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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 24, 1920
Page
7
Navy recruiters arrived in Pomeroy and set up an office at the Remington Hotel with a planned June 1 foreign cruise and a strong enlistment drive. The party includes J A Murry and J A George among others and will stay through the week.
Grace Episcopal church members plan a market at The Fountain today. Alma Tedrow left for Charleston yesterday. Mrs Bennett and Mrs James Falkner are listed as sick. Mrs James Lafferty confined at home on Second Street. Caldwood returned from Kansas City and Cincinnati. William Brady back from Detroit after his parents' death. Mrs Navros, formerly Bertie Babrymple of Canton, visiting her mother.
John Collins returns home from Akron for the funeral of his cousin Thomas Kidwell a former Athens resident. Hocking Valley railroad starts a 100 car siding at Dundas with twenty teams on embankment work begun during the war and stalled. Rail traffic increases demand more siding and passing facilities while motive power shortages push Logan crews toward Columbus as River and H V divisions suffer shortages. Three trains dispatched north from Oldtown yards late Saturday into Sunday by River division workers.
The Logan Lecture course drew a large crowd last night in the high school auditorium. A varied program featured male and mixed vocal quartets, instrumental and vocal trios, duets and solos. Instrumental offerings included violin, xylophone, trombone, trumpet, cello, drums, and piano with attractive stage setting and bright costumes.
Logan Post No. 7% held an open meeting at 7 o clock with good attendance. Luncheon included sandwiches doughnuts cider and coffee and cigars were provided for the smoke barrage. Several ex service men were initiated and joined Post 78. New officers named Rev C F Lauer commander F Clinton Webb vice commander Charles C Auchauer
The Womens Home Missionary Society met at Mrs. Leo Kinstle's west Main street home to hear Flora Eckhart report on the state convention. St Johns Catholic church ladies held a chicken supper at Knight of St Johns hall netting funds for the church. Owens Mfg cut work hours to five days per week. thirty employees were dropped as the furniture market slows.
The official inspection party led by General Manager M S Connors toured the southern divisions and Hocking Valley repair shops in Logan. About 40 attendees, including Supt Maintenance of Way Michaels and Logan supervisors and foremen, dined at the Depot hotel as preparations for prize awards continue. Local residents from Lancaster Groveport and Columbus were listed among those mentioned.
A gathering at Mr P D Koker home Sunday at Strouds Run marked his 51st birthday with friends and relatives. The day featured conversation, games for children, a noon dinner, photos, and various amusements before guests departed wishing him many more birthdays.
The Koker and related families host a pie social fundraiser at Weiss school house on Friday evening November 26, supporting the school. Local residents note recent cold weather favored butchering and share visits from Athens, Logan, and Music Run, with several moves and social calls among Everett, Koker, Junod, and Linscott families.
A Thanksgiving service and donation event will be held at the Free Methodist church on Thursday. Services begin at 7 PM with an appropriate program arranged and a cordial invitation extended to all.
London reports steps by the British government to learn if an American syndicate led by Washington D. Vanderlip, California engineer, acquired territory in Siberia from the Soviet government of Russia. Sir Robert Horne announced this in the House of Commons.
The Sugar Creek M. E. church women brought a fine fried chicken dinner to Athens for Rev. and Mrs. V. Ahlbrand. The group, described as the backbone of church work, plans a Thanksgiving program at the Sugar Creek church Thursday evening at 6 30.
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