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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Sep 14, 1925

Page

5

Caldwell returns as Mes senger classified boss from Albuquerque

Mr James A Caldwell Mes senger classified advertising manager returns from Albuquerque New Mexico after ten days on the road to resume his duties. Mrs Caldwell health trip ended Ed ward Jennings will become classified advertising manager of the Marietta Register and move to Marietta with plans this fall on the Redpath chautauqua circuit.

James A. Caldwell the Messenger Albuquerque New Mexico

Bean Family Visit From Idaho Travels To Missouri

Mr and Mrs Clinton Bean and their children plus Mrs Carrie Bean and daughter Helen traveled from Athens and Lena Lane of Dixon Idaho to Caldwell and Ava yesterday. Lane is Miss Bean’s sister visiting.

Clinton Bean Carrie Bean Helen Athens Lena Lane Dixon, Id Caldwell Ava Miss Lane Bean

Nurses Miss Brown and Mrs Cummins Visit Athens

Miss Ethel Brown and Mrs Flossie Cummins of Columbus spent yesterday in Athens visiting Miss Brown’s sister Mrs J A Wiseman of Richland avenue and her brother Mr R C Brown on Lancaster street The pair plan a return visit for a several weeks stay later in the year.

Ethel Brown Flossie Cummins Columbus Athens J. A. Wiseman Richland Avenue R. C. Brown Lancaster Street Miss Brown

Biddle Family Attends Albany Funeral

Dr. and Mrs. J. S. Biddle and daughter Marjorie of Gallipolis visit Albany for the funeral of Mrs. A. C. Biddle wife of Doctor Biddle and sister of Dr. J.S. Biddle. Mr. and Mrs. E. T. Dailey host at 98 North Congress Street.

J. S. Biddle Marjorie Gallipolis E. T. Dailey North Congress Street Albany A. C. Biddle Doctor Biddle J.S. Biddle

Local Odd Fellows Leader Visits New Vienna Couple

George M. Neasner of New Vienna, grand master of the Ohio I O O F, was a guest yesterday of Mr. and Mrs. E. T. Hayes at 297 East State Street.

George M. Neasner New Vienna Ohio E. T. Hayes East State Street

Millses Entertain Guests at Nelsonville Dinner

Mr and Mrs William Mills entertained at Hotel Berry Saturday evening for their house guests Miss Ada Ward chautauqua lecturer and her niece and secretary Miss Joyce Ward.

William Mills Nelsonville Hotel Berry Ada Ward Joyce Ward

Ward Sisters Return from England Mentioned

Miss Joyce Ward is returning Saturday while Miss Ada Ward remains in this country. Their Misses Ward residence in England is noted.

Misses Ward England Joyce Ward Ada Ward

Telephone rate investigation move up in Ohio

Attorney General Crabbe announced a conference with law directors and city solicitors on the statewide probe into the telephone rate situation will occur Tuesday instead of Thursday. The meeting aims to outline plans and costs as the State Control Board must approve expenditures, with $75,000 appropriated for the inquiry.

Columbus Crabbe State Utilities Commission State Control Board

Meanest Thief Threatens West Chester Chicken Farm

Police chase a gang blamed for stealing two mother hens and fifty chickens from Norman Spencer’s chicken house while the family was away. The case highlights ongoing poultry theft concerns in the West Chester area.

West Chester Norman Spencer Spencer

Clyde Battin Takes Post At Glenwood High

Mr Clyde Battin travels to Portsmouth to begin work as coach and instructor for manual training at Glenwood High School in the new assignment.

Clyde Battin Portsmouth Glenwood High School

Miss Gladys Williams Teaches Third Grade in East Side Schools

Miss Gladys Williams of Columbus formerly Athens is teaching this school year the third grade in the East Side schools, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Williams.

Gladys Williams J. E. Williams Columbus Athens East Side

Alpha Gamma Delta Mothers Club Meeting Notice

The Alpha Gamma Delta Mothers Club will meet in the chapter room in West Wing at 7 30 oclock Tuesday evening.

Alpha Gamma Delta Mothers Club West Wing

Russell Family Reunion Reported Near Wellston

Mr and Mrs Hiram Russell and relatives from Athens and Jobs joined Lena Sweeney and Charles H Russell at the Sam Wilcox home near Wellston for a Russell family reunion yesterday attended by extended family members.

