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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Aug 18, 1930

Page

3

Windle brothers arraigned for grand larceny in Nelsonville

Alfred and Raymond Windle of Nelsonville pleaded not guilty to grand larceny. They were held to the grand jury under $1,000 bond each after a preliminary examination. The pair are accused by C. G. Dew of stealing six mine car wheels valued at 36 dollars, said to have been sold to a local junk dealer.

Nelsonville Alfred Raymond Windle Bill Hickman Windle C. G Dew

Burnelle Announces Julia Burnelle to Chester Reeves

Miss Julia Burnelle wed Chester M. Reeves in a Sunday ceremony at the bride's West Washington Street home. Rev H A Sayre officiated. The couple will live with the bride's parents at present on West Washington Street in Nelsonville.

Nelsonville D. L. Burnelle Julia Chester M. Reeves Elwood Reeves Walnut Street West Washington Street H. A. Sayre Methodist Church

Touring Southwest with Ben Bailey and family

Mr and Mrs Ben Bailey of carbon Hill left Thursday for Little Rock Arkansas to visit Hot Springs. They will stop at Cleveland Indiana and St Louis Missouri with relatives en route to Lookout Mountain Tennessee Andersonville Prison South Carolina and Dallas Texas They will visit Henderson the broadcaster and the Vicksburg Battlefield in Mississippi along the trip

Southwest Ben Bailey Carbon Hill Little Rock Ark Hot Springs Cleveland Ind St. Louis Lookout Mountain Tennessee Andersonville South Carolina Dallas Texas Louisiana Henderson Vicksburg

Miss Barbara Steenrod Hosts King's Heralds at West Washington

Miss Barbara Steenrod entertained the King's Heralds at her West Washington Street home Friday evening. Mary Adeline Wilson gave the scripture lesson and received the largest mite offering. Betty Sayre presided at the piano, with solos by Betty Tignor and Margaret Freer. Jane Powell read "Junior of Korea" and Barbara Steenrod read "Bump's First Party." Refreshments served to 11 members and one guest.

Barbara Steenrod King’s Heralds West Washington Street Mary Adeline Wilson Betty Sayre Betty Tignor Margaret Freer Korea Jane Powell Bump

Family outing to Old Man's Cave ends with home picnic

Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Gray with guest M. Bowen from Cleveland travel with several couples and a daughter to Old Man's Cave on Sunday. After a day of touring they return for a picnic dinner at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Glen Allen on Madison Street.

W. F. Gray M. Bowen Cleveland Glen Allen Jean Dean Linscott Jimmy Shelby Barber R. H. Sayre Imogene Shirley Old Man's Cave Madison Street

Business Girls to Meet in Christian Sunday School Class

The Business Girls' Class of the Christian Sunday School will meet this evening at 7 30 at the home of Mrs. Williard Simonton on Myers Street.

The Christian Sunday School Williard Simonton Myers Street

Local residents announce travel plans and visits

Glen Weymueller departed Sunday for New York City on the way home to Philadelphia after a two week vacation with relatives here. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Spencer visit relatives in Pomeroy. Mrs. L. A. Whitmore spends several days with friends in Columbus. E. Bennett and Donald Shafer head tonight for a ten day stay at Mt. Clemens Michigan.

Glen Weymueller New York City Philadelphia Thomas Spencer Pomeroy L. A. Whitmore Columbus Do. E. Bennett Donald Shafer Mt. Clemens Mich

Funeral Services For William Zwick Held Tuesday

Nelsonville records funeral services for William Zwick who died Saturday at his home on the Buchtel Road. The Rev. H A Sayre will conduct the service at 1 PM at the residence with burial at Green Lawn Cemetery.

