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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 1928
Page
8
Aug 18 Albany items report M E church Ladies Society meeting at the church with hosts Mrs Burt Hovey and Mrs Ed Batles. Notices note residents visiting, birthdays, moves to Albany, obituaries, and church related events across Albany and surrounding towns.
Hamden and nearby communities report a flood of visitors and guests. Numerous families from Columbus Circleville Athens Cincinnati Wellston and other towns stopped by for visits or extended stays, with note of upcoming reunions and family travels.
A. L. Snedden lampoons county politics with jokes about nominees and public figures. The piece mocks residents, candidates, and phrases from Union Street while reflecting on canning season and contemporary life. It blends humor with sharp social commentary on local behavior and politicking.
Mrs. Kimberley Coate Pickett and children traveled to Pomeroy last Sunday. Mrs. Emmett Ryan of Beaumont visited here. Hazel Biffle left for Columbus for employment. Mr. and Mrs. George Young of Zanesville visited Rosa Brown recently. Patsy Davis moved to Columbus hospital. condition reported favorable. Daffy Williams attended service Wednesday evening. Henry Six moved here from Pomeroy. Rev. Charles Hashman absent due to illness. Mrs. Susan Marks of Taplin West Virginia moved to live with son Robert Hatfield. Mell Wichels moved here from Pomeroy. John and Mrs. May of Adrian Michigan visiting Ken Kinsey. William Davis and wife in Columbus last Saturday. Harry Breeze moved family to Nelsonville. Church service held at Mrs. Hatfield’s home Wednesday evening. attendance largely. Miss Mable Sampson visiting Nelsonville Tuesday.
Mr and Mrs William Sinclair and sons George and Janes spent Sunday with Curtley Spencer and family at Sumner. Dora Goldsberry hosted Miss Leota Gillan of Sumner and later visited Mrs Fred Carl and family in Athens. Elmer Goldsberry of Athens visited his mother Sarah Goldsberry. John Buck and son Carl Buck visited Hubert Buck and family in Athens. Peter Mohler and grandson Hubert had Sunday dinner with Me and Mrs Weatherby in Athens. Weatherby home included Louis and Irma, Robert Junior and others. Mrs Mohler and Mrs Weatherby called on Ella Doss who is recovering from surgery at Sheltering Arms hospital. Eugene Davis did work for J W Higgins on Richland Avenue in Athens.
The Plains area lists guests and travels including Carey Frank Smiths visitors Clarence Evans family in Detroit and Ohio groups from Athens Columbus Nelsonville and Strouds Run. Recent recoveries and local gatherings mark a busy community week leading to a Snyder reunion on Labor Day.
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