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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Feb 05, 1923

Page

3

Nelsonville Socials and Local Visitors Reported

Corinne Kreppel Faye Petit Margaret Emish and Philena Nelson attended the Athens Nelsonville game Friday night. Margaret Emish Corinne Kreppel and Margaret Druggins of Columbus were weekend guests in Nelsonville. Leta Lewis Miriam Slater of Athens were weekend guests of Rose Shay. Paul Hamm is recovering after pneumonia. Mae Stratton is the regular accompanist.

Corinne Kreppel Faye Petiit Margaret Emish Philena Nelson Margaret Druggins Columbus Nelsonville Leta Lewis Miriam Slater Athens Rose Shay

Methodist Church Notes Praise The Victories Of The Cross

Dr. George FE Tifft led Sunday worship with a scholarly morning sermon titled The Victories of the Cross. An evening choir program featured an eight-voice ensemble led by Mrs. Le Fever and Mr. Beard, with Mrs. Bay and Mr. Beard in a duet and Mrs. Le Fever in a solo, praised for their rich voices and refined tonal blend.

Methodist George FE. Tifft Ralph Parks James Beard B. E. le Henry Tancaster Elmer Bay Walter Whitlock Bay Mr. Beard le Fever Beard

Citizenship talk at Hyperion club meeting

Mrs Harry Kelly presided as the ladies of the Hyperion club met Saturday afternoon with fifteen members attending roll call. In the absence of the president the vice president Mrs J M Hyde introduced guest speaker Mrs E D Sayer of Athens district vice president who spoke on Citizenship. Social hour with refreshments closed the meeting.

Harry Kelly Hyperion Club J. M. Hyde E. D. Sayer Athens Sayer

Nelsonville Juniors Edge Athens Kiwanis 21 20

The Nelsonville Juniors defeated the Athens Kiwanis at the local Y M C A on Saturday afternoon by a narrow 21 to 20 margin. Nelsonville secured the win with a late basket to seal the score in a low scoring junior basketball game.

Nelsonville Athens Kiwanis

Mrs. Pearson Guests in Columbus Attend Hartman Music Event

Mrs. Jack Pearson spent the weekend in Columbus as a guest of her sister Mrs. Bernard Erwin. While visiting she attended the Music Box Review at the Hartman on Saturday night.

Jack Pearson Columbus Bernard Erwin Music Box Hartman

Midgets Basketball Class Ends unless More Join

All boys ages nine and a half to 12 are invited to join the YMCA Midgets. Meet Wednesday night after school to secure a place. if a larger group cannot be formed the Midget class will be discontinued.

YY. M. Cc. A

Burial for Roy Coe in Nelsonville

The remains of Roy Coe age 68 who died at his Columbus home were brought to Nelsonville Saturday for burial. A special car carried the funeral party which arrived at 9 30 over the Hocking valley. The body was taken to Greenlawn for brief services and burial. Coe was a former Nelsonville resident.

Roy Coe Columbus Nelsonville Hocking Valley Greenlawn Mr. Coe

Willard Starr Guests in New Straitsville A Weekend

Mr Willard Starr spent the weekend with relatives and friends in New Straitsville.

Mr. Willard Starr New Straitsville

Eberle Sees Improvement After Mount Clemens Visit

Word from Mount Clemens Michigan reports L J Eberle getting treatment and improving. he hopes to fully recover in about two weeks. He was accompanied by Harry Kelly during the trip.

L. J Eberle Mount Clemens Mich Harry Kelly

North High School Boys Crush Junction City 68 21

North High School boys routed Junction City 68 to 21 at the Y Saturday night for their eighth win of the season, with only one defeat this year coming at the hands of Marietta.

Junction City N. H. S. Boys Marietta Five

Nelsonville Hoops Fall to Marietta After Strong Start

On Marietta's floor the Scarlet and Gray struggled after a taxing prior game but fought back. Nelsonville's Shirley McClain Hudson and Longley led attacks with Kelch strong under the basket as the second team held most of the final half. Next week they travel to Gallipolis to face a top local foe.

Marrietta Athos Nelsonville OFL Scarlet and Gray Moore Shirley McClain Hudson Longley Kelch Scarlet and Gray Quintettes Gallipolis

Local collector showcases Civil War era coins and Confederate notes

Logan T. J. Fritsch of East Front Street flaunts a rare money collection that includes an 1858 California gold quarter and Civil War shin plasters. The piece also features a 1810 half dollar and various early cents, while Confederate notes span twenty five and fifty cent scripts and a three dollar bill. Charles Schempp enters a 1810 half dollar contest as Logan opens the Joyce department store in the opera house block with managers Johns McGonagie and Edward Debney and owner M. E. Joyce of Corning.

