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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

May 05, 1927

Page

5

Society and Personal Mention Highlights and Births

Mr and Mrs Carl French of Tima accompany home Sunday Miss Opal McWhorter completed her second year as Union teacher and will attend Ohio university summer term. Mrs Warren Foster Albany uncle George Holdren and D C French family in Mineral visit. Woman's Relief Corps meets Saturday 7:30 p.m. at Red Men s hall. Mr and Mrs M M Kerr host Mrs Horace Kerr Columbus. Mr and Mrs C O Moore visit Columbus with daughter and grandchildren. birth of son Charles Raymond April 24. Cooper Cross Columbus announce birth of Palmer Joseph May 1. high scores noted for men Edward Schloss second high.

Carl French Tima Opal McWhorter Union Ohio University French Miss McWhorter Warren Foster Albany George Holdren Athens County Children’s Home D. C. French Mineral B. G. Cooper Laura Cross Columbus Palmer Joseph

Nelsonville Bride Merges with Gore Husband in Athens

Miss Ihoda Connors of Nelsonville married Mr. Howard Burgess of Gore at the Christian church parsonage in Athens with Rev. M F Chatley officiating. The couple will live in Nelsonville. Other notes include travels of Mrs. O F Peoples and Mr. and Mrs. M T Ellis, a visit by Miss Marieta Shirley to Parkersburg, and birth announcement for Robert Henry to Mr and Mrs H A Findlinger.

Ihoda Connors Nelsonville Howard Burgess Gore Athens M. EF. Chatley Christian Church Marieta Shirley Parkersburg W. Va Mary Brock

Nature Quiz Questions From an Old Newspaper

A reader quiz asks ten questions on nature and general knowledge. Items cover Tutankhamun’s tomb ornament, the ermine fur coat, extreme poultry age, a mythic bird, an American city named for skunk, a midwestern city’s tall building, a modern novel tied to a classic murder, Hubert Pruett’s baseball team, how the U S acquired the Virgin Islands, and the third largest U S state by area.

Tut Mount Olympus New York Woolworth Chester Gillette Hubert Pruett United States Virgin Islands Union

Bridge Club Hosts Formal Dinner at Country Club

The Thursday bridge club entertained their husbands with a formal dinner and bridge at the Country Club. An annual event filled seven tables. Mrs. C. N. Mackinnon won top score among the women and Mrs. Robert Wood took second. Mr. Harry Beckley assisted as host.

C. N. Mackinnon Robert Wood Harry Beckley

Moone's Emerald Oil Promises Fast Foot Pain Relief

Advertisement claims Moone's Emerald Oil stops foot pain and odor in one minute after application. It prescribes nightly or as needed use on the feet with camphor and antiseptics, promising quick relief and a money back guarantee from druggists.

Moone

Honor Pupils With $1 for Perfect Attendance at Union

Union May 5 seven pupils were awarded $1 each for perfect attendance and no tardies in the school year by teacher Miss Opal McWhorter. Recipients: John Snedden Mary Snedden Owen Snedden Kenneth Reeder Margie Thompson Eva Thompson James Driggs. A noon picnic and program followed with music and speeches themed patriotic Mother's Day and vacation. Mothers received pink carnations and gifts to the teacher.

Body of Inghams Man Found in Mineral Tunnel

Pleasant Dexter a 24 year old section man from Inghams died in a Mineral tunnel west of Miner al. Coroner calls death accidental after trains passed between 11 and 2. The body found 7 50 by David Stephenson. He leaves parents Mr and Mrs Gaston Dexter and two brothers Sumery and Thomas. Funeral at 19 o clock Friday from the home to New Marshfield cemetery conducted by Rev Silas Moore.

Pleasant Dexter Inghams Mineral Dexter L. F. Jones David Stephenson Jones Gaston Dexter Sumery Thomas New Marshfield Silas Moore

James F Cable Sails to Hawaii With 800 Soldiers

James F Cable son of Mrs Sylvia Cable of Deanville Ohio recently enlisted in the Regular Army. He sailed today from the Brooklyn army base with 800 soldiers on the transport Cambrai for Hawaii. Cable chose the ordnance department and will be assigned by Major General Edward M Lewis to a regiment in Hawaii.

