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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 28, 1920
Page
5
Miss Hostottle, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Hostottle of 145 Hast Mill street, became the bride of John Henry Blackford of Sugar Creek. Justice of the Peace Pearl W. Helwig officiated at the Cline building. The bride, a Athens high school graduate and former Utica teacher, ties the knot with a miner.
The text names W. M. Shinick of Zanesville owner of the Tile Works and Board of Education member during late W. D. Lash’s superintendency, John Morton superintendent of the Tile Works, C. D. McNeal a close Lash family friend, and Mrs. Kate Gabriel of Logan.
The Athens county board of education met with all members present and approved medical examinations for county school children. They reviewed low attendance schools, deciding to continue or suspend some. A petition to transfer territory from Alexander to Athens township was discussed and forwarded for next meeting.
Ohio's trapping activity shows about 600000 people engaged in fur bearing animal trapping. The fur output last year is estimated at one million dollars, with 59964 licensed trappers plus about a thousand unlicensed land trappers. Licenses issued to hunters and trappers since last September total 235587, up from 175624 the year before.
Prof McVay a Sidney native and long time head of Sidney public schools has been elected superintendent of Marion city schools. He is an Ohio University graduate and trustee, son of W W McVay of East Union street. Henry Hartman of Marion elected to succeed him. McVay holds honorary and earned degrees from Ohio University.
Six airplanes departed Cleveland for the first inter city race to Canton passing over Akron and returning. Prizes were posted with donations from the Cleveland Aviation Club.
Lady Ferguson and Nana Jarvis, notable Canadian yachtswomen, are pictured aboard Sir Thomas Lipton's private yacht Victoria as they watch the cup races between Shamrock IV and Resolute.
A 1920 letter by William P D Baker from Canaanville Ohio urges neighbors to support local country churches. He argues churches anchor community life, laments apathy, and analyzes the burden of paying a pastor on modest salaries, urging greater church involvement and timely giving to sustain spiritual guidance.
In Dublin on July 28, about two hundred railway workers refused to carry troops, marooning a small garrison at Dunglas Donegal without regular rations. A relief party faced a twenty six hour delay before an Ulsterite engineer agreed to run the train while hundreds of Sinn Feiners sat on the tracks.
Representations of an urgent nature have been made to the Mexican government through the American embassy at Mexico City for the release of Carl Haeglin. Haeglin, an American citizen, is held prisoner by Francisco Villa. General Martinez was reported at Sabinas for a conference with Villa and will offer him a chance to surrender to the provisional government.
Two infants named Betty and Jimmy Wells were found alive Saturday night in a city cistern after a Friday birth. Police, holding "Dr" H B Kent, probe parentage and possible attempt to destroy evidence while neighbors say he boarded at the young mother’s home and was seen leaving Friday with a pail and basket.
A lawn party hosted by Mr and Mrs Geo Newman on July 2% celebrated Ruth Newman's seventeenth birthday. Guests included Rose Maurer Genevieve Byron Lillian White Nellie King Mary and Gladys Sheskey Leone Metcalfe Margaret Collins Julia Frances Goldie Scnenz Elsie Bookman Josephine Sheskey Mary Ruth Pierce Blanche Whitmore Margaret Whitmore Lucy Donley Venice Whitmore Kathryn Sayre and others with refreshments later. Attendees also listed Messrs Thomas Schenz Bert Smathers John Maurer Roland Colbert Ralph Andrews Brady Colbert William Sheskey Robert Pospichel Roy Vandyke Harry Keifer Walter Brown Harry Stevens John Frances Curt Daugherty Adam Sargent William Newman Guy Day John Pummel Herman Six and the Tollivers Newman family.
Washington July 28 The war department announced orders to move the First division from Camp Taylor Louisville Kentucky to Camp Dix and to salvage Camp Taylor. The move will take place about September 1 and Camp Taylor must be disposed of not later than June 1921 under new Congress legislation.
Thornton Davidson and Co of Montreal suspends payment today with offices here and ties to American cities. Bankers arrange that shareholders suffer no loss. Founder Thornton Davidson perished in the Titanic disaster in April 1912.
Coal miners on unauthorized strike in Indiana were ordered to return to work tomorrow while the union officials work on adjusting wage demands of day workers. The decision was made at a Terre Haute meeting.
Hugh Dowler of Akron died after a lengthy illness due to nervous prostration. The body was brought to Athens on the Hocking Valley. Funeral services are set for Thursday at 2:30 PM at the Hebbardsville church with burial in the adjoining cemetery. He formerly worked for Home Furnishing Co. in the city and is survived by a wife and a five year old son, plus his mother Mrs. D. D. Dowler of Columbus, formerly of Athens, and two brothers and two sisters.
John H. Packer of Liberty Missouri says after two years on a raw egg diet and five months hospital care he gained forty four pounds while using Tanlac. He recalls severe stomach trouble and near death before the remedy and notes improved appetite digestion and recovery to return to work. Tanlac is sold in several Ohio towns by local pharmacies.
In a comic turn Sheriff Parker chased a large white rooster that escaped from justice in the county jail area this morning. The bird, a gift from William Smill, fled its enclosure near the jail and vanished into the area by the university heating plant. Tip Johnson was committed to Athens State Hospital after probate court examination following sheriff detention.
July 28 reports four Plains children treated at the Cope land Howe Hospital in Athena. Victor Hanke had tonsils and adenoids removed, and the Taylor children were operated on for trachoma.
Miss Emily Larned of Chicago proposes a rubber stamp motto reading I'm a bearing Republican for all GOP women to stamp on every letter, check, and item they write. The post office met with the approval of many.
The Ohio national guard holds announced winners from Camp Perry three weeks earlier. Lieut R J Landry of Cleveland and Sgt William Hopkins of Blanchester led the individual events, with the Fourth Infantry securing the regimental team title. Cleveland’s Second Regiment placed second. London’s Company C won the company team. Captain M F Hickerwell of Ashtabula claimed the individual pistol title. A 14 member state rifle team to represent Ohio at the national shoot will be named this week.
National League results include Cincinnati 8 Brooklyn 3 Chicago 10 Beston 2 New York 8 St. Louis 1 Pittsburg 7 Philadelphia 1. American League games show Cleveland 5 Washington 4 in the first and 19 to 6 in the second. Minor leagues report Minneapolis 7 Columbus 3 St Paul 5 Louisville 3 Kansas City 9 Toledo 6 Milwaukee 3 Indianapolis 3. Schedule notes list Cincinnati at St Louis and New York. Chicago at Boston. Pittsburgh at Philadelphia. Washington at Detroit. New York at St Louis. Milwaukee at Indianapolis. St Paul at Louisville.
Prof. A E W Wagner will speak after a poultry demonstration at the John McClanahan farm two miles south of Canaanville. The 9 o'clock event covers the three mill school levy and attendees are urged to bring lunch and stay for the talk.
The world consumes about 70.3 million tons of oil and oil products annually, with the United States accounting for roughly 40.1 million tons of the total.
Prime Minister Lloyd George drafted a note to the Soviet government after talks with Italian officials. The note under England’s signature says Polish Russia peace must be settled first before normal conditions return, with a copy to Washington. France’s Millerand urged London conference on Polish peace.
Detroit reports agents sought a man accused of taking a 14 year old girl named Mary Slamen from her stepfather for three dollars and fleeing after learning she was sold. The entry mentions a justice and a German invention related to embossing data, with unclear context.
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