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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Aug 20, 1930

Page

5

Death of George E. Peters noted in Athens County

Word of the sudden death Monday August 11 of George E. Peters near Anaheim California shocked friends in Athens County He is survived by his widow Lizzie White Peters and son Charles Peters Peters born in Athens was active in Athens business life until 1901 moved to California then ran a poultry hatchery later cultivating citrus fruit He was brother in law of C E White and Mrs Anderson Bentz of Coolville The report lists numerous regional visitors and local engagements among Coolville residents.

Coolville George E. Peters Anaheim California Athens Lizzie White Peters Charles Peters Mr. Peters Peters C. E. White Anderson Bentz Nora Flinn Stephenson Ennsborough W. Va Lillian Finn Co. L. White C. B. White Charleston Devien Grimes Columbus RB. IF. Blackwell Hammon Shreve Clarksburg O. C. Ward Rex Cooper of Error Jends West Virginia

Haydenville and Area Social Notes and Meetings

Haydenville and nearby towns report visits and gatherings including Mrs Ruby Wolf staying in Hudson with Mrs James Hurle, extended family visits in Nelsonville and Logan, a Nazarene tent meeting in Logan, Owl Club events, 4 H Rainbow Club and high school activities, and multiple reunions and picnics at Grotto Grounds and local sites.

Local Social Notes From Athens and Nearby Towns

Richland Ave residents host clergy guests from Middletown and New Marshfield. Families attend church events, aid and missionary meetings, and Sunday visits. A long list of local residents travel, dine, and reunite at farms and regional towns including Columbus and Nelsonville.

Lawrence Chapel Home-Coming Planned for August Sunday

A home-coming and basket dinner are set for Lawrence Chapel M E Church on Sunday August 31 with Reverend J W Barnes and Reverend Fred Koster among speakers. All former Sunday School and church members are invited. Local families and visitors are noted in a long roster of attendees from Lawrence and nearby towns.

Pleasant Valley Folks Share News of Visits and Birthdays

Pleasant Valley reports visiting relatives in Nelsonville Parkersburg Charleston and Hebbardsville. A surprise birthday party honored J M Knowlton on his seventy first birthday with family and friends attending. Dinner guests at Ed Brooks home included Virgil Stanley and others from the community.

Frank Pugh Tracey Whaley Nelsonville Anna Powers Harold Richard Parkersburg Howard Brooks Pearl Wood H. C. Brooks Kearney Tyler Joyce Anne Earl Hanning Pearl Chapel Sandusky Woodyard Charleston W. Va J. M. Knowlton Knowlton Philip McCullums Chauncey Hadley Mineral Amanda Crow

Local residents host visitors from Columbus and surrounding towns

Shawnee and nearby communities welcomed relatives and friends this weekend. Eleanor Peyton returned after a visit in Newcomerstown while several Columbus residents visited local families. Trips included Mr. and Mrs. Riskey hosting Hanna Treadwell at Buckeye Lake and others from Columbus visiting here.

Eleanor Peyton Newcomerstown Fred Wiles Columbus P. P. Riskey Robert Willams Charles Heidelbaugh Hanna Treadwell Buckeye Lake Jasper Spencer Howard Lucas Logan Ansel Smock Mary Ellen George Burnett Dayton George Myers Fred Peterson George Gaver Athens Thelma Tomsen Mildred Baker Newark William Jones William Slaylie Cal Humphrey Union Furnace Anna Leah Peterson Ed Peterson

Local families spend time with relatives across Ohio and Kentucky

Canaanville residents travel to Dayton and The Plains to visit kin. Dora Channell returns from Dayton after a week with sister Anna Rose and other relatives. The Darnell and Rutledge families visit in Greenup and Chauncey. Several Wade and Meade family members visit, share meals, and attend gatherings.

Dora Channell Dayton Anna Rose William Darnell Marion Charles Rutledge Greenup George Darnell Pearl Buck the Plains Qwimby Rhoades Lena Meade Glouster Emma Palmer Alf Wade E. Wade Lyle Alfred James Wade Adreian Wade Chauncey John Bean Millfield John Almashey Robert Maretta Akron Clifford Wade Ernest Nores Howard Williams Racine

Local notes from Tuppers Plains and area circle

Edson Dean, formerly of Meigs County, now in Oberlin Kansas, seriously injured in an auto wreck and hospitalized. Mrs. Maggie Harper visits sister Mrs. Sarah Parr. Akron visitors Glen Matlack family with Mrs. Vivian Hoffman to care for their grandchild during a hospital stay. Miss Nelia Parr to be local telephone operator in Hoffman absence. Homecoming at United Brethren Church draws large crowd with Rev. Cole and Rev. Barnes preaching. Several families visited Arbaugh home for the church event. The Cole family lawn reunion planned with Rev. C. C. Cole to speak. J. W. Arbaugh ill. Sarah Hill seriously ill. Lowell Freeman visits from Grafton. Mrs. Summerfield and daughter-in-law visit Damewood family. Reverend Barnes preaches at M. E. Church. Prof and Mrs. Blough visit Keller home.

