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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 29, 1923
Page
5
The W C T U will meet Tuesday October 30 at 2 PM in the First M E Church. Attorney W E Peters will discuss amendments on the upcoming election. All interested women are invited to attend the timely program and remarks.
Sunday Messenger lists changes in Red Cross drive workers among Cross Women's clubs at voting precincts. Notable names include Training School Parent-Teachers and Mrs A E Wagner with addresses 24 Morris Avenue Sunnyside. Mrs H M Taylor at City Building. Mrs E B Koons Eckley's store. Sigma Sigma Sigma sorority. Mrs W E Moler Moler Auto Sales.
The Pallas club gathered Saturday afternoon at Dr and Mrs W A Matheny s home on Columbia avenue with unusually good attendance. The program centered on a vent Magazine Discussion of irration. Mrs Anna K spoke for the affirmative while Mrs W F Mercer argued the negative. Mrs A O Sloane led the discussion.
Congressman I M Foster and wife celebrated their 26th wedding anniversary on October 26 with daughter Frances and Ruth visiting from Washington DC and Athens. Postmasters from Ohio’s tenth district presented a silver tea service. Foster returned to Washington for the winter session. Lloyd George autographed a photo presented by Secretary of Labor Davis on the occasion.
The Marietta District Convention of the Woman's Foreign Missionary Society of the M. E. Church met in Middleport in October to discuss mission work and church projects.
Dr. H. S. James received a four passenger Oldsmobile coupe six cylinder forty two horsepower from Clark Brothers last Thursday. It is the newest model and the first car of that kind to an individual in the United States. The doctor plans a trip to Louisville and Cincinnati starting Friday with his wife to visit points of interest for a couple of weeks. A twin car without gears was driven from New York to San Francisco with ease.
Mr and Mrs M C Wise left Sunday for their Toledo home after attending the funeral of Mrs Wise sister Miss Fay Hummell in the area.
Mrs. Herbert Violet and her young daughter departed for El Paso Texas to establish a new home. Mrs. Violet is a niece of Mrs. G L Wise of Richland Avenue.
Mr and Mrs Fred WV Gunther of Marietta drove to Athens to spend the weekend with Mrs Clint Carr of 19 Second Street and returned home today.
Mrs Edward C Schloss arrived home Sunday evening after a brief visit in Columbus.
Mr. and Mrs. L. A. Sprague entertained weekend guests Mrs. F. 8. Saunders of Bexley Mr. and Mrs. Cc. L. Blacker of Reynoldsburg and Mrs. Evelyn Button of McConnelsville.
Jack Brookins, a Montana ranch man and big game hunter, returns after a 28 year absence to visit relatives and old friends in various parts of Athens County.
Mrs. B. S. Winters and her nephew Leo Kinsel returned Sunday evening from Columbus where they motored Saturday. They went to see the Ohio State Iowa game and to visit Beatrice Kinsel in hospital training for nurses along with Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Brown formerly of Athens.
Mr and Mrs F C Kaler of Coolville visited Mrs Wyatt in Elmwood Place on Sunday. Mrs Kaler stayed to travel to Dayton this morning to see Dr and Mrs O B Hall and family.
Mr and Mrs George W Hopk ins and Mr and Mrs C B Vorkes along with Mr and Mrs Harvey C Baker motored to Chillicothe and spent the day Sunday.
Dr and Mrs W B Dauley of Akron motored to Columbus for the Ohio State Iowa game then traveled to Athens to visit Sunday with Mr and Mrs Chris C Sheldon and other local relatives before returning Monday morning.
Mr and Mrs Fred Parker and their two sons Herold and James visited his parents Mr and Mrs Pearl Parker on East Mulberry street in Lancaster for an over Sunday stay.
Fat readers urged to take Marmola Prescription Tablets as a safe weight loss method endorsed by thousands. Consumers are advised to obtain them from their druggist or mail $1 to Marmola Co. in Detroit for a steady, easy reduction without starvation diets or strenuous exercise.
James B. Williams aged 23 faces death by hanging after a jury convicted him of shooting James Puckett in a June 5 dispute over a woman. His lawyer Ignatius Page advised pleading guilty for a life term, but Williams chose trial and was sentenced to death when the jury returned the verdict.
A red squirrel fell into the rapids just above Niagara Falls and managed to swim to shore. Local bystanders aided in the escape as the creature reached safety.
Berlin clamps down as Chancellor Stresemann faces Social Democrat opposition over Saxony. Dresden rejects Berlin's demand for resignation while Berlin contemplates sanctions and a Saxony commissary. Ruhr turmoil grows with hunger riots and violence amid coal field clashes.
A personal missive urges Annie Laurie B to end a harming romance with a deceased lover. The writer counsels returning home, seeking sympathy, and socializing, then recommending the YWCA and a business school for new direction and support.
An ad promotes Lavop tik eye wash with camphor witch hazel and hydrastis for weak or strained eyes. One small bottle is advertised as helping sore eyes, with an aluminum eye cup included for free.
Extension classes will start in and around Athens with a meeting in Ellis Hall room 205 on Thursday evening November 1. The program, under Ohio University auspices, invites all teachers interested in extension work to attend the initial gathering.
D R Griffith of Glouster marked his 90th birthday on October 28 and is Ath ens County’s oldest Mason. He resides with his son in law and daughter Ben Hawk and wife. J W Yaw of Glouster enjoys a new room on Main Street near Gordon hotel with growing business prospects. W A Craft, Sunday Creek Valley printer publisher, works overtime to meet demand for customers.
Houston October 29 Tom Randolph left his 350000 estate to his wife but tied her access to the funds to living apart from her family. If she moves in with the in laws her income drops to 200 a month and the estate would be removed from her control. The will cites meddling by her family as the cause of separation.
Zoo ostriches eat a varied diet including clover chaff lettuce maize cabbage bones and stones to quench their thirst. The article notes their unusual feeding habits and the purpose of stones in their dietary routine.
Washington reports veterans groups plan to unite behind a single measure to codify the Veterans Bureau laws and deliver a comprehensive relief and bonus bill when Congress opens in December. Leaders from the American Legion VFW Disabled American Veterans and other groups expect strong support for a bill to standardize relief for disabled veterans and reform overhead costs.
An advertisement touts Creomulsion an emulsified creosote medicine for persistent coughs and lung trouble. It claims two fold action soothing inflamed membranes and destroying germs while being absorbed to the blood. It guarantees satisfaction and offers a money back promise if relief is not achieved with directions.
A lone bandit in Cleveland Ohio on October 29 threatened the store with a revolver in each hand, bound and gagged the clerk, and escaped with 200 dollars from the cash register.
Dee 27 reports it was probable this week that the Barling airplane, hailed as one of the world s greatest, would be subjected to a test carrying a maximum load of 11000 pounds within the next few weeks.
London reports British officials concede that Premier Poincare’s restrictions limit a broad international conference. They say acceptance by Great Britain is most probable, despite Baldwin and Curzon’s wish for wider discussion.
WH J. McCay of Athens was arrested around midnight Sunday by Police Chief Barker on intoxication. He pleaded guilty before Mayor Gill Monday, was fined five dollars and costs, which he paid.
In Cleveland the Episcopal Rev. Kirk R B O'Ferral plans to ask renters if they are bootleggers after his furnished home was leased while he vacationed. Police found a whiskey still in operation in the house. the tenants fled.
A Cambridge tailor who is also a volunteer fireman rushed from his shop when a fire alarm sounded while a customer waited for trousers. The man had been asked to stay in the rear room with pants off, but the fireman returned after an hour to find the patron furious and still unserved.
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