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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 10, 1922
Page
3
McLaughlin Bros. undertakers and embalmers start a full service establishment across from Beasley's garage with motor equipment and ambulance service. P. Gaskill of McArthur withdraws from the firm.
Residents express gratitude for kindness shown during recent sadness. Special thanks go to Dr. Butt and several local families including Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Stout Rev. Johnson Mr. and Mrs. E. Crook Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Brickles Mr. and Mrs. Julius Fischer Mrs. Frances Socie and Mrs. L. A. Spgent.
The Queen Esther girls of the Methodist church held a marshmallow toast Monday evening supervised by Mrs. Robert Williams Mrs. George Lowden and Mrs. Susie Millinger. Attendees included Helen Reeves Rachel Wilson Lenore Logan Edna Barron Mary Lowden Martha McCullough Ruth Price Don Kontner Thelma Kontner Carl Starkey Ena Stephenson Willard Hall Rachel West Floyd Cook Bernice Backus Bob Phosphikas Esther Cline Roy Nash Pearl Fiske Gilbert Young Doris Woodruff Wesley Wolfe Edna Hawk Max Barstow
The Elks stage a Friday athletic show in their lodge room headlined by Youssiff Mamute the Crazy Turk versus Bob Mainfort coach of the University of Virginia. Sisson who beat Mamute last Thursday refuses another bout but advocates the Turk against Mainfort.
Mrs. J. M. Hyde praises Nelsonville residents for being sincere, helpful neighbors whose kindness keeps the town thriving. She urges appreciation for cheerful, industrious citizens and warns against cynicism, urging ongoing efforts to improve the community.
T B Pitkin of 287 Wheeler St Akron Ohio declares after thirty days on Tanlac his rheumatism vanished his appetite returned and he gained weight. He credits guidance from Mr Weirath of Goodrich Co and urges others to use Tanlac sold by all good druggists.
A columnist praises local volunteers as they work to improve Nelsonville. The piece recalls Abraham Lincoln's aim to pull up a thistle and plant a rose, urging residents to remove the useless and foster the good and beautiful for a wonderful town.
Glouster residents Arnold Lott and Andy Thompson entered not guilty pleas in local court after a Tuesday morning arrest just north of the city. Bond set at 1000 each. trials slated for Friday evening. Lott’s prior liquor charge postponed due to attorney absence. next hearing scheduled for next Tuesday. Mayor Gormley and wife left for Cochoc ton due to sister’s death. Mrs. Duncan and family in Columbus and St Clairsville for medical and family matters. Alumni drive to support Glouster High’s graduating class banquet planned with modest dues and $1 plates. tickets from local students. Samuel R. Frew died in Columbus. prominent mine and Celadon Co. owner, native of New Philadelphia. Frank Galbraith returned to Germany W Va after visiting daughter Jeanie.
Toledo May 10 John N Willys president of Willys Overland announces at the annual stockholders meeting that auto sales exceed production and the main bottleneck is obtaining raw materials. Eight thousand men are employed.
Dr C L Jones manager of the telephone company says the Tuesday night and Wednesday morning outage was caused by exceptional rainfall in and about Athens. He notes water entered pin sized holes in cables, affecting four lines and leaving 500 phones out at daybreak. Follow up calls added about 10000 further demands.
Worcester May 10 A seventeen year old High School of Commerce pupil Philip G Abisamra died three hours after finishing a four page composition on The Storm. He wrote the essay while dying from pneumonia to keep his standing in class. Teachers called the work exceptional.
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