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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1928
Page
8
Mr and Mrs Ralph Currans formerly of Murray City announce the birth of a son Richard Eugene at their Akron home. He is the grandson of Mr and Mrs James Bradbury Akron formerly of Murray City.
Pleasant View Temple No. 135 of Chauncey will stage a dance at the Chauncey Knights of Pythias Hall on Saturday evening, according to an official announcement.
Field Campbell of Pomeroy visited Stanley 4 in Millfield this week. Mr and Mrs B B Johnson and Mrs Kenneth Johnson of Columbus were guests last Sunday with Mr and Mrs O C Howard and family in Millfield. Herman Theisen Sr of Millfield attended Theodore Goodson's funeral in Chauncey Thursday.
Mr and Mrs Floyd Stanley attended the funeral in Logan on Wednesday for George Ford Sr who was killed last Sunday in an auto wreck. Also visiting are Mr and Mrs Joe Stanley and Billy of Sylvania at the home of Floyd Stanley and family. William Robinett and Mary Stanley Robinett of Columbus have returned from Cahancey.
Services scheduled for Saturday evening and Sunday at Pilgrim Holiness Church New Floodwood. Rev and Mrs A G Duffey of Chillicothe lead with music directed by Dyer Mitchell. Public invited. attendance expected.
As dust and water vapor decline in the air the light diffused from particle surfaces decreases causing darkness to rise with higher elevation.
The Church of Christ in Chauncey filled to capacity for the funeral of Theodore H. Goodson 22 who died in an auto crash on the Athens Chauncey Highway. De Molay pallbearers and Lambda Chi Alpha members attended. burial followed at Greenlawn Cemetery with Chauncey Dover High School dismissing for the service.
Oma Aloma Davies later Mrs Ralph Eltse of Berkeley California rose from a Pomeroy childhood to national short story writing fame. In Pomeroy she visited kin and friends while on a East trip, spoke of writing philosophy, and contrasted short stories with novels. She emphasized creating vivid imaginary characters and plots with concise wording and noted the test question for aspiring writers about early love of words.
Chauncey Dover High School girls and boys meet Coolville High School teams in Chauncey this evening. The Plains teams face New Marshfield at The Plains gym at 7 o clock.
Mrs. Jess Ryan announces the birth of a daughter at their Corning home on December 11. The seven-pound child is named Juanita Mae, granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. Emmett Ryan of Beaumont.
Elise Fitee discusses her aim as a storyteller focusing on Dutch lives in America. She cites learning dialects from Dutch children in Pomero y and immersion with Mennonite Dutch in Central California, plus visits to Pennsylvania Dutch colonies. She notes writers tend to be queer and many reside in the East rather than New York City.
Mrs Lemira 8 Goodhue mother of Mrs Coolidge has been ill at her Northampton Massachusetts home but is now reported improved. A recent photo of Mrs Goodhue accompanies the brief notice.
Miss Frances I. Radenbaugh of Parkersburg West Virginia will be the only woman in the West Virginia state Legislature this session. She is an attorney and a Republican and serves in the House of Delegates.
Mrs Elise lists Vingie Roe Ruth Comfort Mitchell Corra Harris R G Kirk and Ben Ames Williams as among her favorite literary friends. Roe born on Oklahoma plains now ranching in California on horseback with famed Kentucky thoroughbreds. Harris lives near Rydal Georgia in a home bought from an old Indian chief, expanded to nineteen rooms with a staff of colored servants.
Mrs. Elise Oma Aloma Davies began writing for the Saturday Evening Post about eight years ago. She has penned 30 to 40 Dutch stories and several serious narratives for that magazine, with additional pieces in Good Housekeeping and Century.
Excavators report discovering extensive ruins, statues, and signs of a prosperous past on Easter Island in the Pacific Ocean, suggesting a once thriving civilization left enduring marks on the remote isle.
Cover a shabby bridge table with bright cretonne or similar fabric. Edge with flat braid or secure under screwed strips. Shellac, then varnish thoroughly. Use the same material for folding chair seats and backs for a coordinated, attractive bridge party setup.
Ada on December 14 reports a major fire at Ada Poultry and Produce Company destroying the plant. Authorities estimate losses exceed 25 thousand dollars with over 1 000 live chickens 800 dressed birds and 300 egg crates burned, many intended for Christmas trade.
All Bucyrus schools including public and parochial were closed indefinitely amid an influenza epidemic. A report said 202 pupils were ill prompting the order to shut down classes.
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