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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 28, 1921
Page
5
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The Pollyanna class of the First M E Church will meet at 116 North Congress street Friday evening at 7 o'clock. Local residents: Mr. and Mrs. C F Spielman of Columbus and daughter Mrs. R B LeRoy of Long Island, N Y returned to Columbus after visiting Mrs. James Dilts. Born to Mr and Mrs Loud at 11 Pratt Street is a son, Lawrence John Jr., born Thursday April 28. J E Cle and daughter Hazel Cline and Faye Baker of Albany visited Athens for the Louis Graveure concert.
The annual Woman's League of Ohio University party will run from 7 45 to 10 00 oclock Friday evening in the Gymnasium. The Kindergarten club will run games to pass the early evening and dancing will be the main activity later. All university girls are invited to the events.
At the First Methodist Episcopal Church Albany Miss Bess Tribe married Dent Allen son of Mr and Mrs George Allen of near Albany in a 9 am double ring ceremony. The bride wore a brown traveling suit with hat to match.
Only a few close friends witnessed the nuptial service. Mr. and Mrs. Allen left immediately on an automobile trip and will be at home near Albany where they are highly respected and have many friends.
Ex-Probate Judge H T Phillips spoke at the Eastside building on juvenile delinquency and child rearing. He urged a county detention home, criticized reformatories, noted milk lunch gains for undernourished children, and announced the May festival dates for the Eastside school.
Miss Gladys Marie Bumgardner and Mr. Ralph A. Van Dyke wed at the Bumgardner home with 36 in attendance. Rev. C L Strecker officiated as Ethel R West played Mendelssohn. Bride wore midnight blue tricotine, maid of honor Miss Gladys Van Dyke, best man Scott Wolfe. Honeymoon for a week. home at 84 West State Street. Van Dyke a chief engineer with Poston Consolidated Coal Co after study at Athens High School and Ohio University.
Belpre couple Harry Raymond Abbott and Ira Queen were married at 9 30 Wednesday morning at the First M E parsonage by Rev C L Strecker. Abbott works as an ornamental plasterer and will reside with his bride in Belpre.
Three divorces were granted Wednesday in court. Addie Brooks alleged assault and absence for three years. the defendant claimed she forsook him for a man named George Peters. Custody awarded for their children Flora 15 Christopher 13 Frank 10. Effie M. Harrison and Charles W. Harrison divorced for cruelty. Mabel Mason divorced George A. Mason. custody of Catherine 6 awarded to the plaintiff.
Rabbi Aaron Elseman argues in an interview that the devil works year round and churches must mingle with people to fight moral laxity. He says religion should liberalize and address everyday life with wholesome pleasures supervised by the church, citing dancing, cards, and movies. He condemns immorality in dancing, films, dress, gambling, and vampiric influence on society.
President Harding spoke aboard the U S S Pennsylvania at Hampton Roads on April 28 to Atlantic fleet officers. He urged peace but affirmed that America must protect its interests, insisting honor accompanies peace and the nation’s right in safeguarding its gains.
Columbus April 28 Ohio women gain as the house passes a bill by Representative Snow of Cuyahoga allowing women to vote without stating their age. The measure moves to the senate after the supreme court last year ruled age must be given at registration.
Frances Wilson Welch four and a half year old daughter of Mr and Mrs Wilson J Welch of Cincinnati died yesterday of diphtheria at home on Walnut Hills. Granddaughter of Mr and Mrs Charles H Welch of South Court street she visited here. Interment at Union Street cemetery this afternoon at 5 20. Parents bring the child on the B and O at 5 20 and proceed to burial.
A factory in Esthenia is set to produce cement using equal parts shale and coal dust. The plan outlines a joint venture with unspecified partners to create a binding material for construction. Production would rely on locally sourced minerals and chemical processing to achieve cement consistency.
Directors of the Ohiole phone Company held a special Columbus meeting to ratify a morcy of the Ohio State with the Ohio Bell Telephone Company. The American Telephone and Telegraph company, parent, would form a new company under the plan per reports received today.
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