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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Dec 27, 1923

Page

3

Nelsonville Church Hosts Japanese Relief Offering

At the Methodist church in Nelsonville a special Sunday offering supported Japanese relief. The Men's Bible class gave 15 dollars and the church raised 58 more. Dr. J. G. Love of Columbus was Sunday guest of Mr and Mrs John Love. Mrs George E. Tifft spent a day in Columbus on business. Frank R. Haynes Jr of Columbus was Christmas guest of his parents. Mr and Mrs W H Barton of Adelphi visited over Christmas with Mrs Barton's father, John Mooney.

Methodist Church T Nice Men’s Bible J. G. Love Columbus Mrs John Love George E. Tifft Frank R. Haynes Jr Frank Haynes W. H. Barton Adelphi John Mooney

Miss Stella Linton Visits During Holidays

Miss Stella Linton a teacher in the Cleveland schools is spending the holidays with her parents in town.

Stella Linton Cleveland

Burnelle Couple Visit Akron Family Over Christmas

Mr and Mrs Frank Burnelle of Akron spent Christmas with the former's parents Mr and Mrs Will Burnelle.

Frank Burnelle Akron Will Burnelle

Christmas Dinner and Music Fest at Clark Harbarger Home

At the Logan home of Misses Margaret and Susan Clark Mr and Mrs Jas Harbarger and family Mr and Mrs R H Brown and family Mr William Pearce and Louise Pearce enjoyed a Christmas supper and dinner. Following the meal a music fest featured Virgil Brown of the Landis Male Trio and Malvern Harburger from Cincinnati School of Music, to the delight of guests.

Margaret Susan Clark Jas. Harbarger Logan R. H. Brown William Pearce Louise Pearce Virgil Brown Landis Chicago Malvern Harburger Cincinnati School of Music

Quiet wedding for Miss Beatrice Cook and Mr Jef frey Adamson

Miss Beatrice Cook and Mr Jef frey Adamson were quietly married Wednesday morning at 9 30 at the Methodist parsonage with Rev George Sh Tifft officiating. The couple left on a short northern trip after the ceremony.

Beatrice Cook Jeffrey Adamson Methodist George Sh. Tifft

Couple from Nelsonville Wed in West Washington Home

The wedding unites two well known locals at a newly furnished West Washington Street apartment. The bride, daughter of Mrs. Jose Cook, is a Nelsonville high school graduate and longtime city teacher. The groom, son of Mr. George Adamson, is a WWI veteran and leading local businessman. Malvern Harburger from Cincinnati music school visits over Christmas with relatives in Logan and Nelsonville.

West Washington Street Jose Cook Nelsonville High School George Adamson Nelsonville Malvern Harburger Cincinnati School of Music Logan

Christmas Hospitality At Mills Home Hosts Diverse Guests

Mr. and Mrs. Ed Mills entertained guests for Christmas including Mr. and Mrs. Newhale of Columbus, Mrs. Jessie Marquardt of Bloomington Illinois, Miss Elizabeth Mills, and Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Millis of Athens.

Ed Mills Newhale Columbus Jessie Marquardt Bloomington Iil Elizabeth Mills W. A. Millis Athens

Virgil Brown Guest Of His Parents For Holidays

Mr. Virgil Brown of the Landis Mare Trio in the Chicago Circuit Lyceum course visits his parents for the holidays.

Virgil Brown Landis Mare

Brandenburgs Spend Christmas in Columbus

Mr. and Mrs. M. T. Brandenburg visited their son and daughter in law Mr. and Mrs. Miles Brandenburg in Columbus for Christmas.

M. T. Brandenburg Mrs Miles Brandenburg Columbus

Dinner AU Nelsonville church bids farewell to Rev Arpee

Friday at 5 36 PM a chicken dinner in the Presbyterian church dining room honors Rev Leon Arpee leaving after 14 years of pastorate. The congregation is invited with a special note to the men's Bible class. A 1 PM Presbytery meeting will sever Arpee's pastoral relations with the Nelsonville church.

Presbyterian Church Leon Arpee Nelsonville Arpee

Glycerine Mixture for Gas on Stomach

Simple glycerine buckthorn bark mix similar to Adlerika helps gas on the stomach in ten minutes. Acts on both upper and lower bowel, removes gases and poisons, brings out matter unseen, aids obstinate constipation, guards against appendicitis. Gibson's Pharmacy Athens. Sold in Murray by Polings Drug Store.

Gibson's Athens Murray Polings Drug Store

Court notes challenge rental of equipment as purchase

Cassius G. Dew of Nelsonville petitions the county court of common pleas seeking a temporary injunction against Mayor Earl S. McCune and Director George D. Ridenour of Nelsonville. He alleges that leasing light and power equipment under the proposed contract constitutes a purchase and violates law due to lack of competitive bid advertising. Attorneys Foster and Wells filed the causes for the plaintiff Monday in the county clerk’s office.

