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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 14, 1924
Page
3
The W C T U plans a 2 PM Tuesday gathering at Mrs Kate Herrold’s Poplar street home. Boy Scouts depart today for a 10 day Sugar Grove camp led by Albert Dilcher with 30 scouts attending.
Mrs. H. D. Krieg hosted a formal Saturday evening for Mrs. Ernest Price of Montreal. Flo Hutchins and Elizabeth Inman organized a bridge luncheon at Mrs. Easterling's in Logan with a four course meal and baskets of sweet peas and nasturtiums. High score went to Mrs. P. W. Hickman and guest prize to Mrs. Price. Attendees included Mrs. Mills Shafer Hickman Hill Warren Badger Rhodes H. D. Rhodes Krieg Stiers Bartlett Tedrow. Charles Poston visiting Fayettsville Arkansas.
Mr and Mrs Clarence Russel hosted a dinner Sunday at their Ellis avenue home celebrating the eleventh wedding anniversary of Jr and Mrs Clarence Hoskins of his city. Guests included Mr and Mrs Hoskins, their son and daughter, and the hosts Roy Pendergrass and family.
Organization of Junior Town was formed to operate during Chau tauqua week. Officers elected include Billy Clark as mayor Emma Morton as clerk Howard Woods Harold Gorman Lillian Kittle as law and order commissioners Helen Drake Janet Being Pauline Overmyer as health commissioners Alice Schul er Elizabeth Ong Hyamer Olson as service commissioners William Farrel Robert Wagner Dwight Gaskell as police.
At a July meeting the Murray Eagles Aerie voted to send 50 to Lorain for relief. A check was forwarded to the state committee handling aid for the devastated area.
Flight Commander A Stuart MacLaren, a British round the world flyer, arrived at Kushiro this afternoon from Minato on the first leg of his trans Pacific flight, according to a dispatch from Kushiro.
Rev Mont Ruth concluded a week's meetings at the United Brethren church in Broadwell. Strong interest marked the event with a packed crowd at Sunday's closing service.
The Atlantic Refining Company offices in Pittsburgh announced a one cent per gallon cut in gasoline effective in Pennsylvania and Delaware.
Dayton Ohio reports Edith McClure Patterson, the thrift lady, says three quarters of home disruption and divorce follow money disputes. She cites a New York thrift conference attended by 5,990 people and urged families to budget, save, and live within income to promote harmony and peace at home.
A tornado struck Augusta Kansas killing one person and injuring more than twenty, destroying a third of the business district and rendering numerous homes roofless. The damage is estimated at 1 million dollars. Seventy five National Guardsmen arrived to guard the city as roads to Augusta were closed.
Miss Mary Jane Eaton, an American educator and Crandon Institute principal in Italy, spoke in Columbus praising Fascist progress. She has taught in Italy five years, governs 500 pupils, trained at Ohio University, and plans to return to Italy in late August after observing Italy’s recent elections.
Four patients bolted from Athens State Hospital just after midnight on Sunday. The group included Orville Glastow, Levi Curd, Clarence Wilkins, and Fa Welch who fledWard 18 using a Wilkins made door key. Welch later returned to Athens Institution. three men remained at large Monday noon.
Increased demands to establish a central aerodrome in Tokyo are presented to military authorities and the Imperial Diet. The arrival of American aviators and Captain D'Oisy spurs renewed interest in a city center airfield and a water landing site near the Sumida River, a plan first proposed last year to boost Japan's aviation efforts and enlist more young Japanese army personnel.
US Geological Survey notes flow of oil indicating opening of a new and important oil field in the Lake Basin district near Billings Montana while others report Indian bearing after a wedding ceremony and garment ties for life remain part of the survey’s wedding note.
Newport society buzzes as the Four Hundred expands into a Four Thousand social set. The Stokes family plans a August 2 casino event that signals a shift toward a new social elect. The party aims to trim the rank by presenting a select three hundred at the historic function.
Judge George J. Alden urged Athens chautauqua listeners to value education over law and pleasure. He argued uneducated minds harm the nation and criticized blind party voting while calling for parental guidance and responsibility in child rearing.
The speaker W. E. Wenner urged restoring religious influence in homes and limiting girls beauty culture while criticizing mothers who lack voice. He called for more funding for teachers and fewer school buildings and promoted community playgrounds to steer boys away from pool halls. He stressed male mentorship and environments free of age-restricted pool rooms for youths.
In Bucyrus Ohio on July 14 one hundred idle workers returned to the Toledo and Ohio Central shops. The engine repair department resumes operations and the return is described as permanent.
Owen D. Young of the American commission arrived in London with experts to act as unofficial observers at the allied conference. He will advise on U S support for the Dawes plan and outline the American stance against consolidating inter allied debts while allowing debtor nations to defer funding.
Consulting engineer Clifford M. Swan describes oil-cloth ceilings with small holes over felt as eliminating reverberation and cutting office noise. The portable ceiling design aims to lessen echo in workspaces.
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