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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Feb 09, 1926

Page

5

Polyganna Class to Host Valentine Party in West Union

The Polyganna class of the Christian Sunday school will entertain with a Valentine party at 7 o'clock Wednesday evening at the home of Miss Maxine Kyle on West Union Street. E V Givler of Canton, formerly with the Messenger display advertising dept, is visiting Athens for a few days. A L Elliott of Toledo attended the Amesville funeral of his uncle O M Lovell and stayed to visit F J Beasley family. Mrs Elliott is the Beasleys' daughter.

The Christian Sunday School Maxine Kyle West Union Street E. V. Givler Canton the Messenger Athens A. L. Elliott Toledo Amesville O. M. Lovell F. J. Beasley Elliott

Sun day visit by Marietta and Ironton guests

Mr. Starling and Miss Eleanor Barrows of Marietta and Miss Margaret Lemmon of Ironton traveled from Marietta to visit Miss Lemmon’s grandmother Mrs. Fred White at 186 North Lancaster Street on a Sunday.

Mr. Starling Eleanor Barrows Marietta Margaret Lemmon Ironton Miss Lemmon Fred White North Lancaster Street

Miss Winifred Jones Visits Columbus Hosts Parrys

Miss Winifred Jones spent the week end in Columbus as the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Parry.

Winifred Jones Columbus Thomas Parry

Stalder Family Return From Cincinnati Visit

Mrs. Harry G. Stalder and her daughter Miss Mary Stalder have returned home after several days in Cincinnati.

Harry G. Stalder Mary Stalder Cincinnati

Chauncey Parent-Teacher Meet Highlights February Program

Chauncey Chauncey P T A met in the high school auditorium under president Mrs Earl W Gardner. Dues were collected and one new member joined. The Christian Endeavor society of First Christian church presented songs readings and solos by students and local performers. The next meeting is set for March 8.

Chauncey Chauncey Parent-Teacher Association Chauncey High School Earl W. Gardner Arthur Swart Earl Bridgewater A. L. Preston Christian Endeavor Society The First Christian Church Christian Endeavor Chorus Florence Brewer Esther Fiske Ogg Ralph Co. Pritts Charles Bradfield, Jr Grace Smith Wyone Gardner Mildred Sands James Nye Endeavorers Louis Lenheim Lenheim Hazel Harvey Charles Sweeney, Jr

Chauncey High School Lyceum Tonight Program

The second number of the Chauncey high school lyceum series, under the Senior class, will be staged this evening at 7 o’clock in the high school auditorium. The Priscilla Entertainers will perform, with something unusually interesting promised.

Chauncey Chauncey High School Priscilla

Lyceum Course Tickets Available From Senior Class

Tickets for the lyceum course may be procured from any member of the senior class.

Daughters of Pocahontas Meeting Attended by Area Women

Mrs James Powell Miss Wanda Powell Miss Gay McDonald Mrs Joe Wallace Mrs Sarah Wallace and Mrs Laura Calhoun from The Plains visited Nelsonville last evening for a Daughters of Pocahontas gathering.

Chauncey James Powell Wanda Powell Gay McDonald Joe Wallace Sarah Wallace Laura Calhoun Plains Nelsonville Daughters of Pocahontas

Sunday guests hosted by Mr and Mrs Walter McGuire

Chauncey February 9 Mr and Mrs Walter McGuire entertained Sunday evening guests including Mr and Mrs Masten Miss Agusta Masten Mr and Mrs John DeMollet of Athens Mr and Mrs FR EK Cook Mr and Mrs Ambrose Terrel Mr and Mrs W C Nichols and Harry Rolli son of The Plains

Chauncey Walter McGuire Masten Agusta Masten John DeMollet Athens FR. EK. Cook Ambrose Terrel W. C. Nichols Harry Rollison The Plains

Miss Klee Fills Her Appointment

The Rev. Miss Millicent Klee filed her regular appointment at the Nazarene church in The Plains Chauncey. She is the regular minister there and is visiting Ironton to care for her seriously ill mother Mrs. Laura Klee while continuing to fill services at The Plains.

Chauncey Millicent Klee Nazarene Church the Plains Walter Wharton Miss Klee Ironton Laura Klee

Chauncey Personalities Attend Weekend Visits

Chauncey residents hosted and visited relatives Sunday evening across East Converse Street and Mound Street. Athens guests included Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Seamon and daughter Mary Seamon. Ruth Ogg hosted Elsie Mingus. Attendees from Chauncey joined events in Nelsonville and Maple Hill, with Jonas and Carter families among those visiting.

Chauncey Bernard Seamon Mary Seamon Athens Charles Ogg East Converse Street Arthur Swart Guy Brookins Christian Church Nelsonville Ruth Ogg Elsie Mingus A. L. Preston Mound Street J. W. Jonas Maple Hill Wilbur Jonas John Carter Bishopville

Ladies Aid society meets at Millfield church

The Millfield Christian church Ladies Aid society holds its monthly business meeting on Thursday at 7 PM at the church. Officers will be elected and members urged to attend.

Chauncey Ladies Aid Society Millfield Christian Church

Eye Injury Leads to Columbus Medical Visit

Earl Worden of Chauncey, manager of the local telephone office, has returned from Columbus where a eye specialist treated his right eye. He was struck by a piece of coal last November, cutting the eyelid and bruising the eyeball, which impaired vision. This marks the second trip and his eye shows improvement.

Chauncey Earl Worden Columbus

Famous Orchestra to Appear Here on Lecture Course

The Minneapolis Symphony, a ninety member ensemble led by Belgian conductor Henry Verbruggan, will perform here February 18 as part of the university lecture course. It travels by special train after touring St Louis New Orleans Atlanta and New York City, with Pittsburgh Carnegie Music Hall as a stop before Purdue University. Prof C C Robinson praises the group as among the best and notes it’s the largest orchestra ever seen in Athens.

Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra Henry Verbruggan Minneapolis St. Louis New Orleans Atlanta New York City Pittsburgh Carnegie Music Hall Purdue University C. C. Robinson Athens Cincinnati Symphony

Two Men Fined for Intoxication in Local Court

Len Tedrow and John Brundage appeared before Magistrate Pearl W. Helwig after Sheriff Pete McKinley brought them in on a charge of intoxication. Both pleaded guilty and were fined ten dollars plus costs. Brundage was involved in the wreck on state hospital grounds instead of John Sherman, linked to the same incident in the Messenger.

Len Tedrow John Brundage Pearl W. Helwig Pete McKinley Brundage State Hospital John Sherman

Army Helped Out New York in 1919 Seattle Strike

Major General Robert Lee Bullard said the I W W strike crushed in Seattle in 1919 owed its end not to Mayor Ole Hanson but to a Washington telephone warning that the army would back him. The remark was made during his address.

New York Seattle Ole Hanson Washington United States Army Robert Lee Bullard

Bowery Chinatown Bus Fire Ties Up Times Square Traffic

A massive Bowery and Chinatown bus caught fire in Times Square drawing large crowds. The blaze disrupted pedestrian and vehicle flow as onlookers gathered and officials managed the scene.

New York Times Square Bowery Chinatown

Seasonal "mil inery" for men proposed at retail conference

Lynn Revenaugh of Cincinnati suggested a seasonal line of millinery for men as a business aid during a conference of the National Association of Retail Secretaries.

Lynn Revenaugh Cincinnati National Association of Retail Secretaries

All Wor Charity Dinner Aims to Build Italian Hospital

About one hundred people attended a Brooklyn dinner priced at $1,000 a plate to raise funds for constructing an Italian hospital.

New York Brooklyn

Witness Held on Charge Amid Hall Mills Murder Inquiry

Mrs. Nellie Russell, a witness in the Hall Mills murder case, was held on $2,000 bail in Somerville New Jersey, charged with withholding two valuable Russian wolfhounds from their owner Mrs. Paolo de Pino of New York.

Somerville, N. J Nelie Russell Hall-Mills Paolo de Pino New York

Germany to file League entry request in Geneva

The German consul in Geneva informed the League of Nations secretariat that Germany will submit its application to join the League on Wednesday morning. The move marks a formal step toward Germany’s admission to the international body.

Geneva League of Nations Germany League

Suspender trend fuels niche fashion revival

Canton Ohio readers note a revival of suspenders amid a flurry of reports on upticks in holdups and crime. The piece links fashion interest to broader urban crime anxieties while highlighting local style shifts.

Postponed Athens Nelsonville High Debate Indefinitely

The Athens high school debate with Nelsonville and Athens teams in the tri angle was postponed due to illness on the Nelsonville team. The topic was Resolved That the air service of the United States should constitute a department of the government.

Athens Nelsonville Canaanville Air Service of United States Marcella Vienup Reba Shafer Fannie Davidson Cecil Ladd Mary Kircher Edwin Cooper John Miller Helen Cross

Rockefeller case seeks $8.5 million in South American concessions

Civil engineer Charles Bright told the supreme court he has struggled since 1922 to serve papers in his suit against John D. Rockefeller heirs and twenty others. He alleges a conspiracy to seize his interests in South America and seeks $8,500,000.

New York John D. Rockefellers Charles Bright Supreme Court Bright Rockefellers South America

Restauranteur Fumes Over Long Distance Call Loss

In Union City New Jersey a polite customer asked John Thanos to use his phone for a 1.75 long distance call. He then learned the man talked forty one minutes to Tharleston North Carolina for a total loss of 67.60 dollars.

Union City N. J John Thanos Thanos Tharleston 8. C

Teddy's Sons Return Oyster Bay

Citizens of Oyster Bay New York greet the sons of a local figure as they return to town amid postwar grateful reception and civic pride. The homecoming highlights community ties and regional identity in a town known for its political and social prominence.

Teddy Oyster Bay N. Y Sons

Safe home remedy dissolves blackheads with Calonite powder

A newspaper instruction advises using two ounces of Calonite powder on a hot wet cloth to rub over blackheads. The method promises immediate disappearance of all blemishes, big or small.

Roosevelt Party Plans Welcome Home After Asiatic Hunt

A welcome home celebration is planned for Theodore Roosevelt and Theodore Jr with their wives upon return from an Asiatic hunting expedition. The party is to sail from England on February 24.

Teddy Roosevelt Theodore Kermit Roosevelt England

Real pioneer of West dies

Hugh Brown 96, a Pony Express rider and California pioneer, died in San Francisco. His funeral drew massive turnout in Santa Clara. Despite inclusion of guns in popular Western myth, Brown never carried a firearm or defended himself with one during the 1850s.

San Francisco Co. P Hugh Brown Santa Clara California Brown Pony Express

Jacksons Digestive and Liver Powder Ad Claims 1.00 Box

A testimonial letter promotes Dr Jacksons Digestive and Liver Powder for acute indigestion and related symptoms. The ad touts a $1.00 home remedy, guarantees satisfaction, and offers a free trial from the Jackson Medicine Company in Jansville Ohio.

Br. Jackson C. H. Shattuck Dr. Jackson Cdc Eladtio Jackson Medicine Company Dept. D Anesville Ohio

New York says mastermind term misleads

De George W. Kirchway former head of Columbia University and Sing Sing warden disputes the label mastermind, calling the term a misnomer and arguing the mastermind need not be the actual culprit.

New York de George W. Kirchway Columbia University Er Sing Sing

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