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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1922
Page
3
The Health Commissioner CG Butt warns that anyone caught dumping garbage in Nelsonville alleys will be arrested and fined. The Eudora chapter No 72 meets Tuesday at 7:30 pm for regular session with initiation and refreshments.
A Glenford Dugan Post American Legion meeting will be held at post headquarters Tuesday evening. Real and important legion business will be considered.
About 125 Masons attended Sunday morning services at the Christian church for St John s Day observance. The choir gave a special song service and Rev C L Johnson, pastor, delivered a sermon enjoyed by all members of the order.
The Dorr Run Oil and Gas Co drilled a test in a duster on the Ted Row farm near Nelsonville early Sunday. Several feet of sand were encountered but no oil was found.
Mrs L R Kelch will entertain the Missionary society of the Presbyterian church Thursday afternoon at 2 o clock prompt. This is the last meeting until fall and a good attendance is hoped for.
Mr. and Mrs. William Morgan spent Saturday and Sunday in Columbus. Mr. and Mrs. G. A. Hamm and son Paul visited the former's mother in Pomeroy. Mr. and Mrs. John Saltz and daughter Cathleen were Zanesville visitors Sunday. Mrs. Hiram Ruble is spending the week at Buckeye Lake. Cliff Spencer of Kingwood West Virginia is visiting his parents Mr. and Mrs. Joshua Spencer.
The Christian church Sunday school shows strong attendance near 500, with all departments thriving. Guests over the weekend included Mr. and Mrs. Charles Henry of Athens, Mr. and Mrs. Fenton Wolfe and daughters Betty and Barbara of Cedar Grove W V, and Mrs. E. C. Waters with daughter Sarah of Chillicothe.
For the pleasure of her house guest Miss Margaret Dumenil of Lynchburg Ohio Miss Elizabeth Mechem entertained Friday evening. Games contests music and dancing were enjoyed during the evening. Delicious refreshments closed a pleasant evening. The guests were Miss Audrey Ailes Joe Porter Elizabeth Smith Helen Devol Ruth Hyde Lucile Hartley Florence Wood Ruth and Louise Kennard Ruth Eberle Thelma Young Bob Jewett Williard Bartoe Jack Roddabush Carl Campbell William Sharp Clarence Kilch Hubert Hall Edgar Crouse Connie Crawford Ralph Weymuller Harold Wallace Frank Haynes George Eberts Ben Evans Lawrence Harden John Stoten and Bob Kaives of Logan.
Carl Tignor 21 died Saturday afternoon after falling between two cars at the Columbus R. A. yards where he had worked. He was visiting family in Nelsonville when killed. Funeral held at his Jackson street home with burial at Green Lawn. Florence Starrett left for Cleveland to spend the summer with sisters Clara Starrett and Mrs Ralph Dorsey.
The Mason ic fraternity of Logan observed St John’s Day with a assembly at the hall then a march to the Presbyterian church for morning worship. One hundred thirty Masons and forty Eastern Star members attended as Rev Curtiss R Douglas preached “The House Builded Four Square” in a forceful sermon enjoyed by all.
Mr and Mrs Fred Weymueller Sr of East Hunter St were pleasantly surprised Sunday as kin arrived unannounced to spend the day. Guests included Mr and Mrs John Weymueller and son Ralph of Nelsonville Glenn Weymueller of Columbus Fred Weymueller Jr Mr and Mrs Merl Weymueller and daughter and Mrs Wallace of New Straitsville and Dr and Mrs Gibson of Glouster.
Glouster constable Tom Blower is appointed health officer for Trimble township and the towns of Glouster Trimble and Jacksonville, succeeding R A Linsford. The appointment was made by Dr J M Higgins of Athens the county health officer. Ambrose Gibbs was fined 100 dollars and costs for card playing in his place of business after pleading not guilty then guilty. The mayor remitted 90 dollars of the fine noting a second offense would invoke full penalties under a new ordinance banning card play in public buildings.
James Pico left this morning for Pittsburgh on business. Mr and Mrs S A Park Mr and Mrs E H Taylor and daughter Frances head to Indian Lake for a week long outing. John Price Mr and Mrs Arthur Verecoe and baby Clyde Price and son Gail visited Columbus with Mrs Price who recently had an operation. She is recovering and should return home next week. H A Holzschuh went to Canton seeking work as mines restart locally.
