sunday school at 9 30 a m preaching at 10 30 a m and 7 p m Epworth League at 6 p m class meeting at 6 p m called meeting of official board after morning service mid week service Wednesday and men's prayer meeting Friday at 7 p m choir rehearsal also listed
Morning worship at 10 39 a m Love Feast at 2 39 p m Evening service at 7 00 p m Tev John V Coleman will visit next Wednesday to represent the orphanage work Revival meetings begin January 25 with Tev Gaddis of Cincinnati and the Moser sisters Cottage prayer meeting held at Mr Barnard Imman's on Poplar street
Sunday school at 9 36 a m and morning service at 4 30 pm. Prof W S Gamertsfelder of Ohio University will preach both morning and evening. Junior Endeavor led by Mary Elizabeth Kessinger at 6 pm. Evening service at 7 pm. Rollie Howe to lead prayer meeting Wednesday at 7 pm.
The Nelsonville post office sold 21 300 worth of the new 412 per cent Treasury Savings Certificates in December. Postmaster Jackson said the higher interest yield is drawing investors to the certificates.
A. W. Gregg, 24, serves as an especial assistant to the secretary of the treasury. He is described as a tax wizard and an adviser on tax and internal revenue matters, a key cog in Uncle Sam’s annual income tax machine.
William H. Vanderbilt, 21, heir to a $20 million fortune, earns eight dollars a week as a messenger at Lee Higginson Co. He says the pay suits him and he won t rely on it to support his bride. The Vanderbilt family in Boston employs a butler and six other staff. He is son of the late Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt of Lusitania fame, and married Miss Emily O Neil Davis last November in a major social event.
Washington, Jan. 18. Treasury under-secretary G. I. Winston told the House Ways and Means Committee that high taxes deter new business, criticizing surtaxes as too steep and urging reforms under the Mellon plan. He argued prosperity partly drives rising income tax returns and stressed the need to balance revenue with industrial productivity.
One man is believed dead and another narrowly escaped when the Thirteenth street bridge gave way under a truck transporting sixty hogs into the Allegheny River. The incident occurred in Pittsburg Pennsylvania on January 18. The victims were trapped as the bridge collapsed, plunging the vehicle and animals into the water.
In Chillicothe Ohio on January 18 Carnegie hero medals were awarded to the fathers of Arthur Sheridan Harold Richards and Russell Ivans who drowned two years ago while attempting to save each other. The father of Ivans did not receive the extra $500 awarded to the other two. Mr Evans recently suffered severe burns at work in the Baltimore and Ohio shops.
Wheeling West Virginia January 18 bus travelers can now go from Pennsylvania to Indiana with a through line from Wheeling to Washington St Clairsville Columbus and Zanesville linking via connections in Ohio and Virginia enabling continuous cross state travel.
An advertisement extols coconut oil shampoo as mild and safer than aggressive soaps that dry the scalp. It promotes a refined formula from a seller in Houston and notes the product’s pleasant taste and salon-like feel while warning against high alkali in other soaps.
An advertisement for Creomulsion promotes a creosote based syrup to treat chronic coughs colds bronchitis and related lung ailments. It claims two fold action soothing inflamed membranes and eradicating germs with creosote absorbed into the bloodstream and offers a money back guarantee if not relieved.
Governor Donahey said he will not call a special session to pass emergency tax measures to aid municipalities in distress. He argues the legislature, now in recess, cannot be convened except by a joint committee. He favors a 1 percent real estate tax, a graduated income tax with exemptions, and an inheritance tax while abolishing tax on personal property.
Congressman Hines urged the House Public Hearings Committee to approve a 6.5 million dollar appropriation to complete the Veterans Bureau permanent hospital system. He spoke at a Washington hearing noting the funding would advance medical facilities for veterans.
A special meeting of Columbus Golden Post No 85 is scheduled for Saturday at 9 a.m. Details appear in the sparsely legible notice with the date shown as 1Pth 4. 1. PICKERT: 3 ry £%.
Washington reports say American warships will be deployed to Mexican waters to protect lives and property and ensure open commerce to and from Tampico, the region’s oil hub, amid rising tensions and potential conflict.
Five Blue battleships led by the California opened heavy gunfire on an opposing fleet in Colon harbor during a staged engagement guarding the Panama Canal on January 18.
Yale Daily News reports a student referendum showing 47 percent of 2,093 votes in favor of modifying the Volstead Act. 982 support modification, 585 want rigid enforcement, and 526 call for repeal of the 18th amendment.
The Ohio Utilities Commission ordered a suspension of increased toll rates by Ohio Bell Telephone Co. effective January 21. The suspension lasts until a hearing on February 6, prompted by protests from civic and business groups statewide and individual residents, reviews the proposed hikes.
Barnesville Ohio resident David Wagener an elder of the First Presbyterian Church has not missed a Sunday since the church opened and is the oldest member of the congregation's governing board.
Yorkville Ohio reports the restart of a tin plate mill with up to 21 plants now operating and only three idled as production continues. The revival marks a rebound for the local metal industry amid ongoing recovery efforts.
Danny Becker of St. Paul Minnesota, a paralyzed youth, relies on his small dog Jiggs to move his bicycle using the crutch as balance. Jiggs powers his master to and from school each day, a loyal canine helper in daily routines.
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