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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Mar 05, 1930

Page

5

White Shrine Elect Officers For Year In Nelsonville Area

White Shrine Lodge elected officers for the year at Tuesday night’s meeting. Named were Mary Lines as worthy high priestess, Clarence Washburn as watchman of the shepherds, Lydia Fenzel as noble prophetess, Emma Palmer as worthy scribe, Ruth Parker as treasurer, Ida Hill as chaplain, Hannah Brookins as worthy shepherdess, Ida Hohenadel as worthy guide, and W. Thomas Edmundson as trustee for three years. Nannie Allom Chapter Rebekah Lodge No 553 to meet Thursday at 7:30 in the I O O F Hall with a social hour to follow. Mrs. F L Preston and Mrs. Byron Wolfe of Logan visit Elizabeth Kern and W H McKee on Wednesday.

White Shrine White Shrine Lodge Mary Lines Nelsonville Clarence Washburn Watchman of the Shepherds Lydia Fenzel Emma _ Palmer Ruth Parker Ida Hill Millfield Hannah Brookins Ida Hohenadel W. Thomas Edmundson Nannie Allom Rebekah Lodge I. O. O. F. Hall

Woman to Hunt Lost Tribe in Brazil Jungle

Elizabeth Steen a California graduate student sets sail for Rio de Janeiro and into Mato Grosso seeking a lost Indigenous tribe. She travels with an Indian guide and a lay interpreter maid facing deadly reptiles heat and hostile tribes as she pursues a potential doctoral degree.

New York URM Rio de Janeiro Brazil Elizabeth Steen San Jose Calif Matto Grosso Por Miss Steen United Press Steen University of California

Liquor Runner Fined and Car Confiscated in Washington County

Russell Reese of Charleston West Virginia pleaded guilty in Probate Court to transporting liquor through Washington County and was fined 500 plus costs. A new car used to haul liquor was confiscated. L Walden of Dunbar WV, driver of the other car seized near Unionville, is jailed awaiting a similar charge. The case ties to statewide moonshine probes led by N O Whiting and prosecutors.

Marietta Erb N. O. Whiting State Prohibition Enforcement Department Akron Washington County West Virginia Reese Walden Highway 21 Unionville Charleston W. Va

McCoy's Cod Liver Oil Extract Tablets advertised

An article extols McCoy's Cod Liver Oil Extract Tablets as a vitamin rich treatment for frail children. It claims vitamins A and D are extracted from cod liver oil and formed into sugar coated tablets sold for 60 cents per 60 tablets, asserting the product’s superiority over plain cod liver oil.

New York McCoy

Sayre Circle Elect Officers For Ensuing Year

Sayre Study Circle elected officers at a Tuesday meeting at 34 West Carpenter Street. D C Snow re elected as president with P J Huffman as first vice president and A E Wagner as second vice president. Fifteen members attended and reports were given.

Sayre Circle Sayre Study Circle E. G. Campbell West Carpenter Street D. C. Snow D. B. Green P. J. Huffman A. E. Wagner QO. EB. McClure F. F. Kittle W. H. Jewett

University Band Benefit Concert at Alumni Memorial Auditorium

The Ohio University concert band presents a 7 30 p m program arranged by Prof Curtis Janssen featuring marches overtures popular favorites and solos. Proceeds benefit the band and the East Side Parent Teacher Association.

Ohio University Alumni Memorial Auditorium East Side Parent-Teacher Association Curtis Janssen Bagley von Suppe Lee Kathleen Jolly King John and Joseph Strauss Russell Unkrich Eilenberg Wagner Dvorak Robert Whittier Messrs. Lange Smith Hoffmaster LeRoy Long Guthrie

Philathea Class March Meeting at 73 North Congress Street

The Philathea Class of the Christian Church held its March meeting Tuesday evening at Miss Christina Church's home, 73 North Congress Street. Mrs. Etta Foster presided, with Miss Church and hostesses Louisa Steele and Lucille Duffee in charge of social entertainment. Contests were won by Mrs. Etta Foster, Mrs. Everett Shirley, and Mrs. Jones. Mrs KE L Church, hostess mother, contributed readings. St Patrick's Day refreshments were served.

Philathea Christian Church Sunday School Christina Church North Congress Street Etta Foster Miss Church Louisa Steele Lucille Duffee Everett Shirley Jones KE. L. Church

Bryan Granddaughter Belcher Born in Houston Title

President and Mrs FE B Bryan announce the birth of their granddaughter Margaret Gay Belcher born Tuesday March 4 to Mr and Mrs Gerald J Belcher of Houston Texas The newborn is named for Mrs Bryan and marks a family milestone.

FE. B. Bryan Margaret Gay Belcher Gerald J. Belcher Houston Texas Belcher Bryan

Clyde Mansfield To Head Walton League

Clyde Mansfield was elected president of the Athens Branch of the Izaak Walton League at a meeting in the City Building. Officers named include vice president Wilson Smith treasurer Joseph Slinglaff secretary Prof A R Kresge. A ten day membership drive and a casting contest on March 12 were announced. L F Jones to attend the state convention in Columbus.

