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Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Apr 09, 1924

Page

3

Nelsonville Chamber delegates to U S chamber convention

Nelsonville chamber of commerce elected C. E. Weltzheimer as delegate and W L Hudson as alternate with C C Sharp as national councilor to attend the United States chamber convention in Cleveland on May 6. The fire committee report was approved and kept as a permanent part of the chamber. The McGovern Nelsonville Shoe Co seeks a quit claim for canal land beside newly acquired building lots. Road improvements and other local matters were discussed, with optimism for county road progress.

C. E. Weltzheimer W.L. Hudson C. Sharp Nelsonville Chamber of Commerce United States Chamber Cleveland McGovern-Nelsonville Shoe Company Welch

Monopolized Highway Leads to Guilty Plea and Chase

Higgins pleads guilty to operating a vehicle while intoxicated before Mayor Lax. Fined $25 plus costs. Companion George Leckrone pleads not guilty and gets a Friday hearing. The duo, from Somerset, allegedly blocked the Logan to Athens road, causing a tire blowout near Dorr Run before a pursuit by Chief Pearson ending near the county infirmary.

Co. RE Logan Dorr Run Nelsonville Pearson

Local man fined record high for selling liquor in court

Frank Rife of Buchtel was fined $500 and costs by Mayor Lax after a guilty verdict for selling intoxicating liquor. A new trial motion was overruled, with Rife’s attorney planning to appeal to the court of common pleas. The alleged sale occurred around February 29. Clarence Six and Ira Stuffiebean testified under Prohibition Officer Harve Lines.

Frank Rife Buchtel Lax Rife Court of Common Pleas Clarence Six Ira Stuffiebean Kimberly Prohibition Harve Lines Jarvis Columbus Rowlands Athens

West School Plans Big Affair and Bazaar

The West School hosts a Friday evening social and bazaar at 7 o clock. Refreshments will be on the first floor while the program, including Home Sweet Home pantomime and Reap The Flax by 5th and 6th grades folk dance, unfolds in the upper rooms.

West School

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