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Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Dec 23, 1924

Page

3

Nelsonville social notes and school debates announced

Local families share Christmas visits in Steubenville Columbus and Philo while Alva Patton of Cleveland visits Nelsonville parents. D of A Past Councilors hold a meeting with Myrtle Brooks and others. Nelsonville High plans debates against southern Ohio schools from February to March on the Child Labor Amendment topic.

D. of A Myrtle Brooks Nettie Edgell Maud Evans Blanche Stanley Lizzie Evener Sulphia Mann Detta Pidcock Goldie Kuhn Agnes Bond Nelsonville High School Southern Ohio Eastern Marietta College Ohio University Ohio Oscar Cargill W. Hi. Cooper

East ern Star Regular Meeting Tonight Brief Session

The regular meeting of the East ern Star will be held tonight at the fasonic temple at 7 o'clock. The meeting will be brief.

Miss Marie Spencer Hosts Sunday School Evening

Miss Marie Spencer welcomed her Sunday school class at her East Chestnut street home Monday evening. Teacher Mrs. Charles W. Evans and several members attended for games and refreshments. Guests included Mr. and Mrs. M. Price of Logan and Miss Stella Linton visiting her parents. Elizabeth Kaelin of Cleveland visits her daughter Mrs. Luigett Preston.

J. W. Scott Cornelia Sheldon Scott Steubenville Clifton Spencer Kingwood W. Va Joshua Spencer Clayton Murphy Columbus O. O. Crawford Marie Spencer East Chestnut Street Charles W. Evans Soine W. F. Powell M. Price Logan Stella Linton Cleveland Charles Linton Elizabeth Kaelin Lruigett Preston Glenn McDonald Corning T. G. McDonald

Death of John Hemphill in Riverton N J

Friends mourn the death of John Hemphill in Riverton New Jersey. The story notes Mrs W T Cook a stonecutter in Manchuria China, confirmed by the Ath ens Presbytery. Mrs Cook visited the district in October and formed many bonds with locals who now grieve her loss.

John Hemphill Riverton N. J Histor W. T. Cook Manchuria China Athens

Sugar Grove family to spend Christmas with Howe

Mrs Karl Snake and two children of Sugar Grove will arrive Wednesday to spend Christmas with her father J S Howe. Mrs Mary McKeon and three children and James Russell were waited here from New York by the illness of their mother Mrs Thomas Russell.

Karl Snake Sugar Grove J. S. Howe Mary McKeon James Russell New York Thomas Russell

Lancaster Fire Damages Hickle Store

A Monday morning fire in Lancaster gutted the entire first floor and rear of the second floor of the Hickle store, a leading Lancaster firm managed by Frank S. Benson. The blaze began in the waste paper chute at about 8:30, but the ground floor contents were destroyed while the second floor suffered smoke and water damage. Fire escapes aided evacuation as customers fled and the water girl battled the flames before the elevator was shut down.

Lancaster Hickle Frank S. Benson F. J. & S. D. Preston Co Nelsonville

Mrs Sharp Hosts Tea for Miss Louise Hyde Bride Elect

Mrs Edward Sharp held a Monday afternoon tea from 3 to 5 for Miss Louise Hyde a bride elect. Twenty guests attended with help from Mrs Frank Jackson Mrs Leland Krieg and Mrs Earl McCune. Christmas decorations enhanced the gathering. Also visiting are Mrs Edspray and her son Joe of Petersburg Indiana staying with the host family.

Edward Sharp Louise Hyde Frank Jackson Leland Krieg Earl McCune Edspray Joe Petersburg Indiana

Miners election in Glouster returns Marshall as president

Glouster resident Stobert Marshall is re elected president of the miners organization in the sub district by 2048 to 1996 over J F E Swyers of Murray City. Fred Hemsley is re elected vice president with 215 votes outrunning rivals. Conrad Wein is secretary treasurer with 275 votes. Hammond Nelsonville 789 and Colegrove Nelsonville 375 also appear. Auditors Worthy Parker 257 and Thomas Gears 2163 are re elected. Isaac Jones Glouster retains a seat with 873. Several local residents are noted visiting or spending holidays with family in surrounding towns.

