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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 10, 1928
Page
6
The home of Mr. and Mrs. Harry McMasters at Sugar Creek was destroyed by fire this week with total loss of the house and household goods. Funds are being solicited in Chauncey for the stricken family, with clothing bedding and furniture requested. Deputy Marshal Ervin Karns leads the relief drive.
Alden Pennell improving after influenza at his mother Mrs. James Henderson’s home on May avenue. Jean Sands 2, ill with pneumonia. Dayton pair R H Coward and Brice Henry with babies visit George Wetzel’s son in Chauncey. Glenna Carter visiting Columbus grandparents J B Carter. Charlies Minister Bennie Ferrer traveled to Columbus. Mary Verigan ill at Henderson home then to Orbiston. Earl Johnson and Charles Conrad Jr. visited Ben Fielder’s home. D P Reese Glouster visits Chauncey relatives.
In Cleveland on May 10 AP reports 12 men yelled at an imagined enemy near Lake Erie and were placed in custody. A wounded sailor is sought as a rum runner remains hidden, after Coast Guard officers Daly and Hagglove spied the group at a take point.
A ram runner craft neared shore. the deaf helmsman paused to hear orders, but Daly opened fire as the boat tried to flee. Twelve men were detained and held for federal authorities after intervention near the lakefront.
Caldwell May 10. More than 200 mine union sympathizers were dispersed by gas bombs hurled by authorities after the crowd attacked three buses at Coal Ridge. Bricks and stones flew as Sheriff Bryan Schaefer and deputies aided by National Guard observer Colonel Christy kept trouble from escalating.
Chauncey May 10 Maxine Channell of The Plains is said to hold the county’s best attendance record. She has attended school there for five years without an absence or tardy. Age 14 she will enter high school next year, daughter of Mr and Mrs Flay Channell and granddaughter of Mr and Mrs John Shafer.
Mr and Mrs 8 G Nichols spent Sunday visiting relatives in Carpenter. Worth Dickens and family visited with Mrs Dickens' mother Mrs Edward Smith in Carbon Hill. Doris Coon Athens visited with grandparents Mr and Mrs Klmer Coon. Mrs Maggie Smith Athens visited sister Mrs William Bryan. Harry Moore and son Melvin visited at G W Shafer home near Athens. Arthur Burchfield and family visited Raymond Augustine at Sugar Creek. Marry Leonard with mother Mrs Leonard and Mrs Jones and son Robert visited FF Cook family in Basil. Batley visited Union to see John Snedden. Mother's Day to be observed at Zion Baptist church Lower Plains.
The speaker warns business leaders against pressuring miners to accept wage cuts and argues for industrial democracy. He cites unions, wage comparisons, and regional actions while praising miners and criticizing civic associations and church influence. The talk references Ohio, Pennsylvania, Indiana, and the Jacksonville agreement.
Judge Florence E F Allen heads a gathering of leading women at the American peace conference in Cleveland. They sponsor a world friendship luncheon, with speakers Tsuneo Natsudaira and others as commissions reconvene to draft a universal peace program for tomorrow's conclusion.
Fifth grade geography pupils at Central School gathered newspaper clippings from as many U S places as possible for bulletin board display this week. The clippings cover a wide range of locations and are arranged around the board to illustrate regional diversity.
A testimonial claims Adlerika relieved stomach gas and digestion issues in ten minutes. The ad notes it acts on both upper and lower bowels and invites readers to visit Gibson's Pharmacy in Coolville and Hickman's Pharmacy in Nelsonville for purchase.
A bulletin map of the United States connected by pins marks places from clippings. Grade 52 created a New England product board with student photographs. Sixth grade classes gather India images for a final picture show projected onscreen.
Telegram to President Bryan reports Miss Edith E. Beechel Ohio University education professor and supervisor of instruction has earned the Doctor of Philosophy degree from Teachers College Columbia University. She has been on leave this year and will return in September.
Edna Wallace Hopper extols facial cleansing to protect skin from dust and wind damage. She endorses a French squid cleanser used daily to remove dirt and soothe pores, noting its 75 cent price at toilet counters.
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