Society notes from Woman's Missionary Society meeting
The Woman's Missionary Society opened with Praise God From Whom All Blessings Flow and a prayer by President Mrs. 8 E G Pedigo. Officers were re elected including Pedigo Burt Lee Bingman Clark and G Burt. The district conference is set for June 27 at the Athens church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woman's Missionary Society of the Christian Church
E. G. Pedigo
KE. G. Burt
S. E. G. Pedigo
W. W. Lee
BE. W. Bingman
C. C. Clark
Athens Church
M. E. Chatley
Frank Watkins
Thomas Gibson
Jessie Drake
Lucille Puffee
Charles Cameron
William Ruston, Jr
Order of Serpent to Parade in Athens Streets
The Military Order of the Serpent will feature in the Athens encampment of Ohio Spanish-American War veterans June 23-26. The burlesque group will parade and confer its three degrees Kaputaran Kaul and Bayani with a night march and tom tom music through the town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Military Order of the Serpent
Ohio
Athens
Serpent Order
Kaputanan
Philippine Islands
Classified Ads Spark Sunny Manners in Athens
Many in Athens credit cheerful moods to Messenger classified ads. A family found relief from wash day using a Sunny Suds electric washer bought at Wheaton Hardware, a bargain that pleased both buyer and seller. Call Athens 243 or Nelsonville 412 to offer or find ads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Wheaton Hardware Company
Mr. Wheaton
Athens 243
Nelsonville
Two Women Seek Divorces in Athens County Court
Two petitions for divorce were filed in the Athens County Common Pleas court. Zoe Calvert seeks divorce from James T. Calvert on grounds of gross neglect of duty failure to provide and cruelty and asks to resume her maiden name Zoe Biddison. Nellie M. Parsons seeks divorce from Peter B. Parsons for extreme cruelty and neglect and requests custody and support for two children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens County Common Pleas Court
Ried
Zoe Biddison
Nellie M. Parsons
Peter
Parsons
Dorothy
Leonard
CARELESS AUTO DRIVERS TO BE GIVEN WARNING
State plan to drive against careless auto drivers starts tomorrow in all sections. W B Hovey says focus is on one light drivers and license tags hidden by dust or covers. Police and traffic officials in Athens County will assist with warnings issued first, prosecutions planned later.
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W. B. Hovey
Hovey
Athens County
Son of Owen Young Is To Be Married
Charles J. Young nineteen son of Owen D Young chairman of the European Reparations Commission will wed Esther Marie Christensen in Cleveland at four this afternoon. Christensen is from Cleveland and the bridegroom’s father Owen D Young is en route from Paris after negotiating a new reparations pact and is expected to arrive in New York then fly to Cleveland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
U.P
Charles J. Young
Owen D. Young
European Reparations Commission
Esther Marie Christensen
N. A. Christensen
New York
Paris
Boasts Lead to Arrest in Cincinnati Murder
In Cincinnati on June 14, Jesse Keith a 41 year old Black laborer confessed after boasting to a coworker that he killed and robbed a man. He said the victim was railroad worker Robert McDonald of Toledo whose body was found with eight blows to the skull in a tool shed after an argument, Keith claimed he acted while intoxicated.
