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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 15, 1926
Page
3
Nelsonville high school beat Logan high 25 to 12 in a rough game at the local gym as Logan led 6 to 5 early. Howell led Nelsonville with five field goals while Eickel topped Logan with three field goals and a foul. In a preliminary, Nelsonville girls defeated Jacksonville girls 13 to 6.
Personal mentions include Val E. Brown of Pomeroy attending an advanced mine rescue training course in Nelsonville. Visitors and guests span Athens Columbus Zanesville and Miami Florida, with several families hosting Sundays and weekend visits among the Evans Murphy and Verity circles.
The Rev. J. S. Haggard conducts weekly gospel services at the A. M. E. church on Poplar Street. Sermon topics include Man, Man, Poor Man. Sending up Material. Dry Bones of Valley. Opening the Seven Seals. and Watch That Snake.
Betty and Jane Verity hosted a Valentine party Saturday afternoon at their grandfather Henry Verity's home. The decor featured valentines and hearts with red and white refreshments, from 8 to 5. Guests included Marguerite Morrison Jeanette Gibbs Shirley Ann Knight Barbara Steenrod and others from Athens.
A large audience attended the evangelistic service at the Christian church in Nelsonville last night. George S. Ashton delivered a message described as among the best heard in the town, with twenty five new members added to the church during the meeting.
Bob Williams was arrested by Chief Pearson and arraigned before Mayor Eberle on furnishing intoxicating liquor to Wes Kearns. He pled not guilty and posted a $1000 bond for a hearing Friday night at 7. Rev and Mrs Lloyd Evans hosted Junior Christian Endeavor at the Presbyterian church from 3 to 5 pm. Thirty eight boys and girls attended the event with valentines and refreshments.
A Februar y 12 gathering at Mr and Mrs E M Reeves Walnut Street Nelsonville celebrated Mrs Reeves birthday. Friends performed music readings and a luncheon followed with many local residents attending.
Cecil Shafer hosted the Nelsonville high school basketball team and their coach after the Logan game at the Colonial. Ten team members dined on fried chicken with all the trimmings, with tables set in scarlet and gray to match the school colors.
Philodorian lodge at the Masonic temple in Nelsonville schedules a regular meeting for tonight with the F. C. degree to be conferred.
A bridge tea at 29 West Patterson avenue Columbus hosted by Mrs. T. J. Bryson announced the engagement of Lil Nan Irene Bryson to Walter A. Scheid of Monroeville Ohio. The event took place Saturday afternoon in Nelsonville.
Miss Bryson has served as the domestic science teacher in Nelsonville schools and has formed many friendships since her arrival in the city, the girlhood home of her mother. The marriage is planned in the near future according to the announcement.
Mr and Mrs M Shamansky and their children Isaac and Sarah traveled to Columbus on Sunday for the wedding of their daughter and sister Miss Fanny with the ceremony taking place in the city.
Thirty two Nelsonville residents used special rates from the Hocking Valley railroad to spend a Sunday in the capital city.
Nelsonville telegram reports the death of Charles Groves in Adrian Michigan after a life in Athens county. He leaves a widow formerly Myrtle Adams of The Plains and several children. Funeral and burial will be in Adrian Tuesday with a niece Mrs C A Stover attending.
Nelsonville notes a production titled The Ten Virgins to be presented tonight in the Christian church under Edward McKinney who has led the music for recent evangelistic meetings. It promises an impressive, pastorally styled program with local involvement.
A deputy collector of internal revenue will be at the local post office room 23 from February 15 to 20 and March 3 to 15 to help taxpayers prepare returns. The service is free, with penalties for late filing and possible imprisonment. Returns for 1925 are due March 15, 1926.
Vital statistics for January show 72 births and 63 deaths in Athens county. The average death age was 56 with the oldest 38 and youngest 20. Births include George Frederick Beverage and Thelma Catherine Coffey among others. deaths list J. W. Pickett and Nancy Beverage, among many. Communicable diseases for January are named as scarlet
An authority warns that rich foods strain kidneys by creating acids that overwork and clog them. Drinking ample water and four ounces of Jad Salts daily can flush kidneys, relieve backache, urinary irritation, and other symptoms while neutralizing system acids.
The record lists fever 15 cases whooping cough 81 pneumonia . measles 3 small pox 2 tuberculosis 2 chicken pox 1 syphilis 5 and gonorrhea 2 totaling 69 cases across the community.
A gas pocket exploded at Powhatan Mining Company mine at 8 am trapping workers. One miner died and sixteen were injured, five seriously, as about 600 men walked to safety. Officials link casualties to a recent shutdown during a strike over pay by check.
Washington Feb 6 The Senate passed a bill aimed at punishing Mexican witnesses who fled to Europe to avoid testifying in the Teapot Dome oil suit.
Senator Edge of New Jersey introduced a bill to amend the Volstead act legalizing all beverages non intoxicating in fact as a substitute for his 2.75 percent beer bill.
Montreal Feb 15 The Earl of Craven plans to sail for Bermuda on the first ship available from the Ritz Carlton hotel He admitted fleeing New York to dodge deportation after questioning by immigration authorities about his affair with the Countess of Cathcart
In Washington on February 15, Justice Stafford ordered former Interior Secretary Albert B. Fall and the EF. L. Doheny senior and junior to stand trial under criminal indictments charging robbery and conspiracy to defraud the government.
Girl scouting has grown so popular that two troops are outgrown. Mrs. Thor Olson plans to organize a third troop tomorrow night at 6:30 at the Presbyterian church. Girls of scouting age interested in this work should attend.
Seats for tonight’s Community Drama League program are selling well. The program features three one-act plays The Very Naked Boy Overtones and Neighbors and will begin promptly at 8 o clock.
An old advertisement touts Dr Edwards Olive Tablets as a natural remedy for chronic constipation and liver dullness. It emphasizes they are sugar coated olives that gently stimulate bowel and liver activity without harsh laxative effects.
Ohio University glee club travels by bus to Sage Chapel Delaware for the intercollegiate state contest with seven universities competing. They perform The Lamp in the West and On the Sea plus the Alma Mater. The winner earns permanent possession after three consecutive wins. Ohio has won the last two.
American ambassador to Great Britain Anson B. Houghton is ill in bed in London today with a cold contracted during his recent trip to France.
The Mansfield Journal notes that some women still prefer strong cigars that endure in a pocket without breaking, reflecting a consumer quirk in taste and practicality.
Walter Schenz was named temporary manager of Lostro Auto Sales Athens branch following the resignation of L. L. Deissle. Schenz, a six year employee, resides in Nelsonville and will fill the vacancy created by Deissle's departure.
Ralph Channel and Clyde Bean of Taylorville and Homer Stanley of Sugar Creek, all experienced miners, started for Powhattan in Eastern Ohio to work in the large mine where an explosion today killed one man and injured sixteen. Athens county men seek work alongside Hocking Valley miners in the Eastern Ohio field.
The Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra will give a 7 pm concert in the Ohio University gymnasium. It is the largest orchestra ever brought to Athens under the School of Music with director Professor C. C. Robinson. Conductor Henri Verbrugghen leads one of the country’s top symphonies.
Belgian violinist Vy Brugghen, born in Brussels, began study under Eugene Ysaye and now has backing from the city of Minneapolis to advance his career.
Eastern Pennsylvania New Jersey and Maryland together account for about a quarter of the nation’s cement consumption, underlining the region’s crucial role in U S construction materials.
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