Nelsonville William Zwick Buchtel Road H. A. Sayre Methodist Church Greenlawn

Social notes of travel and visits in Zanesville area

Ralph Hannahs returns home from Los Angeles. Dr. Charles Doan of Ohio State University visits Columbus. W. E. Howe and family entertain guests from Chicago. Trip averages include Keeton family Eastern motor tour and various Columbus visits. Theta Phi Alpha Sorority events in Chicago. multiple trips to Columbus and Detroit with family acquaintances noted.

Ralph Hannahs Harvey Hannahs Los Angeles Calif Charles Austin Doan Columbus C. E. Welch Doan Department of Medical and Surgical Research Ohio State University W. E. Howe Mary Allen Chicago Zanesville Will Keeton Mercedes Billy Octa Powers Margaret Martin Keeton C. W. Cable C. W. Selig Virginia Dorothy G. W. Selig George Gladys Ashby Mollie D. A. Armstrong Rutland Miller-Barton Carson David Elizabeth Rose Shay Rosemary Monica Acker Theta Phi Alpha Sorority R. M. Henry L. I. Krieg Canada Earl Finley Washington D. H A. G. Cotton W. F. Heaton Charles Davis Delbert Davis Washington D. C Frances Bennett Cleveland Will Betts Paul Davis Ward Hamm Clarence Davis Detroit Frank Davis J. L. Herrold Beatrice Lillian Mildred Barber Bert Coakley Opal Holland Davis John North Cleve Linton Pete Leslein Bliss Tinkham Katherine Charles Toledo

Telephone varies classifieds to Mrs Lowe

Classified note references a phone listing or call to Mrs Lowe at Evans Place S24-d, indicating a brief contact or instruction in a local page classified section.

Lowe Evans Plowe Call

Former Nelsonville Resident Dies in Chillicothe

Mrs Flo Malone Lehman a former Nelsonville resident died Sunday at her son’s home in Chillicothe. Her body will be brought to Nelsonville for burial at Greenlawn with the funeral party due to arrive Tuesday afternoon about 1 o clock.

Nelsonville Flo Malone Lehman Chillicothe Greenlawn

Miss Mary Keyes Returns From Athens Visit

Miss Mary Keyes has finished a several days visit with friends in Athens and returned home.

Mary Keyes Athens

Jealous Husband Slays Wife Then Kills Himself

In Cleveland, Howard Eucher, 39, killed his wife Helen, 38, with a butcher knife and then shot himself after a drive and a street corner stop. Domestic strife and separation two weeks earlier set the motive. Mrs Minnie Braun, daughter by a former marriage, witnessed the scene. she said Eucher was intoxicated during the plea for reconciliation.

Cleveland U.P Howard Bucher Helen Eucher Minnie Braun

Cline Opens a Law Office in Toledo

Arthur R. Cline former State Highway representative in Athens County opens a law office at 431 Ohio Building Toledo. He has practiced in Toledo with H. Joe Cannon for about two and a half years and previously served as bridge construction foreman and later maintenance superintendent in Athens.

Arthur R. Cline Athens County Ohio Building Toledo Cline H. Joe Cannon Athens

Parents Fight Sale of Hebbardsville School

A Friday petition by 15 district parents led to a temporary restraining order by Judge L G Worstell halting the Albany Consolidated Rural School District from selling Hebbardsville Sub-District School No 12. The suit seeks to reopen and fund the school for next year while challengers argue the sale violated legal notice and harmed students.

Common Pleas L. G. Worstell Board of Education Albany Consolidated Rural School Hebbardsville H. H. Carsey Garnet Perry Robert Brown Z. T. Alley Albany

Civil War Turning Point Claimed for Nationalists

Government asserts Tsinin recaptured and northern forces advancing on Lunghai front. Chiang Kai-Shek troops prepare to occupy Lan-Feng after defeating northern troops, signaling a pivotal stage in the civil conflict.

Shanghai China U.P Tsinin Chiang Kai-Shek Lan-Feng Lunghai

Boys Arrested On Melon Theft Charge In Chauncey

Five Chauncey youths were arraigned on watermelons stolen from G S Merry farm near Chauncey. Six melons were produced as evidence. Two will face the juvenile judge in Athens. three pleaded guilty and were fined ten dollars plus costs and jailed five days. Arrests were by Marsha Burke Withem.

