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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Apr 15, 1927

Page

3

Philodorian lodge observes past master's night in Nelsonville

About 100 masons attended a special Philodorian lodge meeting at the Masonic temple for the second annual past master's night. Seven of fourteen living past masters assisted in conferring the master's degree on two candidates and jewels were presented to senior past masters, with L. Stout receiving one from Rev. O J Howearth.

Nelsonville Philodorian Lodge Masonic Temple L. Stout O. J. Howearth

Progress on road repairs to city garbage dump

A Nelsonville committee reports progress in fixing the road to the city garbage dump. Officials from the board of health and city council met with Ward township trustees at Longstreth to secure immediate repairs into Hocking county, with Athens county end now passable. The article notes a separate local society daze over a society event.

Nelsonville Hubert Hyde Robert Eddy David Burnell Board of Health A. G. Cotton John Barrows C. A. Stover Longstreth Ward Hocking County Athens County

Hughes Fined for Intoxication and Resisting Officer

Albert Hughes of Columbus pleaded guilty in Nelsonville before Mayor L J Eberle to drunkenness and resisting arrest. He was fined 25 dollars plus costs for the drunk charge and 50 dollars plus costs for resisting arrest.

No Sermon Tonight Last Lenten Service in Nelsonville

No sermon will be given at the Presbyterian church in Nelsonville tonight marking the final Lenten service of the week. The service features solo crucifixion hymns sung by Edith Stiers BE McCune Margaret Johnson William Mills Thelma Mills and Leland Krieg. The week’s services have been well attended.

Nelsonville The Presbyterian Church Edith Stiers McCune Margaret Johnson William Mills Thelma Mills Leland Krieg

Visitations From Local Residents Include Short Trips

Mrs Earl Linscott and Mrs Wes ley Hawk visited friends in Corning Thursday. Mr and Mrs C A Shockley were in Columbus today. Mrs Albert Pospichel was in

Earl Linscott Wesley Hawk Corning C. A. Shockley Columbus Albert Pospichel

Painter in Buffalo Feared Dead After 25 Foot Fall

Charles H. Martin, husband of Orpha Sweazy of Chauncey, was fatally injured in Buffalo when a large building painter fell 25 feet onto a cement walk. He suffered a fractured skull, head and shoulder bruises, and possible internal injuries, and is.hotel transferred to Columbus hospital with little hope of recovery.

Chauncey Charles H. Martin Orpha Sweazy Buffalo N. Y Martin Columbus L. L. Sweazy Chauncey High School

Local boys left without jobs after Dayton factory visit

Albert Katzenback and Wendell Grandstaff of Chauncey along with a local colored youth traveled to Dayton seeking work in an automobile factory. The employer hired several applicants but rejected the three Chauncey men and the colored lad, who then returned home.

Chauncey Albert Katzenback Wendell Grandstaff Dayton Katzenback Grandstaff

Zion Baptist revival baptisms planned at Lower Plains

At Zion Baptist Church Lower Plains thirty five converts so far in the revival will be baptized Sunday at 2 pm in a nearby creek near the Sickles property. Rev Gus Graham leads the services with singing by Mr Cowan who provides vocal solos. the meeting has continued for three weeks.

Chauncey Zion Baptist Church Lower Plains Sickles Gus. Graham Cowan

Cousin Dies Death Report From Zanesville Woman

Chauncey notices Miss Heya Ferrell in the city received news of the death of a Zanesville woman, with details limited to confirmation of passing and local acknowledgment.

Neva Ferrel Zanesville Chauncey Heya Ferrell

Special Singing Planned for Easter Sunday at First Christian Church

Chauncey April 15 Special singing will highlight Sunday school services at the First Christian church Easter morning The Sunday school hour runs 9 30 a m followed by morning worship at 10 30 and Christian Endeavor at 6 30 p m

Christian Church Chauncey First Christian Church Christian Endeavor

Daughter Nellie Delores born to Mr and Mrs Stalder at The Plains

Nellie Delores Stalder is the new daughter of Mr and Mrs William Stalder born at their home in The Plains on April 15. Grandmother Mintie Stalder of this city is noted.

