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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 02, 1925
Page
8
Rev. G. W. Parker, assistant pastor of the First Methodist, spoke Tuesday evening at Hotel Berry for the Kiwanis Club. Parker, eight years a missionary on the Malay Peninsula, described contact with various Malay leaders and communities.
Mr Parker asserts Malay peninsula under English rule shows strong educational gains with hospitals schools and churches. He notes Singapore as a key city with diverse racial groups and rich natural resources including tin rubber and timber. He praises development and climate contrasts between tropics and Ohio. The Kiwanis club gathering and annual picnics are announced for September 22 at Athens grounds.
A newspaper ad recounts a family story where a father with severe stomach and weight loss improves after using Mayr's Wonderful Remedy. It claims the product cleanses catarrhal mucus and intestinal inflammation, with a money back guarantee. The notice lists McKee Drug in Athens and Gem Pharmacy in Nelsonville as sponsors.
Many Athenians are using reduced Hocking Valley railroad rates to attend the Ohio state fair. Sixty four went up this morning and thirty four yesterday morning reported by J H Gross ticket agent. The Athens Auto club directs Columbus traffic over the Circleville route with signs throughout the capitol city showing fair ground routes.
Athens County Nurse Supervisor Alice Haviland spoke at the Athens County Teachers Institute urging close teacher cooperation for school health work this winter. She prioritized outlying districts with less equipped schools and outlined plans for public school health services.
Miss Haviland describes sending a nurse to rural schools to weigh pupils with scales and carry equipment for sanitary surveys. The nurse will assess buildings and grounds, push for corrections, and promote healthy surroundings, lighting, ventilation, and a strict health program for successful work.
In Pratt's Fork on August 27 1925 Clara Gilkey and Fred C. White were married in the presence of the brides' and grooms families. The bride wore a grey canton crepe dress and attended Jerseyville high school while the groom, a Chester high school graduate, welcomed more than 150 guests who serenaded the newlyweds with music by Mrs. Fannie Orr.
A man from Poston reportedly made a fortune abroad in Africa while staying at home. Upon his return first day back, thieves seized his watch, restoring the sense of a local mystery.
Elizabeth Abued, 40, was beaten and left insensible by a Black assailant who demanded cash after she opened her Columbus store. He struck her, fled without stealing, and she was taken to a hospital for X rays to assess injuries.
Jacksonville announces a new Commercial course for the high school this year. Typewriters will be ready at the start of classes on September 8. Superintendent John H. Carr notes registration delays, with sixty eight pupils enrolled and more expected once school opens.
John Mulcahy federal prohibition officer was seriously wounded by a rifle shot in the woods at Bedford camps near Lowell. He was rushed to a Lowell hospital by state officers assisting in the crackdown on illegal conditions at the camps.
New York Sept 2 Mire Babe Fruth is to be the monarch of Swat's watchman Today Miller Hughns manager of the Yankees admitted plans to lift the suspension imposed on Truth In St Louis last Saturday and said the 5 000 fine would be paid He will place Ruth in the hands of a watchman his wife to be with him constantly and supervise his affairs
Distinct earth tremors shook Mount Vernon and Posey county towns today starting at 1:50 and continuing for nearly half a minute. Officials reported no injuries and are monitoring aftershocks as residents described trembling homes and rattling windows.
Thirty six members of the Athens Country club travel to Marietta Thursday for an inter-city golf match with Marietta golfers. The Athens club quota is filled. The club’s championship tournament opens tomorrow with qualifying rounds through Sunday. It will feature three to four flights of sixteen players. Rules for the tournament will be read to all contestants before play. Looks like winter’s backbone is breaking.
Fred Williams of Athens, a traveling salesman for Stedman Packing, faced light razzing on his route after a rumor spread that a Fred Williams was fined in a liquor case. Officials say the fined man hailed from Corning in Perry county, not Athens.
Miss Catherine Hentrick of the state board of charities division of crippled children visits Athens today and tomorrow to observe and support the correction program for crippled children under the direction of the board. She is guest of the public health nurses.
W. Cey, secretary of the Ohio teachers reading circle, urged Athens county institute teachers to pursue literature related to their profession. He said well run reading courses offer more value than extension courses and should align with extension efforts to boost educator impact. A stray bank note warning appears at the end.
Arthur A. Worden, long believed dead, arrives at his parents' Dorchester home and reveals he is a prosperous Alabama businessman and millionaire. He confirms his identity with a scar and recounts years of wandering before returning to the fatted calf.
Columbus, Sept. 1. Ohio statutes prohibit public authorities from granting cash relief to indigent persons. Attorney General Crabbe announced the ruling today, clarifying the state's welfare policy.
Soviet Ambassador Kopp is expected to protest Japan's decision requiring the Russian aviator who landed near Shimonoseki to dismantle his plane and move it out of the prohibited zone before continuing the flight. Japan's war minister refused permission to take off inside the zone citing an explicit law.
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