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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

May 01, 1922

Page

5

St Agnes Guild Hosts Busy Nelsonville Social Evening

The St Agnes guild ladies gathered at Mrs. Clarence Shockley’s home on Columbus Street for a pink and white themed evening with a dessert lunch. Guests included Mesdames Warrington, Bryant, McKee, Wilds, Otis, Linton, Rodda, Powell, Hall, Tedrow, Barber, Denny, and visitors Weist Gibson Hall, plus others.

St. Agnes Guild Clarence Shockley Columbus Street Mesdames John Warrington Fanny Bryant James McKee Fred Wilds Ike Warner Charley Linton Harry Rodda Harry Otis Lizzie Wilds

Fire damages home on Walnut Street. no insurance

Firefighters battled a blaze at Tony Wolfe's home 719 Walnut Street Saturday caused by a defective flue. Water supply was unavailable, chemicals were used, and damage reached $300 with no insurance.

Tony Wolfe Walnut Street Wolfe

Chillicothe Man Appointed to State Utilities Board

Frank B. Maullar of Chillicothe real estate dealer and insurance agent was appointed by Governor Davis to a five year term on the state utilities commission with a salary of 6000 dollars annually. He fills the unexpired term of the late E A Tinker of Chillicothe.

Chillicothe Tinker Columbus Frank B. Maullar Davis State Utilities Commission Col. Maullar E. A. Tinker

Pheasant Eggs Available to Local Farmers

300 pheasant eggs are on hand for farmers in the territory. Friends may obtain eggs from C. E. Scott, with priority to those who come first.

C. E. Scott

Berean class welcomes visiting men from Murray church

A 55 man delegation including a quartet visited the Berean class of the Christian church yesterday. The 240 member Berean class hosted a warm reception as services, songs and sermons crowned a successful day. Arthur Lamborn 34 died in Columbus after an appendicitis operation. Funeral set for Tuesday at 2. He leaves his father B T Lamborn mother and siblings.

Murray Christian Church Bereans Columbus Arthur Lamborn B. T Lamborn Russell Athens

Woman's Community Club to hold final yearly meeting at Y M C A

All members are urged to attend the Y M C A meeting Tuesday at seven o'clock sharp for the last meeting of the year. Arrangements will be made to accept clues at this gathering and at 7 30 Mrs E D Sayre and Mrs Fred Bush of Athens will speak, with a large attendance expected.

Woman's Community Club Y. M E. D. Sayre Fred Bush Athens

Chamber of Commerce Week Meeting Promises Record Attendance

The chamber hosts its regular meeting Thursday at 6 15 PM with the organizing committee aiming for one of the year's largest crowds. Be there to participate.

Chamber of Commerce

Woman's Home Missionary Society Meets at First Methodist

The district meeting of the Woman's Home Missionary Society convenes at the First Methodist church next Thursday. The afternoon session begins at 3:30 P M with reports addresses and music. Dinner at the Dew house followed by an address at 7 30 by Miss Daisy B Mulkey national field worker.

Woman’s Home Missionary Society Dew House Daisy B. Mulkey

Sunday School Attendance and Music Celebrate Teacher Recovery

Attendance at the Methodist Sunday school reached seventy yesterday as a ten piece orchestra opened the program and performed a special number. Miss Thelma McGriffin with Miss Edna Spencer offered a solo, while the church rejoiced at Mr. W. H. Parks recovering after several weeks of illness.

Methodist Sunday School Thelma McGriffin Edna Spencer W. H. Parks

Funeral for Louis Ennis Held at Walnut Street Home

Rev. C. L. Johnson presided at the Sunday service for Louis Alice Ennis at 3 PM at the parents home, Mr and Mrs Charles Ennis on Walnut Street. Burial followed at Greenlawn.

C. L. Johnson Louis Alice Ennis Chas. Ennis Walnut Street Greenlawn

Injury Hangs Over Student After Street Accident

Edward Bals suffered serious facial and head injuries Monday morning while riding on a truck and being struck by a car on upper Washington street near the Central building. Brakes were applied but injuries are not yet fully determined. Dr. Rhodes treated him and he was taken to his West Washington street home. No blame assigned to the touring party involved.

Edward Bals Bals Rhodes Boss West Washington Street Upper Washington Street

Local Socials Report Intimate Weekend Gatherings

Garden party hosted by Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Howard drew friends for cards and dancing with refreshments served late. Miss Flossie Miller of Jerseyville visited her parents Mr and Mrs Miller. Miss Gertrude Weisenbach visited Miss Louis Ballenger over weekend. John Custard and Milo Diminsore made a short business trip to Athens. Indigo used by ancient Egyptians in dyeing mummy wrappings.

