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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 07, 1920
Page
3
An old time revival continues under a large gospel tent at the Chestnut and Watkins corner with services nightly at 7 15 instead of 7 30 as billed. The report notes guests staying at the Summerland Beech Hotel with Buckeye Lake events around the 4th.
Saturday night at Doanville under new management features the Doanville orchestra. Two girls sought at Busy Bee Restaurant. K of P hall hosts a dance on Friday July 9 with good music. An Overland roadster priced at 375 dollars is for sale via Bell 302. A Scotch Collie pup is lost near Cozy Corner Restaurant. Nelsonville board of education invites sealed coal bids due July 22 1920 with bond and check requirements. bids to be weighed at city scales. board may reject any bid. J E Zeller Clerk.
A one four room dwelling sits on a 60 by 100 foot lot on High Street.
Mrs. Robert Shaw of Point Pleasant West Virginia returns home after a week’s visit with Mrs. Geo Dille. Other names listed include Ada Dille Athelia McManaway Orville Steenrod Raymond Rayne Mr. and Mrs. Will Keeton Mercer es Keeton and Miss Odta Powers of Columbus.
City council met in regular session with all members present. Minutes from June were read and approved. Mayor reported 73.60 in June fines. Ordinance 548 for Blake addition read, third reading and adopted. Ordinance 549 regulates licenses for bus lines read, third reading and adopted. Council adjourned.
A long list of visits and guests spans cities including New York City Columbus Buckeye Lake Akron Athens Marietta Wauseon and Cleveland. Travelers and hosts include the Cooley Howe Fischer Sanders Lancaster Jack Herrold McKeon Kinney and Harrold families, with trips to Niagara Falls Atlantic City and more.
Miss Marie Pospichel entertained a group of friends at her home on Monday afternoon for a tenth birthday. Music and games followed by refreshments. Attendees included Marjorie Mender Eunice Juniper Grace Arbell Marie Spencer Lucy Bell Huffman Dorothy Hilton Housadine Linton Lois Clouston Hildreth Merz Garnet Leola McMarrow Ferne Silcott Dick Snowden Fred Clouston Wilmer Robinson Arthur Nichols Charles McMarrow and Davis Shaw.
Mr George Cordell and his sisters Mrs David Bryan and Mrs Chas Miller celebrated their father Mr Edward Cordell’s 77th birthday at the Riverside home of his son George Cordell. The event featured a social afternoon and a bounteous dinner with relatives including M M Edgar and daughter Lillian. the Bryans and their daughters Clarissa and Lucile. Miss Wevelin Miller. Miss Grace Miller. Wilfred Charles Miller and family. Chas Thompson and family. J R Hoislington and daughters Ruth and Edgar. Ferden Thress. and other relatives attending.
The Pythian Sisters will host a Thursday evening reception at their hall to honor new members. A chicken dinner will follow with guests including new members their spouses and K. or P. and Pythian Sisters in attendance.
The note reports rainfall delaying Buchtel Lake work. A July 5 Glen Ebon picnic drew many members. Membership cards remain for sale at 25 cents per year. A July 9 wildlife motion picture event at Stuart's Opera House Nelsonville is free and open to all, with afternoon and evening showings.
Miss Hazel Brown McKinstry and Lieutenant George Charles Hawkins of Washington D C were married Tuesday at 3 PM in the First Presbyterian church Athens Ohio. The ceremony featured field daisy decor and Mendelssohn’s wedding march with a reception at the bride’s home before the couple departed for a honeymoon in San Francisco and Pearl Harbor Hawaii.
The regular monthly meeting and annual picnic of the C. W. B. M. will take place Thursday afternoon at the Christian church. The program begins at 3 o clock with readings by Miss Lillie Faris, followed by a social in the basement. A picnic supper is planned for 6 o'clock and all church families are invited.
Rev Arpee of Nelsonville officiated at the wedding of Walton William Peters and Frances Mildred Myers on Tuesday afternoon at 2 3 o'clock at the officiant's mother home in Athens. The couple, both from Floodwood, will live there after Peters works as a welder.
Miss Hazel Morris returns from New York to spend summer vacation. Miss Freda Burt and friends visit Buckeye Lake for a day trip. Mr and Mrs W R Phillips plan a country summer at Amesville as C H Gibbons joins Moorhead sales here. A baby boy weighing nineteen pounds born to Mr and Mrs Fred C Lawrence of El Dorado Kansas on July 6. Mrs Lawrence is her father’s daughter.
Athens area notices list relatives visiting, medical recoveries, births, and naval enrollment. Otha and Norris Beasley plan a ten day Great Lakes trip starting in Toledo and Detroit with a Duluth boat excursion. Dr. Murphy recovers after an appendectomy in Logan, and several families host guests from Ashland, Toledo, and Iowa while Ohio University alumna visits family.
Dorothy Mausser aged five and Albina Mausser aged three were found in a meadow behind a Cleveland area farmhouse after disappearing at a picnic Sunday. They were frightened and hungry but suffered no lasting harm. A farm-hand reported a barking dog guarding them and the owner alerted police.
A Ringgold Morgan county report says farmer Thompson cut off both legs of one child while operating a mowing machine in the harvest field. The child was in front of the cutter bar. one leg was completely severed and the other mangled, requiring amputation. Details are scarce.
Tomorrow night the Oriental-American fantasy Katcha-Koo opens at the Temple of Buddha with over 125 performers in a two act production. The show promises exotic eastern scenes with elaborate costumes and impressive scenic effects as two Americans bring to life a magical composite garment.
A delayed dispatch reports the Italian garrison evacuated Rome, ending the city’s defense and shifting control amid ongoing hostilities. The source notes the withdrawal was confirmed today by authorities.
