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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jan 29, 1921

Page

2

Local Visitors Stop in Athens and Belpre

Mrs. Fred Edington and Mrs. Don Poston of Nelsonville visited Athens. Miss Margaret Ford plans a Columbus trip for a week. Mrs. Sidney Stone and children visit Jennie O'Dell in Lindley Hall. Miss Gladys Partlow hosts cousin Miss Jessie Doolittle of Saint Cloud. Miss Bertha Higgins attends a Lambda dance with Miss Ruth Davis. The Standard Bearers meet Monday at 6 with Miss Dorothy Slutz.

Fred Edington Don Poston Nelsonville Athens Sidney Stone Belpre Jennie O'Dell Lindley Hall Gladys Partlow Jessie Doolittle Saint Cloud Florida Bertha Higgins Columbus Lambda, Chi Alpha Ruth Davis Dorothy Slutz South Congress Street

Miss Muriel Wiley And Miss Fauna Linscott In Cincinnati Visit

Miss Muriel Wiley and Miss Fauna Linscott are shopping in Cincinnati today and will return home Sunday. They will be guests of the stormer’s mother Mrs Bludsoe during the stay.

Muriel Wiley Fauna Linscott Cincinnati Stormer Mrs. Bludsoe

Beta Auxiliary Meeting at Chapter House Monday

The Beta auxiliary will meet at the chapter house on President Street Monday afternoon at 8 p.m. All members are urged to attend and bring sewing equipment.

Beta President Street

Parkersburg Couple Visits East State Street Friends

Mr. and Mrs. C D McGrew of Parkersburg West Virginia arrived at noon to be weekend guests of Mr. and Mrs. W W Coe at 227 East State Street. Mrs McGrew is a cousin of Mr Coe.

Athens social visit includes Dr J C Jones and family

Dr J C Jones of South Charleston and his daughter Aleta a Columbus School for Girls student join Mrs Jones at the home of Mr and Mrs L V Brown for a Sunday visit Mrs Jones will accompany her husband home Mrs Hudson Graham and baby son Hudson Jr will return Sunday to Mayfield Kentucky after visiting Mr Graham They stayed at the home of Mr and Mrs W E Moler 42 West Washington Street during their Athens visit

J. C. Jones South Charleston Aleta Columbus School For Girls Hudson Graham Hudson Jr Mayfield Mr. Graham Athens W. E. Moler West Washington Street

Funeral and social notes from Athens area

Mr. D. K. Nutter visited Athens today returning from near Westerville after attending his sister Elizabeth Devols funeral. Devol died at 74 leaving a husband six children and two brothers. Mrs Winters traveled to Zanesville for a funeral and will return Monday. Mrs Townsend hosted the Art and Thimble club at the Colonial dinner then a Majestic theater party with many guests including Mrs Aumiller Burchfield Beasley Carpenter Gross Enlow Horn Junod Lash Moler Murphy Morton Moore Nelson Peters Taylor Walker Woodworth and the hostess.

D. K. Nutter Canaanville Athens Westerville Elizabeth Devol Harry Townsend Art and Thimble The Colonial Majestic E. E. Aumiller D. M. Burchfield F. J. Beasley W. A. Carpenter W. Gross E. M. Enlow C. H. Horn George Junod E. R. Lash Sr W. FE. Moler Andrew Murphy R. L. Morton C. ©. Moore Alex Nelson W. E. Peters H. M. Taylor George Walker E. C. Woodworth J. H. Berry

Lambda Chi Alpha Mid Winter Dance Delights Campus

The Lambda Chi Alpha fraternity held a pretty mid-winter dance Friday at the Masonic Temple with 35 couples dancing to University of Cincinnati musicians. Pink rosebud favors named partners, a lighted fraternity symbol was unveiled, and Dean Irma Voigt attended as guest of honor.