Chauncey William Stalder the Plains Nellie Delores Mintie Stalder

Local travelers noted in brief city dispatches

William D. Hines and Chauncey spent Wednesday and Thursday in Charleston West Virginia. Roy Pendergrass has gone to Detroit. W D Hines remains in this city spending today in Columbus. Mrs Nellie McConaha and Mrs Clara Young visited relatives in Athens on Thursday.

William D. Hines

Plainsman Gabriel Coon Leaves for Mansfield Job

Gabriel Coon of The Plains travels to Mansfield Ohio to take up new employment. Mrs Russell McHarg returns from a visit with her mother Mrs W E Helrich in Athens.

Gabriel Coon the Plains Mansfield Ohio Russell McHarg W. E. Helrich Athens

Powell Family Moves From Hocking To Lower Plains

James Powell and family relocated from Hocking to the Lower Plains this week. M O Bryan from Betsy Lane Kentucky visited his family here. Wanda Powell with relatives in Columbus visits her brother Dick Powell. Mrs H W McDonald and son Emmett Lee and Helen Murray of Hocking visited Mr and Mrs William McDonald and Mr and Mrs William Hawk in Athens on Sunday. Clifford Potts from Loveland Ohio spent last Sunday with his parents Benton and Mrs Potts.

James Powell Hocking Lower Plains M. O. Bryan Betsy Lane Wanda Powell Columbus Dick Powell HW. L. McDonald Emmett Lee Helen Murray William McDonald William Hawk Athens F. E. Cook Clifford Potts Loveland Ohio Benton Potts

Local families plan visits this Easter weekend

Columbus resident Mrs. Her son Albert will return home and visit over Sunday. Mrs. Charles Canter stays with friends in Detroit. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Bayles with two daughters visit their parents Mr. and Mrs. James Bayles in Willard Ohio. Mrs. John Herrold was in Columbus today.

Columbus Albert Charles Canter Detroit Mick Charles Bayles James Bayles Willard Ohio John Herrold

W C T U Meeting In Nelsonville Parish Rooms

The W C T U met in Nelsonville at the M E church with Mrs Thomas Spencer presiding. The program featured talks on The Bible in Public Schools and The Public School Stabilizer, plus songs and devotional readings.

M. E Thomas Spencer W. H. Bartoe Sigrid Love Frank Johnson Frank Betts Glen Allen Bartoe Katzenbach Barker Spencer Anderson Long

Sugar Creek man fined after home brew raid at Mine No 210

Information provided to Magistrate Pearl W Helwig over intoxicated residents and home brewed beer led to William Gainford of Sugar Creek being found guilty in Probate court. A raid by Magistrate Helwig Judge Phillips State Prohibition Inspector St Yates and Prohibition Officer H A Sines found 130 beer bottles. Gainford paid 300 dollars plus costs or faced jail. he was jailed when unable to pay.

Sugar Creek Pearl W. Helwig William Gainford Helwig H. T. Phillips Phillips St Yates H. A. Sines Gainford Athens

Pleas ant Surprise Party Honors Miss Gertrude Wend

Mrs Carl Wend with Miss Rhoda Connors held a Wednesday evening party for Miss Gertrude Wend’s fifteenth birthday. Guests included Max Barrows Alex Hobson John Clousten Bernice Wend Mildred Bussey Ivalne Storich Lucille Scott Floyd Barrows Janice Mitchell Adda Frances Butt Genevieve Beagle Carl Young Oscar Richardson Lester Westenbarger Helen Skivers Irene Shelton Lillian Wend Robert Wend and Phyllis Wend. Gertrude received many gifts.

