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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Mar 31, 1925

Page

3

Southeastern Ohio Coal Operators Organize in Nelsonville

The Southeastern Ohio Coal Operators association formed in Nelsonville with 51 producing companies from Hocking Sunday Creek Pomeroy and Crooksville districts. Seven directors elected and officers named H Charlton president J C Baird VP Don R McGill secretary R Eb Stuart treasurer. Next meeting set for April 6 in Nelsonville.

Nelsonville Southeastern Ohio E. R. Lama Trocking Domestic Coal Co J . Baird C. Robbins Coal Co Geo. E. Johnson The Deanville Coal Co Don R. McGill Lick Run Coal & Clay Co H. Charlton Black Diamond Co Clifford Hawk Long Hollow Coal Co L. J. Eberle Keystone Coal Co John C. Baird R. Eb. Stuart Association

Presbyterians Elect Officers At Annual Meeting

Nelsonville Presbyterian church held its annual congregational meeting in the church basement. Elected to the board of trustees were R. B. Stuart Dr. E. B. Acomb Victor Hough W. D. Wolfe and Ed Sharp. Deacon and deaconess rosters were updated with new names and officers including R. B. Stuart as treasurer and Mrs Ed Juniper as benevolent treasurer.

Nelsonville Mar The Presbyterian Church Dr. Sharp Clarence W. Bys Ders L. R. Kelch John H. Saltz C. E. Weltzheimer W. L. Hudson R. B. Stuart Dr. E. B. Acomb Victor Hough W. D. Wolfe Ed Sharp D. N Ed. Juniper

Mrs Weiss Hosts W E A Social Club Meeting

Mrs Earl Weiss and helpers hosted the W E A social club at Fulton Street home. Fourteen members attended with five guests. After the business session a social time followed and a fine lunch was served.

Nelsonville Mar Earl Weiss Beagle Hicks Hickman W. E. A. Social Club Fulton Street

Brick plant closed in Nelsonville for two weeks

Nelsonville March 31 The Glazed Brick company shut its plant here today for about two weeks as new machinery is installed The upgrade will let the firm produce a higher quality brick and increase capacity for future orders

Nelsonville Mar A Glazed Brick Company

Indian Chief Yellow Dog Dies in Nelsonville

Nelsonville mourns Chief Yellow Dog age 51 of the Mohawk tribe who died at home on Popular street after two weeks of heart trouble. He practiced Indian herbs and medicines in Nelsonville for seven years. He is survived by his wife. Funeral arrangements pending.

Nelsonville Yellow Dog

Auditor Fleck Leaves for Columbus to Audit district

Will N. Fleck deputy income tax collector for Athens Meigs and Perry counties departed Nelsonville after a weekend with family. He was chosen as one of four auditors to audit income tax returns for Ohio's 11th district which includes twenty nine counties.

Nelsonville Mar Will N. Fleck Athens Meigs Perry Columbus Fleck Ohio

W B A Initiation Set for Wednesday Meeting

W B A will hold initiation of candidates at its regular meeting Wednesday night. Officers and guards are asked to wear white and all members of the local society are urged to attend.

Nelsonville

Ohio University skit features Doris Woodruff and Anne Rosser

Nelsonville March 31 1925 girls Doris Woodruff and Anne Rosser participated in a skit staged at Ohio University. The performers acted in stunts presented by their respective sororities.

Nelsonville Ohio University Doris Woodruff Anne Rosser

Farm Work Schools Planned in Athens County Townships

Farm extension schools and community dinners move into Alexander and Carthage townships led by County Farm Agent T H Johnson. Alexander hosts at Fred Elliott home starting 10 am Thursday with sheep and pasture talks and a noon pot luck. Carthage session at Robert Runyon home begins 10 am Friday covering sheep care including stomach worms.

Alexander Carthage Township T. H. Johnson Athens County Alexander Township Albany Fred “Iliott L. A. Kaufman William Bailey Robert Runyon Carthage Gap Kaufman Carthage

Pershing to oversee Tacna Arica plebiscite dispute

The article describes General Pershing’s duty to supervise a plebiscite in Tacna Arica after a long Peru Chile dispute. Peru accuses Chile of rigging the vote by bringing in laborers and terrorizing Peruvian sympathizers, while hoping the process avoids war and protects U S prestige in South America.

Western Hemisphere South America Pru Chile Coolidge Peru Hughes Pershing General Pershing Dplomats

Additional first aid training for Belmont county teams

Six more teams in Belmont county received first aid instruction last week, per Mine Division Chief Jerome Watson in a report to Herman R. Witter, industrial relations director.

Columbus Belmont County Jerome Watson Herman R. Witter

Red Mill Haarlem Oil Caps Promise Fast Relief

Middle aged readers urged to use Red Mill Haarlem Oil capsules for bladder and kidney troubles stomach upset and tiredness. Doctors long noted its benefits but harsh taste limited use now solved by tasteless capsules. Cost is 50 cents with money back guarantee and available at local druggists.

