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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 26, 1920
Page
5
The January meeting of the Sunny Side Parent Teachers Association will be held Wednesday afternoon in room 7 of the school. Dr. Chrisman cannot attend due to illness, and Dean Voigt will speak in her stead with a chosen topic.
The article discusses a PTA talk on service for others by an able speaker. It urges attendance and bringing nonmembers, notes a district chart showing homes and memberships, reveals only one street has full 100 percent participation, while fifteen sections have zero memberships, and invites inquiries about section membership percentages at 312 between 8 and 4.
Dr. H T Lee’s birth day anniversary was celebrated with a dinner party hosted by his daughters Mrs Clarence Roach Mrs Earl Marquis and daughter in law Mrs W W Lee at the Colonial. Attending were Dr and Mrs H T Lee their daughter Miss Francis Lee and several sons in law spouses and relatives.
Mr and Mrs William Madison are ill with influenza. The S T N Club will meet Tuesday evening at 7 oclock with Mrs W D Wildes as hostess. Mr and Mrs James W Robey are improving though still confined to their home with the flu.
Births announced for Lucile and James Mortimer. Names include Clarence Franklin Wise born Jan 26 and James Mortimer Cotton born Jan 25. Social notices list Needle Club and Childs Conservation League meetings, visits, hospital stays, and funeral returns involving I M Foster Witman Ireland and local families.
Willie Lewis a famed heavyweight from the era is hospitalized with three bullet wounds after a masked gunman shot him in a telephone booth at his Chateau Thierry cabaret. The 36 year old veteran who fought since 1900 and faced Georges Carpentier Billy Papke and Mike Gibbons was expected to recover.
Mrs. Thomas Beeching of Andrews Indiana endorses Chamberlain's Cough Remedy as the best medicine for breaking up winter colds and attacks, noting her husband readily takes it and refuses other remedies.
The trial of Michigan Senator Truman H. Newberry and 134 others charged with election frauds will open in Grand Rapids tomorrow. Practically all defendants were expected to arrive today. one remains at large in South America.
The Swiss Bell Ringers are scheduled for a concert at First Christian Church tomorrow night at 7 30 P M. The event invites community members to attend.
Senate approves 500000 for public health service to combat influenza as cases rise in Michigan Minnesota and North Dakota with 2000 450 and 105 reported respectively. New York City leads in new infections while Kansas City reports 36 deaths.
Chicago health officials report the flu outbreak slowing with 1,600 new cases in the last 24 hours, down from an average of over 2,000 daily last week, and 101 deaths recorded yesterday.
Mrs. William Bennett Hoffman, dubbed the $75,000 bride, remains in contact with her Middlebranch family amid rumors of estrangement. W. H. Hinton on behalf of the couple’s parents says gossip of disownment is unfounded. Investigations show Hoffman absent from Edwards Hotel for two days while his wife visits friends in Cuyahoga Falls. The groom, a plumber and steamfitter, was said to work at Stark Railroad shops before the marriage. Efforts to verify the supposed inheritance have yielded no conclusive results.
Health officers in Canaanville issued an emergency order for immediate vaccination of all residents after a smallpox case. In Athens another order requires vaccination within forty eight hours for attendees of the Carpenter dance and Majestic theatre on Saturday January 24. The notice cites exposure at the Majestic theatre and Carpenter dance and names J M Higgins as health officer.
President Wilson selected his new secretary of the treasury and sent the name to the senate for confirmation. White House hints dismissed R C Leffingwell as a likely choice despite prior prominence.
The Supreme Court declines to review the Marie Equi espionage case, leaving lower court rulings intact. Equi of Portland, Oregon, is fined 500 dollars and imprisoned three years for violations of the espionage act. The decision also upheld Oregon labor priority of claims against a bankrupt Western Condensed Milk Company, with trustee James G. Wilson of Newburg contesting firstpayment to laborers.
