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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1924
Page
5
The Mothers Jewels host a Saturday 2:30 PM party in the First M. E. church tiers with a children’s program and refreshments. Members urged to bring mite boxes and unpaid dues. Mrs.ull Foster Jr. leads. Miss Fauna Beasy assists.
Miss Hazel Ansel of Zaleski and Raymond Johnson of Springfield wed in a 3:30 Wednesday double ring ceremony by Rev. F. L. Rice. Attendants include Erwin Stauffer of Athens as best man and sister Mrs. Stauffer as matron of honor. The couple plans a Lynn Indiana trip and home in Springfield. Hazel Ansel, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Chal Ansel, is a 1923 John Hancock graduate now enrolled locally.
Mrs Clarence H Horn hosted two refined events at 12 Sunnyside Drive with 60 guests at lunch and 60 at tea. Weekend notes include the marriage of Miss Helen Jewell to Mr Francis Love in Athens and several arrivals for summer visits from Morgantown and Brooklyn.
Chicago radio expert Wheeler McMillen urges careful word choice and sentence structure for broadcasts. He emphasizes short sentences, monosyllabic vowels, and sharp endings to ensure clarity and audience engagement over microphones.
W L Mellon of Pittsburg nephew of the secretary of the treasury is named as successor to Fred W Upham of Chicago as treasurer of the Republican national committee. Formal announcement is expected soon. In Switzerland extensive government aided research found anthracite coal in one canton with an estimated reserve of 15 million tons.
Mrs. Marion T. Brockway, House Mother at Metropolitan Life in New York, oversees social, educational, and recreational activities for a workforce of over seven thousand employees. She offers counsel, supports well being, and believes exterior style does not hinder intellect or work ethic.
A country wide canvass of over 121 000 purchasers of Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound shows 98 out of 100 women benefited. The notice urges sick women to try this remedy.
Syracuse report says increasing registration in American colleges and universities is a direct result of prohibition. Mrs. Maud Verkins, national secretary of the Young Woman’s Alliance, cites rising enrollment as a consequence of the ban on alcohol.
Mrs Perkins of the Women’s Christian Temperance Union argues prohibition has broad advantages beyond enforcing the Volstead Act. She claims it will boost youth and future American leaders, citing surveys from visits to 383 states and multiple high schools and colleges.
A traveler visited numerous colleges and normal schools noting widespread student shortages of housing and accommodations. The remark highlights limited capacity and growing demand among students, reflecting concerns about compliance with laws and shifting legal norms.
D. R. Taylor of Athens tops the Thursday rifle shoot by the Ameri can Rifle and Revolver Club with a 48 of 50. The event at Margaret's Creek range weekly features seven top scorers including Homer Johnson Chauncey J E B Johnson M C Grubb Jess Carter T G Young and John Murphey with scores ranging from 27 to 48.
New York bankers say Europe shows little interest in the U S midterm vote. Knopf, merchandising adviser, notes England under Labor and France shift, adding only a third party win here would matter.
Lawrence W. Chubb of the Coal Smoke Abatement Society estimates London's fog costs reach 5 million dollars daily. The figure includes transportation losses, time waste for 2 million people, reduced worker efficiency, extra laundering and medical fees, and damage to carpets and curtains from soot.
A Phalanx Station Ohio reader touts Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription as a tonic and nervine for young mothers. She credits it with easing a bronchial cough during influenza recovery and restoring nerves, urging others to ask a druggist or write for free medical guidance.
Cross Brothers of Athens win the contract to erect the granite work and carve the William Beatty Memorial in Springfield. The memorial, unveiled September 23 during the Ohio Grand Lodge session of the Knights of Pythias, honors Beatty who served 22 years as Grand Keeper of the Records and Seal. The project, funded by Ohio lodge subscriptions, will cost about $1,500 amid keen competition.
The British Air Ministry is testing an automatic landing device that lets aircraft land at slower speeds. The hinged trailing edge flap rises with air speed and lowers to increase wing curve during landing, operating without pilot input. A note adds that a normal world cotton crop is 22,000,000 bales.
A man credits Mayr's Wonderful Remedy with freeing him from years of stomach and bloating pain. He avoided an operation after using the remedy for a year and reports complete health. McKee Drug Co Athens Gem Pharmacy Nelsonville and other druggists supply the product.
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