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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Feb 23, 1932

Page

3

Masons Hold Annual Inspection and Elks Initiate Ten

In Nelsonville on February 23 the St. Bernard Chapter of R A M held its annual inspection at the Masonic Temple led by Rolland Bright from Logan with 104 attendees. A dinner preceded the meeting and a class of ten was initiated by Nelsonville Lodge B P C Ellis during a special session. Visitors came from Athens Lancaster New Lexington Logan and Syracuse. Mayor J W Hickman spoke at a Washington observance by the Red Men's Lodge.

Nelsonville St. Bernard Maponic Temple Rolland Bright Logan George E. Whiley Lancaster Fifth District Athens New Lexington Syracuse N. Y Nelsonville Lodge B. P. C. Ellis J. W. Hickman Washington Red Men's Lodge

Three Buchtel Men Deny Guilt in Chicken Theft

Hershel McKee Roy Bateman and Clyde Riggles of Buchtel pleaded not guilty to chicken stealing in Chauncey Ohio on Monday and were bound over to county court. Officers said the chickens were taken from Earl Smart at Baileyun and a quarter gallon of liquor was found at Riggle s premises. Additional cases include J B Borick for possession of beer and R Saulter for intoxication.

Chauncey Hershel McKee Roy Bateman Clyde Riggles Buchtel John Kasler Earl Smart Bailey UN McKee William Collins, Sr Bateman Riggles Collins Marshal Burke Withem

Fourteen Join Chauncey Methodist Revival

Revival services at Chauncey Methodist Church closed with fourteen joining the church. The event was led by Rev. Guss Graham assisted by Rev. Fields, with sixty people present on Sunday.

Chauncey Methodist Church Chauncey Guss Graham Fields

Methodist Sunday School Reports Full Attendance At Millfield

CHAUNCEY FEB 23 Attendance at the Millfield Methodist Sunday School reached 56 with John Marshall as superintendent. Rev Reitz led preaching and Epworth League services. Weekly prayer meeting is slated for Wednesday. Ladies Aid meets Wednesday at the church. Easter program plans are underway.

Methodist Sunday School Chauncey Methodist Munday School Millfield John Marshall Rev Reitz Epworth League Ladies’ Aid Society

Miss Lauretta Fielder Speaks on Washington Life at Church

Miss Lauretta Fielder delivered a paper titled Religious Life of Washington at the Church of Christ Bible School in Chauncey. About 120 people attended the Bible School session with Rev. Hoon preaching at both morning and evening services.

Chauncey Seb Lauretta Fielder Washington Church of Christ Bible School Bible School Hoon

Theisen Couple Visit Columbus for Consultation

Chauncey residents Mr and Mrs Paul Theisen traveled to Columbus on Sunday for a hospital consultation. They returned home on Monday.

Chauncey Paul Theisen Columbus

Prayer Meetings Set At Morristown Church And Bailey Run

A prayer meeting will be held at Morristown Holiness Church tonight at 7 oclock. Another cottage prayer gathering is planned Thursday night at the home of Mr and Mrs L D North in Bailey Run.

Morristown Holiness Church L. D. North Bailey Run

Chauncey Dover schools resume after holiday

Chauncey February 23 Chauncey Dover schools resumed today after the Washington Birthday holiday.

Chauncey Chauncey- Dover Washington

Home remedy promises fast relief for bad coughs

A vintage advertisement touts mixing 2% ounces of Pinex with sugar or honey to treat distressing coughs. It claims quick, lasting relief, low cost, and superior results to commercial medicines, citing pine creosote as the active ingredient and a money back guarantee.

Three Millfield Boys Swim in Reservoir Note

Three Millfield boys take the first swim of the year in the Mine No 6 reservoir on Saturday. Kozma twice listed with Kish, and Bennie Ferrel along Chauncey youths braved Old Sunday Creek. A prior report notes Nicholson Conant and Taylor also swam in Sunday Creek.

