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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Mar 16, 1920

Page

3

Surprise Birthday Party Honors Mr and Mrs Tennihill

A large surprise party for Mr. and Mrs. John Tennihill was held at their Imperial home with 42 guests. Music, social chat, and an elegant supper followed their return home, with many friends in attendance from local families and nearby towns.

John Tennihill Imperial Bert Shannon Mathew Hickman L. R. Johnson Orrin Tennihill Charles Brooks William Maffin Lawrence Tennihill John Bear Buchtel Tom Williams Tom Logan Pearl Farrow James Davis Hubert Johnson H. T. Sutton Lillian Madaline Illinois Mrs. Tennihill

Recital by Mae Lines at Taylor's March 19

Miss Mae Lines presents piano pupils in recital Friday evening March 19 at 7 30 at T E Taylors music store West Washington Street Those participating are Mabel Rogon Elda Carouse Madge Harper Violet Tedrow Thelma Baugh Mary Louise Leyshon Alberta Moore Marion Morris Louise Rice Rebecca Sharp and Helen Jackson Mrs Burns Le Fever will sing.

Miss Mae Lines T. E. Taylor West Washington Street Mabel Robgon Elda Carouse Madge Harper Violet Tedrow Thelma Baugh Mary Louise Leyshon Alberta Moore Marion Morris Louise Rice Rebecca Sharp Helen Jackson Burns le Fever

Birthday Party Honors Mrs George Hall At EpIscopal Guild

Mrs Bert Young and Mrs Clarence Monks led an Episcopal Guild surprise for Mrs George Hall in her honor last evening. Forty guests attended a pleasant social evening followed by lunch and gifts of silver and other items. W J Sanders visited Millfield with his parents.

Bert Young Clarence Monks Episcopal Guild George Hall

Columbus women visit Mrs Stillwell

Mrs John North and Mrs Howard Ervin of Columbus are visiting their mother Mrs Martha Stillwell for a few days.

John North Howard Ervin Columbus Martha Stillwell

Married in Quiet Ceremony Silcott and Rodda

Tom Rodda and Grace Silcott, both of this city, were quietly married Saturday. Mrs. Rodda is Charles Silcott’s daughter and Grace is a popular young lady. The groom, son of Mr and Mrs Henry Rodda, is a boiler maker at the local round house. They reside on West Washington street.

Silcott-Rodda Tom Rodda Grace Silcott Rodda Charles Silcott Henry Rodda Sterling Round House West Washington Street

Mrs Hutchinson and Lenox Visit Mary Lenox

Mrs G W Hutchinson and her son Lenox of Columbus spent Saturday as guests of Mrs Mary Lenox, visiting during the afternoon and evening.

G. W. Hutchinson Little Son Lenox Columbus Mary Lenox

A. Blankenship Visits Here From Craigsville West Virginia

T A Blankenship of Craigsville West Virginia spent the latter part of the week in the city on business visiting local offices and meeting officials to discuss arrangements for ongoing projects.

T. A. Blankenship Craigsville W. Va

Mrs Gay Aumiller Visits Columbus Return Home

Mrs Gay Aumiller returned to her Columbus home after several weeks as a guest of her mother. John Harley and Leighton Aumiller, who spent the weekend there, accompanied her on the return.

Gay Aumiller Columbus John, Harley Leighton Aumiller

Mrs Minnie Bircher Dies at 42 After Illness

Mrs Minnie Bircher 42 wife of Robert Bircher postmaster at Deanville died Monday at St Francis hospital Columbus after an operation for cancer and bowel obstruction. She is survived by two children and her husband. No funeral arrangements have been made.

Robert Bircher Minnie Bircher Deanville St. Francis Hospital Columbus Bircher

Poker Party In East End Attracts Police Attention

Policeman Sam Taylor slipped into a Sunday poker gathering in the east end where about 23 guests including Mayor Barrows were present. The event raised roughly $8.30 per person with war tax, while the proprietor collected $30 plus costs. The piece notes an unexpectedly large group of poker players in Ohio.

Sam Taylor Sam Barrows Ohio

Classified Ads From Nelsonville Area March Items

Multiple local ads announce goods for sale including a saddle horse and buggy, a Ford tow truck, and a Maxwell touring car. Also notices promote a repair shop for watches clocks and sewing machines, drawing services, a team work offer, a W O W smoker after a meeting, and millinery sales from Mrs L Pickett with styling options.

