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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Mar 25, 1925

Page

5

Local Social Roundup and Club Notices

R Clifford C Cornell leaves this evening for Chicago on a business trip. Mrs William Lenhardt Mrs Opal Reeves and son Dix return from Columbus. Card party at the Country club Thursday at 7 30. Training School PTA meets Thursday at 3 at the school building. Deborah class of the Christian church hosts a 6 o'clock picnic in church parlors Thursday. Funeral of Mrs Carlos Stone in Gallipolis attended by Owens Manufacturing Co reps from Logan. Athens visitors include Mr and Mrs Charles Pickering C G OBleness and W B Lawrence. Paul Keever leaves for El Dorado Arkansas to join Union iphur Co and oversee well drilling. he sold Auto Laundry to H A Chapman of Glouster. Mrs Keever plans to join in June. Club notes include roll call on current events and a musical program led by Mrs E T Hayes. Readings on Franz Schubert Beethoven. Elizabeth Lummis performs violin solos. piano duets by Mrs Fred Slaughter and Mrs Guy Graham. Guests listed and refreshments served by Mrs Harry Frost and Dorothy Duncan.

Paul Keever el Dorado Arkansas Union Iphur Company Rge Keever H. A. Chapman Glouster Wood Drive H. M. Bennett E. T. Hayes Caroline McKinstry Franz Shubert Ray Slaughter Beethoven Elizabeth Lummis Toselli Brahms Fred Slaughter Robert Bingman Allen Holst Guy Graham N. E. Mills Charlies Wyatt Charles Lillie

Public Installation and Play by Kappa Sigma Pi Club

The Kappa Sigma Pi at Central Avenue church held a Tuesday evening installation in the church. Reverend Ahlbrand gave the address and Reverend Brown presided. After the ceremony, attendees moved to the basement for a three act production The Filming of Uncle Tom's Cabin directed by John Barker which drew an appreciative audience and a huge success with a cast including Billy Hammond Dent Scott Levi Shootgum John Barker Red Shootgum James Klingenberg Uncle Tom Don Roush Liz a Tom Porter Aunt Chloe Dick Brooks Simon Legree Oliver Burroughs Orland Sams Little Eva Kenneth Musser Cecil Burroughs John Kerns

Kappa Sigma Pi Central Avenue Ahlbrand Brown John Barker Billy Hammond Dent Scott Levi Shootgum Red James Klingenberg Uncle Tom Don Roush Liza Tom Porter Aunt Chloe Dick Brooks Simon Legree Oliver Burroughs Topsy Kenneth Musser Cecil Burroughs John Kerns

Child's League At Windsor Meets for Conservation Talk

Mrs. W. B. Drake hosted the Child's Conservation League at Windsor Tuesday. Mrs. E. D yre spoke on Conservation of Homes. James Jones won first prize and John Kilpatrick second in a club contest. Guests included Mrs. Clifford C. Cornell. Ernest R. Gross visited Columbus. Dal Murphy will host Friendship Needle club Thursday.

Child's League Windsor W. B. Drake Child’s Conservation League E. Dyre James Jones John Kilpatrick Clifford C. Cornell

Progressive Literary Club Meeting Tonight

The Progressive Literary Club hosts a Tuesday evening gathering with Mrs. Jal McClannahan at 12 Maple. Attendees plan readings and discussions in a small, community setting.

Progressive Literary Club Jal McClannahan

Maccenas Literary Club Meets with McGuffey Quotes

Mrs. T. R. Bennett hosted the Maccenas Literary Club with 12 members present. The group voted to help the City Federation buy a picture for the new high school building and heard a McGuffey biography read by Mrs. Charles Bardin. Mrs. George Minameycer won the first prize. The next meeting is April 7 at Mrs. Williom’s home.

Maccenas T. R. Bennett Central Avenue Maccenas Literary Club McGuffey City Federation Wade Bean Maude Saunders Charles Bardin Vic

Return of Miss Authorene Laughlin

Miss Authorene Laughlin has returned after a two weeks visit with friends and relatives in Chillicothe, Greenfield and Washington D. C.

Authorene Laughlin Chillicoth Greenfield Washington D. H

Athens High School Building Dedication Luncheon

A luncheon honoring the new Athens High School building dedication is set for 12 oclock Friday in the library study room on the second floor. Toastmaster Mrs. S H Bing leads as Mrs. C T Moore greets, with programs on education past and present by Mrs. F W Bush Mrs. Hal Woods Mrs. H J Holcomb and Mrs. A F E Wagner, plus music by the high school quartet.

