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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 12, 1924
Page
5
Society notes say Mrs L W Russell of 66 Mill Street will host the Tuesday Needle Club Tuesday evening at 7 30 o'clock.
Mr and Mrs F J Dyke of 149 East State street hosted Mr and Mrs Charles Gephart Mr Coleman and son Billy from mbus for a weekend visit staying from Saturday until Sunday in the company of the hosts.
Miss Mided Banks traveled to Columbus for a week's visit staying with Mr and Mrs Water Miller and friends. The stay included social gatherings and local outings during the trip.
Mrs Hafiet F Carr and her grandson Dow Jones Jr returned this afternoon from Gallipolis where they visited over Sunday with her father Mr Fred Poster and family.
The simnae club of Chi Omega will meet this evening at 7 30 with Ms L V Brown announced for the gathering.
De Z B Dailey of Akron visited Saturday and Sunday to see his mother Mrs J T Dailey of Albany who has been in failing health for about two years.
Mr and Mrs Tom Littler and family traveled to Chillicothe Saturday and were weekend guests of Mrs Littler’s father Mr Herbert Littler and family. Mr Littler manages a business in the city.
Mr. and Mrs. C. Carr Liggett of Ireland announce the birth of a son named Thomas on May 11. He is the grandson of Mr. and Mrs. O. E. Liggett of 24 Church Street.
Mr and Mrs James B Newhall of Columbus spent the week end with the latter s parents Mr and Mrs W A Mills at 52 Lorene avenue.
Mr and Mrs Frank Roach arrived home Sunday noon from a stay in Florida with their intended destination of Winter Haven.
Mr and Mrs W E Day who spent the winter at their Florida home in St Lauderdale returned to Athens Sunday to remain over the summer months.
The Athena County Teague of Women Voters postpones a Saturday meeting to Monday May 18 in the Presbyterian church lecture room. Special invitations go to members of the Chamber of Commerce Rotary and Kiwanis clubs to attend the meetings.
Mr. and Mrs. Roy Pendergrass entertained about 20 guests at their Chauncey home Saturday night with music and dancing. A luncheon was served late. Out-of-town guests included Mr. and Mrs. Robinson and Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Baughman of Athens.
The funeral for Beulah Baughman daughter of Mr and Mrs Virgil Baughman of this city was held at their home on Lexington Avenue. Rev Courtney of the Church of Christ delivered the sermon, with Miss Lucile Bradfield at the piano and a trio including Mrs Ruth Strausbeugh Mrs Helen Courtney and Charles Bradfield providing songs.
Mr. and Mrs. Earl Johnson left Sunday for Shawnee Ohio to establish residence. Mr. Johnson will work in a mine there leased by his brother in law Carl Conrad and C. E. Sgerry of Chauncey.
A fragment lists individuals and family names including Mary Eisler Mrs Clara Young Mr and Mrs Joe Cline and son George Lester and Joe Jr Fred Cochran Mrs Anna Cline Babe George Frank Margaret and Catherine Cline for an upcoming local notice.
Miss Gladys Spitser of Charleston West Virginia is staying in Chauncey a few days as she visits her parents Mr and Mrs Luther Spitser.
Miss Wyona Gardner is reported ill with the mumps at her home in High. Neighbors say she is resting quietly as local families monitor symptoms and await recovery.
Mrs Mary McCafferty is visiting her daughters in Columbus and London Ohio. She stays with Mrs L D Lamborn in Columbus and Mrs Wayne Cle land in London during the trip.
Arthur Burchfield from The Plains visited Chauncey on Saturday. William Katsenbach Elmer Katsenbach and John Neal of Chauncey are in Toledo for work. Cecil Cunningham who has recently stayed at parents home on Bilis avenue is ill with typhoid fever.
The Racicee of Christ ey program honoring Mother's Day drew strong attendance. Mrs M J Gardner led a Women's class talk. Gladys Bradfield and Arthur Swart read, with Bradfield reciting Old Ble Cheat and Swart Mother's Face. Weather Fiske Pauline Nye also recited, while Mildred Lands and Christine Courtney offered vocal duets with Lucille ...
