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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1926
Page
3
The M C A. announces a junior track meet in Nelsonville for boys under 15 from Nelsonville and Carbon Hill. Teams of twelve compete. total points determine the winner. Prize items include caps, shoes, and other awards. races and relays add more prizes.
Nelsonville page reports teams from the Knights of Athians and the Grotto to contest a baseball game at the city ballgrounds next Monday evening. A keen rivalry and star players on both sides heighten anticipation for a lively contest.
Nelsonville hosts league ball games Friday with the M C A versus the Shoe Factory on diamond one at 5 45 and the Legion against the Phi Legs at the same time on diamond two. At 6 15 the K of P face the Betas on diamond one while Athena and the Grotto hold diamond two. Managers must bring full teams or risk losing their spots to other clubs.
June 10 report notes Mr ng Mrs C A Emish and Mr and Charles Keating of this city operating at Huntington Nelsonville.
In Huntington West Virginia on Tuesday relatives joined John Emish who had a surgical operation at Guthrie hospital the previous Sunday.
The Factory team defeated the Centralites 8 to 5 last night in a Twilight game. Withem and Hoover pitched with Adams and Ditcher catching for the Factory, while Chapman played for Central. Tonight Eddies Barbers will meet the Buckeyes.
Dr and Mrs J M Hyde traveled to Logan on Wednesday to attend the nuptials of Miss Nelle Allen and Mr Henry V Adams. The couple planned a Europe wedding trip and will reside in Evanston Illinois after their return. Adams maintains extensive Chicago business interests.
William George, 56, died at 2 30 this morning at Cherrington hospital Logan after an operation for appendicitis Tuesday. Body sent to Stout's mortuary and prepared for burial, later taken to his Starr township home. Survived by wife and seven children.
Emma Dexter aged 64 died at her New Pittsburgh residence. Funeral services set for Friday at the New Pittsburgh church with burial at Buchtel. She leaves several children.
Isaac Williams aged 82 died Wednesday at his Longstreth home after a lingering illness. Funeral services are set for Saturday at 2 PM at the Carbon Hill Christian church. He leaves a widow and several children.
Mr. and Mrs. Waldo Chute of Huntington visit relatives here. Edna Louise and Ruth Dunlap of Congo are guests of grandparents Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Evans. Mr. and Mrs. Pearl Perkins are
A birth announced for a son born June 9. Mrs. C. A. Stover spent Wednesday and Thursday in Columbus. Miss Selma Canterbury of Charleston W Va visits her aunt Mrs Will Barker. Mrs. Sam Longley and son John were in Columbus Wednesday, visiting Mr Longley recovering from an operation at the University hospital.
Joe B. Davis of Nelsonville ships several horses to Toledo for entry in a major horse show.
At Chau Tauqua in Nelsonville on June 10 crowds enjoyed a diverse schedule. Glen Wells offered a musical drama “Discontent” with partial evening performances of “Smilin’ Thru” by six actors, while Irene Stolofsky violinist and Dr. J. G. McMurtry presented a program and the lecture “My Interpretation of the Twenty Third Psalm.” Arthur Walwyn Evans, a Welsh orator, spoke on “What America Means to Me.” Pay night and Saturday promise further programs.
The text notes Friday night program starts at 8 and an 8:45 kickoff. Afternoon sessions open at 2 30. The schedule outlines multiple starting times for events or performances.
A Rickenbacher sedan stolen from E. J. Dillon of 137 Richards Street Columbus was found on Carpenter Street after police investigation. The car contained a slicker a top coat chocolates a mashed hat films a bottle of soda drugs and a small nitro glycerine bottle. The owner retrieved the property in Athens this morning.
Ensign Enceeta Weeks Sweep guard recently visited the home of Mr. and Mrs. Wade Knight at 93 W Eleventh Ave in Columbus. He graduated from the Coast Guard Academy in New London Conn on May 14 and was assigned to the steamship Yacama docked in Savannah Ga. He is the youngest son of L A Whitmore of Buchtel Ohio.
In Common Pleas journal today the Standard Oil company case against J A Reasoner et al is settled out of court and dismissed. The Artistic Garment company suit against H Schecter ends with costs paid and by consent of parties dismissed after out of court settlement.
An old style advertisement touts Zemo antiseptic liquid for clear skin. It claims to treat eczema ringworm pimples and blackheads with day or night use and offers 60 cent small or one dollar large bottles.
Judge Worstell overruled a motion for a new trial in the Hook case against McKee and granted temporary relief in several matters. Wade Everett was allowed to further plead against Bertha Everett. Alimony was granted to Adda Wolfe pending her suit against Vance Wolfe with payments of 50 dollars split before June 10 and June 25. Bessie Carmen sought alimony and a temporary injunction to block Samuel Carmen from drawing on a 1500 dollar deposit held at Athens National Bank.
An advertisement endorses Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery as a general health tonic. Mrs. C. J. Hess reports recovery from a prior cold and flu after using the product. The ad promotes liquid or tablet forms and offers a 10 cent trial by mail from Dr. Pierce's Invalids' Hotel in Buffalo, N Y with optional free medical advice.
Mr Merrill Atkinson returns to Logan West Virginia Friday visiting his mother Mrs H L Atkinson at 167 North Lancaster Street after attending Shriners ceremonies in Philadelphia and Atlantic City and Ohio University commencement exercises. Prof and Mrs Bing just returned from Rio Grande after the fifty year anniversary celebration of Rio Grande College where Mr Bing was a former president.
Local shop advertises straw and felt hats for men and trimmed ladies hats at reduced prices. The notice emphasizes discounted ladies hats and a sale on men's straw and felt styles.
Mrs H L Atkinson has returned from Rio Grande where she attended the fiftieth anniversary celebration of Rio Grande College. The late Mr H L Atkinson was a member of the class of 1898.
Miss Mary Jane Brison head of art at Ohio university left last evening for her Nova Scotia home to spend the summer.
A major U.S. packing house reported shipments of 113 898 cars filled with perishables during 1925. The figure reflects heavy volumes moving to markets across the United States.
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