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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 10, 1921
Page
3
The Nelsonville YMCA volleyball game between local and Logan business men was moved from tonight to Wednesday night October 19. Promoter awaits payment from Lewis to guarantee the opponent's appearance as fans await the Swede Paulson’s big match.
Miss Charline Simpson and Mr. Clarence Styers, both of Glouster, were married Saturday at 11 AM in the home of Rev. C. P. Munson on Watkins Street. The couple will reside in Glouster.
The October meeting of the Foreign Missionary Society of the Methodist church was held Thursday at the home of Mrs Retta Howe with Mrs Harry Jackson and Mrs Clarence Farrow assisting. Miss Loretta Mooney read a missionary story and Miss Nelle Stratton sang a vocal solo. Refreshments were served to twenty five members.
Relatives and neighbors gathered at Mrs. Marion Morse’s Black Jack home to honor her 71st birthday with a bountiful picnic dinner. Attendees included numerous families from Nelsonville Carbon Hill and Black Jack, with gifts received by Mrs. Morse.
The Christaan Church enjoyed a good day with a fine audience at Sunday School and church services. The work progresses splendidly with an addition each week for the past several weeks as the pastor begins his fourth year, hoping for greater results.
The Athens County Sunday School convention will be held at the Presbyterian church in Athens on Tuesday and Wednesday this week. Tuesday evening service begins at seven and Wednesday morning at nine. A number of able speakers will present programs and as many as possible should attend.
The West End school Parents and Teachers Association met on Friday afternoon. Mrs Henry Lavcaster was elected president to fill the vacancy caused by Mrs William Fleck resignation. A fall festival at the West Building is set for Friday night November 4. Committees were named and the group endorsed the school board issue. Volunteers are asked to help with National Memorial fund donations in the office lobby, with mothers of ex soldiers invited to assist.
The New York boxing commission influenced a match between Ed Lewis and Theodore Paulson the Michigan Bear-Cat after Lewis considered canceling a Chicago bout upon learning it would be in Nelsonville. Sisson pressured Lewis to honor his terms, prompting a telegram from Lewis threatening to accept a beating if Paulson came to town unbound. Paulson rebutted that Lewis had previously tried to dodge him and other top-notch challengers, and he remained confident.
Charles Frederick Connor born Nelsonville Ohio August 5 1920 died October 4 1921 aged 1 year 1 month 29 days youngest child of John and Emma Connor He is mourned by sister brother grandparents and many relatives The family thanks neighbors friends ministers singers and contributors to flowers and machines for their kindness during illness and death of their little darling
Mrs Earl Lama entertained Thursday afternoon from 4 to 6 for her daughter Catharine Jeanne who was four years old. A luncheon was served at five o'clock concluding a pleasant afternoon. Guests included Helen Sharp Margaret Vorhes Ruth Hyde Florence Wood Rebecca Sharp Eulalia Scheeler Velma Ruth Elizabeth Backus Louise Rice Margaret Virginia Lee Galvin Lenore Owens Joan Rider.
Miss Avaline Hick of Norfolk Virginia visits two weeks with her parents Mr and Mrs William Hick. Mr and Mrs Don Davis and son Bobby spend Sunday in Columbus. Mr and Mrs James Grant of Columbus guest of William Hick. Mrs Lee McDowell visiting sister in Columbus. Mr J B Hanning spent weekend with son Carl and family in Columbus. Ruth Master Public Health nurse returned from Columbus after attending the National Red Cross convention.
Chauncey defeated Nelsonville 12 to 0 at Chauncey Stadium Friday night. Two of Nelsonville’s top players were sidelined for the game.
Fred Drescher was arraigned Saturday before Mayor McCune on a charge of selling intoxicating liquor. He pled not guilty and was released on a $300 bond for a hearing set October 14.
Millard Erb appeared in Bone Hollow Mayor's court after residents complained he fired a pistol to frighten boys near his property. He claimed no rule against discharging within town limits and paid the costs. Juvenile authorities will review the boys’ conduct.
