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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1927
Page
6
Murray City residents and families were noted visiting Columbus Nelsonville Lancaster Athens Mansfeld Dorcas and Dorcas area churches and relatives. The report highlights Mr and Mrs Earl Irwin James Hamer Miss Esther Briley Miss Effie Jonas the Hamer and Frazee families and others visiting kin and attending gatherings.
Strouds Run residents spent Sunday afternoon visiting neighbors and relatives. Inez Smith joined friends in Athens due to rain limiting Sunday school attendance. Ample gatherings included Mr and Mrs George Cain with his mother Mrs Jessie Benneth and Mr and Mrs Amy Burchfield with the Weatherbys at Canaanville. Other visits featured D B Matteson and children with Bennet and Dowler households, Leslie Brown and sons at church in Athens, George Mathews and children with John Gillette, and Charles Hunter with the W H Souths at Peach Ridge. Mrs Jesse Bennett is improving after illness.
The Rev Pugh of Canaanville to lead a protracted meeting at Bethany that began Monday. Miss Mabel Burke plans a Christmas program for Green Valley school at Bethany on December 22. Clarence Petty and George Wright log for N W Croy on the Inghrum Clark farm. Mr and Mrs Lester Petty announce the birth of a son on December 7. Doris Barnhart of Fairview visits her uncle Isaac Barnhart for a week. Mrs Ordie Robinson of Akron cares for sister Emma Petty. Several locals ill with grippe. Avis Ladd hosts cousin Mabelle Parsons of Beebe over the weekend. Tom Frost of Urbana visits. Clint Hatch of Rapid City visits. Mrs Glenora Wright and son James visit Dona Bean near Guysville. Inghram Clark visits Mr and Mrs C C Sunday. Mrs Lewis Ludwick of near Stewart visits her daughter Isaac Barnhart.
Pleasant Valley reports Mrs. J. M. Knowlton recovering at home after two weeks illness in Columbus. Miss Winnie Martin, Albany teacher, visited her parents Mr and Mrs Will Martin over the weekend. R. E. Wood of Parkersburg stayed with his parents Mr and Mrs Pearl Wood on Sunday. Mrs. Henry Johnson, long ill in a Columbus hospital for nine weeks, has recovered enough to go home near Chase.
At Zaleski residents hosted visitors from Columbus and Athens last weekend. An 8 year old girl from the Jim Andy family near Hope died from a burn at home after a stove incident. Funeral services were held at Keeton cemetery.
Miss Elizabeth Phillip and Margaret Robinson of Athens High School spent weekend at home. Mrs. Guy Carpenter and daughter Cledith visited in Athens. Despite rain, many attended church and heard a sermon. Mrs. Dean Maxwell and Ralph visited the Carpenters. Mrs. Wilbur Young and Marrold spent Sunday with Mrs. Phillips. Bazaar and bake sale planned for December 16 at Strawn’s Athens. Committees named for a Christmas program by superintendent Mrs. Nellie Phillips. All young people urged to attend Thursday evening service.
The Plains items note visits among local families in Athens Nelsonville and Jeffersonville with multiple gatherings and illness updates. The Plains basketball team beat Stewart 15 to 11 Friday night. Virginia Shields underwent mastoid removal surgery in Columbus with Roscoe Shields present.
Lottridge Mr. and Mrs. Amos Hixson hosted a Friday birthday party for Willie Hixson with games and music and a late lunch. Attendees included Nellie Kinnen, Celia Kinnen, Mabel Buck, Helen Jeffers, Lennie Sharp, and many others. The M E church Aid Society met at J N Jenkins with ten members quilting. Miss Majel Chapman visited her parents F W and M rs Chapman. Mildred Runnion attended the Standard Bearer meeting with Mrs Raymond Walden. Gantz Watkins home for the weekend from Athens. Residents attended Troy high school's The Little Clodhopper at Coolville. The Allen family visited Gaston family in Carthage. Haymond Boggs, Leroy Boggs son, visited home. Hall Chapman of Coolville visited F W Chapman. J Farr of Huntington spent days at Fairfield Gas station. Fred Warner and daughter Hazel visited Daniel Ackley. Miss Gertrude Johnson stayed with Aldo McKinley.
