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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Dec 01, 1925

Page

12

Athens County Medical Association elects officers in Nelsonville

The Athens County Medical Association held its regular monthly meeting in Nelsonville on Tuesday evening. New officers were elected with Dr A K Walker as president, Dr W G Danford as vice president, and Dr T A Copeland as secretary and treasurer. A speaker from Lancaster discussed general medicine and a discussion followed on regular medical exams by family physicians.

Nelsonville Athens County Medical Association McBride's A. I. Pritchard A. K. Walker Buchtel W. G. Danford Athens T. A. Copeland Key” M. Haselton Lancaster J.hastelton American Medical Association Atlanta John E. Berry EB. L. Hooper Osborn John M. Higgins E. G. Pedigo Warren Sprague W.S. Rhodes

Educator Dr. Bode to address Nelsonville meeting

Dr. B H Bode of Columbus will speak to teachers and the public at Nelsonville High School auditorium at 7 30 this evening. A trio and quartet provide special music. Dr Bode addressed students this afternoon.

Nelsonville B. H. Bode Columbus

City Officials to Attend Nel sonville Chamber Meeting

Nelsonville officials elect will join chamber of commerce for the Thursday meeting in Nel sonville. Dinner at 6 15 p m opens the session with Mr Anon of the Ohio National Bank as speaker and the nominating committee to report. The event promises to be a standout meeting of the year.

Nelsonville Chamber of Commerce Nelsonville Banking Fraternity Eso Anon Ohio National Bank Tins Nve

Mrs Harry Runion Returns From Thanksgiving Visit

Mrs Harry Runion has come back after a Thanksgiving trip to Detroit and Toledo. In Toledo she was guest of her daughter Mise Helen Collins who joined her to visit friends in Detroit.

Harry Runion Detroit Toledo Mise Helen Collins

Sunshine Circle Organized In Nelsonville

The girls eight fine Circle met at Edna and Lucille Dishon home to organize for the coming year. Officers were elected. Present were Winona Pidcock Ok lawaha Ray Minnehaha Dishon Too Courtney Kalakula Linton Steenrod Wau kon es Singing Water Skin ner Ling Riggs Patapska Dishon Niobrara Linton. Next meeting at Miss Florence Ray home December 8, assisted by Gretchen Pidcock.

Nelsonville Edna Lucille Dishon

Sermon Series Opens at Presbyterian Church in Nelsonville

Rev. Lloyd Evans will start a Sunday evening series at the Nelsonville Presbyterian Church with a first sermon titled The Rich Young Ruler by Hoffman. A large picture of the painting will be displayed on the platform during the service.

Nelsonville Lloyd Evans Presbyterian Church Hoffman

Father Son Banquet Highlights Local Dental Association Meet

In Nelsonville on December 1 Dr B B Acombus will attend a state dental association meeting in Columbus. The banquet is part of the week long activities connected to the event at the church.

Nelsonville B. B. Acombus Columbus State

Entertained the Members Club For Bridge Night

Mr. Rabi hosted a Tuesday evening event at MVILLE. Members enjoyed chicken dinner and bridge fables. Tro score went to Mrs. and second high to Mrs. B. E. cacy and low to Mrs. Her.

Troh Score Second High B. E. Cacy

Local Man Is A Candidate In Nelsonville

Nelsonville locals watch as a resident declares candidacy during December activity in Hocking County. Community leaders and Pythians note the bid amid local interest and civic engagement.

Lancaster Named Candidate in District Election Battle

Lancaster, a civil and mining engineer, has won wide endorsement in the district. The final result is not expected to be known until after January 1.

Lancaster

Jap Anderson Dies Sudden in Nelsonville

J N Anderson 71 a Nelsonville resident died suddenly Tuesday morning from a heart attack while visiting his sister Mrs Koon at Floodwood. A widow with two sons and a daughter, he lived with sister Mrs Mary Curtis and belonged to IOOF lodge at Buchtel and I C C F order at Nelsonville. Funeral Thursday at 2:30 p m at the Christian church with Rev Howearth officiating, burial Greenlawn.

