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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 19, 1928
Page
3
Funeral services were held in Nelsonville for Charlean Cheeseman infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Will Cheeseman. Burial followed at Greenlawn. Surviving relatives include one brother and grandparents Mr. and Mrs. Charles Ray and Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Cheeseman.
In Nelsonville on September 19 the Hocking Valley team won two of three matches against the North Enders. Top scorers included Shirley 159 183 177 and Bryand 178 147 141, while North Enders players Rice 142 170 166 and Newton 164 161 150 also posted notable scores.
The ladies of St Andrews Church will hold the opening euchre party of the season Thursday evening at the Parish House. Play will start at 8 o'clock.
The Rev. C. W. Hoffman and his wife relocate from Miamisburg to Nelsonville today. He takes the pastorate of the Nelsonville M. E. Church for the coming year and preached in the local pulpit for the first time last Sunday morning.
Mayor Alex M. Moore announced a decrease in the first offense fine for motorist violations of stop signals from five dollars to two. Sign installations over the summer prompted the change, with discretionary authority remaining with the Mayor and higher fines for repeated violations.
The City Decorating Company is approved by the Athens Retail Merchants Association to decorate fronts of local business houses during the state convention of the Parent Teacher Association in October. Officers say the firm has done similar work nationwide and does not use the American flag in its decoration scheme for special gatherings.
Food and medical supplies were sent by schooner to Bimini in the Bahamas as reports reached Miami of extensive hurricane damage. Homes and churches were damaged and harbor vessels wrecked though no deaths were reported, there is considerable suffering among the homeless.
More than 2,000 miners are employed in open-shop mines across the Hocking and Sunday Creek Valleys for the first time. Of 24 mines, 23 were loading coal this morning totaling 2,018 workers. one small operation with 8 men was down. Nelsonville yards handle about 50 cars daily, over 2,500 tons, with a district payroll near $200,000 per month.
E C Schloss of Athens told Nelsonville Rotary members last night that competitor relations have improved in recent years. He contrasted today with 25 years ago in his town and attributed progress to the community organization model from the Chamber of Commerce. Guests included H C Clark Roy Hawk Ti Rosser and Edward Rosser.
Mrs A B Johnson visited Columbus today as did Berry Pritchard and several Fiske relatives. Miss Eva Smith and Miss Iva Hanning spent time in Columbus while Rev Harvey Howard returned home near Nelsonville after a three week visit with his daughter in Ross County. Mr and Mrs N S Moschell of Cleveland stay with the Mechem and Stanley Mechem families during their Columbus visit.
Thomas Coury was arrested this morning by Acting Chief of Police Charles Maple for obtaining goods under false pretenses. Coury was taken to Chillicothe this afternoon. A prior report misnamed William Shuff who was fined $5 for failing to observe a red light at Court and Washington Streets. Shuff was ordered to report to court by Acting Chief Maple. E Morand was fined $10 and costs for intoxication after arraignment last night, arrested by Patrolman James Lewis.
Ten bodies have been recovered in the small settlements around the northern shore of Lake Okecho bee after the lake flooded homes during the hurricane. Seven residents on the northern shore are still missing and reports say about 75 may have died along the eastern shore.
Secretary of State Brown said the Communist Workers Party will not have its state and national tickets on the November ballot in Ohio unless the party committee can submit more petition signatures within the next day.
Oral D Delong eight months old, son of Mr and Mrs Stanley Delong, died at home in Floodwood. Funeral services will be Thursday at 2 PM at Floodwood Church with burial at Greenlawn. The family includes several other children. In Nelsonville Mrs Stella Jewett and others hosted the Faithful Martha Class gathering in church parlors with 26 present and two new members admitted. A watermelon contest awarded the prize to Mrs Ralph Parks.
The Woman's Home Missionary Society of the M. E. Church will meet with Mrs. John Zeller on East Franklin Street at 7 o'clock Friday evening. Members are asked to send or bring their dues since it is due paying time.
Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Bagent and five children of Newark plus Mrs. Clara Moody of Coshocton were dinner guests Sunday of Mr. and Mrs. Ed Howard. Afternoon visitors included Mrs. Ed Barstow and two sons from Buchtel, Miss Gilberta Barstow and Arthur Evans of Columbus, and Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Barstow with two children from Athens.
Mrs. S. S. Lane hosted the Rainbow Class of the Christian Sunday School for a social wiener roast at her Fort Street home Tuesday evening. A pleasant social was reported with guest Mrs. N. S. Moschell of Cleveland in attendance.
Norman Davis, 10, was killed when a heavy truck ran over him while playing tag on the way home from school in Dayton on September 19.
Washington. A plea for help for hurricane sufferers in the Virgin Islands came to the Navy Department today from Col. Waldo Evans governor general. The request seeks relief assistance and resources for affected residents and facilities.
Richland Avenue residents record funerals and travels as Mr and Mrs Delph Parker attend Dr Parker's funeral in New England. John Ator leaves for Washington DC. Families relocate to The Plains and Allendale. Visits to Embree Park and Columbus noted. P T A plans a Friday supper for playground equipment.
Dr. J. H. Upham, dean of Ohio State University College of Medicine, urged periodic medical examinations to prevent illnesses. He compared body care to automobile maintenance and said thorough tests can reveal early diseases like diabetes. Plans for a Nelsonville district meeting in November were announced, with Ohio physicians invited to speak.
The September Athens County News issue is a 20 page school paper for teachers and the public. It includes Greetings from J L Clifton, a reply from H R McVay, a trip report by Miss Mabel Ballentine, and a roundup of open court high school basketball games. It lists every county teacher, outlines the year’s organization, and prints an eighth grade graduates list for 1928.
A joint meeting of the Athens and Canaan Granges is set for 7:30 p m Thursday September 20 at the Jackville School House A debate features teams from both Granges arguing for and against rural police The affirmative side includes Ralph Barker Vernon Shaw and Tia Russ while the negative side lists Ray Starling Olaf Allen and Mary Faye Easterling A musical program will be performed and Athens women are asked to bring sandwiches.
The West Indian hurricane killed 660 people in the French colony of Guadeloupe. The colonial ministry began relief efforts to feed and shelter survivors and to prevent epidemics by spraying infected towns and villages with disinfectant.
The notice claims no morf gas in stomach and bowels causes anxious heart palpitations and numb limbs. It promotes Baalmann's Gas Vent as a remedy and urges purchase at CLINE PHARMACY with a yellow pan package.
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