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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 26, 1927
Page
3
In the week ending April 16 coal production in the Nelsonville area dropped by 238000 tons from the prior week amid the ongoing district mining suspension. Officials cite weaker consumer demand and Easter holidays as factors in the decline.
Nelsonville high school Scarlet and Gray baseball opens season Friday at Glouster. Athens high visits Nelsonville April 30, Glouster visits Nelsonville May 6, and Nelsonville travels to Athens May 14. Open dates May 7 and May 13. All games start at 3 o clock.
Starting tomorrow the Hocking Valley branch will discontinue trains numbers 302 and 333. Train 302 departed Nelsonville at 7 45 a m for Murray City and returned as 333 at 7 05 a m to connect with the main line northbound.
Nelsonville April 26 Rus sell Junior Toy of Columbus visits with Mr and Mrs Stanley Dew. He suffered a severe attack of appendicitis Sunday and was taken to a hospital for a successful operation. Mr and Mrs Dew were present. Mrs Dew will stay in Columbus for a few days.
Nelsonville reports T C Green a prominent piano dealer and respected citizen is seriously ill at his home on 148 Columbus Street. A slight hope for recovery is said to exist.
Nelsonville report Charles Stewart pleaded guilty to selling intoxicating liquor and was fined 100 dollars plus costs after arraignment before Mayor I J Eberle. The incident occurred in Stewart's case as reported April 26.
Mr and Mrs J Mason Boyd of Logan announce the birth of a son at Cherrington hospital Sunday. He is named Ralph Mason Boyd and is the grandson of Mr and Mrs J W Scott of Nelsonville.
A regular meeting of the Pythian Sisters will be held Thursday evening at 7 30. Each member is urged to bring her favorite dish for lunch to follow the session.
Mr and Mrs Harry Kourt hosted a Sunday dinner to mark their fourth wedding anniversary. Guests included Mrs William Bennett and Patter Bennett of Corning, Mr and Mrs Earl Baker, Mrs Josephine Kourt, Mrs Mable Hafner and two children Mary Jo and Jack, and Miss Grace Kourt.
Twenty five members attended a dinner and ceremonial session in Athens Monday night. A class of sixteen candidates was initiated and officers were installed during the event.
Mrs B Coakley and her two children from Newark Ohio spent Sunday with her parents Mr and Mrs J Warrington. Mr and Mrs Forest Dunkle of Granville and Henry Hyer of Columbus visited over Sunday with Mrs Hyer.
A mass meeting in The Plains high school gym will feature Tom Tippett speaking on The Miner and His Union. Ohio miners union leaders will attend with Lee Hall as part of a workers education program. a collection will help cover expenses.
William Lock Sr 95 died yesterday at his son’s home on Monroe Avenue Chauncey after a period of ill health He was a Civil War veteran who served in the Fourteenth Kentucky Infantry The funeral will be Thursday at 10 AM from the Methodist Episcopal church before a motor trip to Wells ton Ohio for burial He leaves three sons James Henry and William and many grandchildren and great grandchildren The Sons of Veterans and old soldiers will attend the services
Chauncey resident Christine Courtney Brown daughter of Mr and Mrs Ralph Brown will present a graduation voice recital at Ewing auditorium in Athens this evening indicating a local school event and family ties around the event.
Chauncey high school students and teachers held a gala parade and bonfire to celebrate their victory at the Athens county field meet and oratorical contest held in Athens last Sunday. About 160 students and faculty joined the parade through principal streets, with banners and a crepe-draped dummy representing county high schools.
J A Drake reports his brother and sister in law Mr and Mrs William H Drake have arrived at their daughter Mrs Fred Lawrence home in El Dorado Kansas after a long journey through flood waters. They were twelve hours late reaching the city.
A surprise party for Mrs. L C Champlin marked her fiftieth birthday last Saturday at her Converse street home. About thirty guests from Nelsonville Deanville and this city joined to share games music and a refreshment course. Attendees included Mr and Mrs Albert Riggs and children Bernice and Ross Mrs Fred Nixon Mrs Grace Colvert and daughter Mary Ellen Mrs Sylvia Thomas Miss Ellen Pritts Mrs Lizzie Loudner Mrs Gertrude Fisk and son Junior Mr and Mrs Walter Lang and children Mary and Walter Mr and Mrs Thurlon Davis and children Charles and Clarence Mr and Mrs Ernest Champlin and children Leo Opal and Betty Mrs Arthur Swart Mrs Clarence Hillen and other local hosts.
