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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jun 21, 1920

Page

3

Mae Sines Weds Harry Sisson In Nelsonville Home Wedding

Sunday evening at 8:45 at East Columbus street, Miss Mae Sines and Mr. Harry Sisson were married by Rev. Arthur M. Mann of the First Methodist Episcopal church in the presence of relatives and close friends. The couple will reside at 320 Fort street after a brief wedding trip and are described as prominent local figures.

Chas. H. Sissin East Columbus Street Mae Sines Harry Sissin Arthur M. Mann First Methodist Episcopal Church Erwin Wilsey Columbus Miss Sines Sisson Willsey Elizabeth Sisson Nelsonville Fort Street

Class of 1915 reunion recalls fallen heroes at Love home

Five graduates gathered five years after leaving high school for a class reunion hosted by President Gilbert Love on Short Street. Three members serving in World War I had died Clermont Howell Glenford Dugan and Noble Lax. White and green decor honored the heroes as Mrs Howell presented white rose buds. Luncheon was served by Mrs Love and scholars planned a two year reunion. Names of attendees include Hazel Reeder Ferne Syx Lucile Smith Nelle Matthews Margaret Johnson and others.

Io Giuuuatea Echoul Wey Clermont Howell Glenford Dugan Noble Lax Gilbert Love Short Street Beautiful John Love Hazel Reeder Pomeroy Jack Anthen Akron Ferne Syx Athens James Coepe Lucile Smith Nelle Matthews Margaret Johnson Cieo Williams Nevada Sommers Kathryn Stedem Ella Burn

Rainy Sunday Masons Attend First Presbyterian Service

In a heavy downpour about a hundred Masons marched to the First Presbyterian church for Sunday services. Miss Mary Pensyle and Miss Lucile Kaelin were soloists. The pastor Rev. Arpee delivered a fine sermon.

First Presbyterian Church Mary Pensyle Lucile Kaelin Arpee

Called meeting urged for Buckeye Lake trip plans

A called meeting of the W. E. A. L. O. T. M. will be held Tuesday evening at their Judge hall. All members planning to go to Buckeye Lake on July 3 are urged to attend for final arrangements.

Judge Hall Buckeye Lake

Evans Family Thanks Friends in Bereavement

Mr and Mrs FE J Evans and family express gratitude for support during their bereavement. They thank Rev Mann, the singers, and those who lent equipment or machines, noting sincere appreciation for the kindness shown.

Mann FE. J. Evans

Nelsonville Piano Lessons and Dance Invitations

Term 12 les sons nine dollars begins Saturday June 26 at 73 Franklin St Eleanor Scott Bell 726. Dance at Red Men’s Hall Tuesday June 22 with electric fans and door invitations. Questionable parties not admitted. 6-18-3p

Eleanor Scott Franklin St. Bell Red Men's Hall

Dinner honors son Carl Mathews with extended family guest list

Mr. and Mrs. E. H. Mathews entertained with a Sunday family dinner honoring their son Carl and wife. Guests included Alfred and Harry Matteson families, E. G. Groff, Nell and Grace Mathews, Nell Gilbert, Royal Linscott, Ethel Bagley, Mary Love, Nell Mathews, Bess Lutz, Wendell Nelson, Gilbert Love, Josephine Powers, John Cox, Dr. Wilbur Johnson, Mary Robison Davis, Mary Lane, C. Whitmore, Chas Pensyle family, Leighton Aumiller, John Hanley, Ray Linscott, Ed Tucker, J. C. Barnes, Lulu Parry, L. E. Roberts and Raymond, Rev C L Johnson and daughter.

E. H. Mathews Carl Alfred Matteson Harry Matteson Edwin Harry Mathews Athens E. G. Groff Nell Grace Mathews Nell Gilbert Royal Linscott Ethel Bagley Mary Love Nell Mathews Hiram College Bess Lutz Delaware Wendell Nelson Indian River City Bla Gilbert Love Columbus Josephine Powers John Cox Wilbur John Huntington Mary Robison Davis Mary Lane Hiram J. C. Barnes Marysville Tenn Henry Davis Lulu Parry L. E. Roberts Raymond Tocomo Wash C. L. Jonhson Richmond

30000 Prisoners Taken by Soviets

LONDON June 2 Bolsheviki forces have taken 30 000 Polish prisoners in a new attack along the Dvina river advancing from Dvinsk to Polotsk according to a wireless from Berlin today quoting a Moscow dispatch. The Poles also lost 165 guns. Two Polish cavalry regiments were destroyed at Poltosk.

