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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jan 12, 1923

Page

3

Nelsonville notices mix court fines with revival meeting

Gifford Lines pleaded guilty to intoxication in Mayor Dane's court and paid 310 in fines and costs. John Thomas paid the same. Thomas Burley of East Clayton admitted moonshine possession and was fined. Lawrence Pierce, recently arrested for intoxication, paid 5 fine and costs. Love feast at 2:30 Sunday as revival meetings begin with evangelist Rev J B McBride from Pasadena. The church sits in East End Nelsonville at Chestnut and Harper streets. Everyone is welcome.

Gifford Lines Dane John Thomas Thomas Burley East Clayton Lawrence Pierce J. B. McBride Pasadena Cal Will Brinsh J. ¢. Brillhart Nelsonville Chestnut and Harper Streets

Junk dealer arrested for failure to keep railroad records

Sam Neiman a local junk trader was arraigned before Mayor McCune and pleaded guilty to failing to maintain a proper record of his railroad transIts. He was fined $50 and costs with twenty five hours suspended on condition that he return railroad property within 24 hours after discovery of tons of railroad iron and miscellaneous equipment at his yard.

T. H. Donane Hocking Valley Railway Sam Neiman cCune Donahue Te Neiman Neiman

Olsonville Retail Merchants Elect Officers at Monthly Meeting

At the Olsonville Retail Merchants Association regular session officers were chosen. President Walter Wolf Vice President Harry Edington Treasurer A A Cotton Secretaries H E Donley and Warner. Membership Committee Harry Witon Alma Johnson Ed C Ool. Meeting time set as the first Tuesday of each month. Thursday afternoon born to Mr and Mrs John E Reed a baby daughter.

Olsonville Retail Merchants’ Asociation Walter Wolf Harry Edington Aa. G. Cotton H. E. Donley and Warner C. G. Shepfed H. Fk. Mechem Ed Dean H. Jer J. T. Pritchard Ho John E. Reed

Community To Celebrate Second Birthday

Two years after forming the Woman's Community club the group plans a 8 PM dinner at the YMCA. Committee members Mrs De ll Shafer and Mrs William Mils ask each member to bring a ready to serve dish to ensure variety and quantity. New and old members are welcomed as the new club year begins. Watch for banquet date.

Dell Shafer William Mils

Pilgrim Holiness Church Sunday Schedule

Sunday school at 9 30 a m. Morning services and sermon at 10 30. Local church notices indicate worship times and gathering.

Pilgrim Holiness Church

Arbuckle to Headline Two Sunday Services at Local Church

The Rev J C Arbuckle will lead both morning and evening worship services this Sunday. He drew a large crowd last week and is expected to attract another big audience.

J. C. Arbuckle

Christian Gospel Meetings Draw Crowds in Nelsonville

The Christian Church revival grows nightly in Nelsonville with Rev John son delivering a sermon on Why Join Church. William Leigh leads with Open My Eyes solo as audiences increase. junior chorus rises to 50 voices and large chorus expands.

Johnson Heavenly Kingdom Nelsonville Christ William Leigh Leigh

Berean Class Seeks Big Day After 159 Attend Last Sunday

The Berean class invites a large turnout this Sunday following 159 men who attended last Sunday. William Leigh will sing special solos and the orchestra will provide special music.

Berean William Leigh

Free Lecture by W J Thorn at Nelsonville Y M C A

A notice announces a 2 30 P M lecture by W J Thorn of New York City at the Nelsonville Y M C A about Christ's Kingdom Near. The item is a brief community announcement of an upcoming talks event.

Christ’s Kingdom Han W. J. Thorn New York City Y. M. C. A. Nelsonville, O International Bible Students Association Russell Rutherford New York City Bar

Nelsonville Boys Basketball Plays Meigs Before Road Trip

Nelsonville High School basketball team travels to Meigs County to face Pomeroy and Middleport before returning, continuing a busy schedule with back to back away games.

Goers Meigs Nelsonville Meigs County Pomeroy Middleport

Funeral services for Zadock Pyle Saturday

Zadock Pyle died Wednesday night at his home below town. Funeral services will be held Saturday at 2 PM at the home of his son Forney Pyle on Chestnut street, conducted by Rev. C L Johnson. Burial will be at Greenlawn. He is survived by several children.

Miss Lu Shafer's Class Busy Two Weeks

Miss Lu Shafer's Presbyterian Sunday School class of girls has been busy over the past two weeks with activities and lessons.

