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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 29, 1921
Page
3
Daily attendance across Nelsonville schools shows total enrollment 1594 with 1467 present, a 92.0 percent rate. High School records 377 enrolled and 352 present for 93.1 percent, with overall community club and residents invited to participate.
The chamber of commerce holds a regular meeting at the YMCA this Thursday with a school interest program. President E. B. Bryan of Ohio University will speak, followed by a 7:15 public program and Bryan's address.
Amelia Schoenian executrix of Christopher Schoenian deceased petitions Athens County Probate Court to order sale of three described tracts to pay legacies and admin costs. Defendants Antonio Lee Clara Greifehagen Albert Christopher and Frank Schoenian reside in Colorado or are unknown. Answer due by January 24, 1922. attorney L A Koons represents executrix.
John Stanley appointed and qualified as administrator of the estate of William West late of Athens county Ohio deceased. Dated this 41st day of November A D 1921 Probate and Sold Sou roounty.
The women's Community Club plans a Wednesday afternoon reception at the YMCA from 3 to 6. All interested women in city community work are invited as guests.
West End Parent-Teachers Association schedules a regular meeting Friday afternoon at the West Building. All members are urged to attend as important business and plans will be discussed. A short program by fourth grade pupils will be presented.
Vern Staley pleaded guilty to assault and battery charged by Clarence Roby when arraigned before Mayor McCune. The mayor will sentence Staley today.
The mayor's office in the city building is under repairs and the mayor has shifted his desk to the fire department during renovations.
Washington officials indicate interstate commerce commission may lower general railroad rates beginning March 1 1922. Hearings set December 14 to 21 probe possible reductions as the Esch Cummins law Currently fixes railroads returns at five and a half to six percent.
Akron, Nov 29 Leo McAllister, local sportsman, is in custody on charges of shooting to kill after an incident at a party in Akron. police allege a gun was used and the suspect was taken into custody pending investigation.
Robert R. Roberts, 29, of Youngstown and former sergeant in the 87th division, named director of adjusted compensation in Ohio. He plans to start paying veterans before Christmas and resign his Carnegie Steel plant post to campaign for speedy payments. He served nine months overseas including Argonne and St Mihiel.
In Columbus on November 29, rumors place a little known candidate as the future director of the soldiers bonus fund as the sinking fund commission, including Secretary of State Smith, Attorney General Price, and State Auditor Tracy, considers issuing 20 million dollars in bonds with potential addition of 5 million if needed. Initial payments are anticipated early next year.
A man recounts his brother’s yearlong decline with stomach and liver illness. After using Mayr's Wonderful Remedy, the first dose brought relief and a month later the brother recovered. the ad notes the product claims to cleanse intestinal mucus and ease inflammation. McKee Drug Co. and Gem Pharmacy advertise the remedy.
In HOQIAM Washington trainmen report a cross eyed cat riding the passenger coach trucks on the short line to Gray's Harbor. The shaggy feline, drawn by smells of a hot axle, nests on a spring and hunkers in winter quarters as the crew warns to beware the black cat or one that has changed color via coal smoke.
New York critics crown Penn State the best eleven in the East after the 1933 season. LaFayette and Washington and Jefferson each had nine wins, Cornell eight and Penn State seven with two ties. Yale Georgetown Navy and Cornell figures noted with strong teams. Raw of Cornell led scoring with 15 touchdowns 90 points.
John Piquette a 17 year old Detroit youth surrendered to two strangers he believed were detectives on a Philadelphia to Detroit train. They posed as officers and handed him to Detroit police after he confessed involvement in a large robbery last week. Piquette said he was hired by three men in Detroit to take part in the crime and was paid $5000.
Fifteen thousand dollars in liberty bonds war savings stamps and currency were taken from the Farmers Bank at Shipsewana Indiana today. The incident occurred eighteen miles northwest of Kendallville in the early hours and police began investigations.
The notice lists numerous couples with occupations and residences including Patrick Dyer and Clara Whitlatch of Glouster and Jacksonville, J P Wood and Nora Hodgson of Belmont County and Hollister, and others such as James Pitts and Florence Warren of Nelsonville, William Warren and Hazel Glass of Hamley Run, and more. It names witnesses Rev C L Strecker and Rev B Timmons among others.
More than a hundred tickets for the Glouster Chamber of Commerce banquet at Gordon Hotel Thursday evening were sold this morning. A committee meeting today will plan the program for the event, expected to draw at least 150 attendees as part of promoting the new hotel. S.A. Cunningham plans a grocery at his new business room north of Beal's garage, with the store ready by year’s start.
Harry Andrews, formerly of Glouster, sold his Corning vulcanizing shop and accessory store to Fred King of Nelsonville who assumed charge this morning. Andrews plans to locate in the city.
The Friendship Circle meeting scheduled for Thursday evening has been postponed to Friday evening this week.
John B. Dickson of Hicksville Ohio former pastor officiated the funeral at the Church of Christ this afternoon. Norris lived near the parsonage and the two men were close friends with Dickson serving as minister for the service.
H. A. Chapman has bought the Busy Bee restaurant beside the Nemo theatre. The eatery will reopen Thursday under the Chapman restaurant name. the place will be neat and clean and operated anew.
A home talent play will be given at the Methodist church Wednesday evening for the benefit of the Women's Foreign Missionary Society. Admission 25 cents.
President Harding urged focus on illiteracy and school attendance in a proclamation announcing December 4 to 10 as American Educational Week. The notice highlights that about a million U S. children are not in school and calls for national effort to improve education.
Col Richard Enderlin of Chillicothe donated one hundred dollars for reading circle and library books to Carbondale schools and promised a clock for every room.
Columbus Ohio in late November reports that public improvement bonds totaling more than 20 million dollars have been issued in the previous three months to aid the unemployment situation. Director of industrial relations Percy Tetlow announced the figures.
No-To-Bac claims to end nicotine cravings by placing a tablet in the mouth. It promises complete habit breaking with mental and physical benefits and offers a money back guarantee if cravings persist.
Dr Walter Rathenau former German minister of reconstruction arrived in London to meet Sir Robert Horne to discuss a possible reparations payment plan. The visit follows Hugo Stinnes and rumors Britain may push a two to three year moratorium with Germany suspending paper money production and raising taxes.
Governor Harry L. Davis issued a proclamation naming December 4 through December 10 as safety week in Ohio. The designation urges public attention to safety and accident prevention during the period.
A dinner this evening honors Dr. BE. B. Bryan and the Ohio University football team, hosted by university students under YMCA auspices. The program features university orchestra music and speaking portions.
A concise proverb appears as a small feature in the local page, highlighting a preference for practical insight over lengthy guidance. The item nods to everyday knowledge and suggests value in concise counsel within the community.
J W Stuber of the fish and game association and the League of Ohio Sportsmen report that amid 400 000 hunters in Ohio this year only thirteen hunting fatalities occurred in rabbit season. He credits county associations for reducing injuries through safety literature and rules on game quotas while boosting hunting interest.
Cold weather after heavy Ohio Valley rains eases flood fears in Huntington West Virginia as the Ohio River rises to 36 feet but threatens more rain. Four Pole Creek overflow damages streets bridges and city parks near a residence district.
W. F. Maher of 20 Locust St Xenia Ohio, a former railroad fireman, says he suffered extreme stomach pain after meals, felt bloating and gas, and could not sleep due to night discomfort. He reports taking only two bot.
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