Cassius G. Dew Nelsonville County Court of Common Pleas Earl S. McCuneland George D. Ridenour Foster and Wells

Pierce Sues For 5000 In Common Pleas Action

Victor Pierce of Athens files a suit against John A. Ford in the court of common pleas seeking return of five thousand dollars allegedly unlawfully held. The petition states Pierce paid $5,000 around Nov 15, 1920, when Ford was secretary of Imperial Lumber Co of Columbus and a director of Hewitt & Boden Co of Athens. The payment was to be held.

Vic Pierce Victor Pierce, Athnes John A. Ford Court of Common Pleas Imperial Lumber Company of Columbus Hewitt & Boden Company Athens

Americas Greatest Liner Grounded Rumor Sparks County Filing

A 1921 county filing alleges six notes tied to a loan. the first two are claimed past due. Separate items mention Miss Sylvian and Dorothy Williams staying as holiday guests at 61 South Congress, and a curious garden trash anecdote. a French Latin Greek thesis by M. Guebhard is noted as printed in the Journal Officiel.

Sylvian Dorothy Williams Newark Mrs Harley Maxwell South Congress Street M. Guebhard Officiel

Plaintiff Seeks Return of $5,000 In Merger Suit

In a suit the plaintiff claims funds were given to Ford for a proposed merger now abandoned. He seeks return of the $5,000 plus interest, arguing the money was to be used for stock in a consolidated company. A parallel suit by Dr. Peter E. Hixon seeks $3,000 paid for the same purpose.

Pierce Ford Consolidated Company Peter E. Hixon Athens

Not Guilty Plea Entered in Delinquency Charge

Kirby Mayle pleaded not guilty to contributing to the delinquency of 13 year old Frank Smith. He is alleged to have furnished liquor and was released on $500 bond for a January 24 hearing before Judge Johnson.

Kirby Mayle Frank Smith M. John Son Mayle Smith Trio Johnson

Trick suit seeks willful absence and name change

Edith Trick files in the court of common pleas for dissolution of marriage from her husband Ielix Trick charging willful absence and gross neglect. The couple wed in Chillicothe on November 7, 1919 and have one child aged two. She also asks that her maiden name Douglas be restored.

Edith Trick Court of Common Pleas Ielix Trick Chillicothe

Foreclosure Suit Filed Over Realty Mortgage in Local Court

FE Higgins sues C Carmichael and wife Hattie Carmichael in the common pleas court seeking foreclosure of a real estate mortgage securing a loan of 545.22 dollars. The filing names property tied to the loan and requests sale to satisfy the debt.

Common Press FE. Higgins C. C. Carmichael Hattie Carmichael

Japanese earthquake theory blamed on kitchen refuse

A French scholar Adrien Guebhard argued before the French Academy that Japan’s quake stemmed from accumulated kitchen waste on Earth's surface rather than internal movement. He cites Tokyo and Yokohama's rapid growth and ongoing waste buildup to explain the ignition of a seismic event.

Paris Japan Adrien Guebhard French Academy of Sciences Tokio Yokohama M. Guebhard

Italian coins honor fascist march anniversary in Rome

The Italian mint issues gold pieces to mark the first anniversary of the march on Rome. Two million 100-lire gold coins and numerous twenty-lire pieces have been released as some paper notes are phased out. Nickel coins replace small notes that troubled visitors.

Rome

Fremont Woman Held After Fatal Shootings

Mrs. Anna Duseneczyk mother of four is held by police in Fremont following a shooting that struck her sweetheart Mike Nazarke who police say planned to jil t her to wed another.

Fremont Anna Duseneczyk Mike Nazarke

Former Chicago painter rules Soviet air plans to encircle globe

Alexander Krasnoshchokoff, a former Chicago painter, leads the Russian Commercial Air Fleet seeking global reach for civil planes while linking with government interests. He envisions a Moscow hub, cross‑border routes, and world‑circumnavigation with Soviet support and foreign stations.

Chicago Moscow Alexander Krasnoshchokoff Krasnoshchekon Krasnoshchokoff International News Service Russian Commercial and Industrial Bank of Moscow Krasnoshchekoff Krasmoshchokoff Russia Siberia

Canadian Child Immigration Plan Aids Orphaned British Youths

The government funds a program under Minister Robb to place British orphans with Canadian farmers. About 1 438 boys and 976 girls arrived under the godfather system, many adopted into local families and becoming active citizens. The plan seeks to reduce Britain’s overflow and build Canadian citizenship from youth.

Ottawa Ont James. A. Robb Great Britain Robb Eareer British Isles Canada Unitea Practica

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