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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 11, 1919
Page
5
A suggestion to supply eyewear to students to improve their focus and performance in school activities. The proposal emphasizes practical aid and educational support through vision correction to enhance learning outcomes.
The Pythian Sisters meet Friday at 7 30. Mrs Charles Pickering becomes a high school teacher in Jacksonville. Miss Helen Townsend returns from the G A R encampment in Columbus. Mr and Mrs R H Martin return from Sidney after visiting his parents. Mr L L Warren and Mr R J Warren travel home to Butler after visiting their father ill. Mrs Anna White 81 University Attace will host Friday evening.
Athens residents and visitors share travels and family gatherings. Notable items include a Warren family reunion at Linscott's in Canaanville Road with siblings from Missouri Oklahoma and New York City, and multiple relatives visiting from Columbus Washington D C and beyond for weekend events and reunions.
Miss Marguerite Grove Taylor and Mr. Leo Alfred Schaeffler were married Wednesday at 3 pm at the bride’s parents home in Athens in a yellow and white ceremony. Rev. A Y Wilcox officiated. The couple plans a wedding trip then to Cumberland Maryland where Mr. Schaeffler is a resident engineer.
A woman with an A B from Ohio University and active in Pi Beta Phi, Cresset, Y W C A, and the Woman’s League taught French and Spanish at Charleston West Virginia High School for 18 months. Her fiancé is an Athens High School and Ohio University alumnus with an A B in civil engineering, Beta Theta Pi member, Torch participant, and noted athlete.
One dead and three missing as the West Indian hurricane hit Key West on Tuesday night. Property damage estimated between 1.5 and 2 million dollars left several hundred families homeless. about 350 houses and five retail stores in the business district were destroyed. The harbor was filled with wrecked fishing craft and disabled boats.
Former clerk Merle Cope farms near Stewarts and mows wheat stubble to conserve feed and reduce weeds. In Athens county a brick detour on Circle Hill-Floodwood Road reassures motorists. Cincinnati notes Norwood high school freshmen painted with iodine and a large budget cut draft. a fire injures a girl after discovering old movie film.
USDA warns escalating prices for farming land in Iowa and other corn belt states could bring serious consequences if normal conditions return. Speculators profited by rapid buy and resale, while bona fide farmers may face meager returns or debt distress if earnings drop. Also notes local trades unions seek higher wages and hours, a drowning incident at a concrete plant, and a new electrically heated soldering iron tip.
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