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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 03, 1935
Page
23
A late 1920s remodeling transforms a small dining room into a 40 by 80 foot colonial style coffee shop. The redesign centralizes dining, adds a 30 foot counter, booths for four, and a seamless flow from coffee shop to dining room with chestnut oak and chestnut accents.
Remodel of The Berry hotel coffee shop began June 3 with Miser overseeing on site work in Athens three to four days a week. The project relocates the cashier’s desk to the southwest corner and extends the counter into the lobby, connecting the coffee shop and main area by a large archway.
Advice on basement areaways stresses water resistance and damp proofing, integrating with the foundation, and keeping width to window size. It recommends minimal gap for light and air, a bottom drain if possible, and drainage to a ditch or sewer. The report notes the U S prison population estimated at 400000 to 500000.
Heavy garage doors often have weak hinges and weather exposure. Summer is ideal to remove doors, replace worn hardware, refinish surfaces, and add fixtures. Drive a 2 by 4 post near the open door to stabilize it and prevent hinge strain. The 1934 accident bill totaled 2 billion dollars with 88,500 deaths and 8.5 million injuries.
Johnson, catering manager at the Hotel Berry, brings 20 years of hotel and club experience from cities like Kansas City and Columbus to revitalize Berry dining. He reorganizes the system, trains staff, and aims to match patron expectations with a refined, local approach. Earlier roles included at Neil House, President and Baltimore Hotels, Kansas City Club, and Athletic Club. He oversaw elite events for Coolidge and notable guests, while stressing balance between big city methods and Berry clientele. The feature notes other curiosities including Mrs. Winchester’s mansion public show and Berlin’s dense amenities.
The article notes halls signal a home's resident traits and influence arrival perception. It advocates lighting for hospitality, light stair tones with dark banisters, and child friendly entrance planning plus a tidy lavatory. It also mentions Cyprus wheat threshing by sledge with oxen and children as makeshift weights.
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