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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 30, 1922
Page
2
New York faces a renewed influenza outbreak, with 225 cases in one day and 1531 deaths the week of January 14 to 21. Health officials blame housing congestion and crowded subways, noting higher mortality since late December and calling for ship quarantines and health testing.
The first tri yearly allotment of state aid to Athens County schools totals about 55,000 dollars, one third of 166,000, and will be deposited at the Bank of Athens for distribution to 26 districts. York and Waterloo townships and Athens city do not receive funds due to their own surpluses. Waterloo township reportedly has a 4,000 dollar surplus for school use.
Listings show transfers in Athens and Jackson counties including Mary Earnhart to Dallas Murphy for two lots with no stated consideration. Other deeds include Charles Baumgardner to Arthur M. and Velma Hauk and Guy Sidenstriker to Ernest Sid enstricker with various lot numbers and modest sums.
Real Politeness Omaha Nebraska. Reverend Edgar M Brown answered the door in pajamas when a deputy delivered divorce suit summons. The baffled pastor remarked about his wife as the officer confirmed the legal action. The deputy declined further comment.
Between now and March more than 70 percent of Ohio farmers will attend three week long tractor and farm machinery schools arranged by the state department of education and Ohio State University. Schools are held in garages blacksmith shops and tavern racks of home communities. Two schools are completed and under way with an average enrollment of 23. Nineteen more schools will be held before March when the winter season ends.
Kanawha County miners will not see a new wage scale before March 1. D C Kennedy, secretary, said directors of the miners’ association discussed the matter at a recent meeting and delayed action.
Washington dispatch reports a Marine battalion was ordered from Guantanamo to Mangan Nicaragua to replace units after clashes between U S Marines and Nicaraguans. One Marine was killed in the disturbance.
An advertisement touts a healthy strong man full of life and red blood. It urges weak, nervous people to buy Gude’s Pepto Mangan from a druggist and take it for weeks at meals to build up blood and energy, available in liquid and tablet forms.
At Ohio State University Columbus the tenth annual farmers week opens with crowds signaling a possible attendance record surpassing 6109. W W Thompson delivers a welcome in the university chapel. The program lists 285 lectures entertainments and demonstrations including soil conservation and breeding for high production.
Mary Jane the Red D liner Philadelphia’s cat claims a world flying fish record after catching twenty seven on a voyage. Purser Woods James notes she sits by an open port and reaches out to snap the fish as they fly by, eclipsing her mother Zulia’s eleven.
In Keyser West Virginia barbers reduced haircuts from fifty to forty cents and shaves from a quarter to a dime. The price cut, endorsed by the local barber's union, marks a move toward prewar price levels for tensorial services in the area.
A former Canadian soldier now running a grocery in South Bend Ind writes to Guilford’s mayor requesting help finding a wife aged 20 to 24 and no taller than five feet. The unusual plea highlights postwar matchmaking efforts.
London report says a two million pound loan to Austria received cabinet approval but transfer is postponed awaiting Washington’s stance on whether the United States will suspend its priority liens. The decision hinges on US reactions and possible policy shifts.
Arrangements are under way for a countywide spelling contest organized by County Superintendent Guy Dinsmoore. The event will span eight grades with school township and county levels, all written and involving all county schools except larger ones. Winners are determined by highest grade ratings.
A. C. McBride of the internal revenue office in Columbus will be at the Athens Post to assist with making out tax returns. He will be in Room 21 on the second floor all day Tuesday, and the service runs through March 16.
In a sensational clash Athens Hi beat Zanesville 24 to 21 after trailing 14 to 6 at half. Battin and Brooks starred for Athens with strong defense and late scoring surge sealing the tight victory.
Ohio University basketball returned from Cleveland with wins over Mt Union and Western Reserve. Bur kett hit four long range shots, Bell added three, King two in the Mt Union game. Bell starred against Western Reserve as Ohio swept the opponents 36 to 28.
A highwayman robbed Max Silberberg, paymaster of the Fagle Swiss Embroidery Company, near the company offices in Jersey City today, taking $116 before escaping into the crowd.
An old advertisement claims 85 cents buys a bottle of Danderine with one application erasing dandruff and preventing hair loss. It asserts hair regrows with life, vigor, brightness and color, promising healthier, fuller hair after use.
The election of Pope by Conclave dates from the Middle Ages. In earlier times the vote of the Roman clergy, cast in the presence of the faithful, was the elective power.
Detroit January 30 Steve Terlecki 38 is jailed for contempt of a judge who died over four months ago Terlecki had been fined $50 by the late Judge Wilkins on August 24 for selling a revolver without a permit He obtained permission to fetch the money but the judge died before he returned Police say he believed the delinquency would be ignored and he was arrested Saturday.
Highlights record notable deaths and political events in Ohio and nearby states. Mentions Moravian missionary John Heckewelder at Bethlehem born in Saxony 1745 and Gen Warren Keifer born Clark County. Notes 1890 state senate deadlock resolved by unseating lieutenant governor. 1894 Senator Sherman defends bonding powers of the Treasurer.
The speaker bluntly asserts that age defines a person by ailments regardless of years, labeling the subject as old. The remark emphasizes a harsh view of aging and health as central to identity.
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