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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Feb 01, 1926

Page

3

Faithful Workers Class of M E Sunday School Entertained

In Nelsonville on Feb 1 the Faithful Workers class of the M E Sunday School, taught by Mrs Spencer, was entertained at Mrs Greppel’s home with devotional service, readings, Victrola selections, and contests awarding prizes to six members. A luncheon and social hour followed, with a promise of a future game. Also noted is a Senior Home Guards meeting at Louise Skinner’s home on Riverside at 6:30 pm.

Nelsonville Faithul Workers M. E. Sunny School As Spencer C. Greppel Iss Corinne West Columbus Street Friay George Evans Willard Bartoe Paul Athens Spencer Kentucky John Murphy Allen Riley W. H. Bartoe Minnie Freer Dave Stewart Ira Swingle Louise Skinner Riverside

Miss Margaret Johnson leaves Dayton for Columbia University

Entering Columbia University for graduate work after a visit with her parents Mr and Mrs George E Johnson Miss Margaret Johnson, a kindergarten teacher in Dayton, leaves Nelsonville on Feb 1 to pursue studies.

Columbia Nelsonville Margaret Johnson Dayton Schools George E. Johnson Columbia University

Sermon Series Opens With Songs At Presbyterian Church

The first sermon in a series on "Songs" was delivered Sunday evening at the Presbyterian church in Nelsonville by pastor Rev. Lloyd Evans. The address explored the spiritual themes found in song.

Nelsonville Presbyterian Church Lloyd Evans

Eighty-Ninth Birthday Celebration for Athens Co Woman

Friends and family gather in Nelsonville to honor Mrs. Lavina Warner on her eighty ninth birthday at the Wright home. A noon dinner, a large cake with eighty nine candles, and an informal afternoon reception framed the observance with flowers gifts and well wishes from relatives and neighbors across Athens County.

Athens CO Lavinia Warner Nelsonville Lavina Warner Grace Wright Willam Snedden Murray City Wright

Hail the Power of Jesus Name Featured in Choir Program

The article describes a church musical program beginning with Hail the Power of Jesus Name. A men's choir led the singing of the hymn. A solo titled Out of the Ivory Palaces by William Nethery and a special choir selection rounded out the program.

Jesus Ivory Palaces William Nethery

Where Is God Sermon Theme By Rev Morrell

Rev E L Morrell delivers the third sermon in a series on God at the Methodist church morning service titled Where Is God. His message to the congregation centers on locating divine presence. Evening program features the girls glee club and the boys chorus performing.

Nelsonville E. L. Morrell Methodist Church Girls’ Glee Club

Evening program features music and address by Dr J W Irish

Under Mrs Ralph Parks direction the orchestra provided music for the event. Kappa Sigma Phi members served as ushers and collected offerings. A duet by Edison Hickman and Bob Stalter and a Jo Barnecut piano solo highlighted the program. Dr J W Irish of Wisconsin delivered the evening address.

Der Ralph Parks Kappa Sigma Phi Boys Edison Hickman Bob Stalter Jo Barnecut J. W. Irish Wisconsin

Funeral for 10 month old Barbara Pyles held in Nelsonville

Funeral services were held at 2 o'clock this afternoon at the family residence on Chestnut street for Barbara the 10 months old daughter of Mr and Mrs Forney Pyles who died Saturday afternoon Burial was made at Greenlawn The parents have two other children.

Chestnut Street Barbara Forney Pyles Greenlawn

Civil War Veteran John Hellyer Dies at Trimble Home

John Hellyer 79 Civil War veteran died at 3 a m at the Trimble home of his son in law and daughter Mr and Mrs C M Sands He served in Company D Thirty first O V I He leaves seven children Alice Sands Trimble Many Canahill Iowa Robert Chauncey Webster Pearl Oscar Hellyer Murray City and Dan Hellyer Longstreth Funeral arrangements not yet made A community program featuring music a one act comedy and discussion on Our Youth will be held with free admission.

Glouster John Hellyer C. M. Sands Trimble Hellyer Thirty-first Regiment Alice Sands Many

Glouster Man Killed by Gas

In Glouster on February 1 A D Rush 22 was found dead in his Springfield room. He likely died from gas stove fumes while working there about a year. Ambulance transport sent his body to Glouster and funeral plans were pending today. Andrew and Wallace handled the intercity conveyance. The same section notes a four year old, Andrew Paulisin, died of pneumonia in Modoc with burial likely in Buchtel.

