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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 12, 1927
Page
3
Nelsonville Rotary Club members led by Walter Wolf and Lloyd Evans discussed Y M C A issues at the regular meeting. The group noted Nelsonville is the state’s smallest city to support such a facility and highlighted youth work and the community center role. Suggestions will be considered by the Y board at an upcoming meeting.
Nelsonville and York Township records for 1926 show 166 births and 99 deaths, with city deaths totaling 63. Causes include organic heart trouble and pneumonia, and the oldest city death was 100 years 6 months 19 days. York deaths reached 36 with pneumonia and cancer among top causes.
The report records population counts by age and gender in York township for the year ended December 41, with nine teen males and seventeen females, thirty-four white and two colored, nineteen single and thirteen married. It lists diseases required to be reported to the health commissioner, including measles forty-one and whooping cough three, with notes that for 1927 no diseases have been reported in Nelsonville to date and no homes under quarantine.
Nelsonville reports the death of Thomas Williams age 75 at his Dunglen home on Tuesday. He is survived by his wife and several children including John and Ed Williams both residing in Nelsonville. Funeral arrangements have not been set.
Nelsonville reports that William Waugh slipped during mining at No. 25 Chauncey and accidentally jammed a pick into his foot. He was transported to his Mason City hill home where Dr. Cr. W. Cable treated the injury.
Men's choir at the Presbyterian church in Nelsonville moves Thursday practice to 6:30 PM to allow Masonic members to attend the lecture at the Masonic temple.
A mayoral figure was fined 100 dollars and costs after a Monday night incident. He remained in custody at the county jail yesterday pending payment, as Chief Jack Pearson supervised the transfer.
Barron pleaded guilty to possession and was fined after arraignment in Nelsonville. The brief notice records a formal court action with no further details on the charge or penalty.
A coupe rammed into a local garage and fled, leaving chaos and broken glass. A rear compartment held bottles. one man returned with a bottle labeled furniture polish, confirming the vague suspicion. The scene settled back to normal as hush fell over the shop.
The Esther class of the Christian church held its annual election of officers and a business meeting on Monday evening January 10 in the church social rooms. After dinner, President Mrs. Harley Mitchell led the session and officers elected by secret ballot included enrolling secretary Mrs. Clarence Stuart and treasurer Miss Lulu Parry. Forty-six members attended and Mrs. T. D. Brown of Haydenville spoke briefly.
John and Ed Love were business visitors in Columbus Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. Ed Burdette and family from Athens were guests over Sunday of Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Imboden.
The Esther class of the Christian church organizes a soup dinner to be held in the church social rooms on Thursday.
An ad touts Creomulsion an emulsified creosote medicine with twofold action to soothe inflamed membranes and inhibit germ growth. It claims relief for persistent coughs bronchial asthma bronchitis and other respiratory issues with a money back guarantee if not relieved.
A promotional line touts the power of the Classified section to save readers money, urging customers to trust its value and seek deals in local listings.
Mrs Willard Bartoe entertained the WCTU at her Monroe street home on a Tuesday afternoon. Mrs Thomas Spencer led the business session with devotional guidance from Mrs Charles Reynolds and a program by Mrs George Beagle. Doris Wallace delivered a humorous reading and Mrs Glenn Allen sang with Miss Sigrid Love at the piano.
Historical records show influenza deaths concentrate in weeks nine and ten of the year with the fewest fatalities occurring around the eighty sixth week, reflecting a long term seasonal pattern observed over 86 years.
Thirty two business men and interested citizens met at the Chamber of Commerce luncheon at Hotel Berry. They discussed the recent Athens county reappraisal and problems in taxing industry. Proposed state taxation legislation opposing uniform taxation was also discussed as a potential remedy.
In Clovis New Mexico George J Hassell was found guilty of murdering his wife and eight children with an axe. A jury after two and a half hours deliberation set the death penalty. Hassell buried the bodies in the cellar and remained in the house a week before the mass killings were discovered after neighbors reported the family’s prolonged absence.
The vessel named Eewport is reported aground in Naragensett while aiding Pomnam, which also grounded yesterday near Diiszard. Local authorities investigate cause and assist crews.
An old advertisement promotes Musterole Cold Tablets as a relief for nasal congestion and head misery. It suggests use for chest troubles and pain and notes the product is prepared by the Musterole Co. in Chevetmady with a price around six dollars.
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