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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 31, 1922
Page
7
On Friday morning April 7 the first in a series of county spelling contests will be held at each elementary school. Words come from March lists and prior sequences, with winners reported by grade. Arbor Day plans are advanced and Arbor and Bird Day are to be observed Friday afternoon.
Snow Fork Temple No. 77 Pythian Sisters of Murray Ohio mourn the death of Mrs. Alice Spooner on March 19. The charter will be draped for 30 days and copies sent to the Athens Messenger and the bereaved family. Committee members Hattie Tipton Millie Bush Mara Wein.
Clarence Turner of Utah Ridge in Vinton county is charged with being the father of Jessa Stanley's child. The affidavit cites a birth date of June 37, 1931 and Turner was released on a $400 bond furnished by his father John Turner for appearance before an Athens magistrate.
A cyclone struck Crane Hill, a town fifteen miles from Cullman Alabama, early today. Meagre reports indicate several killed and a number more injured.
In Cork Ireland on March 31 Irish Republican Army rebels reportedly seized 100 tons of British army ammunition being shipped to England. The confiscation was confirmed by International News Service sources.
A Londonderry dispatch reports Irisheyeas army rebels delaying a train near Newton Cunningham and burying goods. Rebels also expelled loyal I R A members from barracks in Cardonagh and Moville.
Senator Arthur H. Day announced his gubernatorial candidacy to the Voters League of Cleveland stating he runs not for any group or clique but to meet a general demand of Republican citizenship across the state.
Rioting broke out in several areas after the government ordered church treasures donated for famine relief. Troops were deployed in some locations to disperse worshippers resisting the seizure of relics.
In Springfield on March 31 an appeal arrived at the governor's office from Vailey City requesting forty tents to house citizens endangered by rising Illinois River waters and forced displacement.
The American government notified other powers that the Washington conference agreement has completed ratification. The dispatch from Washington signals official completion of the conference troe aiey retification process.
Berlin March 31 The announced Germany delegation to the Genoa economic conference includes Chancellor Wirth Foreign Secretary Rathenau Minister of economics Robert Schmidt Herr Termes and one representative of the labor ministry.
Washington March 81 Republican members of the Senate finance committee draft a protective embargo on dye stuffs and initiated chemicals within the new tariff bill. The move aims to shield domestic industries from imported supplies and related competition.
The Soviet authorities announced that letters of exchange had been abolished with the rise to power, marking a shift in financial codes and economic policy. The measure reflects a broader move to restructure monetary instruments in the new regime.
British colonial hotel Nassau section alerted after blaze gut the Colonial Hotel containing 806 rooms. Loss estimated over a million dollars as fire spread rapidly through the building in the early hours. Local authorities investigate cause and assess damages.
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