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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1923
Page
6
Contrasts in fabrics are in vogue for children and adults. The pattern offers gingham or cretonne skirts with linen waist and sleeves, in sizes 4, 6, 8 and 10 years. A 10 year size uses 3/4 of a yard of 36 inch material. contrasting waist and sleeves require 1 1/2 yards of 27 inch. Pattern mailed for 12 cents in stamps.
The weekly schedule includes morning and evening services at the Guysville M E circuit with special Near East Relief speaker and offerings. Central Ave M E Church lists Sunday school Epworth League and sermon topics plus district convention reports and future conferences at Rutland and Nelsonville.
The Church of the Good Shepherd on State and Carpenter Streets lists First Sunday after Trinity. Church School begins at 9 30 A M and Holy Communion with Sermon at 10 30 A M led by Rev A H Marshall Rector.
W State and Congress streets M E Chatley minister Sunday designated as Rededication and Home-Coming day. Three great services planned with Dr. C W Cauble speaking morning and evening. Basket dinner at noon, talks by Judge J G Worstell Dr A Wilcox and Rev C L Johnston at 2. Communion observed. Bible School classes may stay through day for noon dinner. Christian Endeavor at 6 30 and final service at 7 30 with Dr Cauble.
A representative of the Near East Relief commission will occupy the pulpit at both services and the Sunday school at 9 30 A M An all church field day service will unite with the Presbyterian congregation in the morning There will be no evening service
Athens public schools will be without athletic director J Douglass Torrance and physical director L L Cunningham as both resign at the end of the current year. Torrance leaves to enter advertising with William Leeper. Cunningham seeks a position in another city. Over two years Athens teams posted strong marks in football 14 wins 3 losses and 3 ties basketball 26-7 and baseball 6-4 with 13 football lettermen 5 basketball and 8 baseball for next year.
Flint Michigan June 1 Rev Seth Reed the world’s oldest clergyman has passed 100 marking a life of 70 years in ministry. Born 1823 in southern Connecticut he taught as a youth and rode circuits becoming a leading Methodist figure. Reed never smoked or drank credits clean living for longevity and helped found the Anti Saloon League in 1893.
Captain Bernard B. McMahan, secretary treasurer and manager of the National Shrine Touring Club, leads the caravan from Oakland to Washington for Shrine meetings on June 5 to 7 aboard a Lincoln pilot car noted for exceptional mileage and reliability.
Cleveland June 1 Eight race horses and a pony died in a barn fire at the Maple Heights track during a late afternoon race crowd of about 3500 fans watched as the blaze swept through one structure. Five named horses Long Island Portlight Mambi The Ulster Heron II Shortstop were identified and a pony perished. Several horses fled and remained at large. Loss estimated at 40 000 to 50 000 dollars.
Four dug wells blamed for typhoid fever deaths in Wooster Ohio. Charles Weber, 31, World War veteran, and Harry Billiard, ex Federal League baseball player, are stricken with the same disease. Billiard's two year old daughter Betty also ill.
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