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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Sep 24, 1928

Page

5

Strouds Run Home-Coming Draws Large Crowd

Chauncey residents and many others attended the Strouds Run home-coming at the caves on the Vint Miller farm. The event featured a basket dinner, speeches, music, and recitations. Notables included M B Tucker, Ray Tucker, Ezra Karns, Alva Karns, Karns children Dwight and Glennis, and others. Mrs Harold Jones, a Big Bailey School teacher, visited her parents in New Marshfield at week’s end.

Chauncey Strouds Run Vint Miller Farm M. B. Tucker Ray Tucker Harold Jones Big Bailey School Mrs. Withers New Marshfield

Chauncey Veteran E A Weekley Dies at 82

E A Weekley, 82, lifelong Chauncey resident and Civil War veteran of the Fifty Third Ohio Volunteer Infantry, died at his Sand Ridge home. Survived by wife Mary and seven children, funeral Wednesday from the Church of Christ with burial in Nye Cemetery.

Chauncey E. A. Weekley Chauncey and Sand Ridge Weekley Fifty-Third Ohio Volunteer Infantry Church of Christ In G. B. Courtney Nye Cemetery

Plains defeat Chesterhill in Sunday baseball game

CHAUNCEY Sept 24 The Plains beat Chesterhill 10 to 6 at The Plains. The Plains have lost only one game this season. Next Sunday they play Green dale.

Chauncey the Plains Chesterhill

Society and Personal Mention in Athens Ohio

Local society notes list 7 30 PM meetings at Mrs C C Millikap 24 North High Street and a PA Parent Teacher Association page usher group gathering at Athens High School. Visitors include Donna Roach of Pittsburgh and Frank Roach of 29 South College Street. Also reports of weddings relatives and travels among Athens residents and nearby towns.

Woman's Music Club C. C. Millikap North High Street B. I. Stout Donna Roach Pittsburgh, Pa Frank

Ambassador Morrow Escapes Fire in Mexican Battle Line

Ambassador Dwight Morrow and his wife narrowly escaped harm on the Cuernavaca Road as Federal troops and bandits clashed. An eyewitness describes their stalled car, transfer to Wells Fargo officials Elmer Jones and FE Darnielle, and a night drive amid gunfire and threats six miles from Huitzilac.

Mexico City U.R Dwight Morrow Huitzilac Morrow

Funeral services for Leo Balkenhel at Miller Town Cemetery

The Rev. William A. Moore will conduct funeral services tomorrow for Leo Balkenhel 46 who died suddenly Thursday from heart trouble. He leaves one brother Dilbert and a sister Miss Mary Balkenhel. Interment will be in Miller Town Cemetery.

First Frost Tints Chauncey Morning Scene

The first real frost of the season was noted in Chauncey this morning. Early risers said it looked like light snow at first, but it disappeared as the sun rose.

Chauncey

Millfield PTA Plans First Meeting of School Year

The Millfield Parent-Teacher Association will hold its first meeting of the school year Wednesday afternoon at 8 30 at the East Side School Building. Mrs. William Hartley, president, will preside and expects good attendance.

Chauncey Millfield Parent-Teacher Association East Side William Hartley

Church Women to Meet in City for Semi Monthly Session

Rev and Mrs Ahlbrand Chauncy attended services at the County Home Chapel. Dinner guests included Mr and Mrs Bert Daugherty and Mrs Sarah Ralph of Vinton. Church women of Christ here plan a Wednesday afternoon meeting at Mrs Charles Oggs Converse Street with president Mrs Floyd Nye presiding and Mrs Guy Smith leading the lesson.

Chauncey Ahlbrand Bert Daugherty Ahlibrand Frank Ralph Billy Sarah Ralph Vinton Daugherty Church of Christ

Local visitors greet Nelsonville hosts during weekend

Mrs. Evan Morgan Sr Miss Maggie Morgan Wilbur Morgan Evan Morgan Jr Charles Bradfield Jr and Mrs. Mary Meinhart visited in Nelsonville Sunday at the home of Mr and Mrs Robert Mosely. Floyd Nye from Chauncey employed in Columbus spent Sunday with his family.

Evan Morgan Maggie Morgan Wilbur Morgan Evan Morgan, Jr Charles Bradfield, Jr Mary Meinhart Nelsonville Robert Mosely Floyd Nye Chauncey Columbus

Services for Civic Leader at Corning

Funeral services were held for George Schottlekerb 35 a Corning School Board and Council member who died Friday in Grant Hospital Columbus from appendicitis. A machinist at Sunday Creek Coal Company he was active Mason Knight of Pythias and assistant superintendent of the United Brethren Church. Burial Mil lertown Cemetery. He leaves wife Jessie a son Harry and his mother Elizabeth of Corning plus two brothers and two sisters.