Carl Wend Rhoda Connors

National Light Opera to Perform Stabat Mater Tonight

The National Light Opera Company will present Rossini's Stabat Mater with Adele Parkhurst Frances Paperte George OBrien Theodore Webb and Jack Oakley soloists under Cesare Sodero. Broadcasts by WEAF WRC WGY and K8SD start at 10 30 p m Eastern.

National Light Opera Company Adele Parkhurst Frances Paperte George O'Brien Theodore Webb Jack Oakley Cesare Sodero WEAF WRC WGY K8sd

Radio Listings For New York And Pittsburgh Regions

Friday schedule across WEAF WJZ WGY and other stations shows dinner programs talk segments and classical concerts. Notable items include Mendelssohn Athalia over ture and Stabat Mater selections, with orchestras choirs and bands featured in multiple cities.

WEAF New York Mystic the Terrible Meek Goldman Band Mendelssohn Nicolai Schubert Bach-Gounod Carmen Bizet Haendel Robin Hood deKoven LaFrance Orchestra Whittall

American Mining Congress To Hold Safety Conference

The American Mining Congress announced a national mine safety conference in Cincinnati May 21, with the Bureau of Mines and the Bureau of Labor Statistics. It will follow the coal officials convention and equipment exposition May 16 to 20, inviting all safety agencies to develop a national coal mine safety code for legislation and company use.

Washington, D. C American Mining Congress Today Bureau of Mines Department of Commerce Bureau of Labor Statistics Department of Labor Cincinnati

Spiritual Octet to Be Heard on WABQ Saturday Night

A spiritual octet will be heard from WABQ at 8 30 p m eastern time Saturday April 16 Other programs include WLS 7 p m to 1 a m central time Birthday party WEAP 7 30 p m eastern time Synthetic symphony KLDS 7 p m central time A trip to Scotland WAZ 8 10 p m eastern time Boston symphony concert KOILL 8 15 p m central time Juvenile band WOR 8 45 p m eastern time Light opera hour WGN 8 45 p m central time Famous fights of all time WTIC 9 p m eastern time Mixed quartet WIP 9 05 p m eastern time Church choir

WABQ WLS L A WEAP Synthetic Symphony KLDS Scotland WAZ Boston Symphony KOILL WOR WGN WTIC WIP

Radio station listings for New York and Cincinnati

An OCR like radio schedule lists stations WEAF WIZ WLW WSAT WLAPF WTAM WRG KDKA WY and others with broadcast times. It notes orchestras bands and programs such as the Vorhees Orchestra Beaton Symphony Cleveland Orchestra and vaudeville programs along with news.

Wiz New York Voorhees Orchestra Beaton Symphony Iikeystone Duo

Easter Sunday Radio Programs Highlight Concerts and Choirs

Easter programs across major stations include Helen Hancock on BZ at 7 p m eastern. KFI offers Sunrise Services from 4 to 11 p m Pacific. WDAF presents Shrine band Easter concert at 3 p m central. WEAF airs necrosley program at 5 30 p m eastern. WHT features tabernacle band and choir at 7 40 p m central. WBAL offers Easter choir from Emmanuel Episcopal at 8 p m eastern. WCBD presents Zion senior choir at 8 p m central. WJZ closes at 9 p m eastern with tenor Giovanni Martinelli.

Helen Hancock Tru KFI WDAF Shrine Band WEAF WHT Tabernacle Band WBAL Emmanuel Episcopal Church WCBD Zion WJZ Giovanni Martinelli

Radio Station Schedules and Programming Listings

A list of radio stations with frequencies and scheduled programs including concerts church services talks and orchestral performances across WPG WGY WEAF WIZ KDKA WGN WLIB WELW WSAT WTAM and other stations in diverse markets. It notes times and featured artists such as Giovanni Martinelli Crosley Orchestra and Atwater Kent hour.

WTAM Cleveland Wyle Stillman Theatre Atwater Kent Gill

Fragmentary Medical Note Offers Incomplete Health Claims

A garbled text fragment references medicine to build flesh and strength and mentions Father John and healthy people. The readable portion lacks coherent facts, dates, or identifiable entities to form a full news item.

