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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jan 08, 1928

Page

3

Nelsonville Rate Protest Withdrawn By Council

Nelsonville city council held a special meeting to consider withdrawing its protest against a gas rate schedule. The Ohio Fuel Gas Co rep urged withdrawal due to economic conditions, and the council voted to remove the protest from the Public Utilities Commission. Esther class will hold its annual meeting at the Christian church with a dinner at 6.

Olsonville City 1 Council Nelsonville Ohio Public Utilities Commission Ohio Fuel Gas Company Sas Company Commission Esther Christian Church

Clothing Distribution Aids Nelsonville Miners

In Nelsonville on Friday the mine workers' organization distributed over 460 pieces of clothing at the Elks building commissary. Shoes were handed out as well, with additional shipments sent to other towns in the sub district. The facility was nearly emptied and will reopen when new supplies arrive from Pittsburgh.

Nelsonville Oher Elks Mine Workers’ Organization Pitsburgh

Transfer of Nelsonville Store Manager to Uhrichsville

Jan F. Halleck, manager of the Neukirk store for two and a half years, is transferred to Uhrichsville to manage a store for the same company. He will spend exam week there, then return to Nelsonville to oversee the stock and Haleck will be succeeded as Nelsonville manager by Wb. Gray of Uhrichsville.

Nelsuonville F. Halleck Neukirk Uhrichsville Halleck Ubrichsville Stork Wb. Gray Haleck Nelsonville

Liquor Search in Nelsonville Leads to Dismissed Case

In Nelsonville on January 7 the residence of Luther Burch was searched by Inspector H A Lines Chief of Police Jack Pearson and Patrolman George Bateman. About a half pint of whisky was found. Burch was arraigned before Mayor L J Eberle on possession charges but the case was dismissed after his attorney challenged local court jurisdiction. Chief Pearson took Burch away.

Nelsonville Luther Burch H. A. Lines Cief Jack Pearson George Bateman Burch L. J. Eberle Chief Pearson

Four year old enjoys own miniature locomotive

Willard Billy Morgan Visher, four, grandson of Nelsonville train master William Morgan, poses with a custom miniature locomotive built for his exclusive use. Wallace Glenn arranged the model at Nelsonville yard. Billy wears a real engineer outfit and holds a can as he stands beside the cab. He considers Columbus home but visits Nelsonville to see family and friends.

Nelsonville Willard Billy] Morgan Visher William Morgan Hocking Valley Chesapeake and Oalland Hocking Valley Hilly Wallace Glenn Emily Sally Billy Columbus Hns Nto Elfy Central

YMCA Notes on Holiday Activities and Membership Policy

The Midgets Juniors and Intermediates had daily gym periods during the holiday week with multiple matches and extra volleyball periods. A junior high girls group plans a Saturday gym class from 4 to 5 pm to feed future high school teams. Library use rose with back issues to be borrowed. YMC A tightens trespass rules and requires all users to have memberships despite nonmember access worries.

Notice Issued Aimed At Disruptive Crowd At Building

The article describes a plan to ban troublemakers from a building after they attempted to gain access through gamma rooms and nuisance behavior. Notices warn trespassers to stay away, with possible work offers for membership and several youths who rejected jobs.

Fry-Rusher gear case cleaner repacks in minutes

Thousands of automobiles have not had gear cases cleaned since purchase. Grit and old grease shorten life. The Fry-Rusher cleans out gear cases and repacks with fresh grease quickly, making cars run smoother and sweeter.

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