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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1928
Page
5
Woman Dies Former Glouster Resident W G Allen
Mrs. W G Allen of Columbus, formerly Glouster, died Saturday morning at 4:45. She had been ill over a year and leaves husband and two children, Christene 21 and Byron 11. Funeral in Columbus tonight with services in Glouster tomorrow. Burial in Glouster cemetery. Mr and Mrs T A Noon and son Edward left for Mackinac City Michigan for a ten day outing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glouster
W. G. Allen
Columbus
W. H. Stahl
Thea Chapter
Glouster Cemetery
T. A. Noon
Edward
Macinac City
Mich
Mackinac
Michigan
Jackson County Men Are Obtaining Work
In Glouster Ohio Aug 20 a labor train carried 60 men to Modoc mines with many regular riders opting for autos. Sunday Creek mine 10 at Derthk loaded over 500 tons of coal last Saturday, a peak since reopening, with Jackson county workers finding positions in the sub-district as coal may be nearly worked out locally.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glouster
Modoc
Sunday Creek
Derthick
Jackson County
Jis
Thea Chapter to Plan Funeral for Mrs W G Allen
Glouster OES will hold a meeting tonight at 7 30 to arrange Mrs W G Allen s funeral. Chapter members are urged to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ing of
Thea
W. G. Allen
Dixon and Wharff Family Reunion Planned in Beverly Park
A Dixon and Wharff family reunion is scheduled for Sunday August 26 in Beverly Park. Several family members from the county are expected to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dixon
Wharff
Beverly
Sisters Of Athens August Brides Noted In Society Notes
Miss Rose Violet married Ben F. Lemert in Columbus on August 10 and will reside at 129 King Avenue after September 1. Her sister Sylvia married Merle Bowers on August 16 in Columbus. he will transfer to Wyandotte Michigan. Both brides attended Athens High School and Ohio University. Other social items include visits from Dow Grones and the Blackburns, and an upcoming Marshall College instructor posting for Mr. Shafer in Huntington W V a.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sisters of
Athens
Miss Rose Violet
Sylvia Violet
Sherman E. Violet
Miss Rose
Columbus
Ben F. Lemert
King Avenue
J. S. Kegg
Lemert
American
Ohio University
Serena Shafer
Cambridge
Mass
Shafer
A. A. Shafer
West
Mulberry Street
Marshall College
Huntington
W.va
Nine Thousand Entries Listed for State Fair
Columbus Aug. 20 More than 9000 entries have been received for the Ohio State Fair Livestock show with entries from across the United States Western Canada New Zealand and Holland. Prizes total 150000 with 1700 classes for sheep and swine. The sheep show is billed as the world’s greatest with 2000 entries. Swine prizes amount to 12901 for 1511 entries under the direction of H H Ludwig and Colonel E W Foster. Special shows include chickens dogs cats rabbits and other household pets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
U.A
United States
Canada
New Zealand
Holland
Charles Truax
H. H. Ludwig
van Wert
E. W. Foster
Springfield
Ohio State Star Fred Grim Weds Secretly in Springfield
Fred Grim, 28, Ohio State football star, married Florence McAleer, 24, in Springfield last week to avoid Columbus friends. Attendants included Bill Hunt, Toledo, a former OSU standout and Grim's fraternity brother. Grim plans to graduate at OSU in two weeks after theater session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toledo
U.R
Fred Grim
Ohio State University
Springfield
Grim
Florence McAleer
John S. McAleer
Notre Dame Academy
Police Seek Help To Find Escaped Man Frank Hull
Authorities request Athens officers assist in locating Frank Hull a 35 year old white man who escaped while being transported to Moundsville by train from Parkersburg. He has bruises from the jump wears a sweater is 5 feet 10 inches tall with red hair blue eyes and weighs 175 pounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chief of Police
Athens
Parkersburg
Moundsville
Frank Hull
Fog and speeding blamed for weekend crash on Canaanville pike
Dense fog and speeding are blamed for a wreck on the Canaanville pike near the Children's home. Kenneth Galvin's coupe collided with Abe Joseph's roadster, sending the coupe off the road and turning it over. Mrs. Bert Barnes suffered bruises, while most others escaped injury. damage includes $40 to the roadster and likely total loss for the coupe. The roadster was moved to Athens by the South East Ohio Motor club truck.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canaanville Pike
Kenneth Galvin
Grayson's Foundry
Abe Joseph
Benk
Bert Barnes
Millirons Are Taken For Disturbing Peace
Earl Milliron and Fred Milliron of Athens were arrested Saturday night by Constable Kenneth Allstock. They pleaded guilty before Justice Felix Riley, were fined five dollars and costs each, and paid the fines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl Milliron
Fred Milliron
Athens
Kenneth Allstock
Court of Justice of the Peace
Felix Riley
Themen
Canaan Board Names Orchestra Leader and Bird Coloring Winners
The Canaan Township Board of Education elected F A Kennedy of Fredericktown as band and orchestra instructor for Canaanville high and Lodi high, with duties in other county high schools. Winners in the Messenger Bird Coloring Contest include Helen Moore and Helen Guinther with several runners up and honorable mentions named.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. A. Kennedy
Fredericktown
Canaanville
Canaan Township
Kennedy
McVay
Plains
Edith Matheny
Waterloo Township
Long Run
Mary Blackwood
Lodi High School
Ohio University
Weiss School
W. R. Hawk
Harmony
Rock Riffle
Fire damages Glouster home in No 6 addition
Fire of undetermined origin gutted a room in Fred Strohmeyer’s Glouster residence about 10 o clock Sunday morning. Fire officials confined the blaze to one room despite heavy smoke and water damage. Mrs. Strohmeyer had earlier stored her pocketbook in a closet where the fire is believed to have smoldered.
