Annual Kemp ton Reunion Draws 125 Relatives
The seventh Kemp ton family reunion gathered 125 relatives at Mt. Pleasant park in Lancaster with attendees from Chillicothe Dayton Zanesville Columbus Kingston Utica and other points. Officers elected were Ralph Kempton president and Donald Kempton secretary treasurer. Marcus Hartley read a poem about the day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chauncey
Kempton
Mt. Pleasant Park
Lancaster
Chillicothe
Dayton
Zanesville
Columbus
Kingston
Utica
D. W. Kempton
Hiawatha
Kaw
Leroy Kempton
Mt. Pleasant
Fairfield County
Donald Kempton
Ralph Kempton
West Funeral Held Monday for Sheridan A. West
Funeral services for Sheridan A. West 63 were conducted Monday afternoon at the Chauncey residence area by Rev Ira P Day of Athens Central Avenue church. Church of Christ singers from Chauncey performed three hymns. Pallbearers were his sons and sons in law. granddaughters served as flower bearers. Burial was in The Plains cemetery. Survived by wife Anna West and ten children. West had been ill five years and once foreman at Essex Coal in Pomeroy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hauncey
Sheridan A. West
Hocking
Ira P. Day
Central Avenue
Athens
Church of Christ
Chauncey
West
Plains Cemetery
Young Alva Errett undergoes tonsil adenoid operation
Chauncey Aug 29 Alva Errett son of Mrs Nettie Dixon Miller Columbus formerly Chauncey had tonsils and adenoids removed this morning by Dr Warren V Sprague. Mrs Miller and son visiting at the home of Mr and Mrs Sol Border in Mill street for several days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chauncey
Alva Errett
Nettie Dixon Miller
Columbus
Warren V. Sprague
Engagement and Social Notes Highlight Local Society
Announcement notes the approaching marriage Friday of Miss Alice Alderman Phillips to Mr. Roland I. Phil hower of Akron Ohio State Bank and Trust Company. Pre nuptial events and visits by relatives fill the week with travel from Cambridge Massillon and Hazard Kentucky, plus local gatherings and trips to Magnetic Springs and Cleveland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alice Alderman Phillips
W. R. Phillips
Roland I. Philhower
Ohio State Bank and Trust Company
Akron
Doris Henry
Miss Phillips
South College Street
Two Athenians Receive Degrees at Ohio State Summer Convocation
Otis John Barnhill and Seth Edson Haven, Athens students, will receive Master of Arts degrees this summer at Ohio State University. The 400-member class, the largest in OSU history, advances from last summer by 80 percent. Miss Helen Parkhurst of New York will deliver the convocation address in Columbus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Ohio State University
Otis John Barnhill
Seth Edson Haven
Columbus
Helen Parkhurst
New York
Rightywire
Europe
Wilbur H. Siebert
College of Liberal Arts
Court Suit Alleges Fraud In 1927 Athens Marriage
Jessie Engeman of Athens seeks divorce from George Engeman of Cleveland in Athens County Common Pleas Court alleging a fraudulent marriage obtained when she was 17 and pregnant. She says Engeman left after the wedding, abandoned his wife and studies, and has provided no support or expenses for the child. She seeks the return of her maiden name Jessie Wade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jessie Engeman
Athens
Athens County Common Pleas Court
George Engeman
Cleveland
Engeman
Ohio University
Mrs. Engeman
Jessie Wade
Marriage License Issued in Athens County Court
A marriage license was issued in the Athens County Probate court yesterday to Leroy Michael Hammack 84 of Athens a printer and Charlotte G Grabill 33 of Athens a teacher. The Rev Lloyd Evans of Nelsonville was named to officiate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens County
Leroy Michael Hammack
Athens
Charlotte G. Grabill
Lloyd Evans
Nelsonville
Fever Spreads Through Major Greek District
Dengue fever hits over a half million in Greece with Athens and Piraeus hardest. Reports say many residents are sick or recovering, and the illness has extended to some provinces. Turkish authorities guard against eastward spread across the border.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Piraeus
A.R
Greece
Jiggs Contest Canvassed for National Winners
The Jiggs contest reviews a flood of corn beef and cabbage week entries and letters. Judges will need at least two weeks to read and classify submissions before national prizes can be awarded after September 1.
