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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Nov 25, 1919

Page

5

Social notes of visits and campus events in Ohio towns

irs will Ww Coe is at home from a two weeks visit with her father Mr 8. A. Wilson in Guysville. Her Child's Conservation League will meet this evening at 7:30 with Mrs. Tom Rosser Mill street. Miss Helen Morris is teaching at Youngstown and visits Athens. Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Funkhouser of Chillicothe return from a few days with Mrs. Alice Cline. Mrs. Harry Smith of Cleveland spends Thanksgiving with her parents. Hulda W. Russell leaves for Columbus to visit family. Ida Boerstler, in the millinery department with D. Zenner Co., returns to Batesville, Ind., then Miami, Fla., for health. Pi Kappa Tau buys the Weihr home for a chapter house. homecoming dinner held at the Colonial with eighteen alumni. Alpha Gamma Delta holds a Thanksgiving gathering at Sunny Acres with 50 attendees in red, buff and green.

Irs Will Ww. Coe 8. A. Wilson Guysville S Conservation League Tom Rosser Mill Ida Boerstler D. Zenner Co Batesville Ind Phil Boerstler Miami Fla Pi Kappa Tau Fraternity Weihr East State Street Baster Alpha Gamma Delta W . Copeland

Dalton's Academy Dance Night Schedule

Dalton's Academy offers Beginners class and regular dances on Tuesday Friday and Saturday nights. A Thanksgiving dance is planned Thursday night with special music.

Glasses Eye Service Highlight at Athens Store

Our optical service offers lens replacement and repairs with a dedicated two man team at the Athens store. We invite you to try our eye glass work, whether you buy glasses here or not, promising prompt attention and expert care.

Athens

Dinner and speeches mark Alpha Gamma Delta gathering

The three course dinner featured splendid appointments and the evening’s highlight came from after dinner remarks by patronesses and husbands. Pledges spoke spontaneously, the roll of Alpha Gamma Delta was called from its beginning, and the history of Alpha Alpha Alpha was read, delighting the company. This quiet social event was among the most successful affairs in recent years.

Alpha Gamma Delta Alpha Alpha Alpha Althogether

Attention Eagles Rabbit Feed and Initiation

Annual rabbit feed and initiation scheduled for Wednesday evening at 7 30. Harry Warden serves as President with E H Walker as Secretary coordinating the event.

Harry Warden E. H. Walker

Absurd Wants Fill Old Papers in Quirky Ads

A reader note highlights odd classified items from era papers. Listings include a country house lease by a childfree couple, two cats for sale, a dog kennel job offer with room and board, a century old chicken, a refined couple seeking housing, and a dining room set sale.

N. Y Buffalo Pittsburg Waterloo Iowa New Orleans Times-Picayune Boston Herald Girand Ave

Prohibition Era Notes and Local Developments

Observations touch on prohibition’s reach and shifting interests from the Ulti mate Consumer to broader concerns. Reports note construction activity in Guysville with a new residence and a changing foundation plus a hotel sign near P. W. Lockhart’s residence as cream wagons pass daily. Reverend Sherwood mails thanks for a portrait of “Grandpa DeVore,” sparking happy memories.

Guysville P. W. Lockhart

Memorial Reflections On DeVore’s Christian Demeanor

In Athens tributes centered on the late Mr. DeVore with notes on his devout Christianity and his ability to comfort and uplift those he encountered during his life and association.

Athens Mr. DeVore

Red Cross Xmas Seal Display at D Zenner Windows

A Red Cross Xmas Seal display fills D Zenner windows with a white scene and a large antidisease cross inviting sticker purchases. Local talk turned political after Republican caucus news. Harding favored by supporters as a major figure. Attorney M D Hughes to visit George Rose's office Wednesday for Red Cross home service.

D. Zenner Athens Mos Harding M. D. Hughes George Rose Home Service of the Red Cross

Albany Farmers Institute Resolutions Support Wool and Soil Health

Albany Ohio November resolutions commend the Ohio Wool Growers Association for securing fair wool prices and urge farmers to enroll in the Albany group. They call for lime and clover use to restore fertility and ask protection for bees. The group requests a new dog law to protect wool interests.

Albany Albany Farmers’ Institute Ohio ‘Wool Growers’ Association Ohio

Goose Run Boy Dies After Hunting Accident

Cecil Croy a 17 year old of Goose Run near Goose Run Goose Run area dies after being shot in the back when Robert Taylor slipped on a stone during a hunting trip with Marshall Slisher and Taylor. Morgan county coroner declines inquest if parents deem it accidental. Funeral arrangements planned. body moved to L R Andrews undertakers then to Goose Run home.

Glouster Charles Bishop Bishopville Cecil Croy Goose Run Young Croy Marshall Slisher Hunterdon Robert Taylor Murray Slisher Taylor Croy Morgan County Zrieved L. R. Andrews Robert Croy

Ohio Insurance Department Certifies Commonwealth Casualty’s Compliance

The State of Ohio certifies Commonwealth Casualty of Philadelphia Pennsylvania complied with state laws for the current year. The December 31 statement shows assets 536 549 91 liabilities 201 695 25 net assets 494 814 06 paid-up capital 250 000 09 surplus 84 854 06 income cash 648 760 46 expenditures cash 477 606 76 signed by Superintendent West Tomlinson with official seal.

State of Ohio Columbus J . H. Tomlinson Commonwealth Casualty Somaeny Philadelphia Pennsylvania West Tomtineon Ins

Evangeline at Opéra House this Friday and Thursday

Longfellow verse Evangeline presented at the Opéra House on Thursday and Friday November 27. Tickets priced 15 and 25 cents with no tax. Admission details listed as 11 24 4.

Opéra House

Busy Cleveland burglar hits ten homes in two days

Police tracked a prolific burglar in Cleveland Ohio who robbed ten residences over 48 hours. Loot totaled about $2000. Entry was made using skeleton keys.

Cleveland

Supreme Court Denies New Trial for Colletti Murder Case

Ohio Supreme Court rejects Frank Colletti appeal for a new trial in the 1898 murder of Frank Abruzzi. Colletti, already serving a life sentence in Akron, was convicted in Columbus. Also noted is a new electrically operated carpet washer invention.

Columbus Frank Colletti Frank Abruzzi Akron Ohio Supreme Court Abruzzi

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Helen Morris Youngstown R. C. Morris Athens R. D. 2 J. E. Funkhouser Chillicothe Alice Cline Harry Smith Kathryn Cuckler W. H. Duckler Hulda W. Russell W. H. Wooley Alpha Gamma Délita Dalton’s Academy M. Covert With Hallmark Nelsonville Mr. Covert Edith Carpenter Helen Cooksey L. V. Brown Mrs. Brown University Terrace Brown Clara Bowser R. P. Tompkins Alma Moore Estella Allen Faculty of Music Ohio University Miss Allen John P. Dana Ruth Bain J. E. Bain Wimmin Overcoat Exchange H. L Wheaton Morris Avenue H. A. Sherwood Church of God In Anderson, Ind Sherwood Grandpa DeVore the Chas. DeMolet Co Marshall Ganja Woodrow Wilson Goose Aun Boy Cecil Cray Isaac Mohler Zanesfaints Elma Bell E. E. Bell Car Biddison Hemlock Ed Davis Baker's Meat Market Mill Street Turkeys Cline IGE Cream Company Mills’ Meat Market Hamburg Chas. Mills P. O Carpenter's Hall California George Lewis Gucceseor G. P Onal Bill Hart Colgate Union Phoenix Coats Athens County
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