London Dvina Dvinsk Polotsk Berlin Moscow Poltosk

Millfield Guests Visit Poling Family and Local News

Millfield, Mr. Eber Warner and niece Miss Mildred Poling of Sugar Creek were Saturday guests of the latter's parents Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Poling. Dee McDaniel narrowly escaped a serious accident when his truck stalled on a railroad crossing near the West Side School house as a water train approached. the truck was demolished but no injuries occurred. Mrs. Sarah Cass is slowly recovering from illness. Athens visitors included Mrs. J. F. Riley and granddaughter. Elmer Rutter was killed in an automobile crash near Glasgow. funeral attended by Grant Knight and others. Lewis Oliver and daughter Florence visited Columbus for hospital treatment after a fall causing a broken hip. Members of the Ladies Bible Class of the Church of Christ gathered Sunday afternoon at Charley Sanders' home.

Eber Warner Mildred Poling Sugar Creek Elmer Poling Floyd Dee) McDaniel R. H. Wade West Side School House Sarah Cass J. F. Riley Athens Grant Knight Elmer Rutter Glouster H. Knight Ruther Sisson Grace Glenda Knight Theodore Roy Knight Lewis Oliver Columbus Florence Ladies Bible Class Church of Christ

Local Social Notes Mention Guests and Health Updates

Brookins and Mabel Matson hosted a gathering with several hymns enjoyed by the host couple. Mrs. Sanders shows modest health improvement after a period of illness. Lewis Sanders of Toledo visited his parents for the weekend. Eleanor Hill hosted Grace McGrath of Athens for a visit. Local residents attended the Harding forification event in Athens Saturday. Mabel Matson and Olive Brookins plan to attend the Christian Endeavor Convention in Columbus this week. Mrs. Maggie Keirns of Amesyville recently visited Mr. and Mrs. F. E. Boudinot.

F. E. Boudinot

Address by Judge Mauck Interesting Talk at First Christian

Judge Roscoe J Mauck of Gallipolis spoke at the First Christian church on social service relations. He said the public must be served first in industrial changes, with rights of the public above private interests, and urged education religion and morality as essential to all.

Roscoe J. Mauck Gallipolis Mauck L. A. Koons Athens Judge Mauck

Rotarians Meet at Atlantic City Convention

Atlantic City N J June 21 More than 10000 Rotary Club members attend the annual international convention opening this evening Four presidential candidates are B F Harris Champlain Estes Snedecor Portland F W Galbraith Cincinnati and John M Dyer Vincennes Indiana

Atlantic City N.J Rotary Clubs B. F. Harris Champaign Estes Snedecor Portland Ore F. W. Galbraith Cincincinnati John M. Dyer Vincennes Ind

Irish Leader Burke to Address Captains at Dinner in Columbus

James A. Burke 26 Irish leader and member of both parliaments will address captains of the Irish drive at a Columbus dinner this evening. Burke, elected to the British parliament in 1918 but refused his seat, came to the United States seven months ago after Belfast jail for organizing volunteers. He now represents the Irish parliament and surveys American sentiment on the Irish cause as bond promoters forecast Ohio will raise about a quarter of a million dollars.

Columbus James A. Burke Burke Sinn Ohio

Serenade Governor Cox by Columbus Democratic Glee Club

The Columbus Democratic Glee Club will serenade Governor Cox at the statehouse and parade on High Street before boarding a special for San Francisco to attend the Democratic National Convention. The 412-person train has 11 coaches and an observation car with a diner, arriving Sunday noon for the convention. A mammoth rally at Idora Park is planned after arrival, uniforms include blue serge coats and white attire, with megaphones for on train concerts. A government committee has been named to investigate electrifying the United Kingdom railways.

Columbus Democratic Glee Club of Columbus Cox Statehouse High Street San Francisco Glee Club Convention City Mose Schlesinger Idora Park Gleestersa

Forged to Quit After d0 Years

A 30 year carpenter, W. D. Faurote of South Bend Ind., says Tanlac restored his health after years of weakness and nerve trouble. He credits Tanlac with steady nerves, better sleep, pain relief, and regained strength, enabling him to consider returning to carpentry. The drug is sold locally by The Cline Pharmacy Co. and Taylor & Son and F. W. Gibson.

Tanlac W. D. Faurote South Bend Ind Mr. Faurote Athens Cline Pharmacy Co Coolville Taylor & Son Amesville F. W. Gibson

Rail strike renewals hit multiple lines citywide

Philadelphia reports embargos on nonperishable freight by Reading and Baltimore and Ohio, with Pennsylvania line restricted to city and Baltimore. Wilmington sees yard crew walkout and freight embargoes nonperishables. Baltimore yardmen strike 700 strong, disrupting freight on B&O and Pennsylvania lines east of Cumberland. Passenger service mostly intact.

