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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1927
Page
3
Nelsonville reports funeral services for John Piccolo Preston to be held Wednesday at 2 PM at Stout's chapel. Burial at Chauncey. A Nelsonville Chauncey former resident who died in Dayton leaves a wife, two daughters and a son.
June 21 three arraignments were held in Mayor L. J. Eberle's court. W. N. Byron of Buchtel pleaded guilty to reckless driving and was fined 10 dollars plus costs. Cliff Wendle was fined 10 dollars and costs after pleading guilty to intoxication. Wesley Ogg pleaded not guilty to reckless driving and will receive a later hearing.
A surprise birthday dinner was hosted at Mrs Wesley McMannis home in Morristown for her forty seventh anniversary. Attending guests included Mr and Mrs Earl Morris and son Lloyd from Nelsonville, Miss Lillian Hellyer, Miss Ruth Hellyer, Miss Iretha McMannis, Mr and Mrs Harry Rizer and sons Jack and Jimmy, Mrs Fannie Green, Mrs Esther Moore, Miss Naomi McMannis, Mr and Mrs Wesley McMannis, Mrs Pearl Lowery of Morristown, Mrs C J Green and children Jane and Howard, Mrs Dora Hartley of Corning and George Hunter of New York City.
Friday evening a group of youths gathered for a wiener roast near Devil's Cave. Chaperoned by Miss Frances Bennett and several adults, the attendees included Catherine Ludden, Catherine Klein, Virginia Lamberle, Maxine Hall, Elmo Higgins, Evelyn Galvin, Charles Sims, Bob Huenefeld Jr, Oscar Hartley, Tom Wolfe, Ed Murphy, and Carlisle Keeton.
Nelsonville June 21 Phil Kelch travels to Columbus after death of her father John Dow a former Buchtel resident. Dow had been in poor health but died unexpectedly leaving three children Thurman and James Dow in Columbus and Mrs Kelch of this city Funeral plans not yet set.
Miss Louise Pearce and Miss Ella Patton hosted Mizpah class of the Methodist Sunday school meeting at the Pearce home. Fifteen members attended as Mrs. Clara Green was named president with Nola Bishop as vice president and Louise Pearce secretary. Margaret Clark became treasurer and Mrs Gabriel birthday treasurer. Plans include embroidering a quilt and a millinery sale.
Mrs PD N Gorsuch and three others hosted the Faithful Martha class of the M E Sunday school Monday evening at the Gorsuch home on West Washington street. Mrs Wesley Hawk and Miss Bertha Nixon led the devotions. After business, twenty members enjoyed a social evening with refreshments provided by the hostesses.
The American Legion post at Murray City announces a charity dance at the K of P hall in Murray on Thursday night June 23 to aid local flood sufferers. Dancing runs from 8 to 12 with proceeds going to relief.
Services were conducted Sunday afternoon at the A. M. E. church for Ed Lett, a highly respected Nelsonville Black citizen. Burial followed at Greenlawn Cemetery.
Byron Phillips owner of the New System bakery on Fayette street Nelsonville halted operations Saturday night. He and his wife plan a summer vacation and undecided future. Baker Leonard McClain will move to Dayton Ohio to seek a new position.
Mrs. Charles Jackson and her daughter Miss Julia Jackson of Huntington West Virginia left after attending the Traubert King wedding to spend the summer in Cleveland. Miss Jackson teaches in Huntington public schools.
Mrs. Clarence Stewart hosted a 2 to 4 pm Saturday birthday party for her daughter Betty marking her ninth year with games and contests. Refreshments followed for a long guest list including Kathryn Wolfe Mary Groce Mary Eunice Goodspeed Agnes Hartley Elise Keating Betty Jane Tignor Kathryn Hall Catherine Hardy Josephine Tignor Doris Frank Ruth Seibert Ruth Lehman Wilma Patton Fioretta Sommers Mary Whitmore Dorothy Rodda Marjie Connors Ralph Horton Max Keating George Pickett Jack Rittemeyer Tom Keating James Rizer Eugene Connors Billy Hartley Jack Keating.
Miss Jennie Klinebriel returns to Duncan Falls after visiting her parents Mr. and Mrs. William Klinebriel. Mr. and Mrs. Earl Moller and son Charles of Akron spend a few days with Charles Moler and family. Fred Craig and daughter Evelyn June visited Columbus, returning Sunday after a week there.
Mr. and Mrs. I. E. Hellyer and family visited Columbus with relatives while others hosted guests in town. Mrs. Maud Smith visited her parents in Columbus, and the Morrells, with children, spent a week in Delaware. Virginia and Kentucky travel connected with family events and visits to Yellowstone en route to Sparks Nevada. Mrs. Hammer, active in politics and education, lectures on English and ethics, and plans several days in Athens and Marietta.
Mrs PD Harry Hammer, Chicago club woman and former Athens Messenger correspondent, visits Athens and Pike County after forty years. She recalls writing during Civil War years and the Chicago fire, catalogs 50 000 cartoons of Uncle Sam, preserves rare caricatures from 1846 and 1857, and has lectured widely on cartoons.
An old advertisement touts Orchard White lemon lotion promising a flawless complexion. It claims two lemons mixed into a three ounce bottle will clear freckles, tan and discolorations for a rosy, clear skin look.
Dr William Caine has become physician for Standard Oil in Fairmont West Virginia and is organizing a flood relief clinic at Jenkins. He has served the unfortunates there during a weeks long visit and plans to move his family once their Corning home is sold. Francis Verfer remains in Good Samaritan Hospital Zanesville after an accidental self injury at Chap el Hill.
Harry Morgan, long ill at Holzer hospital Gallipolis, has improved enough to return to his home Sunday evening in Corning.
The fourth anniversary of the United Brethren organization in Corning starts next Sunday evening, designated children’s night, and runs for a week. Each night features a new program with outdoor speakers chestras and singers. Dr. J. H. Harris will attend.
Mr and Mrs Leslie Youman and their children visited Mrs Youmans parents Mr and Mrs Philip Goodman on Sunday. Also present were Mr and Mrs Ralph Olden and their party in attendance at the gathering.
Bloodhounds from Pomeroy trail thieves digging and loading potatoes belonging to Mrs. Lindy Will. The pursuit ends at the fair grounds gate where suspects escape in an automobile with the load. Local items note church pulpit changes and social visits. upcoming liquor case trials and community moves are reported.
The Meigs county board of elections certified 580 signatures from petitioners seeking a referendum on chiropractors at the fall election and to prepare for the August primary. This county exceeded Chico referendum quota with 580 signatures against a 250 target.
Raspberries enter the market early in the season in the Pomeroy and Middleport areas at 30 cents per box. A robust crop outlook includes a bumper blackberry harvest in the region this year.
The Rev. A. R. Harman, a grad of the local church, is noted in religious notices. Details remain limited in the fragments, but reference to Harman indicates a church or community event tied to Pomeroy Bend.
A home made quart of P D Q bed bug and roach killer costs 35 cents and promises to wipe out bed bugs roaches and more. The formula claims no damage to bedding or furniture and is used by hotels hospitals and railroads as a fast safe control method. It smothers kills pests and prevents hatching with a double strength liquid option available. Buy from druggists with money back guarantee if bugs return.
Thomas Drake of the Queen City Yacht Club Seattle arrived from Charleston in a five foot schooner and announced plans to sail to London and Norway then return alone across the Atlantic. Drake is 63 years old.
More than 200 Mississippi National Guardsmen patrolled Jackson streets as the grand jury considered the case of Walter Burley. The confessed slayer of Miss Marthew Vo Daag is under indictment or imminent action.
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