Clyde Mansfield Athens Izaak Walton League Wilson Smith Joseph Slinglaff A. R. Kresge C. W. Fink O. FE. Dewey O. EK. McClure

Parkersburg Abandons Sunday Movie Policy

Parkersburg will not show Sunday movies after a series of talks with the Parkersburg Ministerial Association and meetings with business leaders, women’s clubs and hospital representatives. Theater owners agreed to suspend Sunday openings until the community’s wishes are clear and broadly accepted.

Parkersburg W. Va Ministerial Association of

English Club Meets at Dean Li Home Reading Five Works

Five original works and a short story by an English author were read at the English Club meeting hosted by Dean and Mrs. Li at Court Street on Tuesday night.

Dean

Miss Helen Patton Honored At Party In Chauncey

Chauncey March 6. The home of Mr and Mrs Grover C Patton in Millfield hosted a party and dinner for their daughter Miss Helen Patton on her seventeenth birthday. The dining room was decorated in red and blue with eight girls at table. Ruth Gardner acted as toastmaster as guests spoke and sang. Attending were Ruth Gardner Reena Shatter Mary Stalder Margaret Johnson Ernestine Mingus Christine Mingus Helen Patton Julia Ternini Mr and Mrs William Wem mer Mr and Mrs G C Patton and Woodrow Patton.

Grover C. Patton Millfeld Helen Patton Julia Terim Ruth Gardner Reena Shatter Mary Stalder Margaret Johnson Chauncey Ernestine Mingus Christine Mingus Julia Termini William Wemmer G. Cc. Patton Woodrow Patton

Altman Family Mourns Jacob Altman Funeral Held

Max Altman Chauncey and Sam Altman Glouster traveled to Newark New Jersey after telegram announced the death of Jacob Altman age 53. Funeral services were held Tuesday at 8 pm with burial in Newark. Survived by widow and six children including daughter Mrs Herman Luckoff of Athens who could not attend. Mr and Mrs Altman were in Newark last summer.

Chauncey Max Altman Sam Altman Glouster Newark N. J Jacob Altman Altman Herman Luckoff Athens

Taft's Strength Surprises Nation Amid Illness

Washington March 5 William Howard Taft continued to cling to life with surprising stamina. His doctors Francis Hagner and Thomas Claytor who last Thursday said recovery was impossible, noted his condition improved late yesterday prompting a temporary halt to midnight calls.

Washington U.P William Howard Ife Francis Hagner Thomas Claytor

Husband Brings Suit In Second Instance

NEW LEXINGTON March 5 For the second time within a year Mr and Mrs Herbert Smith of Corning are involved in a divorce proceeding in court here. Last year Mrs Smith sued for divorce charging cruelty but a reconciliation was effected. Today the husband appeared in Probate Court here and filed suit for divorce charging gross neglect and cruelty.

New Lexington Herbert Smith Corning

Altman Family Wedding Notices Highlight Sons Sam and Mike

The text notes Sam Altman attended his wedding with family present. It also states Mike Altman, now of Newark and formerly Chauncey, was married two weeks earlier, marking another family union reported in the notice.

Sam Altman Mike Altman Newark Chauncey

Measles Outbreak Affects Millfield Pupils

About forty pupils in Millfield schools are out due to measles amid a regional outbreak. No new Chauncey cases reported. most affected children have recovered. Evelyn Moore arrives from Akron to finish the school year at The Plains School. her mother Pat Moore remains hospitalized in White Cross Hospital after surgery, improving.

Chauncey Millfield Akron Minsevelyn Moore the Plains School Lucy Surgeon the Plains Pat Moore White Cross Hospital

Miss Marjorie Thomas Visits Parents in Circtehtil

CHAUNCEY March Miss Marjorie Thomas in nurses training at Grant Hospital Columbus spent the week end with her parents Mr and Mrs Rice Thomas in Circtehtil.

Chauncey, March Marjorie Thomas Grant Hospital Columbus Rice Thomas Circtehtil

Mines in Operation Rise to Twelve in Chauncey District

Chauncey March 6 An increase of two mines operating yesterday brings the total to 12 mines in operation in the district today Those on the working list include No 9 No 72 No 256 No 267 No 10 No 69 Ohio No 1 No 68 No 24 Poston No 6 and Chauncey No 25 plus others listed in the fragment.

Chauncey Ohio Poston

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F. L. Preston Byron Wolfe Logan Elizabeth Kern W. H. McKee Charles S. Bradfield, Jr Cate Ricrty Woodworths S. Court St NEW Grand The Aeolian Company Ask Haines Great International Piano Makers Westinghouse Electric Emerson Clough and Warren Parker Brothers Athens, Ohio Clay Milar Cincinnati Current Events Club W. H. Worthman Poplar Avenue Alpha Delta Pi Franklin Avenue Eagles Jolly Chums Edith Pierre Foster Place Mrs. Bryan Bank OF Athens National Bank Athens County Max Taft Jacobs Optometrist McCallum Coliegienne Shop Bunrine Moon Eata GoupEn Sun Corres Attention S. M. Masons Athena Council James D. Cooper T. Ill James A. Palmer Reed the Security Savings Bank
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