Miss Ida Burke of Athens visited Miss Clara Bell in Millfield on Sunday. Miss Freda Omen, from Zanesville, stayed with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. James Omen, in Millfield. Guy Sams, from Columbus, spent Sunday with his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. James Sams, in Millfield. Mr. and Mrs. George Wells and Mary Holdren of Corning, Ohio, were guests of Mr. and Mrs. Herman Theisen, Sr. for the weekend.
Mr and Mrs George Keck and daughter Pauline of this city were Sunday guests of Professor and Mrs George Glenn in Union Furnace Ohio. William Schoonover John Schoonover Bryan Smith and James Smith of this city were in Columbus Monday. George Green Chauncey is employed in Clarington Ohio. Mr and Mrs Frank Neely and daughter Jean and Mr and Mrs James Williamson Sr of Columbus were guests Saturday of Mr and Mrs George Williamson in this city. Clarence McCafferty Joe Cline and Ernest Johnson of this city enjoyed a fishing trip to Buckeye Lake Sunday. J A Drake of this city went to Bucyrus Ohio today to visit his daughter Mrs E L Saffell and family. Mrs Dora Henshell Indianapolis Ind is in Chauncey for an extended visit with her mother Mrs Etta Schoonover and family. Sherman Keasey returned yesterday from a visit in Corning at the home of his sister Mrs Wade Young.
Captain W. W. Lee of Athens county will launch an intensive local drive to enroll eligible young men for this summer's Citizens' Military Training Camps. Lieut. Col. F. W. Glover says nationwide enrollment is higher this year and Athens county may be fully represented.
The Ohio State Journal misreported Sam Withem of Glouster as released by the Columbus Senators. A Colubbus Base Ball Co official letter dated April 23 1927 confirms Withem is not released and should rest until ready to rejoin the team. Richards of Columbus began Mayo Institute treatment April 1 and returned improved.
The Hollister high school Senior class held a banquet in the school auditorium on Wednesday night. Tables wore blue and gold, and a three course lunch was served by the parent teacher association to 14 graduates and faculty. Toasts were given by both faculty and students.
Mr and Mrs Tom Mavin and two children Miss Ethel and Chester and Mr and Mrs Harry Richards motored to Columbus this morning to spend the day. Mr and Mrs Harry Kelly Nelsonville were guests of relatives in this city Monday.
The Kiwanis club holds its regular meeting tonight at 6 30 in the Methodist church social room. The meeting time has been changed from Thursday to Tuesday evenings for the summer months.
George, 1 year old, son of Mr. and Mrs. Carl Orndorf, was struck on the head by a baseball bat during a game at No. 6 Sunday afternoon and taken to St. Francis hospital in Columbus for examination. He remains conscious and able to respond but cannot yet speak. His parents accompanied him to the hospital.
Joseph Richards Sr traveling auditor for the United Mine Workers has returned from Rochester Minnesota to Glouster where he accompanied W G and other officials on the trip.
Charles James 65 died Monday at his home in Glouster after a period of illness. He leaves a wife, one daughter Mrs Isaac Jones Jr, three sisters Mrs Sarah Colgin Columbus Mrs G L Fleming Amesville Mrs George F Evchard Corning and one brother Henry James Fast Fultonham. Funeral Thursday at 1 pm at the home with Rev D L Browning officiating. Burial in Maplewood Cemetery.
An advertisement touts Zemo as a cafe healing liquid that stops itching torture and skin irritation. It claims pimples blotches blackheads fade quickly with overnight improvements and a soft clear healthy complexion follows. Available from druggists at $1.00.
Mount Cheld, a year old son of Mr and Mrs John Mount of Oakdale, died this morning at 8 39 from pneumonia after a week's illness. Funeral arrangements not yet made.
Sylvia Andrews was taken to Columbus hospital on Monday for treatment of an injury to her arm. She was accompanied by three children Lorena Andrews of this city Mrs Carl Madoe and Mrs Henry McClin Hunterdon to receive care.
Physicians link pimples boils and skin eruptions to poor system health and promote 8.8.8 as a natural aid. A Cincinnati woman testifies the remedy cleared itching stopped boils and improved strength. The product is marketed as a herbal root extract offered in two sizes at stores.
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