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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 29, 1919
Page
5
Mrs. G. L. Fenzel hosts her brother in law and sister Mr. and Mrs. Shelby Hartgrove of Nelsonville. Mrs. George Whipple and her children visit Wellston for a weekend with Mr. and Mrs. A. B. C. Leach.
Mrs. Douglas Hudnall of Albany has returned home after a week in Athens with her brother in law and sister Mr and Mrs G M Jack.
Mr A E Graham lies in a Columbus hospital in critical condition after recent surgery. Doctors report his improvement is not favorable and ongoing treatment continues.
Positive bulletin from Grant hospital in Columbus states Mrs. Eli Dunkle is steadily improving and recovery hope is entertained.
Congressman I M Foster and his wife travel back to Washington D C Sunday evening after visiting in the area with Mrs Frank lin E Foster their mother and other home folks during a brief stay here.
Mr. Oscar L. Carlson of Montclair New Jersey, the fiance of Miss Dick Duckler, arrived yesterday and will remain until Monday.
Mr. Harry Smith of Cleveland will arrive this evening and join his wife at the home of her parents Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Cuckler. They will return home Monday.
Levi J. Knowlton resumes his duties as hotel clerk at Hotel Athens after a period away visiting his children in Bellefontaine and Springfield and taking a trip in Virginia.
Ralph Baker of Richland avenue has come home from a Columbus hospital after a specialist from New York City examined him. He has been ill for some time and is believed to be recovering from a fall suffered earlier. The family expresses encouragement for his recovery.
The Athens City Federation will meet Monday afternoon at 2 o'clock at the Commercial Club rooms. Laws for the Red Cross Seal Sale will be on hand and an important communication from a tubercular patient receiving aid from the association. Plans for the next three meetings will be discussed.
Today at 10 o clock Miss Lillian M Lopez and Mr Clyde Kirkendall tied the knot at the First M E parsonage with Rev Dr C L Strecker officiating The groom is a miner and the couple will reside in Nelsonville.
Reverend C. L. Strecker officiated at 11 o clock this morning at the First M E parsonage for the nuptials of Miss Mil followed by a brief ceremony and reception plans.
Miss Iva Six and Lawrence Barker of Nelsonville wed in a ceremony witnessed by Miss Six the bride’s sister. The couple are the children of James and Mrs Six and Joseph and Mrs Barker of Nelsonville and will reside at home.
Announcement recalls the November 26 wedding of Norman Martin Hood of Gallipolis and Helen Marie Bachelder at the bride’s Utica home. Hood, a Rainbow Division veteran, previously worked in Athens groceries and Wheaton Crooks Hardware, later traveling with Arbuckle Bros. in Lima to begin married life.
The Sunnyside Parent-Teacher Association held a well attended November meeting featuring Mrs. Charles St. John Chubb of Columbus with readings and songs. Mrs. Field Scott reported on the Cincinnati Child Welfare conference, praising associations in cities like Warren and Cleveland for Americanization and child welfare work. A social hour with Mrs. Chubb strengthened mother teacher cooperation as a council forms to coordinate school and city groups.
Approximately 200 Ohio University students attended a campus party at the armory last night. Equal gender split and upbeat energy marked the event described as highly democratic. Activities included faculty games, sandwiches and apples, orchestral music, and dancing with rock and flinch in between. The Northwest Quartet provided occasional stringed performances concluding around 10 30 p m.
Announcement of the marriage of Dr Emmett L Hooper first assistant to Supt Berry of Athens State hospital and Miss Siby Clair Boggess of Letart West Virginia. The ceremony occurred Wednesday in Columbus officiated by Rev T L Lowe. She is a graduate nurse who worked at Athens State hospital until July 1919 and led its industrial class last year. The groom, son of Mr and Mrs Stephen F Hooper of 91 North Lancaster Street, studied at Ohio University and Starling Ohio Medical College in Columbus, later serving in St Clair hospital and Republic Iron and Steel Company hospital in Youngstown. He joined the medical corps, became a lieutenant, and was sent to Ft Benjamin Harrison Camp Logan and then abroad.
President Wilson forms a new seventeen member conference to seek industrial peace in Washington starting December 1. The group includes former federal and state officials, business leaders, and economists such as Thomas W. Gregory, George W. Wickersham, Herbert Hoover, Oscar S. Straus, Owen D. Young, Julius Rosenwald, and Henry C. Stuart among others.
The article notes Dr Hooper served 14 months overseas with an ambulance company in the Fifth Division and received a commission as major at war’s end. Dr Hooper and his wife will be at home after December 10 at the Athens State hospital.
Mayor Williams will take no action on charges against Marshall Hook until Dr. Le Fever arrives from Cincinnati. Hook appeared and offered to plead guilty to assault and battery but not to intoxication, claiming four headache pills caused a blackout. Arraignment awaits the doctor’s return. Hook stayed at home after the hearing.
Patrons of the local post office received more than two tons of Army supplies ordered earlier from Postmaster Price. About a ton and a half arrived Wednesday for distribution, with some orders partially filled as demand outstripped supply.
R G Webber leaves Saturday morning for Boston Massachusetts to resume duties at the Boston arsenal after a short visit with his wife and child at her parents home Mr and Mrs R Andrews. Previously he taught at Ohio University.
Mrs. John R. Davis leaves for Akron to join her husband who has worked there for three weeks and plans to stay through winter. Mrs. Charles Craig also departs for Akron after visiting this city with her mother, with the Craigs recently relocating from Bicknell, Indiana.
A special treat awaits the Anti- Can't class at the First Baptist Sunday school as Miss Escua Bishop takes charge Sunday morning. She is currently teaching in Portsmouth public schools and has returned home for Thanksgiving to visit her parents Mr and Mrs Carl Bishop.
Carl Leach of Marion and Elmer Leach of Nelsonville were involved in an unspecific overnight incident. Details are unavailable in the readable text.
Game Warden Hibbard says anonymous letters from sportsmen hinder enforcement. He explains protectors must not reveal informants and urges tips to be signed so authorities can verify claims and pursue cases, noting the secret service bureau aids reporting while safeguarding witnesses.
Gus Baird of Charleston West Virginia died after years of illness at 61. The body will travel to Athens for services with Knight Templar honors at the Masonic Temple Sunday at 2 pm. Survived by sister Mrs George Foster and brothers Charles Baird Murray and Waldo Baird Canaanville. Former president of Charleston Lumber Co.
Mrs. Anna McGucken died last evening at 5 o'clock at her son Dennis McGucken's home on Tick Ridge after paralysis. She was 91. Burial will be in Mason City, West Virginia, with funeral details not yet announced.
Delilah Vallance died last night at Athens State hospital at age five after a two month stay. The body was shipped to Portsmouth this evening by Undertaker Baughman for burial.
Jennie Maloney aged 56 died yesterday at The Athens State Hospital after a six day stay. The remains were shipped to Jackson today for burial by Undertaker Baughman.
John R. Phillips was stricken with paralysis on Thursday evening. The elderly man’s condition is listed as very critical. He is the father of Mrs. F. L. Thomas, whose husband serves as cashier at the Amesville National Bank.
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