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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1923
Page
2
B and O Passenger train No. 54 derailed its engine at Meadow Run two miles south of Wellston due to snow near a switch. The engine left the rails while cars remained on track. Wellston yard engine moved cars to Wellston. another engine hauled the train to Parkersburg, arriving over an hour late at Hamden.
Mrs W E Stanton visited her parents Mr and Mrs John O Martin and sister Cather Thursday. Mrs Charles Strahl and granddaughter Deborah Davisson stayed with Mr and Mrs Joseph Davisson at Portsmouth with Deborah remaining and Mrs Strahl returning Thursday evening.
Miss Hope Young entertained a group of friends at her Buffalo street home Tuesday evening December 11 for her birthday anniversary. The event featured lively music and games with refreshments of ice cream and cake, as guests showered her with good wishes. Mrs. Leo Stanton and daughters Betty and Ruth, along with sister Mrs. May Rawlins, visited relatives in Columbus. John McCann reported his mother’s death in Uniontown Pa, and he plans to return for the funeral with Mrs. McCann.
R M Jewell is ill at his home in New Addition suffering from the flu.
Clifford Barrett of Toledo Ohio has been elected captain of the 1924 Ohio University football squad. A junior and Phi Kappa Tau member, Barrett starred for the Green and White, noted for accurate passes and a flawless pass record in four years of high school and two years of varsity play.
Harmony Hill workers G. K. Thorpe T. J. Foster Mile loster and S. H. Noland are repairing a telephone line and hope for improved service. Arthur Swart of Chauncey was not further described.
Visiting his father in law T J Foster Wednesday Emma Smith returns to Torch to live after Athens visit Mrs T J Foster called at Coggeshall home last Friday Cyril Noble and family from Springfield stayed with Mr and Mrs Noland from Friday to Monday John Bennett moved into Taylor Devore’s house I I Foster and son Milo worked at J A Walker’s Holl wells Tuesday Curtis Sherman visited Parkerburg last Monday Mary A Foster and Milo Foster visited Little Hocking Saturday G K Thorpe business visit to Parkersburg last Friday R R Hueston and Charles Cunningham butcher hogs Mrs Atkinson of Gantsville is ill and her son Paul is in a Parkersburg hospital after appendicitis operation
Ted Ator of Albany visited his ailing father Ira Ator on Wednesday with slight improvement noted. Jacob King and family visited Miss Florence King and her kin on the same day. Harley Pierce and daughter Carrol spent Sunday with W. M. Beal. Fred Jones and family called on Mrs. Jane Williams and family Sunday. Clyde Sapp visited home folks Sunday. Alex Sapp and Homer Meighen hosted Wednesday guests. S J Smith, son Pearl, and Carl Blair visited J. Goldsberry. Goldsberry ill recently. Walt Williams and sons Pearl and Clarence were Sunday guests of Rich Williams. S J Smith and daughter Gladys returned to Athens Monday evening for work. Ben Ackley of Marion has been visiting relatives nearby.
St Louis Browns star pitcher Urban Shocker says he pitches harder against Babe Ruth than any other American League rival. He cites Ruths power and the risk of costly home runs, noting a slow ball works best if kept out of Ruths groove while careful pitching is essential to avoid giving up a long ball.
The Ohio University YWCA hosts a Christmas party for more than 200 needy children from Athens and nearby mining towns. Santa Claus will distribute gifts and candy after games and stories, with volunteers needed to escort kids and run activities.
Report says friction within the White Sox club under Frank Chance demotivated players who felt they were being discriminated against. Several athletes, including an adept outfielder and a capable pitcher, are named among those disaffected as the club seeks to end the cliques and change uniforms.
The ninth grade oversees the Christmas Seals sale to aid the Red Cross tuberculosis drive. Two teams, boys and girls, compete with a noon Tuesday finish. High school plans for Christmas programs include student performances Thursday and next Wednesday, with public attendance evenings.
A year and a half old child of Charles Hutchinson of Oberlin was thrown from a car in Elyria. The family did not notice the fall until they were nearly home. A police search recovered the uninjured baby at the station after the perilous drop onto the paving.
In St Clairsville Ohio the court of appeals upholds the death sentence for Mike Sepcich convicted of murdering his wife in Duncanwood last March. The ruling confirms the sentence issued by Harrison county courts.
A historical note shows Notre Dame over four years in forty games averaging 28 points per game to opponents 4. Cornell over thirty two games averaged 43 points home to opponents 5. California in thirty four games averaged 36 points to opponents 1.
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