Chauncey Millfield Kozma Kish

Cagers to Battle Chauncey Dover Alumni Wednesday

Dover High basketball teams will host Chauncey Alumni Wednesday night at the high school gym. Both boys and girls teams will play in the charity double header as announced.

Chauncey-Dover Chauncey Chauncey- Dover High

Civil War Talk Delights Chauncey High Class

In Chauncey on Friday George Harvey Nye of Chauncey spoke to the American history class at Dover High School taught by Miss Ruth Fiske. The Civil War talk was greatly appreciated by the teacher and students.

Chauncey Chauncey- Dover High School Ruth Fiske George Harvey Nye

Dinner honors Chauncey visitors and relatives

Mrs. Ida Pendergrass and her son George hosted a Sunday dinner in Chauncey for Mr. and Mrs. Paul Theisen and their son Paul Tyrus, along with Mrs. Lloyd H. Pendergrass of McRoberts Kentucky.

Chauncey Ida Pendergrass George Paul Theisen Paul Tyrus Lloyd H. Pendergrass McRoberts, Ky

Chauncey Residents See Frequent Sunday Visits

Local households report illness and travel among Chauncey families. Mrs Vint Cunningham returns from Armadale Ohio with sister Mrs Nathan Lockary. Chauncey residents including Mr and Mrs Charles Ogg and family, Mrs Clarence McCafferty, and Elbert Minister are noted as ill or visiting relatives across nearby towns.

Chauncey Bridge Club Honors Washington Day

Miss Lena Wilson hosted a Chauncey bridge gathering at her Converse Street home. Three tables played with Women’s high going to Mrs Theron Goodson and Frances Howard, Men’s high to Barney Neiman, guest prize to Dan Friedburg. Edith Wilson assisted with luncheon. attendees included Mayor J W Hickman and Max Wilson.

Chauncey Lena Wilson Converse Street Theron Goodson Frances Howard Barney Neiman Dan Friedburg Wilson Edith Wilson Washington Dorothy Elaine Wilson Ralph Brown Earl Bridgewater Lauretta Fielder Ruth Fiske Floride Sprague Elaine Minister J. W. Hickman Max Wilson

Local School Group Holds Monday Night Meeting

The school met Monday night at Mrs. Clarence Monks home 1565 Mound Street with hostesses Mrs. Janice Hartley and Mrs. Frank O Mara assisting. President Mrs Maggie Lehman led the business session while Mrs Mabel Jones directed the devotional service. Prizes in contests went to Mrs Ruth Call and Mrs Muriel Simonton and a luncheon followed.

Clarence Monks Mound Street Janice Hartley Frank O’mara Maggie Lehman Mabel Jones Ruth Call Muriel Simonton

Man Accused Of Taking 17 Chickens in Nelsonville

John Keplar of Jackson Street was arraigned before Mayor J. W. Hickman on a petit larceny charge for allegedly taking 17 chickens from James Sayers’ property Saturday night. The value is $17. Keplar pleaded not guilty and is bound over to the Grand Jury on $600 bond. James J. Smith pleaded guilty to carrying concealed weapons and pointing firearms, fined $100 plus costs on each count, with fines suspended for good behavior.

Nelsonville John Keplar Jackson Street J. W. Hickman James Sayers Keplar James J. Smith Hickman

Nelsonville Glee Club to star in Oh Doctor operetta

Girls of Nelsonville High School Glee Club will perform in Oh Doctor with dancing roles. Participating members include Lois DeVol Treva Oakley Ruth Juniper Louise Huffman Catherine Lee Mary Jo Haffner Elaine Wright Frances Jo Riley Mercedes Keeton Marjorie Mathewson Mary Tomlinson Jean Freer Helen Roscoe Agnes Hillen Florence Easterling Aileen Patton Margaret Weltzheimer Louise McDowell. Production coaches promise the best show in years.

