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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 28, 1920
Page
5
Miss Perla Hickman drew a large audience at the Auditorium for her graduating recital. She received enthusiastic applause and flowers, with praise for her tone, taste, and artistry, backed by Cameron C. Guilette. Her social prominence includes Chi Omega and Beta Pi Omega sororities.
Mrs. Florence Krause credits Tanlac with drastic health gains after weeks of stomach trouble and nerve distress. She reports weight gain, renewed energy, better sleep, and restored appetite, noting she can perform housework again. Tanlac sold in Athens Coolville and Amesville by local outlets.
Louis Morrison of Millfield faced Justice Helwig on a non support charge for abandoning his wife and child and living with another partner. This marked his second offense on the same charge. He received sixty days at the Columbus workhouse and a $20 fine, after a prior $10 fine and costs for a nonpayment order.
In a head on crash on the city outskirts last night Mrs. Phil lip Unger aged 68 was killed and two others, including a relative, were seriously injured. Unger was thrown beneath her car as it rolled over. police seek the other driver’s identity.
Thomas Kennedy of Hazelton president of UMWA District No 7 and G W Savage of Columbus will represent American miners at the World's Mining Congress in Geneva Switzerland in August per today’s notice. An inventor mounted an electric flashlight in a notebook frame for workers in darkness.
Parents assign the teacher responsibility for daily moral and mental instruction of their children, prompting debate over schooling duties and child development values.
A compact discussion outlines the role of the family cook who provides meals for parents and children, emphasizing responsible food provision and regular feeding three times daily to support family health and stomach comfort.
The city approves Ordinance No. 546 to upgrade Washington Street from inlet No. 157 to 275 by grading, draining, concrete curbs, and brick paving on a native stone foundation. Bonds will finance city and property owner costs with ten annual installments and interest, and bids are authorized for construction.
London May 28 Gregory Krassine Bolshevist commissioner arrived to discuss trade with Soviet Russia and aims for a general British understanding. He said the Soviet government bans interviews but will seek a fuller accord, possibly with Lloyd George, with initial talks on allowing Soviet gold imports to Britain.
Crowds seeking transatlantic passage overwhelm steamship lines. Companies report full bookings through mid August as wartime tonnage drops hamper travel. North American ports show 168000 passengers this year versus 113000 in 1913, while the Scandinavian American Line has no bookings due to Copenhagen dock strikes.
Coal shipments to Holland remain strong as Dominion Coal Co. fulfills large orders from Cape Breton. Last year about 200000 tons were sent to the Netherlands and the Dutch continue buying Cape Breton coal in substantial quantities.
John Smith, 21, confessed murderer and accomplice, received life imprisonment in Akron. The court ordered three days of solitary confinement each year on the crime’s anniversary.
New York reports Mrs. Mary E. Nicholson named as the first regular woman assistant deputy sheriff in Queens County by Sheriff George. The appointment fills a vacancy created by the death of her husband.
Delegates arrived for the Marietta district Epworth League convention at the First M E church. Registration began at 10, sessions opened at 1 30 with Dr Strecker presiding. Talks by Rev Dallas Browning and others, with elections and papers planned through Saturday.
Classic beauty ad promotes Wyeth's Sage and Sulphur Compound to restore natural dark color to faded or gray hair. It claims easy home use with a sponge or brush, non detectable darkening, and a glossy attractive result after one or two applications.
The Forest Hill Oil and Gas Co a corporation of Ohio trading as The Forest Hill Oil Gas Co holder of license No 1755 with a business place in Nelsonville Ohio has applied on May 27 1920 to the commissioner of securities of Ohio for leave to amend such license by adding C F Myers of Nelsonville Ohio as agent.
Seattle resident William Hebner woke with a broken leg and said he could not walk after waking. Police theorize the injury occurred during sleep walking, with no other injuries or suspects identified.
Dorcas Beckett sues Herbert Ruth to stop ejectment from a Stanley Heights residence near Athens. She alleges a year long oral lease at 12 dollars monthly and seeks an injunction until September 1 when she claims the lease ends. Transcript filed in Nelsonville case notes Stanley DeLong charged with carrying a deadly weapon.
New York May 28 Prohibition reduces crime in the state according to Charles L Chute secretary of the state probation commission. Courts in 17 large jurisdictions arraigned 45143 offenders in the first quarter compared with 68653 a year earlier a 34 percent drop. Magistrates courts saw a 29 percent fall and county jails report fewer inmates amid the ban.
Sadie Fayer nine and her brother Maurice twelve ran away from home in New York for two days living on 13 cents. They survived on all day suckers and slept in hallways while they wandered Broadway observing the city from the outside. They returned to school after deciding to dodge trouble.
Li & Gare Co a corporation and Hill O Gas Co holder of license No 1785 asks to amend by striking out the name Co W Juniper Nelsonville Ohio with the commissioner of securities of Ohio granting leave to amend the license.
The city law department planned a probe into an April program by the Inter-Collegiate Club of Chicago. Rev M P Boynton accused the club of vulgar dances and shocking acts including Gay Paree and a scene from the Orient, plus motion pictures. He said several well known college men were named as officers and directors, though they say they resigned four years ago.
St Paul May 28 Lyle Thro, a Chicago aviator, fell 1500 feet in a crash near Curtiss Field. He claims no serious injuries despite a crushed plane and buried engine. a lacerated arm is reported and he is trying to reassure a hospital nurse he is not hurt.
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