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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Apr 13, 1925

Page

3

Easter Services Impress Presbyterian Church in Nelsonville

Easter at the Nelsonville Presbyterian Church opened at 6:99 AM with sunrise prayer for about six hours. A 10:30 AM program featured Mrs. Rice at the organ and solos by Mrs. E McCune and Mrs. Edith Stiers. One new member joined, a child was baptized, and Communion was observed.

Nelsonville Presbyterian Church Rice E. &. McCune Edith Stiers Christian Endeavor Societies Fort Street Mr. Downey

Earl Parry Dies at 35 in Nelsonville Home

Earl Parry 35 died Sunday evening at his parents home on Madison Street Nelsonville after several months illness. Funeral services will be held Tuesday afternoon at the parental residence. He is survived by his wife three children and one brother.

Nelsonville Herbert Parry George Parry Madison Street

Presbytery Session Opens in Nelsonville for Fiftieth Anniversary

Rev. and Mrs. Lloyd Evans and others depart for Middleport to attend Athens Presbytery and Presbyterial events. Local church members plan to drive Tuesday for the sessions as the Presbyterian observance marks its fiftieth anniversary and the session closes Wednesday afternoon.

Nelsonville Lloyd Evans C. H. Bartlett L. R. Kelch C. EF. Weltzheimer Middleport Athens

Y M C A Track Meet For City Fifth and Sixth Graders

The Y M C A will stage a city track meet on April 25 for all fifth and sixth grade children. Prizes will be awarded to individual winners.

Nelsonville

Pennell attends Elizabeth Molengraft funeral in Columbus

Mrs. William F. Pennell traveled to Columbus on Sunday to attend the funeral of Mrs. Elizabeth Molengraft. The service was held in Columbus this morning at Sacred Heart church at nine o'clock.

Nelsonville William F. Pennell Columbus Elizabeth Molengraft Sacred Heart

Miss Hellyer Hosts Sunshine Makers Class

Miss Lillian Hellyer as teacher hosted the Sunshine Makers class at the Christian church in Nelsonville for Easter greetings and colored eggs as favors. A potluck supper followed with attendees including Catherine Valkinburg Mary Ruscoe Genevieve Beagle Harriet Bowers Ruth Butt Ethyle Johnson Lillian Hellyer and guests Ruth Hellyer Charlotte Lax Helen Ruscoe Elizabeth Pierce Kathryn Reynolds Pauline Reynolds Edwina Reynolds Mary Valkinburg Charles Hellyer Jr Mrs Gladys Pierce and daughters Martha Lou Betty Jane.

Nelsonville Lillian Hellyer Sunshine Makers The Christian Church Thelma Baugh Catherine Valkinburg Mary Ruscoe Genevieve Beagle Harriet Bowers Ruth Butt Ethyle Johnson Ruth Hellyer Charlotte Lax Helen Ruscoe Elizabeth Pierce Kathryn Reynolds Pauline Reynolds Edwina Reynolds Mary Valkinburg Charles Hellyer, Jr Gladys Pierce Martha Lou Betty Jane Charles Hellyer

Sunday Big Day for Christian Church in Nelsonville

Nelsonville April 13 Sunday attendance at the Christian church set a multi‑hundred mark with 761 registered for Bible school opening and at least 800 in morning worship. A sunrise prayer meeting drew 45 participants while the evening program featured a pantomime of Rock of Ages and a song a log by the choir with reader Mrs. S. B. Lane.

Nelsonville The Christian Church Oris Smith S. Lane

Marble Tourney Sees 144 Boys Compete In NE Sonville

NE Sonville April 13 144 boys entered the Y M C A marble tournament with finals postponed to next Saturday at 10 am Billy Nelson and Harold Tucker reach the under 11 finals Leroy Hartley Clarence Matheny and Carlisle Keating advance in the under 15 group In prelims Saturday 80 players under 15 and 64 under 11 competed.

Clarence Matheny Carlisle Keating

Personal notes from Columbus visit and family ties

Mr. and Mrs. L. T. Rhoads spent Saturday and Sunday in Columbus. Miss Stella Linton, a Cleveland teacher, returned after vacation with her parents. Miss Catherine Stedem of Columbus visited over Sunday with Ysene and relatives. Mrs. Alden Stilson returned Friday to her Chicago home.

L. T. Rhoads Columbus Stella Linton Cleveland Catherine Stedem Combus Ysene Alden Stilson Chicago

Easter visitors and local guests entertain area families

Dr and Mrs Hyde hosted two weeks with their daughter and family. Mrs Had Godenswager left for Cleveland to join her husband. Dewey Scheeler of Chillicothe visited relatives for Easter. Margaret and Frances Andrews and Jack Rife of Columbus were weekend guests of Corwin Andrews. Don Davis family of Athens and T J Davis hosted. F L Crouse entertained Gates Trout family of Marietta and George Crouse of Columbus. Mrs Sam Hanley and son John of Nelsonville were among relatives and friends visiting.

