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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 29, 1920
Page
3
Nelsonville church announces Bible school at 9 30 a m and an evening service at 7. The Children's Day program is in preparation and the sermon titled The Unfinished Task will reflect Memorial Day themes. The pastor and endeavorer groups invite all to attend.
The notice lists Sunday church activities including Sunday school at 9 30 a m preaching at 10 30 a m class meeting at 2 0 p m long service and preaching at 7 0 p m and prayer meetings on Wednesday and Friday. It also outlines the school play hour schedule with no West school next week due to Decoration Day and a G A R chicken dinner at the Y M C A on Monday with transport for members without conveyance.
Paris reports Italian troops have occupied Durazzo Albania the main Adriatic port based on a Zurich dispatch to Le Journal no independent confirmation. A Rome dispatch says Fiume inhabitants marched to Sussak allied with Serbian forces then returned.
Indianapolis May 29 Twenty five of the world’s greatest auto racers prepared to roll at 10 am Monday for the start of the 600 mile sweepstakes at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. The field tested around the 2 1/2 mile oval with one accident marring trials the crash involving Rene Thomas and Arthur Chevrolet Monroe injuring Chevrolet. Ralph DePalma was the favorite.
The Edmundson bloodhound helped capture Ross Howard after leading Sheriff Parker and deputies to a ravine hideout. Neighbors recalled a pistol shot soon after the crime, and Howard had returned home to reload after pursuing his father. The family included four daughters and two sons.
Senate committee heard Johnson campaign funds from California totalled between 100000 and 125000 two days before the primary close. McCabe cited largest gifts of 5000 from Henry Fiesbacher and 4000 from William H Crocker. Funds were sent to Johnson headquarters in New York and to multiple states as part of a wide canvass.
Huntington high edged Athens high 5 to 4 after a closely fought game at Huntington. Key plays by Littler Wise and Sharp stood out while Collins twisted an ankle in the first inning. Stewart pitched well for Huntington and Sharp allowed only five safeties.
The Armour Grain Company was fined 1050 by Judge Carpenter for adulterating 35 carloads of oats with barley. The oats, intended for French troops, were seized in transit at Baltimore. attorney C J Faulkner represented Armour and pleaded guilty.
Alta F. Lentz filed for divorce from John J. Lentz in common pleas court citing gross neglect of duty and extreme cruelty. She seeks alimony and a restraining order to prevent bodily harm. the couple married August 29, 1914, in Winamac Illinois and have one son.
A Roman governor's edict in Magnesia dissolves the bakers union and orders regular bread supply to the city. It bans meetings and hiding places for troublemakers, linking the strike to potential punishment and urging wisdom in future.
A Warrener piece argues labor unrest dominates public concern, noting 12 000 annual strikes and crippling industry. It links unions losing member control to rising living costs as workers sell bonds to survive while national issues like peace treaties and elections pale in comparison to labor demands.
In Boston on May 29 Babe Ruth powered a homer in the fourth inning of the Yankees Red Sox double header at Fenway Park. He connected with Joe Bush’s fast ball, sending it over the left field fence to score Meusel from second as a large crowd watched.
The G A R post plans grave decoration for Bishopville Glouster and Hollister cemeteries with speeches. Local Union stores and banks close for Decoration Day. Mine work ceases. Three baseball games scheduled at Glouster grounds against Cambridge Sunday and Monday with 10 A M and 2 30 P M start times.
Indianapolis police report Harry Ice melted when rain began and found him actively making whiskey over a kitchen stove. No whiskey was on or in Ice, according to officers.
Teresa Sarto, sister of the late Pope Pius X, died at her Rome home today.
Union services at the Methodist church Sunday evening at 7 30 led by Rev J W Orr. A hawk 52 inches from tip to tip was shot by Virgil Yauger of Hunterdon and a $1 bounty paid by the Gloucester Sportsmen Club. Miss Eva Kietz visits Columbus this weekend with Mr and Mrs Fred Wells. B W Hawk and Dr W A Pride travel to Lakeside Park to stay at Mr Hawk's cottage Sunday. Miss Edna Morris Lucile son and Dorothy Wyatt enjoy a short outing at Eye Lake. Mrs G E Hooks and daughter Gladys sail to Columbus and Washington D C for a few weeks with relatives. Mrs W F Humphrey of N ville visits L R Andrews family for a few days.
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