T. J. Fritsch East Front Street U. S California Charles Schempp Main Street West End Gonagle Edward Debney Logan Joyce Opera House Johns McGonagie Edward Debeny Corning M. E. Joyce

Off on Lecture Tour Modernism and Modernisms

Rev. George IF Shutes pastor of Trinity Lutheran Church Logan leaves Sunday to begin a two month tour delivering lectures in Columbus Hilliards and Cleveland. The lectures cover Mormonism Darwinism Russellism Eddyism and other isms with Shutes expected to devote significant time to this speaking circuit.

George IF. Shutes Logan Columbus Hilliards Cleveland Shutes Trinity Lutheran Church

Spat Between Reinstettie and Huffman Leads to Fisticuffs

An early Thursday altercation in South Logan between Fred Reinstettie and Harry Huffman resulted in a fight charged by affidavits filed that day. Huffman pleaded guilty, paid a $15 fine with costs, and later swore an affidavit accusing Reinstettel of quarreling. Both sides say no serious injuries occurred, witnesses reported.

Fred Reinstettie Harry Huffman South Logan Reinstettle Miller Huffman Leinstettle Koppe

Heine Bros Packing to Expand Plant South of City

Due to rising business, Heine Bros Packing plans to enlarge their plant just south of town. They will add three smoking rooms a sausage room and a sausage cooler soon. Later they intend a killing room for beef and pork and cooling rooms. Seven men work at the slaughtering plant.

Heine Bros. Packing Company

Huls Brothers In Ohio State Studies

Charles Huls eldest son of Mr and Mrs A F Huls of this city excels in journalism at Ohio State University entering his second year while his younger brother Frederick pursues mechanical engineering Charles has contributed many articles to the Ohio State Lantern and has long worked in his father’s printing shop indicating a likely career in printing.

Charles’ Huls A. EF. Huls Ohio State University Charles State Ohio State Frederick

Mrs Marguerite Rochester Dies at 72 at Front Street Home

Mrs Marguerite Rochester 72 widow of T W Rochester died at her Front Street home at 4 15 Sunday morning after a brief illness. She is survived by a sister R D Me Manigal of North Mulberry Street and several stepchildren. Funeral service will be held Tuesday at 2 PM at the home with Rev Curtiss Douglass of the Presbyterian church officiating.

Rochester Marguerite Rochester Front Street T. W. Rochester R. DD. Me Manigal North Mulberry Street Tev Curtiss Douglass Preshyter

Olive Tablets Promote Health and Cleansing Effects

An advertisement touts Dr Edwards Olive Tablets as a gentle, vegetable alternative to calomel for cleansing blood and bowels. It claims clear skin, improved energy, and relief from dull taste and constipation. Also mentions hospital recovery news for Mrs Rambo and Donald Rambo back from Columbus.

Dr. Edwards Edwards

Local Obituary Notice From Harden Undertaking Co

The deceased will be laid to rest in Oak Grove cemetery with services conducted by the Harden Undertaking Company officiating at the church. Funeral arrangements are being coordinated locally.

Ian Church Oak Grove Cemetery Harden Undertaking Company

Heine Family Guests From Springfield This Sunday

Mr and Mrs George Heine and Mr and Mrs Carl Heine of Springfield were Sunday guests of Mr and Mrs August Heine and family, sharing fellowship at their home.

George Heine Carl Heine Springfield August Heine

Mr and Mrs Ed Phillips Return From Norwalk Visit

Mr and Mrs Ed Phillips of Warner Avenue returned Saturday from a week spent in Norwalk with Mrs Phillips’ parents.

Ed Phillips Warner Avenue Norwalk

No Sweets If You Are Rheumatic

Rheumatism is presented as a painful ailment not bound by age or class. Advice urges avoiding sweets, dressing warmly, and drinking water. It claims rheumatism stems from uric acid and waste in blood and recommends four ounces of rad Salts daily for a week to neutralize acidity and boost kidneys.

Funeral of Mrs James Pico Held at Home

The funeral for Mrs. James Pico took place this afternoon at 2 o clock from the family home on Republic Avenue with burial in the city cemetery. She died Saturday morning after a lingering illness and is survived by her husband and four children Carl Julius Garnet and Caroline. She was the daughter of the late Julius Hartman of Greens Run.

James Pico Republic Avenue

New Haven Residents Fund Outside Clock for Old Center Church

Citizens in New Haven raise funds to install an outside clock on the 125 year old Old Center Church on the Green after a skyscraper blocked the town clock near city hall. Merchants contribute heavily to the fund as shoppers urged to say you can see the clock from here.

New Haven Old Center Church Conn New Haven Green Yale

Father Johns Medicine Promotes Health During Colds

When a cold is neglected it attacks the lining of the breathing passages and may cause pneumonia. Father Johns Medicine treats colds and helps prevent pneumonia by nourishing the system and removing waste, not a cough syrup or balsam with dangerous drugs.

Father Johns

Mayor Gormley Named Deputy Fire Marshal

Mayor Gormley of this city was appointed deputy fire marshal last week with the announcement coming from Columbus on Friday. His exact territory is not yet known but he may receive this district.

