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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jan 11, 1927

Page

5

Society and Personal Mention Headlines

Mrs. George W. Reynolds hosts sisters at Congress apartments while Mrs. George DeCamp of Cleveland plans a surgical prep. Sherrill Harless visits in Athens with J A Walsh family. W B A members with January birthdays meet at Mrs. Tom Rosser’s home. Ladies’ Aid to quilt at Central Avenue M E church. Dr and Mrs Hooper farewelled at Athens State Hospital party as he departs for new superintendency. Also notes include hospital staff dinners, visitors from Sleepy Eye and Columbus, club meetings, and New Year greetings.

Tom Rosser Wéat Washington Street Ladies’ Aid Society Central Avenue M. E William Hughes Clark Street Emmett L. Hooper Athens State Hospital Hooper Small Gon Cumett L., Jr Docter Hooper Charlies H. Russeil Hugh G. Jefferson Martha Washington Mt. Vernon J. H. Berry

Hi Y Club Discusses Criticism at Athens High

Elmer Norris led the Hi Y Club discussion on criticism at the Athens High School meeting today. The group met at noon and previous week covered Sunday observance led by John Alden. John Lemm of Chicago was fined 1500 dollars for making moonshine whiskey in his bakery.

Athens J High School Elmer Norris John Alden John Lemm Chicago

Heet Pain Healer Advertises Quick Relief

An advertisement touts Heet as instant relief for rheumatism neuritis and pain. It claims a cork applicator delivers penetrating heat easing joints muscles and nerves. The ad notes two ingredients, no staining or irritation, and a 60 cent price at drug stores.

New Young Peoples Branch Forms for W C T U at Church

The temperance union will form a new Young Peoples branch at a meeting in First Methodist church Wednesday night at 7:30. All high school boys and girls are eligible. Miss Rachael Stewart, guest of Misses Elizabeth and Eleanor Bailey, has left for her next destination.

Young Peoples Branch The Temperance Union First Methodist Rachael Stewart Elizabeth Eleanor Bailey

Mary Lewis Falls Short of Opera Fame in Athens Hearing

Mary Lewis, a Metropolitan Opera artist, entertained 2,500 at Ohio University but critics found her voice lacking polish and range. They praised stage presence and beauty, noted uneven performance across pieces, and suggested her appeal rested more on appearance than vocal depth.

Mary Lewis Metropolitan Opera Wesley H. Maurer Ohio University Athens Metropolitan’ Opera Ziegfeld Marian Talley Lidgey Chopin Y Szulc

Literature Quiz Questions and Answers

Questions cover plays poems and novels. Answers include Shakespeare for As You Like It Tennyson poem line from The Charge of the Light Brigade Omar Khayyam is best known for The Rubaiyat Dickens wrote The Mauve Decade and Harmer John is by F. Anstey Micawber is from Dickens Bleak House or David Copperfield The Preface to a Life title unknown Sampson Reed wrote Preface to a Life Song of Hiawatha was by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow and the novel Galahad was by Algernon Blackwood.

Tennyson Cannon William Clissold Omar Khayyam Micawber

Economics session discusses budgets' value to fields

The article notes a session of the American Economics Association examining how actual family budgets inform research across many economic fields. It highlights the importance of detailed household data for understanding consumption, savings, and policy effects.

American Economics Association

Post-War Chicago Children Physically Bigger Than Prewar

Local school analysis shows post-war children in Chicago are bigger and healthier than those before the war. Researchers note gains in height and vigor among students, reflecting improved nutrition and living conditions after the conflict.

Chicago

Woman in St Louis Suffocates Toddler in Home Accident

In St Louis a woman named Mrs A Allen backed into her 2 year old daughter and suffocated the child before she could be rescued. local authorities reported the incident as an accidental suffocation in the home with investigation ongoing.

Louis Sinting

London Ship Athletes Hotel During 1998 Olympic Games

A damaged OCR fragment notes athletes staying aboard a ship hotel in London during the 1998 Olympic Games in Amsterdam as part of the British accommodation plan.

London Amsterdam

Wean Port Candy Faces Upheaval in Sweet Industry

American candy and chewing gum maker Wean Port Candy valued at about 400000 dollars faced a pivotal moment as financial challenges emerged. The firm, known for popular brands, navigated market shifts impacting production and sales strategies.

Also Mentioned on This Page

George W. Reynolds Congress Apartments George DeCamp Cleveland Clyde Littler Columbus White Cross Hospital Sherrill Harless Teresa Welch Parkersburg W. Va J. A. Walsh Athens R.D. 5 Arch Stanley Melvin Frank Shumway Willis Shumway Grant Hospital Dr. and Mrs. Hooper Amarten Frances Ward Sheltering Arms Hospital Marieta Shirley Canaanville Clara E. Smith Sleepy Eye, Minn Prof C. N. Mackinnon Church Street Carl Giesecke Clarence Roach Robert Lee White Logan Beverly Harvey M. Roach Business Woman’s Club Emma Jarvis Lucy Dorr Athens, R. D L. L. Sutton Marietta H. O. Shirley Coultrap Long Beach California Superintendent of Schools Springfield Chi Omega Hotel Berry Aaron Brown Varl Guysville William Kelly Nora Kelley Mill Street Duco Kerr Hardware Company Ww. Cc. T. U Gibson Prescription Store Accura Cornwell & Co Athens Jewelers Te Fuller Ohio the Mutual Home and Savings Assn Majestic Theatre Bldg Curran Athene Harmer John Hoe, Fushi Hio Ask Yarvget Peeee J. Cheney Hall Catarrh Medicin By Taylor Mrs Gunn Amy Tyte Pop Wean Cline the Cline Ice Cream CO Department of Commerce Hutchinson Gixchiocon Hiutchinson
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