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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 05, 1928
Page
6
Murray City news notes a busy period with officials and military personnel visiting, a soup lunch at noon, and many residents involved in school and church events. The Friday through Wednesday period records deliveries, funerals, family visits, birthday observances, and a large church quilting session.
A baby boy was born to Mr. and Mrs. Val McCumber on Saturday night. Grandparents include Mr. and Mrs. BD W Front and Mr. and Mrs. George McCumber. Medical staff assisted, while Silas Welker remains in non home discharge at Holzer hospital in guarded condition. Friends noted birthdays for Mrs. Dale Hart and Fearl Loise Jones with gatherings at their homes.
The Plains News items list visitors from Fisher Station Athens and surrounding areas including Mr and Mrs Zins Courtney with Gordon and Grace Verity, Loren North, Henry Verity, and Mrs Joe Verity. Mentions include Mrs Tom Davis injuring her nose, and several residents traveling to Columbus New Marshfield Nelsonville Wellston Hebbardsville.
Hamden leaves town after failing to appear in court for drunkenness. Social club of Epworth League hosted by Miss Mary Fiona Lewis with contests and refreshments. attendees named. Personal notes list visits, moves, and travels among residents. Hamden high school basketball teams lost two games to McArthur, girls’ team competitive. boys’ game lopsided. Hamden Service Club met at Uncle James dining hall with Mayor I W Warden of Wellston as speaker.
The Burr Oak section reports visits by Mrs. Five Inergo to her son in law and daughter in Glouster. Mrs. Coffman and three children visited her parents. News arrived of Mrs. Reese Dew's death in Corning with funeral services and burial there. Mr. and Mrs. Dew lived in Burr Oak before moving to Corning. Mrs. William Hines is seriously ill with a burst blood vessel in her head. Revival services are in progress at Pleasant Ridge Church led by Rev. Londen Logen. O H Hines of Bucyrus visited his parents in Paris. Mrs. Eva Ives' niece Edith Faires is seriously ill and hospitalized in Columbus. Edith Faires suffers gallstones and appendicitis. Denzai and Richard Post visited Faye Ivers. Dr Gladys Ivers and three children from Glouster visited the Williamses in Paris. Mrs Eli Westfall will assist in cooking for needy children at Green's Row. Ralph Shepard served as substitute mail carrier on Glouster Route 14 Thursday.
Amesville residents Mr and Mrs F V Wilson expect completion in a month as five new upstairs rooms are added and a modern water system installed. Plans include traveler rest rooms once planting is finished and floors laid. Robert F Hillis of Newark stayed with the Wilsons and daughter Esther. Hillis is a Newark College of Commerce graduate who joined Logan Gas in Columbus.
New Marshfield class No. of the MDP held a regular class at Mr and Mrs J G Hoodlet home. Vice president Miss W C Merritt presided with Scripture by G N Sidders and prayer by Rev J W Eater. Prizes went to Mvrtie Sidders Marie Dixon Opal MeWhorter. Refreshments were served. Mrs Bertha Burhett of Athens visited. E L Wilson of Athens attended farm interests here. HM Green and Mrs Lusier Inlow visited Athens. HM Green in Columbus. Date Feb 4.
Carbondale Art and Thimble club met with Mrs Dorothy Spence. Contests and embroidery were the diversions with prizes won by Dorothy Devol and Daunle Spence. Refreshments were served. The next meeting will be with Blanche Bateman. Various locals and visitors are listed as present or visiting. A separate note from St Paul, Minnesota reports Mrs Florence Davis denying knowledge of her husband’s whereabouts amid a death claim.
Albany reports social events at Rock street honoring Mrs A B White and Mrs A R Morrison with a chicken dinner and music. Family updates include Gene Nester visiting, Dale Reed's appendectomy, laryngitis cases, and many local residents at dinners and church activities. Fannie Pilcher's funeral drew attendees from Dayton and Athens. A basketball game Troy vs Lodi noted. Standard Bearers meet with Miss Blackburn. Banth Reorganizes band plans.
Syracuse dated notes report Mrs Homer Mumaw and family leaving for Cleveland after the death of Mrs Mumaw’s mother Mrs A L C Williams. Miss Emma Pickens visited racing with her sister. Harvey Holter went to Akron for work. Grace Bartels recently returned from Montana hospital and is convalescing. Mr and Mrs Fred Shumway visited Athens. Asbury M E church met in regular session. Mrs Ambrose Flanagan hosted her club. Mrs Bridgeman is able to type again after a week of illness. Wilbert Duskey convalesces from a long illness.
Richland Avenue report details a police stakeout on a supposed riot that ends as a harmless gathering honoring a newly married couple. Remarks note local residents visiting friends, a pneumonia illness in a child, and upcoming social and property changes including a building lot purchase and a move to a new home.
An advertisement touts a nonoperative cure for rupture claiming no surgery, no lost time, and immediate improvement. It urges readers to send information to E Pullen for the method and promises new vitality and better skin after nightly use of a calonite powder? rub on the face to cleanse pores and renew youth.
Shade HADE and Mrs Sam S Barnhill plus daughter Margaret Jane spent Sunday with Aldeng Barnhill and child. Guthrie visited Jewell story at week end. Frances Michaels stayed Friday night with Atswood Grimm and family. Mary Burson visit with Gladys Clark at week end. Jennie White called on Lew Woode. Sylvia Zigenfoos visited A L Beal. Mrs Everett Bosworth and Virginia Kelley with Fred Biehl visited Mrs S J Smith Monday.
Clark's Chapel notes list Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Gibson and Harold of Athens visiting Mr. and Mrs. James Bell and others over weekend. Mrs lyumey Bell and Mrs Victor Carpenter attended a kitchen demonstration at Mrs. Charles Mansfield's home in Canaanville last Thursday. Harold Know has resigned as teacher at Keck Riffle school. Mrs Tra Lea Pyar will take the post. Chapel date February 4.
Miss Hazel Lewis, a teacher from Albany, wed Paul MengENhal of Stockport at the M P church parsonage with Rev. J. W. Barnes officiating. The bride will continue teaching the rest of the year. Revival services begin at the ME church tonight led by Rev. J. W. Barnes. Local notes mention convalescence of Mrs T. W. a and visits among Albans residents, with various family travels and health updates.
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