Elva Dean Edson Dean Meigs County Oberlan Kansas Maggie Harper Bethe!s Sarah Parr Glen Matlack Akron Chester Albers Wheeling Inlaw Vivian Hoffman Albers Nelia Parr Hoffman United Brethren Church Cole Route 60 Coolville Barnes Reedville Emil Matlack Floyd Bellville Abram Norris Evergreen J. W. Arbaugh U. B Guy Springer Guy Everett Success Bell Keller Christian Church C. C. Cole Indiana Sarah Hill Lowell Freeman Grafton W. Va L. L. Keller

Local families take short trips and visit relatives in region

Chesterhill and Columbus residents plan motor trips to Mitchell, South Dakota to visit Herbert Kiser. Other locals host or visit friends, with health notes, church picnic reports, and a series of weekend visits across Athens, Morgan, and surrounding counties. several residents face illness or medical procedures while travelers return from Virginia and Florida.

Local Notes From Little Hocking And Nearby Areas

Little Hocking resident Charles Davis returned from Pennsylvania to live with his grandmother Ena Valentine. Mrs. Oscar McDaniel came home from West Virginia. Arnal Slater returned from Cleveland where he worked as a truck driver. Milton Cornes, burned by lye mistaken for water, shows improvement. Ralph Grimes and daughter Susie Irene hosted Mrs. Grimes' brother Wilbur Sealey. A son was born to Alfred and wife. Braynard Clifton left for Texas after a stay. A land turtle found on the old William Marshall farm bore a cut reading J. O. G. June 4 1899. J. P. Ballard lately finished a dairy barn.

Charles Davis Ena Valentine Pennsylvania Oscar McDaniel West Virginia Arnal Slater Cleveland Milton Cornes Ralph Grimes Susie Irene

Langsville and area people on travels and visits

Local residents report cattle and sheep shipments to Cincinnati and Langsville, weekend trips to Columbus and Rutland, visits among families in Morgan Center Cheshire Bradbury and Huntington, and relatives in Toledo Vinton and Nelsonville. Several births and extended stays noted among the community.

Local Social Roundup From Trimble Heights and Nearby

Miss Marguerite Antle returns to Trimble Heights after visit with Miss Vernice Welling. Many guests visit from Millfield Athens Glouster Roxbury Redtown and Trimble areas. An ice cream sociable is planned for Tuesday evening August 26 on the church lawn.

Marguerite Antle Vernice Welling James Harrison Sarah Sharp John Mary Dillon Roxbury Perry Blaine Chalfant Belle Valley William Dalton Leonard Redtown Fred Heskin George Herbst Vern Kempton Athens John Kempton Irene Golding Christian Endeavor Forreat Kelly Robert Ward Robert Hanning Eugene Miner Trimble P. H. Willeke

Local Visitors and Family Guests Reported Across Area

Carbondale visitors include Mr. and Mrs. Chris Betts and three children from Barberton visiting relatives. Mrs Hazel Roberts of Birmingham Alabama visiting her parents Mr and Mrs Mac Stanley. Numerous local residents host or visit relatives including Miss Mildred Barber and Dr Malones office staff. Several families from Columbus Newark Athens Nelsonville and Circleville appear in weekend social notes with_patterned exchanges and illness reports.

Chris Betts Barberton Hazel Roberts Birmingham Alabama Mac Stanley Amanda Todd Kent Mildred Barber Malone George Mace New Marshfield John Mace David Kennard Richard Williams R. L. Williams Belle Doolittle Pearl Pidcock Chillicothe John Wade King Columbus Walter Mace Rome Mace Wesley Presley Enderlin Circleville Callahan Henry Todd Nelsonville George Howson Leota Mace Leo Kennard Virginia Dorothy Hazel Frank Dora Hoak

Local Visitors Share Sunday at Various Homes

Bedford residents and families visited relatives across Ohio and nearby states. The list includes Howett and Henderson families in Parkersburg and Columbus, Jeffers and Williams in Columbus, Hart families in Pennsylvania New Jersey and Washington DC, Helwig in Middleport, Mulligan Lee and Hines households, and others spending Sunday with kin.