Nelsonville J. N. Anderson Glouster Mary Curtis Neilsonville P. Lodge Buchtel Ir. C.C. F. Order the Christian Church Howearth Greenlawn

Missionary Society Meets at Chestnut Street Home

The missionary society of the Christian church in Nelsonville will meet Thursday evening at 7 30 with Mrs Sam Gilham on Chestnut Street due to choir practice.

Missionary Society Nelsonville The Missionary Society of the Christian Church Sam Gilham Chestnut Street

Harrold Mechem Hosts Mary Margaret's Eleventh Birthday

Mrs Harrold Mechem honored her daughter Mary Margaret on her eleventh birthday in Nelsonville with a 3:30 to 6:30 party. Eighteen guests played games as pink and white decor and candy favors complemented the event followed by dainty refreshments.

Nelsonville Harrold Mechem Mary Margaret

Mission Work Discussed at Methodist Christmas Meeting

The Foreign Missionary Society of the Methodist church will meet Friday evening with Mrs. Charles Green for its annual Christmas gathering. Gifts will be exchanged and a Christmas offering taken. Devotions titled Lighted from Above will be led by Mrs. Monks. Mrs. Howe presents a study chapter and a playette Ghosts That Hinder Our Progress.

Nelsonville Foreign Sionary Society of the Methodist Church Charles Green Monks Howe

Rotary Club Hears Talk on Membership Classification

Excerpts from addresses by international officers were read at the Rotary club meeting by Ralph Parks and Jack Bobo. The program stressed keeping the membership classification clear. Carson Horton and Lloyd Evans will lead January's program committee.

Nelsonville Rotary Club Ralph Parks Jack Bobo Rotary School of Instruction Carson Horton Lloyd Evans

Three Glouster Men Plead Guilty To Intoxication

Three Glouster men John Doug Isaac Russell John Hunter and Albert Hahn were arrested Saturday night by Constable H A Leiber of Chauncey on intoxication charges. They pleaded guilty in Magistrate M B Tucker's Chauncey court and each paid a $10 fine plus costs.

Chaunctey John Doug Isaac Russell John Hunter Albert Hahn Gloustier H. A. Leiber Chauncey M. B. Tucker

U O Girl Struck By Bus Near Beaumont

Miss Mary Spicer of Lima, a student at Ohio University Athens, was struck by a machine near Beaumont Sunday afternoon. She stepped aside to let another vehicle pass and was hit from behind, injuring her left ankle ligaments. She was taken to her room in Athens for treatment.

Chauncey Mary Spicer Lima Ohio University Athens Beaumont

Ladies Aid Meeting at Chauncey Episcopal Church

The Ladies Aid Society of Chauncey Episcopal Church plans a full day meeting on Thursday at the home of Mrs. George Shafer in Beaumont. A picnic dinner will be served at noon and quilting will follow in the morning. Charles Conrad will address the group as the minister moves to the parsonage in Jacksonsville.

Chauncey Ladies Aid Séciety Chauncey Eee Episcopal Beaumont Bacha Charles Conrad Jackson-sville

Hazel McDonald Hosts Evening At The Plainag

Miss Hazel McDonald hosted a gathering at her Plainag home with guests Misses Erma and Carrie Bryan Gay McDonald Helen Murray Everett and Clarence Chesser and others from Union.

Chauncey Hazel McDonald the Plainag Erma Carrie Bryan Gay McDonald Helen, Murray Everett Clarence Chesser Suena Union

Plains personals note on visits and guests

Mrs. James Bell spent Sunday at the home of her son in law and Mrs Earl Gusing trios Berber endely of Nelsonville week on guests of Mr and Mrs Mow rum e.

the Plains James Bell Earl Guse Berber ‘Endely Nelsonville Dna

Local visits and hospitalities flow across The Plains region

Sunday guests gathered across several households from Hocking to Athens. William and H L McDonald hosted at Hocking while John Rutter of Logan visited M O Bryan. Other attendings included the Bakers in Jacksonville and families from Union and Loveland visiting the Gabriel and Stage households at The Plains.

