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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 03, 1920
Page
5
The marriage of Miss Lenna M. Duncan to J. S. McClanahan, a Canaan township farmer, was performed by Rev. C. L. Strecker at the First M E parsonage. The couple will live in Canaan township and spend winter in Florida. The bride, daughter of Mrs. James Duncan, had served as temporary rural mail carrier on R D 3 this summer. Many other society items and visits are noted, including community news from Amesville to Athens.
Glouster hosts a Saturday night dance at Lamborn's pavilion on September 4 with good music. Local Harding club affiliation and Glouster Post American Legion enrollment drive include registration at Drury's Drug Store or LeFavor's Pharmacy. Council and WCTU meetings planned. Labor Day store hours vary. treasury strained.
The Ohio State Grange approved a resolution at its two day reunion at the State Fair to press public officials for changes in coal car assignments to curb profiteering. It also announced statewide school sessions before the November elections for farm women on proper ballot use. Other resolutions backed collective marketing truth in fabrics cold storage legislation opposition to the Nolan bill and a fair revision of national taxation.
Four local boys Wesley Kelly William Moler Robert and Row land Jones returned Thursday from Hampton Roads Va where they enrolled in the navy department summer session training school July 15 to September 1 about 900 youths attended rifle and big gun drills they received 33 a month and remain on reserve with discharge expected soon officials plan to repeat the program next summer
The Plains notes a series of social events during the week. Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Martin celebrated his 65th birthday with music and luncheon for friends including Wilford Edgel and Cliff Figley among others. Other gatherings include a New England visit, a business trip to Albany, and a M. E. church class weiner roast on Hocking Hill.
Senator Harding spoke to national farm organizations in Marion about a square deal for American farmers as a key step against high living costs. He outlined a bread program for agriculture including farm loan extensions, farmers in government, cooperative buying and protection of American soil products. He warned against class appeals and warned of future risks from un-American pressures.
Mrs Volta Bankson of Chilli cothe Missouri says Chamberlains Tablets relieved her indigestion toned her liver and eased backache and dizziness. A new parasol opens into a semicircular shade for one person at a time adjacent to its handle.
The S5 rescue hinged on a buoy that released when the submarine sank. Goethals officers and a small boat reached the buoy and used a buzzer to communicate with the sunken vessel. The crew endured 35 hours underwater with dwindling air as air holes were bored and air supplied. Lieutenant Commander C. M. Cook led the first to exit the ship.\\nMeanwhile David L. Moore, who first reported the S5 SOS, returned to his brokerage job unsure if authorities would censor or commend his news disclosure.
Three permanent agricultural experiment stations will be established in Jugoslavia under American supervision. The effort shows ongoing U.S. agricultural support and international cooperation.
Secretary of State Smith, facing statewide inquiries, telegrammed Secretary Colby in Washington asking if Ohio would be notified upon ratification of the nineteenth amendment and whether states should vote women under Colbys proclamation without certification of adoption. The inquiry seeks guidance ahead of the November elections.
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