Glenford Dugan Post American Legion will hold a meeting at its headquarters near C. L. King furniture store Tuesday at 7 30 PM. All members and ex service men in the area are urged to attend to learn about the adjusted compensation program.
A proposed ballot measure in Ohio would grant every ex-service man $10 per month served, if approved by voters on November 8. About 350 veterans in the local area are expected to be affected by the proposition.
Mayor McCune went to Columbus Friday seeking Industrial Commission backing to issue emergency city bonds for levee work. If approved, the Commission would handle financing and start soon to relieve unemployment. A special council session is set for Tuesday to pass necessary legislation and push the program before the first Spring freshet.
Congressman Foster's recommendation for Frank Jackson to be postmaster at Nelsonville pleases Jackson's many friends in the city. The appointment has been delayed since James Sharp resigned last February.
Cold snap moves fundraisers from tent to lobby of the post office where volunteers will collect donations all week. The National Victory Memorial building fund workers operate inside the post office lobby.
Evansville Indiana reported Sunday the death of Barbara Spilker at 82 after a short illness from pneumonia. The aunt of Logan Mayor Miller died Saturday. her birthday was last Monday marking her 83rd year. A Miller family reunion had recently been held at the deceased's home while she was in good health.
Howard Field and Earl Riley are charged with burglary for entering the home of William Field in Green township and stealing items. They were arraigned before Mayor Miller and bound over to the grand jury on $1,000 bond each, which they could not meet. A younger brother of Field, a minor, faces juvenile court jurisdiction.
Motorcycle Officer Farbean faced a strenuous day as A. J. Shircliffe defied a mayor's order after speeding. Shircliffe allegedly rammed the officer's motorcycle causing damage. C. E. Smith and F. W. Williams, both cited for speeding, pleaded guilty before Justice D. H. Lappen and were fined $25 plus costs.
The body of Ele Donaldson, previously buried, was relocated to the new family vault in Oak Grove cemetery on Saturday. The vault had been completed only recently.
County Superintendent W. C. Brashares and Assistant C. A. Butcher departed Monday for Columbus to attend the annual conference of school heads scheduled for early in the week.
Rehearsals for the home talent play Oh Oh Cindy proceed under the Beta Phi Sigma chapter. Two public performances are planned at the new theatre here on October 20 and 21.
Deputy Tide Huston went to Lancaster to recover a watch and a gun taken from the Eberst home on Gallagher avenue weeks earlier. The deputy recovered the items from Howard Dayton who had returned War Savings Stamps to Mrs. Jacob Liff. The stamps were said to be stolen by Granville Heffner, now in county jail awaiting grand jury action.
Members met at Mrs. James Oliver's home on High Street Friday evening. The entertainment committee included Merritt Wenn, Mrs. Eugene Belt, Mrs. Essie Gano, Mrs. Henry Zimmerman and Mrs. Roscoe Hansel.
Logan High defeated Jackson High 34 to 0 as Schrader Cooke Foreman and Reasoner led scorers. The win followed a Saturday matchup where Logan secured a commanding home game victory.
Roseburg dentist Richard Melvin Brumfield, once a social figure, is slated for trial on charges tied to the killing of Dennis Russell. The case centers on amnesia outbreaks, staged identity, and suspicions Brumfield sought insurance proceeds to ease debt.
Mrs E K Olson of Superior Wisconsin urges use of Foley's Honey and Tar for coughs and bronchial troubles noting it helped her children and grandchild. The letter signals concern over seasonal illness and motherly advice.
Seven Belmont county farmers who agreed to culling and feeding methods from Ohio State University poultry specialists report they will exceed the local average egg yield. Demonstration farms show at least 120 eggs per hen per year, with Fred R. Bundy of Tacoma averaging 143 eggs in nine months.
