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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 05, 1928
Page
4
Coshocton Thomas was held to the county grand jury without bond on a first degree murder charge in the Monday night killing of Joseph Papp. Ellis said he shot Papp in self defense during a drinking party.
Port Webb of Fort Webb won the horse shoe pitching title in a Labor Day contest in Nelsonville. Funk of Logan and Wolf of Nelsonville finished second and third. Webb overcame a late challenge from Funk, delivering a two-point win after a double ringer. Sack races, three legged races, pole climbing, and a boxing bout entertained the crowd.
Correction from Nelsonville reports Charles O Swingle driven the car when it was struck by a Shawnee coach on the Shawnee New Straitsville road. Swingle said he moved his sedan aside but the other vehicle hit it. No injuries reported and the Swingle car was towed by a South East Ohio Motor Club truck.
Mr and Mrs Harry Powell of Greenlawn entertained at dinner Labor Day in honor of Mr and Mrs Leo Crilly and Fred Powell of Detroit. Other guests included Mrs Ira Hellyer and daughters Jamnita and Ethel Miss Catherine Sanborn of New Pittsburgh Miss Lucille Powell of Columbus Mrs Maria Powell Leonard and Charles Powell of this city.
The Allen reunion gathered at the Nelsonville area home of Mrs John Allen on Sunday September 2 with many relatives from across Ohio. Attendees included multiple Allen families from Nelsonville Logan Circleville McArthur Perry county and Columbus among others. A noon picnic and afternoon program followed the gathering. Retail Merchants meet slated for Nelsonville at Y M C A that evening.
The Nel sonville city council advanced a gas rates ordinance to its second reading seeking a 5 cent per 1000 cubic feet increase with a $1 minimum for the first 500 cubic feet. Final action is expected at the October meeting. John V. Wise said the raise aligns with other cities. Lon Coakley complained about drainage from the plant area.
Nelsonville news notes Warren Badger president of the Nelsonville Rotary outlines high points of the district executives conference held at Hamilton Ohio last week. William Mills, attendee, will provide a detailed account next week. Guests included H E Zuber superintendent of schools and R B Stuart.
W H Huddy of Nelsonville and J W Shively of Cambridge acquire the Park hotel at 8 High street Columbus with furnishings and a long lease. The three story brick building houses 60 guest rooms and features new equipment. Huddy is a seasoned salesman. Shively is an experienced hotel man.
Nelsonville September 5 To meet officials from the Columbus office of the Ohio Fuel Gas company a dinner was held at the Easterling club Logan last Friday evening attended by local managers and foremen in the Nelsonville district. Columbus officers present included L A Seyfert treasurer T H Kerr vice president in charge of distribution KE M Tharp director of public relations William Adams supervisor of district managers. Various phases of operation were discussed after the dinner. Others in attendance included John V Wise district manager Ethel Berry Vivian Dowler Corwin Andrews Corwin Cookson Gerald Baird William James John McElroy Nelsonville Ella Dicken Ira Rose Logan B F Byers Sugar Grove James McElroy Fred BR Kullman Somerset Fred Purg eon New Lexington Thomas Jones Shawnee Lewis Harris Corning Charles Dunn Glouster William Casley Athens Jess Camp Ralph Camp Gallipolis John Leaper Middleport Pearl May Bremen
Alden Stilson of Long Island and Mrs Stilson stayed with Dr and Mrs J M Hyde as Alden travels to Austin Texas after Harvard. Edward Murphy returned from Niagara Falls and Canada. Many Columbus Huntington and Detroit visitors spent Labor Day and end of week in McArthur Nelsonville and nearby towns.
Nelsonville public health nurse Miss Ethel Walker filed her August activity report. In office hours totaled 21 and field hours 225 with four patients sent to hospital and 16 dressings performed. She made 24 physician visits for patients and conducted 36 social service visits plus 2 prenatal and 21 infant welfare cases and 10 child welfare cases. Tuberculosis work included 5 cases and 10 contacts, with 13 for crippled and handicapped children and 65 other nursing care actions recorded.
Trimble schools opened with 111 pupils in grades and 90 in the high school marking the largest high school enrollment. Faculty includes M M Bryson principal and math E F Guthrie science and coach, Helen E Crawford English and history, Sara Willis commercial and home economics, with grade teachers M E Christman Hazel Raber Edyth Wolfe Maxine Sands. Serious intruder reports by Geo S Thompson noting three window peering events in two weeks on East Main Street.
