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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Nov 17, 1926

Page

3

Sunday Creek Coal Co Purchases Three Mines

Nelsonville November 17 A deal involving thousands of acres of coal lands and three large mines in the Hocking district has closed. Sunday Creek Coal Co acquires most of Pittsburgh Coal Co holdings. Mines No 5 7 and 9 at Murray City Circle Hill will be reopened. Pittsburgh Coal Co retains properties in Pennsylvania and Pomeroy district. Sunday Creek becomes the largest producer in the Hocking valley.

Nelsonville Hocking Sunday Creek Coal Company Columbus Pittsburgh Coal Company Murray City Circle Hill Pennsylvania Pomeroy Ohio Hocking Valley

Funeral Party Delayed Miss Garner Rites At Nelsonville

Nelsonville relatives received notice that the Victor Hough family accompanying the body from Fort Myers Florida missed connections at Jacksonville and the funeral party will not arrive until Thursday afternoon. The funeral will be Friday at 2 PM at the Christian church.

Nelsonville Victor Hough Chariean Garner Fort Myers Fla Jacksonville Garner The Christian Church

Esther class gathering at Mrs. Tigner’s Chestnut Street home

Mrs. Cora Tigner hosted the Esther class of the Christian church Monday night on Chestnut street. After sewing games and contests the hostess and her mother Mrs. Bandlee served a luncheon to the guests.

Cora Tigner Esther The Christian Church Chestnut Street

M F Club Meets and Birthday Party Notes

Miss Helen Largent entertained M F club at her sister Mrs Noah Fillinger’s home with sewing and refreshments for Anna Proposy Clara Keyes Anna Kontner Lucille Wright Hanwel Dunkle Verna Hand Freda Smith Rose Vaughn and Hazel Katzenbach A birthday party was held at Miss Reginavis home in Buchtel for her fourteenth birthday with games and refreshments for Margaret Locke Lucille Graham Audrey Sweazy Magdalene Bacanis Edward Rife Willis Rife Virgil Phillips Lawrence Burgess Raymond Spurgeon Josephine Davis Thomas Davis. Nearby, Mr and Mrs Gates Trout and two children and Miss Elda Crouse of Columbus visited Mr and Mrs Ed Crouse. Mrs Martha Davis spent the weekend in Columbus. Robert Cronk of Youngstown visited Mrs Dora Pickett and they went to Athens to see Mrs William Verity. Frank Rowland Marion and Leslie Barber of Nelsonville plan a trip to Florida. Mrs E S McCune and Mrs Frank Jackson returned after two weeks in Cleveland with Mr Otto Kaelin.

M. F. Club Helen Largent Noah Fillinger Anna Proposy Clara Keyes Anna Kontner Lucille Wright Hanwel Dunkle Verna Hand Freda Smith Rose Vaughn Hazel Katzenbach Buchtel Miss Reginavis Margaret Locke Lucille Graham Audrey Sweazy Magdaline Bacanis Edward Rife Willis Rife Virgil Phillips Lawrence Burgess Raynond Spurgeon Josephine Davis Thomas Davis Gates Trout Elda Crouse Columbus Ed Crouse Martha Davis Robert Cronk Youngstown Dora Pickett William Verity Athens Frank Rowland Marion Leslie Barber Nelsonville Florida

Peace is grown in hearts not at tables says preacher

In Nelsonville the Rev John Lloyd Evans told Presbyterians that peace cannot arise from leagues or arms talks. He urged individuals to pursue righteousness within the church and among friends, stressing peace grows from inner work and moral living, not global pacts.

Nelsonville John Lloyd Evans Presbyterian Church Evans League of Nations Mr. Evans Isaiah House of Gort

Pearl Locke 48 dies. services held Circle Hill

Nelsonville reports Pearl Locke age 48 died Monday in Gallipolis. He was a single man formerly from Circle Hill. He leaves his mother four sisters and four brothers. Funeral services were conducted at the residence of his sister Mrs Charlies Childress Circle Hill at 2 PM Wednesday. Burial followed at Greenlawn cemetery.