Robert Skinner buys the old livery stable on the Be shara Bros. lot from A. McDonald. He plans to raze the stable and salvage its material to construct three houses on his city lots.
Miss Helen Crawford arrived back Saturday night after a month visiting friends in New York City. Clarence Reese has moved to Cleveland to take a position with the National Oil Refining Co.
Mrs. G W Carey left Saturday to be the guest for a week of relatives in Wellston and Jackson. Miss Edna Burns of Middleport spent the weekend with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. P H Burns.
George Loang Fook a Chinese cook from Columbus lies under police guard in a Cleveland hospital with his throat cut after running amuck early yesterday morning armed with a hatchet and butcher knife. Four other Chinese victims are injured, two seriously, as the incident unfolds in Cleveland with possible fatalities.
J. R. Noland of Logan wins the Carthage Gap culverts and bridges subcontract for the Athens Parkersburg road project. Logan submitted the bid and James O. Petrie holds the contract with a bid of 53 430.60. Work has begun with grading and a full crew employed as the project moves forward.
Albert Toots Marshall, owner of the Grand Dansant and the Toadstool Inn, stood trial in municipal court on a charge of kidnapping his wife from the Makatawah country club golf links in Cincinnati.
Cannons loaded with sand were deployed in Costa Rica to break up swarms of locusts. Farmers reported relief as the improvised method dispersed large groups threatening crops across affected regions.
An unofficial interview with a high union official warns Washington against any use of force to avert the threatened railroad strike. The policy committee plans tonight to decide the action, with hopes of averting a walkout at the eleventh hour, while John Scott notes likely continuation of work at the reduced wage scale is unlikely.
The first vesper service of the summer session at Ohio University drew 1200 to 1500 attendees at the athletic field Sunday evening. Rev Daniel McGurk delivered the address on Religion and Life, with T N Hoover leading song and a quartet performing. Dr Milton G Evans was absent due to a family bereavement. telegrams reported his brother-in-law Curtiss P Coe’s illness and subsequent death.
Cleveland obituary notes the death of Donald C. McIntyre a longtime D. and C. Navigation service employee and principal owner. He began as a watchman 48 years ago and died yesterday. Services are held this afternoon.
Chauncey trounced Lancaster 25 hits 46 total bases with Saim Withem pitching all game. Three players hit home runs and Bradfield Corbin and Alfacer each notched a home run as Chauncey won easily after driving runs in every inning. Next Sunday Chauncey faces Hocking Sunday Creek Valley.
Leading agriculturalists and farm bloc members in Congress will join President Harding for a White House dinner Thursday evening. The agenda includes discussion of legislation affecting farmers.
Roald Amundsen leads the Maud on a polar lap with Lieuts. Omdal and Fullerton at the controls as he eyes a possible crossing of the North Pole.
Joseph K. Fordney congressman from Michigan’s Eighth District and Ways and Means chairman announced he will retire at the end of his current term on March 4, 1923, after 24 years of service in the House.
At Oakwood M. E. Church field day in Columbus a radio musical program entertained attendees, transforming the traditional picnic with broadcast entertainment.
Representatives of the gas company conduct an inspection in Elyria on June 26 to locate leaks and corroded pipes and teach housewives how to use gas economically.
Deputy state mine inspectors tested the new state mine rescue truck in Bellaire and visited the Ramsey mine near Adens where three men were recently asphyxiated.
Barnesville begins construction on 19 miles of sewers to form a new drainage network. Local clay factories advertise for workers as housing is scarce with some employees living in summer cottages at Ipworth Park Bethesda. In Columbus, Ohio, state director Roberts says many heirs eligible for adjusted compensation bonuses fail to file claims or follow instructions, causing many applications to be returned.
George Otis Smith of Washington director of the United States Geological Survey told a Providence audience that extended coal miner strikes could paralyze industry and transport. He urged clearing up coal industry economies as essential to resolving the labor dispute.
Harley Davidson motorcycles and sidecars offered with rebuilt machines and expert repairing by factory trained man A D Farrow in Nelsonville Ohio.
The widowed ex Empress Zita of Austria is identified as a Bourbon and a daughter of the Duke of Parma, linking the imperial house to the Parma nobility.
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