Funeral for W K Vanderbilt Held in Paris
The funeral of W. K. Vanderbilt will be held in Paris at 11 a.m. today, according to a dated dispatch from the city.
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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 26, 1920
Page
6
The funeral of W. K. Vanderbilt will be held in Paris at 11 a.m. today, according to a dated dispatch from the city.
A militant suffragist delegation including Mrs. John Gordon Battle of Columbus Miss Sue White of Joliet Tenn and Mrs. H Havemeyer of New York called Senator Harding shortly before his nomination. They pressed for stronger action and threatened to use a club to force Tennessee Republicans to back suffrage.
In Pomeroy a warrant was sworn by Lant Archer against Howard Howell for assault and battery after a scuffle near the Essex mine. Howell denies starting it, says Archer was the aggressor, and warns of his own potential warrant for Archer. A hearing is set for next Saturday. Howell claims Archer was the aggressor during road work disputes. Also noted is a job move for Mr. McCroba from Apple Grove to Ripley, West Virginia. A Friday Five Points picnic hosted by Pomeroy youths featured Miss Frances Smith and others, chaperoned by Mr. and Mrs. Edward Eberbach.
Clarence Smith aged about 38 and married collapsed while beginning his shift as a machine operator in the Essex mine at Thomas Fork on Saturday morning about 7 o clock. He died from apoplexy almost instantly. His wife was visiting her father in the Hocking Valley and was caring for him during an illness when he died.
The Messenger notes Meigs County marriage license market loosened when Squire Stephen Martin was away. Judge Martin returned Friday night and Saturday three couples wed in Probate Court. Marion Nelson 22 and Cela Chasteen 20 from Rural Route 3 Pomeroy. Gladys Russell and William Russell near Bradbury. George D. Phillips and Arvilla Garnes, a colored couple, completed the trio.
Wright McCroba, recently leaving Meigs county survey work, is named county and federal engineer for Jackson County West Virginia. He will oversee the federal highway project under construction, poised to join the Columbus Charleston route. McCroba has prior extensive experience in public works.
Althea Custer of Mason visits friends in town. Myrtle Philson arrives from Cincinnati to stay a few days. Mrs. Ray Smith returns from Columbus. Mr. and Mrs. Starkey and Mrs. Roberts visit Columbus on business. Harry Sayre of Huntington visits brothers in Mid dleport. Everett Dailey returns to Pekin. Frances Smith returns home from Logan after visiting. Mrs. W. E. Jones and Mrs. Jane Jones move to Cincinnati. Mrs. Josephine Heater returns to Columbus. Miss Fern McNamee and Miss Gretchen Wadworth go to Columbus. Sadie Miller returns to Columbus. Albert Woll leaves for Circleville. Miss Zella Pullins visits then returns home. Mr. and Mrs. Frank De Rose visit Cincinnati guests of John Schaefer. Miss Sarah Hamm returns from Columbus and Cleveland. Everett Sayle departs for a Columbus visit.
A reader asks if a mother is right to oppose a fiancé who smokes three cigars daily and a second note explains the second wedding anniversary as paper and suggests inexpensive crepe paper gifts for a shower. Another letter mentions an eighteen year old with a twenty year old sister and suitors, but details are incomplete.
MAD OLIVIA suggests equal hosting rights for two sisters. Each should have designated nights to entertain, with alternating Sundays. She proposes Tuesday Thursday and Saturday for one and Monday Wednesday Friday for the other, limiting visits to twice weekly and avoiding nightly calls.
Dear Mrs Thompson asks about bringing lunch to a picnic with her boyfriend's family. Kate advises asking the boy, but suggests he will likely say no since the mother will provide in this family affair.
After stirring the tea, lift the spoon from the cup and rest it on the saucer beside the cup. Do not leave the knife or fork on the plate edge or on the tablecloth. Place both knife and fork completely on the plate when not in use.
Murray City toppled Millfield 7 to 2 as seven first inning runs propelled the victory on a Sunday. Heath Whitlatch and Wright led with multiple hits while Brooker fielded well and Simmons made a noted catch. Pitchers Heath Earich Lanning and Earich worked the mounds with several walks and strikeouts.
The state health department asks district health commissioners to list crippled children for a statewide census. The goal is to assess numbers and types to aid treatment, plan a state institution, and reduce handicaps. A $90,000 appropriation exists but has not been used due to missing data.
Advertisement touts Zemo antiseptic wash as a safe effective eczema treatment. It urges readers to try a trial size or larger bottle for a dollar and notes ease of use and suitability for skin and scalp issues. The copy mentions She & W. Rose Co., Cleveland, Ohio.
Chicago authorities prepared to identify Roy Millen a 29 year old ex aviator as E Leroy after a trunk found in New York City held the nude body of a murdered woman. Millen was arrested by a police informant and admitted other names and a Detroit visit but authorities doubted links to the trunk murder. His wife formerly Helen Lorraine Smith was named as a corroborating witness.
Washington observes the arrival of Geo White from the Democratic national committee to take over party leadership from retiring Homer S Cummings. White will confer with Representative D Flood on campaign management and division of duties between the national and congressional committees.
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