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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 19, 1920
Page
3
The second October meeting of the Chamber of Commerce will be held Thursday evening. Supper will be served promptly at 6 15 by the ladies of the W C T U. The attendance committee expects the best turnout of the year. The board of directors will meet Wednesday at 7 30.
In a fiercely contested game Beasley’s Fordsters defeated Williamsport 7 0 with a 65 yard first quarter touchdown by Lowden and Preston extra point. Beasley defense held on for most of the game as Williamsport threatened briefly in the third quarter.
Owens plans to open a two floor bowling and pool parlor in the Hickman building on W Washington. Formerly Mechem’s shoe store the venue will house three new bowling alleys in the basement and seven tables upstairs including six pool and one billiard with candy and tobacco counter.
Miss Anna E. Myers and Hobart Goatney of Nelsonville were united in marriage Saturday evening by Rev. Paul Kemper at the bride’s sister’s home 525 Poplar street in Nelsonville. The ceremony was watched by relatives and friends and the couple plan to reside in Nelsonville.
Michael Bartoe, 33, died at his home near Carbon Hill early this morning. He is survived by his wife and two children. Funeral arrangements have not been completed.
Mrs Margaret Sickles aged 84 died Sunday at 12 30 at the home of her daughter Mrs Jas Delph on Clinton Street Short services were held Monday afternoon by Rev Kemper Remains were taken to her former home at Portsmouth for interment
Democratic meeting details show W A Julian, candidate for United States Senator, set to address attendees at a local gathering. The event highlights ongoing campaign activities and party outreach.
Nelsonville residents offer a stray Holstein cow for owner to reclaim by proving property and paying for care. Call Bell Phone 608 or visit 831 Walnut Street. Also listed are a mahogany player piano for sale, dirt hauling service, an automobile, two dishwashers wanted, and a four room house for sale with utilities at 375 Madison Street.
Public Square gathering may switch to the Y M C A this evening if rain interrupts. Mrs. Oliver Jewett and her mother from Marshfield travel to Columbus for an operation at Grant hospital. Numerous local families visited relatives and attended the Lancaster fair over the weekend and the Disciples of Christ convention in St Louis.
State President Lee Hall of the Ohio Mine Workers traveled to Rendville this morning to review a grievance concerning a miner accused of working for Columbus railroads during a switchmen strike. He came with Robert Marshall, sub district vice president, after attending a Athens chamber of commerce meeting on car distribution yesterday.
District Deputy Grand Chief Mrs. Florence Coakley of Nelsonville will attend a Pythian Sisters meeting in the city Wednesday night. All lodge members are urged to attend.
M Penman travels to Columbus for Masonic Grand Lodge meeting representing Glouster Lodge. D M Shepard of Burr Oak to represent Bishop s lodge. J L McDonald heads home to Kenmore after visits, plans Columbus stopover. Mrs F P Ekients in Columbus for Women s Federated Clubs convention representing Rothwell Club. John M Gordon of Hotel Gordon back in public after illness. Bishopville pike repairs underway from Glouster line to Morgan county line. J C Gillett of Athens visiting relatives. Rev Frank A Ogden of Fostoria visiting R J Thompson.
Albany grange holds an important meeting next Saturday evening October 23. All members are urged to attend for essential business.
The Athens County Grange will hold a joint meeting with the Athens Grange at the Jackville school house on Saturday November 6. Officers for the ensuing year will be elected.
General Robert Nivelle receives ceremonial barony during Allied exercises in November. He is remembered as the defender and hero of Weeden and briefly commanded the French army, as reports note his lengthy career and wartime leadership.
Two new wells are being drilled on the Lawson farm near White Hall School and the Woods Farm about a mile west. Drillers at 750 feet expect casing soon with West Virginia capital funding the Lawson effort and a Parkerburg firm handling the Lawson site. A Standard Oil branch backs the Fisher's Station dig. A gas strike on Biddle Farm may lead to a gas line to the regional main.
