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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 28, 1924
Page
5
The Kindergarten Mother's Clubs of Ohio university will hold its business meeting tomorrow afternoon April 29 at 3 in the Kindergarten. Important matters include arrangements for the Children's Play Festival. Mr. and Mrs. Elroy McDonald spent Sunday in Glouster with relatives.
Mr. and Mrs. James Vernon and daughter Naomi returned Sunday from a motor trip to Pleasantville. They were joined by Mr. B. Co. Vernon and family and visited Pt Custer Columbus and Thurs ton, spending Saturday and Sunday.
A merry party for the younger set was held Saturday evening at 93 North Congress street, hosted by Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Swanson to honor their son Jack. Dancing entertained guests with pink and white decor and favors as the event ran until 9 30. Misses Florence Poston Martha Stewart and Pauline Swanson assisted in hospitality with Mary Ellen Bibbee helping serving.
The Pallas club met Saturday afternoon at 11 Park Trace with hostess Mrs. I. D. Forsyth and leader Miss Nelle Pickering. Readings included Ann Cobb from Kinsfolk by Amy Weiher and Carl Sandburg, Slabs of the Sun-burnt West by Mrs. H. A. Hatch, Louis Untermeyer, and The New Adam by Mrs. M. T. Ros.
Rehearsals for the Athens high school Junior class play Putting It Over show strong progress. The performance is set for Friday evening May 2 at Ewing Hall auditorium.
Glouster senior class to receive diplomas at M E church Wednesday at 7 30 with Dean Chubb of Ohio University delivering the class address. Supreme Orator Lutz of the Loyal Order of Moose to speak Thursday at Moose hall on Mooseheart work. lecture free to all.
Mr and Mrs W H Stahl were in Columbus Saturday and Sunday visiting Mr and Mrs E G Allen and Mr and Mrs J W Davis James Vercoe and family of Athens were here Sunday as guests of Mr and Mrs E L Jones
J. M. Vaughn of Hollister was en route to Cassidy to spend the day with John Bee, Sr., who is recovering from an operation at Grant Hospital.
Mrs C E Palmer and her daughters Honor and Eileen were in Athens over Sunday as guests of Mr and Mrs A F Antle.
Miss Mabel Jones an employee at Athens State hospital was in town Saturday en route to Federal to spend Sunday with her parents Mr and Mrs C A Jones.
Mr and Mrs Alex Weinberg and their baby traveled to Cleveland on Sunday. Mr Weinberg will stay a week there while Mrs Weinberg and the baby will remain for a month.
James Jennings travels to Steubenville to assume a position with the Wheeling Steel Corporation, aligning with the company’s operations in the region.
Ralph Ladd of Athens had an operation for acute appendicitis at Sheltering Arms hospital last Friday. His Monday prognosis is favorable. Mrs Emmett Bridge of Glouster is recovering well after a major operation. Discharged patients include Mrs Marie Dobson of Glouster Harry Baughman of New Marshfield and Clyde Hammond of Glouster.
Jacksonville defeated Amesville 3 to 2 in a close Sunday game decided in the ninth. Amesville threatened to tie late as Cominaky delivered key pitching for the winners.
At the home of Mrs Harvey Ramsey 137 Franklin avenue the Current Events club will entertain their husbands with a 6 30 oclock dinner on Thursday evening.
Mrs. Harold Radekin, of Coolville, spent the weekend with Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Wyckoff at 51 Maplewood Drive. She then visited Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Weisenbach on Maple Street before returning home this evening.
Mr and Mrs Howard Hunt and Mr and Mrs Eugene Glover of Columbus visited Miss Myrtle Mitchell in Athens on Sunday.
Noah L. Hill of Beaumont wed Ferne Brandenburg of Salem in a Saturday ceremony conducted by Dr. Daniel McGurk at the First M E parsonage on North College Street Athens neighbors attended the nuptials.
Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur Young hosted a Saturday afternoon surprise party at their Rock Ripple Pike home for Harold age seven and Isabel age three. Games, prizes for Douglas Spaulding Harold Young and Clarice Carpenter, ice cream and cake followed. Guests and organizers listed with many Carpenter and Spaulding family members attending.
Mrs Dave Neal and her sons Oscar and Dave join Mrs Clifford Corbin and her son Clifford Jr on a Sunday trip to Lancaster to tour the Boys Industrial School and learn about its programs.
Jacksonville’s pitcher tightened up and held them scoreless until the ninth when three errors allowed two runs. Key players include Linscott of Amesville with 14 strikeouts and EK Harvey and H. Gibbs of Jacksonville, plus Gage of Amesville, each with two hits.
Chauncey Georgia Mrs Lucille Six wife of Leslie Six died Saturday evening at Sheltering Arms hospital Athens after an appendectomy. She was 27 and survived by husband a daughter Juanita 6 her parents Mr and Mrs W J Smith and several siblings. Funeral 2 PM today at Church of Christ conducted by Rev G B Courtney burial Greenlawn cemetery Stout undertaker.
Mr and Mrs Guy Smith of Beaumont hosted a fine dinner Sunday at their home. Guests included Mr and Mrs William Smith and Mr and Mrs Howard Bolin of Hemlock Grove, along with Mr and Mrs John Cowan of Jerseyville.
