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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1924
Page
3
Chauncey resident Chauncey Edward M. Daugherty buys a Coolville feed store from brother Will Daugherty and departs Monday to manage the business. He will be assisted by his son Glennis Daugherty and plans to keep property in Chauncey, returning later.
Surprise wedding united Harry Webb of this city and Miss Jennie Newman of Athens formerly Sugar Creek with Rev. M. E. Chatley officiating. The bridegroom’s mother Mrs. Lulu Webb of Chauncey witnessed the ceremony with the bride’s mother and aunt. They will reside in Columbus where Webb is employed.
Mr and Mrs Clarence Russell hosted relatives over Memorial Day at their Ellis avenue home. Guests included Mr and Mrs Harry Reed Mr and Mrs Earl Dunlap Mr and Mrs Elias Clark and Mr James Burris of Columbus plus Mrs George Palmer and family of Pomeroy.
Mrs Blanche Brown and her son Harold W Pierce Fuller along with Fred Russell left Saturday by motor for Pontiac Michigan to spend the summer. Mrs Brown has a sister Mrs Carr Penn and family residing there.
Edgar F. Norris, 59, a former Chauncey resident, shot himself at his Columbus home after months of ill health. His body was returned to Chauncey for burial after services. he leaves a widow, eight children, four sisters, a brother, and his mother Mrs. C. Norris. Norris was a carpenter unable to work since Christmas.
Californians wage a total war against hoof and mouth disease led by Dr AL G Houck with state and federal forces. Mercer county centers the outbreak while inspections prevent crossings at county lines. Over 6000 cattle killed and buried with $40 paid per animal. prize Hereford herd and other losses noted.
Mrs. Charles Springer entertained Friday at a family dinner. Covers were laid for Mr. and Mrs. Earl Moore and son Harry of Middletown, Mr. and Mrs. Charles McHart and son Earl, Mr. and Mrs. Jake Myers, Mr. and Mrs. Dewey Short of Lancasett, Mr. and Mrs. M Heer and son of Columbus, Mrs. W Johnson of Pomeroy, Mr. and Mrs. John Springer and Mr. and Mrs. Earl Weiss of this city.
The eighth grade teachers at the high school building Bertha Howard and Jennie Ison were unintentionally omitted from yesterday's list. Both have been retained for the coming year.
A local obituary recalls Corbin Norris who worked on the section crew and was killed in this city by a passenger train years ago. The tribute notes Norris left a large family and many relatives who remember him.
Miss Olive Ryan died in Fort Wayne Ind from heart trouble aggravated by inflammatory rheumatism. Funeral held Tuesday at 2 pm from Chauncey Church of Christ with Rev Gilbert Courtney officiating. She leaves parents William and Mrs Ryan, siblings Stanley Wiley Mildred Hazel Kathryn, and sisters Hazel and Kathryn. Bernard Syx and Darrel Witham, Chauncey residents, are visiting from Cincinnati dental college.
At Greens Run Church of Christ Reverend G B Courtney preached as crowds gathered for the Sunday evening service. The Bible school presented the program A Little Child to support Foreign Missions and collected an offering over 30 dollars.
Frank Millington of Lexington avenue sustained a fractured bone in his left shoulder after being thrown from a horse in a nearby field. He is under Dr Sprague care and recovering nicely. The Chauncey M E church hosted a large audience Sunday evening for the Baccalaureate address by Rev W Harter on God's Challenging Interrogations. Prof B M Thompson of the Chauncey schools spoke briefly and music by the high school chorus and graduates Stella Carter Pearl McBride Mildred Zande accompanied the ceremony.
Supt. Dr. A. Ferree, longtime leader of Nelsonville public schools, submitted his resignation to board clerk E Washburn. The board re-elected him for two years at the last meeting, but action on his departure is expected before the June 26 regular meeting as the district plans a new high school and junior high reorganization.
Local items report Sadie Williams traveling to Columbus for appendicitis surgery with her son daughter in law and Dr Le Fever. Notes invite Chickamauga Council Pocahontas practice at Red Men Hall. Wedding invitations for Miss Phyllis Marquis and Anthony Gabriel addressed. plans at Holy Trinity Bucyrus. Chase of visitors includes Oldfield and Frank from Columbus, plus Birtheer Enix and others in Trimble and The Plains. One new smallpox case reported on Front Street, with arms to show immunity progress.
Mrs Jacobson of 2028 Chambers St Galesburg UI credits Tanlac with restoring appetite digestion and energy following illness and surgery. She reports weight gain improved mood and strength and urges that Tanlac be sold by all good druggists with no substitutes. Tanlac is made by the manufacturers of Tanlac and is promoted as a safe remedy for constipation.
A father Dr. FR LeFever along with Mr and Mrs Ernest Roberts and their relatives left the city and Millfield to return to Columbus on Sunday Mrs W R Balderson also went back to Columbus on Monday after several days at her home in the city
London on June 2 reports George Bernard Shaw proposing two thirds of the city be knocked down. He added if an artillery officer is commissioned he would mark sections to be destroyed while praising London yet admitting Irish roots and a fondness for washing.
A large deposit of low grade asbestos was uncovered on the San Carlos Indian reservation near Globe, three miles from the railroad. The fiber, three to six inches long, lacks tensile strength but could supply Pacific Coast manufacturers with fiber for stucco wallboard asbestos paper flooring and roofing material as the property is developed.
Two children a 12 year old girl Virginia Drummon and a boy Walter Kramer Jr are missing in Cincinnati police seek them on request of their parents. Virginia disappeared Sunday morning and is believed kidnaped while Walter has been missing since May 24.
Burial for Campbell Meeker 27 son of Claude Meeker a local broker will be held here tomorrow after funeral services at the Meeker home Worthington area. Death occurred late Saturday night while fishing on the family lake heart attack is listed as the cause. Durban South Africa plans to convert its telephone system to automatic service at 9000 telephones annually.
In Columbus Ohio Attorney General Crabbe rules that motor vehicle tax funds cannot be used for bridge maintenance as bridges are viaducts not streets. The opinion states such funds must go to public roads and cannot serve other purposes. He also notes sheriff salaries and city mayoral appointments have related legal implications. Mrs Perry Colegrove of Haydenville recently had a successful operation at Grant hospital.
The piece warns against harsh soaps and suggests Mulsified cocoanut oil shampoo as a pure greaseless option. It claims common products dry the scalp and make hair brittle, while two to three teaspoons cleanse effectively and leave hair soft, silky, and manageable. Available at drug stores and inexpensive enough for family use.
An old pharmacy ad touts Lavoptik eye wash with camphor wire hazel and hydrastin for weak tired or sore eyes. One small bottle claimed to help. Aluminum eye cup offered free by Gib son’s Pharmacy.
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