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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Aug 06, 1928

Page

5

Daughters Of Veterans Quilt For Fall Reunion

Glouster news notes the Daughters of Veterans held a quilting session Friday at Mrs. Fred Brown’s home. They pieced a quilt to be given away at the fall reunion. Dinner served to a long list of members and guests including Ghila Brown of Barberton.

Daughters of Veterans Fred Brown Glouster Lizzie McKee Nancy Price Mrs. Kinney Mrs. Eddy Ella Andrews Mary Roberts May McLain Sue Murphy Vesta Cherrington Elsie Cherrington Eileen Edna Embrey Lena Snowden Myrl Morgan Zella Brown Leona Paul Margaret Brown

Contracts set for furnishing coal to Trimble schools

Contracts awarded Saturday night by the Trimble township board of education for furnishing coal to the school buildings include Greens Run Hollister Blackwood Oakdale McLeish Goose Run and more. Transportation contracts to Hollister school go to E F R Johnson. Frances Reading hired for Greens Run home economics. An extra room addition at Hollister for auto mechanics will be built by M E Christman.

Trimble Township Board of Education Greens Run Carl Cartwright Hollister Wm. McCltlilan Black

Society and Personal Mention from Athens News

A long list of residents and visitors are noted in society items. Dr. and Mrs. E. B. Bryan return from Lake Chautauqua with Mrs. Frank B. Dilley visiting relatives. Mr. and Mrs. Franz Woodworth return from Adrian Michigan. several families and guests travel through Athens and nearby towns for visits, reunions, and vacations with relatives and friends.

E. B. Bryan Lake Chautauqua, Chautauqua, N Franz Woodworth Adrian, Mich Raymond Bethel Mrs. B. W. Simpson Margaret of Lancaster Athens Sunday

Rural attendance urged for Athens county fair 1928

The Athens county fair runs August 21 to 24 with a rural attendance push. Management calls the exhibition an agricultural course showing livestock, crops, and farm products. The show features new recipes, household conveniences, and premium stock. Breeders and farmers are urged to attend from judging to end.

Athens County

Nine Men Flees With Beer in Parma Police Pursuit

Nine men fleeing Cleveland with a truckload of beer and wine ran into Parma police early today. Seven were released on Marshal Charles Tesar’s order, while two held. The detainees are Max Vollenweider who admitted the beverages belonged to him and Simeon Richards, owner and driver of the truck.

Cleveland U.R Parma Charles Tesar Max Vollenweider Simeon Richards

Man From Erin Electrocuted At Fence

Aug 6. Cornelius McMahon 25 Bascom was electrocuted Sunday when he touched a wire fence carrying a broken high voltage line of the Toledo Friday and Fostoria Interurban company. A score of pigs and chickens in the pasture were killed by contact with the wire. McMahon had come to Bascom four months ago from Ireland where he was said to have been associated with Eamon DeValera.

Tiffin U.P Cornelius McMahon Bascom Toledo, Friday and Fostoria Interurban Company McMahon Ireland Eamon DeValera

Tragic Crossing Crash Kills Woman and Two Granddaughters

The bodies of Mrs. A. A. Stout and her granddaughters Margey 14 and Geraldine 7 were sent to Mogadore after a grade crossing collision near Ravenna. Mrs Stout and the girls were en route to Mogadore with her husband after visiting a Portage YWCA camp in Mogadore.

Ravenna A. A. Stout Margey Geraldine Mogadore

Three Charges Filed Against Buchtel Man

Clarence Christy of Buchtel was arrested on drunkenness driving while intoxicated and possession of a half pint of whiskey. He was brought to Athens and jailed and expected to face arraignment before Justice of Peace Carl Porter. Deputy Heck and Marshal Williams led the arrest after learning he passed through Deanville with whiskey. A $10 fine and costs were paid by Reams Gibson after a drunkenness charge in Athens.

Clarence Christy Buchtel Athens Justice of Peace Carl Porter Fred Heck Henry Williams Glouster Christy Deanville Reams Gibson Alex M. Moore Gibson Charles Maple

Three Cars Damaged In Early Night Traffic

Three automobiles owned by Holly King Elmer Clartman and G K Wilson were lightly damaged at State and Court streets early last night. No injuries occurred. King’s northbound car on Court crossed onto State and hit Hartman’s southbound car, then struck Wilson’s parked vehicle on State. Police Captain Charles Maple investigated.

State Court Streets Holly King Elmer Clartman G. K. Wilson Court Street Hartman Charles Maple Holly State Street

Rumor Ties Tris Speaker to Dallas Club Ownership

Rumors say Tris Speaker may acquire an interest in a Dallas Texas League club and manage it next season, though no official confirmation has been issued. The claim centers on Speaker’s potential involvement in ownership and team leadership.