Lu Shafer The Presbyterian Sunday School

Presbyterian Magazine Subscriptions Secured and Balances Due

Twenty-seven subscriptions were secured for the Presbyterian Magazine. All members with benevolence balances are urged to pay by March 1. The session decided not to hold evangelistic services for now. Usual Sunday schedule includes Sunday School at 9 36, morning service at 10 39 with The New Penology as the theme. Senior and Junior Endeavor societies meet at 6 p.m. Charles Weltzheimer to lead the Senior group. The pastor’s evening theme is The Inner Conflict.

Presbyterian Magazine Charles Weltzheimer

Church Services and Evening Rally At Local Christian Church

Pastor L Johnson leads Bible School at 9 30 morning worship at 10 30. Choir soloist Mr Leigh sings He Died of 2 Broken Heart during the morning service. Evening evangelistic service at 7 00 features Reconciliation and The Shepherd Kind and True sung by Mr Leigh.

Local News Briefs From The Plains Area

The Plains reports Mary Snyder of Nelsonville and August Olson with his wife touring Logan on Thursday. Audora Stauffer is listed as sick. Joe Hutchins and Seth Robinson family members shared dinner in Logan for Mrs. Robinsons 79th birthday. Will Lowry and son travel to Corning to seek railway work and possible relocation. Ethel Loomis of Logan, formerly from here, suffers bronchial illness but showed some improvement on Thursday. Sam Thompson of Allen county visits Port and Worth Dicken families.

Mary Snyder Nelsonville August Olson Logan Audora Stauffer Joe Hutchins Seth Robinson Will Lowry Corning Lowry Ethel Loomis Sam Thompson Allen County Port Worth Dicken

Moonshine Ring Operates Like Corporation in Cincinnati

Prohibition agents report a organized moonshine network in Cincinnati that buys stills and pays homeowners to install them. The ring allegedly hires operators, disposes of product via agents, and reimburses jailed homeowners while paying $100 weekly if jailed. Profits are described as enormous.

Cincinnati United States Prohibitions

Pennsylvania Coal Output Tops 107 Million Tons in 1921

Pennsylvania produced 107,019,246 tons of bituminous coal in 1921 with mines valued at 300,295,100 dollars. The bituminous region operated 1,236 mines, employed 174,489 workers earning 190,143,700 dollars in wages, and had 417,751,300 dollars invested in soft coal. Of the total tonnage 50,181,960 tons valued at 143,256,300 dollars were shipped out of state, Cambria County led with 8,701,352 tons worth 27,757,600 dollars.

Harrisburg Pennsylvania State Department of Internal Affairs Cambria County

Hornless cattle trend highlighted by Colorado breeder

R P Morris of Evergreen Colorado predicts America's beef supply will come from naturally hornless cattle as horns lose fashion status. He says dehorning is painful and breeders are producing polled beef cattle, noting rising polled numbers at major stock shows in Chicago and Kansas City.

Denver Col America R. P. Morris Evergreen Colorado Morris International News Service inChicago Kansas City Royal

Stout Family Dog Traveler Returns After 400 Mile Journey

Ben Stout of Terre Haute Indiana and his son Edward recall the family auto trip west last May with their six month old pup Toodies. The dog fell from the running board in Nebraska and wandered home 400 miles later footsore hungry and without a map or guide.

Nebraska

Bristol vicar denounces easy divorce as moral decline

A Bristol vicar blasts the push to ease divorce as a moral failing not of the poor but of well fed overworked crowds with no real employment. He says reforms should come before marriage, before vows are made, and that once vows are taken partners should not complain. He accuses proponents of returning to farmyard morals and monkey manners.

London Bristol The Sunday Express

IWW launches six hour day education campaign in Chicago

The Industrial Workers of the World started a citywide education drive to sell the six hour day as economically sound and socially just. The move follows a unanimous convention vote endorsing the shorter workday and contrasts with President Harding’s stance on ending the twelve hour day. IWW officials say leaders oppose the president’s remarks as merely expedient.

Chicago United States Industrial Workers of the World E. W. Latchem

Lang Bank Enter Nevada Plan to Lend on Ranch Lands

United States government approval to amend the San Francisco Joint Stock Land Bank charter to include Nevada allows loans on ranch lands up to 50 percent of appraised value and insured improvements up to 20 percent, not exceeding 34000. A resident inspector will oversee loans with 20 or 33 year terms and semiannual installments. A $20 good faith fee accompanies applications. approved loans are disbursed to borrowers.

