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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Oct 16, 1928

Page

3

Three Fined in Nelsonville for Intoxicated Driving

Nelsonville. John Wheeler of this city pleaded guilty to operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated before Mayor TM Eberle. Wheeler was fined 100 and costs and his driving privilege suspended for six months. Grover Butler Floodwood and Charles Tolliver Mudsock also paid 10 and costs for intoxication.

Nelsonville John Wheeler Eberle Grover Butler Floodwood Charles Tolliver Mudsock

Hospital Notice on Miss Ivalyn Stephenson

Miss Ivalyn Stephenson formerly of Deanville will undergo surgery Tuesday morning at St. Francis Hospital. She was admitted October 9 and her condition is reported favorable. GOES TO

Ivalyn Stephenson Deanville St. Francis Hospital

Rotary district governor to visit Nielsonville club

Dayton official Robert Hughes will visit the local Rotary Club in Nielsonville meeting officers and committee chairmen at the Y M C A at 5 PM. He will address the members during the 6 15 PM dinner session.

Nielsonville Robert Hughes Dayton Rotary

Two New Mines Reported Operating in Hocking District

In the Hocking district two mines resumed operations this morning. The Poston Consolidated Company opened No. 6 Mine at Millfield, and William R. Pierce operates at Mine No. 86 Bailey Run, formerly Jewett Coal Company. Total open shop mines reach 32 with 23 idle. total employed 2,592, plus 23 idle, overall 2,615.

Nelsonville Hocking Poston Consolidated Company Millfield William R. Pierce Bailey Run Jewett Coal Company Sunday Creek

Nelsonville reports orderly Old Home Week celebration

Chief Jack Pearson praised the week as the most orderly and best behaved since his tenure. No disturbances were reported and only one drunken arrest appeared on the police record during Old Home Week.

Nelsonville Jack Pearson

Zuber Seeks Fewer Evening Parties At School

Nelsonville report shows Superintendent H E Zuber asking parents to limit student evening parties during the school week to Fridays or Saturdays to protect study time. Also noted is the 36th anniversary of the W B A on Wednesday with a chicken dinner and guests, and Zuber addressing a Wellston Rotary Club on Americanization.

Nelsonville H. E. Zuber Wellston Rotary Club

Prohibition not a party issue says Chatley

Reverend M E Chatley says prohibition is a moral issue for all citizens and not a partisan campaign matter. He criticizes Governor Smiths liquor control plan as government by liquor and says Hoover and Smith differ on dryness and wetness. He assigns responsibility to Governor Smith for turning temperance into politics.

M. BE. Chatley First Christian Church Mr. Chatley United State Smith Chatley Provincial Liquor Board Hoover

University French Club Selects Play for Semester

L Alliance Francaise Ohio University French Club selects a three actMarivaux comedy Le Jeu de L Amour et du Hasard for presentation in the first semester The club also installed officers Henry Wilson president Mildred Fate vice president Yvonne Robic exchange student secretary Winifred Kingsley treasurer Plans for next meeting include discussions on the customs and geography of French provinces in November.

Marivaux L’alliance Francaise Ohio University Henry Wilson Mildred Fate Yvonne Robic France Winifred Kingsley

One in Five Motorists Charged With Traffic Violations

The American Automobile Association reports based on a Safety Department survey of 50 cities that about one in five motorists is charged with traffic law violations annually. Complete returns from 18 cities show the rise in violations outpacing vehicle growth and call for uniform basic traffic rules to reduce unnecessary arrests.

American Automobile Association Safety Department

Coal contract awarded for Athens County Courthouse

The Athens County commissioners awarded the winter coal supply contract to Lot Brickler of The Plains for No. 6 lump coal from Hocking Valley at 3.65 dollars per ton. A road in Lodi Township was ordered closed after a 12-signature petition and a hearing ad was posted. Road work is nearly finished for the year with winter months ahead.

Athens County Lot Brickler Plains Athens County Commissioners Hocking Valley Lodi Township Frank Leuks Frank Sargent Landoetween Joseph Fulton

Willing Workers Class Meets at Dana Howett Home

The Willing Workers Class of the Christian Sunday School gathers at Mrs. Dana Howett 506 Jackson Street on Thursday at 7 o clock for a pot luck dinner.

The Christian Sunday School Dana Howett Jackson Street

Local Social and Visiting Notes from Columbus Area

Miss Tessie Ervin resumes nursing duties at Grant Hospital in Columbus. Several visitors travel to and from Columbus including Charles Poston Henry Seidenfeld and many relatives. A birth is announced for Harry Anderson. Various locals attend Old Home Week and lodge meetings while others visit or travel for business or conventions in Columbus and nearby towns.

