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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

May 10, 1920

Page

5

Local News Briefs From Athens Area

Mr and Mrs L V Brown returned home after a several day stay in Columbus. Mr W P Brown of Cleveland visited Athens friends over Sunday. Esther Class meets Tuesday at 7 30 PM at the Christian church. Esther program planned. T N T club to be entertained Tuesday evening at 7 30 by Mrs J H Johnson president street.

Mrs. L. V. Brown Columbus W. PD. Brown Cleveland Athens Esther The Christian Church T. N. T. Club J. H. Johnson President Street

Presbyterian church Women's Missionary Society meet Tuesday

The Women's Missionary Society of the Presbyterian church will meet Tuesday afternoon at 2 30 o'clock in the parlors of the church. Mr A H Coates accompanied his son Robert to a hospital in Columbus this morning where the latter expects to undergo a surgical operation.

Women’s Missionary Society of the Presbyterian Church A. H. Coates Robert Columbus

Athens Needle Club to Meet at Majestic Theater

Mrs. H. A. Junod will host the Athens Needle Club on Wednesday afternoon at 2 o'clock. She will entertain with a theater part at the Majestic followed by a collation for members.

H. A. Junod Athens Needle Club the Majestic

Lightweight high shoes for summer

Readable fragments describe a pair of lightweight high shoes ideal for hot weather. The text signals availability and desirability but provides few concrete details such as brand, size, or price.

May Festival Delays Child's Conservation League Meeting

The business meeting of the Child's Conservation League scheduled for Tuesday during the East Side May Festival has been postponed with a new date to be announced later.

East Side Child’s Conservation League

Miss Marie Holland Weekend Guest at Clarksburg Event

Miss Marie Holland a high school teacher from Clarksburg West Virginia visited Miss Mary Vickers for the weekend Her home is Cadiz and she earned an A B degree from Ohio University in 1917.

Marie Holland Clarksburg W. Va Mary Vickers

Cornwell Family Spends Sunday in Glouster

County Auditor Cornwell and relatives visited Glouster on Sunday and returned with Mrs. Cornwell’s mother Mrs. J. L. Wyatt who will stay a week at the Cornwell home on Grosvenor street.

Cornwell Glouster

Pomeroy and Guysville guests visit Mrs Jenkinson in Van Vorhes Street

Mrs Charles Russell and daughter Adrienne with granddaughter Mildred Russell from Pomeroy spend the weekend with Mrs Mark Jenkinson on Van Vorhes Street. Mrs EB Hayes and her two sons Russell and Quinlivan from Guysville also join the visit.

Charles Russell Adrienne Mildred Russell Pomeroy EB. R. Hayes Russell and Quinlivan Guysville Mark Jenkison van Vorhes Street

Arkansas trip brings Smiths back to Ohio roots

Dr and Mrs T C Smith and children Perdita Mildred and Dorothy Mae of Allport Arkansas arrived Saturday evening at the home of Mrs and Mrs M M Linscott on Rich land avenue. They left Ohio seven and a half years ago for Arkansas and this is their first visit home. Dr Smith will locate in High Coal West Virginia May 15 and after departure his family will remain for a longer visit. They were joined by Mr Levi Ogg who spent a few days with the Smiths after coming from New Mexico where he spent the winter for his health. He will spend the summer with his son Carlos Ogg in Nelsonville and his daughter Mrs Arthur Copeland of Sand Rock. Mr Ogg spent time in New Mexico with his niece Miss Hazel Marquis of Amesville who has spent the past two years there for tuberculosis. Mr Ogg said her condition was not improved.

T. C. Smith Perdita Mildred Dorothy Mae Allport Arkansas M. M. Linscott Richland Avenue Ohio Smith High Coal W. Va Levi Ogg New Mexico Carlos Ogg Nelsonville Arthur Copeland Sand Rock Ogg Hazel Marquis Amesville

May Festival at Sunny Side school on May 11

The Sunny Side school will host its annual May Festival on the school lawn Tuesday May 11 at two o clock. About two hundred children will perform dances drills and a Maypole weaving with Margaret Sprague as May Queen Frances Pickering as Lady of the May Norris Beasley as Lord of the May and Melba Vercoe and Dorothy Roe as flower girls. The finale features a grand review led by Wilbur Dagrett and Christine Dailey with eighty eight children performing together. Attendance is invited and expected to be large.

Sunny Side School Margaret Sprague Frances Pickering Norris Beasley Melba Vercoe Dorothy Roe Wilbur Dagrett Christine Dailey

Guest Honored Miss Mary Vickers Hosts Evening

Miss Mary Vickers entertained for her house guest Miss Marie Holland of Clarksburg WV with games and music. Dainty refreshments were served and the gathering provided valued diversion.

Mary Vickers Marie Holland Clarksburg W. Va

Local Social Event Brings Together Hostess and Guests

A noted gathering lists Misses Lucile Boyd Clara Border Florence Beall Gladys Arnold Clara Holliday Mary Stephenson Bertha Vickers the honor guest and hostess along with Messrs. Raymond Connell Cecil Handley Neil Thomas David Howland Max Gaston Carl Thompson William Bates Merle Reagie J R Vickers and V C Vickers.

