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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jan 04, 1923

Page

3

Nurse Tessa Ervin Returns to Columbus After Holiday Visit

Miss Tessa Ervin a Grant hospital nurse has come back to Columbus from a holiday stay with her parents Mr and Mrs Bu Ervin and with friends in the city The West End parent teacher association will hold a meeting tomorrow afternoon at 2 30 o clock at the building A good attendance is desired by the membership.

Tessa Ervin Grant Hospital Columbus Mrs Bu Ervin West End Parent-Teacher Association

W E A officers urged to attend Friday practice

All W. E. A. officers and guards urged to be out for practice Friday evening at the usual hour. John Keplar has returned to Cincinnati to attend dental college after holidays with his parents Mr and Mrs Barney Keplar. Mrs Earl Young left for Frankfort Illinois to visit her aunt Mrs Will Russell and friends in St. Louis Missouri for about two weeks.

John Keplar Cincinnati Dental College Mrs Barney Keplar Earl Young Will Russell Frankfort St. Louis Los Angeles Calif John Emerson Actors’ Equity Assocation New York

Mrs Will Parry Returns From Logan Visit

Mrs Will Parry has returned from a several days visit in Logan with her son in law and daughter Mr and Mrs Ed Schwencke.

Will Parry Logan Ed Schwencke

Mrs Fred Brown Visits Wells Town Parents

Mrs. Fred Brown traveled to Wells Town yesterday to visit her parents Mr. and Mrs. William Walker.

Fred Brown Wellston William Walker

Misses Abbie Lama and Mayme Kepiar Visit Athens

Misses Abbie Lama and Mayme Kepiar were Athens visitors on New Year’s Day, stopping in for a brief social call and greetings.

Abbie Lama Mayme Kepiar Athens

Mrs Grady and Vivian Mae Return to Louisville Home

Mrs W H Grady and her daughter Vivian Mae return to their Louisville home on Wednesday after visiting the former's mother Mrs T E Wells over the holiday season.

W. H. Grady Vivian Mae Louisville T. E. Wells

Birthday party for Mrs Victor Hough in Adams Street

Neighbors and friends gathered Tuesday evening at Mrs Victor Hough’s Adams Street home to celebrate her birthday organized by her daughter Vivian May. The night included games and music followed by ice cream and cake for guests including Mesdames Parry James Bowers Thress Smith Cope Roegge Cope Powell son Jack Smith Coakley Davis and girls Mary Fern Frances Parrey Charline Garner.

Victor Hough Adams Street Vivian May Mesdames Will Parry Ben James Allison Bowers Herman Thress James Smith James Cope Will Roegge George Cope Will

Ward family dinner hosts with out-of-town guests

Mr. and Mrs. A. N. Ward hosted a 12 o'clock Sunday dinner. Guests included Mr. and Mrs. Walter Ward and daughter Betty, Mr. and Mrs. Sam Thomas and son Gerald, Mr. and Mrs. Floyd George and son Harry of Guysville, and Mr. Willis Logan of Bellington West Virginia.

A. N. Ward Walter Ward Betty Sam Thomas Gerald Floyd George Harry Guysville Willis Logan Bellington W. Va

Presbyterian Communion Service Noted In Quarterly Observance

The regular quarterly communion service will be observed at the church with services led by the minister and supporting congregants. The event reflects a standard liturgical schedule within the denomination and invites participation from parishioners.

Funeral services held for Mrs Mary Dixon near Buchtel

Funeral services for Mrs Mary Dixon wife of G W Dixon were held at John Shepard’s home near Buchtel today at 2 o clock. Burial followed at Buchtel cemetery. Mrs Dixon leaves her husband and nine children.

Mary Dixon G. W. Dixon John Shepard Buchtel

Death of Louis Barnhart Dims at Home Near Kimberly

Louis Barnhart aged 67 died at his home near Kimberly after an eight week illness. Funeral services are set for Saturday at 10 a.m. at the Chauncey Christian church with burial in Chauncey.

Louis Barnhart Kimberly Chauncey Christian Church Chauncey

W. B. A. Social Meeting At Mrs Carter Home

The W. B. A. held a social gathering at Mrs. Glen Carter’s Walnut Street home on Wednesday evening. Assisting hostesses were Mrs. Stuart, Mrs. Maffin and Mrs. Corwin. Twenty-one members attended and enjoyed refreshments afterwards.

Glen Carter Walnut Streets Stuart Maffin Corwin

New Year Dinner Hosted by Mr and Mrs E H Wilson

Mr and Mrs E H Wilson of Poplar street gave an elegant New Year’s Day dinner. Guests included Mr and Mrs Wade Hilderbrand Mrs Cora Vermillion Mr James Wollery of Columbus Mr and Mrs A H Crothers Miss Alice Vermillion Virgil Edwards of Orbiston Walter Glover of Buchtel and Mrs Bernice Murray and her young daughter from this city.

E. H. Wilson Poplar Street Wade Hilderbrand Cora Vermillion James Wollery Columbus A. H. Crothers Alice Vermillion Virgil Edwards Orbiston Walter Glover Buchtel Bernice Murray City

New Year Party Hosted by Miss Stella Carter in Converse Street

Miss Stella Carter hosted a New Year gathering at her parents home on Converse Street with thirty guests. The event featured games and music followed by refreshments as the house was decorated for the season. Miss Margaret Shields left for New Lexington to resume studies at St. Aloysius school after holidays with her parents.

