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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Dec 10, 1929

Page

5

Gifts Exchanged At Past Chiefs Club Meeting

The Pocahontas Lodge Past Chiefs Club met at the home of Mrs. Arthur Smith in Chauncey for the Christmas gathering. Gifts were exchanged and refreshments served after the business and social session. Guests included Mrs. William Collins Sr and Jr, with nine members present.

Chiefs Arthur Smith Chauncey Chiefs Club Pocahontas Lodge Main Street Gertie Dalton Elizabeth Scott Mattie Willian Collins William Collins Wergg Keith Bagley Maggie Bagley Byrd Evans Sadie Linton Bess Bland Liggie Pidcock Mattie Weekley Gertrude Walton Arthur, Smith Dora Kempton

Chauncey mine accident injures Hillyer in critical condition

Charles Hillyer, 26, is reported in critical condition at a Montgomery West Virginia hospital after being trapped under a mine fall near Chauncey. He was working as a mine leader when the accident occurred Saturday.

Jhaencey Robert Hillyer Chauncey Charles Hillyer Montgomery W. Va Hilliver

Friendship Muse Club Holds Holiday Meeting

Friendship Music Club met at Mrs W F Musgrave home with thirteen members and two visitors. Recitals included piano solos by Margaret Welly and Eileen Sanders and a Christmas Bells rendition by Opal Spencer. New members Elizabeth Ki Ruth Lewis William Matters Margaret Matters Betty Kelly and Margaret Kelly joined. Refreshments followed. next meeting set for January 3.

Friendship Muse Club Friendship Music Club W. EF. Musgrave Margaret Welly Eileen Sanders Poow Opal Spencer Elizabeth Ki Ruth Lewis William Matters Margaret Matters Betty Kelly Margaret Kelly

Mystery Homicide Shocks Cleveland Home

Police probe a brutal night attack on William Reichle a 61 year old man found bound with tape and a dog collar at his home. The house showed a bloody struggle with stains and a trail from basement to attic as investigators search for motive and suspects.

Cleveland William Reichle

Puff cost life at Diamond Match plant

Wilber Ayers 47 Akron died after his clothing ignited when a lit cigarette at the Diamond Match Co yard gate touched his dusty clothing while he emptied barrels of chlorate of potash. Workers beat out the blaze but he died at midnight.

Barberton Dee U.R Wilber Ayers Akron Diamond Match Company Ayers Match Chemical Department

Horse Thief Held In Northern Ohio

Toledo police judge sent 31 year old Charles Vincent to the grand jury on two burglary counts after he pleaded not guilty. Bond set at 1000, Vincent admitted stealing horses within two weeks near Trilby Ohio and selling them at a fallow factory.

Toledo Charles Vincent Romer A. Ramey Vincent Trilby

Lindley Hall Semi Formal Dance Draws 160 Couples

More than 160 couples attended the Lindley Hall semi formal dance on December 6. The dormitory lower floor featured Christmas decor with redecorations as the flowers and a snow man centerpiece. Chaperones included Mrs. Kessinger Mrs. Whitlatch Dean Irma Voigt Miss Louise Field Miss Ray and Mr and Mrs Thor Olson.

Lindley Hall Kessinger

Daughters of 1812 Meeting and Christmas Party

The Daughters of 1812 will hold a meeting and Christmas party Friday evening at 7 30 at the home of Mrs Jants Finsterwald 32 Franklin Avenue.

Daughters of 1812 Jants Finsterwald Franklin Avenue

Sig Mia Pi Circus Karnival Dance at Hotel Berry

The annual Circus Karnival by Sig mia Pi drew praise for a clever peppy dance at Hotel Berry Saturday night. Spirited orchestral music paired with confetti and serpentine antics, creating lively festive fun.

Sigmia Pi Fraternity Hotel Berry

Meeting of W B A unmarried girls tonight

A meeting of the unmarried girls of the W. B. A. is scheduled for this evening at 7:89 o'clock at the home of Miss Edith Pierre, 15 Foster Place.

Ldith Pierre Foster Place

Akron man critically injured in accident after marriage

A man was crushed and cut on the face and head, rushed to a hospital in critical condition. He had been employed in Akron before traveling to West Virginia. He married Miss Ilva McCelley of Sugar Creek last Christmas.

West Virginia Hillver Akron Ilva McCelley Sugar Creek

Infant Daughter of Woodrum Family Dies at Sand Ridge

Dee Chauncey 10 reports infant daughter of Mr and Mrs Emmett Woodrum died Sunday at their home in Sand Ridge near Chauncey Funeral services were held Monday and burial followed in Asbury Cemetery.

Chauncey Dee Emmett Woodrum Sand Ridge Asbury Cemetery

Chauncey Hosts Columbus Visitors At Main Street Home

Mr and Mrs William Colling Sr and Mr and Mrs Arthur Smith hosted guests Sunday at their Main Street Chauncey home. Also visiting were Mr and Mrs Dearborn and Mr and Mrs Sunt Knaner from Columbus.

Chauncey William Colling Arthur Smith Main Street Dearborn Sunt Knaner Columbus

390 Cases of Liquor Aboard Oil Boat Seized

A radio message intercepted at Coast Guard Base New London reports the British oil ship Anabeth with 400 cases of liquor aboard seized south of Long Island. Seven prisoners were taken aboard the Elizabeth, which was to be towed to New York by patrol boat CG12s from New York.

New London Conn Anabeth Coast Guard Cg12s New York Long Island No. 2 Elizabeth

Three Radicals Defy Court in Criminal Syndicate Case

Three defendants convicted of violating the Criminal Syndicate Law were jailed without bond in St. Clairsville after defying Common Pleas Judge W W Cowan. Lillian Andrews and Tom Johnson of Cleveland and Charles Gwynn of Lansing declared themselves revolutionists and bragged they would face harsher sentences by challenging the court.

ST. Colairsville Common Pleas WW. Cowan Lillian Andrews Tom Johnson Cleveland Charles Gwynn Lansing Ohio

Death of John Lowman in Akron Injury Incident

John Lowman, 44, president of the Philadelphia Rubber Works Company, died in Akron from injuries sustained in a incident reported today. The early report states he was injured while at work and later succumbed.

Akron John &. Lowman Philadelphia Rubber Works Company

Pope Declares Catholics Stronger Now After Appeals

Pope Pius, addressing Catholic mission representatives in Vatican City, urges avoidance of rationalistic propaganda and warns against secular errors. He notes rising converts to Catholicism while beatifying 125 English martyrs and says Protestantism is tiring, inspiring many to return to Catholic faith.

Pius Pope Pius

Autp plunge down 60 foot embankment kills driver

A driver crashed his car down a 60 foot embankment last week, reportedly trying to avoid a collision. The incident details remain sparse with no immediate information on injuries or fatalities.

Tarwman

Standard Crossing Warnings Discussed

Officials from several states gathered to discuss standardizing railroad crossing signals. Judge Frank W Geiger chaired the meeting and urged nationwide adoption of consistent warnings while not backing a single signal type.

Colelmbdls Gep Flbliie Utilities Commiss Frank W. Geiger the Utilities Commission

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