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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Dec 13, 1923

Page

6

Local Social News Highlights From Coolville Area

Mrs Elisabdeth Brooks of Logan was Sunday guest of Mr and Mrs A C Mills. Dana Doan, eldest son of Mr and Mrs G W Doan, who was critically ill with typhoid fever at City Hospital Parkersburg, has recovered enough to return home with his parents and hopes to be about again soon.

Saunders Elisabdeth Brooks Logan A. C. Mills Dana Doan G. W. Doan Parkersburg Poon

S Notes on Cough Remedy Choices

Fragmented text discusses cough relief, noting Rome-made remedies and syrup with claimed relief for chest and bronchial issues. Mentions the sense of quick aid but lacks clear names or sources.

Brooks Visit in Pickerington and OC I preacher substitution

Mr and Mrs C H Brooks of Pickerington arrived Saturday evening to visit their daughter. Rev Roush a student of OC I filled the pulpit at the M FE church Sunday morning and evening in place of Rev E H Wilson who was ill.

C. H. Brooks Pickerington A. D. Mills Roush OC. I M. FE E. H. Wilson

Narrow Car Escape Near Mill Hill Bridge

Lester Chapman skidded on a slippery brick street at the foot of the mill hill and struck the bridge sidewise, mashing the bear but injuring no one seriously. The M. E. church heating plant has arrived and Sunday school should continue. Mr. A. C. Mills returned from Pickerington Saturday. Ladies Aid of the M. E. church met at Mrs. Anderson Bentz's home Wednesday afternoon.

Lester Chapman Mill Hill Ladies Aid of M. E. Church Anderson Bentz

Mrs Yagala's Christmas Gift Sale Sells Out

Mrs Car Yagala reports her sale of home made Christmas presents a success as she sold all but two pieces.

Car Yagala

Athens County Auto Club Promoters Seek New Members

Promoters of the Athens County Auto Club visited Wednesday to canvass for new members, inviting residents to join the organization and participate in upcoming events.

Athens County Auto Club

Editor's letter on mining competition and wage cuts

A reader decries wage-cut competition with non union mines in West Virginia and Kentucky. He recalls thirty years in the Hocking valley, noting sequential reductions by unions and non unions, arguing true competition cannot exist under unequal cuts. He recalls freight cars passing through Athens and Nelsonville during car shortages.

Harry Kelly West Virginia Kentucky Hocking Valley Athens Nelsonville

Labor tensions in Ohio coal fields cited by John Potter

A letter argues that while conditions exist in southern Ohio coal fields, competing with non union labor in West Virginia and Kentucky is impossible. John Potter of Jobs, Ohio signs the note urging consideration of broader labor dynamics.

Ohio W. Vv. A Kentucky John Potter Jobs

Orbiston Woman Lizzie Beard Dies After Illness

Lizzie Galvin Beard wife of Mat Beard died early Wednesday of complications after a long illness. Survived by husband Billie daughter Mrs Jay Houston sister Mrs Maggie Newman of Nelsonville brothers Thomas James John Galvin of Orbiston. Local notices mention neighbors and recent movements including Mrs Charlies Lyons moving, Floyd Tolliver funeral, and various mine work and visits around Murray City and Deanville.

Lizzie Galvin Beard Mat Beard Billie Jay Houston Maggie Newman Nelsonville Thomas James John Galvin Orbiston Charlies Lyons Dave Wade John Tolliver Floyd Tolliver Deanville Leo Baird Maxine Murray City R. H. Morrison George Morrison William Edwards New Haven W. Va Sam Grinstead Noble County

Harem Plotland Akron Man Brittain Arrested for Bigamy

Percy Brittain a Akron ice cream salesman was arrested in Cleveland on assault and battery and bigamy charges after his third wife learned of his other marriages from newspaper stories. He had married Minnie Lewis after threatening her life, then wed Ada Reidle in Shelby last Thanksgiving. the pair relocated to Cleveland.

Cleveland Percy Brittain Akron Minnie Lewis Miss Lewis Brittain Ada Reidle Shelby Ohio Number Two

Graceful porch dress pattern and sizes

Adopt this porch dress pattern praised for graceful lines and handy uses for garden and kitchen. The four sizes range from small to extra large with bust measures from 34 to 46 inches. A medium size needs four yards of 36 inch material, width at foot about two yards. pattern mailed for 12 cents in stamps.

Mutineers Frustrated as Tampico Oilfield Capture

Tampico Mexico December 13 A military censorship was ordered by the garrison commander. Federal troops along the Panuco river to Tuxpan in the Tampico oil fields captured Colonel Porras who with part of the 71st regiment mutinied and tried to join rebels. General Manuel Palaez arrested by General Lorenzo Munoz and held at the barracks as a precaution against joining the Muertista movement.

Tampico Mex Panuco River Tuxpan Porras Obregon Manuel Palaez

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