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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1928
Page
5
The Woman's Relief Corps plans memorial services at 2 PM Thursday in the chapel of the West Union street cemetery. All members are asked to bring flowers.
Forty male births and 27 female births were recorded in Athens county for May, versus 24 male and 18 female deaths. Data from Dr. J. M. Higgins shows births by township and city district, with Athens city reporting nine births. Communicable diseases totaled 45, led by scarlet fever and measles, while several birth announcements list new arrivals from local families across Athens and surrounding areas.
A round of births includes Norma Jean Ayers May 25 in Athens to Frank Ayers and wife, and other newborns Charles Cochran in The Plains, Peggy Lou Chism in Athens, Barbara Caroline Chapman in Athens. Deaths noted cover ages from 42 to 84 including Ida May Kearns, Eudora White, and William Smyers among Athens State Hospital residents with causes such as cerebral hemorrhage and carcinoma.
A meeting of Local Union No 16 of the United Mine Workers will be held Saturday June 23 at the campgrounds at Union. Officers of the local will be elected at that time per Edgar Wilson secretary of the local.
Two monoplanes waited at the trans Atlantic course mid station while the women leaders prepared for a possible sea crossing. Miss Mabel Bell in the Bellanca Columbia and Miss Amelia Earhart with the Fokker Friendship awaited forecasted good weather for an imminent start.
Margin calls went to thousands of small traders who were short in the great selling on Wall Street yesterday. The break caused the greatest turnover in a day, 5,109,700 shares, with brokers keeping open late to record sales and issue margin calls that wiped out paper profits. The record volume and a single hour spike over two million shares highlighted the sell off.
The Columbia piloted by Captain Oliver C. Leboutillier and Captain Arthur Argles completed a record flight from Long Island to Harbor Grace, landing after eleven hours in the air. The attempt aimed to be the first by women to span the ocean by air, marking a notable achievement in early aviation.
Members of the K. T. Crossen post of the American Legion urge merchants to place flags on Court street standards tomorrow and display flags at homes. The annual Flag Day service of the Elks lodge is scheduled for Sunday.
Miss Inez Tavener of McConnelsville stayed with Mr and Mrs George Rowan on Spring Street for the Ohio university commencement festivities. County Health Commissioner Dr J M Higgins announced this morning that unclean vacant lots with weeds after rains are unsightly and must be cleared at once.
City urges Athens residents to cut weeds in vacant lots around homes and in the city. Those failing to comply may face fines under a city ordinance.
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