Bartlett Takes Classified Ads for the Messenger
Stree C HE Bartlett is listed as taking classified advertisements for the Messenger, with notices showing the role and contact details for submitting ads.
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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 20, 1929
Page
3
Stree C HE Bartlett is listed as taking classified advertisements for the Messenger, with notices showing the role and contact details for submitting ads.
In Nel son ville on May 20 Chauncey Lane pleaded guilty to petit larceny for removing a tail light bulb from John Mitchells car before Mayor L J Ebberle. Lane was fined 25 dollars and costs. Jack Howard of New Straitsville admitted intoxication and paid 10 dollars and costs. Ralph Reynolds of this city was arrested Saturday night and pled guilty to intoxication, fined 10 dollars and costs.
U S Bureau of Mines reports soft coal production for the week ended May 11 at 9,125,000 net tons, up about 4 percent from the prior week. The 1928 May 11 output was 8,392,600 tons, and Lake Erie port coal dumping is running at about 1,000,000 tons weekly. Through May 3 the season’s cargo coal total was 4,716,085 tons, twice the 1928 figure for the same period.
Carlos Chute of Nelsonville says he was not indicted by the grand jury after being held by the mayor's court on a guitar theft charge. He claims the guitar was not recovered by police as reported but was found by him and turned over to the owner in Logan.
Dr. E J Moore, head of the Ohio Anti Prohibition League, urged churches to back the Eighteenth Amendment at the First Baptist Church in Columbus. He warned that newspapers fuel anti prohibition sentiment and said the league never supplied minors to gather liquor violation evidence.
Wind swept Lake Erie battered a 20 mile coastal front causing widespread damage. Waters inundated cottages and camps, wrecked ships, and ripped out docks. All islands suffered with crops damaged on Pelee Island and Canadian Lake Erie. The storm marks the eighth to hit the shore this spring, impacting the fishing industry and delaying resettlement.
Last efforts to avert a strike were to be made at a late day conference between Carmen's Union officials and Joseph H. Alexander president of the Cleveland Railway Company.
Funeral services for Dr E B Bell were held Sunday at 2 p.m. at the family residence 131 Fayette Street with Rev C W Hostman and Rev D L Browning officiating. The body rests in Greenlawn mausoleum. Out of town attendees included numerous relatives and friends from Columbus New Lexington Crooksville Athens and Glouster among others.
John Loudner, 74, died Sunday evening at his Nelsonville home. Survived by wife, son Fred of Deanville, daughters Mrs. Elmer Campbell of Portsmouth and Mrs. Charlies McCray of Nelsonville, and three sisters and three brothers. Two daughters predeceased him. Funeral Tuesday at 2 PM at Mrs. McCray’s home 245 Madison Street, Rev. Father Owens officiating. Burial Greenlawn.
Mrs. J. C. Hallett hosted a Sunday dinner at her Elizabeth Street residence. Guests included Mrs. James Nutter of Columbus and Mr. and Mrs. Henry Nutter, Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Hallett and son Andrew, with four generations represented at the gathering.
Mr and Mrs W F Heaton announce the arrival of a daughter on Friday May 17 at St Ann s Hospital Columbus The baby is the granddaughter of Mr and Mrs A G Cotton of Nelsonville
Glenford Dugan Post No. 229 leads a special meeting at the Legion Home in Nelsonville on Tuesday at 7:30 PM for ex servicemen interested in the Memorial Building. Important business will be discussed and refreshments served after.
The Esther Class of the Christian Sunday School will hold an important business meeting this evening at the home of Mrs Jefferson Bowers on Madison Street. Members are urged to attend.
The ladies of St Andrews Church host a benefit bridge and social at 8 o clock Tuesday night in Parish Hall. Friends are invited to attend.
Mr. and Mrs. Gates Trout and two sons of Columbus visited Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Ed. Crouse. Mr. and Mrs. 8 Lane hosted Sunday guests Professor and Mrs. Harold Knauss, Dr. Clyde Vanneter of Columbus, and Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Adamson, also of Columbus.
