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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 17, 1928
Page
3
Bond men for Joseph V. Zottarelli, a Cleveland lawyer who died before sentencing in a wartime saving stamp counterfeit conspiracy, were relieved from paying a $3,000 fine and court costs today.
Eu dora chapter of the Order of the Eastern Star served a chicken dinner for 78 members and 22 visitors at the Masonic temple for its annual inspection. Mrs Winifred Schweickart of Lrouton led the ceremony with corsages for the matron and deputy grand matron as music filled the evening.
Nelsonville May 17 James Skivers arraigned before Mayor L J Eb erle on intoxication charges and pled guilty. He was fined 25 and costs and will join the street gang.
Nelsonville on May 17 reports all former high school classes invited to alumni meeting reunions. People are asked to contact Mrs. A. L. Barker or Mrs. D. L. Wallace for details.
Mr and Mrs Bob Jewett announce the birth of a son at their Mill street home. Many residents including A G Mechem and Harold Mechem travel to Columbus on business. Several families visit relatives in Columbus Athens and Detroit with health updates and social visits noted.
The Nelsonville junior high announces the Friday evening commencement program at 8 o'clock in the senior high auditorium. The program includes invocation, the song Commencement Day, address by Rev. E S Matheny, several glee club numbers, class presentation by C L Horton, diplomas by C W Monks, awards by O O Crawford, and benediction.
A Camp Caldwell baseball team from St Clairsville will face Camp Shetler in Nelsonville Sunday afternoon at the city playgrounds. First pitch is 2 30 with Caldwell aiming to avenge an 8 6 loss earlier. Umpire J E Swyers of Murray City will officiate. no admission charged.
Mary L Stratton seeks to restrain Deanville Coal from further operations or removing machinery as Athens county Common Pleas Court hears the case with eight witnesses. A temporary injunction was granted by Judge L G Worstell. In a separate case Paul Bruce received a $100 fine and six months in jail after changing his plea to guilty of assault and battery. Jurors commissioners L W Roberts and J W Yaw were named to recruit 250 jurors for the coming year. A collection action by J W Bartels against Charles N Bates seeks $207 50 principal and interest on a promissory note.
Two days after escaping through the jail wall, George Ramsey of Hemlock returned to the I institution and surrendered. He walked to his sister’s home in Buchtel, Athens County, asking for authorities to be notified. The other escapees remain at Uberty.
Gen Umberto Nobile reports to the government that the polar dirigible will complete its Arctic cruise by returning to Spitzbergen after tracing a route through Nova Zembia and over unexposed ice fields.
In Nelsonville on May 17 York Grange No 2436 will hold a regular meeting Friday evening May 18 at 8 oclock at the Oak Grove schoolhouse with candidates to be admitted. Refreshments will be served including sandwiches pie and coffee.
Co. E Weltzheimer was a business visitor in Columbus Monday. Mr and Mrs Ben Stalter visited their daughter Mrs Glen Oliver in Columbus Wednesday. Mr and Mrs Ray Barron and daughters and Mrs Thomas Barron returned from Buckeye Lake where they spent several days at their cottage. Charles Poston was a business visitor in Columbus Wednesday. Mrs Loren North spent Wednesday with her sister Mrs C A Hooper in Athens. Mrs Charles Price and daughter of Cleveland are guests of Mr and Mrs J B Hanning for several weeks.
More than 400 university women staged the Festival of Lanterns on campus last night, closing Senior Day. Lanterns lit the grounds as dancing, a Lantern Parade, and singing of Alma Mater drew the crowd, with taps from Cutler Hall signaling the end.
Otto H. Ludden wanted here to answer non-support charges filed by his wife Mrs. Margaret Ludden is under arrest at Taylorsville Illinois Chief of Police Jack Pearson was advised yesterday Ludden demanded requisition and the chief left for Columbus to secure papers and proceed to Springfield and Taylorsville for the prisoner Mrs Carl Fisher and children Dorothy and Rex have returned to Huntington West Virginia Louis Seidenfeld is in Columbus today.
Athens county women who worked in kitchen management will study pressure cookers at the May 24 meeting in the Chamber of Commerce rooms. The program is led by Miss Zula Dowler and Miss Adell Koch from Ohio State University. A noon pot luck lunch follows a morning session and demonstrations of waterless and steam cookers are planned for the afternoon.
Police sought to identify a boy or baby corpse found hidden in underbrush behind a Lakewood residence. The discovery prompted a homicide investigation as authorities worked to determine the victim’s identity and circumstances.
Dr Wang Chung Hai, Chinese Nationalist minister of justice, ordered to travel from The Hague to Geneva to present China's case to the League of Nations assembly. The Nationalist government signals willingness to accept an international inquiry and arbitration.
The Ohio University Alumni Directory, compiled by Clark Williams, lists all graduates from the first class in 1815 through the February 1928 cohort. It includes a general catalogue, class rosters, and geographically organized addresses. Notable living alumni include Earliee Bishop and William H. Scott with others in Columbia and Columbus. More than 6,000 names are recorded, with copies mailed to Ohio Alumni members and additional copies sold at the alumni office.
A Millfield observer extols a west side recreation park site near Eben Gillispie farm and a power station. The writer notes a large oak with a seven foot plus branch span, level ground, drainage, water supply, and potential for a pavilion, picnics, and dances if developed. The piece laments local inaction and urges spending money at home.
Judge Florence E. Allen of Ohio Supreme Court announces candidacy for re election through her manager Miss Susan M. Rebhan. She cites non partisan ideals and asks voters for renewed support reflecting on her trail of firsts as the nation’s only woman on a state Supreme court bench.
The document notes her election to the position of common pleas judge in a general jurisdiction court. It highlights the official outcome and the jurisdiction involved without embellishment.
Chicago police arrested labor union official Gus Steinwick in connection with a bombing at the home of Fred Elche, a juror who convicted gangster Eugene Red McLaughlin. The blast damaged the building front, injured no one inside, and shook surrounding structures as Elche and his family were struck by debris. Elche was to testify in a state probe of militant methods used by McLaughlin’s associates to sway jurors.
The Ohio university chapter of Kappa Delta Pi announces nine new members Ruth E. Sheppard Eliza beth Montaigue Glen Smith Ralph Orr Florence Coates Irma Jones Mrs Helen Biedel Esther Forler and Mrs Ada K MacCoombs. Initiation and banquet are set for Tuesday night.
A neighborhood notice promotes McCoy's Tablets promising gains of 15 pounds after four 60 cent or two dollar boxes. It guarantees satisfaction with a drugstore return policy if the user does not gain weight and feel healthier after use.
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