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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1920
Page
2
Local Women Begin Short Visits to Nearby Cities
Mrs Eliza Murphy returns home from a two week stay in Columbus with her children. Mrs Ida M Devore leaves for Pomeroy for ten days to visit her brother W A Maxwell and family. Mrs R A Jones and granddaughter Ruth Jones travel to Parkersburg West Virginia for a brief relative visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eliza Murphy
Columbus
Ida M. Devore
Pomeroy
W. A. Maxwell
R. A. Jones
Ruth Jones
Parkersburg
W. Va
Local residents return from Ohio and West Virginia visits
Miss Ethel Foolrod returns from West Virginia visit to Alfred with her parents Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Foolrod. Mr. and Mrs. Roy Pilcher come home after eight days away in Columbus Darbyville and Cincinnati. Miss Eva McVay of Albany visits Athens en route to Columbus to attend Bliss Business College.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ethel Foolrod
West Virginia
Mr. and
Mrs. W. H. Foolrod
Alfred
Roy Pilcher
Columbus
Darbyville
Cincinnati
Eva McVay
Albany
Athens
Bliss Business College
Casley Leaves For Cincinnati Visit With Adams Family
Mr. Paul Casley departed at noon for Cincinnati for a week to visit his brother Mr. Phen Adams at the home of their aunt Mrs. Edward Beverage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Casley
Cincinnati
Phen Adams
Edward Beverage
Dinner Guests Include Hillsboro and Lancaster Visitors
Miss Vianna Roush entertained Friday with dinner guests Miss Mary Parshall of Hillsboro and Miss Alice Wilson from Lancaster.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vianna Roush
Mary Parshall
Hillsboro
Alice Wilson
Lancaster
Langenburgs to Visit Higgins Family in Park Place
Dr and Mrs F C Langenburg and their daughter Elizabeth from Boston will arrive Monday to visit Mrs Higgins and her husband Dr J M Higgins in Park Place.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. C. Langenburg
Elizabeth
Boston
Mass
Miss Dorothy Kircher Hosts Dorothy Bininger for Week
Miss Dorothy Kircher greets her house guest Miss Dorothy Bininger of Columbus for a week. The two were classmates at St. Aloysius Academy. Miss Inez Beverage departs tonight for Washington D C to resume her government work after a two week visit in Athens with her parents, Mr and Mrs Charles Beverage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorothy Kircher
Dorothy Bininger
Columbus
Miss Bininger
Miss Kircher
St. Aloysius Academy
Inez Beverage
Washington D. C
Government
Athens
Mrs
Charles Beverage
Dr. Murray Opens Dental Practice in Columbus
Mrs. W. 8. Murray and her son Herbert moved to Columbus to begin their new life there. Dixon remained with his father who arrived earlier. Dr. Murray, formerly a dentist in Athens, has established a dental practice in Columbus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. 8. Murray
Herbert
Columbus
Dixon
Murray
Athens
Mrs. Schaeffler Heads Home After Columbus Visit
Mrs. Leo Schaeffler also known as Marguerite Taylor left Friday for Cumberland Maryland after visiting her parents Dr and Mrs H M Taylor in Columbus She accompanied her mother to Columbus to see her on the way to California to visit her son in law and daughter Mr and Mrs Raleigh B Nichol
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leo Schaeffler
Marguerite Taylor
Cumberland
H. M. Taylor
Elmwood Place bridge party honors guest from Franklin
A social bridge event was hosted this afternoon at Mrs. Harry G. Stalder’s Elmwood Place home. Mrs. Stalder and Miss Helen Uliom organized the event for sister Mrs. Don C. Coultrap of Franklin Pennsylvania. Nine tables participated while out of town guest Mrs. George R. Kahler of Kirksville Missouri attended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry G. Stalder
Elmwood Place
Stalder
Helen Uliom
Don C. Coultrap
Franklin, Pa
George R. Kahler
Kirksville, Mo
Birthday Party for Lorene Rodehaver Celebrates Fifth
Little Lorene Rodehaver marked her fifth birthday with a Friday party at her aunt Mrs Beverage’s home 5 Stewart Street. Fifteen guests shared games and music, then enjoyed refreshments and a cake with lit candles. Each child gave a remembrance to the birthday girl.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lorene Rodehaver
C. C. Beverage
Stewart Street
Mrs. Beverage
Homer Rodehaver
Lorene
Marie and
Freida Woodruff
Maurine Cornwell
Mary Joe Twiss
Lois McCoy
Dora Comstock
Aldena Davidson
Leah Beverage
Mary Helen Lee
Edith Coota
Rosemary Bean
Mary Ellen DeMolet
Jack Beverage
Wendell Davidson
Larene Rodehaver
