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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 08, 1921
Page
5
An old advertisement touts Vitamon yeast vitamins to add flesh, strengthen nerves, and improve complexion. It claims quick results from two tablets with every meal, noting digestion aid and no stomach upset, urging purchases at Cline's Pharmacy.
Mr and Mrs George Whipple travel to Columbus for a few days while W E Moler visits Columbus on business. Mrs J H Gibson and daughter Kate plan a Akron visit to see her father Enoch Dean. Dr and Mrs T R Biddle depart to White Sulphur Springs W Va for several weeks. John Howard returns from Magnetic Springs with Earl Carpenter remaining there. Joe Walker of Linton Indiana, formerly of Athens, visits. he plans to make his home here. Joseph Hawk of Jerseyville returns from Topeka Kansas noting wheat and corn prospects. Minnie Stevel Elyria returns home with Mrs F H Savage. Mrs Murch's mother visits relatives near the lake. George Stephenson and wife return to Pennsboro W Va after visiting. Julia Stephenson and Bernestine Junod accompany them. Joseph E Jewett of Buffalo New York arrives in Athens from St Louis where he installed a dryer for Rumford Chemical Co. The Jewetts spend two weeks with W D Jewett and family on Second Street.
Mina Fry plans a summer vacation visiting relatives in New Marshfield and Zaleski with stops in Chillicothe and Cincinnati. The journey highlights family connections and regional travel across Ohio locations.
Mrs. Harley Moler returns Saturday from Buckeye Lake Park where she stayed a week with Sigma Sigma Sigma sisters. Mrs. Robert Lee White and Jane Stewart of Logan resume home after visiting the Whites’ parents, Mr. and Mrs. Harvey M.
Mr H W Leibuis of Toledo and his wife register at Hotel Athens for a visit in Athens. Mrs Leibuis, formerly Miss Blanche Shetléey, is an Athens girl making her first return in 23 years. Mr Leibuis works in gents furnishings in Toledo.
Glouster reports a lost pocketbook containing a diamond ring a $244 gold piece and an 1812 penny. Finder offered a $10 reward and asked to contact A H Booker. Funeral notices describe Miles Barrett 30 killed in a mine with services at Holy Cross Church Jacksonville connection.
Fletcher Murphy suffered a dislocation of his right arm after catching his foot on a loose yard board and falling at his Hollister home.
Mrs. David Owens goes back to Akron after a few weeks with Mr. and Mrs. John Strohmeyer. Mrs. Strohmeyer accompanies her as far as Columbus. Miss Elizabeth Riser visits grandparents Mr. and Mrs. R. J. Thompson and returns to Columbus.
All plans are in place for the big Eagle picnic to be held tomorrow in Lamborn grove. Residents, families, and local youth groups are set to gather for a community event featuring games, food, and crafts.
Members of the local lodge expect full attendance including visiting Hayles for a long awaited mortgage payoff celebration. The milestone marks a significant achievement after years of planning and anticipation.
Mr and Mrs J W Drake and Mr and Mrs W B Drake and their young son from Athens were guests of Mr and Mrs W A Grant. The Christian Workers held their regular meeting at the Church of Christ with a good crowd despite the heat.
William Anthony a clay mixer at the J. H. Grayson plant was overcome by heat Thursday afternoon and carried home unconscious. He recovered rapidly and is reported improvement today.
Joseph Miller Reed of Marietta and Mary Lucile Droz of Athens are listed with Rev. C L Strecker, Charles Brannon a miner, and Nora Murry a cook both of Floodwood in a local society notice.
In Moundsville West Virginia Hobart Grimm, convicted of aiding the slaying of Stephen Galciek at Follansbee and dumping the body into the Ohio River, received a 30 day reprieve hours before his scheduled execution. He learned of the stay just before his belief he had 30 minutes to live and then confessed to participating in the crime.
Miss Evelyn Francis Snow of Mt. Vernon assumed duties as chief of the division of film censorship in the Columbus Ohio department of education on July 8.
An advertisement claims thin nervous individuals become sturdier and more ambitious after taking Bitro- Phosphate for a few weeks, guaranteed by McKee Drug Company.
Tokyo July 8 United Press reports that Japanese workers decline in voice and union power as unemployment rises. Strikes have faded while radicals gain stature, led by M Suzuki though he may be replaced. Police suppress anti capitalist speech as workers unite across seamen groups into a larger union amid hardship.
Report from Bangkok as King Rama VI dismisses betrothal to Princess Vallabha Devi via royal proclamation. The release cites incompatibility and the princess’s nervous condition as the reason for calling off the intended marriage and succession plan.
The text notes that potential consequences loom over succession to the throne and that His Majesty has issued a command annulling the proclamation concerning His Majesty's betrothal.
Three horses in Amesville suffered from extreme heat on Thursday and two died. Local handlers reported stress and fatigue in the animals amid rising temperatures.
Heat overwhelmed George Law's horse near Bartlett while traveling. George Thompson's horse fell in the harvest field. The recovering horse belonged to Charles Grimes of Joy and was at work in the fields when struck.
Tulsa July 8 Goldie Gordon artist model and Mrs Myrtle James divorced were to take the stand today in the Devereaux murder trial as proceedings continued with witnesses and evidence presented.
Local Athens market shows unexpected rye demand for seed rather than drinkable product. Dealers advertise a large supply for animal feed amid rumors of better rye based hooch potential and shifting corn shortages.
Fragmentary notes describe speculative reporting about Mrs on he uman and ex Ps a daring sany Angela orbes publishing plans amid World War II press coverage and War Office pressure.
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