Society and Personal Mention Highlights Local Events
Mrs J L Beckley and Mr and Mrs Fletcher Metcalf travel to Chillicothe for the funeral of Louis Metcalf. Mrs W R Cable and Mrs J C Lash return from Youngstown after visiting Mr and Mrs R L Thomas and infant. Birth announced for Mildred Grace, daughter of Edward Bolin and wife. Cur t Events club hosts at 7 30 with Mrs C C Kerr as hostess. Franklin Murphey to visit from Lehigh University for a week with parents. Local notables attend Ohio American Legion district conference in Somerset Pom ery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. L. Beckley
Fletcher Metcalf
Chillicothe
Louis Metcalf
Mr. Metcalf
Beckley
Edward Bolin
Shade
Mildred Grace
Franklin Murphey
Lehigh University
Bethlehem
Frank R. Murphey
State Street
Home School
Port Deposit
M. P. Shannon
American Legion
B. M. Gibson
M. C. Morrison
F. A. Lavelle
A. IE. McConkey
Southeastern Ohio
Ohio American Legion
Pomeroy Sunday
End of Week Visitors in Columbus Named
Mrs. Maude Fenzel and daughters in law Mrs. Clay Milar and Mrs. C. W. Groes visited Columbus at week’s end.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maude Fenzel
Clay Milar
C. W. Groes
Columbus
Miss Margaret Davis Takes Spring Vacation in Elyria
Miss Margaret Davis, English teacher at Elyria High School, is visiting her mother Mrs. William J. Davis at 78 East Mulberry Street this week for her spring vacation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret Davis
Elyria High School
William J. Davis
East Mulberry Street
Quake kills 55 and injures 146 in Smyrna damage
A Constantinople dispatch reports 55 killed and 146 injured when an earthquake struck Smyrna and surrounding areas on Saturday. Tourbalis village was wrecked and several other locations suffered damage as the tremor was felt across the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
U.R
Smyrna
Constantinople
Daily Telegraph
Tourbalis
Weather forecast for Ohio Valley April 2 to 7
The outlook for April 2 to 7 calls for fair conditions Monday with showers by Tuesday night or Wednesday, then again Saturday or Sunday. Temperatures will be well above normal Monday and Tuesday, drop below normal Wednesday and Thursday, and rise Friday with likely Saturday warmth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Ohio Valley
Community push by parents and teachers to beautify town
The By-The-Way column urges the parent teacher association to influence youth education and keep walks and lawns beautiful. It notes that many Congress members were former newsboys, many farmed, and that most worked while in school. A newsboy recalls collecting from patrons and the need for prompt payment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parent-Teacher Association
America
Amwes
Congress
Woman killed in truck crash near Tempo
Mrs. Kab, 45, died when a truck carrying three children crashed into another vehicle in Tempo. The children sustained minor injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woan
U.P
Kab
Miss Pearl McCollins Visits Parents in Lancaster
Miss Pearl McCollins of Lancaster is spending a few days with her parents Mr and Mrs George McCollins. Mr and Mrs Harry McKinstry stayed in Bexley Columbus with their son and daughter in law Mr and Mrs Richard McKinstry. Their little daughter Barbara Dea joined them to Columbus and returned with them to Athens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Pearl McCollins
Lancaster
Mrs
Geroge McCollins
Harry McKinstry
Bexley
Columbus
Richard McKinstry
Barbara Dea
Athens
Higgins Family Letters Detail Illness of Dr Monroe Higgins
A Sunday letter from Dr J M Higgins to his Athens office reports his son Dr Monroe Higgins is seriously ill with an infection in Washington DC where he has practiced medicine. Dr and Mrs Higgins were summoned to Washington by the illness of their son and Dr Alfred G Farmer of Dayton, a brother of Monroe, joined the family there. A blood transfusion was given last Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. M. Higgins
Athens
Monroe Higgins
Washington, D. C
Higgins
Washington
R. Alfred G. Farmer
Dayton
Mansfield Family Visits Athens Friends Over Weekend
Mrs Ida Mansfield and her sons Frank and Dana Mansfield and daughter Betty with Mrs Pearl Mansfield and daughter also traveled from Chillicothe Missouri to Athens to visit their son in law and daughter Mr and Mrs Groves Sams over Sunday. Ida Mansfield and granddaughter Betty Manefield stayed an extra day and returned home afterward.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ida Mansfield
Frank Mansfield
Betty
Pearl Mansfield
Dana Mansfield
George Spencer
Chillicothe
Athens
Groves Sams
Betty Manefield
Former Athens Boy Sued In Divorce Action
