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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1926
Page
3
Nelsonville officials report the city Board of Appraisers John Hill Harry Kelly and J W Wion have nearly completed a detailed property inspection. The board has spent weeks surveying local property and will submit the list to the county board after finishing office work.
Nelsonville August 3 The Rev Father Owens will conduct a short service at 11 am Wednesday at Stouts funeral home for Louis Scarnell an Italian native who for twenty years lived alone in the Nelsonville railroad yards and worked at the scale house He had no immediate relatives a sister in law in Pittsburgh Burial will be at Greenlawn.
Rotary and Kiwanis clubs will skip regular meetings this week as they join the Chamber of Commerce for a combined gathering on Thursday night in Nelsonville.
Miss Ethel Johnson and Mr. Ted Garrett, both of Nelsonville, wed Monday at Catlettsburg Kentucky's M E Church South parsonage. The couple traveled by motor with family, returning to Nelsonville by 6 30 pm. The bride is daughter of Mr and Mrs James Johnson. the groom delivers mail between the post office and the depot. They will live at the bride’s parents’ home in newly furnished rooms.
Park Huddy left Monday for Vincennes Indiana where he has accepted a position as traveling salesman for the Austin Powder company.
A brief city council meeting adopted by suspension of rules a resolution requesting the county auditor advance $200 to the service department. The action aims to cover urgent departmental needs and was approved in a short session held in Nelsonville on August 3.
Buckeyes win 3-0 over Eddie's Barbers at the city playground to move into first in the Twilight league. Brown allowed one hit while Smith held the Buckeyes hitless after the first inning. Farrow's seventh inning ball barely nicked the glove for the Barbers' only hit. Large crowd attends as Smith-Elliott battery faces Brown-Green.
The Faithful Workers class of the M. E. Sunday school, led by teacher Mrs. Thomas Spencer, was entertained at Mrs. David Stewart's Jackson street home Friday evening. The gathering featured garden flowers and ferns, with guests Mrs. James Bland and daughter Margaret, Mrs. C. L. Stout, and Master Charles Moler of Akron, grandson of Mrs. Moler.
In Belling incident at Cattletsburg a newly married couple Mr and Mrs Ted Garrett sought refuge at the City building after being located at the bride's parents home by a group intent on a belling. They were followed and a tin can bell rang in the police chief's hall before the culprits appeared. A stampede to a nearby confectionery ended the disturbance on Fayette street.
On Friday at 7 30 a Holy Hour will be held at St Andrews parish Nelsonville for the Catholics of Mexico by order of Bishop Hartley Two Sisters of the Poor from St Francis hospital Columbus will visit Nelsonville to join the service and visit Catholic families in support of the hospital
Mrs. W. W. Evans returns home after a week with daughter Mrs. Clyde Dunlap in Congo. Wilford Nichols comes back to Manhattan California. Mrs. Frank Shugart of Columbus visits sister Mrs. Mary Willis, and Mrs. Howard Wallace of Columbus stays with her mother Mrs. M. M. McBride. Ivan Kinney and son Bill of Rock Island Illinois pass through en route to Cedar Grove West Virginia to visit Mr. and Mrs. Fenton Wolfe. Ralph Orr visits from Chesterhill. Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Hudson and son Paul return from ten days in Lebanon Ohio. Mary Lou Hudson goes home with grandparents. Mrs. Arthur Burgess of Lancaster visits Pensyle family. Mrs. W. H. Cann and children return from Laredo West Virginia, joined by Mr. and Mrs. James Johnson and Stanley Johnson. Mrs. Johnson remains here.
Boone D. Whitlatch, 68, died at home of his son Harvey Whitlatch near New Marshfield August 3. Burial is in New Marshfield cemetery with funeral time to be announced. Survived by son Harvey Whitlatch and daughters Iva Hill Zaleski Merle Cush Nelsonville Dessie Young Hamley Run. Wife died in 1913 along with two sons and two daughters.
Mrs Olive Gibbs Phillips wife of William Gibbs aged past seventy died after a five weeks illness at her Albany Avenue home. Funeral services scheduled for 10 o clock Wednesday morning.
An editorial notes readers often respond to classified ads in the Messenger to buy or sell property. It highlights J B Francisco of Francisco Auto Heater Co in Columbus selling a 500 acre farm with two houses six barns and outbuildings via an A B C ad and closing a deal in three days. It urges readers to place ads to reach buyers in nearby towns Athens Nelsonville Logan and Pompey.