Corning George Schottlekerb Grant Hospital Columbus Schottlekerb Sunday Creek Coal Company Knights of Pythias United Brethren Church Lewis G. Ludwig Millertown Cemetery Jessie Schottlekerb Harry Elizabeth Schottlekerb Frank Indianapolis Ind Hernnan Lima Ralph Hardy Charles Graham Creston Iowa

Ohio University President Urges Students to Seek Religious Training

Dr. E B Bryan president of Ohio University told a student audience at the Union Vesper service that Athens churches offer vital religious education and broad development. He warned against over specialization isolating individuals and urged students to take advantage of church programs and strong basic courses.

Ohio University Athens E. B. Bryan Inter- Church First Methodist Church Bryan Ohio

Letter Golf Puzzle Delivers Five Gimps Solution

A reader asks about borrowing and returning items in a playful letter golf puzzle. The piece notes the five gimps as the solution, referencing the theme of personal borrowing and repayment.

Word Golf Puzzle Rules From Today's Headline Page

The article describes letter golf where one word is transformed to another by changing one letter at a time, each intermediate step being a valid common word. It explains that the letter order remains fixed, slang or abbreviations don’t count, and a complete word is required at every jump.

Violin Solo By Miss Sibylla Street Featured In College Recital

Miss Sibylla Street, a senior in the College of Music, performed a violin solo titled The Old Refrain in a college recital. The piece was an arrangement by Kreisler.

Sibylla Street College of Music

Safe Athens native clings to rubber tree in Florida storm

L. J. Cowen, father of Ohio University senior Ted Cowen, reports he and his wife survived a Florida hurricane. He hid in a rubber tree as his home blew away, remaining clung to the roots until rescue. The couple had previously endured a hurricane in the Everglades region. The Cowen family once lived in Athens. Nina Cowen of Miami visits relatives there.

L. J. Cowen Ted Cowen Ohio University South Bay Florida Athens Mr. Cowen Everglades Little Farm West Palm Beach Nina Cowen Miami D. A. Morris

Wonderful Cocoa Butter Cleansing Cream Promises Youthful Skin

New cleansing cream promising relief for dry skin and wrinkles. It cleanses dirt and leaves a youthful finish while protecting against sun and wind burn. Advertises MELLO.GICocon Butter Cleansing Cream.

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Strouds Mary Weekley David Weekley New London Lester A. Weekley Florizell Weekley Ocala Fla Cecil Love Bernice Weekley Chicago Zera Weekley Elvin Weekley Plains Thor Olson L. F. Miller Athens County Schools Morris Avenue John M. Williams Mary Fulton Akron Williams Jacksonville Frank Dean C. E. Russell Youngstown Buffalo Niagara Falls Fred Kelley Rite Mrs. John Cross Russell Buck Los Angeles Calif Joe Little Suffolk Benny Buck Sheltering Arms Hospital Little Buck Jennie Taylor Wheeling, W. Va Carrie Rh. Herdman West State Street Helen €. Barr Sarah Hatcher Charles Maxwell Robert N. Dean Ft. Wayne Dean Henry Dean Amanda Sheridan Maxwell Frank White Robert Sheridan James Maxwell Pt. Wayne Orville S’. Vigley R. M. Figley Lancaster Street Wilmington Albert Ayers Mr. Wigley Athens High School Mrs. C. D. Hopkins Topinbee, Mich J. W. Hudson Second Street W. J. Roberts William Roberts L. W. Roberts Benson Roberts Norman Brown Harold Brown Cincinnati Thomas Guess Mary Street George Cavanaugh Lohengrin Delta ‘Gamma Ohio State University Goddard Beta Theta Pi Fraternity Swede Neilson Wellston Johnson-Goddard Cambridge Fred Arnold Pleasantville Tth Ohio Infantry O. F. Peoples Chillicothe Edward R. Harris Helen Peoples Harris Christian Church Sunday School Hh, Thens , Saving & Loan CO Lostro Building Athens, Ohio First Millfield Parent-Teacher Association Sunglute San Juan Porto Rico West Indies Arrangement By Kreisler Cowen Safe Mrs. Stover Hilf Logans
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