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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 02, 1926
Page
3
Nelsonville features a varied high school auditorium program next Saturday evening at 8. The lineup includes the glee club home appearance, Dr. Thomas G. Beem interpreting Paul Laurence Dunbar, and local duets by Zack Bobo and Ralph Parks. The final feature is a Nelsonville vs Pomeroy high school basketball game.
Horace Mender and wife depart Nelsonville with three daughters Audrey Cecil and Almace Brown to join daughter Mrs James G Shaw in El Paso Texas for a health related respite over several months.
Nelsonville city officials moved toward rebuilding the fire department with a special committee to work with Mayor Eberle and Safety Director Burnell on equipment needs. The panel will report its requirements to the council, part of the new administration’s early agenda. January collections were $45.24 per Eberle’s council report.
Nelsonville notes a foreign Missionary society of the Methodist church will meet Thursday at 7:30 pm hosted by Mrs W H Bartoe with Mrs John Williams Mrs Fred Freer and Mrs Earl Williams assisting. Mrs Spencer leads the program and Mrs Barker handles devotionals. Valentines exchange planned after the business session. A good turnout is hoped.
Mrs. E J Cable Mr and Mrs 8 E Dean Miss Mable Poston and Charles Poston attended the Jones Craft wedding at Broad Street Presbyterian Church in Columbus. Charles Poston played the wedding march on the organ during the ceremony at 4 30 this afternoon.
Miss Hyla Harrold spent Monday in Columbus. Miss Gladys Windle left Monday for Miami after visiting her parents Mr and Mrs John Andie. John Zeller was a business visitor in Columbus Monday. G R Robinson visited Louisville Kentucky. R R Stalter visited Columbus Monday. Roy Hawk of Athens was a Nelsonville visitor Sunday.
Buckeye national commander John R McQuigg leads a nationwide push to reach one million members in 1926. Glenford Dugan Post No 229 in Nelsonville starts a February 9 drive to enroll 196 ex service men locally under the slogan If You Served in the World War You Belong in the American Legion.
Nettie Deal aged 63 died Monday at her Murray City home after a lingering illness. She leaves her husband and several children. Funeral arrangements have not been made.
In Nelsonville the Ruth Circle held its regular meeting at the Presbyterian church parlors with dinner for thirty two. Valentines and candles decorated tables. two new members joined. Officers elected for the year include President Mrs E B Acomb and Vice President Mrs L I Krieg.
Wedding announcement for Marjorie Mender daughter of Mrs Horace Mender and Almace Brown son of Mr and Mrs Frank V Brown both of Nelsonville. The couple reportedly wed last September and now plan a formal ceremony surprising many friends.
Rodney Reeves hosted a Saturday afternoon party from 2 to 4 o’clock for her daughter Jeannette’s third birthday. Guests received ice cream, cake and suckers. Attendees included Mildred Malone, Bernadine White, Virginia Hutchinson, Mary Thompson, Jane Dolman, Bobby and Evelyn Hitchings, Kathaleen Innis, Eleanor Weaver, Francis Reeves, Joe Reeves, Billy Keeton, Wesley Thompson, Charles Crook, Dick Dolman, Mrs Es sie Keeton, Mrs Kathryn Thompson, Mrs Mae Reeves, and Miss Helen Reeves. Happy returns were wished to the birthday girl as guests departed.
T C Green moved his music store on West Washington Street to the Elk's building at the corner of Fayette and Hocking streets in Nelsonville on February 2.
The Past Chiefs of the Pythian Sisters will gather Wednesday night at 7 o'clock with Mrs. Hubert Lancaster on West Washington street in Nelsonville.
A chorus of men led by evangelist Edward McKinney will sing at the Christian church tonight. Special instrumental music accompanies the program.
An advertisement touts Zemo as a treatment for eczema blotches ringworm rashes and other skin troubles. It claims instant relief from itching and fast healing without visible residue, urging readers to buy the small 60 cent or large bottle.
An advertisement offers a free trial treatment claimed to relieve kidney and prostate problems. It asserts hundreds of readers reported amazing results, including improved sleep, reduced nighttime urination, and renewed energy. Send name and address to receive the trial.
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The evangelist George L. Ashton will discuss "The Prodigal and His Brother" as part of the evening program. Morning and evening services were well attended with strong messages, while pastor O. J. Howearth preached at the South church in Columbus where Ashton serves as regular minister.
