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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Feb 22, 1928

Page

5

Social and Personal Mention Highlights Local Society

Mrs. Allen R. Kresge hosted the Social Literary club at 81 Grosvenor Street. Dr. and Mrs. Norman Fenton traveled to Toronto and Boston for psychological meetings, with stops in New York on return. Mrs. Guy Hewitt visited Columbus to see daughter Miss Mary Virginia Hewitt at Ohio University.

Allen R. Kresge Grosvenor Street Pernoon Norman Fenton Toronto Canada Doctor Menton Boston Mass Fenton New York Guy Hewitt Columbus Mary Virginia Hewitt Ohio University Hewitt Dasa Long South High Street

Banco Party Brings Beans and Cooley Winners

Mr and Mrs Carroll Bean hosted a banco party at 23 Brown Avenue with Edith Cooley and Bernard Cooley winning high scores and Grace Bean and Thom as Hoffman taking low scores. Assistants included Mrs R R McAfee and Grace Bean. A C D club to meet Thursday at 7pm with Mrs Fred H McCoy at 5 North Congress Street. Mr Edward R Davis left for Port Arthur Texas after visiting his brother B J Davis at 116 Mill Street.

Banco Carroll Bean Brown Avenue Edith Cooley Bernard Cooley Grace Bean Thomas Hoffman R. R. McAfee A. Co. D. Club Fred H. McCoy North Congress Street Edward R. Davis Port Arthur Texas B. J. Davis Mill Street

Cheeriwee Choir Welcomes Three New Members

Three new members were initiated into the Cheeriwee choir at a Christian church gathering in the church parlors last evening. Delores Phelps Irene France and Monadell Sanders joined the group amid readings games and music with Washington's birthday decorations and refreshments to close the event.

Cheeriwee Choir of the Christian Church Delores Phelps Irene France Monadell Sanders

Tuesday Needle club dinner honors husbands at Sprague home

Sociable annual event with 56 guests dining on chicken at 50 Morrie Avenue. Valentine matched partners, marble rolling contest, and plays by Mrs. Harvey Ramsey and others followed by musical readings and vocal solos. Husband group agreed to a March banquet at Hotel Berry.

Wiley T. Sprague Morrie Avenue Harvey Ramsey Arthur Hickman Wv. D. Hill L. H. Baughman H. T. Phillips W. FE. Clark E. A. Guthrie Ellen Biddle Wiley Sprague W. D. Robinson Hotel Berry

Linscott Return Home After Visit with Johnson Family

Mr and Mrs A V Linscott return to their Columbus home after a short visit with Mr and Mrs A L Johnson at 21 Morris Avenue. The trip was a familial gathering with relatives in the city.

A. V. Linscott Columbus Mms. A. L. Johnson Morris Avenue

Past Noble Grands Meet of Rebekah Lodge

Past Noble Grands of the Rebekah lodge will gather at 7 o clock Friday evening at the home of Mrs. A N Johnson on Second Street for a meeting.

Rebekah A. N. Johnson Second Street

Martha Washington dinner highlights Hobson Study Circle event

Cherries and symbols for Washington's birthday opened the annual Martha Washington dinner. Plates served for thirty members as Miss Delle Finsterwald spoke on Roosevelt’s travels and Mary McCune read twice. Betty Lou Wyckoff performed in Martha Washington dress with songs and readings. Mr. Arthur Sayre travels home to Cleveland after a visit with his mother. Miss Estelle Finney of Columbus visited Mrs. Preston and Mrs. Wolfe, then returned home after accompanying them.

Washington Martha Washington Hobson Study Circle Clarence Wyckoff Maplewood Drive Estelle Finney Columbus F. L. Preston Byron Wolfe Logan Preston Wolfe Miss Finney

Fire Crews Battle Small Home Blaze and Bus Fire

A May Avenue home of Pearl Helwig caught fire due to burning trash and a shanty built by boys burned. A second call reported an Ohio Transit bus fire at Ho tel Berry and Flatiron Square caused by a leaking gas tank after a passerby dropped a match.