Dana Howett Parkersburg W. Va George Howett George Henderson Dolph Jeffers Ruby Wade Jeffers Carpenter Evelyn Williams Betty Ann Sulzberger Columbus Homer Story Ward Smith Leslie Ashcraft Glen Hart Dale Hart Cletus Servetus Hart Pennsylvania New Jersey Washington, D. C Clyde Helwig Middleport Mary Lee Thomas Mulligan Guy Lee Charles Hines

Burial of Marine Aviator at Barlow with Veterans Escort

The Garden notes the August burial at Barlow of Marine Corps aviator Sergeant Chalmer L. Martin who died in a sail plane crash July 16 in Nicaragua. Veterans conducted the funeral service and a Marine escorted the body to his Martins home before burial.

J Ge Mohler Weatherby von Hubert G. E. Coen Hubert Buck Barlow Sargeant Chalmer Ll. Martin Marine Corps Nicaragua Central America Barl Ow Martin Home By Marine Martin Ohio University Mra Jobn Loefler Mary Gruysville Eugene Daing L. Goldaberry Sandusky New London Marion Pointe Chia Arnold King Guy Hagel Swarts Millersport

Community Picnic Highlights Weekend Gatherings Around Glouster

A townwide picnic at the Townhouse drew broad attendance with many local families visiting relatives and friends across Glouster Burr Oak Me and Maplewood. Notables included the Pedicord and Wells families hosting and 4 H Club activities at Lake Chute Stockport. Mary Jerryson underwent tonsil and adenoid surgery in Athens and returned home. Sunshine 4 H Club members are called to a Thursday meeting at Miss Margaret Thompsons home in Glouster.

Arthur Allman Columbus Mra. Allman Roy Mullins Billy Ruth Smith Giouster Mia Harvey Smith Bunday Don Withem Bernard Lovell Columbia Misa Frose Withem Jeasse McDonald Frank Pedicord Herman Jones Thelma Eugene Bernadine Elmer Floyd Smith Glouster Mra J. J. Shepard Helen Freda Cora Ruth Burr Oak Roy Easter Edith Maynard Sayre Charles Keploge Trimble Lula Grubbs Tia Nathan Mandana Frank Hannahbelle Oscar Arthur Bonnie and Bobble Maplewood Red Hambel Ringgold J. W. Palmer Ellen Pedicord Ira Kaster Miles Kaster Donald Norma Jean Dorothy Donna Mary Wells Lake Chute Stockport Jeff McDonald Hetty McDonald Canton J. D. McDonald Mary Jerryson J. M. Watkins

Local Social News and Events

Judson Moore left Sunday for Cleveland to join his father there. Mr and Mrs Fred Carsey visited Mr and Mrs Tucker Sunday. Mr and Mrs Mitt Chappel and son Cledna spent Sunday with O G Stover. A baby son of Clarence Hawk suffered a broken leg Friday and was taken to a Columbus hospital. Arthur and Mrs Tucker announce the birth of a daughter weighing 7 pounds 6 ounces. Anna Swartz returned to work at the State Hospital in Athens Friday. Kermit Swartz went to Lancaster. Case Chappel is employed at the Luhrig Mine. Clinton Fish and wife of Nelsonville visited the Buck family Sunday. Revival services began at Graham Chapel Church August 18.

