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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

May 23, 1922

Page

3

Nelsonville City Buildings Shown Lean to Beauty

The main hall and city building have been improved with a fresh coat of paint by Fire Chief Lowrey and Okey Kaelin. Improvements over the past year have given the property a more presentable appearance as Nelsonville builds new auto space and beautifies the Square with flowers. Acknowledging speeding issues, Mayor McCune contemplates tougher fines. Next Wednesday Mt Pleasant Lodge and the Lancaster degree team will confer the Bank of Knight on four candidates with lunch and entertainment to follow. Charles Dupler was fined ten dollars and costs after pleading guilty to intoxication.

Lowrey Okey Kaelin Lancaster Mt. Pleasant Lodge Knights of Pythias Nelsonville Bank of Knight Guy Huffman C. C Charles Dupler McCune K. of P. Lodge Castle Hall

Stockholders Meeting of Hocking Valley Co operative Co

A meeting of stockholders is called for Wednesday May 24 1922 at 6 30 PM in a room over the store. It is important that all stockholders attend. Delbert McCoy president and Harry Hickman secretary are listed.

Hocking Valley Co-operative Company Delbert McCoy Harry Hickman Sec

Sermon Guides Grad Class With Moral Temptations

The annual graduation sermon was held in the high school auditorium on Sunday evening. Rev. Arpee preached on temptations of Jesus and modern desires such as greed popularity and power, urging the class to place first things first. Mrs. Le Fever sang and several locals visited after services.

High School le Fever Bay Beard Kemper Johnson Arpee Jesus Rev

N H S Wrestling Tournament Set For Tomorrow Evening

The N H S S wrestling tournament will be held in the auditorium tomorrow evening. Weigh in starts at 1 pm with a 7 pm number drawing and 7 30 pm bouts. Charles Sisson trains the athletes for prizes and a possible representative team next year. Dr Cann to referee.

Charles Sisson Sisson Dr. Cann

Lawn party at Miss Woodruff's hosts forty guests

Thirty guests of both girls and boys enjoyed a lawn party hosted by Miss Ruth Woodruff at her grandmother's home. Music, games and contests enlivened the evening, and refreshments were served on the porch.

Ruth Woodruff

Prohibition Inspectors Penned Four More County Convictions

Prohibition Inspectors Baynham and Nash report four additional Perry county convictions. Four cases heard before Mayor Gott of Crooksville resulted in guilty pleas. Jim Dunkle of Bear Creek fined 300 dollars and costs for two stills. Charles Nutter of Roseville fined 300 dollars and costs for a still and liquor. Ernest Emory of Roseville fined 200 dollars and costs for mash. Frank Luning near Drake's Station fined 300 dollars and costs.

Baynham and Nash Perry County Gott Crooksville Jim Dunkle Bear Creek Charles Nutter Roseville Ernest Emory Frank Luning Drake's Station

Nelsonville Men Seek Help to Save Basin Fish

The water level dropped leaving thousands of fish stranded at Wolfe's Basin. Game Protector B. T. LeFever and new protectors George Baynham and D. H. Nash urge volunteers to seine the fish to the basin’s large water body and report violations to protect officers. Also notes the death of Hazel Frazee Coope at 24.

Nelsonville Wolfe's B. T. LeFever Glouster C. E. Scott George Baynham Bell Phone Myers Street D. H. Nash

Nelsonville Urges Beautification of Streets and Signage

City leaders urge residents to curb ugliness outside, improve streets, place clear signs and arrows for tourists on Chestnut Jefferson and Washington streets. Tenants to keep lots clean, remove litter, and parks be beautified by the Womans Community Club with planted flowers.

Nelsonville Lax Chestnut Jefferson Washington Womans Community Club

Unclear fragments imply a local notice item

Fragmentary text mentions names like L R Kelch and a UK context. The readable portion suggests a small community notice preserved for print, but lacks clear event, date, or location details to specify action or outcome.

County road project to connect Jacksonville to Trimble line

County commissioners sign for their share of tar-bound macadam road from Jacksonville to Trimble line. Trimble trustees to fund their portion, preferring local labor. Additional $3 140 needed to reach the Trimble bridge over Sunday Creek, with Trimble raising $1 400. If completed soon, upper Sunday Creek valley links Alters and Nelsonville by year-round roads.

Jacksonville Trimble Corporation Trimble Townshire Jacksonville Corporation Sunday Creek Trimble

Linscott Brother Still Bedridden From Burns

Amesville Dr. and Mrs. A F Linscott of Marion spent the weekend with G O Linscott who remains confined to bed with severe burns from being strapped under a tractor more than a week ago. The injuries are described as more serious than previously thought.

A. F. Linscott Marion G. 0. Linscott

Tourists Play Golf Far Above Sea Level

Denver residents and visitors will soon play golf 8000 feet up in the Colorado Rockies. A course is laid east of Buffalo Bill’s Lookout with a mountain grave, and a clubhouse will be built for patrons. The site faces Genessee Mountain ski course offering views of mountains and plains. The links should be ready by July 1.

