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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1925
Page
3
In Nelsonville News Today, Day pleaded to a possession offense and was confined in jail for failing to pay a bond of 208 dollars. Constable Mariner reports discovering a pint of liquor in Day’s possession.
Mrs. Ernie Powell died at Holzer hospital Gallipolis after illness. Born and educated in Nelson, she was a former teacher and well known in Nelsonville and Middleport. She leaves her husband Herbert Powell two sisters Mrs Chas Hamilton and Mrs Ohlinger and one brother Howard. Funeral at 1 pm Tuesday in Middleport with burial at Greenlawn Nelsonville.
A long list of visitors includes Misses Marie Buell and Coralie Buell of Lancaster with Miss Alice Mc Combs of Happy Hollow, plus Esther Williams of Cleveland. Others journeyed or vacationed in Buckeye Lake Columbus Pataskala Logan and nearby areas with several local hosts noted.
Guests of Mr and Mrs Guy Evans included Claude Evans and Ernest Hyde both of Zanesville. They visited Sunday with Mr and Mrs Chana W Evans.
Christian churches across the district hold simultaneous revival meetings in eight communities. Ministers of the denomination lead services in Millfield Trimble Greens Run and Taylors Ridge. A conference of the ministers was held at Chauncey today.
Mrs Will Hall entertained at a 12 o'clock dinner in Nelsonville on Thursday. Guests included Mrs Nan Dupler Mrs Lyle Bruce Mrs Will Merz Mrs Blaine Bland Mrs Lis Mc Laughlin Mrs M F Hushover Alberta Jackson Mabie Dupler Hildred Mers Ruth Me Laughlin Mrs Charles Edgell and Dave Bruce.
Ralph Fleck and Carl Campbell are attending a HI Y camp at Camp Nelson Dodd in Brinkhaven Ohio during August 24.
Mrs William Evans of Ashton avenue hosted a Friday evening dinner in Nelsonville. Guests included Mrs M E Hushover of Los Angeles Miss Dorothy Woods of Youngstown Miss Sarah Kay Thelma Evans Alberta Jackson Margaret Wilma Scott George Stuart and Mr and Mrs W W Evans and family with covers for about ten attendees.
A well attended Sunday service at the Nelsonville Methodist church featured a vested choir and families seated together. Rev. Morrell spoke on New Garments of the Living Truth, noting modern methods of administering Christianity to the new age.
Misses Genevieve Figgins Nellie Morrison Adaline Ray Pearl Green and Arthur Howearth attend a Christian Young People's conference in Wilmington this week. Will Patton drove them to Wilmington this morning.
Nelsonville reports a full attendance as the church hosted evening services with the orchestra in charge. An interesting program was presented by the ensemble and attendees noted the event as a success.
Funeral services for Mrs. Rhoda Johnson aged 58 were held this morning at 106 o'clock at her residence following a several day illness. The death occurred Saturday at her home in Nelsonville.
Chauncey Aug 24 The evangelistic campaign began Sunday at the First Christian church led by Rev. Keeling of Shadyville with Mrs Keeling a contralto soloist aiding Tuesday. A large chorus is forming and volunteers are welcome. Keeling plans personal work and frequent visits to Chauncey as meetings run for two weeks each evening at 730. Sermons to be announced in Somorrow's Messenger.
Mr and Mrs Floya g son Charles and Mr and Mrs Whitlatch enjoyed a Sunday picnic at The Plains. Gentlefolk from Chauncey shared the outing with Mr and Mrs George Willie and others.
The semi monthly meeting of the Loyal Women's Bible class of the First Christian church will be hosted by Mrs L C Strausbaugh at her Logan home. Mrs G M Brookeepeony was the leader, and a good attendance of church women is desired.
A fragment reports Chauncey family receiving aid funds from Australia totaling four dollars, noting involvement of Mr. and Mrs. Chauncey in a postwar relief effort.
Surial was laid to rest in the Buchtel cemetery. She leaves one son. Her husband and five children preceded her in death.
