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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Sep 20, 1922

Page

2

Chauncey Group Enjoyed Picnic Sunday

Mr and Mrs S D Jackson and daughters Irene and Lucille with O S Jackson and son Albert and A J Jackson and T D Schoonover and Woodrow Ferrer traveled to Rutland Sunday morning. They joined Lou Schoonover and family and all went on to Point Pleasant West Virginia for a fine picnic dinner then returned to Chauncey late in the evening.

S. D. Jackson Irene Lucille O. S. Jackson Albert A. J. Jackson T. D. Schoonover Woodrow Ferrer Rutland Lou Schoonover Point Pleasant W. Va Chauncey

Reunion at Chauncey for Sixty Third Ohio Volunteer Infantry

The Sixty Third Ohio Volunteer Infantry reunion will be held in Chauncey on October 4-5. With few survivors left especially William Bally Smith and Henry F Staffinger this annual event is likely the last of its kind. A town program will be presented and Chauncey residents will host soldiers and visitors. Lena A Wilson left for Chicago to stay with Rabbi Felix Mendelssohn and family.

Chauncey Sixty Third Ohio Volunteer Infantry William Bally Smith Henry F. Staffinger Sixty Third

Cowans and Grimes Family Gather for Sunday Visit

Mr and Mrs John Cowan and their Sugar Creek family were Sunday guests of Mr and Mrs Garfield Grimes.

John Cowan Sugar Creek Garfield Grimes

Chauncey Schools Enroll About Five Hundred Pupils

About 500 pupils are enrolled in Chauncey schools this year supported by a corps of fifteen teachers.

Chauncey Schools

Dabritz Brothers at Ohio Conference Amid Chauncey Church Farewell

Local readers note Rev Edward Dabritz, longtime Chauncey Methodist pastor, leaving for Boston with Mrs Dabritz after a successful Chauncey Millfield and Plains circuit ministry. Brother Rev Leslie Dabritz aided in Chauncey M E services and is known in the area.

Logan News Dabritz Leslie Dabritz Edward Dabritz Chauncey M. FE. Church

English chintz dress pattern with four sizes

The advertisement offers an English chintz dress pattern with a rose motif. It notes collar and sleeve facings in organ dyed material and sleeve options from short to wrist length. Four sizes available for children aged 6 to 12 years, with material yardage specified and a mailed pattern for 12 cents in stamps.

Double murder theory at haunted Phillips homestead

New Brunswick authorities explored a theory that Rev. Edward Wheeler Hall and choirleader Mrs. Eleanor Mills were killed at midnight in the deserted Phillips homestead. Neighbors found their bodies near an apple tree, and the old house remains guarded by state police with access restricted by the county prosecutor.

New Brunswick N. J Edward Wheeler Hall Eleanor Mills Phillips Homestead Somerset County Mills Beekman

Thought on salvation and knowledge in proverbs

A compact reflection cites Philippians 2 12 13 on salvation and divine work. It adds an Arabian proverb classifying knowledge by awareness, urging awakening, teaching, shunning ignorance, and following the wise to act.

God

Athens Seeks Storm Sewer Bonds Bid Submissions

The City of Athens Ohio invites sealed proposals for forty five thousand dollars in storm sewer bonds dated September 1 1922 with nine bonds of five hundred dollars each bearing five and a half percent interest payable semi annually. Bids due noon October 7 1922 must include bond counts bid gross amount and accrued interest. Earnest money two percent by certified check. city may reject any bid.

Bradfields Return From Columbus Visit

Mr Charles Bradfield Mrs Cladys Bradfield and Mrs Gilbert Courtney with daughter Betty Jane have returned from a stay with relatives in Columbus.

Charles Bradfield Cladys Bradfield Gilbert Courtney Betty Jane Columbus

Infant son of Mr and Mrs Patton dies buried in Wellston

The infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Patton died at their Main street home and was taken to their former home in Wellston Ohio for burial.

Clarence Patton Main Street Wellston

Women of Chauncey Christian church meet at Beaumont

The Chauncey Women's Bible class met Thursday afternoon at Mrs. Charles Fiske's Beaumont home. Mrs. Arence Butts presided and Mrs. Sprague led the lesson in Ferguson's absence. A luncheon followed. Next meeting set for Mrs. Karl Gardner's home.

Chauncey Christian Church Charles Fiske Beaumont Arence Butts Ferguson Sprague Karl Gardner

Mrs Harvey Nye Visits In Wilmington

Mrs Harvey Nye of Chauncey is visiting her son in law and daughter Mr and Mrs James A Long and family in Wilmington Delaware.

Harvey Nye Chauncey Wilmington, D James A. Long

In Memoriam for Albert A. Ogle One Year Obituary

Poem tribute from the family notes Albert A. Ogle who died September 20, 1921. It laments their ongoing absence and honors him with lines about a darkened home and angels welcoming him to the Golden Shore.

Albert A. Ogle

Mahoney Family Thankful For Support After Mother's Burial

The Mahoney sisters express heartfelt thanks to Rev Galleria Pocahontas Lodge Funeral Directors Mr and Mrs Stout for care and service to mourners. They also acknowledge flower donors spiritual bouquet givers and those who provided cars on the funeral day.