The Baptist church conducted the Rev Howard Warner Athens. Burial will be made by or at Union Ridge. She leaves her husband and one daughter Mrs Milligan of Columbus who had been at her mother's bedside for the last five weeks.
The regular meeting of K. T. Crossen Post No. 21 Ameri can Legion will be at the post home 73 South Court street Wednesday August 4 at 7 30 PM. Delegates will be chosen for the department convention in Elyria September 13 14 and plans will be made to operate a concession at the fair. Ice cream will be served after the business.
Artie Caldwell of Buchtel was arraigned before Magistrate Pearl Helwig on a charge of failing to support his aged father Charles Caldwell. Officer Isaac Tucker made the arrest. the son arranged to pay and the case was dismissed.
In New Lexington on Aug 3 Mrs Nettie Pemberton and her 16 year old daughter Lizzie faced a hearing over aiding the jail break of Earl Brooks who was jailed for mistreating two Columbus girls The daughter recalled delinquency involving her brother Homer who was arrested The mother denied aiding Brooks and was bound over for grand jury action
In New Haven Connecticut Nelson A Beebee clerk of the Grand Avenue Baptist church issued notices to remaining members calling a meeting to consider abandoning the church The article ties Sunday golf and motoring to the churchs decline and possible liquidation of property with the congregation possibly disbanding.
London reports the foot and mouth outbreak has drained costs to twenty million dollars over four years. The figure reflects losses to agriculture and related industries across Great Britain as authorities battle the outbreak.
Washington reports that powering broadcasting stations at five to ten times existing levels worries the Commerce Department least. The greater cost lies in the expense of boosting transmitter power, with only radio or electric manufacturers pursuing national distribution experiments using "super power."
Mrs Ruthers of Athens will present a popular illustrated lecture at the Amesville Methodist church on Thursday evening August 5. Her talk titled Life in the Philippines will share vivid scenes and experiences from the island nation.
Edward Price Bell reports a British response to anti American sentiment with officials receiving warnings. Churchill signals restraint while Baldwin calls a commission to study U S labor relations. Lord Rothermere curbs anti American campaigns and promotes American visitor exchange.
Troy school board hired haulers to transport pupils with several contracts announced for different districts. The new high school building progress includes a forthcoming September opening and a stone tablet bearing the school name was erected. Adina Gift was chosen as domestic science and related subjects teacher.
The president told officials the United States will not consider removing the arms embargo on Mexico. Separately, the New York Central Railroad sought ICC approval to control lines by 99 year lease under the Transportation Act as part of system consolidation.
Thirty five Indian tribes filed claims aggregating over 1.25 billion dollars against the federal government in the Court of Claims, as announced by the Department of Justice on July 31.
The long-running Spanish prisoner swindle, conducted via mail between Spain and the United States for decades, has been brought to the attention of the Department of State again.
The Department of Commerce states that shipments of American cotton to Japan are increasing. The announcement highlights growing trade flows and signals stronger commercial ties between the United States and Japan.
A cable message to the department of commerce says the Belgian franc’s fall, which briefly labeled the King of Belgium as a fiscal dictator, has hindered foreign product sales in Belgium while boosting activity in local export industries.
The military naval and air sub committee of the preliminary cm mission for the disarmament conference in Geneva will reconvene August 2 with American delegates participating the department of state was informed.
The Bureau of Internal Revenue issued regulations in July 1941 separating internal revenue and prohibition taxes and outlining the procedures for handling each subject.
Probate court finds Blanche Gilham and Clyde L Smith estates exempt from inheritance tax. Gilham gross 2500 with 400 debts leaving net 2100. Smith gross 750 with no debts or costs.
Mrs. Jane Cotton of Newburg, aged 100, had her hair bobbed and says the new cut makes her look much younger, a lighthearted note from a small town feature.
In Wheeling on August 3 two miners reported for work at Elm Grove Mining Company No. 2 mine near Philadelphia reopened on the open shop plan. General Manager Joseph Arkwright said he expects the workforce to grow by 400 more miners during the week.
Federal inspectors report European corn borer specimens in every township of Defiance county and raise the quarantine line to the Ohio Indiana border 25 miles west of Defiance. The previous line extended 11 miles east, marking a record 86 mile year for patrol expansion.
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