Social notes from Logan and Columbus visitors
Mrs Mark Van Duren and two children of Logan visited with her sister Mrs Ralph Eliott. Many Columbus visitors noted include Mrs J D Van Flee, Miss Lucille Hartley, Mr and Mrs Raleigh Edgar, Miss Florence Hickman, Miss Nettie Wetzell, and Frank Scott. Several trips reported to Bur leigh Ontario Canada and Los Angeles California accompany the community’s yearly guest exchanges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mark van Duren
Logan
Ralph Eliott
J. D. van Flee
Columbus
Stanley Dew
Harry Sisson
Nelsonville
Ben Raybould
Earl
Frank Emish
Lucille Hartley
Louis Regen
Zanesville
Robert T. Wittman
Catherine Stedem
Los Angeles
California
Florence Hickman
Nettie Wetzell
Alburquerque
N. M
J. R. Hickman
Franklin Street
Frank Scott
Charles Scott
Clifford Scott
Raleigh Edgar
Bartlett
FE. M. Gilbert
Jake Siebert
Leoline Siebert
KE. M. Gilbert
C. E. Welch
Julius Fischer
John Saltz
Burleigh
Ontario
Canada
Frank Siebert
E. M. Reeves
Trenton
Margaret Willis
Jack Pritchard Jr
Indian Lake
Arden Alion
Ruth Wolfe
Picnic Attendance Rises At Buckeye Lake
Forty members of the Loyal Women's Class of the Christian Sunday School attended the Tuesday picnic at the home of Mrs. G. W. Lax Buckeye Lake, instead of the twenty five announced in yesterday's Messenger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Loyal Women’s Class
Christian Sunday School
G. W. Lax
Buckeye Lake
Plains Highway Nears Completion in Athens County
The Plains road in Nelsonville Athens County nears completion with tar application on an unfinished stretch. County Engineer Dike Wilson says by Sunday the route will be safe for motorists and notes the re tread method used to lay limestone and tar. The 4.8 mile county road connects State Route 31 at Beaumont with Route 56 at Herrold Mill bridge, and will shorten distance between Nelsonville and Athens by about two miles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
Plains
Athens County
Dike’ Wilson
Beaumont
Herrold Mill Bridge
Athens
Grosvenor
Rev and Mrs Hoffman Hay Return From Vacation
Nelsonville notes the Rev C W Hoffman and his wife returning from a vacation trip through Michigan and Canada. They expect to be home Thursday or Friday and the Reverend will preach at the MFE church next Sunday morning. He hints at big fish stories to tell by mail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
C. W. Hoffman
Hoffman
M.fe
Michigan
Canada
Funeral services set for Robert Rite in Buchtel
Nelsonville Aug 1 funeral services for Robert Rite who died Tuesday at his home in Buchtel will be held Saturday at 2 30 PM in the Buchtel Methodist Church. Burial will follow in Buchtel Cemetery. He leaves a widow seven daughters four sons fourteen grandchildren two sisters and four brothers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
Robert Rite
Buchtel
Buchtel Methodist Church
Miss Mary Kk Allen Hosts 20th Birthday Dinner
A 6 o'clock dinner Wednesday night at the home of Mr and Mrs Frank Allen 832 Poplar Street honored Miss Mary Kk Allen on her twentieth birthday. Guests included Miss Dorothy Allen Miss Helen McVay Herm er McAfee of Athens Mr and Mrs Glen Allen and daughter Jean Lucretia Mr and Mrs Ray Ashley Jr Lawrence Williams and Mr and Mrs F B Allen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Kk. Allen
Frank Allen
Poplar Street
Dorothy Allen
Helen McVay
Hermer McAfee
Athens
Glen Allen
Jean Lucretia
Ray Ashley, Jr
Lawrence Williams
F. B. Allen
Birteher R J of Doanville Dies in Columbus Visit
Robert J. Birteher 69 of Doanville died Wednesday night at his daughter Clara DeWeese's home in Columbus. Daughter Katherine Jacobs also resides in Columbus, and son Robert is at home. Body to be brought to Doanville for a Friday funeral at 2 pm with burial in Greenlawn Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