Ernest Howard Flossie Miller Jerseyville Charles Miller Gertrude Weisenbach Louis Ballenger John Custard Milo Diminsore Athens

Tanlac Restores Farmer’s Health in Ohio Testimonial

Albert Nander of Springfield Ohio credits Tanlac with reviving his energy after liver and stomach problems that left him unable to work. He says he can plow all day now and eats normally. Tanlac is sold in Athens by Cline Pharmacy Co and by leading druggists everywhere.

Tanlac Albert Nander R. F. Db T. Springfield Ohio Pam Athens Cline Pharmacy Co

May grand jury session opens in Athens County

The May Athens County Common Pleas grand jury convened Monday with 26 cases booked and 112 witnesses subpoenaed. No murder charges. the most serious is cutting with intent to kill against Charles Jones of Buchtel following a previous incident. Foreman John F. Biddle named. two days expected for review. Prosecutor W. B. Bartfels listed cases including Taylor Robbery and larceny, Baynham shooting intent to kill, and others across Nelsonville Athens Chauncey Glouster.

Athens County Common Pleas Court Charles Jones Buchtel Oral Daugherty Dover Township A. H. Drake J. F. Butts Grant Bolin Warren P. Linsecott Emmett Kincade Frank J. Hooper Floyd Fought L. W. Russell John F. Biddle D. H. Edwards James Johnson Dan Baird C. W. Pierce Jacob Sherman William Roberts Grand Jury W. B. Bartfels John Ferguson Taylor Nelsonville Roxie Riggs George Baynham Ed Terrell the Plains Perry Lucas Winifred Hayes Athens Nellie John Carter Jacksonville John Collie Canaanville Tillie Rutter Jiarre Six Henry Finn Fred McConaha Luckoff Chauncey Stanley Zaranda Glouster

Deaths and funerals for Emma Jane Price in Athens

Emma Jane Price age 19 daughter of Mr and Mrs William Price of 24 Central avenue died Sunday at home from tuberculosis. She was a Athens High School class of 1921 graduate. Funeral Tuesday at 2 pm Mt Zion Baptist church burial West Union street cemetery. She leaves a half sister Mrs Susan Payton. A telegram to Mrs Price about Miss Price death brought news of Mr Purley Curry's sudden death from heart trouble in Columbus. Mr Curry was born and reared in Albany and had been a resident.

Emma Jane Price William Price Central Avenue Athens High School Mt. Zion Baptist Church West Union Street Susan Payton Athens Columbus Columbus To Mrs. Price’s Brother, Mr. Purley Curry Miss Price Mrs. Price Mr. Curry Albany

Athens Obituaries Across Boroughs and Counties

Lucy Lindsey aged 27 died Saturday at Athens State hospital and was sent to Wilmington for burial by Newsom Walburn Co. William Keller 56 died Saturday at the Athens State hospital after a month there. body sent to Parkersboro for burial. Clarence Rutledge 36, a trucker, died Sunday at Athens State hospital. funeral arranged by Newsom Walburn Co. Mary Dana, 76 and longtime Athens resident, died Monday at cousin John P. Dana’s home. service private with interment at West Union Street Cemetery. relatives may gather Tuesday afternoon in University Terrace.

Lucy Lindsey Athens State Hospital Newsom-Walburo Co Wilmington William Keller Parkersboro Newsom- Walburn Co Clarence Rutledge The Newsom Walburn Co Mary Dana Athens John P. Dana Data University Terrace West Union Street

Obituary for Melissa A. Dille Brooks and family notes

Obituary chronicling Melissa A. Dille Brooks born 1840, married Albert Brooks in 1866, mother of five with three living. long membership in U B church, caring daughter and grandmother, death in 1922 after long illness. Card of Thanks from Vernon and Brooks families. A Pasteur Institute note on seaweed alcohol yields.

Hono Melissa A. Dille James and Rachel Gardner) Dille Albert Brooks George Brooks Mt. Hermon C. A. Vernon Glouster Mary Daniel Henry Mansfield William Wallace Marietta David R Chester Rebecca Duncan Mountville U. B Mt. Carmel

Glouster Talk and Local Court Actions Highlight Meeting

Glouster attorney George W. Rose is on the program for a talk at the Glouster Chamber of Commerce meeting in the American Legion Club rooms tonight. A Jacksonville man from Rendville brought a half gallon of moonshine. two men in a Ford were jailed after a ditch incident and fined for liquor and drunkenness. A miners mass meeting is scheduled Wednesday to discuss relief for idle miners, with officers present from district and subdistrict levels. a Buchtel meeting follows Friday. Dr. Clarence Mitchell leads large evangelistic revival efforts near Trimble with many converts and strong Sunday school attendance.

