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Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Apr 03, 1924

Page

3

Kiwanis Club Meeting Opens with Athens Guests

Nelsonville Kiwanis met last night at the YMCA with Hal Denton in charge. Attendance showed broad interest as guests from the Athens club listened to Superintendent Stailey of Athens public schools. A glad hand committee greeted attendees in the lobby.

Kiwanis Club Hal Denton Athens Club Stailey Athens Public Schools John Saltz W. H. Estle C. i. Bennett A. L. Pritchard

W. B. A Social Club Ladies Event at Gros Home

Clifton Gros hosted the W. B. A A Social club gathering on West Franklin Street with about 25 members enjoying a pleasant social evening and a luncheon by hostesses. Several members traveled to Columbus on Tuesday for the day. Mrs. Charles Andrews and Guy Butts were summoned to Buchtel due to Douglass Butts illness.

Clifton Gros Mesdames Clifton Hampton Lou Butterworth Hattie Daft West Franklin Street Charles Andrews Columbus Guy Butts Akron Buchtel Douglass Butts

Needle Shuttle Club Sews and Dines at Meeting

Miss Bertha Linton entertained the Needle Shuttle Club Wednesday evening with sewing and a delicious luncheon. A red and white scheme graced the table as Mrs. James Wolfe and Stella Linton of Cleveland sent requests.

Needle Shuttle Club Bertha Linton James Wolfe Ss Stella Linton Cleveland

Sister Dead: Klein Family Mourns Columbus Loss

Mr and Mrs Charles Klein traveled to Columbus after the death of Mrs Albert Dennison sister of Charles Klein.

Charles Klein Columbus Albert Dennison

Miss Stella Lynton Visits Cleveland Parents During Vacation

Miss Stella Lynton, a teacher in the Cleveland schools, is spending her spring vacation with her parents here.

Stella Lynton Leveland

Death of Ohio farmer linked to grief over wife

John Bartlett aged 79 a retired farmer was found dead by hanging in a shed behind his Grove City home near Columbus Ohio. Authorities say despondency and grief over the death of his wife contributed to the tragedy.

Columbus John Bartlett Grove City Here

Athens Rotary delegation visits Nelsonville club charter planned

Five Rotarians from Athens visit Nelsonville to cooperate on establishing a local Rotary club. Athens, organized a year ago, will join the April 24 charter ceremony. Woolley outlines Rotary goals including aid to crippled children and Boy Scouts as part of a wider peace mission. Ladies of St Andrews Church serve a dinner.

Nelsonville Henry Zenner D. Shafer Rotary Jonn J. Woolley Boy Scout Movement Ladies of St. Andrews Church

Richard Webb Taken to County Jail on Liquor Charge

Richard Webb was escorted to the county jail yesterday by Chief Pearson to await action of the grand jury. He will be returned about April 10 for a hearing on the charge of soliciting in intoxicating liquor.

Richard Webb Chief Pearson

Chief of Police Captures Nine Year Fugitve Clyde Laughlin

Chief Pearson went to Mt Vernon and will return with Clyde Laughlin a baker sought for nine years on a non support charge involving his child Laughlin’s former wife lives here and a divorce was granted He remarried but did not support the child He is held by Mt Vernon police for local officers Mr and Mrs W W Poston Jr who are in Cincinnati Ohio

Pearson Mt. Vernon Clyde Laughlin Laughlin Mr. Vernon Police

Stalters Headed to Columbus for Daughter’s Tonsil Operation

Mr and Mrs R R Stalter left Wednesday noon for Columbus to have their daughter Miss Lucile admitted to a hospital for the removal of her tonsils.

R. R. Stalter Columbus Lucile

Past Chiefs Entertain Pythian Sisters at West Columbia Street

The Past Chiefs of the Pythian Sisters were entertained by Mrs. I A White on West Columbia Street Wednesday evening. Sixteen members attended after a business session and a playette. A late dining hour featured a two course luncheon at a beautifully decorated table with a yellow and white color scheme and candles.

Pythian ‘Sisters 1. A. White West Columbia Istreet

Our Colored Citizens Miss Marguerite Dexter

Miss Marguerite Dexter, a member of Our Colored Citizens, spent the day visiting community events and engaging with neighbors in a show of local civic participation.

Marguerite Dexter

Presbyterians Hire Princeton Man As Pastor

At a congregational meeting the Presbyterian church decided to call Rev. Floyd Evans of Scott Ohio as pastor. He is 24 and will graduate May 6 from Princeton Seminary. Installed mid May, he comes from a family of seven boys with two Presbyterian ministers. He will marry Miss Reese of Ohio in June. she taught at Ashville North Carolina.

