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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jan 13, 1927

Page

5

Guest Night And Officers Installed At Pythian Sisters

The Pythian Sisters observe guest night at 7 PM with regular meeting and new officers to be installed. Members bring a peach or apple pie for the picnic supper. Mr and Mrs A M Van Dyke and son William visit Albany. Miss Brownslee from Korea speaks with pictures and costumes. Hosts and helpers listed. Athens Needle Club hosts at Mrs James E Smith's home with 40 members and guests. J B Swanson travels to Chicago and Grand Rapids for ten days in the furniture market.

Pythian Sisters Athens Needle Club James E. Smith East State Street J. B. Swanson Chicago Grand Rapids Mich

Foreign Mission Meeting Friday at First Methodist Church

Women of the First Methodist church attend a 2 pm meeting of the Woman's Foreign Missionary society with Mrs. L G Bean as program reader and Mrs W L Slutz in charge of social hour. All women invited regardless of society membership.

Foreign Mission Meeting L. G. Bean Woman's Foreign Missionary Society First Methodist Church W. L. Slutz

Korea Missionary Program Speaker at Queen Esther meeting

The January meeting of the Queen Esther Standard Bearer was held at Frances Michael’s home on a Tuesday evening with President Cornelia Holcombe in charge. Miss Ruby Mercer led devotions and prayer as programs for the year were distributed. Miss Charlotte Brownlee was introduced as speaker to about fifty members at Taylor Ridge Christian Sunday.

Korea Queen Esther Frances Michael Cornelia Holcombe Ruby Mercer Charlotte Brownlee Taylor Ridge

Chauncey High Glee Clubs Present Miss Cherry Blossom

Chauncey high school's girls and boys glee clubs staged Miss Cherry Blossom a musical comedy directed by Mrs Lenora V Savior with Miss Hazel Harvey as pianist. Cast included Pauline Nye Caroll Tippett Fred Ferrer Charles Minister James Rankin Forrest Swart Glenna Carter and Stanley Howard. A chorus of fifty two performed as Loyal Self Starter class celebrated top quarter grades under Mrs Welling. Luncheon served by Mrs Davis Mrs Perry Chalfant and Mrs Cora Davis after social hour. Reverend Courtney led contests.

Chauncey Chauncey High School Welling

Minister Reports 27 Funerals In Last 12 Months

Rev Gilbert B Courtney of Chauncey reports twenty seven funerals and multiple weddings in the past year. He averaged one service daily and six miles of ministerial travel daily. He also works as a night railroading operator at Beaumont depot for Hocking Valley railroad.

Chauncey Gilbert B. Courtney The Christian Church Trimble Greens Run Taylor Ridge Courtney Hocking Valley Railroad Beaumont

Fire destroys out-building in Chauncey

CHAUNCEY Jan 13 An out building in the rear of the home of Mr. and Mrs C A Perry was destroyed by fire yesterday noon It is said the fire started from a defective flue.

Chauncey C. A. Perry

Katherine Elizabeth Rice to Frank E McDaniel wed at Point Pleasant

Kath ryn Elizabeth Rice and Frank E McDaniel were married on Saturday January 8 in Point Pleasant West Virginia with Rev. J. E. Johnson officiating. The bride, Chauncey high school 1924 graduate, is from Circle Hill. the groom is son of Mr and Mrs Bart McDaniel of Millfield. Christine Courtney Brown witnessed.

Rice Thomas Circle Hill Kathryn Elizabeth Frank E. McDaniel Millfield Point Pleasant W. Va J. E. Johnson Christine Courtney Brown Chauncey High School Bart McDaniel

New Five-in-One Toothpaste Promises Quick Results

An advertising pitch for Quindent dentifrice from Quindent Laboratories claims one minute results and dental benefits once only needed by many experts. The narrator offers ten-day samples and a coupon to obtain a sample, asserting dramatic improvements after a single night of use.

Officers for New Year Elected at Church Meeting

Financial reports from nearly every department of the Sunday school and church were presented. The church officers for the year were elected at a meeting last night in the social parlor of the Christian church led by the pastor Rev. M. E. Chatley and other members.

