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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Aug 08, 1929

Page

5

Picnic At Canters Cave A Family Event Sunday

Esther Class of the Christian Church invites members and families to a basket dinner picnic at Canters Cave Sunday at 10 15 in the morning. The item lists various local visitors and hosts, with names and places including Warren Ohio University alumnae and several Athens area residents. A birth announcement notes the arrival of a son to Mr and Mrs Eddie Brown on Wednesday August 7.

Esther The Christian Church Canters Cave Christine MacFarland Mars O'Rourke Warren Ohio University Pi Beta Phi Sorority P. B. Lawrence Anville Asheville N.C Jessie Tresham Harrisonville W. Va Hattie Richey Loveland Colo John Swartz Anna Tresham Treshams Athens Eddie Brown Wolfe Street

Athens County to Start Two Major Road Improvements

Athens County Commissioners ordered surveyor J W Wilson to begin work within two weeks on two main roads. The Guysville to Federal Creek Bridge route will be improved with stone and tar, widening to six feet where needed across 3.6 miles. The Glouster-Hollister Mead link between Murray City and Glouster will be smoothed and surfaced with stone and tar over 1.5 miles, while the Kimberly Road in York Township will see tarred portions of three miles from Kimberly toward Carbondale, with the remainder excluded this year.

Athens County J. W. Wilson Wilson Guysville Rome Township Stewart Federal Creek Trimble Township Murray City Hocking County Gijcuster York Township Kimberly Carbondale Saddle Shop

County Plans Road Widening With Tar Estimates

A county estimate by Mr. Wilson cites about 700 000 gallons of tar for three major road widening projects. Construction should start once crews and equipment are freed from other county work, with plans to replicate The Plains Road approach used in Athens and Dover Townships.

Wilson Athens Dover

Social at Pratt Grove Aids Batea Church Benefit

A sociable event to raise funds for the Batea Methodist Protestant Church will be held at Pratt Grove this Saturday, August 10. Announcement was made on Thursday.

Pratt Grove Batea Methodist

Starving Range Filled By Wanted

A Athens man advertised in the Messenger Classifieds seeking a buyer for a combination gas and coal range. Three days later, the range was in use again and Mr. Cox gained money by selling idle household equipment.

John Cox Athens Messenger Cox

Court House Ulings and Estate Actions Reported

Court proceedings include confirmation of the Webb BR Carpenter estate account by Charles G. O’Meress with two small items. distribution to heirs ordered. John T. Hope will hearings set for August 7. John P. Coe authorized as assignee. estate bonds and appraisers named. A minor child support case results in a suspended fine and weekly payments. Additional cases involve Zeller and others with plea and trial dates, and an estate value adjustment for Jasper mount.

Webb BR Chares G. O'Meress John T. Hope Jona W. Weet Calet Steward Howard Prance Sihens County

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