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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 26, 1928
Page
10
Logan Sept 26 Revival of the Men's Club of the Presbyterian Church was arranged after a church meeting Monday evening. Officers elected include Clinton Webb as president C W Marx as vice president Alfred B Campbell as secretary and C E Brehm as treasurer. Five meetings are planned from November to March with dinners and guest speakers.
Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Mohler 53 wife of Noah Mohler of Monday Creek Township Perry County died at home Monday evening at 745 from a hemorrhage due to a burst vein. She had been active all day and left no children. Funeral set for Wednesday at Ebenezer Baptist Church near Maxville with Rev Kimbrough officiating and burial in Ebenezer Cemetery. L F Hammond visited the capital Tuesday.
The journalism class at Athens High School will publish high school news in Wednesdays and Sundays Messengers, replacing Megaphone. The school paper will be more up to date and broader in readership under Miss Anne Pickering's direction.
The first meeting of the Athens High School Student Council was held in room 808 on Wednesday September 19. Representatives from 33 home rooms attended. A A Nellis spoke on assembly programs and home rooms may present assemblies. William Cooper and Jack Swanson serve as president and vice president of both groups.
Donations to the Logan Red Cross totaled 246.15 by noon Tuesday, rising 118 in 24 hours. Churches and individuals give including First Methodist 55 and Presbyterian Men 21 plus 25 for Porto Rico rehabilitation. A public bulletin tracks hourly increases and urgent need to reach the local quota. Mrs. T. R. Walburn hosted the M. P. M. Bridge Club. Mrs. Edwin D. Ricketts broke a hip and was moved to a Columbus hospital.
Miss Florence Bort of Logan has been appointed to the unit activities committee and named as color bearer for the national Legion Auxiliary Convention in San Antonio Texas October 8 through 10. She attends as a delegate from the Southeastern Ohio District Auxiliary and is a past secretary of the local unit.
Frank Harden of Logan has been chosen as a member of the Greenville band to attend the National American Legion Convention in San Antonio on October 8 9 and 10. Harden earned a favorable review after a Sunday try out with the Greenville band. Mr and Mrs Mare Weymueller and two children returned from a brief visit to Fort Wayne staying with Mr and Mrs Frank Kohart.
Logan Sept 26 Mrs Winifred Engle president led the American Legion Auxiliary Unit meeting. A display of veteran made articles for Chillicothe Hospital will be shown during the Fall Festival and offered for sale. Unit officers to be elected next month. An editorial on patriotic duty and voting was read. Lunch was served after the meeting.
Frank Lowery of New Pittsburgh pled guilty to driving while intoxicated before Judge A M Ellinger. He was fined $100 plus costs and suspended from driving for nine months. Mr and Mrs Robert W Lang and daughter Kathleen with Mrs Lang’s mother left for Woodsfield and Cuyahoga Falls for a week with relatives.
Mildred Murphy from room 300 is elected secretary treasurer. Mr Harshman speaks on upcoming stamp books for next year. The Athletic Association plans a new ticket system for football, basketball and spring sports with stamp books offering twenty five stamps. Stamps sell for ten cents and will be sold Thursdays in homerooms. Stamp books with up to date stamps grant admission to all home games across fall winter and spring sports.
The HI Y Club at Athens High School met at noon on Tuesday September 18 in Room 204. President William Cooper invited all interested boys to join as short talks by W P Porter Oliver Woods Carl Roberts and F E Harshman outlined the value of the Hi Y. A full program will be set later by officers and adviser Porter.
An assembly was held Friday September 21 at the high school. Mr William Cooper president of the student body presided. The purpose was to introduce A S Hixon the new superintendent of Athens Schools. Before the introduction Mr Harshman spoke briefly.
Mr Hixon spoke on the value of doing your work and not delaying it. He illustrated the point with the determination of Red Shafer, a football player from a former team he coached. Miss Jettie Denmark led the closing song Sons of the Black and Red.
The Athens High School Band reorganized last Monday with about 30 new members, bringing total to roughly 70. Many newcomers lack proficiency but practice hard and aim to perform publicly soon. Five tried for soloist spots. no selection yet. The band plans stronger progress and a heavy concert schedule in surrounding towns.
The Hi Y held its second meeting on Tuesday September 25. Professor E A Hansen spoke on what he wished he knew at age 17 emphasizing health. The session closed with a friendship circle and the Lord's Prayer. Next meeting led by Raymond Carmichael on sportsmanship.
