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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1924
Page
2
Local notices report August events at Martin graveyard and Temple ice cream social. Weaver Chapel hosts stereoscopic views. Various residents share visits, club meetings, and travel news. Dailey and Stanley family reunions list attendees and speakers. church repairs planned. many relatives visit from Columbus Gallipolis Morgantown and beyond.
West and several families including Nichols Chesser ONeil Woods Reeder Stanley Turner Wingett West and others are identified in a local social notices listing households and relatives. Rex Wingett is noted as a son in one household.
White Hall families including Mr and Mrs F J Hooper with sons Orland and Leo travel to Hebron Buckeye Lake and Chillicothe for a few days. Other residents visit Huntington W Va Wellston Lancaster Greenfield Athens Pleasant Valley and Wheeling W Va during weekends and holidays.
A long list of Sunday visits and travel includes Lottridge Day family returning to Illinois after visiting Charles Day relatives, Glen Hawk from Athens visiting Aylmer Ackley family, J N Jenkins visiting Bethel, and many others. Moving drills on J L Warner farm delayed by water scarcity. Eleanor and other local residents noted for family visits and hospital news.
Taylor Ridge and nearby families spend time with kin near Chillicothe. Alford Villeke guests Jacksonville. Burt Angle of Glouster makes a business trip. Cartwrights of Greens Run visit Gaskalla household. Leacs of Albany and Lenona Lemoine of Athens join Lemoine and Keck families near New Lexington.
A parade of Sunday visitors spread through the area with Mr. and Mrs. Riley Dye hosted by the Conants. W H Ashcraft entertaining Cecil Yuck and family from Parkersburg. George Gilbert visiting Joseph Chase. and numerous calls and dinners shared among local families including McBee Roges Davis and Boggs. Rev Purdy preached at the Baptist church with services set for two weeks hence.
Hockingport residents attend ice cream socials and visits across nearby towns. Travels include Earl Dickerson to Pittsburgh and Coraoplis. Rev. Purdy and Fletcher aiding Torch revival. teachers Freida and Helena Gillian employed in Athens county. Temperature nears 100 degrees. community notices include illness, guests, and an Ohio teaching certificate held by Miss Mary A. Stone.
Vanderhoof attended the Ashcraft Baker belling in Coolville Monday night. Joseph and Clarice Chase called on Brady and Mabel Ashcraft Monday evening. Rupert Schrader and Frank Mear were Athens visitors Monday. Jesse Murphy was a business visitor at Parkersburg Monday. J D Hervey county farm agent and J B Hickman secretary of the Washington county cattle club, both Marietta, were business visitors here Tuesday. Rosa Bowers and children visited sister Nora Kincade Monday.
Pratt's Fork and nearby households report a flurry of Sunday visits. Ray and Elsworth Wingett host relatives on Gold Ridge. Delbert Gaul and son visit Miller Beam. Judge Carleton and Edna Whetstone from Racine guest Wayne Wingett. Harry Smith and son Robert visit S J Smith family.
Friday attendees from OQ M Rawlings and wife J L Rawlings and daughter Bernice and Mrs A E Dunbar joined the Dailey reunion near Albany. Harvey Starky and family Em mett Starkey and family Earl Starkey and family C Bb Jewell and family and Miss Ruth Bobe picnicked near Pomeroy. Sunday Lester Boggess and family spent the night with his sister Mrs Jesse Sisson and family.
Coolville gathering at C F Gibbs home featured Mr and Mrs W F Daugherty and family, Cyril Arn jold, R Murray and family, John Gibbs and Eva Gibbs, G O Shanks and families, Captain Will F Brookhart returning to Cincinnati after ten days with Eva Gibbs. Brookhart a veteran towboat pilot on the Ohio river near Louisville. Helen Devore of Parkersburg a guest, I N Harvey hosted Will Farley and family from Marietta. Gravel work on Coolville Hockingport road delays spark jokes about air planes for travel.
Carpenter John Cline and family spent Sunday with daughter Mrs. Warnie Nelson in Albany. Miss Faye Perry stays with Walter Jordan’s family to help care for their new son. H. S. Steward and wife were visitors from Pomeroy. Walter Jordan visited Albany midweek. Delilah Dudgeon sold villa property to Clint Jewell and will live with her son A. Morrison. George Wood and wife with Jesse Sisson attended a birthday party near Rutland at William Nicholson’s. Mrs Bata Stout, widow of W. G. Stout, is seriously ill. a Columbus nurse attends her. G. C. Gorby and wife and Kenneth Sisson visited Athens.
Burr Oak residents Mr and Mrs Forrest Dennis and son Glenn of Hemlock visited Mrs Eva Ivers in Hemlock. Rev Arza Ball of Calvary preached at Pleasant Ridge church. Mr Lowell Smith and Miss Mae Williams of Ferndale and Mrs Fred Ivers with children were present.
Sunday event at Rising Sun park in Mt. Pleasant brought together families including the Linscott and Maxwell clans plus Arm Linscott and Dane Maxwell. Sunday visitors from Glouster joined locals for a social gathering amid regional travel detours on the Corning Glouster road.
Ice cream cake sandwich and coffee social at Ed Donaldson home Saturday Aug 16 to benefit McDougall church. Proceeds support church activities. Regular services Sunday evening Aug 17 led by Rev Haskins. Local visits include Cleveland's P M Starr and families from Athens Albany. Board of Education picks Miss Wickerham for McDougall school teaching duties.
wartime report notes that Britain relied on about eighty thousand carrier pigeons for communications during the conflict. The statement highlights the scale of animal-based messaging used to maintain lines to front and supply routes.
The president's grandson will not be christened until a unique name is found. Hagen Ramsay is currently the most popular name in Germany due to the Nibelung films.
Washington officials propose a tentative standard weight of four and one half pounds per gallon for ice cream sold by volume. The Agriculture Department notes manufacturers often rely on volume sales and aims to fix a consistent weight.
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