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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Oct 25, 1923

Page

6

Ohio university boxing card features European champion

Joseph Gingerelli of Athens is elected to a departmental club at Ohio University. A boxing show at Moose Hall Friday includes Kid Doyle versus Dutch Chandler in a ten round main event, plus a 148 pound semi final and a 126 pound preliminary featuring Hocking Valley and Sunday Creek valley contenders. Also the Loyal Women’s class of the Church of Christ hosts a Halloween party tonight at Mrs. Goldie Frantis’s Braun street home.

Partmental Club Ohio University Athens Joseph Gingerelli Gingerelli Moose Hall Kid Doyle Europe Dutch Chandler Akron Hocking Valley Young Sims Nelsonville Davy Dupler Sunday Creek Valley Johnny Johnson John Stephenson Church of Christ Goldie Frantis Braun Street

Mrs Sweeney Returns Home After Akron Visit

Mrs. C. E. Sweeney and her daughter Virginia return to Akron after a week in this city staying with Mrs. Sweeney's parents, Mr. and Mrs. L. D. McAfoos.

C. E. Sweeney Virginia Akron

Skinner family visiting relatives in Delaware and Columbus

Robert Skinner Sr. and his son Fred are staying with relatives in Delaware and Columbus. In Columbus they will visit Mr. and Mrs. T. B. Skinner, the brother and sister of Robert Skinner Sr. Henry Echtenkamper Tom Rice Jack Franken and Albert Buckey left Wednesday for Buckeye Take to work on a contracting job there.

Robert Skinner Sr Fred Delaware Columbus Mr. Skinner Inlaw T. B. Skinner Henry Echtenkamper Tom Rice Jack Franken Albert Buckey Buckeye Take

Mrs Trimmer Visiting Colum bus as Guest of Johnsons

Mrs. Frank Trimmer spends several days this week in Columbus as guest of her son in law and daughter Mr and Mrs W J Johnson. Miss Mary Newburn of Ringgold is mentioned in the same column as a readable fragment.

Frank Trimmer Columbus W. J. Johnson Mary Newburn Ringgold

Relative Visits Detroit for Short Uncle Stay

The person has gone to Detroit to be the guest for a couple of weeks of her uncle, George Harris.

Detroit George Harris

Mrs Porterfield Leaves After Ten Day Visit in Athens

Mrs Jennie Porterfield departed for Bethesda this morning, ending a ten day visit with her son and daughter in law, Mr and Mrs A R Porterfield. Two Athens girls Miss Leatrice Wyckoff and Miss Edna Moore were knocked into a ditch by an automobile on the pike between Red Town and Millfield at 1 15 pm Wednesday. The cars involved avoided a collision but caused the mishap. Both girls escaped serious injury though Miss Wyckoff will be immobilized for several days with bruises to the head body and ankle.

Jennie Porterfield Bethesda Inlaw Mrs A. R. Porterfield Athens Leatrice Wyckoff Edna Moore Red Town Millfield Miss Wyckoff

Georgette LeBlanc Declares No Further Romance

Georgette LeBlanc, former wife of poet Maurice Maeterlinck, denies plans to marry a wealthy American after her United States tour. She says romance harms art, lives alone for her craft, and focuses on recitals across the U S with Parisian Paul Potret creations. She arrives from Paris, booked for numerous appearances at about a thousand dollars each.

Georgette LE Blanc Georgette LeBlanc Maeterlinck United States Georgette Paris Paul Potret

Collision near Athens injures two women

Miss Moore and Miss Wyckoff, teachers from Murdock and Ted Town, were involved when two salesmen driving cars from Columbus collided en route to Athens. A third Columbus driver assisted by taking the injured to Dr. Warren V. Sprague in Chauncey and then to their home in Athens. The racing cars suffered damage but reached Athens under their own power.

Miss Moore Miss Wyckoff Murdock Ted Town Columbus Athens Warren V. Sprague Chauncey

Funeral service for Mrs. Thomas Walsh at St Pauls Church

A large group gathered at St Pauls Catholic church to pay respects to Mrs. Thomas Walsh. The solemn high mass was performed with Rev Fathers Byrne Nevin and Dufin assisting. Edward Rosser sang Cavalry and Cecelia Collins sang Face to Face. Pallbearers were six nephews. Out of town mourners listed include families from Cambridge Logan Columbus Chillicothe Marion New Marshfield.

St. Paul’s Catholic Church Thomas Walsh Father Byrne Father Nevin Logan Father Dufin Junction City Edward Rosser Cavalry Cecelia Collins John Coffey Paul Marion E. J. Shannon New Marshfield

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