Nelsonville Pearl Locke Gallipolis Circle Hill Charlies Childress Greenlawn

Women to Ship Barrel of Canned Fruits and Jellies

Women of the Presbyterian church in Nelsonville plan to ship a barrel of canned fruit and jellies to the Presbyterian home at Sidney Ohio. The committee asks ladies to bring fruit to the church Wednesday evening for the church bank offering moon.

Nelsonville Presbyterian Church Presbyterian Sidney Ohio

Baby Dies Two Months After Micther

Nelsonville article reports the death of 11 month old Raymond Rodgers Tuesday in New Lexington. Funeral services set for Thursday at the Christian church in Chauncey with burial at Greenlawn. Parents formerly resided in Chauncey. mother died about two months earlier. father Clem Rodgers and a brother and sister survive.

Nelsonville Raymond Rodgers New Lexington Christian Church Chauncey Greenlawn Clem Rodgers

Barron Services at 2 O'clock Tomorrow

Nelsonville notes the funeral for Thomas Barron, longtime local businessman, will be held at the Christian church at 2 p.m. Thursday, moved from 11 a.m. All Nelsonville Retail Merchants Association stores will close from 2 to 3:30 p.m. to allow attendance. Barron leaves a wife Matilda, a son Raymond, two grandchildren, two sisters and a brother.

Nelsonville Thomas Barron Christian Church Raymond Margaret Robb Lenora Mamm Chillicothe Albert Darron

Mrs Crouse Taken to St Anthony's After Appendicitis Operation

Nelsonville reports Mrs Ei Crouse was taken by Mc Laughtin's ambulance to St Anthony's hospital in Columbus on Tuesday for an appendicitis operation performed soon after arrival. Dr C E Welch witnessed the operation. Mr Crouse accompanied her.

Nelsonville McLaughtin Ei. Crouse St. Anthony's Hospital Columbus C. E. Welch

Keating Announces Birth of Dorothy Ann

Nelsonville couple Mr and Mrs Ed Keating announce the birth of a 10 1/2 pound girl at their home Sunday. The infant is named Dorothy Ann.

Nelsonville Ed Keating Dorothy Ann

Student Orchestra Members Selected for Junior High Operetta

Nelsonville November 17 Members of the student orchestra to play music numbers for the Junior high school operetta Bits o Blarney to be presented at the senior high school auditorium Friday evening have been selected. The list includes Jo Barnecut Virginia Lamberle Margery Hickman Edna Laughlin Irene Shelton Ruth Crawford Helen Keating Edith Beagle Billy Rhodes Lowell Hickman Marian Morris Jack Martin and Helen Jackson.

Nelsonville

Faithful Martha class hosts sewing party in Nelsonville

Mrs E LeFever and three others hosted the Faithful Martha class at 119 East Washington for a Monday sewing party. Nineteen members and two guests attended after routine business. The Woman's Home Missionary Society plans its annual thank offering meeting Thursday at noon at the parsonage.

The Woman's Home Missionary Society of the Methodist Church

Treasure Hunt At M E Church Thursday Evening

The Standard Bearer class of the M E church holds a treasure hunt at the church Thursday evening at seven. Several local residents and visitors attended or were noted in related social mentions over the week including Mr and Mrs Frank Moore Mr and Mrs Marshall Mr and Mrs Charles Deible Mrs J L Jack of Columbus. Mrs Phil Welch spent Monday in Columbus. Dr and Mrs C E Welch accompanied by Mrs Mable Barnecut and daughter Jo visited Columbus at week’s end. Mrs Benson Adams and two children left for Cleveland for a funeral associated with Adams family. Mr and Mrs Lew Corwin visited relatives in Nelsonville and Buchtel over the weekend.