Tris Speaker Dallas

Theft of Ford Coupe Reported at 18 Last State Street

The Ford coupe was stolen from in front of Fred Josten’s home at 18 Last State Street last night. Police Captain Charles Maple reported the theft early this morning and no trace of the vehicle had been found by late morning.

Fred Josten Last State Street Charles Maple

Water service disrupted while reservoir cleaned in Glouster

The board of public affairs says the city water will be off all day Tuesday as the hill reservoir is cleaned. The receiving basin at the plant is being cleaned today and will be filled Tuesday while the reservoir is cleaned. Water will be on again Wednesday morning.

Glouster Board of Public &Affairs

Black Cat Youth to Be Arraigned in Athens Court

A young man named Christy from the Black Cat locality in the Hocking valley faces two charges in an Athens magistrate court. He is accused of driving while intoxicated and possessing intoxicating liquor. A complaint was filed with Marshal Williams after 8 PM Saturday as a drunken driver caused a disturbance near mine 246. Christy was pursued to Deanville, where he was arrested and taken to Athens.

Glouster Christy Hocking Athens Marshal Williams E. E. Johnson Marshakl Williams Deanville

Glouster Eagle Delegate Attends State and National Conventions

Ben Skinner of Glouster Aerie No. 468 travels to Columbus this week as a delegate to both the state and national conventions of the Fraternal Order of Eagles representing Glouster Aerie No. 468.

Glouster Ben Skinner Trimble Columus Order of Eagles Skinner Glouster Aerie

Great Plant Projected for East Ohio City

In Zanesville on August 6 reports say negotiations for a full sale of the 5000 acre Bauxite field near Norwich in Muskingum county to the Aluminum Corporation of America are underway though not yet ratified. The tract, leased to W. D. Beers of Cambridge, is described by experts as the world’s largest bauxite deposit. Rumors also place future aluminum plants in the area after sale completion.

Zanesville U.P Norwich Muskingum County Aluminum Corpora Tion America W. D. Beers Cambridge Ohio The United

Two Large Mines Resume Operations in Ohio District

BELLAIRE Aug. 6 Two of the region s largest soft coal mines Mines Nos 4 and 6 of the Rail and River Coal company resumed work under the open shop with 600 miners returning. The mines are at McClainsville and Stewardsville in Belmont County.

Bellaire Ohio Rail and River Coal Company McClainsville Stewardsville Belmont County

Two Passengers Die In Train Collision Near Mounds

Two passengers killed and more than a score injured when a south bound Illinois Central train derailed and side-swiped a north bound train near Mounds Indiana. The Chickasaw night train from Memphis to St Louis struck the Chicago to New Orleans No 3 southbound service.

Letter Gelf Help Puzzle Hits The Page

A riddle explains a word ladder puzzle where one letter is changed at a time to reach a new word matching a crime theme. It outlines rules for valid steps and requires a common jump word, with the solution noted on the last page of the issue.

Cuba Seen Through Havana Letters From Salvation Army Leaders

Miss Lucille Hunter reports Havana life from a Salvation Army captain’s view. She describes street fashion, uniforms for women and workers, apartment living, polite Cubans, and a city scene of parks, fountains, and a clean streets program.

Mrs. Smith Lucille Hunter Arthur Hunter Kern Street Salvation Army Havanna Cuba Havana Miss Hunter Jamacia England Sweedish Argentina Maud Hall Miss Hall

A Pretty Party Frock for a Little Miss Pattern

Sewing note describes a flowered dress style for a girl aged 2 to 8 years using chiffon taffeta or voile. It lists fabric amounts for a 6 year size and facing and binding, with pattern mail order for 15 cents.

Untitled fragment on Cuba faith and youth

A fragment speaks of beautiful people in a land with many children who have not heard of a Bible by age fourteen. It contrasts spiritual darkness in Cuba with worship of God rather than wealth, suggesting the nation could be heaven on earth if faith prevails.

Cuba

Three Die East of Alliance in Interurban Crash

Three men were killed near Alliance when their car was demolished by a Stark interurban car. Andy Wagner of Salem was instantly killed, while Frank Tischboll of Alliance and Simon Guneseh died after hospital treatment. In Lebanon,Estelle Moore and Robert Cole both of South Lebanon were struck by lightning during a heavy rain.

Alliance U.r-T Stark Andy Wagner Salem Frank Tischboll Simon Guneseh Lebanon Estelle Moore Robert Cole

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