Lambda Chi Lambda Chi Alpha Masonic ‘Temple University of Cincinnati Dean Irma Voigt J. R. Morton Fordyce Stewart Wallace

Three Teens Arrested Over Joyride Car Borrowing

James Cleary 17 Albert Greulich 20 and Peter Kinney 18 all John Hancock High students admitted taking Frank Rauch's Buick and Mr Wolf's Dodge to Lancaster and back. The trio got lost parked the Buick in Laurelville then rode the Dodge to Nelsonville and Athens before returning. Frank Rauch will not press charges and Mr Wolf may pursue grand larceny.

James Cleary Albert Greulich Peter Kinney John Hancock High School Frank X. Rauch Mr. Wolf Laurelville Lancaster Rauch Hocking County Nelsonville Athens Frank Rauch Court Street Wolf Lewis Graham Cleary College Auditorium Graham Cady

NY Health Chief Defies Zion City Sunday Ban Plan

Dr. Royal S. Copeland, NY health commissioner and Sunday Rights Association member, rejects Zion City overseer Wilbur Glenn Voliva’s blue laws. The group, led by Martin Vogel, fights Sunday restrictions as a threat to religious liberty and urban multicultural life.

New York Royal S. Copeland Sunday Rights Association Wilbur Glenn Voliva Zion City Martin Vogel the Treasury Manning Protestant Episcopal Diocese of Major la Guardia Board of Aldermen Voliva Copeland

Barrymore to Return to New York From Cincinnati

Ethel Barrymore dramatic star will depart Cincinnati for New York at 1 30 P M today accompanied by uncle John Drew and two of her children. She ended her Cincinnati engagement January 4 after contracting articular rheumatism and has been in Christ hospital since then.

Miss Barrymore New York Cincinnati Ethel Barrymore John Drew Christ Hospital

JAP Sentry Guilty in Vladivostok Naval Shooting

Tokyo dispatch reports a Japanese sentry was found guilty in a preliminary inquiry over the shooting death of Lieutenant W. H. Langdon U. S. N. at Vladivostok. The sentry’s statement reportedly conflicted with military records. court martial findings pending.

Henry W. Kinney United Press Tokio W. H. Langdon Vladivostok Jiji Shimpo Asahi Kokusai

Curtains Erected in Jury Box to Hide Ankle Display

In Springfield Ohio on January 29 Judge Geiger ordered waist high curtains around the jury box after women jurors complained the cross leg pose caused ankle display. The move aims to spare men in the courtroom the distraction of ankle visibility during trials.

Springfield Geiger Common Pleas Court

Smuggling Epidemic Reported by New York Official

Byron Newton, collector of the port of New York, says smuggling is the worst in history driven by a global moral influenza. Seizures rise but illegal traffic grows. $300,000+ in goods seized in New York last year, with liquors narcotics diamonds furs and silks as key profits.

Harold D. Tacobs United Press New York United States Byron R. Newton Port Newton

Louisville Man Wins $25 After Store Clerks Mistaken Identity

E Papshanner sued J G Mc Crory Company for 2500 damages alleging clerks beat him after mistaking him for a vamp attempting engagements with girls. The jury awarded him 25 dollars in Louisville Kentucky.

Louisville E. Papshanner J. G. McCrory Company

Hobo Dog Returns Home After 250 Mile Journey

Bud the English bulldog hoboed from Grand Rapids Michigan to Toledo a 250 mile trek. After riding in Edward Williams Toledo owner returned him to Grand Rapids where Reynolds later found the dog and Bud eagerly entered a new home before Horace Goins could reclaim him.

Toledo Bud Grand Rapids Michigan Edward Williams Williams Max Reynolds Reynold

Tubercular milk charges halt Ohio inquiry

In Columbus on January 29 the special house committee investigating tubercular milk for state wards paused for records from the board of administration. State Veterinarian Theodore A. Burnett testified cattle tests at the London prison farm were not done due to workload. He stated only about one percent of Ohio milk is from tubercular tested cows.

Columbus Special House London Board of Administration Theodore A. Burnett Burnett Ohio

Athens Hi Upsets Marietta Hi in Overtime Thrill Ride

In a packed Armory crowd Athens High beat Marietta High 22 to 20 in overtime. Battin and Wise scored 21 of Athens 22 points with Battin 12 and Wise 9, as Marietta’s first loss of the season came despite a late rally and fast break.