George Gabriel Jr I. N. McHarg Union Floyd Barker Athens Cora Gush Rosemary Loveland Burritt Clarence Stage the Plains Hartley Buchtel

Chauncey Personal Visits Bring Local Guests

Dr J J Hoodlet of Haydenville visited the home of M B Tucker in Chauncey on Sunday. John Whitstone stayed in Chauncey visiting his daughter Mrs Earl Harshman and Mrs A B Lester on Mill Street. Lawrence Reeves of Nelsonville spent Monday in Chauncey at his in law's home Mr and Mrs M B Tucker. Mrs Millie Phillips and Robert Tipton of New Straitville spent the weekend in Chauncey visiting Mr and Mrs A B Lester on Mill Street.

Chauncey J J. Hoodlet Haydenville M. B. Tucker John Whitstone Earl Harshman A. B. Lester Mill Street Lawrence Reeves Nelsonville Millie Phillips Robert Tipton New Strait

Modoc Tribe to Elect Officers at Chauncey Meeting

Modoc Tribe No 277 Red Men of Chauncey will hold their regular meeting at the Chauncey hall to elect officers for the coming year. Grand Sacheme of Toledo will address the order. Refreshments will be served and members are urged to attend.

Chauncey Toledo

Simpson Called to Columbus by Mother's Illness

Chauncey December 2 8 N Simpson departed Chauncey for Columbus to tend his mother Mrs Mildred Simpson who is ill.

Chauncey N. Simpson Columbus Mildred Simpson

Notable Resident Mrs Gimpson In Critical Condition

Mrs Gimpson, a former Chauncey resident for years and known locally, has been reported in a very critical condition she recently resided in Springfield.

Gimpson Chauncey Springfield

Chauncey Guests Dine With Nelsonville Hosts

Mr. and Mrs. W. D. Hines and Mrs. Garfield Grimes of Chauncey spent Tuesday in Nelsonville visiting and were entertained at dinner at the home of Mrs. Grimes son in law and daughter Mr. and Mrs. Allen Riley Jr.

Chauncey W. D. Hines Garfield Grimes Nelsonville Grimes Allen Riley Jr

Chauncey Social Notes Highlight Local Visitings

Mr. and Mrs. O. E. Hines and children Sarah Irene and Robert of Bucyrus join Mrs. Herman Binderbasin and Mrs. W. H. Hines of Burr Oak for a Chauncey Monday visit at W. D. Hines home on East Converse street. Mrs. Bay and Gilbert Bay of Lancaster visit Frank Lands and Mrs. Lands with school chum ties. Mildred Leffler of Columbus spends the weekend in Chauncey with her parents Mr. and Mrs. Charles Leffler.

O. E. Hines Sarah Irene Robert Bucyrus Herman Binderbasin W. H. Hines Burr Oak Chauncey W. D. Hines East Converse Street Bay Gilbert Bay Lancaster Frank Lands Lands Mise Mildred Leffler Columbus Charles Leffler

Mrs Charles McMillen 71 Dies After Illness

Mrs Charles McMillen, 71, died at 7 30 last evening at her home after an eight month diabetes illness. Funeral services will be held at 10 30 Thursday at The Plains church. Burial will be in Wellston. Survived by husband Guy McMillen and sons Charles Clyde and James Zarnes plus daughter Edith Moore and another son from a former marriage.

