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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Dec 14, 1921

Page

3

Brick Plant Resumes Operations in Nelsonville

Hocking Valley Fire Clay Co employes over 100 return to work after three months of labor trouble. Nelsonville Brick Co plants remain down due to strike with settlement talks failing. Dr Louis Albert Banks to speak on law enforcement at Christian Church on December 15 at 7 00 PM free and open to all.

Hocking Valley Fire Clay Co Nelsonville Brick Co Nown Christian Church Nelsonville Banks

Prices FLXI side cars for all makes

A. D. Farrow of Nelsonville advertises prices for flexible sidecars suitable for all makes of motorcycles. Local buyer options and contact details implied.

A. D. Farrow Nelsonville

Xmas Party and Bazaar At Central School

One thousand tickets sold by Central building school children for a Xmas party and bazaar at the High school auditorium Thursday afternoon and evening. Fair opens at 1 30 with a Xmas play at 3 and 7. Various foods and gift items will be sold. Mothers to send fancy pieces for the bazaar to Mrs C C Sharp.

C. C. Sharp

Famous Chautauqua Lecturer To Speak At Nelsonville Church

A renowned Chautauqua lecturer will address a community mass meeting at the Nelsonville Christian Church Thursday evening December 15 at 7 o'clock. The event invites residents to hear the speaker share insights on current cultural and civic topics.

Nelsonville Christian Church

W C T U Reception For New Members Enjoyed

The social rooms of the Christian church hosted a reception Tuesday evening for new members. Mrs. Jessie Backus led the event with decorations of white ribbons and flowers. Mrs. A L Barker presided in the president’s absence as Hyla Harrold spoke and Myre Spencer sang. The group voted a five dollar donation toward a Ford coupe for the Red Cross nurse and 75 members attended the program with refreshments served.

Jessie Backus A. L. Barker Hyla Harrold Nate Blake W. c T. Ue Myre Spencer Backus Red Cross

Sunday school board meeting at Methodist church

The regular monthly Sunday school board meeting was held at the church Monday evening presided by Rev. Kemper. Ladies listed will lead the next group meeting and Loretta Mooney was elected to fill a teaching vacancy. Several bills were allowed and officers for the coming year were elected including Superintendent Frances Socie and treasurer Frank Allen.

Methodist Church Kemper Mesdames Monks Charles Evans Whitmore Lancaster Stout Howe Allen Lucile Wells Loretta Mooney Miss Wolfe Frances Socie W. H. Bartoe Sidney Cook Frank Allen G. W. Pearce Edna Spencer Miss Allen Jesse Beverage

Wallace in Columbus Serving on Federal Grand Jury

E. A. Wallace of this city is in Columbus serving as a member of the federal grand jury.

E. A. Wallace Columbus Federal Grand Jury

Endora Chapter 72 Installs Officers for New Year

At the regular meeting Tuesday Endora Chapter No 72 installed its officers for the ensuing year and a ten dollar donation toward the Ford coupe was made at the time.

Endora

Christmas Market Turkey Sale At Fifty Six Dollars

M D Zimmerman sold six turkeys for the Christmas market for fifty six dollars and seventy five cents. Rev Smith of Huntington is noted in the fragment with no further detail.

M. D. Zimmerman Rev. Smith Huntington

Home Missionary Society Meeting Planned on Columbus Street

Mrs. Dave Wallace assisted by Mrs. Ivan Kinney and Mrs. Eliza beth Stratton will entertain the Home Missionary Society of the Methodist church at Mrs. Wallace's Columbus street home on Thursday at 2 o'clock. Mrs. Fischer will be program leader. Mrs. Bean of Athens, new district president, will attend.

Home Missionary Society Dave Wallace Ivan Kinney Elizabeth Stratton the Methodist Church Columbus Street Fischer Bean Athens

Chamber of Commerce Announces Next Regular Meeting

The chamber will not meet this week. The next regular meeting is January 5 and the annual officer election will be held December 31.

Chamber OF Commerce Chamber

Y M C A Foreign Week Aims Global Model Associations

The Y M C A reports a global drive to fund model associations in twenty one foreign countries where work has begun. It lists 398 model associations including 180 in chief cities and 268 in key student centers with 779 secretaries and 581 native secretaries. Last year foreign work exceeded one and a half million dollars, about five percent of domestic Y work, with contributions urged this week. Attendance in gym classes remains strong and roughly ten spots remain in the midget class for ages 10 to 12.

United States America

Moose meeting set in Glouster December 14 1921

Glouster hosts a joint meeting of the Senior and Junior Moose at RedMens hall with Junior Moose field representative R L Grube speaking. Loyal Robinett and Joseph Dixon of Glouster visited Albany with J M Tewksbury. Green's Run PTA held a Friday session praising school improvements and a districtwide byline address by Athens Superintendent Stanley.

Order of Moose Red Mens Hall R. L. Grube Moose C. A. Post Green's Run Stanley Athens

Don't Park Here Musical at Glouster Opera House

The Glouster Opera House hosts the Moorehead Production's new musical comedy Don't Park Here on Wednesday and Thursday. Two hundred locals rehearsed a lavish show with new scenery costumes and featured cast including Miss Opal Streitenberger and ten farmered girls and Adolph Moser with sixty Indian girls. The Fraternal Order of Eagles plan a jubilee minstrel December 20 and 21 produced by Clifford Show Company with Prof V C Minnelli guiding the cast.

Glouster Opera House Glouster Moorehead Opal Streitenbergers Adolph Moser Order of Eagles Clifford Show Company Columbus The Elks Athens V. C. Minelli Eagles

Public Protest Grows as Ohio Electric Mulls Branch Abandonment

In Columbus the public utilities commission opened hearings on Ohio Electric's petition to abandon the Lima Defiance branch. The hearing room crowded with farmers and townspeople. about 590 farmers traveled from Kalida and over 200 residents from Lima and surrounding areas attended.

Columbus Public Utilities Commission Ohio Electric Company Lima-Defiance Kalida Lima

Community Expresses Gratitude For Support After Loss

The message thanks friends and neighbors for kindness during illness and death of beloved brother Abraham 6ix and Rev Plumkett. It also honors the ladies who sang, Mr Stout for kindness, and those who donated machines.

Abraham Plumkett Stout

Locals and visitors listed visiting kin around Athens area

Albany S S Frum and wife spent Sunday with relatives in Parkersburg. Mrs Stella Sisson visiting her parents here returned to Akron Thursday. Raymond Dew visiting his grandfather Isaac Snowden in Parkersburg after Chicago stay. Mrs Mattie Cecil of Mt Blanco spent Saturday with Mrs J W Lindley. Mrs C Pearman Miss Florence Brown and Eleanor Bowers Athens visitors Saturday. Mr and Mrs F E Goldsberry and daughter Mary Frances spent Sunday in Athens. Dr H H Baker and wife J H Cline and family were Athens visitors Sunday. Granddaughter Grossie Gabriel of Athens visited grandparents Basil Jones and wife. Glouster resident J N Tewksberry and wife hosted visits. Mrs Sadie Wycoff of McArthur visiting Basil Jones. Mrs Worley West and Mrs Carl Carsey traveled to Columbus hospital for treatment.

S. S. Frum Parkersburg Stella Sisson J. N. Tewksberry Akron Raymond Dew Chicago Isaac Snowden Mattie Cecil Mt. Blanco J. W. Lindley C. Pearman Florence Brown Eleanor Bowers Athens Sadie Wycoff McArthur Basil Jones Worley West Carl Carsey Columbus Hospital

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