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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1923
Page
6
In a letters column a reader laments low circulation while offering advice from Joan Parker. He cites a columnist named John who advocates cutting foolishness and agitating farmers to plant fruit trees. He argues Southern Ohio yields the world’s best fruit and profits may outpace livestock.
Steubenville Ohio June 19 Fred Dunlap a Pennsylvania railroad detective who was shot by box car robbers near New Cumberland Junction West Virginia died at Gill hospital last night Weirton police are holding John Doland 53 whose coat and hat were found near the detective in an unconscious state Three witnesses are also held
At the June meeting the Athens city council accepted the Alderman Heights addition and approved sidewalk construction on Maple street. Ordinances ordered Arden Place Stewart Street and Watt Street improvements with bids to follow. Walks were mandated along B and O depot premises and various streets including West Union, Elliott, Fast State, Lincoln, and West State streets. A storm sewer district board was appointed and several procedural items were deferred to the next session.
ZPRATTS FORK residents hosted relatives and friends for Sunday visits. Elza Sapp and family from Athens joined F Y Jones and kin, Pearl Sapp and family, Alex Sapp, Jed Ator of Albany, Ira Ator, Miller Ream and Debhert Gaul with son, and Rich Williams and Dell Williams from Floodwood. Wayne Wingett and sons toured Letart Falls to see their grandmother Whetstone. Wayne Ackley and wife visited Ross Ackley, Rev Marshall and Rev Ackerman attended services nearby.
Mrs. S J Smith and family had Monday evening callers Mr and Mrs V M Beal and daughter Edna Louise and Mr and Mrs Joe Smith and children Irene and Lewis. Austin Hull of Greenfield visited Miss Gladys Smith Monday afternoon.
A June 19 report from Urbana recounts a grocer who heard a gypsy fortune teller warn of money loss. Shortly after the reading, he discovers a $1 bill missing from his cash drawer and considers the omen a possible warning for his business.
In Coolville on June 14, a major Ku Klux Klan demonstration paraded through town to campgrounds under the Parkersburg Invisible Empire. Burning crosses lit the route as robed members marched, with speeches by the Parkersburg leader and Rev. Wilson. Tea cream was served as attendees watched unmasked Klansmen.
Noted physician Dr R V Pierce of Buffalo New York popularized a vegetable tonic for women’s weaknesses. The Favorite Prescription, sold in tablet and liquid forms, is described as safe and effective for backache headache and other disorders of women of all ages. Send 16½ cents to Dr Pierce’s Invalids Hotel for a trial and request free medical advice.
A local rider commends the Red Star line for its superior services and accommodations. The driver is described as careful and gentlemanly, contributing to a positive impression of the company.
Charlies Fisher also known as Edward Cheever, 28, held in Wheeling on the charge of escaping from the Mansfield Ohio reform school. He admitted the charge, according to police.
Mr and Mrs Leo Bradley and son John from Portsmouth visited McArthur for a Sunday game against Wells ton. Rodney Bradley plays shortstop for McArthur and participated. John Bradley returned to Portsmouth after the outing.
Bridgeport reports eastern Ohio strawberry harvest will slip about a week due to early May freezes. Despite the delay a bumper crop is expected as blossoms are more plentiful than usual and growers anticipate strong yields.
Joseph Shackleford of Columbus aged 18 blamed his sudden burst of speed on “lack of brains” after being pulled over by Mayor Pollock. The mayor agreed and fined him the maximum for speeding.
In Youngstown Ohio on June 19, 1ed Prigmore a 20 year old Black man from New River Virginia was accidentally shot and killed last night by Richard Clayton according to local police. The incident occurred in the vicinity of New River and details are being investigated.
Browning Mont June 18 The last Blackfeet war chief Mountain Chief thrills at the prospect of one more battle as he dons the war dance. He receives a ringside ticket from Fiddie Kane to the Tom Gibbons Jack Dempsey heavyweight title bout and smiles beneath his war bonnet.
Lima public schools will not resume teaching German unless specifically requested. The announcement by Superintendent J F Collins follows a US Supreme Court ruling that bans on German instruction in Ohio Indiana and Nebraska were unconstitutional.
A. R. Watkins, international executive board member of the miners union, writes from Glace Bay Nova Scotia that he has spent two weeks shivering as he piles eight to ten feet of ice along the Atlantic shore.
Lima city records show Patrolman William Hontz commended by City Manager Bingman for pulling Hadsell Bundy from Hover Lake and using a pulmotor to revive him after he was on the verge of drowning.
Roy Smith, 20, of Woodsboro Maryland, hid along a roadside and shot his wife 19, wounding her father, two sisters, and another girl before killing himself. The attack occurred as Rev J A Saxton’s party approached. The minister's 11 year old daughter was among the wounded. Smith had been separated from his wife for a week.
John Hennessy and William Rose of Cleveland were fined 160 dollars each for possessing liquor. A Cleveland youth and three Cleveland girls were discharged. Three quarts of whiskey and a bottle of wig were found in the auto used by the party after attending a dance at Chippewa Lake.
The note touts a fast-acting treatment for constipation biliousness colds headaches and malaria fever claiming rapid relief from multiple health issues. It emphasizes a single remedy as the quickest cure.
A reunion glee club concert on June 26 closes Oberlin college commencement week. Former members of the mens and womens glee clubs join the present year’s mens club, ending with a joint all members chorus.
Fred Martino of Akron admitted guilt before Judge Paul J. Jones in Cleveland federal court. He faces sentencing Sunday as his wife and six children said farewell at the federal building.
Rotary International drew about ten thousand delegates to St Louis for the fourteenth annual convention. The gathering includes twenty two nations and delegates from nearly every large U S city attended as the municipal doors opened to the visitors.
A gown features pleated flounces and a narrow hemline. Flounces are arranged in tunic fashion over a tight underskirt that shows only a few inches.
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