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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Aug 13, 1934

Page

3

Columbus Craven Drug Leads In Poor Game

A muddled report notes Columbus Craven Drug defeating Chillicothe in a weak contest. Harmon centers and Gar chief pinch hitter contributed as Be and Johnson sparked the offense. Pitcher Be and Ed Cyrphers showed solid form amid a chaotic scene. Modern Home adds Backus real estate news for St. Charles avenue.

Joe Sppray Columbus Chillipapers Chillicothe Ready Harmon Garchief Gillo

Picnic Gatherings at O C Midkiff Home in Nelsonville

A large Sunday picnic near 101 Myers Street in Nelsonville brought together O C Midkiff and many relatives and friends. Attendees include the Clark and Story families from Hemlock Grove and Pomeroy. Nelsons, Rawlings, Hawk, Smith, and Chappell clans. plus visitors from Syracuse, Athens, and Chester.

Nelsonville O. C. Midkiff Myers Street J. L. Clark Ralph Virginia Miami Fla J. H. Clark Frank Clark Hemlock Grove Ollie Clark James Eldon Clark Reba Jean Pomeroy Wilber Midkiff Jewell Story Carl and Lula Jean Avery Nelson Emmett Hawk Leota Pearl Sarah Robert Frank Dorse! Smith Mildred Evelyn Don Betzing Chester Kate Hill Conrad Mulligan, Jr Athens R. F. D No Perry Smith Ardith Doris Marguerite Claudis Chappell Josephine Bear Anita Kathryn Shade Richard Rawlings Raymond Don Maxine Syracuse Carl Tom Leonard Newman Warner Rawlings This City

Funeral for William Sloan Held in Nelsonville

Nelsonville funeral party arrives with the body from California Pa for William Sloan who died Saturday. Services were held in California and again at Mrs Elizabeth Warner's home with a military Spanish War veteran led ceremony and American Legion assistance. Survived by wife Alice Chambers and three daughters Mrs James Wilson Belle Vernon Pa Mrs Roy Hazlett Chattanooga Tenn and Mrs Paul Jones Center ville Pa.

Nelsonville William Sloan California Sloan Elizabeth Warner Lloyd Evans American Legion Alice Chambers James Wilson Belle Vernon Roy Hazlett Chattanooga Tenn Paul Jones Centerville

Funeral service for Thomas Workman in Nelsonville

Funeral services for 85 year old Thomas Workman of The Plains will be held Tuesday at 1 30 p m at the Baptist Church in Nelsonville. He died of exhaustion on Sugar Creek Road Saturday afternoon. Burial will follow in a Logan cemetery.

Thomas Workman Sugar Creek Road Baptist Church Nelsonville Logan

Phi Club Fraternity to Elect Officers Tonight

Nelsonville notices that officers will be elected at the Phi Club Fraternity meeting tonight at 8 o'clock.

PHI Club Nelsonville

Aged Nelsonville Man Struck by Car

Nelsonville resident Frank Tolliver aged 78 was struck at Harper and Chestnut Streets Saturday night. He suffered severe injuries including shoulder ligament tears head wounds and broken ribs. Rodney Shultz of Oak Grove assisted and transported him to a physician and then to Cherryton Hospital Logan. police called the accident unavoidable.

Nelsonville Frank Tolliver Harper Chestnut Streets Cherrington Logan

Nelsonville Robbery Confession Ties Three Suspects

Nelsonville police say a signed confession by John Hickman implicates himself and two others in the Auto Tire and Gas Company robbery at Chestnut and Harper Streets. Hickman pleaded guilty to breaking and entering and is held to the grand jury under $1,000 bond. Suspects Overton Wallace and Walter Johnson pleaded not guilty and are also held for the grand jury.

Nelsonville Auto Tire & Gas Company Chestnut Harper Streets John Hickman G. Holland

Nelsonville Legion Drum and Bugle Corps rehear sessions

The Nelsonville Legion Drum and Bugle Corps schedules rehearsals Monday Wednesday and Friday to prep for the state Sandusky meet. C. S. Mechem will supervise field movements and Ward W. Hamm leads music as finals loom Sunday night. Members meet tonight at 7 for a short bugle practice before marching to the field.

Nelsonville Sandusky Legion C. 8S. Mechem Ward W. Hamm

Doanville Triumphs In 11 Inning Kimberly Blowout

Doanville defeated Kimberly 13 10 in 11 innings after a high error count on both sides. Doanville’s F Hall totaled four hits and three runs while Williams Warren Hall G on the mound for Doanville limited Kimberly to 11 hits. Glouster visits Kimberly next Sunday at 2 30 for a Miners League game.

Kimberly Doanville Warren Hall Simmons Robinette Pack Hughes Galvin Kemperly Woodson Deszo Oliver Thompson Williams G. Warren F. Hall Watkins C. Thomson Ossman Call Glouster Miners’ League

Three Arraigned in Court of Justice Kathryn Smith

Earl Pyle pleaded not guilty to abandonment and was held to the grand jury under a $300 bond and committed to the county jail as he could not furnish the bond. Kenneth Chaffin and Harrold Van Bibber, both of Haydenville, pleaded guilty to intoxication and were fined $5 and costs. All three cases were heard in Justice of the Peace Kathryn Smith's court.

