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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 31, 1922
Page
3
War veterans mobilize August 8 to support Congressman Foster citing his record on pensions for Civil and Spanish War veterans and his sponsorship of the World War bonus. The 6 000 veterans in the club urge all service members to vote and work for Foster as secretary Tom Morgan signs.
Large turnout of friends and relatives attended the funeral service for A H Tignor at his residence. Many flowers were sent. Burial occurred at Greenlawn. C E Weltzheimer and spouse left for Buckeye Lake with John Hanley of Columbus accompanying them. Dr and Mrs E B Acomb and family returned from a three week fishing trip in Michigan.
The Pocahontas order will hold its July birthday party in their hall tonight. Ice cream and cake will be served. Members are urged to come and bring 10 chats.
Mrs Hildreth Graves Spencer Erwin aged 22 died this morning at her home after several months illness. She contracted flu in winter and complications followed. Wife of Norman Erwin a World War veteran and adopted daughter of Mr and Mrs Charles Spencer. Survived by husband one daughter Norma adopted parents and one sister. No funeral arrangements yet.
West End clinched the city league baseball title and received the championship cup donated by Cable Hardware Co.
Central business men won over the rest of the teams and will receive the cup offered by the YMCA. Volleyball has taken fine and if we can find the time we will run a volley ball league in the YMCA gym this fall. Athens beat Nesonville 3 to 2 Thursday, July 27.
Members of the Matteson family gathered for a Sunday reunion at E. H. Mathews home on Columbus Street. Rain forced the gathering to be an indoor picnic with numerous relatives present from Sugar Creek The Plains Peach Ridge near Athens and Columbus including Alfred and Fanny Matteson Harry and Ed win Matteson Don Gabriel Alfred Eva Betty Lee Grace Nelle Carl Junior and Elizabeth Crabtree.
An advertisement touts MOAVA DENTAL CREAM as a cure for pyorrhea and gum disease. It claims the paste tightens loose teeth stops bleeding receding gums and improves mouth cleanliness with a money back guarantee from McKee Drug Co.
Mrs Danks widow of five years loses home in a fire and appeals for aid. The Independent Holiness brethren hold a revival in Morristown with Howard Simpson preaching. Trimble Grange meets Thursday. road work on Trimble township to Corning set to begin soon. Local births and visits noted. cement sidewalks replace brick along High Street from the railroad crossing to Drury's Drug Store.
In Columbus on July 31 United States Senator Atlee Pomerene Canton called the Herrin Illinois massacre the tragedy of American civilization and urged that the government must control such outbreaks or they will control the government during his Rotary Club address.
A satirical assembly of notes on Ohio politics, clergy and business figures. George Poor advocates broader candidate records on ballots, while Harvey Smith and Hermand Ruble lampoon election snags and backroom discussions. The piece blends humor with local figures and coded references.
The speaker reflects on life as a politician’s spouse noting the occasional perk of dismissing two or three candidates from the front steps, describing it as a simple, genuine pleasure in a political life.
A local note mentions women’s suffrage politics and a warning that a prohibition officer has received an official manifesto signed K. K. K. indicating signs of disagreement with Ku Klux Klan brethren in Athens and Gloucester. It suggests heightened civic attention and potential conflict about political alliances and social issues.
Secretary Hoover announced that the American relief administration plans for next year in Russia will be concentrated mainly on fighting contagious diseases. The statement outlines the shift in effort away from broader relief activities toward public health interventions.
Chief of Police Trantman took a barefoot, exhausted patient from Toledo State Hospital to Bucyrus. He had walked about 70 miles along railway tracks, arriving at his former home with bleeding feet and severe exhaustion after several days missing from the hospital.
Washington July 31 The Senate resumes work on the tariff bill facing the prospect of debating Senator Caraway's resolution for an investigation into charges that some senators have financial and personal interests in tariff legislation benefiting industries they are linked with.
John Friday, 66, of Woodsfield, was killed when an automobile backed against the ladder he was working on in Ashland.
Columbus July 31 Director of Education Riegel opposes high school credit for private correspondence courses. He calls approval an indictment of the public system and urges schools to offer equivalent work in the high school program rather than send pupils to private providers.
Elyria police launch a crusade against uncut weeds in vacant lots. Owners notified, and if weeds remain, they face charges under a city ordinance.
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