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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 09, 1922
Page
4
The report cites 1920 highway fatalities at 12 000 with 1 500 non fatal injuries and 4 500 000 in death claims. It projects 1921 deaths to reach 15 000 while railroads report 1 900 motor car wrecks at grade crossings including 490 jams and 122 gate breaches.
The Department of Commerce reports improved yet modest U S business conditions and cautions that a boom is unlikely soon. It notes Europe lags, world markets are slow, and American prosperity ties to foreign recovery as Genoa efforts aim to boost global demand and American gains.
A collection of quirky entries and jokes includes playful term definitions such as Aley-apple and Kibitzer, along with a note that President Harding trained Laddie Boy as his caddy. The page also riffs on fashion, manners, sea lore, and politicking with light satire and Burns tribute.
A woman calling herself Grandma challenged Judge Jeffries in a Terra Haute divorce hearing. The court denied a $40 monthly allowance. the judge recalled her earlier claim he was bought. She refused to retract, stating she would always think he was paid. The judge laughed at the exchange.
A string of quirky incidents unfolds with Olga Petrova offering congressmen for help, a Willard hotel fire misread, and hotel porters miscast as officials. Neighbors report ambulances, a flapper dictionary entry, and a home whiskey experiment ending in mistaken belief.
Washington eyes a convention city future as leaders note growing delegations and events in the capital. President Harding handles crowds with efficient handshakes while plans unfold for a 6000-seat auditorium opposite the Interior Building to boost conventions and attract more visitors.
The Athens Day by Day notes the annual carnival arriving with lilacs and robins. A pulsating mix of mechanical bands, ferris wheel, side shows, games, and a moralmusical show draws crowds. The night ends with weary revelers and lining up for the next evening as neighbors steady themselves after a day of street spectacle.
Fragmentary lines tell of a bridge meeting between a Dominique rooster and a red flivver, with ominous references to trains, editors, and a looming move to McArthur. A prior twin birth is followed by delirium and restless sleep after hospital restraint.
Elyria Ohio May 8 Attorney Harry Redington has spurred the Exchange Club to press for a municipal court in the city. Common Pleas Judge H G Redington counters that such a court would cost taxpayers and that case delays are the fault of lawyers. He notes about half of filed cases aim at settlements and would not be tried.
The Athens Messenger describes an information bureau offering general questions answers service. It notes limitations on legal medical and financial advice and asks for clearly written questions with full name and address and two cents postage for return.
The Secretary of Agriculture notes 43.1 percent of the family budget goes to food, 17.7 to shelter, 13.2 to clothing, 5.6 to fuel and light, and 20.4 to sundries. The Post Office Department reports 500 ex-service men had been commissioned as postmasters by April 22, 1922 following President Harding’s May 10, 1921 order. Cold storage eggs total 949,000 cases as of April 1, the largest stock for that date except last year.
The Q and A cover demand for fine papers at about 75 percent of normal, U.S. ostrich counts at 250 in 1920 with growth since. railroads building work cars. timber land value pegged at 8.5 to 12.5 billion. granite sources for major buildings split between Maine and Richmond. drafts and acceptances require modern signatures. Dutch discovery claims for Connecticut noted. Samuel Colt credited with inventing the first submarine cable and the Colt firearm.
Sunday at the church featured 9 a.m. Sunday school with W A Holmes of Granville giving a talk on youth work. A noon picnic preceded a business session electing new officers. Rev. Chas Bowen led evening services as visitors John Dye family and others attended. Grover Quick and wife plan to move to a nearby farm.
Train number 5 makes a stop while train number 4 does not. Dug Chaney is assigned to work on the section.
State leaders from fifteen denominations affiliated with the Ohio Federation of Churches will meet at the Southern hotel in Columbus on June 7. They will discuss a cooperative evangelistic program, outreach to neglected areas, and how Protestant influence can shape cinema standards and public morals ahead of the next state legislative session.
Chairman T. J. Duffy of the state industrial commission said a survey shows if all states had workmen's compensation laws like Ohio's, American industries would save $30,000,000 annually. He added the act operates cheaper than private companies and would benefit workers and consumers.
New York May 9 Police investigate the death by poison of Dr Alfred H Riedel a 49 year old eye specialist who ended his life over a skating girl at the Hippodrome.
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