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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 02, 1930
Page
3
Mrs Ines J Evans handles Nelsonville Messenger Classified ads. Readers are urged to telephone 824 J for notices and notices from Nelsonville correspondent C Hi Bartlett.
Fire caused by wiring damaged a two story frame house owned by Hocking Valley Products Company in Buchtel. Occupants Arch Tacke and wife lost most furnishings and clothes. a piano survived. Insurance expired in October. Nelsonville fire brigade arrived but could not control the blaze.
Mrs Alice Lines attended business in Athens and Logan Tuesday. Miss Helen Linton returns from Columbus visit. Miss Evelyn Linton of Ohio University Athens visits Walter Linton and family. Mrs W G Rice of Winchester visits sister Mrs R Huenefeld Sr. Lynn C Chapman of Columbus visits his mother Mrs D J Chapman. Miss Katherine and Jasmine Cayton of Ohio Northern University Ada visit parents during holiday. Mr and Mrs R M Henry in Amesville to see parents C D and Mrs Henry. Mrs Arthur Burgess Lancaster visits her parents L Pensyi. Wallace Warner of Detroit visits Mr and Mrs Donald Simonton Tuesday.
York Grange No 2436 will meet Friday at Oak Grove School with a 6 30 dinner preceding the session. Officers for the new year to be installed include Master A N Ward Overseer Ed Howard Lecturer Mrs Homer Wheim Steward George Brady and others. A bridge club dinner at East Washington Street followed by three tables of play produced first high score for Mrs John Zeller Jr second for Mrs Ray Barron and guest trophy for Mrs McCune.
Sidney Cook, retiring city auditor, was appointed director of public service and public safety for Nelsonville by Mayor Lill Hickman. The new combined department took over with Cook's four years of auditing experience guiding city operations. In other city business, William Davis was fined five dollars for intoxication, and Albert Matheny of Diamond was fined ten dollars plus costs for unlawful license plates and a separate auto intoxication plea with a six month license suspension.
Mrs. Elizabeth Albaugh 56 dies at home near Carbondale Ohio burial at Asbury Saturday at 2 p.m. Funeral services follow. She leaves husband Harvey Albaugh two sons Harvey Jr of Mt Vernon Bert of Coonville and daughter Mrs Hazel Bruce of Carbondale.
Nelsonville announces the marriage of Miss Frances Gorsuch to E. W. Toler of Mullins West Virginia. The ceremony was held at the First M E Church in Huntington on December 21 with Miss Mary Lillyan Gorsuch and John P D Gill in attendance. The bride is a Nelsonville High School graduate who studied at Marshall College. The groom also attended Marshall College and teaches in Mullins where they will reside.
Misses Helen and Evelyn Linton entertained a party of friends on New Year Eve at their East Franklin Street home. Games contests and refreshments were enjoyed by seventeen guests.
Mr and Mrs R A Snackenber entertained friends on East Franklin Street Tuesday evening with bridge as the main diversion. Refreshments were served by the hostess.
The Pythian Sisters announce installation of officers in their rooms this evening at 7 o clock. A social hour follows with a taffy pull and each member is asked to bring a cup of sugar.
Special music presented by Elmer Siddle, soloist, announced for the Berean Bible Class meeting at the Christian Church Sunday morning at 9 30 o clock. In the regular teacher's absence, E W Allen will be replaced by A G Mechem teaching.
In Nelsonville on Tuesday night sixteen skunk hides valued at about forty dollars were stolen from a barn near Isaac Simon's residence, a local dealer. He reported the loss to police the following morning.
Between 309 and 400 people visited the Y building Tuesday evening. The Midgets led by William Howe staged games and gym work while Mrs Steenrod's junior girls offered a supervised play sample. Older members' games kept the crowd engaged as the open house plan continues monthly through June with more advanced activities slated for the last week of January.
William W. Atterbury, president of the Pennsylvania Railroad, worked as a laborer in the railroad shops and shared a room with a night patrolman. Atterbury slept nights alongside the policeman.
In Nelsonville on New Year’s Eve the Methodist Episcopal Church held a Watch Night service with many church groups contributing to the program. Supt. H B E Zuber spoke on heaven as a state of service, followed by music from Miss Bessie Stephenson’s orchestra and games for youth. Lunches were provided by Sunday School classes and 14 high school students joined in a candlelight finale attended by over 300 people.
Nelsonville high hosts two basketball games Friday night. At 7 pm Nelsonville HS vs ex Hi You club boys with Paul Hudson officiating. At 8 15 pm an all star Nelsonville team vs an all star Athens aggregation featuring Hudson Howell Campbell Ely Shirley and Coach Marshall. Receipts fund Hi Y camp trips.
Nelsonville notices report the birth of a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. George Mundy at their home on Tuesday December 31. They also announce a son born to Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Jack on Scott Street Wednesday January 1.
Mrs. Alice Lines entertained guests at a New Year dinner. Attendees included Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Simonton and children Howard Hazel and Adna, and Mr. and Mrs. Donald Simonton and daughter Donna Lou.
