Insanity Not a Crime Says Athens Hospital Chief
Nelsonville Rotary heard Dr. J. H. Berry of the Athens state hospital declare insanity is not a crime but a treatable disease. He noted 1350 patients and 170 staff at Athens, 24 percent discharged cured last year, 20 percent improved, with 226 new patients and a 180 head dairy herd producing milk and butter valued at 124 dollars daily.
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Nelsonville
J. H. Berry
Athens State Hospital
Department of Public Welfare
Athens
Berry
Cleveland
Massillon
Athens Hospital
Ekaio
Ohio council to hold sixty sixth Sunday school convention
Nelsonville June 24 delegates to the Ohio council of religious education will travel to Elyria for the sixty sixth state Sunday school convention from June 30 to July 4. Delegates should contact Athens county council secretary Mrs Henry Lancaster Nelsonville to secure credentials and certificates for one and one half fare round trip to Elyria.
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Nelsonville
Ohio Council of Religious Education
Elyria
Athens
Enrollment Grows at Daily Vacation Bible School
Enrollment at the daily vacation Bible school increased with 147 pupils enrolled yesterday, up from a prior day tally of twelve fewer students.
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Nelsonville
Daily Vacation Bible School
Ich
Mrs Boles to Speak on Americanism in Nelsonville
In Nelsonville Ohio on Thursday at 2 pm Mrs Boles of Columbus will lecture on Americanism in the Klan hall. The event draws local residents and guests to hear the address.
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Nelsonville
Excursion to Tiffin Revised Departure Time
Correction notes the Nelsonville to Tiffin excursion will depart at 3 a m next Sunday instead of the 2 o'clock time announced in yesterday's Messenger. The change affects all travelers from Nelsonville and nearby areas.
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Nelsonville
Tiffin
Willing Workers Meet at Mrs. Kuhn Home
The Willing Workers class of the Christian church held its monthly business meeting at Mrs. James Kuhn's home on Grover Street. After the session, refreshments were served to twelve members.
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Nelsonville
The
Christian Church
James Kuhn
Grover Street
First Nelsonville Tonsil Clinic Operates At High School
Eleven children underwent tonsil removals in Nelsonville at a public clinic held Tuesday in the senior high school building. Dr Copeland of Athens with local doctors performed the operations assisted by nurses Miss Hopkins and Miss Krum. Ages ranged from 6 to 16, with many parents in attendance. A second clinic is planned next Tuesday for fifteen more patients.
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Nelsonville
Copeland
Athens
Pritchard
S. E
C. C. Butt
Ruth Hopkins
Krum
Logan
Glouster
Colored Citizens Services Highlight Local Churches
Sunday events featured Our Colored Citizens Services at A. M. E. church with Rev. T. J. Carter and evening sermon by C. V. Truitt of Wiley Chapel A. M. E. church. Attendees included members from Hannibal lodge 41 Newark and 18 lodges represented at St John’s Day services. The Colored Independents defeated Drakes Ohio 6 to 4 with Browns and Jones pitching.
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OUR
T. J. Carter
Zoin Baptist Church
Jamestown
C. V. Truitt
Wiley Chapel
Wilberforce University
Mary Black
Hamilton
Maggie Topsail
Minnie Holley
Columbus
J. L. Price
Carbon Lodge
Newark
Ohio
Charles Chapman
Grant
J. H. Norman
Henry
Hannibal
Drakes
Browns
Jones
Independents
New York Giants
Mr. Woodson
Funeral for Nellie Matheny Held in Nelsonville
Funeral services were held Monday at the Holiness church on Chestnut street for Mrs Nellie Matheny 37 of Nelsonville. Burial followed at Mt Zion. She is survived by her husband Charles Matheny two sons one daughter three sisters and three brothers.
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Nelsonville
Nellie Matheny
Holiness Church
Chestnut Street
Mt. Zion
Charley Matheny
Pythian Sisters Plan Summer Hiatus Meeting
Thursday evening marks the last Pythian Sisters gathering until September with important business on the agenda and a pot luck dinner to follow.
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Nelsonville
Pythian Sisters
Woman given eight year sentence for shooting husband in France
A French court imprisoned a woman for eight years after she shot her husband. The ruling drew debates over justice and gender dynamics in domestic violence cases.
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France
Mrs Adrian Dunn Dies in Columbus
Mrs Adrian Brooker Dunn, Athens county school teacher, died Monday in a Columbus hospital. The body was taken to Murray City to the home of her parents Mr and Mrs George Brooker. Funeral services will be held Thursday at 1 PM at Murray Methodist Church with burial in Greenlawn. She is survived by her husband, one son, her parents and several brothers and sisters.
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Nelsonville
Adrian Brooker Dunn
Columbus
George Brooker
Murray City
Murray
Greenlawn
Dunn
Athens County
Columbus Plans Motor Trip Through the East
He joins Mr and Mrs W H Grady and daughter Vivian Mae of Tourtavile Ky for a motor journey through the eastern states.
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Columbus
W. H. Grady
Vivian Mae
Tourtavile
Moran and Mullins sentenced in murder case
Vir sil Moran of Mullins West Virginia received seven to fourteen years in the Western Pennsylvania state prison after pleading guilty to second degree murder in the death of John Charleston. Van A. Bitner met with Percy Tetlow and United Mine Workers officials in Charleston on strike questions. New York police parade noted. Irish featured in coverage.
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Pittsburgh
Virsil Moran
Mullins
W. Va
Western Pennsylvania
John
Charleston
van A. Bitner
Percy Tetlow
District 1
United Mines Workers
West Virginia
Local Notables and Visits Reported in Columbus Area
Mrs. Sam Longley entered St. Anthony's hospital today for an operation with Mrs. Dave Evans accompanying her to Columbus. The Jonas couple announce a baby boy due Monday. Ed Dean and Mrs. Cable spent the weekend with Dr. and Mrs. W. I. Jones in Columbus. Mrs. Cable stayed longer. John Murphy of Columbus visits grandparents. Mrs. G. A. Ham attends funeral of Mrs. C. A. White in Columbus. Mrs. Jessie Needs visits Pleasant City relatives in Nelsonville. Mrs. Clarence Wemsley visits her mother in Athens. Mrs. J. W. Stanley and children return from Cambridge after ten days with the Cox family. Ed Tucker and Miss Charlene Garner travel to Blackwell, Oklahoma to visit a brother. Mrs. T. E. Wells leaves Tuesday for an unspecified destination.
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Sam Longley
St. Anthony's Hospital
Columbus
Dave Evans
Wilbur Jonas
Ed Dean
E. J. Cable
W. I. Jones
Cable
John Murphy
J. R. Howe
G. A. Ham
Lancaster
C. A. White
Jessie Needs
Pleasant City
Wesley Hawk
William McDonald
Nelsonville
Clarence Wemsley
Athens
J. W. Stanley
Cambridge
E. W. Cox
Ed Tucker
Charlene Garner
Blackwell, Oklo
T. E. Wells
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