This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 16 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 10, 1924
Page
5
Rows of society news from Athens and surrounding towns recount visits by families and friends. Columbus and Cleveland guests mingle with local hosts at garden parties and homecomings, while births, weddings, and anniversaries thread a busy social calendar.
Miss Mary Goddard and Wilmer Anderson wed at the Goddard home in Ardmore at 8:30 P M. The bride wore coral crepe romaine with lace and a veil, with Miss Maybelle Goddard as maid of honor. After a wedding trip they will reside in Los Angeles where the groom works with his father.
Logan reports a marriage license for Charlie Denton 21 a Lancaster clerk and Bertha Highley 20 at home Logan. Separately a tourist party Stewart Johnson Roy Primmer and Charles Huffman traveling east and due home to Logan Sunday after visiting Washington and other eastern cities, per a Friday letter.
Funeral services were held Friday afternoon at Haydenville Methodist Church for John Filley who died Tuesday after a short illness. Relatives and friends attended in large numbers. The Junior Order of American Mechanics and the Klan were represented in large delegations. Burial followed at Green Lawn Cemetery in Nelsonville.
The second quarterly gathering of Group No 6 from Ross Pickaway Fairfield Perry and Hocking counties drew 30 members to the Easterling club house. State president Sol M Wolfe of Bellvue spoke the evening. J L Bergman Walter Yaco of Chillicothe also lectured. Charles Fricker of Lancaster led a Boy Scout work talk. Mrs Easterling organized an excellent dinner and guests praised the reception.
On their first visit to Logan the guests complimented the local members of the association, noting their hospitality and engagement with the group.
Members of the England and Strohm families plan their annual gathering at Rising Park in Lancaster on August 17. The event is expected to draw many relatives from Hocking and nearby counties with JR W Kemper of the Hocking Valley as association president.
The A L Y club held a watermelon feed at Old Town in Ripley West Virginia in honor of Miss Virginia Yates. Officers elected at the prior business meeting include Dorothy Boothe president Adrian Tom secretary Cecile Sayers corresponding secretary. The next meeting is set for August 12 with Miss Roothe as captain.
Mrs Roy Ruble hosted the Merry Makers club at her High street home Friday evening. After card play a contest named Mrs Joe Powers winner. Luncheon followed with two courses. Out of town guests included Mrs Powers Lancaster and Mrs Don Ackers Chicago. Other guests were Mrs Willard Sprankle and Mr Rudolph Brandt.
William Woodruff and Wayne Price depart Sunday for a two week journey visiting Cleveland Buffalo and Toronto. They will travel by car equipped with a radio set and carry a tent for camping along the way.
Minnesota Junction resident Mrs Grorce Spink credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with a dramatic return to health after years of weakness and illness. She reports improved appetite, able to work again, and ongoing recovery, noting a nationwide buyer tally of 98 percent benefited.
Both are skilled cooks and have equipped themselves with a full outfit. Mr. Woodruff works at the Thursness-Wright store while Mr. Price runs a battery station in town.
Lloyds reports strong gains in shipbuilding for the quarter ending June 30. British motorship tonnage accounts for about 81 percent of global motor tonnage under construction, while world totals reach around 45 percent. Construction rose to nearly 1.5 million tons, up about 200 thousand tons from 1923, despite almost one million tons idle awaiting car goers.
J Clifton Campb has purchased from C I McCarty of Columbus the two year old Percheron stallion Cossie Boy 172068, touted as the best in Athens County. The stallion, sired by Libretto and out of Cassine, carries a storied Ohio State lineage including Ohio’s Libretto’s show success and other state fair champions.
In Sandy Oregon a three pound baby girl was born in a mother's arms on the back seat of a car as Mr. and Mrs. Joe Pillister rushed toward Pleasant Valley to await the stork.
Hawaiian pineapple growers report a yield increase from 60 to 85 percent after covering their fells with large strips of paper.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.