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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Oct 05, 1925

Page

5

Social Literary club meets Tuesday afternoon hostess

Mrs. Robert P. Tompkins of 56 Elmwood Place will host the Social Literary Club at 2 30 Tuesday afternoon.

Robert P. Tompkins Elmwood Place

Guests From Marion Rutland Visit 27 North Congress

Mr. and Mrs. 8 G Glasener and daughters Helen Bernice Edna Marie Mrs Etta Hoppes of Marion and Miss Emma Stevens of Rutland spent the week end with Mr and Mrs A E Falloon 27 North Congress street Mrs Glasener is a niece of Mrs Falloon Mrs Hoppes and Miss Stevens are sisters All returned home except Mrs Hoppes who will stay another week

High Parent-Teacher Tonight Meeting at Senior High

The first meeting of the calendar year for the Senior High School Parent-Teacher Association is at 7 30 this evening in the school auditorium. A delegate will be elected to represent the association at the State Congress in Cincinnati October 7 9. Speakers include Miss Mary Connett and Prof F E Harshman. An informal reception closes the program. The Esther class of the Christian Sunday school meets at 7 with Mrs Clarence Laughlin at 70 North Lancaster Street.

Parent-Teacher Associations Cincinnati Mary Connett F. E. Harshman Esther The Christian Sunday School Clarence Laughlin North Lancaster Street

Columbus Couple Visits Friends at 85 Central Avenue

Mr and Mrs Richard Sells of Columbus spent the weekend at the home of Mr and Mrs Ervin James located at 85 Central Avenue.

Richard Sells Columbus Ervin James Central Avenue

Huntington families visit over weekend from town

Mrs. Elizabeth Grover Beatty and her sister Miss Maria Grover, teaching in Huntington schools, traveled from Huntington to visit over the weekend with their parents Mr and Mrs H W.

Elizabeth Grover Beatty Maria Grover Huntington W. Va H. W

Hobson Study Circle entertains Mrs Crom Jey at 49 Smith Street

John Henry, a student at Jefferson Medical College Philadelphia, spent the weekend with his family. The Hobson Study circle will be entertained by Mrs Harry Crom Jey at 7 o'clock Tuesday evening.

Hobson Harry Crom Jey Smith Street John Henry Jefferson Medical College Philadelphia

Lillie Sunday School Class Plans Tuesday Meeting

Mrs. Fred Tedrow of 11 Van Vorhes Street will host the Lillie Sunday school class at 7 o clock Tuesday evening. Election of officers will be held.

Fred Tedrow van Vorhes Street Lillie

Biddle Family Guests Visit Lewistown Bound Relatives

Dr and Mrs J Biddle of Gal polis are visiting in town to see Dr A C Biddle and his two daughters who will depart Tuesday for Lewistown Montana. They stay with Dr D H Biddle at College and Mili streets and are Sunday guests of Mr and Mrs E T Dailey.

Alpha Tau Alpha Honor Party Highlights Rushees

Zeta Tau Alpha wrapping up rushee events with a 24 cover dinner at Hotel Berry and a series of gatherings last week. Highlights include a Easthill hike, a tea at the university hospital with Elsie Druggan, a pirate dance in West Wing, and a Halleyhurst bungalow party, plus an Aunt Jemima breakfast at the hospital with black yarn dolls as favors.

Aunt Jemima University Hospital

Ferguson Guests Visit Dowler Family in City

Mr and Mrs W B Ferguson of New Marshfield spent the weekend with Mr and Mrs P G Dowler on Church Street. They returned home today with Mrs Dowler the Dowler matriarch who visited New Marshfield for four weeks and is now returning home.

Merritt Wilson Elkins W. Va F. 8. Wolfe Mister H. L. Atkinson Lancaster Street Wolfe W. 8. Ferguson New Marshfield P. G. Dowler Church Street Mr. Dowler J. H. Dowler

Legion Expects 50,000 for Aiia Convention in Omaha

Omaha hosts the fifth annual American Legion convention October 5 to 9 with an expected crowd of 50 000. About 8 000 cars will be parked in downtown garages and residential areas under a coordinated plan. The committee led by W E T Bell arranged registration and guidance booths and a slogan Nobody walks and nobody pays to cover parking during the event.

