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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 23, 1934
Page
5
A fragmented obituary note lists survivors including a sonville Oak Grove and York Township resident. It names a residence in Lancaster and multiple towns and a church, with two sisters mentioned. Arrangements are not yet established.
John Staten, who allegedly aided an escape from Logan County jail, was arrested by Police Chief George and returned to Logan. Sheriff Joe Farbearn announced the transfer amid ongoing jurisdiction considerations.
Springfield residents attended church services in Athens and Nelsonville while larges groups including Mr. Daglas Hartman and the Hartman family visited parents at home. Charles and Mrs. Parson visited Columbus for employment news and a marriage in the family sparked a gathering of local youths.
Wednesday bridge at the Green featured Elizabeth Backus and Clara Gal with Wilma Patton and Wilma Betts as prize winner. Mary Frances high club scores by Betts and Verity hosted Helen Verity with one guest. An Athens reunion for Bryan and Coon families is planned for Sunday August 26.
This notes a flurry of guests and family visits across Ohio communities from Lawrence Chapel to nearby towns. Names include Lottridge Mary Worthen, the Caldwell and Chevalier families, Miss Virginia Chapman, Miss Thelma and Emma Bailey, L. T. Runnion, Weldon Rupe, J. W. Barnes, Windsor family, Oryn Watkins, Lois, the Lott, Hartzel Windland, Alfred area residents, Vienna West Virginia travelers, Rexal Boggs, Marjorie Gist, Lois Windsor, Carl Babcock, Annie Heacocks, Harvey Persons, Clara Follrod, and many others attending or hosting dinners, lunches, or homecomings.
The Past Noble Grands Club met at the home of Mrs. Elza Smith in Nelsonville Tuesday night with president Mrs. Lenna Port presiding. Readings were given by Mrs. Ethel Beverage and Mrs. Port, followed by a three course dinner for guests including Mrs. Bess Culp and many club members.
Nelsonville reports the marriage of Wilma Tignor and Bert Tolliver on August 15 at Marietta. The couple is listed with Wilma’s parents Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Tignor and Bert’s parents Mr. and Mrs. James D. Tolliver of Buchtel. Present were Miss Winifred Sayre Mr. Walter Smathers and Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Savage of Buchtel. Additionally Miss Alice Kathryn Andrews of St Louis Missouri has been visiting Fort Street with the Cox family and returns home to resume kindergarten teaching duties.
Pete Azbell relocates his restaurant and beer dispensary from the Craig Building on East Columbus Street to the Warner building on West Columbus Street in Nelsonville.
Foster Keefer of Dorr Run pleaded guilty to intoxication at the Mayor Holland court. He was fined ten dollars plus costs.
Firefighters were called to the Will Clendennin home at the corner of Sycamore and Fourth Avenues to extinguish a blazing tractor whose gasoline tank caught fire. Damage estimated not more than 10.
An early morning break in at Mrs. Lida Leonard’s Fourth Avenue residence yielded no theft. Names listed include Michael P. O'Shea 35 Lancaster and Geraldine R. Cline 25 Athens with further applicants Orville W. Martin 26 Athens and Lorayne L. Fields 22 Shade Route 1.
Hemophilia, the hereditary Hapsburg curse, felled Prince Gonzalo second in line to the Spanish throne after a crash near Krumpendorf Austria. Princess Beatrice was driving the automobile when the injury proved fatal due to the medical condition.
The FDIC chaired by Leo T. Crowley vows robust protection for bank accounts. It covers more than 14,000 commercial banks with insured balances up to 5000 dollars, leaving fewer than 1,000 state banks outside coverage.
Letart Falls and Huntington guests fill weeks with family visits across West Virginia and Ohio towns. Families from Letart Falls, Broad Run, Guyandotte, Crown City, Midland, and East Liverpool share time with relatives, including the Grims, Law, Matthews, and Sayre families. A separate item notes Australia’s professional running scene and Melbourne meetings drawing stable earnings.
Evangelist F. Lincicome opened the Athens County Holiness Association revival under a tent on Richland Avenue. He urged transformation by the Holy Ghost not by societies or reform efforts. Tonight’s topic is The Greatest Peril of the Holiness Churches of Athens. He criticized lack of spiritual exercise and non-going churches, comparing church singing to a Memorial Day parade.
Carrollton Illinois marked the death of Henry T. Rainey Speaker of the House with simple last rites. Nearly twenty thousand people attended including President Roosevelt as crowds filled Walnut Hill estate grounds and surrounding streets.
Five years after fading from public life to an Arizona sheep ranch, Mike Moss is back in New Orleans facing a grand jury investigation reportedly connected to income tax charges against Huey Long and his aides.
Mrs. Martha Curtis aged 60 died Wednesday night at the home of her daughter Mrs. Roy Russell in Middleport. Widow of Owen Curtis she is survived by three daughters including Mrs. Russell of Middleport and Margaret and Sarah Curtis of Cleveland, a son James of Chicago, two grandchildren, two sisters and three brothers. An Omaha watchmaker has a huge clock that shows on its face the time for all countries of the world.
Anti alien farmers in Phoenix threaten ouster of Japanese agriculturists in the Salt River Valley. Group leader Fred Kruse says there will be no disorder, while Governor Moeur pledges Arizona can handle the issue without US involvement. State officials push court action under alien land law and avoid extra legal measures. A Saturday deadline for Japanese farmers to leave and an ouster target in Fowler district are noted as the issue escalates.
Ceylon producers push palm sugar or jaggery as a marketable product in the United States. The item is produced mainly from the sap of the coconut palm flower.
New York Aug 23 George Terry Dunlap Jr reigning champion welcomed the USGA switch from stroke to all two man match play for the National Amateur. He said the change is a relief since he hates qualifying rounds though he still rates himself a long shot at 100 to 1 against a field led by Lawson Little Fisher Goodman Westland and Oulmet.
Elkhart Kansas designates a half block on Main Street for a new park named after Glenn Cunningham, native son and renowned mile runner. The dedication highlights the athlete’s hometown pride and marks a lasting tribute on public grounds.
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