Justice of Peace Kathryn Smith Nelsonville Earl Pyle Kenneth Chaffin Harrold van Bibber Haydenville Justice of the Peace

Nelsonville-Henries Packers Meet Thomas Jewelers Tuesday

The Nelsonville-Henries Packers softball team of Logan will face Thomas Jewelers on the local playgrounds Tuesday evening at 6 o'clock.

Nelsonville—Henries Packers Logan The Thomas Jewelers

Nelsonville Social Notes Highlight Local Visits

Mrs FE W Henshaw hosts her mother Mrs Ed Bickley and sister Dorothy of Vanilear Kentucky. Supt FE J Arnold and family go to Michigan for a two week vacation. Prof E J Arnold and family leave for a Michigan outing. James Patton and Jenith Ceope visit Zanesville with Pearl Pierce hosts. Jack Patton and Austin Ceope return from the trip. Roy Sayers and two daughters Shirley and Immogene spend weekend in Bellaire and Wheeling West Virginia.

FE. W. Henshaw Ed Bickley Dorothy Vanilear FE. J. Arnold Michigan E. J. Arnold James Patton Jenith Ceope Zanesville

Scouts postpone overnight camp to Thursday in Nelsonville

Troop 46 delays its Saturday overnight camp to Thursday awaiting suitable weather. All members should prepare for the expedition. A benefit bake sale is planned soon and parents are urged to support. Bill Mechem completed the Handicraft Merit Badge Test and Charles Smith was appointed troop quartermaster last Friday.

Nelsonville Scouting Bill Mechem Charles Smith

Keating pleads not guilty to assault charge in Nelsonville

Mrs Ruth Keating of Nelsonville pleaded not guilty to assault and battery on arraignment before Mayor Hol land. She posted 200 bond for grand jury appearance after affidavit by Tom Bush alleging assault on his son Joe. In a separate Nelsonville report, L Keplar grocery on West Washington Street was burglarised last night with three peaches and four cans of hominy stolen through a window.

Nelsonville Ruth Keating G. Holland Tom Bush Joe Keating L. Keplar West Washington Street

Sawyers Attend Dairy Day at Ohio Station Wooster

Mr and Mrs D M Sawyer and granddaughter Dorothy from Dover Township near Jacksonville attended Dairy Day at the Ohio Experiment Station in Wooster last Friday. Mr Sawyer is a member of the Ohio Dairy Association.

Glouster D. M Sawyer Dorothy Dover Township Jacksonville Ohio Experiment Station Wooster Sawyer Ohio Dairy Association

Glouster High Opens Practice Early For Grid Season

Glouster High School gridiron practice will begin next week per a letter from Coach Kermit Blosser who is in Atlantic City New Jersey. He cites lack of experienced players as the reason for starting early and notes several top players graduated in June. The article also mentions Mr and Mrs Harry J Dusz and three children from South Zanesville visiting Jacksonville relatives.

Glouster Kermit Blosser Atlantic City N. J Blosser Harry J. Dusz Zanesville Jacksonville Dusz Muskingum Coal Co

Galloways Return From North Carolina Florida Trip

Mr and Mrs KR C Galloway along with Christene Eugene and J V Galloway completed a two weeks motor journey to North Carolina and Florida returning Saturday.

Glouster KR. C Galloway Christene Eugene J. V. Galloway North Carolina Florida

John Fisher Funeral To Be Held Tuesday

Burr Oak resident John Fisher age 4 died Saturday night at 8 30 oclock in Athens after a long illness from a broken hip last spring His wife died seven years ago He is survived by two sons Cr Fisher Toledo and Fred Fisher near Corning and one daughter Mrs J T Detter Newark He belonged to the Odd Fellows lodge at Corning Funeral services set for Tuesday afternoon at 1 30 at Fred Fisher s home conducted by Rev Homer H Vian Burial at the New Lexington cemetery

Glouster John Fisher Burr Oak Athens Cr. Fisher Toledo Fred Fisher Corning J. T. Detter Newark Fisher Odd Fellows Lodge Homer H. Vian New Lexington

Parking Plan Implemented on Jacksonville Sixth Street

Jacksonville officials mark Sixth Street as a parking lane using the head-in system to increase spaces on the main business thoroughfare. Officers note the street’s width allows angled parking and will guide motorists to park along marked lines.

Jacksonville

Glouster Precincts Set for Tomorrow Primary Voting

Glouster voters will cast ballots in four locations tomorrow. Precincts use rooms at the city building fire department council chambers Ben Hooper residence Summit Street and the township building West Side. Trimble Township also uses a voting room in the township building.

Glouster Fire Department Ben Hooper Summit Street Trimble Township

Funeral of Mrs Guy Hartman of Oak Grove Wednesday

Mrs Mable Hartman 33 died Sunday at White Cross Hospital Columbus after a surgical operation. Funeral services set for Wednesday 10 30 at Oak Grove Church with burial in Connett Cemetery. She leaves husband Guy Hartman two daughters and her parents Mr and Mrs Henry Breese with five brothers and two sisters and grandmother Mrs John Dishon of Kimberly.

Nelsonville Mable Hartman White Cross Hospital Columbus Oak Grove Connett Guy Hartman Henry Breese John Dishon Kimberly

Faithful Workers Class to Host Annual Picnic

The Methodist Church Faithful Workers Class will hold their annual picnic on Thursday at 6 o clock in the church social rooms. Members are asked to bring a favorite dish.

Nelsonville The Methodist Church

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