Athens High School S. H. Bing C. T. Moore Board of Education F. W. Bush Athens Hal Woods H. J. Holcomb A. F E. Wagner

Quits as Officer to Fill a Pulpit

Parkersburg West Virginia March 25 The police force here has long been a training ground for the ministry. Hubert H Abels a police lieutenant has resigned to enter the Methodist Episcopal church ministry. He studied for the ministry at Ohio Wesleyan University and earned local fame as a gridiron star before returning to Parkersburg. After a court case for a traffic law violation he joined the force and rose to lieutenant. He saved money and now leaves the blue uniform for Garrett Theological Seminary at Northwestern University Evanston Illinois to finish his education.

Parkersburg W. Va Hubert H. Abels Methodist Episcopal Church Ohio Wesleyan University Abels Garrett Theological Seminary Northwestern University Evanston

Wilson to Speak to Ohio grads

Dr. Hiram Roy Wilson of Ohio University will address the Columbus alumni tonight at the Chittenden. He replaces President Bryan whose engagement was canceled due to a death in the family. A 6:50 dinner precedes his sole speech, followed by dancing. George G. Thomas leads the Columbus alumni.

Columbus Hiram Roy Wilson atOhio University

Freezone promises quick corn relief with tiny bottle

A pharmacist offers a small bottle of Freezone claimed to stop corn pain instantly and let you lift the corn away with fingers. The product, priced a few cents, is said to remove hard and soft corns and calluses between toes without soreness or irritation.

New Trustees Confirmed By Senate Committee

The Senate committee recommended confirmation of Governor Donahey's appointments to Ohio University trustees Wilson McKee of Athens Samuel L. McCune of Cleveland and Fred G. Lester of Ironton.

Columbus Mar Senate Donahey Ohio University Wilson McKee Athens Samual L. McCune Cleveland Fred G. Lester Ironton

Ohio farmers plan corn and oats acreage gains

Ohio farmers expect a 4 percent rise in corn and 7 to 8 percent in oats, with little hay expansion and smaller potato and tobacco plantings. C J West notes a potential corn surplus next fall due to fewer hogs for feeding, while wheat acreage depends on winter kill.

Columbus Ohio C. J. West Federal United States West

Man Charged With Assault After Rifle Garden Rake Incident

Mrs. William Hahn accuses neighbor Wilbert Carillon of striking her in the face with a garden rake. The dispute stemmed from a line fence on adjoining properties at Second and Carrier streets. Carlston was arrested by Police Chief Herb Parker and arraigned before Mayor L. A. Koons, entering a not guilty plea and posting $500 bond for grand jury appearance.

William Hahn Wilbert Carillon Second Carrier Carlston Herb Parker L. A. Koons

Vanderbilt Professor Fired After Cheating Scandal

An instructor at Vanderbilt University in Nashville has been discharged and thirty two students suspended for the instructor doing the work and letting students submit it as their own.

Nas Anvilile Tenn Mar Vanderbilt University

Athens Girl Is a Club Speaker

Miss Elizabeth Earhart supervisor of music for Chillicothe public schools spoke to the Chillicothe Kiwanis club on Tuesday about musical instruction in the city’s primary schools. An Ohio University graduate, she demonstrated how thirty pupils are taught and received high commendations from the Kiwanians.

Elizabeth Earhart Chillicothe George Earhart Athens Chillicothe Kiwanis Club Earhart Ohio University Kiwanians

Pilgrim's Progress Translated Into Over Two Thousand Languages

A note states John Bunyan's Pilgrim's Progress has been translated into more than 2000 languages and dialects, highlighting its global reach and enduring popularity.

John Bunyan

Rail magnate Erb dies after operation in New York

New sman Erb, 76, railroad president and copper magnate, died today at Roosevelt hospital after an operation. The prominent financier led major rail ventures and copper interests and was a key figure in New York business circles.

New York Erb Roosevelt Hospital

Marmola Prescription Tablets Promise Weight Control

An actress touts Marmola Prescription Tablets as a simple weight loss aid. The ad claims steady, easy reduction and urges purchases from druggists at one dollar per box or direct from Marmola General Motors Building Detroit.

General Motors Detroit

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R. Clifford C. Cornell Chicago William Lenhardt Opal Reeves Dix Training School Deborah The Christian Church Carlos Stone Gallipolis Calvert Skinner Knapp Owens Manufacturing Company Logan Charles Pickering C. G. O'Bleness W. B. Lawrence Central Avenue Boys’ Club Ernest R. Gross Rome McKee Frigidaire Delco-Light Store West Union St Athens, O Atall Dealers Divinity School Wilson Ohio “Grads Herrold’s Clark's Terrolds Corner Court State Sts S.S.S S.S American Lead Pneil Co Fifth Ave Earth Lostro Building South Court Street Schences Mandrake Dr. J. H. Scheack & Son Boots Cora Cardig Wss Wondereol Creomulsion Co Atlanta Buckeye Buckeye State Building and Loan Mannish Nish Coatings Wooltex
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