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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Aug 12, 1936

Page

2

Hock Hocking Bird Dog Club to Sponsor October Field Trials

Nelsonville notes the Hock Hocking Bird Dog Club votes to hold an October field trial with four events puppy derby all age shooting dog and open. Committee names and new affiliates listed. Club expects 1273 members and plans grounds for picnics and future events. Plus birth notice for Betty Jane Hunter. Forgery losses in 1928 cited at $200 million.

Nelsonville Hock-Hocking Dor Shafer Athens Art Skinner E. R. Dawson Pomeroy James Ferrell Barney Pearson Nelwinville L. J. Eberle Eq Bennett Frank O'Mara C. H. Barnett

See This Garden Nelsonville Garden Visit Invitation

Mr and Mrs Samuel Davis of High Street extend a general invitation to friends to view their pretty garden. In the next few days members of the Woman's Community Garden club will view the garden in a body.

Nelsonville Samuel Davis High St Woman's Community Garden Labr

Old Timers Beat Longstreth 9 3 In City Ball Clash

Old Timers defeated Longstreth 9 to 3 Tuesday at Buchtel with Phillips and Christian handling the battery. George Campbell hit a home run and Graham collected three hits with a walk. The club prepares for a Thursday game vs the Hocking Valley Giants at Nelsonville and hosts Birch Hollow Friday at Eagle Park.

Buchtel Dr. Walker Longstreth Phillips Christian Smokey Garner Denny George Campbell Graham Hocking Valley Giants City Playgrounds Nelsonville Giants Birch Hollow Boys Eagie Park Birch Hollow Vets

Local Notes From Nelsonville and Vicinity

Mrs E W Cox returns home at Byesville after two week visit with daughter Mrs J W Stanley. Ada Scheeler enjoys a two week vacation partly at Indian Lake. Floyd Ross of Norfolk Virginia visits relatives. Charlene Toy of Columbus visits sister Mrs Stanley Dew. Leighton Aumiller of Columbus spends days with her parents Mr and Mrs Will Burnell. Cecil Woods of Athens, Freda Covert of Nelsonville, and Robert Moore of Chillicothe take Ohio River excursion Sunday evening. Mrs G I Putnam of Athens visits sister Mrs J M Hyde.

Nelsonville E. W. Cox Byesville J. W. Stanley Ada Scheeler Indian Lake Floyd Ross Norfolk Charlene Toy Columbus Stanley Dew Leighton Aumiller Will Burnell Cecil Woods Athens Freda Covert Robert Moore Chillicothe G. I. Putnam J. M. Hyde

Scouts Ready To Open Camp Near Malta

Nelsonville dispatch says Troop 65 joins Troop 66 for the annual encampment on the Muskingum River about a quarter mile south of Malta. Scoutmaster Wilbur D. Mender leads the staff with Francis Kouri, Charles Patton, and Eddie Johnson among organizers. Staff meetings set for West School tonight and Wear School Thursday for checkups and final instructions.

Nelsonville Muskingum River Malta Wilbur D. Mender Francis Kouri Charles Patton Eddie Johnson Roland Pierce Tom Ruffick Donald Sanders Munroe Francis Charles Levering Jimmie Linscott Bill Butts

Two Confront Mayor on Crimes in Nelsonville

Guy Fellam of Jackson Street pleaded guilty to intoxication at the mayor’s court of S G Holland and was fined ten dollars plus costs. Charles Spurgen of Buchtel denied assault and battery in a affidavit by Constable Pearl Allman and was bound over to the grand jury under a one hundred dollar bond.

Nelsonville Guy Fellem Jackson Sr S. G. Holland Charles Spurgen Buchtel Pearl Allman

Glouster Kiwanis Club Praised for Civic Service

Glouster Kiwanis lieutenant governor E G Nelson visited the club at Hotel Gordon praising its membership drive and outlining town improvements. He noted an upcoming visit by state governor Al Cox and discussed fundraising and underprivileged child programs. D H Campbell attended from Cincinnati. Next meeting will host Harley Calvin and John W Dowler to discuss Glouster Murray City road plans.

Glouster E. G. Nelson Woodsfield Kiwanis Glouster Club Hotel Gordon Ohio al Cox Nelson Kiwanis International Fred Burdiss Jim Stedman D. H. Campbell Cincinnati Harley Calvin Marietta John W. Dowler Athens Glouster-Murray City

Catholic Ladies Study Club Picnic Tour in Hocking County

Members of the Catholic Ladies Study Club enjoyed their annual picnic touring Ash Cave Old Man's Cave Rock House and Camp Hocking. Two guests and a long list of members joined the outing in Hocking County with dinner en route.

