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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jul 13, 1923

Page

5

Local Society Notes and Visits Across Athens Area

Mollie Robinson of Hollis visited Athens on Friday while Mrs. E A Moore of X Wars stayed Thursday with Mr. and Mrs. K M Vierce at 15 Poplar Ave. Dr Moore's mother Mrs Moore of Guysville accompanies the trip home. Mrs C H Horn and I plan a two week motor tour from Yore to Columbus. Horn will stay in Leroy and Cleveland as the family lakes trips to Toronto Can field ton W Va to spend weekend with aunt Mrs H J Brown of 78 North Congress St. Craddock remembered as Miss Jule Beale Lewis. Dolph Smith of Jackson and wife visited Athens with Mrs Smith's sister and brother-in-law Mr and Mrs Chris Corbin at 8 Smith St. Birth announced of daughter Josephine Barber July 12 to Mr. and Mrs. Frank Folts of Marietta, formerly of Athens. Marcia Scott and Miss Mery Carolyn Logan return from a three week trip with J Craddock of Tulsa, en route home to Charles Park district.

E. A. Moore K M. Vierce Poplar Avenue Hey Dr. Moore As Moore Guysville Ton W. Va H. J. Brown North Congress Street Josephine Barber Frank Folts Marietta Athens Miers Field Scott Daugher Miss Marcia Mery Carolyn Logan J. Craddock Tulsa Charles Park District

Albany hires two teachers for high school vacancies

Albany educates on Monday night hiring Mr. PD M Bryson The Plains and Miss Bertha McVey sister of County Supt H R McVey to fill two high school vacancies One post remains open Myra Durbin of Louisville Ky arrived Sunday and visits local families while a large social round accompanies other residents and guests this week The Goldsberry Department store says it will close every Thursday afternoon through summer.

PD. M. Bryson the Plains Bertha McVey H. R. McVey Myra Durbin Louisville T. J. Barrow Jen Tewksbury John Masten Augusta Will Masten Blanche Emmett Wingett Lucile Charles Penrod Ravnswood A. Masten J. Howard Cline Columbus Louise Eva Baker Sidney Russell Whitlatch Dept I. Steele Ed Lasch Newton Falls Frank Danford Glouster Betty C. J. Warner Hooper Cincinnati J. H. Marshall Jack Faye Baker Howard Coe Wesley Webb Colh Oabus Albany Epworth League Blanche Huston Hiss Esta Gardner Amesville Charlie Brown Carpenter C. P. Pearman J. Nelson Brown Athens Harry Brown Goldsberry

Liquor Bill Passes Commons With Youth Sale Ban

London July 13 Lady Astor’s liquor bill clears the house on its third reading by 257 to 10. The measure bars sale of liquor to persons under 18 years old.

London Lady Astor House of Commons

Robbery Report In Athens Sees Two Thefts In Days

Thomas Hickman of Race Street reports a home entry Wednesday evening and $86 taken from his clothes. A second similar theft occurred recently with Judge Wood losing $159 in the same manner.

Thomas Hickman Race Street Athens Judge Wood

Minor Ailments Drive Greatest Suffering Says Study

A new analysis argues that routine illnesses like colds impose the most daily burden on people due to frequency and duration, affecting productivity and well being across populations. It highlights widespread symptoms and everyday impacts.

Nine month old fed pins and buttons to by nurse

Nine month old Joseph Burke was fed pins match heads cigarette stubs moth balls and buttons by nurse Pauline Bauder in Bethlehem Pennsylvania. She was jailed on July 13 charged with feeding the objects to the child as he lay ill at Jefferson Hospital Philadelphia doctors successfully removed the cargo after a frightening ordeal.

Philadelphia Joseph Burke Joseph Pauline Bauder Bethlehem Jefferson Hospital

Death Valley Swatters Top Ludlow Braves In Desert Tilt

In Death Valley Junction a crowded desert arena saw the Death Valley Swatters beat the Ludlow Braves 175 to a lower score as the thermometer held at 107 in the shade. Seventy five Ludlow fans and local residents attended the hotly contested game in the borax village.

Death Valley Junction Ludlow Junction Death Valley

Akron Man Mays Captures State Horseshoe Title

Mays of Akron won the state horseshoe pitching championship at Mansfield. He ran the state contest of 177 games undefeated and totaled 850 points.

Mansfield Mays Akron

Unions report potter strikes cost millions in losses

Two unsuccessful strikes within ten months cost the National Brotherhood of Operative Potters upwards of 900600 dollars, according to officers’ annual report presented at the convention in Atlantic City New Jersey.

Atantic City N. J National Brotherhood of Operative Potters

John Winooski Loses Pay to Friday the Thirteenth Fire

In Nagerstown Maryland on Friday the Thirteenth John Winooski, superstitious about fate, hid his pay in the kitchen stove grate. A smoker son tossed in a cigarette to hide smoking, burning the money to ashes.

Nagerstown John Winooski Kinoski Kinoski Senior

Bananas Could Help Marmoset Belonging to London Man

A London man owns a marmoset described as two point eight years old and weighing about an ounce. The speaker suggests giving the animal bananas to provide a week of food.