Hyde Had Godenswager Cleveland Dewey Scheeler Chillicothe Margaret Frances Andrews Jack Rife Columbus Corwin Andrews Don Davis Athens Marietta George Crouse Sam Hanley John Nelsonville

Berean Class Reports Strong Easter Attendance

Berean class reports 150 men attended Easter service Sunday morning. Guests Joe Collins Thomas Collins and J M Lowery of Logan praised the class work. The annual Berean memorial service will be observed next Sunday with all Nelsonville lodges invited.

Nelsonville Joe Collins Thomas Collins J. M. Lowery Logan

Last Rites For Walter Davis Held In Glouster

Hundreds attended the Methodist church service for Walter Davis who died from injuries at mine 255. Rev. A A Turner delivered the sermon as Odd Fellows and Red Men lodges joined in the funeral procession with 126 cars taking mourners to Maplewood cemetery.

Glouster Methodist Walter Davis Grant Hospital A. A. Turner Odd Fellow Lodge Red Men Lodge Surial Maplewood

Local Operators and Miners Meet in Columbus to End Strike

A meeting of miners' officials and operators will be held in Columbus today or tomorrow to settle the dispute causing mines 255 and 281 to go on strike last week. With these mines closed, none of Ohio Collieries company’s mines in the valley are operating.

Glouster Columbus Ohio Collieries Company

John Franz Seeks Eye Specialist in Columbus Visit

Glouster residents report John Franz traveled to Columbus today to consult a specialist about a persistent eye problem that has troubled him for some time.

Glouster John Franz Columbus

De Molays Attend Glouster Church Gathering

In Glouster on April 13 thirty eight De Molay youths from Athens accompanied by advisor William Bechtold Sr. attended a church gathering. The event featured a group visit as part of their community activities.

DE Molays Glouster

Ohio Women Offer Forest Conservation Scholarship Contest

The Ohio Federation of Women’s Clubs announces a four year scholarship of The Martin L. Davey Forest Conservation Scholarship for Ohio high school students. Essays up to 500 words on Forest Conservation due by December 31, 1925. Arbor Day opening April 17 with results announced Arbor Day 1926.

Akron Ohio Ohio Federation of Women’s Clubs W. W. Milar Division of Conservation Ohio Federation Martin L. Davey Congress Ohio F Federation

Three Children Burned to Death in Ohio Fire

In Cincinnati on April 13 three children Emma Holden 12 Jane Holden 3 and Raymond Holdren 11 burned to death when coal oil used to start a fire for boiling Easter eggs exploded at their home near Miamitown Ohio. Their mother Mrs. Alice Holden 34 was seriously injured trying to save them.

Cincinnati Miamitown Raymond Holdren Emma Jane Holden Alice Holden

Names listed as guests at Methodist Episcopal church services

A list of guests attended Sunday morning services at the Methodist Episcopal church including Floyd Williams Harold Nice Charles Tribe Edward Long John Edwards Rex Roush Earl Shafer C G Litler John Siig ley C D McClannahan Paul Hattel David Hughes Phil Woodworth Edwin Cooper Walter Cornwell Edmund Miller Wm Bechtold Jr Frank Hickman Ralph Phillips Seibert Stiff Willis Blower Sam Bates Ted Stiff Ernest Wilson Ralph Brown Frank Farrell Franklin Dean Glennis Daugherty John Dalton Paul Cotton Don Brown Harold Pritchard Robert Pierce.

Methodist Episcopal Church Floyd Williams Harold Nice Charles Tribe Edward Long John Edwards Rex Roush Earl Shafer C. G. Litler John Siigley C. D. McClannahan Paul Hattel David Hughes Phil Woodworth Edwin Cooper Walter Cornwell Edmond Miller Wm. Bechtold Frank Hickman Ralph Phillips Seibert Stiff Willis Blower Sam Bates Ted Stiff Ernest

May takes ten days for advanced dental study

Dr. F H May leaves Glouster for ten days of advanced dental study and will likely return Tuesday evening next week. Several local households hosted visitors over the weekend including Mr and Mrs John Sweeney Jr and son Malcolm with Mr and Mrs Herman Laneyfelt in Columbus. Mrs Edward McCune of Pittsburgh visits her mother Mrs Elizabeth Robinson for a couple weeks. Mr and Mrs T B Skinner of Columbus stayed with relatives. The Nev and Mrs A A Turner and Bowman traveled to Brownsville to visit relatives for a few days.

Glouster F. H. May May John Sweeney, Jr Malcolm Columbus Herman Laneyfelt Edward McCune Pittsburg Elizabeth Robinson A. A. Turner and Son Bowman Brownsville

Attorney Kientz Heads Home After Visit to Parents

Attorney Edward Kientz of Los Angeles spent a couple of weeks in the city with his parents Mr. and Mrs. F. P. Kientz and left this morning for Columbus to visit his sister and brother-in-law Mr. and Mrs. Fred Wells before heading to his western home.