Lucile Boyd Clara Border Florence Beall Gladys Arnold Clara Holliday Mary Stephenson Bertha Vickers Raymond Connett Cecil Handley Neil Thomas David Howland Max Gaston Carl Thompson William Bates Merle Reagie J. R. Vickers V. C. Vickers

Pallas club hosts gathering with educational talk and music

Mrs. Fred M. McKay entertained the Pallas club at 37 Elmwood Place on a Saturday afternoon with leader Mrs. Mary Graham Noss presiding. Supt. G. F. Morgan spoke on A Broader Program of Education. A string quartet provided music as guests enjoyed afternoon tea.

Fred M. McKay Elmwood Place Pallas Club Mary Graham Noss E. D. Sayre Athens

Special Meeting Notice for Athens Encampment No 175 I O O F

Special meeting notice for Athens Encampment No 175 I O O F on Tuesday evening May 1st. Work in the Golden Rule Degree. Wm Griffith, Secretary.

Athens Wm. Griffith

New York Delegations Split Paths on Presidential Nominees

New York faces a split path as eighty Republican delegates plan to ride the winner while ninety Democratic delegates aim to discipline the process. Democrats back a wet or damp candidate and seek to derail Wilson’s pact. initial plans favor Governor Alfred E. Smith, with possible moves to Edward S. Edwards or Vice President Marshall to counter McAdoo, Cox, or others. The Republican bloc will back Columbia President Nicholas Murray Butler on the first ballot until a break, while minority factions push against unit rules. State conventions in Illinois and Wyoming shape delegate selections with unpledged options for both parties.

Harold D. Jacobs United Press New York Wilson Alfred E. Smith Albany Edward S. Edwards New Jersey T H Marshall Wim. G. McAdoo Illinois Wyoming Lowden

Bicycle crash and other local injuries headline village report

A 12 year old girl, Alice Duncan, was struck by a Bishopville driver on Spring street but sustained only minor injuries after the car veered toward the curb and hit a shade tree. Other incidents include a Jacksonville resident injured in church, a mine worker amputating fingers, and election board news. Glouster beat Jacksonville 10 to 6 in baseball with multiple hits and notable plays.

Alice J. C. Duncan W. H. Hoon Bishopville C. F. Jonas Spring Street Glouster Jacksonville

Gude's Pepto Mangan touted as red blood booster

An advertisement claims Gude's Pepto Mangan builds red blood in healthy adults, improves appetite and complexion, and restores vitality. It emphasizes a typical blood weight of about fourteen pounds and urges buyers to ensure the product name appears on the package. Physicians allegedly recommend it.

Gude

English Invents Clockwork Stippling Pen for Artists

An English inventor unveils a stippling pen driven by a clockwork mechanism and flexible shaft enabling steady pointillist work. The device promises precise control for detailed shading and miniature art projects.

Fire Picnic on East Hill Scalds Two Visitors

A university gathering on East Hill Sunday evening ended badly when a rock fire exploded, overturning a coffee pot and scalding a young woman and a man. Crowds lined Margarets Creek as auto parties from Athens spent the day fishing without notable catches.

University East Hill

Fishermen Report Slow Catch Below Athens on Hocking River

Reports from the lower Hocking river show a few fish being caught several miles below Athens. Anglers with luck are reticent about the best spots while Gibson of Amesville notes some recent catches in Federal Creek, though creek-bank owners oppose trespassing.

Hocking Athens Gibson Amesville Federal Creek

May Day showers ease as planting presses on

Weather reports note that stormy spring conditions early May have passed this year. Farmers expect rapid planting in coming days and welcome light rains to aid germination. This morning and Sunday bring a pause before field work resumes.

Paternity Case Brought Before Common Pleas Court

Blanche Davis aged 22 of Trimble sues Earnest Watkins in a paternity case. The matter was moved to the common pleas court for further hearing and decision after an initial hearing in the court of Justice Helwig. Watkins posted a $500 bond.

Blanche Davis Trimble Earnest Watkins Common Pleas Court Court of Justice Helwig Watkins

Death of Grace Lorena Ruth in Hilliard

Relatives report the death of Grace Lorena Ruth daughter of Mr and Mrs Herbert Ruth of Hilliard formerly Athens county. The girl was nearly twenty months old. Her parents and two brothers survive.

Grace Lorena Ruth Herbert Ruth Hilliard Athens County

Magistrate Fines Self for Cutting Corners in Car Charge

Rock Island Illinois Police Magistrate Davis J. Cleveland arraigned himself on a charge of cutting the corners in his flivver. He fined himself five dollars and costs and paid the amount.

Rock Island, Ill Davis J. Cleveland

Chamberlains Liniment for Rheumatism Relief

The piece argues most rheumatism cases do not need internal medicine and that relief comes from applying Chamberlains Liniment. It claims about ninety nine of every hundred cases respond to external use and promotes a 35 cent bottle with a large size of 60 cents.

Detectives focus on widow links in bond theft case

Chicago detectives planned to question a wealthy widow connected to A. C. Ecrement, arrested for involvement in the Nicky Arnstein $500,000 securities thefts. Ecrement faced New York charges of passing stolen securities and a $125,000 Montreal swindle, police said.

Chicago A. C. Ecrement Nicky Arnstein Ecrement New York City Arnstein Nick Cohen Montreal Canada

Unfilled Tonnage Rises for United States Steel

NEW YORK May 10 The United States Steel Corporation reports unfilled steel tonnage rose from March to April by 467 672 tons. Unfilled tonnage totaled 19 59 747 on April 30 and 9 892 075 on March 31. A year ago the figure was 4 800 685.

New York United States Steel Corporation Today

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