Glouster Andrews and Wallace Springfield A. D. Rush Rush

Death of a day-old baby in Glouster

The day-old child of Mr. and Mrs. Icer Harding, colored, died at their Locust street home on Sunday morning at 10 o'clock. Burial was held this afternoon at Green Lawn cemetery near Nelsonville.

Babe Glouster Icer Harding Locust Street Green Lawn Nelsonville

Young People to Give Program in M. E. Church

Commun night announced at the Glouster M E church for Thursday at 7 o clock under the Young People's council of Athens county. Rev W W Ludwig student pastor at Ohio University will preside. Bananas first appeared in Louples window in 1613 as a curiosity exhibited by an apothecary shop.

Glouster M. E Louples Athens County W. W. Ludwig Ohio University

Child Submits To Operation

Raymond Hambel four year old son of Postmaster and Mrs H F Hambel underwent an appendicitis operation at Grant Hospital Columbus Saturday afternoon. He was admitted Wednesday with his parents and, guided by his grandmother Mrs L L Robinet of this city, he stood the procedure splendidly and was reported to be doing as well as could be expected Sunday.

Glouster Raymond H. F. Hambel Grant Hospital Columbus L. L. Robinett

Lad Injured in Sledding Mishap

The 13 year old son of Mr and Mrs Sam Orme of Trimble area is in serious condition after a high speed coast down Chase Hill ended with a sled hitting a rock. He sustained internal injuries and is delirious most of the time. Dr E LeFever of Glouster is treating him.

Glouster Sam Orme Trimble Chase Hill E. LeFever

Injured Woman Falls on Ice in Burr Oak Vicinity

Dr. E Le Fever was called to Mrs Evelyn Marshall who fell on the ice at her Burr Oak home Saturday evening. She sustained serious hip and knee injuries but no bones were broken.

Glouster E. LeFever Burr Oak Evelyn Marshall

Carter Couple Welcome Son Near Federal

Glouster February 1 report that Mr and Mrs George Carter of near Federal have a newborn son born Sunday The father is eighty years old and the mother is in her thirties

Glouster George Carter Near Federal

Mrs W E McCarty Heads to Cleveland for Spring Millinery Stock

Mrs W E McCarty leaves Monday for the wholesale millinery markets in Cleveland to buy the spring and summer stock for her city store, aiming to refresh inventory.

W. E. McCarty Cleveland

Mrs Sloane Sues Over Dodge Estate Share

Mrs George Sloane of Long Island formerly Isabel Dodge files suit in Detroit for a share of the 12 million dollar estate of her half sister Anna Margaret Dodge, daughter of motor king John F Dodge.

George Sloane Long Island Isabel Dodge John F. Dodge Motor King Detroit Anna Margaret Dodge

City league slate features two Tuesday matchups

The city league schedule lists two games Tuesday at the high school gym. Youngsters will face the Y seniors and the Phi Sigs meet the Legion in regular play. An attempt to book the Columbus Kinnerary for a game was not successful.

Nelsonville Phi Sigs Legion Columbus” Kinnerary

Temperance Talks Given at Nelsonville Schools

Nelsonville ministers delivered temperance messages to pupils across the city schools last week.

Nelsonville

Weekend Visitors Highlight Muriel Gilbert and Patton Family

Miss Muriel Gilbert of Columbus spent the weekend with her father here. Mrs. George Patton and her two Columbus children were over Sunday guests of relatives.

Muriel Gilbert Columbus George Patton

Local visitors spill over weekend in Columbus relatives

Miss Flo Hutchins of Columbus spent Sunday with Nelsonville relatives. Delbert Sims spent Sunday in Columbus. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Poston spent Sunday in Columbus, the latter remaining for a few days. Miss Ruth Hyde and Chas Weltzheimer, students at Ohio Wesleyan, returned to Delaware after visiting here. W. T. Grose of Columbus visited Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. Howard Wallace of Columbus spent the weekend with their parents. Miss Mary Anderson of Columbus was a Sunday guest here. Miss Ruth Evans, William Malone and Ernest Hite of Columbus were weekend guests of Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Evans.

