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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 04, 1926
Page
7
Society notes report Miss Charlotte MacGregor visiting here as national inspector. Zeta Tau Alpha hosted a grand chapter Aunt Jemima breakfast at Miss Marion Coe's home on Lancaster Street. Other guests attended and the event marked the first time a grand chapter member was honored at a darky breakfast.
Chauncey October 4 five hours after she arrived home by ambulance from Columbus Mrs Vilda A Worden 55 died at her Sycamore street residence Funeral services were held at 10 30 with Rev Gilbert Courtney of the Christian church officiating Burial was in Nye cemetery She had been a lifelong Chauncey resident and left a husband William H Worden who died twenty four years ago She leaves two daughters Miss Elsie Worden and Mrs Bess Setties of Columbus and son William Earl Worden The two daughters are ill and Elsie Worden is in Mount Carmel hospital Columbus with typhoid fever Also noted are sisters and brothers and a forthcoming meeting of the Brookins home group.
The Loyal Woman's society of the First Christian church will hold its meeting Wednesday afternoon at Mrs. Jesse Henry's home on Walker Street in Athens. Mrs. Henry, formerly of the city, is a member of the church group with Mrs. Guy Crooki steering the business session and Mrs. B. F. Ferrel leading the program.
Miss Dorothy Jane Minister departs Chauncey for Frankfort Ohio to take up a high school teaching position after a week with her parents Mr and Mrs Edward Minister on Ellis Avenue.
Mrs. H. E. Smith entertained relatives at a chicken dinner near Chauncey on Sunday for her husband’s birthday. Out of town guests included Mr. and Mrs. Stromger of Nelsonville, Mr. and Mrs. Evan West of Columbus, and Mrs. Bay and daughter Zale of Eaton followed by departure of Mrs. George T. Williamson and daughter Jo Ann for their home near Jamestown Pennsylvania. They visited Athens Middleport and Murray City during their stay. Mrs. Williamson and baby had been in Chauncey a month.
Harold Ogg employed in Columbus spent Sunday at the home of Chauncey and his parents.
Chauncey Ohio October 4 The Eliza Seevers family held its second annual reunion in her honor at the Athens fair grounds on Sunday October 3 Mrs Seevers age eighty attended along with most children except one daughter Alice Four family branches represented Mansfield Barberton Marion Columbus Lower Salem Warren and The Plains George Hall elected president Will Hall vice president and Ruth Fisk secretary treasurer Next gathering planned for the Sunday before Labor Day 1927 at a yet to be named location
An advertisement promotes Creomulsion as a remedy for persistent coughs and colds. It claims two fold action against inflamed membranes and germs, lists conditions it treats, guarantees satisfaction, and offers money back if not relieved.
Colonel Carmi Thompson of Cleveland, special Philippines investigator for President Coolidge, has completed his duty and will sail from Manila to the United States October 4, the War Department announced.
An advertisement touts McCoy's Cod Liver Oil Compound Tablets as a tasty easy way to gain weight with vitamins. It notes a woman gained ten pounds in 22 days and guarantees at least six pounds in 30 days or money back, priced at 60 tablets for 60 cents.
The Kiwanis club program in Glouster on Thursday evening will feature a plan by the board of public affairs committee chaired by E. M. Blower. Superintendent C. B. Dillon of Glouster schools will deliver a five minute talk on Why I Believe in Kiwanis as part of a series of six short talks.
The Mid-Hocking mine near Burr Oak resumes work after over two years idle. With a 1000 ton daily capacity and about 200 workers, the mine was taken over by Sunday Creek Coal company over a year ago and has since been electrically equipped.
Mr and Mrs C T Lewis and daughter Alice returned from Gallipolis where they attended the funeral of Daniel Wright of Columbus on Friday. Mr and Mrs Robert Wright of Ohio were also mentioned in the report.
Columbus and Bert Wright of Springfield accompanied Mr. and Mrs. Lewis to Glouster on Sunday evening while in Gallipolis for a funeral. They returned home Monday morning after the visit.
Elma Perie, 10, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. August Perie of Glouster, returned from Grant Hospital Columbus Saturday night after a appendicitis operation begun September 11. Mrs Will Chambers, who also went to the hospital September 24, returned at the same time.
The packet presents a Fine Arts Quiz covering poetry music drama literature and art with two sample questions. The questions ask authors of a quoted line about the world and happiness and the work Leaves of Grass by Walt Whitman is among the options. The answers are printed on the back page.
iM. S. will meet Wednesday evening at the M. E. church. The Ford and Packard contest has closed with the Packard committed winning. A banquet will be given by the Ford committee for the winner. All society members are invited to attend.
Mrs. C A Young of Glouster is expected to return home soon after beginning treatment for diabetes at Mt. Carmel Hospital. The report notes her condition as improving and she is currently recuperating there.
A fragment reports Mrs. Young taken to a Columbus bus, with her condition described as improving after the incident. The text implies a short stay before eventual return, with brief notes on recovery prospects.
In Duncanville last night Mary Vetiz, injured by a gunshot, is recovering. Her husband John Vetiz, 68, shot her and then killed himself, dying at the scene.
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