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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 19, 1922
Page
5
Whether you stay at home or go to a cottage or camp an Alarm clock is a necessity. It ensures you wake on time on days with early rising and keeps you punctual. We offer Westclox and other makes in big small intermittent and ready-ringers. Prices from $1.50 up.
The Woman's Home Missionary Society of the Central avenue M E Church hosts a social evening at 7:30 at the home of Mrs. D L Jones 98 Second street featuring readings a play and music by Mechanicsburg church quartet Refreshments will be served.
Coolville Mrs. Ezra Barrows entertained Sunday guests including Civil War veterans James Chambers and James Campbell with their wives and families from Colorado and Maryland. Other visitors included Miss Hilda Weber of Keno and Mr. and Mrs. W. O. Stout and Dr. J. J. Stout touring the west for five weeks, visiting relatives in Iowa Kansas and Oklahoma.
The Mineral Sunday school youth host an ice cream social on the basket ball court this Saturday night July 22 with all invited to benefit the Sunday school. Mrs Guy Lowry and children visit Carbondale relatives. Dave Stevenson visiting from Lancaster. Mrs Dunlap and daughter from Carbondale visit Mrs OC y Hester. Mrs Waugh Addis visits Mar berton relatives. Many attend the all day meeting at Hocking.
A brief notes that dice cream was known to the Japanese in the thirteenth century, indicating an early awareness of this treat in ancient times.
The forecast hinted cool nights but hot daytime temperatures for the farmers and merchants picnic at the county fair grounds. Overnight lows dipped to 56 degrees while daytime highs reached into the mid 80s, with temperatures climbing again by Wednesday morning.
Three hundred Chesapeake and Ohio clerks will strike at 10 A.M. Thursday. Warehouses coal operators and business houses said they would provide clerks if the men quit.
A 266-pound Canaanville giant issues a public challenge to outkick all comers in a high kick contest at the county fairgrounds. Canaan township plans to enter with Amesville and others, aiming for the largest turnout. Their top kicker will lead the squad and invite participants of any age or background to dispute the title.
The husband accuses Princesse Troubetzky of being an impostor claiming Russian royalty while allegedly from Bridgeport Connecticut. She rose to fame during the war era claiming Bolshevik escape and was famed as Europas most beautiful nurse.
Glouster J E Stoltz says no message yet from Ohio Collieries Co on paying old scale if miners resume work. Only Hisylvania Coal Co reportedly offered this. Olive Reed hospitalized for appendicitis in Columbus. operation successful and she is recovering. Patrick Quinlan, former Glouster boy, ordained priest in Belgium with Masses in New Haven and Columbus, family ties to Glouster. Small fire in an outbuilding on Braun Street damaged by old clothes. volunteers stopped it, no major damage.
Mr. and Mrs. George Preston visit their daughter in New York while Mr. Preston travels from Portland Michigan where he had been visiting relatives.
Large caches of arms hidden across Germany are being unearthed with 560 machine guns found in Stuttgart. Police expect arrests over the Rathenau assassination as youths from a secret ultranationalist ring are implicated and 26 people remain jailed.
Joseph Watson Kahler died Tuesday at 5 pm at his mother's home 70 East Mulberry Athens born in McArthur and raised in Athens he served in the Spanish American War with Company D 7th O W L and in the Boer War in South Africa later a marine engineer pallbearers named Frank Lowry John Gist Guy H Brown Clyde Edmundson O D Dailey Charles O Pickering Surviving: his mother Mrs Sarah R Kahler Miss Mary Kahler Athens and Dr George R Kahler Detroit Mich.
Bill Shires and his sister Miss Iva of Columbus are spending a week at their city home. The visit emphasizes family ties.
Thursday afternoon East Side faces West Side in a decisive game for the title. Each club has one win in the series and the 2:15 p.m. kickoff grants free admission, mirroring prior games.
Cedar Point Ohio reports the twenty second annual convention of the Ohio police chiefs opens with speakers including former Chief Frank Smith detective Jake Mintz of Cleveland and Chief James Watkins of Youngstown. They vow to enforce prohibition despite rising hootch manufacturers and rum runners.
Secretary of State Hughes will head the American commission traveling to Rio de Janeiro in September for the Brazilian exposition as announced at the White House.
Swarthmore College mails a letter to prospective parents criticizing the flapper trend. It reaffirms a tradition of simplicity and modesty in women's dress and states the college desires the tradition remain unaffected by modern society.
The Athens event features horse races and a horse show by the Athens Riding Club along with athletic contests for all ages, dancing, and music by the American Legion band. Prizes include gold medals, pens, shoes, and a parade judged by local officials.
The body of Mrs Mary B Toon 74 was found by her son near her home in Indianapolis. Marks of violence on her head indicate she was beaten to death. Police found no immediate motive and initially struggled to determine a reason for the killing.
The largest Chauncey funeral on record was held last Saturday for George Green at the M E church. Rev Elsen former pastor led the service with Rev Dabritz assisting. Music was by a lodge quartet. Green belonged to the Kiks and Masons with Masons in charge. Burial followed at Greenlawn. Surviving are wife and six children George Jr Christine John Thomas Paul Virgil and Betty May.
The Christian Church missionary society met Friday at the parsonage hosted by Mrs. L. W. Spayd. Speakers included Mrs. Brookins and Mrs. Pendergrass with Rev. Spayd also offering remarks. Lunch followed for members and guests, including Mrs. Clarence Butts and many others. Mrs. E. L. Saffell and her Bucyrus relatives visited the Drakes, while Mrs. W. D. Vines spent the weekend with kin at Burr Oak.
Miss Ruth Christine Lahugh married Geo Strausbaugh in a noon ceremony at the home of Rev. and Mrs. Gilbert Courtney on High street. Officiating was Rev. Courtney, former pastor of the First Christian church. Attending were Miss Hazel Lahugh and Mrs. Albert Wilmore.
Mrs Isabelle Smart of Chauncey is critically ill at her son William Smart’s home on May avenue at age 74 after a week of serious illness.
Mrs Charles Bradfield and her daughter Mrs G B Courtney with young Betty Jones spent the weekend in Murray City as guests of Mrs Anne Snowden and Mrs Leonard Koenig.
Eighteen youths enjoyed a marshmallow toast at Carpenter's last Thursday night.
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