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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Feb 28, 1923

Page

3

Nelsonville News Report From Sunday Services and Local Notes

Nelsonville News covers Baptist Sunday school results with 56 attendees and a 315.46 offering to the Missionary Society, plus 50.00 from supper and a total of 361.45 for church improvements. It notes visitors and locals including Mr and Mrs Neterson, Jones, Hardin, and Clairs, plus a Zion Baptist speech in Athens and a Rendville dance. The piece mentions upcoming Clean Up Paint Up Week, Want Ads, and a minor fire call at Jack Auflick’s Bone Hollow residence with no damage.

Baptist Wiris Church Missionary Neterson Mins. Jones Bear Chester Dines Midge Jones J. A. Murray Ay Carter Gloster Charles Lewis Rbuehfel Rosy Jones Columbus Topsailsey A. B. Adams The Baptist Church Zion Baptist Church Athens Beatrice Jones Charles Elmore Woodson Logan Rendville Jack Auflick Bone Hollow

Funeral Services for Josephine Pearce Held Thursday

Funeral services for Josephine Pearce will be conducted Thursday at 2 30 PM at the International Holiness Church on Ckretnut Street.

Josephine Pearce International Holiness Church Ckretnut Street

Men’s Class Banquet Promises Fellowship and Banter

The Presbyterian Sunday school men’s class nine will host a banquet and get-together meeting. Members from the class will gather for food and fellowship in a community event fostering fellowship and discussion.

Presbyterian Sunday School

Dinner and meeting notices for Brunswick dealers and Chamber of Commerce

The social rooms of the church host a Brunswick dealers on sale event this Friday at 6:15 PM inviting all congregation men. A chamber of commerce dinner follows Thursday at 6:15 PM served by Pythian Sisters. President Welch urges broad attendance and citizen input on city matters. National chamber work and bills before state and national legislatures will be explained and discussed.

Pythian Sisters Chamber of Commerce Welch Chamber National Chamber of Commerce Congress

Zanesville Faces Local Y Team In State Championship Clash

The state YMCA championship tournament nears finals with Zanesville visiting the local YMCA team Saturday night. The outcome will decide who advances to the Columbus finals next month after Zanesville edged the locals in a tight earlier game and the locals seek revenge.

Zanesville Columbus

Workers Conference at Church Draws Large Turnout

The Christian Sunday school workers conference gathered about 40 attendees Tuesday night at the church. A 7 o'clock lunch preceded a March program plan. March Sundays are set as special days leading to Easter. Bereans begin their contest next Sunday with Athens and Fourth Avenue Church of Columbus, inviting Nelsonville men to show loyalty.

the Christian Sunday School Bereans Athens Fourth Avenue Church of Columbus Nelsonville

Women demand action against street spitting during influenza outbreak

A Women’s Community Club letter denounces street spitting as unsanitary and dangerous during the influenza crisis. Doctors urge patients to spit into burnable paper and destroy mucous to curb illness and death, while praising respectful men who avoid the habit.

Woman's Community Club

Perfect Spellers Among TDoan Villa Pupils Across Grades

A list of pupils from TDoan villa achieving perfect scores in spelling tests across grades seventh through second. Names include Mary Collins Thel ma Grover Lucile Powell Marguar ite Passen Irene Tipton Carroll Warren Pyam Bartlett and many more across sixth fifth and lower grades.

Tdoanvilla Mary Collins Thelma Grover Lucile Powell Marguarite Passen Irene Tipton Carroll Warren Pyam Bartlett Delbert Delong Virgil Reynolds Joe Stailey Virgil Yates Mary Bletcher Mary Brooks Maria Pomesky Emily Robinett George Connors John Courtney Jesse Green Rudolph Isselstein Donald Stephenson Robert Walls Violet Hickman

Mrs Margaret Shafer Young Dies After Long Illness

Mrs Margaret Shafer Young died Tuesday afternoon at 3 at her Jefferson Street home in Athens County. A Nelsonville resident for years, she was a devoted wife and mother famed in the community. She and husband Lawrence Younger marked their 50th wedding anniversary recently. Survived by husband and children Ray of Pomeroy, Mrs Winfield Johnson of Newark, Guy Bert, Mrs Cora Monks, Mrs Sylvia Hall and Mrs Marie Wemstey, all of Nelsonville. No funeral arrangements yet.

Margaret Young Margaret Shafer Young Jefferson Street Athens County Young Nelsonville Lawrence Younger Awad Ray Pomeroy Winfield Johnson Newark Guy Bert Cora Monks Sylvia Hall Marie Wemstey

Local court notes and arrests including Stutler warrant

Vid Green fined four dollars in May or McCune's court for voting dice. Vern Staley and Joseph Bougher to answer the same charge failed to appear. Bougher of New Pittsburg. John Stutler arrested by Chief Pearson and sought in Zanesville for running away with a mortgaged car. The car was found Tuesday and a Vanesville officer will collect Stutler today. he was arrested at the upper brick plant.

