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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 20, 1924
Page
3
The last meeting of the year of the Woman's Community Club will convene at the Y M C A this evening at 7 30. Members are urged to attend due to business of importance. Elizbeth Howe funeral set for Wednesday at 2 00 pm at First Presbyterian Church. She was the church's last surviving charter member. Joseph Howe of St. Joseph Missouri arrived for the funeral.
The Grotto entertainment committee announces a return engagement by Hod Williams and his seven member orchestra at Stuart's Opera House on May 26 27 with a feature picture. A Tuesday dance at Group Country Club follows for Grotto members and Masons families only.
Logan Rotary Club heard G R Robinson present a ten minute talk titled Rotary a Promoter of Service. Attending were C H Barrett and several Columbus visitors including Mrs EF Rosser Mrs Leland Krieg Mrs Frank At Jackson and Mrs Earl S McCune.
County candidates may secure petition blanks from Harry Kelly in Nelsonville Ohio. Petitions must be filed with the county election board by June 13, sixty days before the August primary.
Probate Judge S M Johnson of Athens will address the Nelsonville Kiwanians at the Y M C A meeting on Wednesday evening. The Boy Scout committee will report on local plans. dinner is at 5 45.
Striking colors highlight the new American Legion build by B. M. Coakley, a real architect, shown in J. D. Adamson's display window drawing wide attention and favorable comment as the foundation for the structure is completed.
The annual G A R Memorial service will be held at the Presbyterian church next Sunday morning with Rev. Lloyd Evans delivering the sermon. Members of the G A R, Woman's Relief Corps, Glenford Dugan Post, American Legion, and Woman's Auxiliary will participate. All four organizations meet at post headquarters in the Buckeye building at 10 o'clock and march to the church.
Construction on the new high school continues amid unfavorable weather. The structure nears completion with roof work underway along the front, and the contract pouring for the roof has begun.
Under Miss Velma Young, music teacher, the city public schools staged two operettas at Stuart's Opera House. The high school orchestra accompanied, with Miss Louise Rice at the piano, and pupils from all grades performed The Fairy Rose. The Pink Parasol closed the program, presented by eighth grade girls, with striking red and green costumes and refined scenery and lighting.
Advertisement claims a two ounce bottle of Emerald Oil dries swollen veins and glands. Users are urged to buy from any druggist, apply as directed, and see improvement in days with a money back guarantee. No medical endorsement given.
Amesville hosts commencement in the Presbyterian church with music by the high school orchestra and a speech by Miss Irma Voigt Dean of Women at Ohio University. Diplomas are awarded to five graduates. Later the Alumni Association dinner features toasts, music, and reflections on the year followed by a singalonga America.
In Tokio on May 20 a faction argued Cyrus E. Woods resignation as Americana Ambassador hastened Kiyoura cabinet's fall. Students drafted a memorial urging Woods to reconsider. He refused, stating plans to sail for Seattle on June 6 aboard the President McKinley.
A train wreck on the Indiana Service Corporation Line near Roanoke Indiana injured 20 and left the death toll at six tonight. The Wabesh Valley Flyer crashed last night fifteen miles east of Huntington in the Roanoke area.
The upper room lists the students Letha Hattie and Sarah Thomas Faye and Orvilla Coulson Deloris Adams Lewis McBride and Lloyd Thomas as not absent or tardy for 1923 24 at Circle Hill School.
U S Senator David A Reed of Pennsylvania says Calvin Coolidge's presidential bid strengthens with his firm stance on the bonus and his veto will not be harmed by Senate action.
Oma Van Meter of Cleveland sues The Athens Messenger and Herald in common pleas court seeking 50000 dollars for alleged false statements attributed to her in a May 1923 advertisement for a patent medicine. She claims disgrace ridicule and mental suffering from the ad and asserts no verification of its truth was done by the defendants.
With iron shortages during the war, Japan intensified production by boosting foundries from 20 to 250. The shift aims to strengthen military industry and supply lines amid ongoing conflict.
The Miller Information club met at Rev. Edward Miller's home on Spring Street Saturday at 7 30. Charles FE Miller spoke on India's habits customs and religions noting idol worship grand temples and gold coverings. He described a temple at Rangan believed to guard Buddha hairs and criticised heathens devotion compared with Christians. He highlighted hunger and opium misuse among Indian families. Mr and Mrs Will Hessy attended. The next meeting will be at 40 Columbia Avenue on Saturday May 31 with Denver Miller speaking on the Printing Press.
The body of 17 year old Anna Roser who died from injuries after an auto accident Sunday was brought from Springfield to Dayton for burial today. She never regained consciousness.
President Coolidge issued a proclamation increasing the tariff on aluminum dioxide from 4 to 6 cents per pound.
Mrs. Minnie Somers reports weight gain from 108 to 150 pounds after using Tanlac for years of poor health. She describes restored appetite digestion and energy after six bottles and praises the product. Tanlac is sold by druggists with over 40 million bottles sold.
Mrs Tina Pearson filed for divorce from John Jack Pearson chief of police at Nelsonville in common pleas court alleging he struck her while intoxicated and caused injuries over four years including forcing her to leave home on two occasions The couple married December 31 1912 and have one child John Pearson Jr aged eight The report notes water pressure against a vessel cone segment two thirds depth from surface
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