Flo Hutchins Columbus Nelsonville Delbert Sims Henry Poston Ruth Hyde Chas. Weltzheimer Ohio Wesleyan Delaware W. T. Grose Howard Wallace Mary Anderson Ruth Evans William Malone Ernest Hite Chas. Evans

Electricity installation in local mines completed

The Ohio Power company finished wiring Bailey Run mines in Chauncey and Millfield mines near Philo. Sixty men under E R Wells conducted pole setting and wiring since December first, with Sunday work ending January 38. Budgeted cost exceeds 45000 dollars.

Chauncey Bailey Run Millfield Ohio Power Company Philo E. R. Wells Zanesville Glouster

Lyceum Opens With The Old Colony Trio At Chauncey

Chauncey February 1 The Old Colony Trio will open the lyceum course at 7 39 this evening in the high school auditorium. Senior class members sell season tickets and an exceptionally good program is announced for tonight.

Chauncey Old Colony Lyceum Chauncey High School

Carbondale High to Hold Evening Recitations

Carbondale high school principal C A Gillilan announces an evening session for regular recitations. The event invites fathers mothers and friends to visit the school and observe how classes are conducted and how lessons are taught.

Carbondale C. A. Gillilan Carbondale High School

England's boxing promoter Mrs Burge rises from music hall

England lists Mrs Burge as a boxing promoter and former music hall singer, noting her role in the sport's promotion and her prior stage career.

England

McCoy’s Cod Liver Oil Tablets Sold as Weight Gain Aid

Advertises McCoy’s Cod Liver Oil Compound Tablets as a cure for underweight children and as a means to gain weight for adults. Claims sugar coated tablets are tasty and easy to take, with guaranteed results or money back, and lists price and pharmacy purchase details.

McCoy's Laboratories New Yo Cline Pharmacy Co McCoy's

Miss Ona May Sweeney Celebrates Eighteenth Birthday

Chauncey February 1 Miss Ona May Sweeney received a surprise party at her parents home on West Converse street honoring her eighteenth birthday. Guests were members of the Christian Endeavor Society of the Chauncey Christian church who gave a memory book as a gift. Music contests and games followed with refreshments served by Mrs. Sweeney and a pink and white birthday cake centerpiece.

Chauncey Ona May Sweeney

Phelpses to Leave The Plains for Los Angeles

Mr and Mrs Ben Phelps longtime residents of The Plains will move this week to a new home in Los Angeles California. the couple announced their departure dated Feb 1.

West Chauncey Ben Phelps the Plains Los Angeles Cal

Chauncey Personal Notes On Weekend Visits

Miss Gaile Figgins of Bliss Business College in Columbus spent the week end visiting Chauncey. The old fashioned dance at the Chauncey Knights of P hall was largely attended. Miss Floride Sprague of Ohio State University spent the week end in Chauncey.

Gaile Figgins Bliss Business College Columbus Chauncey Chauncey K. of P.hall Floride Sprague Ohio State University

Fatal Burns in Findlay Home Explosion

Miss Emily Firem ion, 36, suffered likely fatal burns from an explosion at her Findlay residence. The kitchen roof was blown off in the blast and investigators awaited details on the cause.

Findlay Emily Firemion

Arms Meet May Be Postponed

Geneva February 1 The preliminary disarmament conference set for February 15 is likely postponed after the league secretariat announced receipt of a letter signed by five league council member nations requesting the delay.

Geneva League Secretariat League Council

Salvation Army Leader Evangeline Booth Slated for Rest

New York February 1 Salvation Army national commander Evangeline Booth's condition worsened with threats of a nervous breakdown. Physicians ordered absolute rest and seclusion at the seashore after an acute turn in her illness, according to Salvation Army headquarters.

New York Evangeline Booth Salvation Army

Miss Anne Pickering Leaves Athens High for Columbia Study

Miss Anne Pickering assistant principal of Athens high school has been granted a leave of absence for the second semester to take work at Columbia University. She will return for the summer session of 1926.

Anne Pickering Athens High School Columbia University Miss Pickering

A Woman’s Cleverness Echoes in Self Belief

A succinct reflection on how praise shapes a woman’s sense of cleverness. It contrasts with how men are less frequently encouraged to accept similar feedback, implying social expectations influence self-perception.

Walton Club Meets Tonight at Chamber of Commerce

The Izaak Walton club convenes at 7 30 this evening in the Chamber of Commerce rooms at the National Bank building. Attendees will discuss resolutions adopted at the Springfield convention of Izaak Walton clubs.

