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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 29, 1928
Page
3
Nelsonville reports YMCA organized Intermediate and Junior baseball leagues for the summer. The Intermediate season opened with West defeating Central 9 to 2. Next games Friday at 1 pm feature North vs Central and East vs West. Junior league opens Wednesday at 10 am with East West North and Central to field teams.
Miss Wanda Walters hosted the S H T club at her Chestnut street home with a pot luck dinner. At the meeting Mae Linton was elected secretary treasurer. Bingo grand prize went to Miss Wanda Watters. attendees included Mrs. Barrows Wilson Betts Fiske Cook Burnelle Cook Geers Reynolds Hodgeman Devol.
Prof C D Giauque announced a full schedule of boys and girls races for tomorrow afternoon at 1 50. Events include pushmobile bike scooter kid die bar and back roller skating with age and frame classifications and ribbons for first through third donated by the PD Zenner company.
Mrs. Vivian McDowell Page once titled Misa Mobile in Atlantic City 1926 faces arson charges in Media Pennsylvania. Prosecutors allege she set fire after building management held her trunks for charges.
May 29 Nelsonville. Edgar Green, John Deer and William Arbell pleaded guilty to assault and battery and were fined $25 plus costs and given 20 days in county jail. All three were taken to Athens yesterday. Red Wolf also pleaded guilty to assault and battery and received $25 and costs with 30 days in jail, suspended on good behavior. Guy Fellem was fined $10 and costs for intoxication.
Mrs. George Kouri hosted a 6th birthday party for daughter Katherine at 2:26 in the afternoon. Refreshments served to Wilma Scott Doris Reed Maggie Barron Katherine Barron Anna Warner Verna Lacey McConaha Margaret Abdalla Chauncey Charlotte Smith Alma Margaret Acomb. Hostesses were Margaret Scott Arvilla Landis Helena Kouri. Out of town guests included Mrs. E T Abdalla and children Francis and William.
Miss Ethel Walker and Miss Alice Caldwell hosted the event for the East school fourth grade pupils. A theater party at the Pastime preceded refreshments at Ditcher’s. Winners listed include Kathryn Wolfe, Betty Jane Tignor, Nelle Dowler, Pauline Brown, Kathleen Hayden, Katherine Hardy, Louise Poling, Tom Higgins, Jack Rittemeyer, John Forbes, and James Rizer.
Mr and Mrs Frank Moore of Fayette Street entertained at dinner Sunday naming guests Mr and Mrs Charles Deible Mr and Mrs J L Jack of Columbus Mr and Mrs Harry Galvin and their daughters.
The Past Noble Grands society will meet at the home of Miss Jincille Frank on Walnut Street Thursday May 31.
Mrs N Hill and Mrs C G Sheppard entertained their bridge club Friday evening at Hill home. Four tables played and high score went to Mrs J Ebrele. Guests included Mrs Howard Musser of Delaware and Mrs Marie Walters of Albuquerque New Mexico.
Homecraft Sewing club members gathered Friday evening at Miss Muriel Traugh’s home for sewing and social chat. Guests included Mrs. Elizabeth Traugh Betty Jane Tignor and Mary Agnes Lash. Mrs. Margaret Bowers will host the club on Adams Street Friday June 1.
The Athens All-Stars, mainly Ohio University players, meet a Twilight league selection at the city playgrounds in Nelsonville on Wednesday afternoon. Sam Longley will umpire. Local fans expect an interesting game.
Mrs. Donald Shafer and son return from Akron after visiting her parents. Several families travel for Decoration day visits. Alma Margaret Acomb and Richard stay with grandparents. Merrell Cox of Dayton visits relatives. Ed Healy family go to Delaware. Others host or visit in Athens Columbus and Washington for events and commencements.
Nelsonville Spanish War veterans plan an 8:50 AM assembly at the Armory in Athens on Wednesday May 30 to join the Decoration day events. Local Nelsonville members will depart at 8:15 AM to participate.
The marking committee for Fort street and Greenlawn cemeteries says unmarked soldier or sailor graves will be corrected. Reports should call Mrs. Elizabeth Cooley on Fort street or Harry Vowell on Greenlawn to arrange proper marking.
Boiler trouble at the Nelsonville Y M C A delays the start of girls swimming classes. First sessions will be Thursday with 12 years and under at 9 o clock and older girls at 10.
Special music by the Methodist Episcopal church choir and announcements highlighted the Ohio University convocation in Ewing Auditorium. Under Prof CC Robinson the choir sang Hark Hark My Soul with soloists Mariana Bing Helen Hedden and Helen Hook as featured performers. Green Goat awards were presented to individuals.
Ralph Kircher, editor, presented the In Memory of Fighting Coast Guard awards and the loving cup for top yearly sales. Prizes went to Chi Omega and Alpha Gamma Delta. Alpha Gamma Delta won the loving cup. Professor N Hoover announced a degree ceremony meeting for Monday at 3:30 in the Men's Gymnasium. Harold Evans set finals for the Brown oratorical contest in Ewing Auditorium Thursday at 8 p.m. with six finalists competing for 100 dollars. Dean E W Chubb presided in President Bryan’s absence. examinations next week were announced along with Comedians and Men's Glee Club meetings.
Miss Josephine White, 36, was wounded by a pistol shot in her room in Cleveland. Police say the attack came from an enraged suitor who was arrested as the woman remained near death from the injury. Sergeant William Neilson reported the incident and the suspect's detention awaits the woman's condition.
Mickey Walker world welterweight champion easily outpointed Tony Marullo of New Orleans in ten slow rounds in Cleveland. Marullo was at Walker's mercy throughout the bout, as the champion prepares to meet Ace Hudkins next month.
Senator Sackett of Kentucky urged President Coolidge to sign the Denison bill enabling continued barge-line operations on the Mississippi and its tributaries and to raise the government capital stock in the line from 5 million to 15 million. Representative Newton of Minnesota later said he was confident the president would approve the measure.
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