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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 03, 1926
Page
4
The P T A of the senior and junior high schools will hold its first fall meeting at 8 PM Monday in the senior high auditorium. All parents are urged to attend, especially seventh graders and first year junior high families. The aim is to involve fathers and mothers and introduce teachers for both schools. Many instructors are new to Nelsonville this year.
Nelsonville report says the Athens county Democratic executive committee endorsed Robert Huenefeld for Democratic member of the county board of deputy state supervisors of elections for a two year term starting May 1 1927. The position pays about 500 a year. Mrs Grace Allard Balch of Columbus is visiting.
A four foot diamondback rattlesnake with fourteen rattles and a button, killed by a bus driver near Herrold farm, was shown in Nelsonville. The specimen, aged about seventeen years, marked the first sighting in the area this season, with locals stating many rattlers were found in dens and pits nearby. Local families collected skins and oil for rheumatism, while the reptile’s display drew crowds and noted visitors from nearby towns.
Mrs. Clarke Spring and daughter hosted a farewell party for the former Sunday school class of boys on Clinton Street. Guests included Gene Jowett Dick Cox Gerald Rank Clifford Weiss Billy Davis Oscar Hartley Leroy Hartley Jack Powell Ellen Davis Marian Rath Tack.
Themond Smith, colored, pled guilty to assault and battery charged by his wife. A nominal fine was suspended on costs after he appeared before Mayor J J Eberle. Smith was arrested in Lancaster and brought to Nelsonville by Chief Jack Pearson for the incident reported to have occurred the previous night.
Harold Huniston a traveling salesman from Cleveland was arrested in Sonville after driving an Essex coach while intoxicated. He pled guilty, received an $80 fine plus costs, and a 30 day suspended jail term. The car reportedly veered off the main highway and struck two trolley poles before being stopped.
More than 700 people attended the annual Nelsonville festival sponsored by the Parent-Teacher Association. Garden and flower displays impressed attendees while an indoor circus and concessions drew crowds. Proceeds will fund enhancements for the school building. Funeral services were held for C. C. Hartman of Columbus at his sister's home in Nelsonville drawing out-of-town relatives.
Mrs James Sharp spent Saturday in Columbus. Mr and Mrs Wallace Glenn returned after a week in Columbus. Miss Tessie Ervin called to Columbus on professional business. Mr and Mrs Davis Quick of Caldwell and Mrs Gail Bronson with her little son visited Dr and Mrs Elbb. Miss Vernon Bush was a Columbus visitor Friday. Mrs Willam Morgan returned home after a week in Columbus. Mr and Mrs James Herrold and Miss Belle Herrold were Columbus visitors Friday. Mrs Emma Edwards and Mrs Charlies Wilkinson are guests of Mrs George Logsdon at Parkersburg WV. John Hitzer of Albany peddler of farm produce was arraigned for retailing without a license, fined 5 dollars and costs. Miss Margaret Carr of Wellsburg recovering from tonsil operation in North Wheeling hospital. Mollie Six has accepted a position at the Feeble Minded institution in Columbus. Stella Edwards returned home after attending a dry goods style show at the Neil House in Columbus.
John Henry Newman a Columbus figure and former state librarian who ran in 1924 as the Democratic nominee for secretary of state urges that citizens who do not vote in the primaries be barred from voting in the general election.
Athens County primary and one room teachers met in EMIs Hall Saturday afternoon. This was the first in a series of monthly meetings. Aliee Rowan brought first grade children from the county children’s home to read and play. Irene Davis described spelling methods for grades three and four. Tien Shannon demonstrated counting games for grades two and three. Miss Peyton urged methods to help dull and retarded children and keeping children busy between recitations.
A former Athens resident recounts a Florida hurricane experience in a Fort Lauderdale tourist camp. The letter describes the night of September 17, waves of wind lifting a house and a transformer blowing, four families sheltering, and a perilous escape into a second dwelling before reaching safety with fires and hot coffee.
Athens residents report widespread sticking of drawers and doors in furniture due to two months of extreme dampness. Dealers note many calls to open stuck desks and furniture, with one woman discovering her new desk drawers would not open. A few cool days may dry wood and relieve the problem.
Eleven violators of the park near fire ordinances were fined five dollars each by Mayor Alex Moore in court Friday night. Two more persons await arraignment on similar charges. Fined individuals include Maple, Barnhill, Milliren, Mrs, Cornwell, Realehiger, Fred Cornwell, county auditor, French, Wade Bender, Tail, Emnautt.
Mayor Moore argues ordinances protect health and property and traffic violations will be fined uniformly. The article notes a manicur block on Simpson Avenue and charges against Baughman and AM after a late Thursday incident involving a fire truck.
Two men died after enclosures in a silo filled with gas at a farm near Teromeville. Elmer Brandt, 60, and a companion were overcome by ensilage gas when entering the silo to start the machine, with one man dying yesterday and the other succumbing today.
On October 2 at the Sherman Hotel a 35 year old Keokuk woman Mrs May H Moore leaped from a twenty second floor window. The body landed on the court roof three stories below. She was fully dressed and had spent time beautifying herself beforehand.
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