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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jun 07, 1927

Page

3

Nelsonville to Improve City Utilities Building Plans Underway

Nelsonville city officials report plans and specifications for upgrading the utilities building and installing new electrical and steam equipment are being prepared by architect B. M. Coakley and will be ready in about ten days. The council also considers funding sources as street lighting assessments wind down and delinquents are to be pursued for unpaid bills.

Nelsonville City Electric Light Plant Committee B. M. Coakley Council Service Department Mclain Masonity Hill Fourth Street Jefferson Street Madison Adams Streets Eberle Scott Hoes Company

Newton Better General Superintendent Recovering From Operation

Nelsonville June 7 Newton Columbus general superintendent of mines for Sunday Creek Coal company and a well known figure here is reported to be recovering at Mercy hospital Columbus after an appendicitis operation.

Sunday Creek Coal Company Nelsonville Newton Columbus Mercy Hospital

Athens County Medical Society Meets at Legion Hall

The Athens County Medical Society held its monthly meeting at the American Legion building with a 12 o'clock dinner for twenty two attendees. Dr. E. C. Bean of Columbus delivered a lecture titled The Management of Labor, illustrated by slides, which was reported as unusually interesting, followed by a general discussion.

Nelsonville Athens County Medical Society American Legion E. C. Bean Columbus

Funeral services held for Mrs Ralph Henry in Nelsonville

Funeral services were conducted Monday afternoon at the residence by Rev. Ed L Morrell of the Methodist church. Sings by Mrs B F Le fever Mrs Elmer Bay Jack Bobo and Ralph Parks included Only Remember and Face to Face. A second service followed in McArthur at the Murphy home.

Nelsonville Ralph Henry Ed L. Morrell Methodist Church B. F. LeFever Elmer Bay Jack Bobo Ralph Parks McArthur John Murphy

Nurse's May report from Nelsonville actions listed

Public health nurse Miss Ethel Walker reports May activities in Nelsonville. She visited 10 school rooms inspecting 126 children and conducted 2 weighing stations. She did 40 YMCA inspections and 15 physician visits for patients, plus 5 social service visits and 126 patient visits including prenatal maternity infant welfare and school nursing. One patient was taken to White Cross hospital in Columbus for treatment.

Nelsonville Ethel Walker White Cross Hospital Columbus

I. O. O. F. Members to Attend Will Shafer Funeral

Nelsonville report states the I. O. O. F. members will meet at the hall at 9 oclock Wednesday morning to attend the funeral services of the late Will Shafer.

Nelsonville O. F Will Shafer

Conference for Students on Summer Work Plans

Nelsonville June 7 Miss Ruby Lee of the faculty will host a conference Friday and Saturday at the Central building from 9 to 11 in the morning and 1 to 3 in the afternoon for all students seeking summer employment.

Nelsonville Ruby Lee

Nelsonville Man Pleads Guilty to Intoxication

Deck French of Nelsonville pleaded guilty to intoxication before Mayor L. J. Eberle. He was fined ten dollars plus costs.

Nelsonville Deck French L. J. Eberle

Windle Pleads Guilty in Assault Case at Nelsonville

Clif ford Windle of this city pleaded guilty to assault and battery alleged against Merle Evans in mayor's court. He was fined 25 dollars and costs.

Nelsonville Clifford Windle Merle Evans

Farewell for Pastor Eugene Owens Tonight Dinner Held

A farewell dinner at the rectory honors Rev. Father Eugene Owens who departs tomorrow for a trip abroad. Present were Rev. Fathers Dunn and June among others as the community bids him farewell with a 6 o'clock gathering.

Eugene Owens Fathers Dunn

Farewell Dinner Honors Father Owens at Parish Hall

At the parish hall a surprise farewell for Father Owens followed a dinner with attendees from Byrne Athens Shafer Buchtel and Touey Nelsonville. Father Touey spoke, presenting a traveling bag slippers and a gold gift from the congregation. Fathers Dunn Byrne Shafer gave talks while the Misses Newman and Acker sang duets. The evening ended with card games and refreshments.