Tessie Ervin Grant Hospital Columbus Charles Poston Henry Seidenfeld Murray City R. H. Jackson American Legion San Antonio Texas Harrold Lancaster Mary Stinchcomb Tiffin Lancaster John Harry Mills Greendale Harry Anderson Carl Buntin Eden Patton John Grose John McHarg Harris Wood New York City National Cities Bond Company H. H. Uer Grand Lodge of Ohio Masons L. McLaughlin O. P. McLaughlin Don McLaughlin A. Stack Ralph Mclaughlin C. E. Zimmerman Charles Williams H. Cox Minnie Bryson Duchiel Leslie Cox Clara Little Logan Carrie Cox Kate Fisher Mary Harry Patton Carl Fisher Huntington

East Side School Pupils Praised for Menu Covers at PTA Banquet

Expressions of thanks pour in from Cleveland delegates and local pupils. Three Cleveland delegates sent symbols of appreciation to Robert Wheaton Wendell Davidson and Florence Smith. Mrs. Sara H. Griffiths mailed a souvenir Cleveland folder to Robert. A postcard from Mrs. Van Sick to Wendell praises the menu card and the Athens pupils hard work. Florence Smith received a handkerchief and letter for the menu she drew.

East Side Cleveland Robert Wheaton Wendell Davidson Florence Smith Robert Sara H. Griffiths Whittier Avenue Wendell van Sick Athens

East Side School Presents Seasonal Columbus Day Program

The East Side School assembly featured fourth graders singing In 1492 about Columbus. Sixth grader June Fultz read a Columbus poem, fourth graders recited Majority's Almanac, and sixth graders performed October's Bright Blue Weather. Richard Imes played When War Is Over. A tie in a clean-up contest between fourth and fifth grades was reported.

East Side Atlantic June Fultz Richard Imes Leport

Nelsonville High meets to discuss school paper plan

Nelsonville High School Athletic Association held a Monday business meeting at the Senior High School. Current bills were allowed. Superintendent H. B. Zuber outlined a plan for publishing a school paper. A discussion of school papers and annual followed. Hostesses served luncheon during a social hour.

Nelsonville Nelsonville High School Athletic Association H. BE. Zuber P. N. Miller George McKee L. D. Martin Gene Mellinger Martha M. EK

Thomas Recommends Fire-Proof Prisons

Warden P. E. Thomas reports to Gov. Vic Donahey after investigating the Junction City Brick Plant fire. He urges fire-proof prisons and state institutions, saying the disaster is a grave regret and should teach a lasting lesson.

Columbus U.P Vic Donahey P. E. Thomas State Penitentiary Junction City

Truax Criticizes Farmers Bankruptcy Charge in Columbus

At the Third Ward Democratic Club meeting in Columbus on October 16, Charles V. Truax, Democratic candidate for U S Senator, charged deliberate bankrupting of the American farmer.

Columbus Charles V. Truax U. S Third Ward Democratic Club

Radicals Fight Through Courts

Wheeling West Virginia October 16 The Workers Communist party will take its case to the state court of appeals over the right to hold political meetings An injunction against Wheeling police was denied by Judge J M Sommerville of the Ohio County Circuit Court with no opinion filed. attorney William L Bradshaw of the Civil Liberties League said today.

Wheeling W. Va U.P Workers Communist Party State Court of Appeals William L. Bradshaw Civil Liberties League J. M. Sommerville Ohio County Circuit Court

Auto crash in Cleveland crowd on streetcar line kills one

An automobile mounted the curb and struck a crowd waiting for a streetcar in Cleveland causing one death and twelve minor injuries. Authorities investigated the crash and identified the vehicle and driver.

Cleveland

Funeral Held For Mrs H McKinstry 72

Funeral services for Mrs H McKinstry 72 formerly of Glouster were conducted Saturday at 2 PM at her Columbus residence 1186 East Long Street with burial in Greenlawn Cemetery Columbus She died Thursday from frame diabetes and is survived by husband two sons B C McKinstry and J O McKinstry a daughter Mrs R B Foster and brother Everett Cline of Albany The family once ran a meat market in Glouster before moving to Columbus years ago

Glouster H. McKinstry East Long Street Columbus Greenlawn McKinstry R. B. Foster B.C. McKinstry J. O. McKinstry Toledo Everett Cline Albany

Condition Improves for Floyd McCarty in Grant Hospital

Floyd McCarty of Columbus, son of Mr and Mrs F D McCarty and former Glouster residents, is in Grant Hospital after an appendectomy. He was critically ill for two weeks following surgery but has shown a decided improvement in recent days.