Hiram Russell Lena Sweeney Charles H. Russell Athens Frank McClure Jobs Wellston Russell Sam Wilcox

Indoor Picnic At Art Stewarts Restaurant

A socially noted indoor picnic hosted by Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Erwin took place at Art Stewarts restaurant due to bad weather. Attendees included C. E. Erwin and spouse R. F. Zimmerman and many listed guests enjoying dining, games, and music.

C. E. Erwin Sand Ridge Art Stewart R. F. Zimmerman Grace Weiss Buss Stephenson Ortha Sweazy Irene Ator Helen Dorr Ruth Shamel Esther Chamel Adrienne Weiss Mary Jo Stephenson Wayne Miller Edgar Brown Arthur Erwin John Powers John Miller

Skinner and Pahl Bride in Nelsonville Home Ceremony

Miss Dorothy F Skinner wed Mr Mark J Pahl in a Saturday morning service at the home of Rev Daniel McGurk pastor of the First Methodist Church in Nelsonville. The couple resides in Nelsonville.

Two drown in sight of wharf

In New York on September 14 an empty boat found drifting near the East River at the foot of St Lawrence Avenue Bronk. A man and woman drowned when their boat overturned in a heavy wind and rain. Police searched unsuccessfully for the bodies as the wind and waves tormented the river.

Nashville Tenn Henry Horn Horn Friends of New York East River St. Lawrence Avenue Bronk

Village Struck by Hurricane Force Storm Near Ossipee

Centre Ossipee New Hampshire September 14 Half of Ossipee's 400 residents dug through wreckage after a hurricane like storm flattened homes The Excelsior mill top story was blown off and many roofs chimneys and trees were damaged across a path nearly a mile wide

Ossippe N. H White Mountains Excelsior Carroll County Land and Lumber Company Addie Bean

Former Judge Douglas Struck by Car in Mansfield

Former Judge S. M. Douglas, a prominent Mansfield citizen, was seriously injured when he was struck by an automobile while waiting for a street car near his home this morning.

Git. Mansfield S. M. Douglas

Semi Centenary of Airline Church near Albany

The Airline church marks its half century with a semi centennial celebration near Albany in the Grove. All churches are invited to attend as local committees organize the event chaired by Fred Elliott with Miss Sarah Minor as historian.

Albany Fred Elliott Sarah Minear

Flyer Loses Life on Paris to Baghdad Flight

The body of French aviator Robert Thierry who died during a non stop Paris to Baghdad attempt will be brought back to Paris with military honors.

Paris Robert Thierry Bagdad

Highwayman Haunts Columbus After Robbery

Search is under way in Columbus for an unknown highwayman who knocked Charles R. Denman unconscious and robbed him of 36 dollars on Sunday. Denman was assaulted and left passed out. authorities seek the gunman and the missing money.

Columbus Charles R. Denman

Dayton Flood Sets Rain Record in Mid September

Dayton endured heavy rain from Friday midnight through Sunday, totaling 4.63 inches and eclipsing the 1913 March flood, wiping out over half of this year’s deficiency. Weather authorities noted the event as a historic downpour for the period.

Dayton

Flea Fetches 1000 Pounds At Sea Otter Event

An unusual flea captured off a sea otter was sold by Professor Prenier of the French Institute to an English buyer for 1000 pounds. The note adds some trained fleas are valued as highly as their weight in radium, illustrating odd scientific curiosities in the market.

Paris Prenier French Institute

Squirrel Sucks Sap In New Hampshire

A teacher and pupils in Epping New Hampshire observed a squirrel in a maple tree near the school house. The animal wed the underside of a limb and hung by its forefeet to suck the sap oozing from the cut.

Dope Traffic Alarm in Worcester High School

Worcester citizens were shocked by reports of widespread drug use among high school pupils. The narcotics crackdown led to raids and the arrest of Dr. Bryant and Dr. Harris, two prominent physicians, after tips from parents and police inquiries.

Worcester Mass Bryant Harris Dr. Bryant Europe

Floods in Chantung Drown Over Eight Thousand Chinese

Central News Dispatches from Tien Tain report that more than 8,000 Chinese have drowned in Chantung province after dykes broke. Floodwaters from the Yellow River swept hundreds of villages up to 50 miles from its course.

