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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1928
Page
3
Natalie Thurston, a beauty specialist, argues that older women can outshine younger ones with proper grooming. She notes celebrated actresses over 25 prove mature beauty, and claims experience and cosmetics give women 30 to 40 a significant edge over twenty-somethings.
Beasley stables from Athens earned top spots at the Ohio State Fair horse show in Columbus. Mrs F R Beasley aboard Vivienne Segal took third in the three gaited class gaining 150 dollars. Virginia Beasley and Marjorie Beasley won second and third in the children's horsemanship event for ponies under 15.2 hands and riders under 16.
About 50 Salvation Army Sunday school pupils are to be honored guests at an all day picnic Monday at the Athens County fair grounds. Ice cream and lemonade are promised. Captain Richard Benton announced the event with committee support from Mrs. Lizzie McKibten, Mrs. Roy Dalley, Mrs. Kate Mansfield, and Mrs. Ida Mansfield.
The Postoffice Department signed a contract with Red Star bus for northbound mail leaving Nelsonville at 6 20 p.m. Mail goes to Chauncey for transfer to the northbound K M train. Patrons must have mail at the office by 6 o'clock. Effective September 3 the service runs each weeknight except Sundays and holidays.
Social items list residents visiting relatives, trips to Columbus Cleveland and Cincinnati, guests from Akron Detroit Marietta Urbana and Colombo areas, plus a local bridge dinner in Urbana Illinois. Several people travel to join meetings and conventions including Beta national in Omaha. Nelsonville sees Forbes Sampson plead guilty to assault with a $10 fine suspended. Miss Blanche Linton returns from six weeks at Teachers College Columbia University.
A Lent family reunion on August 26 at Grotto grounds near Haydenville drew many descendants. Attendees included Steph en and Ann Lent’s line, plus families from Athens Columbus Glouster Nelsonville Jackson vil e and more, with numerous Lahnt kin and accompanying spouses and children.
Nelsonville announces a corrected division line for grade pupils. The sixth grade splits at Harper street with west side students going to Central and east side to East. Grades one to five send east of Grosvenor street to East and west to Central. Teacher transfers include Miss Johnson to Central and Miss Jones to East. A teachers meeting is set for September 8 at 2 PM.
At a noon basket dinner 133 members attended a meeting with roll call followed by officer elections for the coming year. New officers named are A J Skiver president Cleve Woolery vice president Thos Evans secretary Ralph Patton treasurer. Mayor L J Eberle attends Columbus dinner honoring John J Raskob.
Nelsonville reports a Labor Day evening dance added to the regular Wednesday and Saturday dances at Deanville by the local committee.
Four Sunday schools were organized in the Hocking valley last year by Rev. C. A. Spriggs, Sunday school missionary of the American Sunday School Union. Fourteen teachers served 105 pupils, with Spriggs traveling 7 842 miles and making 1 348 visits. He received 178 reports from district schools and aided three schools taught by 11 instructors with 121 students under supervision.
Mary Wetzel 53 of Buchtel died Thursday at Mercy hospital Columbus after a brief illness. Funeral services Sunday at 1 30 p m at the Methodist Episcopal church in Buchtel with burial in Buchtel. Survived by husband four sons one daughter and both parents.
Joseph Krotche 60 of Buchtel died Thursday at St Anthony's hospital Columbus where he had been moved for treatment Funeral services set for Saturday at 10 am in the Catholic Church in Buchtel Burial will follow He is survived by his wife and five children Also announced births in Nelsonville a son born at the Menders' home on Wednesday August 29
The record notes 84 total, 30 prayer meetings, three young people's societies, four preaching stations, and one church organized, reflecting rapid expansion of the early congregation.
The Amesville 4 H sewing club Class 1 2 sent Alyce Wilson and Blanche Frash to demonstrate pattern alterations at the state fair. The local group, led by Mrs. W L Heston with about thirty members, placed second in the dress showing, while Highland county’s Needlecraft club won first. The Amesville club had previously won first at Athens county fair to earn the state trip.
The men’s dormitory at Antioch College in Yellow Springs was gutted by fire last night. Loss estimated at $50,000, with college officials scrambling to find housing for students arriving for the fall term.
Evangelistic services will run two weeks with a service each evening at the Church of God on Hocking Street. Rev Ralph Poole returns to evangelistic work aided by Rev Charles V Weber and Mrs Weber. Special topics, music, and church plans including a new church are on the program. Poole then heads to Kentucky and West Virginia for further meetings.
About 1500 feet of six inch sanitary sewer is being laid on West Union street by city service department workers. The project runs from Wilson refreshments toward the fair grounds entrance and should take about four weeks weather permitting. G M Romine, city service director, announced the details today.
In Glouster on August 31, the Modoc mines resumed open shop work as mine No. 255 at Drydock loaded more than 1,000 tons of coal. The weight sheet listed 998 tons, with one car not counted due to a dropped check, estimated at just over two tons. Seventy five workers rode the Labor train from Glouster to the Madoc mines, the largest turnout yet.
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