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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1930
Page
3
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Nelsonville’s Mayor J W Hickman is named to the Ohio Municipal League committee on Revision of the Municipal Code. Other members include Harold S Burton of Cleveland and M E Spencer of Springfield. The panel is expected to report at the league meeting in Cleveland on November 12.
The Neasonville Rotary Club met at the American Legion building with Vice President Ralph Parks presiding. Visitor C F James of the Logan Club attended. One new member, Ralph Henry, was welcomed. Past president Warren Badger delivered the charge.
Nelsonville mayor suspended Carl Lovett's driving rights for six months after he pleaded guilty to operating an automobile while intoxicated. He was fined 100 dollars plus costs.
A federal Civil Service examination will be held at the Nelsonville Senior High School on Saturday morning August 23 starting at 9 o'clock. Rural mail carrier exams will be led by H. J. Long and James Knight of the Nelsonville Postoffice to fill a vacancy on Rural Route 4.
The Happy Hollow Happy Hustlers 4-H Club gathered at Mrs Adda Maccombs on August 16. Members hiked to the woods for a picnic and planned county fair help and a clothing exhibit. The next meeting is set for August 30 at Mrs Maccombs.
Wooster announces the honors list for the second semester of the past school year. Among those named is Miss Louise Rice of Nelsonville, recognized for high grades.
Mac Chevrolet Airedales moved to second in the Twilight League by a 5-4 victory over the Stratton Motor Collies. Frisby delivered a tying and go ahead single in the late innings as the Airedales erased an early 3-0 deficit and pulled within one run of first place. Ed Stewart and Ben Sweazy led with two singles each, while Hilleary robbed a key runner and Fuzzy Evans made a spectacular catch.
The box score notes balls and strikes from pitchers Garner and Dilcher with four earned runs off each. Dilcher recorded a wild pitch. Umpires were F Woodson and Smith. Time of game was 1 hour 5 minutes.
D T Moore former Albany Ohio resident died Tuesday at his home in Orange California. He left Albany about 30 years ago for California. Survived by wife two sons L H Moore Huntington W Va Frank M Moore Nelsonville a granddaughter Mrs Lacey Moore Galvin Nelsonville and three great granddaughters. Funeral services and burial in California.
A reunion of the families of John, Clay, Wesley, Glenn and Howard Stephenson is scheduled for Sunday, September 14 at the Athens County Fairgrounds. A basket dinner will be served and all family members are urged to attend.
The Woman's Home Missionary Society of the Methodist Church will meet at 386 Madison Street Thursday evening at 7 o'clock. Assisting hostesses are Mrs T J Davis and Miss Jennie Powell. The program is led by Mrs Jack Pritchard with Mrs James Sharp giving the devotional service.
Don Lancaster returns to Cincinnati to resume studies at Cincinnati University after time with his parents Mr and Mrs Henry Lancaster. Mrs Adam Scheeler and daughter Eula visit the Dewey Scheeler family in Chillicothe. Dr Henry Crawford of Lakeside Hospital Cleveland takes two weeks vacation with his mother Mrs Flossie Crawford. W L Kessinger of Kansas City and Mrs O B Sloane of Athens visit Mrs E J Kessinger and daughter Mary Elizabeth. Mrs Jane Ayers and Henry Calentine family attend Townsend reunion at Mt Blanco. Mrs Ray O Dell of Columbus visits her Lancaster relatives. Tillie Birtcher Oscar Hartley and others return from Ashland Kentucky to their homes.
A string of visits and travels fills the region as residents from Columbus Athens Findlay and Monrovia Calif mingle with friends and relatives. Notable movements include Charles Griffin moving to Lemoyne Ohio to live with his mother, travels by Charles Bartels Roy Davis to Quebec, and Miss Esther Spradling visiting relatives locally. Local families host guests from Columbus Athens and Toledo with daily updates on who stayed where and for how long.
The Ohio American Legion Auxiliary closed its two day convention in Cincinnati with Mrs. G. W. Lawrence of Norwalk elected president by a slim margin over Mrs. R. H. Jackson of Nelsonville. District vice presidents named include Mrs. Harry Thomas of Logan.
The Hall Seevers family plans its yearly gathering on Sunday August 31 at the Athens Fairgrounds. Mrs Eliza Seevers the eighties matriarch and mother of Mrs Charles Fiske is the line’s eldest member. A picnic dinner program and officers election will headline the event.
A Saturday birthday surprise for Mrs. Barrows gathered relatives and friends at Kenneth and Katharine Barrows home in The Plains. Guests from Madisonville Frost Missoula Albany and Athens joined to share gifts and refreshments for the occasion.
The Plains couple Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Jellison welcome their daughters Mrs. Charles Hughes of Hartford Connecticut and Mrs. Roy Sutherland with son Jimmy from Washington Pennsylvania as guests.
In Chauncey on August 20 large audiences attend nightly revival at the Church of the Nazarene conducted by Evangelist R. P. Fitch of Cincinnati. Special music features are included each evening.
