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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1930
Page
8
A collision between two express trains between Bucharest and Constanza injures several passengers. Rescue teams rushed to the scene as experts investigated the cause of the crash.
Chauncey report says Jasper A Drake eighty is in serious condition at the home of his son and daughter in law Allison Drake in Sharonville Ohio. Drake lived in Chauncey for twenty years and after Mrs Drake died went to Bucyrus to live with his daughter Mrs E L Saffell. The family home was in Athens for years.
Three Chauncey candidates Miss Reena Shaffer Miss Margaret Johnston and Mrs Harry Stalder were initiated in the Western Bell Association meeting in Athens Tuesday evening. Chauncey attendees Mrs Carl Shaffer and Mrs George Wilson were also present at the event.
In Chauncey on August 14 Mrs. T. W. Duffee entertained guests at her son in law and daughter Mr and Mrs T R Hamilton home. Visitors included Miss Eva Blunder Akron Mr and Mrs William Cairnes Dresden Mr Ray Duffee and Mrs Hull FE Kittle Athens. Mrs Duffee who has been ill is reported improved.
Mr and Mrs Wilfred Henry and son Charles and Mr and Mrs Donald Henry and daughter Ethel and Mr and Mrs Bartel Franz and son Richard returned to Chauncey after a month of camping and fishing in Canada. They completed the trip by motor.
Chauncey resident W. J. Becklen was found guilty of intoxication in a trial before Mayor W. D. Hines. He was fined five dollars plus costs and arranged to pay.
The Rev James Arthur Long of Dayton will fill the pulpit at the Church of Christ in Chauncey Sunday morning after a 9 30 Bible School. He formerly led the local church and will preach again in Trimble Sunday evening. Long and his family visit Mrs Nye and Mr Nye in Chauncey.
Mr and Mrs Barney Hale and daughter Ruth Goodson relocate to Chauncey from Wellsville and settle into a new home. The note mentions the family as relocating with a reference to Ruth Goodson as part of the household.
Chauncey residents will join the Forest Rose Rebekah Lodge for a monthly birth day social after the lodge meeting this evening a pot luck supper will be served.
The ad claims lasting pile relief by removing lower bowel congestion via internal medicine. It credits Dr. J. S. Leonhardt with a remedy named HEMROID after 1000 patients treated with 960 successes and states druggists sell it with Quick's Cut Rate Drug Store offering money back if it fails to end piles.
Milton Rogers of Angier told Raleigh police that Viola Evans of Elizabeth was pulled from his car by three black men during a trip home just before 1 am. A search posse was formed immediately to locate the missing girl.
Lower Plains and Chauncey communities report a series of weekend visits and family gatherings. Darrel Moore family from Dayton stayed with Harry Moore family. Dessie Arnott returned from Cincinnati after visiting relatives. Kathleen Ferguson of Charleston visited F M McHarg and Russell McHarg. Ella Miller of Middleport visited Earl Thompson in The Plains. George Wilson and Carl Shaffer with families visited Chauncey area relatives in East Fultonham. Mary Meinhart of Chauncey spent time in The Plains with her daughter Earl Thompson’s family. Nancy Martin returned to Chauncey from Wellston to visit her daughters.
Ten people killed eight gravely injured and twenty lightly hurt in a train collision near Bucharest on Aug 14. Authorities began investigations and rescue teams worked at the scene. The accident disrupted rail service and prompted emergency response from local officials.
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