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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1922
Page
5
Advertises a sale with prices for diamond rings from 22.50 and accessories including pearl necklaces, mesh bags, bracelet watches, cuff links, cigarette cases and holders, emblem rings and pins, and other items with low price points. Garey 33844 offered.
The notice lists items with prices: fruit bowls five dollars and up, serving trays two dollars fifty cents and up, punch sets twenty dollars and up, and 26 piece silver sets twelve dollars seventy five cents and up.
Miss Rachel Elizabeth Powell wed Chester Edgar in a quiet 4 PM ceremony at Powell. Rev M B Chatley presided as vows were exchanged with double rings. The bride, a Athens High and Ohio University alumna, is Sigma Sigma Sigma sorority and now works for FP C Stedman. the groom, a Ohio University electrical graduate and Phi Delta Theta member, is sales director for General Electric Supply in Cleveland. They plan residence at The Colonial Inn Powell after a short honeymoon.
Phi Delta Theta held a formal dance at the Armory Wednesday night with 180 attendees under a Christmas decor of one large tree and nets of smaller trees. Mina loving cups with the fraternity coat of arms served as favors, and chaperons included several local couples and individuals. Interests extend to weddings, lectures, and visiting relatives, with a list of holiday guests and events around town.
Mrs. R. R. Johnson hosted the Friendship needle club at 40 East State Street for a Christmas party. A clever contest awarded prizes to Mrs. Dal Murphy and Miss Jessie Wilson. Guests included Miss Jessie Wilson and Mrs. C. W. Wilson. Mrs. Jesse Sands of Shannon Avenue will host the next meeting.
The Current Events club held its Christmas party at Mrs. James Woodworth’s home with sewing for Sheltering Arms Hospital. Miss Melba Woodworth entertained with humorous readings as refreshments were served. Several members plan Christmas travels to Pittsburgh Bethesda Parkersburg and a Florida winter stay. The Putnam family will spend Christmas together, with one member improving from illness in Denver.
George Summers known as Shot Gun Summers faced arrest on charges from his wife Lenora after a drunken spree that drove her from their home with a shotgun. Deputies found him dead in a chair with the weapon within reach, later identified as a suicide or fatal intoxication incident. He was jailed to serve a six month sentence at the Dayton workhouse plus fines totaling $200.
Cincinnati police seek John Turner alias Jack Ross of Lexington after his escape from a general hospital following a revolver duel with detectives. Four accomplices were captured and confessed to belonging to a broad automobile tire and accessory theft ring. a tire shop owner was also arrested for receiving stolen goods.
A reader recounts six years of stomach trouble and dramatic relief after using Mayr's Wonderful Remedy. The letter promotes the home preparation as relieving catarrhal mucus and inflammation in the intestinal tract, claiming cure from stomach and liver ailments and appendicitis. One dose is described as convincing with a money refund offered.
Miss Olivia Stone, recently acquitted of murdering Ellis Kinkead, arrives in Cincinnati prepared to contest hospital authorities and obtain a certificate to practice nursing in New York City.
Community effort in Athens and surrounding areas urged to visit needy families as Santa Claus. Volunteers in costumes would deliver gifts and share Christmas stories to ensure no child wakes to an empty stocking, sparking joy for both givers and recipients.
The Elyria Moose Lodge will give Christmas presents and holiday entertainment to inmates at the County Children's Home County Infirmary and Gates Hospital for crippled children on December 22 in Elyria Ohio.
Norman Schorfeldt aged 15 died in Dayton Ohio and was attributed to sleeping sickness after a week of illness with much of the time spent asleep. The report notes the illness and cause as given by authorities.
Mr J Hundley of Portsmouth Ohio advertises Shamrock Stomach Laxative and Liver Tablets as a cure for habitual constipation and stomach trouble saying a Ten Pin Strike is achieved when purchased. He claims many others cured and urges readers to buy 25¢ Shamrocks at drug stores tonight.
Secretary of State Smith today filed the initiated old age pension measure on behalf of T. J. Donelly and the Ohio Federation Board of Labor with 69,985 signatories from 55 counties. The bill will be introduced this winter. if rejected by the legislature it may go to a November ballot next year.
In Crawford county Ohio the juror wheel for the current term yields 15 grand jurors and 16 petit jurors with not one woman named among the drawn list, reflecting gender exclusion in the panel.
The covered sidewalk on Court street in front of the Athens National bank building was removed Thursday. The exterior work is complete except for window and front door placement, and occupancy is expected soon.
The guidance notes that a dress should suit an individual and urges that Folly or Martha Washington are not ideal for a sedate or vivacious young woman. To succeed a part must be worn as well as worn.
Ballinger Construction of Ballinger is starting work in Toledo on the Kow T3 000 bunker elevator for Jewell Grain at Jewell five miles northeast of here after a recent building fire. The article also notes that the average person has about 76 million air cells in the lungs.
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