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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 18, 1926
Page
5
Mrs H W Grover hosted the Tuesday Needle club at 240 East State Street with 19 members. Prizes went to Mrs W D Hill and Mrs C M Copeland, while many members and guests were noted including Mrs L W Roberts in Rocky Glen sanitarium.
At East Side school on Wednesday Miss Mary Peters and sister Miss Josephine with Miss Mildred Dremer provided instrumental music. Father Fred Lee Tom sang Good Bye while Miss Josephine played the xylophone. Parents crowned second grades taught by Miss Steele as banner winners. upstairs pennant remains with the fourth grade. Dr James P Porter gave an illustrated talk on mental tests and their aid to parents and teachers, noting army testing in wartime and Binet’s child assessments. Girls up to 14 test higher due to development.
Harry Killius and M Q Allyn of the Cleveland Automobile club logged southeastern Ohio routes for the Green Book. They covered the Parkersburg Charleston, Athens Chillicothe routes and many smaller roads never before listed. A cream Buick roadster with club emblems carried special police protection. They visited the Athens County Automobile club at the Berry hotel during the visit.
A vintage advertisement touts Dr Edwards Olive Tablets as a remedy to constipation and dizziness. It claims the tablets cleanse the system and improve appearance and energy, urging nightly use and noting availability from druggists for 15 cents.
The bride wore a grotto blue and gold gown with a matching hat and sunburst rosé corsage. Mrs Gross wore blue and silver canton crepe with a coordinating hat. A ten cover wedding breakfast followed at the home of Mr and Mrs Maurice Gross 33 East State Street. The couple left for a motoring trip through northern Ohio. After year end they will reside at 40 East State Street.
Cleveland's sweeping drive targeted traffic violators in the Metropolitan district. The raid netted 1,929 alleged violators as Alphonso Mick, 9, and John Walker, 27, were killed in traffic accidents during the operation.
Otto F. Shaneck of Curtise Ohio reports lifelong stomach trouble ended after using Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery and Pleasant Pellets. He says doctors doubted a cure but the remedy helped him and others in the area.
Miss Mary Noss, French professor at Ohio University, told Melting Pot club members in Elishall that Americans are not disliked in foreign countries. She noted French may feel bitter as old chateaux are moved to New York State for low prices by Americans, while showing photos from a France trip.
A fragment describes a Roman public bath site and, in Brittany, the Druid columns left by ancient Celts. The image contrast highlights historical layers across regions and eras.
A historical children’s quiz presents questions about pictures months presidents and grammar. It asks about the Monroe Doctrine Andrew Johnson party and checkers jumping rules with a prompt to check the answers on the last page.
The questions explore whether the earth is a perfect globe and seek factual clarifications on geography and governance. The set asks about the shape of earth, the Roman god of war, federal licensing for auto owners, and Colorado's largest city.
Fifteen Ohio farmers were awarded the honorary degree of Master Farmers for distinguished work during the past year. Among those honored are E. A. Fleming of Washington County and F. M. Randolph of Perry County.
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