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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 24, 1928
Page
3
Nelsonville church of Christ schedules a special Bible service on Wednesday evening February 29 to end its January February reading campaign at Easter. The event seeks the oldest largest smallest and most unique Bible with owners asked to write its history. The quinister Rev K H McCorkle will speak. The service is open to all.
Will Robson of Nelsonville died at Cherrington hospital at 12 45 today after long ill health. He lived for many years in Nelsonville and worked as a machinist at the foundry. He was a Knights of Pythias member. He leaves a widow and two daughters Mrs Tillie Hall and Mrs Abel Higgins of this city and a son who was killed in a mine accident years ago. Funeral plans not yet set. Also notice Berean Bible class to meet Sunday at 9 30 at the Christian church with Leonard Lennox singing I Am a Pilgrim and Ed Wallace teaching.
The Athens Radio club completed a survey of radio reception in Athens led by W. R. Hughes. A 6 30 pm to 9 pm test found little interference, mostly from vibrator battery chargers. Chargers may only run 6 am to 6 pm and not on Sundays per city ordinance. The club offers to identify charger types and advise on reducing interference. A full report will be shared at the next club meeting.
York grange commemorated Washington's birthday with a Wednesday night meeting at York school. W. B. Johnson spoke on the human side of life and sin's effects, while T. H. Johnson urged forgetting faults and recalling deeds of Washington and Lincoln. He also discussed 4-H clubs and announced forty new members.
Samuel B. Dean 82 Civil War veteran died Thursday at his daughter's home in Star township Hocking county. He formerly lived in Floodwood. Funeral services will be Saturday at 1 p m at Stouts chapel burial in Greenlawn soldiers plot. His wife preceded him in death. One daughter survives. A father and son banquet is planned for Thursday evening March 1 at the Nelsonville church of Christ with songs talks and humorous dialogue.
The Pollyanna class of the Christian Sunday school was entertained Wednesday night by Miss Garnet Wright at her Adams Street home. Attendees included Hildred Merz, Mildred Bryan, Mary Cranmer, Doris Adams, Viola Woods, Thelma Haas, Lucille Blackburn, Bernice Cox, Louise Bowers, Gay Irvin, Lillian Hellyer, Elsie Coakley, Grace Howard, Alice Hawk, the teacher Mrs Claude Cranmer, and hostesses Miss Garnet and Mrs John Wright.
Class No 21 of the Methodist Sunday school will hold a bake sale Saturday at Wilson brothers grocery starting at 11 o clock.
The revival at Pilgrim Holiness church on Chestnut Street is well attended and growing. The Rev. Charles Patton will preach tonight with services each evening next week at 7 o clock.
Youngstown dispatch reports coroner's verdict of death by gunshot wound for Markham B. Miller 56 president of H L McElroy Co and Ohio Furniture Dealers association. Miller found fatally shot with a revolver nearby. coroner Hayes made no further statement. Relatives dispute suicide or foul play theories. He had been ill for some time.
Anna C. McKibben aged 59 died at her home 17 Lancaster Street early today. Funeral services are set for Sunday at 2 PM at Pilgrim Holiness Church near Congress and Washington. Burial will be at New Marshfield. She is survived by two daughters Edna Weed of Nelsonville and Adda at home, plus two sisters and two brothers.
Miss Eva Miner, Nelsonville High School graduate of 1924, who has been substituting on pipe organ in Columbus theaters under Francis McDowell, accepts a permanent position at Garden Theatre on North High Street. Minner is the daughter of Mr and Mrs Dyer Minner of Nelsonville.
Mr and Mrs Earl Moler and son Charles of Akron were guests of Mr and Mrs Charles Moler. The group and other locals, including Blackburn in Columbus, attended events in Columbus and Dayton. Several residents travelled to Columbus Thursday for funerals and visits, with spouses and relatives named.
W R C will present a special patriotic program Monday evening at 7 o clock at the O C F hall. Refreshments will be served.
The annual meeting of the Presbyterian Missionary society elected officers led by President Mrs. John Saltz and first vice president Mrs. L. R. Kelch. Other posts filled include secretary Mrs. E. J. Kessinger treasurer Mrs. W. L. Hudson and program chair Mrs. N Hill with devotional leaders Mrs. Charles Tedrow and Mrs. Lloyd Evans. Mrs. C. H. Bartlett led Query Corner. Recovery reported for Mrs. Guy Evans after gall bladder and appendix operation at Grant hospital Columbus.
Pomona grange will hold a special meeting February 29 in the Chamber of Commerce room at 7 30 PM to recruit new members. Local granges may present candidate names. Members should arrive at 6 30 PM for practice and families should bring sandwiches as sandwiches and coffee will be served. The Junior grange meets March 8 with drilling singing and a special program.
Columbus Feb 24 U R Henry G Brunner Mansfield announced Ohio's candidates for delegates and alternates to the Democratic national convention in Houston Texas. Delegates-at-large include Goeke Denver Duffy Durbin Scott Meeker McGowan and Pyke with alternates Beckman O Dwyer Wood McMahon Marker Wertz Johnston and McCurry. District delegates listed for districts ten Halliday Newhamner and eleven Daugherty Borror.
County Auditor J. Clyde Edmundson reports that 1923 corporate tax returns are made as of January 1 and due by March 1. A 60 percent penalty applies for failure to file under section 5398.
Secretary Herbert Hoover urged a federal commission to assess Mississippi valley districts finances and recommend funding while allowing Congress to appropriate money for flood control work. He testified before the Senate commerce committee and said construction of spillways and safety devices could begin.
A pet macaque escaped from its owner in Athens strangles the infant daughter of Georgios Marokis, prompting a police review and hospital care for the child.
Federal Judge Louis H Burns ruled that searches of private homes without direct information of liquor sale are not countenanced and dismissed confiscation actions tied to a stilling outfit in New Orleans. In Baltimore U S Commissioner Frank Supple dismissed charges against Louis Davidson of Washington for vehicle searches based on covered cargo.
In Wellston Missouri on February 24 four bandits, likely hiding in the Wellston Trust Company building overnight, robbed the bank at opening and fled with between 25 000 and 80 000 dollars. They kidnapped the driver of a bank service car.
An exhibit in the grade building directed by Will C. Me features two rooms of antique crafts including harp entries, books, and shorthand papers. Mr. Merritt presents art reproductions and Madonnas, with quilts, pottery, and period items from 76 to 150 years old on display amid prices quoted for a gun.
Fragmentary OCR lists Kathryn Virginia Lawyer and associate names with Lowell Russell age 21 in Marietta and Bernice a student in Athens. No clear event or action stated.
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