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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1923
Page
3
The Nelsonville area reports a YMCA meeting for solicitors and school planning for September opening. Wilbur Buck McKee dies in Akron after illness. funeral Wednesday in Nelsonville with Rev. Geo. F. E. Tifft officiating. Families in town mourn and extend sympathy while local residents travel to Columbus for medical procedures and family visits.
Council opened discussion Tuesday night on three proposals from the Hocking Power Company and related firms. A committee will study engine setups and pumping schemes to meet city needs with options ranging from oil burner systems to pumping engines, with monthly payments from 1259.52 to 1581.00 and total costs around 56,462.00 to 56,916.00. The First Ward vacancy for council was filled by acclamation with W. E. Clements named to the post.
Nisonville board of education meets to authorize bids for a new school building on Layette Street. Plans call for an eight room addition and a gymnasium funded within existing funds. The structure will seat 600 with regular opera chairs and can expand to 400 or 800 more for gym use and concerts.
Mr and Mrs HarroldGrechem departed Sunday for a two week motor tour in the East. They will visit several cities and return at the end of the trip.
Nelsonville hosts a horse shoe tournament at East and West school playgrounds on August 12 to select a winner who will represent Nelsonville at the state tournament the week of August 20 in Columbus. Detroiter Vance Morgan visits local parents. Mrs. W. W. Evans returns from Columbus and Dayton. Mrs. Helen Houston visits her mother in New Straitsville.
Mrs. Fred Mulligan and her daughter Mary returned from Columbus where they were guests of Mr. and Mrs. Geo Hutchinson.
Clifford Vess of Buchtel pleaded not guilty to operating a motor vehicle at unlawful speed when arraigned before Mayor McCune. He was arrested on an affidavit from Mrs. Sarah Backus. A Tuesday afternoon hearing resulted in dismissal for insufficiency of evidence. Dr and Mrs N Hill.
Rodda and Mrs Kessinger with daughter Mary Elizabeth return from a week at Dunglen Ohio with Mr and Mrs Roland Tomlinson and Mr and Mrs Manson Martin. Henry A Crawford a servant in the medical attachment of the 166th Infantry National Guards left Tuesday noon for 30 16o8 to attend the late president funeral then to Camp Perry for two weeks.
Workers scheduled to finish cleaning the Christian Church auditorium are told the Thursday gathering is postponed. A definite announcement will be made next Sunday.
The Ave 16 Christian Church Sunday School will hold its annual picnic next Thursday at Rising Park Lancaster. The general public is invited to attend.
Mrs Nellie Marzius and Mr Kenneth Gunderman of Columbus were quietly married by Rev. Geo Tifft at the Klein residence in Nelsonville on August 7 at 1 30 pm. The ceremony was followed by a chicken dinner for relatives and friends before the couple returned to Columbus at 451 West State Street to receive well wishers. Harry Klein and Son Harry Jr of Pittsburgh are visiting and plan a trip to Pomeroy with Jacob Klein.
Miss Jennie Christian sails Sunday for a two week stay in Columbus with her sister Mrs Far James. Father Howard of Hocking County is reported seriously ill. Miss Marguerite Deter improves after illness in Lancaster. Buckeye Lake outing draws many locals. Jack Smith of Buchtel is ill. Mrs Moses Thorton seeks eye treatments in Athens. Mrs John Carter of Detroit visits her parents Mr and Mrs Waiter Saunders.
Calvin Davis of Paris faced Sheriff Mc Kinley on assault and battery charges from Oscar Champlin. Davis pleaded guilty before Magistrate Helwig and paid a $19 fine plus costs. An affidavit also charged Robert Diers of Canaanville with assault and menacing threats. Diers waived examination and was bound over to the common pleas court on $109 bond.
In Cleveland, attorneys for the state and defense voiced optimism about an eventual victory as jurors remained in deliberations in the John J. Whitfield case, charged with the May murder of Patrolman Dennis Griffin.
In Messina Italy troops opened fire on rioters during a demonstration against the war tax. One woman was killed and eight men wounded in the ensuing violence.
French military authorities declare an absolute ban on traffic throughout occupied zones in reprisal for bomb throwing in Dusseldorf. The move accompanies heightened security measures and curbs on movement in the region.
W P Singer of Cleveland faces three arrests for speeding within an hour. He posted $25 in Medina, received a $5 fine in Brunswick, and was arrested again in Strongsville after Traffic Officer Fever heard Singer would speed once more.
Athens plans a city wide tribute with a 4 PM burial service in Marion and a 2 PM Methodist church program. Merchants will close at noon and county offices banks and Ohio University will shutter for the funeral observance. Memorial services are set for 7 PM at St Pauls Catholic Church.
Three men charged with drunkenness appeared before Mayor Gill on a Tuesday and Wednesday session and pleaded guilty. Thomas Kelley of Athens, a utility worker and hobo, fined 25 dollars plus costs and to work on city streets. Frank Rose, bricklayer of North High Street, fined 26 dollars and costs. Charles Roe, arrested Monday, re-arrested Tuesday, fined 19 dollars and costs.
Washington notes fashion dictates for Mrs. Coolidge promise a rainbow season with red blue brown purple yellow green and more. The First Lady has no single favorite shade and will wear a variety as soon as mourning ends. Past and present First Ladies inspire color trends from Alice pink to Henna hue and Harding blue.
Rev BO Ahibrand of Mechanicsburg displays conceptionally-fire potato specimens as evidence that Athens County soil yields large Party Ohio potatoes. Ahibrand planted after Paster, his garden now produces nearly one-pound potatoes. he credits the soil, not himself, for the result.
Jesse Roush of Lodi pleaded guilty to disturbing religious services at Graham's Chapel. Magistrate Helwig fined him $5 and costs and sentenced him to ten days in jail, suspended on condition he corrects himself with the disturbed gathering. Troy Price and Rev Esterning faced additional drunkenness charges with fines and costs.
The text states there are about 556,600 seeds in a bushel of wheat. This figure reflects a rough seed count used in statistical or agricultural discussions.
Hockingport residents host relatives and visitors from St Louis Johnstown Parkersburg Athens and Toledo. Families attend funerals board at Dickerson and Wellsville area relatives visit Coolville Camp meeting attendance d wind. Several guests arrive and depart with scenic travel and local entertainments noted.
An advertisement touts a product promising renewed hair growth after baldness and stopping dandruff. It cites rare ingredients and urges readers to request a free proof box by mailing to a New York address or visiting druggists. The note mentions Ray Kotalko and a postal box at Office, 44-10 Station 1. New Perk.
Athens officials heard two street brawls on Court Street near local stores. Gisty Oldfield, Begs Harnes, both from Athens, and Raymopé Collins of Chauncey faced Mayor Gill after a dispute over girlfriends led to a fight in front of the Preston store. Gisty reportedly struck Collins, breaking his thumb. Collins and a companion allegedly returned to Athens seeking an apology. Mayor Gill admonished the involved men and promised strict punishment if fighting resumed.
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