Chauncey W. D. Hines G. S. Merry John C. Merry Athens Marsha Burke Withem

Bride Honored Chauncey Shower in Springfield

Aug 18 report of a miscellaneous shower for Mrs. William Malone formerly Miss Virginia Stanley of Chauncey at Miss Betty Caplinger home 724 Clifton Ave Springfield. Guests included Helen Moore Nellie Shelton Edith Sommers Gale Malone Harriet Caplinger and others. Mr. and Mrs Malone recently married reside at 724 Clifton Ave Springfield Ohio.

Chauncey William Malone Springfield Virginia Stanley Betty Caplinger Clifton Avenue Malone Helen Moore Nellie Shelton Fred Smith, Sr Edith Sommers Gale Malone Harriet Malone Hattie Caplinger Harriet Caplinger

Funeral for Jasper A. Drake Held in Chauncey

Jasper A. Drake longtime Chauncey resident linked to Chauncey depot work died Saturday at his son-in-law and daughter Allison Drake in Sharonville. Funeral services were held at Hebbardsville Presbyterian Church in Athens at 3 PM with burial nearby. He leaves a daughter Mrs. E. L. Saffell Bucyrus and a son Allison Drake Sharonville, plus brother W. H. Drake Eldorado Kansas.

Chauncey Jasper A. Drake Chauncey Depot Allison Drake Sharonville Athens Hebbardsville Presbyterian Church Drake E. L. Saffell Bucyrus Ohio W. H. Drake Eldorado Kansas

Cole Family reunion set at Church of Christ in Tuppers Plains

Descendants of Mr and Mrs Charles Cole will hold their annual reunion on Sunday August 24 at the Church of Christ in Tuppers Plains Meigs County Ad Cole of Trimble says dinner starts at 11 followed by a program of music readings and officer elections

COLES Chauncey Cole Charles Cole Church of Christ Tuppers Plains Meigs County Ad Cole Trimble

Currran Claims 29 House Votes For Prohibition Repeal

Henry H Curran president of the Association Against the Prohibition Amendment says primary elections and candidate pledges show a net gain of 29 votes in the House toward repeal. He cites nine primaries already decided seven new pledges from sitting members and thirteen more switches from uncertain to repeal positions. Curran notes in each of the 29 districts the winner is wet or both candidates are wet. He adds twenty five states have nominees with an average gain of more than one seat for repeal and expects more gains in upcoming primaries and state conventions. No changes from wet to dry are seen so far.

Washington Henry H. Curran The Association Against the Prohibition Amendment Candi Curran House of Representatives

Peach Ridge Workers Club Ends Its Year

At the Saturday meeting of the Peach Ridge Workers Club every member completed her project. Members filled out record books during the business period and gar ments made will be entered at the Athens County Fair. Miss Mary Laurence led the group and served refreshments. A sweet corn roast followed. Present were Mary Laurence Ruth Johnson Bertha Thomas Nelle Chadwick and Margaret Chadwick.

Peach Ridge Workers Club Mary Laurence Ruth Johnson Bertha Thomas Nelle Chadwick Margaret Chadwick

Mrs Mina Connor of Albany Dies at 47

Mrs Mina Bobo Connor 47 of Albany died Sunday night at 8 30 at Sheltering Arms Hospital Athens from complications. She lived with her mother Mrs Mary Bobo and had one son Lewis Connor of Columbus and two grandchildren. Funeral services will be Tuesday at 2 30 at her mother's home and burial will be in Hebbardsville Cemetery. She had resided in Albany all her life.