Robert J. Birteher
Doanville
Clara DeWeese
Columbus
Katherine Jacobs
Robert
Greenlawn
Euchre and Banco Party Set in Murray City Hall
A euchre and banco party sponsored by the Degree of Pocahontas will be held at the K of P Hall in Murray City on Friday evening August 2 at 8 o clock. The public is invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Euchre and Banco
Degree of Pocahontas
K. of P. Hall
Murray City
Lawn Fete Postponed To Saturday at Connett Church
The Lawn Fete at Connett Church, planned for last Friday, was postponed and will now be held Saturday evening on the church lawn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Connett Church
Road project to reopen in Athens and Dover Townships
After delays, the 22 foot wide road over The Plains in Athens and Dover Townships is expected to reopen next Sunday. County surveyor J W Wilson cited tar loss and a shipper valve jam incident that caused days of setback and about $1 000 in contractor losses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Dover
J. W. Wilson
Wilson
American Tar Products Company
L. P. Cavett
Lockland
Ohio
West Virginia
Bridge Party Honors Mrs. Carnes Hickman in Little Rock
Mrs. Anthony Stedem hosted a bridge party in Little Rock with guest of honor Mrs. Carnes Hickman Fern Parry. Three tables competed with Mrs. Hickman receiving the guest prize and Mrs. Don Davis taking the high score trophy. Orchid and white decor framed a two course luncheon. out of town guests included Bertie Wetzell of Albuquerque and Mrs. Robert Wittman of Columbus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carnes Hickman
Fern Parry
Anthony Stedem
Little Rock
Ark
Thomas Mulligan
Myers Street
Hickman
Don Davis
Florence Hickman
Bertie Wetzell
Albuquerque
N. M
Robert Wittman
Columbus
Athens
Bishops Announce Birth of Son Oliver Jr in Nelsonville
Nelsonville on August 1 report Mr and Mrs Oliver Bishop welcomed a son Oliver Jr born Monday July 29 at the home of Mrs Bishop's parents Mr and Mrs William Glenn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
Oliver Bishop
Oliver, Jr
Bishop
William Glenn
Stratton Motors Triumph Over Buckeyes 7 to 6
Stratton Motors rallied in the seventh inning to beat the Buckeyes 7 to 6. Weet and Linton led Stratton’s hit attack while Ben Sweazy and Clyde Ray scored the decisive runs. Dileher pitched strong late, and Ray threw out a Buckeye runner at the plate. Box score notes Stratton 7 Buckeyes 6 with key hits and RBIs from Sweazy Linton P Woodson and Dileher.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
Stratton Motors
Buckeyes
Stratton
P. Woodson
Stratton Challengers
Weet
Linton
Clyde Ray
Ben Sweazy
Ray
West
Lewis
Buckeye
Mac
Chevrolets
Athena
Sweazy
Woodson
Morris
C. Woodson
Thomas
Walker
Walker. Base On Balls—Offt Dilcher 4; Off H. Woodson ]. Struck Out—By Dilcher
Ayd H. Woodson
Dilch
H. Woodson
Smith and Garner
Damages Sought in 1927 Athens County Collision Suit
Curtis Smathers Jr seeks 25000 in a damages suit against Charles C. Sharpe heard in Athens County Common Pleas Court. Smathers suffered severe bruises and permanent injury after a collision near Circle Hill where a sunken road and widened shoulder forced traffic choices. The defense claims Smathers caused the crash by not using the cin dersed side as habit. The case was expected to continue the next morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Circle Hill
Curtis Smathers, Jr
Charles C. Sharpe
Athens County Common Pleas Court
Smathers
Sharpe
One of Tafts May Get Mabel's Job
Rumors in Washington say one of the Taft brothers will assume Mrs. Mabel Walker Willebrandt's former post in the Department of Justice. Charles Taft, Cincinnati lawyer and Hamilton County prosecutor, and Robert Taft, a lawyer, served in Hoover era food administration during the war.
