International Holiness Church Draws Wide Interest
AVersonville reports strong turnout as Rev. Brown delivers a stirring message. The missionary Rev. Rassmann leads a cornet solo and Conley sings baritone. Sunday schedule includes Sunday school at 9 30, sermon at 10 30, missionary service at 2, and an evangelistic service at 7 led by Rev. Brown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ternational Holiness Church
J. C. Brillhart
Fard
Brown
V. Rassmann
Conley
Unday
Suny School
Rev. Brown
Rassmann
Better Nelsonville: Efforts to Clean Up the Town
A fragment from Nelsonville discusses the town’s struggle and residents, including men and women on boards and committees, who work earnestly to clean up the community amid criticism.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
Old Town
Better Nelsonville: one man with a council for town reform
A taxpayer calls for radical change in Nelsonville governance citing sickness and untidiness. He urges adopting a council government with a single paid administrator to drive reforms, improve sanitation, and fund cleaning with soap and water as a priority. The piece invites Chamber of Commerce inquiry and public accountability.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
Chamber of Commerce
Messenger
Sunday Service Schedule at Local Episcopal Church
The Episcopal Church invites all to Sunday school at 9 00 a m and a sermon at 6 45 p m by Pastor Rev C B Plummer. All are welcome to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Episcopal Church
C. B. Plummer
Independent Holiness Church Sunday services and meetings
The church schedules Sunday school at 9 30 a m preaching at 10 30 a m and 7 p m with a class meeting at noon and a young peoples meeting at 6 30 p m A cordial invitation is extended to all.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Independent Holiness Church
Young Peoples
Sermon Sparks Large Meeting in Oakley Sermon Themes
A religious gathering in Oakley grows with strong attendance as pastor Oakley delivers "The Last of All" and the week sees seven more confessions. Bible school expects 150 women and 125 men while total attendance nears 600. Services Sunday include quiet communion and the evening message "There Is No Alternative" with baptismal rites in the new auditorium.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oakley
Bereans
Charming Affair by Maccabees Ladies Benefit Association
A charming social event last night featured the Maccabees Ladies Benefit Association entertaining their husbands and the Knights of Maccabees and their wives in their hall. Miss Hoover of New Salem and deputies Mr. Devol and Mr. Skinn gave inspiring talks. A 16 member drill team performed a praised routine in white uniforms with red trim, followed by an elegant lunch for about 100 guests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ladies Benefit Association of the Maccabees
Knights of Maccabees
Miss Hoover
New Salem
Devol
Skinn
Sir Knights
Sunday Communion Service to Welcome New Members
Sunday morning over sixty new members will join the church and observe the Lord's Supper. About thirty will be baptized. A song service precedes evening worship led by Mrs. Edward Cooley who directs the choir. sermons titled Not Disobedient and Listening to the Wrong Man. Mrs. John Saltz and Miss Agnes Raybould lead the Endeavor Society ongoing with full support hoped. Last Sundays Sunday school attendance set a record at 238 with 62 in the Men’s Bible Class. How many tomorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Cooley
John Saltz
Agnes Raybould
Endeavor Society
Bank Robbery Reported in Detroit Branch Heist
Four bandits robbed a Detroit American State Bank branch of 14000 dollars after nine o clock today. They locked two employees in a rear room and knocked unconscious a third before escaping in an automobile. The vault had just been opened for the day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
American State Bank of Detroit
Salvation Army to Begin Services Monday in Athens
The Salvation Army will open services Monday at 7:30 p.m. in the mayor's office at the city building Athens. Brigadier A W Baillie from Cleveland will lead the opening service assisted by Staff Captain Hoffman Captain and Mrs Ditmer and Adjutant Gough from Chillicothe along with Ensign Madness and the escort. An open air service will be held at the courthouse corner at 6 30 p m with piano and chairs arranged for the hall service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salvation Army
DeVol
Athens
A. W. Baillie
Cleveland
Hoffman
Ditmer
Gough
Chillicothe
Coolville Sewing Club bids farewell to Harper couple
Mrs H M Walden entertained the Sewing Club and their husbands at her Main Street home last Thursday for a farewell party honoring Dr and Mrs C H B Harper who will relocate to Convoy Ohio. The evening featured music and conversation followed by refreshments. Members regretted losing a faithful friend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. M. Walden
Sewing Club
Main Street
C. HB. Harper
Convoy
Mr and Mrs Fred Bunion Return From Oakland Md Visit
Mr and Mrs Fred Bunion returned home Thursday after a week visiting friends in Oakland Maryland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Bunion
Oakland
Funeral Held For Infant Howard D Kincade
Funeral services for eight month old Howard Davis Kincade were held Thursday at his parents home, Mr and Mrs Ira Kincade, following the infant's death on Wednesday from pneumonia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard Davis Kincade
Ira Kincade
Social guests and business visitors noted in Belpre
Mrs C M White was the guest of Miss Anna Scott of Belpre last Thursday. Marcus Clark of Clarks Mills visited the village for one day last week on business. Andrew Bentz was a business visitor in Columbus last Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. M. White
Anna Scott
Belpre
Marcus Clark
Clarks Mills
Andrew Bentz
Columbus
Gala juvenile party honors Harper sisters before departure
A surprise party at Miss Doris Aiken's home celebrated Miss Lucile Harper and Miss Marie Harper as they prepare to leave the village. Guests enjoyed kids games and refreshments for an evening of unusual pleasure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Doris Aiken
Lucile
Marie Harper
Carletons Host Small Gathering For Friends
Mr and Mrs G F Carleton entertained a few friends at their home last Thursday evening. The hours were enjoyably spent in games, conservation and other diversions.