Ruby Wolf Hudson James Hurle E. P. Kreider Albert Shirley Sunde C. A. Walters Noel Sullow P. Rowley Logan Frank Allen Morris Vollmer Snday Curt Witers Nelsonville E. B. Dean Camp Lydia Harry Lehman Chester Beugher Lancaster Delmar Martin Buchtel Homer Carter Athens Lester Beougher Nazarene Church Loga Walter Swain Pierce Grounds Frank Smith Nellie Alice Allen Lent Columbus Ana Owl Club Grotto Glen Farley Brady Waugh Ray Gastin Porte Moore Lloyd Mathny Floyd Shebishield John Carpenter S. H. Bowles Todd Columbus Business College Raitt, Bord Dorothy Vollmer Ralph Watters Bernice Les William Poe Virgil McDaniel C. Br. Ullom Marietta Charles Ullom Jean Doris Naomi Lehman Willow Lent Harry Long Betty Jane Grotto Grounds J. C. Williams Middletown J. L. Cartwright Margaret New Marshfield John Ator Silas Hoisington Akron Jack Pool Eva Tewksberry Aldena State Hospital Rose Martin Ladies Aid Aid Rooms The Missionary Society Tippie Blackwood Stonecipher J. M. Higgins EF. L. Sargent Oney Brown Andrew Brown Amesville S. R. Coen Coolville Guy Morrison Esther Dorothy Albany Charles Leighty Ora Haning Harold Figley Scottsville J. R. Martin Migley Herman Secoy Sabina Cecil Clark C. A. Hooper E. S. Monce Forest Lucile Verity Frank Risley F Elliottville Emory Crow Pauline Crow Murgler Wesley Daniel Ackley G. H. Maechtle Milwaukee Wis C. E. Ruanvard Ordra Eloise Charles City Iowa Ethel Davidson Rita Tearfont Otilla Heerd Baltimore Maryland W. Ackley Roy Blue Marion M. Turner Hesped Havilah Bachelor Sarah Ethel John Bachelor the Plains Willard Ackley Ironton Elva Fox G. P. Ackley Ross Ackley Lauren Pratts Amos Hixson Maude Marcella Edwin Hixson Mingus Big Bottom Park Stockport Tuppers Plains U. B Stephen Wells Gail Putman C. D. Swartz Aldo McKinley Albert Pinell Clyde Sams Edward McMullen Ben McMullen Canton Leroy Boggs John Chevalier Joe Depay Clarence Swartz Harry Carleton Robert Sharp Rosette Defenbaugh Ohio Fuel Gas Company Miss Defenbaugh Forrest Frazier Laurelville Wayne Sharp Bunyard M. L. Turner Prospect A. L. McBee Little Hocking R. P. Boggs C. M. Swartz William Wintringham Will Fallrod William Bentz Alfred L. T. Runnion Mildred Harold Ike Barnhart Bethany Ridge W. M. Nutter P. B. Nutter Pennsboro W. Va Frank Wise Frances Parkersburg Dell King William Nutter Wise Arlie Nutter Harrisville John Detwiler J. N. Jenkins Dorothea Catherine Hardman Louise Watkins Chases Bottom Bulah Townsend Ralph Allen Chester Morris Elsie Finsterwald Henry Ayers Gladys John Charlies Robinson Robinson Earl Woodward Woodward Margaeret Johnson Gladys McCune Donald Merrill Cain Silas Cain Mountville Sadie Metcalf Near Todds Howard Harris Agnes van Antwerp Mary Adrain Emmett Adrain Todds Zanesville Pennaville Baily Morgan County New Bethel Athens County Embree Park Nina Whitacre Cranford N. J Ray Morrison Betty Lee Sycamore Valley Lee Sams Whitacre Fred Worthington Alexandria Worthingtons Florida Worthington Fred Moore Cleveland Fred Carsey Tucker Mitt Chappel Cledna O. G. Stover Clarence Hawk Arthur Tucker Anna Swartz Kermit Swartz Case Chappel Luhrig Clinton Fish Alt Buck Graham Chappel Church

Townsend reunion draws two hundred relatives at Mt Blanco

Two hundred relatives attended the Townsend reunion at Mt Blanco last Sunday. The event brought together extended families and old friends from the area.

Community News Briefs From Harrisonville Area

Reported road surfacing near Dysoville and Dexter completed Monday with trucks and grader moved to Harrisonville for storage. Local agriculture notes rising garden yields, late potatoes and pasture look good with ample corn potential and strong feed. People visits include Elida Brown of Huntington West Virginia and Eunice Wyatt Harriet at 4 H encampment.

G. W. Ash Dyoseville Dexter Harrisonville Farmera Say Misa Elida Brown Huntington W. Va

Sunday Visits and Family Gatherings Across Hooper Ridge

Numerous local residents hosted and visited relatives during a string of Sunday and weekend gatherings. Names include Glenn Linscott, Grace Kinney, Faye Kinney, Amanda Johnson, and Edna Sayre, with arrivals from Amesville, Federal, Crescent Ridge, and Minneapolia.

Barnhart Family illness updates and local visits

Mrs Zora Barnhart shows improvement after illness. Clarence Petty Byron Frost and J W Barnes family visit Mrs Martha Petty and return home. Mrs Lewis Ludwick visits daughter Zora Barnhart. Frank McPherson and son stay with Glenn Wright's mother. Avis Ladd visits sister Wade Jarvi. Local attendees of Ohio Fuel Company picnic include George Wright Avis Ladd and Herman Wright.

Zora Barnhart Clarence Petty Byron Frost Frost J. W. Barnes and Son Barnes Martha Petty Petty Lewis Ludwick Frank McPherson Rockland Glenn Wright Avis Ladd Wade Jarvi Stewart Ohio Fuel Company Lancaster George Wright Herman Wright

West family reunion and church benefit notices in Albany

Albany announcements list the West family reunion set for Sunday at the J. W. West Grove near Prattaville, a temple church supper as a church benefit, and the M. B. Circuit quarterly meeting at Albany Monday at 7 30 PM. It also notes visits and guests from several areas and a birth of Helen Joan to Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Ch Rockville.

J. W. West Grove Prattaville Temple Church M. B. Circuit Albany George Spring G. J. Tewksbury Will Coe St. Petersburg Fla Cecil Ch Amanda Wingett Rockfill Helen Joan R. A. Oxley Athens Arthur ChaMant Doris Youngstown Albert Leadinghaus Clyde Ross Columbus Alice Wyne Toledo Josie Ross Elza Gillogly Pataskala Mable Gillogly Cleveland L. D. Gillogly

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