Miss Jennie Graham finished a year of teaching in Noblote county schools. She arrived Friday from Wheeling West Virginia where she spent two weeks with her aunt Mere V W Powers. She is visiting her aunt Mrs W L Hottel at 60 North Congress Street.
Mr and Mrs A J Cornen and five children of Jittle Hocking R D 2 arrived Saturday to visit the latter s parents Mr and Mrs M N Linscott at 404 Richland avenue remaining through the weekend.
Mrs. Thomas Ward of St Paria and Mr. Tim Black of Dayton are visiting for a few days with their sister Mrs. Clarence Breinig.
County agent R M Pavey is confined to his home with an attack of lagrippe. The news notes his illness limits his work and he remains at his residence under care.
Mrs Frank Dean and two sons Russell and Franklin along with Mrs H H Kinsel drove to Columbus on Saturday for a day visit.
Miss Agnes Root of the Sheltering Arms hospital nursing staff has returned to her home in Coolville for a few days of visiting.
Mrs. E. W. Bingman will host the Maecenas club at their final meeting of the year on Tuesday at 2 o'clock. The event will be held at 14 Raymond Drive.
Mr and Mrs Woodruff Hill and son Howard conclude a visit with Mr and Mrs Alfred Dakin on South High street in Springfield Mrs Hill and Mrs Dakin are sisters.
The Delta Tau Delta fraternity welcomed 70 couples at its new President Street house for a Saturday house party with Ger ald Finney of New York on piano and a 9 piece orchestra. Friday's May dance in the Students Union drew 150 with Mr William Herbert and Miss Dean Davidson leading the grand march.
Carnations served as favors and Mrs. Guy Brookins supervised the program for the musical event featuring Bradfield and Christine Courtney.
Mrs Harvey Nye will host the Loyal Women’s class of the Church of Christ during the regular Wednesday afternoon meeting at her Highstreet residence. In the evening Mrs Charles Fiske will entertain the Christian Missionary Society at her Beaumont home with Mrs Guy Brookins leading.
The Chauncey W. C. T. VU Society holds its monthly gathering Tuesday evening hosted by Mrs. William Matson at her Ellis Avenue home. A strong turnout of members is encouraged.
Mrs. Anna Chloe and daughters Missca Margaret and Catherine hosted a surprise party at home Saturday evening for son and brother Ralta’s 25th birthday. Radio and music entertained guests before a luncheon for D. H. North, Lester Locke family, Wilma Kranyik, Susan Donaldson, Ira Cunningham and son Roy, Lewis Eisler and son Billie, among others.
Sunday marked an extraordinary Mother's Day in Logan as Mrs. Mary J. Ball celebrated her 865th birthday alongside her daughter and family. Guests from Logan to New Plymouth joined a surprise gathering at Ball’s home on North Spring Street, sharing greetings with Mrs. Ball in good humor and fellowship.
William and Mary and Amy L are listed as honored guests in a brief event notice. The fragment lacks context such as event type, date, or venue.
Mrs M Higgins was taken to the local hospital Sunday for several days of treatment. Emerson King of Gore, operated on for acute appendicitis four weeks ago, returned home Saturday after a satisfactory recovery.
Carl Judy was picked up by Mayor Wolfe and a deputy after an intoxicated Sunday stroll. He remained in the city lockup awaiting charges likely to be filed Monday, following two prior fines in the past two weeks, the latest on Friday before Magistrate Miller.
Paul J. Acker aged 24 a laborer of Logan and Florence E. Schrader aged 25 a shoe worker of Logan were issued a marriage license.
Three men Ray Davis New Straitsville Lee Hawkins Detroit and Carl Kirkenberg Lancaster were arrested near Rockbridge by Officers Saunders and Hula after a car quarrel turned physical. A bottle of liquor was found in the car. Kirkenberg was badly cut and required a physician. Davis had facial scratches. The trio faces charges with arraignment planned for Monday.
All churches paid homage to mother on Sunday with special services and music. Ministers delivered sermons paying high tribute to mothers. Services were well attended and hundreds wore bouquets, many with white flowers symbolizing mothers no longer here. Arrangements helped convey those unable to walk to church.
Three men live in sand dune huts behind a bamboo stockade near the Santa Ana River mouth. They say modern cities do not offer better chances for self civilization and isolation, drawing compare to Robinson Crusoe in their remote setup.
