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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jan 15, 1924

Page

5

Society Notes and Local Moves Highlight Week

Mrs J W Brown travels to Columbus for a week or ten days while Mr and Mrs John Cross visit Nelsonville to see C I Ted recently returned from Dayton hospital. Mrs T C Morris and daughter Laura of 117 Mill Street expect to see friends after Friday. Mrs Morris has typhoid fever for nine weeks and Laura has scarlet fever. Pearl Day, hospitalized with erysipelas fever from burns in the Day building fire, shows notable improvement as W E Day travels from Ft Lauderdale Florida. The Zeta Tau Alpha sorority social Friday hosts 26 active members pledges alumnae and patronesses with Mrs Ash assisted by several guests and a list of patronesses.

John Cross Nelsonville Fatter Mr. C. I. Ted Dayton Laura Mill Street Pearl Day Sheltering Arms Hospital W. E. Day Ft. Lauderdale Fla Zeta Tau Alpha Sorority Ash T. N. Hoover E. B. Smith C. W. Guilette T. C. McCracken L. E

Ed Muir Returns From Parkersburg Visit

Mr. Ed Muir came back Monday evening from Parkersburg West Virginia where he spent the weekend. The WEA M will convene in a called session Wednesday evening at 730 o'clock.

Ed Muir Parkersburg W. Va

Hunter brothers told of pneumonia in Pittsburgh

Arthur Hunter received a telegram from Pittsburgh informing his brother Charles Hunter is seriously ill with pneumonia at his daughter Mrs Johnston Calhoun’s home. The Hunters left Atlanta years ago for Pittsburgh. Also noted is Mrs Leoline Sibert and her son Frank Sibert visiting relatives in Nelsonville and Columbus over Sunday, staying with the Sibert and Edgar families in Sunnyside Drive and Morris Avenue respectively.

Arthur Hunter Pittsburgh Charles Hunter Johnston Calhoun Hunter Atlns Leoline Sibert Nelsonville Frank Sibert Columbus W. B. Edgar Sunnyside Drive W. H. Bechtold Morris Avenue

Raleigh Edgars Visit Relatives in Columbus

Mr and Mrs Raleigh Edgar of Columbus returned home after visiting over the weekend with his parents Mr and Mrs W B Edgar of 43 Sunnyside Drive The report notes the extended family gathering in Columbus.

Raleigh Edgar Columbus W. B. Edgar Sunnyside Drive

Athens clubs summoned for Americanization meeting at court house

Representatives from all the Athens clubs are requested to attend the Americanization meeting at the court house on Wednesday. The session will begin at 9 o clock in the morning and run all day.

Athens Court House

Party for Sorority Mrs. Isaac E. Ash

A social note records a gathering hosted by Mrs. Isaac E. Ash at 50 Sunnyside Drive extending hospitality to sorority members. The item notes cordial reception and communal attendees in a neighborhood gathering.

Isaac E. Ash Sunnyside Drive

Hi Y Torch Arrives At Athens High School For Week

The Hi Y torch, a bronze cylinder with an illuminated tip, is in Athens high school for a week as part of its Ohio pilgrimage. Local pastors and student reps led the assembly, with Rev. C M Bond delivering the main address on the symbol of Christlike light and upright conduct. The torch traveled 2000 miles on foot from Marietta, arriving in Athens after a 4 hour, late evening march, and will move next to Nelsonville after a six-student delegation conducts the handoff.

Hi “Y Athens Ohio Etudent Hi “Y” Clubs of Cleveland E. M. Robinson John R. Mott Calvin Coolidge United States Marietta Stewart Robert Dixon Wilbur Imes Donald Foster Kenneth Wilcox C. M. Bond Ohio University A. ¥. Wilcox Bond Tubaugh Nelsonville

Suit filed for $50,000 breach of promise in federal court

Mayme Taggart of Chicago Ill filed in Columbus federal court a $50 000 breach of promise suit against Frank Figfielstahler of Chillicothe claiming he promised to marry her on May 26 1923. The action alleges breach of agreement and seeks damages.

Chillicothe Columbus Mayme Taggart Chicago Til Frank Figfielstahler Chillichote Hoy

Phytiian Sisters Install Officers at Friday Meeting

At the Phytiian Sisters gathering on Friday the officers for the coming term were installed by installing officer Mrs. E. J. Church with assistances. An oyster supper followed the lodge work and 65 Knights and Sisters cheered at the conclusion. The Sisters voted to aid the Knights of Cythias in a Friday box supper at 7 o clock, supervised by Mr. Howard Johnson.

Phytiian Sisters E. J. Church P. G Dowler G. Jordan H. L. Hamilton FE. D. Cooley N. G. Burt KR. M. van Howard Johnson

Meeting of Kindergarden Mothers' Club in Ellis Hall

The Guest meeting of the Kind ergarten Mothers club is set for January 23 at 3 p m in the John Hancock auditorium Ellis hall Mrs H Bing will speak and J J Schmidt will lead the session on The changing position of women in the world today Refreshments will follow in the kindergarten rooms Miss Mabel Rose and Miss Olive Rose resign from county recorder's office and join other posts in Beasley office and Chamber of Commerce respectively

Kindergarten Mothers’ Club John Hancock Auditorium Ellis Hall H. Bing J. J. Schmidt Mothers’ Club Bing Schmidt Mabel Rose County Recorder’s Office Miss Olive Rose F. R. Beasley Olive Rose Chamber of Commerce

Educator Dean Chubb Addresses Athens Rotary Club

Dr. Chubb of Ohio University spoke at noon Tuesday at Hotel Berry. He described a southern California teaching tour, noted Los Angeles growth, and cited 27000 more public school children this year. He spoke on city size, miles of territory, and school plant investments impressing visiting educators.