Athens Hi Marietta Hi Athens Marietta Attin Wise Battin Brat Bolin Sharp Barnes Mackie Iki Gisbonne Ma Berry

Albany Street Car Strike Ties Up Transit

Albany's street car workers, about 1200 employees of the United Traction Company, refused a 25 percent wage cut, causing a city transit tie up today.

Albany, N. Y Albany United Traction Company

Rural Churches of Southern Ohio Need Attention

Columbus January 29. A three day conference will consider the shortage of resident ministers in a large rural area of Ohio. Officials from more than a dozen Protestant denominations will attend to discuss needs in Central and Southern Ohio counties. Rev B F Lamb secretary of the Ohio Federation of sources announced the plan.

Columbus Ohio B. F. Lamb Ohio Federation Of‘ources

Etiquette Guidelines For Hosts At Social Receptions

The guidance covers host behavior at housewarmings and receptions, urging the husband to stay with his wife during most entertaining moments, and the host assisting with elderly guests. It also notes proper actions like serving, providing punch, and avoiding common missteps such as neglecting introductions or leaving dining areas prematurely.

Olive Tablets by Dr. Edwards Offer Quick Constipation Relief

Dr. Edwards presents Olive Tablets as a calomel free laxative for constipation and torpid liver. The sugar coated olive colored pills promise gentle action with no griping and claim to normalize bowels and liver by using a vegetable laxative. Available in 15c and 30c packs for nightly use.

Edwards Dr. Edwards

Local notes from Albany and Athens about visitors

Short items list residents and visitors at Albany and Athens including Frank Coe illness visits by Mrs. Moore Leonard Coats and others with travels to Millersport Wilkesville and Columbus. Community events include a lodge installation and a Methodist society meeting at Mrs. Lasch’s home.

Frank Coe Guy Moore Athens Leonard Coats Nelsonville Albany Lew Martin New Marshfield J. W. Frank Howard Reeves Marve Reeves Leroy Thorn William Goodwin Carpenter Lucy White Clara Dent Waldo Poston Frances Nichols A. C. Knowlton Athens State Hospital William Phillips Wilkesville Mariah Vorhes Rosabelle Woodruff Millersport Blanche Ballanger Alice Woodyard Alvin Cline Columbus Cash Strong Gladys Jeffers Albany High School Jessie Collins Julie Stanley Donald Faulkner Orbiston C. L. Ross Arthur McVay T. A. Barlow Ed Lasch W. J. Frank Ethel Earl Tewksberry Mt. Blanco Ceph Lindley Marshall Wrycoff Co. O. Whitlatch Noble Grand Holly Goodin Ladies and Society of the Methodist Church E. H. Lasch

Uncle Sam's Navy Debts Never Paid Says US Official

Burglaries and bootleggers owe the government 44 million in 1920 income taxes as the internal revenue bureau gears up to receive over 5 million returns. About 80 million may be unpaid from the national kitty of 2 billion if proper returns are filed. Bootleggers’ 1920 profits are estimated at at least 600 million, with over 2 billion changing hands annually in betting and gaming.

Ralph F. Couch United Press Washington Internal Revenue Bureau Uncle Sam United States Chance

Plains News Briefs Mention Local Travel And Illness

The Plains Harvey Porter trades for a Ford and visits Athens with his son. George Gabriel and his wife travel to Chauncey due to Cap Stalters illness. James Gabriel suffers tonsillitis. Walter Geisicke and Charles Loomis of Logan visit Lon Humphrey and family. Anna Scott of Salem visits Mrs. Fin Cook. Ashford, James Matheny, Grant Michaels, John and Will Hamer, and Irvin Vere go to Athens. Arthur Coon has a new Ford touring car.

Harvey Porter Athens George Gabriel Chauncey Cap Stalters James Gabriel Walter Geisicke Charles Loomis Logan Lon Humphrey Anna Scott Salem Fin Cook Ashford James Matheny Grant Michaels John Will Hamer Irvin Vere Arthur Coon

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