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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1924
Page
3
Mrs. James Nichols pleaded guilty to assault before Mayor Lax on Monday. She was fined five dollars plus costs and 60 days in the workhouse, suspended on good behavior. The rest of the item describes local social news and a damaged Torch touring car incident.
The Past Chiefs association of the Pythian Sisters will meet Wednesday evening with Mrs. B. Linton at 7 o'clock.
Nelsonville chamber of commerce road committee will inspect the Kimbria toward Carbondale route on Thursday. Local El-Karnak Grotto members urge a summer detour over Johnson hill to route traffic past lotto grounds toward the water highway near Wright farm and Nelsonville schoolhouse.
Equipment and material for a new concrete bridge across Monday Creek near Greenlawn cemetery are on the ground with work starting soon. Fred Beckler has the contract for the Buchtel road to be improved with brick up to beyond the greenhouse.
Mrs. Burns Coakley entertained 27 Circle of Ruth members at her East Washington street home with a 6 36 p.m. two course chicken dinner followed by a business session. At 8 p.m. the class was entertained at Bell Telephone, point. Guest days and visits are noted for local residents including Mrs. D L Wallace hosting the Foreign Missionary Society program Thursday at 2 o'clock with readings and music by the ladies quartet.
Chauncey William Katzenback and son Elmer Katzenback and John Neal of Chauncey were injured when their machine ran off a Springfield area road and plunged over a steep embankment. Neal suffered serious burns from escaping gasoline, Elmer Katzenback injured his right foot, and Chauncey Katzenback sustained leg and back injuries. They were taken to Columbus for medical aid.
Comrades of the Columbus Gold en Post No 9 G A R voted unanimously to render a resolution of thanks to the Kiwanis club of Athens for their Decoration Day observance honoring the old soldiers.
Montreal reports the Dominion Express Company grew from eleven Manitoba offices in 1882 with one horse and wagon to a vast network owned by Canadian Pacific Railway. Last year it moved 15 974 445 express pieces weighing 600 000 000 pounds and operated 31 190 miles total. It expanded money orders to 2 626 682 in 1923 and travelers checks worth 38 million dollars. The company aided British Columbia fruit trades, moving 600 000 fruit packages and 15 000 000 pounds of fruit last year.
The Post expresses full appreciation for the consideration and recognition shown at the banquet. Resolution of thanks was officially given by J. O. Pickering the Post commander and J. B. Allen the Post adjutant.
Harold Wise, a former Athens high and Ohio University star, was hired as Athens high's athletic coach for next year at the city board of education meeting on June 2. He will earn 1800 dollars annually, teach history, and oversee all sports succeeding Coach Rockhill. Wise has prior experience coaching at Ashtabula high and Y M C A teams, with a strong career in baseball, basketball, and football.
The article notes Wise, an agile open field runner and strong defender, excels in strategy and leadership. He plans to attend a coaching program at Illinois University this summer under the renowned Zuppl, prior to starting duties with the local school in September. The school board meeting announced an abandonment of a planned measure.
An Athens case cites G. M. Burke a stationary engineer at 20 S Cemetery St who suffered dull back pains and disordered kidneys with a scalding sensation. After using Doan's Pills the trouble disappeared and his rest improved. The ad claims thousands helped and urges neighbors to try the stimulant diuretic.
The board agreed to discontinue summer playgrounds at Mast Side and Central school buildings, retaining only the Mill street playground. The program will be supervised by Coach Joe Knit. Payment of bills and routine matters completed the meeting.
Mrs. Arthur J. Wilson rushed home from Europe after canceling singing engagements including a recital before the King of Spain. She claims her husband, a prominent local physician, sent a cable saying he was lonely without her. In other news a German inventor develops a new safety razor material resembling ivory or tortoise shell or marble.
Life on farms changes as new services reach rural areas. Ice delivery will arrive via motor trucks on a network of roads and at village intersections, with doorstep or roadside pickups planned for farmers this summer. The National Ice Industries reports many firms will launch rural delivery this season.
Sophomore Katherine Plewell of Ohio University confined in university hospital with gastric ulcers was moved to her Marietta home Monday evening. Her mother accompanied her home and the Jager ambulance transported her to the train.
An advertisement touts Cod Liver Oil tablets as the best flesh producer with high vitamin content. It claims sugar-coated McCoy's Cool Liver Oil Tablets cost 60 cents for 60 and guarantee a five pound gain in 30 days with money back if not, urging purchases at Cline Pharmacy Co and McKee Drug Co.
County commissioners extended the tax deadline from June 26 to July 20 at their June meeting. They also ordered a flag pole at Athens Court House to display colors on national holidays and similar occasions.
The average depth of the oceans is about 12,600 feet below sea level, indicating a deep global bathymetric baseline and guiding maritime and geological studies.
An ad touts Dr Thachers Liver and Blood Syrup promising rapid detox of liver and bowels to relieve nervous fatigue digestive woes and bad breath. It asserts you can feel a different person in 14 hours or less and lists multiple local pharmacies stocking the product.
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