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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 03, 1919
Page
5
A brief notice urges voters to support both referendum laws with a Yes and oppose both amendments with a No. The guidance emphasizes casting ballots according to the two separate questions on the ballot. The text stresses clear, decisive voting actions for each item.
Mrs. L. L. Deissie to host the Higley Study Circle Wednesday at 2. The WCTU meets Tuesday at 2 with Mrs. Palmer or Mrs. Grones and infant Dow 8 Jr. Mrs. Parker convalesces in Columbus after surgery. Social clubs and visits fill the week with local residents attending events and travel noted.
Leona Beasley aged one died from bowel trouble at 10 pm with parents C A and Mrs Beasley of Marietta avenue. Twin Leo Edward died a week earlier. A prior loss Junia 5 from influenza and son Harland 7 died during coasting in 1918. Surviving Fauna 11 and Mrs Beasley ill. Funeral Tuesday 2 pm at First M E church led by Rev C L Strecker. Interment West Union Street cemetery.
A Red Cross homecoming in Buchtel on Thursday featured a six o'clock dinner in the opera house with a plant and flag decor. Mayor Tolliver and Mrs. Mabel Rife spoke, Eva Wright sang, and Miss Mary King accompanied. A autumn decorated dance followed with music by Shawnee six piece orchestra.
The Plains crowd gathered Sunday for a dinner and miscellaneous shower for Earl Verity and Ruby Winger, married last Tuesday in Columbus. Floral decor and a prettily set table honored the couple with guests including A. C. Verity family, Dean Castle, Hoopers, Bayless, McGranor, Nagle family, Athena residents, Norths, Andersons, and Verity sisters Beth Esther and Helen.
An announcement states the opening of a medical practice in room 34 of the National Bank building on November 1 1919. It lists telephone 790 and residence 4512 11 13.
Chicago police stopped a public benefactor identified as Alex Antonon who claimed crusader motives while selling shoes at $1. He confessed to stealing 300 pairs.
Fire destroyed the Bryan Pattern and Machine Company factory in Bryan O on Sunday morning with losses around 80000 dollars and about 30000 dollars insured. The fire began in the furnace room and the cause is unknown. Firemen laid hoses 1300 feet to reach the building. The municipal plant is extending water mains and a hydrant within fifty feet of the burned site will be ready in a few days. The company plans to rebuild at once.
Democratic Detroit plans room for all incomes with new flats offering rents as low as 500 dollars a month in a house under construction. In New York a hotel guest reports a Waterbury man found guilty of peering into a room after drilling a hole. police detained him and sent him home.
James Scalise of River Forrest stood to be tried in village court today for importing odors from the stock yards. He raises 130 porkers in the village, sparking the local dispute over nuisance and agricultural practices.
James M. Ashley, 64, key builder of the Ann Arbor railway and prominent Ohio promoter and politician, died in Toledo on November 3 from heart trouble.
The federal grand jury demanded wage hikes exceeding 300 percent and urged District Attorney Clyne to approve no less than ten dollars instead of three. The report also notes South American natives preserve potatoes for months or years by alternating freezing and thawing to remove moisture.
Land owners in Homer township Morgan County prohibit day or night hunting with dogs guns ferrets picks or shovels and will prosecute violators. Signed by Frank C Wolfe Geo W Carter A B Johnson J R Lewis Leonard Taylor SS W Johnson James Lafollet Elza Cole Norris Bros J L Lafollet H A Fleming W O Phillips Chas Jones Lew Carpenter Jacob Hall Zack Moody S H Johnson.
The undersigned authorize hunting or trapping day or night on their property and warn that violators will face prosecution. A five dollar reward is offered for information leading to an arrest. The list of names includes Merwin Mansfield and others. Local ads for groceries and supplies follow.
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