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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Oct 29, 1926

Page

12

Woman Injured in Auto Crash Near Gore

Oct 29 OGAN A machine driven by Harry Sims Radcliffe struck a car driven by Ralph Burgess Gore on a Newile pike near the Mowery farm causing injury to Mrs Ralph Burgess who was in the Gore car. Basen and Marietta Burgess escaped injury. The Weiss car was said to have been traveling at a high rate and to avoid the collision Burgess drove onto the roadway. Mrs Burgess was taken to her Gore home for medical care. Ralph Burgess, her husband, was recently injured in a gas engine flywheel accident. Two sons are ill at home.

Ogan Harry Sims Radcliffe Howard Burgess Gore Newile Pike Den Mowery Farm Ralph Burgess Ote Basen Marietta Burgess Weiss Burgess Qaid

Chin whiskers fade in Mocking county as three men meet

Logan October 29 three men Fred Conkle William Robison and Abe Bigham gathered at the Bred Conkle mill in Rockbridge still wear chin finskers. Conkle a miller Robison a longtime justice of the peace and Bigham a farmer discuss the unusual incident and its meaning.

Logan Mocking County Conkle Rockbridge Fred Conkle William Robison Abe Bigham Robison Bigham Ms Peculiar

Weight charts to be distributed for rural schools

Logan, Oct 29 weight charts for the county rural schools have arrived at the public health department and will be distributed in coming days. Under health nurse supervision pupils are weighed and records kept by the department.

Logan

Hocking Teachers Attend Convention

Logan October 29. Many county teachers closed schools to attend a meeting at Portsmouth Friday and Saturday. Some will instead go to Columbus to reach the meeting, making travel arrangements for alternate sessions.

Logan Portsmouth Columbus

Oil Producers To Meet in Marietta

Through W. Franks secretary an invitation is extended to everyone interested in oil production to attend a Southeast meeting in Marietta.

Marietta

Traveler to Speak in Logan Sunday

Paul Freder ick Jansen, returned from twenty years in the Philippine Islands, will address the Presbyterian church Sunday morning. He speaks as part of the Presbyterian Board of Foreign Missions campaign to share mission field insights with local churches.

Farmer Institute Planned for Enterprise in January

Logan details show arrangements made for a farmer's institute to be held at Enterprise on January 14 and 15 after a Wednesday evening meeting.

Logan Farmer's Institute Enterprise

Steele family attends Spencer child funeral

Logan readers report the funeral of three month old Arthur Spencer son of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Spencer, held Thursday morning at Murray City with Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Steele and daughter Marian of Wadsworth and Mr. and Mrs. Newton Spencer of Logan in attendance.

Logan Arthur Steele Marian Wadsworth Arthur Walter Spencer Murray City Newton Spencer

Silver Wedding of Mr and Mrs Harry Shaw at Mill Street

Mr and Mrs Harry Shaw celebrated their twenty fifth wedding anniversary at 33 Mill Street with a dinner for sixty four guests. The home was decorated with leaves bittersweet and fall flowers. After the meal gifts were opened and Mr Shaw gave a talk to the group.

Harry Shaw Mill Street Shaw Mrs. Shaw

Dinner guests list for Union Furnace family event

The record lists numerous attendees at a Union Furnace dinner hosted by the Rev. W. Wilson in honor of Ward Bowen. Names include Mrs. Paul Cruise Logan Pauline Shaw Harry Elwood and many others, concluding with the immediate family.

Thomas Rainer Jacob Keller Edward Eberst James Bebout Marguerite C. E. Strain Cherrington Luther Wyskiver John Cruise Frank Johnson Warren Harley Gooding Carl Brown C. L. Adcock A. J. Nunemaker Charles Frasure J. G. Shaw Jap O'Hare J. D. Shaw M. C. Martin C. M. Price

Elks Leader to Speak at Athens Lodge Initiation

Charles H. Grake of Philadelphia, grand exalted ruler of the Elks, will make the first official visit by a grand exalted ruler to the Athens lodge. He will speak after a 6 o'clock banquet at Hotel Berry and at 8 o'clock during the initiation of new members, following remarks by Past Grand Exalted Ruler John G.

Charles H. Grakelow Philadelphia Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks Athens Lodge Mr. Grakeson Berry John G

Advertisement for Kotex sanitary pads

An ad promotes Kotex as a modern sanitary pad replacing older, insecure methods. It claims five times the absorbency, deodorizing effect, easy disposal, no laundry, and affordability with a twelve pack, urging readers to ask for it at drug and department stores.

Price is main speaker for Athens Elks event

Mr. Price Columbus will be the main speaker at a major Elk gathering in Athens. Philadelphia leader Mr. Grakelow, head of public welfare, belongs to many orders and helps run a four million dollar Elks home. Over 350 Elks are expected, with secretaries and exalted rulers of nearby lodges as guests.

E. Rey Lash J. M. Wood Robert S. Wood Grakelow Price James R. Cooper

Americans Demand Bibles in London Hotels

Several hotels in London will place Bibles in guest rooms due to numerous requests from American travelers signaling a growing demand for religious reading material during visits.

London

Answers to Page Five Questions

The list provides quiz responses naming Laura LaPlante Arizona Rogers Hornsby Colleen Moore twelve dozen iconoclast definition Utah Canada and Thermopylae the famous pass in northern Greece with William Makepeace Thackeray.

Laura LaPlante Arizona Rogers Hornsby Colleen Moore Utah Canada Thermopylae Ft & Famous Mountain Pass Greece Wiliam Makepeace Thackeray

Ayer's Cherry Pectoral Promises Cough Relief

Coughing harms throat and risks bronchial infection. Ayer's Cherry Pectoral stops coughs quickly and provides lasting relief by soothing and healing irritated membranes in the bronchi. Safe for all ages, available at druggists in 60 cents and one dollar sizes.

Ayer

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