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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 30, 1925
Page
3
Nelsonville reports the week ending November 21 shows bituminous coal production at 12 624 000 net tons, the year’s peak for 1925 and not surpassed since December 11 1920. The calendar year total to November 21 stands at 456 339 000 net tons, about 7 percent higher than 1924.
Mr and Mrs Joe Dewhurst announce the birth of a daughter on Saturday November 28. Mr and Mrs Harry Kourt announce the birth of a daughter also on Saturday November 28 named Mary Joan granddaughter of Mr and Mrs W J Bennett of Corning and Mrs Ed Kourt of Nelsonville.
Haybron council R. and S. M. to meet in Nelsonville this evening at 7:00. The special assembly will exemplify council degrees as part of fraternal proceedings.
Funeral services at Haydenville church for Clifford Walters were largely attended. Walters died in a Columbus hospital after his right arm was amputated following a hunting-related accidental shooting Wednesday. Burial was at Logan.
D F Sims spent Sunday in Columbus. Miss Flo Hutchins of Columbus is named a parent. Mr and Mrs W J Bennett and family of Corning were Sunday guests of Mr and Mrs Harry Kourt. Henry Courtney of Columbus returned after visiting grandparents here. Charles Toy returned home to Columbus after a stay with his aunt. Mrs Stanley Dew Potter Bennett returned to Corning after Thanksgiving with her sisters Mrs Earl Baker and Mrs Harry Kourt. M M Shamansky has entered White Cross hospital, Columbus.
Georgia convicts in camps have faced stocks sweat boxes and other harsh penalties since whipping ended Public concern has risen prompting the state prison commission to convene December 3 to discuss new regulations Reports reveal extreme punishments and questioned efficacy while superintendent Clarke describes camps as harsh utilitarian facilities with limited comfort and care for inmates
Caldwell reports a daytime blaze destroyed the $12,000 Pine Lake Inn dance pavilion two miles south of town. Owner D. C. Cain could not explain the fire’s cause.
Preparations were completed in Columbus for the state bar examination to be held Tuesday and Wednesday. Applicants total 264 and more are expected to take part in the two day event.
Miss Sigrid Love entertained her club in Nelsonville on Friday evening for the pleasure of her sister Mrs Elton Smith of Columbus. Fourteen members and three guests attended, including Mrs Clyde Vanneter of Lexington Kentucky Miss Muriel Gilbert of Columbus and Mrs Robert Kinney.
American capital opens large silver fox farms at Lake Tahoe near Battle Mountain by Humboldt River. Farms span six to eight thousand feet, in well watered timbered terrain remote from people. Owners expect silver black pelts by 1928 as demand rises globally.
In Cincinnati on November 30 Joseph Dooley a 27 year old hotel clerk was found in his room at the Newland hotel unconscious with a poison vial nearby and a note to his mother saying he is tired of living.
William Wallace aged 40 a married father of two from near Shakertown was struck and killed last night after stepping into the path of a car driven by S L Verdelis of Middletown near Miammisburg Ohio entailing fatal accident details
Washington reports opposition to abolishing the United States Shipping Board and placing merchant shipping under one man the president of the Emergency Fleet Corporation Senator Fletcher of Florida told the president that Congress will vigorously oppose the plan urging slow withdrawal from the shipping business and a measured approach to reform
Chief Justice Thomas Lynch of the criminal court convened 100 Chicago citizens to select a 23 member special grand jury to hear testimony on a series of bombing outrages causing about 500000 dollars in property damage over the past year.
The Supreme Court states that railroad yard masters are not covered by the federal hours of service law, defining the scope of the act. The decision narrows which railroad workers fall under federal regulation and clarifies enforcement boundaries.
A small town item notes that mom and pop style cuisine or goods are becoming popular and expected to heat up in demand. The write up highlights local vendors and consumer interest in this trend.
Local vice squad raided Ambrose Gibbs’s gaming den in Gloucester Saturday night. Fifteen arrests were made. Gibbs and Ben Miller charged with running the place. People pleaded guilty and faced fines of $25 plus costs. Several others were charged with intoxication and arraignments planned.
A court convened today to decide a test case filed from Chicago federal courts by the Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad Company.
Suffer from piles get immediate relief with Pile-mun an ointment said to stop itching bleeding and pain while lubricating elimination and destroying germs Satisfactory results guaranteed or money back Available at Cline's Gibson's McKee Drug Co and Lash's Drug Store.
