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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 19, 1924
Page
6
Town and area residents make visits and host events in Columbus Athens and nearby towns. Social club meetings at Rothwell, dinners at Colonial Hotel, and family gatherings highlight a busy period with multiple travels and homecomings among Balderman Rogers Parks Spooner and others.
Despite unsettled weather Trimble Grange hosted many County Pomona members including delegates from Albany Stewart and New Marshfield Granger. The forenoon featured degree work with several Trimble Grange members receiving the Fifth degree. The afternoon covered officer election and installation and a picnic dinner was served at noon. Officers will be installed December 6 for the coming year.
Pratt's Fork residents record a weekend of visits as Elmer Goldsberry of Athens stays with D. Goldsberry family and John Morris lineage travel from Fronton while Lola Steinimetz recovers from tonsillitis. Others, including Mr. and Mrs. Dixon, Mrs. Howsett, and the Gilkeys, share calls and short trips to Athens and Pratts Fork.
Miss Elisabeth Goasett of Martins Ferry Ohio has broken her right leg for the ninth time. Frequent fractures have left her in a wheelchair most years. The latest break followed a fall.
A citizen committee will raise 810,000 during Thanksgiving week to support the community project for the United Brethren church building now under construction in Defiance.
An advertisement touts a freezone treatment that claims to ease pain from corns and calluses. The copy asserts the product removes hard corn soft corn and corn between toes without soreness and irritation, available in a tiny bottle from a druggist.
Lester Hatch and Dan Johnson visited Parkersburg on business. Trevy Kimball moved his family to a farm near Coolville. M. P. Kellenberger spends a few days with family at Sugar Grove. Camp Fire Girls met at Centennial Saturday. F. F. Fisher spent the weekend with family at Columbus. Miss Maude Thorne visiting her parents at The Plains. Mrs. Ira Ballard and children and Miss Rowlands called on Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Smith Tuesday evening. G. M. Snyder of Lincoln, Neb., visited his niece, Mrs. J. H. Pierce, Friday.
Mrs W H Hunter and Jon Robert attended a relative’s funeral in Ravenwood on Saturday. Mrs Will Gilmore and Mrs Clark visited Harry Dye’s in Pomroy over the weekend. A son was born to Mr and Mrs Earl Lee last Sunday. The Ladies union plans an all day meeting at Mrs Frank C Hallia’s home next Saturday. A chicken supper is planned by the Ladies Aid at the Town Hall near Tuesday evening.
Blackburn Heights residents hosted and visited relatives from Lancaster Athens Columbus and Toledo this weekend. Guests included Mr and Mrs Harry Hooper Mrs Will Duckler Mrs Geo Maxwell Miss Marie Woodworth and many others at several farm and country homes.
The Plains residents hosted relatives from Nelsonville Athens Logan and others over Sunday including Loren North family Durard and Mary Louise, Lenore Stauffer and four children, Joe Hutchins circle, Eva Nagle, Frances Hamer, and Henry Jacoby group. Several residents were noted for travel trips road work and hunting trips.
The first quarterly Reedville charge meeting was held at Lawrence Chapel Sunday led by district superintendent the Rev Holcombe who preached the sermon Bethel and Tupper's Plains were represented Will Foilrod and family of Alfred visited C D Swartz Daniel Ackley hosted Fred Warner and daughter Hazel Sunday Custer Allen returned to West Virginia after a week with his brother L H Allen Clarence Swarts and Harry Carleton visited near Coolville Rylmer Ackley returned from Marion to his home Saturday evening
Leslie Morris and family of Athens visited O. L. Davis. The Ladies Aid meeting was postponed due to illness in the Allen home. Mrs. A. L. McBee and mother visited Mrs. Charley Reynolds of Carthage. Perry Hanning of New Marshfield, a business visitor. Esmond Brandeberry visited Lawrence Bailey and family. Mrs. A. L. McBee called on Mrs. L. T. Runnion. Ralph Clark moved his drilling machine on Hugh Watkins' farm. Clarence Swartz builds a porch at his dwelling. Dorothea Runnion stayed with Mrs. Florence Ackley. Raymond Boggs visited his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Leroy Boggs. Glen Hawk of Athens stayed with Aylmer Ackley. FE. J. Weiss attended to Logan Gas Co. Several residents attended the Lyceum course in Coolville.
At the Congregational church in Coolville on Sunday November 28 Rev. John Schmink of Columbus will preach at 10 30 AM and Rev. W C Detling of Greenwich Ohio will lead the evening service. Visitors include Mr and Mrs David Hayes and Clyde of Middletown and Mrs Fanny Bingmean touring Columbus Delaware and Marion. The M E church held a large quarterly meeting with Dr Holcome preaching. The Coolville Orchestra will play at the U B church in Tupper's Plains for a local oyster supper entertainment.
A historical ad promotes EpPa Neuritis tablets as a safe non narcotic remedy for neuritis pain and inflammation. It claims to target the disease at its source and restore nerve health. Endorsed by physicians, the product is priced at $1.00 and sold in Athena by McKee Drug Co and others, with Roericke in San Francisco.
Vanderhoof Mrs J FR Murphy was the guest of Mrs William Conant on Tuesday. Mr and Mrs Cecil Suck and family of Parkersburg West Virginia were guests of Mr and Mrs W H Ashcroft Tuesday night. Mrs Suck stayed several days to help nurse Mrs Ashcroft who has been very ill. Mr and Mrs Everett Caloway of ...
Advertisement promises Dr. aon's Digestive and Powder with absolute money back guarantee if not satisfied after following directions. Send $1.00 postpaid to Jackson Medicine Co. for trial and ingredient coverage, with note of quick relief claims and pharmacist availability.
The Buckeye credit union serves more than 64 600 members mainly by mail deposits including money orders drafts or checks. Time certificates pay 5 percent from issue date and six month interest, 55 compound certificates pay annual compound interest. It reports almost 30 years in business handling over 343 500 000 dollars without member loss. Loans require first mortgage security.
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