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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Nov 17, 1924

Page

5

Social gathering honors Miss Adelaide Gail Frost of Long Reach

A large family dinner at Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Robinsons on May Avenue brought together relatives and neighbors. Miss Frost, a missioner who spent years in India, spoke of childhood days and native tongue experiences. Other guests included local residents from Orange and nearby towns, with many relatives and hosts sharing stories and music.

J. F. Robinson Avenile Adelaide Gail Frost Meies Frost Eewing Robinson Miss Frost India Orange Person

Sunday Guests From Lo Ere Visit Zimmerman Family

Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Allen and Mrs. O Neil, with Mr. and Mrs. William Rice of Lo Ere, visited Mrs. Cash Zimmerman at 75 M Street. Mr. Allen is an uncle of Mrs. Zimmerman.

W. P. Berry Roseville Jay Brooks Crooksville W. A. Scott Guysville B. R R. E. Allen O'Neil William Rice Loere A Mas. Cash Zimmerman M Street Allen Zimmerman

Marriage of Hazel Friend Tove’s daughter in Columbus

Mr and Mrs Friend Tove of 91 West State announce the marriage of their daughter Hazel to Mr John Walter Burke in Columbus on Monday October 6. Burke a Columbus resident, Mrs Burke a medical social worker at the tubercular dispensary. Hazel attended Ohio University and graduated from Mount Carmel nurses training school in 1920. She is now taking a course.

Friend Tove West State Street Hazel John Walter Burke Columbus

Mrs Hughes to Host Social Literary Club Meeting

Mrs M D Hughes of 9 South High Street will host the Social Literary club at 2 30 Tuesday afternoon.

M. D. Hughes South High Street

Bridge Tea Social Highlights Week End In Town

Mrs. Fred M Hutchinson and Mrs John H Preston hosted a bridge tea at 6 East Union Street featuring twelve tables. High score trophy went to Mrs Harry Beckley amid red and white appoints and red carnations. out of town guests included Mrs E B Jackson Kathleen Merritt and Miss Doris Nazor.

Fred M. Hutchinson John H. Preston Hutchinson East Union Street Harry Beckley E. 8. Jackson Kathleen Merritt Norfolk Doris Nazor Ironton Zanesville

Rutland couple guests of Dr Hixson and wife

Mr and Mrs B N Rawlings of Rutland spent Sunday as guests of Dr and Mrs P F E Hixson, sharing a family social visit.

B. N. Rawlings Rutland P. FE. Hixson

Mrs. Lewis Barnett Returns Home From Columbus Visit

Mrs. Lewis Barnett of Columbus, who has been visiting her aunt Miss Emma Cook at 138 East State Street, returned home this evening after a several day stay.

Lewis Barnett Columbus Emma Cook East State Street

Wheaton Couple Weekend Guests In Columbus

Mr and Mrs Fred Wheaton visited Columbus as weekend guests of friends and attended the Michigan Ohio State football game on Saturday.

Fred Wheaton Columbus

Athens Century Riders Mark Bicycles Past to Cars Rise

Dr. C. L. Jones recalls Athens press by- gone era when heavy bikes weighed about sixty two pounds and cost $150. The Yankee and safety models followed, with leagues, century rides to Lancaster, and races during the county fair as horses spooked at bikes and later autos.

C. L. Jones Athens League of American Wheelman Century Club Parkersburg Zanesville Dr. Jones

Wemmer Host Birthday Dinner At Country Home

Mr and Mrs W H Wemmer hosted a Saturday evening 6 o clock dinner at their country home in Chauncey for the birthday of Mrs Grover Patton. Guests included numerous friends and relatives with music games and gifts noted for the honoree.

W. H. Wemmer Grover Patton Patton H. O. McDaniel Abe Bell

Elwood Man Bound Over After Hicksville Freight Car Burglary

Miner B. Walters twenty five of Elwood Indiana pleaded guilty to burglary and petty larceny and was bound over to the grand jury by Justice George W. Killey. Detective G L McNeal of the Baltimore and Ohio railroad filed a indictment charging Walters with robbing a freight car at Hicksville Monday night.

