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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 14, 1928
Page
3
Regular Athens Grange session held Thursday with planned events and member participation. Adoptions and recitations noted, including contributions by Allee Briley and Ralph Barker. Participants prepared songs and a program spotlight titled Columbia the Gem of the Sea.
Nelsonville in Butler County hosts a bridge party by the Columbus Woman's club to aid needy children. Bliss College donates a stenographic scholarship to the Nelsonville Parent-Teacher Association to be awarded to a worthy student who meets need criteria and applies by September 4, 1928. The Trinity church boys choir will perform and proceeds benefit four Nelsonville PTAs.
Nelsonville sorrow as Mrs Sarah Linn 92, widow of Lawson Linn, dies after long life. William Linn of Lancaster notified, funeral set for Wednesday at 2 o'clock in Lancaster.
Miss Gertrude Bliss and Miss Wanda Walters hosted I. H. T. club members Monday evening at Bliss home on Chestnut street. Mrs. William Barrows won the contest prize. A Valentine exchange followed luncheon for Mrs. Barrows, Mrs. Malvern Wilson, and the Misses Burnell Parry Gears Hodgeman Cook Bowers Yiske Linton Reynolds.
Nelsonville reports a daughter born Sunday at St. Anne's hospital in Columbus to Mr. and Mrs. B. R. Houser.
Funeral services were held Monday at 2 PM conducted by Rev. K H McCorkle for Wilma Tlean infant daughter of Mr and Mrs George Monday of Factory district. Burial followed at Haydenville. The parents have four other children.
Miss Mary Jo Bowers hosted the W. D. S. club at her Madison street home Saturday evening. Members sewed then danced. four new members were welcomed at the next meeting. Refreshments were served to Louise Caldwell, Louise Bowers, Marriott Bowers, Genevieve Beagle, Margaret Scott, and Mary Jo Bowers.
Mayor L. J. Eberle presided over diverse cases including intoxication charges and assaults. Harland Deer was fined 10 dollars, John Dee 25 dollars, with others awaiting hearings or having sentences withheld. Individuals charged include Raymond Roegge Lis Guest Longstreth Ed Hazelton and George Arnold with several hearings set for later dates.
Nelsonville Feb 14 H A Sines state prohibition inspector has withdrawn an affidavit filed against Jesse Koon after a mine search at Deanville Coal Company found a large still. Lines said there was no evidence Koon had any connection with the still and the affidavit was withdrawn.
The teachers and officers of the primary department of the Christian church held a Valentine party Saturday afternoon from 2 to 4. The room was decorated for the season and children played games and used a Valentine box. Refreshments were served to about 50 attendees.
The Woman's Home Missionary society of the M. E. church will meet Thursday at Mrs. T.S. Bush on Poplar Street. The gathering opens with a 6 30 dinner and each member is asked to bring a dish and table service.
Mark Hick and Mrs Fanny Shields visited family in Columbus. Mrs Mable Edwards and others from Columbus stayed with Emma Edwards and Stella. Harve Shafer entered Mayo Clinic Rochester. Don Dugan visited his parents Ed and Mrs Dugan. Mrs Loren North and Miss Lucille Verity were in Columbus. Mrs Arthur Burgess from Lancaster visited Pensyle family. Mr and Mrs E E Williams of Toledo were guests. Mrs Henry Lancaster was in Columbus today.
A debating team at Buchtel High School organized last week with coaches Miss Frances Cooksey and Fred Linscott. The affirmative team includes Forrest Locke Marie Schiey Paul McConnell and Mary Conrad with Margaret Schenz Gretchen Schwarz John Ludden on the negative side and Arthur Calvert as alternate.
Eighteen children and an adult were injured when a school bus from the centralized school left the Deshler road near Grand Rapids struck a bridge and slid into a ditch five or six feet below on a February day.
Chicago hosts the third annual Midwest power conference where leading engineers discuss flood control for the Mississippi and Tennessee River systems and the St Lawrence and Boulder Dam projects on the Colorado River.
J F Hohlosh as president of Steel City Iron company Youngstown filed a voluntary bankruptcy petition in federal court in Cleveland. The company manufactures structural and fabricated steel products. More than 70 creditors are listed with liabilities of 41 782.59 and assets of 23 173.27.
