Nelsonville Chamber Schedules June 5 Dinner Meeting
The next regular meeting and dinner of the Nelsonville Chamber of Commerce will be held Thursday evening, June 5.
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Chamber of Commerce
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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 28, 1919
Page
3
Missionary Society Meeting Hostesses and Guests
The Missionary Society of the Presbyterian Church meets Thursday at 2:30 P M with Mrs Ed C Cooley directing. Miss Blanche Graves of Fort McPherson Ga is guest of her sister Miss Hildreth Graves Spencer. The sisters are visiting their grandmother in Downington Ohio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blanche Graves
Ft. McPherson, Ga
Hildreth Graves Spencer
Hildreth Spencer
Blanche
Downington, O
Nelsonville Postoffice Advertised Letters and Local Notes
Advertised letters list includes Garrison Curran Mrs G M Goodman W H Idema Thomas Nease A C Pierce H C Saubier care Harry Shannon. Local social notes mention Mrs Hattie Sullivan visiting from Ot tanwa Ia, her Nelsonville High School graduation in 1884, and first return in 35 years. Also farewell party for Mrs Thomas Longstaff as the Longstaffs plan to move to Middleport. Ray Ashby Jr to arrive at Camp Sherman. families traveling to camp. Irene Watkins of O U Athens attended alumni banquet. Mac Bartlett visiting Beverly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Garrison and Curran
G. M. Goodman
W. H. Idema
Thomas Nease
A. C. Pierce
H. C. Saubier
Harry Shannon
Hattie Sullivan (Hunt
Ottanwa
Thomas Longstaff
Will Parry
Jess Smith
John Harrold
Earle Mender
Will King
Hannah Parry
Edward Hall
Lane Ely
Curt Fuller
Marx Gettle
Otto Shirley
Harry Ball
Walter Wolf
James Coleman
Garrison Hamilton
Newt Horton
Will Evans
John Stocklin
Nellie Leonestaff
Lulu Parry
Ray Ashby, Jr
Camp Sherman
Ray Ashby
C. L. Walton
Cyril
Irene Watkins
O. U
Athens
Bess
Audrey Ailes
Mac Bartlett
Beverly
Chamber discusses Madison street repair aid and plans
Directors of the Chamber Commerce discussed aiding Madison street property owners to reconstruct one street. A sit committee was asked to estimate repair costs and to meet with owners to discuss plans and available assistance. The street buckled from a soft foundation and disappeared brick. A lost watch notice and a brief local update follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison Street
Chamber Commerce
Chamber of Commerce
Local Society Notes From Columbus Logan Visit and Family News
Miss Louise Pearce attends the class play in Logan with her nephew in the audience. Misses Margaret and Susie Clark visit Columbus. Mrs. L. D. Pierce and three children travel to New Plymouth to see her father. Mrs. Chas Walton of Wehrum Pa visits sister Mrs. Ray Ashby. Mrs. Charles Preston and daughter Jane return from Columbus after Jane's operation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Louise Pearce
Logan
Margaret
Susie Clark
L. D. Pierce
New Plymouth
Chas. L. Walton
Wehrum
Ray Ashby
Charles Preston
Jane
Eastern Star Initiates One at Eudora Chapter Meeting
At the regular Eudora Chapter O E S meeting in the Masonic hall one candidate was initiated. A social hour and a dainty luncheon followed. Sixty members attended the session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eudora Chapter
Masonic Hall
Prohibition Talk Highlights W C T U Session
A W C T U meeting at the Presbyterian Church featured three talks on what prohibition would mean to Nelsonville America and the world. Rev. Mr. Johnson Rev. Arpee and Miss Nelle Stratton spoke, with Miss Lucile Kaelin singing The Battle Hymn Republic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Presbyterian Church
A. L. Barker
Mr. Johnson
Nelsonville
Mr. Arpee
America
Nelle Stratton
Lucile Kaelin
Melting Pot Jewelry Drive Ends at Hub Clothing
The Missionary Societies of the Methodist Church keep a melting pot display in the Hub Clothing window for a few more days. They urge all who have old jewelry or silver to bring them in now before the display ends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Missionary Societies
The
Methodist Church
Hub Clothing
Blacksmith Shop Opens at W. J. Haybrow Stand
Sam Minkin announces a new blacksmith shop in the old W J Haybrow stand offering horseshoeing woodwork wagon repairs and painting varnishing paper hanging and carpenter work. Prices for horseshoeing range from 1 50 to 2 50 with 25 years experience and estimates available via phone 437 Bells.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. J. Haybrow
Sam Minkin
Traffic Regulation Must Come Sign in Athens
The Chamber of Commerce noon meeting covered local interests as petitions urged reviving the chair car between Athens and Columbus and a state utilities commission action. Chief Porter urged forming a mobile automobile club to aid police and improve traffic conditions amid narrow streets and increased autos from new dry laws.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamber of Commerce