Floyd McCarty Columbus F. D. McCarty Grant Hospital

New tonnage mark at Derthick mine reached and raised

Mine No. 10 at Derthick loaded 853 tons of coal on Monday, one ton above the prior high and near the 900-ton daily goal. Output in the final hour lagged, though usually the last hour is strongest. In Glouster, C G G Faires traveled from Akron to care for his son Wayne ill with typhoid fever. visitors were barred from the sick room due to his condition.

Derthick Glouster C. Gg. Faires Akron Wayne

Explosion Heard in FLOUSTER Area Near Mine No 255 Hill

A loud explosion struck FLOUSTER on Monday night about eight. Reports place the blast on the hill behind Mine No 255 at Drydock but away from mining property. Other accounts locate it in Goose Run. George McCarty Jr formerly of Glouster is now stationed as a government test pilot in Dayton after a visit.

Flouster Glouster Drydock Goose Run George McCarty, Jr Dayton George

Borah Attacks Smith Views on Prohibition in Richmond

Senator William Borah labeled the 1920 campaign a clash of law and order versus a reformist organization. He attacked Governor Smith’s prohibition stance and questioned the meaning of a scientific non intoxicating beverage. He noted Hoover opposes repeal while Smith supports it and blamed Congress for wartime price fixes.

Richmnd U.rk New York William F. Borah Borah Smith Hoover Henry Carter Stuart Virginia Congress

Veterans to Meet in City Building Thursday

Spanish War Veterans plan 7 pm meeting at the City Building to discuss state officials visiting Wednesday October 31. Charles F. Schauber department commander John P. Edwards department adjutant and Laura M. Peterson department president of the Ladies Auxiliary will visit to arrange plans for the state convention next summer.

Charles F. Schauber John P. Edwards Laura M. Peterson Ladies’ Auxiliary

Corner Stone Laid At New Lakeside Auditorium

PORT CLINTON Oct 16 Bishop Theodore Henderson of Cincinnati and Dr C B E Waring editor of the Western Christian Advocate spoke at the cornerstone laying of the new Lakeside auditorium valued at 100000 dollars. The foundation measures 228 by 140 feet and nearing completion, with framing soon to begin.

Port Clinton U.P Theodore Henderson Cincinnati C. BE. Waring Western Christian Advocate Lakeside

Alumni Memorial Auditorium to open for Homecoming visitors

Hundreds of Ohio University alumni will tour the nearly finished Alumni Memorial Auditorium on Homecoming Day. Seats installation and stage carpentry are the last tasks, with scaffold dismantling to be completed by Thursday, revealing a blue walled alumni room with a fireplace for gatherings.

Ohio University Alumni Memorial Auditorium Clark Williams

Missing 17 year old Alice Jagioinski sought in Ohio

TIFFIN October 16. Miss Alice Jagioinski, 17, has been missing from her home since Sunday. Her parents Mr. and Mrs. Alex Jagioinski appealed for police aid as authorities searched Northern Ohio cities. The girl left home Sunday afternoon with a companion.

Tiffin Alice Jagioinski Ohio Alex Jagloinski

Sure Way to Stop Coughing With Thoxine Prescription

Thoxine claims to end coughing on first swallow by acting on the internal cause without chloroform or other harmful drugs. Marketed as safe for the whole family and also good for sore throat. Available at Clines Drug Store and other drug stores with a money back guarantee.

Clines Drug Store

Man Held on Theft Charge in Columbus

U R La verance Reynolds alias Doag Stewart was held to the grand jury on a charge of stealing two automobiles. He was arrested in Zanesville and linked to cream thefts from Eastern Ohio farmers. Police say he disposed of cream in Zanesville and Cambridge while driving a car owned by A L Willing of Grove City.

Columbus U.R

California Fig Syrup Offered as Cure for Child Ills

An old advertisement promises relief for bilious children with stomach and bowels clogged by constipation. It touts California Fig Syrup as gentle and effective, claiming a clean system and bright health, while warning to seek the genuine product labeled California.

California

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Bailey Zuber University Origker Nelsonville Lodge No B. P. O. Elks East Side School High School Athletic Association Salem N. H Fred Comer Los Angeles Comer Jimmy Gleason Messenger Thomas TRUAX Derthick Mine Wayne Faires Atlas Store Glouster, O Jackoffc Chauncey - Glouster Ea Unicorm Stor Athens Ena Democrat Grads Toviem SharpEee Ness Ness House G. M. Lewis Des Moines Lowa
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