Princeton Presbyterian Church Floyd Evans Scott Ohio Evans Princeton Seminary First Presbyterian Church van Wert County Miss Reese Wooster Presbyterian Girls School Ashville N. C

Lectures Begin on Church Work by Rev Abbot

A series of Episcopal church lectures by Rev Abbot will start Friday night April 4 and run each Friday for six sessions. The public is invited to attend any or all lectures. In Columbus today are Dr and Mrs K B Acomb and Mr and Mrs Donald Shafer for the Shrine circus and Follies.

Episcopal Church Abbot K. B. Acomb Donald Shafer Columbus iShrine Circus Shafer Harve Shafer C. H. Roudebush Bernice Backus Jack i\Roudebush i\Columbus John Saltz James Shafer Detroit HW. A. Muma Circle Ville Allie Wilson

Williams leaves Chauncey for steel mill work in Pittsburgh

Ek Williams and his wife with three children depart Chauncey seeking higher wages. The family plans to relocate to Swissvale as Williams seeks steadier pay. Surveyors gather stakes for a state highway widening project between Haydenville and Nelsonville. Logan entry notes No Man's Land as the state and city lines align for paving. A four foot buffer is specified between lines.

Ek. Williams Chauncey Pittsburgh Swissvale Haydenville Nelsonville Logan

Railroads back highway and waterway development

L. W. Baldwin of the Missouri Pacific argues for expanding all transport modes to ease railroad congestion and improve national commerce. He says faster, more integrated routes for highways and waterways would relieve bottlenecks and reduce costs by diverting commodities to more efficient channels.

Kansas City L. W. Baldwin Missouri-Pacific System Baldwin

Railroads Urge New Transport Channels to Aid Perishables

Shippers press for faster methods to move perishables, arguing railroads should support alternative routes to ease market pressure. Rail carriers defend rates as tied to service costs, warning against raising prices that could worsen depressions and harm themselves.

Sleeping Giant Philanthropist Offers 200 Acre Gift

Hamden Connecticut residents hopeful as Paris native John Edward Heaton offers to present the town with 200 acres of the Sleeping Giant hill range to counter trap-rock blasting. Heaton proposes the land gift to save the landmark from ongoing quarrying damage and preserve green space for the community.

Hamden Conn John Edward Heaton Paris

Steeping Giant Sighting Shapes Southern Connecticut Park Idea

A notable outline rising along Long Island Sound known as the Steeping Giant is proposed as a public park basis. The feature is visible from ships, Shore Line trains, and major southern Connecticut highways, influencing plans for State purchase of park land.

Long Island Sound Shore Line Connecticut

Funeral Services for Mrs Frank Gilham Held Friday

Funeral services for Mrs Frank Gilham are set for Friday afternoon at 2 30 at the residence 24 Montrose Avenue. Interment will follow in West Union Street Cemetery.

Frank Gilham Montrose Avenue West Union Street

Zemo Promises Quick Relief for Skin Ailments

Advertisement touts Zemo treatment for eczema blotches ringworm rashes and similar skin troubles. Claims instant relief from itching and rapid healing with a penetrating liquid. Also offers 6 Soap 25c and Zemo Ointment 50c at drug stores.

Zemo

Bitter fight over rents bill convulses Parliament

London April 3. After an all night Commons session the Labour government led by Ramsay MacDonald faces a cabinet rift over the rents bill to bar evictions when the head of the household is out of work. Left wing amendments target army measures and death penalty.

LABOR London Commons Ramsey MacDonald John Wheatley George Lansbury

Parliament Condemns Capital Levy After Cabinet Meet

Early this morning at 5 18 o'clock the lb wag finally passed following violent verbal exchanges. In Commons the official opposition secured a resolution condemning the proposed capital levy. The cabinet met today to assess the parliamentary situation.

Commons

Wonderful assortment of lamps and furniture on sale

Offered for your selection is a fine assortment of bridge lamps floor lamps boudoir lamps with mahogany and poly chrome bases and attractive shades Our low prices make them a splendid investment now Limited stock remains These dressers finish walnut with two large and two small drawers Come early Real value in chifforobe with four ers hat compartment roomy compartment hanging coats Wrapm Dust-proof construction Windsor rocker adds a distinctive touch to any room Graceful se and big ons Sane in

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