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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 21, 1925
Page
3
Much improved. His many friends will be glad to hear of progress toward recovery. Mrs FE Adams of Jackson Michigan is at the bedside of her son Al Lairson who was recently seriously injured at the Dorr Run mine. Miss Ethel Walker of Alliance is the guest of her parents.
Nelsonville May 21 Miss Margery Wilson movie star and former leading lady with Williams Hart and Douglas Fairbanks appeared in person at the Majestic Theatre and urged producers to fulfill public demand while elevating standards. She warned censorship boards overemphasizing evil and said Hollywood sustains about 60 000 jobs. films must balance realism with responsible content for children.
Eddies Barbers from the east end defeated the Buckeyes 7 to 0 at Natco ballpark. Witham pitched well and Tigner and Jenkins led offense with a triple and two singles and a double. Brown stood out for the Buckeyes. Barbers meet West end at 2 30 p m on Decoration Day in a high rivalry game likely opening the new city playground.
Matt Tolliver of Lancaster was fined 25 dollars and costs after pleading guilty to intoxication. The mayor suspended the fine on payment of costs and Tolliver promised to stay away from Nelsonville forever. Unpaid costs from a prior case increased the total, after which Tolliver was released. Funeral services for Edwin Andrews set for Friday at 2 pm in Buchtel.
Nelsonville yard reports the first installment of a 465000 ton shipment of West Virginia lake coal has passed the division of the Hocking Valley Railway. The C and O expects to handle the order locally. The White Oak Coal Company forwarded the coal from mines beyond Charleston.
The Circulus Romanus Latin club held its final meeting of the year in the new Nelsonville High School auditorium. Miss Helen Sharp led, with Latin “America” and a program on Roman topics including Caesar and Cicero. The evening featured talks, solos, and a jewelry theme by Eunice Juniper.
G A R members Woman's Relief corps and Glenford Dugan post American Legion are urged to meet 9 30 Sunday morning at the Legion home for the annual memorial services to be held at the Presbyterian church.
C C Sharp travels to Columbus to attend the Presbyterian church general assembly representing Athens presbytery.
The annual mite box opening meeting of the Methodist church’s Woman's Home Missionary Society will be Friday afternoon at Mrs. Elmer Bay's home. Members unable to attend should forward their mite boxes to Mrs. Ida Jewett.
May 21 report from Nelsonville states Al Larrson who suffered serious injuries in a Dorr Run mine accident is showing signs of improvement.
Evening picks list stations KGO KFI WRC WJZ WBZ and WGY with a mix of Booth Tarkington comedy The Wren a sixty piece saxophone concert and a U S marine band broadcast scheduled across times and channels for listeners.
The Glouster community outlines a May 30 Decoration Day program. Activities include a 8:30 a.m. assembly at Red Men hall, trips to Bishopville and Maplewood, an afternoon reassembly at Red Men hall, a 7 p.m. monument decoration at the depot square, a program of recitations and music, and a 6 p.m. parade assembly for school children led by a drum corps and additional bands.
GLOUSTER May 21 Spirit Spencer Ridge school furnished three graduates for the township commencement held at Congo Saturday evening Juanita White Ronald Dorris and Paul Harrison are the named graduates.
A memorial day program is prepared for Saturday May 30 at the Dew cemetery near Burr Oak with local attendance expected.
An advertisement touts Kojene a six ounce antiseptic available from Mckee Drug Co and other druggists for 60 cents. It claims Kojene destroys catarrh germs and mucous with spray or snuff and offers a money back guarantee if not gone in a week.
J R Lewis of Trimble leaves Tuesday for a Westward journey spanning Missouri Kansas Oklahoma and Texas for the summer. He plans to depart Texas in fall for California to spend the winter. Lewis recently sold his farm east of Trimble to Riley Morris.
John H. Karr, a Ohio University graduate, elected superintendent of Jacksonville schools at a Wednesday board meeting. Two high school teachers hired Helen Crawford and Mildred Kinder. Grade teachers added Nellie McCann Faye Reed Mary McCann Jeanette Wolf Eulalia Burdess Catherine Kellner Norma Moon Margaret Cronin. R A Brinkley rehired as janitor.
Mrs Agnes Wolf and her daughter Miss Grace departed Thursday morning for an unspecified trip. The brief says they travelled together, but no destination or purpose is given in the readable text.
Richmond Indiana will host Mr and Mrs G P Needham and other relatives. Mrs Wolf plans to return early next week while Miss Grace stays in Richmond for an extended visit. Misses Luella Vaughn Freda Mower and Ann Hamilton visited Corning yesterday. Misses Angeline Popley and Julia Gyure of Hollister traveled to Columbus for a day trip.
One hundred pheasant eggs from the state have been distributed for hatching. Fifty eggs were given to the Glouster Sportsmen club and fifty to Game Protector B. T. LePever for local incubation and rearing.
On account of union memorial services at the Church of Christ next Sunday morning there will not be any preaching services at the Methodist church in the morning. Sunday school will be held at the usual hour.
Trimble May 21. Trimble Grangers gathered at their hall for a combined business and social session despite stormy weather. The evening saw third and fourth degree conferred on one candidate, a literary program, readings by Wilma Thomas and Addie Antle, a song “America,” and an old fashioned spelling match to close.
Eben Gillespie led the session as all members spelled aloud until only two, J C Hall and Goldie Boudinot, remained. Refreshments followed in the dining hall. The next meeting is scheduled for June 6.
Isaac Sweeat of Sharpsburg underwent a thumb operation at Sheltering Arms hospital this morning. Milo Hewitt of New Marshfield had an appendicitis operation Tuesday. Mrs Gentry wife of Prof J R Gentry of Ohio University Athens and infant daughter are doing nicely. Mrs E L Hooper wife of Dr E L Hooper of Athens State Hospital and infant son are doing well. The hospital convalescence in progress.
Fragmentary list mentions Mrs Anna Smith Athens and Miss Noma Cole with hens and others in Athens and New Marshfield. Names include Clarence Hook son Edward Hook The Plains and Arc Knowlton New Marshfield. Mentions of visits home Wednesday and Thursday for eye treatment and an appendicitis operation at Albany two weeks ago.
New York May 21. Mrs Helene Augusta Geisenvolk entered a not guilty plea to a baby substitution charge as a grand jury returned a new indictment charging manslaughter.
The home of T. E. Fitch in Bethel was robbed in the afternoon, with two diamond pieces valued at 150 dollars and about 10 dollars taken. After an all night chase Henry Least ed, a Negro, was captured and jailed in Athens county awaiting extradition while claiming innocence and stating he was from Cincinnati. A new shotgun found with him was said to be for hunting groundhog.
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