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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 03, 1926
Page
5
The Current Events club plans a 7 o'clock meeting Thursday evening hosted by Mrs. Ray Latham on Franklin Avenue. Miss Gleneyric Wilcox, stenographer for the F. C. Stedman Company, has been confined at 76 North Congress Street for a week with flu and is now convalescing.
Athens Messenger available in New York City at S. E. Corner 42nd Street and 6th Avenue S. E. Corner 47th Street and Broadway 42nd Street opposite Grand Central Depot N.E. Corner 32nd Street and 6th Avenue via The Schultz News Agency.
The Women’s Faculty club of Ohio University held its first social gathering in Howard hall with Mrs. Anna Morrison as hostess. Members, guests including Dr. E B Bryan and others, talked, heard a radio program, and planned committees after ratifying the constitution.
The Social Literary club met Tuesday at Mrs. R. Woodworth’s home. Mrs. C. T. Moore presented current events and Mrs. E. T. Dailey spoke on Wild Life Refuges, detailing the Isaak Walton club’s effort to secure an Elk reservation at Jack.
In Son Hole Wyoming residents rally against stream pollution as part of a broader campaign. Local groups and officials push for stricter controls and cleaner water, citing impacts on wildlife and recreation.
Miss Bertha Bryson wed Mr William Philip Tryon at 1 30 pm yesterday in the First Methodist parsonage. The ceremony was in the minister's home with the bride's parents Mr and Mrs G L Bryson and sister Mrs Emma Morris present. The couple will reside on Athens Rural Route 1 near Hooper Ridge where Mr Tryon farms.
Miss Elizabeth Lummis daughter of S. C. and Mrs Lummis of 111 Grosvenor street Athens marries Duanne Billingsley Laughlin son of Mr and Mrs J M Laughlin of Tippecanoe at the manse conducted by Rev A Y Wilcox pastor of the Presbyterian church The couple leaves for Crooksville where Mr Laughlin works as an engineer for the Ohio Power company The bride a graduate of Athens high school attended Ohio University and Johns Hopkins nurse training later studied violin in college engagements and church work.
Mrs. Farr Marquis hosted the Hobson Study circle at 56 South Cemetery street with a plan for the annual dinner at Mrs. Victor Pierce's home on February 16. Roll call cited current events. Mrs. P G Hibbard spoke on Sidewalks of New York. Earl Hickman of Ohio University sang two solos I Hear a Thrush at Eve and The World is Waiting For the Sunrise, with Miss Spring on piano. The hostess was aided by her young daughter, Mrs. Charles McCarty, and Mrs. Harry Burns.
The Ladies' Aid society of the Christian church will hold a monthly session at 2 o'clock Thursday afternoon in the church parlors.
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Chalfant announce the birth of a daughter Doris Ruth at Youngstown on January 26. The Chalfants formerly lived in Athens and the mother was Miss Clara Oxley before her marriage.
Mrs W Jewett hosted the Sayre Study circle at 73 West State Street. Members named Ohio authors as roll call. Mrs Steele presented Famous Literary Women of Ohio and Mrs A H Vernon spoke on Famous Literary Men of Ohio. Mrs R J Studer closed with two vocal solos.
Mr and Mrs William Pyle announce the birth of a daughter Betty Evelyn on January 30 at their home on 10 First Street.
Mrs. George W. Hopkins and Mrs. Harvey C. Baker hosted a Monday bridge afternoon at 14 Elmwood Place completing a three event series. Six tables played with Mrs. Carl Stickney taking the high score trophy and Mrs. P E Hixson earning the second high award.
The Lillie class Valentine party was held last evening at 39 West Carpenter Street hosted by Mrs Carlos H Cameron. Miss Lucile Duffee led devotional services and Mrs Cameron presided over a brief business session. The evening ended with entertainment and a collation served by the hostess and Miss Garnet Hatch.
Campaign headquarters for Mrs Evalyn Snow a Mount Vernon resident and Republican gubernatorial candidate are opened in the Atlas building Columbus She is set to speak in Newcastle Coshocton county Monday night
A Missouri travel note from Columbia to Centralia highlights a distinctive feature of farmhouses. The Tucker family, who arrived about 100 years ago, established the practice of painting a bright blue gate or door somewhere on the property, regardless of the overall color scheme.
At midnight a Charleston marathon began in a Broadway ballroom with ten men and six women performing in a crowd filled with jerky jazz music. By 12 30 a m the performers had collapsed, as the audience applauded, and all had fallen by morning.
Editors from all sections of Ohio converge in Columbus for the Associated Dailies forty first annual convention. R C Snyder serves as association president with Professor Bristow Adams addressing the gathering this afternoon.
In Holyoke Massachusetts the Dibble household displays an odd ages sequence 4, 34, 64, and 94 for Jane Howard Frank and Nelson Dibble. The paper notes a 30 year gap between each generation highlighting the family tree’s unusual spread.
Constable Blower discovered a working still on the Buckingham branch stove during papers in attachment proceedings at John Clark's home. Clark was arrested, brought before Mayor Park, fined 200 dollars plus costs, and released after arrangements to pay.
