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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Mar 23, 1926

Page

3

Next Fifty Years Greatest In World History Says Dr Bing

Nelsonville March 23 S H Bing of Athens director of Parent Teacher associations urged four city associations to plan for a changing future. He warned about more leisure time and emphasized schools must offer engaging work. He predicted a fifty year leap as great as the last. The talk followed musical numbers and a social for seventy five attendees.

Nelsonville S. H. Bing Athens C. L. Horton Bing Helen Largent Charles Poston Joe Barnecut Mary Elizabeth Kessinger Mildred Baugh Young

Willing Workers Meet in Nelsonville Church Session

The willing Workers class of the Christian church met Thursday at Mrs. Frank Murphy’s home on Uspiar street. Members reported 63.52 raised from an apron party and a pot luck supper was served.

Nelsonville The Christian Church Frank Murphy Uspiar Street

Nelsonville High to Present Football Letters in Chapel

Nelsonville Ohio March 23 letters were presented to the 1925 football team at a chapel program led by Coach Stoltz. Captain Carl Campbell received his letter along with Charles Cook Willis Wolfe Chapman Woodson Edward Holland Blake Mechem Edward Boss John Whyte Harry West Bob Oblinger Leo Voigt and Ralph Fieck. Absent members Paul Figgins Oliver Bishop and Otho Shaw will receive letters later. Hi Y clubs Rev Lloyd Evans directed the program with talks on camps scholarships clean living athletics speech and conferences, the event well received by students.

Nelsonville Nelsonville High School Chapel Meeting Stoltz Carl Campbell Charles Cook Willis Wolfe Chapman Woodson Edward Holland Blake Mechem Edward Boss John Whyte Harry West Bob Oblinger Leo Voigt Ralph Fieck Paul Figgins Oliver Bishop Otho Shaw Lloyd Evans Paul Hudson Paul Weltzheimer Connie Crawford Ralph Fleck Ralph Ely

Women Propose Spring Cleanup and New Grass Planting

Nelsonville diary March 23 The Woman's Community club urges residents to curb litter and clean lots. It notes a tidy home-maker finding paper debris blown by neighbors and advocates seeding grass with Shady-Nook seed in bare and shady spots before ground hardens.

Nelsonville The Woman's Community Club

Entertain for School Class in Nelsonville

Misses Ethel Rosser and Lulu Parry entertained the Es ther class of the Christian church at Miss Rosser’s Short street home Monday evening. Twenty four attended the program and refreshments. The Blue division meets at Mrs. Sam Gilham’s home Thursday at 7:00 p.m.

Nelsonville Ethel Rosser Lulu Parry Esther The Christian Church Miss Rosser Short Street Sam Gilham

Powell Birthday Dinner Hosted By Mr. And Mrs Powell

Kelsonville residents Mr. and Mrs. W F Powell entertained as Sunday guests Gerard and Donald Powell of Ohio University Mrs Jennie Roberson and her son Bill of Athens and Mr and Mrs Phil Devol of Murray City It was Mrs Powell s birthday and a three course chicken dinner was served.

Kelsonville W. F. Powell Gerard Donald Powell Ohio University Jennie Roberson Bill Athens Phil Devol Murray City

World coal output shows rise in 1925 totals

The Bureau of Mines estimates 1925 world coal production at about 1.368 billion metric tons, up 13.4 million from 1924. The United States saw a drop in anthracite but a 36 million ton rise in bituminous output, while France Germany and Russia posted gains and Canada Hungary Poland and the United Kingdom fell. France and Germany show rising tonnage trends.

Nelsonville Bureau of Mines United States France Germany Russia Canada Hungary Poland United Kingdom

Shrine election at Nelsonville officers chosen

Twenty members of the Athens Shrine attended the ceremonial in Athens Monday evening for the election of officers.

Nelsonville Athens Shrine Athens

Dr Pierce Golden Medical Discovery Boosts Lima Woman

Mrs Kate Miller of Lima Ohio credits Dr Pierce Golden Medical Discovery with curing severe coughing and vomiting after doctors deemed her case serious. She followed directions, began feeling better quickly, and says the medicine saved her life. She urges purchase from a druggist or free medical advice from Dr Pierce in Buffalo New York.

Lima Ohio Pierce Kate Miller S. Union St Dr. Pierce Innvalids’ Hotel Buffalo N. Y

Congregational Meeting Set at Presbyterian Church

The annual meeting will be held Wednesday at 7 PM in the Presbyterian church. After the meeting the pastor will present stereoptical slides titled The Budget in Human Tongues. The canvass shows a $600 increase in church contributions over last year and final reports will be given at the congregational gathering. Nominations for officers were made for the coming year with a ballot to be voted on Wednesday night. Fourteen men for trustees, six for deacon, and three for elder were proposed with respective election counts expected.

Nelsonville Presbyterian Church

Esther Class Entertained at Nelsonville Gathering

Mrs Mildred Goodspeed and Miss Mildred Hutchins entertained Methodist Sunday school class No 19 at their Jackson Street home. Plans were finalized for an Easter sale on April 8 after a business session. Refreshments followed for attendees including Retta Howe Hazelzenbach Pearl Williams Florence Kelly Amy Boehm Anna Kontner Beatrice Jemers Rose Vaughn and Bessie Stephenson.

Mildred Goodspeed Mildred Hutchins Methodist Sunday School Jackson Street Retta Howe Hazelzenbach Pearl Williams Florence Kelly Amy Boehm Anna Kontner Beatrice Jemers Rose Vaughn Bessie Stephenson

Boor Family Ends Montana Visit in Neesonville

Mr and Mrs Stephen Boor and their two daughters departed Neesonville for Forsythe Montana after a three weeks visit with Mrs Katzenbach and her husband.

Neesonville Stephen Boor Forsythe MontAna

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