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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 01, 1926
Page
3
Officials said the Nelsonville Athens traction line will likely restart in a week to ten days after an appraisal by engineers is completed per public utilities commission rules. Delays come from busy commission offices, but section crews have finished repairs along the line in recent days.
Mrs Hanna Allen of Orbiston, 75, died Thursday at her residence. She is survived by her husband and two children, a son and a daughter. Funeral arrangements have not been completed.
Funeral services were held Thursday at 2:30 PM at Asbury Church for John Starrett 83 who died Tuesday in Nelsonville. Burial followed at Asbury Cemetery. He is survived by one daughter and three sons.
In Nelsonville January 1 the New Year arrived as scheduled with a small reception committee, a quiet passing of the old year and the birth of the new. A few bells rang at midnight for a brief period as the town observed the change with peaceful restraint.
Nelsonville January 1 about 250 youths attended the annual open house and watch party at the Y M C A gym. The crowded program featured a Carbon Hill team game and several interdepartment basketball contests along with girls and boys games and performances by the Midgets and Juniors.
Rainbow class of the Christian Sunday School held a watch party at Mrs. Steenrod's home on West Franklin Street to see the old year out and the new year in. Thirty members attended with a program and luncheon following.
Mrs. Frank Betts and Mrs. Frank Johnson hosted a watch party for the Esther class of the Christian Sunday school at the Betts residence on Poplar Street. About thirty members attended the Thursday evening gathering.
The program the social hour and luncheon planned by the host esses. As the new year approached a devotional service was held.
Nelsonville, Jan 1. On November 1, 1925, coal stocks in consumer hands were about 45 million net tons, up from 1924. June 1 stocks were 38 million tons, with 5 million added by Sept 1 and another 5 million by November 1. Additional tonnage on docks, mine storage, and unbilled railroad cars brought total stock to a higher level than Sept 1, 1924.
Nelsonville Ohio January 1 brick plants including Nelsonville Brick Haydenville Ohio Fire Proofing and Hocking Valley Brick Logan shut down from Thursday until Monday next week. Valley plants had run steadily and accumulate large stock. One Nelsonville plant closed longer a week ago. Shipments in the clay industry expected to resume about February 1.
Guests enjoyed a formal evening with a luncheon and dancing. The timeline concluded as the New Year was officially announced, marking the transition to the new year with celebratory remarks.
Mr and Mrs Charles Kizer of Columbus were guests of Mr and Mrs Albert Mann during the Christmas holidays, sharing time with their hosts and family.
Basketball fans in Nelsonville expect a lively evening at the high school gym as the Indianola A C from Columbus meets the local YMCA men. A preliminary feature will pair the YMCA girls against a South Perry girls team.
In Natick Massachusetts a gay New Year morning party at Mansion Inn ended in chaos after a shooting fatally wounding Chelsea detective Arthur A. Blake and Tony Orlando. About 600 intoxicated guests, many in evening dress, fought amid torn coats and hanging gowns before police containment. The crowd then calmed and slept in chairs sofas and on floors as authorities secured the scene.
New York reports fewer deaths and births but more marriages in 1925, highlighting a shift in vital statistics for the year across the city.
Philadelphia reports Mar tin Maloney, renowned philanthropist, has given 250000 dollars to establish a medical clinic at the University of Pennsylvania. The gift aims to advance medical training and patient care on campus.
A night fire discovered about 12:30 Thursday burned a six room residence owned by Ed Davis north of Jacksonville near the railroad track. Davis escaped through a window with no one else inside. Loss covered by insurance not enough for full damage. Cause believed defective flue or overheated stove. After the program refreshments were served and about 200 attended to welcome the new year.
January 1 report from Glouster says W. R. Drury home on Main Street suffered a fire traced to a defective flue. Firemen cut a hole to access the blaze but extinguished it with extinguishers and water. Main loss came from the structural damage caused by the access cut.
Mrs. M. C. Carter visiting her parents Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Jones, Sr., went to Columbus Thursday to visit friends before returning to Cleveland. Mrs. Anna Clineman went to Cleveland Thursday to visit Jacob Paul and family. Miss Anna Jones, after holiday visits at home, returned to Cincinnati.
Mrs Nancy Price and Mrs Harry Hoffman were guests Thursday and Friday of Mr and Mrs Frank Shaw at Corning. The visit highlights social ties and community hospitality in the area.
Fire menaced Richfield Pennsylvania last night leaving eight families homeless. The town, lacking fire protection, enlisted distant fire companies to prevent total destruction. authorities believe the blaze started in a barn and spread rapidly through the hamlet thirty miles from Lewistown.
London dispatches report that a major fire nearly destroyed the Hong Kong hotel. All guests escaped unharmed as firefighting efforts continued.
Mrs Dale Lett Wilson a Washington society leader and first woman to lead a hunting trip into Africa arrived in New York claiming to have penetrated farther north than any white woman.
The community Christmas tree that delighted local residents was taken down on Thursday afternoon to clear the depot square for the New Year. Placed near Laurelville, the tree was described as one of the finest in the valley and brought joy to children on Christmas Eve.
New York January 1 reporters are underpaid, according to the committee on salaries of the American Association of Teachers of Journalism speaking at its meeting in New York.
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