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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 03, 1921
Page
8
The courthouse announced preliminary results from the regional race amid low turnout. Key figures include incumbent mayor Ott Rile and challenger Mete, with polls closing across four wards and final tallies expected later this week.
Damaged OCR text reads as scattered fragments from a local notice. Readable items mention a public action and officials, but specifics like names, places, dates, and outcomes are missing or unclear. The readable portions suggest a routine administrative entry without clear stakes or timeline.
Several matters appeared on the local criminal docket this week. Albert Yates and Carl Moore were fined 25 dollars for shooting rabbits out of season. Isaac Hartley jailed for failing to pay a 24.80 fine from carrying concealed weapons. Stanley Bobo, recently convicted of auto theft, sent to the state reformatory. Deputy Sheriff McKinley held sheriff duties as Parker was away in Cleveland.
Washington November 8 Friends and opponents of the sales tax clash in a Senate finish fight as Senator Smoot formally offers his amendment He presents two tax plans one a one percent levy on all manufactured goods over six thousand dollars annual sales and the other a half percent turnover tax on goods wares and merchandise exceeding six thousand dollars yearly.
A chaotic melee erupted in the Baltimore Hotel lobby in downtown Kansas City. Police from the area were summoned to quell the fight between hotel guests and suspected hoodlums.
In Terre Haute on November 3, coal miners vow to starve rather than comply with federal court orders. The report riffs on antiquated royal and aristocratic restraint, noting a Japanese nobleman once forbidden from spending over forty dollars on his wife's dress.
Friday is Red Cross Day in Athens County schools with teachers sharing Red Cross work and roll call plans for Election Day November 8. R L Woodworth named treasurer for the county drive, with George Chesser and H T Farrar leading precincts in Guysville and Alexander township. An unusual concert offered a diverse, engaging program despite library restrictions, praised for its modern, flightful moods and overall excellence.
The two piano recital by Miss Noss or Mrs Hizey drew praise from Athens town and college people despite half filled seats. Audiences called it magnificent and worthy of repetition. The French Scholarship Fund could benefit again from the modest admissions.
In Indianapolis on November 3, United Mine Workers headquarters warned of a general coal miner strike if operators violate checks on injunctions. President John L. Lewis said that abrogation of any district contract undermines the entire agreement and raises stakes in the labor dispute.
Hebbardsville notes a seriously ill child of Mr and Mrs Howard Dowler. Mrs Frank Parker and children visited Ada Parker and family. Mr and Mrs Wright Penrod traveled Sunday with friends to Trim. Mrs John Chase and two children depart Wednesday for Arkansas to visit relatives. A preaching service at M E B church on Sunday at 2:30 preceded by Sunday school at 1:30 and Epworth League at 7 led by Frank Davis. program planned and expected large attendance.
Columbus November 3 Ohio districts warned by Vernon M Riegel state director of education to keep schools open and ensure equal opportunities. Local authorities may face action if two weeks pass with schools closed amid Meigs Gallia and Vinton county funding gaps as constitutional guarantees are upheld.
Logan residents participate in shopping and social events including a masquerade at The Plains senior high. Mrs Charles Tate suffers flu illness while Nora Goodman of Akron visits family. Diphtheria illness affects Ethel Powell as Clara Gaskins visits Hattie Easter. J L Rice visits parents Charles and Gaskins. a daughter born October 31 to Charles and Mrs Nash.
Glenn Parker age 23 from Fairmount and Earl Cunningham age 24 from Richwood pleaded guilty to stealing $133 worth of clothing. Judge Duncan Joy sentenced them to indeterminate terms at Mansfield Reformatory in Columbus Ohio.
Nelson Baker owner of the Athenian Restaurant leased the Palmer building beside the restaurant for twenty five years. He will convert the former Co op rear into a kitchen and add tables and enlarge the main room. Front area of the adjacent building awaiting decision.
Washington reports Germany has drafted a fresh proposal to meet reparations obligations. State Secretary Karl Bergmann outlined the plan to Secretary Mellon Secretary Hoover and the State Department. The piece also notes early oil-fuel experiments for sea-going ships in London in the 1880s.
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