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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 23, 1927
Page
8
The program includes ham mousse raisin pie white cake boiled icing escalloped tomatoes and a frozen fruit salad. Recipes cover ham mousse preparation with gelatine whipped cream and tomato garnish plus crusts fillings meringue and buttercream icing. Combinations combine eggs sugar cornstarch and vanilla with layers and fruit mixtures for dessert courses.
A recipe combines eggs sugar and milk to form a custard. Gelatine softens in hot water and is folded into the cooled custard, then poured into a mold lined with lady fingers and finished with whipped cream.
Mrs H Pargeon is in Columbus where she is receiving treatment.
District reports across Athens County cover school allocations, local tax measures, and community projects. Officials from the county board and participating schools discuss upcoming elections, funding requests, and infrastructure plans affecting several townships.
J C James died at St Joseph hospital after illness. Velinus James and Miss Cleire James attended his funeral in Parkersburg. Various locals visited kin, including Clyde Martin’s son Robert Calvin born November 21 to Mr and Mrs Clyde Martin. Thanksgiving visits noted among area residents as whooping cough wanes and many travel for football games and holidays.
Hamden high school boys toppled Richmonddale 14 to 8 while the Hamden girls won 16 to 14. Petersburg teams visit Hamden tonight at the high school auditorium. Local visitors Mrs. Robert Watkins and Mrs. Ed Wilitoe stopped through enroute to Chillicothe.
Heavy rainfall across the upper Ohio basin pushes the river toward a 20 to 25 foot crest by Saturday morning, with 22 feet reached Sunday and no further rise. Local social notes mention a Columbus football game attendance, divorce trial subpoenas in Athens, and visits among residents including Dr Allison Welker and Dana Bookman. Mrs Rosa Windon and others were reported visiting, while various residents traveled between homes amid bad weather affecting church meetings.
Postponements announced for a marriage until December third Thursday. Citizens' Telephone buys poles and wire from Home Telephone Athens line from Little Hocking to Coolville. Line workers Lefty Russell Leo Johnson and Ira Barrows on the job. Visitors include Mrs Nist of Ireland and Mrs Parker’s guests from Parkersburg. Albert Groves family moving to Shade River farm. Thanksgiving plans for Ida Cook in Parkersburg. Medley Parker Bigley and Stuller visit Athens on Monday.
Mrs M H Cherrington hosted the M P M bridge club on Monday afternoon with three tables of players. Substitute players included Mrs Harry Eastman and Mrs George Leyshon.
The Junia club was entertained by Mrs J D Sanderson on Monday, adding a social gathering note to the club’s activities.
At a home gathering Miss Mary Blasius presented a paper on the book Bitter Sweet and Edgar Guest read verses during roll call. Guests included Ms. Walter Kleinschmidt Mrs. Meade Bowen and Mrs. Charles Lytle.
The Franklin Kerr guild held its monthly meeting at the Presbyterian church on Monday evening with hostesses Mrs. T. R. Walburn Mrs. Alfred Campbell Mrs. Rudolph Brandt Mrs. Forest Weinrich and Mrs. Willard Sprankel. Dinner was served at 6. Miss Helen Rochester presided and led discussions including a letter from Mrs. Gertrude Kerr. The society honors her late husband, a former pastor, and a spelling school was offered during the social hour.
Mrs Lin Curry returns to Columbus after a week with Mrs George Larimer. Arch Spockey of Toledo returns home after visiting his parents. Mrs C B Hammond remains in serious condition at home after a fourth stroke Sunday. She is the mother of Deputy Sheriff L F Hammond. Mrs James Sterrett of Logan visits relatives in Morgan county this week.
Oberlin notices a 14 acre donation from William A. Galpin, a retired Buffalo financier, linking his earlier Oberlin land to form Galpin field. The gift increases his total to between 50 and 60 acres for Oberlin and Wooster colleges.
Mr. Wm. Towner of New York praises Carter’s Little Liver Pills as a purely vegetable laxative that keeps his bowels active and relieves headaches and indigestion. He says he enjoys sleep, wakes refreshed, and starts each day with a clear head. Sold at druggists 25c and 75c red package.
Charles V. Truax, director of agriculture, accuses Louis J. Taber, re elected master of the national grange at Cleveland, of using influence to push a debenture plan that would divert U S customs revenues to subsidize agricultural exports and divide farmers on federal farm relief.
An advertisement hails McCoy's Tablets as the best flesh builder for thin men and women. It offers a money back guarantee after four sixty cent boxes or two one dollar boxes if the user does not gain weight and feel improved health, with druggists authorized to refund the price.
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