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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Oct 15, 1923

Page

13

Social Highlights and Upcoming Events In Local Society

Sisters host bridge for Theta Phi initiates with Mrs. Overmyer winning the high score trophy. Training School Program shifts to a Harvest Leaning exercise at 6 20 p m with pupil performances and room entertainment. Y W C A annual recognition services set for Friday at 6 30 p m in Ewin Hall. Rev M E Chatley officiates Cook Fischer marriage in Christian church parsonage. Athens County club hosts first party for children under 12 Saturday 2 to 4 with 125 expected and prizes including hand painted lollypop dolls. A second party for ages 12 to 18 planned at the Country club soon.

Margaret Devlin Theta Phi Ron John C. Overmyer Marie Josten Harry Wirt August Melba Harwick Akron Athens Country Club B. F. Demers Down S. Groves C. M Gill H. C. Clark Russell W Finsterwald

Man of 74 Is Made Young in Three Weeks

Kansas contractor Thomas J. Glascock 75 years old reports Korex restored vigor and mental clarity in three weeks after taking twenty-one grains daily for 21 days. He praises the remedy and says he feels as strong as at 30, with thousands reporting similar gains. Korex tablets are offered by Melton Laboratories for home use with a money-back guarantee.

Kansas Thomas J. Glascock Uncle Tom Mr. Glascock Korex Melton Laboratories Melton Building Kansas City

Sunnyside Needle Club Meets for Afternoon Sewing Bee

Mrs. H. J. Brown hosted a Sunnyside Needle club gathering with 30 members and guests at 73 North Congress Street. A group of 78 chatted while they sewed and enjoyed a two course dinner prepared by Sigma Sigma Sigma sorority sisters.

H. J. Brown North Congress Street Sunnyside Needle Club Brown Sigma Sigma Sigma Sorority Hunter Brown, Jr Modelle Rice Bea Marshall Dorothy Minister

Six couples receive marriage licenses this week

Six couples were granted marriage licenses this week at the local bureau. The recipients include two Athens residents and four from surrounding counties, with varied occupations and ages ranging from 16 to 24. Reykjavik note appears unrelated to licenses.

Athens Clarence M. Smith Mary Gates Roando A. Timmons Gillespieville Golda Faye Lacey Otho N. McCann Columbus Nick Ruth ‘Thomas Circle Hill Harlan E. Linscott Zelpha Boudinot Trimble George W. Tolliver Miner Stella Marie Anderson Kimberly McKinley Fisher Faye Cook Sharpsburg

Strike Not Settled on Virginian Railroad

Chicago November 15 The United States railroad labor board faced a shock as Virginian railroad vice president Hix said the shopmen strike, thought settled by injunction a year ago, remained in effect though few workers had returned and it was deemed a dead issue by management and labor observers.

Chicago United States Railroad Labor Board Hix Virginian Railroad

Mine explosion at Glen Rogers blamed on company reps

In Mullens at a coroner's inquest Raleigh Wyom ing Coal Company officials faced responsibility for the Glen Rogers plant disaster that killed 27 miners. The inquest centered on the mine explosion at the Raleigh Wyoming Coal Company's Glen Rogers facility.

Charleston W. Va Raleigh-Wyoming Coal Company Glen Rogers Coal Company Mullens

Fatal shooting at Toledo home claims teen victim

In Toledo Ohio on November 15, Rose Root accidentally shot and killed Charles Wakefield, 15, a cousin and employee at George Root's home. It marks the second fatal shooting at the same residence in four months.

Toledo George Root Rose Root Charles Wakefield

Tanlac endorsements from John J. Perkins cited in Cleveland ad

John J. Perkins of 711 Euclid Ave Cleveland a prominent diamond merchant and fraternal order man praises Tanlac for gaining twenty pounds restoring health and appetite. He notes an ocean trip was advised but Tanlac sufficed at a small cost. Tanlac sold by all druggists with no substitute proclaimed. Over 37 million bottles sold.

