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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 21, 1925
Page
3
West team coached by Henry Coope finished unbeaten in nine games and opens the second half Tuesday at 6 30 with Central meeting East. Season slate shows ten games per team, runs through September 24 at the city playground with games Tue Wed Thu evenings. Mr and Mrs 8 Gadbury and son Walter visited the Elders at Logan.
July 21 Nelsonville bee specialist E R Root demonstrated bee handling during a chautauqua talk. He exposed his hands and face to thousands of bees to illustrate how honey makers live and act while discussing bee behavior amid a lively program.
A family of young waiters was featured on last evening's program presented by Adam and Eva. This afternoon the McVickers Symphonic quartet performed music for violin bass viol saxophone clarinet and piano. They will also give a prelude this evening before Miss Ward's address titled You Americans.
In Nelsonville on July 21 a birthday party was held for Vivian Jean Dilcher. Family hosted games and lawn contests from 3 to 5 pm at 6 Mill Street with a pink and white theme and dainty lunch. Guests included Jean Ann Kemp Shirley Ann Knight Alice Mechem Lenora Hannas Kathryn Duffy Virginia Keating Mary Jo Keating Margaret Gandee Helen Gandee Billy Weekley Jack Weekley Esther Dorst Pearl Shaner Bob Riley Jack Riley Donald McCreary Harriet Davis and other little friends.
Helen Sharp left Sunday evening for Logan and joined a group of girls who traveled to Cincinnati to enter a Girl Scout camp near the city.
Caldwell and Orland Cook left Monday with camp outfits to hike to Ontario Canada. They plan to camp enroute and spend two weeks in Ontario after arriving.
Mrs. Fred Wallace and her children Marcellite and Doras are spending the summer at Kenmore where Mr. Wallace has employment.
Nelsonville July 21. At a Friday night meeting of the city baseball commission and managers of the City league clubs the first half of the league race was closed and the West End team was awarded the championship.
Chauncey Bear Cats defeated a visiting colored team from Athens by 8 to 7 at the Chauncey ballpark Saturday. Fat Ferrel was a notable hitter. Local social notes report visitors Nelle of Frankfort and family, new birth of a son to Mr. and Mrs. James Jennis, and travel updates including Studebaker purchase by Mr. and Mrs. John Clinesmith. Mrs. Ki. O. Saunders leaves for Ashland after a visit here with the Lloyds, and G. A. Conrad’s Texas trip home via Parkersburg is noted. Harold Rose returns from Columbus by car.
Churches of God in Chauncey and The Plains will hold a meeting in Connetts Grove at The Plains next Sunday. Bible school sessions start at 9:30 at their churches, then gather for a basket dinner at noon. Rev. H A Sherwood and Rev. A L Bradshaw will attend. afternoon program begins at 2.
Chauncey residents Mr and Mrs Clarence Russell Mr and Mrs Donald Henry and Mrs Wilfred Henry with guests Mr and Mrs David Russell of Columbus traveled by car to Pomeroy then crossed the river to Mason City West Virginia and on to Point Pleasant for a picnic supper returning to Chauncey late at night.
Pupils of Chauncey sixth grade will hold a Wednesday afternoon picnic. Students should bring lunch and meet at 3 o'clock at the home of Miss Louise Dew on Jacobs Avenue.
An enjoyable time was reported at the party and dance hosted by Mr. and Mrs. F. E. Cook at their Plains home on July 21. Music was by IF. KE. Cook and Arthur Wilson. Refreshments were served during the social hour. Attendees included Mrs. William Hawk Mrs. Fields Mr. and Mrs. Walter McGuire Ath ens Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Wilson Nelsonville Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Kennedy California Miss Thelma North Sand Run Dorothy Hooper Lancaster Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Coon Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Nichols Mr. and Mrs. William McDonald and son Howard Harry Rollison and James Terrel The Plains.
Mrs Emaline Matheny of The Plains visited cousin Mrs Ferrenbaugh in Danville Ohio, meeting her for the first time in more than sixty years. Matheny is 83, Ferrenbaugh 73. Matheny also visited her brother Morgan Garber in Newark before returning to The Plains.
Mrs. John Shafer hosted relatives and grandchildren at their The Plains home on Saturday evening. Guests included Fr W Bingman and daughter Thelma of Athens, Guy Brookins of Chaungey, Walter Wharton and son Junior, Jerat Channell and daughters Maxine and Othella, and Floride Shafer, with homemade ice cream and cake served.
The Rev Mr Lenheim will preach on The True Sabbath at the Seventh Day Adventist gathering in Chauncey tonight. Mrs Lenheim will perform on the saw during the meeting.
Mrs. Clarence McDonald of The Plains visits Logan sister Miss Genevieve Frazier for a week. Albany guest Mrs. Sarah Knowlton stayed with Mrs. W. C. Nichols at The Plains last week. The Plains hosts include Mr. and Mrs. Walter Wharton returning from Mansfield. Residents from Wellston and Hocking joined Charles McDonald and Arza Linscott at Hooper's Ridge.
Chauncey residents record visits and weekend gatherings with relatives and friends in Columbus Wellston The Plains Somerset and White Hall including Mr and Mrs David Russell of Columbus visiting Ellis avenue Chauncey Mr and Mrs Clarence Russell Miss Viola Shields of Somerset Mrs Jennie Smith and S N Simpson with children Mr and Mrs Hawk of near Wellston and Mrs Mary McCafferty also noted among gatherings.
