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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Aug 07, 1930

Page

8

Millfield Daily Social Notes Highlights Local Visits

Mrs. Tom Mills and daughter Pauline left for Columbus and Cleveland to visit relatives. Miss Pauline Brown of Columbus arrives to visit cousins Mr. and Mrs. A. E. McKay. Mrs. Charles Wagner Jr. and children return home after a Charleston visit. Several residents host or visit kin in Columbus and Cleveland with hospital reports and travel plans noted.

Tom Mills Pauline Columbus Cleveland Marjorie Brown A. E. McKay Henrietta Ewing Miss Brown Ruth Wells Middleport Charles Wagner, Jr S&s Story St. Francis Hospital

Cattle Tubercular Test Underway in Dover Township

Dr L F Thompson state veterinarian from Columbus aided by Eben Gillespie of Millfield conducts bovine tubercular tests in Dover Township. The south end including The Plains Beaumont Circle Hill Sugar Creek and Chauncey has been tested this week. next week the north end covering Millfield Sand Ridge Oregon Ridge and Greens Run will be tested. Residents with missed cattle should notify E Gillespie. Sixty counties statewide have completed testing and Athens County is expected to finish by September.

L. EF. Thompson Columbus Eben Gillespie Millfield Dover Township Plains Beaumont Circle Hill Sugar Creek Chauncey Sand Ridge Oregon Ridge Greens Run E. Gillespie Athens County

Special Trimble Grange to Meet Saturday Night

Chauncey Aug 7 A special meeting of Trimble Grange No 1880 will be held at 8 o clock Saturday night in the Grange Hall in Trimble. Any business to come before the Grange will be taken care of at this time the announcement says.

Chauncey Trimble

Class To Meet Chauncey Lawn Party August 11

The Friendship Bible Class of the Church of Christ Chauncey will gather August 11 at the home of Mr and Mrs Alien Riley Jr Mill Street replacing next Wednesday. The lawn will be electric lighted. Mrs Andrew Jackson presides over the business session. Nellie Brookins leads devotions Clell Cunningham handles lesson discussion and Arthur Smith chairs the program committee. All members urged to attend.

Chauncey Friendship Bible Church of Christ Alien Riley, Jr Mill Street Andrew Jackson Nellie Brookins Clell Cunningham Arthur Smith

Seven Mines At Chauncey Active This Week

Seven mines are working in this Chauncey district today namely Nos. 9 72 28 86 Ohio 1 Chauncey 25 and 119. Nine mines were in operation Wednesday in the same district.

Chauncey Ohio

Pomeroy Tom Cat Visits Court with Dignified Entrance

A gray tom cat wandered into a court session in Pomeroy as Judge F W Crow presided. The feline paused before the bench to survey Prosecutor D H Peoples and Miss Sybil Ebersbach testifying, then departed with calm dignity.

Pomeroy F. W. Crow Tom D. H. Peoples Sybil Ebersbach

Fire damages Molden farm buildings in Rutland

Ed Molden’s barn and granary were destroyed by fire last Friday along with feed and tools. A second fire the next night damaged the Molden hog pen and remaining outbuildings. Molden says no prior fire was near the structures.

Rutland News Ed Molden Molden Guy Mutchler Lancaster Billy Marvin Graham Holden W. Va Robert Jacks Grahams Holden Hospital Mingston Carl Luckadoo Huntington Harold Ball Henry Clark Rutland Blanche Clark Edward Richards Mary Jackson Ida Queer Indianapolis Ell. Snowden Mary Hull Alvadore Hull Pearl Reeves

Robert Blackford Treated After White Ash Mine Injury

Chauncey, Aug. 7. Robert Blackford of Chauncey is in Columbus Hospital for treatment of a fractured arm suffered weeks ago while working in the White Ash Mine near Chauncey.

Robert Blackford White Ash Mine Chauncey Columbus White Ash

Wiener Roast Prominent in Bishopville Grove

A group of young people held a wiener roast at the Bishopville Grove Tuesday evening. Attendees included Ernestine Mingus Mary Prim Christine Mingus Margaret Schlingerman Ruth Gardner Helen Patton Leland Southerton Carroll Tippett Charles Minister Orris Boudinot and Neil Tippett.

Chauncey Bishopville Grove Ernestine Mingus Mary Prim Christine Mingus Margaret Schlingerman Ruth Gardner Helen Patton Leland Southerton Carroll Tippett Charles Minister Orris Boudinot Neil Tippett

Chauncey Personal News Contacts Cincinnati Visit

Miss Eleanor Minister of Chauncey visits Cincinnati to see her uncle and aunt Mr and Mrs Austin F Parkhurst. Frank Phillips of Chauncey shows improvement from carbuncles. Mr and Mrs Thomas Marks and their children from Parkersburg West Virginia were guests last Sunday with Mr and Mrs Hershal Biscoe in Chauncey.

