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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1935
Page
2
Santa Claus visit brings old time winter to Nelsonville as citizens stay indoors. Postal employees work Christmas heavy mail handled promptly with no congestion. Community thanks staff for excellent service. stores report strong holiday trade and a two day business rush before Christmas.
The Nelsonville High School 8 P R Chair held a Monday Saturnalia at Miss Nelle Dewler’s home with Miss Ruth Beckler as hostess. Readings included Luke’s Nativity by Helen Pritchard, Latin Christmas songs, a talk on Saturnalia by Jeanette Cranmer, a piano solo by Alice Mechem, and a book review of The Other Wine Man by Van Dyke by Irvin Badger. Garth Lightfoot and Jack Pritchard performed a cornet duet. two contests were won by Wanda Toe and a tie by Garth Shtreet and Jeanette Cranmer. An amateur radio socrum was presented and a gift exchange conducted. Ice cream and cake were served.
Nelsonville Townsend Unit No 1 will hold its weekly meeting Saturday night at seven at the IOOF Hall. Publicity agent R. H. McCray announces the unit has just over 300 members. Officer elections for the first half of the coming year will be held at the first January meeting.
Mr and Mrs John Kellar hosted a Christmas family dinner in Nelsonville with Jacob and Charles Kellar Mrs Henry Kellar and the Wrightsells of Logan plus Bart Wrightsell and family from Lancaster. Ed Cavens hosted Christmas guests including Donald Detroit Joe Washington D C Catherine Mary and Paul Evans Columbus Karlen Evans Malta Ohio.
Ruth Keating fractured both bones in her left ankle after falling in the basement of her Nelsonville home at 249 Kentner Street. She is recovering at her parents residence with assistance from her father in operating the family grocery on Fort Street. Harry Patton dislocated his right elbow in a fall at his Walnut Street home. James Allen escaped injury after his car skidded on icy pavement and overturned on Mason City Hill. the car was wrecked.
A Nelsonville car owned by George Mundy was damaged by fire early Tuesday evening while refueling at the Standard station on West Washington Street. Firefighters found extensive wiring destroyed under the hood after the blaze was discovered. no injuries reported. Will meet tonight Pythian Sisters hold regular meeting in Nelsonville.
First Lieutenant J. W. Hickmate and wife with daughter Martha of Carlisle Kentucky spent Christmas with Mr. Hickmate's parents in Nelsonville and Mrs Hickman's mother at Chauncoys. Supt. B J Arboom and Principal Kenneth Kineer will attend sessions in Columbus in the coming days.
Emma Willis 18 of Anadarko Oklahoma is accused of killing her father with a shotgun after he refused her a date with a neighbor farm boy. Prosecutors filed first degree murder charges in the patricide case.
NELSONVILLE Mr. and Mrs J J Cheeseman observe their fiftieth anniversary. Married Dec 26 1855 in Jackson Ohio they moved to Ork ton and have lived in Athens County 32 years. He a former miner and janitor now retired. she 64. They are active in First Methodist Church. Children Arthur Neffs Frank Ada Wright William Marcella Malone Ethel Cook Murray City Everett at home. One daughter Effie Taylor died in 1927.
Mrs. Stanley Dew spent Christmas in Columbus with her mother and sister. Mr. and Mrs Lane were guests over the holidays of their son in law and daughter Dr and Mrs Clyde Vanatta in Columbus. Mr. and Mrs William Morgan spent Christmas in Columbus with their children. Mr. and Mrs Alva Johnson are visiting their daughter in Carmichael Pennsylvania. Mr. and Mrs Ed Dean are spending days in Columbus with Dr and Mrs W S Jones. Mr. and Mrs Will Stuart of St Paul Minnesota are guests at the Baird home. Dr and Mrs Charlie Cunningham Betty Mechem of Detroit are guests of their parents Mr and Mrs Walter Mechem until New Year.
Nelsonville resident John Love died in Columbus Wednesday night. His body will arrive Saturday morning at 10 30 a m and burial will follow at Greenlawn. CCC workers in Hawaii built a 40 mile fence on Mauna Kea enclosing 68 000 acres of forest preserve to protect the area.
Ohio faces frigid highs with subzero readings across Cleveland Toledo and Columbus as crews work to clear roads. Several traffic deaths are reported in Youngstown Cleveland and nearby areas while fires from overheated furnaces and a crane line outage disrupt power. The steamer Mariia arrives in Cleveland harbor after three days battling ice.
Gallipolis reports about 700 locals have been placed in jobs thanks to Derry Wetherholt, Mrs. H. P. Bradbury and H. W. Nixon. In Gallipolis, Capt. A. M. Barlow, a World War veteran and former resident, remains critically ill with pneumonia in a Cleveland hospital. his mother has been informed.
Gallipolis police arrested Harrison Thacker an elderly man on a Wednesday morning intoxication charge. He was taken from the home of Harry Coughenour by Chief Fraley with Pred Berridge also taken into custody.
Gallipolis reports Elwood Clark badly wounded after a Septic street service station holdup. Harold Roy Richard Sexton John Bellows and an older man face charges. Bellow confesses linking the group to nine other crimes including auto thefts and a post office robbery. Clark's arm recovery is hoped at Ripley hospital.
Gallipolis post office reports a 30 percent jump in holiday mail over last year while greeting card volume falls. Letter mail with three cent stamps increased. a record 10 000 letters were stamped in one day, down from 14 000 at the peak of the Christmas rush.
Hundreds of WPA workers received their paychecks Tuesday noon causing celebration. Office employees drove to Athens to collect the checks and return home.
Nighttime and Christmas morning scenes show Mother Nature icing and frosting Gallipolis with icicles and artistically garlanded shrubs. A plentiful display of Christmas trees is noted for every boy and girl.
Gallipolis reports growing produce trade with the completion of the Layne warehouse. Five similar buildings will be within two blocks. The sector now employs more people than any other industry and ships eggs poultry and farm products to eastern markets weekly.
Ernest Davis a retired mail carrier drew cheers as he steered a horse drawn sleigh through Gallipolis icy streets. Shoppers and children mistook him for Santa as the townsfolk witnessed the first sleigh in years.
Local merchants report heavy Christmas trade surpassing last year with more purchases of higher priced items. Increased sales staff kept busy through the final week as shoppers flocked to stores in Gallipolis.
John Ripley of near Rio Grande was struck in the stomach by a stranger in a local restaurant Tuesday and, dazed, robbed of his pocketbook containing 15 dollars. The thief vanished into the holiday crowd before officers could catch him.
In Gallipolis hunters have not suffered serious accidents yet this season, an unusual record given the large number of locals afield daily in search of game. Many participants are inexperienced with firearms.
Christmas scenes in Gallipolis show visitors from nearby cities joining locals for festive meals and company. Notable attendees include families of C. B. Holzer and Dr. Leo Bean along with residents now living in neighboring towns, such as Henke, Howe, McDaniel, Hyp and Lupton, as well as Evans Thames and Nora Ecker. The tone reflects a traditional homecoming gathering with shared meals and reunion spirit.
Walter Holcomb age 80 prominent farmer and Mason died Tuesday in Vinton after a brief illness. He had been a long respected figure in the Gallipolis community with ties to local Masonry. Burial arrangements are pending.
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