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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Apr 23, 1928

Page

5

Nabby Lee Ames D A R meets in Athens events noted

Nabby Lee Ames chapter D A R met at Mrs Helen Laurence's Franklin avenue home Saturday. Regent Mrs George Pilcher presided. Budget read by Mrs Harry O'Bleness approved. Member transfer for Mrs A A Atwood voted favorable. Tea hosted by committee incl Mrs Laurence and Mrs Sprague. Several local society items follow with visits, funerals, and plans from Athens area clubs.

Nabby Lee Ames Helen Laurence Franklin Avenue George Pilcher Harry O’bleness Caroline Stott Harrison Oxford Ohio A. A. Atwood Harry Roach Hi. L. Atkinson Emmett Keenan J. R. Harvey IE 8S. Koons Harry M. Roach Athens Charles E. Stack Millfield Warren V. Sprague Chauncey

How One Thin Woman Gained 11 Pounds

Mrs W E Looney of Chattanooga Tennessee reports using McCoy's Tablets to gain 11 pounds after starting at 104 pounds. She notes improvement in limbs and overall health and credits the product for the weight gain and vitality. The ad promises an ironclad guarantee: if after four 60 cent boxes or two 1 dollar boxes there is no at least 5 pound gain and improved health, the purchase price is refunded by the druggist.

W. E. Looney McCoy Chattanooga Tenn America

Sunday Visit From Hoopers and Carmichaels

Mr and Mrs Bert Hooper of 47 Mound Street hosted Sunday guests including his sister Mrs Leonard Carmichael of Toledo and his sister in law Mrs Ralph Hooper and her son William of Columbus.

Bert Hooper Mound Street Leonard Carmichael Toledo Ralph Hooper William Columbus

Nurse Miss Madeline Chronister Weds Mr Ostrander at Kent

Miss Madeline Chronister of Gloucester married Walter A Ostrander of Pennsville on Saturday at the Kent normal school manse. Rev Dr A Y Wilcox officiated as the ceremony was read at the manse.

Madeline Chronister Glouster Walter A. Ostrander Pennsville Kent Normal School Kent A. Y. Wilcox

Pollyanna Sunday School Class Party Tonight

Pollyanna class of the Christian church will entertain at 7 30 o clock this evening with the monthly class party in the social rooms of the church.

Christian Church Sunday School

Two Young Federal Prisoners Escape Fatal Grade Crossing Crash

At a grade crossing near Tiffin on Sunday a crash involving young people returning from a dance killed 19 year old Francis Perong and fatally injured 20 year old Paul Carp. Five others, including two girls, were hurt. authorities note varying degrees of injury.

Tiffin Here Francis Perong Paul Carp

Country club hosts Thursday night card party

Mrs. Don Peden and Mrs. Brandon T. Grover are named hostesses for the Country club card party Thursday night. The event invites members to join an evening of games and socializing at the club.

Don Peden Brandon T. Grover Country Club

Gleaners Class Holds Regular Meeting at Mrs Weiss Home

The Gleaners class of the Christian church met Saturday afternoon from 2 to 4 at Adrian Weiss's home, 44 Columbia avenue. Mary McCune led the business session and plans were made for the Mothers and Daughters meeting in May. Readings by Marian Danford and Lillian Landis accompanied by a piano solo from Adrian Weiss, with Madge Hall Dorothy Searls and Virginia Schuler on refreshments.

Gleaners The Christian Church Adrian Weiss Columbia Avenue Mary McCune Mothers’ and Daughters Marian Danford Lillian Landis Madge Hall Dorothy Searls Virginia Schuler

Marquis Return Home After Visit in Town

Mr and Mrs J N Marquis of Fyria leave for home after a several days visit with Mr and Mrs Frank Mitchell at 16 Shannon avenue and with Mr and Mrs Ray Marquis Athens R D 3.

J. N. Marquis Fyria Frank Mitchell Shannon Avenue Ray Marquis Athens R. D

Bodies Sought In River After Auto Plunge At Hamilton

Hamilton April 23. Search continued along the Big Miami river for two men believed drowned when their car plunged into the swollen river north of Hamilton Sunday. A third man in the party was recovered below a dam after being caught in a whirlpool. Owner Markland said he saw three bodies as they swept over the dam. the recovered body remains unidentified.

Hamilton Big Miami Owne Markland

Woman Run Down and Killed by Car in Cleveland

An unidentified middle aged woman was struck and killed by an automobile in Cleveland. The driver was not detained as a suspect or held for questioning.

Cleveland U.P

France may be compelled to take Kellogg plan

Washington reports discuss a possible pre alliance agreement among the United States Great Britain and Germany to force France to accept an unconditional renunciation of war via Kellogg plan. A formula allowing France to join a treaty outlawing war without her reservations is explored though viewed as unlikely. Kellogg remains unwilling to modify the unconditional renunciation while London and Berlin hint they would prefer Kellogg over Briand if pressed.

Washington United States Great Britain Germany France Kellogg London Berlin State Department Briand

Boy Saved By Firemen In Cleveland Blaze

Belden Goldman a four year old boy remained in serious condition after a fire destroyed the Goldman home yesterday Firemen saved him and two firefighters were slightly injured in the blaze reported from Cleveland on April 23.

Cleveland U.rp Belden Goldman Goldman

Save-the-Union Group Defends Picketing Tactics

In Pittsburgh on April 23 the Pennsylvania-Ohio Miners relief committee, part of the Save-the-Union movement, rejects John L. Lewis charges that it is communist. The committee backs mass picketing and denies being a dual organization. Lewis orders locals to expel persistent affiliates.

