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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 20, 1923
Page
3
The Heoo yoed Coon will be repeated at the I O F hall on March 28 after a first performance drew many witnesses who urged the cast to present it again. Also notes urge hiring wallpaper cleaners via this evening Messenger Want Ad section.
Mrs Edward Shafer hosted an indoor surprise picnic dinner Sunday for her husband marking his 51st birthday. Green and white color scheme and shamrocks as favors set the festive tone. Guests included Eva Shafer Silcott Columbus Harve Shafer William Mitchell Lucile Startley Cline Shafer Mimer Dowler Mable Shafer Jon Shafer Eugene Shafer Joe Shafer Cecil Shafer Donald Margaret Joy Hantephson Little Dutch Big Dutch Charles Daugherty The Plains George Shoemaker Lewis Russell Athens Homer Warehime Ted Katzenbach and the host couple. The host received many presents and the day featured music and conversation before departure. Prof and Mrs Lewis F E Buell announce arrival of eleven pound son John Edward Katzenbach Monday March 19 first grandson of John Katzenbach. Mrs T F M Hixson and son Edward of Athens were Saturday.
Mrs C H Roudebush will entertain the Missionary Society of the Presbyterian church Thursday afternoon from 2 to 4. A good attendance is desired.
Class No 19 of the Methodist Sunday school met Friday evening at Payette street home of Mrs Florence Lowery for a business meeting and social time. Mrs Retta Howe led the group of twelve members and guests who enjoyed refreshments. Mr and Mrs Hall Conners and Bernice were guests of Mrs Ernest Gray. The Christ ion church Missionary Society plans to present the Metropolitan Entertainers Wednesday night in the church auditorium, a well known company eagerly awaited for another city appearance.
Glenford Dugan Post calls a special meeting tonight to consider important business tied to the building proposition. All members are urged to attend.
At the Mizpah class Sunday school event at Miss Elizabeth Linton's home on Jefferson Street, a formal affair celebrated members born in the first three months. Green color scheme, a mock hat and glove affair, and a display of Paris and New York fashions enhanced the evening. Renowned attendees in the receiving line included Mrs. Cornelius Vanderbilt Pearce, Mrs. John Jacob Astor Clark, Mrs. Jay Gould Brickles, Mrs. John J. Rockefeller Deer, Mrs. Andrew Carnegie Linton, Mrs. Woodrow Wilson Siddle, and Mrs. Warren G. Harding Brown. A five course luncheon followed for members and hostesses, including Mesdames Charles Green, Dave Wallace, Lon Barker, Neal Caldwell, William Cox, Maggie Craig, Julia Six, and Misses Margaret Clark Bertha Howard. Mrs. Thos. Cox attended as guest of the class party.
Folks are urged to use the Want Ad section in the Messenger to reach buyers. Local visitors include Mrs. Griffin of Orbiston visiting her daughter Mrs. bk Co. Wrahton and family and Mrs. Roush of near Pomeroy visiting daughter Mrs. Clarence Haskins. Della Syx was called to Buchtel for ill nephew Albert McBride. other local families hosted or visited over the weekend.
Chauncey parent teacher association presented a two act home talent show The District School last night at the Globe Theatre The cast included E Wharton as school master Charles Bradfield as clown and dance Dot and Tot were played by Minnie Jackson and Isabel Bradfield Other pupils and directors acted creditably The play repeats next Monday March 26 with tickets on sale now.
Tonight starts boys and girls night at the Christian church revival. Rev Spayd will present an object lesson on Water Spirit and Wire Baptism. All are urged to attend as the lesson is described as very interesting and important. Local pastor Rev G B Courtney preached in Trimble and was hosted by Mr and Mrs Snett. EK M Daugherty and son Glenn were weekend guests of Lee Shafer and family in Athens. Mr and Mrs H M Figley of Fisher visited Mr and Mrs J A Drake of this city. they formerly led the county infirmary.
In a call to honor unseen bravery after World War I, the piece argues many valorous acts went uncited due to lack of witnesses. It criticizes public officials for self-serving monuments and contends the 87th Division and Montfaucon claim rightful credit, detailing troop movements on Sept. 27, 1928 and noting disputed honors between divisions.
Three hundred men attended the University Men’s Union banquet at the Students Union Monday evening. Dr. Bryan praised the fathers and mothers for sending clean, bed-blooded men, urged staying pure, and Ohio’s need for clean blooded men. Robert Soule pledged union support, and 1923 basketball letters were awarded to ten players with one sweater recipient. The Ohio quartet provided lively music to close.
Mr and Mrs A I Preston hosted guests Monday including Mr and Mrs Jake Bower of Haydenville and Mrs Morris Wilson of Nelsonville, in the city short social gathering with named attendees.
Funeral services were held Sunday afternoon for Clarence Fward, son of Mr. and Mrs. Geo Slisher, who died of pneumonia after a brief illness Friday. Rev. Gilbert Courtney of the Christian church conducted the service, with Mrs. Courtney and Miss Hazel Lahugh singing two selections. Burial was in the local cemetery.
Francis Morrow testified as chief state's witness in the William Z. Woster trial. A Russian communist masquerading as Delegate Losovsky attended last August's raid. Morrow said the mission was to align party factions. The program and constitution of the Communist Party of America were admitted as evidence.
Jack Knight, famed ace of air mail pilots, flies at night above Nebraska and Illinois to study night flight for a planned continuous trans continental air mail system. He saved lives with the 1920 serum flight and supported the first night route in 1921 from North Platte to Chicago. His wife Mrs. Knight, daughter of a Michigan clergyman, shares his aviation zeal.
A Glouster Sunday Creek delegation met Athens county commissioners to push Corning Glouster road work. Officials said state highway initiation is required and pledged county support and funding when state aid is available. Perry county must complete the survey to the Athens line before state action proceeds. Local families attended Trimble Christian church services and numbers rose in Sunday school to 209. The report also notes several local obituaries and family visits.
The sixteenth Street State Bank with deposits of $580000 was ordered closed today by the state bank examiner's office after all its officers resigned. Examiners were ordered to appraise its books at once to determine how much money there was no pay off depositors.
A vivid slice of local life with a stormy sea season as backdrop. The narrator riffs on daily tasks and oddities, recalling bygone feats, jokes, and a mix of community happenings. Mentions Bill Nanna, Doc Penrod, Floyd Bean, Mildred, and local church events with Class Six choir. Police records note Skid Carsey of Athens arrested for drunkenness, fined $5 and costs.
Albany Harley Cline spent a few days in Columbus as guest of his uncle Henry Brooks. Miss Ruth Helenry and John were guests of Miss Faye Cline. Mrs J Howard Cline and daughter Martha visit to hear Rachmaninoff. Mrs Mattie Townshend returns from Columbus. Bert Hovey returns from the South. Henry Reeder of Pomeroy spent Sunday here. Mare Baker entertained Mrs J J Weary of Athens. Ladies Aid to meet at Mrs Sarah Brooks March 22 with a dollar offering. North Knowlton of Columbus visiting brother Ray Knowlton. Jake Brooks, long with his son, dies. funeral Monday at Columbus. burial at Columbus. Services at M M church nightly. sermon Tuesday on The Forgiveness of Sins by Rev Warner. Gospel team from Delaware buying work Wednesday evening.
Ned Pickett of Kimberly was arrested Monday evening by Dry Officer Nash on a charge of being drunk. He pled guilty at arraignment before Magistrate Helwig and was fined $5 plus costs, which he paid.
A mother who once feared her son would become a drunkard or gambler now worries he may grow up to join the legislature, reflecting a shift in parental anxieties regarding public service and moral risk.
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