Nelsonville Girls’ Glee Club Nelsonville High School Glee Club Lois DeVol Treva Oakley Ruth Juniper Louise Huffman Catherine Lee Mary Jo Haffner Elaine Wright Frances Jo Riley Mercedes Keeton Marjorie Mathewson Mary Tomlinson Jean Freer Helen Roscoe Agnes Hillen Florence Easterling Aileen Patton Margaret Weltzheimer Louise McDowel Coaches State

Girl Is Missing Escapes From Home Saturday Night

Nelsonville reports 14 year old Lucille Hutchinson daughter of E. L. Hutchinson Southside Public Square missing from home. Police say she climbed through a window and disappeared around 10 oclock Saturday night. She carried a small bag with a few clothes.

Nelsonville Lucille Hutchinson E. L. Hutchinson Southside Public Square

J B Crawford Dies at 81 in Snake Hollow

John B. Crawford, 81, died Sunday at his Snake Hollow home. Funeral services were held at the American Legion Home with burial in Greenlawn Cemetery. Survived by two sons Gordon and Neil. wife Amanda preceded him in death 24 years. Also, four weeks old Cam Nixon died Sunday at grandparents Lew and Mamie McCray's home. arrangements pending.

Snake Hollow Nelsonville John B. Crawford American Legion Greenlawn Gordon Neil Amanda Crawford Cam Claude Nixon Lew McCray

Guests and visitors gather in Columbus area notes

Mr and Mrs S E Dean spent Monday in Columbus as guests of Dr and Mrs W J Jones. Mrs E L Mathews and daughter Nellie Zanesville return home after a several days visit. Charles Cox of Columbus visited his mother Mrs Leslie Cox. Dr and Mrs W S Jones of Columbus visited here at week’s end. Cecelia Byron of Murray City spent the weekend with Miss Mary Whyte. Mrs Gay Aumiller returned from weeks in Washington DC. Mr and Mrs Chester Edgar of Columbus visited Mrs E M Gilbert and family. Mrs Henry Moler and sons Lyman and George Chatfield of Columbus spent Monday with Mr and Mrs George Lowery. Mr and Mrs T R Potts returned from Akron to visit Mrs Jenni Sweeney Hoch. Kathleen Saltz, Marjorie Hager, Mabel Shriver and Hazel Evans, Wooster College students, spent weekend with their parents Mr and Mrs John Saltz. Mr and Mrs Frank Moore hosted Mr and Mrs Charles Diebel of Columbus at week’s end. Mr and Mrs C E Allen and sons Marion and Melvert of Logan visited Mr and Mrs C E Washburn and family Sunday. Mr and Mrs William Hick had Sunday guests from Columbus including Mrs Fanny Shields and granddaughters Eva Jane Edson and Mary Catherine Shields, Mrs Mark Hick, Mrs Edward Sweeney and Miss Elizabeth Hartley.

S. E. Dean Columbus W. J. Jones E. L. Mathews Nellie Zanesville Charles Cox Leslie Cox W. S. Jones E. J. Cable Cecelia Byron Murray City Mary Whyte Gay Aumiller Washington D. H Chester Edgar E. M. Gilbert Henry Moler Lyman George Chatfield George Lowery Madison Street T. R. Potts Akron Jennie Sweeney-Hoch Kathleen Saltz Marjorie Hager Mabel Shriver Hazel Evans Wooster College Wooster Ohio John Saltz Frank Moore Charles Diebel C. E. Allen Marion Melvert Logan C. E. Washburn William Hick Fanny Shields Eva Jane Edson Mary Catherine Shields Mark Hick Eadward Sweeney Elizabeth Hartley

Rainbow Class Meeting Postponed at Mrs Cavanaugh Home

The Rainbow Class of the Christian Church postponed its meeting planned for Wednesday night at Mrs Tessie Cavanaugh’s home to a later date.