Jena London

Canned heat almost fatal for two youths

Verna Six aged 13 and her brother Harry Six aged 19 ingested canned heat Thursday afternoon. Verna suffered severe agony and required a stomach pump. Harry was found in a stupor on the university campus. Their father William Six found them home above Vogue hair shop on West Union street. Officers Maples investigation seeks the responsible person or persons.

Verna Harry William Vogue West Union Street University Maples

Coal operators and miners adjourn without terms reached

Atlantic City N J July 13 a conference of anthracite coal operators and miners adjourned today until July 23 without reaching a decision on wages or working conditions. The final session centered on the check off system, a union demand for full owner recognition. Operators expected to reply after July 23 return.

Atlantic City N. J

Truck Drives Into Washout After Storm Near Rock Riffie

Clifford Douglas drove his Star Mineral Water Works truck into a washout near the Rock Riffie schoolhouse after Thursday night’s storm. The truck wrecked but Douglas escaped with no injuries. extent of vehicle damage is unknown.

Rock Riffes Star Mineral Water Works Clifford Douglas Rock Riffie

Governor Len Small commutes murder sentence in life term

Springfield reports that James H. Smith of Chicago learned the day’s奇 fortune as Governor Len Small reduced his death sentence to life imprisonment.

Springfield Ill James H. Smith Chicago Len Small

Carbondale Hosts Annual Homecoming July 22 At Frank Home

Carbondale residents and relatives announce a homecoming at the Henry Frank residence on July 22 with public invitation. Several local families and visitors from Chicago Lancaster Columbus Barberton and New Plymouth are noted among those visiting or returning home. A July 24 M E church meeting is planned with Rev Dabritz and Rev McHandy to assist.

Henry Shry Chicago Henry Frank Carbondale Mismes Stella Relva Anker Lancaster Charles Anker Ralph Tremain Columbus Albert Tremain M. E. Church Dabritz McHandy New Plymouth Marzuela Lavetta Evans Jap Cox Eddie Mackle Barberton Trenry Frank Ethel Kitheline John Dasher

Marriage Licenses Record Highlights Local Matches

Liord McCumber 36 farmer and Anne Marks 28 of Carbonante listed with Rev M E Charley. Charles Bartlett 22 lumber worker and Vivian Stage 18 of Athens listed with Rev Price. Ernest Van Tassel 22 farmer of Johnston Licking county and Ber tha Delle Green 21 of Nelsonville. John Hartley 25 miner of Lathrop and Katherine Gibson 21 music teacher of Amesville.

Liord McCumber Anne Marks Carbonante M. E. Charley Charles Bartlett Vivian Stage Athens State Hospital Athens Rev. Price Ernest van Tassel Johnston Licking County Bertha Delle Green Nelsonville John Hartley Miner Lathrop Katherine Gibson Amesville

Local Socials and Travel Notes From The Plains

The Plains residents hosted guests from Carbon Hill Athens and St Louis with midweek visits. Local trips included a Buckeye Lake Ku Klux Klan gathering and a drive to Buckeye Lake. A new garage was built by George Gabriel Jr while a heavy Thursday rain washed out bridges and mud on The Plains road.

Rob Smith Carbon Hill Worth Dicken Clif Iooper Athens Zine Courtney Clarence Stage Bent Potts Jake Anderson Virgie Morgan Buckeye Lake George Gabriel Jr Ott Riser St. Louis Carrol Piaing

Speedy Remedy for Various Ailments Cited

The claim presents a quick cure for constipation biliousness colds headaches and malarial fever as the most speedy remedy known. The wording reflects an era of broad patent medicine statements and urges rapid relief through a single treatment.

Whiskey in Milk Cans Nabbed in Akron Arrest

Isa Vuich of Detroit and James V. Adams of Akron were arrested after police found 40 gallons of liquor in milk cans in their car. The vehicle was seized and the cans placed at the police station for disposition after arraignment.

Akron Isa Vuich Hancock Street Detroit James V. Adams

Bank buys steel armored car for interbranch currency transfer

The Citizens Trust and Savings Bank of Columbus has purchased a new steel armored car to securely move currency between the main bank and its branch offices.

Columbus Citizens Trust and Savings Bank

Canaans Flood Wreaks Havoc in 66-Year Resident’s Area

The Thursday flood along Canaanyike Way, described by 66-year resident Martin Mansfield, was the worst in more than half a century. Water cascaded from a great rear ravine washing out roads widening ditches and ruining gardens as streams fed ravines from the hills.

Canaanyike Way Martin Mansfield Mansfield

Women Power and Health Inspire Career Drive

The piece highlights women entering varied professions and politics, stressing health as their key asset. It promotes Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a remedy for headaches backache nervousness and other female ailments, claiming it has aided 98 of 100 women for nearly fifty years.

America Lydia E. Pinkham

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Mollie Robinson Hollis Dolph Smith of Jackson First Methodist Preston Coolville Meigs County Prestons Albany Joe John Lamere Lawn Gibson’s Pharmacy The Prescription Store Hygeia Golden Sun Coper O. K Westfall & Slaughter Grocery West Union St Canaan Foster Athens Furniture Exchange Milan Italy Ciisinello Here Federat Chamberlain TRUCS Lash MILLS Postoffice West Union Jacobs Optometrist Sunkist Lipton Heinz’s Heinz Hamburg Union Grocery Co
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