A group from Nelsonville traveled to Middleport on Sunday to express sympathy to the family of Mrs. Erma Longstaff Powell. Attendees included Mr. and Mrs. Joe Stocklein, Mrs. Otto Shirley, Mrs. Lane Ely and Margery, Will Robinson, Henry Verity, Loren North and family, Esther Beth and Lucille Verity, Mrs. C. A. Mooper, Mrs. Jake Smith and daughter, and many others. The visitor party planned to stay through the funeral on Tuesday.
John Howard, of The Plains, pleaded guilty to making menacing threats. Mayor Lax Sunday fined him $25 and costs and imposed a thirty day suspended jail sentence. The charge followed a dispute after church yesterday morning, with D I L Smith of Haydenville filing the affidavit.
Wesley Imes of Mason City Hill was fined 10 dollars and costs by Mayor Lax after pleading guilty to using obscene language in the presence of a woman on Saturday in Nelsonville August 24.
Nelsonville officials announce a city teachers examination to be conducted at the high school building next Friday. The event involves applicants from the local education system and aims to assess credentials for teaching positions.
The Busy Bee Food club members led by Mrs. A. P. Linscott returned from a week in Pittsburgh Aug 24. They funded the trip by serving lunches at local venues including the Athens county field meet and traveled aboard the Senator Cordill and John W Hubbard. Highlights included the Mellon Bank vault tour Carnegie museum and library and a visit to Heins canning factory. They also saw an opera and Gloria Swanson’s play boat at New Martinsville before returning home.
Tom Day was picked up yesterday by Constable EB C Mariner during a routine patrol. Local authorities reported Day taken into custody for inquiry related to an ongoing case in the precinct.
Imperial Wizard Hiram G Kwana leads Klan leaders arriving in Columbus for a clinic at Buckeye Lake beginning tomorrow. The gathering claims to address Protestant churches in America as its program.
Relatives held a Sunday gathering at the Susan Youngs home in Burlingham Aue with forty four guests. A picnic dinner followed and memories of past years were shared with nieces, cousins, and family friends including Prof. Ernest Bandera and many named relatives.
Two armed bandits grabbed Howard D. Peck, automobile dealer, as he parked his car in a garage. They robbed him of about $60 cash and jewelry totaling around $5,000, then spotted a diamond ring worth $5,606 and took it as well before fleeing.
Two Mexican men tried to wade the Rio Grande with fifteen gallons of alcohol near El Paso. Both carried revolvers and fired as they advanced. American border patrol returned fire. One smuggler was killed, the other fled. Alcohol seized.
The Ohio Anti-Saloon League pledged full support for Judge E. L. Porterfield as federal prohibition administrator for the Ohio Michigan district. Superintendent E J Moore said the selection would aid strict enforcement of the dry law and received public approval.
Police established that the skeleton found near a Norfolk cemetery by boys on Saturday matched B. E. Ratkinson, 50, a machinist and inventor, and that he died by his own action, not by robbery, according to the report.
Mrs Rais Sanchez wife of close Sanchez of Yuma has given birth to her twenty fourth child in twenty four years of marriage. She is 38 and her husband is The newborn is a healthy girl. The mother continues daily work. Only seven of the twenty four children are living and all were born in consecutive years.
In Worcester on August 24 John Troy a young Will-O-The-Wisp chieftain entered a restaurant threw a cigarette at a man who recognized him then calmly drank water and left with a gang member. Police detained the Dorrance Street area as the pursuit continued.
Nine youths, all in their teens or early twenties, were detained over the death of John Klessin after a clash sparked by a perceived slight. Police say three have confessed to taking part in the fight that killed Klessin while his companion James R. Mitchell was badly beaten. University of Chicago students referenced in connection with the case.
Traffic leaving Athens for the south was delayed due to a newly established detour on the Athens Pomeroy road. The route under construction by Contractor Beckier was closed permanently with culverts torn out last Saturday in dry weather.
A noisy fragment lists an entertainment segment with piano accordion acts and several garbled credits. The snippet mentions Wang and Browe with unclear time stamps and a muted program note.
A diver from the bank jumped into shallow water at Big Wal Creek and struck the bottom, injuring Mers. The incident occurred as he attempted a dive from the bank into the creek.
Mrs May Riley of Athens reports efforts for the Athens American Legion post endowment drive at the Athens county fair. The post will award a fine prize on the fair’s final day as part of the campaign.
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