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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1928
Page
6
Lottridge and Boggs families along with relatives from Chicago Beebe Syracuse Shottown Guysville Athens and Frost gather for visits and dinners over Thanksgiving weekend extending to Beebe Parkersburg and Sharpsburg with others calling on friends and family across multiple rural communities.
Mrs. Margaret Carnes of Millfield visited with daughters in Murray City while many locals hosted relatives for Thanksgiving. Guests from Columbus Logan Marion Barberton and Nelsonville joined families in town as neighbors gathered for the holiday and shared news of kin and illness.
Strouds Run and Canton visit relatives as Clara Poston and Glen from Ohio University spend the holidays with parents. Cleo Cain returns from Athens to stay with family. Gillett siblings from Columbus visit John and family. Numerous gatherings include the Smith, Matteson, and Cone households with relatives and friends. Literary Society notes announce last meeting in November and a December session.
The column notes visits by Mrs Clyde Johnston with Mrs H B Spaul ing in Athens and calls by Mr and Mrs Arville Rowan with others. Mr and Mrs Will Hunt host weekend visitors. Jasper Norris and Charles Hunter join Mr and Mrs Hunter and Mrs William South nearby. A hunting incident mentions Kenneth shooting in stone.
Local notes report Mrs. William Smith slowly improving and guests at G R Shafer’s from the Stanley family. Families Haning move to Blackburn Heights, and Jess Mapes ill at Athens State Hospital. Leroy Brown visits Akron with Floyd Brown and Mrs. Emett Brown. Sermon at M P Church by Rev Cartwright at 10 30. Sick list includes Eva Tewksbury William Cooley Bettie Wakefield and Rosie Canta. Upton Miller returns to Chicago. Calls on Addison Creamer at Jerseyville. All day quilting slated Thursday with a soup lunch and evening work for all, especially strangers. Ray Burris and son Melvin visit Emma Heal.
Kimberly and Millicon family traveled to Middleport last week while Patsy Davis attended Nelsonville church. Visitors include the Kess family of this place with Willian Searles and son Gerald, and Mrs. Rosa Brown with Floyd visiting Nelsonville relatives. Other social mentions cover churchgoers, Thanksgiving visits, and relatives from Nelsonville New Floodwood Steenrods Crossing to this area.
Mrs. George Bolin returns home from a week with son Eber Bolin near Akron. Orville Cuckler and Norma Stanley wed last Wednesday at Athens. Ellen Woodyard of Athens visits her parents Mr and Mrs John Woodyard. Mrs. Brad Gibson of Sharpsburg Pa visits. Mr and Mrs W S Gibson share Thanksgiving with Mrs Hopkins at Downington. Mrs Frank Pugh visits relatives near Columbus. Cecil Bolin of near Bellaire spends weekend with George Bolin family. Mrs Frank Tewksbury of Albany assists care for ill mother Mrs Josephine Woodyard. Mrs Marshal Bolin of Mingo visits sister Mrs Elwood Chase. Harry Bolin of Akron spends end of week with parents.
Mr. and Mrs. Ed Rickey hosted a surprise Monday birthday gathering for Mrs. A. E. B. Potter. Guests included Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Potter and daughters Madeline and Emma Jo, Mr. and Mrs. Lee Elliott, Mr. and Mrs. G. S. Gilogly and Pauline, and Mr. and Mrs. C. N. Jones and Mary Elizabeth, plus the hosts. A social chat and refreshments followed.
A Saturday night get together at Louise Jourden’s home featured a weiner roast with games and music. Attendees included Olive Tewksbury Mae McVey Ardis Chesser Virgene Tewkesbury Frances West Claris Chesser Lola Brooks Letta Ellis James Milligan Charles Milligan Chester West Tom Burt Vernon West Johnny Price Clifford Andrews Cyrus Dickson Lewis Dickson Robert James Ernest Rosser Floyd Andrews Clovis Chesser Orland Fily and hosts Madge West and Louise Jourden.
Mr and Mrs R Crossen hosted a turkey dinner at their country home for Thanksgiving as per their annual custom. The linen tablecloth bore the word welcome woven in, a family keepsake over 50 years, with bitter sweet and ferns as a centerpiece. Joe Philips and daughter Mary of Loveland joined, along with Mr and Mrs L H Stansley and daughter Bernice.
Bedford James Clark visits Bliss College in Columbus with parents, while H M Bolen of Steubenville stays with Herbert Beggs. Lawrence Douglas and Wallace Jeffers visited Columbus friends. Various families hosted relatives including Douglas, Hines, Mulligan, Lee, Jeffers, and Riggs. A Friday night at Sarah Henderson’s featured games and music with guests listed.
