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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 13, 1927
Page
5
Local residents and relatives travel and visit across Lynn Haven Cincinnati Newark and Columbus. Families including Roach Hannan and Burson share injuries and recoveries while students return to Philadelphia and Bristol for studies and music instruction.
Miss Eva Carol Roark daughter of Mr and Mrs S H Roark of Portland Tennessee wed Dr Devello W McKinley of Cincinnati formerly of Athens. The ceremony took place September 1 at 8 30 pm in the study of Reverend Haupt with close relatives present. Mrs McKinley is a violin student and vice president of Eta chapter of Sigma Alpha Theta. Dr McKinley a graduate of Athens high school and Ohio Dental College, practices in Cincinnati and they will live at 2500 Highland avenue.
A Sunday noon dinner at 61 North Congress Street the home of Dr and Mrs J L Henry honored their son John with family and friends in attendance.
A brief animal themed quiz lists ten questions about elephants ostriches ducks bears lions octopuses forests and farm life with answers printed on the last page for readers to check.
Miss Aileen Rauch left today for Nashville Tennessee to resume her studies at Ward Belmont for the coming year.
Dr. James E. Stansbury returned from a professional call in Wheeling West Virginia and left yesterday for Philadelphia Pennsylvania to attend a meeting of the American Veterinary Medical association. He will return Saturday.
The Daughters of the Union Veterans will meet at 7 39 tonight in the I O O F hall replacing the originally scheduled Saturday gathering.
Mrs. Ona Smith of Steubenville and Mr. Wirt Thorne of Palestine West Virginia visited their cousins Mr. and Mrs. J A Dye and their uncle and aunt Mr. and Mrs. J M Shirley for the weekend.
Mrs. Will Higley traveled today to Campbell Florida to join her husband and establish their home. Mr Higley had moved to Florida three weeks earlier for farm property. Pearl Jewell of Beebe visits his daughters Mrs Dye and Mrs Johnson. Emery Carsey and family spent Saturday night with the Harmons of Bremen and their son and Buckeye Lake on Sunday.
Dr Max Thorek surgeon in chief at the American hospital of Chicago told the Northwestern Ohio District Medical Association here that a new treatment using aluminum potassium nitrate will save thousands of arms and legs from amputation yearly. He said mortality from amputations could fall by about 75 percent.
Wilmington man Wilford Michner aged 32 died in Hamilton after leaping in front of a Baltimore and Ohio passenger train yesterday evening. Rescue attempts failed as the fatal incident closed the line briefly and authorities investigated the circumstances.
Police and deputies probe the murder of Henry Nuss, 71, found along railroad tracks yesterday near Dayton. Investigators seek clues in the solemn case against unknown suspects.
The Athens Rotarians will host 75 Rotarians and guests for the twenty second district executive conference of Rotary International over Monday and Tuesday at the Elks club. District Governor Frank L Beggs of Newark will preside with many past district and international officers present. Sessions begin 9 am Monday with a luncheon at Hotel Berry and a Monday banquet featuring remarks by Leonard T Skeggs. Tuesday events include a visit by AthensCountry Club and hostesses for visiting women.
The joint legislative committee on economy in state government unanimously votes to hire Hagen Griffin and associates of Chicago and Washington to survey state offices and institutions. The panel created by the prior legislature to reduce state payroll also recommends higher pay for remaining employees.
Fifty more non-union miners from the Pittsburgh district arrived at three county mine camps and began work. The total open shop laborers nears 250 as operators push to run mines despite union rules. W. T. Roberts, secretary of the miners union, says compliance with the injunction but expects no difficulty in persuading non-union men to quit if needed.
Attorney General Edward C. Turner told Bucyrus Rotary Club the Marshall justice of the peace fee bill is unconstitutional and an evasion of citizens rights. He blamed the Anti-Saloon League for steering the legislature to revive these discredited, commercialized courts following the Turney East ruling.
President Coolidge, after counsel from Senate leader Curtis and House leader Tilson, decides against a special session of Congress. He meets with his cabinet for the first time in three months to handle executive business. The leaders advised there was no need for a Senate or entire Congress session.
Mrs. Elia Lee of the Newbury neighborhood in Washington county died Thursday from infantile paralysis. The 44 year old mother of seven lived three miles southwest of Little Hocking. A quarantine was set and Newbury school to remain closed. State health officials were notified and report she may be the oldest adult poliomyelitis death in Ohio.
Samuel S. Richards, 56, of Columbus, was stricken fatally by a diabetic coma while eating lunch in the city park yesterday afternoon.
Pattern dept outlines fabrics for this design including camel hair tweed satin and vel vet in 6 bust sizes from 34 to 44 inches. A 38 inch size uses 4 yards of 40 inch material plus a half yard contrasting fabric and fur collar cuffs require 1 1/2 yards. Pattern ships to any address on payment of 15 cents.
Mrs I E Armstrong was surprised with a 46th birthday dinner at her Armstrong home near Mt Hermon. Sixty guests attended, with decorations in blue and gold and seating for sixteen. Afterward the group visited her childhood home near Broadwell.
Columbus Sept 18. Appointment of Prof B O Skinner Mari ett a as state school examiner for a five year term dating from September 1 was announced today by J L Clifton state director of education. Professor Skinner is noted for his work in education.
U P official calculations place the Gordon Bennett trophy winner as the United States balloon Detroit. Piloted by R G Hill of Detroit the craft landed at Baxley Georgia at 4 25 p m after a long flight that exhausted ballast and likely secured the cup.
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