Defiance B. Walters Elwood Ind George W. Killey G. L. McNeal Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Walters Hicksville

Sage Tea Darkens Hair to Any Shade

Historic remedy Wyeths Sage and Sulphur Compound is sold in drug stores to restore natural hair color. Users dampen a brush and apply strand by strand. by morning gray strands vanish and hair becomes dark and glossy after one or two treatments.

Wyeth

Creomulsion Promises Cough and Cold Relief

An advertisement touts Creomulsion as a twofold emulsion that soothes inflamed membranes and kills germs. It claims creosote fights chronic coughs and colds and warns that all forms of throat and lung diseases may improve with proper use, with a money back guarantee if relief is not achieved.

Creomulsion Co Atlanta

£20,000 a year for bridge on voyage to India

Four British subalterns on leave from a regiment in India befriended an old man aboard a ship by setting up a daily bridge table. The man later died and left them £20,000 a year for life, a substantial bequest that highlights notable courtesy among officers on sea passages to India.

London India

Aviator Roy Maxwell Missing After Blizzard Flight

Captain Roy Maxwell in charge of aviation for the Provincial government remains missing after a flight from Toronto to Sault Ste Marie Sunday morning. A heavy blizzard hampered search and rescue efforts as officials assume he is lost.

Sault Ste Marie Roy Maxwell Toronto

California Fig Syrup Ad Emphasizes Safe Child Relief

An old advertisement urges mothers to use California Fig Syrup to ease constipation in children. It claims quick relief within hours, notes it is non narcotic and gentle, and warns against imitations while directing to seek the genuine bottle with printed directions for all ages.

California

President Coolidge Had But One Girl and She Is Still His Only Sweetheart

Northampton Mass on November 17 recounts Calvin Coolidge's courtship of Grace Goodhue beginning in 1903. The shy future president wed her on October 4, 1905, and friends say they remain sweethearts.

President Coolidge Northampton Mass Calvin Coolidge Eros Washington Coolidge Grace Goodhue Clark School For the Cal Miss Goodhue Lacey James Lakey Willace Grace Ver Goodhue

Keep Young by Olive Tablets Diet Cure Ad

An Ohio physician promotes Dr Edwards Olive Tablets as a gentle liver and bowel remedy. The ad claims 90 percent of sickness stems from inactive bowels and liver and positions olive tablets as a natural buoyancy booster. Priced 15 and 30 cents, the product is advertised as a substitute for calomel.

Edwards Ohio

Four Are Injured by High Wind in Cleveland

In Cleveland on November 17 a 75 foot wooden passageway structure toppled from its moorings and crushed an automobile, injuring William House of Akron and eleven others. House suffers fractured ribs and a perforated lung while Mrs. C. B. White and Robert Brooker escaped serious harm as the machine was demolished.

Cleveland William House Akron House Fairview Park Hospital C. B. White Robert Brooker

Community Chest Official and Secretary Injured in Crash

H B Ehlers manager of the Community Chest campaign and Miss Agnes Wray secretary to Ehlers, both from Cincinnati, were seriously injured when struck by an automobile driven by Charles Kuntz. Ehlers has both legs broken and Miss Wray suffers severe shock and is hospitalized.

Roth Dayton H. B. Ehlers Community Chest Agnes Wray Cincinnati Charles Kuntz Ehler Miss Wray

C M Transportation seeks Marietta to McConnelaville bus line

The C. and M. Transportation Company of Marietta filed with the State Utilities Commission for permission to operate a bus line between Marietta and McConnelaville.

Columbus Marietta McConnelaville State Utilities Commission C. & M. Transportation Co

Three Die in Sunday Mishaps near Orrville

Three men died in Orrville and nearby Sunday after two fatal accidents. William Roegis 19 and Helen Morris 16 of Orrville were killed when their riding machine was struck by a C A C train. Charles Smith was injured and Martha Killinger 20 was killed by a Pennsylvania train on the right of way.

Wooster Orrville William Roegis Helen Morris Charles Smith Martha Killinger Pennsylvania

Dark brown hair most common among English people

Dark brown hair is observed in more than twice as many English individuals as any other hair shade, highlighting its dominance in the population. The finding points to a strong preference for this color within the group.

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