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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Oct 05, 1925

Page

3

Nelsonville Woman Finds Ill Uncle Dead in Toledo

A Nelsonville woman traveling to visit her ill uncle in Toledo arrives to learn he died a week earlier and is buried in Green Lawn cemetery. Thomas Parry, 64, formerly of Nelsonville and a Toledo worker, died after a hospital admission in Toledo and had no address on record. His body was brought back to Nelsonville Sunday by the Mc Laughlin brothers. Will Parry, a brother, is related to Mrs Hannah Parry. Miller Club to meet at Mayacod Meureth home on Friday October 16 at 7:30 p.m. Charles B. Miller of Canasaville schools will discuss The Foreign Commerce of the United States.

Nelsonville City OF Toledo Toledo Greenlawn Thomas Parry Parry McLaughlin Brothers Will Parry Thomas Hannah Parry Miller Club Miller Information Mayacod Meureth Bart State Street Charles BE. Miller Canasaville United States

Rally Services Well Attended at Nelsonville Church

Rally day services at the Nelsonville Presbyterian church drew solid crowds. Morning offerings included infant baptism and new members reception before quarterly communion as a vested choir of young women provided special music. An evening service featured a men’s chorus and Rev. Evans delivering a sermon on religious interests.

Nelsonville Presbyterian Church Mr. Evans

Christian rally a great success at Nelsonville church

Rainy day could not dampen attendance as 460 filled the Bible school at the Nelsonville Christian church homecoming. W. A. Roush, longtime pastor, gave the homecoming address and later lectured on "The Paramount Religious Issue of the Hour," delivering a strong message despite his age.

Nelsonville The Christian Church Bible School W. A. Roush Roush

Lancaster man arrested for passing bad checks in Nelsonville

Lester Neff of Lancaster was arrested by Hocking County officers on Friday for passing checks with insufficient funds. He allegedly passed six checks in Nelsonville and Doanville ranging from 1.35 to 8 dollars and left small mementoes in Nelsonville area.

Nelsonville Lester Neff Lancaster Hocking Neff Doanville

Hyperion Club Opens Year With Chautauqua Plan

Hyperion club meeting drew unusually large attendance in Nelsonville on Saturday with Mrs. E. B. Acomb hosting. Officers reported last year’s work and president Mrs. J. M. Hyde summarized the May state convention. The group begins a chautauqua course with Mrs. E. J. Kessinger and Mrs. R. H. Jackson presenting six chapters of Life and Times of Cleopatra.

Nelsonville Hyperion Club E. B. Acomb J. M. Hyde E. J. Kessinger R. H. Jackson Cleopatra

Birthday party honors nine year old Jeane Freer

Mrs Frank Freer entertained in Nelsonville for her daughter Jeane who turned nine. Twenty five guests enjoyed games contests and a 5 o clock lunch to cap a pleasant afternoon.

Nelsonville Frank Freer Jeane

Senior High Building Open To All Nearby Teachers

This evening at seven o'clock the Senior High building is open to all school teachers in the vicinity, not limited to those employed by city schools.

Hankie Shower Honored Miss Alberta Jackson

Robert Huenefeld hosted a handkerchief shower Saturday evening for Miss Alberta Jackson. Thirty nine guests attended with music contests and prizes won by Mrs Lynn Chapman and Mrs Delbert Davis. Refreshments followed at a late hour.

Nelsonville Robert Huenefeld Alberta Jackson Lynn Chapman Delbert Davis

Chapel Choir Delivers Music at Nelsonville M E Church

At Nelsonville M E Church on Sunday the vented choir provided special music for both services. The afternoon featured the every-member canvass with reports suggesting the annual budget will be assured after solicitation. A memorial for twelve members who died this year was held at night. The women's quartet sang during the service.

Nelsonville Methodist Church

Former Nelsonville Resident John J. Campbell Dies in Michigan

John J. Campbell aged 82, longtime Nelsonville resident, died in Saginaw Michigan. The Campbell family once lived on Chestnut Street in Nelsonville. His body will be brought to Logan for funeral services and burial Tuesday.

Nelsonville John J. Campbell Saginaw Mich Campbell Chestnut Street Logan

Murray City Resident James Shields Dies at 75

Nelsonville Oct. 6 James Shields 75 longtime Murray City resident died Sunday Funeral services will be held at the Catholic church in Murray City Wednesday morning.

