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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

May 09, 1922

Page

5

May Festival at East Side School Promises Splendid Show

The East Side School hosts a May Festival on Wednesday at 2 pm on school grounds. A corridor exhibit will display student art from all grades, and the program features a queen crowning, dances from first through seventh grades, an operetta The Fairy Rose, and a majorette finale by the eighth grade. Also noted are campus gatherings and local family news across Athens.

East Side School East Side Louise Daggett Richard Snow Mary Ellen DeMolet Peterette Franklin C. Murphey Frederick John Dalton Little Green Men Philip Ong James Shafer Harmon Chappell Shine Charline Martin Pauline Jones Elaine Roe Marcella Horn Louise Roland Iris Young Lillian Kittle Virginia Larimer Emma Morton Mildred Totman

Relief Fund Card Party Tonight At Masonic Temple

Ath ens card players and friends gather at 7 30 this evening at the Masonic Temple to raise funds for the Woman s City Federation. The group reports some invitations were not received and invites all who wish to play any card game to join and help swell the relief fund.

Athens Masonic Temple Woman's City Federation

Athens Girl Appears in Canticle of Pan at Ward Belmont

Miss Rachael Virginia Hopkins of Athens participated in the Canticle of Pan pageant presented by the Senior Middle Class at Ward-Belmont Nashville. Direction by Miss Pauline Sherwood Townsend adapted the Witter Bynner work for the campus production. Charles E. Markeson Jr. of Columbus visited the Baker family in Fisher. Childs Conservation League meeting postponed to May 16.

Athens Ward-Belmont Nashville Tenn Rachael Virginia Hopkins Charles D. Hopkins Pauline Sherwood Townsend School of Expression Townsend Witter Bynner Fred R. Baker Fisher Childs Conservation League

Lineman Harold Morrow Fatally Electrocuted in Nelsonville

Harold Morrow a 26 year old lineman for Hocking Power Co. was fatally injured after touching a live wire while working on lines behind the company office in Nelsonville He fell about 20 feet and died at his Walnut street home around noon The death was due to electrocu tion aided by the fall Morrow had recently married Ruth Mills of Nelsonville Funeral arrangements were not yet made.

Nelsonville Harold Morrow Hocking Power Co Morrow Pritchard Walnut Street Ruth Mills

Jaques' Little Wonder Capsules Endorsement From Oswego Family

William H. Griffin of Oswego New York writes of his mother’s relief from indigestion after using Jaques' Little Wonder Capsules. He recommends them for every family medicine chest and notes purchase options including McKee Drug Co Athens Gem Pharmacy Nelsonville and postpaid mail order for a large package.

William H. Griffin Oswego N. Y Griffin Family Mr. Griffin Jaques McKee Drug Co Athens Gem Pharmacy Nelsonville Jaques Capsule Co Plattsburg

Men's union to be organized at Ohio University

A mass meeting at Ewing hall approved forming a men's union to harmonize fraternal groups and broaden student life. George W. Stuart chaired. President E. B. Bryan voiced support. Rev. Bond and Prof. Mackinnon urged launch. Officers nominated include Stuart Roach Soule Beckett Kincade Hawkins Rolland Welch Glazier Hunt Morgan.

Ohio University Ewing Hall George W. Stuart Nelsonville Stuart E. B. Bryan Charles Bond Bond C. N. Mackinnon Mackinnon Wescott Roach George Stuart Robert Soule Beckett Kincade West Shaver Herrold, Hawkins Rolland Welch, Glazier, Hunt and Morgan

Abduction Probe In Lawrence Narrows Set of Suspects

State and city police search for Lillian Johnson nineteen and four young men accused of abducting her and Marion Erlander sixteen in Lawrence May 9. Authorities say serious charges await if apprehended.

Lawrence Mass Lillian Johnson Marion Erlander

Prohibition Officials Meet to Halt Illicit Liquor

Washington dispatch reports a conference of prohibition officials in Louisville Kentucky next Thursday to decide measures to curb illicit liquor manufacture and sale. Prohibition Commissioner Haynes cites alarming production of poisonous liquors and calls for extra actions to stop the practice.

Washington Prohibition Louieville Haynes

Old Newberry machine charged in Townsend renomination bid

Rep Pat Kelly of Michigan charged that the old Newberry machine is being tuned up in Michigan to secure Senator Charles Townsend's renomination. Kelly said Townsend's volunteer workers have reported over 3000 dollars in expenditures with the primary three months away.

