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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1921
Page
2
In a dramatic American League game, Cleveland defeats Detroit 8 7. Sree’ ant St. I on contributed key hits in a high scoring matchup.
National League action shows New York outscoring St. Louis 6 to 5 and Philadelphia 5, Iiicinati 2. American Association games feature Louisville 2-11 Milwaukee 8-8, St. Paul 2-2. Indianapolis 4-1 Columbus 2:10. Minneapolis 6-4 Kansas City 2-2.
Georges Carpentier conducted a show session for reporters while his opponent plan remained hidden. An auto accident near camp injured a girl attracting extra safety measures and keeping Carpentier away from the gate.
Ninety five women golfers from across the state began the Ohio women's championship at Cincinnati for the James Miles trophy. State champion Mrs. Catherine Starbuck of Columbus was among the early leaders, but broke her spoon on the third hole and rushed it to the clubhouse for repairs.
St Louis lost to the Giants ending a ten game win run. Announcement stated professional baseball would be tried in Japan. Q Mara Indianapolis Wagoner Columbus Evans Kansas City seek reinstatement in the American league.
United Press describes Jack Dempsey as modest and generous to rivals, noting he shuns self praise. He values records and facts over bravado and recalls sessions with fans and friends at his camp, including welcomes for Bill Brennan after a knockout history.
Golf history appeared to be in the making today on the famous course in Scotland as 153 players gathered at a Scottish club to compete in the first qualifying round for the British Open regarded as the world championship of golf.
Citizens may attend free physical examinations at United States Public Health Service stations for summer military training camps. The service runs 140 stations and allows applicants to secure a test by submitting an application to the nearest station. Additional exams will be conducted by medical reserve corps officers at camps, posts, or stations.
Twenty members of the Athens Motorcycle Club joined with the Columbus Motorcycle Club for a Gypsy Tour to Zanesville yesterday. An all day outing at Moxahala Park featured about five hundred motorcycles, races and speeches, with ice cream and pop refreshments.
Secretary of the Navy Denby says the Hampton Roads bombing tests will be tremendously important but not challenge battleship superiority. A Senate and congressional party sails to witness tests alongside Army and Navy officers and foreign attaches. Brig. Gen. Mitchell predicts a revolutionary outcome.
The United States Chamber of Commerce campaigns against a proposed veteran bonus. It argues cash payments offer little aid to physically able veterans and warns the World War mortgage burden on families requires fiscal restraint and tax relief. The group notes most states enacted relief and opposes federal duplication.
London June 20 British policies touching nearly every world region were discussed at the opening of the imperial conference. Delegates examined global affairs and coordinated stance on overseas matters as part of the event.
Anonymous narrator describes a family scene where a stranger father, once thought dead, is revealed to have joined a new golf club that has since closed. The family reassures the child, insisting the father means no harm as he comes home.
In Chicago on June 2, the United States railroad labor board ruled that representatives of the majority in a craft may draft working agreements affecting all members. The decision, prompted by a query from employees of the Missouri and Kansas Railroad and the Wichita Falls and Northwestern, favors unionists as they hold the majority.
An old remedy claims a few drops of Outgo on swollen skin around an ingrown nail reduce inflammation and pain. The preparation supposedly hardens the skin so the nail turns outward by morning. Outgo is advertised as antiseptic for chiropodists but sold in small drug store bottles.
Bellfonte Pennsylvania June 20 four men were electrocuted today marking the first time in the state history that four individuals were put to death for the same crime.
Columbus reports the relocation of a dozen state departments to the Hartman Hotel building with nearly a hundred workers loading files desks and equipment. The state insurance office moves to former public works quarters in the state house annex while public works highways industrial commission and others follow. Thirty six hotel rooms at $2400 yearly provide space for eight cabinet members and future meetings are set in the governor’s vicinity.
Kansas called for 25,000 volunteers to aid harvest efforts as A. Y. Berkman, field representative of the United States employment service, announced calls had already been sent to eastern cities for assistance.
Stanley Bobo is in Athens county jail charged with stealing a Buick touring car from Ray Linscott's Nelsonville garage last Wednesday. Sheriff Parker alerted nearby towns and Bobo was arrested in Columbus after selling the car and failing to cash a $900 check. He had been fired from the Linscott garage and used a key to take the vehicle, then was bound over to the grand jury.
A London Salvation Army unit hosts a deaf and dumb corps, highlighting services for the deaf community in the area and expanding outreach through church-based programs and support activities.
Dean Irma Voigt reports progress but requests more rooms for summer students. T. W. Craig appeals to the Chamber of Commerce for immediate volunteer housing help, urging business leaders to accommodate students and avoid negative civic impressions. Call secretary at 43 to report available rooms.
The Catholic Union of Ohio begins its twenty third annual meeting in Bucyrus Ohio with delegates from across the state and the new ladies auxiliary in attendance. State president J F Granziere, secretary Herman H Schweter and spiritual advisor Rev Nicholas Pfeil lead the Cleveland based officers.
Firefighters were called to Mary Jane Vickey's West Union Street home shortly after 2 AM. They found heavy smoke but limited damage with origin in a lower room occupied by several boys, whose hair was scorched. Cause remains undetermined.
The Kongo river system now offers more than 10,000 miles of navigable waterways, with extensive branch networks enhancing shipping routes and regional transport. Local authorities note improved connectivity for trade and passenger travel.
Representatives of twenty large railroads appeared before the labor board in Chicago to seek inclusion in the 12 percent wage reduction ruling. The cut, set to take effect July 1, covers shop employees, common laborers, and maintenance workers, and the roadmen’s appearance was seen as a formality likely to be granted.
The annual Athens county teachers institute will be held August 15 to 19 per an announcement from Columbus papers. Dr. W. A. Matheny of Ohio University and Prof. B. O. Skinner of Marietta will instruct the Franklin County institute.
A fresh money sorting device will count and bag coins at a rate of seventy two thousand per hour, improving throughput for cash handling.
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