A toy balloon released at Humboldt Nebraska drifted several miles to Dayton where Kenneth Karr found it yesterday. A card with a girl's name on the tag identified the origin and suggested recent westward winds carried the balloon to its new location.
Athens Lodge No. 973 B P O Elks aims for 600 members by November 17. A selective membership committee under Exalted Ruler Otto L. Holisington plans to recruit 132 new candidates, with 13 captains and three helpers each to oversee the drive.
The Borah bill to exempt American coalwise ships from Panama Canal tolls is set for passage to fulfill a campaign pledge. President Harding may request delaying action until after the disarmament conference. Senate polling shows forty supporters, including most Republicans and eight Democrats.
At first symptom of a cough or cold, Hyomie is recommended to be breathed. The ad claims the best households keep it on hand to end a cold before it deepens. Sold by McKee Drug Co.
The Internal Revenue Department issued an authoritative statement noting a shifting court attitude toward harsher penalties for Volstead Act violators. A poll indicated violators exist and some states now impose longer sentences or stiffer penalties than in the early prohibition months.
The advance guard of several score agents arrived in Philadelphia to enforce the Volstead act. Soon joined by about a hundred more guards under Prohibition Commissioner Haynes, they will begin extensive operations to enforce Prohibition in the state.
Mrs Eva Catherine Kaber, once shoveling coal at the Ohio reformatory for women in Marysville, has been moved inside the walls amid fears of an attempt to free a Cleveland woman serving life for her husband’s murder. An auto with two suspicious men from Cleveland reportedly toured the grounds last week.
Delaware Ohio October 10 A unit ed press report quotes Dr L A Brumstead addressing the Ohio Osteopathic society warning that at least ten percent of Ohioans rarely walk anymore The automobile habit is said to push abdominal organs downward and strain nerves blood vessels and muscles causing widespread physical nervousness and jitteriness.
A Dodge touring car carrying Mr. and Mrs. Walter Cubbison and companions was struck by a Z. and W. train at the Oakdale crossing near Glouster. Cubbison sustained facial cuts. Mrs. Cubbison chest injuries. Mrs. Leadbetter finger injury. Mr. Carpenter bruised. All were treated by Dr. Crawford and released. car deemed wrecked beyond repair.
A six year old son of Mr and Mrs James Coleman of Redtown was hit by an automobile yesterday evening while crossing the road. He was unconscious last night and his condition was described as possibly fatal, with investigators to determine severity today.
Delegates from the area to the Ohio Federation of Labor convention at Hamilton this week include Earl Oliver of Local 202 D W Wallace representing Sunday Creek Valley Central Labor Union Herman Holzschuh Local 648 William Southard Local 1866 James Cooks ey Mine 209 at Sugar Creek and William Near representing Athens Central Labor Union.
Frank Stallar and Reuben Sweeney of Hollister were injured when their car overturned on the Hollister pike near William Fry’s residence. Front wheels buckled at the curve causing the crash. they were treated by Dr. Crawford.
Mr and Mrs Tom Gibson of Athens announce the birth of their daughter on Friday. The Gibsons are former Gloucester residents and Mrs Gibson was formerly Adene Danford of this city.
The fourth game in the Junior World Series between Louisville and Baltimore ended in a riot over umpire decisions. Baltimore led 12 to 4 when the umpires forfeited the game, giving Baltimore a 9 to 0 score.
A compact reflective line suggests choosing a life of homelessness over complicating a humble shelter scene. The phrase contrasts shelter or sheltering action with a manger, implying preference for simplicity over pretension.
Captain Ernest Bendernagle resigns from the Cleveland fire department after 14 years in service to enter the ministry. He was promoted to lieutenant in 1914 and captain last year, and will study at the Seventh-day Adventists college in Clinton Missouri.
Advertisement urges sufferers of stomach trouble gas belching sour stomach and nervousness to try Mi- O-Na stomach tablets. Brand guaranteed by McKee Drug Co with a call to start treatment today.
The Southeastern Ohio railroad filed with the public utilities commission to allow trains to cross the Zanesville and Western spur tracks at Crooksville Perry county without stopping.