George W. Rose Glouster Chamber of Commerce American Legion Club Gormley Grant Rendville Jacksonville New Lexington Buchiel Buchtel Clarence Mitchell Cincinnati Trimble Glouster Athens Mitchell

Farm Bureau Poultry and Jersey Farmers Meetings Planned

York Waterloo Lee Carthage Troy and Athens townships will join a county farm bureau conference led by FE R Raymond with G B Vickers of Ohio State University on poultry feeding and culling. Jersey cattle club member R D Canan will address Athens county farmers Tuesday. Miss Eloise Davison from Ohio State University will explain an inexpensive fireless cooker to women from nine townships Wednesday at Raymond's office.

York Waterloo Lee Carthage Troy Athens R Raymond G. 8 Vickers Ohio State University Jersey R. D. Canan Indianapolis American Jersey Cattle Club Athens County Eloise Davison FE. R. Raymond

Boston Radio Show Exhibits Odd Antennas

Boston hosts a first of its kind radio show May 3 to May 6 featuring unusual antennas. The “parte type” uses a lady’s garter with a parasol or hat frame as an antenna and a crystal detector in a glass tube. Demonstrations show controls for toys dolls cars and more via radio.

International News Service Boston

Supreme Court Upholds Packers and Stock Yards Law

The U S Supreme Court ruled the Packers and Stockyards Act valid and constitutional, granting the Secretary of Agriculture power to regulate stockyards and livestock traders.

Washington Secretary of Agriculture Supreme Court of the United States

Road Club records gratis public-road work in Athens county

May 1 report on Ca naan Rome Carthage Community Road Club session notes two directors absent. The club will log all free road work in Athens county and asks volunteers to report worker name date location and nature of work to secretary Don Campbell Guysville Ohio. Examples include dragging, grading, and road improvements along Tocking River and from Lottridge to Limestone Hill. The notice emphasizes reporting small efforts and lists several workers and local happenings.

Guysville Canaan Rome Carthage Communit Road Club Athens County Don Campbell Charles Kliingenberg Tocking River Carthage Pike George Rhodehaver Shottown St. John Church Charles Flanders George Niggemeyer Joe Shuler Jim Crawford Jr Harder Fortney Lottridge Limestone Hill C. E. Woode Leslie Morris Desmond Swartz Road Club

Yesterday's Scores From Major Leagues and Associations

Results show American Association games with Columbia 5 over Kansas City 4 and Milwaukee 10 over Toledo 5 among others. American League highlights include St Louis 11 over Cleveland 9 and Washington 6 over Philadelphia 4. National League action lists St Louis 11 Cleveland 9 and Brooklyn 4 Philadelphia 0.

Baseball matchups across leagues include Cleveland and St Louis

Schedule lists American League games with Cleveland at St Louis Chicago at Detroit Boston at New York and Washington at Philadelphia. National League card features New York at Boston Philadelphia at Brooklyn and Pittsburgh at Cincinnati.

Indianapolis Columbus Minneapolis Milwaukee Ene St. Paul Philadelphia Detroit New York Chicago St Louis Brooklyn Pittsburgh Philadelphia Owen E Cincinnati Ween Boston American Association Kansas City Toledo Louisville American League Cleveland St. Louis Washington National League Cincinnati

Hebbardsville observance to honor mothers at church

May 14 program at M. E. Church features special music and recitations. Clyde Metcalf, hospitalized in Columbus, is reported as well as can be expected. Mrs. W. H. Allen is very sick. William Clendenin's friends regret his accidental hip injury from a fall last week. Curtis Knight and family move into Frost property. Mrs. Emil Parker shows improvement after an ulcerated tooth. Mr. and Mrs. Ford Hoisington and Mr. and Mrs. Sherman Parker are mentioned in ill health notes.

M. FE Clyde Metcalf Columbus W. H. Allen William Clendenin Curtis Knight Frost Emil Parker Ford Hoisington Sherman Parker

Careful Washing Hair With Malsified Cocoanut Oil Shampoo

An ad advises careful washing to keep hats looking best. It promotes Malsified cocoanut oil shampoo as pure and greaseless, cheaper, and superior to ordinary soaps and shampoos. Two or three teaspoonfuls in warm water cleanses hair and scalp, leaves it soft, silky, and manageable.

Local Residents Share Visits and News Across Town

Brooksville hosted Bertha Burkett of Athens with niece Grover Douglass. Johnston City HL visitors Harry Carter family joined Selby Cox home. Lorna and Margaret McBride visited Alice Agnes McBride. Vore Ridge guests included James and Edward Sickles with Carl Swartz and Mrs Beckle. Beckle party from Luhrig hosted Victor Beckle returning from overseas with a supper and social hour.

Bertha Burkett Athens Grover Douglass Harry Carter Johnston City Selby Cox Lorna McBride Margaret McBride Luhrig Alice Agnes McBride James Woodgerd Vore Ridge Victor Beckie Cleveland Almbuster Edward Sickles Carl Swartz Earl Beckle Ivor Williams Lahrng Victor Beckle and Trimble Joseph Strauss Frank Hartley Charles Nelsonville Goldie Cooke William Beckle Victor Beckle Loverseas

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