Athens County Ranks Third in Ohio Coal Output in 1926
Athens County produced 2,717,116 tons of coal in 1926 per a United States Bureau of Mines report. Of this, 2,648,528 tons were shipped, 43,110 tons sold locally and used by employees, and 24,478 tons used at mines for steam and heat. The value was $5,190,000 with 5,807 miners employed. Belmont led production. Athens ranked third. A separate note reports an appendectomy at a hospital with satisfactory progress.
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Nelsonville
Athens County
United States Bureau of Mines
Belmont County
Perry County
Hocking
Meigs
Nelsonville Man John Allen 80 Dies at Home
John Allen 80 died Tuesday at his Nelsonville home in Imperial. Former Greenlawn cemetery caretaker known locally. Survived by wife and son Frank. one daughter predeceased him. Funeral Friday at 1 p.m. at the residence. Rev. E. L. Morrell officiating. Burial at Greenlawn cemetery.
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Nelsonville
John Allen
Imperial
Allen
Greenlawn
Frank Allen
E. L. Morrell
George Primmer Dies at Home in Nelsonville
George Primmer, 74, died Tuesday at his home, 781 Walnut Street, Nelsonville. He was a longtime member of the 1st End community. Funeral services will be held Thursday at 2 30 P M at his residence conducted by Rev N O Stucky of the Pilgrim Holiness Church. Burial will be at Glenlawn. He is survived by his wife and one son.
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Nelsonville
George Primmer
Walnut _ street
1St End
N. O. Stucky
Pilgrim Holiness Church
Glenlawn
Locke to Speak in Nelsonville Church Friday
The men's Brotherhood of the Presbyterian church will hear William Locke of China, now based in Chicago, speak Friday evening in Nelsonville. He will replace Dr. S. Palmer of Columbus, who could not attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
Men's Brotherhood of the Presbyterian Church
William Locke
China
Chicago
Presbyterian church launches winter program in Nelsonville
The Nelsonville Presbyterian church starts its winter program with Come Back Sunday Increase Sunday Bring a Friend Sunday Rally day October 2 and communion October 9. Attendance was 150 of 250 eligible. Group system will organize social and religious activities with seven appointed leaders. Carlos Poston will instruct choirs weekly. adult vested and men’s choirs active. children's choir to be organized. Sunday school overseen by W L Hudson until April 1 1928. Young people program begins next Sunday with intermediate and senior societies led by Miss Agnes Raybould and the Rev Lloyd Evans.
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Nelsonville
The
Presbyterian Church
C. H. Bartlett
Agnes Raybould
Frank Poston
Harry Edington
S. E. Dean
H. D. Krieg
Martin Ohlinger
Carlos Poston
Everning
W. L. Hudson
Lloyd Evans
Nelsonville men head to Chicago for Tunney Dempsey bout
Nelsonville, Sept. White Frank O Mara and William Silcott departed by motor for Chicago where on Thursday night they will attend the Tunney Dempsey heavyweight championship bout.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
Frank O'Mara
William Silcott
Motor
Chicago
Rotary district features highlighted for Nelsonville club
Nelsonville Rotary club reported on the twenty second Ohio district executives conference held in Athens. Warren Badger and C. H. Bartlett attended as Nelsonville representatives at the weekly meeting following the session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
Rotary Clubs
Twenty-Second
Ohio
Athens
Nelsonville Club
Warren Badger
H. Bartlett
Tessie Irvin Undergoes Operation in Nelsonville
Miss Tessie Irvin of this city, a nurse at Grant Hospital in Columbus, underwent an operation in Nelsonville on September 21. Her condition was reported as satisfactory with recovery expected.
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Nelsonville
Tessie
Irvin
Grant Hospital
Colum
Ed ward Keating Hosts Banquet for Eddie's Barbers Club
Nelsonville report Edward Keating will host the annual banquet for Eddie's Barbers base ball club of the Twilight league. The dinner is set for Thursday evening September 22 at seven o'clock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
Edward Keating
Eddie
Barbers Baseball Club
City Twilight League
Graduation attendance in Zanesville for nurse graduates
Mr and Mrs Harve Sayre Kath leen Colbert and Mrs James Whyte with son attended the nurse graduation exercises at the Good Samaritan hospital in Zanesville on Sunday. Miss Regina Whyte was among the graduates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
Harve Sayre
Kathleen Colbert
Buchtel
James Whyte
Meade
Zanesville
Good Samaritan Hospital
Regina Whyte
Faithful Martha Class Social at Jackson Home
Twenty five members and two guests attended a Faithful Martha class social hosted by Mrs. Harry Jackson Miss Bertha Nixon Mrs. Joe Davis and Mrs. Elizabeth Davis at the Jackson home. A program preceded a social hour with refreshments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martha
M. FE. Church
Harry Jackson
Bertha Nixon
Joe Davis
Elizabeth Davis
Jackson
Dinner guests hosted by Mrs. Perce Raine on Adams Street
Mrs. Perce Raine entertained Monday night at her Adams Street home. Guests included Mrs. S EF Davidson, Columbus, Perce Raine, Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Raine, Mr. and Mrs. Howard Raine and daughter Dorothy Ann, Paul Raine, and the hostess.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Perce Raine
Adams Street
S. EF. Davidson
Columbus
Raymond Raine
Howard Raine
Dorothy Ann
Paul Raine
Esther Class Mets for Evening Meeting Social
Mrs. P. B. Verity hosted the Esther class Saturday night for a business meeting attended by thirteen members. After the session a social time followed with refreshments served.