Philadelphia Reading Baltimore and Ohio Pennsylvania Baltimore Wilmington Del Pennsylvania Railroad Baltimore and Ohio Cumberland

Dayton Car Lines Tie Up As Strikers Demand 70 Cents

Dayton June 21 five of six car lines are tied up with no cars moved this morning. Factories transport workers by trucks while downtown employees walk. About five hundred men are out demanding 70 cents an hour. the company offers 60 cents, they currently earn 50. Several meetings are planned today to seek a compromise though strikers demand 70 cents or nothing.

Dayton

Massage for chronic rheumatism with Liniment relief

An ad suggests Chamberlain's Liniment for chronic or muscular rheumatism. It claims massaging the affected parts provides relief and satisfaction to users.

Chamberlain

Woman Kidnapped by Trio of Men in Akron

Akron detectives scour county to hunt three men who abducted Mrs. Annie Novakevich from Pete Pusaka’s home at midnight. She reportedly wore a money belt with $1,000. A man with a police badge allegedly announced a war rant at the door.

Akron Annie Novakevich Pete Pusaka Navakavich

Carry Out Part in Gypsy Tour from Athens County

H. D. Nee, a local Indian motorcycle dealer, led the Athens county delegation of sixteen cyclists in the national gypsy tour held Sunday across the United States. The party, from Athens Nelsonville Chauncey and nearby towns, traveled via Lancaster Chillicothe to Columbus and home arriving in good season and without accident. They were joined at Nelsonville Logan and Lancaster by motorists swelling the party to twenty-five.

H. D. Nee Athens County United States Athens Nelsonville Chauncey Lancaster Chillicothe Columbus Home Logan

Hungary Isolated as International Labor Boycott Spreads

Vienna reports Hungary nearly cut off as postal telegraph and transport workers across Austria Czechoslovakia Poland and Italy join the international labor boycott. If not lifted within a week, passenger traffic may halt while union leaders warn of wider action. Austrian moderates call the move a subversion of Hungarian rights and pressures mount for the resignation of the Hungarian ministry. The socialists demand free speech free assembly end of prosecutions of radicals civil supervision of political prisoners and jury trials restored.

Vienna Hungary Austria Czecho- Slovakia Poland Italy

Pumping Station Workers Strike in Columbus

Sixty workers at the Ohio Fuel Supply Sugar Grove pumping station went on strike late Saturday. Gas supply to Columbus and other Ohio cities continues normally this morning, though non union staff remain on site. General Manager John M. Garard declined to discuss long term effects or plans to reinstate six discharged workers.

Columbus Ohio Fuel Supply Company Sugar Grove Cincinnati Dayton Findlay Fostoria Zanesville Toledo Ohio John M. Garard Garard

Trouble in appointing new Gabine

Berlin dispatch reports ongoing deadlock in forming a German cabinet as majority Socialists refuse to guarantee benevolent neutrality and the Peoples party blocks monarchist restoration. Fehrenbach may become chancellor if a moderate coalition forms, but key leaders deny guaranteed monarchist restraint.

Carl D. Groat United Press Berlin Volkspartei Democrats Constantin Fehrenbach National Assembly Peoples’ Party Fehrenbach

Women Open Big Industrial Meet at Western College

About 400 girls from Ohio and West Virginia gathered at the Western College for Women in Oxford for an industrial conference June 21. The event, running through June 30, features national leaders including Miss Ethel Cutler YWCA director for religious work, Miss Mary Cady head of the national bureau of general education, and Miss Florence Simms head of the national industrial department of the YWCA, with several other noted speakers from Cincinnati Cleveland Toledo Youngstown Columbus Portsmouth Wheeling and Cincinnati.

Oxford Ohio West Virginia Western College For Women Ethel Cutler Mary Cady National Bureau of General Education Florence Simms National Industrial Department Helen Taylor Cincinnati Martha Jaeger Cleveland Dr. Dong Toledo Laura Ross Moore Youngstown P. G. Turner Ruth Dorsey Columbus Carol Simmons Portsmouth Amy Krueger Wheeling

Mock convention prep and civic education event outlined

The passage notes a gathering of W. A. girls from industrial federations local boards and leaders with a mock convention to showcase political methods and candidate selection. It mentions a daily citizenship and political educational class and a series of sport events planned for Saturday night.

W. A

Flaming itching skin diseases claim relief from remedy

An advertisement touts 5. S. S. as a safe remedy for eczema and similar skin disorders. It promises direct action on the trouble and cleansing of the blood to keep skin clear, urging readers to write for free medical information from Chicti Medical A Swift Laboratory in Atlanta.

Swift Laboratory Atlanta

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