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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 23, 1928
Page
5
East Side Parent-Teacher Association will meet at 2 45 PM Wednesday in the East Side building with John R Patterson superintendent of schools as speaker. Miss Smart will discuss costume types for the operetta set for February. younger children will be cared for by fifth and sixth grade girls.
Mrs. Ator, daughter of Mr and Mrs John Schofield of Central avenue, and Mr Ator, son of Mr and Mrs John Ator of Richland avenue, received his discharge January 3 and have been visiting Athens. They plan to relocate to Michigan to make their home after a brief stay.
Mr and Mrs Alfred Cooley of Pt Pleasant West Virginia announce the birth of a daughter Betty Kathleen on Saturday January 21. Mrs Cooley is at her sister Mrs Ralph Hawks home 20 Woodland avenue.
A birthday dinner yesterday honored Lucille Mitchell on her eighth birthday at the home of her parents Mr and Mrs Harry Mitchell 22 Central Avenue. Twelve covers were set and the generation present included Mrs Katherine Grimm great grandmother and Mrs Oma Schoffield grandmother both of Athens.
The Plains conference honored National Commander E. E. Spafford. He urged conscription of wealth and manpower to keep peace through war readiness. Ohio group discusses an extended child welfare program and aims to fund a hospital for orphans in Xenia.
Chauncey Jan 23 Installa tion services for the newly elected officers of the Methodist Episcopal Sunday school will be held at the AMethodist church at Millfield Tuesday evening at 7 o'clock. The pastor Rev L A Donnally will have charge of the installation. A special musical program will be presented to which the public is invited. The following officers will be installed: superintendent Ruth Howard assistant superintendent Edna Simpson secretary Pauline Tracey pianist and treasurer Kathryn Gillispie librarians Ernest Howard and Orris Chadwill pickup committee Lola Devore Clara Misner.
Mrs Clara Brown widow of the late B F Brown died Thursday at her daughter Mrs R H Wemmer east of Millfield. Funeral services were held Saturday at the Jacksonville Methodist Episcopal church conducted by Pastor L A Donnally. Burial followed in Russell Cemetery at Trimble. A pioneer resident, she lived on a farm east of Millfield. her husband died three years ago.
Chauncey January 23. The regular Millfield Parent-Teacher Association meeting will be held at 7 o'clock next Friday evening at the Millfield school. A program will be presented by members of the organization.
The ad urges readers not to blame food for indigestion and promotes Pape's Diapepsin as the quick fix. It claims most stomach distress comes from excess acid and fermentation and that a 60 cent package neutralizes acid, stops fermentation, and soothes the stomach lining. It touts worldwide use and enables eating freely without subsequent pain or discomfort.
A historical note describes letter golf rules and a par solution designed to prove a story to a friend. It explains changing one letter at a time to transform COW to WEN with valid intermediate common words. The piece cites yesterday's puzzle solution as bird bard word word worm.
The Millfield church of Christ will hold a meeting with Mrs William Hartley as president in charge. A strong program is planned and likely to be presented by the organization’s parents.
A grange meeting is set for next Saturday at 1 PM in the Athens Chamber of Commerce rooms. County Grange officers and subordinate range officers will attend with Trimble Garage No. 1880 officers expected to be present.
On Saturday at 7 o clock Miss Frances Blackford returned missionary will discuss her foreign field experiences. The event, under the Standard Bearer society, is open to the public at the Millfield Methodist Episcopal church.
The Rev. Gilbert B. Courtney led funeral rites Friday at the family home in Chauncey for a newborn infant whose name was miswritten in earlier records. Relatives attended as mourners, and the burial followed at a nearby cemetery.
Wool crepe or wool georgette fabric with contrasting facings suits this dress style. Pattern available in sizes 4 6 8 and 10 years and requires 2 1/2 yards of 36 inch material plus 1/2 yard contrasting fabric for plait panels and trim for an 8 year size. Mailed to any address on receipt of a dollar or stamps.
A notice identifies a child named Eve lyn born to Mr and Mrs John Stace. Further details are not provided in readable text.
George Fielder left Saturday morning for his Bruceville Indiana home after visiting Chauncey with his son Ben Felder and family on Ellis Avenue. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Bradfield and Mr. and Mrs. George Williamson and daughter Jo Ann of this city spent Sunday in Middleport at the home of Mrs Bradfield's brother in law and sister, Mr. and Mrs. Bradfield’s brother in law and sister, Mr. and Mrs. S. P. Tinklepaugh. Mr. and Mrs. Tinklepaugh plan to leave Tuesday for Florida for several weeks.
Fred Williams Paul Shannon and BE Gibson of the Crossen Post attended the third annual plan of the past commanders and adjutants of the Ohio American Legion in Columbus.
State troopers patrolled Walter B. Lasher's estate in Bridgeport as Mrs Lasher fled south with their infant after receiving three letters demanding 25000. The letters signed by The Tron Hand gave no kidnapping indication and suggested the writer is educated.
Letters from Annie Kwinski in Milwaukee and Mattie Adams in Brewton describe renewed strength after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. They report improved energy for housework, reading, church and civic activities, with broader vitality for daily life. Thousands of women over fifty credit the remedy.
More than 300 bird colorings were sent to the Bird Man last week. The Chickadee is a favorite among Nelsonville students with first prizes awarded in Class I and II to young artists Helen Adams and Bonnie Jeanne Sayre.
In Jacksonville and Nelsonville areas pupils under Miss Faye Reed Miss Mary McCann Miss Nell McCann and Miss Louise Pierce send colorings for engravings. Teachers Elizabeth Linton Josephine Porter Oril Griffin Hazel Raber receive color engravings for their pupils.
Athens radio fans report loud buzzing sounds across all sections. The Athens Radio Club notes interference theories while awaiting a trouble shooting machine ordered to identify local disturbance causes this week.
Senator Frank B. Willis announces his candidacy for the Republican presidential nomination and will open campaign headquarters in Columbus this week. Col. Carmine Thompson of Cleveland, Willis manager, will oversee the opening after a Washington conference.
Colonel Charles A. Lindbergh will resume his goodwill flight this week with visits to seven places and challenging routes. He plans to depart Panama City January 27 for Bogota and land there the same day.
Funeral services will be held in Norwalk tomorrow for Mrs. Charlotte Boal a state pioneer in the suffrage movement who died here today.
An advertisement touts Creomulsion as a two fold remedy that soothes inflamed membranes and stops germ growth. It claims relief for persistent coughs bronchitis and other breathing illnesses with money back if not relieved.
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