Wayne Harris has left for Chili cothe in hopes of securing employment by week’s end. He plans to find work and return with earnings for his family.
The M. E. church ladies plan a cafeteria supper at the Amesville church on Thursday evening December 15. Recent reports from the William Gardner farm on Linscott Run indicate a paying gas well with another to start nearby. The Hardly Able company will drill two wells this week at Ingle and Woodyard farms. The Ohio Fuel company struck Berea on the Lovell farm. Mrs. Emma McCune visited Columbus Chillicothe Springfield and other places before returning home. Federal Creek rose Tuesday briefly delaying traffic.
The Carpenter church plans an Old Fashioned Fireplace Christmas entertainment on Saturday night December 24. Residents report many frozen radiators due to the recent cold snap and increased demand for soldering iron services.
Edwin L Bumgardner died December 7 in St Paul Minn at 75. Henry G Clark 27 died at home up the river. Mrs Martha F E Cleary 91 died in Ken dall Wisconsin. Odd Fellows officers elected Noble Grand Ray Strickler and others. Local updates note visits, services, and school events with community figures and families in Coolville.
Carbondale residents Mr. and Mrs. F. C. Betts and daughter Erma of Athens spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. John Howson. Charlie Daugherty wintering with relatives in Barberton. Mr. and Mrs. James Pollock and family of Haydenville also visited relatives here. Orland Beveridge, employed in Lancaster, spent the weekend with his family. Mr. and Mrs. Emmet Parker of Athens visited Mrs. Mr. Callahan and family.
Plans to build a massive gambling casino a luxury hotel and associated buildings on Corfu Greece with several Americans in the syndicate marking a shift for the barren island into a fashionable winter resort for tourists.
Lou Gehrig is said to have earned $10,000 last year and is certain to receive a generous raise in his upcoming contract.
A playful note on whether Mr. Coolidge runs in 1928 and the puzzle editor’s challenge. It hints that the path from runs to race takes five strokes and promises a par solution on the last page.
The page explains letter golf rules: change one word into another in a set number of strokes while keeping letter order, each step must be a complete common word, and slant words or abbreviations don’t count. An example shows COW to HEN via COW HOW HEW HEN.
Bedford residents Mr and Mrs Val McCumber visited George McCumber and family on Sunday. Mr and Mrs Clyde Hines were guests of C A Hines and family. Marian Hart visited Dale Hart while Dale was away from work on the power line due to his wife’s illness.
George Zeblin found a pearl valued at 850 dollars inside a mussel served at a Cologne restaurant. The discovery occurred during a meal, prompting interest from patrons and local media.
A famous physician’s discovery Thoxine targets the throat and bronchial membranes to stop coughing quickly without dope or dangerous drugs. One swallow does the work and it is marketed as pleasant tasting and safe for children at 35c 60c and 1.00. Available at all druggists.
Shade Miss Helen and Eva Guthrie were guests of the Cowan sisters at the end of the week. Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Browning hosted their son and family from Glouster on Monday. Sylvia Ziggaroos returned home after a month with relatives at Carpenter. Velma Barnhill visited Libby Burs Monday afternoon. Pearl Smith is visiting home folks. Helen Guthrie, Eva Guthrie, and Helen Dixon visited Gladys Smith Monday evening. Kate Turner vacationed with Elmer Browning in Jersey. A large group attended Mack Howard’s funeral in Gallipolis. his mother Sarah Goldsberry accompanied them home. Farmers Institute at Jerseyville drew a good crowd with dairying talks and music by Apt and Jerseyville High School. Vinton Ladd and Bill Harris entertained guests.
