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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 28, 1933
Page
5
Partial notes describe Meigs County flood damage and an estimate process. Officials plan a committee review to calculate losses from the spring flood with figures aimed to reflect total expenditures and housing impact for 1913.
Mr. and Mrs. McDermit and children visited relatives in Charleston West Virginia before returning to their home in Pa. They were joined by Fox and Miss Phyl and by Robson’s family for a few days. George Mills and Bobby joined the Blackburns for a trip to Jackson. Nancy Moore and Nancy Snider arrived for a brief stay while Mrs. Roscoe Fowler plans to go to Point Pleasant.
Edward Snyder, a coal dealer, died Friday from injuries after a slate fall in his home at University Holme. He was aged and survived by a widow and four children. Burial followed a Sunday funeral at a local cemetery.
Sheriff A O Stoused was awakened and found a man lying in the road on Middleport Hill. The man appeared intoxicated or involved in a hold up. Dana Tracy assisted before the officer arrived, and the man slept after being placed to rest.
About fifty relatives gathered at Shenang Springs on the Chester Road for the golden wedding anniversary of Mr and Mrs John Arnold of near Harrisonville A noon picnic followed by music recitations and talks. The highlight was a mock wedding as they who were married 50 years ago renewed their vows.
Miss Anna Margaret Owens visits Dayton relatives and plans to return for school. The article records multiple family visits as Mr and Mrs Earl French and children travel to Athens and Columbus residents shorten trips, with several others visiting relatives in West Virginia and Zanesville.
Mrs. George Beegle of Dorcas and Mrs. Hattie Pickens of Cincinnati visited sisters in the area. Several locals joined Mrs. J. Jiden and family at their home. Bisha Wolfe remains in serious condition after a Holzer Hospital transfer. Middleport guests included J. W. Terry hosting J. Winford Davis and Rev. Charles Reed en route to the World's Fair in Chicago.
Mrs G H Stansbury and daughter Jane drove to Columbus Sunday to visit sister Mrs C H Horden and family. Jane will stay a week or ten days and attend the Ohio State Fair. Mr and Mrs Stansbury returned to Middletonport Sunday evening.
The Woods family will hold its annual gathering next Sunday at the State Experiment Farm in Carpenter. Ohio visitors are expected. a noon picnic dinner will be served followed by an afternoon program as officers finalize arrangements.
Emma L. Priode named administratrix of George Albert Priode estate with $20,000 bond. Appraisers T W Benger William Sayre and L L Carney named. Bart H Rawlings seeks $200 yearly from Alice Lama estate. Six month extension granted to Cassa A Rose to collect Avvie Rose assets. Lucius L Holter will probate sought. Mary R Beeson estate reviewed and not taxed. Conrad J Schlaegel will admitted to probate.
Gene Bryant of East Main Street was hospitalized in Gallipolis for a rupture. Mrs. BE. R. Dawson and Mrs. C. E. Thie returned home after visiting Mrs. Ross Cummins and family in Cannonsburg Pennsylvania. Miss Mabel Race returned to Columbus after a week with relatives in Pomeroy and Middleport. Mr. and Mrs. Mark Roller of Huntington visited here Sunday.
A noon luncheon at Elmhurst Tavern in Pomeroy honored Mrs. L. E. Richardson and Mrs. Ed wards Matthews of Glouster. Hostess was Mrs. Roscoe Fowler. Afterward the group visited the Fowler home and the ladies spent the weekend in Gilcuster with further visits.
Robert Byrne youngest son of Mr and Mrs Leo Byrne of Jackson is seriously ill at Holzer Hospital Gallipolis. Several Pomeroy residents visited the boy at the hospital Sunday.
Edward Archer twenty two of Pomeroy and Dorothy Haley twenty one of Rutland obtained a marriage license in probate court on Saturday and wed the same afternoon at Pomeroy under Justice J. W. McCullough.
August 28 reports Wayne Turner's Sunday School Group from Dyesville Community Church held a picnic at Shenang Springs after morning services. Thirty three people attended with meals served at noon and in the evening. Mrs. Ethel Nightengale and two Brunswick visitors were guests of Mrs. Lucy Downing in Middleport while at the Chicago World's Fair and visiting local friends before returning home.
The article outlines methods for preparing pumpkin pie using canned or fresh pumpkin, including drying, stewing, and baking steps with spices and milk. It provides two pie recipes and concludes with tomorrow’s menu: breakfast cantaloupe and hash, luncheon scalloped eye plant, and dinner Swedish meatballs with pumpkin pie.
Chauncey Ohio August 28 The week began with 13 mines in the district reporting work in the latest report issued last night They include Lick Run Chauncey No 25 Poston No 6 No 10x No 256 No 267 No 119 No 107 No 28 No 24 No 9 No 69 and Black Diamond
Jo Ann Powell four year old daughter of Mr and Mrs Kenneth Powell The Plains died at 3 o clock this morning at Sheltering Arms Hospital Athens from intestinal obstruction She leaves her parents a sister Jerry Lou Funeral arrangements will be announced later.