Dayton Wins Next Endeavorers Meet Choice
Dayton was chosen to host the 1921 Christian Endeavor convention at the closing session in Columbus. Elected officers include Fred L. Ball of Cleveland as president, Rev Frank L. Kreet of Bellaire as vice president, Hazel Harper of Cincinnati as recording secretary, and Arthur K. E. Whitney of Columbus as general state secretary. Ruby Hall of Lima leads the junior branch with M. D. Kidwell of Canton heading the intermediates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Christian Eendeavor Workers of
Ohio
Dayton
Fred L. Ball
Cleveland
Frank L. Kreet
Bellaire
Hazel Harper
Cincinnati
Arthur Ke.whitney
Ruby Hall
Lima
M. D. Kidwell
Canton
Athens County Farm Bureau Sets Membership Drive Meeting
The executive committee will meet at the Chamber of Commerce next Thursday at 1 PM to finalize plans for this fall's membership campaign. G. L. Cooley of the Ohio Farm Bureau Federation will attend as principal speaker to explain the plan and aid in arranging drive details for Athens County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens County Farm Bureau
Chamber of Commerce
G. L. Cooley
Ohio Farm Bureau Federation
Athens County
Republicans Ignored Demands Says Gompers
Samuel Gompers, president of the American Federation of Labor, arriving in Vancouver says labor’s wishes were ignored by Republicans. He plans to attend the Democratic convention in San Francisco and asserts labor’s aims at the Democratic gathering will match those presented to the Republicans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vancouver
B. C
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Gompers
San Francisco
Tone Up Your Stomach With Pink Pills Remedy
An advertisement claims enriched blood improves digestion and tones the stomach. It promotes Dr Williams Pink Pills as a general blood tonic and digestive aid, offering a free booklet What to Eat and How to Eat and listing a 60 cent price per box.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Williams Medicine Co
Schenectady
N. Y
Dr. Williams
Comrade Clans 18 Entertained at Lottridge Home
Comrades Class of Lawrence Chapel enjoyed a royal evening at the home of Mr and Mrs Ja J Runnion in Lottridge The gathering included Isola Conant Dorothy Runnion Mildred Runnion Josephine Galbreath Freda Schwartz Irma Ackley Grace Bails Marvin Fair R W Fair Verd Chevalier Ray Morrison and others A bountiful lunch followed games and socializing with new members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lottridge
Lawrence Chapel
Ja J. Runnion
Isola Conant
Dorothy
Mildred Runnion
Josephine Galbreath
Freda Schwartz
Irma Ackley
Grace Bails
Messrs
Marvin
R. W. Fair
Verd Chevalier
Ray Morrison
Rylmer Ackley
E. E. Farr
C. BE. Woode
Miners Protest Car Distribution At Derthick Mines
At a meeting of miners from mine 10 Derthick yesterday, resolutions urged sub-district officials to press authorities to fairly distribute cars to all mines. Mine 10 suffers scarce car service driving workers to quit for better conditions elsewhere. similarly at Jacksonville mine 24 miners passed resolutions over poor car service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Derthick
Jacksonville
City Council Advances Paving Plans and Appoints Temporary Member
In a special session four council members discussed street paving for summer. Ordinances 160 and 151 were introduced on first reading. Fred Heck was appointed to fill the unexpired W J Williams term. A potential dumping ground near the city at $50 yearly was referred to the street committee for evaluation. The July meeting will push readings on paving and related bids.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewis Jones
W. J. Williams
Fred Heck
Charles Leach
David Grimm Dies After Long Illness at 70 in Jacksonville
David Grimm died at his Jacksonville home after a several year illness. He was 70 and survived by his widow and several children. Funeral services are set for Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock at the U B church in Jacksonville conducted by Rev Belchar. Interment will follow in the local cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Grimm
Jacksonville
U. B
Belchar
Mrs Johnson, 42, Dies at Home Near Jacksonville
Mrs Frank Johnson died yesterday morning at her home about a mile east of Jacksonville from dropsy. She leaves her husband and nine children, the youngest eight months old. Funeral services will be at the Finlander church in Redtown on Sunday at 10 o'clock with burial at Taylor Ridge cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Johnson
Jacksonville
Redtown
Taylor Ridge