T. N. Hoover
Hocking Valley Railroad
Athens
Columbus
Nelsonville
Logan
Lancaster
State Utilities Commission
Porter
Ohio
Court Street
Peace terms spark street protests in Berlin over Danzig and Posen
Berlin residents march with banners declaring Danzig remains German and Posen stays German as peace terms publish. Terms award Posen to Poland and designate Danzig as a free city. A Hamburg liner bound for foreign ports carries food to ease Germany's hunger, idle since 1914.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Danzig
Posen
Oland
Hamburg
Germany
County Agriculture Meeting With Notable Speakers Planned
County Agent De Lashmutt will host a major gathering next Wednesday featuring a strong group of agricultural experts and several speakers. A large crowd is expected to attend the lunch after the program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
de Lashmutt
Athens County to launch Boy Scout associate drive
Chairman G. F. Morgan announced a June start for an associate membership drive in Athens County. The quota is 598 with hopes to exceed it. memberships cost one dollar each under the nationwide campaign to bolster Scouting and fund state and local council expansion. Senators Harding and Governor Cox back the effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. F. Morgan
Athens
Boy Scouts
Boyhold
Organization of Loy Scouts
T Drive
Natione
Ohio
Loy Scouts Eos Ccils
Youngstown
Red Cross
Levinson
Youngston
Cox
Bucyrus
Cincinnati
Columbus Boy Scouts
Warren G. Harding
James M. Cox
Transport Luckenbach Brings 311th Field Artillery and 314th MG Battalion
New York May 28 The transport Edward Luckenbach arrived this morning with the 311th field artillery of the 79th Division and the 314th machine gun battalion of the 80th Division.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Edward Luckenbach
311Th Field Artillery
79Th Division
80Th Division
Nabel Miller Sues for Custody and Neglect Allegations
Amanda Miller filed a petition for divorce and custody of their minor child against her husband. She cites neglect and wilful absence. Attorney notes indicate unresolved marital disputes in court proceedings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nabel
Amanda Miller
Mr. Miller
Home Across River Burns Home in Stella Avenue Fire
A two story frame house owned by D. H. Moore and occupied by William Mills on Stella avenue burned on Wednesday afternoon as strong winds drove flames toward nearby homes. Firemen halted all hope of saving the Mills residence by 3 o'clock. Origin of the blaze could not be learned. Separately, James Pyles faced a larceny charge for theft of mining tools as a jury began deliberations after two o'clock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. H. Moore
William Mills
Stella Avenue
Mills
James Pyles
Trial concluding as James McClelland pleads guilty on paternity charge
James McClelland ending his week long case pleads guilty to paternity nine months after the case began. He faces arraignment for sentencing later this week as the jury takes over the Pyles case. John Love wins a divorce from Marguerite Love by Judge Worstle. The plaintiff claims his wife was married and a single woman at the time of their reading.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Carlton
H. T. Brasher
Carleton
Brashear
Linscott
James McClelland
McClelland
Pyles
John Love
Marguerite Love
Democrats Block Immediate Relief Measure in Ohio House
In Columbus on May 28 the Democratic majority blocked an emergency finance relief bill. The measure would have allowed cities and school districts to vote on relief in November, with Governor Cox expected to veto. The bill passed the House 78 to 37 amid heated debate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
House
Joint Taxation Committee
Cox
Milton Clark
Warren County
Hopple
Cuyahoga County
Crescent Ridge Social Notes Shine With Guests
Miss Zennith Warden spent Monday night with Mr. and Mrs. B F Brown. Denton Wolfe of Trimble was weekend guest of his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. B F Brown. Miss Garnett Kittle visited Miss Clara Wemer Sunday and Monday. Mrs. Wilson Wemer was Sunday guest of Mr. and Mrs. Carl Welling. Mr. and Mrs. Guy Lee and family visited Art Lee. B F Brown and family, including Mrs. Mary Bennitt and grandsons Forest and Denton Wolfe, called on R H Werner family Sunday. Floyd Bennitt and son Ernest were Sunday guests of Ron Watkins family in Bishopville. Miss Zennith Warden guests of R H Wemner family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zennith Warden
B. PF. Brown
Denton Wolfe of
Trimble
B. F. Brown
Garnett Kittle
Clara Wemer
Wilson Wemer
Carl Welling
Taylor Ridge
Guy Lee
Art Lee
Mary Bennitt
Forest
Denton Wolfe
R. H. Werner
Floyd Bennitt
Ernest
Ron Watkins
Bishopville
R. H. Wemner
Denton Wolfe Visits R H Wemer Family Thursday Night
A Denton Wolfe called on Mr R H Wemer and family Thursday night, greeting the household and sharing news. The meeting occurred at the Wemer home, with no further details reported.