Charles McMillen Chauncey Charles McMillen the Plains Church Wellston Guy McMillen the Plains Rutland Clyde McMillen James Zarnes Edith Moore

Local families in Chauncey area share news of health and visits

Lewis Shirley teaches at the local school while Lewis Guy recovers from a foot fracture and Hattie Kasler slowly convalesces after eleven weeks. The community notes arrivals and visits by Emmett Kaster and family, Hattie Kasler’s relatives, Elmer Smart and Charles Staten visits, and the Thanksgiving marriage of Estella Smart to Leonard Freeman.

Lewis Shirley Lewis Guy Hattie Kasler Emmett. Kaster Columbus Frank Evener Bobby Joe John Kaster Eileen Hattie Kaster Elmer Smart Charles Staten Estella Smart Leonard Freeman Buchtel Mr. Freeman Miss Smart Buch Tel John Kasler al Preston Chauncey Emma Elliott Nelsonville Lovella Kasler Harlan Kasler

Hill's Cold Cure Promises Quick, Multi-Effect Relief

A boastful ad claims Hill's cold remedy stops a cold within 24 hours and performs four actions at once. It asserts quick, complete relief with fewer side effects and warns of dangerous germs and high cold mortality. Available at all druggists.

Hill's Hill’s

Road Through Chauncey Buchtel Deep Ruts Impede Travel

Residents report the Chauncey Buchtel road badly cut up by mud and ruts after heavy use. Cars drag through the stretch making passage near impossible between here and Buchtel as a rough condition persists.

Chauncey-Buchtel Road Buchtel

Student Volunteer Traveling Secretary Visits University

Miss Helen Proctor, traveling secretary of the student volunteer movement based in New York, visits Ohio University to meet students interested in foreign missionary work. She travels from Marietta and aims to organize campus groups and aid the organization’s local activities.

Helen Proctor New York City Ohio University Ohio Miss Proctor Athens Marietta Denison University Middlewest

Couple Reunited After Sixty Years of Marriage

In Los Angeles on December 2, W C Johnston eighty two and Susana eighty four shared a quiet reunion at their East Sixty-fifth Street home. The couple recalled their wedding date November 18, 1863 just after the Civil War ended. He had endured a Southern prison year as a young man.

Los Angeles Calif W. C. Johnston East Sixty-fifth Street Susana

Waiting for Him: A Lifetime in Athens County

A 24 year old bride waits each November 18 at the gate for her husband, who walks each year after their town wedding in Athens County Ohio. The couple has five children, twenty two grandchildren, and fifteen great grandchildren all bearing the Johnston name, celebrated across the United States yesterday.

Athens County Ohio United States Johnston

Mrs Margaret Carpenter Keeps Sunday School Ties Across Years

Mrs Margaret Carpenter of the Wrightstown district remains hearty at nearly 79. On her birthday, November 29, she walked over a mile to Sunday school to teach her class as usual, showing a lifelong commitment to her parish activity.

Amesville Margaret Carpenter Wrightstown Wrights

Oldest Woman in Southeastern Ohio Dies at 103

Mrs. Jane Williams, 103, longtime Meigs County resident and Harrisonville Presbyterian Church member, died Tuesday at 7 am at her daughter Mis Clark Blackwood’s home two miles west of Harrisonville. Survived by three children. funeral set for Thursday at 10 30 am at Pratts Fork.

Harrisonville Jane Williams Mis Clark Blackwood Meigs County Henry Williams Pratts Fork

Hair Care Ad Claims Danderine Delivers Thick Youthful Shine

An advertisement touts Danderine as an inexpensive way to make hair look thicker and more vibrant. It claims the product nourishes each hair, stops hair loss, and banishes dandruff while leaving a pleasant fragrance. A 36 cent bottle is advertised at drug or toilet counters.

Bogus American Bills Circulate as Balkan Trade Currency

Collectors report fake American dollars have entered circulation in the Balkans where American paper money is now the prevalent trade currency. Local markets and traders worry about counterfeit notes impacting value and trust in the currency.

Sofia Balkans

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