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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

May 24, 1924

Page

3

Local Baseball Tours, Bible Students in Columbus

Misses Carrie and Esther Cheshik with Mrs. Hoover and W F Satterker travel to Columbus for the National Bible Students convention. West End wins league title as the last half schedule closes. East and Central plan a chicken dinner at the YMCA July 28 to reorganize for August and September. City championship games will run July 29 to 31, with Achauer of Haydenville to be buried Friday and burial in Logan.

Carrie Esther Cheshik W. E. Hoover W. F. Sa Columbus National Bible Students West End Achauer Haydenville Burie Logan

Miss Lillian Stover Guests at Pleasantville Home

Miss Lillian Stover is the guest of Mr. and Mrs. James Fisher at Pleasantville, where she will visit for a unspecified period.

Lillian Stover James Fisher Pleasantville

Burnell Visitors From Columbus Stop in

Mr and Mrs Will Burnell and Towell Burnell were Columbus visitors Tuesday in the city.

Will Burnell Towell Burnell Columbus

Dyer Minner Takes Job With Hocking Valley Railroad

Dyer Minner left today for Walbridge to be employed by the Hocking Valley railroad. Mrs. Lew Nixon is visiting relatives at Hillsboro. Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Hudson and family left to visit Mrs. Hudsons parents in Lebanon Ohio.

Dyer Minner Walbridge The Hocking Valley Railroad Lew Nixon Hillsboro W. L. Hudson

Mrs Evans Reunites With Detroit Visitors At Columbus

Mrs Tom Evans meets Misses Emil and Vina Newman of Detroit in Columbus and will escort them home for a visit.

Tom Evans Columbus Emil and Vina Newman Detroit

Prize Catfish Won By Dick Moyer On Haydenville Line

Dick Moyer of the American Railway Express Co. landed a 12 pound catfish on his trot line near Haydenville yesterday claiming the prize fish of the seas.

Dick Moyer American Railway Express Company Haydenville

Miss Florence Cook Returns From Kent Summer School

Miss Florence Cook has returned home after attending summer school at Kent, Ohio.

Florence Cook Kent Ohio

Bernice Cook Visits Cleveland Guest of Florence Cook

Miss Bernice Cook of Cleveland attends a social visit as the guest of Miss Florence Cook, staying for a briefMiss Cook is hosted in Cleveland during the event.

Bernice Cook Cleveland

Baby twins seek carriage to enjoy fresh air in Nelsonville

Local Red Cross appeals for a baby carriage donation for twins in Nelsonville kept indoors by illness. Call for anyone with a spare carriage to help the children venture outside.

Nelsonville Red Cross

Relief fund receipts total in Nelsonville drive

An itemized update shows an additional 63 cents sent by sonvillé to D G Avis treasurer of Lorain and northern Chie ve fund, bringing Nelsonville forwarded total to 838.10 dollars. The list includesHarry Kelley 6.00 Dean Tanscott 2.00 O O Tadge 2.00 Jr O L L Mreceececees 6.00 Daughters of America 6.00.

Torain Relief Sonvillé D. G. Avis Lorain and Northern Chieve Fund Nelsonville Harry Kelley Dean Tanscott O. F. Tadge Daughters of America

Kiwanis Club hear talk on Business Methods in Government

Kiwanis last night featured Congressman Fos ter discussing Business Methods in Government. He praised the four year old budget system under Dawes, noted storage of furniture to save costs, and explained how stored office goods replace new purchases after war layoffs. He also spoke on tax reduction measures by Congress despite bonus bill opposition.

Kiwanis Club Julius Fischer C. H. Roudebush Congressman Foster Chas. G. Dawes Washington Congress

PLAN WORKS ROAD OPEN NEAR NELSONVILLE

Athens County Automobile Club confirms road improvement near Nelsonville remains open with traffic controlled by Nelsonville Boy Scout troop. 53 to 35 cars pass one way during the 4 mile stretch from 5 a.m. to 1 p.m., 9 p.m. to 9 a.m. night season. Drivers must avoid ditches. noncompliance could close road from 5 p.m. to 1 p.m. forcing use of Carbon Hill detour.

Athens County Automobile Club Nelsonville Boy Scout Troop Carbon Hill

Nelsonville Murray Branch Train Remains Discontinued

The Nelsonville Murray branch train leaving at 10 30 a m and returning at 11 50 will be discontinued starting Monday according to local Hocking Valley officials. Change of time for the other branch runs will be announced Sunday.

Orr Nelsonville-Murray Hocking Waey

Barn fall leaves man with serious injuries

Bucyrus man ee ee ae fell from barn rafters while using a hay fork suffering a compound fracture of three ribs a broken nose and several lesser injuries in the incident.

Ee Ee Ae

Hadley Orange Blossom Wins Pekinese Show Title

A tiny Pekinese named Hadley Orange Blossom won first honors at the Pekinese Show in Ranclaugh England. Promoted as the smallest Pek inese in the world Hadley fits easily in the championship cup.

