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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jan 29, 1923

Page

5

Pallas Club Meets With Mrs Sayre Hosts Announce Anniversary Day

The Pallas club met Saturday afternoon with Miss Laura Bailey as hostess and Mrs. E. PD Sayre as leader. William Longstreet of Ohio University performed a piano selection. A paper titled The History of the Short Story was read by Miss Rose. A reading An Original Story was given by Mrs. Charles Matthews. The next meeting February 16 will be Anniversary Day with Mrs. Mary G. Noss as hostess.

Pallas Club Laura Bailey Church Street E. PD. Sayre William Longstreet Ohio University

Dailey’s Athens Stop En Route to Albany After WV Trip

Mr. Lioyd T. Dailey spent over Sunday in Athens on the way to Albany from a week in Gallipolis and Huntington, West Virginia, continuing a travel itinerary through the region.

Lioyd T. Dailey Athens Albany Gallipolis Huntington W. Va

Mr Julian Blanton Confined by Illness at Tsast State Street

A notice states Mr Julian Blanton remains at his home on Tsast State Street due to illness.

Julian Blanton Tsast State Street

Miss Myrtle Breyfogle Visits Before Columbia Study

Miss Myrtle Breyfogle, previously teaching in Minneapolis, arrives for a short visit with her mother Mrs. Cora Breyfogle at 19 South Congress street before heading to New York City to pursue studies at Columbia University.

Myrtle Breyfogle Minneapolis Minn Cora Breyfogle South Congress Street New York City Columbia University

Ohio builders meet attendee returns from Cleveland

Mr. D. A. Rardin returned from Cleveland after a week at the Ohio Builders Supply Association and Ohio Retail Lumber Dealers Association meetings at Hotel Winton. He planned to continue to the northwest and California on the Ohio lumber mans special but was recalled home by his ill daughter Virginia who is now convalescing.

D. A. Rardin Cleveland Ohio Builders Supply Association Ohio Retail Lumber Dealers Association Hotel Winton Rardin Northwest California Virginia

Young mother Leasure dies after childbirth in Glouster

Mrs Leasure 20 years old died at her parents home in Glouster shortly after giving birth to a five week old babe. She taught in Trimble township and at Taylor Ridge before her marriage to Mr Leasure on October 26 1921. Funeral at the Methodist church Tuesday afternoon at 1 30 led by Rev Landsétter with interment in Maplewood cemetery.

Tylman Leasure Leona Jones Isaac Jones Leasure Babe Trimble Township Taylor Ridge Methodist Church Landsétter Maplewood Cemetery

Glouster Sportsmen Club Reelects Officers

At a Sunday meeting in the mayor's office Will Wolf was reelected president Thomas McAllister became vice president and C I Wallace was chosen secretary treasurer The Glouster club is a strong local organization planning an active membership drive with dues at 25 cents per year urging all local hunters and fishers to join the club.

Glouster Sportsmen Club Will Wolf Thomas McAllister C. I. Wallace

Death of Miss Grace Hogue 17 in City

Miss Grace Hogue daughter of Mr and Mrs Jefferson Hogue died from pneumonia Saturday evening. She passed away at her brother Roscoe TH Hogues home in this city and the body was moved to the parental Congress Run residence Sunday morning.

Grace Jefferson Hogue Miss Hogue Roscoe TH Hogue Congress Run

Trimble Christian Church Service Wednesday at 1 30

Wednesday afternoon at 1 30 Rev Courtney in charge for a church service at Trimble Christian Church with interment to follow.

Funeral for Mrs. Margaret Marshall at Spencer Ridge Church

Mrs. Margaret Marshall died Thursday night at her son Bert Marshall’s home near Burr Oak. The funeral was held at 11 o'clock this morning at Spencer Ridge church with Rev Land sitter officiating. Interment followed in Dew cemetery at Burr Oak.