Mrs. Vian a Carpenter of Federal aged 77 died at her home at Federal at 10 am Tuesday after a period of ill health pneumonia causing her death She leaves one son Sidney Carpenter of Amenville Her husband Lewis Carpenter died about nineteen years ago Funeral services will be held at Wrightstown
A church service is set for 1 o'clock Thursday afternoon and will be conducted by Mrs. Weatherbee of Athens. Burial will follow in Wrightstown Cemetery.
Hel en Rardin 55 proprietress of a Columbus rooming house died Monday from poisoning. A former resident here she was a daughter of the late Mr and Mrs James Gibbs. Her husband Clyde Bardin runs a garage in Zanesville. Franklin County coroner to investigate whether death was accidental or suicide. Burial set for Thursday in Columbus.
The service will be held Thursday morning at 11 o'clock at Murray Methodist church with burial in Greendale cemetery.
Mrs William Christman of Oakdale traveled with her husband to Grant Hospital in Columbus for an operation today.
Mrs. Charles Hambel and Mrs. Ju J. Robinette traveled to Columbus to be with the 4 year old grandson of Postmaster and Mrs. H I Hambel. The child underwent an operation last Saturday and was not feeling well on Tuesday.
Prof Bristow Adams of Cornell University tells the Associated Ohio dailies meeting that a high degree of accuracy has been achieved in newspaper publishing. He addressed editors and publishers about standards and reliability.
In New York on February 2 Benjamin Schaffer of Kalman and Schaffer encountered three bandits who robbed his jewelry store at 167 East Broadway. They bound and gagged him, then escaped with gems valued at $25,000 from the safe.
Chaplain T. O. Reed addressed the Women's Association of Commerce in Columbus urging that state wards receive steadier attention and care rather than being treated as political footballs during institutional upheavals.
Dr. B. E. Brannon, serving fourteen years for the murder of Bridgeport druggist B. Harrison, West Virginia, was to appear today before Judge John C. Southern to renew his bond as his appeal for a new trial has been granted.
David Lindsey of Hubbard was sentenced to one to seven years in the Ohio state penitentiary after pleading guilty to stealing two coon dogs.
President Coolidge issued a mild but pointed rebuke to army and navy spokesmen who often highlight weaknesses in national defense. The president urged restraint and emphasized unity in defense matters.
Mrs. Elma Bell left Wednesday for Columbus and Cleveland to buy spring and summer millinery stock for her city store. George Wagner returned to Akron Wednesday after several days in the city with Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Gormley. Francis Rice of Vincennes, Indiana, is spending a week here with his mother and other relatives.
In Glouster on February 8 a funeral is planned for John Hillyer. Friends and relatives are invited to attend the service and burial details will be announced by the family.
Hospital officials report slight hope for the recovery of W. W. Ours former city sanitary officer after he was shot during a friendly scuffle at a local amusement center.
Police found Henry H. Kroma and Mary Alberta Kernan unconscious in a Dayton apartment after neighbors reported groans and a gas stove running full tilt with doors and windows stuffed with paper. The air was unbreathable.
In Pawtucket Rhode Island yesterday four cracksmen looted the local post office taking $26. A ham sandwich with lettuce filling was the only clue left behind. Police search continues for the suspects.
London reports diplomatic exchanges ahead of the Geneva disarmament conference plan. Powers show divergent views yet remain hopeful for readjustments satisfactory to all and a settlement on the program to be discussed.
Storms and torrential rains lashed Spain with two drownings reported in Seville. Madrid dispatch notes severe weather sweeping the country today.
Roy Conkle, dubbed king of Marshall county bootleggers, was to be released on $8,000 bond today on his appeal to the supreme court from two convictions. He faced three year prison terms on each case, with former convictions argued by the state, making the offenses felonies.
A dispatch from Hankow today says heavy fighting is underway at Yueh Wei Chun between Wu Pei Ku forces and the Tuchun of Honan.
Paris reports Spain spent 118 million dollars on the Morocco campaign last year and now owes about 2.5 billion dollars in pesetas. Despite Madrid denials, reliable sources say Spain may soon seek a New York flotation for a new loan.
Soviet Russia will issue a centenary edition of Leo Tolstoy’s works and mark September 19, 1928, with Tolstoy’s home near Tula being glorified as a national shrine and educational center.
Rome reports a persistent rift between the Vatican and the Italian government. The Pope seeks a conciliatory solution while Mussolini backers push forecasts of reconciliation as premature and based on government sources.
Report from Hankow says thousands in Henan face death by starvation. Hunger drives women and girls to barter for food. infants are cast into streets. Looting and banditry described as rampant amid the crisis.
K. T. Crossen post of the American Legion announced an important meeting for 7 30 PM at the Legion home on South Court street. A feed will follow the business program and a social hour will conclude the event as organizers expect a large crowd.
An advertisement touts Creomulsion as a twofold remedy for persistent coughs and colds, claiming it soothes inflamed membranes and halts germ growth. It asserts creosote is highly regarded by medical authorities and guarantees refund if not effective.
Columbus February 3. The state clemency board warned against lawyers who solicit money from relatives of convicts promising to secure releases. Several instances were noted and the board said disbarment actions are possible against such shysters.
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