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P. B. Verity
Family Picnic Dinner Hosted by Mr and Mrs McDonald
Mr and Mrs William McDonald hosted a family picnic Sunday at Happy Hollow. Attendees included Ed McDonald of Pittsburgh Ed Hawk and Flora Morris of Nelsonville Dave Morris of Corning Will McDonald and five children from Buchtel Lawrence McDonald of Myers Crossing Charles McDonald and two children Will Wright and four children Sam McDonald Carl McDonald and Will iam McDonald of Happy Hollow
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William McDonald
Happy Hollow
Ed. McDonald
Pittsburgh Pa
Wesley Hawk
Flora Morris
Nelsonville
Dave Morris
Corning
Will McDonald
Buchtel
Lawrence McDonald
Myers Crossing
Charles McDonald
Will Wright
Sam McDonald
Lancaster
Carl McDonald
W. B. A. Club Hosts Friday Meeting and Picnic Plan
The W. B. A. club gathered Friday night at Mrs. Arley Fisk's home with Mrs. Earl Weiss assisting. After the business session, plans were made for a picnic to be held Thursday afternoon. Refreshments were served in the dining room to twenty members and two guests.
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W. B. A. Club
Arley Fisk
West Columbus Street
Earl Weiss
Local social notes from Columbus visit and departures
Mr and Mrs Frank O Mara and daughter Beryl were in Columbus Monday. Miss Audrey Inboden Columbus and Miss Tlo Inboden Logan were guests of Mr and Mrs E E Inboden. Mrs Orland Gandee has returned home and is recovering from surgery in Columbus hospital. Mrs John Pearson and Mrs W W Kelly spent today in Columbus. Miss Dorothy Davidson accompanied Mrs E Davidson Columbus to visit her brother Perce Faune. Mrs Adam Scheeler and Miss Eula Scheeler spent Sunday at Chillicothe with Mr and Mrs Dewey Scheeler. Mr and Mrs Ed McDonald return to Pittsburgh after visiting with Mr and Mrs Wesley Hawk. Archie Amos spending a few days in Cincinnati. Mrs C A Stover is in Columbus today. Mr and Mrs George H Cless Columbus are guests of Dr and Mrs J M Hyde. Miss Amelia Shafer and Ethel Jones who attended summer term at Ohio University Athens enrolled for fall and winter term. Mrs John Ruscoe and son Boyd left for Phoenix Arizona after five weeks here with Mr and Mrs Leonard Cooley and relatives. Ruscoe will join them in Columbus and return home.
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Frank O'Mara
Beryl
Columbus
Audrey Inboden
Tlo Inboden
Logan
E. E. Inboden
Orland Gandee
John Pearson
W. W. Kelly
Dorothy Davidson
E. Davidson
Perce Faaine
Dorothy
Adam Scheeler
Eula Scheeler
Chillicothe
Dewey Scheeler
Ed McDonald
Pittsburgh
Wesley Hawk
Archie Amos
Cincinnati
C. A. Stover
George H. Cless
J. M. Hyde
Amelia. Shafer
Ethel Jones
Ohio University
Athens
John Ruscoe
Boyd
Phoenix
Arizona
Leonard Cooley
Ruhl Ruscoe
Meeting Invitation for Geoffrey Morgan Talk at City Federation
Men are invited to hear Geoffrey Morgan speak at the City Federation meeting tomorrow night at 7:30 in the Presbyterian church.Morgan will address a topic of broad community interest and attendees are urged to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geoffrey Morgan
Presbyterian Church
City Federation
Morgan
Warrants Issued for 15 Filling Station Attendants
Cleveland police hold warrants for 15 filling station attendants charged with short measuring. Lorain reports a fugitive, Joseph Padilla, sought on a murder charge, is believed to be in Midland Pennsylvania for the January 11 1925 killing of Jesus Peres, aged 30.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Lorain
Joseph Padilla
Midland
Jesus Peres
Frosts Hit Farms as Winter Warning Spreads Across Ohio
Light frosts were reported in the Hockhoking valley with no garden damage. Temperatures dropped to 38 in the early hours and rose to 54 by late morning. Ice and killing frosts appeared in Perry and Hocking counties, damaging truck gardens and corn as winter moved in from a spell of mid summer heat. The equinox signals equal day and night tomorrow, then days grow shorter toward December.
