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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1925
Page
3
Dr. W S Rhodes delivered a farewell address as Kiwanis club members closed a year of service. New president Harry McGovern outlined goals for the coming year and sought continued cooperation. Orland Molin was appointed secretary for the newly formed executive board and took charge.
Five candidates, four from Middleport, were carried across the River Styx during a pro pension ceremony by the El Karnak Grotto. A dinner for about 100 followed at the Masonic club rooms, with W C McKinney of Columbus inspecting the ritual. An annual meeting to elect officers will be held January 27 at the Masonic club rooms.
Mrs. W. E. Howe entertained seventeen young guests in Nelsonville for Betty Howe’s ninth birthday. The 3 to 5 pm party featured arranged games and refreshments to conclude the joyous afternoon.
James Sharp will entertain the ladies of the Hyperion club Saturday afternoon January 2 at her Fort Street home.
Charles Reynolds of Nelsonville and daughter Mrs. E W Minck of Lima accompanied Miss Leah Reynolds to Mayo Hospital Rochester for admission to the clinic this morning.
Nelsonville merchants report better end of year business with holiday trade ahead of last year. All W Nelsonville stores will observe New Year by being closed Friday with Moon opening and post holiday hours to follow.
Nelsonville on December 31 reports the King's Men will host a Friday night prayer meeting at J. R. Howe's residence on East Franklin street inviting all men to attend.
In Nelsonville on December 31 the YMCA hosts an open house and watch party. Patrons and friends may witness training of community boys in the gymnasium. Athletic contests will feature the program.
R. R. Stalter was a business visitor in Columbus Wednesday. Orley Hoch made a business visit at Logan Wednesday. Miss Velma Young is staying as the guest of Miss Bliss in Bloomfield Ohio.
Local radio fans tuned in Tuesday as the Nelsonville glee club staged a holiday program marking year end with songs and cheerful community spirit.
At Columbus the All State High School Glee Club performs a program starting at 1:15 PM. Miss Velma Young supervisor of music in the Nelsonville schools accompanies sixteen members of the local glee club to Columbus for participation in the event.
Nelsonville dispatch notes all members of Kill Eagle tribe No 179 Improved Order of Red Men are urged to attend the January 1 meeting. Officers recently elected will be installed and business of importance will be presented at the council gathering.
A nostalgic column depicts Florida as a romantic land of lavender plaster houses with Spanish design and striped awnings. The piece notes palm lined streets, tropical nights, and a market where real estate and quirky ventures like hot dog and fudge stands drive wealth, romance, and social charm.
The 1925 economy features unprecedented construction activity driving iron steel lumber and cement demand while prices ease due to longer building seasons. Coal production rises despite a strike as rail service earnings approach five and three fourths percent. Foreign trade reaches about 4.9 billion in exports and 4.2 billion in imports with gains over 1924. European recovery grows with improved statesmanship and the Locarno Agreement aiding stability. Italy recorded 700000 visitors in 1923.
Deputies under Sheriff P. H. McKinley scour the county with subpoenas for witnesses to appear before the grand jury which will begin reviewing cases next Monday. Deputies travel 200 to 300 miles each in the county serving subpoenas.
Thirty five Republican leaders from twenty Ohio counties, meeting at Mrs. Mary Lee’s home in Westerville, deem it premature and likely misunderstood to hold a pre primary state convention next year. The attendees voiced opposition to the plan at the dinner.
Former State Senator William H. Chatfield Jr and George H Beazell of Cincinnati are expected to begin nine year prison terms in the Ohio penitentiary early next week after the US Supreme Court affirmed their embezzlement convictions from their Cincinnati brokerage firm.
In Columbus on December 31 federal dry agents arrested seven men at the Farmers' hotel and confiscated two half pints of corn whisky and a gallon jug containing whisky. The incident appears tied to prohibition enforcement activities in the area.
Fred W. Warner of Marion heads a conference with GOP leaders at Mrs. Mary Lee’s Westerville home to improve the Ohio Republican organization and plan monthly sessions for county chairmen and editors.
Robert Harris of the Peoples Store Glouster and Miss Shirley Fine of Huntington were married in Cincinnati with only immediate family present. Harris, formerly from Nelsonville, runs a local business with his mother. After a New York trip and a Cuban cruise, the couple will return to Huntington for a January 19 hotel reception and arrive in Glouster around February 1.
Slander suits brought by Rev. La Follette, former Mountville circuit pastor, against Ernest Kirkbride, Viola Moody, James Smith and Jerusha Leeper were settled by agreement at the defendants' cost. Plaintiff sought $55,000 in damages.
William Williams moves his Variety store from near the post office to the Kientz brick building once occupied by Sunday Creek Coal. The Kientz structure is described as one of the finest storerooms in the city, with the coal company formerly using part of its space for a company store.
Edward Slater of Murray and Miss Mar Hopes were married Tuesday evening at the bride’s parents home in Glouster. Rev. Browning of the Methodist church officiated. Miss Miriam Slater served as bridesmaid and William Shuttleworth of Murray was best man. The bride has worked at the Clark shoe store for five years and will continue until March 1.
Mr Slater will be at home to friends in Murray inviting acquaintances for a social visit and informal gathering at his residence.
A ceremony will install officers in Glouster in December. The Bekah Lodge plans to hold a meeting in the Odd Fellows hall in the evening followed by a pot luck supper.
Mixed dance event presented by the Junior Order Moose at Moose Hall Gloustein tonight with good music. B W Morgan of Shawnee visits city with son in law and daughter Mr and Mrs John M Gordon. J D Howard of Akron spent several days here and in Santay with his sister Mrs Clara Stoneburner. Mr Howard has returned from California trip.
Mrs Joh Lantz was taken to White Cross hospital in Columbus Tuesday morning and underwent a surgical operation Wednesday at 10 o clock. Friends in this city report she passed through the procedure nicely.
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