Mine unrest erupts as dynamite hits home in Wegee
In Belmont County today a dynamite blast damaged the home of Frank August at Wegee amid ongoing mine troubles. Four women were arrested at Barton after a mob of union miners wives attacked non union workers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Clairsville
Belmont County
Frank August
Wegee
Barton
Hocking Railroad Reports Income Decline in 7 Months
Columbus Aug. 29 Net income of the Hocking Valley Railway company fell by 557 806 in the first seven months of this year from the same period last year. Seven month net stood at 1 827 048 with July at 465 466. Operating revenue for seven months totaled 10 970 954, down 1 330 665 from a year earlier. July revenue was 1 892 380, down 66 538 from July of last year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Hocking Valley Railway Company
Comptroller
Stanley family plans Adrian visit by motor
Aug 29 report says Mr. and Mrs Floyd Stanley with daughters Bertha Elizabeth and son John, all of this city, will drive Friday to Adrian Michigan to visit Mrs Jack Lightfoot and Joseph Stanley. Mrs Stanley hosted uncle and aunt Mr and Mrs O G Tasch from Dayton as Sunday guests, joined by Elizabeth Stanley who had stayed four months there.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chauncey
Floyd Stanley
Bertha
Elizabeth
John
Adrian
Mich
Jack Lightfoot
Joseph Stanley
Stanley
Local visitors include Evelyn Moore and others at The Plains
Miss Evelyn Moore of Akron visits grandmother Mrs. Lucy Surgeon and aunt Mrs. Floyd Linscott. Mrs. Harry Wallace and two children return to The Plains from Kirtland. Mrs. Vera Whitlatch and daughters with Mr. and Mrs. Mark Roach visit Portsmouth. Mr. and Mrs. Milton Crawford and son and Gail Penn of Pontiac stay with Mrs. Lucy Surgeon at The Plains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evelyn Moore
Akron
Lucy Surgeon
Floyd Linscott
Harry Wallace
Kirtland
The
Plains
Vera Whitlatch
Mark Roach
George Bescoe
Portsmouth
Milton Crawford
Gail Penn
Pontiac
Mich
the Plains
Bartlett and Columbus Visitors Return Home
Mrs. Herman North and daughter of Bartlett and Mrs. Vaughn Earich and daughter Regina Lee of Columbus have returned home after a week visiting their parents Mr. and Mrs. William Cole in Millfield. Mrs. Homer Tracy of Millfield is in Columbus due to her daughter Emma's appendix operation at Grant hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herman North
Bartlett
Vaughn Earich
Regina Lee
Columbus
William Cole
Millfield
Homer Tracy
Emma
Grant Hospital
Hubbard couple travels to Columbus for medical diagnosis
GO FOR CONSULTATION MIDDLEPORT Aug. 29 Mr. and Mrs. Harold Hubbard left on Tuesday by motor for Columbus where they went for a diagnosis by Doctor Crotti at White Cross hospital of the health of Mrs. Hubbard. They will also visit Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Spafford, Mrs. Hubbard’s sister, for a few days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Harold Hubbard
Columbus
Crotti
White Cross Hospital
Burtinett Dead in Glouster Funeral at Pisgah Church
Mingerd Burtnett 48 brother of Frank Burtnett of Walnut Hill died Monday in an Asheville hospital after travel for treatment. He leaves a wife and six children. The body arrived Tuesday night and funeral services were held at 11 a.m. today at Pisgah church Morgan county with Rev. Argenbright officiating. Burial followed in Pisgah cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glouster
Mingerd Burtnett
Frank Burtnett
Walnut Hill
Asheville
N. C
Pisgah Church
Morgan County
Argenbright
Pisgah
Stahl in Remarkable Recovery After Columbus Hospital Surgery
J. L. Stahl, 87, recovering from major surgery at Grant hospital in Columbus, is gaining strength. If progress continues, he should be well enough to endure the trip home by the end of next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glouster
J. L. Stahl
Grant Hospital
Columbus
Mr. Stahl
New CPA Frickey Joins Ohio University Commerce Faculty
R N Frickey of Columbus is named to replace R F Bishop in Ohio University’s commerce department. Bishop, a Columbus CPA, resigns after five years teaching cost accounting and CPA practice, citing a growing public practice. Frickey is an Ohio State alumnus and CPA, recommended by the CPA Council of Columbus secretary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R.N. Frickey
Columbus
Ohio University Commercial
R. F. Bishop
University Commerce Department
Bishop
Certified Public Accountant of
Athens