Bergdoll Safe in Germany Red Tape Delays Return
Washington officials say the United States faces difficulty in obtaining Grover Cleveland Bergdoll from Germany. They acknowledge no available method to compel his return except informal representations to the German government for surrender.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United States
Grover Cleveland
Bergdoll
Philadelphia
Germany
Russia
State Departments
Couple’s Love Letters Mixed with whiskey in trunk discovery
Two amorous letters to married women were found with a broken whiskey bottle in a Fairmont trunk. Police seek the owner. The trunk also held silk pajamas and clothing along with three quarts of whiskey, suggesting a domestic mishap or disguise.
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Fairmont
W. Va
Condition of Miss Morse Considered Serious
The condition of C Augusta Morse of 9 South Lancaster Street who fell and fractured her left hip remains unchanged. She fell from the top step of the Cooley home at 75 West State Street as she went to call on Mrs E D Cooley. She is in great pain from the accident and is in her eighty first year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. Augusta Morse
Lancaster Street
Miss Morse
Cooley
West State Street
E. D. Cooley
Famous explorers dead from hunger
Prince Peter Kropotkin, renowned geographer and historian, dies in Moscow from starvation. Born 1842, he began exploration with a 1864 journey across Northern Manchuria, as reported from Copenhagen.
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Copenhagen
Prince Peter Kropotkin
Moscow
Prince Kropotkin
Manchuria
Bronx Dry Sleuths Bust Sixty Thousand Beer Bottles
In New York's Bronx police uncover a warehouse stash containing about sixty thousand bottles of beer. The discovery highlights Prohibition era enforcement in a district famed for cocktail culture.
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New York
Bronx
Obituary of Sarah Katherine Smith of Ohio
Sarah Katherine Smith, daughter of James and Louisia Smith, was born December 19 1877 in Jackson County Ohio. She married Ira B. Rife December 24 1898 in Orbiston Ohio and had fourteen children eight sons and six daughters. She died January 24 1921 in Buchtel Ohio at age 43. She leaves a husband six sons five daughters three brothers one sister and many relatives. She was a good neighbor and loving mother who lived in faith urging others to live truthfully.
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Sarah Katherine Smith
James
Louisia Smith
Jackson County
Ohio
Ira B. Rife
Orbiston
Buchtel
J. H
Millfield
Robert
Redfield
Isaiah
Ray Fulton
Mullfield
Card of Thanks for Wife and Mother Rife Family
Wishing to thank the many friends and neighbors for the kindness shown through the sickness and death of our wife and mother. Ira B. Rife and children.