Rainbow Class The Christian Church Tessie Cavanaugh

Plan Birthday Party By W B A At Hall

In connection with their regular meeting the W B A will hold their birthday party at the hall Wednesday. The notice notes a social gathering with likely refreshments and activities for members.

Wednes

Washington Birthday program draws 150 at East Side School

Nelsonville February 23 area residents fill East School Building to attend George Washington Birthday program by East P. T. A. with gravel of pupils aiding. Founders Day pageant features Mrs. Dowler Whyte and Linscott duo. Plays Martha and George Returned and Mother and Son dramatize Washington era and modern inventions.

Nelsonville East P. T. A Neil Dowler Ines Smith Mia Neil Caldwell Kenneth White Bernadine Whyte Evelyn Ogg Evelyn Hitchings Betty Standall Dorothy Kentner Evelyn Wolf Lillian Robeson

Washington Day program features P C Campbell on Washington

In Nelsonville on February 23 the Washington Day program of the Methodist Epworth League drew 84 youths. P C Campbell spoke vividly on Washington's life, praising his manliness and humanity, while a quartet and soloists performed and Miss Katherine Lee reviewed St Francis of Assisi.

Nelsonville Washington Methodist Epworth League P. C. Campbell Campbell Edison Hickman John Huddy Joseph Spray Emory Shaw Betty Josephine Tignor Katherine Lee St. Francis of Assisi Helen Shaw

Business Girls Bake Sale Planning Meeting

The Business Girls' Class of the Christian Sunday School met Monday night at 431 Madison Street. Twenty members and Mrs. John J. Scott attended. They held a business session to plan a bake sale for next Saturday morning. A potluck luncheon was served by Mrs. Verity Henry with help from Miss Beth Verity.

The Christian Sunday School Helen Verity Henry Madison Street John J. Scott Beth Verity

Aged Woman Dies Near Carbondale After Illness

Mrs. Sarah Ann McDaniel 90 died at the family home near Carbondale after several days with pneumonia. She was widow of George McDaniel who died in 1887 and spent her life on the Brandenberg farm. Survived by nine children 17 grandchildren and six great grandchildren with a funeral at Mt Zion Christian Church and burial at Zion Cemetery.

Carbondale Sarah Ann McDaniel Here Mt. Zion Christian Church Zion Cemetery A. A. Atkinson Charles Nelson McDaniel Athens Mary Grove George McDaniel Nelsonville Frank McDaniel Mineral Hannah Waters Marcia Etta McDaniel

New Sales Tax of Wide Scope Now Forecast

Washington February 23 Acting Chairman Crisp of the House Ways and Means Committee forecast a broad scope manufactures sales tax to raise about 500 million dollars. Secretary Mills to present draft of a sales tax before a subcommittee as the committee also weighs changes to taxes on corporations and high incomes. The capital gains tax may be modified to curb evasion without repeal.

Washington U,ra Crisp House Ways and Means Treasury Mills Mills Treasury

Long Attacks Monied Class

Oklahoma City article reports Huey P. Long warning that wealth concentration must end quickly, by evolution or revolution. He attacks Mellonism, criticizing Mellon as ambassador choice and for oil tariff inaction. He accuses Morgan Mellon Rockefeller of dividing world wealth, and says Wall Street politicians serve bankers’ interests.

Oklahoma City U.P Huey P. Long Louisiana State League of Young Democrats Long

Dog's Hearing Restored Rex Hears After Plane Ride

Yorkville reports a dog named Rex owned by Ralph Hitchman of Wheeling West Virginia regained hearing after four years of deafness. The dog was taken aloft in an airplane by Captain J W Hunt of the air squadron, marking a remarkable audio recovery noted by local observers.

Rex Yorkville U.P Ralph Hitchman Wheeling W. Va J. W. Hunt

Grange leaders wage call for unity amid high wartime costs

Karl Gardner of the scale committee urged cooperation among laborers, businessmen, and farmers to face rising equipment costs and rent, critiqued county officials over bond issues, and criticized Red Cross aid to industrial disputes. Harry Jacoby ordered a Grange meeting to plan year projects at Grange Hall Athens County Fairgrounds on March 6.