A quirky fashion note follows Mrs. Edith Beggs who returned on the Berengaria with a leopard to match her coat, suggesting cowskin coats may prompt wearers to carry a cow as a matching pet.
Miss Julia Casey of 340 Mackenzie Avenue Zanesville died Sunday evening in a Zanesville hospital after several weeks illness. She was the niece of Mrs. Harry Bath of Nelsonville and had visited the all home. Funeral services will be held Wednesday at 9 AM at the Catholic Church in Zanesville.
Mr and Mrs Leland Devore Mrs Will Varry and daughter Fern were in Columbus Sunday. Several Ohio visitors including Ethel Huffman Paul McGee and Hittle son from Dayton Miss Mary Elizabeth Kessinger guests Miss Maryetta Cann Lancaster and Miss Elizabeth Ketheart Mt Pleasant Ohio and others from Caldwell Athens and Cleveland enjoyed time with relatives and friends over the weekend.
President Hoover departs the White House for a weekend outing in Virginia’s Shenandoah National Park and fishing preserves, enjoying fine weather as he begins the trip.
Johnny Farrell brings his caddie Pat Geddes to England for the Ryder Cup and the British Open. Geddes has served Farrell for many years.
Four power talks with Britain France Belgium and Italy stall as Belgium refuses to trim its demand of 25 900000 marks tied to German currency deflation during the war. The United States offered a partial reduction in annuities without changing total payments, aiming to ease agreement and assist in the division of war damages.
Phantom armies about 800000 strong entrench on the Big Derby as Blues and Reds maneuver for a simulated battle around Columbus. Blues mass 900 mythical troops to strike the city, while Reds defend the east bank and resist the planned push. The clash between opposing regiments is expected before nightfall at the London nest, a strategic maneuvering point.
A. V. Whaley faced charges of possessing intoxicating beverage and objected to Magistrate Cart Whaley was ordered to the Common Pleas Court for a morning hearing. Bond set at 500 dollars by Sheriff Williams Wayne Wingett Wilson Ater and State Prohibition officers following a Friday raid on Whaley’s farm yielded beer.
A fragment notes a female pilot at the controls with Wynn Bradford mentioned, regarded as possibly the oldest person to fly. The readable text is limited and lacks full context or confirmation of details.
Police seek burglar who broke into Edmund P. Kelly residence in Columbus late Sunday and escaped with $22,000 in jewelry. Items taken include a $7,990 diamond pin, a $4,000 diamond bracelet, a $5,000 diamond ring, and a $6,000 pearl necklace.
An advertisement notes a new repair product for shoe soles that costs under 19 cents to apply. It claims to harden and seal worn soles, resembling leather, and offers samples by mail from Garver Building, Des Moines Iowa. Agent opportunities promise earnings up to 19 dollars daily.
A fragment notes a freakish mail route involving a letter from Center to Sheidenville and Providence, with rural free delivery interposed. The readable portion hints at a misrouted letter traveling between two points and arriving the next morning despite the distance.
Orlerein defeated Western Reserve 77 to 64 at home in a May meet. The win boosts the team’s standing as scoring leader Omari Reed posted strong numbers and coordinated plays led by coach Hartman. The result marks a decisive midseason win in regional competition.
In a brief notice the international guest, Oeng, announces plans to return to college this fall to resume study. Details on program and affiliation were not provided.
William Allen, son of Mr and Mrs Frank Allen, former Glouster residents, finished as runner-up in a marble shooting contest at Barberton. Ten-year-old John Kiss won the deciding game 6-5. Both boys advance to the suburban finals at Summit Beach Park next Saturday with Ocean City finals set for June 23 to 30.
Glouster High School’s graduating class will present Booth Tarkington’s The Trysting Place, Margaret Cameron’s The Teeth of the Gift Horse, and Bessie Springer’s Gassed at the Glouster Opera House Friday night. 17 seniors perform under director Miss Merl Danford with Paul Harrison as stage manager.
At Glouster on May 29 a large attendance including Pocahontas Legrees and Red Men gathered for the annual memorial sermon for the order. The sermon was delivered by Rev. F. E. Roberts of the Church on Christ.
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