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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 1928
Page
7
Chauncey August 25. Mr and Mrs Ira Myers and sons Roy and Paul depart for Newark where Mr Myers will work. The family has lived in Chauncey about 12 years and their household goods were sent last Saturday. Their son and daughter-in-law Mr and Mrs Floyd Myers recently moved to Newark.
Chauncey August 25 The condition of Mrs Emaline Matheny who has been seriously ill at The Plains is greatly improved Mrs Matheny is in her eighties and makes her home with her son in law and daughter Mr and Mrs Robert Graves In The Plains
Virginia McQuade 11, daughter of Mrs Lewis W Sanders Millfield, fell from a tree at home on Thursday and suffered a concussion with no skull fracture. The attending physician reports she is now able to move about her home after the accident in Hauncey Aug 25.
Chauncey reports Dr. Lindley V. Sprague Mrs. Sprague and their baby will arrive Sunday or Monday for a week’s visit with his parents Dr. and Mrs. Warren V. Sprague and sisters Floride Sprague Stack and Lenore Sprague. Dr. Sprague practices in Madison Wisconsin and this marks a home visit after several months. Also noted are Floride and Robert Kistler who recently stayed with the Spragues returning to New Comerstown Ohio.
Mrs L J D Lamberson and son Dow of Columbus have been in Chauncey and Nelsonville visiting relatives, while Mrs C E McCafferty and Mrs Edward Wade recover from injuries after a fall on a porch. The McCaffertys and Linscott families are mentioned in the Milfield area notes.
Glouster News notes a joint reunion of the David and Hannah Wogan and Joseph and Elizabeth Smith families to be held at Embree Park Pennsville on Sunday September 2 with an all day program and a basket dinner at noon. Also reports the birth of a daughter to Mr and Mrs John R Davis this morning.
Labor and mine activity report in Glouster note Pennsylvania men seeking local work, families relocating, and mine 10 at Derthick loading 548 tons as operation nears the 50 ton daily target. Several residents have cars with Pennsylvania licenses seen on streets amid resumed mining operations.
Chauncey Aug 25 Pleasant View Temple Pythian Sisters will hold an important business session at their temple next Tuesday evening. The monthly birthday party will be observed and a pot luck supper will be served, it is announced.
Chauncey reports the Kempton family reunion scheduled for Sunday in Mt Pleasant park Lancaster with many relatives expected. also Hall Seevers reunion planned at Athens fair grounds next Sunday in September. Mr and Mrs William Hartley hosted a chicken dinner in Hast Millfield honoring Mr and Mrs D W Kempton of Hiawatha Kansas. guests included Mr and Mrs John Davis of Taylor Ridge. Kempton family arrival from Kansas for the Mt Pleasant park gathering on August 26.
Relatives from Cleveland Detroit Washington and Illinois gathered this week for the funeral of Jessie W. Smith 118 who died after a five week illness. Attendees included Mr and Mrs C J Smith and Mr and Mrs Oival South. The community marked the day with local notices and plans for the state fair in Columbus.
Last Bird Picture in the Messenger Bird contest will be printed tomorrow. Readers write of prize hopes and pride, with Merle Sherman noting first birds and Helen Young longing for a prize. Others describe wins, losses, and vivid bird memories from Columbus to Nelsonville.
The body of Richard Dick Clark who died in Tucson Arizona last Tuesday arrived in Athens at 12:25 this morning with his mother Mrs Thomas E Clark and brother Robert Clark. Funeral services will be held at the family residence 42 East Carpenter Street at 3:30 Monday afternoon conducted by Dr A Wilcox pastor of the Presbyterian church. Burial will be made in West Union Street cemetery. A marriage license was issued in probate court yesterday to Carl Gibson 21 baker Nelsonville and Edna Varner 21 house worker.
For the first time in Athens local auto club history four main routes passing through the city have been compiled and printed in folders for motorists. Secretary H. Burgett arranged State Routes 31 7 and 26 and U S Highway 60 with each route recorded and distances to or from Athens. Each folder includes a road map showing directions and distances within a radius of Athens using the city as hub. The folders provide complete touring information for motorists traveling to or from Athens.
Margaret Ann Beasley admitted for tonsil operation on August 20. Frank Cochran of Athens admitted for medical treatment August 20. Cynthia Steiner of Vomeroy route 3 admitted August 22 in serious condition and died shortly after surgery. Lulu Hooper of Mound Street admitted August 25 for medical treatment in fair condition. Convalescent cases listed: Floyd Channel of Athens route 3 Wayne Snyder Millfield Clara Bell Millfield Mrs T Grover and baby Hasl State Street and BL W Buck South Court Street. Dismissals include A R Sprague and baby Athens, Electa Jeffers Athens route 4, and Ella Douglas Pratts Fork.
Admiral Davis aged 30 died in Chattanooga Tennessee and is survived by a widow and three sisters Miss Kathrene Davis Mrs Bert Cooperider and Mrs John Fulton plus Miss Mina B Fry all of different cities. Ohio outboard motor records were shattered at the Marietta regatta where the open class C speed hit 32.9 miles per hour as the Muskingum river hosts the mid east regatta with large fields expected today and tomorrow.
Community volunteers from the Modern lodge organize a Labor Day picnic at Coolville campground on September 3. The program features log rolling, boxing, horseshoe pitching, foot and sack racing, tug of war, drilling contests between camps, and talks by Judge C A Maxwell W C Secrest and Deputy H Blatter. Music by Mountain State Band Parkersburg and South Sule Band Parkersburg. Admission free. basket luncheon at noon. Sponsors C J Flowers K C Snow and T R Bennett.
Detours for the vicinity surrounding Athens recorded by H N Burgett secretary of the South East Ohio Motor club. Bridges under construction on State Routes 75 160 and 124 with temporary runarounds or traffic maintained. Route 7 near Belpre also traffic maintained. Separate item reports nursemaid Lilda Sharp from Fairfield County arriving in Dover England after a detour from Columbus to Canal Winchester and back, noting duration and distance.
By the Way Fd Burke recounts watching fireworks at the county fairgrounds and describes a nearby light display. Services are set for 10:30 in the Burst Methodist Episcopal church with Pastor M. Coul tet announcing a month of August no service due to a general understanding.
John Withers of Waterlon Forestry farm reports that during the 4-HE Forestry club exhibit at the fair he spoke with 21 county farmers about converting hillside stony land to pine tree production. He stresses practical arboriculture and countywide cooperation to expand timber plantings.
Rough spots of the farm show that if planted in pine, over 30 years the land will produce about 200 dollars per acre. If left unplanted, the ground yields nothing and bears a poor appearance.
Newark report says three men were held in Licking county jail today in connection with a series of holdups at Buckeye Lake. The arrests stemming from the string of robberies highlight a concerted effort by suspects in the Buckeye Lake area. Police and county officials continue to investigate the incidents and review surveillance and witness statements.
Jack Bloomberg of Pittsburgh, Ted Starling from Newark, and Co. W. Stewart alias C. W. Sligger of Columbus are cited in records. The fragment lists these individuals and their cities in association with a matter under review.
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