T. A. Noon Thomas McAllister John McCreanor Joe Thyne Carl Orndorf Leo Smith Fred Smith William Wolf Joe Wolf George Thompson George Vermaaten Josephine Hedfelt Margaret Stoecklein Mary and Nell McCann

Mrs Ethel Buhla Dies At Home In Glouster

Mrs Ethel Buhla 64 native of Austria Hungary died at her home in Glouster Ohio Tuesday She lived 45 years in the United States and spent most of her life in Perry and Athens Counties Her husband John Buhla died in October 1933 Surviving children include Jack Buhla Cleveland Mrs Clifford Thompson and Miss Mary Buhla Columbus Andrew Buhla Detroit and Joe Frank and Dent Buhla Columbus Funeral services at Holy Cross Church Friday at 9 conducted by Rev Father A V Kessler Burial in Calvary Cemetery

Detroit Joe Frank Dent Buhila Holy Cross Church Father A. V. Kessler Calvary Cemetery

Condition Improves for Miss Hall at Cherrington Hospital

NELSONVILLE Miss Frances Hall at Cherrington Hospital Logan showed much improvement Tuesday evening after a blood transfusion by her mother on Monday. If no complications arise she will be moved to her Nelsonville home Sunday.

Nelsonville Frances Hall Cherrington Hospital Logan

Rose Shay Becomes Bride at Nelsonville

Rose Shay, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Dan Shay, wed Carl Campbell at St. Patrick Rectory in Junction City. Rev. Eugene Owen officiated. Shay wore a gray traveling suit. After a two week western motor trip, they will live on Myers Street in Katzenbach home. Shay, a local school graduate, earned a Master’s from Ohio University and taught French at Buchtel High School. Campbell, Nelsonville High and Ohio University graduate, coaches at Buchtel High School.

Nelsonville St. Patrick Junction City Rose Shay Dan Shay Carl Campbell Eugene Owen St. Andrews Church Shay

Chauncey Beats Kimberly in Tight Local Softball Game

Kimberly softball fell 6 to 4 to Chauncey after a misplayed fly ball in the late innings. Forbes pitched well for Kimberly, allowing two hits, while Chauncey’s Stanley, relieved by Baron Sapp, struck out nine. A rematch and upcoming games with The Plains and Nelsonville Jewellers are slated at Kimberly Park.

Chauncey Kimberly Hoce Forbes Stanley

Mrs. D J King Visits Ends in City Departure

Mrs. D J King completed a visit in the city and departed Saturday for Chicago. She was hosted by Mr. and Mrs. M M Bryson and accompanied to Columbus by the Brysons.

Phillips Rites Set for Rodney Phillips

Funeral services for Rodney Phillips will be Thursday at 2 p.m. at Ferndale Church conducted by Rev. Wilbur Cribble Wellston. Burial follows at Maplewood Cemetery. An earlier death notice omitted a son’s name and gave wrong residences for two others. sons Cari Trimble H. R. and Loren of Jacksonville and Rigna at home. daughter Hazel Campbell also at home.

Glouster Rodney Phillips Ferndale Wilbur Cribble Wellston Maplewood Cari Trimble H. R Loren Jacksonville Rigna Hazel Campbell

Mrs Morris Receives Free Ohio Call At Great Lakes Exposition

While visiting the Great Lakes Exposition in Cleveland Mrs D P Morris of this city was among 200 visitors awarded a free telephone call to any point in Ohio at Bell Telephone Co exhibit in the Hall of Progress. Mrs Morris phoned Mrs Ernest Jones. Walnut Hill.

Glouster Cleveland D. P. Morris Ohio Bell Telephone Co Hall of Progress Morris Ernest Jones

Telephone density in United States at 12 per hundred people

The report states the ratio of telephones to population in the United States as 12 to every 100 residents. It notes household and business access levels, illustrating widespread telephone availability across the country.

United States

Indians Lose Brown to Hospital Observation

Cleveland will be without Lloyd Brown the veteran southpaw after he was sent to a hospital for observation of a stomach ailment. Brown was placed on the voluntary retired list keeping him off the diamond for at least 40 days.

Indians Brown Cleveland Lloyd Brown

Utah traffic perils rise 17 percent in 1936 five months

Utah highway department officials warn of a 17 percent rise in automobile fatalities in the state based on a survey covering the first five months of 1936.

UAH Salt Lake City U.p.-Utah Highway Department

Carl Webster Held on Murder Charge in Okey Shepard Death

Carl Webster, 23, of Pomeroy, charged with first degree murder for the shooting death of 40 year old Okey Shepard in Gallipolis. Webster held without bond for grand jury. companion Virginia Younger faces $200 bond for driving while intoxicated. Funeral for Shepard planned at home with burial at Pine Street Cemetery. Four murder charges in Gallia County this year, Webster’s being the first on a first degree count.