Frickey
Ohio State University
C. P. A. Council of Columbus
Hilterbrick to Teach in Milwaukee High School
M. I. Hilterbrick, former district instructor at Middleport, will teach at a Milwaukee high school this year. Mrs. Hilterbrick and the children, who spent summer with Mrs. Witton, will leave tomorrow for Milwaukee, with Mrs. Witton accompanying for a short visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
M. I. Hilterbrick
Milwaukee
Largest single day coal load at Ohio Collieries No 255
In Glouster on August 29 Ohio Collieries Drydock mine No 255 shipped 925 tons of coal in a day the biggest output since resuming operations weeks ago. The second loading cage was added as capacity exceeded one cage. Seventy three workers rode the labor train from Glouster to Greens Run mines. one fewer than Tuesday’s trip linking to the prior peak since resumption.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glouster
The
Ohio Collieries Company
Greens Run
Grouster
Man Beaten En Route Home Near Hollister
John Sollie says he was attacked by John Gyure while walking from Hollister to his home with his two daughters. Sollie required nine stitches for a deep head wound. Gyure was arrested, arraigned before Justice Jones, and fined $10 plus costs. Sollie faced a separate drunkenness charge and was fined an equivalent amount with costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glouster
Hollister
John Sollie
John Gyure
Sollie
Marshal Williams
Gyure
Justice Jones
Illness summons father to Akron over Middleport family
H E Gaskill was called to Akron on Monday due to the serious illness of his daughter Mrs Floyd Hardesty. Reared in Middleport and a 1924 Middleport high school graduate, she married a Zanesville man and has lived in Akron since marriage. Miss Etta Gaskill reports her brother Harry says Mrs Hardesty is slightly improved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
H. E. Gaskill
Akron
Floyd Hardesty
Men Fined For Shaner Thefts Near Glouster
Robert Lunsford Jr and Abe Alexander were arrested after a search of their Derthick home uncovered stolen items from the old Shaner place. Lunsford was fined 50 dollars plus costs for burglary and Alexander 25 dollars for receiving stolen property. Both arraigned in Justice BE L Jones court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glouster
Robert Lunsford, Jr
Abe Alexander
Marshal Williams
Derthick
Shaner Place
Lunsford
Alexander
Court of Justice
BE. L. Jones
Ice Cream Social at Factory M. E. Church
An ice cream social is planned for Friday evening at the Factory M. E. Church to raise funds for the church. Proceeds will benefit church needs and activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. E
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William Hartley
Kan
Charles Kempton
Trimble
John Kempton
Taylor Ridge
Vern Kempton
D. A. Pierce
Gladys Davis
John Davis
Curtis Kempton
Etta Davis
Vernice Welling
Mary Swartz
Ira Conaway
Jacksonville
Charles Phillips
F. E. Boudinot
W. H
Herbert Kempton
Dexter Kempton
C. L. Koons
E. J. Koons
Lilly Wenn
William Speakman
Joseph Wilson
Richard McKinley
Roseville
Carl Kempton
Don Gage
Junction City
O. B. Boudinot
Leone Boudinot
Dave Kempton
Carl Terril
Chamler Vane
H. D. Lefavor
Inez Willikie
Taylors Ridge
W. Oakley
Charles White
Wayne Delong
Elmer Dunn
Rev. Day
Alice Phillips
T. D. Morley
Pittsburgh
Mr. Morley
Delia Morley
Mrs. A. Cavanaugh
Canaanville
James A. Rowan
Hazard
Cambridge
Ohio
New Straitsville
John M. Rowan
Sunday Creek Coal Company
Hocking Valley
E. Rey Lash
Susan
Magnetic Springs
Floyd G. Beam
Virginia
James
Rocky River
James Beam
South High Street
Jess Davis
Fairmont, W. Va
Thomas H. Rowland
San Diego
Calif
JG. C. Richolson
Wolfe Street
Toledo
Nicholson
J. H. Rowell
Darrell Moore
Troy
N. Y
Rensselear Polytechnic Institute
C. O. Moore
North College Street
Mary Blackwood
Clyde Hines
Athens County Teachers’ Institute
William Spaulding
Ethel
Mary Boyle
North Lewisburg
Gladys Watkins
Ada
Grafton
W. Va
Buffalo
Niagara Falls
Erie
Court House
Hocking Railroad
Jacobs
Optometrist
I. E. Weekley Watch & Jewelry Repair Shop
Over Majestic Theatre
Stanleys
Adrian, Mich
Bey
St. Si
Dial
Burtinett
Asheville, N. C
Peng Mee School
8 & 8 Book Store Inc
Clines
Ohio Collieries CO
Mrs. Hardesty
W.3
Drake
Cuthura
Sophia Flynn
Mapleton
Iowa
Malden
Masa
Noe Bo
Logan's
Woodworths
S. Court St
B. M. Covert
Superior Shoe Repair
Majestio
Automotive Battery & Electric CO
K. of P. Bldg
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