Miss Lila Lindenberg formerly of Glouster was drowned in the Ohio River at Louisville Kentucky on Sunday morning while bathing with a party. Ramsey Proctor of Louisville also drowned while attempting a rescue. Lindenberg and her mother, once employed in local bakeries, had left Glouster about a year ago and the mother now resides in Columbus. Everett Brunton, a friend from Glouster, left for Louisville Monday.
GLOUSTER, July 21. Mr and Mrs Andrew Sheridan and four children of Chillicothe visited Trimble Monday. Sheridan's father was a K and M agent at Trimble over thirty years ago, the family left in 1891. Andrew was 11 then and this was his first trip back. He and his brother Will work in a railroad office at Chillicothe while their father works in Kingston. The elder Sheridan plans to retire from rail work in September at age 70. A son was born to Mr and Mrs Tom McAllister last Friday. Mr and Mrs William Shaw and two daughters Mary and
Chillicothe reports the 1925 Green law directs a county highway system. A meeting of the county commissioners and township trustees will be held August 3 to select the main highways for inclusion. The chosen roads will be maintained jointly by the state, county and townships.
Ohio will stage a three stage Diamond Jubilee show at the state fair opening August 31. Charles V Truax said two hundred participants, floodlit track enclosure near the grandstand, performances at 8 PM with vaudeville beforehand. A style review and band will accompany the spectacle commemorating the fair's 75th anniversary.
Elyria’s $12 000 municipal swimming pool in Cascade park, funded by Kiwanis subscriptions, proves largely useless as water mains were not connected. City council refused to install a main or build a bathhouse until the park commission accepted the pool, risking another $12 000 in cost and ongoing maintenance. Rentals of bathing suits are expected to help offset expenses.
Memorial services for Lewis C. Hopp of Cleveland, a charter member and 26 year secretary of the Ohio State Pharmaceutical Association, will be held with the state convention at Cedar Point on July 23. Speakers include Prof. John Ari Lloyd, Prof. J. H. Beal, J. H. V. Amy, and Frank Freericks. Lloyd will address the gathering for the first time in 20 years, traveling to Cedar Point by automobile despite advanced age.
A concise saying attributes a rich man’s faults to his landlord rather than his own vanity. It suggests wealth pressures social relationships and expenses, with emphasis on housing costs as a dominant burden for those with money. The note conveys a wry, moral-leaning urban perspective.
July 21 Paris reports that French scholars led by Mme Irene Curie joined a Quotidien resolution denouncing the Dayton trial. University of Paris professors and Academy of Science members signed the document praising radium research and criticizing the Tennessee law controversy.
Mr. and Mrs. Max Bartoe Jr and Mr. Arthur Hicks spent the week end visiting relatives at Gore and Rockbridge.
Mrs. John Cook and two sons of Charleston West Virginia are guests of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Mechem. Rev and Mrs W D Sidman and Miss Callie Carnes of St Louis are visiting relatives in Columbus at the home of Mr. and Mrs J R Hickman and family. They will return here briefly before heading home.
Belmont county shows 9,086 dog licenses issued in the first half of 1925, up from 4,196 the prior year. Deputy auditor E. E. Taylor notes at least 1,000 more dogs remain untagged and cites a raid where 16 dogs were traced to one house with only one tag paid. Richland county reports 3,667 of 6,000 dogs licensed, with dog catchers destroying many untagged canines.
A report notes that about fifteen thousand bakers are employed in New York City. The figure reflects a sizable city industry and highlights job concentration in the baking sector.
In Celina on July 24 an elderly resident known as Gertie asked the matron to let her bob her hair. Refused due to age, she used embroidery scissors to trim her own locks, stating the result was neat but not gaudy.
Washington July 21. Farmers organizations urged a sweeping USPS reorganization for efficiency and economy before the joint congressional commission studying rate structure. They called for removal of the two cent parcel post special service charge and higher rates on mailing ecards as harmful to farmers.
The Rotary Club met at Hotel Berry at noon where a forum on business methods was led by W. H. Logan. The discussion grew general among members, reflecting wide interest in improving club practices.
Nine cars of slag were allocated to township trustees at yesterday's county commissioners meeting. Five cars for Riley Potter road in Lee township. Two car loads for Pleaston road in Alexander township. Two car loads for Figley road in Alexander township.
Boston July 21 with a jury selected trial of twelve defendants indicted in the Pickwick night club disaster began today. District Attorney Thomas C. O'Brien opened for the state as twenty lawyers represented the club officers and building owners who faced charges over the collapse that killed forty four people.
Contractors and others engaged in repairing the structure and constructing a garage on the lot adjoining. The description notes ongoing work and involvement of multiple parties in the site activities.
In Redwood California Gratien Moreau died by a device he created to stop holdups. His method employed a coat sleeve gun that would discharge automatically when a robber raised his hands at the signal. The inventor died from the weapon he designed to thwart crime.
What was once part of the Berry hotel dining room is now occupied by the Hatch library. The addition will nearly double the library space, expanding from the old hotel women’s entrance into a former dining area.
Louise Wilson Moore pastor of a Congregational church in Spokane preaches two sermons on Sunday and handles pastoral duties. She also does housework cares for a family of children and recently baked cakes for her congregation.
Carpenter ants at the London Zoo bored through an inch of plaster in an escape attempt, triggering observations of the insects as they tested barriers and explored enclosure surroundings.
Managers and umpires called off the first Twilight league game at noon as rain left the Hewitt Boden Floor Makers and the Studebaker Coaches unable to play. The field was mudridden after morning rain.
John Edwards and Harlan negro were arrested by Chief Bert J. Parker and charged by Mayor L A Koons with driving without mufflers. They pled guilty and each paid a five dollar fine.
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