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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 26, 1920
Page
8
Simpson M. E. church members report a net profit of 100.25 from the play Ye Tea Party of Ye Olden Times staged at the church auditorium Tuesday evening. The Messenger thanks all supporters as the group volunteers to perform in Syracuse for the M. E. church recently destroyed by fire.
Day and Hogue commence a one story brick front hollow tile rear garage and showroom west of their Third street location in Middleport. The building will measure 44 feet on Third street and extend 125 feet back, with construction aligned to state garage code requirements.
Miss Vesta McCoy of Columbus resigns as local Red Cross secretary and becomes Home Service secretary for Meigs county. Former Middleport public schools instructor in music and drawing, she is well known in the area. The organization is to be congratulated on securing her services.
Pomeroy pastors plan a Good Friday union service on April 2 at 1 PM with fifteen minute sermons from participating clergy. Merchants will close between 1 and 2 20 PM to ensure full attendance.
Mrs. Martha Rife, 67, appeared before Probate Judge Carleton on an insanity charge Thursday morning and was declared not insane. The case arose from a family dispute with a daughter. witnesses indicated no insanity, and the court dismissed the charge after reviewing testimony.
A meeting is scheduled for this evening at the office of Dr. Hartinger president of the Ohio Valley Base Ball League of last year to gauge interest in forming a league for the coming season.
Charles Russell a two year old of Mulberry Avenue drank eye medicine containing atropine, causing convulsions. He remained in serious condition Thursday night as doctors fought to stabilize him.
W C Fawcett of the State Highway Department outlines the route for an improved Syracuse road from Karr's corner along the river side of the street railway to a point near W D Roush and Jas Ables, crossing the tracks near the Ebersbach mine and Bowmans Run, with land purchases and track moves likely provoking injunctions.
Cincinnati firefighter J W Jones of Company 21 says after influenza left him weak he used Vola-Tonic Builder Of Strength and gained 20 pounds. He reports restored appetite, digestion, no constipation, fewer headaches, and credits his wife with similar improvements. Cline's Pharmacy in Athens sells Vola-Tonic.
Residents from Gallipolis Pomeroy Middleport Letart and surrounding areas traveled to Columbus Detroit and Charleston for business visits and medical care. Several locals report illnesses including a nervous breakdown and measles. A birth is noted for Mr. and Mrs. Bachman, formerly Miss Margaret Scholl.
FE D Sayre delivers the third in a lecture series for young married Presbyterians tonight at seven o clock. He reviews European immigration in earlier talks and this evening discusses Americanization on American shores. The committee urges full attendance from all class members.
Two women, Mrs. Lola Stout and Miss Mabel Wing of 344% East Town St, applied at the governor's office for licenses to wear men's attire. Major W. S. Pealer said no law authorizes such permits, but mayors or police chiefs can grant licenses. They plan a months long Ohio hike and want unobstructed stride.
A United Press dispatch from Vera Cruz notes Carranza forces have built block houses along the Mexico City to Vera Cruz railway. Armed escorts accompany passenger trains with extra troops in reserve, preventing bandit attacks as travelers descend from the high mountains toward tropical plains and bananas near the port.
General Leonard Wood will begin his first pre primary invasion of Ohio on April 1 with stops in Toledo and Cleveland, then Akron Canton and Columbus, ending April 3 in Columbus and planning a second Ohio tour in late April before the 27th primaries. Two European scientists claim the human brain is radioactive and can emit a faint glow under certain conditions.
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