Dean FE. W. Chubb Ohio University Athens Rotary Club Hotel Berry Dr. Chubb California Los Angeles Chubb

Reform Order of Klansmen Formed to Challenge Klan

Reverend Walter Bruggeman of Chester announces a new group named the Reform Order of Klansmen to combat the Ku Klux Klan. He says the old Klan is un-American and the new body will make it the American organization it claims to be.

Chester Ku Klux Klan Walter Bruggeman Chichester Memorial Presbyterian Church Reformed Order of Klansmen Ku Klux Kian

Nationalists plan Crown Prince Wilhelm for German president

Berlin reports German Nationalists intend to nominate Crown Prince Wilhelm as president of Germany. A mass meeting is planned for Friday to rally support for the move.

Berlin Friedrich Wilhelm Germany

Home Brew Tragedy Claims Bellaire Woman

Mrs. Mayme Wise a 40 year old Bellaire resident died after shooting herself Saturday night reportedly driven by taunting from neighbors after her arrest for making home brew.

Bellaire Mayme Wise

Hunter Girl Ruth Hunter Died From Strangulation in Canton

Canton January 15 Ruth Hunter 19 was found dead on the Hicksville Reed road two weeks ago. The coroner testified the cause was strangulation by pressure on the thyroid bone, not vaporized chloroform as previously announced. This marks the first official assertion of homicide in the preliminary hearing.

Canton Ruth Hunter

Holland Banking Co. Closes in Springfield

The Holland Banking Co. of Springfield the largest Missouri bank outside St Louis and Kansas City closed today with resources of 7 008 500 dollars and deposits of 4 500 000 dollars.

BIG Bank Springfield Holland Banking Co Missouri St. Louis Kansas City

Six Armed Robbers Steal Cash from West St. Louis Trust

Six masked bandits in two cars robbed thirty employees on Haston Avenue in St. Louis taking $26,850 from bundles prepared for the Federal Reserve Bank. The haul occurred five blocks from the district police station.

ST. Louis West

Sinn Fein Bonds Repayment Ordered by Dail Fireann

The Dail Fireann voted unanimously to repay all Americans who subscribed to Sinn Fein bonds sold in the United States before the Irish Free State was formed.

Dublin Dail Sinn Fein United States

Boston movie organist breaks arm

A Boston organist working for a film project suffered a broken arm after an accident. Details remain limited but the incident occurred during production, with hospital treatment reported. Local officials have not released further statements.

Mrs Bessie Parker Brueggeman Heads U S Employees' Compensation Commission

The article notes she is the sole woman chairman of a federal independent commission in the United States. Brueggeman leads the U S Employees' Compensation Commission, appointed by the late President Harding.

Bessie Parker Brueggeman United States U. S Employes’ Compensation Commission Hard- Lite

New Troubles Grow in Nina Wilcox Putnam Sanderson Case

Jan 16 New York reports ongoing domestic tangles involving novelist Nina Wilcox Putnam Sanderson. Her husband Ellsworth Bassett seeks to learn about Bassett’s ties to her, while Sanderson considers divorce action after briefing via lawyers. Mrs Florence Walton accompanies Sanderson toward Florida.

New York Nina Wilcox Putnam Sanderson Bassett

Tariff Uproar Over Fordney McCumber Bill In Senate

Senator David Walsh of Massachusetts denounces Republican tariff policy in the Senate saying the Fordney McCumber act raised the cost of living by more than 3.3 billion dollars in its first year. He alleges inflated corporate dividends and enrichment of big business while farmers and workers pay the bill.

Washington United States David I. Walsh Massachusetts Senate Walsh

Mexican Rebels Fall Back Before Federal Troops

At the western front Rebel forces retreat before 15,000 federal troops commanded by President Obregon. Rebels reach Poncillan in Jalisco and a major engagement is anticipated near Penjamo in Guanajuato.

Mexico City Obregon War Office Poncillan Jalisco Penjamo Guanajuato

Dear Blue Eyes and Broken-hearted Wife Offer Yes and No Guidance

A 22 year old writes of a four month relationship with a man seven years older who ends it to support his mother and sisters. He now dates another woman and avoids in person talk. Advice counsels not to pursue friendship, to seek happiness with other friends, and to avoid breaking another marriage.

Heever Annie Laurie

The School of Experience Is Always a High School

A succinct observation frames education as a continual, practical learning space where experience shapes understanding, implying classrooms extend beyond formal lectures into everyday life. The notion treats high school as a persistent stage of growth rather than a fixed boundary.

Run-Down Weak Nervous Woman Praises Vegetable Compound

Mrs Mia Frank Grima of 633 Locust Street Lancaster credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with restoring health after a run-down period and childbirth. She endorses it for symptoms of nervousness pains backache and irregularities and notes her general well being improved. The testimonial notes the product is for sale by druggists everywhere.

Lancaster Lydia E. Pinksham Mia Frank HH. Grima Locust Street Lydia E.pinkham

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