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Hockiftig
Ohio
Perry County
Sandusky
Weather Bureau
Hocking County
Courthouse Doings In Athens County Probate Court
Winifred Goodin appointed administratrix of John Young estate with 1000 bond backed by The United States Fidelity and Guaranty Co. Executors and appraisers named for several estates. Four estates exempt from inheritance tax. Gross values and net values listed for Robertson Johnson Anderson McDaniel estates. Real estate may be sold to pay debts. will of Smith R. McCall to be heard September. Warrants issued for John Davidson Clayton Johnson and Charles Scott for abandoning children.
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Winifred Goodin
John Young
Athens County
United States Fidelity and Guaranty Company
William Throckmoton
Frank Dowler
Everett Russ
W. H. Coakley
Tony Onal
Jacob Wagoner
George Shively
Mr. Coakley
A. K. Walker
Dana Buckman
George Newman
Emma Haning
Joseph Haning
Charlies Haning
Virgil Reeves
James Knowlton
William T. Marlin
Ava Graham
Samuel F. Robertson
Eli Johnson
Charles E. Anderson
Josiah McDaniel
Lewis Drescher
J. C. Coss
Smith R. McCall
McCall
Troy Township
Sarah E. McCall
John McCall
Hannah Davis
John Davidson
Clayton Johnson
Charles Scott
Women organization forming Natl Assoc of University Women in Athens
The Organization of the National Association of University Women has begun in Athens and vicinity led by Dean Irma E. Voigt. Ohio University joins as recognized April 2, 1927, with plans for an Athens branch and eventual sixteen Ohio branches, inviting eligible graduates to join and attend a future meeting.
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Athens
National Association of University Women
Irma E. Voigt
Ohio University
Migh
Ohio
Ohio Federation of Branches
Youngstown
National Association
Adelphi College
Agnes Scott College
Allegheny College
Bates College
Baylor University
Beloit College
Birmingham Southern College
Bostor University
Brown University
Women’s College
Bryn Mawr College
Carleton College
Carthase College
Coe College
Colby College
College of St.Catherine
College of St. Elizabeth
College of St. Teresa
College of William and Mary
College of Wooster
Colorado College
Columbia University
Barnard Teachers’ College
Connecticut College For Women
Converse College
Cornell College
Cornell University
Denison University
Depauw University
Dickinson College
Drake University
Drury College
Duke University
Earlham College
Elmira College
Florida State College For Women
Franklin College
George Peabody College For Teachers
Georgetown College
Goucher College
Grimnel College
Hamline University
Hillsdale College
Hood College
Howard College
Hunter College
Illinois College
Illinois Wesleyan University
Ilinois Woman's College
Indiana University
Iowa State College
Jackson College
James Millikan University
Kansas Agricultural College
Knox College
Lake Erie College
Lake Frost College
Lawrence College
Louisiana State University
Margaret Morrison Carnetrie College For Women
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Meredith
Vance Acquitted in Manslaughter Case In Columbus
Frank R. Vance was acquitted of manslaughter after a jury deliberated under 30 minutes over the death of Mrs. Otto Per Singer who was struck by Vance’s car three months ago. Three other counts likely dropped. Vance had been a Columbus mayoral candidate and a former state liquor license board member.
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Frank R. Vance
Otto Per. Singer
Vance
Columbus
Old State Liquor License Board
Introductions at Paris for A. E. F. readers benefactor
In Paris on September 21 the men and women with the A. E. F. met Burton D. Stephenson of Chillicothe Ohio. He supplied books for reading during the war in France and was introduced to the group.
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Paris
A. E. FP
France
Burton D. Stephenson
Chilliecothe
Ohio
Kitchen Shower Honors Mrs Darrel Kenney
Mr and Mrs Elias Carsey of near Albany hosted a kitchen shower for their daughter Mrs Darrel Kenney last Saturday September 17 The guest list included A R White and daughter Margerie of Athens Frances Glass of Athens Dave Carsey and children Freida Clarence Vane Wesley and Elizabeth of Athens Frank Glass and children Mary Frances Ruth and Adury of Columbus Worn Graham and son Lloyd of Pleasanton A Graham Chase Misa Estyline Graham and mother of North Dakota Clarence Marshall Earl Martin of Pleasanton and others from the area.