John J. Perkins Euclid Ave Cleveland Ohio Tanlac Perkins

Rabbit hunter loses two toes in accidental shot near Wooster

A Barberton, Ohio resident hunting rabbits near Wooster had two toes shot off when his gun discharged as he crawled through a fence. He was treated by Dr. T. A. Weaver but would not give his name.

Wooster Barberton T. A. Weaver

Premonition of Death Well Grounded in Cincinnati

Samuel Gaff, 35, a Cincinnati switchman, told his mother in Morristown Tennessee he would die soon. He collapsed in the street this morning and died before reaching the hospital. identification was confirmed by a letter.

Cincinnati Samuel Gaff Switchman Morristown Tenn Gaff

Not enough readable text for a full headline

A fragment mentions a mother telling him not to worry as his foara were ungrounded, but the context and specifics are unclear. No identifiable people, places, or events are provided to form a complete news item.

Rabbit hunting licenses spike around Cincinnati area

The Cincinnati region reports a surge in hunting licenses issued to men and women this fall signaling heightened rabbit hunting activity. In Pittsburgh a diamond robbery at the Gogan's jewelry store drew police attention to a well dressed couple, including a man with a cane, as suspects.

Cincinnati Pittcsburg Grogan‘s

Gas fumes kill Van Wert guest in Toledo hotel room

Ralph Everette of Van Wert died from gas fumes due to a faulty hotel gas connection while staying at the Ernest Hotel in Toledo. In Hamilton on the same date a Baltimore & Ohio Detroit flyer struck and killed Charles Vaughn, a local soft drink stand proprietor, when his car stalled on the tracks.

Toledo Ralph Everette van Wert Ernest Hamilton Baltimore & Ohio Detroit Flyer Charles Vaughn

Three Marietta Men Found Guilty of Prohibition Violations

A federal jury in Columbus after 30 minutes deliberation found Gee Haughran and Dallas M. Francis guilty of violating federal prohibition laws.

Columbus Gee, Haughran Dallas M. Francis Marietta

Physicians avoid shaking hands with Coolidge at White House

About a thousand physicians at the Southern Medical Association convention here did not shake hands with President Coolidge when visiting the White House. They had urged abolition of the vital handshake for the president’s health and followed their own advice this morning.

Southern Medical Association Coolige White House

Meeting notices from First M. E. Church and Central PTA

The Women’s Home Missionary society of the First Methodist church meets Friday at 2 in the church parlors with Mrs. L G Bean reporting on the Lan caster conference. The Queen Esther circle presents a thank offering. The Central Parent-Teacher Association also meets Friday at 2 at the Central building.

Women's Home Missionary Society of the First M. E. Church Mra Central Parent-Teacher Association

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Aareat Teachers’ Association Iil Auditorum Ur. C. F Ewin Hall The Gsociation Cook-Fischer M. E. Chatley McKinley Fischer Christian Church North Congress Street Thomas J. Lascock Mra. C. J. Uartman Scranton Dia Pradidea Euaeae Co Atlanta Eli Roush Lancaster J. W. Cheshier That City W. D. Boles Betty Jane Flint, Mich Tom Johnson Henry Frost Hannah Glazier Effie Glazier Amesville W. Thomas Edmundson South Court Street Wellford C. J. van Valey Joseph L. Pickering Pickering P. B. Lawrence George Whipple Dora Barth Coolville Rebekah Lodge Earl Dailey Robert L. Woodworth Rev. H. C. Smith Bellevue Rev. Smith First Baptist Church Herbert A. E. Wagner Woman's Relief Corps Red Men's Hall West Washington Street Elia Keynes of Logan Hal W. Murphy East State Street Reykjavik Iceland Cornwell Jewelers and Optometrists Hallmark Store Washington Phoenix Richelieu Eling, Av Athens, Chip Bolivia Poiret BIG Daylight Congoleum Axminster
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