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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 05, 1922
Page
4
Officers respond to a domestic disturbance at a city apartment where a quarrel escalated over kitchen cleanliness. Olly and H nt are named as involved parties with police noting no serious injuries and a warning given to separate.
A span broke causing a serious injury to one driver. The report lists Radcliff residents John Riley Mack Chambers Ray Chambers John Backus Luther Cooper Andrew Wise man Homer Devault Clar ion and Ray Strasbaugh of Wilkes ville as visitors from McArthur on Saturday.
Averted crisis leaves Germany with short term notes instead of debt moratorium while France and England show reparations accord. The arrangement buy time to settle financial questions and test Germany’s pledge to meet obligations, with six months to progress before coercive policy is considered. The piece notes Japan’s bicycle shift and compares American conveniences to those abroad.
A nurse costs six dollars a day while a skilled worker earns more for shorter hours. A university nursing professor calls the hospital the final bulwark of apprenticeship, noting that many trades dropped training while nursing clings to it. The piece laments the decline of apprenticeship and urges honoring the profession.
The speaker notes U S and Japan share half the population yet have just 12 260 autos while America holds 16 500 000. Other countries total around 2 90 000 cars, underscoring autos as a key prosperity index and measure of living standards.
The piece argues Americans overvalue comfort, credits prosperity to production, and warns that living standards depend on hard work, excluding only minority thieves and parasites from blame.
Winter winds and hats signal seasonal changes while a coal strike ends, but unresolved bills loom. Various witticisms and musings mix with social chatter about movie stars, presidential hopes, self praise, patience, and school opening moods. A playful quip list concludes with a light remark on tennis and hair.
Washington dispatch notes that experts in psychology may soon aid courts by interpreting witness perception and memory. It cites tests from fingerprinting to hair analysis, notes skepticism from bench and bar, and highlights ongoing experiments in Berkeley and Chicago.
A column of eccentric vignettes from Athens seen in Columbus with street scenes and fanciful imagery. Observations jump from the state house to sidewalks and storefronts with playful nods to locals, trains, and everyday oddities.
A single winner will receive two admission tickets to see George the Magician at the Opera House on September 11 12 and 18. Check today’s want ads. if your name appears you may call at the Messenger office to claim the tickets.
Readers are invited to send questions to The Athens Messenger Information Bureau Frederic J Haskin Director Weakington Co This information offer provides no legal medical or financial advice It declines domestic disputes research and returns answers by mail
A compiled Q A from a 20th century issue covers how many apartment houses exist in Manhattan and the Bronx about 4600, proper use of a spoon with consommé, British crop conditions with percentages for several crops, and three minute boxing rounds during Corbett versus Jeffries era.
McArthur Edgar Hunter and Ed Robinson were slightly shocked by lightning Friday night at the brick plant. T. E. Warren of Columbus from the department of securities visited relatives and friends on Labor Day. Mr and Mrs Andrew Maloney were guests of her mother Mrs Pauline Chatfield Sunday and Monday.
Mrs. William Maccabee and two children traveled to Logan on Saturday to spend Labor Day with her husband who works at the Happy Home Washing Machine company in Logan.
Mr and Mrs Clarence Smith of Columbus are visiting relatives and will stay to attend the Vinton county fair next week.
Mr and Mrs Cliff Foreman of Zanesville called on friends during Labor Day and left by rail for Logan where their son would meet them with their car for the return journey.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank P. Magee entertained friends at a Labor Day picnic on their lawn. Guests included Mr. and Mrs. Will Ambrose, Mr. and Mrs. Tom Dowd and granddaughter Betty Hoodlett of Columbus, Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Elliott and sons Ambrose and Kenneth Probasco of Washington D. C., T. R. Magee of Welston, Mrs. Sarah Thorp, and Mr. Henry Dowd of McArthur.
Mr. and Mrs. Parnell Arden of Columbus visited Miss Kate Kelly in Madison township and Mr. and Mrs. T. C. Kelly in McArthur Sunday and Monday. En route via Waverly their car toppled in a muddy spot near Weaverton with no serious injuries.
A judge named Reed Powell and his family survived a vehicle over a culvert into a creek near Weaverton while Mrs. Powell kept their baby above water. Another Jackson driver, Reese Ankrom, hit a bridge causing a wreck with no injuries. A separate collision near Jackson damaged cars with no injuries. A Cadillac burned near Oak Hill. Two oil trucks fell through a bridge nearby.
Walter Barnes of Ironton visited his sister Mrs. Luella Trainer in McArthur and relatives at Radcliff late last week. Misses Lucile and Catherine Wells of Wilkesville were in McArthur Saturday to visit friends and conduct business.
Mrs Truman Dickson went to Columbus Saturday to attend the Non-Swisher family reunion on the Hartman farm. Her son Wilbur of Columbus was also mentioned in connection with the gathering.
Harry Tripp reported six cattle killed and partly injured by lightning last Friday night near Hamden. County Auditor E T Ansel visited Groveport Saturday evening. At the fair grounds in Columbus Labor Day, the Vinton County Association held a meeting. Prof J W Coleman, new school examiner for Vinton county, began duties at the teachers examination in McArthur last Saturday.
Miss Luella Graves leaves Radcliff with Ed Fitzpatrick's family and eighth grade, to reside with Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Darby in McArthur. She will attend high school in the new location.
John Warehime handled an iron wagon brake after a heavy shower at the brick plant and received an electric shock from a charged wire. He was pulled away by two bystanders before any serious injury occurred.
A compiled slate shows Logan as conference evangelist with A B Cox evangelist at large and W A Knapp local evangelist among many listed figures including Anna L Burgett missionary to Africa L B Mignery missionary to Japan Ki yoshi Yabe Moody Bible Institute lecturer R J Pace US Army chaplain and Otterbein College faculty and student leaders.
Miss Sadie H. Green, county health nurse, filed August's report noting four clinics with 123 attendees, 31 home visits and 13 office calls. With schools reopening a health program will measure and weigh hundreds of pupils, increasing workload.
The schools of Marion township will be the first to open this term. They began the school year on Tuesday morning.
The last will read in Marion township by Judge Stephenson directs the executor to sell all property and distribute proceeds per the third codicil. All property goes to Elizabeth M. Mee Lin. original will dated December 7, 1900 with codicils dated June 21, 1907 December 11 1916 and April 2 1917. Estate valued at 2250.
A telegram from Congressman Edwin D. Ricketts Saturday confirmed Miss Steinman as permanent postmaster of Logan. He predicted a successful administration and local citizens praised her long service as a clerk in the office.
Miss Opal M Lama of Laurelville and Millard D Shupe of Columbus wed Saturday afternoon at the probate court office. Rev J C McLaughlin, retired United Brethren minister, officiated. The bride is the daughter of Mr and Mrs Hiram Lama.
The county school board met Friday to transfer territory in Ward township to the Greendale school district. The move allows children in the transferred area to attend classes at the new school building funded by bonds approved at the primary election.
A lightning strike hit a clothes line at Sam Stewart's residence near Falls Mill during Friday night's storm. The bolt traveled into the house and knocked out one side while the family was at home. No injuries were reported.
A meeting at Clerk of Courts Robert C. Work's office discussed the Hocking County Fish and Game Protective Association picnic set for October 5 at the fair grounds. Stores may close early to allow participation in contests and activities.
This week sees a large influx of strike breakers at the Hocking Valley Car shops. Reports say 30 to 40 arrived on Friday with more during the week, totaling about 85 not at work. They are housed on company property and fed at the Depot Hotel, with no interference from strikers observed.
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