The pattern offers a popular dress model for little girls in sizes 2 3 4 5 and 6 years. It uses cotton print crepe de chine pongee and linen. A 4 year size requires 2% yards of 26 inch material and the pattern is mailed to any address on receipt of payment in silver or stamps.
Ellis Run Mrs. John Jarvis and Fran cis were guests at Sugar Creek. Grace Kelly visited William Sherman. Otis Norris of Sugar Creek visited friends last week. Amanda McAfee has gone to Columbus for employment. Anna Darrah, Mt. Liberty teacher, spent the end of the week with her parents at Maxburg. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Mullen of Mansfield visiting John Jarvis. Ed Williams traveled to Stewart on business. No services at Mt. Liberty due to weather. Carl Meeks and Art Metcalf visited Frank Parson. Paul and Vern Parsons of Haga Ridge visited William Sherman Saturday evening.
Albany Grange scheduled a Christmas program for Friday night December 23 featuring songs readings and recitations by members including Richard Scott Katherine Rickey Mary Graves Emma Jo Potter Dale Scott Lucille Wingett and Mrs Ida Elliott. The event requests articles for a Grab Bag and follows a standard bearers gathering with Christmas stories and embroidering in social time.
The Rev William Genheimer returned missionary spoke at Asbury M E church. Rev W H Long resigns from U K church effective Christmas. Mrs Irving Karr remains critical then steadier. Mr and Mrs Charles Calkins and Mary visit Van Johnsons. Pr William Adams returns from Parkersburg after sister in law illness. A E Williams of Hocking Valley RR shared home talks. Mrs Margaret Nease heard her son Delbert Mills sing on radio. Mary Karr ill but out now. Christmas Eve ever planned at M I church with Flanagan and Le Nora Campbell. Schools to have one week vacation starting Friday Dec 23. W S White and Grace Bartels teach in Middleport also two weeks for Gertrude McBride and Marcia Karr in Pomeroy. Mrs Louise Wilson suffers rheumatism.
Funeral services for McDonald Howard who died December 7 at age 79 were held Saturday at 2 PM from his home 720 Second Avenue Gallipolis with Rev. A H Beardsley of Grace M E church conducting and burial at Mound Hill cemetery. He was born May 1 1848 near Pratt's Fork Athens County and enlisted at 14 to serve in Co H 18th Ohio Volunteer Infantry. He joined Shermans march to the sea and later belonged to Cadet Post G A R. Married May 24 1867 to Hannah Watts they had 13 children, 7 of whom preceded him in death. surviving are his widow and children including Mrs Bion Miller Mrs Nellie Thomas Frank Howard and Mrs Anderson.
Boggs Spencer W Va Mrs James Raeburn Muncie Ind Mrs Virginia Cofer at home and one sister Mrs Sarah Goldsberry of Pratts York Forty four grandchildren and nineteen great grandchildren survive Eugene Goldsberry was the guest Friday night and Saturday of relatives at Mhade Mr and Mrs Willie Weatherby and son Hubert were guests Saturday night of Mr and Mrs J P Mohler farmer's Institute at Jerseyville Friday night and Saturday Mr and Mrs I E K Goldsberry visited relatives here Sunday
Albany high school boys and girls basketball squads edged Buechtel teams in tight Friday night games on Albany floor. The boys pulled out a close win while the girls also claimed a hard fought victory.
The first quarterly meeting of the Methodist conference year will be held next Saturday evening at the Albany church. District Superintendent the Rev Holconsky will be in charge.
Leonard Fish and family moved to Red House West Virginia to reside indefinitely. Miss Greta Lash of Athens visits Miss Hazel Cline. EF N Lash and Julia Lasch were guests in Huntington over the weekend. Mrs J D Markell of Ward visits her parents in Huntington. Ruth to join home for Christmas vacation. William Philips travels to Lancaster for winter with brother Francis Philips. Alexander Presbyterian Sunday School plans a Christmas program at Hebbardsville Church next Sunday December 18 featuring a Christmas tree and candy treats for the children.
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