Pittsburgh John L. Lewis United Mine Workers Pennsylvania-Ohio Miners’ Relief Committee Save-the-Union Lewis Relief Committee

Great Lakes states urge Supreme Court on Lake Michigan diversion

Six Great Lake states present to the U S Supreme Court their arguments against Illinois plans to divert about six inches of water from Lake Michigan via the Chicago drainage canal and smaller diversions from neighboring lakes.

Washington U.P Great Lake States U. S. Supreme Court Illinois Lake Michigan Chicago Drainage Canal

Moone's Emerald Oil promises relief or money back

Soft Gorns Moone's Emerald Oil advertises a full refund if it fails to end foot pain and soreness. It claims penetrating formula eases corns bunions and even swollen veins and asserts widespread successful results. marketed through all druggists.

Moone

Non-Union Mine Owners Cut Wages in Pennsylvania

Butler PA April 23 Owners of 47 non union mines announced wage cuts to meet southern competition. Day men drop from 6 to 5 dollars and tonnage workers from 66 to 60 cents per ton. Outside labor falls from 5 to 4 dollars a day and inside from 6 to 5, with higher scales in harder mines.

Butler Butler County

Real News at Last Boy Bites Terrier

Sioux City report says a two year old, John McDonald Jr, clenched a fox terrier's leg until the dog yelped for rescue. The terrier Duke suffered no lasting harm and is expected to recover. The incident involved a mother coming to aid as bystander and child played with the pet.

Sioux City U.P Duke John McDonald

Fight at Puritas Springs Dance Hall Wounds Two Men

A dispute over a girl at a Puritas Springs dance hall near Cleveland left two men wounded and under police guard in Cleveland hospitals. Both victims remained hospitalized today as authorities investigated the incident.

Cleveland U.R Puritas Springs

Two murderers executed at Rockview Penitentiary

Bellefonte Pa April 23 Two murderers were electrocuted at Rockview penitentiary today.

Bellefontaine Pa Anril Rockview Penitentiary

Hamden Couple Celebrates Golden Wedding Anniversary

Mr and Mrs L W Calvin marked 50 years of marriage with a Sunday home gathering attended by their children grandchildren and extended family. They wed at Yale Mills Ohio on April 20 1878 with Rev Simmons officiating.

Carl W. Calvin Robert John William Alice Helen of Columbus Charlies Salts Bernadine Clarence Elwin Bernice Josephine Bryan Calvin James Union Furnace Frank R. Calvn Franklin Athens George Knox McArthur Harley FE Calvin William and Barbara Hamden Miss Margaret

Saleski Woman Hurt In Crash

Lucinda Martin, 55, of Zaleski, suffered a fractured skull in a collision on the Federal highway seven miles west of Albany Saturday. She was listed in fair condition at Grant hospital Saturday night.

Columbus Lucinda Martin Zaleski Grant Hospital Albany

Man Charged with DWI Granted Bond and Arraignment Pending

Harry Wood was arraigned before Magistrate Carl Vorter on a Driving While Intoxicated charge and released on a $290 bond after waiving examination. He is to be arraigned before the grand jury. Constable Harry Dalton made the arrest.

Carl Vorter Harry Wood Harry Dalton

Fish Are Sufferers From Prohibition Urges End of Dumping

At the Izaak Walton League national convention in Omaha in April resolutions condemn the dumping of mash and liquor into streams. Thousands of fish have suffered or died from pollution, and the group calls for an end to the practice.

Omaha Izaak Walton League

Fat Girl Gets Chance Senior Prom Policy

Fat girls will not be wallflowers at Abraham Lincoln high school's Senior prom. Any boy who brings a girl scaling more than 150 pounds will be admitted free.

Council Bluffs U.P Abraham Lincoln High School

Woman Lethal Self-Inflicted Wound in Cincinnati

Mrs. Katherine Buschmann 44 died at her home here yesterday after slashing her throat with a knife police said. The incident, recorded as a suicide, occurred in Cincinnati.

Dr Edwards Olive Tablets Advertised Health Tonic

An old advertisement touts Dr Edwards Olive Tablets as a remedy to prevent dizzy spells and fatigue by cleansing the bowels and liver. It claims the olive colored tablets free the system of poisons and restore beauty energy and vitality with nightly use.

B. M. Edwards Dr. Edwards Dr. Olive

Also Mentioned on This Page

East Side Parent-Teacher Association E. J. Jones W. 8 Gamertsfelder L. C. Staats Oda Kenney Buckhannon W. Va Ella Kenney South College Street Child Conservation League Phi Delta Theta Auxiliary West Mulberry Street A. R. Swartz James Beam South High Street Middleport Withers McKay J. P. Wetherholt Jack Bob Tom Gallipolis C. W. Gross Joe Francis Harriet Hoskinson Francis Hoskinson Athens County New Straitsville Frank R. Gross H. J. Brown Boomer Hunter Brown Fisher M. C. Goodman J.C. Goodman Everett Jones Newcastle Ind McPherson A. D. McPherson Rapid Shoe Repairing W. Union ST D. A. R. Row National Organization of the Daughters of the American Revolution Helen Tufts Bailie Massachusetts FURNI Ture Exchange Blairfour John Verbonitz Chamber of Commerce Athens Home Telephone Co Athens, Ohio Pennsylvania F. J. Beasley Milling & Grocery Co Herbert Hoover Athens County “Hoover For President” Club J. M. Wood H. C. Clark
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