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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 09, 1929
Page
3
Doc Walker's Old Timers beat New Lexington 5 to 3 in Nelsonville last night. Veterans led with three runs in the third inning while New Lexington scored in the fourth and fifth. A return game is planned for August and Old Timers aim to beat Logan next in Logan on August 12.
Mrs Flossie Edwards 34 wife of Emmett Edwards died Thursday at Mary Mitchell Rest Home in Columbus. Funeral Saturday at her father in law Joseph Edwards 12 West Nich Street Columbus. Burial in Columbus. She leaves two sons Watson and Austin Edwards, her parents Mr and Mrs Joseph Hellyer, three brothers and two sisters. The Edwards family were former Nelsonville residents who moved to Columbus years ago.
Members of the Christian Sunday School enjoyed a Thursday picnic at the Grotto grounds with base ball and horseshoe pitching. A 6 o'clock picnic dinner featured ice cream and lemonade provided by Sunday School officials for 125 attendees.
Former Jobs physician Dr A M Crozier died suddenly while away from home in Prescott Arizona. He left Jobs twenty years ago for Uniontown where he built a large practice for eight years. He married Mertie Pinney in May 1906 at Murray City. Survived by widow two daughters Ruth and Betty and two sons Paul James at home. Body returned to Jobs for funeral at residence and burial in Uniontown Cemetery.
Mr and Mrs Andrew Wilson announce the birth of an eight round son on August 7 at the grandmother's home Mrs Rachel Davis of 110 Chestnut Street Nelson V1 Line.
Roy Bowen of 1117 Madison Avenue Toledo reports a long battle with stomach and digestion issues ending with improved health after using Konjola. He claims rapid relief from severe symptoms and asserts lasting benefits and heartily endorses the medicine. Konjola is sold at McKee Drug Store in Athens and by local druggists in the region.
Mr and Mrs R A Smackenberg of 12 East Franklin Street display four letters sent from relatives in Germany via the Graf Zeppelin. Postmarked Friedrichshafen and stamped in New York on arrival in the United States the letters include a May 4 1929 English note from Fritz a 19 year old nephew describing life in Germany and hopes of a future visit to America.
In Nelsonville the Mac Chevrolets edged the Buckeyes 4 to 3 in a loose Twilight League game. Jenkins and FP Woodson led the Chevrolets with two and three hits respectively as Mac Chevrolets moved to second place with three wins and two losses while Buckeyes sit last.
Mrs. C. W. Hoffman leads the Methdist Sunday School Orchestra as rehearsals restart. Members should bring instruments to 9 15 Sunday morning sessions and attend a 3 o clock meeting next Sunday to plan enlargement and a new year program.
Mrs Maude Weekley died Thursday in Grant Hospital Columbus after surgery Funeral services will be at her Watkins Street residence Sunday at 2 PM Rev C W Hoffman Methodist Church officiating burial in Greenlawn Cemetery
The Rev. K. H. McCorkle and family will depart August 12 for a road trip to Memphis Benn visiting his parents. The automobile journey will cover Mississippi and Arkansas with a brief stop at Mammoth Cave Kentucky. Nelsonville church services continue except no Sunday evening meetings the last two Sundays in August.
Nelsonville Ohio Aug 9 John Longley of the Ohio Fuel Gas Company suffered a broken toe on his left foot Thursday while working on the State Hospital grounds in Athens. The injury was dressed by Dr Danford and Longley was later brought home. His father Sam Longley is recovering from a sprained foot from two weeks earlier. The report lists local relatives visiting Columbus and undergoing medical care.
Mr and Mrs Witham Morgan spent Friday in Columbia visiting relatives and sightseeing.
Perry Adama 18 of Lendale died from injuries after a car overturned into a ditch Monday in East Liverpool. First responders rushed him to a hospital where he died later.
Dr Edward Griggs told Ohio University students that General Robert E Lee earned his title as a nosleman by a lecture in Alumni Memorial Auditorium. He traced Lee s West Point training and political philosophy as shaping his states rights stance and his military skill to resist the Union.
Mr and Mrs Ed A Mills and children of Zanesville visited Nelsonville friends yesterday afternoon and evening. Dana Winden fire chief and W Runion attended the Meigs County Fair in Pomeroy yesterday. Mr and Mrs YP Verity returned from Madison West Virginia where they visited Mr and Mrs Fred Ledington and Mr and Mrs Frank Freer. Vern Vorhes made a business visit to Columbus Thursday. Mrs Frank Poston returned from Charleston West Virginia where she visited her brother Mr and Mrs Charles Newton. Mrs Ed Ludwig and Miss Ruth Ludwig of Chillicothe were guests Thursday at the home of Mr and Mrs Alva Johnson.
A speaker recalls four years of conflict and argues the North would not grant Lee favorable terms. He notes Lincoln and Grant deplored strife yet offered magnanimous terms, while Lee faced decisions shaped by republic theorizings and duty. The talk frames the Civil War as a clash of competing government theories and national healing efforts.
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