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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 09, 1921
Page
8
Lily Olin sues Mary Agnes Evans in Franklin County Common Pleas Court for 10 100 damages over alleged libel. Evans and Olin are described as local acquaintances with ties to state hospital employees.
Local American Legion members discuss the feasibility of officially handling Meigs county quota of applicants for wartime training camps run by the War Department this summer. Eligible men range from 16 to 35 years old.
The Girls' Friendly Society becomes a new town group for young ladies under Grace Episcopal Church. Initial meetings were held on the last two Wednesdays and future social and business meetings will occur biweekly at the Masonic club rooms.
The Messenger reports a Friday night meeting in Syracuse village organizing a parent teacher association. Preliminary turnout and energy were high. Officers elected include treasurers Mrs. Carl Y. Bridgeman and Mrs. Duckworth. A house to house membership canvass begins immediately.
A Meigs County auto club is organizing with a preliminary meeting held Thursday. Membership opens to auto owners countywide and a list of early dues paid members includes P. L. Clifton, B. A. Reed, Rolf Jacobs, R. A. Miller, and others totaling $5 each.
The listing names A. V. Rhoades Ashworth Wadsworth and A. P. Miller as individuals connected to the event or matter in question. The brief entry preserves these personal names without further context or details.
From Monessen Pennsylvania Rev and Mrs A T Schilling announce the birth of a daughter named Jennie Johnson Schilling. She is the granddaughter of Mr and Mrs W L Johnson.
Mason City hosts J. L. Cronin Carnival Co. all week on the river bank. Pomeroy and Middleport officials denied a show on this side of the river, prompting the move to Mason City.
Tom Davis, a 29 year old former employee at the Charter Oak mine, was killed in a mine accident near Charleston West Virginia on Saturday. He was single and originally hailed from the Hocking Valley.
The will of Earl S. Petrel, a noted truck gardener of Racine, probated recently, bequeaths all his property to his wife Lenna Belle Petrel. The document was executed March 18, 1921.
J. E. Graham warns residents that dumping refuse over river banks is unlawful and carries stiff penalties. The law allows a share of fines to those who provide evidence leading to convictions. Inspectors conduct monthly checks and urge public cooperation to avoid trouble and legal action.
Officials urge stopping an unsightly practice with a kindly warning. If ignored, penalties will be applied as the department demands an end to the conduct.
Mr. and Mrs. H. J. Bing and their son Lawrence drove to Bainbridge Ohio on Saturday to visit Dr. H. Pake and family and plan to remain over Sunday.
Questions and answers cover mining work and grafting trees while noting the Lutheran Froebel founded kindergarten. the article ends with the crown prince arriving at Doorn for the ex empress’s funeral.
The four new Japanese battleships Fusō Hyūga Ise and Yamashiro measure 658 feet in length, displace about 1 000 tons, and reach 22.5 knots. Their main battery consists of 12 14 inch guns with 12 inch turret armor. They were completed during 1915 16.
The ground over the Spitzbergen coal mine is so solidly frozen that timber supports cannot bear the weight, and pumping to remove water is not feasible.
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