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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1927
Page
7
The United Brethren Vacation Bible School commencement will be held Friday at 7 30 oclock in Corning church. About 75 pupils will receive diplomas and present work demonstrations plus an exhibit of hand work. Teachers include Rev L G Ludwick Myrtle Wilson Matt Spence Margaret Schlingerman and Mrs Charles Wahl. Supper will be served in the church basement.
The Gallia Ohio University chorus of about eighty will present Gallia by Charles Gounod in late July, announced by Professor W. Robinson, head of school music. A recital by soprano Esther Fitton with Barbara Kantzer will occur later. Mayor Moore received the news with details sparse. Arthur Gist, son of Mr and Mrs Charles C Gist, is mourned as the Mayor’s youngest sister’s child, with funeral services set for Saturday in Trinway.
Young graduate Arthur Gist dies this morning in Dresden just after receiving his high school diploma. He was set to enter Ohio University this fall and was the nephew of Mayor Alex Moore.
Francis Verfer aged 28 of Chapel Hill shot himself with a rifle Monday evening. He was rushed to a Zanesville hospital in critical condition. An operation was performed when his condition worsened but no bullet was found.
Mrs Henry Schottlekorb and her daughter Lurline returned from Indiana after visiting relatives. Miss Dorothy Young has been ill with appendicitis for the past month. Roland Spence is spending the week in Toledo.
News of Charles A. Lindbergh's New York reception last Monday is cited as indirectly triggering a mine strike at Nottingham colliery of the Lehigh and Wilkes-Barre Coal Company in Wilkes-Barre Pennsylvania. Some drivers from the mine had traveled to New York to witness the welcome.
Madge negotiates a country conference with Philip Veritzen while safeguarding Lillian Underwood’s presence and workload. She phones Lillian to confirm an all day motor trip, dinner, and possible work, masking it as Veritzen’s original plan amid careful face saving.
A mine operated with one driver staying on site was ordered to take another post in the emergency and was discharged for refusing. When his associates returned they protested and demanded his reinstatement. Refusal led to a strike by the workers.
A state education report commends Athens High for excellent teaching and administration, well-kept records, and adequate facilities. It notes plans to rearrange rooms, strong English and library departments, and announces a six-year first grade charter to be granted within weeks. Superintendent Patterson and Principal Harshman welcome the findings.
The Chillicothe man was killed beneath a Baltimore and Ohio freight train at the Grosvenor bridge. His body was moved to Chillicothe on B&O train No 3. He leaves three young children under seven. Widow Mrs Hammer will bring him home and the funeral will be held in Westborough.
Miss Elizabeth Morgan won the first place among all candidates in secretaria l service exams at Ohio University for the office of Dean E. W. Chubb. The May 27 test results were announced yesterday. Her father T. L. Morgan, clerk of courts, also achieved a first place in Ohio’s inaugural state civil service exam.
County Treasurer KR R Johnson of Ath ens will visit the city to collect June taxes in late June or early July. A second period will follow soon after due to delayed December tax collections from the reappraisal, resulting in two tax cycles being separated by only weeks instead of months.
A demonstration meeting will close the Mountville Daily Vacation Bible School on Friday evening Miss Zelphia Triplett, principal, will oversee the program Rev D L Browning of this city will attend and give a short address.
Messenger Pattern Dept offers a daytime frock pattern number 6825 in seven sizes from 34 to 46 inch bust. Plain crepe pongee or tub silk suit the design, with yardage details for 40 inch wide fabrics and a mailed pattern for 15 cents.
Glouster Church of Christ team the Glouster White Sox travel to Newark on Saturday to face Monte Beaver's last Y M C A squad. A return match is set for June 23 at the American Legion grounds against New Holland.
Mr and Mrs T T Wollett receive Mrs Wolletts uncle William Stiff and his children Opat and Leonard from Newark as visitors.
GLOUSTER June 16 B F Davis sold his Holister grocery to Frank Gail Sr who now runs the shop. Davis, Hollister postmaster, will move with his family to Newark once the post office transfer is complete. He holds a broad role with Green and Green of Dayton and Newark serves as the central point in his territory.
Glouster June 16 Miss Betty Mandry longtime Corning high school teacher has accepted a position in Girard city schools. She was strongly recommended by Perry county Superintendent Rachel Yaw and Corning officials including Lynn and Hazen.
In New York City A. P. Hines a second trick operator at Glouster depot travels to join an O. R. T. committee for a second conference with New York City officials on wages and working rules.
Mrs Del Packer Chard national manager and organizer of the Child's Conservation League of America and Miss Marian Andrews national secretary are in Nelsonville to organize a local chapter. They plan to establish the group in the community this week.
Rev James R Fields will deliver the memorial sermon at the Methodist church Sunday morning. In the Pythian theater that afternoon Judge Louis B Houck of Mt Vernon will give the address. The program includes organ prelude, scripture, prayer, and community singing. graves of departed members will be decorated.
Wreck involving Charles Rodman of Logan and J M Hall of Circleville occurred near Winona Furnace on the New Straitsville road at 9 30 Tuesday night with no injuries. Hall was arrested by Traffic Officer Jon Farbearn charged with driving while intoxicated. He pled guilty before Magistrate J P Miller and was fined 25 dollars plus costs and agreed to pay about 200 dollars for damage to the Rodman car.
In Logan on June 16 the council met briefly as reports were read and filed. The proposed ordinance granting Ohio Power a fifty year franchise was read for the second time. Mayor Rochester reported fines collected.
The council recorded fees and costs totaling 194.60 for May. The meeting adjourned to meet again Wednesday evening, but the session was cancelled Wednesday morning according to reports.
Eldridge Hughes and Claude Kern of Lancaster were fined $5 plus costs each in Mayor Rochester's court after a special officer arrested them on reckless driving charges. The incident occurred on city streets.
The Cincinnati Conservatory confers an honorary Master of Music on Clarence C. Robinson head of Ohio University school of music. A June 9 communication adds Yale’s Professor David Stanley Smith also receives the honor for his work in composition and choral leadership.
Funeral services for Mrs. C. H. Oxley who died yesterday morning at her Angell Ridge home will be held at 10:80 o'clock Friday morning at Clarks Chapel church. Burial will follow in the adjoining cemetery.
The pamphlet argues piles stem from poor circulation and that internal treatment is safest. Dr S Leonhardt developed Hemroid after testing in 1000 cases and it is sold by druggists with a guarantee, available at Cline's Pharmacy with a refund option.
Doctors note cod liver oil vitamins aid flesh appetite and strength but dislike the taste. McCoy's Cod Liver Oil Compound Tablets offer a 30 day trial with money back guarantee if they don’t help. 60 tablets cost 60 cents.
A vintage etiquette note emphasizes well groomed hands as part of dainty appearance. It recommends massaging with lemon juice mixed into Orchard White lotion to keep skin soft, white, and refined, claiming it makes worn or stained hands look regal.
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