Gardner Red Cross Harry Jacoby Grange Pomona Grange Hall Athens County Fairgrounds

East Side School Honors Washington Bicentennial Program

An assembly by East Side School student council honored George Washington’s birth bicentennial. Clifford Cornell presided. recitations and songs included Lincoln poems by Juanita McGrath and Chester Hartman, Washington acrostic by fourth graders, and Mt. Vernon visits recounted by Shirley Betz, John Hess, and Hester Hartman.

East Side George Washington Clifford Cornell America Clyde Pierce Lincoln Juanita McGrath Grace Ellen Foster Washington Mt. Vernon Shirley Betz John Hess Hester Hartman Ellen Davis America the Beautiful

Pilot Regains Dog’s Hearing After Aerial Maneuvers

Capt Hunt climbed to 10,000 feet at Moundsville West Virginia airport and performed three or four loops and dives. Upon descent the dog’s hearing had been restored.

Moundsville W. Va Hunt

Death of Thomas J. Newell Near Cutler

Thomas J. Newell aged 17 died at 5 30 p m Monday night at the home of his daughter Mrs Henry Welch near Cutler after a brief heart ailment He was born in Decatur Township Washington County and lived there all his life He was a member of the Congregational Church at Frost He is survived by one son and five daughters Charles Newell Mrs Linnie Weaver Mrs Stella Welch Mrs Anna Welch and Mrs Biffie Secoy all near Cutler with Mrs Eva Meeks of near Stewart Thirty eight grandchildren and 13 great grandchildren Also surviving sister Mrs Hattie Waterman Little Hocking and half sister Mrs Amanda Wyers Stewart Funeral services will be held from the Centennial Church Decatur Township Wednesday at 2 pm Interment will follow in the same township cemetery

Newell Henry Welch Cutler Catur Township Washington County Frost Charles Newell Linnie Weaver Stella Welch Anna Welch Biffie Secoy Near Cutler Eva Meeks Near Stewart Hattie Waterman Little Hocking Slater Amanda Wyers Stewart

Mercury holds steady with modest rise in local readings

The report shows no clear trend in temperatures for the district last night with a low of 20 degrees and a high of 47 degrees on Monday. This morning the air sat in the lower thirties as the Hocking River rose to 4.3 feet at 9 am from yesterday's four feet.

Hocking

Girls Bake Cookies on Troop Outing at East Hill

Girl Scouts of Troop No 2 hiked to East Hill Monday and baked cookies in a reflector they built last week. Mrs Fred McKay called a special meeting where the girls began Junior Citizen and Needle Work and learned to make lanterns from tin cans. Wednesday the group will meet to work on maps under Mrs Thor Olson's guidance.

East Hill Fred McKay Thor Olson

John Nagle Dies in Sugar Creek Home

John Nagle 4, died this morning at his Sugar Creek home after a long illness. He leaves wife Mrs. John Nagle, two daughters Thelma 15 and Lewis 9, father and mother Mr and Mrs W. W. Nagle of Ft Thomas KY, two sisters Mrs Ernest Tinker and Mrs Bernard Muecklenkaup of Thomas KY, and two brothers Ward and W R Nagle of Sugar Creek. Two children preceded him in death. Funeral arrangements not yet made.

Joh Nagle Sugar Creek John Nagle Thelma Lewis Va W. Nagle Ft. Thomas, Ky Ernest Tinker Bernard Muechlencaup Thomas, Ky Ward W. R. Nagte Eel Creek

666 LIQUID TABLETS SALVE: AID TREATMENT CLAIM

An advertisement asserts a combined use of 666 Liquid 666 Tablets and 666 Salve for internal and external application to treat aids. The claim presents a complete treatment but lacks evidence from medical authorities. Readers should verify with healthcare professionals.

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