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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Sep 13, 1922

Page

2

Beggars Targeted as New York City Tightens Panhandling

The Mendicant Squad expands under Police Commissioner Enright to crack down on high earners from five to fifty dollars daily. Hor ton Malone and others are cited as emblematic cases as operations spread from theatre and shopping districts to Brooklyn. The drive targets panhandling and the many beggars in the metropolitan area while noting many could work.

International News Service New York Enright Mendicant East Side West Side Horton Malone Malone Meigs County Ohio Marlborough United States Brooklyn Fulton Street Gilette Avenue Gilette Thhe

Chain Letter Worries Women in Elyria Ohio

Elyria Ohio reports revival of a world spanning chain letter started by an American officer in France. Women fear bad luck if the chain is broken and urge quick copying to nine friends for good fortune within twenty four hours.

Elyria Ohio France

Rich Americans Seek Modest European Travel This Year

Paris report says a new era in European touring favors middle class travelers not the wealthy. M. Junot notes more Americans and Britons travel with families, seeking economy and simpler rail fares, with France shifting focus from grand monuments to modest hotels and cycle-accessible tourism.

Europe M. Junot Consortium Des Agences de Voyage Atlantic English Channel France Paria Germany Austria Czecho-Slovakia

Moscow Church Congress Deposes 61 Bishops in Reforms

In Moscow a new church congress ousted 61 bishops accused of counter-revolutionary activity. Newly installed bishops include married men, a first in church history, prompting protests and fears of a schism. Metropolitan Antonin opposed the move, warning of division. The ceremony blended church rites with soviet elements in the assembly hall.

Anna Louie Strong Moscow Antonin International Third House of the Soviets Marx Lenin Trotsky

Obituary for Elizabeth Ellen Towle Hoy 1845 1922

Elizabeth Ellen Towle Hoy born February 20 1845 died September 2 1922 at 77 years six months twenty two days. Born Uniontown Pennsylvania she left a family of six and seven of nine children remain living. She married Noah Hoy after the Civil War and lived in Murray twenty one years. She joined the Methodist church at Murray in 1912 and belonged to Rebekahs Pythian Sisters and Pocahontas lodges. She died at Christopher HS in the home of her son Stephen. She praised God on her death bed and was remembered as a good neighbor and mother with the song Beautiful Isle of Somewhere.

Elizabeth Ellen Towle Hoy Uniontown Pennsylvania Noah Hoy Sister Hoy Murray Methodist Church Murrray Beautiful Isle of Somewhere

Card of Thanks for Sickness and Burial Aid

We thank friends and neighbors for kindness during our beloved mother’s sickness and death. Appreciation is extended to the officiating orders in the burial ceremony and to Mrs. C. L. Stout for her service, from sons and daughters.

C. L. Stout Ier

Civil War Vet Ira Fuller Dies at 84 in Chauncey

Ira R. Fuller son of Hiram and Eleanor Fuller died Friday evening at 84 years old on Ellis Avenue. He lived in Chauncey most of his life, served in the Civil War with the Seventh Virginia Cavalry and the 141st Ohio National Guards, and survived by wives Adaline Dishler and Anna C. Uhl, three daughters from each marriage, a step daughter, 12 grandchildren, and 5 great grandchildren. The obituary notes his long life on local farms near Millfield and Sunday Creek, and recalls a poem praising veterans as they pass into peaceful rest. Mrs. Fuller preceded him in death in 1921.

Ira R. Fuller Hiram Eleanor Fuller Chauncey Welling Farm Ellis Avenue Sunday Creek Millfield Adaline Dishler Anna C. Uhl Buechtel Ohio William P. Fuller Charles V. Brown Carr Penn Pontiac Mich George Palmer Pomeroy Clarence Russell Fuller Virginia Cavalry 141St Ohio National Guards

Thanking Friends for Kindness After Father’s Death

We wish to thank our many friends for the kindness shown us at the death of our Father. The Children.

Plowman Discovers Watch Lost Twenty Years Ago

Osborn Missouri farmer Perry Rogers found a dirt crusted watch in a field while plowing. He cleaned it and wound it, discovering the timepiece had been missing for about twenty years.

International News Service Osborn Perry Rogers

Parents Work to Help Teacher in The Plains

The Plains PA PTA held its first meeting with strong enthusiasm and a banner year ahead. Rev E N Dabritz spoke on Belting the Cat and praised parent teacher cooperation. Officers were elected and four committees formed Social Program Membership Publicity. A monthly meeting schedule was set and a one month membership drive planned with a consolation entertainment for the losers. A special meeting is planned for Friday September 22 with Canaanville providing the program.

the Plains Parent-Teacher Association E. N. Dabritz The Plains O. ©. Porter John Shafer Lois Glancy Leah Featherstone Zell Douglas John Gabriel Ruby Gabriel Margaret Noble John Hamer Edward Terrell James Gee Ethel Anderson H. A. Tipton Herman Humphrey Canaanville Association

Do you like soft hands use Blue Devil Cleanser

A consumer tip promotes Blue Devil Cleanser for soft hands with a brief note containing numbers 9 11 13 15 and a casual endorsement.

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