May Avenue East State Streets Athens Pearl Helwig Helwig E. R. Laughlin Ohio Transit Hotel Berry Laughlin Grant Gilkey Flatiron Square Henderson

ToledoMother Saves Her Five Children In Blaze

Mrs. Robert Fuller rescued her five children when a fire struck their Toledo home. She first carried her eight month old twin sons to a neighbor then returned to guide James age two Robert age six and Earnest age four to safety.

Toledo O.R Robert Fuller James Robert Earnest

Sister Bernarda 74 Dies After Long Illness

Sister Bernarda 74 of St. Vincent's Orphanage Columbus formerly attached to St. Aloysius academy New Lexington dies after a long illness. She came to America from Germany. A brother Magnus Schimmel of St. Louis survives.

Columbus U.P Bernarda St. Vincent's Orphanage St. Aloysius Academy New Lexington America Germany Magnus Schimmel St. Louis

Sale of Shrubbery by City Federation Depends on Demand

The City Federation may sell shrubbery this season based on demand. Mrs. John Finsterwald announced the decision while urging buyers to notify Mrs. Frank Murphy early. The group has previously planted and sold shrubbery at cost to encourage home landscaping without profit.

John Finsterwald City Federation Frank Murphy

Reed Renewed Attack On Administration

Senator James A. Reed of Missouri renewed his attack on the Harding Coolidge administrations in Tulsa declaring the Republican protective tariff caused farmers' misfortunes. The speech was part of his southwest campaign for the Democratic presidential nomination and blamed tariff policy for farm price maladjustments.

Tulsa Okla U.P James A. Reed Missouri Harding Coolidge Reed Southwest

Remus Fight Resumes in Lima Hearing

George Remus' fight for freedom from the State Hospital for the Criminally Insane resumed today in Lima with the hearing unlikely to conclude within ten days.

Lima George Remus State Hospital

Clinic on Skin Diseases Planned in Athens County

A clinic on common skin diseases for physicians is planned in Athens County. Dr. C. J. Shepard of Columbus will lecture. The event follows a monthly dinner at the Colonial hotel and will be held in the common pleas courthouse starting at 1:00 PM. The medical association also schedules an April meeting in Nelsonville to discuss tuberculosis symptoms.

Athens County C. J. Shepard Columbus T. A. Copeland Athens County Medical Association Colonial Hotel Common Pleas Copeland Nelsonville

Jury Convicts Prison Mutineer of First Degree Murder

A jury in Sacramento returns a first degree murder verdict against a Folsom penitentiary inmate who led a prison mutiny. The panel recommends a life sentence with possible parole after the murder finding.

Sacramento Calif Folsom Penitentiary Hieterpem

Cascara the Natural Laxative Endorsed by Tradition

The article extols cascara bark as the best laxative from Mother Nature. It claims it cleanses the system without habit, aids the bowels to move naturally, and supports overall health without harmful effects. It cites Indiana as an example of long, sickness-free life using cascara.

Indiana

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Carl H. Beasley J. Halliday Cline Fred McKay Blaine R. Goldsberry John H. Berry Virgene Brill Cheeriwee Choir Hobson Club Arthur Sayre Cleveland E. D. Sayre Helene Helene Costello Maurice Costello John W. Regan Helen John Fire Department GAR B. M. Covert Optometrist W.B. Drake Gibson Quine la Grippe Cline Gibson’s Pharmacy Prescription Store George O. Thurn Chaliapin’s Feodor Chaliapin Maria August Bluchen Remus Iry Cleaners Cornwell Jewelry and Gift Shop Athens Jewelers Jacobs Cascara Cascarets Bank of Athens National Bank Amy Pat NEA Service Chile Gee OUR Service Athens National Bank
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