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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 02, 1927
Page
4
Elsonville reports complaints leading to a health board inspection of dairymen cleaning milk bottles. A committee reviewed conditions and proposed rules to limit bottle use, require hot water soap cleaning, and restrict bottle reuse. Provisions for prosecution and curb on sidewalk food displays were discussed for next meeting.
Nelsonville October 1 class nineteen of the Methodist Sunday school elected officers. Mrs Deva Duncan was named vice president with Mrs Rast as second vice president. Jel Dunkle was secretary and Miss Stephenson treasurer.
Practical mine management classes led by Mr. Hemphill will be held weekly in Glouster Jacksonville Nelsonville Pomeroy and Chauncey. The program aims to prepare miners for state exams for mine foreman assistant foreman and fire boss. Instruction is free and begun Monday at 7 pm with locations rotating by day.
Nelsonville January 1 Presbyterian Church marks Rally Day with a 9:30 morning service led by the community orchestra under Eugene Mellinger. Classes reenroll members and Christian Endeavor societies meet at 6:30 with Intermediate and Senior groups led by Virginia Portelizabeth Smith Eula Scheeler Agnes Raybould and Rev Lieva Evans. Open to all unaffiliated youths in the city.
Hazel Katzenbach hosts a birthday secretary event with Mrs Beatrice Sommers visiting and floral committee. Miss Ethel Walker and Mrs Freda Hoch assist with press duties alongside Mrs Howard Warner, rotating duties among attendees.
Andy Powell Murray City man was arraigned yesterday before Ward township justice Ed Davenport on a charge of stealing copper wire valued at 196 from Sunday Creek Coal company. L R Powell property manager signed the affidavit and Chief Jack Pearson Nelsonville made the arrest. He pleaded not guilty and is held on 1000 bond pending hearing. Officials say the loss harms Sunday Creek and other operators as copper wire thefts disrupt distribution lines near Murray City.
Nelsonville Oct. Lhark Warren aged 51 died Friday at his home at Hamley Run. Funeral services are scheduled for Sunday at 10 AM at the Flootwood Church with burial at Greenlawn. He is survived by several children.
Pocahontas and Nelsonville area report the twenty seventh annual meeting of district No 4 Degree of Pocahontas convening Monday in the IOOF hall Nelsonville with 200 expected attendees. The Logan degree team to initiate a class of candidates. Honored guests include Mrs Clara Toledo great Pocahontas and Mrs Ellen Browning great keeper of records Uhrichsville.
Don sata Bort Logan promoted from Ohio Proofing company Diamond Nelsonville to a similar plant post at Hocking Valley Brick in Nelsonville. Orland Cook of this city joins Yoral plant office at Diamond. Bort starts duties in Logan Monday.
W L H reports on a YMCA meeting in Elsonville with missionary attendees and local leaders. Note changes include rescheduled evening events at Nelsonville Methodist, plus youth group activities, sports ideas, prize drawings, and plans for a community drive and safety talks. Also includes personal mentions and social visits across Athens and nearby towns.
The Nelsonville social notes describe a W. B. A. event with members and guests attending a meeting at 5 oclock. It lists various attendees including Grace, Rivh Virginia Green, Margaret McDonald, Mildred Adland, Annabelle Bussey, Elizabeth, Maria Hall, and Stella Butts, plus a Thursday gathering on Adams Street. The evening featured refreshments and a roll call of twenty five members led by Mrs. Perre.
A countywide program in cooperation with the Automobile Club will teach fire prevention to school children. The plan emphasizes practical, direct instruction and parental involvement, aiming to foster responsible fire safety practices across communities.
Elias Newman, 45, of Cutler, convicted in Marietta on a murder charge for fatally wounding Manley Singer, 60, on July 23. The jury deliberated about an hour and a quarter before the verdict was read. Newman showed no emotion as he was remanded to await sentencing.
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