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Cincinnati
U.P
Jesse Keith
Robert McDonald
Toledo
McDonald
Keith
Probate Court Sells Estate Property of FE A Weekley
Probate Court confirmed the sale of the estate property of FE A Weekley by administrator Z E Weekley. Ida L Weekley bought the premises and will receive a deed. The court noted a $420.92 note and mortgage due to Security Savings Bank as first lien and $602.35 dower and homestead to Ida Weekley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
FE. A. Weekley
Z. E. Weekley
Ida L. Weekley
Security Savings Bank
Ida Weekley
Miles Johnson
Charles F. Wallace
Wallace
Clara Windel
Naomi Cochran
Mayme Kimball
Gill and Rowland Named for Board
Probate Judge 8 M Johnson announced the appointment of C M Gill and O F Rowland to a county visitors board. The group will inspect charitable and correctional institutions under Ohio General Code provisions requiring regular county supported institutions to be inspected. The three year terms begin May 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. M. Gill
O. F. Rowland
8. M. Johnson
Ohio
Call 32 Witnesses For the Grand Jury
Thirty two witnesses have been subpoenaed to testify when the May Grand Jury reconvenes at the Athens County Court House Monday to consider cases arising since the regular May session. Assault and battery intoxication driving while intoxicated manufacture of intoxicating liquor resisting an officer reckless driving selling mortgaged property non support malicious destruction of property grand larceny and a third offense liquor charge are scheduled for consideration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens County Court House
Appeal Filed Over Small Judgement In Ohio Court
Ed Six filed an appeal in Common Pleas Court challenging an 8 plus costs judgment from Justice M. B. Tucker Dover Township in a $14 rent suit against Ernest Johnson. The justice allowed rent for the house but denied rent for use of the shanty. Marie Smith filed paternity charges against Daryll Peoples. bound over to higher court under a 309 dollar bond after a magistrate could not reach a compromise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Justice of the Peace
M. B. Tucker
Dover Township
Common Pleas Court
Ed Six
Ernest Johnson
State of
Ohio
Marie Smith
Daryll Peoples
Justice Court
S. E. Hedges
Boys Play With Gun Death Sparks Juvenile Court
Four Cleveland boys aged 15 to 16 were to appear in Juvenile Court on delinquency charges after the fatal stray-shot death of 13 year old Andrew Zelinka. Zelinka and three companions were playing near the B and O tracks when a second group with a small calibre rifle fired a shot hitting Zelinka and causing instant death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
U.R
Andrew Zelinka
Zelinka
John Popick
Harry Tulip
Charles Jackman
May Health Report Records 64 Births 51 Deaths
May vital statistics report 64 births 51 deaths and 26 communicable disease cases from County Health Commissioner J. M. Higgins. It details births and deaths by township and lists numerous individual birth names and death causes, with a note inviting corrections to missing records.
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J. M. Higgins
Athens City
Alexander
Ames
Athens
Bern
Canaan Township
Carthage
Dover
Lee Township
Lodi
Rome Township
Trimble
Troy Township
Waterloo
York Township
Nelsonville
Athens General Health District
Retty Jane Parsons
Thomas M. Parsons
Janie Gould Parsons
Stephen Giraard Runyon
Carrie Mineus Runyon
Mary Peoples
Rarvil Peoples
Marie Smith Peoples
Jane Marie French
Emmett French
Aurte Parker
Mildred Carrie Barrett
Isaac HM. Parrett
Grace Might Barrett
Joanne Marie Hawk
Albert E. Hawk
Myrtle Dew Hawk
Paul Mathews Vercoe
John Vercoe
Mary Mathews Vereoe
John Teo Schuler
Cletus Schuler
Gladys Meade Schuler
Willam Daird Worley
Marion Daird Worley
Irene Waters Worley
Paul Alfred Irven
Paul Irven
Myrtie Rail Irven
Emma Tinkham
Oscar Tinkham
Miner
Verna Mercer Tinkham
Fort Tinkham
Verna Tinkham
Mearle Tinkham
Oscar
Alice Jean Frost
Funeral for Sam Todero. police to attend, not escort
Cleveland authorities say police will attend the funeral for Sam Black Jack Todero a murdered corn sugar merchant tomorrow but will not act as an escort for the cortege. Safety Director Edwin P D Barry stated the stance today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Sam “Black Jack” Todero
Edwin PD
Barry
Summer clothing booklets for children issued by Bureau
Three Bureau of Home Economics experts publish compact guides on summer dressing for children. The booklets cover sun suits ram pers and dresses for girls with practical, low cost materials and simple patterns. Copies available from the Athens Messenger Information Bureau for four to ten cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Bureau of Home Economics