Edward Kientz Los Angeles Cal F. P. Kientz Columbus Fred Wells

Richards and Kittle Families Spend Sunday in Bremen

Mr. and Mrs. W. G. Richards with Harold and George, and Mr. and Mrs. Reuben Kittle visited Bremen as guests of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Kittle and Mr. and Mrs. D. S. Miller on Sunday.

Canaan Township Seeks Transfer to Road Fund

Trustees filed a petition in Common Pleas court to move $1,000 from the general fund to the road fund to fund road improvements.

Canaan Township Common Pleas Court Township General Fund

Suit Filed Over Merchandise Account Balance

Emmett H. Cotton sues in Common Pleas Court to recover 326.83 allegedly owed on a merchandise account.

Emmett H. Cotton

Explosion at Lima home kills infant and injures boy

A coal oil lamp exploded in the home of John Mamp in Lima just after 9 am killing Albert 16 months old and injuring Francis five months old. Neighbor Irene Thomas pulled the infant from the flames as firemen fought the blaze. Mrs Mamp was away at the time. The other child Harry four escaped. The cause is believed to be a knocked over lamp.

Lima John Mamp Albert Harry Irene Thomas Francis

Auto collision near Canton kills Miketch

Pete Miketch age 30 died almost instantly when his car crashed into a Stark electric car just outside Canton city limits. Two companions, George Dovotovich and Mike Zuzich, were badly injured in the midnight collision.

Canton Pete Miketch George Dovotovich Mike Zuzich Miketch

Edinburgh man wrongly jailed for forgeries freed after court ruling

A Scottish Court of Session reversal declares no forgery by David Chalmers Anderson, who had served seven years for alleged forged stocks. Anderson’s release faces no legal path. a national petition seeks a royal pardon from King George to free him, not to declare innocence.

Edinburgh Court of Session Supreme Court of Scotland David Chalmers Anderson John Wilson Wilson Anderson Bank of England Lord Ashmore Scotland Inland Revenue Department George

Female student numbers rise at Spanish institution

During the academic year ended in 1923 there were 363 female students at one institution in Spain, as against sixty in 1917.

Spain

Son Ray Moore May Return Thursday Says Father

Athens township trustee Charles S. Moore father of A Ray Moore said the missing Mechanicsburg school principal plans to return to Athens Thursday after seeking work along the Ohio river He is wanted on a charge of unduly intimate relations with pupil Aldena Tewksbury and authorities fear he fled when not found by the sheriff.

Charles S. Moore Athens Township A. Ray Moore Ohio River Athens Moore PP. W. Helwig Aldena Tewksbury Mechanicsburg R. W. Finsterwald Edgar Mariner Charles Moore Wiley Sprague Carl Porter D. O. Chapple Township Board of Education Columbus Ray Mechanicsburg Schol

Federal Prosecutor Visits Columbus Spark Probe Sparks Rum Release

A. E. Bernsteen, federal district attorney for Northern Ohio, refused to reveal the purpose of his visit to FE L. Porterfield in Columbus. He said he would stay several days as his probe into the Hayner distillery, Troy, liquor release, continues amid expected disclosures.

Columbus A. EF. Bernsteen Northern Ohio FE. L. Porterfield Bernsteen Hayner Troy

Bell lines are put underground in Athens center

Workmen of the Bell Telephone company completed extending its cable service into the city center via the Home Telephone company's West Union street conduits. Linemen will move to Athens from the Nelsonville district to remove poles and wires along West Union street from the railroad crossing to Court street, clearing the street of overhead lines.

Bell Telephon Company Cty Home Telephone Company West Union Street Athens Nelsonsville Court Street

Alabama Ends Two-Year Synchinge Gap

The report notes Alabama had not experienced a synchinge in two years, marking a notable lapse in synchronization events.

Alabama

Kansas City Doctor Invents New Truss

A Kansas City surgeon, Dr. Andrews, touts a new truss for ruptures weighing a few ounces. The device claims comfort without belts or steel bands and promises healing without operation. Free trial offered to Messenger readers willing to write for referral.

Kansas City Andrews Koch

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Nelsonville News Digest OF Today Earl Parry Miss Hellyer C. A Glouster News Women OF State T. B. Skinner True Story Magazine 8.S.S S.S.S Discovery Buckeye Buckeye State Building and Loan Edgemont Crackers F. J. Beasley Milling Co and Grocery Co Sterne Eeteoet Cincinnati Soap Co F. J. Beasley Milling and Grocery Co Bamby Bread S. Eveless, Th A Bamby Rauch’s Bakery Jeanette Vena Chick Menab Mac Miss Burke
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