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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1920
Page
2
Miss Eunice Press visits Warren as kin host. Club meetings nurse church aims and Alpha Gamma Delta alumnae gather. Local residents travel to Cincinnati for camp meetings and family reunions unfold across Athens and nearby towns.
A California inventor has patented a hands free book rack that hangs from the shoulders and waist and carries an electric light to illuminate the reading mat ch. The device aims to let a reader lie down or recline while keeping the book steady and the light focused on the page.
Marisa Tucc,a a 22 year old Italian girl was sentenced to eight to fifteen years in the penitentiary for the murder of her sister Angelina Conti. A motion for a new trial was denied. Her defense claimed she killed to protect her honor. the jury found manslaughter.
Warren June 7 for the second time this week Trumbull County officials were notified of the discovery of a man’s body believed to have taken his own life. Norman Price of Hubbard reported a dead man about 40 in an old sugar house doorway with a bullet wound in the heart. Indications point to suicide with a 22 calibre rifle.
Berlin voters gave Independents 459,960 votes to win the National election. Majority Socialists trailed with 185,700. The rest, 255,100 votes, went to other parties and candidates.
John B. West, Civil War veteran attached to Co. F 2nd Ohio Heavy Artillery, died at his home Sunday at 4 30 am aged 72. Survived by widow, four children, nine grandchildren and two sisters. Funeral Tuesday at 2 pm at the M E church with interment at West Union Street Cemetery Athens. West had lived in The Plains 12 years after residing in Jackson County.
New Marshfield reports funeral services for Margaret Marie Stanley five months old daughter of Mr and Mrs Thomas Stanley of Carbondale held at the residence at 10 this morning. Burial followed at Asbury cemetery. Death occurred Sunday morning from erysipelas.
The United States Senate passed an omnibus pension bill on June 3 granting Mrs Marjorie A Haker of Guysville and Mrs Eliza Murphy of Athens monthly pensions of 30 each, expected to take effect after presidential approval. Also notes a June 7 to 12 weather outlook for Ohio Valley and Tennessee.
Harry Crouse of Columbus Ohio recounts how Tanlac cured his severe indigestion and stomach trouble five years ago raising his weight and improving health. He recently resumed taking Tanlac after feeling run down again and reports friends also benefit. Sold in Athens Coolville and Amesville by local pharmacies.
Parents of 13 month old Blakely Coughlin report telegram from Dallas authorities saying they found the missing child. Dallas police say the baby was with a Black woman who reportedly possessed him.
Cleveland June 7 Wall street seeks control of the movie business promising higher prices to the public. Sydney S Cohen temporary chairman of the Motion Picture Theatre Owners Convention warned against Wall street taking grip on exhibitors amid inflation and inflated values. The plan aims to curb production profits and prevent percentage booking that would give Wall street full theatre control.
Ohio plans a state aviation commission to govern commercial and pleasure flying. Governor Cox will name members, including W F Lieberling, John R Gammeter, J W Jeffrey, Charles F Kettering, George M Williams, Major R W Schroeder, and Eddie Rickenbacker. The body aims to enforce accident prevention rules and seek legislative authority, with pilots tested at Akron Flying Club and the Cleveland aviation clubs event July 2 to 7.
Thousands of Pythian delegates and visitors gather in Columbus for the 51st annual Ohio grand lodge convention. Events include sessions at Memorial hall, a prison baseball game, and a vaudeville show by inmates, with ceremonies by Pythian Sisters and various lodge staffs through Wednesday.
Mrs Mamie Bertel of Moberly Missouri praises Chamberlains Tablets as the best remedy for stomach trouble biliousness and constipation She says they relieve indigestion tone the liver and leave her feeling fine after two or three years of use She notes no alcohol is involved in their production.
Farm and rural groups meet in Columbus to adopt a legislative program for the next general assembly. L. J. Taber of the Ohio State Grange says the plan will be public so rural voters know the platform. Tax amendments and farm transport and supply issues are on the agenda with C. A. Dyer as a speaker. The Ohio Farm Bureau Federation executive committee will meet through Tuesday to discuss cooperation and possible affiliations of farm groups.
Charles H. Ebbetts president of the Brooklyn National League club and Christy Mathewson former Reds manager travel to Cincinnati to testify in Lee Magee's lawsuit against the Chicago Cubs opening there tomorrow. Mathewson was Reds manager when Hal Chase faced charges.
Weather brings colds and grippe alerts as flu germs threaten weakened systems. Begin early to ward off illness with castor oil or Mayapple aloe jalap laxatives sold as Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets. If a cough starts a local treatment with Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery is recommended for soothing the mucous membranes and aiding recovery.
Public health notice urges vigilance over blood supply and vitality. Claims S. S. S. vegetable medicine revitalizes blood and offers free medical advice from Swift Laboratory in Atlanta, Ga.
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