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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 29, 1920
Page
3
Auto columns hunted nine armed bandits after two motor trucks were forced to surrender 400 cases of whiskey near Lorain. Drivers were fired upon for not stopping, men were loaded into a machine and driven away before being dropped in the countryside. Police from Lorain recovered an empty car several miles from the city.
Cleveland dispatch reports three people died in a crash as police detained three drivers. William Helm was arrested after police shot a tire to stop his car and authorities accuse him of running over Allen Trevor, 28. Dr J B Hanson faces charges for running over Theresa Armstrong, a four year old nurse who died. John Flynn, 35, was arrested following a collision that seriously injured Steven Orley, five.
Nelsonville students gathered for a weiner roast and marshmallow toast on Robbin's Hill but moved indoors to Mary V. Schaal's home after weather interference. The porch party featured games and music with thanks given to the hostess for brightening an setback.
The Presbyterian church missionary society holds its big annual thank offering meeting Thursday afternoon with Mrs Earl Lama on East Franklin Street. A special program and music are planned and members are urged to attend with a guest. Hubert Hyde leaves for his sophomore year at Cincinnati Medical School.
The Coz Roosevelt Club of Nelsonville will hold a meeting at the opera house Thursday evening September 30 at 7:30. Prof. Mart Zolff will speak and a large attendance of men and women is desired. J. I. Pritchard is president and R. H. Brown secretary.
A special communication of Philadorian Lodge is set for 7 o clock tonight with the Master Mason degree to be conferred on two candidates. Refreshments and a smoker will follow. a large attendance is desired. Ed. C. Cooley W M Ivan Kinney Secretary. The house cleaning squad is preparing the Christian church for Home Coming Day on October 3 with a thorough cleaning and will continue Thursday evening. New recruits will be welcomed.
The body of William H. Boles son of Mr and Mrs Clint Boles who died at Minnerton Tuesday was brought to this city and taken to the parents home on Ashton avenue where funeral services will be held Thursday afternoon at 2 o clock Burial at Greenlawn.
Local listings show two furnished rooms for rent at 214 Kentner St with bath access and Bell phone contact, plus multiple sales ads for a child’s iron bed, Indian motorcycle with optional sidecar, a large black cow with milk, and a six room modern house for sale in Troy Smith’s listing. Also notes for a K of P dance, an ice cream social at Connett church, a chiropractor in Nelsonville, and job calls for corn cutting and restaurant help.
W N Wetzel of Athens resigns after fifteen months as superintendent of mines for Ohio Collieries Co. He will become general superintendent for Carbon Fuel Co. in Salt Lake City. Banquet honors him. 68 monthly men attend. gifts and speeches mark the farewell.
An accident Tuesday forenoon at mine 210 Sugar Creek injured Fred Horton of The Plains when a coal machine ran him over. He sustained two broken ribs and severe bruises. a frightened horse pulling the machine caused the incident. He received medical attention and was taken home.
The American Forestry Association urges a nationwide drive on October 8 to teach fire prevention in every school. President Wilson proclaims Fire Prevention Day on October 9. Charles Lathrop Pack warns fires cost the nation 30 million dollars annually and threaten timber, paper prices, and national prosperity.
Mrs Esther Happle of Dayton Ohio reports relief from goitre after three weeks using Sorbol Quadruple claiming neck reduction of three inches. She states throat closeness eased and talks improved. Product marketed via McKee Drug Athens LeFavor's Pharmacy Glouster and Sorbol Company Mechanicsburg Ohio.
Lord Mayor MacSwiney remains in unchanged condition on day 47 of a hunger strike in London. Cork prisoners in the 51st day draw keen medical attention as the government assigns a medical staff under Dr. Pearson to provide emergency care. Physicians compare the strikers to hibernating bears and warn they may live another month barring complications. Nuns report to doctors who avoid the jail hospital, while the strikers insist medical staff stay away.
The Ladies Aid of the M E church will meet with Mrs Hawk Thursday afternoon at 12 30 o clock. There is a note stating there are 12 000 000 negroes in the United States.
The writer, once a Wilson admirer turned Republican, declares support for Harding. He recalls voting for Wilson in the past, deplores Wilson’s clash with the Senate and his cabinet, and explains his shift to back the candidate seen as less aligned with Wilson’s approach.
The American Legion convention in Cleveland urged forming a cabinet officer to coordinate ex service agencies including the War Risk Insurance Bureau and the hospital division of the Public Health Service. Delegates pressed Congress to pass prioritised legislation for sick and disabled veterans despite a dispute over the Public Health Service.
The motion was lost and an appeal was made to the press to refrain from emphasizing crimes of ex servicemen. It argued that many law abiding veterans suffer from the prominent display of the few misdeeds.
An advertisement touts Hyomel as a rapid cure for catarrh with a pocket inhaler and two minute relief. It claims lasting freedom in weeks, safe healing of croup coughs colds sore throat and bronchitis, and offers a money back guarantee from druggists.
A Chicago inventor unveils a truck engine featuring two pistons per cylinder with stacked arrangement. Explosions occur between the pistons, driving them apart to power the vehicle.
Athens county public school superintendents met with county and state officials to organize parent teacher associations in multiple supervision districts and to establish adult Americanization classrooms. Miss Bertha Bridgman will lead the effort with centers planned in Cooleville September 1 and Jacksonville October 4.
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