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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 03, 1921
Page
8
A gas tank exploded igniting a blaze that wiped out the InterCocsash Bottle Company plant in Arnesville Ohio. Firefighters from Bridgeport and Bellaire aided the local department. Loss estimated at 500000 with 300 workers left idle. the company also operates a plant in Zanesville.
Persia reported a record petroleum output of 918000 tons last year. The South Canaan Baptist Church announces a Friday evening service at 7 o'clock and Sunday school at 9 30 a m.
Ohio Federation of Women's Clubs lists dates and sites for five district conventions with presidents named. Mansfield Kent Logan New Philadelphia Sidney hosts set. others pending. Also notes Toledo club magazine plans and Middletown federation progress plus broader club activities across states highlighting patriotism education and books drives.
An old ad fragment advertises "Gets It" for corns with lines claiming quick relief and peeling action. It mentions Lawrence & Co. of Chicago as the issuer. The text is incomplete but suggests a medical or household remedy marketing tone.
Brief note discusses the need for balanced contact between employers and professional women pursuing independent positions. Emphasizes mutual clarity, fair opportunity, and practical steps to support women seeking career advancement.
Mt Gilead Ohio reports a morning blaze destroying Cecil Hopkins garage M T Smith sales barn and Baird Brothers pool room in the business district. Twenty five cars burned in Hopkins garage. Origin undetermined. Loss around 40000 dollars.
Mrs. Stella Scales visits Williamson to counter a circulating tale involving J. C. Jack and the Kentucky mountains. She dismisses the story as untrue and asserts her stance amid local inquiries.
Court session hears testimony about the 17 miners on trial for killing seven mine guards. A woman vows to wear out her shoes if Jack talks to her again, describing her resolve in the courtroom.
The Lick Run Coal and Clay Co of Nelsonville increases authorized capital to 200000 with D R McGill P J Merz and M A Krieg named in the filing. The J H Grayson Manufacturing Co of Athens raises authorized capital from 100000 to 250090 in a similar notice.
Washington March 3 Jon P Tumulty has declined the appointment offered by President Wilson to the international joint commission. Wilson had requested the resignation of Obadiah Gardner who chaired the commission.
A detachment of the French Mediterranean fleet is ordered to prepare to sail for an unknown destination. The full fleet will proceed to Toulon for coaling, then two cruisers and three torpedo boats will depart on a secret mission. Analysts link the move to the German reparations ultimatum and potential British blockade actions.
William Haase of West Park Ohio reports a long lasting leg sore healed after using Peterson's Ointment. He says doctors failed and he could not sleep but the remedy cured him. The letter is offered to promote Peterson's Cream Ointment at 35 cents a box via Buffalo New York company.
Funeral services for Mrs George Riley will be held Friday afternoon at one o'clock at the Cumberland Presbyterian church Hebbardsville. Interment will follow in the local cemetery. Friends may call at 78 West State Street Friday from noon until 11 o'clock, with the funeral party leaving the residence at 12 15 p m.
Unseasonable late winter and early spring have produced a coughing cold epidemic in Athens with many running noses and frequent handkerchiefs. Medical men report unusual severity and an increase in pneumonia among cases.
A holdup man tried to seize Mrs. Robert Carter’s purse but she struck him and then drew her hand from her pocket and pointed a finger at him, causing the would-be robber to retreat.
Akron Ohio March 3 stockholders of the Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company will adjourn their annual meeting to March 15 officials announced today. Merchants creditors committee reports more than 75 percent of the merchandise indebtedness under the plan of readjustment have approved the plan.
Four children hospitalized today after being struck by automobiles while crossing streets in Cleveland. Police say drivers reported no fatalities and investigations continue to determine fault and location details.
Ohio records show 135 fewer fires in January than in 1920, reducing total damage by 149200 compared with January 1920 and 467000 versus January 1919. State Fire Marshal Dykeman reports several large fires increased the financial toll beyond the year prior.
New Philadelphia reports Charles Carmack shot himself after his wife filed for divorce. He is reported to have two bullets in his brain and is expected to die.
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