Margaret Marshall Bert Marshall Burr Oak Spencer Ridge Landsitter Dew

Mrs W FE McCarty Heads to Cleveland for Week

Mrs. W. F. E. McCarty traveled to Cleveland today and will spend the week there.

Funeral services for Mrs Fannie McKee held in Jacksonville

Funeral services for 85 year old Mrs Fannie McKee of Jacksonville were conducted yesterday afternoon at 8 by Rev Courtney at the home of her son in law and daughter Mr and Mrs Robert Meeks. Interment followed in Ironton with the party departing for that city this morning. Will Vern McDonald and Jimmie Gibbs are Columbus visitors today.

Fannie McKee Jacksonville Robert Meeks Courtney Ironton

For Sale 1923 Model Ford Touring Car

A 1923 model Ford touring car for sale, barely used with under 600 miles. Features include demountable rims and a lock steering wheel. Bargain price offered. Contact I. R. Beasley in Gloucester.

I. R. Beasley Glouster

Aged Woman Mrs Manny McKee Dies In Trimble Area

Funeral services were held Sunday afternoon for Mrs Manny McKee 85 pastor G B Courtney of the Christian Church in Trimble officiating. She had been an invalid for years and is survived by six children. burial followed today in Trenton Ohio after services at the residence of her son in law and daughter Mr and Mrs Robert Meeks in Jacksonville.

G. B. Courtney Christian Church Trimble Manny McKee Robert Meeks Jacksonville Trenton Ohio

Cast Meeting for The District School Play

All participants in The District School play by teachers and Parent-Teacher Association are asked to meet this evening at the home of Mr and Mrs Garfield Grimes on Main Street.

Parent-Teacher Association Garfield Grimes Main Street

Revival ends as Overlys close Holiness series

The revival service conducted by Rev and Mrs Overly of the Holiness church ended Sunday evening after three weeks. A new series begins tonight at Chauncey Methodist Church led by pastor Dr W V Harter. The public is invited to attend.

Overly Holiness Church Chauncey Methodist Church W. V. Harter

Womens Class Meet at Mrs Swart Home

The Womens class of the First Christian church will be entertained Wednesday afternoon in their regular semi monthly meeting by Mrs. Arthur Swart at her home on Miss street. Every member is urged to attend.

First Christian Church Arthur Swart Miss Street

Illness Updates From Ellis Avenue Residents

Mrs. Dane Osborne is reported quite ill at her Ellis avenue home. Gerald Blackford, long seriously ill, shows great improvement.

Dane Osborne Ellis Avenue Gerald Blackford

Golf Grip Variations Highlight Match Among Pros and Amateurs

The writer recalls a match with Travers Barnes and Hogan noting grip styles and swing techniques. He compares American and British approaches, backs shaft alignment, and praises precise blade angle at impact. He observes putter choices, noting Schenectady putter favored for accuracy and Barnes unusual stance and quick jab on the ball.

Travers Barnes Hogan Hagen Travfers Hlagen Belive Mashie Schenectady

Dance hall fire traps hundreds in Hoboken

In Hoboken New Jersey on a Monday dawn, about 100 girls trapped by smoke at a two story dance hall faced flames after the blaze began on the first floor. Fire escorts helped many reach exits while 20 families fled smoke into safety as flames burst into the ceiling.

Hoboken N. J

Russia holds strategic power as outlaw nation seeks aid

Moscow, Jan 29 Russia, an unrecognized state by allies and the league, wields growing military and political leverage. Germany and Turkey seek Russian help as war looms in two theaters, with Russia rumored to have military pacts with both, though not officially confirmed. The soviet seeks food, materials, and capital from outside recognition remains sparse.

I. Nz London League of Nations Russia Germany Near East Turkey Europe Great Britain France Moscow

Russia preps for possible war as Allied powers assess Moscow forces

The text notes a 600,000 man Moscow unit lacking modern weapons and a non existent navy. It cites Russian officials claiming no war intent while Britain watches with interest and questions Soviet statements about avoiding immediate conflict.

