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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1922
Page
6
Seattle report says two hundred fifty skilled workers will sail July 1 with tools and machinery worth over a quarter of a million dollars under the Society for Technical Aid for Soviet Russia. A small group heads to New York to depart for Petrograd, marking the Pacific Coast’s largest worker emigration to Russia.
The Megaphone of Athens High School won first place in the Ohio high school publication contest held by Ohio State University. Judges praised news style, headlines, and paper make up while noting strong editorials and service to school.
Carpenter T. E. Woodyard was thrown from a disc harrow Tuesday, sustaining severe cuts to his wrist and hand. The note lists assorted local visitors and residents from Bedford Township, Union Ridge, Huntington, Athens, Nineveh, Rutland, and nearby areas, including social visits, travel to clinics, and local road work.
Paris May 23 Medical science reports a breakthrough for Sergeant Vialla who lost his lower jaw in World War I. Surgeons at Vel de Grace hospital rebuilt his tongue with a rubber substitute after months of testing, enabling him to talk and sing. Dr Eugene Quennele led the efforts in restoring voice and conversation. China comprises eighteen provinces each with its own language.
Miss Mary Culberson daughter of United States Senator Charles A Culberson arrived in Paris with chaperone Miss Leslie Cameron after public disputes with Alexander Robertson over a possible engagement. Robertson claimed efforts to railroad him from the U S because of his attachment to Miss Culberson. Her apparent heartbreak and silence hinted at a private romance story not yet told.
An Athens grocer A R Ely testifies that Doan's Kidney Pills relieved back pains and lumbago from daily labor. The ad targets workers with kidney strain and lists symptoms like backache headaches and urinary issues.
The report notes State Hospital of Athens Ohio as a purebred Holstein entry. Elm Side Nadine Cor nucopia Maud is credited with 1905 pounds of milk and 704 pounds of butterfat in seven days at age three years seven months fifteen days. Dairy officials supervise tests by agriculture college representatives.
Each feeding and milking are weighed and tested for butter fat. A duplicate milk sample is sent to the state college for careful analysis before the record is approved.
The public forum records Judge Pearl W Helwig denying reports of a whiskey still after the old bank building fire. He describes a search based on Mariner's affidavit, yielding whiskey, home brew, and a copper heating outfit not a still. The apparatus was in his office for days and examined by many. no whiskey still was found.
Mrs. George Elliott McCormick notes Lakeside federation convention set for July 12 and 13 with speakers from Toledo Cleveland and New York. Key address by Simeon D. Fess on education from a federal standpoint and plans for music and readings mark the program.
A pie and candy social will be held at the school house next Thursday evening May 25 with fine prizes. Mrs. James Carpenter, ill for some time, was taken to Sheltering Arms Hospital in Athens for treatment. Supt. D O Chappel and Attendance Officer I P Tucker visited the school recently. Work has started on the pike through this place. Community hopes to be on the road year round.
The Knight family thanks friends and neighbors for help and sympathy during illness and death. Special thanks to Rev War ner the singers and those who sent floral tributes. Mr and Mrs C G Knight and family.
The nineteenth quadrennial general conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church South wraps up its three week session in Hot Springs Arkansas on Monday. The gathering outlined church policy and appointed officers and committees for the coming four years.
A mother details relief from stomach pain after using Mayr's Wonderful Remedy claiming easing of ca tarrhal mucus and inflammation. Another testimonial praises Dr Pierce's Favorite Prescription easing nerves and aiding a pregnancy and recovery, urging purchase at local drug stores or direct writing to the Invalids' Hotel in Buffalo for confidential medical advice.
The Plains reports a dog incident where Dr Nelson shot a dog that killed 65 of his young chicks. Several residents visit relatives in Mansfield and Athens. People named include John Gabriel Sr, Roy Hawks, Elza McGranor, Vera Burdette, Don Dawley, Ed Smith, Mary Seiples, Mrs Ed Michaels, Joe Hutchins, Merwin Stauffer, Alvah Verity, Cliff Hooper, Tom Baylis, Lorn North, Wilbur Powell, Erwin Stauffer, Anna Geisicke, A M Humphrey. Don Gabriel also plans home improvements.
Steward Lodge No 753 I O F issues resolutions in memory of Murray Hatch. The resolutions express sympathy to relatives, drape the charter for thirty days, and request a sacred record page and publication in The Messenger.
May records reveal the career of Emma Weir known as Big Emma who led shoplifting bands. She and companion Mrs Rickey Gunther were found dead. police say Emma died by gas after a murder and Gunther was found bruised amid quarrels with her daughter and neighbors recalling years of close friendship.
Dr Rudolph G List warned before the Orthopaedic Society of Boston that American women wearing extreme high heels risk losing the ability to walk in fifty years He urged more barefoot wear and practical footwear to spare foot health.
In Ravenna Ohio on May 23 Mrs Margaret Carlisle widow of Art Carlisle former Portage county sheriff who was murdered months ago endured hours of questioning after being arrested at her Kent home on a first degree murder charge Saturday night Sheriff James W Stevens Prosecutor Filiatrault and other officers led the interrogation while her composure reportedly held.
An advertisement touts Nuxated Iron as a remedy for weak nervous conditions and pale blood. It claims endorsement by U S senators judges physicians and even the Pope and cites 4 000 000 annual users. Available at all druggists.
Georgia records show 1921 saw two thousand autos stolen with total value about 2 000 000 dollars. About 65 to 70 percent recovered. repairs on recovered cars average 15 dollars per vehicle. Unrecovered losses around 900 000 dollars. Calls for title recording and driver registration with photo and car details.
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