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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 20, 1922
Page
3
In Nelsonville volunteers urge buying disease seals to fund milk in schools and patient care. They report 22 TB cases in 1823 and note proceeds support sleeping porches clinics and treatment, aiming for Ohio’s 360000 dollar goal. Buy to your limit, buy till it hurts.
The president calls a meeting of the dry federation at the Y M C A at 7 o clock on Tuesday evening November 91. All members urged to attend on time. Dr Welch general chairman and his aides Julius Fischer and Carl Jewett praise citizen response to the upcoming Y M C A campaign.
Mr and Mrs Jon Bennett announce the arrival of a baby boy born Friday weighing ten and a half pounds.
The Bereans class invites all members to a boosters meeting at the church this evening. Oyster soup will be featured and a large attendance is anticipated. Mr and Mrs Charles Evans drove to Chillicothe Sunday to visit Ad Uhrig who is ill in a hospital there. Uhrig fell ill while hunting last week and was rushed to hospital. Mrs Uhrig remains with him. Reports say he is slowly recovering.
Mr. L. H. Baughman departed Sunday on a business trip to purchase new equipment for his undertaking establishment.
One hundred men attended the Berean class Sunday with an improvised orchestra providing music. The class is described as on the upward move and open to any man who has no other church or Sunday school connection.
Mrs Edith Stiers returns after a ten day stay at Pomeroy. Mr and Mrs Charles Preston and their two children from Columbus were over Sunday guests of Mrs Elizabeth Preston.
The Woman's Auxiliary to Glen ford Dugan will again send a care box to seventeen soldier boys at Athens State hospital. They request homemade candy cookies fruit and cigarettes by Thursday. Contributions can be left at Wilson Bros. grocery by Wednesday. Last year many sent items and filled several boxes.
A rare treat Saturday night as the Ep worth League held its Sunday gathering with the largest attendance in years. The lesson was presented in an interesting manner followed by several special musical numbers including a saxophone duet by Bessie Stephenson and Dallas Bay, vocal by Thelma McGiffin, piano by Edna Spencer, and a vocal by Loretta Mooney.
Since 1907 the Christmas Seal campaign began with Emily P. Bissell and $3900 in Delaware. Now a nationwide effort by the National Tuberculosis Association and 1200 agencies sells seals to fund tuberculosis education. In 1922 over a billion seals were marketed and more than twenty million dollars raised for public health education. Ohio Public Health Association coordinates sales in the state.
Naomi Wade aged 11 died Sunday evening. Funeral services set for Tuesday at 1 at the family home Goose Run. Burial will be at Buehl.
Morning tragedy at Canal street as Arthur Kelly loses his sister Ellen just before the funeral of nephew Terance Daugherty. Ellen had been ill for a year. Surviving siblings include Mrs Wickham of Nelsonville and another sister in East Liverpool. funeral plans pending.
Mrs. Elizabeth Moore 72 longtime Millfield resident died at her daughter Mrs. Charles Hayes home in Columbus. She was buried in Woodlawn cemetery. Husband Enoch Moore predeceased her eight years ago. She leaves two daughters Mrs. Hayes and Mrs. Walter Ackley, both of Columbus.
Anita the one day old daughter of Mr and Mrs Will Junod of 47 South Court street died Sunday evening and was buried this afternoon on West Union street in an early obituary notice.
Mrs Rosa Roeck aged 50 died Saturday at 3 50 am at her Toledo home from complications after a year old surgical operation. Body brought to Albany for funeral Tuesday at one at sister Mrs Rowell Webster s home Hebbardsville cemetery interment there She is survived by her husband Charles Roeck Toledo four brothers Bert Owen James and Joe Riley of Athens and sister Mrs Rowell Webster of Albany
Washington, Nov. 20. The federal government will not at this time mix into the Ku Klux Klan activities in Louisiana, which are alleged to have been of such scope and character as to frustrate the local authorities. The report notes tensions between state and local officials over the Klan unrest.
A vintage advertisement touts Little Sun-Maids raisins as a luscious peppy energy snack rich in iron. It claims quick nourishment and instant pick-me-up when hungry or run down, promising that trying them proves the claim.
Announcement was made after a lengthy conference with President Harding Attorney General Daugherty Governor John M Parker and Louisiana Attorney General A V Coco detailing how officers of that state will administer justice after a state level review The statement emphasizes centralized guidance from the federal administration on state law enforcement practices.
Sunday's close to a three week revival at the First M E Church featured Dr. Daniel McGurk and evangelist Charles Wieand. Last services marked burying self and two sets of twins coldness and malality apathy and indifference. Over 100 rededicated in afternoon Epworth League rally. Mr Wieand spoke on starting right. Crowds filled the church by 6 30 with many standing. Wieand bade Athens farewell and prepared for Gallipolis campaign.
Chauncey Christian Church members presented a Thanksgiving themed program at the County Infirmary chapel Sunday afternoon. Inmates enjoyed a lineup including piano solos, vocal duets and trios, talks, a quartet, recitation, and a closing song and benediction. Participants included Lucille Bradfield, Nellie Brookins, Inez Nye, Hazel Lahugh, Florence Pendergrass, Charles Bradfield, Mildred Ryan, Dorothy Nida, Wyona Gardner, Florence Crosser, Dorothy Martin, Mrs Arthur Swart, Floride Shafer, Thelm Bingman, Ruth Wharton, and Mrs L W Spayd.