Stella Carter B. E. Carter Converse Street Margaret Shields New Lexington St. Aloysius School Charles C. Shields

Forest Rose Rebekah Lodge Meets Friday Evening

Forest Rose Rebekah lodge of this city will hold a regular meeting Friday evening with an important business session followed by a pot luck supper. All members are urged to be present.

Woman’s Club Meeting at Mrs Martin’s in Lexington

Mrs Henry Martin hosted Chauncey Christian church women Wednesday afternoon at her Lexington Avenue home. A large attendance enjoyed a fine meeting with Mrs Clarence Butts delivering a devotional.

Henry Martin The Chauncey Christian Church Lexington Avenue Clarence Butts

Incomplete Financial Totals In Ocr Segment

Fragmentary numeric data shows multiple monetary values and totals with no clear context. No names dates or institutions are legible to identify the subject or report purpose.

Election of officers led by Mrs Arthur Swart at class meeting

The program election of officers named Mrs Arthur Swart as president, Mrs Clarence Butts as vice president, Mrs Charles Fiske as secretary, Mrs S D Jackson as assistant secretary, and Mrs Guy Gardner as treasurer. Luncheon followed during the social hour. Additional notes mention Mrs Ruth James hosting guests from Millfield and visits involving the Gardner and Stansbaugh families, plus travels of Virgil Lahugh and Mrs H M Russell family.

Gram Arthur Swart Clarence Butts Charles Fiske S. D. Jackson Guy Gardner Ruth James Millfield City M. J. Gardner Wyona Kari Gardner George Stansbaugh

Kent to lecture at Ohio University series in January

Dr. Charles Foster Kent professor of Biblical Literature at Yale will visit Ohio University for six lectures. He speaks Sunday at 6:00 p.m. at the Christian church on The Christian Basis of Happiness and Monday at 6:30 p.m. in Ewing Hall on Our New Understanding of Jesus. He also addresses the freshman College Problems class Tuesday at 10:30 a.m. on The Higher Loyalties and concludes Tuesday at 4:00 p.m. in Ewing Hall on Jesus and Modern Science.

Ohio University Charles Foster Kent Charles Bond Kent Yale University America Bond Ewing Halls United States Ohio

Corning Woman Guest at Drake Residence

Alice May Wilson of Corning is the guest of Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Drake, according to social notes.

Alice May Wilson Corning J. A. Drake

Community Sickness Notice Names Local Residents

Mrs. Ira Myers and Mrs. Henry J Staffinger are reported among the sick of the community. The short item records health concerns affecting local households and names two residents.

Ira Myers Henry J’. Staffinger

Goitre Relieved by Sorbal Quadruple Liniment

Mrs. Lollis Owen of Millersburg Ohio reports relief from goitre choking smothering weak eyes and nervousness after using Sorbal Quadruple colorless liniment She will share how she used it and urges readers to request free information from Sorbal Company Mechanicsburg Ohio Sold by drug stores with Mee Kee Drug Co local outlet.

Lollis Owen Millersburg Ohio Sorbal Company Mechanicsburg All Drug Mee- Kee Drug Co

Broadwell and Athens Local Notes Splash

Broadwell reports W O White as business carl er at Athens Saturday. Mrs Leota Brill Tom White and Miss Zuella Knowlton motored to Athens. Mrs Brill to visits friends at Columbus. Jessie Robinson of Athens visiting her sister Mrs Orliee Roberts. Several here are butchering amid cold snap. Hal Haybron absent after trip to Parkersburg. Violet Haybron returns from Athens. Rufus White moves family to Westland farm. Art Vincent of Bic Run visits Nice family. Infant of Bert and Bert Roberts dies and funeral at Sand Rock. Weymer White returns to Dayton. Roy Roberts and family drive from MacConnelsville. Jarvis and Georgia Potts visit William James. Rev Plumer preaches at Mt Liberty. Viola Tuttle leaves for Amesville Athens Millfield. Tucille Seaman hosts a musical for friends. Edith McDaniel visits France home.

W. O. White Athens Leota Brill Tom White Zuella Knowlton Brill Columbus Jessie Robinson Orliee Roberts Hal Haybron Parkersburg Violet Haybron Rufus White Westland Art Vincent Bic Run Tinlay Jarvis Georgia Potts Hocking Valley Jame William James Plumer Mt. Liberty Viola Tuttle Amesville Millfield Tucille Seaman Edith McDaniel George France

Dr Helen Carpenter Daughter of Athens Doctor Dies in Seattle

Dr Helen Carpenter daughter of Dr George H Carpenter and Mary Welch Carpenter of Athens died December 18 at her Seattle home from heart trouble. She studied medicine with her father in Athens and practiced in Boston before moving to Seattle where she continued her work until ill health. Her mother was daughter of Judge John Welch of Ohio Supreme Court.

Helen Carpenter George H Mary Welch Carpenter Athens Seattle Washington Helen Walker Sophie B. Pike Oxford George H. Carpenter 91St Ohio Regiment Boston Mass John Welch Supreme Court of Ohio

Poincare Criticized Over Reparations Commission Idea

Premier Poincare was accused of splitting hairs after claiming he had never been officially approached about Secretary Hughes proposal to settle the reparations controversy with a commission of experts. The remark drew comment in Washington today.

Washington Poincare Paris Hughes

Death of Adda Frost Wife of Isaac Frost

Adda Frost died Wednesday afternoon at 1 35 at her Clark s Chapel area home at age 49. Private funeral services will be held Friday morning at 10 o clock with burial in Clarks Chapel cemetery. She is survived by her husband and several children, two sons remaining at home.

Adda Frost Isaac Frost Clark’s Chapel Clarks Chapel

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