Local Social Notes Highlight Visits and Guests
Harry Schafer departed for Akron to spend a couple of weeks. Miss Carol Dent from Athens is visiting Miss Hettie Hooper as a guest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Schafer
Akron
Carol Dent
Athens
Hettie Hooper
Change Club Name Columbus
June 26. The Woman's Welsh Clubs of America was decided to replace Woman's Welsh-American Clubs at the national convention. Delegates favored no hyphens, and the new club name was adopted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Woman's ‘Welsh Clubs of America
Permits Granted for Two Marriages in 1900s Ohio
Harry F. Lanning an Columbus engineer and Minnie Hallett of Athena will wed. Willard Butler a Mill field miner and Nellie M Branen of Flood are set to marry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry F. Lanning
Columbus
Minnie Hallett
Athena
Willard Butler
Millfield
Nellie M. Branen
Flood
Coal car shortages persist despite 30 day order
Cleveland reports show coal car supplies at the eastern Ohio mines remain severely limited. D F Hurd of the Pittsburg Vein Operators Association says total car supply is under 50 percent of the 1500 daily need, with only two fifths of potential production available outside railroads. Some mines and lines report modest gains, but overall scarcity continues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Interstate Commerce Commission
D. F. Hurd
Pittsburg
Ohio
Hurd
The
Fuel Administration
Wheeling and
Lake Erie
Baltimore and Ohio
Pennsylvania
Coshocton County
Tuscarawas County
A. G. Murphy
Cleveland and Pittsburg
New Philadelphia
Germany rejects condition on customs duties for international loan
Berlin dispatch reports the Tageblatt declares Germany would reject any plan by the allies to confiscate German customs duties as a guarantee for an international loan. The paper says such a condition infringes German independence and would require force to enforce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Boulogne
Tageblatt
Germany
Sayers Family Reunion At Concord Church July 4
The Sayers family reunion will be at Concord church on Sunday July 4 inviting all friends and relatives. Attendees are urged to bring well filled baskets and enjoy the day. A motion for a new trial has been filed for William Bricker of The Plains who was convicted of auto theft. The hearing by Judge Worstell is set for early next week and prison is possible if overruled. The victim’s name was misspelled as Breaker in error.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sayers
Concord Church
William Bricker
the Plains
Worstell
Bricker
James Foraker Ill in Athens County Stroke
James Foraker of Franklin Avenue in Athens County suffered a serious stroke at home late Friday and was unconscious for a time. He received prompt medical care and is believed to be improving. Former Sugar Creek store operator, he has long been in local business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Foraker
Franklin Avenue
Athens County
Mr. Foraker
Sugar Creek
Athens Market Gardener Sets Pea Picking Pace
Pearl Carr of Hebbardsville with a Athens market garden has shipped about 57 bushels of peas in under two weeks. He and his wife pick all but one day when three college students helped and nine bushels were gathered. Morning shipments leave Athens daily at six. The Carrs show market gardening can pay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pearl Carr
Athens
Hebbardsville
Carrs
Jurors Cleared After Howard Case Settlement
Jurors who have served for weeks at the regular venue will be excused today after the Howard case disposition. The next scheduled Monday hearing has been settled, freeing largely farmer jurors to return to their homes and farms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard
Alesandra Appears Elected Leader in Chile Race
Santiago officials report Arturo Alesandra of the Liberal Alliance leading by eight to ten electoral votes as official returns remain incomplete. The result points to a likely victory in the Chilean presidential race.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santiago
Chile
Arturo Alesandra
Liberal Alliance
Juniper Camp to Hold All Day Picnic at Sloan's Grove
Juniper Camp Modern Woodmen announces an all day picnic at Sloan's Grove on Saturday July 3. The public is invited and urged to bring dinner to spend the day. Speakers are planned and various activities are expected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pratts Fork
Juniper Camp
Modern Woodmen
Sloan's Grove
Davis candidacy bombing in Ohio shown by aviator
