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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Oct 23, 1919

Page

5

Local Social News Highlights From Gallipolis Area

Mrs. J. 8. Scott visits her mother Mrs. Jane Luman on Riverside Drive. The Pythian Sisters meet Friday at 7 PM. Mrs. Mary Gilchrist arrives from Grass Lake Michigan to winter with Prof. and Mrs. Walsh at 90 Mill Street. The Presbyterian church Friendly Society meets Friday at 2 30 PM. bring needlethread and carpet rags. Mrs. Harvey Ramsey hosts Current Events club Friday evening with a debate on Capital and Labor. Mr. Albert Hibbard and children travel to Huntington W Va where Miss Elizabeth Hibbard purchased property and Mr. Hibbard enters the music business. The Home Missionary Society will mail canned fruit and jelly to the McKalvey Deaconess Home in Columbus next week. donations accepted Friday 2 to 5 PM.

Mary Gilchrist Grass Lake, Michigan Prof M. J. Walsh Mill Street Friendly Society of the Presbyterian Church Harvey Ramsey Franklin Avenue Albert Hibbard Elizabeth Hibbard Huntington W. Va Miss Hibbard Mr. Hibbard Home Missionary Society of the First M. E McKalvey Deaconess Columbus

Not So Subtle Sales Pitch From Athens Men’s Store

The passage mocks shoppers for weighing Fall fashion and value, urging readers to judge style and fabric for themselves. It likens store bragging to a proud father praising his son and insists customers decide based on their own judgment. It emphasizes personal choice and value for money over rival claims.

Wedding of Murray City's James Shuttleworth and Jennette Wright

James Shuttleworth and Jennette Wright were married Saturday October 18 at the M E parsonage with Rev. Bishop officiating. Guests included immediate relatives. The couple traveled to the Wrights’ home for a wedding dinner. The bride wore a midnight blue jacket suit with a matching hat.

James Shuttleworth Jennette Wright Murray City M. E. Parsonage Bishop John Hogan Shuttleworth Bert Wright Mr. Shuttleworth Mart Shuttleworth

Bertha Wilson Hosts 17th Birthday Hallowe'en Party

Miss Bertha Wilson celebrated her seventeenth birthday with a Halloween gathering at her West Union Street home. Friends enjoyed games, a music program, and a confection collation during the Tuesday evening event.

Bertha Wilson West Union Street

Charities Work Discussed at Sunnyside PTA Meeting

Sunnyside Parent-Teacher Association held a discussion on Associated Charities with speakers Mrs. E. W. Chubb Mrs. A. Y. Wilcox and Mr. N. K Alderman The talk covered aims of charities reducing waste and duplication and aiding normal family life through health education employment recreation and spiritual development with both paid and volunteer staff and home visitation. Mrs Swanson described Girl Scouts and the Athens drive for solicitors and home outreach.

Associated Charities Sunnyside Parent-Teacher Association E. W. Chubb A. Y. Wilcox N. K Alderman

Engagement Announced Between Eulalie Hutchinson and Dr Carol Webb

Dr and Mrs Clarence Hutchinson of Pensacola announce the engagement of their sister Eulalie Hutchinson to Dr Carol C Webb of Cleveland who has been in the navy fifteen months including a stay at Pensacola Naval Hospital. Miss Hutchinson is a popular Pensacola musician. Dr Webb is the son of Mr and Mrs S D Webb of Columbus and Albany. The couple will wed Nov 6 and after a short trip return to Columbus where he will practice after November 15.

Clarence Hutchinson Pensacola Fla Eulalie Hutchinson Carol C. Webb Cleveland Navy U. S. Naval Hospital Miss Hutchinson Webb S. D. Webb Starr Avenue Columbus Athens Albany

Zimmerman Fulton Nuptials at Home Ceremony

The wedding of Miss Helen Portia Zimmerman to Lieutenant Norman Fulton took place Saturday at 6 p.m. in the Zimmerman home at 424 Birchard Avenue. The Rev. Clarence G. Miller officiated a double ring ceremony followed by a simple reception and a wedding supper in the library.

Zimmerman-Fulton George Zimmerman Birchard Avenue Helen Portia Zimmerman Norman Fulton Joseph Fulton Shade Clarence G. Miller Wooster

Fremont Couple Wed and Plan Wedding Trip to Saegertown

Mr and Mrs Fulton wed and will reside at the bride s home 424 Birchard avenue after a wedding trip to Saegertown Pennsylvania She graduated Fremont High School spent time at Leland Stanford and Lake Erie College She served in National Service School earning sergeant rank He studied at Ohio University taught in Fremont High School later served with Armour Company and in the Fremont army unit See also World War service and Ohio State University course of commerce at Fort Benjamin Harrison and Camp Sherman

Fulton Saegertown Birchard Avenue Chautauqua N. Y Ohio University At Athens Fremont Armour & Company Detroit America First Fort Benjamin Harrison 361St Camp Sherman School of Commerce Ohio State University Solid Steel Scissors Company

Needle Club Hosts Mrs. J. R. Harvey in Athens

The Athens Needle Club met Mrs. J. R. Harvey at 216 West Washington Street yesterday afternoon. Invited guests enjoyed light social time between club work and refreshments.

Needle Club

Fourth Birthday Party for Lois McCoy Celebrated at Home

Mrs. Fred H. McCoy hosted a 3 to 5 PM party for Lois McCoy's fourth birthday with games and prizes. Tom Clark shared his fifth birthday, and Toms extinguished Clark's cake. Guests included Mary Bernadine Sprague and Morrison Burns, with Ohio University students Agnes Hagely and Vera Webster assisting.