An old advertisement claims severe fatigue and poor skin are caused by poison in the bowels and liver. It touts Dr Edwards Olive Tablets as a safe, vegetable remedy to cleanse the bowels, detoxify the system, and freshen appearance with rosy cheeks.
Mr. and Mrs. W. 8. West and daughter Evelyn together with Mr. and Mrs. Orland Hooper and Leo Hooper motor to Logan Sunday afternoon and were guests of Mr. and Mrs. Foster Bobo who announce the birth of a daughter Bonnie Jo Lene.
Mr and Mrs G 8 Gillogly celebrated their son Wallace’s eighteenth birthday with a surprise party last Saturday evening. Games music and refreshments entertained guests including Evelyn Lowther Lenna Hitzer Evelyn Russell Mariam Williams Marie Throckmorton Emma Jo Potter Pauline Gillogly Orville Johnson George Van Dyke William Lindley George Albert Radican James Wood Merrill Chase Eddie Howery and Wallace Gillogly.
The Rev. J. W. Barnes officiated at the marriage of Miss Norma Stanley and Orville Cuckler of Snowville. Services were read at the M. E. parsonage and the couple left for the home of the groom's parents.
The Rev. J. W. Barnes attended the district ministers meeting at the M. E. Church in Glouster. The next gathering is planned for January 7 at the Albany M. E. Church.
J Howard Cline a local druggist shows in his window a collection of auto license plates from 1913 through 1929. The display highlights color variations issued over the years and relates to the sale of 1929 plates.
Local residents visited relatives and guests traveled to Gallipolis Portsmouth Pickington Albany Stewart and Columbus from Friday to Sunday guest lists include Mrs Bess Allen Woodrow Barnes Ardis Chesser Lucille Wingett Archie Tewksbury and families with meals and dinners shared at Hovey Knowlton Bailes Vorkes and Cunninghams.
Numerous relatives and friends gathered in Zaleski and nearby towns for Thanksgiving. Notables include Mrs. Ed Hoffman Indianapolis with grandson Glen Collins Jr visiting Mrs. Samantha Johnson and Mrs. C. E. Vansky, along with families from Athens Columbus McArthur and Sullivan. Officers of the Eastern Star chapter were announced. Mrs. E. L. Hutchinson returned home from Hebbardsville after a brief stay.
Shade Mrs. Sarah Goldsberry visits daughter Mrs. S. J. Smith and family. Mrs. Anna Colburn visits relatives in Athens. Mrs. Margaret Grim visits Athens. S. J. Smith of Pomeroy and Gladys Smith of Athens share Thanksgiving with homefolks. Selah Wetherby calls on Mrs. J. Smith. Fred Smith carries mail for Pearl Carr in Athens. Mr. and Mrs. Chafpell and family visit Mr. Hawk and Mr. Perry Smith households.
Mr and Mrs Miles Jacoby and others visit Mrs Zell Buffington while she recovers from a slight stroke. Guests arrive from Ann Arbor and Athens for Thanksgiving. A dog incident follows a truck collision killing a collie. Several local moves and visits are noted, including Bennie and Elva Granor and George Gapriel Jr. A stillborn birth is reported in Lancaster Hospital.
Syracuse items report a closing week of the Rev C H Fowler conference evangelist meeting at Asbury M E Church. Other notes include Fred Shumway returning after surgery and several relatives visiting or traveling, with Mrs Cassie Fields and Bud returning from Akron and Mr Calkins heading to Toledo for work.
The text lists multiple Thanksgiving visits in Athens and surrounding areas. Garden Cecil Butts spent time with uncle Clifford Kyle and family. Mr. and Mrs. Charley Goldsberry hosted their son Frank Goldsberry and family from Muncie Indiana. Hubert Weatherby stayed with grandparents J. P. Mohler. Sarah Goldsberry visited daughter in Jerseyville. William St Clair hosted dinner for Herb Barmhart and a Darwin family. Flora Kyle returned to Athens after staying with brother Eugene Davis to visit Weldon Kyle.
Morristown residents Mr and Mrs Herman Hump and Mr and Mrs Losl eigh Sinnott joined Mrs Paul Skartvedt at the Mullens home Tuesday evening. Visitors included Mrs Wrank Land and Mr and Mrs Kenneth Lands of Chauncey along with Marian Mullens and Athens R D 6 pair. Marian Mullens visited her mother Mrs John Katzenbach at Bailey Run. Effie Mullens visited Ray Mullens in Glouster. Mrs Paul Skartvedt of Moot North Dakota, visiting here, is reported ill.
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