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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 18, 1920
Page
5
At the home of Mr and Mrs Ray Sams the marriage of Mrs Fannie Coleman and Mr George Deweese residents of Torch was celebrated Thursday evening at 6 oclock Rev C L Strecker pastor of the First M E church officiated. The reception rooms were attractively trimmed the decorative.
The dining room was decorated with ferns and tea roses as relatives and friends were concealed after the wedding ceremony. Mr. and Mrs. Deweese will reside at 20 Oak Street. Mr. Deweese works for F. J. Beasley Milling and Grocery Co.
Students and faculty from Ohio University gathered Friday evening for a joint reception of the Y. M. and Y. W. C. A. Many undergraduates, alumni visitors, and faculty mingled in the Uni- hall as slips of paper pinned to waists and lapels identified participants.
The ledger lists loans on real estate and collateral, other loans and discounts, overdrafts, U S bonds and securities, state county and municipal bonds, other bonds stocks and securities, banking house and lot, furniture and fixtures, and dues from reserve banks and cash in vaults plus other items including exchanges for clearing and due from non reserve banks with a total around 982,641.00.
The event at the university gym brought together old and new students for a friendly gathering. Ohio spirit flowed freely as attendees enjoyed a musical program interspersed with humorous readings and stunts marking the start of campus activities and class work.
Miss Alice Lucile Bennett and Prof J Lester Hayman wed in a morning ceremony at the Edmundson residence in Marietta. Rev A Y Wilcox officiated the ring ceremony with close family present. A breakfast followed and out of town guests from Murray City and Morgantown joined the event.
Evening from Mt. Carmel hospital Columbus reports a man staying with his sister Mrs. John Coffey who had serious surgery Thursday. George Troyer Koch and Helen Cooksey announce the birth of a son Friday September 17th at Grant hospital Columbus. Mrs Koch is daughter of Homer Cooksey 40 East State Street. C W Depugh and three daughters travel to Chillicothe to visit his parents J P Depugh. They will also visit Mrs Depugh s parents Harry Swift in Leesburg during several weeks' absence.
Glouster hardware store operator and banker G L D Eddy died at 72 after a brief illness. He led Sunday Creek Valley business interests, chaired Glouster State Bank, and advocated city water and light improvements. Survived by widow and three sons. Funeral set for Monday at 2 p.m. in Church of Christ.
A horse incident left a person with a leg fracture after a throw and kick. Dr. Crawford performed fracture reduction and treated the injury.
Paris writes General Estienne of France, the so called father of the French tank, asserts sub fluvial tanks will render rivers non obstacles in future wars. Amphibious tanks would cross the Rhine and seize bridgeheads, with multiple assaulting cars emerging from river beds to overwhelm defenses.
Wall Street hopes the office boy famine ends by Monday as the explosion prompts mothers to call sons home. The city sees streets emptied of runners and office boys, leaving firms short staffed.
County Agent Raymond warns of a looming seed corn shortage next spring and urges farmers to act now. The bulletin outlines fourteen points for selecting and storing seed corn including heredity, ear maturity, keeping dry, storing promptly, and practical methods to dry and hang ears to prevent freezing.
Seamen strike in Canada stops ships at northern points, with Cleveland reports saying workers demand pay equal to American sailors. The action affects maritime traffic and highlights wage disputes across borders.
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