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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 04, 1919
Page
5
The text advocates eye examinations for anxious inattentive children to ensure proper vision. It argues it is unfair to demand diligence from a child whose eyes may be failing to focus, causing restlessness and disinterest in schoolwork.
Prof Alex Root judges a school exhibit in New Lexington. Families and friends travel between Mt. Clemens and New York City to visit kin and attend gatherings. The Pythian Sisters host a Friday picnic to honor William Richardson and family moving near Columbus. Motor trips span Buckeye Lake to Cincinnati with stops in Wilmington and Marthas Vineyard. Lieutenant Horace D. Palmer, stationed in marine aviation, spent a week with his parents.
James A. Palmer called back to service at Quantico Virginia and left last night for there. A motor party including Steward Garrett and Mrs Garrett and children Lawrence and Eleanor depart Athens for Buckeye Lake for a few days at Lynn cottage. Henry Garrett and William Moler Jr with Troop 1 Boy Scouts are at the Lake. Mr and Mrs Robert Woodworth and son Paul return home from a Canada trip via steamer Noronic visiting Duluth Sarnia Sault Ste Marie Port Arthur and Fort Williams. They viewed the world’s largest grain elevator at Port Arthur. Clyde Mansfield and family return from a motor tour through eastern and New England states with A S Aumiller and others visiting Akron Columbus and Athens. Etta Brooks Reese of Broken Bow Nebraska visits Athens before attending the G A R National Encampment in Columbus. She is related to Captain Joseph Brooks and other Civil War comrades remain in the area.
Miss Lettie Coe daughter of Mrs. Coe and the late J Gaston Coe wed Arnold V Hintz of Wauban Minnesota on September 3 at the Coe home near Chauncey. Rev A M Mann and Rev Elsen officiated. Only attendant was flower girl Carol Hope. After a dinner the couple left for Wauban to reside until spring then return to Ohio with many out of town guests attending.
Miss Lola Young daughter of Mr and Mrs John E Young Sunnyside Drive and Mr W Guy Yates son of Mr and Mrs Ralph Yates Deanville were married in Parkersburg West Virginia on Saturday August 30 1919.
Mrs Emma Roberson Cochran of Athens died at 5 15 am at her home 15 Park Place aged 87 after a long illness. Survived by two daughters and two sons and a step daughter with grandchildren and great grandchildren. Widow of Civil War veteran Captain Alexander Cochran, several family members noted. funeral plans to be announced.
A planned earth quake proof structure in the Canal Zone features a roof supported by central pillars while the walls are suspended from it and anchored to the ground without bearing any weight.
Thirty young men from Athens County who served in World War I will depart this month to study new trades under Red Cross vocational training. One trainee, Isaac Vaughan, served in the navy and, after illness from war service, will study to become a mine foreman in Lexington Kentucky. Vaughan receives a monthly allowance of 115 dollars plus books and tuition as he learns a new occupation.
President Wilson met small crowds at Dennison Ohio during his westward campaign for ratification of the peace treaty. He shook hands with veterans and Red Cross workers while the private car paused for engine changes. The tour continued through Newark with several hundred pursuing the train and cheering as he bowed from the rear platform.
The exact speed plan in California is not fixed. It is learned he will spend about two days in San Francisco two days in Los Angeles and an overnight in San Diego.
Sunday guests included Mr. and Mrs. Barney Hill and children Noah and Pauline of Sand Rock. Visitors from Zanesville and Marion called on relatives as neighbors traveled to Parkersburg for a Monday celebration. Robert and Sybil Robinson visited Pleasant to see Mr. and Mrs. John Reed while Miss Cooley of Athens spent the weekend with Myrie Linscott. Ethel Colvin returned to Athens after a month with her parents N H Colvin.
Berlin reports that women members of the national assembly pressed to include a clause favoring illegitimate children, seeking the right to bear the father’s name. Frau Zietz condemned the double standard and noted economic factors behind marriage trends. Women MPs push for higher education and welfare, and their influence is raising the tone of public debate.
Mechanicsburg schools will open on Monday September 15. This back-to-school notice confirms the start date for the academic year and indicates the opening day activities and schedules.
Washington September 4. The Senate passed the bill creating the American Legion without debate or opposition. The measure moves to the President for approval.
Albany reports a new penal law amendment effective today tightens concealed weapons rules. No one under 16 may carry a slung shot and aliens are barred from concealed weapons permits. A wide range of items including blackjack and pistols are defined as concealed weapons.
Wilson argues the treaty aims not only to end this war but to prevent future conflicts. He warns that failing to permanently end war breaks promises to fallen soldiers families. He contends the league of nations is essential to prevent recurrence of tragedy and fulfill commitments.
The president warned that Germany would not have started a war if Britain and America would oppose it. He said without the league a fresh act of wrongdoing would arise as soon as the last war's strain ends. He claimed Wilson's treaty created new small nations that could not have gained freedom without the treaty.
King Albert and Queen Elizabeth of Belgium will reach Washington around October 1 and be guests of President Wilson and Mrs. Wilson at the White House for about three days. They will arrive later this month and then travel the country.
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