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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 24, 1924
Page
6
Mrs. Tau McVay Gillilan and Mary Evans of Schenectady announce the birth of a daughter, Ann Elizabeth, on Monday, September 22. Mrs. Gillilan is daughter of Griffith H. Evans of this city.
The Deborah class of the Christian Sunday School will meet in the church parlor at 7 o clock on Thursday evening for its regular monthly session.
Mr and Mrs Carson Sanders and daughter Amy Jo travel by car visiting Colum bus Akron and Barberton this week on a motoring trip through Ohio.
Mrs Selim Stiles is visiting friends in Wellston for a few days. Mrs Elizabeth Kern and her aunt Mrs Orpha BR Herrold arrived home Tuesday from a three weeks visit in Philadelphia Pa with the latter's niece Mrs Kath erine Poorman.
Griffith H. Evans city auditor arrives back after a three month stay abroad his voyage aimed at visiting Wales the birthplace of his ancestry.
The Progressive Literary Club met Tuesday afternoon at 297 East State Street to resume after summer. Current events discussed Canada Likes Our Immigration Laws and L. F. Carpenter led the paper. Ida M. Devore spoke on Boys' Industrial School in Lancaster. Hostess L. F. Hayes served collation with Mrs. L. B. McCune assisting. guests included Mrs. M. F. McCune and Mrs. James Anderson of Akron visiting relatives.
Miss Virginia Powell of Parkersburg West Virginia returned Tuesday to her home after attending the registration dance Monday night.
The steamer Edward Pierce sank in Boston harbor after a collision with the Mundelpa. The Edward Pierce, inbound from Newport News with coal, was aided by the tug N B Doan and pushed toward a port before sinking with crew members leaping to safety. The Mundelpa headed to New York and the Pacific coast with cargo.
Kalamazoo Mich Sept 24 One man is dead and about a score injured after the west bound Michigan Central Detroit Chicago Flyer collided with an automobile near Hawthorne paper mill crossing east of Kalamazoo. The locomotive rolled over twice and dragged nine Pullmans into a ditch. The known dead is engineer Arthur Adams. The car was apparently unoccupied as the occupants escaped before impact.
The annual Friends church session opens last week and closes Friday at Olney college and Stillwater church near Arnesville Ohio. Delegates from many states attend. Quaker women preachers Mary Ann Wood of New York and Janet Pollard of Canada participate in the program.
Mrs. N. E. Mills of 14 Maplewood Drive entertained guests from the Home Department of the Presbyterian Sunday School Tuesday evening at the residence of Dr. and Mrs. C. L. Jones.
Miss Cora Woodyard hosted a Tuesday dinner at the Colonial for ten at a long table decorated with pink and white cosmos. Mrs Mol lie Burnham of Caldwell attended as an out-of-town guest.
Mrs. N. FE. Mills hosted an evening at Maplewood with devotional exercises led by the hostess. Mrs. A. Y. Wilcox delivered a comprehensive talk on the Home department work and its possibilities, followed by plans for the next quarter. Committee reports showed strong activity for the three month old organization. Tight refreshments concluded the program.
The Child's Conservation League hosted a Tuesday evening gathering at 514 Mill Street with Mrs. Ralph Woods as hostess. Miss Lewis, supervising nurse, outlined current work and Miss Cunningham described in home demonstrations. Mrs. Tom Clark presented the paper on the Civic Triangle including church school and movies.
Thirteen wards of the state bureau of juvenile research who fled yesterday morning wearing only night clothing were found last night by attendants huddled in a hay mow inside an abandoned barn two and a half miles north of Alton.
Dayton, Ohio wakes to a man sized job hosting international air races opening in a week. Ticket sales top 90,900 with grandstands nearing completion. The event features the On to Dayton race pitting age 66 pilot Ralph Dickinson against 17 year old Ted Moellendick and includes a Wichita princess with a $16,050 home prize for her marriage. Prizes total 89,000 dollars, 50,000 in Liberty Bonds.
The Yankees lose three straight to Ty Cobb and the Detroit Tigers, dropping from a first place tie with Washington to two games back. Each game ends by a single run, signaling a costly series defeat for Miller Huggins and his club.
An advertisement touts Dr Thacher's Liver and Blood Syrup promising relief from indigestion back pains and constipation within hours. It cites self poisoning from sluggish liver and says the product cleanses and tones organs with vegetable ingredients and is sold by McKee Drug Co and other druggists.
In Sharpsburg on September 24 a farmer claims a copperhead over 37 inches long and as thick as a man's arm was killed on Alva Mayle's farm by a tenant. George Brooks reports seven young snakes issued from the reptile's mouth after he struck it while others await word from Amesville.
Thirty Ohio counties notified the Ohio Good Roads Federation trustees at a Columbus meeting that they would vote on a road levy. The federation discussed county support and the push for improved infrastructure across the state.
An advertisement promotes Marmola Prescription Tablets as a simple solution for overfat individuals. It claims doctors endorse the tablets and markets a box for one dollar, with direct ordering from the Marmola Co. in Detroit, Michigan, asserting steady, easy weight loss without exercise or dieting.
At the November election voters face levies for local road purposes. Proposals call for one or two mills over 3 to 8 years. If adopted, an estimated 4,000,000 dollars annually would be available for local roads with federal support aiding the campaign.
The Albany area notes include the M FE church Ladies Aid postponing their Thursday meeting to October 2 with location to be announced. Other items mention visits by Rev. Harley Fletcher and friends from Newcomerstown, and Mrs. Laura Parker of Glendale visiting Mrs. Rebeca Stanley.
A social event in Albany featured an 86 year old host Mrs Barclay active and managing her own home. Attendees enjoyed a pleasant day with neighbors and family in attendance.
A Taina Parent Teacher Association meeting is scheduled for Friday September 26 at 7 30 p m All school patrons are urged to attend.
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