Mrs. T. C. Green mourns the death of her only brother John Hellyer in Trimble. Ill health kept her from traveling to attend the funeral, and she is the last survivor of a large family.
Evangeline Booth national commander of the Salvation Army remains in serious condition in New York on February 2 as doctors cancel plans to send her to the seaside for treatment.
Cleveland Feb 2 Officials of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Engine men, two of the big four railroad brotherhoods, consider wage hike requests for members in railroad service. No formal demands filed yet. A Chicago based estimate of $500 million in increases was called a great exaggeration. The pending negotiations with eastern roads seek about $1 extra per day per man.
Dr. Bryan cited Athens County holdings rising to 3 181 000 with 81 faculty increase and salaries up to 525 000. He lauded an 85 of Ohio counties represented on campus, 17 states and two foreign countries, and a world class faculty and student body spending over a million dollars annually.
Mrs Mide Daugherty of Glouster filed in Common Pleas Court for alimony for herself and three minor children. She alleges failure to provide since October 1925, with husband capable of paying as he owns property and earns about 50 dollars a week.
Will Swearingen died Sunday morning at his home 214 West State Street. He leaves a widow and four children Donald Swearingen of Dyesville Edgar Elwood and Grace at home.
An advertisement extols Dave's Mentha-Pepsin as a fast remedy for indigestion gas and heart distress. It claims ten minutes to relieve symptoms, lists benefits from a calmer stomach to improved sleep and mood, and guarantees one bottle through Cline Pharmacy Company and regular pharmacists.
The map shows visible constellations at 9 p m February 1 15 and 28 for latitude 35 north. It notes Canopus Orion Betelgeuse Sirius Canis Major Minor Procyon and Milky Way beauty with the Big Dipper and Polaris guidance. Planets Venus Saturn Mars Jupiter visible by morning sky with Saturn near Teeba Antares and Mars in Sagittarius showing gradual brightness changes.
Petit jurors drawn yesterday from the jury wheel by Thurman In Morgan clerk of Common Pleas court report for duty next Friday. Names include Guy Morrison Athens township Ezra Barrows Troy township James Davis Rome township J W Stocklin Trimble township William Williams Trimble township Frederick Phillips Waterloo township D A Campbell Rome township Joseph Mulligan Sr Athens township Jared Thompson Trimble township L G Carey Trimble township.
A wagon loaded with household goods overturned on the Tygert Creek highway near Warnock. Mrs. Edward Webb and her two children Billy 7 and Beatrice 18 months drowned. Edward Webb and driver E. C. Martin escaped. The family hailed from Firebrick near Portsmouth.
Cincinnati February 2. Night court sessions will continue for weeks as the criminal court docket is clogged by numerous crimes, notably alleged sheik bandits. Judges Edward M. Hurley and Dennis J. Ryan presided last night to push speedy justice.
An ad touts Thoxine as a fast sore throat remedy that stops pain within 15 minutes and offers a money back guarantee. It claims to work from within, eliminates the cause, kills germs, with a single swallow dose offered in 35c 60c or $1.00 options.
Cincinnati police seek a one legged burglar who made off with a brand new artificial leg after his old limb was found at the Johnson Artificial Limb Company on West Fourth Street. Authorities estimate the loss at 125 dollars due to an apparent exchange.
In Cincinnati Judge C. W. Hoffman heard Mrs. Helen T. Gibson seek divorce from James D. Gibson. She testified he was religious to cruelty, attacking her for reading a Sunday paper by choking and throwing her to the floor. Gibson did not deny the charges.
In Minneapolis on February 2, federal court proceedings led by Andrew J. Volstead sought to outlaw the entire body rub alcohol industry. Volstead argued the prohibition act voids a prior law that allowed permits for manufacture and sale of body rub alcohol.
Cincinnati report says Elizabeth Debold aged 48, a widow, swallowed poison less than 36 hours after visiting her son in Fort Lauderdale Florida. She died at General Hospital last night.
An advertisement urges all Americans to try Tanlac, claiming it restores vigor in a week. It touts 100,000 praise letters, describes Tanlac as Nature's tonic made from roots and herbs, and promises improved appetite, digestion, and sleep.
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