Glouster Kiwanis announces a public program at Glouster High School auditorium starting 7 pm after a 6 30 to 7 dinner. Frank Brandon Pauly of Middletown will speak on The Soul of a City on civic service. Musical selections by Glouster Glee Club Frances Clutts and a String Orchestra will entertain. program free for all in the valley.
Glouster plans Thursday afternoon shopping all year. Stores previously closed at noon on Thursdays in July and August last year have completed winding down those hours.
Sept 5 Dayton daily note records Mr and Mrs Alvin Ward and daughter Jacquiyne of Columbus visiting Mr and Mrs Carl Welling on Taylor Ridge. Ward and Welling are cousins. Ward has been employed in Dayton and recently moved his household goods there.
A Gibbs family reunion gathered Sept 5 at William Gibbs in Jacksonville with most members present except Chester Gibbs of Garnersville New York. Attendees shared a generous lawn dinner and supper and included Jacob Langshur and daughter from Thielis New York George Gibbs and three children Merrimac West Virginia A D Jonas and two children James Gibbs Dayton Denver Gibbs Sycamore Roxbury and William Gibbs with daughter.
Mr and Mrs Chris Skinner and Mrs W E Marquis hosted guests from Pittsburgh Bucyrus Cleveland Springfield Dayton Bellefontaine Nelsonville including A R Marquis Bert Marquis Joan Joan and others for the Harris reunion held at Mt Hermon church last Sunday.
Emmett Culver from The Plains and Miss Caroline Lehman of Athens will travel to Cincinnati Sunday then on to New York City to begin a year’s training at the Salvation Army National Training College. They have long served in Athens County Salvation Army work and will train for lieutenancy and nursing social work respectively. The farewell party is set for Saturday in the City hall with all expenses paid by the Salvation Army.
County Prosecutor Edward C. Stanton to day weighed a suggestion from Attorney General Edward C. Turner that John G. Fackler former Republican nominee for Congress from the 22nd district face a corrupt practices charge Turner alleged Fackler filed a personal expense account totaling 4200 dollars for the primary exceeding the state limit of 2000 dollars The case centers on campaign spending disclosures and potential violation of state election law.
Columbus Sept 5 Attorney General Edward C Turner prepared to file additional proceedings in Franklin County Common Pleas court against candidates and campaign committees accused of violating the corrupt practices act by filing incomplete statements of campaign contributions and expenditures in the recent primary. Four proceedings have already been instituted and a fifth case is under review by County Prosecutor E C Stanton.
Police seek James Valentine of Columbus and Harry Maugans after they escaped Logan jail last night. Both were bound over to the Logan grand jury on charges of robbing a filling station, authorities said.
O Stryzer of Dayton was selected to lead the Ohio State Optometric Association for another year at the close of the annual convention in Cleveland.
Port Washington Farmers State Bank, closed August 18 by State Bank Superintendent A. H. Blair, is expected to reopen within a week. The reorganization committee predicts a 190 percent assessment on outstanding capital stock to cover deficits from frozen assets and bad paper.
John Golden Tappan, 78, died from injuries after being struck by an automobile driven by David J. Jones of Newark while walking along the road here.
Mrs. David Barcroft, 86, died from injuries after falling from the porch at her Newcomerstown home. Authorities reported the accident occurred at the residence, and the date was not specified in the fragment.
Robert Strayer, 22, of Degraft, held to Lakewood police court under 2500 dollar bond on a careless driving charge after a traffic crash that injured Mrs Ellen M Golden Lakewood council president.
George Dumond of the State theater in Cleveland was to answer a charge of violating Ohio child labor laws for allowing juvenile Our Gang actors to perform on his stage.
Akron attorney Howard L. Weaver, convicted of perjury, faces disbarment proceedings delayed by Common Pleas Judge C. R. Newton of Ravenna who is sitting here by assignment pending his appeal.
Members of American Union Lodge No 1 Free- Accepted Masons will lay the cornerstone of the Campus Martius memorial structure Sunday. The lodge is the oldest Mason lodge in the old Northwest territory.
Akron residents will vote in November on a $3,000,000 bond issue to fund an extensive program eliminating grade crossings.
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