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Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jun 21, 1922

Page

5

Community Notes Highlight Visits and a Methodist Reception

Athens residents visit Willow Creek and Los Angeles friends depart after short stays. Deborah class hosts a 7 20 p m picnic supper at the Christian church. Masons picnic plans and Gallipolis trips mark a busy local week. First Methodist Episcopal church welcomes Rev Dr Daniel McGurk and Mrs McGurk with 250 guests amid musical offerings and warm reception at the church.

The Christian Church Mrs. McGurk First Methodist Episcopal Church Daniel McGurk W. W. Alderman F. M. Evans C. M. Bond Allen R. Kresge Grace F. Spring

Night Bathing At Bunn Park Draws Springfield Shocks

In Springfield Illinois on June 21 reports describe midnight river swims at Bunn Park Beach with flappers and poets present. Police seek two men for theft of clothes from two girls while witnesses recall disorderly conduct and investigations by Sheriff Hank Mester.

Springfield Ill Abraham Lincoln Vachel Lindsay Vachel Dearie Bunn Park Beach Ben Horn Hank Mester

Eight Pound Son Born to Mr and Mrs Clarence White

Mrs. Clarence White welcomed a son weighing eight pounds born last Friday, June 16. Childrens Day will be observed at this place next Sunday at 7 30 PM with all welcome. Miss Ruth Hudnall of Glouster visited local friends. Wilbur Kaster and Eber Linscott drove to Columbus to visit relatives. Mrs. Warren Kaster is ill. Several residents attended Childrens Day exercises at Mc Dougal Sunday evening.

Ruth Hudnall Glouster Wilbur Kaster Eber Linscott Columbus Warren Kaster McDougal

Pythians Parade Opens Central Ohio Festival Day

More than 5,000 Pythians from 146 lodges in central Ohio joined a parade in Columbus today as part of the Pythian festival and D O K K ceremonial program.

Columbus Ohio

Families and travelers visit relatives and events in Ohio

Glouster Nart Johnson of Trimble route 1 and his brother in law Frank E olfa of Los Angeles left today for Mr Wolfe s western home for several months. E F Carpenter received a new motor car for funeral work and it can serve as hearse ambulance or limousine. Mrs W E Sheeran and two children Rita and Jack returned from Circleville. Bernadine Bryson visited Athens with Violet and Greba Collins. The three year old son of Mr and Mrs Wilbur Berry underwent tonsil and adenoid removal in Columbus. Mr and Mrs C A Post returned from Summerland Beach after a week away.

Nart Johnson Trimble Frank E. Olfa Los Angeles Cal Mr. Wolfe Mr. Johnson Honduras Ohio E. F. Carpenter W. E. Sheeran Rita Jack Circleville Wilbur Berry Columbus H. G. Gibson

Radio magazines offer ABC to advanced readers

A sales notice invites readers to browse radio related magazines. It emphasizes beginner guides and advanced editions, inviting customers to visit and review available publications for purchase or reference.

Vanity bags and powder sticks charm milady buyers

A brisk retail note highlights large vanity bags for ladies and a popular walking stick that hides a tiny powder puff. The items are pitched for daily use with a discreet powdering end, promising convenient personal grooming on the go.

Milady

Local visitors depart to end three week stay

Mr. and Mrs. C D James leave for Wilson Pa ending a three week visit with Atty and Mrs. George W Rose in this city and with Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Jones at Athens. Mrs J H Gardner and two children return to Columbus after a few days with Ralph Carpenter and local residents. Miss Alice Vernon departs for Akron for hospital treatment accompanied by C D Vernon who returns soon.

C.D. James Mauda Carpenter Wilson, Pa Atty George W. Rose Lewis Jones Athens J. H. Gardner Columbus Ralph Carpenter F. PF. Dulaney This City R. J. Lewis Ashville N. C J. M. Herd Texas Alice Vernon Akron C. D. Vernon

Agricultural survey flights report from Ohio counties

E J Colgan reports from 17 southern and eastern Ohio counties on wheat prospects and corn delays amid early rains. Limestone storage bins planned across counties aim to ease farmer access on return trips. Athens county farmers favor a new road from Pomeroy to speed soil treatment and crop harvest.

Columbus E. J. Colgan Athens Ohio Colgan E. Barnes Ohio State University Athens County Pomeroy

Belgian Town Holds Annual Marriage Fair For Youth

In a Belgian village famed for pretty girls the annual marriage fair returns after the war. Women decorate for the event with no dancing misstep as courting spaces are prepared near the grounds. A speech urges marriage and the signs read love then marry search and you will find let us marry.

Brussels Reeaussines

Questionable enforcement of lights law stirs local ire in Chauncey

A writer critiques Chauncey officials for enforcing a lights statute selectively against preachers and travelers, arguing the law targets accidental mishaps rather than willful acts. He notes the $5.50 cost and calls for more consistent policing and fair use of enforcement resources.

Speeding Enforcer of Hamilton County Faces Trial

The narrator claims a roadside court run by a harsh enforcer organized a system to trap victims. Indicted amid accusations of fraudulent methods, the influential figure’s operations are described as a lucrative scheme that collapsed under legal action. Athens, June 20, 1922.

Hamilton County L. A. Koons Athens

Alcorn of the Year May Be Proof Yet

Ohio University this summer term began with 1905 students registered by Wednesday morning as active work started. Last year 2048 registered. officials expect this total to surpass the prior year before week’s end. President B. Bryan spoke at the first convocation in Mwing Hall. the auditorium was crowded.

Ohio University B. Bryan Mwing Hall Travan

Students urged to maximize summer education efforts

Officials stressed that students should put forth their greatest efforts this summer to obtain as much value as possible from the education offered, urging focus and dedication during the program.

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