Mrs Warren YV Sprague and her daughters Floride and Mrs FE Stack attended the Nabby Lee Ames chapter of the D A R meeting held Saturday at the home of Mrs Dr Crawford in Gloucester. Mrs C E Stack performed a musical number on the program.
Mrs Edward Minister and her children returned Sunday evening from Columbus where they stayed with relatives for the weekend.
Mrs. S D Jackson will host the Womens Class gathering at her home on Lexington Avenue Wednesday afternoon. All members urged to attend. Union Thanksgiving service at Chauncey church set for November 30 with sermon by Reva Charles and H Givens.
An advertisement pitches Zemo as a versatile antiseptic liquid available from druggists for 35 cents, 1 dollar, or large size. It claims to remove eczema, stop itching, and heal sores burns wounds and chafing while cleansing and soothing the skin.
The local Church of God plans a special music program with multiple churches contributing. A large attendance is anticipated. Last year the service was at the Methodist church led by Rev. L. W Spayd of the Christian church. Mr. and Mrs. A. R. Gillette hosted Faye Bennett of Athens for a Saturday visit.
George Williamson of New Lexington spent Sunday in Chauncey. Elmer Bingman and daughter Thelma of Athens visited Mr. and Mrs. Guy Brookins. Fred Russell of this city joined relatives in Parkersburg West Virginia for a weekend visit with Aunt Mary Uhl. Hayden family plans to move to Warren Ohio for new employment. Drake and Stalder families attended Athens Methodist services and then visited relatives in Columbus Toledo and Fostoria.
Henry Finsterwald aged 74 died at his home near Guysville after a three year illness. He leaves a widow and three children Mrs C H Copeland Dr C F Finsterwald and Vern Finsterwald, plus a brother Lewis Finsterwald in poor health. Funeral Tuesday at 10 at the residence. He was a longtime trustee of the Athens County Children's Home and a respected farmer stockman and businessman.
Washington observers say Senator-elect Earl B. Mayfield of Texas will be challenged in his bid to take a seat in the Senate over alleged Ku Klux Klan ties. The opposition includes defeated foe Senator Culbertson and other Texans who opposed Mayfield, with the nomination and election tangled in legal questions.
Rev Clyde Perry aged 21 killed himself with a gun at his father Rev L H Perry's home in Trinway, northern Coshocton County. He was to deliver his third sermon at Keene Memorial Free church near Coshocton, dying moments after his father left to conduct Sunday services. Authorities cite temporary insanity from overstudy as the alleged cause.
Norfolk officials received a radio report that a 200 foot schooner bottomside up was drifting 146 miles southeast of Cape Lookout after gales off the North Carolina coast. Fears that 10 to 25 men were lost prompted dispatch of two coast guard cutters to inspect the derelict.
PORTSMOUTH November 20 John Fisher 37 father of six camall children was killed outright and Arthur Ruggles 40 received fatal injuries when their motorcycle crashed into an automobile late last night.
The United States supreme court will hear a case today regarding the board's authority. Justices will consider legal arguments on jurisdiction and limits of control. The proceedings could redefine the board's powers in governance disputes.
A court ordered the suit against the Railway Labor Board by the Pennsylvania railroad to be brought before it for decision. The suit challenges the powers claimed by the board in relation to its authority under the law.
Annie MacSwiney endures four days of hunger and cold at Mountjoy prison gates in solidarity with her sister Mary who is in the 16th day of a hunger strike. She sits with a blanket, lips purple, as supporters comfort her with warm water and quiet prayers.
South Bend scene as Prof. John Hiernan resigns from the Notre Dame law school after publicly denying he is the father of his wife’s third child and accusing local haberdasher Harry Polwin of fathering the child.
A Norwalk hospital property near Los Angeles is linked to new oil fields in Santa Fe Springs, with plans to lease for royalties. Oil derricks near the 337 acre site raise prospects of state income enough to nearly fund government upkeep. Gardener John Dow, earning 900 dollars monthly, now nets about 500 daily from oil leases on five acres, while keeping his state job at 90 dollars a month.
The administration ship subsidy bill, to be included in President Harding's message, was introduced in the House this afternoon by Rep. Green Republican of Massachusetts and sent to the House Merchant Marine Committee.
Berlin reports that 80 party leaders at a meeting voted strongly against cabinet inclusion of any German People’s party members. Chancellor designate Wilhelm Cuno must now form a ministry composed of Centrists, Democrats, and the German People’s party, excluding the Socialists.
Purports a weight loss remedy Marmola Prescripti Tablets as a simple no dieting or exercise option. Claims to be inexpensive and available at druggists or by mail from Marmola Co. Detroit. Presents the product as a painless solution to fat reduction with no side effects.
Mayor C M G held his first Athens court Monday as William R Addie and Frank L Gladden of Canaanville faced charges of drunk and disorderly conduct. Arrested by Chief Cady and Sheriff Parker in the Sprague livery barn, each man was fined five dollars with costs, total thirteen dollars and twenty cents.
CHICAGO November 20 William Bross Lloyd a millionaire red who has been sought by officers to serve one to five years in Joliet prison will surrender to the sheriff at 2 oclock this afternoon Attorney Clarence Darrow informed the state attorney s office today at the same time 15 other reds will give themselves up Darrow said All of them were convicted of violation of the espionage act and other wartime laws
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