Mr and Mrs Luke Hardy hosted a wiener roast Monday evening at The Plains for their daughter Bettys ninth birthday. Attendees included Vera McGee Flora Haning Mae Calhoun Florence Cullison Ida Dewland Margaret Post Glouster Edward Buffington George Bean Walter Hawk Bob Shrieve Elaine and the Hardy family.
The Married People's Class of the Plains M E Sunday School held an Aug 20 picnic at Ash Cave. A dinner, ice cream, and cake followed. Photos were taken of the group including Ray Michael and family Floyd Linscott family Hubert Shrieve family and others.
August 20 balchen citizenship bid pursued by Secretary of Labor Davis in Washington. the aviator Bernt Balchen who piloted for Rear Admiral Byrd across the South Pole seeks full citizenship with government backing.
F. E. Boudinot learns of cousin George Peters passing in Los Angeles. Peters, a former Athens County resident, lived with the Boudinots after his mother’s death, later moving to California 30 years ago to run an orange grove and poultry farm. The item also lists numerous local social visits and town happenings.
The Southeastern Ohio Guernsey Breeders Association held its annual summer field meet at Cecil Robinson’s farm near Athens. About 60 members, families, and friends attended a picnic, with a postmeal program led by president Harold Carnahan.
Rodney Nixon of New Marshfield pleaded guilty to a charge of intoxication and was fined 25 dollars plus costs in Magistrate C. H. Porter’s court this morning. He promised to pay the fine by Saturday. Dolphin Easterling of near Murray City pleaded not guilty to failure to provide for a pregnant woman and was freed on a 500 dollar bond after a hearing in Magistrate Porter’s court. His arrest was based on an affidavit filed by his wife Dorothy.
Ruth Price of Glouster was charged with writing two checks without funds. G J Holliday of a large oil firm filed affidavits. Price pleaded not guilty in Magistrate C H Porter's court and posted 600 bond on each case. First check for 134.50 dated July and second for 260.90 dated July 1. Checks drawn on Glouster State Bank paid for gasoline at a filling station.
Chief Deputy Sheriff Wayne Wingett reports burglars entered the Atlantis Filling Station in Sugar Creek Tuesday night by prying the front door. Cigarettes a slot machine and a punchboard equipment were stolen.
Search for Baltimore publisher Van Lear Black continued at dawn after he reportedly fell from the deck of his yacht Sabalo and drowned.
Roger and Bruce Manternach aged 18 are found by Pilot Harvey of the Ontario Forestry Air Service near Lake Kapikik close to Cat Lake. The brothers, sons of a Hartford Cannes millionaire, had been missing for nearly a month after a side trip. They carry supplies and expect to return to civilization within days.
Reports from Peiping say Cantonese planes bombed the American Baptist Mission compound at Kweilin in Kwangsi Province. Advices received today said no foreigners were in Faure.
New York announces Jack Sharkey and Vitoria Campolo will sign Friday for a 15 round heavyweight bout at Yankee Stadium on September 25. Frank J. Bruen, vice president of Madison Square Garden Corporation, provided the update to United Press.
At the 57th annual convention of the Dancing Masters of America in New York experts foresee a revival of the Waltz in popular dance. The event runs this week with industry leaders weighing trends and techniques.
In Pago Pago on August 20 Captain W. B. Meyer of the Ventura earned praise for saving 231 passengers and crew of the Tahiti which foundered but he refused to accept the role of hero as the town saluted his actions.
Captain Richard Benton of the Salvation Army in Athens will be at the Athens County Fairgrounds today Thursday and Friday to collect clothing for needy families. He urged all types of garments for boys and girls as some children may not return to school in September without them. Clothing left with him will be distributed to those in need.
Police investigated a robbery in Cleveland where Leon Hart a 28 year old messenger for Merchants' Savings Bank was dragged into a dark hallway by a thug. He was slugged unconscious and robbed of 3950 dollars. investigators were still seeking clues.
From the Dead Orange New Jersey report notes Jane Gray will turn 13 next Sunday and on that birthday she will read the third of eleven letters written by her father Judd Gray as he faced the electric chair at Sing Sing. The sequence continues each birthday until she becomes an adult.
Philadelphia August 20 The State Supreme Court ruled Gifford Pinchot's right to the Republican gubernatorial nomination is upheld. The decision confirms Pinchot retains access to the party ballot under current rules and precedents.
Hugh Meighen of Athens bought a two month old female Dalmatian yesterday from a Zanesville breeder. The pup will join his team of horses used to pull the Ohio University coach and replaces his previous dog, lost years ago.
The court of Justice Carl Porter yesterday heard Howard Beverage near Carbondale plead to the charge assault to rape, correcting earlier Messenger reports that it was assault and rape.
Athens County fair crowds are controlled by a corps of special police during the four day event. Seven officers coordinate moves near West Union Street railroad crossing while tickets are issued and lines kept clear. Inside, 18 officers from city police and special patrols direct traffic and safeguard displays.
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