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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Sep 15, 1926

Page

5

Athens society notes bid farewell to students Miss Porter and Miss McVay

Athens society pages detail dinners and informal gatherings honoring Miss Marjorie Porter and Miss Dorothy Ann McVay who depart soon for Philadelphia and Bridgeport respectively. Notes cover family visits, campus moves, births, relocations, club meetings, and upcoming encampment plans in Des Moines with various locals and university affiliates named.

Athens Louise Daggett North High Street Marjorie Porter Dorothy Ann McVay Amy Morgan Violet Collins Ruth Jones Halena Antoinette Miss Porter Miss McVay University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia Bridgeport Conn General Electric Company Martin McVay

Kiwanis Vote Builds New Street Marker in Glouster

A Kiwanis donated street marker using an oil drum with stop and railroad crossing signs was placed at Republic avenue and High street near Dr. A J Crawford. Artist John R Davis provided the design and Kiwanis emblems. more markers planned at Front and High and High and Main near Hotel Gordon. The couple Davey wed at Church of Christ parsonage with Rev Roberts officiating and left for a southern honeymoon.

Front High Streets High Main Streets Gordon Church of Christ Parsonage Roberts Davey New Holland

Clyde Peugh Seriously Ill With Typhoid Fever

Clyde Peugh son of Mr and Mrs R G Peugh is seriously ill with typhoid fever in a Chillicothe hospital where he resides.

Glouster Clyde Peugh R. G. Peugh Chillicothe

Miss Mildred Headley Heads to Cincinnati and Tennessee

Miss Mildred Headley left Tuesday for Cincinnati to visit her uncle Attor ney A Headley and his family before continuing to Harrogate Tennessee to finish studies at Lincoln Memorial university. Dr A J Crawford was in Columbus Tuesday. Mr and Mrs C E Handley of Middleport visited friends here early this week. Mr and Mrs William Burns with two children and John Ray of Wapak oneta are visiting Mr and Mrs Charles Kirkbride and Mr and Mrs Frank Burns this week.

Mildred Headley Cincinnati A. Headley Harrogate Tenn Lincoln Memorial University A. J. Crawford Columbus C. E. Handley Middleport William Burns John Ray Wapakoneta Charles Kirkbride Frank Burns

New Holland Man Marries Mrs Mary Arnold in Glouster

C O Davey a leading New Holland business man wed Mrs Mary Arnold in Glouster on September 15. The ceremony linked prominent local families and drew noted residents from the area.

Glouster C. O. Davey New Holland Mary Arnold

Birthday celebration for Barney Hook at Trimble home

The birthday anniversary of Barney Hook was observed Sunday at his Trimble area home. He turned 57, with many relatives from Columbus, Albany, Jacksonville, Glouster, Vails Mills, Trimble and Glenia May in attendance, including Neal Hook, Hobart Walsh, Thomas Shumway, Robert Hook, Daniel Shivers and others.

Trimble Barney Hook Neal Hook Begsie Howard Edwin Louis Columbus Hobart Walsh Lucille Cleo Thomas Shumway Jacksonville Robert Hook Elsie Della Albany Howard Hook Vails Mills Daniel Shivers Clifford Luther Viola Glouster Harold Shumway Leona Leonard Hook Glennia May Ora Lefever Orlando Percy

Baird Family Visitors from Jacksonville and Columbus

Mr and Mrs J L Baird and daughter Mrs Grayce Binderbasin of Jacksonville visited Mr and Mrs Mont Baird at Wilkesville. Mr and Mrs J B Kennedy and two children of Columbus Indiana stopped Saturday with Mrs Kennedy's parents Mr and Mrs W E Bingman on their way home from Atlantic City and Washington DC.

J. L. Baird Grayce Binderbasin Jacksonville Mont Baird Wilkesville J. B. Kennedy Columbus Ind

Associations Count and Matching Quiz Items

A test lists names with four options each. one option is the correct association. The questions cover film, industry figures, literature, science, and notable venues. Example topics include Hugo Stinnes, Don Juan, cytology, and the London Zoo sea water source.