Mary Mahoney Rev. Galleria Pocahontas Lodge Mrs. Stout Mahoney

Pie supper at Jackville school house Friday night

A pie supper will be held at the Jackville school house on Friday night. Ice cream and home made candy will also be served.

Jackville

Airship C-2 Sets Midnight Brooksfield Hop for Cross Country

The C-2 airship will depart Brooksfield at midnight for a cross country flight toward Marfa Texas near the Mexican border, covering about 450 miles with Marfa as the next planned stop.

San Antonio Tex Brooksfield Marfa Texas

Waken Grocer For Blue Devil Cleanser Sample Request

A dated shopper prompt from February 18 1926 asks to wake the grocer to obtain a sample of Blue Devil Cleanser. The note notes the figure 22 and implies a request or order behavior.

Blue Devil Cleanser

Bisurated Magnesia Aids Indigestion Relief After Meals

Advertisement urges try Bisurated Magnesia for stomach trouble. It claims immediate neutralization of harmful acid after meals, reducing gas, heartburn, and discomfort, with safe long term use and availability from druggists in powder or tablet form.

Athens Ohio bids sought for Court and Union Street bonds

Sealed proposals will be received by the auditor of Athens Ohio until 12 noon October 7 1922 for bonds totaling 35000 dollars dated September 1 1922. Bonds pay 5.5 percent interest semi annually with seven bonds due 1923 and yearly thereafter until all are paid. Proceeds fund Court and Union streets improvements including grading draining curbing paving and resurfacing with brick block concrete asphalt or combination. Bids must state number of bonds and gross amount with a 2 percent bid check. city may reject any bid. Endorsed bids for Court and Union Street Improvement Bonds dated September 19 1922. G H Evans Auditor.

Athens Ohio Saic Court Street State Street Union Street High Unions Streets County of Athens State of Ohio Union Streets City of Court G. H. Evans

Chivalrous Describes Knightly Brave Courteous Warlike Yet Generous

The word chivalrous means knightly brave gallant warlike but generous and honorable. It derives from French chevalier meaning knight or horseman. In use it contrasts the Turk as the gentleman of the orient a peaceful excellent friend and a chivalrous enemy.

Congress to Reconvene in November Over Ship Subsidy Bill

President Harding and House Leader Mondell reached a tentative agreement for Congress to return by mid November to tackle the administration’s ship subsidy bill. Senate leader Lodge and House Speaker Gillett discussed adjournment sine die with the President, with a special session possible for the sixty seventh Congress.

William K. Hutchinson SN. S Washington White House Harding House Seader Mondell Congress Mondell Senator Lodge Senate Gillett

The Independent Woman and Lydia E. Pinkham’s Compound

A period voice extols female independence yet notes health costs for wage earners. The piece suggests Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound can restore vitality and ease nervousness for women balancing work and duties.

Lydia E. Pinkham

Dispute Over School Hire Leaves Athens Children In Limbo

Athens C September 20 1922 In a letter from Mr and Mrs G A Holdren Supt and Matron the Athens children recount a contentious school hiring dispute. The county school board approved Mrs Hanning yet Miss Six a niece of the clerk was later hired causing protests from the home trustees and visiting board. After two weeks of truancy the board finally placed a disinterested teacher and the school reopened expressing hope that the injustice is understood and corrected.

County School Board Children’s Home County Visiting Board E. J. Jones W. Chubb Mary Ness O. B. Sloane Holdren Board of Trustees the Home Miss Six Oly G. A. Holdren Athens

White collar education fits failed badly

Columbus reports Secretary of Labor James J. Davis telling delegates that 90 percent of the population are workers in farm and industry while only ten percent are in professional life. He warns that education geared to white collar jobs risks social and economic chaos. He advocates more trades education to support production and higher wages in nonwhite collar roles.

Columbus James J. Davis American Insurance Union Davis

Neuritis Relief Promised By Tysmol Tablets

Severe head and neck pain signals neuritis not rheumatism. Affected areas include the shoulder blade nape of neck forearm or leg. Tysmol tablets in hot water offer prompt relief without bromides or narcotics. bottle from McKee Drug Co. 400 Sutter Street San Francisco.

McKee Drug Co Tysmol Co., Mfg Chemists Sutter Street San Francisco

Premier Lloyd George Returns to Lead 6:30 Conference

Premier Lloyd George cut short his vacation and returned from his country estate to preside at a ministerial conference at 6:30 this evening in London.

London Lloyd George

Plane Built With 35 Machine Guns Capable of High Firepower

A newly built aircraft carries 35 machine guns each able to fire 1500 rounds per minute. Officials describe the weaponized plane as a potent addition to the defense program, noting its planned testing and potential military use.

Appointment of Eugene R Walker as Executor

Eugene R Walker has been appointed and qualified as executor of the estate of Herbert Byard, late of Athens county Ohio, deceased. Dated September 6, 1322 A. D. M Johnson, Probate Judge of Said County.

Eugene R. Walker Herbert Byard Athens County Ohio M. Johnson Said County

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