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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 22, 1923
Page
3
Plains high school girls will vs YMCA girls at Nel sonville on Friday evening. The high school boys play against YMCA tonight with games starting at 7 15. A strong forty voice choir led the evening with fine music.
Everett Merriman, agent for American Product Co., of Cincinnati Ohio, will also serve Athens and Hocking counties in the district expansion.
Bereans plan a large Sunday service featuring the Berean Orchestra performing special music. Mr V Covert will deliver a solo during the program, highlighting a notable musical event for attendees.
An omission in a Methodist church article suggested the choir had no role in the mustens. Readership noted missing lines obscured choir participation and church music.
Mr Frank O Mara learns of the death of his younger brother Edward O Mara at Bradford PA Wednesday. Edward had surgery for tonsil removal in early spring and never fully recovered. Mr Frank O Mara leaves for home this evening.
Harold Newton Devol born April 29 1904 in New Straitsville Ohio to Oliver and Florence Devol united with the Methodist church at age 13 and has long been a model member of the community.
A teacher describes Harold as a bright, loyal, and thoughtful young man with strong character and a desire to heal others. The tribute compares his life to Galilee’s ideal of service, suggesting his untimely death may be part of a higher plan and ends with a poetic note on his peaceful departure.
A song service preceded the evening service and the men glee club from Logan Presbyterian will perform before services end. The pastor spoke on At a Mineral Spring, morning prayer meetings continue in homes, and tonight’s sermon is Catching at a Straw with three days left in the series.
A full house attended last evening as the church noted a popular half hour of song directed by Mr. Wieand. Miss Sells gave an impressive solo and the choir quartet sang The Shepherd of Love. Rev Dr. Tifft delivered a rousing sermon titled To Stand at the Door and Knock.
City schools begin milk distribution for underweight children after a school survey found 77 normal children among 765 pupils. Private donations and Xmas Seal sales fund the program to improve child health.
Mrs Hazel Roeske of Toledo Ohio describes relief from choking and smothering after using Sorbol Quadruple liniment for a decade long route of sleep loss dizziness and vacant condition. Sold at McKee Drug Co and drug stores. Free information from Sorbol Company Mechanicsburg Ohio.
Joseph Blouim, 20, dies in a Chicago hospital from injuries suffered during a Sunday neighborhood football game. He sustained a facial skull fracture in an attack on an opposing player.
Dr. Floyd W. Tomkins of the Friends of Korea in America filed charges with the state department alleging Japanese officials ordered brutal acts in the earthquake disaster zone. The report says 250 Koreans were bound, oil covered, and burned alive as witnesses described to Secretary Hughes.
Hyomei is an eucalyptus oil based antiseptic from Inland Australia claims to purify air and kill germs. The ad touts Avemet as offering the same germ killing effect and notes Hyomei is sold by druggists and McKee Drug Co with a satisfaction guarantee.
Crawford county election board tallies show Jesse K R Brinkman defeating Otto F Mollenkopf by six votes to win a seat on the rural school board.
Albany residents Mr and Mrs C Frey visited the latters parents Dr and Mrs FE I Stanley over Sunday. The Freys are current Ohio University students. Aura Vorhes of Columbus is staying with her mother Lydia Cline for a few days. Addie Gorby was Wednesday guest of Adaline Dalley.
Mrs. Eldon Dailey hosted a Wednesday afternoon gathering at Hill Crest Farm to honor Mrs. Eva Baker of Columbus. Attendees included Miss Florence Brown and several locals. refreshments were served. Nearby, Ed Vorhes and Mrs. Brownlee visited Columbus guests with Dr. and Mrs. Holmes, and Mr. and Mrs. J Dalley left for the Scottish Rite ceremonies in Columbus and the Illinois- OSU game.
On Tuesday November 2, Mr and Mrs John Vale of Yates Mills marked their fiftieth wedding anniversary. Invitations had been sent earlier and more than one hundred guests attended from near and far, reflecting wide friendship for the couple.
Ad pitches Edna Wallace Hoppers cosmetics including Youth Cream Powder and Face Powder at low prices. It touts two powder types in three shades white flesh brunette, plus Youth Cream, facial Youth clay and hair Youth, with the claim of enduring beauty at any age and a personal business address in Waukesha. The note adds Miss Opper appears twice daily in Pantages Theatres.
Greeted on arrival by the bride and groom from the earlier ceremony the couple’s daughter in law Mr and Mrs Buddy Martin and two granddaughters Marguerite and Madeline Martin assisted in hospitality. A noon repast featured generous baskets and gifts from friends.
Four men were shot in a clash between frail officers and a posse near Cory Indiana as they attempted to apprehend a suspected gang of bank robbers. The officers mistook members of the posse for bandits during the early morning encounter.
Berlin November 22 Chancellor Gustav Stresemann warned in the Reichstag that either politics allied to government or fascism would trigger civil war in Germany. He challenged the Reichstag to decide the cabinet's fate at once as debate on policy opened.
Additional hearings in the Interstate Commerce Commission freight rate inquiry on grain and grain products were announced. An Atlanta session will cover southern group rates while Chicago and Washington hearings address eastern group rates.
Paris November 22 German economic delegates who came to appear before the inter allied reparations commission will be given an audience Friday morning officials announced today.
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