Chicago reports 3850 influenza cases and 86 deaths and 826 pneumonia cases with 139 deaths. Doctors warn this could mark the start of an epidemic and urge germicides like Turpo to prevent spread. They advise rest and medical consultation if illness develops and note influenza often leads to pneumonia.
Vladimir Martens, representative of the Republic of Russia in the United States, testifies that his bureau seeks to reestablish economic exchange with the U.S. and to avoid interference in American affairs. He describes payrolls, departments, and legal operations of the Soviet bureau while denying bans by the Postmaster General and condemning prejudice through public speeches.
Columbus Ohio January 26 Farmers week opened today drawing farmers from Ohio and nearby states. The program runs through Saturday morning at Ohio State University featuring a series of agricultural events and exhibits.
Detroit prosecutor A P Cox says landlord George Munro will face manslaughter charges if baby Broadbeck who has double pneumonia dies. The father says Munro turned off the heat in the Broadbeck apartment over unpaid rent. The infant contracted pneumonia as a result.
Baltimore plans a new automobile manufacturing plant expected to produce between 6 000 and 8 000 cars annually. The project aims to boost local industry and employment in Maryland.
Icy sidewalks and highways plague Athens county and nearby areas as county commissioners deploy three trucks loaded with ashes to spread on slick roads around the city aiming to reduce danger.
A fire on the Lewis Coss property along Columbia avenue burned an old shed with damage estimated at 75 to 100 dollars. The responding truck made the trip from Lancaster without incident and a nearby tool shop was saved.
The Shrapnel Corner Philosopher notes a robin nesting at Charlie and Belle Brown's on Mound Street as gas shortages affect sidewalks. Ohio educators push two school levies in the legislature, a state levy of seven tenths of a mill for about $17 million and a county levy of one mill. Teacher pay scales range from $800 to $2,500 with progression to $1,400 as base.
The remains of Mary McCray were taken to Wilmington by Undertaker Baughman after her death Friday at the state institution. She died at age 67 following a six month confinement there.
Richard Johnson died of pneumonia at Athens State Hospital aged 67. He had been a patient there for one month and his remains were shipped the same day to East Monroe for burial by Undertaker Baughman.
Lakin Richards died Saturday night at the Athens State Hospital at age 69 after a two month stay there. Undertaker Baughman prepared the remains which were sent to Hillsboro this noon for burial.
Evelyn Dye Dailey born April 27 1862 in Harrisonville Meigs County Ohio died January 33 1920 at 6 am at 367 Thirteenth Ave age 67 years 8 months 23 days married Charles D Dailey May 27 1880 survived by daughters Mrs Raymond Laufer and Mrs A Jackson Shoemaker two granddaughters Mary Evelyn and Martha Louise Shoemaker her mother Mrs Martha Dye and sister Mrs G W Stouder and many relatives She joined the Methodist church in 1877 and remained faithful until death with a note of hopeful sentiment in the closing verse
Prof. Clinton Mackinnon of Ohio University critiques Army service, saying two years in the reserve proved unrewarding as he failed to be promoted or sent overseas. He notes new educational features make the Army attractive to young men who cannot attend college, offering broader opportunities for education.
Pennsylvania led the United States in total mileage of road construction contracts during 1919, highlighting the state's extensive infrastructure expansion and the growth of its highway program amid postwar development.
George Reith, 27, lay in a Cincinnati hospital with a bullet in the base of his nose after a bandit attempted to steal his car in front of a friend’s home. The assailant fired four shots, hit Reith once, then fled, abandoning the vehicle.
Springfield Indiana report says H L forced H O Brown to sleep at the police station after failing to pay a hotel bill. Brown was taken into custody by authorities for nonpayment and lodging.
Akron town note reports Gherilles Hutchinson leading a group described as Geput staging an operation with eighteen moonshine Kenmore persons involved in a local incident.
A Washington case dismisses charges tied to the Otso State Telephone Company scheme. It alleges a $93,000 collection from Columbus Ohio for free city telephone service spanning 1905 to 1914. The ruling ends the prosecution without trial.
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