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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 10, 1925
Page
5
The Bin Society announces its annual gathering in July with the closest Thursday to July 1 as the event date. Officers include W. H. Herrold as vice president and Emma A. Blackwood as secretary, with Scott Haney serving as treasurer and Frank Coe present in the roster.
Miss Laura Lyne of Columbus registered at Hotel Berry for a few days with welfare work connections. Mr. and Mrs. Albert Graf of Mayfield Ky depart for Marietta to visit relatives, staying with Frank L Kurtz and planning calls on A L Johnson and others. Miss Wanda Przylanska of Ohio State University Health Dept visits, promoting health work in rural communities with extension agent T H Johnson, lodging at Hotel Berry.
Prof. Allen R. Kresge of the School of Music will provide an organ recital at First Methodist Church at 4 o clock Sunday afternoon as part of a series for summer students. Miss Jessie M. Carter, public school music department, Ohio University, is pursuing voice post graduate studies in Chicago.
Mr. and Mrs. H. A. Reader of Cleveland are spending a week with their daughter. Mrs. C. D. Giauque of Marietta avenue hosts. Mr. Reader is superintendent of the Lakewood Engineering company of Cleveland. Mr. and Mrs. Claud Crawford of Wadsworth joined for a few days over the Fourth at the Giauque home. Mrs. Crawford is Mrs. Giauque’s sister.
Mr George Walker of West Union street married Miss Elizabeth Schmidt of The Plains Saturday at six in the general avenue parsonage. Rev Brown performed the ring ceremony. The newlyweds left for Akron where Walker works for Goodrich Rubber. Attendants were Mr John Pratt and Miss Wilma Shamel.
Esther Herron departed at noon for Cheshire to visit friends for several days. The Woman of Mooseheart Legion will meet at 7 p m Saturday in the Red Men's hall and an initiation dinner will be served by the Loyal Order of Noose. Mr and Mrs W W Coe return from a week at S A Wilson's country home near Guysville.
The Women’s Missionary Society of the Christian church held its regular meeting and annual picnic at the Fairgrounds on Thursday noon. Rev. and Mrs. Sheets from Chauncey spoke on Birmingham mission work and Siam, while Mrs. Sheets noted home missions and mountaineer outreach. The ladies quartet performed two numbers and a delightful cafe teria supper ended the event.
Mrs. W. A. Hutchinson travels to Indian Lake to spend summer with son in law and daughter Dr. and Mrs. W. B. Halbirt of Sylvania. Mrs. IE. H. Boyes of Marietta arrives to visit cousin Mrs. F. M. Hutchinson in Park Place until Saturday before heading to Maine. Marietta women joining husbands in Athens for the Marietta Athens self tournament include Mrs. John McCoy Mrs. Williamson Mrs. Jake Reiter Mrs. Shalotte Mrs. Clymer Mrs. Koons Mrs. Metcalf Mrs. Mautz and Mrs. Ethel Alderman.
Thirty seven descendants gathered for the Blackwood reunion at the Fairgrounds. A noon picnic dinner was enjoyed cafeteria style on a long table. Out-of-town relatives included Mr and Mrs William Blackwood and baby Cleveland, Mr and Mrs John Marshall and gon Cincinnati, Mr and Mrs Frank Coe and daughter Albany, Mr John Her rold and sister Mrs Gay Sharp and baby Nelsonville, Mr and Mrs John Quinlin Glouster. New officers for the ensuing year were elected with President named.
Preston's advertises fifty silk dresses arriving from New York as special purchase with sale prices $12.50 and $8.98 for the dresses, highlighting limited stock and bargain basements.
Elizabeth Dixon’s motion for a new trial was overruled by Juvenile Judge S M Johnson. She was then taken to the state reformatory for women at Marysville by Sheriff P H McKinley this morning.
A petition alleging indebtedness of 2416.37 was filed by the C. D. Shafer company against Roach Grocery in Common Pleas court. The petition claims the defendant is insolvent or nearing insolvency and seeks the appointment of a receiver.
In 1914 Ira Marshall bought 700 mules, fed them oats, fitted them with harness, and began hauling cream from Lodi township to Athens four days a week. Now using his third harness and wagon, he remains steady as the mules pull at about 159 gallons daily.
H R McVay, county superintendent, reports rapid filling of teaching vacancies in townships. The Plains schools name new principals and staff including Alex Root as principal, T A Featherstone, Martha Marie Hooper, Wilda Hunter, Mary Goodspeed, Mrs Glenna Weatherby in elementary grades, Genora Morgan in music. Domestic science posts go to Hattie Alden and Irene Davis to Coolville. Lucille Bolen will lead Huckleberry, Daryl Matrack leads Hockingport. Lois Apker named domestic science at Jerseyville. Coolville and Jerseyville plan six year high school courses.
Rev. W. G. Parker reports daily vacation Bible school enrollment rising to 91 on Thursday with expected total 190 by week’s end as pupils may register anytime during the four week period A picnic is planned this morning on the state hospital grounds.
Y W C A officials in Cleveland seek to identify a girl found in Dayton who cannot recall her name or address. Records show a Margaret Coulter of Mentor Ohio but no Jean Coultier from the Dayton receipt, and she reportedly left the association home in Cleveland on July 8.
Delaware reports that Prof. Edward L. Rice of Ohio Wesleyan University and his father William North Rice of Wesleyan University will aid the defense at the Scopes trial in Dayton Tennessee.
Mrs. Alberta Stedman Eagan of London writes to former Congressman I M Foster from 2 Buckingham Gate praising her first novel The Sweetened Cup as an insightful look at modern English social and industrial life. She plans a second novel and a London play season, and sought Foster’s introduction to Ambassador Houghton. Eagan’s Athens ties include her late brother F C Stedman, founder of a local industry.
A liquor possession arrest followed a telephone tip received at 11. Walker, questioned with Kennedy, was found with two pints. Parker and Koons led the case, with Walker fined 400 dollars and costs after pleading guilty. Aaron Simmons faced intoxication charges, fined 50 dollars and costs.
All school board clerks in Athens county will meet in the Athens Chamber of Commerce room this afternoon to confer with Vernon M. Riegel state director of education. Riegel will not deliver a speech but discuss methods and procedure.
An advert touts Melloglo as a French process powder that resists perspiration, hides pores, and leaves a natural soft complexion. It claims long wear until removal and notes availability at The D Zenne, Athens, and Chase Drug Store.
A farmer's wife describes long illness cured by a remedy after enduring ten years of symptoms including bloating and catarrhal irritation. She reports significant improvement following treatment and notes ongoing relief.
A typhoon ripped through Camarines Province in Luzon today, leaving about two thousand people homeless as hundreds of buildings were blown down in the town of Manilla, PF.
Three of ten violators of prohibition laws were paroled from the county jail. Bert Brooks Modoc Zinn Coon and Frank Rosser signed parole petitions stating indigence and plans to pay fines of 469.50 191.65 and 242 with 19 monthly installments while remaining in Ohio and subject to arrest if parole terms are violated.
The 1925 Athens city school census will be ready for publication in about ten days, says Prof. L. J. Addicott. Mrs. Neil D. Thomas conducts the survey. figures may show a slight decline from last year. County enumeration nears completion with only two townships missing, per Carl Porter. The census figures aid population estimates between decennial totals. Ohio prison crowding prompts calls to release inmates or expand capacity. DPD Williams says paroles up but no hardened criminals are freed.
A New Orleans man is accused of attempting to kidnap a girl and marry her, drawing attention to debates on how films influence real life. Authorities are reviewing the case as it unfolds.
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