Fred H. McCoy Mill Street Lois Morrison Burns Tom Biddle Mary Bernadine Sprague Thomas Clark Marian Pierse Ellen Biddle Carolyn Austin Carolyn Fuller Mary Martha Shaffer Bertine Sidders Sarah Elenor Sherman Betty Hoyt McCoy Tom Craig Tom Clark Tom Cotton Tom King Richard Snow John Sidney Shaffer James Roach Edward Wise Robert Sidders James Stansbury Clarence Roach Edward Sherman Bert Sidders O. G. Jordan

Pape's Cold Compound Promises Quick Relief

Advertises taking a dose every two hours until three doses are taken to break up a severe cold. Claims rapid relief from nasal congestion headache feverishness sneezing and sore throat with no quinine and low cost at drug stores.

Pape

Athens People Promote Preventing Appendicitis With Adler-i-ka

Local ad claims simple glycerine buckthorn bark mixed in Adler-i-ka flushes both bowels and removes poisons from the alimentary canal preventing appendicitis. It also relieves gas and sour stomach and supposedly cures constipation. one bottle reportedly helped a case of chronic stomach trouble. Henry W. Cotner, druggist.

Athens Henry W. Cotner

Strouds Run Sunday Socials and Local Moves

Sunday school attendees at Strouds Run include Miss Freda Ford and other locals. Visitors stop by from Sand Ridge Akron and McDougal. New daughter born to Had Risley. Friends entertain with a fudge party. The Bennetts plan to move to Athens and local families swap farms and visits continue through Sunday's activities.

Freda Ford Sand Ridge J. H. Gillett Glen Marquis Donald Grace Akron Ben J.H. Gillett Had Risley Fay Burl Bennett Lois Ruth McLeard Wilma Lines Fred Dowler Glen Phil Gillett Jesse Bennett Nancy Linscott Harbert Linscott Nate Smith Athens Pearl Smith Samuel Gillett Johnnie Everett McDougal Henry Everett Herald Brigley Alexander Lemuel Bennett

Offer tops 1.9 million for Red Sox by Boston businessmen

Washington reports a bid over 1.9 million for the Boston Red Sox in the American League from a group of businessmen. James A. Gallivan says plans aim to install him as club president if the offer is accepted. Italian railroads test a concrete tie that rocks slightly for elastic, better aligned track.

Washington Boston Red Sox James A. Gallivan Massachusetts Gallivan

The Greatest Harm to Your Eyes

An eye care notice emphasizes the harm of avoiding glasses when needed. It invites readers to an eye examination to determine if glasses will help, promising modern instruments and thorough service.

Cleveland Teachers Vote To Strike At Two Schools

Cleveland teachers at West Tech and East Tech threaten a strike on October 31 if pay is not raised from the current 3.50 to 4 a night to a sliding scale of 4.50 to 5. The action affects only the night staff totaling 865 instructors.

Cleveland West Tech High School East Tech High School

Rome Grange Holds An Important Meeting

Rome grange held a meeting yesterday evening. Bylaws were adopted and the committee on regalia was empowered to purchase necessary items. There were two applications for membership. Regular meetings will be on the first and third Wednesdays. next on November 6 in the evening for the annual election of officers.

Grange Meetings Set for Saturday in Three Towns

Granges in Albany Amesville and Coolville plan meetings next Saturday after noon Albany and Amesville start at 2 p m with Troy at 1 p m County deputy to inspect at Amesville Amending the constitution among topics of importance at all three gatherings

Albany Amesville Coolville Troy

Burglar Chase After Paper Mache Safe Heist In New York

Detectives with drawn guns guarded a store after burglars removed the real safe to a hidden location and left a camouflaged paper mache substitute at the scene. The attempted break in unfolded over hours as authorities secured the area.

New York

Five Men Held in New York Graft Probe

Five men including three Department of Justice agents were arrested in New York on October 23 as part of a graft conspiracy investigation tied to protection of liquor sellers.

New York Department of Justice

Quake Shocks Expected to Last a Week in Rome

Rome reports ongoing earthquake shocks expected to continue for at least a week. Father Alfani director of the Florence observatory says the tremors persist after the initial quake that alarmed the city.

Rome Father Alfani Florence

French Inventor Develops Flexible Bottle Stopper

A French inventor creates a rubber stopper with extendable projections that fold around a bottle neck to provide added security. The device aims to deter tampering and spills, offering a simple, reusable security feature for beverage containers.

Rich Find of $6000 Bills Along Tracks Near Leydorff

Section hands found six thousand dollars in bills along the railroad near Leydorff. Police report the money is believed to be part of the loot from the Perrysburg hold up yesterday.

Findlay Leydorff Perrysburg

Interstate Commerce Commission backs Cummins railroad bill

The Interstate Commerce Commission voted to report favorably the Cummins railroad bill with minor late changes. Minnesota's iron ore mines produced more than all other states last year, supplying over 60 percent of U S steel ore.

Washington Interstate Commerce Commission Cummins Minnesota United States

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Ches. Field J. 8. Scott Gallipolis Jane Luman Riverside Drive Pythian Sisters Preston Athens Tire Vulcanizing Co Mill St Hallmark Mr. Covert Nelsonville T. B. Roush Rome Grange McKee Drug Co Lesa Chas. Mills P. O Philadelphia
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