London Chantung Yellow River Central Tien Tain

Prince Umberto Designs Dress for Mafalda’s Wedding

Prince Umberto Palian crown prince turns 21 and newly made Italian army officer, assists in dress design for his sister Princess Mafalda’s upcoming marriage to Prince Philip of Hesse.

A Designer Racconigi Italy Umberto Mafalda Philip of Hesse

Clause of a bare cupboard finds hope in corkscrew

A brief line depicts a woman arriving to find the cupboard bare as her husband locates a corkscrew, implying resourceful resolve amid scarcity.

Slays Man Who Attacked Her in Calif Auto Ride

Mrs. Bessie Jones confessed to shooting Jack Croft after he attacked her during an auto ride in Verdemont near San Bernardino. Police say she shot Croft through the heart when he drove her home. she described fleeing to the house and arming herself.

San Bernadio Calif Bessie Jones Jack Croft Verdemont Croft Jones

Commander Rodgers Prefers Sea Duty in Aviation Unit

Washington September 14. Commander John Rodgers designated as assistant chief of the navy bureau of aeronautics says he would rather remain at sea to continue aviation work unless the department decides he can render better service in Washington. He praises keeping the PN-9 afloat nine days in the Pacific as a notable achievement.

Washington John Rodgers Navy Bureau of Aeronautics Pacific Secretary of the Navy Wilbur

Hitting or Missing Ruth Is Popular

A 1921 view of Babe Ruth notes his fame rests on dramatic home runs and striking out with flair. The public remains captivated by his ups and downs as baseball’s top attraction.

Ruth New. York Babe Ruth

Rattler den in Farmer township slain by Oliver

Homer Oliver killed twenty six rattlesnakes in the Stone ditch in Farmer township west of Defiance Ohio. The site was once notorious as a rattlesnake den in the county dating back about thirty years.

Defiance Ohio Homer Oliver Stone Ditch Farmer Township Here

Vandals Attempt To Loot Mound Near Bainbridge

In Chillicothe on September 14, vandals tunneled into a mound on the John McKell farm near Bainbridge seeking relics after reports of rich finds at a nearby Nelp group mound. A 26 foot tunnel was found, a guard placed, and the dig was stopped with possible penitentiary charges.

Chillicothe Nelp Bainbridge John McKell Cincinnati Pike McKell Ohio Historical and Archeological Society J. W. Griffin Griffin

Germany pays Dawes plan first year reparations

Germany has paid one billion gold marks under the Dawes plan in the plan's first year, Parker Gilbert, agent general for reparations, reported to the reparations commission and published today.

Paris Germany Parker Gilbert Reparations Commission

Athens County Teachers Meet Elect Officers Organize

The Athens County Teachers association met at Ewing hall and elected officers for the coming year. A membership drive produced high enrollments and efforts to register every county teacher. The group aims to be an active force for school interests and invites county board candidates to explain their positions at a future meeting.

Athens County Teachers’ Association Ewing Hall Pearley Gaslill Athens Charles E. Miller Prnncipal Canaanville High School Orphie Dinamoore New Marshfield EK. GQ Ala Teachers’ Institute Athens County County Board of Education

Helen Cole Is Sunday Bride

Hazel Herdine Cole married Carl H. Davis in Trimble at the home of Mr and Mrs N M Cole. Rev Carl C Cole of Wolcott Ind officiated. The couple planned a motor honeymoon visiting Indianapolis Chicago South Bend Gary Winona Lake Michigan City and St Louis. The bride is a Gloucester High School graduate and the groom a Chicago engineering school graduate now in business at Gloucester.

Chicago Glouster

Curing Fading in Radio Waves Shown by Bureau of Standards

The United States Bureau of Standards announced that super-power has been eliminated as a factor in fading radio waves, addressing a key cause of the mysterious fading phenomenon.

Washington United States Bureau of Standards

France May Pay Annual Sums

Washington reports an official memorandum outlining how the United States would fund the 4 billion dollar French war debt. It proposes France pay the principal of about 3 billion in annual installments similar to a British plan while accrued interest would be renegotiated based on France's ability to pay.

Washington State Department J. J. Jiusserand United States France Sceupes Lorg Arce Pateia

Tragic Shooting Note in Marion

A tinged Minean led to a fatal self inflicted shooting by Lonte Davidson 24 in Marion on September 14. A public safety item was involved as the incident occurred in a public area. Local authorities investigate the case and notify the community.

Marion Lonte Davidson

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