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Elias Carsey
Albany
Darrel Kenney
A. R. White
Margerie
Athens
Frances Glass
Dave Carsey
Freida
Clarence
Vane
Wesley
Elizabeth
Frank Glass
Mary
Frances
Ruth
Adury
Columbus
Worn Graham
Lloyd
Pleasanton
A. Graham
Chase
Misa Estyline Graham
North Dakota
Clarence Marshall
Earl Martin
John
Social gathering at Albany features music and gifts
Glass and children from Chester and Fisher with neighbors from Albany and Jerseyville enjoyed an evening of musical entertainment. Guests included Miss Goldie Haning Miss Hettie Brooks and Mr and Mrs Homer Brooks, with the Parfitt and Dixon families among those present. Refreshments followed and Mrs Darrel Kerney received many beautiful gifts.
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Albany
Harper
Darrel Kerney
Chinese Situation Dr Locke to Speak on China
Dr William IL Locke will speak at Athens Presbyterian Church this evening on the meaning of recent events in China. Dr A Wilcox of First Presbyterian notes Locke has served as a China missionary for years and the public service will be open with union of other churches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William IL. Locke
Presbyterian Church
Athens Presbyterian Church
China
A. ¥. Wilcox
First Presbyterian Church
Doctor Locke
Judge Shot In Kentucky County Court Area
James Johnson 45 inmate of the National Military Home Dayton Ohio was held at the Davies county jail awaiting a preliminary hearing for the fatal shooting of J L Patton 62 Hartford Kentucky county judge. Patton died at the city hospital after being shot when he learned pension action was delayed.
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Owensburg
U.R
James Johnson
National Military Home
Dayton
Ohio
Davies County
J. L. Patton
Hartford
Patton
Johnson
Woman commits suicide by hand amputation in Keokuk
Mrs. Alice Malcolm took her own life by severing her hand and bled to death in Keokuk Iowa. The act ended in fatalities and authorities investigated the suicide method and surrounding circumstances.
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Keokuk
Alice Malcolm
Bird Man contest invites children to color bird pictures
The Messenger's third contest invites children aged 6 to 12 from the Hocking valley to color bird pictures. Prizes of 3 dollars are offered. Jacksonville schools lead, with Glouster, Pomeroy, and Middleport also featured. Submissions must arrive by Thursday, and teachers are adopting the feature in art classes.
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Hocking Valley
The
Messenger
Jacksonville
Glouster
Pomeroy
Middleport
Bird Man
Athens
Services at Mt Union Baptist Church This Weekend
Services will be held Saturday evening and Sunday at the Mt Union Baptist church in charge of the Rev pastor the Rev Selah Weatherby. Evening services will be at 8 o clock and the Sunday service at 10 30 a m.
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Mt. Union Baptist Church
Selah Weatherby
Frightened wife foils tar and feather attack near Sebring
Five men visited Clyde Cobb’s farm near Sebring as an attempt to tar and feather him. Mrs Cobb shouted for help and two assailants grabbed her before the escape. Deputy Sheriff J John reports the incident occurred last night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Youngstown
Clyde Cobb
Sebring
J. John
Cobb
Presbyterial Rally Held By Local Young People
Fifty delegates attended a Presbyterial rally for intermediate and senior young people at the Presbyterian church. Athens presided, Dorothea Oosterle served as secretary, and Helen Me Laughlin gave the welcome. A noon dinner followed and Doctor Wilcox acted as toastmaster. The Marietta church group won the pennant for most missionary books read. Mrs J G Belkin spoke on travels and a box of books was voted to Farm School Ashville NC.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Presbyterian Church
J. K. Barker
Athens
Dorothea Oosterle
Marietta
Helen Meé-Laughlin
Mello-Glo Face Powder Promises Clean Shine Free Complexions
A vintage advertisement touts Mel lo Glo face powder as a new French process that prevents shine and keeps skin looking youthful. It promotes long wear and purity claims and urges readers to buy a box from D. Zenner Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mike
Peach
D. Zenner Oo
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Imperial Home
Greenlawn Cemetery
Locke
Men's Brotherhood
N.A.U.W
Jewelers & Optometrists
Kaelin's
Carsey
Baptist Services
North Front Street
Huntington National Bank of
Equitable
Front Street
Elm
Gay
Long Streets
Elm Street
Wall Street
Columbus Merchants Garage Company
North
State Capitol
Perl Miller
John B. McCrehen
A. J. Pembroke
Columbus Real Estate Board
M. T. Workman
Workman
Columbus Merchants Garree Company
William JL. Timmons
Zanesville, Ohio
BE. F. Dunn
E. F. O'Neil
Will J. Thompson, Jr
M. Levy, A. J. Kobacker
Tolles, Hogsett & Ginn
Arnold Wright & Harlor
Charles Pretzma
Schanpfarber & Schanfarber
Athens National Bank
Bond Department
the Bank of Athens, N. B. A
Huntington National Bank Bond Department
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