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Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Sep 02, 1926

Page

5

Grover Cherrington Nuptials Spark Athens Education Circle

Miss Maria R. Grover dean of girls at the high school in Huntington W Va marries Prof Homer Cherrington head of economics Ohio University in a 2 50 pm ceremony at the First Methodist church in Athens The couple will reside in Cambridge MA after September 27 The guest list includes family colleagues and out of town friends with a reception at 240 East State street Athens.

Grover-Cherrington Athens Maria R. Grover High School of Asunt Ington W. Va Homer Cherrington Ohioversity First Methodist L. L. Cherrington McArthur Ohio University H. W. Grover Clark Williams Howard Whiston Helen Truipp Steubenville Marianna Bing Ruth Cherrington Elizabeth Grover Beatty Miss Jessie Cherrington Marie Jewett Miss Cherrington Miss Jewett Henrietta Calloway Huntington Mary Dernberger Buffalo N. Y Julia Williams Huuntington Cleo Mecham Fred R. Beasley Jack Grover J. Watt Grover B. T. Grover Clarence Clifford Rush Selnott East State Street Ruth Henry Grace Webb Marzuela Richards Edith Stocklin Edith Cherrington Stanley Vaughan Rowena Cherrington Cherrington Cambridge Mass Eloise Adams Mattie Brier Fred Burns Dixon Callahan Elizabeth Kallika Catherine Lockie Margaret McClain John T. McClintock John McClintock, Jr E. M. Peoples Claren Peoples Sylvia Reil Alonzo Seagraves FE. A. Sigler Jessie Smith Pomeroy R. B. Carson Middleport Rush Elliott Frances Gray Columbus John Henry Cedar Rapids Iowa Lucille Todd Charleston W. V Hud Rutherford Rutland H. W. Brown Marietta Neal Parkersburg W. B. Cherrington C. M. Cherrington Wellston Edward Donaldson Amesville

Return trip from Athens to Swampscott after eight day visit

Mr and Mrs O Ceighty and two children Edgar and Virginia leave Athens after eight days with her parents and relatives. They travel by car via Toledo for a Spark Plug convention, then Niagara Falls, aiming to reach Swampscott next Monday. Also notes Miss Sylvia Violet sailing to Columbus for Franklin schools duties and Mrs Violet at Ohio State fair, plus A B W club gathering at 72 East Mulberry Street and Zoe Banfield escorted home from Columbus by Mrs G Stonecipher.

O. Ceighty Edgar Virginia Swampscott Mass Athens E. J. Atkins Mr. Leighty George Leighty Toledo Leighty Champion Spark Plug Co Niagara Falls Sylvia Violet Columbus Franklin S. E. Violet

Misses Mary and Marjorie Bennett Return Home

Misses Mary and Marjorie Bennett have returned to their Nelsonville home after a several weeks visit with relatives and friends in Athens.

Mary Marjorie Bennett Nelsonville Athens

Visitors roam Ohio State Fair amid local social

Tom Wood and Joe Lord were Wednesday visitors at the Ohio State fair in Columbus. Miss Fannie Bean is in Columbus visiting her aunt, Mrs. David Mahow and her brother, Dr. Harry Bean.

Tom Wood Joe Lord Columbus Miss Fannie Bean Mrs David Mahew Harry Bean

Woman's Foreign Missionary Society to Meet on Friday

The Woman's Foreign Missionary Society of the M P church on Richland Avenue will gather Friday evening at Mrs. Ted Shafer's home with a 6 o'clock picnic supper. Also noted are visits by Mrs. Don Millikan from Columbus with cousin Miss Catherine Savage, and John Tillery of London Kentucky visiting Roy Pilcher and family on East Union Street. Mike Cooney of Bucyrus is staying a few days with Superintendent John Patterson on North Congress Street.

A. B. W. Club John Kilpatrick East Mulberry Street Ll. C. Morris Woman's Foreign Missionary Society of the M. P. Church Richland Avenue Ted Shafer Don Millikan Columbus Catherine Savage Athens John Tillery London, Ky Roy Pilcher East Union Street Hamilton Mike Cooney Bucyrus John Patterson North Congress Street

Avie Rar Avie Rar 60 Tablets Sale Notice

Avie Rar Avie Rar advertisement offers 60 tablets for 50 cents, with bulk option at 10 cents per dozen. Limited quantities available, payment by cash or equivalent. Contact for purchase details and delivery.

Evans returns from England after Welsh festival visit

Griffith H. Evans has arrived home from a trip to England where he attended the Welsh national festival. Mr. and Mrs. C. Millikan departed for Chicago on business today.

Griffith H. Evans England C. Millikan Chicago

Hocking Valley Excursions to State Fair Promote Carless Travel

The Hocking Valley railroad banners its trips to the State Fair in Columbus with the slogan Leave Your Automobile at Home. It claims lower costs than driving and cites Columbus traffic as a nuisance. Athens riders rise from 28 to 75 across three days as more cars join the trips.

Hocking Valley Railroad Columbus Athens

Marriage License Issued for Bert Safreed and Alda Greiner

A marriage license was issued yesterday to Bert Franklin Safreed a 23 year old chauffeur of Guysville and Alda Violet Greiner a 21 year old stenographer of Guysville. They were married yesterday afternoon by Dr. Daniel McGurk.

Athens Alda Violet Greiner Bert Franklin Safreed Guysville Daniel McGurk First Methodist Parsonage David Safreed Alda Violet Greiner John Greiner

Calles Message Sparks Hope for Mexican Land Conflict Settlement

Washington officials report President Calles sent a message to the Mexican congress renewing efforts to resolve the dispute over alleged confiscatory alien land and oil laws. The communication revived hopes for a settlement amid long running tensions between the United States and Mexico.

Washington United States Mexico Calles Mexican Congress

Earthquakes Rattle Fayal Island After Major Shock

Official dispatches from Horta report ongoing light earthquakes on Fayal island in the Azores, following a violent shock two days earlier that heavily damaged the area.

Lisbon Portugal Horta Fayal Azores

No Vaudeville In This Prison In Tekemah Nebraska

Ray Carson and Thomas Nelson begin bread and water sentences for violating prohibition law with no vaudeville or side show, Sheriff Smith said. Max Saltzmann, 17, jailed on a 20 day bread and water diet plus ten days on regular prison fare, with interviews and photographers barred.

Tekemah Neb U.P Ray Carson Thomas Nelson W. D. Smith Max Saltzmann

Liverpool Cathedral to be second largest church in Christendom

Mosquitoes more likely to bite fair skinned people than those with dark complexions, according to a strange contemporaneous belief noted in the article.

Liverpool Christendom

Bible Questions for Bible Quiz Readers

A set of ten Bible questions with answers on the last page. Topics cover creation languages origins antiquity rulers during Jesus life the handwriting on the wall Daniel Lions’ Den Solomon's wives Moses on Mount Sinai betrayed Christ and Ash Wednesday.

Rome Christ Danijel Lion's den Solomon Moses

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