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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 30, 1925
Page
5
Springfield residents motored to Athens Saturday and stayed with Mr. and Mrs. M. H. Hallett at 94 University Terrace. Mrs. Hallett continued to Columbus to visit Mrs. I. E. Mickle, recovering from a goiter operation.
Sunday visitors include Mr and Mrs Roy Cross Miss Le nore Calhoon and Mr Carl M Bennett of Crooksville who stayed with Mr and Mrs Ernest R Gross at 125 North Congress Street Edna Swan East Cleveland teacher arrives for spring vacation at her parents home 33 West State Street
Mr and Mrs Joann Murphy of 18 Maple Street announce the birth of a daughter named Jo Ann on Sunday March 29.
Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Littler of 101 East Mill street hosted Sunday guests including Mr. J. R. Howe and Mrs. Ori Giffin with two sons, and Mr. and Mrs. Earl Snoke with two children from Lima, plus Nelsonville attendees.
Lloyd T. Dailey, trained as a field secretary in Indianapolis, will begin a nationwide endowment campaign for the American Legion Five Million Dollar Drive. He departs Saturday for Maine for a summer assignment, then will head to Pennsylvania and New York to continue the drive aiding disabled soldiers and war orphans.
Prof. Asa Hoskins and Sister Ada and Miss Aril Smith of Pomeroy visited Mr. and Mrs. A. F. Reeves at 11 Pearl Street with Miss Nell Starkey of Guysville as guests on Sunday.
Miss Doris Roberts of Ohio University was summoned to her home in Zanesville this morning by the death of her father Homer Roberts on Sunday evening. The Roberts family had lived in Athens before moving to Zanesville recently.
Zeta Tau Alpha entertained mothers as guests with a Saturday afternoon tea in West Wing chapter rooms. Patrons and alumnae were invited. On Sunday morning they hosted a 25-cover breakfast at the Windsor.
Miss Ruth Blakey, recently operated at Sheltering Arms hospital, has suffered a complete relapse with little hope of recovery. She is at her mother Mrs. Ella Blakely’s home at 81 Sunnyside Drive. Dr. I. D. Harris of Columbus was called into consultation Sunday.
Mr. Amsey Hooper of Clarksburg West Virginia spent the weekend with Mrs. Hooper and daughter Mrs. Hal M Woods at 86 West State Street. He attended the Ohio University Skit show where his granddaughter Miss Angella Woods performed.
Dr. J N Brown receives word of the death of his uncle Ben C Brown 81 from George G Green Jr Woodbury N J The funeral cortege will arrive in Athens on Wednesday and burial will be in Hebbardsville Cemetery
Mr Maurice Guthrie and his brother Dr J A Guthrie of Guthrie Hospital Huntington WV visited over the weekend.
Mrs A VP Persot, confined to her home at 28 Montrose Avenue, remains ill with the flu.
County health nurses report rising goiter among Athens county school children due to iodine deficiency in local water. The piece outlines causes, prevalence, and multiple treatment methods including iodized salt and iodine dosing, with examples from Rochester Akron and Kendall.
Darkness and a damp road led to the deaths of William Hipple and William Leisz when their pickup failed to cross a Shaffer creek bridge north of Hamilton. The truck skidded, crashed through a wooden raft and plunged twenty feet into the creek at about 8 p.m. Both men, aged 35 and 69, were drowned.
Special meetings for spiritual growth occur nightly at the First Methodist Church of Athens this week. Rev W G Parker leads with Dr McGurk preaching nightly. Sessions feature themed topics and varied church events culminating in a different focus each night.
An unidentified speaker warns that an airship arriving someday could frighten the dove of peace, signaling tension over aerial visits and symbolic peace efforts.
Lodi and Canaan townships plan sheep and soils extension schools on Wednesday April 1. The Lodi session at George Grim’s home at 9:30 a.m. will cover lamb care feeding breeding and management with L A Kauffman answering sheep questions and M V Bailey discussing better pastures. In the afternoon the program moves to Charles Mansfield’s home in Canaan Township for further talks.
Even if a man speeds past you in his auto he could be behind with his payments. The line suggests financial trouble reflected in driver behavior.
An advertising note touts Lavoptik eye wash as keeping eyes healthy and vivacious. It claims camphor and witchhazel mixtures refresh red strained or dark-ringed eyes and offers a free Devnly eye cup from Gibon's Pharmacy.
The Athens Athena Chamber of Commerce will hold luncheons on the third Wednesday of each month instead of weekly for the rest of the season. The next luncheon is set for April 15. The change comes after difficulty securing capable speakers.
An advertisement promises clearer skin by taking Dr Edwards Olive Tablets nightly as a gentle alternative to calomel. It claims improved blood cleansing and elimination of constipation and liver torpor, noting olive color tablets come in 15 cent and 30 cent sizes and can reduce pimples and bad breath.
Adam E. Kessler, 62, died of asphyxiation after a series of seven fires began near Euclid Avenue and West 79th Street. A four suite apartment was set ablaze late last night, and Kessler, ill with heart trouble, managed to reach the first floor before collapsing. Police and fire officials hunted a suspected pyromaniac.
A historical report notes that public debt was reduced by nearly four billion dollars across the four years. No further context or figures are provided about the timeframe or responsible authorities.
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