G. D. Evener and Son Elum

For Sale Eukelele Attachments for Pianos

Piano tuner and specialist E M Norris offers for sale electric ukulele attachments that fit any piano and guarantee perfect function. He promises a plan to rejuvenate an old piano at far less than the cost of a new instrument. Green's Music Store contact. March 11 to April 10.

E. M. Norris Green's Music Store

Five-room house for sale near East End school

For sale a five room house with electric lights gas and water, located at 717 High Street near East End school. Property listing notes features and proximity to local school. Price and contact not provided in text.

East End School High Street

Council approves chamber dinner invite and advances water works plan

iL Sonile Nelsonville reports a council adjourned session with all members present except Quest. The Chamber of Commerce invited city officials to its dinner at the YMCA and the invite was accepted. Ordinance 642 to proceed with water works improvement was read and plans by Engineer Burgess approved. Bonds to fund the project will be advertised with sale set for April 6.

Nelsonville Council Chamber Save Quest Chamber of Commerce C. E. Welch Jnc. C. Baird Welch Burgess Department of Public Service State Board of Health West Washington Street

Chamber of Commerce Thursday Evening Meeting Notice

A Chamber of Commerce gathering is heavily promoted with a full attendance urged. Attendees will be greeted by a special ten member committee and urged to arrive as supper starts at 6 15. Guests and traveling men are welcome. The board of directors meets Wednesday evening at Mr Sharp's office.

Chamber of Commmerce Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors

Eye Treatment for Children on Vision Health

One in 25 Nelsonville pupils may need eye medical care. Some conditions can be quickly cured if treated now, while others are more serious. Glasses are rarely needed and should not be prescribed without an eye specialist’s advice.

Nelsonville

Kelly Family Guests Across West Virginia Boundaries

Mr Paul W Kelly and son Harold of Tams West Virginia visit his brother Harry Kelly and wife Mrs Frank Stillwell of Trimble who hosted Sunday guests, and also Mrs Martha Stillwell hosted Mr and Mrs Stillwell.

Paul W. Kelly Harold Tams W. Va Harry Kelly Frank Stillwell Trimble Martha Stillwell

Resolution of Respect for Brothers McCutcheon and Pyles

A Mazon Tribe 252 notice expresses condolences for the deaths of the brothers Levi McCutcheon and Forney Pyles their wives and extends heartfelt sympathy and love invoking the Great Spirit for guidance and protection signed by Jerry Hutchinson Deputy Great Sachem Jacksonville Ohio.

Levi McCutcheon Forney Pyles Grim Reaper Mazon Tribe Jerry Hutchinson Jacksonville, O

Ninth Victim of Fire Identified in Gallipolis

Charles Miller, 29, of Allen County, died Monday, becoming the ninth victim of the Epileptic Hospital fire in Gallipolis. Six patients at the institution are held on suspicion of starting the blaze.

Charles Miller Allen County Gallipolis

Doctor in the House for This Farmer's Family

A laudatory message endorsing Nerv-Worth drug from Allen Guthrie of East Liverpool Ohio describes relief for a new mother and her children after Nerv-Worth use. The account notes improved appetite and rest, with multiple bottle courses and continued use for family members. Local druggists and neighborhood agencies are listed as Nerv-Worth retailers.

East Liverpool Allen Guthrie C. T. Larkins Guthrie McKee’s Tslls Athens The Gem Hickman Pharmacies Nelsonville W.J. Johnston Jacksonville E. E. Drury LeFavors Glouster J. Howard Cline Albany Taylor & Son Coolville

Community work shows big results in Amesville project

Mr. L. R. Simons of the States Relations Service visited Amesville to review a year of community organization led by E. R. Raymond. The effort yielded a Sheep and Wool Growers Association Berksire Breeders Association and a Boys and Girls Calf Club while orchards benefit from nitrate and lime. The Athens County Farm Bureau plans further community projects this year.

L. R. Simons Washington,d. C States Relations Service Department of Agriculture E. R. Raymond Simons Amesville Berkshire Breeders Association Athens County Farm Bureau Simon

Dean Vivian to address Chamber luncheon on farming costs

Alfred Vivian, dean of Ohio State University College of Agriculture, will speak at a Chamber of Commerce luncheon on Wednesday about The Farmer and the High Cost of Living. Luncheon at noon, address at 12 30, open to the public.