Hugo Stinnes James Cruze David Wark Griffith Cecil de Mille Rex Ingram Zola John Stuart Mill Galileo Huxley Thomas Masson Edgar Lee Masters David Starr Johnson Albert Edward Wiggam Don Juan Byron Hugo A Balzac Sand John Drew David Belasco Ann Pennington Tex Rickard Jess Willard

New Home Method Promises Wrinkle Removal Like Magic

A claimed home remedy using tark root powder and lemon juice allegedly smooths wrinkles and sagging skin in minutes. The maker asserts no side effects, a cheap three cent per treatment price, and that the mix washes off fully to leave no residue.

Ohio to Lead Corn Belt With Strong 188 Million Bushel Yield

Ohio is projected to lead the corn belt in crop yields with about 188 million bushels, up from last month. Iowa and Illinois trail below average, while Kansas and Nebraska show poorer prospects. Oats and potatoes face mixed results, with oats disappointing except in northern counties and potatoes rising to about 106.8 million bushels.

Columbus Ohio Iowa Illinois Kansas Nebraska West United States

Laymen to Meet with Ministers in Ohio Conference Session

Laymen and ministers of the Ohio conference of the Methodist Episcopal church in Gallipolis plan joint sessions Friday with addresses on The World Situation by Bishop Fred B. Fisher and Dr. K. D. Forsyth. The laymen gather all day Friday at the Baptist church.

Ohio Methodist Episcopal Church Gallipolis Fred B. Fisher K. D. Forsyth The Baptist Church Lester C. Bush George B. Bitzer Chillicothe John T. Breece Portsmouth W. 8. Domer Zanesville Robert Dixon Athens H. J. Holcombe Woman's Freign Missionary Society Woman's Home Missionary Society T. 8 Besse Home Organization C. C. Mills

Williams Family Reunion Held at Athens County Fairgrounds

The Williams third annual family reunion took place at the Athens county fair grounds Sunday with fifty six attendees. Guests included Mrs FitzA J Henry John Williams George Williams Cora Williams Della Williams Donald Alton Ephram Williams and family Vernon Marjeella Jasper Linscott John Embry Waldo Willard Post and Mary.

Williams Athens County Fair Grounds Fitza J. Henry John Williams George Williams Cora Williams Della Williams Donald Alton Ephram Williams Vernon Mar. Jeella Jasper Linscott John Embry Waldo Willard Post Mary

Family Notices and Polar Bear Sighting Near Iceberg

Francis and many relatives appear in a long family gathering list followed by a note that the next meeting is set for the second Sunday in September next year. A polar bear was seen adrift on a mammoth iceberg about 1180 miles from New York aboard an Atlantic liner.

Francis James Snowden Davie Linscott Glenna A Wanda V Davie C, Jr Gatlen W Grant Post Sheldon Albert Post Ralph William Williams Paul Arnold David Ellen Delphia Mary Cecil Dew Elton Eilis Eston Mona Gene E. H. Phelps Dolores Ermyntrude Tom Smith William Thompson George Murphy Ira Coffman Zelma Glenna Freda New York

Spare Death Sentence Saves Mell Gore in Georgia

Mell Gore, condemned in Milledgeville Georgia, received a last minute reprieve hours before execution. He knelt in prayer with a visiting missionary when the word came that his life was spared, prompting thanks that Jesus had answered prayers.

Former officer faces suit over dog hunter shooting

Elmer Groff, once a traffic officer, may learn the difference between a hound and a registered coon hunter, potentially at a cost of 150 dollars. Henry J. Krantz sues Groff for 150 dollars for the loss of his dog claiming Groff shot Krantz's hunter.

Elmer Groff Henry J. Krantz Groff Krantz

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