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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 17, 1923
Page
3
Local notes show Nelsonville residents fined for intoxication and disorderly conduct after guilty pleas in court Monday. Berean class attendees included 1600 men with a 12 piece orchestra and solo by William Dement East St. Louis. Ed Wallace to give a lesson next Sunday.
Simms of Nelsonville and Harry Sterling face charges after a Sun arrest for multiple thefts in and around Athens. Sectioned items include a cream, carbide lamps, water and light spalls, and other equipment. The youths are to be taken to Athens for probate proceedings.
A report notes boys at Sugar Grove savoring an ideal camp with good weather and successful activities. The Midgets group rises early Thursday to end at daybreak with plans to break camp in the morning. Family visitors from Sparta Wisconsin join hosts for a Friday entertainment at the asylum grounds before leaving Nelsonville.
Local factory workers plan a Thursday evening benefit social for Oscar Artley who has been ill for a long time. Many attendees recall past gatherings and express support for his recovery.
Former Secretary of the Treasury William G. McAdoo testified today for the defense in the Charles W Morse case. The New York financier and his three sons are charged in a long conspiracy fraud indictment dating from the war era.
Ciel Douglas reports the death of his father Lafey ette Douglas age 85 in Kansas City Kas. The body arrives in Nelsonville this evening. Funeral services will be held Wednesday at 1 pm at the Ciel Douglas home conducted by Rev. Leon Arpee. Survived by five sons and two daughters: Clei in Nelsonville George in Toledo Fred in Jasper James in Canton and daughters Anna Beverly in Canton Myrtle Allison in Columbus.
Solicitors for the McGovern Nelsonville Shoe Co report first day progress with half of the 80000 preferred stock subscribed. One hundred twenty seven individuals joined the initial share sale as meetings continue nightly to recount and push toward full subscription.
A long roster of individuals includes C L Rider, W L Barker, Lou Lane, James Coleman, Louise Pearce, Edith Stiers, E S McCune, E E Bell, T J Smith, W H Cann, G Sheppard, H H Edington, Joe Barrows, Mrs S E Dean, C FE Bennett, C D Shafer, A G Mechem and many others as part of a guardian, Army & Navy Life, and local notices in the Nelsonville News. The fragment presents a community roster under various headings with no further context.
A four room cottage owned by Mrs. Mina Wooley near J. Y. Stoecklein’s farm on the Bishopville pike was destroyed by fire around 1 AM Monday. The family escaped in their night clothes. losses include house and contents with no insurance. Incendiary origin suspected as no lights or matches were found in the house earlier.
Mrs Jacob Paul and two children depart this morning for a visit with friends in Wheeling West Virginia.
R W Morean came back to Shawnee on Tuesday after a short stay in the city with his son in law and daughter Mr and Mrs John M Cordyn.
Mrs Harry Gardner and her son Jack have returned from Springfield where they were guests of Mrs Gardner’s son-in-law and daughter Mr and Mrs Strohmeyer.
Mrs N M Parrish of Cincinnati and Misses Josephine and Dorothy Highway of Murphy North Carolina have spent two weeks at the Munden home in this city and left Monday for a few days in Columbus before returning home
Mrs. Chris Day and her three children Frances Eleanor and Jack traveled back to Columbus Monday ending a ten days visit with Mr. and Mrs. C A Beal and other friends.
M. F. Andrew returns to Cincinnati home after a week spent in this city with his son in law and daughter Mr and Mrs ki Mundew.
Mrs. James Massillon of Lake Park Boulevard was killed when a truck at Alliance Beverage Co. backed up onto a platform where she stood loading a sack of ice. The incident occurred Sunday at the plant in Alliance, Ohio.
In Columbus on July 17, attorneys for thirteen Dollings stockholders plan to seek receiverships for R. L. Dollings company subsidiaries. They aim to freeze assets nationwide and obtain a detailed report on company operations at a common pleas court hearing set for Friday.
The body of John M. Siddall editor of The American Magazine who died at his summer home near the Hudson will be sent to Oberlin Ohio his former home today for burial.
Advertisements tout Dr Thachers Liver and Blood Syrup claiming it aids digestion and circulation, purges poisons, and restores color to pale cheeks. It promises better sleep and appetite with a refund if ineffective. Local pharmacies listed in Athens Glouster Nelsonville Steubenville. Petitions to Governor Donahey seek ouster of Mayor Hawkins and Chief Cater. Klan and ministers reportedly backing. warnings given to clean up the city.
The Pratts Fork area mourns the unexpected illness and death of Alex Young drawing grief across the neighborhood. Local families extend sympathy as residents share visits and memory across Marion Athens Rochester and Voodwood.
On Monday in Justice of the Peace Helwig s court a fight among Sugar Creek youths led to Clifford Treeman 13 and others charging George Grimm s son with altercation. Grimm pleaded guilty paid $5 fine and costs. Constable Mariner found Peggy Wilson a one legged miner intoxicated at Sugar Creek and jailed him for drunkenness with a $5 fine and costs.
Constipation biliousness colds headaches and malaria fever are listed as speedy remedies. Hippodrome in New York City, the largest playhouse, will be torn down to make way for a 15 million dollar hotel.
In Sugar Creek a birthday celebration honored Mrs. Henry Augustine on her 36th birthday. Friends from Athens and nearby towns gathered after she returned home at 10 30 AM for a noon dinner and gift presentation. Attendees included numerous Strchfield McCathran Moore Grear Augustine Cowan and Pierce family members along with Olivia and Effie Cowan children.
Patches of brilliant embroidery brighten frocks of silk or serge transforming plain garments into decorative pieces. The description emphasizes colorful needlework as a key style element.
Chicago reports Fred G. Thompson indicted on a murder charge in the killing of Richard C. Tesmer. Thompson, who lives as a woman and dresses as one, defended his innocence after the indictment amid revelations of a same sex living arrangement.
In Youngstown an incident interrupted a religious service in the Moose Empire as Rev. William Hl. Wilson, 47, collapsed and died of an acute heart attack before medical help could reach him.
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