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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 08, 1924
Page
5
Clarence Barnhill of Guysville wed Helen Bair of Mt. Vernon on June 28 at Mt. Vernon home. They plan Cleveland home. Local society notes record visits, births, picnics, and church society events across Athens area with many named households and towns.
Mrs. F. W. Bush and Mrs. H. L. Jones left by motor for Chicago to visit Mrs. Jones daughter Mrs. M. W. Sprague for one week. Mr. and Mrs. C Heaton and Mr. and Mrs. H. H. Kinsel returned from a motor trip to Michigan visiting Detroit Windsor and San Souci on the St. Clair river with Mrs. Heaton's sister Mrs. James Powers. Miss Helen Foltz hosts Miss Bernice Vaughn from Lansing Michigan.
Athens County will revive its farm agent post after the county commissioners approved a 1500 dollar appropriation for agricultural extension work. The office has been vacant since July 1 after R M Pavey’s resignation, and the county meets Ohio State University requirements for the salary share. A new executive is expected to be announced soon. Live Stock Association directors reported sound finances and growing service facilities under manager N F E Mills.
The Panama Pacific liner Manchuria arrives from New York with the body of Cornelius Van Ree, an assistant baker. A brilliant plumaged bird appears the next morning, claimed by crew to be the dead man's reincarnation, though not a gull since Van Ree was not a seaman.
An advertisement touts McCoy Laboratories New York cod liver oil tablets promising rapid weight gain and strength for boys and girls. It claims sugar coating removes fishy taste, with 60 tablets priced at 60 cents and a refund guarantee if five pounds are not gained in a month. A testimonial notes a woman gaining fifteen pounds in six weeks.
Chauncey Jackson family Irene Lucille and Helen Stone spent Sunday at the country home of Ile Sayers east of Millfield. Sam Tippett hosted a Sunday dinner in the city honoring Nora White Orren James Alice Ruth and Royal Jackson of New Straitsville and Niles Ohio with Charles Jackson and family.
A. P. Figgins and family hosted guests from Wheeling and Nelsonville while the Pendergrass Hardware store in Chauncey was entered Sunday night. A cash register was broken but no money or items were stolen. entry came from the basement and the culprits are at large. Additional Chauncey visitors include Noah Stout and family from St. Clairsville visiting Mrs. Stout's relatives.
The Chauncey Council met Monday evening to discuss paving the north side of Mound street soon. The south side has been paved for years, and new homes along Mound street make completing the paving a great improvement.
New concrete steps are being placed at the entrance of the Washington school building in the city. Local officials oversee the project as part of ongoing improvements to public facilities.
Chauncey and a new walkway will be added while the Washington building and the Jefferson grade building are painted. The work aims to refresh the exterior and improve access around the two structures.
Birth notice from Mr. and Mrs. H. A. Seiber announces the birth of a son named Hodge Jr at their East Converse street home. The family count rises to two boys and two girls. The item lists other local visits and weekend happenings including Mae Locke and several families traveling to Buckeye Lake and Beaumont.
Dorothy Nice of Athens obtained a divorce from Dale Nice on grounds of gross neglect and abuse of their 3 year old child. She was awarded $25 monthly child support and $12 monthly alimony.
Glouster officers for Glouster Temple Pythian Sisters were installed by Past Chief Maggie Skinner assisted by Grace Holaschuh and Sophia Hayden. Wedding trip returns to the east. Effie Elliott visits from near Somerset. Weekly road reports on detours and improved roads are distributed by L E Richardson. Miners and operators joint scale committee met in Logan to decide on mine work in the sub district. Several local visits and travels noted including Miss Kate Gardner and Vero Vern Sayer with families visiting in Columbus and Springfield areas.
Nim Matheny, operator of mines 87 and 87A for New York Coal Co, was robbed of about 1460 to pay 50 miners. Miners filed attachment actions before Justice H E Donley to stop further payroll draws, with hearings set June 16 and 12. Several actions are planned as no factory agreement exists among parties.
Remarkable and late reaching discoveries about human blood have been made by scientific authorities after World War I research. Tests indicate humanity possesses four main blood groups and this finding will impact the growing practice of blood transfusion in dire cases.
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