Albany Mina Bobo Connor Sheltering Arms Hospital Athens Mary Bobo Hebbardsville Lewis Connor Columbus Sylvester Bobo Greenfield Mrs. Connor Vicinity

Mystery Heiress Breach Suit Against Yeast King Kin

Madge Mitchell of Los Angeles files a 100000 breach of promise suit against William N Fleischmann of the Cincinnati yeast dynasty now living in Beverly Hills. The pre honeymoon trip to Honolulu cooled the romance and Mitchell seeks damages in a California court.

William N. Fleischmann Cincinnati Honolulu California Madge Mitchell Los Angeles Fleischmann Beverly Hills Calif

Cars Licensed This Month Report

Auto license registrar David Johnson reports 83 passenger cars and eight trucks licensed in the first half of August. Receipts totaled 224 dollars and 20 cents with 138 dollars from passenger car licenses and 86 dollars 20 cents from truck permits.

David Johnson

Typhoid Warning Issued by Higgins

Athens County health officer Dr Higgins warns that water in wells and streams is low and may harbor typhoid. He urges caution for picnics and tours and says boiling water kills germs as the sure defense against contamination.

Higgins Athens J. M. Higgins Athens County

Huge Tomatoes Displayed in Beaumont Garden

Chauncey Aug 18 report from Beaumont notes Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Courtney show colossal tomatoes at their home. The largest weighs 2 1 2 pounds with several others around 1 1 2 to 2 pounds in size.

Chauncey Harvey Courtney Beaumont

Parking on Church Grounds Prohibited in Ames Township

Legal notices report McDougal Church grounds in Ames Township off limits for parking. Leonard Linscott fined 16 dollars and costs after pleading guilty to trespassing in Magistrate C H Porter court. Deputy Sheriff Wilson Ator and Charles Brandan involved. Brandan bonded $260 in same court for drunken driving charges.

McDougal Church Ames Township Leonard Linscott C. HB. Porter Wilson Ator Charles Brandan C. H. Porter

Crossing wreck damages sought in Clifton West Virginia case

Athens County Common Pleas Court filings seek 4400 total for the Clifton crossing crash that killed Fred McClead 45 Athena and damaged the F J Beasley Milling and Grocery truck. Rhoda McClead widow and administratrix seeks 2900 for loss of support for their 15 year old daughter Helen. The petition cites a station house 19 feet from tracks that obscured train approaches and a 45 mph passenger train that failed to sound a warning before striking the truck en route to a Ohio River ferry landing.

BL & O. Railroad Athens County Common Pleas Court Clifton W. Va Fred McClead Athena Rhoda McClead McClead Helen F. J. Beasley Milling and Grocery Company Ohio River

Passengers in Crashed Plane Burn to Death

Baltimore August 18 two men passengers in a commercial plane were burned to death when the craft fell 200 feet into a field near the Battime Annapolis Highway. Pilot Marshall Tarbert 21 escaped with minor injuries thanks to a quick motorist who dragged a semi conscious youth from the wreck. Francis Beale of Dorsey Station and James Ruppert of Jessup died strapped in their seats. Tarbert was not strapped and fell partly from the cockpit as flames consumed the plane.

Baltimore Annapolis Highway Marshall Tarbert Geisler Francis Beale Dorsey Station James T. Ruppert Jessup Tarbert

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C. G. Dew Julia Burnelle Chester Reeves Devil Dogs B. H. Fuller Marine Corps Rufus Lane Wendell ©. Neville Fuller Marines Annapolis Naval Academy Mrs Mate Alexander Millfield the Plains Mr. Elliott Airline Sister Winnie Baughman Jasper Drake A. L. Hibbard Sturgis Daniel Johnson Arlan Blosser Marie Morgan Lancaster Henry Morgan Rita Smith Mary Louise Fiske Grace Myers Glouster Mina Connor Yeast King’s Kin Theo B. & O. Railroad BAYER Majestic Evelyn Brent Clive Brook Paramount Picture Bryant Park Tuckoffc Biggest and Best Stores Athens - Chauncey - Glouster
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