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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

May 01, 1924

Page

7

Wilce Addresses Athens Boys on Athletic Citizenship

Dr. John W. Wilce, Ohio State football coach and faculty member, spoke to Athens boys in Ewing Hall at a Boys Week event after a Rotary Kiwanis supper. He urged effort, preparation, teamwork, and perseverance, linking athletic discipline to life success. Approximately 600 boys attended the supper and talk, with a gymnastic exhibition to follow.

John W. Wilce Ohio State University Boys of Athens Ewing Halls Wilce Rotary and Kiwanis Athenis Athens High School Ray Gardner Wiltee F. E. Harshman Anh Ohio Stadium Dr. Wilce E. B. Brown

Benefit Concert for Cemetery Fund at Mt Zion

A Friday evening concert at Mt Zion Baptist Church raises funds for the West State Street Cemetery fund. Directed by Earl C. Cooper with Bernice Gaines as accompanist, the program features solos, choruses, and Negro folk songs, with all proceeds for the cemetery fund.

West State Street Mt. Zion Baptist Church Ladies Missionary Society Earl C. Cooper Bernice Gaines H. L. Wilson The Vikings William Scott J. H. Fillmore Herpes Saunders J. R. Johnson Clopatra Whittier Teresa D. Riego Elisabeth Daniels Gena Granscombe Emma Bicnford Major N. Clark Clay Smith May Daniels Lockhart H. L. Jaxone

Reunion of Rumney Family Likely Replacing Brown's Cows Saying

A Dwight Monroe county event at John Finch home marked by a Rumney family reunion echoing the old Brown’s cows proverb. The report in a local newspaper questions its accuracy, noting the phrase “continuous, like a reunion of the Rumney family” as a suggested comparison.

Brown Dwight Monroe County

Rural residents served by Post Office Department reach thirty million

About 30 million citizens in rural areas receive Postal Service coverage. The figure reflects broad outreach of the Post Office Department to sparsely populated regions.

Post Office Department

Zam Soap and Zemo Ointment Advertisement

Cleaning and soothing skin care wartime style ad promoting Zam Soap and Zemo Ointment. It touts penetrating relief for itching skin and claims to leave skin smooth and healthy with prices shown as 25c and 50c.

Many Old Soldiers Buried in West State Street Cemetery

The committee in charge of West State Street Cemetery located graves of veterans from Revolutionary War to Civil War. Many stones are decayed or unmarked. a list of names is provided and Mrs. John Finsterwald heads a committee seeking additions. The Civil War roster includes numerous Lyons, Stedman, Dean, and related names.

West State Street John Finsterwald Benjamin Brown Bilas Bingham Natbentei Burre Joseph Lyon Samuel Nisley Daniel Stewart Leonard Jéwett Parker Carpenter Abel Stedman Nehemiah Gregory Alex Francis B.D. Maten J. c.Stédman John Lyons Chas Bark J. B. Abbott Harry M. Milligan James Grifty Riche Lard Sadler Benj. Six Nimrod @dins Aquilla Stevens Mark Risély James Brownlee Levi Pickering J. C. Stedman Tedréw Hefty Dean James Par- Meter Thomas Steed Thomas Day Dave Carney Jno Dean Frank South Jacob Stuffer John l Jones John Sharp James King O. L. Carsey Wm. Calvert James Miller James Bartlett Alberry Tedrow John Buff Joseph Glass John Buffington Rans Carpenter B. Parmeter W. W. Smith T. M. Hawkins James Haning Samuel Tanner Wm. Lucas Wm. Drake Henry Milligan James

Finsterwald and Cameron Star in World War Era Notes

The fragment lists names Chas Stewart James Finsterwald Cameron Finsterwald C H Tedrow and Granville Bhafp connected to World War era notes. No clear event or details beyond roster-like names. The piece reads as a catalog of individuals possibly involved in wartime records or correspondence.

Stewart Chas. Finsterwald James Cameron Gam Finsterwald C. H. Tedrow Granville Bhafp

Women MPs Advocate Equality On Global Stage

London reports say Lady Torrington and the Duchess of Atholl, both women MPs, argue for equal footing with men. They insist women can work with men in industry and influence global progress, not merely as wives but as active partners in society.

London Torrington Duchess of Atholl

Women MPs Aim to Be Seen as Equal Colleagues

A speaker urges that members of Parliament should not be seen as peculiar or old. She says women wish to work beside men as ordinary colleagues and be judged as fellow workers, hoping men forget they are women and focus on the job.

Mock convention stirs school incident in Cleveland

Superintendent O Jones investigates a mock convention at Central High School where Senator Robert M Taft Lafollette was nominated. The tally showed Taft Lafollette 276, Norris 40, Hughes 57, Johnson 45, amid student participation and possible teacher influence questions.

Cleveland Schoote O. Jones Aft Central High School Robert M. TaFollette Laféllette Charles K. Hughes Hiram Johnson George W. Norris Nebraska Jones

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