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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 16, 1928
Page
3
A Kansas City physician Dr E E Paddock, a 30 year specialist in gall bladder and liver diseases, claims many gallstone cases can be treated with medicine avoiding surgery. He offers a free booklet The Liver and Gall Bladder detailing symptoms and his home treatment, with a coupon for request.
A Dodge coupe driven by Mrs. B P Erskine from Athens collided with an approaching Chestnut Street street car in Nelsonville at 6 45 pm yesterday. The coupe lost its front wheels and was dragged about 50 feet. None of the occupants were injured. the car was reportedly parked when driven into the street car as another auto blocked the view.
Nelsonville April 16 Frank Brown foreman at the shale pit near Buchtel had his car pushed into a ditch near the Buchtel schoolhouse early this morning when it was struck by a car from a side road. Brown's car damaged no one injured.
Miss Mary Linton hosted the Homecraft sewing club Friday evening at her home. Members and guests enjoyed sewing and a two course luncheon. The next meeting is scheduled for April 27 at Mrs. Blanche Stanley’s home.
The Rev. Charles M. Coulter declared mission work a major religious issue in a Sunday sermon at the Methodist church titled Radio Eyes. He traced its evolution from pity missions to a global exchange of religious ideas, emphasizing equality among nations and a shared spiritual purpose for all.
Mrs. Harriett Ann Myers aged 89 died Sunday morning at her daughter’s Riverside home after several weeks illness. She lived with her daughter for 18 months and is survived by two daughters, four grandchildren, and seven great grandchildren. Funeral services will be in Leesburg Tuesday at 2 p.m. Burial beside her husband in Leesburg cemetery.
Local SEEKING SCALE committee meets Star Hoecking Coal representatives this afternoon to negotiate a wage scale. Glouster mass meeting last Thursday reported the local voted to return to work.
In Nelsonville on April 16 funeral services were held at 2 pm at the Freeman Buchetel home for Christina Freeman, an eighteen months old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Freeman. Burial followed at Whitmore Cemetery in Buchtel. This was the couple's only child.
The Italian airship Italia under Commander Umberto Nobile sailed through a thunderstorm and danger of explosion to reach Stolp on the Baltic coast of Germany, marking the first leg of its North Pole expedition.
Frank Piatorsky aged 53 was found shot to death today in the Tiltonville home of his son in law Izek Diaz 26 near Steubenville Police said Diaz was not located as the wife of Diaz told investigators the men had quarreled and Diaz disappeared
Mrs. James A Hallett hosted a Saturday afternoon birthday party for her daughter Carma Bertine Heftner at 719 Poplar Street from 2 to 4. Twenty guests enjoyed games, contests and refreshments. Out of town guests included Mary Adelia and Walter Wilson Davies of Athens.
Pocahontas order degree staff asked to attend a practice meeting on Wednesday evening April 18. Staff members unable to attend should send a substitute.
The Class No 21 of the M E church will meet Tuesday evening with Mrs Frank O Mara as host. The assisting hostess will be Mrs Cliff Figley.
Miss Eleanor Boyer class of 1921 from Ohio University died in a Cleveland hospital after an appendectomy. A close friend of Mrs. D R Zenner, she had taught in Cleveland schools and often visited the Zenner home. Burial will be in Sidney.
Two Ohio penitentiary inmates were transferred at week’s end to the State Hospital for the Criminally Insane in Lima for evaluation and treatment.
The Worker's class of The Plains under Ed Michaels presented What Price Coal at the Knights of Pythias hall in Columbus on Saturday night. Admission was one pound of food. A large crowd attended. The Columbus show was sponsored by the carpenters union and future dates are planned for Coshocton Roseville and Zanesville.
The Rev. Or. J. Howearth of Crafton West Virginia, former pastor here, visited friends on Monday en route to Columbus for a Disciples convention. Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Sines and their son spent the weekend in Logan. Mrs. Elizabeth Cooley is staying a few days in Columbus. Ada Kiletn of Columbus visited here Sunday. Mrs. Walter Laff and children of Columbus visited relatives here over Sunday. Mrs. Ruth Sims and three children of Columbus visited her brother Stobert Kinney and family. Mr. and Mrs. E. M. Gilbert and daughters Royal and Ruth were Sunday guests of Mr. and Mrs. Bert Hovey at Albany. Mrs. Julius Fischer and Mrs. J. M. Hyde left today for the state convention of the Ohio Federation of Women’s Clubs in Lima.
Funeral services for Mrs Ruth Penn wife of Charles Penn will be held Tuesday afternoon at 1 o'clock at the Murray City M E church. Burial will be at Greenlawn.
Tom Sharp, 60, of Point Rock, was injured when his car was struck by a train at the Washington D. H. crossing while returning from Xenia. He fractured his hip and was treated at Sheltering Arms hospital after initial care by Jager ambulance. His condition was reported favorable at noon. Sharp, a Spanish American War veteran, had been visiting his children in Xenia.
Glouster high school seniors, aided by Robert Huenefeld, will motor to Columbus Wednesday to meet Governor Donahey at his office, tour the penitentiary, and attend a theater show after luncheon. Extra pupils may join with school excusal. starting time to be announced.
April 16 report states Mrs Leonard Viney was taken to Grant hospital in Columbus last week and underwent a successful tumor removal. Mr Viney accompanied her to the hospital and has returned home.
Mrs. Ed Matthews Jr was the guest at a week end gathering with friends in Columbus.
Preparations are underway for Glouster Lodge No. 336 Knights of Pythias to hold its regular meeting tonight with the New Straitsville crack degree team expected to perform in the Knight rank. The team is touted as one of the best in the state. Mrs. Albert Richards and baby visit Columbus relatives while Mr. Kovach joins him in Chicago.
Count Carlos di Sforza urged students to view democracy as superior to aristocracy or autocracy amid postwar turmoil. He argued democratic traditions underpinned Allied victory, criticized Bismarck for Germany’s fate, and noted France leans toward nationalism while Russia trends agrarian democracy. He spoke to Social Science club members and history faculty during convocation and at a luncheon.
Notre Dame under coach George Keegan has built a strong basketball record with 56 wins in 62 games over the last three seasons.
The Senate interstate commerce committee ruled that West Virginia mine operators must submit their cost of production figures for examination in the coal investigation. Operators' attorneys questioned the committee’s authority while Mine Workers of America counsel argued the inquiry warrants any pertinent evidence.
In Blair County near Williamsburg Pennsylvania a two story frame home burned early today killing thirteen people including Embro Kretchaik his wife his daughter married that day five children and several guests after a wedding celebration that lasted into last night. The coroner said more deaths may follow as others were believed in the dwelling and Kretchalk was seen escaping.
Choral and instrumental music will be presented in Hollister High School tonight and in Greens Row tomorrow night. Co apt and Mrs Lenora Saylor, supervisors of music, oversee the entertainment.
An old health column explains ideal weights by height and urges against excessive thinness. It promotes McCoy's Tablets as a guaranteed aid to gain at least six pounds after four boxes or two dollars worth, with a full refund if unsatisfied.
A vintage advertisement promotes MLY-TOX as a moth killer, repellent and dormitory pest control. It highlights residual fragrance and stainless performance for moths bedbugs and vermin.
A stressed couple facing eviction finds relief when the wife spots a suitable vacancy in the real estate ads of the Messenger. They hurry to view the house and sign the papers the next day, illustrating timely housing help.
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