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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Sep 22, 1927

Page

6

Chauncey Girl Is Married To Albany Youth

Miss Sadie Mae Lands of Chauncey married John P. Coe of Albany in Huntington West Virginia on August 18 with Rev. A C Goodman officiating. The bride, daughter of Mr and Mrs Frank Sands, Chauncey, is a Chauncey Dover high school senior. the groom is a former Albany high school senior.

Sadie Mae Lands John P. Coe Huntington Chauncey This City Albany W. Va A. C. Goodman Frank Sands Chauncey-Dover High School Albany High School Perry Coe Alban

Nomen Meet Chauncey Women of First Christian Church

Women of the First Christian church met at Mrs. Harvey Nye’s home on High street for their semi monthly gathering. Mrs. Charles Fiske presided, with devotion by Mrs. V Ahibrand and program led by Mrs. Ira Myers. A social hour contest awarded prizes to Mrs. Myers and Msg. T. R. Hamilton. One visitor, Mrs. V Surtees of Cincinnati, joined the group with Mrs. Charles Bradfield hosting.

Senior class hosts first dance and wiener roast

Chauncey Sept 22 The first social of the Chauncey Dover high school year was a wiener roast held last evening in the Bishopville grove. Senior class members acted as hosts with Mrs Bernice Carter of the faculty supervising. Twenty five seniors attended along with an invited guest.

Chauncey Chauncey- Dover High School Bishopville Grove Bernice Carter

Choir Practice Postponed In Chauncey

The First Christian church choir in Chauncey will not meet tonight but will gather Friday at 7 30 for practice under director Mrs Christine Courtney Brown.

Chauncey First Christian Church Christine Courtney Brown

Revival services continue at Church of God The Plains

In Chauncey on September 22 gatherings at the Church of God in The Plains include preaching and singing each evening. An all day meeting and basket dinner were held last Sunday with several Chauncey Church of God attendees.

Chauncey Church of God At

Springfield guests visit local families in Ohio

Mrs. William Sickley and her sons Lew and Chester of Springfield, Ohio were guests last Sunday of Mr. and Mrs. Ira Myers. Floyd Myers and son Lewis of this city are visiting Mrs. Myers' parents, Edward Pidcock, in New Marshfield. Mrs. Lee Schoonover returns home to Chauncey after months in Columbus. Frank McClain returns from a visit with relatives in New Vienna.

William Sickley Lew and Chester Springfield Ohio Ira Myers Floyd Myers Lewis New Marshfield Myers Edward Pidcock Lee Schoonover Columbus Chauncey Schoonover Frank McClain New Vienna

Morgan brothers reach Santa Ana after desert drive

Mr and Mrs W M Morgan announce son Will and Burk Wolf arrived in Santa Ana California after a three week Ford road trip. They faced burned out bands on the desert and 15 to 16 miles of walking for replacements. Gas and oil costs varied widely. If work is found they may stay in California for a while. Mrs Achager leaves for Los Angeles to visit her family.

Glouster W. M. Morgan Will Santa Ana Calif Burk Wolf California Josva

Expenditure Approved for Gloucester High Science Lab

Gloucester Ohio September 22. The department of education approves a $400 expenditure for this year to fully equip Gloucester High School science laboratory for biology physics chemistry and related courses.

Physical and Chemical Laboratory Glouster Glouster Hich School Department of Education

Rebekah Lodge to Mark 76th Anniversary Event

An invitation has been extended to Odd Fellows and their families to attend the seventy sixth anniversary observance of the Rebekah lodge at the Odd Fellows hall Saturday night in Glouster.

Glouster Odd Fellows Rebekah Odd Fellows Hall

Willing Workers' Cage Meet at Mrs Bingman Home

The Willing Workers' Cage will meet at the home of Mrs. C. A. Bingman Friday evening.

Cage C. A. Bingman

Fight broadcast for Tunnes-Denpsey bout in Glouster

In Glouster on High Street T. D. Mc Afoots enables radio fans to hear the Tunnes Denpsey championship bout blow by blow tonight. Five radio horns point in multiple directions from his shop as crowd turnout along the street expects good reception.