Moscow Russia

Florida Man Asked by Chinese for Data on City Commission Plan

A. W. D. Hall, special engineer overseeing Tampa harbor improvements, received a letter from H. C. Tung of Wuxing Kiangsu China asking for information on Tampa’s commission form of government. The letter seeks many questions on organization and taxation and Hall will answer promptly.

Florida Tampa Fla A. W. D. Hall Jackson Mich H.C. Tung Woosung Kiangsu China Hall

Terms handed out to Turks in Lausanne peace

The Allies delivered peace terms to Turkish representatives in Lausanne on January 29. No time limit was set for response, allowing negotiations to reopen after the Aurora government studies the terms.

Lausanne Aurora

Illiteracy Toll Across Nation Highlighted by Education Chief

Washington reports $825 million annual loss from illiteracy as John J. Tigert, US education commissioner, urges abolition of the little red schoolhouse and expansion of universal schooling. He notes slow progress since 1910 20 and higher illiteracy in rural areas.

Washington United States John J. Tigert National Harding Congress Tigert

Lady with a gun strapped in Akron shooting

Earl Gossett, 35, is recovering from two bullet wounds inflicted Sunday night by Georgia Carlo, 29, jailed on a shooting to kill charge. Police say she was seen last week dismounting a street car with a revolver strapped to her leg just below the knee.

Akron Earl Gosset Georgia Carlo

Actress Bebe Daniels Resting After Appendicitis Operation

New York report says Bebe Daniels resting comfortably at Roosevelt Hospital after undergoing an appendicitis operation this morning.

New York Bebe Daniels Roosevelt Hospital

Promises of a “hot time” in Middletown revival

In Middletown Ohio evangelist Dr W E Biederwolf pledged six weeks of religious crusade after drawing almost 4000 to a Woodlawn Avenue tabernacle. He promised to roast gamblers drinkers libertines debt dodgers and Sabbath desecrators so they would seek asbestos overcoats by campaign’s end.

Middletown W. EL Biederwolf Tabernacle Woodlawn Avenue Abestos

Memphis murder mystery shocks area with double slayings

Miss Ruf McElwain, 20, and Duncan Walter, 18, were found dead near a country road four miles from Memphis. Walter, a traveling salesman from Mayfield Kentucky, lay in the back seat of a borrowed automobile shot in the head and back. The girl lay 15 feet from the car shot in the head.

Memphis Tenn Hall-Mills Ruf McElwain Duncan Walter Walter Mayfield

Punctuality in Appointments Emphasized as Courtesy

An article stresses keeping all appointments promptly and apologizing only if tardy. It argues courtesy dictates assuming the other party’s time is as valuable as one’s own and urges avoidance of lateness by all means.

Relatives Sought for Two Women in Auto Crash

Cincinnati authorities seek kin of two young women who died at General Hospital after an automobile accident. Investigators pursue leads on the victims and their connections while the city mourns the tragedy.

Cincinnati General Hospital

Fragmented Office Supplies List From Ledger

Fragmented OCR shows items like typewriter carbon and second sheets with prices around $1.00. Includes Sensation Band and assorted office materials. Details are unclear but suggests a shop order or inventory snippet with unit prices and product names.

Whalen Feared Loss After Riverdale Ave Wreck

New York January 29. Motorman Robert Scattergoods operated a one man street car that struck an automobile truck on Riverdale avenue Yonkers scattering its contents and denting metal and tin ware. Driver Frank Whalen escaped unharmed.

New York Robert Scattergoods Riverdale Avenue Yonkers Frank Whalen

This Old Lady Is About Right In Atlantic City

Mrs. Henrietta Turets, 195 years old, visiting Atlantic City from Pittsburgh to attend her granddaughter’s February 11 wedding. She plans an unaccompanied Germany trip next summer and comments on Coue and world affairs. She says the world isn’t getting worse, just the people.

Atlantic City Henrietta Turets Pittsburgh Tureets Germany Coue God

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