Glouster reports a calm New Year with no arrests by the new marshal. Mayor Penman has not yet tried a case in local police court, and New Year’s Eve likewise passed without police activity or leftovers for the mayor.
Henry Williams completed ten years as Glouster marshal on December 31, after being appointed and then re-elected. He notes the hardest period came when mines reopened after a long strike, yet no disturbances occurred. Previously he served as Trimble Township constable and was re-elected to that post in November.
The Past Chiefs' Club of White Rose Temple will hold a meeting Monday night in Jacksonville at the home of Mrs. Horton Tinkham.
Glouster Lodge No. 607 F and A M held a regular meeting January 2 with officer installations for 1930 and Entered Apprentice work. Officers named include Worshipful Master Ernest Williams and a three year trustee M. M. Bryson. Next meeting January 15 will feature Master Mason Degree work.
GLOUSTER Jan 2 The Hilderbrandt sisters Helen Elizabeth Gladys and Clara of Taylor Ridge achieved a perfect Sunday School attendance record for 1929.
An Alabama man endorses Peterson's Ointment as a fast remedy for eczema. The ad claims first application relieves inflammation and itching, with repeated use improving skin. a Birmingham resident reports his two year eczema vanished after four to five applications. One application stops burning and itching. a three shilling box proves it at drugstores.
The newly installed Board of Public Affairs in Glouster organized by electing Worthy Parker president. The board members are Parker Sam Dunnett and H E Kinney. Mrs Sylvia Sweeney will be retained as clerk with no changes in staff announced.
Eighteen members of the Jacksonville Rebekah Lodge gathered at the home of Mrs. Martha Kloh in Trimble for a birthday party honoring her on her 62nd birthday Monday night.
Fourteen students from grades five through eight at McLeish School, named by teacher Garrett McKee, attended every day in December. The listed pupils include Lawrence Brooks Marvel McKee Ralph Graham Carl Lowery Hazel Milhoan Zelma Brooks Clarinda Creswell Reginald Embrey Burton Maxwell Estella Roberts Elizabeth Lengyel Denzil Roberts Viola Roberts and Mary Inman.
A Greyhound Lines bus left the Richmond-Dayton Pike four miles east of Baton today, killing two and injuring seven others when it crashed into an iron bridge.
Joe Crawford of New Concord pledges to turn over his sister Irene Schroeder the singer of Brady Paul if he learns her whereabouts. Authorities search her at Crawford's lonely house after a murder linked to the Diead gunwoman. The four year old Donnie is held at the Colonial Hotel in New Castle as police press the case with a $3,400 reward.
Natph W. Parks appointed executor of M. H. Lutz estate with bond furnished and approved. Williams Badwell found guilty of contributing to delinquency of three boys, fined 100 dollars plus costs, and jailed 30 days or until costs paid. Luella P. Moore elected to take personal property at appraised value. Real estate sale by Samuel J. Erskine approved. proceeds 950 dollars. Will of DeValson A. Davis filed. hearing set January 6 at 9. Last 1929 marriage license issued to Harold Scott and Cleo Mooney in Chauncey per Probate Court records.
Virgil Baughman, manager of the Acme Ghain Store in Canton, was arrested Wednesday by Deputy Sheriff Fred Heek and brought to Athens County Jail. He faces contempt of court for failing to answer a summons in the divorce case of Minnie Baughman in Common Pleas Court.
Four men were arraigned before Mayor Robert S. Wood in Athens for intoxication and for driving with invalid license plates. D Landis and Earl Milliron faced $10 fines plus costs for plates violations, while Edson Gaston and Milliron were also fined $10 and costs for intoxication. Each pleaded guilty and was jailed for non payment of fines.
Funeral services for Linney Antle, who died yesterday morning at 9, will be held at the home of Carl Antle at 1 56 o'clock Friday afternoon instead of at Fred Antle's home as previously planned.
A 20 year practice by Dr F M Edwards promotes Olive Tablets as a liver and bowel substitute to improve complexion. The ad claims the olive color tablets detoxify, improve waste removal, and restore energy, touting thousands of users for periodic use.
Four deaths due to alcoholism were listed in the metropolitan area as New Year celebrations began. About 50 hospital cases were treated for overindulgence. In New York City three unidentified deaths occurred. in Tuckahoe Mrs. Mary Rooney died after a party. Hospital cases rose 23 from last year and 41 from two years ago.
In San Francisco on January 2, reports say definite moves toward solving the murder of William Desmond Taylor are expected to begin in Los Angeles today, following the reopening of the famous movie colony tragedy by Friend W. Richardson, former California governor.
Panic at the Glenema Motion Picture Theater in Paisley Scotland led to multiple deaths and many injuries. Preliminary reports suggest asphyxiation or trauma rather than carbon monoxide, with most victims unable to escape as flames spread. Official inquiries by Parliament and other bodies will follow.
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