Mrs Arthur Brewer hosted a slumber party Saturday evening and dinner Sunday. Guests included Miss Dorothy Minister, Miss Jaucille Bradfield of this city, Miss Puth Wharton of Athens, and Miss Florence Brewer of Millfield.
Mrs M J Gardner teacher of Loyal Women's Bible Class of the Church of Christ hosts the class at her home north of town for the regular meeting Wednesday afternoon. Mrs Arthur Swart, the class president, will preside and members are urged to attend.
Mr and Mrs Floyd J Nye and their sons Kenneth and Robert have arrived back at their Chauncey home after spending the winter in Florida.
Mrs Elmer Finsterwald and her children from Athens visited Sunday with her parents Mr and Mrs A H England and her sister Mrs Earle Bridgewater of this city.
Mr and Mrs Harry Bumgardner and daughter of Nelsonville were Sunday guests of her parents Mr and Mrs James Fouty of Chauncey.
The 105th anniversary of the I Q Q F lodz is marked with a ceremony and community remembrance. Details reflect historical ties and organization milestones.
The Chauncey lodge celebrated Saturday evening with a program including a vocal solo by Miss Mildred Sands, two piano numbers by Robert Malcolm Bingman, readings by Mrs. Rinda Joyce, and an address by Rev. W. W. Harter of the M. E. church. Refreshments followed during the social hour as a large attendance enjoyed the event.
Carpenter John Mourn finished a new veranda and other improvements at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. A. H. England on West Converse Street.
Mr and Mrs Cyrus Witham and their son from Sand Ridge visited the Burk Withams in this city, staying as Sunday guests with the brother and sister-in-law.
Mr and Mrs Leo Bingman and their children from Athens were weekend guests of Mrs Bingmans parents Mr and Mrs Robert Hixson on Ellis avenue.
Arthur Brewer and John Law of this city spent the week end at Buckeye Lake for leisure and recreation, returning with plans for future outings.
Mr. and Mrs. Edward Fority plan three new rooms at their Main street residence. Work includes living area expansion and additional bedrooms, with construction underway this month.
Fred Osborne and his family of Athens visited the home of his parents Mr and Mrs Henry Osborne in Chauncey on Sunday.
Charles Brooks aged 62 colored was electrocuted at the penitentiary in Columbus Ohio for the murder of Henry Burns in Rendville Perry county last fall. Both men were intoxicated and quarreled over a debt. Brooks is survived by a widow one son and three daughters. One charge of the electric current caused death.
In Midland Pennsylvania yesterday afternoon an unidentified assailant fired three times after knocking down William Doyle at a baseball game. Brothers Joseph Doyle 25 Lee Doyle 27 and Will Doyle 28 were wounded and transported to a city hospital in East Liverpool Ohio where they were reported recovering today.
The U S Weather Bureau forecast for the week ending May 8 1924 calls for showers early and late, cool first half, near normal temperatures afterward. Normal highs reach 70, lows 49, and mean around 60 degrees in Cincinnati.
White Salmon residents reported smoke from oil-fueled smudge pots used to offset frost drifted across the border, turning white chickens black and ruining housewives' clothing as a night of darkened skies settled over the region.
Fine sand that fell in Poplar Bluff during a severe storm stuck to buildings and is believed to have traveled via air from the Texas panhandle hundreds of miles away. Local residents were startled by the unusual gusts.
Advertises a root based tonic claimed to clean kidneys and impurities. Urges readers to ask druggists nationwide for the medicine and asserts its value as a universal ton ic for kidney health.
C E Parker of Athens owned and drove a Studebaker touring car that was destroyed by fire after a collision on the Canal Winchester pike six miles south of Columbus. An Overland tourer also burned. Henry Harold of Columbus sustained internal injuries, possibly fatal. Parker said he swerved toward the ditch to avoid a Ford truck from Canal Winchester when the southbound Columbus car passed the truck and struck.
Ohio Council of Churches announced a May 4 to 19 tour by more than 30 church leaders visiting ten cities each. Cities on the schedule include Cleveland, Cincinnati, Lima, Greenville, Urbana, Mansfield, Middletown, Canton, Wooster, Elyria, Zanesville, Marietta, Newark, Ashland and Akron with at least two speakers per city.
Advertises Lavoptik eye wash with camphor witch hazel hydrastis and an eye cup free. Mentions alloying tin lead and antimony used for bullets and type metal.
Paris reports that France will repeat Holland experiments on sound speed using explosives. In May 1924 Camp de la Courtine will host three explosions of ten tons each, spaced fifteen days apart, timed from the Eiffel Tower with seismographs and observatories recording direction and intensity.
National Coal Association plans a May 14 to 16 meeting at Hotel Linton Cincinnati to foster better public coal operator relations and joint problem solving. An American Mining Congress machinery exhibit runs May 12 to 17 at Music Hall with practical mining discussions. The programs are designed to avoid conflict and will attract many coal officials.
Mildred Smith, eight year old daughter of Dr. and Mrs. T C Smith of Slage West Virginia, fell from a 30 foot embankment while gathering wildflowers Friday. She struck a rock, badly bruising her forehead and fracturing her right forearm.
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