Gormley Columbus

Trimble Man David Grigsby 66 Dies After Long Illness

David Grigsby 66 a longtime Trimble resident died at his home Sunday morning after a period of ill health. He leaves a widow and three children Mrs D K Wilson of Columbus Mrs Otto Leadinghaus and Harry Grigsby of Trimble. Funeral services will be held Tuesday at 1 PM at the home with interment in Maplewood cemetery.

David Grigsby Trimble D. K. Wilson Columbus Otto Leadinghaus Harry Grigsby Maplewood

Polander Stanley Suak Dies After Mine Injury

Stanley Suak, 69, a Polander, died at Grant Hospital Columbus after a coal fall at Hisylvania mine about a month earlier. Body sent Monday to Jacksonville friend. funeral at Holy Cross church Tuesday 8:30 a.m. Rev. Frank Clark officiating. interment in Catholic cemetery.

Stanley Suak Hisylvania Grant Hospital Columbus Jacksonville Holy Cross Church Frank Clark

Mrs Price Recovers After Appendectomy at Grant Hospital

S Price returned Sunday night from Grant hospital and reports that Mrs Price is now getting along nicely following the operation for appendicitis she underwent on Wednesday. She will have to remain at the hospital at least a couple of weeks longer.

Donald Rambo Jacksonville Columbus R S. Price Grant Hospital

Recovery outlook improves for Mrs Hooks after Columbus operation

Indicators were more favorable for the recovery of Mrs CC Hooks Sunday evening than at any time since she underwent an operation at Grant hospital in Columbus on Friday. Mrs Richard Jones, a sister from this city, spent yesterday at the hospital with her.

CC. E. Hooks Grant Hospital Columbus Richard Jones

Jessie LeFever and Marie Harper Return From Columbus

Jessie LeFever and Marie Harper returned Sunday evening from Columbus where they were engaged in unspecified activities. The pair traveled together and were seen departing the city limits late in the day.

Jessie LeFever Marie Harper Columbus

Court criticizes Sharpsburg Joy road project overbilling

The court notes excessive costs in the Sharpsburg Joy road construction. It finds use of multiple inspectors fostered inefficiency and improper charges. Baker is not held responsible for overpayments, as duties lay with township trustees and the county, with no single accountable head.

Bern Township Baker

County surveyor not held entirely responsible for Guysville Stewart road faults

In a case over the Guysville Stewart road near Athens, the court finds the upper Tedrow Gap section fairly good while the lower Hocking river bottom deteriorates due to flooding and possible prior construction. It rules the county surveyor may not bear full blame if the county commissioners limited his authority and if road failure stemmed from flood damage rather than mismanagement.

Tedrow Hocking River Miller Run Road Guysville-Stewart Miller Run Federal Creek Bridge Laughlin Athens Jerseyville Guysville- Stewart Guysville Coolville Athens-Canaanville Athens and Albany

Zemo Promises Fast Relief for Eczema and Skin Ailments

An advertisement touts Zemo as a cleanse and antiseptic liquid that removes eczema, stops itching, and heals sores, burns, wounds, and chafing. It claims quick effectiveness and cites prices of 35 cents and one dollar for larger sizes.

Road repair budgeting guides county planning effort

Missioners may know in making up their budget approximately what money will be needed for road repair. If this is not done, no automatic plan can be followed in road construction and repair.

Soviet War Council Plans Spring Offensive Says Dispatch

A Copenhagen report cites Helsingfors saying the Soviet supreme war council, urged by War Commissar Leon Trotzky, approved a spring military advance to justify action. Allies and the Little Entente would be blamed for a central Europe split with Poland occupying eastern German lands and Romania seizing Hungarian soil. Russian armies ordered to maximum pace as rumors persist from Copenhagen and Washington.

London Ireb Copenhag Aaid Helsingfors Soviet Supreme War Council Leon Trotzky Europe France Ruhr Poland Germany Tithuania Memal Rumania Copenhagen Welsingsfors

Joy Ride Ends Tragically Near Marion Ohio

A car carrying George Vale of Cleveland Charles Gettes of South Weybold and Bert Cheney of Delaware overturned while taking a joy ride south of Marion Ohio early today. Vale was killed Cheney was badly injured and Cheney is not expected to live. Three other Delaware men suffered non fatal injuries. Police say the occupants were on a joy riding party.

Marion George Vale Cleveland Charles Gettes Wbuelid Bert Cheney Delaware Cheney

Robbers Strike Mount Eden Hotel In Oakland Area

Masked bandits seized guests at the Mount Eden hotel near Oakland early today, forcing them from rooms into the lobby and robbing them of valuables.

Oakland Calif Mount Eden Here

Addressing Naming Suffixes for Women in Calling Cards

The practice shows that the suffix Junior may appear on a woman’s calling card to avoid confusion when a husband’s name is shared with his father in the same town. The mother-in-law uses Senior only if widowed and continuing her late husband’s full name, while the daughter-in-law removes Junior from her cards.

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