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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 27, 1929
Page
3
A note about a person named Mrs GC Bartlett who allegedly faked classified advertisements for the Messenger. The fragment mentions the alias Whonever Yours at a2 W. but provides limited context or details on charges or outcomes.
Mige fzaLleth Woodard 87 died at the home of her sister in law Mrs Johriam Woodard Starr Township near Union Furnace. She was daughter of Nathan and Sarah Nelson Woodard and last of a large family. She lived with relatives after parents’ deaths and was a lifelong Methodist. Funeral services Thursday at 2 pm at Stout's Funeral Home conducted by Rev. C. W. Hoffman. Burial Greenlawn.
Mrs. Miles Howe hosted a Monday evening surprise party at 288 Elizabeth Street for Dorothy Howe's twelfth birthday. Twenty-five guests attended as games and contests yielded prizes won by Wilma Scott. In Nelsonville, George Kleinebriel and wife welcomed a daughter Garnet Pearl born Friday August 23.
Mrs William Barber and daughters Beatrice and Mildred return from Niagara Falls and eastern sites. Ed Healy and daughter visit Columbus. Earl Keplar heads to Columbus for a week with friends. Ben Staley and family travel from Whiting Indiana to see Old Man's Cave and relatives. Numerous others visit Columbus, Toledo, Bridgeport, and Nashville with family and friends.
Nelsonville Public Schools will open on Monday September 4 according to Superintendent H E Zuber to avoid Labor Day travel disruptions. Christmas vacation runs December 20 to January 6. A full list of teachers across East Central West Senior Junior High and Evening and Opportunity Schools is provided with 50 teachers employed in total.
Mr and Mrs M K Hubbard announce the birth of a daughter at their home 20 Fourth Street on Friday August 23. Mr and Mrs John Hillis of High Street announce the birth of a son named John Edward on Monday August 26.
The annual reunion of the Praz er Johnson and Dishong families will be held in Carbon Hill on Sunday September 1. An nounced.
Mr and Mrs T S Lowery entertained Sunday at their home near Nelsonville for their children and families. Dinner was served on the lawn to William O Hara and four children Marion Hartley Allen and daughter New Plymouth Eugene Wolfe Charles Wendell Walkenschwars and seven children Morse Lowery and son Lucille Smith Salem. Guests included Robert Hunt and family McArthur Minnie Laughlin and daughter Edna Nelsonville
Ohio State Fair moves into full swing after a smooth opening. Exhibitors from 23 states are honored on Exhibitors' Day as Belgians Jerseys and Herefords are judged in the Coliseum. Swine breeds, sheep contests, band performances, and weaving and arts demonstrations fill the day. Evening programs include livestock winners parade, vaudeville, dog herd driving, and a fireworks display.
Fourteen pilots competing in the Miami to Cleveland air derby landed at Suiken Airport in Cincinnati shortly after 1 a.m. on arrival day. The late-night touchdown marked the latest leg of the cross country event.
Canning of tomatoes began Tuesday at the Athens State Hospital. Officials report this year’s yield is larger than last season and plan to can between 1 500 and 2 900 gallons two days weekly for the next month.
Clerk of Courts, county clerk, and their staff endured a heavy filing day as 42 bills of sale were received at the county seat. Nine came from outside the county, with two for trucks, and officials linked the rush to the recent county fair. Normally 18 to 20 bills arrive on an ordinary day.
The 1929 Postal Guide approved a new No. 2 standard rural mail box built to government specs. Rural routes must use the new form, addresses read Rural Route No. 5 Box 45 as the second line, and several manufacturers are authorized to sell the boxes. Some Athens County offices were discontinued. Glouster now serves Bishopville and Corning serves Santon.
More than 196000 refrigerator cars were used to haul perishable farm products to market last year according to the U S Department of Agriculture.
Aug 27 marriage licenses issued to Robert Kissick 26 truck driver Zanesville and Mabel Morehead 21 Glenford Virgil North 22 miner Dixie and Leona Hinkle 16 Crooksville Also note: British lifeboat crews saved 572 Ives in 1928.
The article describes Augusto Cesar Landing, a Nicaraguan revolutionary leader, in armed refuge in Meridan Yucatan. He lives in a third floor hotel suite protected by a small armed guard and surrounded by followers who fled to Honduras. Landing, known for anti Yankee words, refuses interviews with North American reporters.
The city completed remarking all streets with new street markers after erecting a dozen cedar posts to satisfy postal rules. Work resumed after delays and aims to maintain mail delivery to residences and businesses. Frank Price and Virgil Fierbaugh left on a motor trip visiting Niagara Falls Albany New York City and coastal destinations in about ten days.
The Glouster Board of Education awarded the coal contract for the coming school year to William McClelland at 2.65 per ton. Three bids were received with F P Thompson at 2.85 and Clyde Saylor at 3.00 per ton. The janitor at the junior high school resigned and Mrs Ida Dewland was hired to fill the vacancy.
Emily Kiddy of Wellsville died in East Liverpool from injuries when a log rolled onto her. The report notes the Bibliotheque Nationale in Paris as the world’s largest library with over one billion volumes.
New Lexington August 27 A Presbyterian Church congregation weighs selling the Main Street lot to oil interests for 14 000 or 12 400 to a local firm or tearing down for a filling station and garage The site on Main Street faces two entrances and attracts traffic from East West North and South with many routes to Corning Zanesville Roseville Shawnee New Straitsville Logan Columbus and Lanewater passing by the location and making it a prime spot for a service station in Perry County.
Miss California Nina Craig of Oakland has been chosen to represent California at the American Legion national beauty show during the legion convention in Louisville Kentucky from September 30 to October 3. She earned the state slot after being selected for an Oakland industrial exposition.
AKRON August 27 UP The State convention of the American Leymon opened its keel session with electing a new commander and treasurer. Dudley A. Witte of Norwalk appeared certain to win the top post while no strong candidate was named for treasurer.
In Lima on August 27, Joseph Archer II died after ingesting tablets bought by his mother Mrs. H. B. Archer. Fire department responded but a stomach pump could not be used due to the infant’s locked jaws. Mrs Archer was prostrated by the tragedy.
The Hague correspondent reports Philip Snowden the British Chancellor of the Exchequer declared he would cede nothing. He warned that if the four powers are not ready with a new serious offer this afternoon the conference may be terminated on Wednesday.
The article notes the U.S. president's flag featuring a bronze seal on a blue field with a large white star in each corner. It mentions this seal design is visible on the floor of the White House entrance corridor.
Final phase of construction on the new 185.00 football stadium for Ohio University advances this week with seating installation on the west side and concrete flooring in dressing rooms and offices. Transfer of equipment from the gym to the stadium is planned for late September.
The Junior Order of American Mechanica opened its annual session with four hundred delegates from every state attending. Key events include the Orphan Home degree and a 40 piece band. Officers and dignitaries from national and state councils were listed, with plans for future elevations and pension reports.
City health officials and school nurses are assembling the annual health records for Athens pupils. Each child’s year health report is filed in the schools’ offices to guide nurses in planning health projects for the year. The aim is to keep vulnerable children up to note health standards.
Allegan Michigan August 27 George Peet spent 51 hours trapped in a 30 foot well caved in walling rocks. rescuers using ropes and salvage operations finally pulled him from the debris suffering only slight bruises and nervous shock. His ankle remained held by rocks and further cave in risk prevented immediate further movement.
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