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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1931
Page
3
Athens Man Arrested on Theft Charge
R G Hammond of Athens was arraigned on petit larceny after a Saturday shoplifting incident at Mechem Store. A preliminary exam sent him to the grand jury under $100 bond. he was jailed when the bond could not be arranged. Police recovered 15 pairs of size 11 men’s hose from his black traveling case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonvill
R. G. Hammond
Athens
Bill Hickman
Hammond
George Bateman
Women Are Hurt In Nelsonville Auto Crash
Mrs Muth Brady Moore of Walnut Street sustained a broken nose and severe bruises after a collision with a culvert near Nelsonville. Her companion Miss Glenn of Fourth Street had two broken teeth. They were treated by Dr. J M Hyde and sent home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
Muth Brady Moore
Walnut Street
Miss Glenn
Fourth Street
J. M. Hyde
Three Die Sunday in Redtown and Athens County
Dorothy Taylor two years died of pneumonia at her parents Redtown home. Funeral at Happy Hollow Church Tuesday at 2 30 p m with burial at Greenlawn. Owens Tittle 17 months died of pneumonia at Beaumont home. Austin Barner 69 died at Athens County Home with funeral Tuesday morning and burial at Matheny Cemetery. He leaves son Clarence Barner Detroit and step daughter Mrs. Robert Hincomb Bailey Run.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
Dorothy Taylor
Redtown
Happy Hollow
Greenlawn
Herbert Taylor
Owens Tittle
Ray Tittle
Beaumont
Austin Barner
Athens County
Matheny
Clarence Barner
Detroit
Robert Hincomb
Bailey Run
Descendants of Mc Gravey Sisters Hold Crystal Springs Reunion
About 50 descendants from the Fox Walsh and Gilmore families gathered at Crystal Springs on Sunday for a family reunion. Nelsonville attendees included Mr and Mrs Ti Rosser Miss Katherine Gilmore Mr and Mrs E E Rosser daughters Becky Ann Martha Edington Mr and Mrs Durward North and son Bob and Miss MaryL Pritchard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McGravey
Fox
Walsh
Gilmore
Crystal Springs
Nelsonville
Ti Rosser
Katherine Gilmore
E. E. Rosser
Becky Ann
Martha Edington
Durward North
Bob
Maryl. Pritchard
Nelsonville Reports Good Public Health Amid Hard Times
Nelsonville's sanitary policeman William Linn known as Uncle Billy says the town is healthy with no epidemics. He notes only a widespread hardship problem for which no effective quarantine has been found.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
William Linn
Billy
Local Social News Highlights From Sand Run and Nearby Areas
Mrs. George Brannigan and two children visit Mrs. Brannigan's parents Mr. and Mrs. L. Pruden. Mrs. Elizabeth Lewis improves after illness. Vacation Bible School teachers host a wiener roast for students of Sand Run Carbon Hill and Longstreth at Beech Nut Point. Local and surrounding teachers attend. Nellie May Pierce of Logan visits her uncle and aunt Mr. and Mrs. A. G. Guess. A shower for Mr. and Mrs. Willard Albaugh (Eva Galentin) hosted by Mr. and Mrs. John Galentin, with many presents and ice cream. Attendees include numerous local families from Athens Cerbon Hill and Orbis ton. visiting relatives also listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Brannigan
Nellie May Pierce
Logan
A. G. Guess
John Galentin
Willard Albaugh
Eva Galentin
Oscar Dupler
Mood Dane
Aileen
Mary Guess
Don
Owen Dane
Collins
Alva Clary
Maxine
Charles Harris
Hubert Eckels
Robert
Watson Coope
George Galentin
Janet
Mary
Allen Griffin
William Justin
John Harold
Jack Brooker
Edwin Harris
Kathryn
Waneta
Jack
Bobby
Jack Gears
Ambrose Gears
W. G. Guess
Violet
Fobrose Brooker
Glen Atkinson
Athens
Ted Nutter
Cerbon Hill
Donald Carsner
Vienna Carsner
Orbiston
Robert Lovett
Charles Matheny
Harold Mechem
Joe
Mary Margaret Columbus
Man breaks neck diving at lakeside Bible conference
Aug 3 at Lakeside Rev. 3. W Shimer of Middletown broke his neck diving into shallow water during a Bible conference. He was rendered partially paralyzed and transported to a hospital in critical condition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sandusky
Shimer
Middletown
Lakeside
Delegates and Visitors At Local Camp Grounds and Nearby Areas
Miss Gladys McAfee Edith Campbell Ruth Nixon and Imogene Brown attend Lan caster Camp Grounds as Standard Bearer Society delegates. Many residents from Athens Columbus Westerville and Zanesville visit relatives and friends while others travel to Camp Perry and Winona Beach for events and leisure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gladys McAfee
Edith Campbell
Ruth Nixon
Imogene Brown
Lancaster Camp Grounds
Standard Bearer Society
Dorothy
Margaret Howe
Columbus
St Martin’s in the Fields A London church shaped global design
The famous St Martin’s in the Fields in Trafalgar Square is celebrated for its architecture and social service. It offers shelter and meals to the needy and has influenced churches from St Paul’s Chapel in New York to many on the American coast. James Gibbs designed the church, praised as a beacon of Gothic grandeur and reverent spirit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Martin’s in-the-Fields