Jacksonville defeated Millfield 8 to 3 at Millfield Park on Sunday afternoon with Jacksonville holding the lead throughout and securing the win.
Chauncey residents share weekend visits and travels. Dean Hamilton, Kenneth Nye of Columbus spent Sunday with parents T. R. Hamilton and Floyd Nye. Local families attended Mrs. Weekley’s funeral in Sugar Creek. World’s Fair trip. Chicago relatives visited. New Chauncey residents Wilford Schoonover family moved from Nelsonville to Converse Street.
Elmer Allen of Chauncey, former president of Chauncey Local No. 358, is recovering after a state fall at Chauncey Mine No. 25 and is able to be about the street. The injury occurred several days ago and he remains under observation.
Chauncey mourns as infant Cora Ellen Waymer daughter of Mr and Mrs Samuel Waymer Beaumont is laid to rest in Augustine Cemetery on Sunday afternoon leaving the couple with three surviving children.
Mr and Mrs Charles Ogg and daughters Mary and Laura Mae of Chauncey visited Broadwell on Sunday for the annual home coming event.
Chauncey, Aug. 28. Relatives and friends from the district attended the Stalder family reunion Sunday in Rising Park, Lancaster.
The Kempton family held its annual reunion this Sunday at the Athens fairgrounds. Attendees gathered for shared memories and a day of activities, sharing stories and a potluck meal.
Large crowd attends the funeral at the Weekley home for Estella Weekley 46 wife of Frank Weekley of Sugar Creek with burial at West Union Street Cemetery Athens. She leaves husband father C P Clester and brother W A Clester Dayton. She had been ill for fourteen years. GLOUSTER Aug 28 twilight league set tonight Toth Clover Farm vs Sayre Specials. Old Timers vs Leach’s Restaurant tomorrow.
Plan a full fall beauty routine focusing on skin and hair care. Decide on bleaching strength for tanned or freckled skin and consider professional facials to start treatments. Map out hair care with massages shampoos and scalp care, and explore new coiffure ideas for the season.
The bodies of a father, mother, and their six year old son, killed during a speedboat ride meant to please the boy, were recovered yesterday and prepared for removal to their Cleveland, Ohio home today.
The Federal government and about a dozen states seek to try Albert L. Bates, arrested in Denver, on charges including kidnapping and sensational crimes. Indications point to a Boulder, Colorado, venue for the bank robbery case.
GLOUSTER Aug. 28 Work on the grandstand at the new athletic field is practically completed with the roof on and seats installed. Materials came from an old Corning mine tipple donated by Sunday Creek Coal Co. Volunteers razed the tipple and built the stand at the new site. The former field south of the current site was ruined by Route 13 last year and a fence from the old field was carried away, delaying funds to fence the new grounds.
Glouster residents report several moves and visits. David Roberts Jr returns from Akron to enroll for fall and winter term. Mrs. meshick Hamilton and Rus visit Akron with Dorothy remaining three weeks. Other local absences include Henry Definbaugh at a telephone picnic and Mr. Vosper visiting Columbus.
Glouster on August 28 hosts a Church of Christ midweek service. H. F. Hambel leads the program with W. W. Wallace directing music and Robert Williams serving as the official booster for the gathering.
Glouster reports Senator E. LeFever of the 6th-14th District was home from Columbus over the weekend, prompting local interest in his return and activities.
Jacksonville reports the Ladies Auxiliary of the U M W of A will convene at 7 30 this evening in the K of P Hall.
Glouster was well represented at the regatta held in Marietta on Saturday attracting local crews and supporters.
Moody and Armstrong schools join with Mt. Carmel Church for a reunion in the church grove next Saturday. Congressman Robert T. Secrist will be the principal speaker with hundreds expected. A noon dinner will be served.
The Stoecklein farm on the Bishopville Pike near Glouster was set to sell last Saturday but postponed to a later date due to a questionable land description. The farm was appraised at $9,940.
Mr and Mrs Harold Dew of Burr Oak and Mr and Mrs C E Williams with two children visited Michigan and returned Sunday night. Rural mail carriers out of Glouster Post Office were substituted by Ralph Shepard and Ernest Jones during the trip.
The fourth annual Liggett Laughlin reunion gathered relatives at the Athens County Fairgrounds on Sunday August 20. A 12 30 picnic dinner followed a listing of attendees including Corda McCutcheon Corning and Marie Gorby Marshfield and many Liggett Laughlin relatives from Union Willeyville The Plains The Plains and other nearby communities. Plans were made for another reunion at the same venue on the third Sunday of August 19%.
An advertisement touts a tonic claiming to boost skin vitality by increasing red blood cells and restoring hemoglobin. It asserts improved tissue vitality and infection defense, citing unsolicited letters of thanks and urging a course of 8.3.8 with mention of 8.8.8 and related products.
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