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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 08, 1921
Page
6
Billy Whiskers News Sparks Goat Cart Race At Fair
Violet shares exciting town fair plans with Billy Nannie and others. Fleet will race seven colts and goats Billy Nannie will be driven in a goat cart. Mammy’s nephew will ride Fleet and later drive Billy and Nannie.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Billy
Red Beauty
Violet
Red
Ern
Nannie
Fleet
Mammy
Gwenda's Premiere With Ballet Russe Shocks Editor
Gwenda finishes dress rehearsal with Ballet Russe under Vassilli and tells John Neale of her Metropolitan Opera House debut. He congratulates yet jokes about the shock, as she prepares to perform a solo in what may be her breakthrough moment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gwenda
John
Ballet Russe
Vassilll
John Neale
Mer
Metropolitan Opera House
Vassilli
Dear Mrs Thompson advice column on young love and work
A column offers guidance to a 16 year old writer who loves a girl who ignores his letters. It counsels against writing to her to avoid false impressions and suggests if school mates see each other often a correspondence is unwise. It also critiques a girl dating a boy who relies on his mother, urging affection for industrious partners over moneyed leisure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Violet
Billy
Nannie
Dan
Daisy
Red Beauty
Shep
Red
Mammy
Mrs. Thompson
Two Young Men Seek Advice On City Love Triangle
In a letter to Mrs Thompson two 22 year olds confess involvement with two city girls while engaged to others. The writer asks if they should marry both at home. The advisor says postpone marriage until a clear choice is made and suggests confessing to those at home rather than breaking promises.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs. Thompson
Mike
Ike
Walking Etiquette for Boys and Girls
A reader notes proper walking etiquette for a boy accompanying two girls. The guidance states the boy should walk on the outside to maintain correct positioning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen
Varsity Billiard Room Opens in Newsom Building
Fred McCoy, a local barber, has converted the entire basement of the Newsom building in Athens into a pool and billiard room named the Varsity Billiard Room. New fixtures have been ordered and the facility should be completed by week’s end.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Varsity
Athens
Fred McCoy
Newsom
Aerial Rudder Aids Steering For Racing Car
Aerial rudder assists steering in racing car design reducing drift and improving control at high speeds. The device directs airflow to stabilize handling and enhance cornering performance during heats and testing.
Papes Diapepsin Quick Relief For Indigestion
Undigested food lumps cause stomach pain and acid. When acid makes you gassy or you have heartburn, take Pape's Diapepsin tablets for fast relief. Instantly ease indigestion, acids, gases, and misery in the stomach. Cheap at drug stores.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pape
Self-defense claimed in murder trial of Mrs Orthwein
Mrs Orthwein faces trial for murder claiming self defense after a quarrel with Herbert P. Ziegler Chicago district fire firm manager. She says Ziegler returned to the apartment and threatened her, amid reports he planned to end their affair and return to his wife. Mrs Orthwein, a divorcee, cites her knowledge of his relations with another woman as the quarrel’s cause.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herbert P. Ziegler
Chicago
Viegler
Football chiefs form group to seek official board representation
Prominent eastern and western football men met in New York to form an organization aimed at representation on the central board of officials. They favored no changes to the forward pass and approved goal kicking after touchdown by a 20 to 7 vote.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Mar
Central Board of Officials
By the Way By-the-Way-Every Athens County Man Dragging Roads
Athens county residents who used a road drag in February 1921 are urged to stand up. John Grosvvenor of Music reports he earned more satisfaction than money. Neighbors say many borrow to pay taxes, and the drain on taxpayers raises debate over paying for road dragging.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens County
John Grosvvenor
Music
John
John Grosvenor
Obituary and subscription note from The Messenger era
Mrs W O Stout is reported not well by By the Way Coolville. Joseph Kelly, whose obituary appeared in The Messenger this week, was the first man to give the writer a subscription for The Messenger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coolville
Joseph Kelly
the Messenger
Alumni to Meet Varsity in Armory Basketball Showdown
Athens High hosts an alumni versus current red and black varsity game at the Armory to raise funds for the National Tournament. Captain Wise appears for the last time, with Bolin Kenneth Sharp and four first year men in alumni lineup. Game starts 7 15 p m and attendance is urged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens High
Wise
Chicago
Bolin
Kenneth Sharp
Athens
O. U
Conner
Collins
Littler
Banks
Kircher
No-To-Bac Aids Tobacconist Break Habit
An advertisement promotes No-To-Bac as a simple, harmless tablet to curb cravings for cigarettes cigars pipes or chewing tobacco. It claims relief quickly and offers a full refund if the habit is not broken. The pitch stresses mental and physical and financial benefits.
Police chief warns on riot guns after gunfire hits homes
Chief of Police Smith orders flying squadrons to exercise caution with riot guns. Last night shots from the weapons struck houses as two robbery suspects were targeted, with a score of rounds fired.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Smith
Ohio game protectors to aid sportsmen and protect habitats
Ohio officials announce expanded use of game protectors to assist hunters and farmers, including breeding and rearing pheasants and turkeys. Sanctuaries will expand to every county and Lake Erie marshes, with public hunting grounds leased or bought using license money. Spawning grounds will be set aside and closed to fishing during spawning season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Mar
A. C. Baxter
Bureau of Fish and Game of Ohio
Ohio
Protector
Wellington
Lake Erie
J. F. Atwood
Policeman suspended over card game raid in Cincinnati
Cincinnati March 8. Police Chief William Copeland suspended Patrolman Harry Luebbe for conduct unbecoming an officer after a raid on a friendly rummy game. Luebbe claimed it was a harmless pastime.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
Mar
William Copeland
Harry Luebbe
Luebbe
Board mandates smallpox vaccination for unvaccinated Columbus students
In Columbus on March 8 the Board of Education ordered that all unvaccinated children in city schools must receive smallpox immunization or remain at home. The action followed a request from city health authorities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Mar
Board of Education
Local Names Appear in Weekend Athens Shopping Notes
fragmentary report mentions Richard Calhoon and George Ball with Aleshire family and mother. Saturday roads dragged. Mrs Zine Courtney, Mr and Mrs Frank Smith, Mrs Rol Bricker and son Wilbur Powell shopped in Athens. Sunday spent with Cory Nagle, wife, and hero Billy Hawk who is sick.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Calhoon
George Ball
Aleshire
Zine Courtney
Frank Smith
Rol Bricker
Wilbur Powell
Athens
Seth Robinson
Logan
Cory Nagle
Billy
Tos Hawk
Jewelry theft yields $3150 loot in stickpin and ring
Jewelry worth 3000 dollars was stolen in a burglary. The loot included a stickpin and a ring. Suspects also took 150 dollars in cash. Police urge witnesses to come forward.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tee H Arbacts
Maieon ‘Woraham
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