Mrs. Myrtle A. Tucker of Vincent files for divorce from Cecil Tucker of Athens on grounds of fraud in marriage and cruelty. They wed May 15, 1926 at Elizabeth West Virginia. they have a child born last April. She says he was 19 when married, but proved to be 17 and habitually idle and delinquent, with revolver threats and bootlegging associates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marietta
Myrtle A. Tucker
Vincent
Common Pleas Court
Cecil Tucker
Athens
Elizabeth
W. Va
Washington County
West Virginia
Tucker
Bandits Rob Cleveland Ballroom After Telephoned Setup
Two masked men held up manager Houghton Avery and his assistant at the Crystal Slipper ballroom in Cleveland during a 600 couple dance in front of the crowd. They bound the pair to a radiator, took 1500 dollars, and escaped as police investigated a mysterious telephone call reportedly placed by a woman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
U,.p
Houghton Avery
Pastor Teaches Four Sides of the Soul in Palm Sunday Sermon
Dr. A. Y. Wilcox, pastor at First Presbyterian, likened Jerusalem’s crowd to the four sided human soul. He described joyful worshippers, sceptics, those who hate Christ, and the indifferent Roman part, urging a decisive personal choice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Presbyterian Church
Jesus
Jerusalem
A. Y. Wilcox
Christ
Dr. Wilcox
Mr. Wilcox
Wilcox
Agreement Reached Over Nanking Incident
Shanghi reports that U S envoy John Van A MacMurray and Nanking foreign minister Hwang Fu settled last year’s Nanking incident. The accord provides compensation to the American victims, punishment for the guilty, and promised protection going forward.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shangbi
John van A. MacMurray
United States
Hwang Fu
Nanking
Four Jacksonville Children Win Bird Prizes
Four Jacksonville children won prizes in the Athens Messenger third contest. Winners include Edward Kempton and Audrey Curtis in Class II, Clea Conway in Class J, and Edward Oskey in Class I. Honorable mentions and other participants span Nelsonville Athens Trimble and Jacksonville, highlighting community involvement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacksonville
Athens Messenger
Edward Kempton
Faye Reed
Clea Conway
Cronin
Edward Oskey
Kearns
Rirchie Vera Shafer
Nelsonville
Nelson
Helen McCaskey
Donald Mauskella
Joe Grubb
Anna Belle Six
Juanita Brown
Louise Pierce
Freda Ann Kimmey
Tippie
Mechanicsburg
Ethel Draper
Nelle McCann
Adah Bussey
Alice Smith
Miss Haze
Raber
Trimble
Kenneth Bingman
Glouster
Miss Vaughn
Robert Windle
G. Chauncey
Katherine Hardy
Nell Dowler
James Rizer
Ruth Mae Warehelm
Lillian Howard
Ralph Horton
Roger Emish
Margaret Nobey
Wilma Evans
Anita Hall
Charles Patton
James Warehime
Add
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Former Treasurer Dies at Ohio Pen
Columbus April 2 J W Shuter former Defiance county treasurer died in the state penitentiary hospital last night from an undetermined cause. Shuter admitted March 23 to serve one to 21 years for the embezzlement of 24580, was taken ill one week later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
J. W. Shuter
Defiance County
State Penitentiary Hospital
Shuter
Belbroughton dog mothers six rabbits with two puppies
A dog owned by Joseph in Belbroughton, England, appears to mother six baby rabbits alongside her two puppies, creating an unusual litter situation observed locally.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Belbroughton
Eng
Joseph
New Face Powder MELLO-GLOs Promoted For Youth Shade
A advertising blur promotes a new French Process Face Powder named MELLO-GLOs aimed at youth shades. The copy claims long wear and a blemish hiding effect, citing manufacturer SILL Dedtore D. Zenner and urging readers to try the product.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Micka
D. Zenner, Company
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W. R. Cable
J. C. Lash
Youngstown
R. L. Thomas
Mr. Thomas
Lash
Faye Lash
O. F. Peoples
Edward C. Harris
Mr. Harris
The
Mead Pulp and Paper Company
C. C .Kerr
North High Street
Curt
J. E. Wood
A. L. Cornes
Little Hocking
M. N. Linscott
Richland Avenue
Owers
Rev
Amco
F. J. Beasley
Audrey Curtis
Mary McCann
Pauline Draper
Edna Binderbasin
Catherine Davis
Phyllis Matyskella
Beatrice Smith
Loren Anderson
Gethel Welling
Catherine Talbert
Katherine Edzowski
Everett Ward
Earl Linscott
Fred Hawk
Carl Mathews
Chester Brown
Betty Ann Ludden
Ruth Kelley
Donald Chappelear
Lowel Miller
Frances C. Wolfe
Charles Levering
FURNI
Ture Exchange
McPherson
A. D. McPherson
Rapid Shoe Repairing
W. Union ST
U. S
Ohio
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