New York James F. Cable Sylvia Cable Deanville Ohio Regular Army Brooklyn United States Army Cambrai Hawaii Cable Ordnance Department Edward M. Lewis Hawaiian Department

Power Cut Across Residential Stations As FCC Orders

The Federal Radio Commission announced widespread power cuts to residential-area broadcasting stations. Commissioner H A Bellows ordered three Chicago outlets WSBC WENR and WEDC to reduce their maximum power to 500 watts immediately to eliminate interference.

Washington U.P Federal Radio Commission H. A. Bellows Chicago WSBC WENR WEDC

Rosebud Stitchers 4-H Club Organized in Local Home

The Rosebud Stitchers 4-H club formed last Saturday at Mrs. J. A. Bell home with fifteen members. Refreshments followed the meeting. Officers elected include Cecilia Sheridan president Rita Sheridan vice president Lucille Carpenter treasurer Clarice Carpenter secretary and Margaret Robinson reporter. Next meeting set for May 7.

J. A. Bell Cecilia Sheridan Rita Sheridan Lucille Carpenter Clarice Carpenter Margaret Robinson

Ohio clemency board grants parole to twenty nine men

GREEN PAROLED COLUMBUS May 5 Twenty nine men at the London prison farm have been granted paroles effective between May 18 and June 1 Four men were restored to parole The board considered 46 cases in one day The men released include H Ankron Ross May 26 Dean Hemmeyer Tuscarawas May 18 Fred Green Athens May 25 Ross Miller Hardin May 2%

Columbus London Ohio Clemency Board Ross Dean Hemmeyer Tuscarawas Fred Green Athens Ross Miller Hardin

Falling debris kills two at bridge excavation site

Falling debris from a bridge excavation near Ashtabula yesterday killed workers W. M. Inman 21 of this city and Jack Collins 42 of Saybrook. Inman was a former Syracuse University athlete.

Ashtabula W. M. Inman This City Jack Collins Saybrook Inman Syracuse University

Fetzer resigns as Ashland county surveyor

Howard H. Fetzer county surveyor resigns after being charged by State Examiner Walter Garrison with misusing county funds. He reportedly made good the alleged shortage and stepped down yesterday in Ashland.

Ashland Howard H. Fetzer Walter Garrison Fetzer

Baby Dunfee dies at six months old in Torchhill

Haymond Walter Dunfee six months old son of Mr and Mrs Herman Dunfee died at 6:30 AM at the family home 28 First Street from acute indigestion. Funeral at 2 PM Friday at the Baptist church Torchhill. burial in the church cemetery. He leaves parents twin brother Raymond Andrew and another brother Luther Bernard aged 19 months.

Haymond Walter Dunfee Herman Dunfee Raymond Andrew Dunfee First Street Baptist Church Torchhill Luther Bernard

Zemo Offers Quick Relief for Itching Skin

An advertisement promotes Zemo as a safe dependable treatment for itching skin. It claims pimples ringworm and similar irritations begin to disappear after the first application and promises soft clear healthy skin. Available at druggists for 60c and 1.00.

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Woman's Relief Corps Red Men's Hall M. M. Kerr West Washington Street Horace Kerr Charles Raymond Edward C. Schloss O. F. Peoples Cleveland Helen Peoples M. T. Ellis C. A. Dowler Taylorville G. M. Shamel Franklin Avenue H. A. Findlinger Elsie Dailey Robert Henry I. G. Stives Puce Karry East State Street Nature B. W. Covert Optometrist Dr. Scholl Scholl Phoenix Prestons Lee Durban Anis Rae Home Furnishing CO Athens, Ohio 4-H Green Rex Pac Rayon Axminster Wiltons Cretonne Vance May Bue Cretonnes Treasure Boelzner Hat Shop The F. L. Preston Co
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