Christian Church Ladies Aid Society M. E. Chatley

Goitre Relief Report From Ohio Sufferer

Mrs. R F Gillen of Payne Ohio credits Sorbol Quadruple as relief for inward goitre after years of illness and bed rest. She states two days of use produced improvement and within two weeks she could do her own work and washing. Available at McKee Drug Co and other drug stores or by Sorbol Company Mechanicsburg Ohio.

R. F. Gillen Payne Ohio Sorbol Company Mechanicsburg McKee Drug Co

Church elects elders deacons and officers in meeting

Female quartette performances opened the church gathering. Elders elected include J. H. Burt, J. F. Robinson, W. H. Maurer and FE. J. Person. Deacons chosen were Ray Richey EF. W. Bingman J. H. Boden and W. L. Hottle. Deaconesses named were Mrs Arthur Meighan Mrs Byron Durst Mrs L. G. Maynard and Mrs P. B. Sidders. W. A. Reading was trustee and Charles E. Cameron clerk.

Wiley Sprague Pearl Drake Harold Moore Frances Saunders J. H. Burt J. F. Robinson W. H. Maurer FE. J. Person Ray Richey EF. W. Bingman J. H. Boden W. L

Secrecy in Washington Draws Expert Critique

Dr. I. E. Ash of Ohio University urged at a joint Y M C A and Y W C A meeting that Washington secrecy about the Mexico Nicaragua matter looks bad. The discussion, led by students and professors, analyzed the situation in depth.

United States Mexico-Nicaragua Washington I. E. Ash Ohio University

Students debate U S roles in Central America

Dr E B Smith lectures on history and politics as two students defend and criticize American war aims in Nicaragua. A discussion follows with questions about wealth, interests, and moral responsibility, marking the first of student group meetings from a Milwaukee conference.

Mexico E. B. Smith United States Nicaragua Milwaukee

Childs Quiz Questions and Answers on Page Seven

A children's quiz tests basic facts from February 1927 including calendar days time zones coin values and geography. Questions cover February days 10 AM Chicago versus New Orleans timing currency make sense of fractions and state locations with Yosemite in California.

Chicago New Orleans Montana Wyoming Yosemite National Park

Government boats haul free after Naragansett Bay mishap

Newport Rhode Island January 13 government boats Triton and the Range boat 626 ran onto a ledge in Narragansett bay while refloating the freighter Pomham and were hauled clear shortly after midnight.

Newport, R. I Triton Narragansett Bay Pomham

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A. M. van Dyke William Albany Mrs A. J. van Dyke Miss Brownslee Miss Brownlee Reba Shaffer Edna Burch Frances Clark Entertains Club George F. Biermann Mary Smith Taylorville, NL Harvey C. Baker Elmer Finsterwald Columbus Mr. Finsterwald P. EF. O S. M. Haffey South High Street Wilmer C. Harris Chase Goring Woodhouse Ray Latham Progressive Literary Club B. A. Bennett North Congress Street Elson Hedges Harry Bennett Egypt W. Thomas Edmundson Carlos Wilson Homer Rodchaver Mill Street Bernice Kerr Marion Virgil Dent Dorothy Kircher Parkersburg Miss Kerr Mrs. Dent Alpha Xi Delta Nabby Lee Ames the Daughters of the American Revolution E. W. Chubb South Court Street F. W. Bush Richmond American Newspaper Publisher's Association GLEE Lenora V. Sayior Majestic Gilbert Ohn Gilbert Claire Windsor and William Haines Greta Garbolars Hanson Edna Wallace Hopper Lake Shore Drive Goitre Ash Dee’s Cash Shoe Store Athens Columbia Columbie Piolen Sarastures H Helene Chadwit Gertrude Atherton Felix the Cat New York Zenner Co Athens Book Piso’s Couns Zemo Gallen GAUEN Cornwell & Co Athens Jewelers Majestic Theatre Tad
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