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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 17, 1920
Page
4
Senator Harding comments on Constitution Day urging Americans to defend the supreme law, resist attacks on the flag, and reinforce the people’s sovereignty. He warns against subversion and calls for restoring separate, coequal branches of government.
A historical note decries loiterers labeled as the corner gang. The piece argues active employment reduces crime and urges authorities to arrest idlers and assign them to available city jobs to maintain order and deter disturbance.
Opinions reprinted from the Kansas City Times and Rochester Chronicle debunk Cox’s claim of a 15 million dollar slush fund. They note his quotas and self contribution totaling 15 million, plus a typed list lacking proof, as political maneuvering before the election.
A young mother, twenty seven with three sons, has a yearly habit of full health checks for her children before school. Each boy receives exams by a family doctor, an oculist, a dentist, and a throat ear specialist. Any needed treatment is completed ahead of the fall term.
King George appoints General Henry H. Rawlinson as generalissimo of Britain's forces in India amid unrest among 300 million subjects. Rawlinson, World War I veteran, led the Third Division and commanded the British Fifth Army at times. He served with Kitchener, fought at Neuve Chapelle, and was made a baron in 1919.
Peach season prompts varied dishes from salads to desserts. Recipes include Peach Salad with lettuce and mayonnaise, Pot-Pourri Salad with peaches and cherries, Peach Cocktail with sugar and lemon, and Peach Jelly using pectin from other fruits. Also describes Peach Marmalade with sugar and lemon, plus jelly from peach juice blends.
A firm interviews five applicants for an errand post. The head questions them, including a rough estimate of the distance to the North Star. A boy’s answer shows humor about not knowing exact figures. Betty mourns her grandmother and her dog, while Luelle asks about nightly prayers and plans seven prayers for the week.
Residents welcomed guests from St Louis and nearby towns to a farm bureau meeting in Athens and an Amesville presbytery session at the Presbyterian church. The events included debates on Sabbath observance, a history paper on evangelism, and praise for the sessions as among the fall’s best. Local incidents ranged from barn vandalism to a non support arrest, with routine family and travel notes among neighbors.
The M. EF. ladies aid gathered in Jacksonville Tuesday evening with Mrs. Rambo presiding. Miss Forol Strickland of Ohio University entertained the audience for an hour with her well rendered readings after the devotionals.
A New York woman files for divorce over incompatibility of temperature with her husband. The dispute centers on whether the bedroom window should be up or down, illustrating domestic friction. The piece also notes a man paying a scalper five dollars for a theater ticket and cultural contrasts from Persia to America.
Mr and Mrs Gilbert Rich left for Pittsburg where he will teach at a college. Mrs Woodhouse led a large WCTU county convention at Nelsonville. Miss Mildred Kinder Glenna Rabe and Bessie Davis begin studies at Ohio University. Tom and wife welcomed a baby daughter. Emmett Hallam recovered from appendicitis at Grant hospital. Wabnella Mills also operated on for appendicitis at Grant. Rev Fisher new U B minister preached. Rev Sheldon from New Boston visits M KE church.
Mrs L H Smith and daughter Clarys visited Parkersburg Friday. Mrs Addie Biggins of Athens state hospital visited home here Friday night and Saturday. Miss Fannie Burton of Cleveland and Mrs Lenora Smith of Athens visited relatives. Harvey Biggins returned to Akron after a week with kin. Amos Townsend family hosted by C W Townsend. Orvil Townsend went to Athens for work at McBee bindery. Frank Robinson bought James Algoe property. John Lightfoot moved into Curb France property. Lawrence Bean of Athens Insurance and Real Estate Co visited town. W B Grimes and three children were Athens visitors. William Hurst went to Parkersburg.
Sand Rock and surrounding area residents share visits and travels. Harve Parmeter and friends visited here last week. Jennie Lawrence of Columbus stayed with Mrs. Rinda Taylor. Robert Robinson returns from Aurora Illinois to visit his parents the Robinsons. Mary Grandstaff returned home after weeks with Chauncey and The Plains relatives. George France sold his farm to Carl Grandstaff. Charley Brawley and family visited Amesville on Sunday. Sybil Robinson left for Starr Hocking County to take a teaching position. Eva Randall visits Dow Marquis. John Parmeter and Lew Winner families spent Sunday with their children in Stewart. Bessie McCune guests of Frank McCune. A B Christian hosted his parents-in-law from Lodi as Sunday guests.
The Columbus Wholesale Grocery Company a local cooperative grocers buyout faced a receiver appointment after sugar prices fell from 28 to 16 cents per pound. Last year’s business reached about 1 052 000 dollars. A New Orleans supplier was asked to ship 200 000 pounds of sugar for summer delivery amid price declines.
Alto Windham a white man was lynched near Hartford Alabama on September 16 for alleged remarks to a white woman. The crime is reported as a mob action with no further details available from the dispatch.
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