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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 27, 1928
Page
3
The Rev. C. M. Coulter preached at the Methodist Church urging true thanksgiving through personal and social gratitude. He warned prosperity brings responsibility as America produces a billion dollars more wealth than it consumes and expands foreign holdings yearly.
Henry W. Hamm 67 died suddenly while sitting in his chair at his home on Butternut Avenue and Wittgall Street. A house painter, he had been in poor health for years and leaves a widow and five grown children in Huntington Middleport and Pom eroy. Funeral services set for 2 p.m. Thanksgiving Day with Rev W L Moenkhaus of Peace Evangelical Church officiating.
H N Burgett of the South East Ohio Motor Club says AA A surveys show youths aged 12 to 20 missing and being given lifts by motorists leading to police work and parental worry. A bill to ban following driving lanes to solicit rides is planned to protect drivers and youths from assault robbery and abandonment.
Nelsonville public schools close from November 28 to December 2 for Thanksgiving vacation. The football season ends Thursday with the annual game against Logan in Logan. Also notes a club gathering and funeral procession for Grace Wilson Scott.
Nelsonville's Senior High School Ninth Grade presents The Story of the Pilgrims at 8:30 AM in the auditorium. The Thanksgiving play features scenes from England to America with characters including John Alden, Priscilla, Massasoit, and Miles Standish, plus Dutch and English interludes and songs by Pilgrim maidens.
Cleveland imposes a new liquor ordinance effective January 5 after council rejected an amend ment and adopted provisions with the Crabbe Act. The measure sets fines from 100 dollars to 2 000 dollars for first to third or subsequent offenses, with city prosecution and retention of fines urged by City Manager William R. Hopkins to boost revenue.
Zoath Hammond aged 18 died at Mine No. 36 of Manhattan Coal Co in Buchtel after a slate fall. He is the son of Mr and Mrs Andy Hammond of Adams Street. Also in Nelsonville nurse Ethel Walker seeks clean white cloths. Florence Edgell and James McNamee wed this morning at St Andrews Church with Attendants Ben Bailey and a solo by Margaret Newman. They will reside in Buchtel where the groom works as telegraph operator.
Charles Davis of Carbon Hill pleaded guilty to fighting and was fined 10 dollars plus costs after a Sunday morning street altercation in Nelsonville. He suffered a broken thumb while backing a companion in the dispute with Denver Merz who also faced a fine.
Marie Hayden, part owner of an Athens beauty shop, suffered a fractured hip and scalp wound in a Sunday night auto crash on the Athens Nelsonville highway near Herald Farm. She rested comfortably at Sheltering Arms Hospital where the hip was treated this morning under general anesthesia. Her riding companion Robert Williams of Nelsonville was reported in satisfactory condition.
More than 200 applicants requested to witness the double execution set for Friday night at Columbus Ohio State Penitentiary. The condemned are Charles Hoppe of Toledo convicted of child murder and John Rucker of Cincinnati a Black man who killed a policeman, unless the high courts intervene.
A playful note on letter golf outlines a trick shot for a par four. Readers are told a solution appears on the last page of today's issue. The item invites playful wordplay and puzzle appeal without detailed instructions.
The article outlines rules for letter golf including changing one word at a time to reach a target in par strokes. It requires complete common usage words, preserves letter order, and prohibits slang. A sample solution is provided on the last page.
Frank Leomine of Run was arraigned before Justice of the Peace Carl H Porter on a dog theft charge. Pleading not guilty, he was bound over to the grand jury on $200 bond. Alva Cunningham of Greens Run filed the affidavit alleging a dog worth $75 was stolen. Constable Harry Dalton made the arrest.
Two organizations of United Spanish War Veterans will be installed in Athens at 7 p.m. Saturday. The Military Order of the Serpents will be instituted in the Armory and the Ladies Auxiliary in the Knights of Pythias Hall. State officers attending include Mrs. Laura M. Peterson and C. Cavins. Sixty-one women and fourteen men will be inducted, with further officer elections to follow.
Funeral services for Z C McComas 58 were held at 11 a m Monday at Hebbardsville Cemetery. He died Saturday at Mt Carmel Hospital Columbus after three weeks with hardening of the arteries and high blood pressure. Born in Carpenter he lived most of his life there now Athens resident four years. He and his wife worked at Athens State Hospital for 18 months. One daughter Mrs Mary Burch and her husband also work at the hospital and reside at the McComas home on May Avenue.
Bill Silcott set a new sales record at McFarland's Garage by selling a second hand Dodge during a prospecting trip. He brought home $15 cash and several items including a shotgun, two rabbits, a Katy hat, violin, ukulele, banjo, guitar, and four packs of Victrola needles.
Union Thanksgiving services will be held Wednesday evening at 7 o clock at the M E Church in Nelsonville. The M E Church choir will provide music and Rev K H McCorkle pastor of the Christian Church will deliver the sermon. There will be no services on Thanksgiving Day.
Mr and Mrs R McDowell hosted guests including Mr and Mrs L A Lanner and daughters Corinne and Ethel. H J Hyer and J H McSherry with Ruth McSherry and Thelma visited from Columbus. Mrs William Siddle visited Columbus with daughter Evelyn at White Cross Hospital. Mary Ellen Chapman from Columbus returned after staying with grandparents C C and Mrs Ervin. Mrs F J Kessinger left for Montgomery W Va after uncles death. burial set in Arlington Washington DC. Do Newton returned to Charleston W Va after visiting locally.
James Bueckner Jr., 25, was fined 50 dollars if he fails to write 1 000 times the commandment Honor Thy Father and Thy Mother and 1 000 times Leviticus 20 9th verse 20th chapter. He was arraigned on a charge of beating his father after a home quarrel. Judge Peter warned against carbon copies.
Elizabeth Murphy seeks divorce from Francis Murphy in Athens County Common Pleas Court citing failure and desertion since May 1927 after a 1925 marriage. She requests a divorce decree and restoration of her maiden name. Also, N H Wyer sues H W Crippen and Goldie Crippen for two promissory notes totaling 228.25 dollars including interest and costs.
George McManus, long sought for information about Arnold Rothstein’s shooting, surrendered to New York authorities. Police tie him to room 349 at the Park Central Hotel where Rothstein was shot, with his overcoat found at the scene.
Columbus reporting that more than twenty men seized in federal raids at Steubenville Sunday will be arraigned here for hearing on December 10.
Ill health was blamed today for the death by his own action of Herbert L. Davis, 45, farmer, of near Five Points, Pickaway County. He killed himself with a shotgun. his wife Garnet found the body on the rear walk of the home.
A Thanksgiving Day service will be held at 10 a.m. at the Free Methodist Church. A sermon will be delivered by the pastor and all are welcome to attend.
Cincinnati report states 1 year old Edward Munz was found suffocated under bed clothes. Fire Department life saving squad attempted resuscitation but failed.
Otis Bean, 36, farmer from Carthage County, diagnosed with infantile paralysis, has been released from quarantine after treatment by Dr. John Sprague. He remains with left side paralysis and cannot use his left leg. His brother and father, the only contacts, have likewise been released.
An exchange telegraph from Capetown reported that a message from Dodoma, believed to contain instructions for the Prince of Wales to return to London, was received today. The dispatch notes the potential royal travel decision amid ongoing reports.
Funeral services for Mrs Hattie Day who died Monday night at her sister Mrs Theo dore Rypma home will be at 2 pm Wednesday at the Church of God Burial will follow in the West Union Streets cemetery
Norwalk man Jack Corf reported his wife’s mink coat valued at 600 dollars stolen from his car on a downtown Columbus street last night.
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