Secretary of Agriculture Meredith charged bankers favor luxury producers by denying needed credit to farmers at the American Bankers Association convention in Washington. He warned farmers could lose 2.5 billion dollars if forced to market crops at current prices noting a 14 percent drop in average crop prices from a year earlier.
The Haney School Seat Manufacturing Co. plant in Grand Rapids burned today causing about 100 dollars in losses. The factory was among the city's largest. the fire's origin and full extent were under investigation.
County workers flood the courthouse showing strong support for the Republican candidate. The building will close tonight and reopen Thursday to allow attendance at the Harding rally and barbecue in Jackson Wednesday.
The Ohio state federation of women's clubs meeting in Columbus adopted a new creed aimed at lifting Ohio from twelfth to first in education. It calls for adequate public school funding, trained teachers with proper salaries, equal opportunity and high school education for every child, year round schooling, and vocational and physical training in all schools.
General Wrangel reports Bolshevik gains halted near Taurida and issues decrees restoring most governmental powers to provincial Zemstvos. Zemstvos gain control of education and local economy while remaining subordinate to a central government. A national assembly is pledged to decide Russia’s fate after Bolshevik defeat. Zemstvos may send delegates.
Moscow reports General Wrangel will be driven from southern Russia and his army destroyed, according to a Soviet communique issued today.
In Canton Ohio on October 19 Nick Dina a Romanian was fatally stabbed during a raisin jack brawl at a Mapleton area farmhouse. John Mallon another Romanian is jailed here and has confessed to the killing.
Richard S Hawes presides at the regional bankers meeting with delegates from multiple districts attending. The event gathers leaders from the financial sector to discuss industry issues and regional economic concerns.
Samuel M. Cleaver, 69, proprietor of Maplewood stock farm at Stratford near Delaware, Ohio, hanged himself in a wood near his home shortly before noon. Relatives blame worry over the wool market for his despondency over several days.
Rockville Center New York October 19 William C Adler was dismissed as chauffeur by vote of the Volunteer Fire Department on charges of subordination and using foul language. The case stems from an August fire ride when he arrived at the scene in informal attire and refused to attend a meeting by which he lost the right to wear the red shirt and helmet. Adler owns a meat market and other businesses.
A flat 60 percent reduction in the prices of printed percales to the cutting and jobbing trades was announced by selling agents of a well known line in New York today. The move targets manufacturers and distributors as part of a broader price cut strategy.
Amos Myers of Fern street pled guilty to non-support of his 14 year old son who lives with his mother Anna Lee in Jacksonville. He was fined $10 and ordered to pay $15 monthly for the child's support, following a divorce from Mrs Lee who has since remarried.
An item from Washington D. C. adapts as a bed foot rest or a wall shelf. The device blends seating and storage, offering a compact utility for bedroom or living spaces.
Three Athens county men are hospitalized at Copeland-Howe with eye injuries. Walter Albaugh of Murray City may lose sight in his left eye after a match sparked an explosion with a dry battery in his auto. James R. Wade of Millfield was struck in the left eye by emery wheel fragments, an injury slowly improving. Bert Wolfe of Jacksonville suffered a steel particle in his right eye while grinding knives on a power grinder. sight not lost, but serious.
Athens high will back up against the Lancaster high eleven in a snap py battle for gridiron honor Friday afternoon on the Ohio Field. A. H. S plans to field the regular lineup for this key season game to avoid clashing with the Oklahoma game scheduled for Saturday.
Philadelphia police confront a baffling case as Elmer C. Drewes of Dartmouth College is found dead in a suburban area. Investigators say the mystery deepens as every clue and theory fails to illuminate the motive or perpetrator.
In Cleveland Ohio on October 19 five year old William Vasco and three year old Jacob Vasco were smothered when a sand bank cave in collapsed into a hole dug by older boys. Their bodies were found face down six feet beneath the surface.
Six month old twins of Mr and Mrs L L Myers moved to town from Harrisonville on Sunday. The family seeks sympathy from neighbors after a house fire damaged Will Hutton's residence last week. Dr George H Lasher has relocated to Clermont County for farm bureau work.
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