Marshmallow Toast At Brown School Celebration
Miss Zennith Warden, a Brown School teacher, entertained her pupils with a marshmallow toast after a bountiful noon dinner. The day featured toasting marshmallows and games with students Garnet Agnes Mabel Kit tle Clara Wernner Mildred Linnie Irene Inez Jennie Joh Mary Elis Meurer Th Wine Raymond Misner Floyd Werner Francis Chester Meurer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zennith
Brown School
Garnet
Agnes
Mabel Kittle
Clara Wernner
Mildred Weiss
Linnie
Irene
Inez
Jennie Joh
Mary Smith
Elis Meurer
Th Wine
Raymond Misner
Floyd Werner
Francis
Chester Meurer
Vancouver Postal Workers Decide Against Sympathy Strike
Vancouver postal workers voted unanimously to stay at their posts and reject a sympathy strike aid for Winnipeg workers. A trades and labor council meeting was planned for the evening as other cities remained quiet with no strike activity reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vancouver
B. C
Winnipeg
Trades and Labor Council
Bank plan to safeguard soldiers pay at Camp Sherman
The American Bankers Association and Red Cross will establish a bank at Camp Sherman Ohio to receive soldiers pay for transfer to banks in their home towns without charge. The plan follows reports of soldiers arriving home without their final pay bonus and aims to ensure safe receipt of money.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Camp Sherman
American Bankers Association
American Red Cross
Red Cross
Socialist leader pays fines for 34 radicals riot case
C Ruthenberg paid 942.75 to director Beman for the fines and costs of 34 radicals in the work house. They were sentenced May 2 to 30 days at 25 dollars plus costs for May Day riots and Beman said release would come Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Ruthenberg
Socialist Party
Beman
War House
Railroads Receive 17.1 Million War Finance Loans
The War Finance Corporation announced advances to railroads totaling 17,112,600 for April 23 to May 14. The largest loan was 2,500,000 to Northern Pacific, with Baltimore and Ohio receiving 1,700,000 and Hocking Valley 100,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hocking
Washington
War Finance Cooperation
Tool
Northern Pacific
Baltimore and Ohio
Hocking Valley
Akron Falls Interurban Clash Over Track Tearing
War in northern Ohio escalates as the City of Falls tears up Akron Crest interurban tracks at the Gorge amid a dispute over the franchise and service. The Akron-Canton interurban line operated by the company faced an injunction to stop future interference.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Akron
Northern Ohio Traction and Company
City
Falls
T Company
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Maria Sheppard
Waldo Chute
Poplar Street
Fairview Street
Walnut Street
Insurance A Publi
C Square
Hyde Building
Nielsonville
Carl Porter
Stratton's
Fayette and Hocking St
Esa
Wil
Tal Jork
Athens County
Cour
Charles Rizer
Cupid
Pohhoe
Crescent Ridge
Mr. Ae
R. H. Wemer
the Cline Pharmacy Co
Harris
Bon Ton Store
East End
Axminster
Smith’s
Monroe
Brussels
Glouster
the Peoples Store
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