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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 27, 1926
Page
7
Messenger correspondents report visits and greetings from Mount Vernon and nearby towns. Numerous residents and guests travel to Akron Athens Columbus Pomeroy Racine Marietta Clifton and other locales for holidays and family occasions.
A group of friends gathered at Marshfield Riece Dinsmoore’s home on Thursday evening to celebrate his twenty seventh birthday with refreshments and fellowship.
School pupils named for perfect attendance in November include Bernice Bookman Betty Barstow Lucinda Burley Agnes Calvert Mary Margaret Colbert Stevia Crabtree Margaret Donahue Louise McGee Edna Nader Donna Peek Malinda Rife Janet Rife Lillian Russell Dorothy Whitmore Jessie Willis Lawrence Burgess John Collins Gérald Corwin Charles Dearing Lawrence Dixon Elden Kirkendall Charles Lewis Russell McDonald James May John Newman William Thomas Robson Albert Riscoe John Williams Edith Kineer Faye Carlin visit Ohio University for Thanksgiving. Miss Mary Shesby married William White at St Patrick’s Church with Rev Shaffer officiating. Guests included Louise Rittimier Kathleen Colbert Roy Shesky Gladys Caldwell and more. Thanksgiving visits noted for Shrieves Robson Armstrong Mahaffey Wallace family and others. Funeral services were held for Lawson Smathers Friday at 1 30.
Mr Smathers died at his home Wednesday morning. Thomas Robson and George Rob son of Columbus visited over Thanksgiving. Mr and Mrs Clifford Holt and family of Murray City spent Thanksgiving with Mr and Mrs James Bartoe, parents of Mrs Holt.
The Sacred Rota of the Catholic Church denies Manning's charge that it overstepped authority in annulling Consuelo Vanderbilt and the Duke of Marlborough's marriage. An official notes the Rota's decision respects Protestant matrimony and recognizes Consuelo Vanderbilt’s Catholic seeking of a new marriage while honoring the prior union as a sacrament.
Hollywood society shunned Countess Tolstoy after she announced plans to become a movie extra. The Russian countess, long a social leader at film events, canceled invitations and affairs as elites cut her from patroness lists. She lamented Hollywood bigotry and compared it to social rules in Russia, saying democracy should not hinge on studio wage rank.
Betty Bolin of Athens underwent a ruptured appendix operation on Monday and is doing well. Anna May Pennell of Athens had a tonsil operation. Glen Vore of Jacksonville had a tonsil operation. Mrs. Gaston Coe of Nelsonville has a fractured hip and is in fair condition. Mrs. Robert Harris of Glouster is in good condition. John Richardson of Athens is in serious condition. Mrs. Merrifield of Millfield, Mrs. Clester, and Mr. McHenry of Athens are also listed with various procedures and conditions.
Advice suggests preparing a gargle for sore throat or tonsillitis by dissolving two Bayer Tablets of Aspirin in four tablespoons of water. Gargle thoroughly and repeat every two hours if needed, using genuine Bayer Aspirin marked with the Bayer Cross in twelve tablet tins at a low cost.
A speaker describes working for five dollars daily with extra guns hoping to become a great star and be reinstated into what they called society in Hollywood. The phrase reflects longing for recognition and return to respected circles within early film culture.
Sundays list features across WEAF WJZ WRC WBZ WGY KDKA and more with operas orchestras and recitals. Mondays add Henry Hadley Verdi Spanish War veterans Aeolian quartet and band concert across several stations and time slots.
In Zurich a driver who fatally struck his child Fritz Toeler recovered damages and used the money to purchase another automobile. The incident follows the fatal accident and legal resolutions surrounding the driver.
Washington reports the annual forecast of navigation head D. Carson predicts radio telephone service for commercial use between the United States and Great Britain this winter. Tests with apparatus show promise though promoters face difficulties.
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