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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 1931
Page
8
Local notice lists registration for Murray City students on August 21 at the high school. Teachers to be at 9 AM and pupils at 9:30 AM. Numerous local residents and visitors are mentioned in weekly social notes, including Shaffer, Shafter, and Trimmer families visiting Buckeye Lake and area towns.
Local social page records numerous visits among Haydenville families, births announced for a son and several reunions and club gatherings. Names include Nixon Weed Smart Coakley Lehman Reougher McQuaid Jim James Gustin Moore Gastin Robinett Martin Fitters Sinnott, plus multiple outings at Buckeye Lake and a Coakley School reunion set for August 30.
Shade H E Steadman and family visited here while six baptisms occurred in the revival led by Reverend McCullough. Numerous townsfolk from Marion Bremen Zanesville Murray City and Columbus area visited, with church, school, and family events noted including a Lodi Sunshine 4 H Club meeting and a quarterly conference by District Superintendent McClure at the M E Church on Wednesday evening.
Sunday visits linked residents including Mrs Vick Robinson and Mrs Hayes. The Hayeses spend summer on the Don Reeves farm. Mrs Martha Henry of Athens visited daughter Mrs C E Chase. A belling at Fisher honored newlyweds Glen Woodyard and Alberta Crooks. Mrs A J Corbaugh returned from two weeks with her daughter near Athens. Ed Martin, Alfred Hudnall, and Joseph Hudnall traveled among relatives in PA and OH. Mr and Mrs Joe Burson visited their sister Mew E L Sauters and Mrs H B Carbaugh near wellston. C W Lynch family spent weekend in Zanesville visiting Ira Stockdale. Virgil Branley spent Monday with Felix Dorsey. Fourteen Butte County Banks implement uniform 3 percent interest rate on savings deposits.
Lawrence Chapel Church in Lottridge hosts a home-coming this Sunday with a noon basket dinner. The Rev. G. M. Coulter of Athens will speak in the afternoon, inviting all former members of the church and Sunday School to attend.
Coolville families and friends gathered at Athens Sunday for the Stout reunion, with numerous relatives from Bethel Ridge Pomeroy and Columbus visiting. Other local mentions include Miss Bernice Bond visiting Wilma Bond, and several households hosting relatives over the weekend.
Garden J. W. Weatherby Jon Hubert and Mr and Mrs J P Mohler drove to Macedonia Church Lawrence County last Sunday for services of the Southeastern Ohio Christian Conference. They were joined by Reverend Weatherby and Mrs J McChapple who attended the conference business session and returned home with the Weatherbys. Guests included Mr and Mrs R E Goldsberry and children at Cipdle Colburns. Other locals from Darwin and Chester also hosted or visited relatives for the day.
Harrisonville Aug 26 G W Ash won the bid to hard surface Kingsbury Road east of town using screened gravel The three mile route will improve access to the high school for Eastern Bedford residents This project is deemed greatly important to a large country area Other local notes include barn work on W A Dye farm play by Harrisonville Orange Avon Slick From Pumpkin Creek Aug 29 and a Big Ten baseball schedule Aug 30 with multiple matchups across the region
Shawnee and nearby communities report weekend visits among Newton Hiedlebaugh Davis Crawford and other families in Newark Worthington Canton and Thornport. A resident slipped and fractured an arm while at home. The Service Filing Station changed ownership to William Breeze from Ed Peterson. Several residents studied visits to Columbus Lancaster and New Straitsville with relatives and friends.
Albany residents hosted multiple gatherings with extended family and friends from Albany Dundas Columbus and Cincinnati during a week ending gathering season. Notable names include Collins Dean Climer West Saylor Arbaugh Davis Robinette and West families among others. The events featured birthday celebrations and reunions with guests from Hebbardsville Pegtown Athens and East Gulf West Virginia.
Taylor Ridge announces Sunday morning services at 20 o'clock for the Trimble Church of Christ homecoming. Local residents and visitors from Glouster, Bishopville, Greens Run, Lan caster, Washington Do EH, Ironton, and Columbus attended or were noted in weekend visitations and family gatherings.
Former residents gathered for a Bradkwell home-coming with unions to Zanesville families and local hosts. Revered Wilkimson, Boys Industrial School chaplain from Lancaster, gave an engaging talk. Local attendees included Leonard Smith, Herbert Roberts, and Marvin Vanway from Parkersburg.
The Hooper Ridge Mues E Hoon district church announces a Sunday homecoming on September 20 with a program to be announced later. Visitors include Mire Nancy Linscott and relatives from Columbus. Local families and neighbors, including the Linscott and White families, hosted and visited over the weekend, with several mutual guests from Amesville and near Gallipolis.
New Asbury Emmett Mabel and Gertrude Jeffer spent last week with relatives and visited Athens to spend time with Mr and Mrs Add Wilson. George Niggemeyer family called on Charles Randolphs. Guy Randolph ill with typhoid fever. Ruth Bobo and Burneta Honkoskia called on Niggemeyers. Mathew Shuler of Athens visited LM Niggemeyer. Clarence Hatfield returned to Harrisburg West Virginia after visiting relatives. Mrs Jacob Niggemeyer recovered from surgery in Parkersburg and is slowly improving. Aaron Brown Wilbur Elder and daughter Mary were in Athens. Ruth Bobo visited Burneta Konkoskia. Thomas Mulligan family and Dorothy Cletus Mulligan visited Charles Hines of Bedford. Woodmen Lodge attendees from here to Athens. Emma Roceski spent Sunday with James Rogeski in Athens where Rogeski is employed. Gilbert Crawford family visited James Crawford. Alfred Justin of Stewart called on Joe Shuler. Irene Mantle celebrated her ninth birthday with friends Clarabel Andra Pearl Niggemyer Ambrose Jenevieve Earnest Pari Mary Catherine Howard Reta Relph Ellen Mantle. Ball Weisenbach Mike Murphy of Athens called on George Niggemeyer Saturday.
AMESVILLE August 26 Drivers for the Ames Bern school routes have been named listing Canaan ville William Deen Sand Rock Fred Wilson Mount Hermon Joann Hardy Hooper Ridge Ernest Grosvenor Sharpsburg and Jo. 5 F Carpenter McDougal and David ing Ridge Max Heston Hasler Creek John Chappelear and Lin scott Run Edward Moore School opens September 8 Mrs Florence Porter announces the marriage of her daughter Beatrice to Norman Kerr of Marlette on Tuesday August 17 at Louisville Ky They will be at home on the New Port Pike near Marietta. Mr and Mrs D O Kasler with Mr and Mrs George Fleming of Athens left for a motor trip to Niagara Falls and other points during Mr Kasler's absence brothers John and arthur in charge of his grocery store.
Unseasonably wet week slows farm work as residents share visits. George and Riley Thompson gather family updates in Amesville with households like Hanson Bardin McCune Holdcroft and others attending gatherings at Embree Park and Broadwell. Community news includes illnesses, travel, and a Hanson McCune reunion planned for August.
A pleasant birthday surprise for Henry Bolen and his mother Mrs. White occurred at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Franke White. Guests included numerous relatives from Orland New Plymouth and Two Mile areas. Afternoon games and music by Ruth and Wenda White marked the celebration.
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