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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 31, 1922
Page
8
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The Glouster column notes the funeral of Mrs Clyde Norris 27 at 1 30 pm at the family home in Urban Crest after a lingering illness. Frank Sisk 25 dies Monday night at his sister in laws home after illness. A shoplifting incident ends with two silk camisoles found under a water coat. Services for Frank Sisk are set at the Methodist church with Rev Landsitter absent and Harry M Wilson delivering the sermon. He is survived by his parents and siblings.
Constable Pearl Orndorf and Deputy Joe Jonas captured William Smith and Tom Jones near Taylor Ridge Monday night while they returned from Santay with three gallons of white mule. An arraignment before Mayor Johnson resulted in guilty pleas to illegally transporting liquor, fines of 100 dollars plus costs for each man, Smith paid in full, Jones jailed to raise funds or face Dayton work house.
Clayton Armstrong, after spending a month in this city with his parents Mr and Mrs Herbert Armstrong, departed yesterday for New Mexico where he has spent most of his time during the past few years.
Memorial events conducted by C A R American Legion and Daughters of Veterans drew better attendance than prior years. Veterans and schoolchildren formed a parade to the cemetery as G A R held services and graves were decorated. A Legion squad fired a salute. Similar services occurred in Bishopville and Hollister at the school house to honor the unknown dead. A concluding program followed the afternoon observances.
Three special United States attorneys plan to prosecute war profiteers. Roscoe D. McCulloch of Canton Ohio will lead camp and cantonment cases. Charles F. Reavis of Nebraska will handle quartermaster department cases. Col Henry W. Anderson of Virginia is assigned but not announced.
Mrs. Dora Fulton of Cincinnati testifies Tanlac renewed her appetite and sleep after crippling fatigue and gas bloating. She says she can eat anything anytime, sleep soundly, and perform housework with ease, praising Tanlac as the best medicine. Tanlac sold by all good druggists.
Supt Bryson presided over the Gloucester schools ceremony with recitations songs and drills. Rev Landsitter delivered the afternoon address and Rev Good offered the closing benediction marking an unusually interesting event.
Cephas Wagener of Newark is spending a few days with relatives in this city.
Mr. and Mrs. T. R. Reese are enjoying a weeklong automobile trip visiting relatives in Steubenville and Wheeling.
Members of Frank McCann Post American Legion and the Glouster Chamber of Commerce received an invitation from the Nelsonville Chamber of Commerce to attend a meeting there Thursday night. A banquet at 6 15 and a speaking program featuring state American Legion officers from Columbus and Cincinnati are planned. A number from Glouster city expect to attend.
Len Smith and Frank Riley were arrested by Constable Orndorf and Deputy Jonas. Smith faced two charges carrying concealed weapons and illegal liquor possession, pleaded not guilty, and is set for 4 PM Monday and 4 PM Tuesday trials with a $500 bond. Riley pleaded not guilty to concealed weapons, trial at 5 PM Monday, bond $100.
Chief Justice McCoy of the District of Columbia supreme court today overruled motions to quash indictments against Charles W. Morse and 11 others charged with conspiracy and embezzlement in connection with shipping board contracts during the war.
The Canaan Township Parent-Teachers Association plans a special benefit program at Canaanville high school on Thursday evening June 1. Featured acts include solo dancer Miss Anna Marguerite Weser of New York, granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. P. Linscott, and a big boy quartet with Carson Green Charles Cook J. D. Roe and Thomas Joyce. Daad Aina Dahanasa Maal
Ford dealers demand 194,750 cars trucks and tractors for June boosting projected June output to 14 0000 a day with a new high record in sight. May 16 set a daily record of 4878 cars and on May 18 the six millionth Ford V8 was assembled.
Elizabeth Cavanaugh invites attendees to a meeting with several good numbers and refreshments. Proceeds from the gathering will benefit relief work for Canaan township. All are welcome.
The Senate finance committee voted 9 to 4 to report the McCumber bonus bill, aiming for quick passage. It differs from the House measure, with conferences ahead before veterans receive benefits. The plan includes vocational training aid and a loan path via banks before 1926, then post office loans.
A fire at the West Virginia industrial school in Pruntytown near Grafton caused about 50 000 dollars in damage. A boy inmate allegedly struck a match to a hay stack starting the blaze.
Naples May 31 Fire swept the warehouse district along the waterfront, causing extensive damage to several buildings and forcing evacuations. Fire crews battled flames through the night, with authorities assessing losses and arson suspicions pending investigation.
Miss Katherine Gilgore appears in a white knicker outfit with sweater cape and ta, black stockings and black and white shoes on the Atlantic City boardwalk drawing attention from fashionables.
The article outlines how ancient societies paid and rewarded players and officials with garments and ceremonial robes. It notes practical textiles, symbolic colors, and the shift from ceremonial to more practical attire in various cultures. Key figures from the text include rulers and merchants who supplied garments for events.
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