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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 30, 1925
Page
3
Nelsonville will compete in the American Telephone company annual first aid demonstration in Dayton on May 16. Twenty two male teams and eighteen female teams will vie for southern Ohio first aid championships with top men receiving gold watches and the winning team earning a silver loving cup.
Woman's Auxiliary to Glenford Dugan post will host the Southeastern district rally on Thursday May 7 with district chair man Mrs Harry Bennett issuing the call for the convention. Department president Mrs Hugh Clark and department secretary Mrs Lee Moore will be guests. Sessions in the afternoon, weather permitting, likely draw many Auxiliary representatives. District includes counties south of Lancaster to the Brio River.
Nelsonville high school announces its commencement week events. W. B. Bliss will speak at the baccalaureate, and Senator Frank B. Willis will deliver the graduation address on June 4. The junior high promotion on June 3 and alumni banquet on June 5 wrap the week.
West Parent-Teachers Association holds its regular meeting Friday afternoon at the West building. A special program will be presented by the grades of Miss Cook and Miss Reynolds. A good attendance is urged.
The Hocking Valley Past Chancellor's association of the Knights of Pythias will hold a regular monthly meeting with Snowfork lodge No. 312 at Murray City on Saturday evening May 2. A good attendance is expected and important business will be considered.
Clarence Price, arrested Sunday night on a drunkenness charge, pleaded not guilty at arraignment. He was acquitted after a hearing before Mayor Lax on Wednesday afternoon and the charge was dismissed.
Gene Windle pled not guilty to possessing fluor and Flay Campbell pled not guilty to a transporting charge at an arraignment. A hearing is set for 8:30 Friday evening in Mayor Lax's court. Both defendants reside at the Plains.
G R Robinson Fred Johnson and C B Mechem travel to Steubenville to attend the Rotary clubs aid convention. Personal notes report Mrs Noah Fillinger and Miss Helen Largent with Freda Smit at the Shrine circus in Columbus. John Coleman was in Columbus.
NO NEW CASES Nelsonville April 30 Dr K C Butts city health commissioner reports no new infections and urges continued precautions as the outbreak shows no reported growth in the area this week.
A regular Kiwanis meeting in Nelsonville drew a large attendance. Members planned to host the N H S basketball team at the second May gathering and the public affairs committee will lead next week’s program.
Glouster Ohio prepares for the thirty sixth annual commencement at the opera house tonight. A class of thirty eight will receive diplomas as seniors, faculty, and board members gather at 7 45 pm then march to the venue. The program includes music, invocations, class address by Chas Cookson, diploma presentations by Supt Dillon, and a Arbor Day 1926 scholarship prize for forest conservation.
GLOUSTER April 30 Three appraisers chosen for each Morgan county taxing unit begin the re appraisal process. Homer township appraisers are R H McLain S H Johnson and J L Glass with Trimble township nearby listed.
The Rothwell club of Glouster announced through the conservation division of the Ohio Federation of Women that students may gain college opportunities.
In Cleveland on April 30 three defendants pled guilty in a federal court connected to the Hayner distillery liquor case of 1922. Harry A. Grossberg conspired to violate dry laws, Armand A. Gardos pleaded guilty to conspiracy, and Louis Gluck admitted conspiracy and nuisance by possessing liquor. Judge Westenhaver postponed sentence pending trial of Ohio officials and associates indicted in the same probe.
April 30 report indicates Ford Motor interests pursuing a site in Mexico City for an assembly plant. Details on size or workforce remain undisclosed.
A brief quip contrasts social classes noting that while poverty endures, affluence seeks seasonal retreats at summer resorts.
A reflective line notes how varied behavior can damage society, suggesting broad responsibility across communities. The quote implies that harmful actions arise from many people rather than a single source, casting blame across social groups and institutions.
GLOUSTER April 30 Teachers will be hired by the Trimble township board of education at a meeting in the township building on Saturday May 16 Applications may be filed until the board is ready to hire A L Hines is clerk The Hol lister school has been advanced to a second grade high school and Green s Run to a third grade high school
Miss Mildred Martin and Miss Golda Smilin hosted a farewell gathering Tuesday evening in Glouster. Friends made candy and enjoyed a social evening as Mrs. Walter Vernon prepares to relocate to Ashland Kentucky with Mr. Vernon for their new home.
I A Boulay state highway director will address Athens county civic bodies at the Hotel Berry at 7 o clock Friday evening. About ten tickets remain available as announced by the Athens Chamber of Commerce. Boulay will speak on road administration problems amid his months long conflict with Governor Donahey over state road matters.
April 30 report notes that both banks in Glouster will start closing at noon on Thursdays from today and maintain the schedule through the summer months, with many other businesses adopting the half-day closure.
C F Jonas and son Emerson depart Sunday for Swiss West Virginia where Jonas will serve as superintendent of a newly opened coal mine by the Hisylvania Coal Co. Swiss lies near the K and M Railway line, close to Gauley.
The advertisement touts Adlerika a mixture of buckthorn bark magnesium and glycerine that supposedly relieves stomach trouble in ten minutes by removing gas and old waste matter. It promises instant comfort, relief from fullness, and ease for chronic constipation, with local sale details at Gibson's Pharmacy and Poling's Drug Store in Murray.
Columbus April 30 The state tar commission asked Attorney General Crabbe to rule whether the Dempsey corporation tax act is subject to referendum.
Henry Ford, interviewed at the Wayside Inn, says joy comes from taking life as it comes and living without excessive speed. He claims civilization pushes too fast and that a simple, steady approach keeps him younger at sixty-one.
Reports of an early sale of the Brooklyn National League club to a syndicate led by George M. Cohan and Col. T L Huston revived after the deaths of club president Charles H Eberts and vice president Edward J McKeever. Stephen W McKeever becomes sole survivor of the three Brooklyn owners.
An advertisement touts McCoy's Cod Liver Oil Compound Tablets as a candy like, sugar coated source of condensed cod liver oil. It cites a woman gaining 18 pounds in five weeks and promises five pounds gained in thirty days or money back. The product sells for 60 cents for 60 tablets through pharmacies and druggists.
Governor Fuler signed the measure barring repeat intoxicated drivers. A second conviction within six years carries a jail sentence up to two years.
A man claims he has suffered stomach and liver trouble since childhood and credits Mayr's Wonderful Remedy with a full cure. He now seeks marriage as a result. The ad promotes the product as a simple preparation that relieves catarrhal mucus and inflammation of the digestive tract, claiming one dose will convince and offering refunds. McKee Drug Co Athens Gem Pharmacy Nelsonville and other druggists carry it.
The French government intends to auction the ruins of the Duc de Guise castle in the Oise valley. Built in 1549, the historic fortress hosted battles long ago and housed French artillery units during the World War.
Marion Ohio April 22 patent rights battles loom as William Brother of Henry Ford and John W. Fairbanks spearhead a plan to manufacture a smaller power unit built on a Fordson tractor in Detroit.
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