Athens plans a 1928 grid slate with games against Middleport New Boston Marietta Portsmouth Logan East High Columbus Hamilton and Ironton The schedule lists dates from September 28 to November 23 with at or away designations for several contests against regional rivals.
Officers in the Junior and Senior Departments were elected Tuesday September 18. Each home room selects two officers with the president presiding at meetings and serving as the home room representative to the Student Council.
The document lists home room offices showing each room's president and secretary-treasurer. Notable entries include John Foite in 102 with Oba Douglas and Faye Tom in 101 with Rosie Carter, plus Vernon Trout in 108 with Marvin Wood. The roster also covers rooms 204 201 203 202 206 308 304 302 306 300 303 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 20 22 with respective partners.
Journalism class members questioned junior and senior department teachers about summer activities. Findings show most pursued master’s degrees at various colleges. Some interviews appear today and others on Sunday.
Miss Mildred Rice, head of the Art Department at Athens High School, spent early June visiting friends in Provincetown Massachusetts. She studied at Columbia University in July and August and returned home in late August. She has one more summer before finishing her master’s degree.
Miss Grace Gertrude Stockberger, instructor in seventh and eighth grade English, spent most of the summer studying English at Columbia University in New York City. She visited her mother for a week at her Forest, Indiana home before arriving in Athens.
John F. Newcomb spent three weeks of vacation in Michigan and Ohio visiting friends and relatives. The rest of his break was in Selma where he did various jobs including selling autos digging ditches farm work county auditor tasks county fair board work and other occupations. Oliver Woods returned September 3 to his post as assistant principal and math instructor at Athens Junior High after spending two weeks in June in Washington and July at Columbia for a master’s program before heading to Cleveland and Bucyrus until September 3.
Miss Cora Bailey seventh grade history teacher spent six weeks of vacation on graduate work at the University of Chicago. Her brief recreation period was spent in Columbus with her family.
Edward S Dowell, instructor of economics and history, spent the summer in teaching at the high school summer school. The rest of the break was in Athens with a brief visit in Northern Ohio.
Walter P. Porter, biology and science teacher at the senior high, finished his master's degree at Columbia University this summer and returned to Athens on August 17.
Miss Lois Keller, geography instructor in the junior department, completed her master’s degree this summer at Clark University in Worcester Massachusetts. After her school closed she toured New England and visited friends in Boston.
Miss Alda Smith, a French and Spanish teacher, taught at Athens High School through August 17. She spent the rest of the summer at her Emporia Kansas home.
Miss Mary Louise Hartnell eighth grade English and seventh grade history teacher in the junior department spent the summer vacation at her Beverly Ohio home after graduating from Lake Erie College last spring.
Miss Mary Connett assistant principal at the senior high school earned her master’s degree at Columbia University in New York this summer. She traveled with Miss Helen Leech visiting Philadelphia Gettysburg and other historic sites before returning to Athens by motor. Miss Bennett stayed home for the rest of the summer until school opened.
The Athens Rotary Club at Hotel Berry observed birthdays of 14 members during a noon meeting. Dr Horace Hough former Rio Grande College president and current Ohio University faculty member spoke briefly on The Passing of the Years.
Carl Roberts, instructor in modern history 10, spent most of his summer at Columbia University in New York working on his master's degree. He has partially completed the degree after two summers at Columbia. In company with Oliver Woods he visited Washington D. C. His return to Rocky River follows a two week stay at his home preparatory to resuming duties here.
J C Glover a teacher in the Industrial Arts Department spent the summer at Ohio State University Columbus taking work in Industrial Education. After college he vacationed by car through Ohio and Indiana and fished at a camp near Woodsfield on the Little Muskingum Creek catching a 40 pound catfish. He resides in Athens.
Dean T C McCracken chaired a Rotary birthday luncheon with four months of members seated around a decorated table and a large cake. Attendees included Rauch, Roger Jones, Edward Schloss, Harry Beckley and others who received gifts. Dr Hough spoke on life’s measure and aging, praised by club president Beckley. New member A F Hixon was welcomed. Chillicothe was a guest.
Manager McGraw selects Hogan for catcher ahead of Gordon Ceeli rane as part of this year’s all star picks.
The article reveals a word ladder style answer for today’s golf puzzle listing FLAG FLAM FOAM P FORE PORE POLE as the solution chain. It notes these terms connect by letter changes forming a themed sequence.
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