Legion Aiia Omaha American Legion W. E. T. Bell Northwestern Bell Telephone Company Legionnaitres

Tia Juana Prepares For Big Season Of Gambling and Entertainment

In Tia Juana Mexico near San Diego thousands of Americans flock to gamble dance and drink. The town lists over 600 dancing girls hundreds of bartenders and many saloons with Americans staffing most roles. The Foreign Club remains the main open gambling venue as authorities curb others.

Tia Juana Mexico San Diego California United States

Counterfeit Money Surge Cited by Secret Service Leader

William H. Houghton, in charge of the Philadelphia Secret Service, attributes the rise of counterfeit currency to widespread note reproduction. He warns that the fake money circulates heavily, calling for vigilance and new controls to curb the bogus notes.

William H. Houghton Secret Service Philadelphia Houghton

Labor Federation Seeks Tariff Cut for Textiles

The American Federation of Labor asks Congress to lower the textile tariff, arguing that wage protection is undermined when textile firms cut wages to meet demand drops. President William Green will push the issue at the AFL convention in Atlantic City, with resolutions likely calling for tariff revisions and continued wage protection in other industries.

David Lawrence Washington Congress American Federation of Labor A. F William Green A. F. of L Ways and Means Committee Green Atlantic City United States

Fight Between Science and Religion Declared in Athens Sermon

The Athens Episcopal church hosted Archdeacon Dodshon who argued science and faith can harmonize and urged greater faith and moral training. He noted evolution need not contradict Genesis and welcomed the new rector Rev. Thomas Fielow arriving Nov. 1.

Joseph Dodshon Zanesville Athens Episcopal Church Dedshon Thomas Fielow Baltimore Pielow Dodshon Mr. Dodehon America

Banking Call Issued for Ohio Banks Report

Columbus October 6 H E Scott state banking superintendent orders all Ohio banks to report their condition as of close of business Monday September 18 1930 or 18thSeptember.

Columbus H. E. Scott Banking of Ohio

Soviet halts sale of royal archives

Moscow reports managers of state archives ordered to stop selling valuable documents to paper bag makers. Purchasers of street peanuts plums or pickles lose chance of getting original Catherine the Great letters or Ivan the Terrible orders. Shops and peddlers must use plainer packaging for their goods.

Moscow Catherine the Great Ivan ‘the Terrible

Device in Tokyo claims earthquake warning device

Professor Jun Shida of Kyoto Imperial University debuts a pendulum based device that detects motion and generates an amplified sound to warn of approaching earthquakes five to eleven seconds before the shock. Skeptics note sensitivity and practical value, but foresee potential improvements for advance precautions.

Tokyo Jun Shida Koyoto Imperial University Shida Kunitomi Central Meteorological Observaory

Appoint New Athens Rector

The Rev. Thomas Pielow will become rector of the Athens area Episcopal churches on November 1. He currently leads St. Bartholomew's chapel in Baltimore Maryland. Mr and Mrs Pielow are natives of Newcastle Pennsylvania and plan to live on Kimwood Place in Athens.

Thomas Pielow St. Bartholomew's Chapel Baltimore Athens Nelsonville McArthur Chillicothe Pielow Newcastle Athena Ohio Mrs. Fictow Kimwood Place

Patrolman Jeff Bransky Near Death After Crash

Cleveland patrolman Jeff Bransky aged 32 remained in critical condition today after his car collided with another vehicle. Both cars overturned and Bransky was the sole injury in the crash reported from Cleveland on October 5.

Cleveland Patrokman Jeff Bransky Bransky

Pioneer Liquor Pioneer Abraham Frotberg Dead

Abraham Frotberg a pioneer liquor er and one of the oldest whiskey distillers in the United States before prohibition died at his Cincinnati home last night. He rose from German immigrant to head of the J and Arelberg Dietiffery company with plants across the Midwest. Born in Rhine Bavaria in 1668 he immigrated in 1869 and settled in Cincinnati a year later.

Cincinnati Abraham Frotberg United States J. and Areiberg Dietiffery Company Plaate Middle West Bavaria Germany

Italy's Volcano Growing Active In Europe News

Rome dispatch reports Mount Vesuvius becoming more active with Hallan steamologiet predicting violent earthquakes in India on Tuesday and in Italy on Thursday, per the Dairy Express.

London Rome E Express Hallan Steamologiet Reséahi Haa India Italy

Wreck on East Coast Line Near Titusville Kills Two

Two people were killed and several injured in a railroad wreck on the East Coast line at Kau Gal He near Titusville. Reports reaching officials indicate the crash occurred early today.

Jacksonville Fia Fiorida East Coast Kau Gal- He Titusville

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