Ruth O'Brien
Mary Allen Davis
Maude Campbell
Department of Agriculture
Home Economics Bureau
Washington Information Bureau
The
Athens Messenger
Frederic J. Hankin
Athens Messenger Information Bureau
Washington, D.C
St Louis Man Invents New Washing Machine
A St Louis inventor introduces a nonmotor washing device that fits in a boiler and cleans an entire load in about 20 minutes. It requires no soap or rubbing and has been tested by engineers. The device costs no more than a pair of shoes and is offered by Prenton Manufacturing Company for free trials, with opportunities for agents and spare time workers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prenton Manufacturing Company
Dept
St. Louis
Tallman Outfoxes Coast Patrols as Reward Crews Multiply
San Francisco June 14. William Loren Tallman a 23 year old Los Angeles murder suspect again eluded pursuit as investigators dispatched numerous squads across the Pacific coast in hopes of sighting him. Dozens of reports poured in but most proved false as authorities chase clues and descriptions resemble Tallman’s build and features.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pacific Coast
William Loren Tallman
Los Angeles
Koon Sentenced in Common Pleas for Illicit Liquor
Andrew Koon received a sentence of one to five years in the Ohio State Penitentiary after a May Grand Jury indictment for manufacturing intoxicating liquor. The case arose in Common Pleas Court yesterday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio State Penitentiary
Andrew Koon
Common Pleas
Koon
May Grand Jury
Kappa Sigma I Picnic Overlooks Athens on Edmundson Hill
Thirty two members of Kappa Sigma I and friends held a Thursday picnic on Edmundson Hill near Athens. Edward Sharp led the affair. a wiener roast and baseball games featured amid remarks by Sharp and thanks from Bob Littler.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kappa Sigma I
Edmundson Hill
Athens
Edward
Sharp
C. M. Gill
Bob Littler
Demalio
Kappa Sigma
Kappa Sigma PL
James
Littler
Chief Rabbat
Red Wilson
Watchman
Bill Roderson
Purser
Dwight Dunscribe
Gilland
E’dward Sharp
Ray Schalk Caught Five No Hit Games in Career
Ray Schalk, longtime catcher and coach with the New York Giants, is noted for catching five no hit games during his playing career. He later served as a Giants coach, shaping pitching and game strategy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ray Schalk
New York Giants
Speedy Remedy Promoted for Colds Grippe and Fevers
An old column extols a universal cure labeled 666 ie a Prescription for colds grippe flu dengue bilious fever and malaria claiming it is the most speedy remedy known. The text emphasizes quick relief though lacks medical validation.
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Woman's Society
E. N. Cooper
Columbus
Delaware
Ohio Wesleyan University
Mary Helen Kerr
Mary Kahler
Ohio University
Europe
England
Germany
Scotland
Ireland
Belgium
France
O. B. Murphey
Portsmouth
Herbert A. Green
Martzolff
First Methodist Church
W. E. Clark
J. L. Triipp
ID. C. Snow
William Mingus
Henry Atkinson
Harmon
Mary
Wiletta Smith
Elmer Brown
Fred Slaughter
Pythian Sisters
K. of P. Hall
R. H. Burson
Grant Hospital
Walker Haney
Schools of
California
Scoot Haney
West Union Street
Haney
University of California
Roy C. Shirley
J. R. Hayes
John Finsterwald
East State Street
C. B. Beverage
Washington, D. C
James Parrott
Jessie Miller
Mrs
Harry Smith
T. B. Warden
Edgewater
N. J
Frankfort
L. M. Tinker
Grace Reeder Riley
DD. A. Riley
Baltimore
Fannie Bean
Poplar Avenue
Mies Leone Farmer
Salem
Ruth Miller
Order OF Serpent
Zoe Calvert
James T. Calvert
Owen Young
Probate Court News
Gill and
Rowland
Elton Roscoe Frost
Mary Louise Robo Frost
Gerald Joseph Depew
Russell Depew
Susie Cockrell Depew
Robert Rechtold Heilman
Robert FR. Heilman
Elizabeth Wittbank Heilman
Herbert Samborn
Ortha Carpenter Sanborn
Alice Cornelia Farnsworth
Kenneth Charles Farnsworth
Ray-Glo Corporation
Mable Browning Farnsworth
Kathleen Schar Parcell
Glenn Lehnert Parcell
Eleanor Toutse Schar Parcell
Mable Marte Ma Tinkham
Oscar Barlett
Charles Bartlett
Truckman
Vivian Stage Bartlett
Cora Anne Merten
William Merten
Groc
Grace Schellenver Merten
James Sukebarger
Charlea O. Moore
Davis Davis Fuller
Cora M Cherry
John Wieble, Jr
Francis M. Mansfield, Sr
William Hines
Mary Sawlor
Sarah Jane Bean
John Jowell
Claudius Rosin Nedrov
Belle Bardon
John M. Combs
Charles A. Grimm
Dorthy Netman
Jessie Welch
Leslie MH. Morris
Ellen Warren
Florence Cross
Uncle Sam
Logans
Parker Bros
Bank of Athens Bldg
Alk Seene of
Horrest Inn
Dial
Albany Pike
Billi Moler
Tallman
San Francisco
Fox
Kappa Sigma Pi
Dimity
Batiste
Marshall Field & Company
F. L. Preston Co
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