Washington Michigan Charles Townsend Pat Kelly Townsend Kelly

Pearl White In Fire at The Casino in Paris

In Paris the Casino theatre was struck by fire this afternoon no injuries reported but Pearl White the American actress in a revue lost her wardrobe The incident follows a prior accident in which a heavy weight fell during a performance and Miss White escaped unharmed

Paris Pearl White Miss White

Court order halts Crescent Lodge interference at Creek Mill

At noon today Judge J B Sommerville granted a temporary injunction against members of Crescent Lodge of the Amalgamated Association of Iron Steel and Tin Workers restraining them from interfering with the open shop operation of the Creek Mill in Wheeling where a strike is active.

Wheeling W. Va J. B. Sommerville Crescent Lodge Amalgamated Association of Iron, Steel and Tin Workers Creek Mill

John McCormack Says Ocean Voyage Restores Health

Irish tenor John McCormack arrived in London from New York and said the voyage improved his health but he would need three months before he can sing again.

London John McCormack New York

Picked Up in Queen City Arrests Involving Athens Men

William Ator aged 17 son of Mr and Mrs John Ator of Mechanicsburg and Charles McConaha were arrested by Cincinnati police for driving an automobile without Mcenie tags and lacking a bill of sale. Athens police reported the arrest to Magistrate Helwig. Constable Mariner pursued Ator after an affidavit by Edna Schofield alleging he is the father of her unborn child.

William Ator John Ator Mechanicsburg Charles McConaha May Grand Jury Athens Cincinnati Helwig Mariner Ator Edna Schofield

Famous Miami University Official Visits Local Frat

Dr Edgar Ewing Brandon vice president of Miami University and national Phi Kappa Tau president visited the Beta chapter on Monday. He spoke at a banquet at the fraternity house and was en route from Penn State after helping install the Omicron chapter. He departed for Oxford early Tuesday.

Edgar Ewing Brandon Miami University Phi Kappa Tau Athens Penn State Omicron Brandon Mongslay Oxford

Traffic Breaks Result in Fines

J FE Barnhart was fined $9.20 total by Mayor Roush for parking on the wrong side of the street in Athens. Richard Daggett also faced a $9.20 fine for parking in a fire plug lane. M BR Kasler of Nelsonville paid $5 plus costs after pleading guilty to speeding through road repair operations on the Athens Nelsonville road at Alderman.

J. FE. Barnhart Roush Athens Richard Daggett M. BR. Kasler Nelsonville Pearl W. Helwig Athens-Nelsonville Road Alderman

Two Girls Reported Safe After Cape May Forest Fire

May 9 CAPE MAY N J Two girls reported missing yesterday in the forest fire near here are believed separated from their parents who were trying to save their home. The girls are thought safe with unknown persons sheltering them.

Cape May N. J

Watches for Girl Graduates

A graduation gift prospectus highlights bracelet watches for daughters. It promotes beauty, style, accuracy, and durability in gold filled cases with dependable movements, priced from 20 to 500 dollars, inviting customers to inspect the selection.

Far East tensions forecast by Colonel Bek in Pekin

In Pekin Colonel E Roustein Bek, adviser to the Far Eastern republic in Siberia, warns Russia will resist Japanese incursion and may declare war if needed. Bek, noted WWI forecaster, cites Japan seeking dominance in Korea Mongolia and the Shantung peninsula and urges vigilant American and British watching.

I. N.S Pekin Russia Japan E. Roustein Bek Ludwig HH. K. Martens United States Bek Far Siberia Moscow Sovet China America Far East England Korea Mongolia Shantung Peninsula

Bridegroom Shoots Serenaders in West Virginia

In Wheeling, May 9, Frank Minch, a bridegroom of two weeks, is jailed after a shooting at his home during a serenade. William Wilhelm is hospitalized in serious condition. a party of youths gathered to serenade the couple when Minch allegedly fired, striking Wilhelm.

Wheeling W. Va Frank Minch William Wilhelm Minch Mineh Welhelm

Nomination of Nat Golstein Delayed by Senate Panel

Washington May The nomination of Nat Golstein as collector of internal revenue in St Louis has caused political fireworks in months and will not be acted on by the Senate finance committee until the full Republican and Democratic membership can vote.

Washington, May Nat Golstein Internal Revenue St. Louis Senate Finance Committee Senate Committee

Copper coin from 1644 weighs over forty pounds

Senator McCumber, chairman of the committee, announced the opportunity to pass judgment on it. The Swedish national museum houses a copper coin dated 1644 that measures 25 inches in diameter and weighs over forty pounds.

Senator McCumber North Dakota

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