Senate committee hearings on presidential primary campaign expenditures open in Chicago with Chairman W S Kenyon predicting a three day conclusion. Testimony anticipated from Missouri committeeman Jacob L Babler Henry Lincoln Johnson of Georgia and William Loeb campaign manager for General Leonard Wood.
Jack Moakely of Cornell to share charge of the American Olympic team with a selected board. He will be joined by Lawson Robertson Martin Delaney Mike Ryan and others. The squad will number at least 250 with 14 cyclists 16 boxers 10 fencers 21 male swimmers and 10 girl swimmers among many groups.
Senator Hiram Johnson announced he would support the Republican party. He contrasted the Republican platform with the Democrats and opposed the President's covenant, urging voters to choose Republicanism to safeguard American independence.
Chicago July 7 The United States Railroad Labor Board is near completing its survey of evidence in the two million railway workers demand for a billion dollar annual increase. G W W Hanger said the award should come within ten days, with rapid progress noted as board members meet daily including Sundays.
Marriage licenses listed include Karry McCarter a machinist and Laura Seldon a domestic both of Athens colored. Walton W. Peters an electric welder and Frances M. Myers of New Floodwood. George C. Hawkins a U S naval officer and Hazel B. McKinatry of Athens.
A notice promotes Dr Stuart's Decree DroRe for rheumatic catarrh and blood ailments claiming quick relief with a one month trial offered by the Giust Co at 404 Sun Detroit. The ad urges readers to act promptly to obtain treatment.
The Central Labor Union postpones officer elections to July 20 due to the president Frank Burns absent. Resolutions condemn non union barber shop patronage and urge reporting to trades paper. A joint meeting with Sunday Creek Valley Union is planned for July 11 to form the Athens County Non-Partisan Political League. James Elkins, 19, mine 266 Hollister, suffered potentially fatal injuries after a tail chain failed. he is in Grant hospital in Columbus.
A carbide can explosion near Hollister injured John Guyer Jr with a forehead cut that required ten stitches. John Bell Jr. lost the end of a finger at Mine 266 after slate fall. Township officials Fawcett and McDonald visit Athens for state book inspection. Millfield to host Murray City in baseball with Wolfe, Taylor and Earich batting. Grace Dunnell visits Athens with grandparents Waldie. Isaac Price of Canaanville visits Stephenson family.
United States Supreme Court Justice Louis D. Brandeis was elected president of the International Zionists at the opening session in London. Delegates from Europe, Palestine, Argentina, Australia, Canada and New Zealand attended the first meeting of supporters of making Palestine the Jewish homeland.
July 7 Akron reports rain cripples over 100 open trucks and public transport. The council proposed receivership for Northern Ohio Traction Co and a utilities report session was set. Wages won t rise until fares increase as Detroit executives meet traction leaders. The carmen union backs the strike if fare dispute remains separate. N C T requests 7.2 cent fare. council offers 5 cent cash, 6 cent after 90 days.
An electric motor mounted directly on the saw shaft creates a work bench that allows sawing at any angle. The invention enables versatile angled cutting without repositioning the workpiece.
An OCR fragment from a Indianapolis Star page lists multiple Indiana residents and addresses endorsing a quadruple remedy. The ad promotes Sorbol Quadruple in small bottles claiming easy use without daily interference and invites readers to visit Indianapolis or contact McKee and Le Favor's Pharmacy for more information.
The Democratic national committee plans to choose campaign managers within two weeks in Dayton or Columbia. Homer Cummings, current chairman, says he will not lead if another fits Cox’s wishes. The meeting followed the convention with new equal representation for committee women joining the body.
Consul Block at Piedras Negras reports General Ricardo Gonzales, a Carranza candidate for the presidency, has rebelled near Monclova Coahuila. His force, estimated at 60 to 200 men, cut rail and telegraph lines south of Monclova and pushed as far north as Barroterran.
In SPA Belgium the Constantinople government must sign the Turkish peace treaty within ten days after its presentation. Allied premiers, meeting today, refused Turkey's plea for revision and ordered a counter-reply to demand immediate signature with no major changes.
Two young men underwent operations at Copeland-Howe hospital in this city this morning for the removal of something. Both are reported to be getting along nicely.
General Carlos Osuna, insurgent leader in Tamaulti pas, died of wounds after fighting forces under General Arnulfo Gomez who defeated and scattered his troops. Reports from Mexico City press indicate his death.
The longshoremen’s strike ends as nearly 4000 workers vote to resume work at 80 cents an hour with overtime at 1.20 and 1.60 for Sundays and holidays, ending more than a month of stoppage.
Two bank messengers were held up en route to the bank and relieved of a $10 000 bag. The robbers, driving an automobile, pulled alongside and escaped with the money.
Reports indicate further hearings will proceed on the case of Dorcas Beckett versus Herbert Ruth to prevent ousting from a house Ruth owns. The court overruled the defendants demurrer. proceedings move back to the wee court. Also noted are a birth in Columbus, a partition argument in Werner case, and other local legal matters.
Police authorities in Columbus are seeking a girl last seen Saturday night after she left a station with a man and a woman. The case involves a missing juvenile reported by watchers near a Stent orte Cone area and mentions Watanee the ieee tu.
Canton July 7 The lid is clamped down tight at Nevarre a village fifteen miles from Canton Mayor Samuel Bampton has sealed it and his son M Frank Bampton enforces it The Sunday shutdown leaves the village with nowhere to go except the road motorists were stranded last Sunday due to gasoline depletion Drugs require a doctor written prescription English aviation school planned near Rio de Janeiro to train pilots for Brazilian air mail and passenger service.
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