Gallipolis Carl Webster Okey Shepard Storney H. W. Cherrington Webster A. J. Stormont Virginia Younger White Stormont Pine Street Gallia County Webster's

Nurses to Attend District Nursing Institutes Start Sept 1937

Katheren Schweikart, field representative of the State Health Department Southeastern District, plans nursing institutes in ten counties for all Public Health Nurses starting September 1. The Gallipolis institute will be held in March 1937. Andrew Thompson, 25, Vinton, jailed in Gallia County on forgery charge after arrest by the village marshal.

Gallipolis Katheren Schweikart State Health Department Andrew Thompson Vinton Gallia County

Mrs Johns ton and Miss Walker Stay At Magnetic Springs

Mrs H C Johnston and Miss Ca Belle Walker are visiting Magnetic Springs for a week and are registered at the Park Hotel.

Gallipolis H. C. Johnston Ca Belle Walker Magnetic Springs Park Hotel

Butcher Dies Sudden at 75 in Gallia County

B F Butcher age 75 of Lower Third Ave Gallipolis died suddenly Tuesday morning at 8. He was born in Cora Gallia County and worked as a stone cutter. He helped build the Ohio Hospital for Epileptics and spent ten years at Henk ing Bovie Co. Survived by son Floyd of Gallipolis and daughters Emily Bolesky Mansfield and Lydia Baker Marion. Old Pine Church near Rio Grande.

Gallipolis B. F. Butcher Lower Third Ave Floyd Cora Gallia County Marion Butcher Ohio Hospital Henking Bovie Company Epling Gravel Co Emily Bolesky Mansfield Lydia Baker Marion, O Old Pine Church Rio Grande

Golda Smith Freedon Bond in Gallia County

Golda Smith charged with manslaughter in a traffic crash that killed Asa Meadows was released on bond of $1,000 in Gallia County. Arnold Biffle, held on a similar charge connected to the same tragedy, had not posted bond last night. Both were also charged with drunken driving.

Gallipolis Golda Smith Asa Meadows Arnold Biffle Smith Biffle

Birthday Dinner Honors Nelsonville Resident

A birthday dinner was hosted at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Emanuel Skiver on Sunday August 9 honoring his listed birthday. Guests included Mrs. Mable Lines and son Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Reider and family Mr. and Mrs. Carl Johnson and family Mr. Harrison Harold Johnson Mrs. Russell Devol and son Mrs. Floyd Shelton and daughter Cable Bowers Arthur and Luther Skiver. The British army had 397 desertions in 1933 versus 565 in 1924.

Nelsonville Emanuel Skiver Mable Lines Clarence Reider Carl Johnson Harrison Harold Johnson Russell Devol Floyd Shelton Cable Bowers Arthur Luther Skiver

Massie Rites Held for Wilgus Resident at 68

Gallipolis obituary for Alex Massie who died at his daughter's home after a long illness. Born in Wilgus he lived there his entire life and is survived by two sons Theodore and Isaac and five daughters. Funeral at Wilgus Baptist Church officiated by Rev Bruce.

Gallipolis Alex Massie William Ross Wilgus Massie Theodore Isaac Massie Arabia Clyde Bandy Chillicothe Janie Ross Goldie Russell Oak Hill Thelma White Pedro Marie Massie Wilgus Baptist Church Bruce

Arrest of Maynard Ellis on Larceny Charge

Maynard Ellis aged 22 was arrested by Deputy Harold Wood and Shato on larceny charges. The affidavit was prepared by Pliny Shaw of Cheshire.

Gallipolis Maynard Ellis Harold Wood Shato Pliny Shaw Cheshire

Juniors at Keystone Camp for 4-H Club Members

Junior 4-H Club members from seven counties, aged 10 to 14, attend camp at Keystone this week. Enrollment reaches 130 boys. The Senior 4-H Club will meet at the same site next week with boys aged 14 to 20 from the same counties.

Gallipolis Keystone

Also Mentioned on This Page

Nelsonville Sportsmen Hock- Hocking Club Guy Hunter Minnie Finnearty Betty Jane Ees Nelson Hill William Gargan and Claire Dodd Rex Bell Idaho Custer Last Stand Old Timers Mayor Glouster Kiwanis Club Majestic Dixie Dunbar Shirley Dean Jed Prouty George Ernest Father Catholic Club Ethel Buhla Kimberly Mine Red Men's Hall B. C. Day Woman's Auxiliary The Legion Gofs Chicago Mrs. Jones Pomeroy Negro J. D. Adamson Nelsonville, Ohio Selbro Gem Pharmacy K. of P. Building Erty Battinore , Ohio Fred R. Beasley Ford Garage Daye Ely Norma Rockweld Kentucky Schenley Distributors, Inc N. Y
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