Holland Red Mill

Ben C Brown Dies. Funeral Set In Hebbardsville

Funeral services are planned for Ben C Brown 86 of Woodbury New Jersey a former Athens resident. He died Monday at his home in Woodbury and will be brought back Wednesday for burial in Hebbardsville Cemetery. He was born August 19 1844 in Albar served in 1864 with the 141st Ohio Volunteer Infantry and later worked in Woodbury as a gas company superintendent and hardware merchant. He was remembered as a popular young man in Athens in his early years.

Ben C. Brown Athens Woodbury N. J Hebbardsville Bu G. G. Green G. G. Green, Jr Woodbur G. Green Mr. Brown Albar 141St Ohio Volunteer Infantry J. C Stedman Leonard Julia Brown Leonard Brown Brown House Tleward Hall Ren C. Brown

Mirror Trust Questioned In Personal Reflection

A reflective remark hints at doubt in reliability of mirrors as a source of identity and trust, suggesting skepticism about appearance revealing true character. The line implies broader concerns about honesty and self perception in social interactions.

Klan Members Attend Central Avenue Church Service

The Women's and men's organizations of the Ku Klux Klan attended a Sunday evening sermon at the Central Avenue church. Rev. Brown delivered a forceful talk on The Cross in Modern Life as part of a church series leading to Easter Sunday.

Klu Klux Klan Central Avenue Church Brown Central Avenue

Chesapeake and Ohio merger with Nickel Plate approved

In Richmond on March 31, it was announced after an all night tally that the Chesapeake and Ohio railroad merger into the Nickel Plate system is approved. Of 850,816 shares outstanding, 659,460 were voted with 506,565 for and 152,918 against.

Richmond Maach Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad van Sweringen Brothers Cleveland

Lumber firm lands contract for floor molding in Cleveland project

A local lumber manufacturing company won a contract to supply 55,000 feet of floor molding totaling 6 miles of trim for finishing a large apartment house in the Rocky River district of Cleveland. The deal underscores regional building activity and local industry participation.

Bucyrus Rocky River District Cleveland

Easter Eggs Hard Boiled Not the Vendors

A playful pun drives a local Easter item brief noting eggs are the focus of the season rather than the sellers. The piece highlights seasonal treats and community enthusiasm without naming specific vendors or locations.

Floods Roar Through Eastern States Floods

Boston March 31 Rivers and brooks in Northern New England ran high for a third day of floods. One man, John Gossekowiz of Chicopee, drowned from a small boat. In Lawrence six hundred textile workers were laid off as Merrimac river waters flooded mill cellars. West Massachusetts highways and the state border area remained submerged.

Boston New England John Gossekowiz Chicopee Lawrence Merrimac Massachusetts Massachusetts-New Hampshire

Wheeler Bitter Over His Arrest

Senator Burton K Wheeler of Montana, en route to Great Falls for an April 16 trial, charged that government agents in Washington used a false news story to debauch witnesses before the grand jury that indicted him for representing a client before a Federal bureau after he was elected.

Chicago Tnooze Washington Burton K. Wheeler Montana Great Falls

Flood Anniversary Remembrance in Bridgeport

Today marks the 12th anniversary of the 1918 flood beginning in Ohio. Locally the worst damage occurred March 26, 1913, when four people drowned in Wheeling Creek as it fed into the Ohio River.

Bridgeport Ohio Wheeling Creek Ohio River

Derailment injures several on Bordeaux Paris Express

In Etamuel France eight cars derailed on the Bordeaux Paris Express today injuring several passengers. It is the second wreck on this run within a week following last week's fatal derailment at St Benoit.

Etamuel France Bordeaux Paris Express Tve St. Benoit

Bonus for 4 percent to Zince Co workers in 1924

A notice posted at the New Jersey Zinc Company factory announces a four percent bonus for employees based on 1924 wages. The bonus will be paid quarterly during 1925.

Tiltonville New Jersey Zince Company

Vicks Vapor Treatment Promotes Direct Medicated Vapors

The article explains treating colds by applying medication as vapors via inhalation and skin absorption. Menthol camphor eucalyptus thyme turpentine vaporize with body heat to reach air passages and lungs, while Vicks acts as a poultice on the skin for a double action.

Forbes in grave condition after brain clot

Colonel Charles Rh. Forbes former head of the United States Veterans bureau remains gravely ill in Boston with a brain clot causing left side paralysis. His mother in Hopkinton suffered a shock upon hearing the news.

Boston Charles Rh. Forbes United States Veterans Bureau Hopkington

April Showers Near, May Floods Expected

A brief early note warns that upcoming April rains may lead to increasing flood risks by May, with authorities urging preparedness and residents to monitor weather updates.

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