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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 05, 1923
Page
3
Nelsonville church members present Reverend Arthur M. Mann with a $50 purse after health restrictions kept services closed for three Sundays. The village observances include Victory Sunday events, mortgage burning, and a January evangelistic meeting led by William Leigh. Local families return from visits to Columbus and Cincinnati.
Mrs Clara Hellyer hosted a gathering of former chiefs and members. Mrs FE Spray of Peters burg Ind presided meeting and welcomed Ida Grene into the association. Officers elected for the coming year include President Mrs Bess Fleck Vice President Mrs Robb Eddy Secretary Miss Pearce Treasurer Miss Howard and Manager Mrs Hellyer.
The Pythian Sisters held their installation at their hall on Thursday evening with about 50 members present. A 6 o'clock chicken dinner preceded the installation. Officers installed for the coming term include Ida Green Past Chief M E C Myrtie O Mara senior Sadie Linton junior Stella Reigle manager Flossie Cope mistress of finance Louise Pearce mistress of R and C Bell Lancaster protector Elsie Barber guard Muriel Gilbert pianist Marriet Savers. Mrs Carl Coakley was installing officer with Mrs Bess leck grand manager and Mrs Grace Hall grand senior. Mrs Frank Betts and Bernice Bennett will entertain the Esther class of the Christian Sunday school this evening at Bernice Bennett's Poplar street home. Mr Wendell Long and wife and child from Lima visited Mrs Longs mother Mrs Margaret Wend and family. Mrs Long and baby will remain for a longer visit. Mrs Della Swackhammer returned to Elwood Ind after visiting sister Mrs W A Donaldson. Ada Scheeler returned from Chillicothe.
Miss Bess Ailes and Otto Kaelin wed at the Athens Methodist parsonage with Rev. McGurk officiating. The couple, graduates of Nelsonville High School, will reside in Cleveland where the groom works with his mother’s business. numerous friends offer congratulations.
Johnson and Verna Hand lead as superintendents of intermediate and junior departments with a slate including Viola Keplar N S Blake and Harry Young for womens and primary divisions. Officers named include treasurer secretary librarians pianists ushers and trustees with several to succeed themselves.
The Chamber of Commerce held a Thursday meeting and elected officers: President Dr C E Welch Vice President Walter Wolf Treasurer J I Pritchard and four directors Isaac Warner C F E Campbell John Hil Co E Weltzheimer for three-year terms. They reviewed 1922 as a successful year citing thirty community service items and outlined future projects including road repairs Mason City hill American Legion and Post Office buildings canal development a modern hotel sewer work and cleaner streets.
The Murray City Girls travel to face the Y Business girls while the Murray City men meet locals on January 12. Both games are scheduled for a local gym and feature Murray City squads seeking victories.
The First Aid class will start the next term on Jan 15. Interested individuals are welcome to join.
The Moler Auto Sales Company in Nelsonville becomes The Motor Motor Company at year start. It holds Studebaker franchises for Athens Hocking Morgan Jackson and Vinton counties, Oldsmobile in Athens, Chevrolet in Athens and Meigs, and Packard in Athens. Officers include W. E. Moler president Cont Roudebush treasurer and GM I A Moler secretary and sales manager. The firm will stock a complete line of parts tires and accessories and invites public trials.
Harley Mitchell has purchased Albert Sommers grocery in the East End and will run the shop. Mitchell is experienced in groceries, having worked several years as a clerk at H. W. Shafer Grocery.
Nelsonville pupils received certificates describing treasury saving certificates and urged to invest. The program aligns with statewide thrift instruction in Ohio schools and involves Postmaster Jackson cooperating with educators.
The lecture by Montraville Wood at Nelsonville High School is indefinitely postponed because he is ill with pneumonia. The date was scheduled for January 11.
Paris station reports War Minister Maginot ordered the cancellation of all furloughs and the immediate return of active soldiers to their units this afternoon.
Inventor FE A Johnson of Chicago offers a kerosene lamp that burns without odor, smoke or noise and rivals electric light. Government and universities test its superiority. it requires no pumping and is insurance approved. He offers free trials and incentives to early adopters.
In Raleigh on January 5 a state senate bill proposed by Senator Baggett would outlaw groups like the Ku Klux Klan and punish masked activity with penitentiary imprisonment for men wearing a mask off their own premises. The text also includes an unrelated fragment about pressuring a crooked man and mentions Henry and John D.
The report lists church services at Jacksonville and Hollister with Sunday school times, Holy Sacrament, devotionals, and revival start February 1. It notes a lodge installation and game protector convention events in Columbus with a Deshler hotel banquet. includes a mine accident involving Shotgun Brown and visits from Mrs. Hedfelt and James Williamson in Athens and Columbia.
Miss Jane Addams of Chicago, leader of the Woman's International League for Peace and Freedom, said she has no intention of entering international politics. She arrived amid the Allied reparations conference as it moved toward collapse and did not obtain interviews with delegation heads.
The Evening Standard quoted a high court official saying there is no foundation for reports of an imminent marriage between the Prince of Wales and the daughter of a Scottish peer. The item mocks the notion with a stray remark about memory and a cigar.
Major Sam Johnson announced the annual Futures Sunday school class banquet at the First Christian church Thursday evening January 11 at 6 o'clock. He expects more than 100 attendees and tickets will be distributed at Sunday School next Sunday morning for all members to attend.
A fragmentary bank ledger mentions capital stock paid in surplus, deposits subject to check, demand certificates of deposit, cashier's checks outstanding, dividends unpaid, and time deposits. The text references individual deposits and various deposit categories without complete details.
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