Five young burglars dynamited a vault at the Hawke Brothers department store on Main Street as hundreds passed by. They handcuffed night watchman William Hahn and engineer August Rome, then spent four and a half hours forcing entry and escaping with about $9,000 in three suitcases.
Clifford Parks, 63, killed his wife Lulu Parks 52 and George Bush 57, after objecting to caring for a friend's baby. The shooting happened at Seventh and Harriet streets. Lulu died instantly, Bush was killed moments later. Parks fled, police found his gun with five empty cartridges at his home.
A quirky note suggests using profanity as a quick fix for tight footwear. It treats language as a coping tool in a humorous, informal tone. The item reads like a light lifestyle snippet from a community page.
The revival meetings at the First Methodist Church on Campbell Street draw increasing attendance each night. Pastor's son Rev. W. C. Fowler of Pomeroy preaches evangelistic sermons as a spirit of harmony prevails. Services continue through Sabbath and all of next week with a cordial invitation to all.
The will of J W Ball was filed in probate court with T R Phillips named executor. Elizabeth Ball receives eight hundred dollars, and Leonard Lewis Jesse and Mary Rice each get seventy five dollars. The remaining property except household goods goes to Allen Ball.
Springfield reports 225 pigskin theology volumes published in 1565 were declared bona fide today. Dr J O Evjen, renowned author linguist and church historian, authenticated the collection brought to America in 1725 from Berkenmeyer’s private library.
Dorothy Ayers a 17 year old of Flushing New York was arrested on a charge of abandoning her baby. She testified that the burden of support was too great describing the act as driven by distress and hardship.
The Probate court issued a license for William Huston 76 a jeweler of Athens and Mary Pidcock 73 of Waterloo township at home.
Robert Marshall of this city, president of the miners organization in sub district 1, left for Cambridge to attend a joint session of mine workers and operators on sub district 6 in Guernsey county. Mines in this field have been idle for a year and the meeting aims to resume operations to ease a dire local need.
GLOUSTER, Nov 30. Fred Hawk, Trimble township trustee, oversees road improvements on the Trimble village road from the railroad crossing near the postoffice to C. E. Haskins residence. The road gets a crushed limestone coat with five or six carloads planned. The work should finish this week. Haskins contributed by paying for one carload of lime.
Dr. F. H. May and Dr. W. Pride travel Tuesday to Wednesday and Thursday to join the Ohio State Dental Society meeting at the new Neil House in Columbus. Mr. and Mrs. Earl Campbell and Mr. and Mrs. Will Thornton return to Akron after a visit with D. J. Thornton, Mrs. J. F. Bricker and two children in this city.
Utica residents host visits from Miss Ruth Bears of Columbus and Mrs Loretta Biddison of Fort Thomas Ky while Ruth Bears remains with Mr and Mrs J H Henshaw and C E Sellars family members receive relatives in the city during the weekend.
The Athens district captured a silver Loving Cup from Western and Southern Life Insurance for district leadership in October. The win, earned against 20 districts, places the cup on display at the First National Bank in Glouster, part of the Athens district led by superintendent Harry Elkins, formerly of Glouster. The district includes Athens Glouster Nelsonville Middleport and Pomeroy.
Miss Margaret Pirte, 16, returned home to a slain man found under her bed. The victim was identified as George Nye, 19, Bronx resident and friend of Margaret’s brother Gordon Pirie. Police seek Pirte for information on the murder.
Four personal crisis reports filed in New York on a late November day highlight disparate public concerns. Details remain fragmentary as the brief notices touch on varied local incidents without a unifying event.
Broadcast listings across Eastern Central Mountain and Pacific time zones detail Monday night schedules. Programs include studio performances, light opera, orchestral concerts, grand opera, and late night concert rebroadcasts featuring multiple stations and time slots.
A fragment notes a man named Charles, aged 40, involved in an unusual act with a trunk and a tube. The text lacks context, locations, and outcomes, leaving the exact event and its consequences unresolved.
Investigators probe the death of Gene Pratt, 52, who was killed by a bullet that pierced his neck at the home of Noah Johnson near Columbus. Florence Johnson is jailed after allegedly firing the weapon, with deputies noting the claim of accidental discharge. Pratt was a neighbor of the Johnson family.
Columbus reports the statewide Christmas Seal sale was completed today with a goal of raising 300000 to combat tuberculosis. The fundraising effort runs through Christmas and will be conducted by volunteers, schools, and civic welfare groups.
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