Glouster T. D. Mc Afeoes Me Afooes

Hollister Girl Enters Nurse Training in Columbus

Miss Korrest Warehime daughter of Mr and Mrs Lewis Warehime of Hollister has gone to Columbus to enter White Cross hospital for nurse training. A Hollister high school graduate from the class of 1926 she begins the course.

Glouster Korrest Warehime Lewis Warehime Hollister Columbus White Cross Hospital Miss Warehime Hollister High School

Arrives Safely Glouster Message Clears Air

A brief dispatch from Glouster in September reports a message received confirming a safe arrival. The communication references B. KF and notes no further details were available at press time.

Glouster B. KF

Gloucester Opens Football Season Versus Chester Hill

The Gloucester high school team opens its season Friday afternoon against Chester Hill high school. Coach Bachman reports strong material and predicts one of the school's best teams in its history.

Glouster Glouster High School Chesterhill High School Bachman

Races “bulldozed” by Americans change says Locke

Rev William Locke of Hunan China told Athens church union meeting that Americans for centuries dominance and ego have created an inferiority complex in other races and must pursue humility and international goodwill. He cited colonization, exploitation, and missionary tensions as the roots of world unrest.

William Locke Hunan China Athens Athens Presbyterian Church Géa America Africa Europe Locke

Right-sided heart survivor after suicide attempt

William Gray of Sandy Hook Kentucky survived a suicide attempt after a quarrel with a lover. Doctors initially thought a heart wound, but found the heart on the right side. The bullet passed through his right lung. physicians expect recovery.

Huntington W. Va U.P William Gray Sandy Hook Gray

Tunney Dempsey Title Bout At Soldiers Field Chicago

All day services at Bates Sunday include special music speeches and basket dinner. Fight facts list champion James Tunney and challenger Jack Dempsey in the world heavyweight title clash at Soldiers Field Chicago. Weights around 188 and 195 pounds, ten round bout decided by two judges with a referee in case of a draw. Tickets expected near 155000 with gross over 2.7 million. Seconds for Tunney include Billy Gibson and Jimmy.

Bates James Joseph Gene) Tunney New York William Harrison Jack) Dempsey Los Angeles Tunney Philadelphia Soldiers' Field Stadium Chicago Dempsey

Legion Urges National Department of Aeronautics

At the American Legion convention in Paris on Sept 22 APR the group adopted a resolution calling for the creation of a national department of aeronautics with cabinet representation equal to the Army and Navy. General William Mitchell who led the push secured approval for immediate organization of the department. The panel urged action as soon as possible and opposed further naval cuts unless other powers trimmed theirs.

American Legion Trocadero Paris American Legion Convention Today Department of Aeronautics Army Navy William Mitchell United States Army Air Force Legion

Bronson. For Dempsey Prelims Card at Bronson

Leo Flynn manages Dempsey with Bill Daily Jerry Lavadis and Gus Wilson. Weather clear and moderate cool. Preliminaries feature George Manley Denver versus Yale Okun New York Chuck Wiggins Indianapolis versus Jimmy Byrne Louisville Big Boy Peterson New Orleans versus Jimmy Grosse New York Armand Emmanuel San Francisco versus George Larocco New York Benny Krueger Chicago versus Martin Burke New Orleans all for six rounds.

Bridge Luncheon Honors Miss Josephine Danaker at Smith Home

Mrs. C. E. Smith and daughter Harie Marie hosted a mid week bridge luncheon at their Second street home in honor of guest Miss Josephine Danaker of Huntington. The event featured fall floral decor, a 1 o clock three course dinner, and four bridge tables with a guest list including Mrs. Harris Larrick Handley and others.

C. E. Smith Harie Marie Second Street Josephine Danaker Huntington W. F. Harris Otto Larrick C. F. Handley R. W. Harris Sullivan Sayre Edw. Duffy R. B. Laughhefd B. F

Listed Ladies Named in Social Event Invite

The item names several attendees including Mrs Otto Stanley Mrs F G Hawkins Mrs E R Tompkins Mrs H F Scott Mrs D J Bulli van Mrs Alfred Ilberfeld and Miss Josephine Williams as guests for an upcoming social function.

Farm Relief Is Not Only Kind of Relief

A Messenger classified ad helps Mrs. E. B. Byrne hire general housework help. At 16 Hocking Street she posted an ad and received twenty five responses, enabling her to hire a satisfactory worker.

E. B. Byrne Hocking Street

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