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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 20, 1926
Page
7
Glouster high school prepares a May day program Friday afternoon at 1 o clock. If weather permits the event will be held in front of Central school. otherwise the auditorium. Elementary students perform dances and the May Queen is crowned. Exhibits from manual training and domestic science will be on display in the junior high building starting at 1. Parents and the public are invited.
Lewis Davis crew manager for Foster Milburn of Buffalo visits Glouster with his mother Mrs. Mary Davis and relatives. He recently returned from a business trip to the Pacific coast where he met several former Glouster residents during a California stay.
Will Clark of Coldwater Michigan, formerly of Glouster, is spending a few days with relatives and friends in this city and with his sister and brother in law Mr and Mrs Fred Hawk of McLeish. He left Glouster about fifteen years ago for Coldwater.
A number of out of town visitors are expected for Thea chapter O E S inspection this evening. Mrs. Helen Zeihr of Pomroy will serve as inspecting officer.
Mrs. L. C. Crews and her children have moved from Glouster to Zanesville. They arranged for a Faires Transfer Company moving van to transport their household goods.
A short feature explains two home dye methods for fabrics or hair: dipping in dye bath for even tint or boiling with dye for deeper color. Tips cover timing, temperature, and safety directions for beginners.
An instruction note explains that a 15 cent dye package provides simple steps to tint or dye fabrics. It tells buyers to specify wool or silk or linen cotton mixed goods to their druggist and suggests dyeing lingerie silks ribbons dresses and more.
May 20 Mt Carmel hospital in Columbus will grant diplomas to a class of twenty nursing students including Miss Helen Souders, daughter of Mr and Mrs F L Souders. She will stay on at the hospital through September to complete a three year training program after commencement.
Orvil Kittle age 14 son of Mr and Mrs Leslie Kittle near Jacksonville died at Grant hospital Columbus after an appendectomy operation. The body was brought to this city by Andrews Wallace ambulance and taken to the home. Funeral arrangements not yet made.
Fourteen graduates took part in the Chauncey Plains High School class night in the school gym. Silver and rose decor highlighted the event with American beauty roses and sweet peas. The program featured solos, a class poem, a class will, a class prophesy, and a valedictory by Guilford McGlone. A girls trio and a boys quartet performed, closing with a class song. A capacity crowd attended. A Chauncey park game May 31 pits Independents against the New York Central team.
Chauncey May 20. The Chauncey Methodist Episcopal Ladies aid society met for an all day quilting at the church. Dinner was served at noon. From now on the aid will meet on Thursday instead of Wednesday and the next meeting will be at the church then move to the parsonage on High street for quilting. A special quilting meeting will be held Friday evening at the church. Attending Wednesday were Mrs I D Shields Mrs James Campbell Mrs Robert Hixson Sr Mrs George Shafer and Mrs Dora France.
The Women's Aid of Zion Baptist Church met on Wednesday afternoon in the church and spent the time quilting. Attendees included Mrs. H. E. Stage Mrs. Russell McHarg Mrs. Elmer Coon Mrs. Austin Woodyard Mrs. Harry Moore Mrs. Charles Bartlett and Miss Hazel Sickles.
Mrs John Shafer hosted a Loyal Woman's society meeting at the First Christian church Chauncey with president Mrs Brookins presiding. The program led by Mrs G H Nye featured a vocal trio by Mrs Shafer her daughter and granddaughter and a refreshment social followed.
Chauncey May 20. Mr. and Mrs. Ervin Vore and son Warren Ashford Matheny Miss Imma Gulley Frank Webb Mr. and Mrs. Edward Sickles and daughters Hazel and Frances Delores all of The Plains spent last Sunday at New Marshfield where they were entertained at dinner at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Wallace Pidcock
Miss Ruth Ogg of Chauncey accompanies Miss Elsie Mingus to her Greens Run home and spends the day there. Miss Mingus spent a few days in this city as a guest at the Ogg home.
May 20 report from North Chauncey states William Thompson and George Six left Chauncey for Pontiac Michigan to find employment.
A Sunday school rally for Dover and Trimble townships will be held at the Jacksonville Methodist Episcopal church on Sunday May 23 at p m. The program features music from Chauncey Christian church and talks by Rev D L Browning and Rev F E Roberts on the topics The Efficient Superintendent and The Parent and the Sunday School. A round table discussion and opening devotional will follow, with Rev W G Parker in charge. newly elected township officers are President Rev W G Parker Vice President Eben Gillispie Secretary Mrs Gertrude Rainey Treasurer Earl Johnson.
Charles McColley and family of Chauncey and Mr and Mrs Herbert McColley and father of Albany were called to the home of their sister Mrs Delbert Bodkin in Glouster who suffered a stroke while on the way to Albany Sunday afternoon. She was rushed to Dr Sprague of Chauncey. Mrs Bodkin is improving. Mr Bodkin returned to his work at Fultonham Wednesday.
The Plains high school will hold class day and commencement with Ohio University president E. B. Bryan delivering the class address at 8 p.m. The Ohio University orchestra provides music and W. A. Hamer presents diplomas. Reverend Frederick Brown of Athens offers invocation and benediction.
The oil well drilled on the lands of the Athens state hospital is expected to develop into a sturdy producer. Frank Gross in charge of operations reports initial flow of oil and gas with ten barrels brought up before baling. A second, larger tank will be installed and further drilling planned within ten days at a new site along the Hocking river.
Columbus report says a new normal school for elementary teachers in Central Ohio will operate at the Lancaster Camp Ground from June 14 to July 23. The program will be directed by Frank E K Wilson from the state department of education.
Mrs. L. C. Giberson of Lima Ohio recounts recovery from a health decline after using Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription. The ad claims the remedy is purely herbal with no harmful ingredients and offers a trial tablet package via mail order from Buffalo New York.
Chauncey baseball club plans a game at the local park on Memorial Day. Details on opponent, start time, and ticketing are not provided in the readable text.
A movement grows to elect General John J. Pershing as National Commander of the American Legion and to lead a legion army to invade France next year for a grand Allied victory reunion. Legion officials estimate at least 80,000 former doughboys and officers will travel across the sea. Never before has there been a peace time movement of this scale.
May 19 in Sandusky Ohio aged 101 Sadie Hamilton long believed to be the oldest living Civil War mother passed away at home Her death ends a centenarian link to the nation’s mid 19th century conflict with family anecdotes and local tributes pending official notice
Advert offers Danderine for 35 cents to rub into the scalp and remove dandruff and itching. Claims most scalp flakes disappear by morning with two to three applications.
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