Tion City Byrne Athens Shafer Buchtel Touey Nelsonville Father Owens Father Touey Fathers Dunn Father Shafer Margaret Newman Charlotte Acker

Local residents and visitors extend travel notes and visits

Raymond Shaner of Detroit vacations with parents here. Mrs. Martha Harden recovering at Grant Hospital after surgery. Dr. and Mrs. Charles Howe of Westerville visit Nelsonville relatives. Others spend weekends at Lancaster Buckeye Lake Mt. Sterling and Buckeye Lake. Grace Appleton of Columbus visits her hometown. Weather strip rep Carl Ruddock visits sister E L Morrell. Past Chiefs of the Pythian Sisters meet at Mrs. Harry Davis. Mrs. James Lee spends week in Cleveland for daughter’s treatment.

Raymond Shaner Detroit Martha Harden Grant Hospital Charles Howe Westerville Nelsonville B. E. LeFever Jennie Buckley Harley Johnson J. B. Bateman Lancaster W. W. Whitlatch Pauline J. B. Hanning Grace Appleton Columbus Carl E. Ruddock E. L. Morrell Pythian Sisters Harry Davis Mill Street James Lee Cleveland

Five Candidates for Naturalization in Common Pleas Court

A small group of five individuals from Hungary Italy and Austria Hungary will seek naturalization in Common Pleas Court tomorrow morning. The session begins at 9 and ends by 11 with a ceremony hosted by the Women's City Federation and the D A R, inviting all local women to attend.

Common Pleas Court Joe Spisac Millfield Hungary Carmelo Carcare Glouster Italy Tony Altieri Athens Gabrielle Guerra Bernat Hersh Goldsberg Austria-Hungary Women's City Federation

Correction: Infant Wade Died Not Wade Love

GLOUSTER June 7. It was Thomas Lindbergh Wade eight day old son of Mr. and Mrs Zack Wade who died at Green s Run last Thursday not the son of Mr and Mrs Thomas Love. Funeral services were at the home last Friday and burial followed at Bethel Ridge cemetery.

Thomas Lindbergh Wade Thomas Love Green's Run Glouster Zack Wade Bethel Ridge

Lindy Hurls Planes From Cruiser Memphis

The scene shows a catapult firing a seaplane from the scout cruiser Memphis with Captain Charles A. Lindbergh aboard. A hoisting crane returns the plane to the deck after a water landing, illustrating a rapid takeoff and recovery process during the voyage home.

Lindbergh's Homecoming Flight Charms Town in 1922

In 1922 the young Charles Lindbergh returned to his hometown flying his own plane. The crowd gathered at a hastily built hangar as he began an air taxi service. Some townspeople hesitated but many first rode in his old army biplane.

Charlie Lindbergh Paris Charlie

Lindbergh's Lincoln Years Sparked Early Flight Drive

In Lincoln Nebraska late 1921 Charles A Lindbergh joined Lincoln Aircraft Company as a student and grew from a bashful country lad to a skilled pilot. He bought a used biplane, ran an air taxi, and, with Harry Ellis, began parachute drops while pursuing flight plans that would shape his future.

Charles A. Lindbergh Lincoln Aircraft Company Lincoln Nebraska Ray Page Lindbergh Harry Ellis Ellis Twentieth Street

A Pretty Frock Pattern Details and Yardage

A sewing pattern advertisement describes a dress in crepe satin with satin reverse, mounted on a body lining. It lists sizes 34 to 46 and provides fabric yardage for size 38 in multiple material widths. Pattern mailed to collectors for 15 cents.

Mont Ruth to Preach Saturday at Fairview Church

Rev. Mont Ruth will preach at the Fairview church at 8 o clock Saturday night.

Mont Ruth Fairview Church

French Alpinist Marcel Cordier Lost on Pillar Rock

Marcel Cordier, a French climber, became lost while ascending Pillar Rock in Windemere England. He fell from the cliff about 2,500 feet and sustained a broken leg. Rescue efforts are underway to reach him.

Windemere Marcel Cordier

Market Quotes Mixed Livestock Prices Across Heaviest Loads

Market notes report varied figures for cattle hogs and sheep. Beef steers range around 10.36 to 11.00 per hundredweight with receipts near a thousand head. Fat lambs bring about 14.00, bulk cull lambs 11.00, and spring lambs 17.00 amid lighter demand.

Livestock Markets Report From Cincinnati and Adjacent Areas

Market notes show feeder cattle and hog prices with steady receipts. Hogs around 8.50 to 9.10 per cwt in spots, sows and boars mixed, veal and feeder steers listed, lambs and sheep slightly higher in a quiet market.

Cincinnati

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