Iena Father John

Go-get-'em Mike Appointed Chicago Police Chief

Chicago mayor William Hale Thompson pledges to rid the city of crooks within 90 days as Michael Hughes begins his new role as police chief. The mayor calls him "Go-get-'em Mike" and "Big Bill" hails the appointment amid signs of success in local ads.

Chicago U.P Michael Hughes William Hale Thompson Mike Big Bill Chicago Blue Coats Thompson

Navy officer sets seaplane altitude record at 22200 feet

Washington officials of the National Aeronautical Association verified instruments showing Lieut. George Henderson U S N had established a new altitude record for seaplanes carrying a useful load at 22 200 feet.

Washington National Aeronautical Association Today George Henderson

Faithful Martha Class to Meet at Church Parlors

The Faithful Martha class of the Methodist Sunday school will meet in the church parlors Monday evening at 7 o'clock.

Martha Methodist Sunday School

Surprise party honors Carma Bertie Heffner on seventh birthday

Mrs. Emily D Hallett hosted a surprise party at 719 Poplar Street for her daughter Carma Bertie Heffner. Twenty five guests attended a 7 to 9 30 oclock social evening featuring a reading by Doris Wallace.

Emily D. Hallett Carma Bertie Heffner Poplar Street Doris Wallace

Bake and Candy Sale by Esther Class at Chocolate Shop

The Esther class hosts a bake and candy sale on Saturday at the Chocolate shop. The sale opens at 10 o clock with treats for shoppers and proceeds likely benefiting class activities.

Esther

Record flight crosses 4,000 miles in endurance test

Pilot Bert Acosta and Clarence Chamberlin reportedly logged about 4,080 miles in an endurance flight from New York. They could have reached Paris Amsterdam The Hague or Rotterdam, but kept their course open as objectives.

New York U PR Bert Acosta Clarence Chamberlin Paris Amsterdam Hague Holland Rotterdam the Hague

Nairobi Collision Claims English Traveler in Coffee Factory Incident

In Nairobi Kenya Colony J B Hemmerde, son of a wealthy Englishman, was crushed to death when a scarf he wore became entangled in a coffee machine. The accident underscores safety concerns at the facility.

J. B. Hemmerde

Ohio to send 75 delegates to national social work meet

Governor Donahey announced sixty five or seventy five delegates to represent Ohio at the fifty fourth annual meeting of the National Conference of Social Work in Des Moines Iowa from May 1 to 18. Named include Mrs Lucia Bing Johnson Athens Mrs J Fischer Nelsonville and Dr Ella Lupton Gallipolis.

Columbus Donahey Ohio National Conference of Social Work Des Moines Lucia Bing Johnson Athens J. Fischer Nelsonville Ella Lupton Gallipolis

Mary Lewis Weds Michael Bohnen for Whirlwind Honeymoon

Mary Lewis, Arkansas choir singer turned Metropolitan Opera performer, marries German singer Michael Bohnen in a swift ceremony. They begin a whirlwind honeymoon with a matinee interruption for singing, Bohnen to sail for Europe Monday for engagements, while Mrs Bohnen remains to sing in the U.S. They plan to meet in Europe in June after a six week courtship.

Michael Bohnen New York Mary Lewis Arkansas Metropolitan Opera House Metropolitan Bohnen Europe

Tragic Family Shooting in Chicago Leaves Mother Dead

Chicago officials report a double tragedy as Veronica 17 reportedly urged Mrs. Brogan 48 to kill herself after overhearing a deadly exchange with her husband Andrew Brogan 45. Mrs. Brogan then shot herself and died near Andrew. Two sons notified authorities.

Chicago Brogan Reneiaga Veronica

Misinformed Says Allen On Veterans Pension Claim

Captain J B Allen refutes claims that war veterans may lose pensions. He says Secretary Mellon announced plans weeks ago to ensure government pensioners are cared for, defending existing veterans benefits.

J. B. Allen Allen Mellon

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