Trafalgar Square
London
Oxford
Cambridge
St Martin's
Henry VIII
Whitehall
St. Martin’s-in-the-Fields
Anne Turner
Countess of Essex
Thomas Overbury
Nell Gwynne
Charles II
St. Martin's-in-the-Fields
St. Paul’s Chapel
Lower Broadway
New York
Seaboard
North America
St. Martin
James Gibbs
Gibbs
St. Martin's
Parthenon
Saint Martin's Church Echoes of Charity and Hospitality
The article recalls Saint Martin's as named for the patron saint who shared his cloak with a beggar, highlighting a tradition of hospitality to the needy. It notes the church’s shift from emptiness to fullness, with a living congregation filling a space once built for the dead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Martin's
Matches Cuts Of Two Firms Matches Cuts Of Two Firms feller Interests
Mat thew Woll vice president of the American Federation of Labor urged John D. Rockefeller Jr to restore wages at Colorado Fuel and Iron after a 20 percent cut. He contrasted U S Steel cutting dividends with miners wage cuts and warned the policy could trigger world belligerence and internal chaos.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
U.P
Matthew Woll
American Federation of Labor
United States Steel Corporation
Rockefeller
Colorado Fuel and Iron Company
Woll
John D. Rockefeller, Jr
United States Steel Company
Brakeman Jiggs Perry Convicted of Murder in Wisconsin
George W. Perry known as Jiggs received a life sentence after being found guilty of first degree murder for the death of one of his seven illegal wives in Eagle River Wisconsin. The case notes his seven bigamous marriages within two years and marks a sensational criminal record.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eagle River
Wis
U.P
George W. E
Jiggs
Perry
Geologist Outlines Future of Aviation
Prof. D C Maclachlan at Ohio University argues commercial aviation will expand meteorology work and broaden the field. He has instructed geology and climate and previously served as a U S meteorologist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. C. Maclachlan
Ohio University
Maclachlan
United States
Wind and Balloons Aid Early Weather Studies at Dallas Field
In 1917 1918 at Love Field Dallas Tex a weather research program used two balloon ascensions daily to record temperature wind velocity and surface pressure. data gathered with a theodolite aided by balloon flights informed maps for aviators and weather forecasting while professor Machlachlan of Detroit College of the City outlines field methods and future study plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Machiachian
Post and Gatty
Bailoona
Maclachlan
Marguerite Wood Graduation Recital Delights Athens Audience
The Athens pianist Marguerite Wood delivered a strong graduation recital at Hal Auditorium on Sunday night. She performed Debussy Chopin and Schumann pieces with notable skill, including Beethoven Prelude and Fugue in A minor, Opus 87 No 2, and Chopin Etudes and Schumann Papillons Nocturne. A large crowd attended and floral gifts were given as she nears a Bachelor of Music at August Commencement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Debwaay- Chopin
Schumann
Weed
Athens
Hal
Sita Wood
Grampa
Ham Longstreet
Jach Linst
Beethoven
Chopim
Debusay
Mies Wood
Discovery Offers Free Guide on Hay Fever Remedies
An article advertises a new hay fever and bronchial treatment. It claims a simple method treats symptoms and that a free booklet will be mailed to readers who request information from Dept. Fugate Company, 1265 et St., Indianapo tia, Ind. Readers may receive the guide by writing in.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fugate Company
Et St
Indianapotia
Ind
Adv
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H. Bartlett
412-W
Longstreth News
Mae Linton
Lucille Scott
Mabel England
Cincinnati
Lane Ely
Thomas Bryan
Mildred
Mr. Bryan
Grant Hospital
Don Campbell
Herbert Leyshon
Philadelphia
Dewey Goddard
C. A. Stover
DD. N. Gorsuch
Mary Lillian
E. W. Toler
Smith
Huntington
W. Va
Lewis McBride
John Wright
Adams Street
McBride
Camp Perry
Fred Courtney
Henry McLaughlin
Wilbur Hutchins
Glenn Bagley
Louise Bowers
Westerville
Clarence Wolf
John Horton
Walbridge
Mary Herbert
Albert Corwin
Carey
Corwin
Clara Caldwell
Leonard Whitmore
James W. Stephenson
Poplar Street
Tom Mathewson
Ruth
Marjorie Mathewson
J. S. Mathewson
Cora Wade
Jack Martin
C. H. Martin
Winona Beach
Bay City
Mich
Russ Bolin
Don Davis
George Seenes
Bert Coakley
Opal
John Barrows
Floyd Moshier
Carbondale
Zanesville
Paul Dunn
England
Columbus Motor Express, Inc
Naghten St., Col
Tegan Transfer Company
Athens Ice
Athens, UV
Ridenour’s
Nelsonville Phone 114 & Storage Co. A A
Lee
Labor
Step
Seel Firm
Rocke
Feller Interests
Bluebeard
West
Charles Densmore
Majestic
Mackaill
Warner Baxter
Charlie AN
Kansan
Machachian
University of Michigan
College of the City of
Michigan
Duluth
Athena
Prof. W. ©. Harris
North Hill
Justices of Peace
J. K. Montgomery
Oakley
Kan
Cleo Wurtt
Edgear Smith
Center
Justice Montgomery
Kansas
Marguerite Wood
Conall Iovanl
the Athens Messenger
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