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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1926
Page
7
A cookbook style note extols sour cream as a baking enhancer and salad dressing aid. It provides three recipe glimpses including Sour Cream Jumbles, a raisin apple pie filling adaptation, and a Sour Cream Cake with detailed ingredients and baking steps.
The Churches of Christ at Green's Run and Taylor Ridge will hold an all day outing at Rising Park in Lancaster on Sunday August 8 leaving Green's Run at 745 a m. They will conduct a morning service in the park followed by a basket dinner and a twilight service after supper. If rain disrupts plans the park hall will be used.
GLOUSTER Aug 6 The Past Chiefs club of White Rose Temple No 92 Pythian Sisters will meet at Mrs Jim Roberts 23 Republic avenue next Monday evening This will be the first gathering in weeks and is expected to draw a good turnout as important business will be transacted
A regular session of the Glouster city council will be held at the City building this evening starting promptly at 7 o'clock. Several matters of importance will likely be considered during the meeting.
Degre e work will be performed at the Daughters of Civil War Veterans meeting in Glouster Red Men’s Hall on Monday at 7 80 o clock. Staff members are asked to wear white.
Weather permitting the postponed baseball game between the Kiwanis club and American Legion post will be played this evening at 6 o clock on the local grounds. Merchants and clerks will have a chance to attend.
Aug 6. It is rumored the Standard Oil Company seeks to buy Main street property for a drive in filling station. The street offers a long siding to ease delivery and operations.
A brief note describes transferring gasoline directly from a vehicle to a filling station. The item outlines a method of fueling, highlighting practical steps and safety considerations for handling fuel at service locations.
E. E. Faires of Gloust er drove the first car from Burr Oak to Corning over the new road grade, completing the trip Thursday evening. Officials may delay surfacing as additional work is required, likely delaying completion by several weeks.
Mrs. J. H. Elias spent the day in Columbus. Mrs. Don Burt and her son Jimmie of Wapakoneta left after visiting Mrs. Burt’s mother Mrs. Catharine Daugherty to Athens for a few days. Mr. Burt may join them there Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. B. S. Underwood of Trimble departed for Pennsville Indiana to visit Mrs. Underwood’s mother Mrs. T. N. Underwood.
The 1928 budget estimates are said to exceed the 3.2 billion dollar limit set by President Coolidge. Census data show a decline in carriage and wagon whip manufacture and a drop in horse use in industry. The Treasury raised embargoes on non military aircraft shipments to Mexico. A new air trade link has formed between Sweden and Denmark.
Reports indicate plans for the world’s largest airplane to be built in Stuttgart Germany using a new gas. Details remain limited.
The civil population in the canal zone increased by 541 in one year. The Department of Commerce reports last week’s mortality rate from sixty six cities. Sixty nine summer schools operate in New York City for backward pupils and those seeking accelerated progress.
The government of India states that plans for total prohibition of opium use are impracticable and unjustified. The announcement frames prohibition as unworkable and not warranted.
The article notes forty three college students enrolled in a six weeks flying course at Chanute Field in Illinois. It also mentions Nevada homesites opening soon with veteran preferences and a government health service report that malaria has been materially controlled in thirteen malaria states over the last decade.
Friends of Geoffrey F. Morgan former Athens superintendent report he tours the Redpath chautauqua circuit in Iowa Minnesota the Dakotas and Missouri delivering a lecture The Problem of Leisure Time This seventh circuit in six years received cordial welcomes He plans lectures across California after September 1 before the 1927 Chautauqua season and notes Town is not as poverty stricken as some reports claim He cites a Des Moines story about a farmer selling 219 hogs for over 9100 with 400 more hogs for sale later
The report cites wheat and hay as magnifi cent with solid prospects for corn overall. Morgan notes some sections show reduced yields due to drought, but the market remains favorable at 12.80 per hundred for the sale.
The county children's home farm in Athens County Ohio threshed 642 bushels of wheat from a 16 acre tract under the guidance of George Holdren. He says other farmers could achieve similar yields using the same methods.
In Glasgow the coffin for Mrs. Alan Muir was built too large for the church, forcing funeral services to be held in the churchyard.
A record eight stowaways were discovered on the liner Cedric just before it sailed for America, prompting immediate security checks and passenger screening.
In Paris a hand grenade, a war souvenir, exploded at a home killing four children who were playing with it. The incident underscores dangers of unexploded ordnance and wartime relics left in civilian areas.
The Central Avenue church youth will present a play The Cross Road Meetin House tonight at 7 30 at the church admission 10 and 15 cents. Ice cream cake and melon will be served on the lawn by church women.
An Indian skeleton clad in copper armor was unearthed in Kentucky, drawing interest from archaeologists and historians for its unusual adornment and cultural significance. Local authorities coordinate with experts to study the burial and date its origin.
Glencoe resident A J Page reveals he received $50 from an Indian neighbor a year ago after lending money previously. The small personal loan and its repayment are noted in local correspondence.
A traditional Eskimo belief links beard growth to wearing a fur collar stitched with wolverine hair. The popular remedy suggests this garment enhances facial hair appearance and strength as part of regional grooming lore.
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