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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1921
Page
5
Harry V. Hager of Columbus and Louis Cohen of Toledo remain in bread and water denial and solitary confinement as authorities press charges for leading the disturbances at the state penitentiary during this week’s state inquiry.
Washington reporters note a split among prohibition workers as of June 18 on whether to amend the Volstead act. The divergence signals differing approaches to enforcement and policy reform amid ongoing national debates.
At First Presbyterian church in a high society ceremony Miss Rebecca Lucile Henry and Russell Weiher Finsterwald were wed by Rev. Dr. Abbott Y. Wilcox. A Masonic Temple reception followed with elaborate gowns in orchid and nile green, organ and vocal performances, and a Norwestwide guest list. The couple, returning from an eastward wedding trip, will reside in Athens where the groom practices law.
The engagement and forthcoming marriage of Miss Ida May to Mr H A Wisman of Cuyahoga Falls is announced for Thursday June 16 at that place. They plan a honeymoon to Pittsburg and Atlantic City and will visit Athens on July 4 with the bride’s sister.
The Phi Delta Theta fraternity held its annual June dance at the Armory from seven thirty to one. One hundred fifty couples attended with many alumni and out of town guests. The leafy garden setting featured lanterns, blue and white decorations, and a raised orchestra platform. Eddie McWilliams performed a vaudeville style number, and chaperones included Mr and Mrs Ned Wolfe, Mr and Mrs T W Craig, and Mr and Mrs Harry Beckley.
Mr and Mrs R A Chrysler announce the engagement of their eldest daughter Elva Irene to Howard Lindley Charter son of Dr J H Charter of Indianapolis Indiana. The marriage is planned for the end of June. Miss Emma McVay of Athens announces a wedding at the home of the parents in Chatham on Thames Ontario Canada June 22 1921.
Mrs Charles Mitchell will depart Monday for a several weeks stay in Cleveland to visit her aunt Mrs M Jewett.
Miss Alice McClandish of Bre men is the weekend guest of Miss Thelma Lehew at 60 North High Street. The visit highlights local social circles and neighborhood hospitality.
Autherine Laughlin traveled to Chillicothe on Friday for a two week visit with cousins Mabel and Louise Laughlin. Mrs. W B Dailey of Akron arrived to visit her parents Mr and Mrs C C Sheldon of Franklin Avenue.
Mrs. Margaret Armitage and her daughter Margie spent Wednesday with Mrs. A Cavanaugh and daughters of Canaanville. Mr W H Walden left for Columbus to visit his ill wife. Mr and Mrs J R Lostro plan to Cleveland for the Kiwanis convention. Sheldon Wadley of Columbus visits grandparents in town. Mr and Mrs Brown and children William and Betty Jane left for Lancaster camp grounds to stay several months.
Miss Bessie Dickson leaves 14 North Cemetery street for summer with relatives in South Bend Laporte and Bath Lake Indiana. Miss Mary L Fulton returns from Bowling Green to fiancé Mr Frank Harrington's parents N R Harrington. Miss Ferne Syx travels to Birmingham Alabama to visit relatives and former schoolmates. Miss Cleo Williams of Nelsonville joins a trip through Pensacola Florida and Ocean Springs Mississippi before returning north.
Bodies of 29 former soldiers arrived from Hoboken for distribution to their former homes in Ohio Indiana and Kentucky. The list includes Bertrand C Howell Nelsonville C H Hill Vinton James Bartlett Wellston Stanley Foss Ada Frank Birtus Canton R H Jones Dresden Frank P Young New Philadelphia Eugene R McGlaughlin Youngstown Hoyt J Ashton Athens Harold H Panekerat Strasburg.
A fragmented piece describes a large native born New York family with many living children under one roof. The text references a 47 year old head and a single table where all members dine together, though details are garbled.
In Shanghai Kiangsu province Governor Ho Feng-lin bans dance halls and gambling in Chinese territory. The Wheel, once famed as a gambling hall, was reopened as a cabaret then shut again with soldiers guarding the site. A market at State and Court streets sees steady crowds and a planned next sale with fresh fish on Wednesday morning.
A large morning crowd gathered at the city market opening at seven o'clock in Athens. Prices on fresh vegetables were ten to fifteen cents cheaper than usual. By nine thirty only one table remained, as farmers and shoppers rushed to snap up deals. Some farmers brought little, others arrived to gauge the venture’s success.
Experiments indicate that every known cotton variety can be cultivated in California, suggesting broad adaptability and potential for the state's agricultural output.
Washington reports ordinary expenditures for the year end at about 65 billion dollars. Treasury officials say the government will likely balance its income and outlays for the first time since 1914, despite earlier predictions of a large deficit.
Estimated year income near 5.6 billion, outlays total about 6.4 billion for last year. First eleven months show 1.28 billion less disbursed than prior year, with major items including interest on the war and railroad costs. Executive, Congress, Treasury, and Interior departments account for large shares of expenditures.
A wealthy Munich bachelor leaves his fortune to two nieces with the condition that each must work for one year as a domestic servant. The arrangement emphasizes duty and labor before inheritance, reflecting the era's moral expectations for female beneficiaries.
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