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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 19, 1919
Page
7
The W C T A will meet with Mrs C L Jones Thursday at 2 pm. Mrs Robert L Woodworth returns from Columbus. The Woman's Music Club choral holds a meeting Thursday at 7 pm in Music Hall.
Mrs Carl Beasley of Morris avenue will host the Sunnyside Needle Club Thursday afternoon at 2 PM. The Priscilla Needle Club will meet with Mrs F M Evans on West State Street Thursday afternoon at 2 30.
Mrs John Howson ends a visit at her daughter Mrs Frank Betts home and returns to Carbondale. Mr and Mrs Harvey Calentine of 208 West Washington street welcome a daughter Esther Gertrude born Sunday January 16. The baby is granddaughter of Mr and Mrs Marion Brown of Strouds Run. Mrs G W Fuller of Troy and Mrs T S Moore of Piqua visit Mr and Mrs C M Henderson 641 University terrace. Mrs Fuller and Mrs Moore are sisters of Mr Henderson whose wife has been ill with rheumatism for weeks.
Charles Goodrich of the Rainbow Division reports arrival at Camp Mills with plans to proceed to Athens and Camp Sherman. Scout Gordon K Bush and Harold Graham head to Parkersburg West Virginia for a life saving test to become Eagle Scouts. Floyd Brown and Robert Jones recently earned Eagle Scout. Paul Frebault returns from France. his family includes brothers who served overseas and in aviation. The Womans Bible Class of the Presbyterian Church meets at 7 PM Thursday with Mrs Frank Cone at 123 Franklin Avenue.
The notice notes the annual election of class officers will occur. Ida Boerstler has returned from a brief Cleveland business trip. J. E. Collins was a business visitor in Columbus earlier in the week. Mrs. Matt Watkins returned from a short visit with relatives in Nelsonville.
Mr and Mrs Walter Cubbison hosted a six oclock dinner with Mr and Mrs S Hughes Mabel Davis Mabel Ray Julia Daugherty Bob Andrews and the couple. Mrs D Powell of Cambridge was called to Trimble by Mrs John Eddy illness. Audrey Danford of Athens visited her grandmother Lydia Danford. Ed Lawson and daughter Mary returned to New Straitsville after a stay with Dr and Mrs H G Gibson. Mrs C M Vance visits Kevenaugh family in Toledo for two weeks. Thomas McMenamy of Jacksonville bought a Stearns Knight touring car via T B Skinner. Free Methodists schedule Sunday schools at West Jacksonville and Taylor Ridge with services times. Rev M E Snyder serves both congregations. Chas A Daugherty returns from Detroit to lease T D Lewis garage and will handle Dodge sales and auto repairs.
Fox presents William Farnum in Fighting Blood with a seven reel show headlined by two reel comedy Hungry Lions in a Hospital playing tonight at the Opera House.
Oklahoma City March 19 J L Wilkin president of the Wilkin Hale State Bank returned from Fort Worth and after a disoriented journey across the city he filed a $2 000 lawsuit against the railroad administration to cover discrepancies and exposures.
A group of four men held up a train near Freeport New York and seized $5000. Deputies coordinate with a posse chasing the suspects aboard a train as the investigation unfolds.
Milwaukee inventor proposes "beer powder" to ease drought effects after July 1. He asks City Attorney Williams for a legal ruling. Williams has referred the matter to Washington. The powder supposedly fizzes with water to form a drink resembling beer, with distinctive "heads."
Roy Bryan a miner aged seventeen died this morning. He is the son of Mr Joe Bryan of Sugar Creek. Funeral services will be held at the residence Friday afternoon at one o clock with burial in Green Lawn cemetery.
Washington in a capital almost only in name. With the President and vice president present, all but two of the cabinet are away from the city. Postmaster General Burleson and General Palmer remain to guard against Bolshevik moves while most secretaries are on trips or at international conferences.
An advertiser urges readers to save money and work hard to meet increasing business demands. It promotes pushing advertising, providing real service, and leaving idle funds with The Buckeye State Building and Loan Co. in Columbus Ohio as a strong conservative institution.
Acting Secretary Roosevelt announced plans for a U S trans Atlantic seaplane flight after May 1 with Lieut. Commander Patrick L Bellinger assigned to Washington for preparation. Destroyers would guard the route 200 miles apart with the plane in constant radio contact.
