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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Sep 07, 1926

Page

5

Society and Personal Mention Honors Guest at Athens

Miss Persis Putnam Howe of Belpre returns home after a visit with cousins Mrs. N. E. Mills and Mr. Charles Wyatt. A large motoring party joined a picnic at Old Man's Cave near Logan on Sunday hosted by the Mills and Wyatt households. Multiple Athens residents and guests from Columbus, Parkersburg, and other cities are listed as attendees or visitors, with various Labor Day weekend trips and reunions noted. A Sunday school picnic and local visits by medical, educational, and civic figures are also described.

Persis Putnam Howe Belpre N. E. Mills Charles Wyatt

Brown And Shaffer Families Meet For Annual Reunion

The sixth annual Browns and Shaffers reunion was at the Athens Fairgrounds on Monday September 6. Officers elected were George Daft president Archer Brown vice president and Lena Barker secretary and treasurer. A rooster race and a noon dinner followed with readings and a family ancestry record. The next reunion is set for Summerland Beach with many relatives listed as attendees.

Shaffers Athens Fairgrounds Plymouth Rock Ruth Fox Lancaster George Daft Archer Brown Lena Barker Vernice Cannon Kathryn Brown Summerland Beach Emma Shafferberry Detroit Lorenzo Shaffer Willie Cline Rockbridge Nelle Shaffer Daft Peoria Alva Daft Arthur Brown Ernest Brown Bent Brown Edith Brown Martha Watts Ralph Oxley Emmett Oxley James Ginley Columbus New Baltimore Hugh Shaffer Jackson Ora Hysell Springfield Roy Shaffer New Marshfield Carmi Shaffer Clinton Oxley Beaumont Ralph Barker Union Albert Cannon Trimble Ernestine Migus Milfield Don Cannon Lotta Cannon Greens Run Anthony Daft Nelsonville Ruth Daft Fox Osee Brown Vore Wm. Brown Arthur Hunter Elma Beckler Athens Paul Gallagher New Boston B.t.wright Lobétie Daft John Huntington W. Va Fred Leek Dr. Snow Fred McCoy Lillie Jordon Emma Walker

United States Dominates Modern Industry Says Klein

Dr. Julius Klein, head of the Commerce Department’s foreign and domestic commerce division, declared America leads in motion pictures radios automobiles and electrical conveniences, portraying the U S as monarch of modern industries in a Washington briefing.

Washington U.P United States Julius Klein Foreign and Domestic Commerce Division Department of Commerce Klein

Out-of-town visitors honor Athens family in New Marshfield trip

Mr. O E Cullums of Huntington West Virginia visited his mother Mrs Louise Cullums and family in Athens and New Marshfield this Sunday. He was joined by Mr J Steinmetz and his daughter Henri of Charleston West Virginia and Mr Howard Sandman of Cincinnati Ohio. The article notes Straus who died after fifteen years at the hospital and who served on the executive committee of the Hebrew Union College and engaged in philanthropic work.

Vern Finsterwald Columbus Finsterwald Fair Grounds W. W. Coe East State Street Will W. Watson Mr. Coe Elza Graham Catherine Paul Mary Margaret Mary Phillips Camp Sewell West Virginia Staunton West Point Richmond Williamsburg Nell F. Robinson South Charleston E. B. Foraker Dixie Fair Robinson Grosvenor Street Lida Smith Arthur Norris Gary, Ind J. R. Keenan Caldwell Alice Phillips Akron Harris Miss Phillips W. R. Phillips South College Street Ohio University Department of Public School Music O. E. Cullums Huntington W. Va Louise Cullums Athens New Marshfield J. Steinmetz Henri Charleston Howard Sandman Cincinnati

Straus Dies in Charlevoix at 74 President of Jewish Hospital

Samuel Straus 74 longtime president of the Jewish hospital died yesterday in Charlevoix. His leadership guided the institution through years of growth and service to the community.

Cincinnati Samuel Straus The Jewish Hospital Charlevoix

Conference Opens Toledo With Methodist Leaders

Bishop Theodore Henderson of Cincinnati and other Methodist ministers attended the West Ohio conference meetings opening in Toledo today.

Toledo Theodore Henderson Cincinnati

Large Pores Are Unnecessary

An advertisement promotes MEL LO GLO Skin tone from the D. Zenner Co. claiming it removes excess oil tightens skin cleans and reduces pores and leaves a matte finish. The copy touts the product as a new French beauty treatment and urges readers to buy a bottle.

The D. Zenner Co

Bus Overturns Near Versailles Injuring Several Passengers

A bus traveling from Cincinnati to Louisville overturned near Versailles Indiana. Thirty people rode the bus and several were reported injured in the crash.

Cincinnati Louisville Versailles Ind

Answer These How Many Questions Are You Able To Answer

A reader questions a list of trivia items with answers said to be on the last page. The list asks about a photo subject, U S senators count, largest New York county by area, a state granting no divorces, Muscle Shoals location, the Pulitzer newspaper, pitcher to home base distance, Rhodes scholarships university, Henry Ford birthplace, and Goose Goslin’s team.

New York State America

Wisconsin Tests La Follettism in Senate Race

In Wisconsin voters chose party nominees with seven candidates competing for the Republican nomination. The contest centered on Irvine Lenroot a Coolidge Republican and Governor John J Blaine, with Blaine backed by Robert M La Follette Sr and Lenroot backed by administration policies.

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