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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 14, 1928
Page
3
Dr. J Appert from the State Department of Public Health spoke in Nelsonville. He will present three sex hygiene lectures. Two were given at the high school. at 7 pm Dr Lippert will address a mixed audience at the junior high auditorium with slide illustrations. No admission.
W H Parks a well known Nelsonville businessman underwent a serious operation at the Mayo hospital Rochester Minnesota Tuesday morning Relatives reported via telegram that he rallied satisfactorily and his condition was favorable His wife and son Ralph W Parks accompany him
Ed Howard and his son traveled from Welsonville to see Stanley Barstow, injured near Hamden. Barstow broke his right arm in five places after falling through a trestle, with the elbow joints affected.
An important business meeting of the I. O. O. F. lodge is announced for Thursday evening March 15. All members regardless of standing are urged to attend by the officers.
The Esther class of the Christian church will serve its weekly dinner Thursday at the church. The event provides a community meal and fellowship opportunity for attendees.
The Pythian Sisters degree team will hold a practice Thursday evening at the regular meeting. Staff members are requested to be present by the officers.
Nelsonville Y M C A teams meet Marietta in a boys high school gym game tonight. A 7:30 preliminary features Haydenville independents versus Nelsonville Y girls, then the 8:30 main event with Campbell Longley and Dewhurst on the Nelsonville club. Volleyball at 6:30 has Zanesville facing Nelsonville.
About seven miners at the Imperial Stalder mine, Stalder, were persuaded to cease work at noon by a warden from Floodwood. The men, employed at the property, reportedly quit peacefully in line with prevailing wage rates.
Mrs James McKee hosted a Sunday gathering honoring her husband James on his fifty fifth birthday and her daughter's eleventh birthday. Relatives attending included LeRoy McKee and family Florence and Gerald Dee Lowery Raymond McKee and family Joe and Amos McKee Virgil Free and neighbors Ella and Mary McKee and James McKee.
The Tuesday evening program features the Tisther class of the Christian church with a group of music members set to perform at the church auditorium on Monday night.
A Woman's Community Club notes residents will use whitewash in spring cleanup. Readers are invited to share the recipe for a durable formula suitable for walls, fences, and steps. The club plans to publish the formula soon and discuss spraying versus brushing methods.
Mrs. Frank Potter returns to Dayton after a two week visit. Mrs. Clark Spring accompanies her home for a short visit of a few days.
Glouster March 14 The kitchen led by Migs Beckwith with PTA help now serves over 100 pupils daily. Students eat at the school area they attend to avoid confusion and plan meal prep accordingly. The senior Christian Endeavor will lead tonight's Church of Christ prayer service.
Dr. Frank Kingdon of Lansing tells Ohio university students the youth revolt must be guided by motive intelligence and brotherhood or remain foolish. He cites the prodigal son to illustrate youth’s urge to express itself despite lacking direction. He speaks at First Methodist Church each evening.
In USTER on March 14, a measles outbreak reports 56 cases near McLeish school miles from the city. The epidemic disrupts free school meals as mothers stay home to care for sick children while men volunteer to help with meals.
Wallace J. Doughton of the National Research bureau of Washington and New York surveys conditions in the Hocking coal fields. He states he is not employed by operators or minors but to gather true facts for the bureau he represents. He has been in the county about two weeks and will likely stay as long.
The Taylor Ridge revival led by Rev. G. B. Court auncey and Rev. F. of this city continues for a second week with services each night and new additions to the church this week.
Funeral services for Mrs. Sarah Tryon of Spencer Ridge near Corning were conducted Monday at 2 PM with burial in Dew Cemetery near Burree. The 57 year old widow of Ezra Tryon had previously resided in Trimble for several years.
Dr. Kijointed discusses revolt, religion, and truth in a stern critique. He argues the value of an intelligent protest over mere revolt and notes the era’s search for meaning amid scientific and behavioral explanations.
Andy Matheny pleaded guilty to intoxication and was fined ten dollars plus costs by Mayor L J Eberle in Nelsonville this morning.
Mr and Mrs Carl Coakley and Mr and Mrs James Bland entertained at a Sunday family dinner at the Coakley home on Oak Street. Attendees included Ed Davis and spouse, L P Mone ey and two children, Alva Brown and two children from Logan, W H Barton of Adelphi, John Mooney, Alice Anderson, and others including Coakley and Bland families with their daughters.