Frank Moore Marshall Charles Deible J. L. Jack Columbus Larry Qunn Logan Phil Welch Mable Barnecut C. E. Welch Benson Adams Cleveland Adams Lew Corwin Nelsonville Buchtel

Scouts Aid In Distributing Poster For Seals

Boy Scouts of Athens Nelsonville and Glouster and Athens Girl Scouts will distribute posters for the Christmas Seal sale throughout Athens county. Miss Ethel J Brown as executive chair man announced today. Posters window and windshield stickers will be distributed about November 29 when the sale begins. Seals valued at $2 will be sent to every person in the county to be paid for or returned. Eighty percent of local proceeds support Athens county and city health departments in tuberculosis cases.

Boy Scouts of Athens Nelsonville Glouster Athens County Ethel J. Brown

Dr Dillinger Hospitalized in Columbus Treatment

Dr T J Dillinger of Sunnyside is in Mt. Carmel hospital Columbus for treatment possibly an operation. He was taken to Columbus Friday in the Dowler ambulance.

Annual Rabbit Dinner Tomorrow at Higley Class

The Higley class hosts its annual rabbit dinner at 6 o'clock tomorrow night in the basement of the First Christian church. After the meal the Rev. W R Walker of the Indianola Christian church, Columbus, will speak. The combined church youth orchestra will perform during the dinner.

Higley First Christian Church W. R. Walker Indianola Christian Church Columbus

Pie Supper Planned at Fairview in Lee Township

A pie supper will be held at Fairview in Lee township on Friday night November 19. Proceeds go to support local community activities and church funds.

Fairview Lee Township

Petition for appeal filed in W Va case over damages

A judgment for 100 dollars plus costs was obtained against Ray Elliott before Justice L A Tewksbury in Lee township. The appeal was filed in Common Pleas court, citing 90 dollars spent at defendant's request for railroad cross with completion at noon on November 1, 1924.

Ray Elliott L. A. Tewksbury Justice of the Peace Lee Township Common Pleas Tewbury Baughman Railroad Cross Morgantown Kingwood Highway West Virginia Ohio Valley Cambridge Wheeling Uniontown Clarksburg Parkersburg Kingwood Cumberland

Athens Mayor Fines Bert Wilson for Drunkenness

Bert Wilson, known as the Athens timer, pleaded guilty to a drunkenness charge and was fined 25 dollars and sentenced to 35 days in county jail by Mayor Alex Moore. This marks the fourth arrest for the same offense. he was briefly treated at a hospital for an infected arm after last week’s similar arrest.

Bert Wilson Athens Alex Moore Wilson Sheltering Arme Herb Parker

Farm inflation dominates talks at investment bankers meet

Ohio Pennsylvan ia joint stock land bank told the Investment Bankers' association in Cincinnati that inflation and fictitious values hurt farming. Samuel L. McCune of Cleveland said a modern-equipped farmer can do as much as twelve men did fifteen years ago, noting the drift to cities is lessening concerns.

Cincinnati Samuel L. McCune Cleveland Ohio-Pennsylvania Joint Stock Land Bank Investment Bankers’ Association McCune

Man Wanted for Murder Identified in Toledo Case

Toledo reports Stoyan Crukovitch, 39, identified as the man sought in the murder of Mrs. Mary Alden. He is believed to have stayed in the Alden home the night before her body was found October 26, after the victim was beaten and stripped of clothing.

Toledo U.2 Stoyan Crukovitch Mary Alden

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Sunday Creek Coal CO E. 8. McCune Frank Jackson Otto Kaelin KOTEX Loyal Woman's Class Sam Starkey Mary ‘Ray West Washington Street Helen Lucille Verity Tian Church M. E. Church P. Hall Wang J. E. Zelle the Auto Tire & Gasco. Cor Chestnut & Harper Sts Ean Ag McCormick’s Jewelers & Optometrists Lelsonvill Kaelin’s Ilc Byax!1 Wards Athens Book & News Cline Oscar Fulton Prop W. E. Baugh New Mexico Hickle Health Institute Bell Phone No S. Maple St Lancaster, Ohio Peoples Store Glousters Aes Sersey J. Paulin England Nike Kear Howe
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