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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 06, 1929
Page
8
Local notes record visitors in Columbus and Cleveland. Families from Murray City cite Christmas travel, homecomings, and gatherings with extended kin. Funeral services, hospital visits, and medical cases are listed alongside holiday social events and church-affiliated activities.
Marshall county brief reports the Masons and Eastern Star installing star officers at the Masonic Hall Saturday night. G A Hunter presided over Masonic installations while Mrs Wood Townsend and others led the Eastern Star ceremony. Light refreshments followed. Several local residents arrive or return from visits and illnesses, including Mrs Warren Tippie and Mrs Cora Hasket from Sheridan Indiana.
Local notes report visits by Mrs Dickson May McCallister of Akron and Mrs Hevert McCallister to relatives near Amesville and Columbus. Residents Will Davis Opal Hale and Louise Hale visit Hoy and Levi Hale family for New Year’s. Ashford Matheney and Mer Stauffer suffer illness from a fire. Rafael Filey, son of Edson Riley, marries Jessie Roop of Callicothe. plans visit to Riley parents. The Plains Community Literary Society set to meet January 14 with no meeting January 7 due to sickness.
A series of brief notes from Syracuse report local illness recoveries and multiple visits. Included are Western and Southern Life agent Hese n Nichola returning to health, several residents leaving illness behind, and families visiting relatives in Pomeroy Columbus and Youngstown. Also mentions a post office appointment, lodging plans for tourists, and local shopping trips.
Shade Mulligan and daughter and Mary Gertrude visited Sunday afternoon. Several others called to Walter Smith during the day including Grace Llinch Harris Adrien and Doris Smith Relph Harris Conrad Mulligan and Darrel Haning and Walter Howard. Mr. and Mrs Roy Goldsberry and son David visited Mr and Mrs J Smith Sunday afternoon. Mrs William Wope is with her daughter Mrs Basom of Athens who is ill. Mrs Kate Chappell visited her father Joe Hawk Tuesday. Claire Burson and Paul Smith visited Miss Glennie Velma Flanders Bondar evening. Walter Smith previously ill for three weeks went to Mt Carmel Hospital in Columbus Wednesday for treatment.
Residents and relatives from Chauneas Pomeroy Columbus and Dexter visit friends and relatives in Albany and nearby towns. Names include Mrs Alva Rupe William Vining J A Evans C P Jewell Andrew Jewell H Jewell Cecil Jewell and many others with multiple weekend stops and host visits.
Mr and Mrs Hubert Buck and their sons Jennie Floyd Junior and James Roy are visiting at Mrs Buck's parents home. Mr and Mrs Paul Jeffers, Florence King and Carl Peppies visited George King and family last Friday. Mrs Osi Boyd won ill last week. Mr and Mrs William Bt Clair attended a surprise birthday party for Mrs Minnis Story and Mrs Delbert Staneart at William Story's home in Big Run last week.
Mt Zion Church hosts services on Saturday night conducted by Rev Moss man. Mrs Jack Taylor ill with influenza. Various residents, including Carl Johnsen Wilbur Wolfe Orlando Tousen and others visited churches and towns such as Ashbery Nelsonville Haydenville Carbondale Columbus and Logan this week. Robert Cou llil and Florence Cling wed Monday. District residents report illnesses and travel for business and school.
Chase EASE reports list of residents and visitors including Grace Eynch staying with Paul Robins son near Athens Laura Woodyard visiting grandparents George and Pearl Reeves near Pearl Chapel Carsey and Tom Wells on a business trip to Athens Pearl Woods visiting relatives in Parkersburg J W Lax from Hebbardsville spent Thursday with Tt H Curbay Maud Marlin seriously ill Merri Chase returned to Albany from vacation E l L Sauters visited Albany Emmerce on a business trip to Carpenter
Racine Clifton Helter return home after Akron visit. Miss Eva Sayre from Missouri, Lindenwood College nurse, visited aunt Mrs. Aurilla Hayman and left late week. Ervin Chanelt's business trip to Hohsor Tuesday. Floyd Bentz family back in Montana after weeks with Mrs. Jennie Hentz. Joe Jackson visited several days with friends. W S Reed of the First National Bank recovered from three weeks at home. Mrs. Dora Chanel visited Joe Jackson. Flu cases reported but mild. Rice: Jan 5 Mr and Mrs
A notice from Carbondale reports James Pollick of Gypsum seriously ill with influenza. Several locals including Billy Goff Ruth Rucker and Harvey Allbaugh family members are mentioned in illness and visits. Harvey Allbaugh Jr and his wife, previously in the Ohio State sanatorium, are reported improving.
Amesville Ohio January 6. The achogla resumes work with Mr Goddard in charge for a short time. Flu cases and illness rise this week. Rural mail carriers Clyde and Peter Parsons miss routes Wednesday. Mine repairs near Lathrop resume coal loading first time since a strike. Many homes wired. Southern Ohio Electric Company power and street lamps to be installed. Elderly resident D B Bennett bed bound. Local guests include Mer and Mrs D A Terrell and Mr and Mrs Elmer Strout from Athens. Various teachers and students listed as spending last week at home.
The Hebbardsville M E Church Ladies' Aid met at Mrs. Letter Cordray's home to quilt, dine, and conduct business. C. S. Reaves and family moved to Lancaster. Howard Stanley hosted the New Years Party for the Wednesday Club with games and gift exchanges. Miss Mary Neil resigned from Albany Citizen's Bank effective Jan 1 after 14 years. Lizzafoos appointed to fill vacancy at Works Hardware. Albany teams won home basketball games 23-9 and 35-26. Several social visits, funerals, and moves reported including residents to Albany and Parkersburg, with church events and an anniversary announcement.
Salem school reports many pupils out with influenza after a twelve day vacation on January 2. Helen Grace Eleanor Six and Fay Barnhart have perfect attendance for four months. Those with two months perfect attendance include Frank Barnhart Robert Richardson and Josephine Coopers. One month perfect attendance lists Ruth McDonald Mary McDonald Arthur B McDonald and Arthur Graham. Sresco reopened here Wednesday.
A jumbled promotional column extols Bronchuline Emulsion as a rapid cure for persistent coughs and flu like conditions. It claims dramatic life changes for a reader who used the product and warns against traffic cops while mixing in unrelated anecdotes and discount lines about rug cleaning.
A physician named Thos Aine is advertised as a quick relief remedy for sore throat and soreness with a double action that targets local pain and internal cause. It claims no harmful drug content and is safe for the family. Also advertised for cough relief with money back guarantees at price points of 3c, 60c, and $1.00.
Thelma Conley reports two years of red itchy pimples on face and arms. After trying many remedies she used Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Ointment, using three cakes and two boxes, and was completely healed. Advertisement notes Cuticura products sold everywhere with a free sample offer.
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