Chauncey Eleanor Cincinnati Austin F. Parkhurst Frank Phillips Thomas Marks Parkersburg W. Va Hershal Biscoe

Reitz to Preach at Chauncey Church Service

Aug 7 Millfield M E Church announces Sunday services with Rev W H Reitz delivering the sermon. Sunday School starts at 9 30 and Young People's Society meets at 7 PM.

Picnic Supper Planned by Christian Woman's Bible Class

Christian Woman's Bible Class of the Church of Christ and families hold a picnic supper at 6 o'clock tonight at the home of Mr and Mrs M J Gardner Chauncey Aug 7.

Chauncey Christian Woman's Bible Church of Christ M. J. Gardner

Heading family weathering winter with relocations

Andrew Heading formerly of Chauncey has moved to Monroe Michigan for work and winter shelter. Willis Heading has returned to Pontiac Michigan for employment. George Heading plans to study in Athens this winter and stayed there last year with Mrs Wolfe on Lancaster Street.

Andrew Heading Chauncey Monroe Mich Willis Heading Pontiac Mr. Heading George Athens

Absentee votes pour in ahead of Meigs County primary

Pomeroy Ohio Aug 7 at least 99 votes will be cast in Meigs County in the coming primary election. Absentee ballots registered at noon yesterday total 99 and expected to rise by about 50 more by Saturday evening as balloting concludes.

Pomeroy Meigs County

Funeral attendance and odd gizzard discovery reported

The obituary for Mrs. Maria Taylor lists attendees including Asbury Bryant James Bryant and Nettie Tolliver at Middleport on Tuesday. A chicken prepared for dinner contained a three inch inner tube piece with a nail in the gizzard and two additional nails. Frances Jayjohn Wilma Jayjohn Junteece Grimes and Donald Lambert connected trips are noted. Dorothy Wheland and Florence Burkett were guests of Dorothy Barton.

Joe Holmes Asbury Bryant James Bryant Nettie Tolliver Maria Taylor Middleport Clay Evans Frances Jayjohn Wilma

Film Stars James Kirkwood and Lila Lee Divorce in LA

James Kirkwood and Lila Lee, once called Hollywood's ideal couple, are divorced in Los Angeles. Kirkwood, a veteran stage and screen actor, secured the decree on a charge of desertion.

Los Angeles James Kirkwood Lila Lee Hollywood Kirkwood

Candidates Speak Here On Wednesday

State county and district candidates introduced to Athens voters at a League of Women Voters meeting at the Athens County Courthouse. Speakers covered platforms for state senator state representative judge prosecuting attorney county treasurer auditor recorder sheriff commissioners and coroner. Mrs. W. L. Gard led the event.

Athens Athens League of Women Voters Athens County

Coal output for week ends August 2 and July figures

The National Coal Association reports 7,960,090 net tons of bituminous coal produced in the week ended August 2, down from 9,226,000 net tons the same week in 1929. Bureau of Mines data shows 7,922,000 net tons for July 19 and 7,993,000 net tons for July 26.

Washington National Coal Association United States United States Bureau of Mines

Children Need Clothing for School Says Salvation Army

Captain Richard Benton of the Salvation Army in Athens notes the upcoming start of school in most districts is under a month away. He says many families cannot provide clothing due to unemployment, so children must be supplied with attire within the next month.

Richard Benton Salvation Army Athens

Modern Method Lift Them Out Corns

The safest way to remove corns is to soak them nightly for 3 or 4 days in a Radox Footbath, then wear comfortable shoes. Radox loosens the corn from its root and eases removal, leaving feet pain free. Get Radox at McKee Drug Co or any drugstore.

McKee Drug Co

Fields To Attend Springfield Meet

The Rev. James A. Fields of the Athens Pilgrim Holiness Church will attend the Ohio Holiness Church three day assembly in Springfield starting Monday and will report on Athens Church. He was reappointed pastor for another year. In his absence Sunday Rev. Co. BE. Knight of Guysville will preach.

Wisconsin Woman Shrinks Weight with Kruschen Salts

An advertisement claims a Wisconsin woman lost 11 pounds in six weeks using Kruschen Salts. It touts global use for fat loss and system rejuvenation, listing benefits from increased energy to clearer skin and improved mood. One bottle lasts four weeks and costs five cents, with dosing and lifestyle tips provided.

McKee Drug Co Drugs Gifts America

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