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Taft
Mabel Walker Willebrandt
Department of Justice
Washington
Charles P. Taft
Robert Taft
William H. Taft
Cincinnati
Charles
Hamilton County
Robert
Hoover
Food Administration
Dr Mercer Died In Auto Crash In New York
The Messenger reports the death of Dr. W. F. Mercer in an automobile accident near Otto New York. Prof Emmett Rowles of Ohio University visited the summer home to attend the funeral and said Mercer had been in good health before leaving Athens. telegram from Prof Bowles confirms he was crushed beneath the car.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. F. Mercer
Emmett Rowles
Ohio University
Otto
N. Y
Mercer
Athens
Bowles
More Rabid Dogs Reported in Chase District
A letter to Dog Catcher Porter Dicken warned of more rabid dogs in the Chase district beyond the five killed by owners. Dicken investigated early today as the area remains under quarantine for over a month.
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Chase
Porter Dicken
Meeting at Luhrig Agi All Day
A full day meeting will be held Sunday at the Pilgrim Holiness Church in Luhrie.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Luhrig Agi
Pilgrim Holiness Church
Luhrie
Winter Death Toll Rises in Athens County Years
Vital statistics show influenza and pneumonia caused higher winter deaths in Athens during December January and August births dropped. December recorded 76 deaths 40 births January 120 deaths 76 births totalling 190 deaths across two months. October November February and March had lower death counts with a notable March total of 353.
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Athens
Athens County
Salvation Army Captain Bentons Travels to Chicago
Captain Richard Benton leaves for Chicago to spend an indefinite vacation at his sister in law Mrs Eva Drager's home. He plans to draft dedication plans for the new Salvation Army Home on West Union Street in Athens. Mrs Benton will oversee Salvation Army activities in his absence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Benton
Salvation Army
Chicago
Eva Drager
Benton
West Union Street
Athens
Athens County Receives 5311.90 for Auto Tags
Registration figures for Athens County in late July show 311.99 collected for license tags including 238 from 56 passenger cars and 56.15 from five trucks. Seventy one transfers accounted for 113.15 with licenses sold to owners from Meigs Morgan Washington Licking Hocking Vinton and Jefferson Counties at four dollars each.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens County
Dave Johnson
Meigs County
Morgan
Washington Licking
Hocking
Vinton
Jefferson
Athens Girls Win Honors at Camp
Five Athens Girl Scouts returned from Camp Ann Bailey with merit badges in swimming after passing tests. Mary Ellen Bibbee and Helen Jones won relay honors. Marjorie Beasley led in breast stroke with Ann Beasley second.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Ann Bailey
Girl Scout
Mary Ellen Bibbee
Helen Jones
Marjorie Beasley
Ann Beasley
Scotch Highlanders
Greenbrier
West Virginia
Bibbees
Joneses
FE. J. Jones
Mary Ellen
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Reginald
Denny
Vitaphone
Janet Adair
Nancy Carroll
Gary Cooper
ANGEL
Mack Sennett
Hoffman Hay
Mrs. Hickman
Walt
Stratton Motors AB R. H. PO AE
Barrows
Fs Vans
Hannas
Coakley
R. H
Tucker
F. Woodson
G. Walker
Tafts
Mabel
Snook
Morris DE Haven Tracy
United Press
Wester
Court Room
Helen E Lunsford
James Howard Snook
Theora Hix
R. Benton
Glen D. Thomas
W. Washington St
Edington’s
J. D. Adamson
South Side Public Square
Hunters
the Fair Store
Boston
Clouster
Coats
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