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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 17, 1922
Page
5
The Central school hosts its annual May day program on Thursday at 2 PM on the lawn with 240 children. Folk dances from grades one two six seven eight and a concluding operetta The Queen of the Garden. A brief Central PTA meeting follows in Room 7. The event features local pupils and guest artists Gramay Ballinger.
Literature classes staged twelve scenes from the Odyssey in John Hancock auditorium on Saturday May 13. Miss Mary E. Kahler directed with Miss Mabel Mitchell supervising rights. Students, in Grecian dress, performed pantomime and speaking roles with Miss Lucille Booze among the chief characters.
Mrs E B Young at 162 East State Street welcomed members Tuesday evening at 7. Roses from her garden decorated the house. Mrs Ralph Woods gave a reading on Why Children Lie by Miriam Finn Scott and played a piano solo. Plans for guest day were finalized. District hostess Mrs J A Jones at 209 East State Street will host on May 25. Flower seeds sent by Congressman I M Foster were distributed before a social hour and refreshments. Guests included Mrs F G Silvas and Mrs Charles Henry.
Mrs. Striplin, known in Athens as Miss Estella Allen and former School of Music faculty at Ohio University, directs the Church Street Methodist choir in Selma Alabama. She sang the Virgin Mary in Bethlehem and later appeared in Kentucky while touring coal interests.
Mrs Ida Mansfield was struck by an automobile at the Lastro corner while crossing Union street to the campus and was badly bruised and confined. Miss Flossie Mansfield returned to Chillicothe after visiting following the incident. Jacob Sherman traveled to Kentucky to oversee coal interests for a week or ten days. The Womans Bible class of the First Presbyterian church will meet at 7 PM at the T W Craig home 101 South Court Street with Mrs C M Roe hosting.
Clyde S. Price, longtime manager of The Peoples Store in Glouster, resigns to take charge of The Toggery next week after closing a deal with Joe C. Stewart. Mr. and Mrs. Stewart will relocate to New Lexington as Price changes jobs.
Bertram Simon of Tacoma Washington, a well known photographer, says Tanlac gave such good results he understands why everyone praises this wonderful medicine.
J Bertram Simon of Tacoma credit Tanlac with curing ten years of rheumatism and stomach problems after using the medicine. He reports weight gain and improved sleep, appetite, and digestion and says he now feels like a new man. Tanlac is sold by all good druggists.
Columbus May 17 Governor Davis extended a 90 day reprieve to Edward Moffett of Akron. Moffett, sentenced to death for wife murder, had been scheduled for electrocution at the penitentiary next Monday night.
May 17 Toledo report says Frank Allen a marriage owner from Napoleon Ohio is hovering between life and death after attempting to murder his sweetheart Kathleen Truvell a 28 year old waitress who was found with another man.
President Harding plans a dinner at the White House with about thirty to forty leading steel men from across the nation. The event was announced as the Dow Jones News Service reported.
New York May 17 formation announced of a labor affiliation representing about 100000 marine workers to aid the government in stamping out smuggling of drugs into New York.
Athens high school students staged a Latin program directed by Miss Helen Leech with Miss Florence Hannahs, featuring songs, quotations, and scenes from Cornelia to Cicero. The county expects 147 high school graduates across Albany Coolville Glouster and seven other schools this week.
The death toll from the Canton gun battle rose to four as Tommy Saxton, the third gang member killed, died from wounds this morning. The clash involved four bandits, a Canton police posse, and local citizens.
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