Nelsonville James Shields Murray City

Local Residents Visit Family and Friends Across Ohio

Lawrence Wilson of Chillicothe visits his aunt Mrs Charles Green. Columbus guests V C Simons stay with Mrs Eulalia Hoch and Sam Hanley and son John visit relatives. Virginia Phillips spends weekend with parents Byron and Mrs. Phillips. Louis Rice visits Marion. Tony Blum spends Sunday in Massillon. Muriel Gilbert, Columbus teacher, visits her father Z M Gilbert. Gates Trout and two sons visit Lancaster relatives. Mary Beagle visits sister Lew Nixon in Columbus. P W of The Plains visits sister Eulalia Hoch. Mary Frank Hushower and Alberta Jeckeson travel to Columbus. depart Thursday for Los Abajos.

Lawrence Wilson Chillicothe Charles Green V. C. Simons Columbus Eulalia Hoch Sam Hanley John Virginia Phillips Byron Phillips Louis Rice Marion Ohio Tony Blum Mary Frank Hushower Alberta Jeckeson Fay Thurswill Los Ab

Fines given to speed violator in Columbus court

Speeding offender W. O. Burnett of Columbus was fined $10 with $16.50 in costs in Justice Carl Porter’s court. Deputy Sheriff Howard Gilson made the arrest.

W. O. Burnett Columbus Carl Porter Howard Gilson

Prohibition Inspector Clarifies Beer Strength Limits

H A Sines of Nelsonville warns that many people misunderstand the law on beer strength and may face heavy fines. He cites state rules defining liquor to include beer and all beverages containing one half of one percent or more alcohol by volume and fit for beverage use.

H. A. Sines Nelsonville Mr. Sines Sines

Labor Opens Its Yearly Meeting in Atlantic City

The American Federation of Labor 45th annual convention in Atlantic City September 1 reported an unrelenting war on communism and a nonpartisan stance while pledging to uphold wage scales and organize women workers. It urged strong opposition to company unions employers' insurance and employee ownership and to injunctions in labor disputes. It also warned against a sales tax and against manufacturers’ efforts to block the child labor amendment.

Atlantic City N. J Woemen Workers Executive Council American Federation of Labor

Two Firers Hurt In Airplane Crash At Landing

Dayton report details Quentin Dohse 29 and Edwin Dohee 25, civilian McCookfield workers, injured when the airplane they rode crashed during a landing. Both men suffered compound leg fractures.

Dayton McCookfield Quentin Dohse Edwin Dohee

Prohibition Inspectors Denied New Enforcement Policy

Ohio Prohibition Commissioner B. F. McDonald says newspapers misreported a governor backed policy change. No changes to search rules. affidavits or corroborated evidence remain required before raiding private homes. Officers in Trimble Nelsonville and beyond received copies clarifying the Miller Bill section 6182.

Ohio Prohibition B. E. McDonald Joe Jonas Trimble H. A. Lines Nelsonville B. F. McDonald Gune

Liquor Raid Seizes Bottles At Lovener Home

Sixty bottles of beer a 12 gallon beer jar and three bottles said to contain whiskey were taken in a raid on Joe Lovener’s home and plumbing shop on South Court Street Saturday night. Lovener and four Athens residents arrested on intoxication charges pleaded not guilty and posted $100 bonds. Trial set for October 12. Constable Edgar Mariner and Dry Agents H. Aines and Joe Jonas led the raid.

Joe Lovener South Court Street Lovener Willis Castey Ord James Durfee Watt Brege Athens Edgar Mariner H. A. &Ines Joe Jonas

Autumn Weather Promises Fine Indian Summer Ahead

Weather summaries show a nine degree drop in temperature and .8 inches of rain in Athens with light rainfall elsewhere. Reports from Wilmington Ohio 1.81 inches and other cities including Des Moines 1.10 Harrisburg 1.56 Chattanooga 1.46 and Detroit 2 inches reflect varied rainfall. Government meteorologists predict ideal autumn weather and possible showers in the Ohio Valley early next week.

Athens Wilmington Ohio United States Dees Moines Harrisburg Chattanooga Detroit United States Weather Bureau Ohio Valley

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