Cosmo politan club met with Mrs. A. G. Mechem on roll call Tuesday evening. Twenty two members responded. Papers on the Blue Grass Country O Henry and James Lee Allen were read by Mrs. Robert Huenefeld and Mrs. Clarence Butt. Luncheon followed.
L B Davis spends a few days in Columbus. Jesse Van Horn and Carl Van Horn with two children Don and Carl Jr. visit J L Wilson. Frank Shivers returns to Wyandotte Michigan after family visit. William Guy of Columbus visits his parents James and Mrs. Guy. Dr A L Pritchard travels to Columbus. Mary and Fern Parry spend days in Columbus. Wayne Bronaugh and Mrs Bronaugh with two daughters visit Stockdale area. Mark Hick and Ethel Grant of Columbus visit their parents there.
Arthur and Andréw Allen rode to Columbus Sunday with their mother Mrs David Allen who has been in the capital city for weeks. Their sister Mrs J B Boyd of Columbus accompanied them home to spend the week. Miss Gracie Worden of Jackson Ville visited Columbus with her parents Mr and Mrs W S Worden. George S Thompson and his sons George Jr and George plus Walter Stoicklein attended Mrs Nancy Donnelly's funeral in Corning Tuesday morning.
Glouster residents will attend a mid week service at the Methodist church at 7 PM tonight to discuss the meaning of religion in experience. A party for the Junior High School Epworth League follows at 8 PM.
One large operator notes new business since April 1 1927 has leaned to West Virginia and Kentucky to replace lost Detroit coal contracts. W E Tytus of Sunday Creek Coal cites long suspensions driving tonnage to non union fields and warns continuation past April 1 threatens further losses for the Hocking district.
Jimmy Grill a 24 year old from Dayton is jailed in Cleveland on burglary charges after he said he entered a south side home to quiet a crying baby and then returned to his business. He claimed he picked up the infant and lulled it to sleep before leaving.
Cleveland embezzler John W. Kleiber was pardoned by Governor Vic Donahey. He was convicted of stealing $4,000 from the Unicorn club, a Cleveland social group, and used the funds in his own business, planning to repay. He has served 14 months in prison.
H. N. Burgett of the Southeast Ohio Motor club urges stronger pedestrian protections saying pedestrians have right of way in crosswalks. He highlights three E s education engineering enforcement and calls for clearer signs and pavement markings. Parking rules he notes are the toughest traffic issue and curb parking near business districts should balance mobility with retail needs.
March 14 Adelphi hosts Doc Waddell chaplain of Dodson's World's Fair shows the only circus sky pilot in the world will preach Sunday in Adelphi.
A promotional pitch touts BeautyWave as a home method to marcel and wave hair in ten minutes at low cost. It claims durable, soft, lustrous waves lasting a week or more, suitable for bobbed or long hair and promising salon-free styling at home.
Athens county leads 4 H club work with many boys. Extension agent T H Johnson will speak on how to attract older boys to 4 H at the Southeast Ohio Extension Agents conference in West Union on Thursday and Friday. He will also discuss fertilizer and manure use to sustain soil fertility at a York Orange meeting Friday night.
The Ohio Supreme Court sustains the Seneca county rulings granting Mrs. Clara Davison compensation after the death of her husband Prof John Davison, a traveling lecturer for Ohio Northern University who died from septicemia after a thorn prick at Green Springs. The decision overturns the Industrial Commission finding. Jockey Clarence Kummer signs with Hirsch stables, earning an estimated near $15 000 annually.
New Hampshire held the first presidential primary selecting Hoover and Smith aligned delegates. Early tabulation from 250 of 295 towns wards shows clear majorities pledged to or favoring Secretary of Commerce Hoover and New Yorker Smith.
Michael Effinger a 62 year old postmaster was found dead in his Lancaster home. Officials attributed heart trouble and noted he had served 40 years in the postal service and was in his second term as postmaster.
March 14 in Chillicothe James Wilson told the sheriff where to find a still. The sheriff visited Wilson's farm and Wilson and Lew Sims were arrested for making liquor.
An advertisement promotes MELLO-GLO cleansing cream from D. Zenner company. It claims the cream cleanses pores without stretching the skin and keeps the complexion youthful, pairing with MELLO-GLO Face Powder as a companion product.
The first spring issue of the 4 H clubs newsletter from Athens County is being prepared by county extension agent T. H. Johnson. It features articles on improving lawns, a profile of Miss Helen Mansfield a Vineland Training School alumna, and the Albany boys organization with officers listed. The editorial content covers thrift spring and tree planting with verse included.
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