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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 30, 1922
Page
6
Dr Edwards Olive Tablets advertised as a substitute for calomel purport to cleanse the blood and purify the system while benefiting bowel and liver action. The sugar coated tablets are claimed to relieve bad breath without griping or after effects and are described as a purely vegetable compound with olive oil.
W B Dickinson campaign manager outlines a national drive to raise 800 000 for a memorial auditorium, with state and county chairs named and a May 16 start in every city with three or more alumni. The Athens dinner will anchor the main banquet.
Rome March 30 The United States will send unofficial representation to the Genoa economic conference with Richard Washburn Child the American ambassador to Italy going to Genoa to insure friendly contact between the United States and foreign powers
Mrs. Louis B Howard, 78, of Wooster Ohio, says a nap calms her quarrels and preserves harmony at home. She and husband Louis B Howard, 81, recently marked their sixtieth wedding anniversary with a dinner she helped prepare.
Information from the Attorney General Price's office states that uncensored films shown on Saturdays and Sundays could lead to suits by state officials. Theatre owners admit weekend screenings occurred while the censorship department was closed, prompting potential legal action.
Quick relief for itching burning or broken skin with Mentho Sulphur cream. Germ destroying formula cools irritation and heals eczema fast leaving clear skin. Available in small jars at any drug store.
A fashion feature presents dressy waist and skirt patterns 3518 and 3908 with size ranges and yardage for materials Foulard crepe gingham organdy voile and other fabrics. Patterns mailed for one cent stamps. Local society note reports visits by Mr and Mrs Charles Nagle family and a new son born to Mr and Mrs Pete Wharton.
Sand Rock residents Dora Robinson and Jessie of Athens visited friends Saturday and Sunday. Clyde Colvin of Greens Run spent the weekend with his family. Carl Grandstaff called on Charles Moore and family Saturday. Olive Morrison visited her grandmother Sadie Copeland Saturday afternoon. A B Christman and wife Sunday afternoon hosted Marsh McCune of Athens. Wells Van Dyke and family visited George Ogg Sunday. Amesville visitors included Helen Quinn Evelyn Joy Beatrice Smith Dale Wilson and Cecil Cochran calling on Virgene Boudinot. Mrs Frank Moore visited Eva Marquis Sunday evening.
Columbus March 29 proprietors of motion picture theatres across Ohio say censors insist all films be looked over before screening. The note signals a statewide screening policy affecting theater owners and film imports.
Denver district attorney Van Cise halted a broad campaign with about twenty ministers to raid ill fame districts and gather evidence. Churches pledged aid and ministers offered to infiltrate houses to obtain damaging testimony, but premature publication forced abandonment of the program.
A committee has formed to raise funds for improving beautifying and maintaining Riggs cemetery in Downington. The project honors Jeremiah Riggs who donated land in the 1860s for a public cemetery. First donation of 125 dollars from Lucy J. Blough, with further support sought from the public and donors to fund upkeep.
A March report from Mexico City describes a rising moral reform movement urging gender separation in cinemas. Officials warn of decadence and rising moral standards if lights stay dim and couples mingle in balconies and rear sections.
Obituary for Melvin Ernest Adams born November 27 1921 died March 27 1922 at four months of age. He leaves a mother and father three sisters Catherine Dulca and Violet two grandfathers and one grandmother and many relatives. The family thanks friends ministers and undertaker for support and floral offerings.
Medicine products offered by McKee Drug Co Athens Gem Pharmacy Nelsonville Ohio and Jaques Capsule Co Plattsburg New York advertise relief for indigestion heartburn and constipation. Large mail order package available postpaid for 60 cents with slogan about youth lasting a lifetime.
Roscoe Shields traveled Monday night to Logan to visit his sister Hazel Wolfe and attend the miners convention. Mr and Mrs Elza McGranor of Athens were weekend guests of Mr and Mrs Zine Courtney. A birth was reported to Mr and Mrs Charles Binkley Kate McGranor danehtier.
Harley Lee Hahn son of Mr and Mrs William Hahn born May 21 1916 in Pomeroy Meigs County Ohio died March 26 1922 aged five years ten months five days. He leaves a mother father one brother Howard Eddie and many relatives and friends. He attended Central school and was ill five days. A brief tribute notes his kindness and faith. The family thanks neighbors friends and church members for floral offerings and assists during illness and services.
Columbus dispatch notes the nation must aid the old world in the face of an looming world war deemed inevitable by observers. The piece argues civilizational survival hinges on collective effort and sacrifice from the United States.
Whiting Williams of Hydraulic Steel, Cleveland vice president, told Columbus chamber members that greater cooperation with nations is essential. He called the Bolshevists the pope of their movement and criticized the U S for laxly fulfilling WWI commitments as Europeans grow weary and seek aid.
A bus carrying crippled children to school in Akron Ohio was struck by a city street car at East Market and Case Avenue. The bus was not overturned and none of the children were injured.
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