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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1925
Page
5
B J Waters and children Jane and Barbara from Sault Ste Marie Canada visit Mrs E G Silvus at 160 East State street. They depart tonight with Mrs Silvus accompanying to Columbus. Waters family then go to Cleveland New York for a month and join in Buffalo for return by boat.
Mr and Mrs Homer Howell and family of Big Run were Sunday guests of Mrs Weatherby and Mr Weatherby on May avenue with the Weatherbys hosting the gathering.
Mrs. W. A. Ravenscroft Mrs. H. P. Dowler and Mrs. Walter Bobo drove to their Athens home Monday evening ending a ten day stay in Anderson Indiana They attended the Anderson camp meeting of the Church of God.
Mr. T. B. Warden of Edgewater New Jersey visits his son Harry Warden and renews acquaintances in Athens where he formerly lived. Mrs. Warden travels with him to Frankfort to see their daughter Mrs. L. Tinker before returning east. she is in declining health.
Mrs H C Westervelt of Pittsburgh visits her uncle Ezra Walker and aunt Helen Walker at 19 South Congress Street. Today they also entertain cousin Mrs D W Williams from Jackson to see Mrs Westervelt after a lengthy trip and family gathering.
Mrs J F E Houdashelt and her young son Kenneth from Columbus stay with Mr and Mrs EF T Hayes at 297 East State Street. The two women are sisters and enjoy family hospitality during the visit.
Former Athens high school coach L. H. Rockhill, now coaching in Wilson, North Carolina, visits Athens friends at summer home in Lebanon after the school year ends.
A social event was hosted at 100 University Terrace by Wilhelmina Arbogast in honor of Betty Jan Murray of Plain City. Betty Lee Arbogast and Eula Pendergrass welcomed guests. refreshments were served by Margaret Arbogast and Alice Morris. Guests included Lucille Gardner and several others.
The event featured guests including Richard Kelley Paul Cable Webster Dalton Elmer Jacobs Morrison Burns Hostess Wilhelmina Arbogast and honored guest Betty Jan Murray as part of the reception lineup.
Miss Dorothy Lucille Bumgardner of Nelsonville and Mr. Clarence Roy Morgan of Columbus were married in Athens at 11 yesterday morning. Rev Daniel McGurk officiated at the Methodist Episcopal parsonage home ceremony.
Prof. J. J. Richeson, superintendent of Decatur schools in NL, visits Athens. He is a former dean of the College of Education at Ohio University.
Mr and Mrs C O Clark return ed from McArthur after the death of the former’s mother Saturday. Funeral services were held yesterday afternoon.
Mr and Mrs Dee Hiller with children and Miss Helen Hiller visited Wednesday at Prof and Mrs C W Fink home on Sunnyside drive while traveling to Denver Colorado They spent the past month with friends and relatives in Michigan and Ohio.
The L. T. L. will meet at 3 39 o clock Wednesday afternoon at the Methodist church. Children between the ages of 8 and 14 are invited.
The U Cc D club holds its annual picnic and last meeting until September at 152 North Congress Street, hosted by Mrs Bart Davidson. Members may bring a guest, and the menu features dishes prepared by members.
The Senior Standard Bearer society will meet at 5 o'clock Wednesday evening at Mrs. E. T. Dailey’s home 98 North Congress street. It will be the last meeting during the summer vacation period and there will be a nomination of officers.
Miss Reba Shaffer and her uncle O M Russell begin a three week trip visiting Huntington and St Albans W Va Ashland Ky and Proctorville.
Mrs J L Pickering guest of Chauncey Standard Bearer society Monday. The organization is re formed under Miss Mildred Leffler with officers Miss Stella Carter as vice president Miss Ruth Cline as secretary Miss Grace Smith as treasurer Miss Agnes Cunningham. Weekly meetings set for Mondays.
Glouster Ohio June 23 Mrs Frank E Matthews 81 died Monday at her Main Street home after years of ill health She and her husband were early settlers of Glouster She belonged to Barcellite Rebekah lodge Church of Christ and was active in lodge work The body rests with niece Mrs M M Bryson Funeral at Bryson home Wednesday 1 30 pm conducted by Rev Frampton Church of Christ Burial in Mausoleum West Union Street Cemetery Athens
Harlar Williams states the Missus Williams attempted to end her life last Friday not from despondency over work but from family troubles caused by gossiping neighbors. The correction also fixes the ages of Mrs Williams and the infant, noting the wife is 22 and the babe 13 months. Williams says his wife deeply regrets the act and will recover. Neva Cunningham and Mildred Williams traveled to Columbus for tonsil and adenoid operation at Grant hospital.
L. L. Ley of Columbus has purchased the Balderson and Donaldson restaurant in the Moose building and will remodel to up to date standards. He plans to move his family to Glouster soon. Local residents E. J. Duffy Rita Duffy visit Burns family in Glouster. Reese returns to Columbus after week in Glouster. Harris family from Middleport visit Burns. Davis couple leave for Sandusky for work.
The Taylor Ridge Sunday school presents A Southern Cinderella at Green's Run school house on Thursday at 8 p m June 25. Admission adults 26 cents children 16 cents. Cast includes Enid Bellamy Vera Kempton Mrs Carl Welling and Audra Chalfant with Marie Bulstrom Irene Golding Catherine Hawke and others. Time about two hours with acts set in Charteris Hall and scenes of a will burning and Cinderella at the ball.
The Jacksonville Degree of Pocahontas will hold an important business session at its regular council meeting on Thursday evening June 25 at I. C. O. F. Hall. All members urged to attend.
A marriage license has been granted to Clarence Roy Morgan of Columbus a trunkmaker age 21 and Dorothy Lucille Bumgardner of Nelsonville age 21 at home in the same filing occasion.
Water ballast aboard the dirigible Los Angeles accumulated about 2060 pounds after a Bermuda flight. The ballast allowed the ship to enter the hangar without venting helium, which is valuable at roughly 14 000 dollars per release.
Rev. Edgar Ball, pastor of an Episcopalian church near London, has removed the word obey from every marriage ceremony he has conducted for 36 years. The change reflects his stance on equality in marriage vows.
John Early, 73, of Sharonville, Ohio, a farm laborer for Dr. L. T. Cooper on Philadelphia Road, was killed yesterday evening when a team hitched to a plow ran away. He became entangled in the harness and was dragged before the harness slipped.
An advertisement touts a remedy for weak bladder and tired kidneys claiming quick relief within 24 hours. It promotes an easy to take oil named Red and arsenal with a money back guarantee. Availability listed at local drugstores Cline's Pharmacy, Kee Drug Co, Gibson's Pharmacy, and Lash.
Charlie and Belle Brown complete their nineteenth annual rambler rose shipment to hospital shut-ins. This year nine bushels were sent due to dry weather, down from twenty six in 1923. Roses were divided among Grant Hospital Columbus Cleveland Hospital and a Cincinnati facility.
The Clover Leaf club of Canaan township will stage A Cabin Courtship at the high school building on June 25 and 26. Cast includes Lois Walton Mary F Easterling Nita Butts Luella Cunningham Hildreth Hawk Helen Earphart Frances Hill Hagel Wilgon Mabel Hawk.
A marked improvement this year over last year's program of Athens Chautauqua, June 27 to July 3, is the addition of another comedy to the week of entertainment. Never before has the Redpath company offered to its constituent communities.
Patrons will enjoy a wealth of delightful entertainment to offset the discomfort of summer. The program promises a varied lineup of numbers designed to captivate audiences and keep them engaged despite the heat.
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