Old Civil War Veteran Recovers from Operation
Aug 20 in Glouster Ohio J L Stahl 87 underwent bladder surgery in Columbus Grant Hospital last Wednesday and is progressing as well as could be expected. He is among the few remaining Civil War veterans in Trimble township and resides in the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glouster
J. L. Stahl
Grant Hospital
Columbus
Mr. Stahl
Trimble Township
Local baseball doubleheader draws season crowd in Glouster
On Sunday afternoon in Glouster two American Legion league games ended with local wins. Bryson Lumber Co. beat Pome Roy Juniors 6 to 3, and Glouster A. C. defeated Corning 10 to 2, in front of the season’s largest crowd.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glouster
American Legion
Bryson Lumber Co
Pomeroy Juniors
Glouster A. C
Corning
Court House Doings In Common Pleas Court
In Athens County Common Pleas court John Paulison filed a petition in error against Ohio Collieries company after a Justice of the Peace judgment gave the miner’s house to the mining firm. The case seeks reversal of Porter's decision. Also, receiver Emery Bradford requested appraisement of McGovern Nelsonville company assets in a case by Harvey Iler and others against the McGovern concern and Nelsonville Home and Savings. Appraisers William Barker Sidney Cook and Lewis Kempf were named.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Common Pleas Court
Athens County Common Pleas Court
John Paulison
Ohio Collieries Company
Court of Justice of the Peace
Carl Porter
Paulison
Porter
Emery Bradford
McGovern Nelsonville Company
Nelsonville Home and Savings Association
Harvey H. Iler
E. Dean
Charles C. Sharp
McGovern Company
William Barker
Sidney Cook
Lewis Kempf
Marriage License Issued in Probate Court
In probate court on Saturday Abel H. Simmons 24 Akron rubber worker and Ruth M. Bobo 23 Mineral rubber worker were granted a marriage license.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abel H. Simmons
Akron
Ruth M. Bobo
Wellston Girl Wins Juilliard Extension Scholarship
Miss Betty Dando 19 of Wellston who studied voice in Chicago for two years receives a Juilliard foundation extension scholarship for study at the American Conservatory in Chicago. She is the daughter of Dr and Mrs E T Dando of Wellston and formerly studied with Florence Hawkins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wellston
Betty Dando
Chicago
Juilliard Foundation
American Conservatory
E. T. Dando
Florence Hawkins
Delightful trip on steamer Washington excites crowds
The steamer Washington offered a Pomeroy excursion last Thursday with a 25 man West Virginia military band concert. An August 24 return trip is planned leaving Pomeroy at 7 p.m. and Gallipolis at 4 p.m., with return times overnight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Pomeroy
West Virginia
Gallipolis
Ohio River
Ohio primaries show dry sentiment strong in voters says expert
Westerville, Aug. 20 Special Ernest H. Cherrington general secretary of the World League Against Alcoholism says Ohio primary results prove that prohibition remains deeply rooted in voter minds and consciences despite wet efforts. He notes strong dry candidates in both parties and that the wet candidates ran poorly in both gubernatorial contests. If sentiment has shifted, he argues, it is not reflected in the Ohio outcomes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Westerville
Ohio
Ernest H. Cherrington
World League Against
Begg
Cooper
Turner
Bloom
Motor Club South East Ohio Moves Office
The Office of the South East Ohio Motor Club relocates from Hotel Berry to the showroom. Burgett states the move updates the club’s address and premises.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Motor Club Burgett
The
South East Ohio Motor Club
Hotel
Berry
Hunter Reunion Held In Athens Sunday
Ninety eight direct descendants of Charles and Nancy Hill Hunter gathered at the Athens faire grounds Sunday for a family reunion. Nancy Hunter Wilkes was the oldest attendee and Robert Lee Hill the youngest. The event drew 144 people including friends and relatives with a long list of local Hunter kin from Athens near and far.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles
Nancy Hill Hunter
Athens Faire Grounds
Nancy Hunter Wilkes
Robert Lee Hill
Armin
the Hunter
Springfield
Allen Hunter
Walter Hunter
Susan Baughman
Roe Rorick
Bridge
George Hunter
Mildred Hunter
George D. Hunter
Adda Beverage
Emmett Morrow
Lancaster
John Swope
Charles Wells
Zaneserville
Charles C. Culpeper
Dayton
Edith McConsha
Chandlersville
Frank Taylor
Miner Taylor
Newark
Edwin McClead
Mansfield
Mary Louise
Doris
Ashton Hunter Cullums
Mia
Arthur Hunter
Clarence Neal
George Wilkes
D. A. Bardin
M. J. Hunter
Gardiner Bellows
Frank Bellows
Mra
Warren Herron
C. B. Beverage
Buick building moves to converging routes location
H N Burgett club secretary announced this morning that Buick will relocate to a new site at the converging point of routes 50 26 and 31. The secretary said the new location offers more space better daylight and ventilation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buick
H. N. Burgett
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