Columbus June 26. Harry L. Davis Republican nomination candidate for governor has an aviator J. O. Webster driving a plane over Ohio towns to drop Davis literature. He has flown over East Liverpool West Point Lisbon Columbiana and about 20 other towns in central eastern southern and southeastern Ohio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Harry L. Davis
Ohio
J. O. Webster
East Liverpool
West Point
Lisbon
Columbiana
Davis
Democratic Labor and humanitarian planks sharpen convention draft
San Francisco reports party leaders plan a strong labor plank and humanitarian measures to attract women voters. Ireland sympathy and an Irish freedom plank rise in discussion while administration delegates back a League of Nations covenant pledge for immediate ratification with no reservations. Bryan supporters debate reservations versus President Wilson’s stance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Carter Glass
Virginia
Walsh
Montana
Resolutions Committee
Democratic National Platform
Women
Ireland
Friends of Irish Freedom
League of Nations
Bryan
Wilson
Gore report of engineer on Ohio Penitentiary plans
The Ohio penitentiary commission replies to New York engineer Gaylord C. Cummins survey disputing his charges. It says the report was superficial, destructive, and misrepresents the commission. The cost estimate is revised, claiming total expense will be about 1.5 million dollars plus movable equipment and proceeds from selling the present prison.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Ohio Penitentiary Commission
Gaylord C. Cummin
New York
Joint Legislative Committee
Cummin
Penitentiary Commission
Mother of Kidnapped Blakely Coughlin Not The Baby
Mrs. George Coughlin traveled to Scranton after police said they found a child in Norristown believed to be Blakely Coughlin. At the Central City hotel the girl in custody of Mr. and Mrs. H L Williams was shown a photo and proven not to be Blakely.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scranton
George Coughlin
Blakely Coughlin
Norristown
H. L. Williams
Central City
Not Guilty Verdict in Palmer Case
The jury in Redtown found Charles Palmer not guilty of concealing stolen goods after about two hours of deliberation. The courtroom was tense as attorneys argued every point, Palmer claiming the Thompsons framed him and that he purchased the goods from a Chicago firm. The Ross Howard case was then set for nine this morning after the Palmer verdict.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Palmer
Redtown
Ross Howard
Howard
Palmer
Chicago
Worstell
Smiths face divorce over alleged abuse and abandonment
Emma M. Smith sues Frank M. Smith for divorce and child custody claiming extreme cruelty, neglect, and abandonment since April 1919. They married in 1904 at Haydenville and have five children aged from sixteen to five months. She reports repeated beating, threats with a poker and knife, and indecent insults, with husband absent and unable to provide for the family two years running.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emma M. Smith
Frank M. Smith
Haydenville
Smiths
Hewitt Assignment Case Heard by Judge Mauck in Polis
Judge Roscoe J. Mauck of Gallpolis hears arguments in the Hewitt assignment matter. Evidence from the prior hearing before Probate Judge Phillips was reviewed, and time was requested to prepare further arguments. The case, involving about six attorneys mainly for creditors, covers the removal of M P Totman as Hewitt's assignee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roscoe J. Mauck
Gallipolis
John C. Hewitt
Phillips
Mauck
M.P. Totman
Hewitt
Baptism and Travel Notes From Hockingport Community
Hockingport reports Rev Shaver baptizing twelve converts in the Hocking river on Sunday. Local residents Mrs Lena Barcus Phipps dies in Fay ette West Virginia, and Mrs Hattie Parker travels to Fayette for the funeral. Families visit relatives including the Duttons and the Conleys as Miss Mary A Stone returns home from teaching near Marietta.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shaver
Hocking River
Lew Rose
Adisa M. Elliott
Racine
Charles Hayden
Ira Conley
Brooks and
Hazel
the Grange
Lena Barcus Phipps
Fayette
W. Va
Hattie Parker
Phipps
Larry Ford
Reedsville
Hadden Dye
Mary A. Stone
Marietta
Walter Dutton
Lansing
Mich
E. A. Dutton
Ethel
Jessie Parker
H. E. Adams
Athens
F. M. Medley
Coolville
Richard Moore
County Agent Raymond Heads to Wooster Conference
County Farm Agent Raymond left this afternoon for Wooster to attend a state conference of county agents. He expects to return to Athens next Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raymond
Wooster
Athens
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