Gideons president Samuel R. Boggs reports rising Bible use in hotels with guests taking copies. He cites Golden Rule as a growing business influence and notes 2,000,000 hotel guests served nationwide with 600,000 Bibles placed, Atlantic City leading with 19,000.
The Veterans Bureau creates a Division of Information and Cooperation to guide veterans to the right offices. Trained staff will handle all bureau activities and answer phone telegraph and mail inquiries promptly.
Christian Leden, veteran Arctic traveler, prepares to depart from Christiania to hunt for two Eskimo tribes in northern Canada. He faces warnings that no white man has returned alive from the area, yet he remains confident of success amid reports the land is rich in minerals.
In Logan Ohio on May 13 V Hamma Jack Donley and Ellis Mack escaped from Hocking County Jail by cutting bars through a hole higher on the window. They used torn blankets and a wire hook to lower the screen quietly. All three were jailed on liquor offenses with recent sentences and prior escapes noted.
An elderly bridegroom, 64 year old Andrew F. Cusack of Zanesville, disappeared last Friday and was identified in Newark by Joseph Coelho, a local restaurant owner. He arrived at the Warden Hotel in a nervous state and was returned home.
A Virginia landslide halted all westbound C&O traffic with passenger train No. 1 overdue since 6:45 AM. Officials report no arrival updates or precise slide location as of early afternoon.
London aviation experts press the Aid Ministry to tighten RAF technical staff and improve engine checks. They warn pilots grow fatigued from recurrent engine troubles, calling for more frequent engine examinations to curb fatal crashes.
Dr. William Curtis of Alton Hampshire dies at 87, ending a 224 year family tradition of doctors across five generations in the same seventeenth century house in London.
A Lima Peru shoe dealer was killed when a cow fell through the roof into his dining room. The report notes cows are kept on top of houses and often live their lives on roofs before being consumed as beef, a practice observed in Peru.
Mrs M Copeland widow of Dr E J Copeland aged 80 died at home at 6 am. Funeral services will be held Wednesday at 11 am EST at the residence. Interment in Stewart cemetery.
Funeral services for Mrs. J. A. Drake will be held Tuesday afternoon at 2 o'clock at the First M. E. church. Interment in Hebbardsville cemetery. The funeral cortege will leave the late Chauncey home for Athens at 1 30 Tuesday afternoon.
Five people died and three possibly fatally burned in a kerosene explosion at the John Brandon home in Sinocket Maine. Mrs Brandon and two Brandon daughters perished in the blaze.
Mike Solauci of Youngstown Ohio, 43, shot himself today after a failed earlier attempt. Family intervened earlier in the day, health motives listed as the cause.
Former Canton mayor C. C. Curtin petitions the Ohio Supreme Court for a writ of mandamus to compel Governor Donahey to reinstate him after removal for alleged misconduct. He also seeks a quo warranto to oust Charles M. Ball from the Canton mayoralty.
An old style ad touts Dr Careys Marshroot Prescription 777 for kidney and bladder troubles. It promises dramatic results with life saving potential and offers a 75 cent 6 ounce bottle with a one week money back guarantee.
George L. Whippie, Athens pharmacist, named to the headquarters funding committee of the American Pharmaceutical Association. The campaign seeks 1 million dollars from 6,660 members to fund a headquarters building with offices, laboratories, a museum, and library. Cities like Chicago and New York are among those mentioned as possible sites.
Two boys drowned in Myera Lake in Canton Ohio Sunday night about 8 15. Names of the youths were not learned by 10 o clock Monday morning.
An upset stomach and poor digestion prevent wellness and strength. Remedies to restore digestive function are presented as simple and effective. The article emphasizes restoring stomach health to improve overall well being and vitality.
Tanlac advertised as a great medicine that will tone up the system and soothe stomach troubles. Claim emphasizes universal health benefits and digestive relief.
An 1890s style medical notice touts The Williams Treatment for rheumatic, kidney, bladder, and acid related complaints. It claims long use by hundreds of thousands since 1893 and offers a free 33 dose bottle to prove effectiveness, urging readers to send for a free trial and pay postage.
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