Reno Ward United States San Francisco Johns. Drum San Francisco Institution Nevada Bankers Nevada Land & Livestock Association

Women of Three Generations Triumph with Lydia Pinkham Remedy

The daughter, mother, and grandmother attest to the tonic benefits of Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for women's ills. First made in 1873 by Lydia E. Pinkham of Lynn, Massachusetts, it allegedly helps 98 of 100 women who try it, and its fame has spread widely.

Lydia E. Pinkham Lynn Mass

Home Oil Co. wins breach of contract suit in federal court

The Home Oil Co of Texas was awarded 121004.70 dollars in damages against the American Tank Car corporation of West Virginia for breach of contract. Notice of appeal was given.

Charleston W. Va The Home Oil Co Texas American Tank Car Corporation West Virginia

Mrs Hedwig Taindenberg Missing After Arrival in U S

IS NOW MISSING CINCINNATI O Jan 12 Mrs Hedwig Taindenberg who arrived in the United States from Germany on New Year s day and was married to William Lindenberg the day following was missing from her home today.

Cincinnati Hedwig Taindenberg United States Germany William Lindenberg

Prosecution Delves Into County Road Materials and Slag Use

Testimony outlines shale content on Guysville-Stewart road and alleged misuse of quarry materials. Witnesses describe tar failure on macadam roads and questioned orders for slag on the Kimberly Carbondale project.

Charies Tedrow Gap Guysville-Stewart Road Fred Porter Eounty Baker Fred Laughlin Porter I. Dpd. Brown and Co Black & Co Dave Sawyer Black Herb Burk Robert Seaman Gus Mooney Guysville-Stewart Mooney Guysville-Coolville Himestone Carthage Gap Sharpsburg Joy Joy Creek Athens-Albany Tom Foster Albany Hebbardsville Foster Andrew Murphy Kimberly- Carbondale Murphy Kimberly Bridge Nelsonville Athens

It Started Something Mayr Remedy Prompts Town Talk

A promotional letter touts Mayr's Wonderful Remedy as curing various ailments by removing catarrhal mucus from the intestinal tract. The writer claims dramatic improvements including relief from gallstones and stomach issues, with a money back guarantee. Distribution cites Metco Drug Co., Athens Gem Pharmacy, Nelsonville, and drug lists.

Mayr Gail Convine Metco Druve Co Athens Gem Pharmacy Nelsonville

Eagle Perches for Photo by Wildlife Society Committee

A golden eagle posed within camera range when a hidden lens near its nest captured a rare image. The shot came as photographers attached to the National Association of Audubon Societies for the Protection of Wild Birds and Animals organized unusual photos.

National Association of Audubon Societies For the Protection of

Crissinger Nominated to Lead Federal Reserve System

President Harding nominates Daniel Crissinger of Marion Ohio current comptroller of the currency to head the Federal Reserve System with Crissinger to serve once Senate confirms McNary of New Mexico is chosen as the new comptroller and Milo Campbell of Coldwater Michigan named as the rural farm director on the board.

Crissinger Marion Federal Reserve Board Washington W. Pr. G. Hardine Harding Senate Daniel KR. Crissinger James F. McNary New Mexico Southwest Milo D. Campbell Coldwater Mich

Auto Gradually Cuts Horse s Market Value

In Waterloo New York a shift from horses to gasoline motors is cutting horse values. An analysis of recent auctions shows horses average 90 dollars now, down from 150 to 200 two years ago.

Waterloo Dobbin New York

Standing Army Approved in House Bill for 1923 24

Washington Jan 12 A regular standing army of 125 000 men and 12 000 officers is provided for in the 1923 24 army appropriation bill laid before the house today The bill carries a total of 814 064 294 with 248 797 051 for military activities and 665 267 243 for non military activities under the war department supervision The measure outlines budgeted defense funding and the wartime structure under civilian oversight.

Washington House War Department

Sherman bachelor dies in room he occupied for twenty years

Alf Bumbaugh aged 67 died in a Sherman hotel room where he had lived for 20 years. He had resided in Sherman for 40 years and was unmarried. The report notes his long occupancy of the room where death occurred.

Sherman Texas Alf Bumbaugh

Mayfield Senator-Elect Earley Visits Senate Chamber

Senator-Elect Earley of Texas dismissed gossip about protest or fight over his seating as he visited the Senate chamber for the first time. The remarks were made amid circulating rumors and political tension surrounding his arrival.

Washington Earley, Mayfield Texas Senate

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