A Sunday northbound collision on a small bridge north of Rockbridge left the front wheels torn from both cars. John Hope and another driver were aided by Robert Kee nan and his mother Mrs Emmett Keenan who picked up the Hope party and gave them a ride. The incident recalls a prior collision between the Hope and Keenan cars in the state hospital grounds weeks ago.
Railroad unions in Chicago vote overwhelmingly to strike in response to a 12 percent wage cut made last July. Leaders plan to delay final action until employers meet and consider further rate and wage reductions. A general nationwide strike is deemed unlikely but possible if wages are pushed lower.
William Robert Hughes an auto finisher and Raomna Mae Bowers of Athens. Donald George Figgins a miner and Mabel Gertrude Robson of Nelsonville. H W Penrod Sr a miner of Trimble and Sarah H E Castley of Fisher. Henry Hopland Davis a machinist of Nelsonville and Carrie Mae Lenigar of Athens. Luther Carpenter a miner and Cecelia Hoover of Nelsonville. Clay Smith a miner and Georgia Blackburn of Athens. Clarence Styers a miner of Gloucester and Charline Simpson of Millfield. Walter Davis a miner and Gladys Golding of Glouster. Wallace W Miller a tool maker and Madge Carr of Athens.
James 3H Thaxton a 54 year old laborer and patient at the Athens State hospital since April 28 1920 ended his life today by eluding a nurse and leaping from a window He suffered locomotor ataxia and tuberculosis and was on the tuberculosis ward He climbed from his bed onto a fire escape and jumped onto brick pavement from about 20 feet Coroner Kempton notified and brother Perry Thaxton of Bidwell Gallia County informed
Clay Smith and Georgia Blackburn married Saturday night at the First M. E. parsonage with Rev. Strecker officiating. The bride is daughter of Mrs. B. Blackburn of Richland avenue. the groom is son of Mr. and Mrs. G. L. Smith of Glouster. They will reside in Athens.
Florence Baker, 15, of Hobson Meigs County, was sent back to Hobson after drifting to York township to earn a living. Probate Judge Sam Johnson ordered action as Probation Officer Alderman took her into custody Saturday. The juvenile court will oversee her case there.
Columbus Oct 10 The state tax commission ruled it acted within authority by reducing the 1921 tax valuation of the New York Central and three subsidiaries by 6,634,000 after valuations were certified to county auditors. Commissioners Forney and Haney declared the decision.
Health Commissioner Higgins reports the diphtheria outbreak in Athens County is subsiding due to quarantine measures and diligent efforts by nurses and doctors. Fewer cases emerge, with Nelsonville Deanville and Chauncey previously affected, while cooperation from teachers and parents aided containment.
Census Bureau reports first count of purebred stock in the United States confirming that 89 percent of farms keep scrub stock, with Ohio at 87 percent. Ohio leads in purebred cattle at 5 percent, second in horses at 0.9 percent, and third in hogs at 3.1 percent.
Monday court session included State of Ohio vs John Smith charged with larceny with trial set for Oct 27. Kenneth Branton charged with auto theft pleaded guilty with no sentence. Stanley W Bobo pleaded not guilty with no trial date set. New Marshfield Telephone Co on William Malone dismissed for late appeal.
Sheriff Parker announces a public auction for real estate owned by Douglas A Lewis to satisfy a judgment for Lillian Drake and Lenore Worstell. The sale includes three tracts north of the Hocking River in Dover York townships with coal reserved, appraised at 2425 dollars, minimum two thirds required, cash only. The sale date is October 12, 1921 at 4 PM at the courthouse door in Athens Ohio.
Goldie Dixon has filed a petition in the Court of Common Pleas of Athens County Ohio seeking divorce from Harry Dixon and custody of a minor child. The notice names Harry Dixon of Wellsboro West Virginia as the last known residence and cites the attorney Foster & Wells with fees.
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