Denver Colo The Colorado

Sold wrong fish in Elyria market dispute outcome

In Elyria on May 23 H. B. Schultz, manager of the White Eagle market, received a suspended $25 fine after a guilty finding for selling Mrs. Fred Kahiliff a head of white bass fish misidentified as sheep. Schultz blamed a clerk error.

Elyria H. B. Schultz White Eagle Fred Kahiliff Schultz

Vinegar Shortage Follows Volstead Act Noted In Elyria

W A Davis of Pittsfield returned from Oberlin to find his cellar broken into and his cider barrel emptied as he planned to make vinegar. Farmers report vinegar hard to obtain since the Volstead act began.

Elyria W. A. Davis Pittsfield Oberlin

French engineer unveils air express with automatic pilot

London May 23. French inventor Monsieur W. A. Love claims a self acting brain will guide air express planes along fixed invisible airways. A ground cable emits signals to a delicate mechanism in the cockpit that automatically adjusts the aircrafts surfaces to keep it on course, preventing collisions and maintaining predefined speeds and altitudes.

N.S London London and Paria W. A. Love M. Love Mr. Love

Radio Sei Replaces Fire House Checkers

Kansas City firemen push to install radio receiving outfits in each station to listen to concerts during leisure hours replacing the old checker board and dominoes. They say they are tired of checkers and want to hear jazz.

Kansas City Common Council

Dandelion Blossoms Find Ready Market in Medina

May 22 Toledo market report notes Medina vendors offer dandelion blossoms at 3 dollars per bushel on the Cleveland market. Before the Volstead act was enacted, dandelions were treated as an obnoxious weed.

Medina Cleveland

Hart A Longtime Ohio Soldier Pension Board Member

Dr. W. E. Hart, likely the oldest Ohio member of the soldiers pension board, has served continuously since his appointment by President William McKinley. The note places his ongoing service in Elyria with a May date reference.

Elyria W. E. Hart Ohio The Soldiers Pension Board William McKinley

West Virginia treason trial hinges on mining union defense

In Charles Town today the miners union treason case showed the defense admit marching on Logan county last summer. They argue the revolt targeted a coal operators system, not the state government. Meanwhile Athens High plans two plays May 31 and June 1 at the opera house with dual casts. Commencement exercises set for June 1 and 7 with speakers Dr A Y Wilcox and Dr Simeon J Vers.

Warren W. Wheaton N.S Charles Town W. Va Logan County Healt Court West Virginia Drasen oneQou Ife Athens Hich School Opera House Athens Opera House A. Y. Wilcox First Christian Church JT Wilcox Abbott Selioa Auditorum First Methodist Church Simeon J. Vers Antioch College Washington

Stabber Makes Reappearance Attacks Ohio Univ Coeds

An amorous prowler described as the stabber attacked two Ohio University coeds between 8 and 9 PM as they walked to Hoover Cottage and Park Place. After one assault he fled to safety. the other girl, with a description, aided police who began an investigation on Tuesday morning. The suspect, said to be a male, was seen in the area the previous night.

Athens Ohio University Hoover Cottage Park Place Sigma Fi Fraternity Tollee Roush Wouue

City Council Settles to Meet Early in Two Weeks

Rucuru s reporters note the council will convene at 6 30 p m central time for the next session instead of the usual 7 30 p m summer hour amid ongoing time debates.

Rucurus

Senate naval affairs panel backs full Annapolis class commissioning

Washington May 23 The senate naval affairs committee by unanimous vote recommends commissioning the entire graduating class of the Annapolis naval academy marking a rare unanimous stance on a full cohort.

Washington Senate Naval Affairs Committee Annapolis Naval Academy

Wilson Democrat to Oppose Lodge for Senate

Boston May 23 Professor Dallas Love Sharp of Boston University filed Democratic nomination papers for the United States Senate He plans to challenge Senator Henry Cabot Lodge over the league of nations issue Described by supporters as a Woodrow Wilson Democrat.

Boston Dallas Love Sharp Boston University United States Senate Sharp Henry Cabot Lodge League of Nations Woodrow Wilson

Morean Is Power Behind Meeting

Paris reports J. P. Morgan of New York as the outstanding figure in negotiations among international bankers starting tomorrow. The bankers will canvass the European financial situation and discuss a consortium for Germany amid a backdrop of complex global language diversity in Africa.

Paris J. P. Morgan New York Germany

Britain presses Japan to withdraw troops from Siberia

United States officials say Britain seeks to influence Tokyo through friendly representations to end Japan's Siberian occupation. Washington notes the U S strategy favors an early evacuation and expects Japan to name a withdrawal date, a move not yet pressed by Secretary of State.

Ty Harry L. Rogers L. N.S Washington United States Great Britain Japan Siberia Fintay Tokyo Ltudies

Local Patrolmen Sued Over Jailhouse Incident

Bellaire residents Wall Hickman and John Douglas, now patrolmen, are sued for $1000 in damages by Paul Toner who alleges they struck him in the mouth while he was jailed for intoxication.

Bellaire Wall Hickman John Douglas Paul Toner Hickman Douglas

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