Vid Green Wad Simpson McCune Vern Staley Joseph Bougher Bougher New Pittsburg John Stutler Chief Pearson Stutler Zanesville Vanesville Ear

Benefit show Nanook of the North at Stuart's Opera House

Central Parent-Teacher Association presents Nanook of the North this Friday at Stu art's Opera House in Nelsonville. The Arctic tale of life and love is billed as one of the finest pictures ever shown.

Nanook North Stuart's Opera House Central Parent-Teachers Association Nelsonville Arctic

Death of Mrs Blanche Bumgardner Wood at 40 on High Street

Mrs Blanche Bumgardner Wood wife of Perry Wood died last night at her High Street home after illness since January. She had ten children, six living, including sixteen month old twin boys. Her husband and parents survive.

Blanche Bumgardner Wood Perry Wood High Street Wood

Masters Degree Conferment at Masonic Temple Tonight

The third or Master’s degree will be conferred upon several candidates at the Masonic temple tonight. Friday evening of this week another class will receive the degree.

Masonic Temple L’riday

Milk Protests Over Pooling Plan in Elyria

Milk producers in Elyria plan a meeting to protest the pooling plan for selling milk they argue that retailers set wholesale prices and they should have a say in retail pricing.

Elyria, O

Fire kills Philadelphia rifle club steward at club house

Employed lost life Philadelphia February 28. At wine Schleigh aged 42 steward of the Philadelphia Rifle Club was burned to death early today when fire of undetermined origin destroyed the club house.

Philadelphia Atwine Schleigh Philadelphia Rifle Club

Real Aloha Farewell to Hawaii’s New Democratic Congressman

William J. Jarrett, Hawaii’s new congressman and first Democrat in 21 years, departed to Washington with a Hawaiian farewell phrase meaning Godspeed. The scene reflected local pride as he began his duties in the capital.

William J. Jarrett Hawaii Islands Washington

Williams Treatment Promises Relief From Uric Acid Issues

An ad style notice touts The Williams Treatment claimed to conquer kidney and bladder diseases, rheumatism, and other ailments caused by excess uric acid. It offers a free trial bottle to readers who mail in the coupon, with no obligation, and requests a small payment for postage.

Pie Williams Bullling

Chauncey Residents Engage in Local Events and Moves

Chauncey residents report a string of community notes from visits and family news to lodge activities. Ten candidates joined the Pythian Sisters lodge with help from a Nelsonville delegation, while building work begins on the Matson couple's Bilis avenue home. Other items include visits by Y T. Dawson and Charles Bradfield, art exhibit tickets, and a Chauncey wedding in Athens.

Gertrude de Armand

Births and local notices in Trimble and Glouster

Glouster born to Mr and Mrs Noah Brown of Trimble a seven pound son Jack Renard Mrs Brown formerly Connie Jewett daughter of Mr and Mrs Jack Jewett of Trimble They live there Mr and Mrs Jesse Collins of Trimble are parents of a nine pound daughter born February 22 Washingtons Birthday Mr and Mrs Collins announce birth of a fine daughter Mother and child doing well An ad notes demand for Ford cars and urges ordering now to be ready for spring sales FRED R BEABLEY Glouster Ohio

Noah Brown Trimble Ebruary Jack Renard Brown Mises Connie Jewett Jack Jewett Jesse Collins Also Washington Jesse Collins Fred R. Beabley Glouster Ohio

Local social list includes noted hosts and guests

The snippet names Margaret Wolfe Leona Howard Rita Shirran Wilma Welsh Filizabeth Reshara Eliza beth Koback Mary Morgan Mary Shust LeVera Cox and hostess.

Lima State Hospital seeks 100000 for improvements

Dr. Charles Clark, superintendent, asked the senate finance committee for about 100000 in improvements at the Lima State Hospital for the Insane. The plan includes buying a 17 acre farm and dredging a nearby pond for a reservoir.

Lima, O Lima State Hospital Charles Clark Senate Finance Committee

Agriculture chief predicts rubber sector meet US demand

Secretary Wallace told an Auto mobile and tire manufacturers conference that cultivation of the rubber plant and production of enough crude rubber to satisfy American needs within the United States prospects. He spoke at a Washington Web conference outlining the plan and its feasibility for self sufficiency in rubber. The remarks emphasized agricultural expansion and industrial collaboration to secure domestic supply.

Washington United States Wallace

Seats remain for Morgan feature tonight says Hoover

Prof T N Hoover announced Wednesday morning that a limited number of seats are still available for the Morgan feature tonight. The chart opened Tuesday for season ticket holders and after allocations there, remaining seats went to applicants in order of response.

Morgan Feeture T. N. Hoover

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