Izaak Walton Club Chamber of Commerce National Bank Springfield Izaak Walton Clubs

Five Girls Arrested in West Side Liquor Raid

In Cleveland on February 1 five high school girls were arrested during a liquor raid at a West Side home. Police report the youths are charged with illegal possession and consumption of alcohol.

Cleveland West Side

Dr Bryan to Speak Tonight at Ath ens Chamber Meeting

Dr Elmer B Bryan will deliver his first public address since reelection as president of Ohio university at a Ath ens Chamber of Commerce gathering tonight at the Berry Hotel Dinner served in the main dining room at 5 30 o'clock before the speech

Elmer B. Bryan Ohio University Athens Chamber of Commerce Berry Hotel Bryan

Pittsburgh suspect Carrelli to be returned for robberies

Cleveland report says detectives will transport Albert Carrelli to Pittsburgh for a series of robberies. Habeas corpus proceedings in Ohio courts were to be withdrawn and local charges held in abeyance.

Cleveland Pittsburgh Albert Carrelli Pittsburg Ohio

Health Is Easy of Attainment

A Dayton reader praises Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery and Favorite Prescription as reliable tonics for run-down health. The ad notes widespread sales in Ohio and invites readers to write for free advice from Dr. Pierce in Buffalo, New York.

Dayton Ohio

Beware the Cough of Cold that Hangs On

A coated promotional note extolls Creomulsion to treat persistent coughs and colds. It claims two-fold action soothing inflamed membranes and stopping germ growth, with assurances of safety, a money-back guarantee, and references to medical regard and uses for bronchial issues.

Sion Atlanta

Answers and Answers From a Historical Q&A Set

A compiled Q and A listing long excerpts: boardwalk length of 10 000 feet in 1925 from Sea Gate to Ocean Parkway. National Education Association began in 1867 in Philadelphia with over 150 600 members. Kentucky bluegrass most abundant in several states. Northern hemisphere land area 38 500 000 sq miles versus 13 500 000 in the south. Steam bending used on hickory and ash with careful clamping as the wood dries. John Washington of San Francisco is the great great grandson of Samuel Washington. First regular passenger train ran January 15 1831 on the Best Friend locomotive for the Charleston and Hamburg line.

Coney Island Sea Gate Ocean Parkway Philadelphia Kentucky Missouri Iowa Tennessee Virginia West Virginia Forest Service John Washington San Francisco George Samuel Washington George Washington Charleston Hamburg

New Mel loglo Beauty Powder Advertised in Logan

An ad promotes Mel loglo cold cream powder from D. Zenner Co. and Chase Drug Co. in Logan. It claims long wear through perspiration, even coverage, and a natural skin tone that makes pores invisible.

D. Zenner Co Chase Drug Co Logan

Epsom Salts Pill Puts Remedy In Sugar Coated Form

A new Kuhn's Pill offers the same laxative benefits as the old Epsom Salts in a small sugar coated tablet. Each pill provides the equivalent of a tablespoon of traditional Epsom Salts, making it pleasant to take. Available at druggists for 25 cents with a money back guarantee if not satisfied.

Kuhn

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M. E. Sunday School Mable Snedden J. D. Andrews I. Warner John Wright Mathews A. G. Mechem Marion Lowthers Ida Rosser Will Oakley Myrtle Stewart Lydia Johnson Chas. Tedrow Peter Barrows B. L. Lamr C. J. Nelson P. B. Verity Ll. T. Rhoads Geo. E. Johnson John Ruscoe I. A. Patterson Allie Dilcher Josie Baugh Etta Knight Warner Green Tom Wilson S. Steenrod Kate Blake John Barrows Hannah Parry Hyla Harrold Lulu Parry Edward McKinney Waukegan Illinois George E. Ashton Fred Ralph Frances Garnet Charles Wright Joe Wright Mac God Andrew John Paulisin Modoc Buchtel M. E. Church Raymond Hambel Lad First Christian Sunday School Loyal Woman's Bible Class Charles Sweeney, Jr Warren V. Sprague Chauncey Boy Scouts Hazel Lahugh L. H. Pendergrass Pomeroy L.H. Pendergrass Herbert Minnette A. Courtney Margaret Harvey Newark Carrie Nye STATE Columbia Walton Club DR. Bryan A. W. Green West Point Spa Great Britain Rowsland Hill Mauritius Brazil France Switzerland United States Vermeer National Education Association WD. K Trede Mart Vepsom Kote Mom’n Pop Chick Loretta
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