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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 20, 1929
Page
3
Nelsonville correspondent C H Bartlett reports from Nelsonville that Dr Samuel Mann Dieseg died in a Chicago hospital. The notice appears in the Messenger and provides a brief obituary notice with the correspondent's byline.
Nelsonville church observes winter communion Sunday with 260 members and goal of 190 additions by Easter. Jack Raybould will solo for morning service with "Open the Gates of the Temple" as Rev. Lloyd Pijyans preaches on unity.
Funeral services were conducted Friday afternoon at 1 o clock at the Katzenbach residence by Rev C W Hoffman largely attended with many floral offerings. The Order of Red Men service was given at Greenlawn and distant relatives listed include Mrs Emma Smith Miss Gracd Woodruff Twi bil Power Mrs Catherine Van Etten Edward Lowry Columbus Mr and Mrs Frank Power Marysville Mr and Mrs C J Herrold Patashala Mrs Anna Wooirus and George Palmer Hebron.
A federal court report shows a New York Central Railroad arbitration board granting immediate hourly raises to 16 500 shop workers. Helpers and apprentices gain 58 to 68 cents per hour, with various increases for machinists boilermakers and electrical workers. Increases take effect next pay day and target several job grades and pay bands.
The Athens County Fruit School will meet January 23 and 24 at Troy Township High School auditorium to discuss fruit production and disease control. Speakers include A Z Flerstorff Ohio State University plant pathologist and T H Forks and C Holland. sessions cover spot disease thinning codling moth flea beetle scab and pruning with a table discussion to conclude.
Mrs Muolio Kimball, delegate from this district, discussed causes of fear in children during the parental education conference at Ohio State University. She cited instinctive fears such as loud noises and loss of support, plus fears formed by imitation and indirect experiences, and urged exposure and reassurance as remedies.
Dr. Mann of Nelsonville died in a Chicago hospital after an operation. He was married first to Grace McKee of Nelsonville, who preceded him in death leaving a daughter Peggy Ann, later remarried in Nelsonville. He leaves two daughters and parents in care, with the Athens high school and Marietta district connection noted.
The January Wo man’s Missionary Society gathering at Miss Beth Verity’s Madison Street home featured leadership by Mrs H J Long in the absence of the president. A program included papers on Japan and the Philippines, musical pieces, and prayers, with 22 members attending. A bridge club event at Mrs Leonard Cooley’s home followed with dinners and prizes for top scores. The Faithful Martha Class of the Methodist Sunday School announced a meeting January 21 at 7 o’clock with officer elections planned.
The Christian Church of Nelsonville will hold two weeks of evangelistic meetings starting February 3 with Huntington guest duo Cc Tuckerman and wife assisting in music and youth work. Rev H McCorkie begins his second year as pastor. Mrs Tuckerman praised for prior youth work.
In Marietta on January 15 The slander suit of Francia A Foreman v Thomas L Ormiston seeking 5000 damages began in Common Pleas Court The trial faced difficulties securing a jury It is the second of three similar suits against Ormiston a Barlow Town farmer Plaintiffs Clarence W Foreman Francis A Foreman and Frank Lane allege Ormiston called each a hootlegger
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