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Ira B.rife
Funeral of Mrs Russell in Chauncey
The local Methodist church was packed for the funeral of Mrs Mary Russell lifelong Chauncey resident who died Tuesday. Rev B F Timmons gave the address with Forest Rose Rebekah lodge taking part. Floral tributes were abundant and burial followed at Nyce Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russell
Methodist Episcopal Church
Mary Russell
Chauncey
B. F. Timmons
Forest Rose Rebekah Lodge
Nye
Auto Show Trip By Warren and Strausbaugh
Warren 3B Koons and George Strausbaugh traveled to Columbus Friday morning to attend the auto show in that city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warren 3B. Koons
George Strausbaugh
Columbus
Miss Law Visit By Chauncey Friends
Miss Dorothy Minister and Miss Lucille Bradfield of Chauncey traveled to Columbus and Delaware to visit Miss Lucy Law of this city, a Delaware student. In Columbus they stayed with Miss Kathleen Bradfield.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Law
Dorothy Minister
Lucille Bradfield
Chauncey
Columbus
Delaware
Lucy Law
Kathleen Bradfield
Death of Ralph Eugene Hale Child of Chauncey Couple
Mr and Mrs B F Goodson of Chauncey received a telegram announcing the death of Ralph Eugene the fifteen months old son of their son in law and daughter Mr and Mrs Hale Ruth Goodson. Funeral services will be held Sunday at 10:30 in the First Christian church conducted by Rev Courtney with burial at Greenlawn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. F. Goodson
Chauncey
Ralph Eugene
Hale
Ruth Goodson
Greenlawn
First Christian Church
Courtney
G. B. Courtney
G. H. Nye
Lloyd Pendergrass
Nelsonville
Christian Church
Chauncey PTA to Hold Regular Meeting at High School
The Chauncey Parent-Teacher Association meets Wednesday evening February 2 at 7 o clock in the high school building. Mrs Hatch of Athens will discuss a subject of vital interest to parents and teachers. Members are urged to attend and bring a prospective member.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parent-Teacher Association of
Chauncey
Hatch
Athens
Broken Arm Sidelights Chauncey Man in Cranking Accident
Homer Cunningham of Chauncey sustained a fracture of his right arm while attempting to crank his machine this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Homer Cunningham
Chauncey
Mrs. Martha Conrad To Be Taken To Columbus Hospital
Mrs. Martha Conrad of this city will be taken to a Columbus hospital for treatment the first of the week. She will be accompanied by Mr. and Mrs. Johnson and Carl Conrad, her son, who are at the home of her son-in-law and daughter Mr. and Mrs. Earl Johnson in Ellis avenue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martha Conrad
Earl Johnson
Ellis Avenue
Columbus
Johnson
Carl Conrad
Infant injured after bed fall on Mill Street
The infant child of Mr and Mrs John Vincent of Mill Street fell from the bed Wednesday evening suffering a serious head injury. Dr J J Hoodlet attended and provided medical aid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Vincent
Mill Street
J. J. Hoodlet
Revival services begin at M. E. church led by Rev. Dabritz
Revival services opened last evening at the M E church with Pastor Rev E N Dabritz in charge. Members are urged to attend and the public will be cordially welcomed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. E. Church
E. N. Dabritz
Thomp sons Return From Visit to Tucker Family
Mr and Mrs Preston BE Thompson have returned to their Columbus home after visiting the latter's parents Mr and Mrs M B Tucker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Preston BE. Thompson
M. B. Tucker
Columbus
Mrs Alice Hambel Improves After Hospital Request
Mrs Alice Hambel, ill at her son in law and daughter Mr and Mrs M B Tucker home, shows improvement. Her daughter Mrs Mattie Goodrich of Tustin Michigan, who first came to aid, fell seriously ill and was moved to a hospital after doctors Hoodler and Sprague advised immediate transfer. Her son John accompanied them to Grand Rapids Michigan where she underwent an operation and today received encouraging reports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alice Hambel
M. B. Tucker
Mattie Goodrich
Tustin
Mich
Courtney to Fill Appointment at Orbiston Christian Church
Rev Courtney of Chauncey will fill his appointment at the Christian church in Orbiston on Sunday.
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Courtney of
Chauncey
The
Christian Church
Orbiston
Athens and The Plains Ladies Visit Brookins Couple
Mrs BE Bingman of Athens and Mrs John Shafer of The Plains were guests Thursday of Mr and Mrs Guy Brookins in a social visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
BE. W. Bingman
Athens
John Shafer
the Plains
Guy Brookins
Knight Lodge ceremony at Chauncey Hall
Attendance and enthusiasm ran high at the K of P lodge meeting in Chauncey. The Bank of Knight was conferred upon five candidates. Twenty visitors attended and a fine refreshment course followed the work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
K. OF P. Lodge
Chauncey
Bank of Knight
Former resident injured by falling tree in timber cutting
Word reached Mr. and Mrs. M. B. Tucker that C. F. Hambel of Elliott Ohio, a former Chauncey resident, suffered severe foot and knee injuries when a tree fell on him while he was cutting timber.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. B. Tucker
C. FE. Hambel
Elliott, O
Mr. Hambel
Chauncey
Health Officer Reports Low Whooping Cough, Noted Chicken Pox in Athens
Health Officer J. M. Higgins told the Messenger there were not more than six whooping cough cases among city children, with quarantines in place. He added six chicken pox cases have been reported in Athens, circulating among the young.
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J. M. Higgins
Athens
Miss Murray in Row with Chicago Principal
Miss Catherine Murray, a diminutive schoolteacher, is not speaking to H. S. Vale, the principal, after he mistook her for a pupil and ordered her to run on an errand.
