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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 10, 1928
Page
3
In Nelsonville on January 10, Harry Kelly chairman of the Elks charity committee received a letter from Deanville school pupils. They thank him and lodge members for shoe aid and the Saturday dinner and express sincere appreciation for their kindness.
Leonard Sigler a former Nelsonville resident died at his home in Powelton West Virginia late last week Friends in Nelsonville were notified The notice also reports local club meetings and a birth in Nelsonville with John W North announcing the birth of a daughter after a hospital stay for eye injury.
Examinations to certify mine foremen and fire bosses will be held at Superhall Athens January 17 18 19 and at Nelsonville High School January 24 25 26 27. Community officials urge qualified applicants to register early.
Funeral services for Thad Elliott were conducted Monday at his residence by Rev. Ed Morrell. Music by Mrs. RB LeFever and Mrs. Elmer Bay accompanied the service with songs Saved by Grace and Ivory Palaces. Burial followed at Greenlawn beside his wife who died about two months earlier.
A list of residents Genevieve Gears Gertrude Bliss Lucille Fiske Elsie Hodge man Wanda Walters Fern Parry and Leah Reynolds appears in a community notice honoring longtime participants.
Mr and Mrs Donald Betts of Nelsonville announce the birth of a daughter at their home on Monday January 9. The event adds a new member to the Betts family in this city shared with local neighbors and relatives.
Thirty three members answered roll call as the Circle of Ruth gathered in the Presbyterian church parlor in Nelsonville. Dinner opened the evening, hostesses assisted, with papers on China and The Spanish Speaking People in United States. A silver spoon was presented to Mrs. Forrest Halleck who departs soon for a new home in Uhrichsville.
A list of residents and visitors includes Mr. and Mrs. Orin Thacker Sr and family of Columbus hosting and guests such as Mr. and Mrs. Harry Edington. Other entries note Mrs S B Lane visiting her daughter in Columbus and multiple families from California Pa Washington Pa Shelby and Chillicothe visiting or returning home after visits in Athens.
Walter Laff of Columbus spent Sunday in Fern Bay with local relatives. Fern Bay hosted Nelsonville visitors over the weekend. Emmett Cline of Albany was a weekend guest of Mr. and Mrs. A. G. Cotton in Columbus.
The Round Table club at Ohio University will hold a discussion Thursday at 7 in Fine Arts hall on the mining situation in the United States. The chief issue is whether miners should accept a lower wage scale and return to work with pro and con arguments to open the debate. All students and faculty are invited.
Ohio governments totaling about 4700 units collected over 346 million dollars in 1925. School districts took 82.8 percent, while the state received 11.9 percent and counties 20 percent from diverse taxes and fees. The report notes property tax as the chief local revenue source.
An official count shows 60 954 death records filed in the State Department of Health during the first ten months of 1927, with a death rate of 10.9 per 1000 population, down from 64 946 in the same period of 1926. The decline, about 3 992 deaths, reflects lower mortality across several diseases and ages, notably typhoid fever measles whooping cough influenza tuberculosis diarrhea and enteritis in children under two years and pneumonia.
Frank Burns of Glouster traveled to Columbus with two fellow district auditing committee members to audit the books of District Secretary-Treasurer G. W. Savage. The committee will conduct audits throughout the week.
In Glouster Jan 10 William Rieck of Jacksonville was surprised by relatives and friends who gathered at his home Friday for his sixty third birthday. Music social chat and supper followed with gifts from Carl Dehman Wm Talbert Anna Stolz and family John Southard and others.
Ex Mayor S A Park was named Deputy Great Sachem of Ohio for the I O F T M by Great Sachem Schubert of Mansfield. The position is a key role in Red Man circles and will demand much of his time.
Ashtabula Ohio resident Harry R Simon testifies that Dr Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery improved his weak nervous system and blood health. He praises the tonic as building up blood and restoring vitality and urges readers to try the product via Dr Pierce's Invalids Hotel Buffalo.
Miss Anna Shust aged 29 died Monday morning at 9 at her mother's home Mrs Mary Shust after months of illness. Funeral plans await word from two distant sisters Mrs John Voyak Barberton Ohio and Mrs Raymond Smith Atlanta Ga. Mr and Mrs Leonard Simpson and Mr and Mrs Pearl Dille have returned home to Millfield after visiting relatives in Zanesville.
White Rose Temple No. 92 Pythian Sisters will install officers at a meeting at the K of P hall on Wednesday night. All members are urged to attend.
A baby girl named Pound was born on Sunday to Mr Henry Russell and Mrs Helen Parks.
Announcement reveals Vera Achauer of Glouster and L D Corwin of Buchtel were married November 16 in Ashland Kentucky. Only family knew of the ceremony until the public notice. The bride is the daughter of Mr and Mrs B F Achauer and has lived in Glouster all her life. The groom is a Buchtel salesman. The couple has not announced future plans and the bride remains with her parents.
The Odd Fellows and Mebeccas have been invited as guests of the M E church for the third friendly service on Tuesday evening featuring special music.
A committee selected at Ohio University judged skits by sorority pledges for the Prep Follies at Ewing Hall. On Saturday evening January 21 the judges will announce which eight of thirteen groups advance to raise funds for the YWCA benefiting the World Student Friendship cause.
Members serving as judges include Margaret Lax Lillian Barbour Beth Kilpatrick Mary Frances Goldsberry Sybilla Strobel Harriet Edwards and Virginia Riddle as factors in selecting the winners.
Los Angeles reports Tom Mix is ordered to appear in court January 20 to explain why he should not pay $1500 monthly for Ruth Mix age 16 from his first marriage. Olive Mix, his ex wife, filed the complaint alleging he paid only $60 monthly despite an estate worth $5 million since the divorce.
Temperatures in the last 24 hours show day and night readings for Monday and Tuesday. Readings vary across times with highs around the mid to upper 80s and lows in the 30s, indicating a dramatic diurnal shift.
Guardianship for Clyde Haskins granted to Esta Haskins after bond posted. Administrators Winifred Goodin and others approved to sell estate real properties. Inheritance tax calculations for Orr R Roach and Florence Shaner estates filed. Marriage license issued to Howard Van Dyke and Nancy Edith Thompson. ceremony planned by Carl Porter.
Mrs Louisa Mc Donald aged 70 was sentenced to prison for bigamy in Edinburgh.
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