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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 1931
Page
7
In a multi character vignette a woman hidden in an estate dispute pursues a forbidden romance with Clive while her rival Tressa watches. Clive proclaims marriage vows, confessing past misjudgments and choosing a new life with Liane. Meanwhile local notices share community events and health updates.
Mrs. Susan Dunkle of Nelsonville hosts guests on Wednesday as Misses Margaret and Velma Popery return from Cleveland with their brothers Frank and Siega. Visits to Cleveland, Buckeye Lake, Columbus, and Jerseyville are noted, with family gatherings, travel stops, and a new Jerseyville store purchase by James Hamer.
Trimble Church of Christ in Chauncey announces its annual home-coming on the last Sunday in August. Rev G B Courtney leads services both morning and afternoon with a noon picnic. The program committee includes Courtney as chairman Mrs M E Christman Mrs Will C Merritt and Thelma Grendy. Invitations chaired by Mrs A M Rainey with Zoe Herrold and Earl Johnson. The Women’s Class handles the dinner and 8 M Kasler directs home-coming arrangements.
Chauncey August 15 Wash Mc Daniel known as Sandy McDaniel longtime Chauncey resident and former Chauncey railroad yard worker has moved to the County Infirmary seeking care. After health decline he lived with relatives before choosing the county home for support and stability.
Mr and Mrs William Snedden of Millfield hosted guests this week including Mr and Mrs Thomas Bradbury and son Clifford Bradbury and family of Byesville Mrs Lavinia Coffin Mrs Maybelle Gilbert and Carolyn Ann Jones of Cambridge and John Jones and family.
Aug 15 note that the Past Chiefs Club of Pleasant View Temple Pythian Sisters Chauncey will gather Thursday evening at the home of Mrs. Rye Cunningham on Main Street.
Chauncey Mine No 25 of the Manhattan Company worked Saturday as part of a three day operation last week. Ohio No 1 Black Diamond and Mine No 205 also operated on Saturday.
Chauncey Ohio August 15 Rev M E Hoon minister of the Church of Christ Chauncey will be the speaker at the Beech Grove Church of Christ home coming northwest of Glouster next Sunday Aug 238 He preached there 23 years ago before Bethany College and Beech Grove began annual homecomings He will lead the morning service and an afternoon program features speeches and songs by visiting church members.
Misses Mary Louise and Bessy Belle Baughman return Sunday from a two week visit with their father Virgil Baughman in Canton. Mrs Mabel Snedden Alberta Jones and H E Cooley visited friends in Logan Tuesday. Mr and Mrs Dean Linscott and son Jimmy Nelsonville were guests of C B McCafferty in Chauncey. Mrs Otto M Russell and sons Ashland Kentucky visit Mr and Mrs Robert Hixson Sr in Chauncey and Athens.
Dale Varner of Chauncey was injured this week at Old Man's Cave when three ribs on his left side tore from the back. He is the son of Mrs. Ruth Varner.
At Saint's Church The Plains on August 1 preaching services are set for 10 45 a m and 2 p m by Elder Davidson of Lancaster. Sunday School will begin at 9 80 a m.
Ex mayor Charles W. Walker of Chauncey is seriously ill at his Main Street home. Walker, who served Chauncey as mayor in multiple terms, is nearing his eighty first birthday.
A Sunday meeting is scheduled for August at 2 o clock on Plains High School grounds to address employer matters for the Essex Coal Company. All mine workers are expected to attend for an important business discussion.
Pleasant View Temple No. 136 Pythian Sisters of Chauncey will hold a monthly birthday social after the regular temple meeting on Tuesday night. A watermelon feed will follow the event.
The Ladies Aid Society of the M. E. Church held an all day quilting gathering on Wednesday. The notice also lists numerous local residents visiting relatives and attending events in nearby towns including Columbus Cleveland Baltimore Nelsonville and Mount Vernon.
The Souther household hosted Mrs. Lissie McGregor and Lamp family from West Virginia, while Mr. and Mrs. William St. Clair entertained Maggie White and Elda Smith of Columbus, Ohio. Sarah Hawk and son Pearl visited C. E. B. Butta, and Carl Williama moved into Beam home owned by G. B. E. Coen. Everett Persons and kin picked plums on their farm, Mae Goldsberry of Wheeling visits her mother, Goldeberry, and Gol Colmer visited daughter Harry Smith and family at Pratts Fork.
Luhing Mr and Mrs Karl Beckie hosted weekend guests Mr and Mrs George Farris of Columbus. Mrs Opal Gould visits Athens relatives. many neighbors hosted and visited in Luhrig Athena and Columbus. Earl Weakley announces birth of a son. Birthday dinner for relatives from Lancaster Nelsonville and Athens held at Birch Hollow grove.
Brookmire Economic Service notes the near term for steel users remains weak while the longer term appears not bad. They point to production still below normal for a sustained period and raise questions about demand and supply dynamics facing the industry.
Adele Garrison portrays a tense scene where Noel Veritaen’s betrothal stirs rivalry between Avis Aries and her mother. A friend questions a “designing woman” while Philip Veritaen shows keen interest, hinting at hidden motives and a looming reckoning as the plot advances.
Brookmire analysts discuss wage cuts for leading steel firms noting underutilized capacity and partial employment. They favor delaying wage reductions until operations improve to preserve hours and profits, warning earnings could be wiped out if demand falls further.
A special fruit train with exhibits lectures and machinery from the B and O Railroad will stop in six cities including Youngstown Marietta Mason City Huntington Jackson and Chillicothe to aid fruit growers in Athens County and the Ohio River Valley. OSU and WVU specialists alongside state and federal agriculture agencies will speak on marketing fruit growing and handling during the all day program set for August with multiple stops across Ohio and West Virginia.
Gov George White observed an Ohio National Guard review at Camp Perry Ohio with the 7th Infantry Brigade and a special guard mount. Units from Columbus Marietta Catawba and Lexington participated in the show for the governors visit.
In County Armagh near Rich Hill a group of armed men wrecked a section of the Great Northern Railway track and toppled a freight engine down an embankment as trains carrying passengers faced demonstrations in Armash amid ongoing clashes.
Battery E departs Camp Knox for a two week drill and gun polishing in Cincinnati and Louisville. Seventy one men including Capt. Frank M. Watkins and Lieutenants Brown Violet Holmes map out early drills with 8 to 11:30 sessions and evening rest, train cars carrying field pieces, carriages, and equipment.
Authorities report no casualties in a series of incidents believed to be retaliation for Republican anti Orangemen demonstrations at Coote Mill. The unrest followed clashes between factions linked to opposing sides.
Mayor Robert Wood said on Saturday the police department would warn and fine violators for disturbing the peace during drive cut duties.
Court records show Ralph V. Jones 23 of Athens and Jah V. Holland 9 of Athens named in matters with George Jones and others. Involving Beal ae Svein momentine and a sonville figure, details are unclear but relate to guardianship or custody entries in Athens, Georgia.
A manager was slugged in Bos Iromton today by an assailant described as one of several men seen nearby. Police are investigating and seeking witnesses to the daytime assault.
The column predicts potential minor personal anxiety for some signs and a mix of recovery and advancement for others. It notes a child born under certain signs may be clever and ambitious, with possible life progress via work or corporate deals. The August forecast warns of turbulence and danger on a Monday unless careful. topics include temperament and passion.
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