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Chicago
Catherine Murray
H. S. Vale
Local man fined for drunkenness and held on liquor charge
George Williams of Bishopville pike was arrested Thursday evening by Marshal Williams on a drunkenness charge and paid a $10 fine plus costs after pleading guilty. He was then rearrested for liquor possession and pled not guilty with bond set at $500 for the next hearing Tuesday evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Williams
Bishopville Pike
Marshal Williams
Williams
Mrs Brunton Undergoes Appendicitis Operation in Columbus
Mrs. Robert Brunton was taken to a Columbus hospital Wednesday where she had an appendectomy. The operation went well and she is progressing fine. She was accompanied by her husband and her father O. R. B. Chevalier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Brunton
Columbus
McGovern Chevalier Tie the Knot in Holy Cross Ceremony
Michael McGovern Jr. of Corning and Miss Maude Chevalier of this city wed Thursday evening at Holy Cross Parish with Rev. Fr. Shaffer officiating. The couple will reside in Corning after the ceremony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michael McGovern Jr
Corning
Maude Chevalier
Holy Cross Parsonage
Shaffer
Trips Reported For Local Residents This Friday
Mr and Mrs J H Henshaw and Mrs O A McDonald spent Friday together. Mr and Mrs Phil Blower and Miss Garnet Nott went to Columbus Friday to spend a few days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. H. Henshaw
O. A. McDonald
Columbus
Phil Blower
Garnet Nott
Timber transfer dispute at mine 256 may settle Tuesday
Mine committee received a telegram from State President Lee Hall stating he cannot meet G S Jones of Ohio Collieries until after the men return to work. Jones will meet Hall in Glouster on Tuesday if the men resume Monday. A vote on resuming work was held this afternoon and indications favor following Hall’s advice.
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Mine 256
Mine Committee
Lee Hall
Miners’ Organization
G. S. Jones
Ohio Collieries Co
President Hall
Hall
Aged Mrs Latimer Dies After Operation in Columbus
Mrs L M Latimer of near Hollister died yesterday in a Columbus hospital after an operation earlier this week. She was taken to Columbus Monday for the procedure. Funeral arrangements have not yet been made.
Union Evangelistic Services Planned for Albany Churches
Albany churches Methodist Presbyterian and Baptist announce a union evangelistic series starting Sunday evening February 18. Speakers Rev H B Warner and Rev James A Miller will lead with outside help. Committees including Rev H E Warner Frank Coe Fred Cooley Harvey J Radcliffe handle executive arrangements and meeting places.
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Albany
Methodist
Presbyterian and Baptist Churches of
Baptist Church
Methodist Church
James A. Miller
Presbyterian Church
H. E. Warner
Frank Coe
Fred Cooley
Harvey J. Radcliffe
T. W. Coe
Ernest Martin
Lawrence Morris
Faye Baker
Florence Brown
F. 5. Goldsberry
Addie Brown
E. H. Lasch
McAdoo May Get Job in Mexico
Announcement in New York that Jouett Shouse would accompany William G. McAdoo to Mexico City as guests of President Obregon sparked Kansas City speculation that McAdoo might join plans to finish the Kansas City Mexico and Orient railroad to the Pacific. Shouse had recently resigned as assistant secretary of the treasury and joined Orient management, keeping close ties to McAdoo during his Washington tenure.
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Kansas City
New York
Jouett Shouse
William G. McAdoo
Mexico City
Obregon
Orient
Pacific Coast
Shouse
Treasury
Orient Management
Washington
McAdoo
Ford Motor appoints Campbell to Walkerville plant role
Detroit January 29. Announcement likely next week naming W A Campbell general manager and treasurer of Ford Motor Company replacing F J Klingsmith at the Walkerville Ontario plant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Mich
W. A. Campbell
Ford Motor Company
Walkerville
Ont
F. J. Klingensmith
Unclear OCR fragment hints at river town motion
Fragment mentions furnaces near Hockingport and a serpent seen near Athens county river town. Text is garbled and names a well known firm and local hills. No clear event or date is established.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hockingport
Ens
Athens County
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Aversonville News
J. E. Zeller
Bell
Citz
Okeh
Okeh Records
Victor
Gem Pharmacy
Pythian Building
Stuart
Rassmanns
India
International Holiness Church
Salvation Army Services
Wm. Mills
Citizens Central
Bank Bldg
Nelsonville, Ohio
Coolville
Parent-Teacher Meeting
Mexico
Hockingport, Q
E. W. White
the Cline Ice Cream Co
Li An
Lostro AutoSajes
Cs Automobile Ae
Overland
Garis
Chaser
LAN
Tradin
Jim Jones
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