Alfred Vivian College of Agriculture Ohio State University Chamber of Commerce Dean Vivian

Newton Honored as Odd Fellow for 60 Years

Isaac Newton, a retired Athens jeweler, is the communitys only Odd Fellow with fifty years of continuous membership. At 75 he remains active in Sereno No 479, and Monday night lodge members surprised him with a social in his Marshfield Pike home and presented a hatch tobacco.

Isaac Newton Athens Marshfield Pike Newton Order

Death of Mrs Alfred Love at about 69 in Gloster

Mrs Alfred Love, 69, died suddenly at her Gloster home yesterday afternoon after a brief illness. She had recently improved and was active earlier in the day while talking with a neighbor. Survived by husband and children B R Kimble, George, Carl, Mrs Pat Bullistron, Edna, Tom, and Wesley Love. Funeral date not yet announced. Services will be at Church of Christ. burial planned in local cemetery.

Alfred Love Dida Morgan County

Pythian Sisters to Welcome Grand Chief in Wooster Visit

Pythian Sisters meet at their usual place Wednesday evening with grand chief Mrs. May Porter of Cleveland to be present. All lodge members urged to attend. BE. L. Jones of Union Telephone Co. leaves for Wooster on company business.

May Porter Cleveland Lodge BE. L. Jones Union Telephone Company Wooster Telephone Company

Dance Planned at K of P Hall for Lodge Members

A dance will be held in the K of P hall Saturday night for lodge members and their families.

K. of P Lodge

Nelsonville drivers head to Columbus to fetch agency cars

Clifford Lewis and ten others travel from Nelsonville to Columbus to drive back cars for a local agency. Eight drivers join the trip to collect vehicles for a Nelsonville agency.

Clifford Lewis Arthur Wolfe Ton Oldfield Ralph Orr Ambrose Gibbs, Jr Harold Wyatt Rudolph Holzschun Horton Chevalier Columbus Nelsonville

Court fines Greens Run father for school truancy

A Greens Run man paid a total of nine dollars after pleading guilty to failing to send his 14 year old son to school in Justice Jones court. Constable Henry Williams, the truancy officer, arrested him. The father promised to enroll the boy and warned that truancy laws will be strictly enforced in the area with arrests to follow. Flora Lewis Jacob died of pneumonia after influenza in Moylan Pennsylvania, sister to R L Lewis of Athens. Three Lewis family members died of the same illness in just over a year, including John C Lewis of this city and Ralph Lewis of Sabina in October 1918.

Court of Justice Flora Lewis Jacob Moylan Jacob R. L. Lewis Athens Lewis John C. Lewis City Ralph Sabina

Nothing to worry about yet they worry anyway

A concise remark notes that certain people create anxiety even when circumstances are serene. It observes a tendency to fret over nothing, highlighting human tension and the paradox of worry without real cause.

Frat boys in Court letter prompts call for full story

Guy Saylor urges Athens Messenger publish both sides of a court dispute involving a Phi Sigma Chi fraternity incident. He claims Night Officer Bolin’s door breach and profanity were unprovoked and that the Mayor’s Court report omits key facts about a seven up game and alleged disturbance.

Athens Messenger Main Street Bolin Guy Saylor Alpha Alpha Theta Phi Sigma Chi Fraternity Athens Ohio

You can't be in the pink of condition unless you are red blooded

A compact aphorism asserts vitality depends on robust blood, linking health to vigor through a color metaphor. It emphasizes vigor as essential to true condition and energy.

Army of His Own Signs Up 22 Recruits

A Shelbyville man opened a bogus army recruiting station and charged numerous bills. He recruited 22 men who believed they were enlisting, but Louisville and Lexington stations report no such recruiter or enlistees. the men did not join the army.

Uncle Sam Shelbyville Army Louisville Lexington

Bride-To-Be Loses Bride Price Cash. Wedding Postponed

Anton Schuesser escorted his fiancée to the police station after she reported losing 600 dollars intended for a trousseau. The couple postponed their wedding as the matter unfolded.

ST. Louis Anton Schuesser

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Nelsonville News Charles White Ford Wilson Bros Franklin St Bell Bell Phone D. W. Harper and Son E. W. Fiske Il Sonile Akron Summit County Court House Aag Newton Gloster News A. G. Kontner Adame &T Reoey Ake Jack Pritchard Swanson Furniture Co Stuart's Opera House Tuesda' Ae Mary Pickford Mary
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