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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 22, 1928
Page
6
Murray City reports a high school football banquet with awards and captaincy for next year. Local clubs including the Priscilla club and M E Ladies Aid held meetings with officers elected and socials hosted. Community members travel to Columbus and Athens for illness, church events and hospital visits, with several residents traveling to Nelsonville Logan and Johnson City for family and medical reasons.
Funeral services for Jerry Simpson were held at the home Friday afternoon at 2 o clock. The Rev Nihiser of the United Brethren church officiated. Burial was made at Buchtel Cemetery. Miss Claudia Cooper of Orbiston visited Miss Vivian Hoffman in this city Thursday night.
The Murray City high school football squad held a dance in the R. Os hall last Thursday night. A large crowd attended from Bach el, Nelsonville, Athens, Logan, and New Lexington. The hall featured black and gold school colors.
Monday Jan 21 gathering at the Dupler home includes Bill James Ja James and Lovettu from Jobs visiting Mr and Mrs George Dupler. Robert Lovett hosts a pot luck supper with Mood family Harris family Galentin McManaway Pettit and others. Martha Lovett visits Nelsonville. Jay Dupler and William Carsey of Lancaster are mentioned among guests with various relatives in Harmony.
Beebe residents share activities with travels to Athens Stewart and nearby locales. Mrs Sylvia Daugherty and Miss Elizabeth Martin attend events while students take final tests and receive grades. Several families host gatherings visit farms drill wells and plan returns.
The Plains area records visits and movements from January with many residents visiting relatives, seeking work, or recovering from illness. Notable notes include influenza cases, a hospital discharge, a Marine enlistment, and a death-related funeral at Deanville. The piece also mentions local family shifts, a road repair, and a government aid remark about destitute miners’ families.
Rev J W Eaton will fill his regular M P church appointment Sunday night. Ancil Davis returned from Dayton. A daughter was born Friday to Mr and Mrs Oscar Andrews. Mrs Harley Green attended a Holiness meeting at Mineral Friday night.
Burr Oak Ives and Grace Ivers were in Corning on Wednesday and Tuesday respectively. Faye Harry Colly of Glouster visited Mid-Hocking, A Green of Flint Michigan stayed with Mr. and Mrs. Henry Ryan. Robert Post visited the Dew family in Corning. Eva Ivers claims the first gardening attempt planting onions and lettuce on January 18.
Jan 21 updates include visits by Mr B and Mrs Stacy McDonald and children to Joe McDonald in Glouster. Mrs Miles Easler ill locally. William Weymer moves sawmill to J M Watkins farm. Hattie Hoon visits Glouster. E Vore moving into Wash Easler property. J M McDonalds attend William Triplett funeral at Trimble.
Syracuse reports death prompts from William D. Roush funeral held at Syracuse Presbyterian Church with burial in Gilmore Cemetery. William D. Roush’s son John Ar and Wilbur Roush travel from Cleveland to attend. Helen Underhill returns from Columbus business trip. Dr. Homer Foster back at Racine dental office after Montana ranch visit. Brownie trio entertains at Asbury M. E. Church in city.
Miss Thelma Nida returns to school after a month of illness. A Wednesday chapel featured speaker Mr. Kail who discussed why Ohio is called the Buckeye State. The Plains high school hosted a Friday temperance program by truant officer C H Porter. A literary program Friday was well received and enjoyed by all.
Jan. 21 Troy boys beat Chauncey 27 to 23 to remain champions and play a substitute free game. Chauncey girls lost 10 to 31 as Troy earned praise for a clean close contest. Local residents attended, with officials Norris and Longley noted.
Sharpsburg reports influenza affecting Mr and Mrs William Grimes and notes visits among residents. Amesville guests of D W Brill and Anna Wilson visits Chesterhill. Court at Athens over Hattie Winner suit against Selby company linked to a fatal work incident. Local travel, sickness recoveries, patrols for Mt Hermon meeting, a funeral, oil drill preparations, and a new store opening in Chesterhill are mentioned along with numerous family visits.
Final reports show Athens County Public Health council collected 1995.28 from Christmas seal sales. After 20 percent sent to Ohio Public Health association and 68.08 in expenses, 805.15 remains for tuberculosis cure and prevention.
On the Ohio university campus two delegates from each sorority will attend all future Women's Panhellenic council meetings. The revision, presented by Georgianna McRoberts with Dean Irma Voigt and Lucille Williamson, follows national Panhellenic guidance requiring multiple chapter representatives.
Henry Willis’s house burned in on Monday morning January 16 in Arbondale. Teal Wilson’s residence burned on the preceding Friday evening.
Ezra McClain and family visited the Sams home on Sunday. Frances Sanborn of Athens spent the afternoon with her mother. Eliza Perry stays in Athens with her daughter Mrs. Henry Bobo. Harold Love visited his parents last Friday. Clifford Love and family visited Charles Oxley’s family Sunday. Naomi Love visited Effie Sams in Graham Chapel. John Nida of Coolville Ridge called on his home folks. School at Long Run continues with Herman Williams as teacher. Charles Sanborn and wife visited in Athens Tuesday.
The council in recent years adopted rules barring pledges until full university matriculation, requiring initiation wait until registrar grade records are official, and banning exceptions for initiates with averages below C. The measures aim to enforce academic standards for sorority membership.
The Athens County Farm Bureau and families will hold a banquet at Hotel Berry on Tuesday evening January 24 at 6 30. Officers for the coming year will be elected and a delegate to the state Farm Bureau meeting in Columbus during Farmers week will be chosen along with a representative to the Ohio Wool Growers Association. Reports on last year’s work will be given by R R Barker N E Mills and T H Johnson with an Ohio Farm Bureau representative addressing.
In a House debate Howard of Nebraska explained the name origin. He traced it to Irish hog wardens who kept pigs and chickens, with hogward becoming hogward and then losing the final two letters.
Albany notes report the M. E. Sunday school class honor Eugene, son of the pastor, with games and a birthday cake at the parsonage. The item lists local residents visiting, recovering, or attending events, including Dr. F. E. Stanley's return from hospital and various family visits and travels.
The Albany basketeers defeated Corning 32 to 29 last Wednesday night in a hard fought contest.
The Baptist Quarterly Birthday reception was held at the church last Wednesday evening. The Fruit Bearers class presented the program and soup pie and coffee were served by the committee. Proceeds totaled fifteen dollars for the Sunday school treasury.
Mrs. Howard Stanley welcomed members of the Wednesday club at her Railroad street home. Mrs. Earle Baughman prepared the program on Mexico and Eldon Dailey read in Baughman’s absence. Plans were announced for Lee township Albany essay contest in February and for county law observance chair Ed Lasch. The next meeting will be February 2 at Mrs. Ed Lasch’s home.
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