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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 11, 1919
Page
3
Local ads list items for sale including a Maxwell Automobile, White Sandl beans, potatoes, and hand picked beans. Services include phonograph studio promotion and expert repair at Bell's Garage. A watch, a Morris Air Tight Heater, and a four room house with two lots are also advertised.
Mrs J E Mott and Mrs Nellie Love of Chauncey were guests yesterday of Mrs George Barrows and attended the D A R meeting. Methodist Episcopal Church announces Sunday school at 930 a m worship at 1030 a m Epworth League 615 p m and evening worship at 7 p m inviting all to attend.
Morning sermon titled The Old Gospel for the New Age and an evening sermon The Second of the Four W s of the Book of Proverbs Woman. Sunday school rally day at 9 30. Synod of Ohio meets at the Athens church Tuesday evening with a sermon by retiring Moderator Dr Wilcox and closes Thursday evening with an address by Dr Robert E Speer of the Foreign Board.
Sunday school meets at 9 30 in the morning with Miss Mabel Poston as superintendent. Church services follow at 10 30 led by Rev C B Plummer. All members urged to attend and friends or visitors welcome.
Pastor C L Johnson invites Bible school at 9 30 promoting department promotions and Cradle Roll Day. Mothers urged to attend so little ones are honored. Morning worship at 10 30 Christian Endeavor at 6 Evening service led by Mr Hare anti alcohol district superintendent. full membership urged to join morning services after last Sunday's canvas.
Pastor J C Brillhart leads Sunday school at 9 30 am with sermon at 10 30 am titled The road to the City. Afternoon class meeting at 2 30. Evening song service at 7 followed by Evangelistic sermon Today Tomorrow at 7 30. Mid week prayer at 7 Wednesday. Presbyterians invite teachers to mobilize scholars back to Sunday school.
A report notes a plan to recruit new scholars from those not attending Sunday school. A special opening session will be held to welcome all interested attendees.
The Christian Woman's Board of Missions hosted a Thursday banquet in the social room of the Christian church. The evening featured a lavender and white decor theme, a cross-shaped table setting, a devotional singalong, scripture bread, gem sweets, toasts with verses, and a two course luncheon of sandwiches coffee ice cream and cake.
The Nelsonville Council of Daughters of America hosted Athens and Logan councils with a four member class for visitors. About one hundred attended a two course lunch after sessions. Esther Patton provided instrumental music and dancing. Mr. Cooper offered whistling pieces.
Washington Oct 11 Colonel E M House member of the American peace commission has been taken ill while aboard the steamer Northern Pacific on the homeward voyage. A wireless message to the state department said the illness is serious but no details were available. He is due to arrive in New York tomorrow.
The Hamley Run school held its first social meet of the year on Friday evening. Miss Young leads with strong community impact as parents, pupils, and the teacher shared in a social hour and pie social funds for the school. County Superintendent Alex Root praised reports from the school and Supt. Gaskill urged continued financial support for teachers.
Cleveland physician Dr. F. W. Shaffer teaches a one legged parrot named Polly to balance and walk after a cage accident caused a compound fracture. The bird's progress is reported as promising with a 100 percent navigation forecast.
Scotland Yard reports criminals using drugged cigarettes to incapacitate victims. A railway carriage passenger was robbed after smoking, and a discharged soldier was relieved of money and clothing then left nude by a roadside near a suburban village.
Washington reports say wholesale raids on liquor dealers are being planned as a new prohibition enforcement law moves toward passage within ten days. The bill sets a 0.5 percent alcohol limit and carries a $5,000 fine plus two years in prison, with Attorney General Palmer empowered to prosecute.
A promotional note urges Nelsonville readers to insure buildings to full value to cover fire losses. It highlights high replacement costs and promises prompt settlements by insurance companies to ease worry. Call for details appears in the ad.
Mr and Mrs Sam Pyle hosted a surprise sixteenth birthday party for daughter Gertrude on October 11. The evening featured games and a late lunch with guests including Mrs Lucy Fluke Opal Hiles Ethel Smart Mabel Staten Mildred McKee Stella Smart Majel Staten Louise Hiles Ivor McKee Frank Walton Louis Kimble Frank Evener Gordon McKee Elmer Smart Floyd Myers Cecil Smart Earl Pyle and Santford Smart.
A Texas jeweler has created a self winding watch that is wound by the swinging of a small pendulum as the wearer walks. The device uses the motion of the wearer to wind the mainspring, eliminating the need for manual winding.
Twenty three Athens township teachers plus four Luhrig and four Waterloo township teachers met with District Superintendent Gaskill at The Plains. The session included observation of classes, informal conferences, and a discussion of school revenues and library books. A Jacksonville vs The Plains baseball game followed, with Jacksonville winning.
F. M. McPherson of Alexander township was appointed trustee of the Athens County Children's Home by county commissioners to succeed Henry Finsterwald of Guysville. A substantial farmer, McPherson helped his township lead in the Fifth Liberty Loan and was once a Democratic candidate for county commissioner.
Canton Ohio faced one of its worst electrical windstorms when heavy downpours turned streets into rivers delaying traffic and forcing two large plants to close. Damage runs into thousands as the city copes with widespread outages and flooded roads.
The United States Bureau of Tests finds concrete using coarse gravel withstands disintegration better when protected by a cement coating an inch thick and reinforced with wire mesh.
Successful trial flights are conducted by a giant Zeppelin powered by seven motors, carrying up to 100 passengers. The airship is intended as the first of an aerial fleet serving routes between Berlin and Scan cities.
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