Ranclaugh England Hadley Orange Blossom Hadley

Goers to Camp Bucyrus for annual encampment

The medical detachment of the 135th Field Artillery heads to Camp Knox Kentucky for an August encampment. Later next month the company members and others will join.

Camp Bucyrus 135Th Field Artillery F Cr Camp Kknox Ky Vand

Champion Forgetter: Peres Loses Citizenship Papers Again

A man nicknamed Champion Forgetter reports losing his citizenship papers for the second time, suspecting his wife now in the penitentiary may have taken them. He previously misplaced his wife who was jailed for shoplifting. Police are investigating.

Peres Lees

Lady Astor Says She Enjoys Paying Income Tax

In London Lady Astor joins a Commons debate against cutting income tax stating I am paying taxes and am glad to have the money to pay taxes. The claim may not win broad public approval for her hobby of paying taxes remains controversial.

Lady Astor London House of Commons

Restore Level Defiance on Miami and Erie Canal

An official level for the Miami and Erie canal has been restored by A Buchanan an engineer at Independence Dam. The action was deemed necessary as the state computes water rental rates for Napoleon consumers on the standard level.

Miami and Erie Canal A Buchanan Independence Dam Napoleon

Old Lighthouse in Delaware Faces Impending Collapse

Wilmington Delaware Henlopen Lighthouse, guiding ships on Delaware Bay since 1764 and second oldest in America, is at imminent risk of destruction. Captain John C. Gray, keeper, warns erosion has reduced shore to eleven feet and a strong north easter could end the landmark.

Wilmington del Henlopen Delaware Bay John C. Gray America Gray

Old Timers Disagree On Buffalo Bill's Real Height

A Montana cattleman and a Denver-born widow debate Buffalo Bill Cody’s height. Proponents say he stood well over six feet without boots or hat, while others cite about six one. The dispute spurred a wager, with testimonials sought from numerous old-timers and records consulted in Cody and Yellowstone connections.

Buffalo Bill Yellowstone Park Wyo Colonel Cody E. J. Kuechle St. Joseph Missouri Montana Virginia Skinner Kuechle Skinner New York Kuechie Tex Rickard Pleinsmnam Chester Byers Chishomd City Verne Elliott Cheyenne Wyoming Cy’ Compton Sheridan William Hawkes Montanen Bennington Vermont California Frank Hapley Nellie de Maris Cody Horace M. Albright Albright Kneeble

Road worker held on cruelty charge in Coolville

Foreman Frank Westfall in charge of highway construction was arraigned before Magistrate C. H. Porter on cruelty to animals charges. Humane Officer A. C. Roach testified that mules with sore shoulders and lame conditions were used on the road project. Westfall pleads not guilty and faces trial Saturday.

Frank Westfall Coolville C. H. Porter A. C.roach Westfall

Youngest World War Soldier Otto Cyffka Dies in Germany

Otto Cyffka, who enlisted at age fourteen in August 1914, served across German fronts in World War I and returned in November 1918 badly shaken. Financial hardship and undernourishment led to a nervous collapse that ended his life near Munich in Rosenheim, just after his twenty-fourth birthday.

Munich Otto Cyffka Rosenheim Mupgich Gyffka Germany

Navy dirigible Shenandoah reports progress over Pennsylvania

The Navy Department received radio messages from the Shenandoah indicating progress of the airship as it sails over Pennsylvania. Reports noted the vessel's movements and operations during its drill voyage, with officials monitoring its course and status from Washington.

Washington Navy Department Shenandoah Today Pennsylvania New

Delays Hit U S Roundtheworld Flyers in England

In Hull England on July 24 the American round the world team learned they cannot depart for Kirkwall Scotland until Monday due to pontoons fitting. Flight commander Lieut Lowell Smith said the delay is getting on their nerves.

Hull England Kirkwall Scotland Lowell Smith

G A R Notice for Golden Post Meeting

Regular meeting of Columbuas Golden Post 98 scheduled for Saturday July 26 at 1 PM. Transportation certificates will be provided to attendees traveling to the G A R National Encampment in Boston Massachusetts on August 10. J L Pickering P C.

Columbuas Golden Post G. A. R. National Boston Mass J. L. Pickering P. C

Elyria Pullets Claim State Record at Five Months

A pullet from Elyria township, stated to be the late Zeremba line, is claimed to hold a state record. The fowl, reported by breeders, reached five months old in February and again this month, highlighting early maturity and remarkable growth by the candidate.

Elyria Mer Zeremba Elyria Township Pulletsa

Peterson's Ointment touted as cure for piles and more

An advertisement quotes a testimonial from Chas. E. Caswell of Albany praising Peterson's Ointment for curing a twenty year pile condition after five boxes. It claims the product treats ulcers boils eczema itching skin sore feet prickly heat sunburn chafing burns bruises scalds and many other ailments. Prices listed 15¢ 60¢ and $1.00.

Peterson Chas BE. Caswell Third Street Albany N. Y

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