Stobert Marshall J. FE. Swyers Murray Fred Hemsly A Vsrad Wein Nag Oor Worthy Parker Isaac Jones Thomas Gears Murray City Nelsonville Robert Marshall Giouster J. EK. Swyers B. W. Wallace Glouster Fred Hemsley Glouster Robert Bell Rutter Millfield Edward Pearpoint Trimble John Wilson Poston Conrad Wein Tike Krivusti the Plains Yde Dean Canaanville James UW. Taylor New Pitts Jackson Tarry LeWever Jefferson School of Medicine Philadelphia Dr. I. LePerr

Arraign Suspects in Safe Robbery Near Athens

Two men from The Plains, Mike and John Kaufman, were arraigned Monday afternoon before Magistrate Helwiz on charges of theft from the Moler Poultry Co. plant in Athens. They pleaded not guilty and posted $260 bonds each. Sheriff McKinley and Deputy Cady arrested them Saturday. A $100 reward offered by Earl K. Dailey covers the safe’s contents, including firm accounts and papers.

Earl K. Dailey Mike John Kaufman Plains Helwiz Grand Rh. W. Finsterwald McKinley Cady Dailey

Miss Hollins withdraws from British Championship team

Miss Marion Hollins, former National women's golf champion, announced she would not join the American team for the British Championships next spring. She also said she plans to travel to California next month to defend her title in the Pebble Beach tournament.

New York Marion Hollins California Prebble Beach

Woman Granted Stay in Electric Chair Case

Louise Thomas of Philadelphia county was sentenced to death by electric chair for murder but received a gubernatorial respite. Governor Pinchot postponed the execution from the week of December 29 to the week of February 3 while the case awaits Supreme Court review.

Harrisburg Louise Thomas Philadelphia County Pinchot Supreme Court

Further Church Homes Demanded in New York Protest

A regiment of the Hopeless led by Mr Zero plans a silent march on Manhattan's financial district targeting Trinity church vestrymen. Urbain Ledoux, calling himself Mr Zeno, seeks to use St Augustine Chapel in Houston Street to shelter 1000 jobless men, though the congregation there counts 50.

New York St. Augustine

Lorain County Residents Fail To File Auto Tax Returns

Approximately 1500 people in Lorain county have not filed personal tax returns on automobiles, per County Assessor Mason Smith. Failures may lead to arrest and penalties, with many cases involving young renters who lack other taxes and rent private garages.

Vail Elyria Lorain County Mason Smith Smith

Perin to be ruled sane or insane in murder case

Probate Judge Lueders will rule late today on whether Vinton Perin grain merchant remains sane after a jury acquitted him of murdering his mother in law Mrs Frances Rawson. The defense argued insanity at the time of the alleged crime.

Cincinnati Lueders Vinton Perin Frances Rawson Perin

Ambassadors Postpone German Disarmament Meeting

The Council of Ambassadors delays its meeting on German disarmament from tomorrow to Friday to allow more time to study the report.

Paris Council of Ambassadors Meec

Fleischmann Widow Donates Park Land to Cincinnati

The homestead of the late Mrs. Charles Fleischmann, widow of the Fleischmann Yeast founder, will be given to Cincinnati as a public park. The four acre tract near the city will become a city park for public use.

Cincinnati Charles Fleischmann The Fleischmann Yeast Company

Maud Expedition Drifts On In Arctic Ice

The Maud expedition under Roald Amundsen remains trapped in Arctic floes after two and a half years at sea. The crew, dwindling in spirit, cannot return and await fate or tides to release them. Amundsen plans another polar flight, funded with about $100,000, while weather science weighs the value of prolonged arctic data.

Maud Lattle Wash Lmrdy Roald Amundsen U.S. Weather Bureau North Pole Amundsen Roald Amundse Siberia U. S&s. Coast Guard Dear Norway U. 8 Weather Bureau Wrangel Island Gether Far North Pole Christiania Point Darrow Alaska Spitebergen Charles F. Marvin Weather Bureau

Weather forecasts and Arctic data in historical debate

A speaker doubts predicting a full season's weather, noting some hut reports from expeditions are too destructive to be reliable for calculations. He cites limited usefulness of such data in forecasting.

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Nelsonville News Perce Raine Mary Sommers Jake Pollock Philo, Alva FE Patton Eden Patton Glouster News George Wagner Alliance W. FE. Williams Harold Rose George W. Rose Moler Poultry Washburn & Gibson Michelin Fisk Oldfield and Ajax S.S S. S Kroger’s Grocery F. I. Hatfield Axmirgle Vrice Ster Mira Mustin Groken Luckoff Chauncey’s Mrs. Guzzlem Teleghem, Sik Breces Ron RICE Lamborn’s
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