Betty Inch, famous for her ankles, is freed on 5000 bail as a jury fails to reach a verdict in her second trial for attempted extortion of 215 dollars from Eugene Herrman, a millionaire automobile dealer. Her lawyer seeks an immediate third trial. She calls her persecution unjust and mocks the witness chair wall built to shield her ankles from gas.
Albany March 19 The withdrawal of federal aid to the federal employment bureau in the city prompts the state to act. Governor Smith plans to seek $50,000 from the legislature to keep the bureau operating through June 30.
Dr C L Strecker spoke on Theodore Roosevelt at a noonday chamber of commerce lunch. He lauded Roosevelt as a great patriot and exemplar of Americanism, noting his sacrifice of personal interests for the nation's welfare and his wide circle of friendships. A government speaker on Bolshevism was announced for next week.
The Athens Gun Club will hold a shoot tomorrow afternoon at 2 80 at the Mill street range. A large attendance is expected.
J Dickinson, after six months training in Texas, and a companion were robbed by two bandits. Dickinson chased them, secured a silver cigarette case as a weapon, and one robber was jailed while the other fled. Police report include broken nose and lost teeth from a clash at Mosh's store.
Fin Cook injured at Chauncey mine with head trauma may return to work soon. Tom Gabriel returns from overseas service and visits family before departing for Marion Illinois. George Ball and Mr. Tom Gabriel visit Hutchins household on Wednesday.
London reports a maroon wireless telephone operator in Ireland spoke several minutes with a Canadian operator yesterday. The exchange was announced today, highlighting cross country wireless contact.
Cincinnati detectives investigating the killing of Mrs Homer Barnes at her Hillsboro home say her husband, in custody, gives no info. Barnes, dazed, may illuminate a separate murder of John Mosh found a week earlier. Neighbors recall Barnes speaking to his wife before discovery at a motion picture house he ran.
Pittsburgh professor offers dance guidance to unsure freshmen as a new tip to ask the teacher. The program invites students to seek help with recent dip or glide steps.
New York report says Clarence Shimmys enlisted after his mother told a Marine recruiting officer that he should. The officer noted unusual language from the boy and the signing was completed.
Rehearsals for the Elks Victory Minstrel begin Monday night with a crowd on hand and another session planned for 7 30. The show blends machere and old time minstrelsy with dances and songs, featuring Roach and Harvey Roach among others, and runs April 1 and 3.
New York March 19 The Jacob Hoffman Brewing Company filed a federal suit challenging the bone dry law. Defendants include Mark Eisner collector of internal revenue and Francis J. Caffey federal district attorney. The company seeks an injunction to stop arrests or property interference if the law is violated. It argues the law is unconstitutional and a beer with 2.76 percent alcohol is not intoxicating.
The 118th field article of the Old Hickory division arrives in News Virginia aboard the Santa Theresa. One casual company and a few wounded also were brought over on the Santa Theresa.
A fire began this morning at the Milliron residence as neighbors reported smoke visible from the home. Fire crews arrived quickly but initial reports indicate the origin within the living area with no injuries reported at this time.
Columbus Ohio March 18 Mrs Fray Wheeling fenced to day by Federal Judge Slater for find Mrs Fray although married accepted the allotments by District Attorney Bolins office within the past few months.
New York reports W. H. Johnson, once dubbed the dollar a year man, is released by the governor after serving ten years of a life sentence. Johnson had been jailed for stealing $30 and received a thirty year term.
Senator Atlee Pomerene of Ohio is expected to defend the league of nations at a City Club luncheon Saturday. He will answer arguments raised by Senator Borah of Idaho, who opposed the league in Cleveland last week.
Secretary of War Baker announced in Los Angeles that American troops in Siberia will be withdrawn in the spring. He said the exact withdrawal date depends on weather conditions and did not specify a fixed timetable.
Price designates Joseph Zagieson as counsel for the legislative bribery inquiry committee. The appointment targets the probe into alleged bribery schemes and their influence on policy, marking a key step in the investigation.
A Norwegian scientist reports Saturn's rings are an electrical phenomenon created by luminous particle radiation from the planet, which continually renews the rings.
In York on March 19 a reader notes a New York American letter urging revival of a key political issue in the 1920 campaign. The item emphasizes ongoing debates and public interest in reforms shaping the era.
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