A license issued in Probate Court on Saturday lists Kenneth Hulmes a miner from Nelsonville and Margaret Inman of Nelsonville for marriage. The ceremony was performed Saturday by Rev Charles M Coulter. Also reported is the marriage of Ernest Gilden from Love City and A Klingenberg of Athens solemnized yesterday according to Roman Catholic rites by Rev Father J W Byrne.
John Bolin will address a church forum at the First M. E. Church at seven oclock Wednesday evening. The topic is Law and the Christian Code.
In Glouster on February 14 editors of the Western Christian Advocate renewed the entire M. E. church subscription for 1928 as a gift valued at about 25 dollars due to local industrial conditions.
Glouster fans host Corning High School boys and girls in a fast county contest. Corning teams are noted for speed, while Glouster High aims for a strong showing. Also, Paul Smith receives a promotion at B S Kresge Dayton transfer.
Glouster Lodge No. 607 A M will hold the Entered Apprentice degree at its regular communications. The session is scheduled for Wednesday locally.
Glouster Feb 14 The Hatfield tunnel between Glouster and Corning has been removed and the contractor A W Keathley of Charleston W V is preparing for shipment. Work began last summer to avoid train disruption but heavy rock required a temporary track around the tunnel delaying completion.
Glouster news states White Rose Temple No. 92 Pythian Sisters will meet Wednesday night at the K of P hall to begin practice for inspection. All members are urged to attend and lunch will be served. Mr and Mrs James Blower of Columbus visited Mr Blower and Mrs Thomas Blower. Mrs Fannie McDivitt returned to Shawnee after a visit with Mr and Mrs Ernest Vllamme.
Mrs. Sarah Wyskivers, 88, died at her daughter’s home on the Logan Union Furnace road. Funeral services were held at 2 PM Thursday at the Presbyterian church in Logan. Burial followed beside her husband John Wyskivers, who died seven years ago. She leaves a daughter Mrs Edward Bowen and three sons George Logan R F D Luther Haydenville and John Union Furnace.
Government investigation of the Hollinger mine disaster likely will start in a few days officials said. The disaster killed 39 miners and caused about 200000 dollars in damage. Rescue teams from Pittsburgh and Toronto worked to reach entombed workers as police and officials blamed rubbish on the slope for the fire. Thirty seven bodies have been recovered and two men are unaccounted for.
Cleveland Ohio February 14 U R A submits proposal to limit student participation in major athletics to two years across Ohio conference schools. Oberlin College student council supports it and three more conference members must approve for conference consideration.
Thomas W. Miller seeks Supreme Court review after conviction for conspiracy. Miller’s attorney Robert B. Johnstone filed a motion in the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals asking a stay of execution of the mandate upholding the conviction.
The Scioto Valley Railway and Power company asks the public utilities commission for authority to issue 500000 dollars of six per cent notes maturing March 1, 1931 to be sold at 95. The proceeds will reimburse the treasury for 524873.68 dollars.
University pastor W Walter Ludwig traveled to Dayton to address the American Social Service club on the coal crisis and met with labor representatives about relief for striking miners and their families. He planned to visit Cincinnati to speak to Amalgamated Clothing Workers and others on the labor situation in Hocking valley.
Indianapolis Feb 14 WA RD Stephenson former grand dragon of the Ku Klux Klan refused to answer questions in a probe into Indiana politics after Judge McCabe overruled objections. He stood on his constitutional rights and said he would consult with attorneys before deciding whether to testify by 2 pm.
The men's gym hosts Game 18 between Ohio University and Wittenberg tonight, rescheduled from February 15.
All horses from the estate of the late New York financier James Brady will be auctioned publicly near Lexington Kentucky, scheduled for early March. The sale highlights the expansive bloodstock holdings and aims to attract buyers from the regional racing community.
Kate Griffin aged 84 was found unconscious with a fractured shoulder on the floor of her home at 254 East State Street by neighbor Warney Williams who delivered a telephone message. A physician was summoned and convulsions followed, prompting transfer to Sheltering Arms hospital with Mrs. J. J. Sweeney. Her condition was upgraded to somewhat improved by the third morning.
Misa Florence Kelly collapsed and died at her cousin's wedding in St Paul. No further details available.
An herbal healing liquid named Zemo is advertised to relieve itching and skin irritations including eczema rashes dandruff and related conditions. Claims include fast relief and cleansing effects with a simple application method.
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